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Along with the two skills that you mentioned, he’s 6’4” and can run like Forrest Gump. He will make some NFL owner very happy one day. He’s already made us Dawg fans happy!
GO DAWGS!
Good comments. AD obviously weighed his options. He had not played much last season, but when he did it was impactful. Ladd McConkey stepped up big time, and is AD's equal on the field. Smart hit the portal for two fine receivers...knowing AD would likely bolt. I suspect family and NIL played a part in this decision. Wish him well.
I don’t really like it but a lot of folks have wanted this type of thing for a long time. It’s actually a win win all the way around. No one can really complain anymore about the players freedom and we get to find out who can really manage , organize and coach. Kirby seems to be able to manage this but I could see some coaches bolting into retirement or the NFL
I do not understand this but I do not wish AD any ill will.
I am competitive in spirit, mind, and body, as well as raised in a 20 year time period where things are much different than they are now.
The grass is usually not greener on the other side was a common phrase growing up in the late 70’s and early 80’s and you could see that was the case as you entered adulthood back then. You had to live and learn and most times solely accountable for your actions without a solid support net(for mostly males) was commonplace. No one I know or grew up with would even think about moving back home with the folks if things went “south”with a big decision like this: we’d rather live in the crummiest trailer or even on the streets before turning to that.
However, that isn’t the world these young people are living in today, and that’s okay. They have more opportunities and advantages and they are seizing upon them without really looking 10 or 20 years down the road. Good for them.
I wish him the best, appreciate what he did while wearing our colors and repping our state and favorite CFB team, and say goodbye.
I am not going to be disingenuous and state that I am going to root for him at another school, and that should be okay to say and feel that way about this thing.
Cade Mays did something similar to this the year after Georgia won the SEC East and then went over to UT, his original home state team where his brother played. I didn’t wish him any ill will but I did rather enjoy watching our d-line tear his butt up the following year when they played against his “home” team.
such is life!
and, as always, GO DAWGS!!
Soooo….. UGA didn’t pass the ball enough this year? Asking for a friend
from what I saw of the national championship game that had a nationwide audience, we threw the ball all over the yard.
Im growing sick of those outside the program accusing UGA of being the old school 3 yards and a cloud of dust. It’s not. What UGA is is a well balanced offensive machine in every aspect of the word balance. Balanced well not just between Run and pass, but balanaced between ball distribution on those two attacks.
@thadec
What a lazy take. You parroted the equally lazy take of the national sports media that watch 2 UGA games a year.
Clearly, AD listened to offers and decided to cash in. Will he catch more passes at TX than at UGA? Probably. But it is more a function of UGA having more and better receivers and spreading the ball around. We will never know what AD's full season numbers would be at UGA because he missed 80% of the season while injured.
How many WR's are transferring from AL who had/have a Heisman QB and a "prolific" passing game ? This is what CFB has become with NIL, tampering and the transfer portal. And never confuse guys ('21 UGA wr's) leaving for the portal because of the offense when those same players were recruited over with better players and were free falling down the depth chart.. But don't let facts get in the way of your lazy narrative. It won't fly here. We have all seen what has happened and what is happening.
UGA spreads the ball around. No ONE will put up great numbers. But UGA will win and UGA will continue to get excellent players that will help UGA win.
If Raiola decides he wants his son to be protected and play in the toughest conference and win, a lot, UGA will get their next great QB. And the receivers will follow.
Well…bye
Don't do it A.D. It will all work out for you. Look at George Pickens. You could be a 3x National Champ. Priceless. Or a Jermaine Burton. What if your new QB goes down? UGA has 2 or 3 locked and loaded...
Hey you self-proclaimed "casual football fan"( I will never forget you said that about yourself) Get some Prozac or THC bro! UGA just won 2 Natty's, despite all your criticism and negativity over the last 1-5-2 years. NONE of what you have said has mattered in the end. 2 Natty's! Sheesh
Hey joy-killer, you could not be more wrong.
Welcome to the 💲NIL Football League💲
Maybe I'm just too old, but from coaches to players and everyone in between, NIL, the transfer portal, and contract renegotiations basically make every team a roster full of unrestricted free agents every year. It sums up what is wrong with this country in a nutshell.....what's in it for me and mine.
Thanks AD. Get healthy and stay healthy. Wish you the very best wherever your decision takes you. Sorry to see any Dawg leave for another school. In the end, it is their decision.
Not so sure how the transfer portal will work out longer term. Kirby's dedication to recruiting solid players still seems like the blueprint to follow. How do argue with 2 National Championships?? And they do look primed to make a very solid run again in 2023.
NIL money may be all the football money some of these players get. Especially players like AD who are injury prone. NFL scouts put a premium on durability and face it some of these players aren't very durable. There aren't to many Jake Scotts out there anymore who will play through a broken rib.