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Times like these give me hope for our collective and booster approach. I know a lot won’t agree and hate to contribute, but I think now is the best time to show our support through donations and keep the foot on the gas, even if the contribution is a small one. I think it sends a message to Kirby and co that we appreciate their aggressiveness. Yes, I know the booster money is what moves the needle to get a lot of these players, but I truly believe that our volume of fans/supporters can still make a difference at the grassroots level

Hopefully we can keep up the momentum!

I know everyone’s budget and finances are different, so please take it easy on me lol

Herbstreit telling it like it is..

I know a lot of people don’t like him but I think Herbstreit does a good job and is certainly the biggest voice in CFB. The Committee was an absolute joke this year and we have to get away from just W/L record determining the top 12 teams moving forward. Indiana had no business even getting the opportunity to compete for a National Championship.

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Format makes champions

If this year were still a four-team playoff, it would have been Oregon, Georgia, Penn State, and Notre Dame.

If it were the BCS, it would have been Oregon vs Georgia.

In either case, Ohio State wouldn't have been part of it. Buckeye fans would have been stewing on that Michigan loss to the end of time, and Ryan Day would be perceived very differently.

Format makes all the difference.

Obviously Mike Bobo is a decent X&O's guy, knows a F'k ton about the game, a good QB coach....

That's why Todd Monken had such great things to say about him..

However, When it's just Mike Bobo running the offense... he's just not good. He needs help with that aspect..... Nothing wrong with admitting that.

Glenn Shumann has Kirby Smart and Coach Robinson.... and Muschamp..... to lean on during the game and week...

Who does Bobo have?? Cooley?? (I hope not) .... Searels??... ... Bobo has always done better when he has someone with equal or better knowledge to work with.

Get him some Decent Help if you're not gonna replace him...

Georgia running the damn ball

The winner of Georgia vs. Notre Dame will be determined by:
  • Establishing the run
  • Stopping the run
  • Special teams
Notre Dame lost its most disruptive defensive lineman to injury. That will help Georgia.
Anecdotally, me and @brollinspff have been discussing on FDL how Georgia's offensive identity has been a pass-first team under Carson Beck.

What I didn't realize until looking at numbers: this season is by far Georgia's least productive rushing team in the Smart era. Some of it is about effectiveness. Some of it is about volume.

2016: 2489 rushing yards in 13 games (191 per game)
2017: 3876 rushing yards in 15 games (258 per game)
2018: 3349 rushing yards in 14 games (239 per game)
2019: 2602 rushing yards in 14 games (185 per game)
2020: 1742 rushing yards in 10 games (174 per game)
2021: 2868 rushing yards in 15 games (191 per game)
2022: 3080 rushing yards in 15 games (205 per game)
2023: 2677 rushing yards in 14 games (191 per game)
2024: 1680 rushing yards in 13 games (129 per game)

Georgia has decided up to this point that passing was better for its offensive personnel. Does that change? Can it change?
That will be fascinating to see.

On the portal...

I am as excited as anyone about these new portal additions - Thomas, Branch (x2), etc. We've picked up great players in the past who have shown themselves to be DGD.

But I also hate it.

I hate that we spend years becoming invested in a player's development, talent, and commitment to the University, all for him to transfer somewhere else - or lose his starting spot to a newcomer who wore a different jersey 2 months ago. I want Stockton or Pugs to start at QB. I want Bell, Tuggle, and Evans to be the guys at WR. I want the guys who I've read about and rooted for over the last few years to become the guys who lead us to victory on Saturdays.

One of the best things about CFB is the chance to watch young men grow up in front of your eyes, and it's even more fun when you get to trace the trajectory all the way back to their sophomore or junior year of high school. That experience is effectively gone.

NIL sucks too, but if I had to pick that or the portal, I think I'd give up the portal.
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