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This is to be expected and no one should have a negative reaction towards Vandagriff. This isn't like the unnamed QB who went to Ohio State even after getting playing time Freshman year.
We all expected Beck to transfer but he stayed and with Beck not yet likely at his NFL scoring peak, staying another year means somebody has to go.
This puts us in great shape with Stockton being a likely solid backup with Raiola now seeing more room for himself in the room.
I just wish we could attract WRs like we do QBs
Is there anyone who deosn't think we win Saturday if we had SB at QB? Not that CB did anything wrong, but SB would have found a way to run around a little more in the pocket with BAMA's pass rush and given our receivers a little extra second to get open or he would have kept it and ran for a 1st down himself.
With BAMA's pass rush CB only had 2.5 seconds to get rid of it in the pocket or else. THe BAMA DB's knew that and played extremely aggressive, knowing it would be a quick pass.
Heck we even tried throwing it to BB 3 yards behind the line of scrimmage hoping he could maul his way for a positive gain.
Hallelujah. While I have zero animosity for BVG or any other transfer (Burton excluded; story for another time), I do indeed miss the loyalty factor CFB has had for years that is long gone in the pro's (decades gone), relatively speaking. That said, this is expanding my CFB "watch base"... I'll probably start watching whichever team BVG goes to just because I think he's such a DGD... kind of ironic, right?
I have been saying this for a while, and now it is at a point I knew would happen but hope it never would. BVG is finally leaving after being in UGA since 2021. I watched videos of his high school games. I wish him the best wherever he goes. This one will hurt a lot worse than all the others.
Just take a little trip with me down memory lane. We started Jake Fromm over Jacob Eason after Eason's injury. Eason was not elite, but he was better than Fromm, IMO. Then we got Fields, and, for some reason, still started J Fromm, who could barely pass the ball 15 yards down the field. After Fromm left, we were stuck with JT Daniels, D'Wan Mathis and Stetson Bennett in 2020. Carson was never considered in 2020. BVG was the better QB in 2021, IMO, even if he wasn't battle tested. During that time, we had an underused George Pickens, who got drafted and is doing well in the league. Burton transferred to BAMA and shows how talented he is. Then, AD Mitchell transferred to Texas a year after winning two chips.
Offensively, I can understand why players transfer. The offensive calls made this past SEC Championship also speak volumes about why they transferred. The game plan had to change we didn't have players like Big O to seal the edge on runs.
Agree, but I do think our WRs were pretty good... would have been nice to see more RJS, Lovett, Bell, etc. in SECC game given how banged up McConkey and Bowers were...
So if BB and LM were not getting reps while they were trying to rest their inuries, per KS, THen who was getting those reps and why didn't they factor more in the game Saturday?
It was almost like a Ladd at maybe 80% or a Brock Bowers at 85% was better than anyone else at 100%? What does that say about our receiving corps? Or does it say more about who CB feles comfortable with?
Maybe he will transfer to Oklahoma, where he originally committed before switching to UGA. Oklahoma's QB, Dillon Gabriel, has also entered the portal, thus creating an opening. Good luck wherever you go, BVG.
I wonder if Beck entering the transfer portal points Beck deciding to take the NIL offer and stay?
Okalahoma's QB entered the portal because they have a new OC coming in and they have a dual threat QB waiting in the wings who threw for 67 TD's in 2years of HS and ran for another 37 or so. He is a 5 star with more "upside" they say. Their QB saw the writing on the wall.
I wonder if Vandergriff entering the transfer portal points to Beck deciding to take the NIL offer and stay?
Not surptising. Too many in the Qback room with the 2 new recruits.
Mark me as a no to winning if Bennett was playing. Both were in the exact same situation vs alabama but when Bennett was in the situation his defense made the stops.
May go to USC with the coach he originally he committed with .
Wish him well. Sounds like Kentucky is making some noise about Vandagriff. He needs to go somewhere he can start and improve his NFL draft potential.
You know what...that's exactly why Mathew Stafford wasn't completely successful at UGA. He couldn't move. That kind of QB is good for at least 1 loss per year [IMO], for the very reason you mentioned. UNLESS...you have an "all-world" Defense and Special Teams to rely on, in keeping the score within reach.
Lol...and, even then...no guarantee. See the '21 SECCG. I still don't fully understand what happened in that game. I believe, half the team was either sick...or, just getting over being sick...and, we're too weak to play. Defense lost it in '21...and defense lost it Saturday. The thing is...The offense didn't Win it...and, therein lies the rub.
I would comment on all that, but, what's the use?. We know what happened this year...on both sides of the ball. I'm looking forward to the Co-Natty in the Orange Bowl. FSU is no pushover. They may have a better defense than either UGA or Bama. It'll be a challenge for Beck. But, I think he's ready for it.
Who would've thought, that injuries would've had this kind of impact on a UGA Defense...much less Offense?.
I was amazed at the maturity those Freshmen LB's showed Saturday. Wait till they've had an offseason in the weight and conditioning program in Athens. They will be a year further along than Dean was, in '20. They'll be faster, stronger and smarter....and, the game will slow down for them.