GatorCountry brings you a new podcast as we bring you our Friday prediction podcast for the Florida Gators vs. Georgia Bulldogs game on Saturday in Jacksonville.
Andrew Spivey and Nick de la Torre continue to break down this game as we give you our keys for the Gators on both offense and defense.
Andrew and Nick also give you three players to watch for the Gators, plus we predict several games around the country for this weekend.
TRANSCRIPT:
Andrew:                 What’s up, Gator Country? Your man, Andrew Spivey, here with Nicholas de la Torre. Nicholas, it’s almost time for the World’s Largest Cocktail Party. No matter what they say, it will always be that, in my opinion. It’s almost game time in Jacksonville. How you feeling?
Nick:                         Feeling good. I’ll be there Friday night. Florida and Georgia, the baseball teams will play, so it’ll be an early cocktail party with the Dogs and Gators over there in Jacksonville. We’ll get started Friday night.
Andrew:                 Yeah. That’s going to be a good one. Georgia’s a good baseball team. They got that freshman, or sophomore now, right?
Nick:                         Emerson. I forget his last name right now.
Andrew:                 That kid’s a baller.
Nick:                         Throws fire.
Andrew:                 He throws fire. Onto the gridiron, Nick. It sounds like everything I’ve been told, and I know you’ve heard a lot of the same things, it looks like everyone should be good to go. Everyone I’ve talked to said that Kadarius Toney and Jabari and Jonathan Greenard are all ready, and all seem fired up.
Nick:                         Jonathan Greenard, I didn’t even know this, I mean, until a little bit earlier in the year, but grew up in Georgia, was a Florida fan. So, this is a game that, although it’ll be the first time he’s playing in it, a game that he grew up watching. Always wanted to play in. He early on told us, when he got to Florida, I always wanted to play in the SEC. Obviously, went to Louisville, played in the ACC for a little while, but he is pumped up. He’s ready to go. He was made available to us for media. Listen, Florida does not make players available for media if they’re hurt. Is he 100%? No.
Andrew:                 Nobody is right now though.
Nick:                         I was going to say that. Can you find anyone in the country that is? You can’t. I would expect him to have a normal workload, unless there’s a reaggravation during the game or during warmups. I think I’m a little less confident in where Jabari Zuniga is, but I still believe he’ll play. I just don’t know if it’ll be the same kind of workload that he would have gotten in the Miami game, before the injury.
Andrew:                 I’m with you there. I think he’s the one that concerns me a little bit more. Again, if you can get 20, 25 plays out of him, I think you’re good. It’s the same thing, we talk about Kadarius Toney, he wasn’t getting a big workload even when he was healthy. If you can get five or 10 plays out of him, and use him as a decoy more, then I think you’re successful with Kadarius.
Nick:                         Yeah. I know everyone gets frustrated when he doesn’t get 50 touches a game.
Andrew:                 Right.
Nick:                         You didn’t see that with a healthy Kadarius. You’re not going to see it this week.
Andrew:                 Right.
Nick:                         But I will say, I think he’s shown that he can throw. He’s carried the ball. He’s caught the ball. He’s developed into a much better route runner. I think even if he’s not going to touch the ball 15 times, it’s still where’s #1? We have to account for #1. It’s something that Kirby Smart and the Georgia defense is having to get ready for this week, and it’s something Kirby Smart and the Georgia defenders, whenever #1 is on the field, where is he?