Revisiting Georgia's Winning Streak

Another week, another criticism of one of my favorite blogger's optimism about what Georgia has proved this year. Here is Blutarsky on Georgia's mindset for the SEC Championship Game:What I mean is that this is a game in which Georgia shouldn’t be burdened by timidity and uncertainty. There’s no reason to wave Logan Gray out there to fair catch punts. Richt doesn’t have to send a message to his team that they have to be tougher on third-and-short if they don’t want him calling for a field goal early against a CUSA squad in a meaningless bowl game. No, they’ve proved themselves by regrouping and clawing their way into the title game. They’ve accomplished their primary preseason goal. In a sense, they’re playing with house money now. They can afford to be a little loose. Given the weak opposition that has provided the list of victims for the ten-game winning streak, I don't think that there is a strong case to be made that Georgia is playing with house money, unless...