Has the time for the Under Armour AA Football Game been rescheduled for today? It is supposed to be @ 4:00 p,m., same as Sugar Bowl Telecast.

He looked really slow last night. He actually looked like he was limping. Did he bang his leg up or something or is that just how he moves normally?

We can complain about Bobo all we want to, but the fact is that you can’t run an offense under constant defensive pressure. To me, our OL let us down (I can’t remember a time when we did less with more talent). Seareles is not the answer. He was not the first time that he was here and he is not now. I just hope Kirby sees that (and if I can see it, I know that he can). Everything starts with the OL.

Outside runs have killed us all year and even last year. I watched 32 crash inside multiple times and they just jump outside. Our linebackers aren't there or take bad angles. Running back or leonard just ran outside for over 5 yards. If we have a Big DT clogging up the middle, do we use this same strategy .

Will Bobo be the OC in 2025 or will CKS move on?

Last year he did very well imo. The SECCG no Bowers was huge. 13-1 and screwed from playoffs, big Orange Bowl win. Excited about CB coming back but the OL was garbage and couldn't run or pass block, pathetic and WRs not getting open dropping balls. That's not on Bobo, Bobo can't turn water into wine. Those 2 positions need help bad. Better OL coach but I think Bobo stays @Anthony Dasher @Radi Nabulsi would love see article on your thoughts

the two throws were a back shoulder incompletion to Nitro and an incompletion fade to Luckie

just a disaster from a playcalling perspective, nothing with a moving pocket, nothing over the middle, zip.

touchdown there and we're down six with 9:00 left

Saban is the GOAT because of many things. But, my observation is that he shares many attributes of great leaders - whether in the military, business, or coaching. 1) he was not friends and never wanted to be friends with his employees; 2) he adapted (handing over the reigns/philosophy to innovative offensive minds when his philosophy was no longer as successful); and 3) he was willing to make changes clinically and coldly - including firing people quickly - things that had to be done - based on evidence - for the greater good. Kirby has an opportunity to step into this next level of leadership. I really hope he can make that next step.

Nm

On the long pass to Arian Smith (in which the official ran into Parker), immediately after the reception, my wife bounced up off the sofa, fist-pumped into the air, and screamed ''HE CAUGHT THE BALL!".

Still cracks me up just thinking about it.

Hey, it's not much, but I'm going to try to make that my one good takeaway memory from an otherwise miserable game.

On to 2025.

And rightfully so, my biggest worry that if Kirby doesn’t make a big splash a lot of donors will tighten the purse strings on NIL. This will be Kirby’s hardest job yet, but like how Saban did with Sark and Kiffin it’s time to adapt. Will be interesting to see how these things play out…

Noa Thomas and Branch are two that would be instant starters for us. Let’s see if we can snag them.

Go Dawgs.

Posted this earlier as a reply earlier but wanted to invite more discussion. I was just looking at some rushing stats, both offensive and defensive.

This season we gained 4.06 rushing yards per attempt (YPA) on offense. On defense, we gave up 3.71 YPA to opposing offenses.

This season was the first season since 2016 that our YPA gained was within 1 yard of our YPA allowed.

To compare against the Natty seasons:

2021: 5.26 YPA gained, 2.56 YPA allowed.

2022: 5.53 YPA gained, 2.88 YPA allowed.

I definitely don't think our defense was anywhere as good as it was in 2021/22, but I would also argue that our inability to keep our defense off the field contributed to them giving up a relatively high (for Kirby) YPA. You could see last night that they were worn down at the end of the game, and that wasn't the first time (Ole Miss).

The more I think about it the more I think the lack of a running game is what ultimately doomed this season. Not being able to run the ball makes everything harder. Gotta get some help up front.

2021, 2022, 2023. Wrong on that last one. I didn’t have a better option.

My dark horse championship winner this year was Ole Miss. I guess I over thought the room on that one.

This team, while talented, and tough, is just clunky. The parts never gelled... and frankly, I don't think the coaching, for the first time in Kirby's tenure, is that great. It happened with Saban in the end too. Continuity is tough when you win. Coley (and I like him) and Williams were dismal. Searals blew. I think not having Pittman's talent started catching up, and I think that trend will continue in '25, if I'm being honest.

I feel fine about the defense overall going into next year, but not giddy. There are players on the DL and secondary we would have landed three years ago, but simply couldn't outbid the compeition. I think we could be a top 5 defense, but I'm not entirely sure that should be an expectation anymore. ILB is the only position where we are freaky, and I don't think that trend will end. Not so much because of CGS, but pedigree and ILB's seem to be the one positon teams in which aren't spending a ton.

I still think we're going to have to rely on grinding games out and hoping the defense bails us out. I don't see the offense getting sexier. Stockton is who I thought he was (got roasted for that), our OL won't improve and we can't stay in the arms race for premium skill players.

We have come down to Earth. It's more about the zeitgeist of the sport than anything else. I think we will be contenders most years in the SEC. I don't believe the expectation of being a top 3 team every year should be a thing, but then again, few teams in history have had a run where that should be an expectation every year. It's not about Kirby's ability to recruit the old fashioned way, it's simply about the abiility of certain programs to nab difference makers that we can't.

