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Who's giving guidance to these players on our team man

In all likelihood unless things change, Nitro is entering the portal Monday. And that's after being developed and breaking the WR rotation as a freshman and coming on at the end of the year. It's obvious if he continues this trajectory he could be a starter next year. But instead it looks like he's going to the portal. I mean why is it SO HARD for us to keep players at our most dire position of need man.

BTW this came from Nitro himself. Hopefully Kirby and company convince him to stay and you don't see him enter the portal next week.

PSA Regarding The Transfer Portal

Just a reminder that we've had guys declare that they were entering the portal before and then withdraw their names.

I don't know who Kirby might be working to keep (who have already declared) and neither do almost any of you (unless Radi, Dash & Co tell us).

So let's keep that in mind before we shit all over these guys...our coaches might be working to keep the guy you are running down. If they do transfer, there will be plenty of time to run them down later if you're so inclined.

I just double checked, Sankey thanked UTex and their fans and then handed the mic back to Laura

Can’t believe it.

On one hand, I don’t blame him.

I have no idea what his compensation structure is, but I’m sure he makes more money if the conference can get a much larger TV deal.

And when you have access to the Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, etc. markets, it would behoove you to “give them something to watch”. Which means they’re going to give Texas an easy schedule so that they can shine and generate lots of TV viewership, which generates more money for everyone.

That being said, Sankey is a straight up b!tch I fugging hate that guy.
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Just my $0.02, but if you're on the fence about going to New Orleans,

it's not going to get any cheaper than it is right now.

ND fans are going to start feeling themselves pretty soon, and they're going to aim the money cannon at NOLA. Tickets, hotels, dinner reservations, etc., are all going to be nightmares. My well-intentioned father-in-law bought me 2 Sugar Bowl tickets last year for my birthday (in November). When Bama beat us, I sold those 2 tickets to a Texas fan for $2k a piece.

I go down there a good bit, and the prices on everything right now are about as reasonable as they can be under the circumstances.

