Georgia talks about UH's offense

MT = Macon Telegraph

About how Pilares is UH's leading rusher with just 362 yards, Georgia CB Thomas Flowers said:
"That speaks a lot." (MT)

"This team right here is just pass, pass, pass." (MT)

About facing a passing offense like UH's, Georgia safety Kelin Johnson said:
"(If you're a defensive back that), better be your dream. It's an opportunity for you to get more interceptions. If you're a D-lineman, it's an opportunity for you to get sacks because he's going to drop back 45 times a game and be throwing it. I like the numbers in that." (MT)

MT Note: "The Warriors are third in the nation in total offense with 529.3 yards per game and almost all of it - 5,402 of their 6,351 total yards - has come through the air. Texas Tech is the only team in the country with a more unbalanced offense."

About UH's lack of a running game, CB Asher Allen said:
"They really don't need a running game. Third-and-1, they are still passing the ball. That puts the defense on their heels, realizing that there is so much that they can do." (MT)

About UH's offense, coach Mark Richt said:
"The numbers are very, very impressive and imposing. I think when you throw it as often as they do, you definitely are going to get yards and get completions and all, but they are also getting points to go along with it." (MT)

MT Note: "The defensive game plan Georgia uses will most closely resemble what it used against Troy, a team with a spread offense that relied mostly on its passing game, but it will be even more weighted toward having cornerbacks and safeties on the field rather than defensive linemen."

About how they will not use their standard defense, Richt said:
"I don't know if there will be a down of base (defense). Most of (Troy's) passes were behind the line of scrimmage. Hawaii has some of those type passes, but they've got the quick-screen stuff, the short, intermediate and deep ball. They do everything." (MT)

Praising UH's receivers, Richt said:
"People who have played them said their receivers are as good as any you'll see in the country. They said the quarterback-and-receiver situation there, you won't go to any school in America and find a better bunch." (MT)

About how the ball gets spread around to UH's WRs, Flowers said:
"They can go anywhere they want to, and it starts with the quarterback." (MT)

About how they need to work on their conditioning, Allen said:
"We're going to be on the field so much, that we have to make sure we stay in shape." (MT)