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So because we haven't gotten past the best coach/dynasty in the modern era we're a bust? GTFOH.
I read the article and What Conner failed to mention is this word for word:
"It's a tough deal, but I think Georgia's the best job in the country, period."
Most coaches would line up to take Smart's job, if available. Georgia is the flagship program in a top talent-producing state, located barely an hour from the Atlanta recruiting hub. Other than LSU, no SEC power is better positioned to dominate a region in recruiting, as Georgia Tech hasn't consistently been a threat despite some stretches of success. Georgia offers strong academics, a fun college town and a strong tradition of producing NFL players.
Then he mentions all the schools surrounding Ga have won a NC except them even with the better resources.
So in reality it’s Connor who is taking the article out of context. By putting this one quote in “Georgia’s failure to win a title puts the program in a tier of its own,” Rittenberg wrote.
There's no doubt that every real fan is tired of coming up short every year (for whatever reason/excuse you want to give it...yadayadayada...) The Dawgs DO need to produce better results. One NC in 40 years ain't cutting it, but I will say this....I wouldn't trade Kirby for almost any other coach out there. I'll be a diehard Dawg fan until I die, and I don't agree with any kind of comparison that puts us in the same tier as Rocky Top! If Smart doesn't produce within the next few years then I may change my tune, but for now I am behind Smart and his program 100% (even though I may not agree with everything Kirby does).
We need to get over the Bama curse and execute like a winning program. No excuses...there IS a LOT riding on this season.
Bulletin board material.
Yes, we've all heard the arguments for why Georgia should have won a title at some point over the past few decades. My point was never to dispute that we should have, or that it's been a stretch punctuated too often with disappointment. But in a class all our own for underachievement? No. As a particularly glaring example, I began following college football in 2001, and for the past two decades I've been hearing what a great program Tennessee has, historically. Ok. Look at where they've been for the last, what, 12 years and counting, set against what a great and storied program they're said to have. You're honestly going to tell me that's not even in the same discussion on underachieving as Georgia's close-but-no-cigar situation?
Dedicating resources goes to program management. And recruiting success is a necessary element to overall success. These things don't just float down gently from the sky into Sanford Stadium. When you look at the overall results, there's at least a few programs out there with similar size, resources, branding etc. as Georgia which aren't positioned as well as we are, haven't been for a while and (some of which) don't look to be any time soon. Whether the fact that they won a national title 15-20+ years ago, to our 41 years, is more important than consistently being good and very nearly great at times is debatable. I just don't see it as stable ground for such a strong conclusion as putting Georgia in a tier all its own.
If the dawgs are tired of all the negative comments. Then they should go out and win
It's ESPN. They can't even stream a whole college football without multiple screen freezes, loss of sound, etc. Pffffffft to their throwing shade at the dogs.......................for not winning the natty EVERY year.