Sunday/Monday by the numbers

Ken Pom


1AuburnSEC7-1+31.61127.2195.62867.8198+.054102+15.683112.6996.93+15.683
2TennesseeSEC8-0+31.09120.4889.3266.0282+.004177-0.52185104.4221104.9143-0.52185
3DukeACC6-2+30.44119.31288.9166.9241-.082308+9.7515111.811102.135+9.7516
4GonzagaWCC7-2+29.68125.0295.32569.3110-.066286+10.4414111.413101.017+10.4415
5HoustonB125-3+29.47119.61190.2362.9360-.181358+6.7533109.625102.859+6.7540
6Iowa St.B126-1+27.79121.1693.31069.4102-.048263+3.4482108.158104.7131+3.4478
7AlabamaSEC7-2+25.32122.2396.94073.65+.06094+14.565113.5698.98+14.567
8FloridaSEC9-0+25.30121.5496.23269.0128+.002185-1.29211102.3314103.685-1.29214
9KansasB127-1+24.98118.41693.41169.4105+.08266+8.3022109.229100.914+8.3025
10KentuckySEC8-1+24.91120.3995.42672.217+.002184+3.8673106.5109102.653+3.8670
11MarquetteBE9-1+24.90118.71593.81369.4103+.037130+5.3245107.671102.242+5.3250
12Mississippi St.SEC7-1+22.72118.31895.62768.9132+.010172+3.4781107.378103.998+3.4777
13CincinnatiB126-1+22.60116.13093.41265.5297-.038253-5.48314103.1278108.6338-5.48312
14OregonB109-0+22.06117.02294.92368.1169+.10051+7.1528108.740101.527+6.1843
15PurdueB107-2+21.80119.91098.15564.8327+.07869+9.7316111.412101.731+7.4930
16ClemsonACC9-1+21.79114.73992.9565.1317+.027143+2.13115107.669105.5180+0.55149
17MarylandB108-1+21.75114.73893.0669.3109-.015219-8.31350100.9339109.2346-11.42360
18St. John'sBE7-2+21.75115.73494.01569.976-.134343+0.83139104.4215103.687+0.83140
19IllinoisB106-2+21.72116.03194.31971.241-.077299-2.33246102.6303104.9145-5.97318
20Texas TechB127-1+21.36118.11996.73466.5258-.046260-6.14321102.5307108.6339-6.14319
21Michigan St.B108-2+21.32115.83394.52068.0183-.012213+5.2347108.642103.378+3.7372
22MichiganB108-1+21.15114.44493.2969.4104+.028142+3.1789105.3168102.136-0.89200
23UCLAB107-1+21.02112.95491.9466.4260-.052268-7.81348101.1336108.9343-9.25352
24BaylorB125-3+20.81120.97100.18765.5295+.006175+13.188112.7899.510+13.1811
25ConnecticutBE6-3+20.47121.55101.09565.3306-.127341-6.29326102.4308108.7341-6.29324
26Texas A&MSEC7-2+20.25114.14693.91467.0234-.011211+5.1349106.6107101.526+5.1354
27MississippiSEC8-1+19.76119.21399.47167.3220-.016225-2.92265103.5262106.4253-2.92260
28Ohio St.B106-3+19.71116.82397.14268.2163-.067287+4.1067106.3115102.240-0.32179
29ArizonaB124-4+19.59116.72497.14372.315-.194361+5.3544108.934103.684+5.3549
30PittsburghACC8-2+19.59116.22796.63368.1168+.10149+6.9431109.228102.345+7.1136
31North CarolinaACC5-4+19.45116.72597.24473.74-.070291+13.179113.64100.513+15.084
32DaytonA108-2+19.13119.114100.08266.2273-.067288+0.26149106.2122105.9217+0.26153
33Penn St.B108-1+19.06116.12897.14172.123-.023235-4.42295103.7251108.1322-6.91332
34MemphisAmer7-1+19.00117.12198.15669.2116+.16222+13.207114.53101.323+13.2010
35TexasSEC7-1+18.70112.95594.21667.0236+.046119-6.96335101.4330108.4332-6.96333
36Saint Mary'sWCC9-1+18.42114.54196.13164.3343+.052108+1.44126106.3116104.9142+1.44123
37WisconsinB108-2+17.49117.520100.08567.8197+.013169+3.3385107.085103.790+1.21131
38San Diego St.MWC6-2+17.47110.67693.1866.4264+.050110+11.5912110.11898.65+14.975
39GeorgiaSEC8-1+17.45113.35195.92967.3221+.06979-1.72227104.8192106.5257-1.72227
40Creighton

2025 T-Rank​

RKTEAMRECADJOEADJDEBARTHAG
RKTEAMRECADJOEADJDEBARTHAG
1Duke
(A) 55 Louisville
6-2119.4
10
89.5
1
.9650
1
2Houston5-3120.0
7
90.1
2
.9642
2
3Tennessee8-0119.4
9
90.7
3
.9595
3
4Auburn
(H) 180 Richmond
7-1126.6
1
96.5
30
.9577
4
5Gonzaga7-2124.6
2
95.2
15
.9567
5
6Iowa St.
(H) 325 Jackson St.
6-1119.2
11
93.5
6
.9421
6
7Kansas
(A) 59 Missouri
7-1119.5
8
94.1
9
.9399
7
8Alabama7-2122.4
3
96.6
32
.9381
8
9Kentucky8-1120.1
6
95.7
19
.9314
9
10Illinois6-2115.3
34
93.7
7
.9164
10
11Marquette9-1117.2
21
95.4
17
.9144
11
12Florida9-0120.4
4
98.0
48
.9143
12
13Mississippi St.
(H) 359 Prairie View A&M
7-1118.7
14
97.0
35
.9106
13
14St. John's7-2115.8
30
94.7
10
.9104
14
15UCLA
(A) 27 Oregon
7-1113.2
54
92.9
4
.9060
15
16Texas Tech
vs. 20 Texas A&M
7-1118.9
13
97.9
44
.9032
16
17Maryland
(A) 18 Purdue
8-1114.0
46
94.1
8
.9011
17
18Purdue
(H) 17 Maryland
7-2118.6
15
98.0
46
.9005
18
19Michigan St.8-2115.9
29
95.9
23
.8982
19
20Texas A&M
vs. 16 Texas Tech
7-2114.4
43
94.8
14
.8968
20
21Cincinnati
(H) 251 Howard
6-1115.4
33
95.7
20
.8962
21
22Michigan8-1115.2
37
95.9
24
.8914
22
23Texas
(H) 26 Connecticut
7-1114.8
39
95.7
21
.8903
23
24Arizona4-4115.7
31
96.5
29
.8901
24
25Baylor5-3120.2
5
100.4
83
.8885
25
26Connecticut
(A) 23 Texas
6-3118.5
16
99.6
65
.8808
26
27Oregon
(H) 15 UCLA
9-0115.3
35
97.1
37
.8777
27
28Saint Mary's9-1114.3
44
96.4
28
.8760
28
29Georgia8-1113.8
47
96.1
26
.8756
29
30Clemson
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Meant to ask this before the game, but do you think