You can have top 3 overall talent all day, but it's hard to have top 3 overall results when you can't afford the difference makers.

I think we'll be more consistent than most teams. I think Kirby's philosophy of developing and keeping seasoned players will allow us to reliably maintain top 8ish status most years, where I think most teams will have more ebbs and flows. I just think the ability to bring in mercs for immediate help, will keep us behind tOSU, Texas and probably Oregon most years going forward.

I know that rings hollow tonight (it does for me, too) but it's a BIG deal. To win our conference this season is honestly realizing this team's ceiling. Probably an overachievement.

It was a grind from start to finish. Nothing was easy. Never felt like we hit our stride. Just an agonizing, plodding grind.

We are not what we were despite the SEC Championship. Yes, some of that is the nature of the new landscape of college football with the portal and NIL, but this isn't the caliber of staff we've grown accustomed to under Kirby. Not even as recruiters. The talent cupboard needs to rebuilt, especially on offense.

We have to get better. To win the SEC in a year that may prove to be a reset of the program demonstrates what we still are, though. Hopefully this lights a renewed fire and hunger. Tonight felt like we lost to a hungrier program. Kirby needs more surrogates of his standard.

Culture is strong. Go Dawgs!

Yesterday sucked - full stop. However, I don't think the sky is falling and we're going to see an Auburn style plummet from the mountaintop. For all of our arm-chair observations, you can't think Kirby doesn't see it too. He has greater knowledge of the inner workings, but also knows that the games are when it counts. I am optimistically hopeful that Kirby will do what is necessary to right the ship.

Here's my list of what I hope he does - feel free to disagree or add:
1) Have to get meaner and more imposing on the OL. Got absolutely whipped last night and several times this season. I think it starts with a new approach with a new OL coach. Not like Georgia doesn't have monsters. They have to play better.
2) Tagging on to item #1, have to get more explosive in the running game. I think a change in approach at OL will help, but saw too many 2nd and 8's this year.
3) Change in OC. I appreciate everything Bobo has done, and I realize execution is a lot of it, but it felt like he was slamming his head into a wall a lot this year by not adapting to what the team does well instead of forcing a team that isn't executing his game plan to basically run it like practice. Also, we have to stop these quick WR screens.
4) On defense need some DUDES in the secondary. Can't rely on 1 or 2 stars to cover up for what is frankly laziness by some others. You're only as strong as your weakest link.
5) Kirby needs to get his edge back. I think he probably backed off this year knowing their limitations, but that also resulted in the team not having near the fire we have seen in year's past.

Go Dawgs, always.

I’m willing this into happening. In my opinion Schu isn’t even safe. I was saddened to see when I woke up that we still had a coaching staff and team.

Okay, I’m being emotional right now and don’t truly feel the entire staff and team need to turn over. That’s idiotic. But I do feel like a lot of change needs to take place as to not repeat this year. My blood pressure can’t handle another year like this.

What position group is better? The inbound class has potential but it may be 2026 before we can point to truly better production verse potential from any offensive position group.

Defensive is losing a lot of play makers, and upper classmen, we do have some rising sophomores that should be ready to contribute, but no single position group is jumping out to me as better that 2024 production wise.

He always went for the throat after a big turnover. I thought we should have been aggressive and thrown the ball downfield on play action. There on first down at the 50. Didn’t like our Play calls at all there. We had all the momentum in the world. Throw the ball deep there.

National ranking/SEC ranking

• 1st quarter points per game: 120th/15th
• 1st half points per game: 99th/14th
• Yards per play: 50th/8th
• Yards per game: 50th/8th
• Yards per rush: 83rd/12th
• Rushing yards per game: 102nd/15th
• Yards per completion: 78th/15th
• Third down percentage: 74th/12th

Y’all let me know when I can stick my head back out.

I think this team still has the talent and playmakers to be right back in the playoffs. The schedule is tough but it also gives us a lot of home games.

Defensively, we lose some high draft picks but I like what I’ve seen from Wilson, Harris, Miller, on the DL. I think JJ, Hall, and Q can make an impact as well. LB should be solid with the four we have returning. The secondary is a question mark no doubt. It’s nice to have Bolden back though.

Offensively, QB is a big question. I think Gunner can win a lot of games for us, but it starts with solidifying the OL coaching and consistency. We need to improve the running game. It’d be huge to have Morris and Wilson back. The young WRs need to make an early impact and have the ability to catch the football. I’m not worried about TE or RB at this point.

Special Teams should once again be a strength for most of the season.

The cupboard isn’t bare by any means at all. We just needs some coaching changes and to get back to tackling well and running the football more consistently. I’d love to hear from @HHolland92 and what he expects for the ‘25 unit.

Will do wonders for Gunner if he is indeed the starting QB when Georgia goes to Knoxville in the 3rd game of the season this fall.

I still hope it’s an open competition because as well as Gunner did, I still think Puglisi is more talented.

If Gunner is the guy though, that experience last night will be big for him going forward and if it’s Gunner, I’ll be rooting for him!

Go Dawgs!

UGA +1. I took UGA -1.5 three days ago.