He announced on Instagram

What’s the point? Nobody on here has the power to hire or fire anyone. Just tired of eating our own. It’s pretty bush league if you’re a true fan.

I’m a true Dawg fan. Not happy about how things went but it was far from CMB’s fault. OL sucked. QB play was dysfunctional. Everything went wrong this year. Let’s just get over this and move on.

Many times since i've been on but, see ya Carson. Dude, waited around forever then dipped. Plus.. not that my opinion matters for jack s*** but I don't think he was a team player. Boys didn't vibe well with him. So, so long my guy.

It seems more and more programs are going with the GM model. As far as I know, Georgia does not have a GM (correct me if I am wrong). That said, do you see Georgia hiring/naming a GM in the future? If so, is there anyone you would like to see become Georgia’s GM?

He thinks we will have 24-35 in the portal plus several coaching changes. What do you think?

I have been told many times that Bobo’s offense is essentially the same offense Monken ran, and that apparent differences are the result of QB preferences, personnel, or execution. Frankly, I am not expert enough to debate the issue.

But I can say this. This year’s Bobo’s offense looked a lot like the Chaney/Coley offenses. Run 8 or so ineffective plays in a row to set up a possible explosive play. Watching Monken’s offense this weekend was a reminder of how different it can be.

Three Observations

3. Man up

The first thing I was told about Notre Dame was that they play a lot of man coverage. That could bode well for Georgia when it comes to explosive plays. I know the Bulldogs wideouts have more drops than stadium cell service, but Georgia also has the third most 20+ yard passing plays in the SEC. I doubt Notre Dame has anyone as fast as Arian Smith or as strong as Dillon Bel on contested catches. Dominick Lovett is quietly having a productive senior season. These guys should be excited. I can see Gunner Stockton feeding London Humphreys and the tight ends as well.

Man coverage could also lead to explosive Georgia plays in the run game when Nate Frazier and Trevor Etienne break through the line of scrimmage.




2. Built for this

Georgia’s defense is built to stop the run every year. From recruiting to weight training to scheme, the Bulldogs' front seven is harder to escape than an HOA contract. Notre Dame relies on the run. The Irish have the nation’s No. 11 rushing offense. But their passing offense is ranked at No. 101. Notre Dame is as one-dimensional as its conference affiliation. Georgia should match up well on defense. I can see the Georgia defensive line folding the Irish O-line like a middle school love note.

Still, Georgia’s mercurial defense has been gashed by the run at times. It seems allergic to tackling a running quarterback. The Dawgs will need to tackle well in space and limit the explosives Notre Dame likes to hit.

And if Notre Dame goes to the air, I like that Will Muschamp will be in the building to offer advice on the secondary.



1. Gunner’s test

I’d feel a lot better if Carson Beck and his experience were starting this game. Marcus Freeman has had time to come up with some confusing coverages to trip up Stockton. But Gunner has been preparing for this role for years.
In 2022, he was the scout team quarterback who faced the Georgia defense in practice every week. In 2023 and 2024, Stockton faced the Bulldogs' first-string defense over and over.
We talk about what a good runner he is, but he’s a better passer than most people know. Mike Bobo didn’t stop calling passes when Gunner went into the game. And he won’t stop calling them this week.




Two Questions

2. Should Georgia punt?

I feel bad for Drew Miller. You just know his first punt is likely going to be out of his own endzone in the playoffs. How will he handle it? The kid has a leg, but the pressure is going to be worse than taking your girlfriend to a wedding. And how will Georgia cover these punts? The Dawgs haven’t had to really cover punts. In the last three years, the Bulldogs have only seen 15 punt returns (out of 110 punts). Georgia is more out of practice than an Auburn girl saying no. I’m not saying Georgia shouldn’t punt, but with the size advantage on the line of scrimmage, maybe the Bulldogs go for it more on fourth down.



1. Who’s back?

Georgia has had time to rest and get healthy. How will Christen Miller feel? Is Earnest Greene ready to take his left tackle spot? Etienne told us his ribs are much better, although he will still wear a protective vest. Micah Morris looked to be in a great mood yesterday. Maybe we even see Anthony Evans? The dark days of seeing Smael Mondon, Mykell Williams and Tate Ratledge on the sideline are over. Now the Dawgs are just missing their quarterback and punter. We can’t have everything I guess.