fans of other SEC schools were mildly rooting for Georgia/glad Georgia beat Texas because they didn't want the longhorns to win the SECC in their first year?

Most of us take pride in SEC supremacy, so I suspect a lot of folks put more weight on that vs. them hating Georgia. Plus, they probably felt UT had been gifted a predominantly candy ass schedule in year one.

Insider Note Few notes

I’ve chatted with a few folks this morning and developed some thoughts worth sharing.

TEAM LEADERSHIP
We spent months trying to discover this team’s identity. The extension of that was identifying team leaders. Many people, Kirby Smart included, raved about Trevor Etienne being a team leader back in the summer. Team magic happens when your best players are also your hardest workers and team leaders.
Those summer reports were red flags to me. How can a guy who has been here for three months usurp leadership roles from fourth and fifth year players? It was a red flag back in August. It isn’t in December. Etienne caped up through injured ribs to stand in front of his team and say: ‘I’m at Georgia for games like this.’ And yes, it’s noted that the Florida transfer proudly said he’d never played in championships.
A freshman or transfer in August is a veteran on a team in December. Georgia needed energy and leadership because of energy and leadership voids. I asked who team leaders were back in August. Now in December, I can confidently report names including Tate Ratledge, Jalon Walker, Malaki Starks, Dan Jackson, Chaz Chambliss, Arian Smith…and Trevor Etienne.

ARIAN SMITH
Yes, I included him in that list even after more dropped passes. With each dropped pass, I hear Mike in East Dublin (my daddy) yell: “surely they have somebody else who can catch the dang ball!!”
They do have other receivers, but not ones who do what Arian Smith does all over the field.
-Chasing plays to be in position to fall on fumbles
-Perimeter blocking
-Taking on LBs in run blocking
-Punt fake ball carrier
-Special teams gunner
-And, oh yeah, he is the team’s leading receiver
Want to play for Kirby Smart? Be versatile. Arian Smith went from a track star to key piece to a SEC Championship team. Keep cursing the drops, but note the other contributions too.

GUNNER TIME
Georgia enters the playoff shifting the offensive identity it had just refined. Gunner Stockton gives Mike Bobo a power running threat at QB. Any team willing to run a QB must also be willing to play the backup QBs should injuries warrant it. We saw a version of this in OT when Stockton’s helmet flew into Roswell.
Yes, Gunner Stockton is QB1 in Carson Beck’s absence. That also requires Georgia investing more to have Ryan Puglisi and Jaden Rashada ready for action. I expect them all to take snaps with the 1’s in practice. I expect offensive reads to be simplified so any of them can play. I also don’t trust the depth chart order from last Saturday. One person told me this morning to not be surprised if Rashada is in line for meaningful snaps.

NOLA
I freaking love New Orleans. Kirby Smart said his kids feel like they are raised there. Somebody tossed this idea out to me this morning: it is an advantage for Georgia to know it is in NOLA on New Year’s Day. Georgia fans can gobble up the accommodations and secondary market tickets. Notre Dame and Indiana fans won’t even look at those prices until they know they have reason to go. Georgia fans can make it a home game in the Bayou. While we all know the CFP should adjust and make the top-4 seeds have home games, taking over NOLA is the next best thing.
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