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To be more specific, Connelly is the same single knucklehead.
I'm slow to accuse the media of being biased against Georgia, because I know I'm not objective, but that guy's either an idiot or just biased against the Dawgs.
See how it goes? LOL. Connelly puts out 2 absurd and highly controversial lists of favorite...I mean great defenses & players. Fans and Media members, tear the lists apart....BUT, guess what. Now, everybody knows his name. LOL
That's today's so-called reporting for you. Very little investigation, intellectual integrity...or, common sense. Click-bait to generate publicity, controversy and advertising dollars.
I think we all know Bowers belongs on that list and he deserved The Mackey Award in 2021...just like Bennett deserved The Burlesworth Award for "Walk-On Player of the Year". A real analyst or group of analysts, will one day compile some "best of" lists, and I can assure you, there will be a lot of former UGA Players, Coaches and Units on those lists.
Soooo....I don't fret too much when these "Johnny Come Lately" millennials put their thoughts on paper. They don't know much, but, they think they do. LOL. It's kinda funny, actually to see a high ballin' ESPN reporter, display such ignorance. Knowing, that, in time his opinions will change with his knowledge growth.
Mike,
Great work in this article. Bowers definitely should have been in the Top 50 Freshmen of All Time. His season was spectacular in every way and it was obvious from watching him play every game. As one example, in our one poor performance, Bowers still made one of the great catch and runs against that great Bama defense in the 4th quarter of the SEC Championship game when he was "running over people" to score a touchdown.
You also make a good case for Herschel. It's always difficult to compare players that played on opposite sides of the ball but I don't see how Herschel's freshman season would not be number one.
I don't necessarily agree that there is a conscious bias by ESPN against UGA but with some of these articles and conclusions, it definitely makes you wonder.
On the plus side for the Dawgs, both Randall Godfrey and Todd Gurley (in addition to HW) made the top 50 Freshman Seasons list. That is something to acknowledge and appreciate. So, there's not total bias by ESPN.