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To quote Morgan Wallen in his song" Last Night"........concerning this thread and MJ Jr....."we said it all"!.......to become a DGD, you realize and accept that a starting position/playing time ain't guaranteed for anybody, you've got to earn it at practice and then demonstrate it every snap you get......remember the McConkey "muffs" last year.....Kirby Smart's success is based on competition....that's how he earned playing time....this philosophy was reinforced under Saban and it has served him well.....Some players can't withstand the constant pressure so they opt out for other programs that don't embrace this standard...I wish MJ Jr the best....there will be plenty of teams that would love to give him a permanent starting position in his home state based on his HS stars and his experience at Georgia. I look at his competition and there are NO WORRIES, as he will soon be forgotten. The only problem is the unregulated nature and timing of the TP and to again quote Morgan, "But baby, baby, something's tellin' me this ain't over yet"!
This one hurts. I was hoping 24 was his year. Our LB room was a mess this year (both ILB and OLB). I hope we figure out a way to turn it around or every team we play is going to know where to attack.
After 65 years of living and dying with th Dawgs I am through with college football. Between coaches coming and going making ridiculous money, and players coming and going chasing NIL money they have lost this old man. Too much like th NFL or Pro sports in general. Think I will hunt, fish and play with my grandchildren more this next fall. it’s a shame but I think th game has been ruined for me.
At least CJ Allen is coming on at the right time. I have high hopes for him. He, I think, will provide an upgrade to our ILB play from the past couple years. We really haven’t had a real stud since Nakobe.
I have to agree there sir. Though only 30, I am sickened by this circus. I have two boys (almost 4 and almost 2) and one on the way. I don’t know how much more time and energy I am willing to give to this sport. I will probably spend all this time next year with them, not watching and enjoying worrying over this sport I don’t recognize anymore.
I'm going to be P.O.d til December 30!!
While I'll stick it out... good for you! I am a diehard CFB fan, basically the long form of that: fanatic 😁
However, one day I'll need to sit back and evaluate the alternatives you mention below too. Honestly, they're probably better than my football screentime fixation from September-December each year.
All that said, I'm hanging in there for a while longer (I mostly abandoned pro sports years ago when player loyalty went out the window; if players have no loyalty to their team, why should I? My loyalty to pro football teams now hinges around how many Dawgs they have on their roster... Hello Philly!).
I'm eager to see how Kirby and co. address the LB challenge in a new world... should at least be some fun sports soap opera in the off-season 😁
You say "something is wrong right now" and it clearly is, but it is the state of college football, not UGA. Look at the transfer portal across the country. Texas A&M is loosing just about it's entire defensive line. Tennessee has lost an unbelievable 6 defensive backs. Kirby will do the best he can in this environment. I hate it, but this is what happens when college football leadership gives in to NIL and relaxed the transfer rules.