There seems to be a popular sentiment that 2025 will be a rebuilding year, and I quite frankly don't get it. Sure, we're losing some top contributors (like any other year) and most want a coach or two (or three) gone, but I do not ever see a rebuilding year happening with Kirby in charge. I think many are incorrectly comparing what the 2025 team will look like to the best teams we've fielded under Kirby. I think we should be looking at how we stack up relative to other teams. As has been discussed ad nauseam, NIL and the portal have changed everything, so we may never be as deep as the '21 team. That said, who should we fear next season?
SEC: Texas will probably be the favorite with what they have coming back, but are we sure they'll be head and shoulders above us? I'm not. Arch will most likely be outstanding, but to this point he has put up great stats against the likes of Mississippi St., ULM, and UTSA. So he still has some proving to do. Bama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU, A&M, and others have as many roster questions as we do.
Nationally, who should we fear? OSU and Oregon will both have new QBs and will be losing a lot defensively. Notre Dame may become a mainstay under Freeman, but they are nothing to fear from a roster perspective. Clemson may be a team to be reckoned with since Klubnik is returning, but they are far from scary. There are sure to be teams that come out of nowhere, but I just don't think UGA should be looked at as anything but a national title contender for years to come.
As we all know, there are lots of factors that go into winning. Notre Dame did not out-talent us last week, but they outplayed and out-coached us. Sometimes it's just about having the right mix of health, execution, coaching, and luck. I really believe we'll be right in the mix next year.
That is all. Carry on.
SEC: Texas will probably be the favorite with what they have coming back, but are we sure they'll be head and shoulders above us? I'm not. Arch will most likely be outstanding, but to this point he has put up great stats against the likes of Mississippi St., ULM, and UTSA. So he still has some proving to do. Bama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU, A&M, and others have as many roster questions as we do.
Nationally, who should we fear? OSU and Oregon will both have new QBs and will be losing a lot defensively. Notre Dame may become a mainstay under Freeman, but they are nothing to fear from a roster perspective. Clemson may be a team to be reckoned with since Klubnik is returning, but they are far from scary. There are sure to be teams that come out of nowhere, but I just don't think UGA should be looked at as anything but a national title contender for years to come.
As we all know, there are lots of factors that go into winning. Notre Dame did not out-talent us last week, but they outplayed and out-coached us. Sometimes it's just about having the right mix of health, execution, coaching, and luck. I really believe we'll be right in the mix next year.
That is all. Carry on.
