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Mike you are right about the team being tired after running the gauntlet of tough games at the end of the season. Bama on the other hand coasted in a relatively weak west.
Another issue that Kirby is too proud to make is the political one. You have raised the issue on Finebaum and elsewhere nationally but no way Sankey or Bama let an undefeated #1 seed Bama get knocked out of the CFP without some vigorous argument or debate particularly as Texas slides in with a weak scheduled.
And last but not least, there is no way a Michigan AD should have been on the selection committee after the cheating scandal broke. He should have recused himself and let the committee go one short. UGA still doesn’t get the political benefit of the doubt and needs Pres Moorehead or someone to assert some clout in the SEC boardroom.
Mike, we've got a much tougher schedule next season, so I am not going to shed tears over our relatively easy schedule this season when you look at next season. It's a LOT tougher coming up this season, so we can't be making excuses about schedules.
Injuries are part of the game. Would Bowers or Mims playing made a difference? Who knows, and who really cares at this point? Not me. Why are we wasting time talking about what could have been? Geez.
Next season add in a tough as heck schedule with a 12 team playoff, and we'll be begging for this year's schedule.
Whichever team wins the National Championship game next season will more than deserve it.
At halftime in Pasadena FSU would probably be screaming that they would be doing much better against Michigan. The one thing that sticks out is the pressure Michigan has been able to get in the first half. 5 sacks! In our game against Bama we were not able to get that kind of pressure on Milroe. He sat back there and nailed us. Bobo for some reason can’t select a first down play other than run between tackles. And too often the same on the second down. Too predictable. Will have to “up” our game to be competitive next year.
Im done looking back, yep believe it or not Me navydawg is done with 2023. I’m now in looking forward mode. I’ll say this our Dawgs did win 12 straight and broke all sorts of records. No Way can I be ashamed of them, or even disappointed With them, I’m disappointed For them.
But I’m Super excited about the 2024 version of the Dawgs. As some of you have pointed out our Dawgs do have a gauntlet to run. But that should shut the mouths of the talking heads about strength of schedule.
But if Any HC and staff can prepare a team for tough going it’s Kirby Smart and staff !! I’m excited about the #1 recruiting class, I’m excited about the veteran players we’ll have coming back, and I’m excited about what Kirby has done thus far dipping his net in the TP.
Speaking of players coming back, because of injuries Allot of guys played a Ton of snaps, some all 13 games that Might not have played except only in garbage time. So though the injuries hurt us in 2023 in a perversely sort of ironic way those injuries may have seasoned and give experience to all those guys.
Carson Beck coming back was Huge, though I have plenty of confidence in Gunner to. I think 21 of 28 signees are Early Enrollees please correct me on that if I’m wrong. That’s helpful. Also I think 15 of those participated in Orange Bowl practices.
Lastly and this to is Very Important, our Dawgs aren’t the only team losing guys to the NFL and TP. Those teams we will play lost guys to. With NO disrespect at all what so ever, but in the Dawgs case, by and large the guys that hit the TP probably needed to do so. There might be a couple that we’d have liked to have kept, but mostly Dawgs traded up instead of down !! Go Dawgs !!
I agree with everything said but if the Dawgs were tired after this years mid-level, mini gauntlet, where will they be in 2024 after a neutral site game in the Atl against a hungry Clemson, Kentucky in Lexington, Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Texas in Austin, Florida in Gator land, Ole Miss in Oxford, & closing with the Vols & a highly possessed Tech in Athens?
So you mean the referees would of helped us instead. I totally agree.
Our coordinators blew it. Sure the players made a couple mistakes that didn't help but if we called a more aggressive game on both sides we win going away. C rap coordinating lost us that game.
Injuries definitely played a big role. Even so I think we were a top 3 team. Our coordinators just picked a bad game to freeze up and go conservative. This happened against GT, Auburn and Missouri also. Bobo just puckers up and calls games to not lose. He needs to see a shrink.
I find it interesting that the two games the Bummers lost were both officiated by Non-SEC officials. Curious isn't it??
Regarding schedule strength…Recall Kentucky was ranked top-15 (maybe ~ 20) when we played this year. Even think a few ESPN "experts" calling for an upset.