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There are those who would say that AL is a couple plays away from having 4 losses. True. But AL is also a couple plays away from being undefeated. Does this article exist if that were true?
That is CFB in '22. Still not completely a level playing field but the TP and NIL have been equalizers. What AL was able to accomplish , under the old rules, is not likely to ever be accomplished again. Even if Saban stays around 10 more years. It is a different game now.
AL has struggled this season to live up to their previous standards. Probably for multiple reasons. Losing numerous coordinators and assistants over the years has certainly had an unsettling impact on AL. Losing CKS may have been the single biggest loss to the the AL program.
The standard (SEC) , for this season, is being set by UGA. CKS has the right focus. One game at a time. UGA has to be the favorite to win it all again this season. But it won't be easy and it won't be a lock. Even with AL presumably out of the picture. UGA has not won anything yet. UGA is in great position to reach its goals. You can bet that CKS has been hammering the team that the goal has not been achieved yet. And to focus on one game at a time.
The standard this season has zero bearing on the standard next season. LSU set the standard in '19. They haven't since. You have to like the ceiling of the UGA program with CKS at the helm.
And on another note:
Isn't this the SAME PEOPLE who ALL picked UT to beat Georgia handily just a week and a half ago?!
Yes, that’s right. EVERY SINGLE ONE of those talking heads, including the entire crew at ESPN, 5 out of 6 CBS sports CFB analysts, and even 2 former Georgia players that work at SECN.
So, with that said, this is all made up controversy and click bait.
Only thing that matters is UGA is 9-0 and needs to take care of MSU tonight.
I could care less about Alabama and Ole Miss or anything else.
It's all about trajectory.
BAMA was only a few plays away from 4 or 5 losses, last year. And, that was with 2 of the best receivers in the game, a Heisman QB and "the best defensive player in CF".
Yeah, they bounced back...or got lucky. However you want to look at it. The games they lost THIS year...are games they pulled out, last year.
UGA was "The Standard" last year...they are "The Standard", this year. And, based on current recruiting events and tragectory...they will be "The Standard", for some time to come.
I'm not sold on the value of the TP/NIL thing. Saban tried it this year, to reload and replace, rather than doing it the way Smart does it...through recruiting & development. Look how it worked out for him. I think introducing an unknown variable in your locker room, is a gamble.
Smart, has used more walk-ons, than he has TP players. In fact, he's only used 3 that I can remember...Gilbert and Tykee Smith have been used sparingly and D. Kendrick was a success story. That's about it.
Saban has had relatively the same coaching staff since 2020. In fact, there's been more coaching change activity at UGA than at BAMA. Saban has no excuses there and I don't care. If he had a problem with Golden or O'Brian, he should have fired em long before this season. He bought off on everything they've done with that program.
It's interesting that "The Standard" shifted from BAMA to UGA after Smart and Cochran left. I've always said, Smart was Saban's secret sauce. He recruited, coached, designed and Coordinated some of the best defenses to ever play College ball. Now, he's doing it @UGA.
Yep, the Dawgs are "The Standard", now. The question is, how long can they continue to be, "The Standard Barer"?
BTW...BAMA gonna lose today, too. 27-28.
Let's not talk about anymore...they're old news. LOL
The "trajectory" of AL is pretty darn good. AL AGAIN has the #1 recruiting class including two 4* QB's in '23(UGA got no '23 QB). AL recruited the 2 highest rated recruits in GA and 4 of the top 10 (UGA got none). UGA's highest rated GA recruit is 14th. AL recruited a '24 5* QB (#4 overall Rivals) that UGA coveted. UGA? UGA got a QB not rated in the top 250 players (Rivals). The kid certainly has potential but he is coming from the private school level in CT. He is the 4th rated HS player in CT. Certainly not ready for the SEC.
It is entirely possible that UGA could lose 2 of their 3 returning scholarship QB's to transfer before next season. To speculate on "trajectory" in CFB where the TP can be a quick fix requires a crystal ball. Only one returning scholarship QB, with Monken O experience, would be very negative trajectory.
To suggest the trajectory for AL based on a one year glitch (they did pretty badly beat UGA's generational D(team?) in the SECCG and led the CFCG for 3Q's) is anything but what it typically has been would be foolish. Expect AL's OL coach to be replaced after this season.
"Old news"? In CFB? Denial or wishful thinking. EVERY team has virtually a "new" team EVERY year in CFB. There is never old news in CFB.
Well....maybe not! They're getting some very favorable calls from the referees and a bunch of no-calls on interference and holding. LOL...Same ole, same ole...
Maybe you want to put the game on...and watch.
Now...turn on the UGA game....See the difference?
Riiiight. Because things do not change from year to year. Or even game to game. Remember the SECCG and the CFBCG? No reason to think that with the talent recruited by AL, Saban and the highest blue chip ratio they won't continue to be formidable.
Being the standard today means absolutely nothing next year or even next week. There are 20+ highly rated HS recruits in the '23 class that think that AL's "trajectory" is as good as ever.
So you are saying AL's win vs #11 MS is less impressive than UGA's win vs unranked MS St? So UGA's (take away McConkey's 70 yard end around) 109 yds on 32 carries 3.4 ypc against an unranked team is impressive and the standard? What a dolt.
From Rivals.com today. On the playoffs. " Georgia is probably the cream of the crop as things stand today, but nothing is for certain until it actually happens".