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I was never thinking we would get AM so I can honestly say, I'm not dissapointed. If his last name wasn't Manning then no one on here (if there are any) would be dissapointed. Go Dawgs!
Kind of simple. Every time Kirby has had a choice, he has gone with "safe" over "talent."
Jake Fromm over Jacob Eason
Jake Fromm over Justin Fields
SB IV over Dwan Mathis
SB IV over JT Daniels
This has worked out fine for Kirby and UGA. But Eason, Fields, Mathis and Daniels not so much.
Often elite talent QBs have learning curves where they have to adapt to the college game. Matt Stafford, Peyton and Eli Manning, Russell Wilson: not great their freshman years. Took Charlie Ward several years to finally catch on, and the same with Vince Young and Jason Campbell. Joe Burrow was unable to win the starting job at Ohio State and was only good, not great, his first year at LSU. Andrew Luck struggled his first year at Stanford, especially on the road. Robert Griffin III took 2 years to figure out the "should I throw on this play or run" dilemma at Baylor. And so on. Often elite QBs get used to dominating high school competition with their ability and have to adapt to playing against as good or better athletes on defense in college. Meanwhile the "good but not great" athlete QBs have always had to rely on smarts, consistency and skills to succeed.
If the 2024 QB race (say Carson Beck gets plenty of playing time in 2022, wins a national title in 2023 and enters the draft) is between talented but mistake-prone redshirt freshman Arch Manning and skilled, reliable redshirt junior Gunnar Stockton. Who does Kirby choose? Based on above we already know the answer. And it is not one that favors Manning.
The "we just won a title" thing doesn't sway QBs. As Smart has been at this recruiting game so long it is amazing that he didn't know this already. Instead, no elite QB is going to come to UGA until Smart shows that he is willing and able to get them into the NFL. Instead as of right now Smart hasn't even shown that he is even willing to put or keep them in the starting lineup.
BINGO
The never-ending, content-producing saga of the UGA QB Room. Didn't the Dawgs just win a NC with essentially the same room?
This isn't the typical fan response of "We didn't want him anyway...". I honestly never thought he would come to Athens--still don't.
Head Down. Jaw Set. Keep Working.
Time to move on. UGA had to go all in on Manning not just for him but potentially other players Kirby wants that might go where Manning goes. Came close but no cigar. Time to move on.
We will see Manning in the SEC in 2025 for one season and his best season and Gunner Stockton will be leading the Dawgs. Texas will give it their best shot to win the SEC in their first year. They will not. Then Manning is probably moving on too.
" Arch Manning drops back, he escapes the pocket. Oh, what a throw by Manning!! Touchdown Texas!"
"That'll make it Alabama 55, Texas 10."