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Watch Along with Donnan, Radi and Dayne -- VERY GOOD

I'm not superstitious, just kindastitious, and had only tried the Watch Along once. As I recall it was against Mizzou in 2022, and after a few minutes I was like, "Let's just go back to the SEC Network announcers and give Radi and the boys a try another time.

It "worked" and I hadn't tried the Watch Along again since.

But last night, Kirk and Fowler were getting on my nerves. I know I was imagining it, but it felt like they were rooting for Tennessee, so I muted their biased asses and tried the Watch Along.

It was like watching the game while eavesdropping on a conversation between three buddies, one of whom was a sometimes cranky fella who had forgotten more about football than his buddies or me had ever known.

In both Radi and Donnan, I could sense Munson's spirit , which is of course the spirit of our fanbase. Most evident when Donnan pleaded with Beck to snap the damn ball before the Tennessee player could run off the field. He did it another time after a call went our way, begging Beck to snap it before the booth could stop the play. He sounded like all of us.

But by far the most hilarious exchange came at the end of the game after our last score. This isn't verbatim, but it's close.

Dayne (eager to please): Coach, would you like to hear my score prediction?

Donnan (sigh, not really): Go ahead.

Dayne: Tennessee has only played two true road games, one at Oklahoma and --

Donnan: I don't wanna hear all that shit, just tell me your prediction.

(Radi howls with laughter)

Dayne: 34-16

Donnan: Oh. Pretty close.

Great job, guys. Very entertaining.

And it worked.

Every criticism of the UGA offense has been valid

From Beck to Bobo to the WRs to the OL. But things started clicking sometime around Beck’s first scramble last night. So instead of trying to bump posts with reactions to things that were bad, let’s just all praise that things got better last night mentally and physically on our offense.

Very proud of their performance last night. Let’s build on it!

Old Take Beck is completely flustered (again)..it's time for the bench

Gunner is not the answer, but Beck needs a series or two on the sideline to regroup and hopefully clear his head.

There are guys who stay around the football facility and prepare. And there are guys who fly to Miami to party with their influencer girlfriend.

He's not a bad guy. I like Beck a lot. I just think this is going to be a really tough life (and career) lesson for Beck.

Seven SEC teams are better than Indiana

UGA
Texas
Bama
Ole Miss
Tennessee
South Carolina
Florida or LSU, take your pick

Indiana has played only losers all season. Now, even if the get crushed by Ohio State, they probably will sneak in as a one loss team. Ridiculous.

None of their opponents have less than 5 losses.

#5 Indiana (10-0)

Opponent Record

FIU 3-7
W.Illinois 3-8
UCLA 4-6
Charlotte 3-7
Maryland 4-6
Northwestern 4-6
Nebraska 5-5
Washington 6-5
Michigan State 4-6
Michigan 5-5

Thoughts from last night..

Just a few thoughts from Sanford Stadium last night..

- That was the first glimpse we have seen all year of what the potential of this team truly is. Yes, Tenn jumped out to an early 10-0 lead but we beat their ass the rest of the way outscoring them 31-7.
- Lost in the debacle against Ole Miss last week was I thought Beck started looking like himself again and last night was confirmation of that. He had a phenomenal game.
- For the first time all year we didn’t try to rotate 8 OL and it also happened to be our best game up front. Hmm.. Let’s hope we take that into account moving forward.
- Mondon is a difference maker. I have long been a huge fan of his as I thought he was the best ILB in CFB at the end of the 2022 season. He wasn’t close to healthy all last year but he looks fresh right now and it changes the dynamic of our defense. It also allows us to use Jalon more to his strengths.
- This might be controversial but Jackson and Bolden are our best Safety combo. Starks is a better fit at the Star/Rover type position and I hope we see more of it.
- Daniel Harris is our best pure cover corner. He has length, speed and hips that you can’t teach. I was down on him as I saw him basically quit on the sideline and pout against Miss State but he seems to have played with a fire since the UF game.
- Kirby has a clear disdain for Heupel. You could see it on the sideline all game. Very reminiscent of how he was with Mullen.
- Lastly, don’t EVER under appreciate what Kirby has done vs our rivals.. 8 straight wins now vs the hillbillies and honestly most of them haven’t even been that competitive.

HBTFD!!

Wasn't excited about the switch to ABC....

but they've done a fantastic job! Last night was a compete showcase for Sanford Stadium and UGA. They spent 20 min or so showing all the pregame stuff on the broadcast and during the game the band was blasting through the surround sound but perfectly mixed with the crowd noise and broadcasters. It was an awesome viewing experience. And Kirk and Chris are the best in the business. I'm biased but the visual and audio from last night was the best I've seen this year even among other big ABC games including Bama, Ole Miss, and Texas games. Well done!
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