We belong this year in my opinion.

I am still concerned about our offensive gameplans and execution. I am also worried about some of the substitution patterns and player minutes.

Do others feel like this or am I just seeing different than most?

Not sure why the link is not working. Assistant OL coach for GB

Orange Bowl
Notre Dame vs. Penn State

I know this isn’t going to be popular, but we need to root for Penn State. I know. I know. But hear me out:

1) If Notre Dame wins the title, Marcus Freeman’s 4th down substitution will go down in Irish lore forever. We’ll see and hear about that until the sun explodes. They will champion him as the next standard bearer and the guy who coached circles around Kirby Smart. I know we’re friendly with that fanbase, but they haven’t won a title since the 80s and they will be unbearable.

2) We don’t get credit (nor should we) for losing to the national champions. If anything, it will just add us to their highlight reel. I want memories of their Sugar Bowl to be bittersweet, knowing they didn’t win it all

3) If Penn State wins tonight, James Franklin will still have doubters. Marcus Freeman won’t. I want the uber elite coaching circle to be as small as possible.

4) I know most of us hate Penn State, but I don’t know that I’ve ever come across a PSU fan in real life. Not to mention most people would be disappointed if they won, likely chalking it up to having a cakewalk to the semifinals.


Cotton Bowl
Texas vs. Ohio State

Another hold your nose pick…go Buckeyes.

1) If Texas wins, I like them to win the whole thing which would not be good for Georgia. Right now, it’s been 19 years since they won a title and we need that number to keep going up.

2) “But we beat them twice, RightAway!” They do not care. Nobody cares. We need the 2024 SECCG to retain maximum importance - if they win the whole thing, they will not care that they lost to us in Austin and they will not care that they lost to us in Atlanta. It will become a footnote. There’s a reason why Alabama fans don’t boast to us that they won the 2021 SECCG - we won the higher prize that year so that game means less. They don’t celebrate it as much as their others for that same reason. It lost importance.

3) We need to be the best team in the SEC. If Texas wins the whole thing, they will get all the love and rightfully so. All the sudden it’s “Texas is back, Sark is on top, has Texas displaced Georgia?” If you want that, root for Texas.

4) I am not an SEC fan. I’m not a Southern football fan. I am a Georgia fan. We can make the 12 team playoffs on our own merits, the only teams who were harmed with the SEC’s performance in the CFP so far are teams like Alabama who always got the benefit of the doubt that we never got. If Georgia was 9-3, nobody would’ve been trumpeting us to be in the field like they did for Alabama. All that has done is level the playing field for the non-Tide teams.

5) Yes, it would be funny if Ohio State didn’t win the title. But not at the expense of the alternative which would be hurting our own reputation. Plus, with the Sark NFL talk this could accelerate that.

I know we all hate Ryan Day, but a win for them doesn’t impact Georgia at all. It would feel more like the Braves winning the 1995 title where the feeling was as much relief as it was celebration. Ohio State has acted like and has been treated like they’ve won one in the last few years, nothing changes for them.

Texas gets elevated to a status that we do not want to get crowded. The smaller the natty SEC circle, the better.

nuke this and think less of me but i need one final request. I got back to work right before Christmas but my first check was only a parcial on the 4th. Wife and i could only cover rent, water and groceries. I need my electrcity paid by 7pm tomorrow night. $315

For what its worth ive been a member of this commmunity for more than 15 years and never have i asked this much or anything. As i have said this is so embarrasing. But i dont have other options.

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It never ceases to amaze me how many people know how to coach a winning football team! I see all these people on social media casting blame on people for our lost. It seems everyone wants to fire somebody! People are blaming President Morehead, AD Josh Brooks, Head Coach Kirby Smart, Off. Co-ordiator Mike Bobo, Offensive Line Coach Stacey Scearels, and almost anll the other assistant coaches! One guy said Kirby needs to get his son off the side lines! One group has not been criticized yet is out fair weather fans who packed up and came home Wednesday after the problem on Tuesday night and the postponement of the game one day! Thousands of Dawg fans left! There were many empty seats in the Dawg sections! I understand if you had to be at work Friday or possible family issues were involved but otherwise people needed to stay and support our coaches and players and we failed as a group to do that! I say we fire all the fans who packed up and came home without a good excuse! I don’t know if they were scared or what but way too many left before the game! My group of 10 immediately said I am staying to support my team! I am appalled at the thousands that just ran home! I was sleeping less than 1 mile from where 15 people were killed! I never thought about turning tail and running home! We cannot let terrorist control our lives! I never felt fear or concern during the 2 days after! Whew! Glad I got that off my chest!

More than likely it would be Faulkner because of his familiarity with everything and he now has some more play calling experience.

Trying to think of some other guys Kirby has linked up with.

Rumored to have had Clay Helton hired had he not gotten the USC head coaching job.

requested permission to speak with Dan Enos but got denied. He's an analyst at Florida now.

I know Dana Holgerson was part of a coaches clinic here, that would be intriguing to think about.

I like the Texas St head coach, GJ Kinne. Only making 1.5m and showing out here would get him a bigger job potentially. Think this one is way too far out of Kirby's comfort zone though.

Pat Shurmur has done some things at Colorado this year. Pains me to admit that.

…espn. Figures

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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

This is a JOKE.

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"Sugar Bowl -- (7) Notre Dame vs. (2) Georgia: For a team so used to playoff success -- Kirby Smart is 6-2 in the CFP -- it's hard to envision Georgia success against Notre Dame. The rushing game is averaging its fewest yards in at least 10 years. The last time Georgia was this bad defensively was 2013. Oh, and Carson Beck just declared for the NFL Draft after being ruled out of the CFP with an elbow injury. That's another way of saying the Sugar Bowl quarterfinal is falling into the lap of Notre Dame. Start with the fact the Fighting Irish have the best running back (Jeremiyah Love), quarterback (Riley Leonard) and best secondary on the field. Georgia, meanwhile, has backup Gunner Stockton in his first career start.

While Stockton looked capable against Texas, going against the Notre Dame defense is different. Forget the Irish gave up 557 yards to USC in the regular-season finale. When it counted against Indiana, ND completely smothered Kurtis Rourke. This game has that look. Stockton is going to have to throw to win. Leonard has more career touchdowns (75) than Stockton has career pass attempts (51). This is a turn-the-corner moment for the Irish, who haven't won a major bowl in 30 years. In this game, the defense can stand toe-to-toe with the Dawgs having won 11 in a row since the Northern Illinois game. Marcus Freeman has low key developed into one of the best coaches in the country. Pick: Notre Dame 23, Georgia 19"

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

and a guy that can out jump a corner makes it difficult on a defense in a man to man situation like Notre Dame ran! Colby will be back and our receiving room with be very good!!