They call it “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” when the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets meet on the gridiron. The two schools first met on November 4, 1893 in Athens where Tech defeated Georgia 28-6, this game has taken place annually since 1925 and it has been almost all Georgia.

In total, Georgia holds a win advantage of 64 to 39 with five ties between the schools. Recently, it has been all Bulldogs as Georgia has won 12 of the last 13 meetings dating back to 2001 and 19 of the last 23 dating back to 1991.

Georgia Tech comes into the game having already sealed a place in the ACC Championship Game next week in Charlotte against the #3 Florida State Seminoles after the Duke Blue Devils lost to North Carolina last week. Ironically, those were the only two schools to beat the Yellow Jackets in 2014.

Once again, Georgia Tech has run over their competition with the triple-option based offense that is also used by schools like Navy and Georgia Southern. Tech comes into the game averaging 327.9 yards on the ground per game in 2014 which ranks them 4th in the nation behind Georgia Southern, Navy, and Wisconsin.

The Yellow Jacket offense goes with sophomore quarterback Justin Thomas. He leads the team with 827 yards on 153 carries and five touchdowns. He has been very smart with his decision making this year as the team has only lost 10 fumbles, a very good number considering the offense that they do run. Two other running backs have earned over 100 carries and 500 yards; they are seniors Zach Laskey (608 yards on 124 carries) and Synjyn Days (592 yards on 101 carries).

Despite being a primarily running team, there is one key playmaker in the passing game who could play a big role in the game. Senior DeAndre Smelter only has 32 catches for 671 yards and seven touchdowns but he brings that big play threat on the outside to compliment the running game.

Georgia comes into their (possible) regular season finale with a chance to win the forgotten SEC East. They do need some help as they have a 6-2 conference record. Missouri is 6-1 and will win the division and berth in the SEC Championship Game with a win over Arkansas. If Arkansas can win though, Georgia would win the division having beaten Missouri already this season.

The Georgia season was thought to be heading downhill when the suspension of running back Todd Gurley was announced but his replacement, freshman Nick Chubb, has not only kept the team going but has proved himself to be a future star in the Southeast. Since he took over the starting job on October 11, Chubb has run for six consecutive 100-yard games gaining 928 yards on the ground on 130 carries. He also has nine touchdowns. Gurley did make a return from his suspension but ended his season with a torn ACL.

Setting up the power run game will be very important for Georgia who have not lost when gaining 243 rushing yards or more in 2014. That will be an important number but the other one will be three, as in rushing touchdowns. Georgia has not lost when running for three or more touchdowns since November 16, 2013 in a 43-38 loss at Auburn.

Georgia is in the better position to make a possible run at the College Football Playoff. They are sitting in 9th place in the current College Football Playoff Rankings. The irony could be that Georgia Tech may be a big help to the cause of Georgia if Tech is able to beat Florida State in the ACC Championship Game. That will go out the window though if they cannot get past their rival this week.