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Heartbreak Lite
I'm a self-admitted pessimist, and yes, this loss really hurt. But for some reason, it doesn't have the same feel as one of the classic CMR groin kicks. I'm seeing the groundwork laid for sustained dominance. Remember, we're not a decade into the Smart regime and experiencing this kind of let down. It's year 2 for this staff, and already way ahead of schedule. I'd have laughed in somebody's face if they told me my team would be in the Natty this year ! The culture has changed, but is still shedding its skin from Richt's guys.
How long till GDay? Go dawgs!
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When Richt lost big games, the team would simply look unprepared and overmatched. This team was ready and absolutely were the equal to Bama. It really came down to depth. They simply outlasted us. I think that is changing.
Agree with both posters.
I like your view, but this was a gut punch. Also, I feel like we looked unprepared at times in the second half. I’m not sure they were expecting to play against that QB
Saban truly is a mastermind. He played the Tua card to perfection. Again, the Smart UGA model is in its infancy. I can't wait to see the new class in the spring. Let's all look ahead, people!
What impresses me the most is that he stuck with Tua. At first, I thought he would have been pulled and I wonder if the UGA coaches thought the same. He settled down and showed he has a very bright future.
Great days this season and look forward to better days next season
I think the Dawgs were at minimum equal to the Tide (probably better). While it seemed they had a little more talent and size, we made up for it with discipline and technique. And the talent is coming....
Sure it is a gut punch but we went into they knowing that we needed more quality depth at DB and WR. We were not sure about O-line either. That is why Isaac Taylor-Stuart and Tyson Campbell are so important for next year.
Winner, winner....Chicken Dinner!!
Probably going to happen against some of our unsuspecting opponents when Kirby puts Fields in.
Our refs just couldn't match up with their refs
Refs, conservative play calling in the second half, and poor secondary play was the difference in this game.
There's a rumor floating that Sony had a hip-pointer and that's why he wasn't in there much the 4th qtr. Any truth to that?
Yea, it really is sad that we had those Richt guys around like Chubb, Michel, Wynn, Godwin, Blazevich, Roquan, Lo Carter, Ledbetter, Thomson, Atkins, Walker, Bellamy, Baker, Sanders, Parrish, Davis, Reggier Carter, not to mention most of the 2016 recruiting class that Richt had secured before he was fired. I will feel so much better about the program after all of those Richt losers are done, said no one ever.
Didn't these guys have just as much Smart coaching as Richt coaching?
I think the point is, that Richt did not leave the cupboard bare. Richt's failure as a recruiter is in not recruiting enough quality offensive linemen or enough depth.
I didnt doubt for a second there had to be some sort of injury to Sony. It was just too obvious Nick wasnt the answer. If we know it, of course Chaney knew it
My point was that the players had just as much coaching by Smart and his staff as they did by Richt. Yes, Richt recruited them, which is great. Kirby, however, is recruiting arguably even better players. It annoys me to hear other fan bases (and even a few in this fan base) say they want to see ehat Smart can do when all of the "Richt guys" are gone. It's not like recruiting has fallen off and the ones have next to zero coaching by Kirby.
You have never heard me say that. No doubt that Kirby is recruiting at a high level. There is also no doubt that "Richt guys" as reference in the original post were the catalyst for this team. Not some skin to be shed but some of the greatest Dawgs of all time.
Why couldn’t richt coach up his recruits but Kirby did?
Not beating a dead horse but CMR didn't have the staff or money to spend that CKS has at his disposal. Now, I'm glad that Kirby demanded that of UGA before coming but let's be sure we compare apples with apples.
CMR won 13 games his second year, too.