So here we are...

As a team, the Georgia Bulldogs have experienced their share of highs and lows this season.  The exhilaration of being the preseason number one, tempered by the gradual falling in the polls and culminating in the embarrassment that ensued from the Alabama game, have put Georgia in the exact same spot that they anticipated early in the year:  Facing a equally ranked Florida team with the potential to catapult themselves back into consideration for the National Championship Game.

Georgia was ranked number one preseason for a reason.  Despite the touchdown spread that Florida is favored to win by on Saturday, the Dawgs have the coaching and talent to come out strong and leave Florida stunned, just like they did last year.  It's going to require a few things from the entire team though.

• Get the first touchdown.  Urban Meyer issued a gag order for the team, but not before someone on the Gators made clear that they had planned for this for a long time, and that retribution will be coming.  Similarly, a quote was floating around earlier this week from Darryl Gamble that the seniors had "something special" planned for the week.  While the quote was later retracted as erroneous, I would not be surprised at all for Georgia to have a follow up to the Gator Stomp.  Ultimately, the first team to score a touchdown is going to have a huge momentum shift that will likely last the entire game.
• To add onto the previous statement, it's important for the team to not make an ass of themselves for no reason.  Imagine the embarrassment that would have ensued if the Knowshon Superman dive would have been ruled down an inch from the goal line.  After the two penalty flags were awarded for the stomp, Georgia would have been facing a 3rd and 30 with team morale completely shot.  While I'm all in favor of the team showing enthusiasm, it's important that they don't embarrass themselves.
• Onto the actual game, the most important thing that Georgia did correctly last year was sacking Tim Tebow four times and keeping pressure on him the entire game.  Unfortunately, Marcus Howard left for the NFL and Jeff Owens is out for the season. Lomax and Battle were successful against a highly-acclaimed LSU offensive line, but they have not looked impressive against anyone else this year.  It's absolutely crucial to keep Tebow running around, because he is simply too good of a quarterback to give time in the pocket.  If this means blitzing Rennie Curran on the first four plays and selling the passing game short, then so be it.  Hell, if that means lining Rashad Jones up at middle linebacker with the intent of knocking the life out of Tim Tebow, then that's good too.  
• Ultimately, Tim Tebow does not scare me as a game changer.  Florida has two players that do:  Brandon James and Percy Harvin.  Keeping the ball away from Brandon James should be relatively easy:  Don't kick him the ball.  If this means that Georgia needs to kick it to the 20 yard line every kickoff, then Blair Walsh should be set.  He does that unintentionally about half the time anyways.  Florida returning the ball to the 35 yard line every drive is easily preferable to James darting through defenders and barely being tackled at the 50.
• Percy Harvin is going to be significantly harder.  Most of you remember how pesky he was last year, taking snaps at both wide reciever and running back, and generally wreaking havoc on the Georgia Defense.  With Florida's newly-hyped track star backfield, Harvin will likely be contained to Wide Receiver.  The smart move on Georgia's part would be to make sure that both Asher Allen and Rashad Jones are lined up on the same side.  Allen plays the best coverage on the team, and Jones just hits people hard.  If I had to pick someone on Florida to make the big plays, I'd feel much more comfortable as a Georgia fan if their hopes relied on their running game and the "other" wide receivers.
• Of course, the same thing could be said of Georgia.  Stafford has shown a tendency recently to look only at A.J. Green, which has led to some ill-advised throws.  The offense showed diversity last week with touchdowns by Fred Munzemeier, who I previously did not know existed, and Kenneth Harris, who would have been the fourth receiver on the depth chart to start off the year.  Georgia has a very talented receiving corps, and Stafford should take advantage of that regularly.  Passes to Kris Durham, Aron White, and even Shaun Chapas will spread the defense even more, and allow A.J. Green and Knowshon to make the game-changing performances that they are capable of.
• Ultimately what Georgia needs to do to win is to play to their strengths.  If you've followed the team this year, you would be hard pressed to name any glaring weaknesses.  The Offensive Line has been criticized all year, but banded together for a stellar performance last week.  Blair Walsh has been inconsistent, but if the game relies on Blair Walsh kicking field goals, then Georgia is probably not going to win the game regardless.  Florida has a lot of individual players that can beat them, but players can be contained.  Whichever team plays together as a whole is going to win the game tomorrow, and Georgia team that has grown together for the past two or three years is simply a better team that the hyped Gator team.  At the end of the day, Georgia gets the advantage this Saturday, call it 34-29