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Maybe it's the years of heartbreak that make me keep my guard up. It is just hard for me to say we are the best. Every time I've even remotely thought it before, Saban would rise up and slap the thought out of me before I even attempted to verbalize it. The NC last January was nice but it can't erase the horror of 08, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20 and 21.
Couldn't agree with this more. Like Saban, don't like him, like Kirby, don't like him, or anywhere in between, one thing remains true: I've never heard CKS directly blame players for a loss, much less an entire season that didn't meet (usually very high) expectations.
If anything, Kirby occasionally covers for individual players when they stumble... hallmark of a great leader, IMHO
The biggest thing winning it all did was shake the image UGA had of always falling short. Especially against AL. Changed that "but they always lose" narrative places like AL and Clemson were using in negative recruiting.
It really hurts to lose Haynes and Downs to AL. But this has been a bit of a down year for GA HS talent. Next year is a different story. MANY top HS players coming out of GA in the class of '24. UGA needs to clean up in the state next cycle.
It is better to take a good GA HS kid vs other places. For many reasons. It is great to get RB Robinson from CA. However if UGA got Haynes he doesn't go to AL and Robinson goes to UCLA. Good guys UGA misses in GA go to AL, FU, TN and Clemson. This helps make them successful and helps them recruit GA better.
Better hit GA super hard next cycle.
"Not saying this will happen but one more year of BAMA failing to get into the playoffs and UGA doing so will swing the a'hum tide in our favor in recruiting.Lots of pressure on Nick this coming year.".........well reddawg, I'm thinking the possibility is looming larger....the Saban mystique is aging and no longer motivates. The lack of proper management of NIL leads to a "Me First" attitude. The lack of support staff that buy into the "Roll Tide" attitude is no longer around, with more changes to come.....letting Scott Cochran get away was the start of the down fall IMO. You can have all the talent in the world, be #1 in recruiting and if you don't develop your talent...ie: improve skills and technique and most importantly, instill a Total TEAM attitude, all you've got is a really good HS team competing in the toughest conference in college football.
I predict that if Deuce stays healthy he ends up being one of the top UGA backs of all time. Guy played through the pain of a pulled hammy(I believe) in his state playoffs to lead his team and they still couldn't tackle him. Man among boys.