One Prediction

Georgia could lose this game, but it shouldn’t. It has the better roster. More importantly, it also has the far bigger roster. When we saw the Notre Dame squad yesterday, I was reminded of seeing TCU. Or a certain meme I can’t share. Georgia’s offensive line will tower over the Irish defensive front. Some of those second-string Irish guys looked softer than a Fudge Round. And the last time the Irish were a real danger to win a title, we still had ashtrays built into the backseats of cars.

But this Irish team is very talented and only has to get up for this one game. This is their first real test. Anybody can win a one-game season. Georgia, on the other hand, has survived a gauntlet. Folks will call UGA battle-tested. I call them out of their nine lives. The Dawgs have survived too many games by the skin of their teeth. They won in overtime twice, once with a one-armed quarterback.

At some point, your luck has to run out.

It just won’t be tomorrow.




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Is the Rivals app on Iphone terrible for anyone else? It crashes on me all the time and half the time when it does load it isn’t even on the UGASports page. Terrible user experience.

Winning in Knoxville is tough but not impossible. They have dropped two home conference games each of the past two seasons. I was a lot lower on UT coming into the season than most, and they have proven me wrong and some. They are a really good team, specifically on defense. But I still do believe they are worse this year than they were last year, and obviously we are much improved.

Without Knecht, they run the offense even more through 5'9" PG Zakai Zeigler this year. He is the engine that makes them go, on both ends of the floor. Best passer in the league, non-stop motor, and an elite perimeter defender. His weaknesses are being prone to turnovers and not being able to shoot the ball (27-93 for 29% from 3 this season). He is a crafty finisher at the rim, but he definitely struggles against bigger teams. He's 7/15 on attempts at the rim in his 3 conference games this year, which is pretty bad.

The Knecht role is filled this year by transfer SG Chaz Lanier. He's up there with Koby Brea from UK as the best shooter in the league. If Lanier sounds familiar, it's because we played him last year when he was at North Florida (he had 16 points 4/8 from three in a 78-60 loss). The thing is, Lanier is not close to the overall player Knecht was. 82% of his 3 point makes are assisted on. He shoots 50% at the rim and 38.5% on other 2's (mid range, floaters, post ups etc.), which are both slightly below average numbers. He is one dimensional compared to Knecht who could single-handedly take over a game, as he did against us last year. Still, he needs to be blanketed at all times as he shoots 44% on a very high volume of 3's. One last thing worth note is that his numbers dip vs tougher competition. Per BartTorvik, in UT's 5 "Top 50 Quality Games" he shoots 40.5% from 3 and he is only 33.3% so far in conference play.

Outside of those two, they have a platoon of athletic guard/wing types who are great defensively. Jordan Gainey is a name to watch and is the second best shooter for them. Milicic is a skilled big who can really score and rebound but will be giving up athleticism to our big guys. He also tends to settle for 3's though he's a decent shooter. We out-athlete them in the frountcourt across the board, outside of their Center, Felix Okpara.

The recipe to winning the game is available, just watch the Florida film. Take away open 3's and beat them up on the glass and in the paint. Florida had double the amount of shots at the rim as UT and outrebounded the Vol's by almost 20 boards. Good thing that The Dawgs have been really good at defending the deep ball and rebounding. The biggest worry is our ability to score on their defense. This will be the best D we've played since the Ole Miss game. Can we score the ball enough this time? Can we finally start to hit some open jump shots? If we can get to 70 points we'll have a real chance to win the game IMO. I'm not outright predicting a win here, but I do like the matchup and think we have a better shot than most will probably give us credit for.

Shit. Had to be helped off field. 😔. Hope it’s not too bad

Supposedly Kelly and Matthew set up and paid for a ton of charter buses to get their fans from LA to Glendale today. Pretty damn cool with everything going on. I’m sure they had to evacuate their home or were really close to the fires since they live just north of Malibu (Hidden Hills area). Hopefully the Rams can pull one out tonight for LA