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GATA Talk is a podcast dedicated to all things Georgia Southern Eagles football. Hosted by Georgia Southern University alums Matt Mauney and Cody Anderson, GATA Talk will give you weekly insight into GS football, including game recaps and previews, hot takes and armchair quarterback analysis. This podcast is for Georgia Southern football fans, created by two dudes who bleed blue and white.
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3 days ago
3 days ago
November ends with zero wins, and Georgia Southern finds itself with its second straight 6-6 end to the regular season. Matt and Cody discuss what went wrong to close out the season, break down some stats from Clay Helton's two seasons in Statesboro, and predict where the program goes from here.
Show Notes:
- Winless Novembers Is Not the Standard Benko Promised
- App State Recap: Rival Pours Salt in our Wounds
- Success and Turnaround of Peers Makes Our Regression Look Worse
- Breaking Down Some (Unfavorable) Stats from the Helton Era
- Where Do We Go From Here? QB, Coordinators, Transfers?
- Way Too Early 2024 Season Projections
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
After its third straight loss, Georgia Southern is looking for answers, and fans are looking for changes — change in attitude, game planning, play calling and overall offensive play. Matt and Cody discuss what needs to happen to salvage the season and give this program some momentum headed into 2024.
Show Notes:
- Worst Offensive Showing of the Season
- Team Does Not Look Ready or Motivated to Play
- Who Is to Blame and What Needs to Change?
- Addressing Helton's Flippant Press Conference Comments
- Leadership Lacking, Especially on Offense
- Will Helton Make the Tough Decisions to Move Us Forward?
- Hate Week: App State Coming Off Biggest Win of the Year
- App's QB May Be One of the Most Efficient They've Had in a While
- Low Expectations for Saturday: Can We Avoid an 0-4 November?
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
This was a difficult episode to record, and we had to do it twice due to technical difficulties. Georgia Southern is still searching for its first Sun Belt Conference road win, and it only has one more opportunity when the Eagles close out the regular season at App State. But first, the Eagles will try and go 6-0 at home as Old Dominion heads to Paulson.
Show Notes:
- Road Struggles Continue
- Offensive Play Calling Has Been Terrible
- Tackling Continues to Be an Issue for the Defense
- Changes That Need to Be Made in Short-Term, Long-Term
- Future of QB1 Still Up in the Air
- Old Dominion Preview: Scrappy Team with Solid Run Game
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Another road game, another road loss. Georgia Southern looks like a completely different team on the road this year. And things don't get any easier with two of the final three regular season games on the road, starting this Saturday at Marshall.
Show Notes:
- This Team Is Not Prepared to Win on the Road
- Over-indexing the "Power of Paulson"
- Turnovers, Play-Calling and Bad QB Play
- Defense Has Worst Showing of the Season
- Time to Switch Things Up at QB?
- Marshall Preview: Struggling Team with Still Plenty to Play For
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
After an emotional and much-needed win over in-state rival Georgia State at Paulson, the Eagles will face Texas State in their first of three road games to close out the regular season in November. Can Georgia Southern do what it hasn't been able to do the majority of its recent history and close out the final month strong? Can the Eagles prove to be true contenders in the East and win 3-of-4 on the road? Matt and Cody discuss.
Show Notes:
- State Win Was Needed, But Now It's About Finishing Strong
- Brin Still a Liability, Offensive Play-calling Concerns, Clock Management
- Students Rushing the Field: Was It Warranted?
- Texas State: Might Be Toughest Remaining Game
- History of Weird Games in San Marcos
- Still Searching for Signature SBC Road Win
- Too Early to Talk About Bowl Destinations?