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What comes next for Georgia football as Bulldogs enter offseason needing to reload 2025 roster
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What comes next for Georgia football as Bulldogs enter offseason needing to reload 2025 roster
NEW ORLEANS — Kirby Smart knew that it would be the last time several members of the Georgia program would wear the red and black.
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2024 edition were competitors, fighters, SEC Champions, endured a challenging schedule. Salute!
Hopefully some changes to the coaching staff, especially on offense. If Kirby doesn’t make any changes at OC and OL coaches, he’ll be telling all of college football and Georgia fans that he’s satisfied with the offense as is.
I really hope he doesn’t think that way and does what needs to be done. I know we’re all a bunch of armchair QBs, but we all know when changes need to be made. Time to let the buddies go, except Muschamp. Schumman definitely missed him being on the sidelines this season and our defense suffered because of it.
The SEC just got shot into the reality of today's football playoff and NIL/transfer portal era. Only (1) SEC team will be in the first CFP Semis or finals. A rarity. The other leagues have caught up with the SEC.
As Seth Emerson said in an article this morning, the SEC DID need a wake-up call. And Georgia can no longer just beat up lesser teams in the SEC East and waltz into the SECCG. The competition has gotten tougher for the B1G as well. 6 of the Top 10 ranked transfer portal teams are currently in the SEC. Teams are getting the memo, and the blue chips like GA and Bama can't hog all the good players any longer. Development will still be important for some players, but if you want to go and play in the NFL and make some good $$$ along the way, then you need to be a starter somewhere sooner rather than later.
Kirby will need to adjust to the new reality, and it may require new coaches as well.
THere is a growing cry among many in the fan base per Athalon for Kirby to fire Bobo. THe problem is how do you fire your best friend? I'll be honest, I don't think I could do it without there being just a clear and utter failure. I mean they probably go on vactions together. Thats one thing I admire about Saban, he didn't make bosom buddies with his coordinators. Seems like he went through several OC's over the years and he got good results with each one. I believe there is a cry among the BAMA fan base to fire DeBoer or for him to fire his OC, whom I believe is a friend he brought over with him from Washington. Interesting.
I don't think Kirby has it in him. Probably willing to turn a blind eye for another year at least to see if there is any improvement-like scoring in the first half.
I know this is off topic, but anyone wonder why the comments feature of this site doesn't work on a phone?
offensive line and receivers were our downfall this year. Bobo is a good coordinator , need to look at OL and receiver coaches .
Some players may not have been as talented, or performed as well as others. But there were no quitters on this team that took the field each week..a team full of fighters..GoDAWGS!
I am waiting to see how this all shakes out as off season deepens. I suspect there will be a new UGA team and maybe staff look next spring. Some coaching moves and a whole lot of player faces we have not yet seen. Smart is a loyalist to friends. Who knows how he will handle the poor offensive showing? I am not speculating. Georgia may go through a substantial transformation. Maybe not. If he truly is about winning, and he is, he will make the necessary adjustments to make it happen. He is no rookie. Coach Smart is an excellent leader and coach. I am anxious to see 2025 unfold as he plans his next moves.
you’re wrong about Smart, if he was about winning and not loyalty, he would have put fields in over Fromm when our offense was struggling. He would have put in different WRs that could catch instead of keeping Smith and Bell out there with the same result, he would have benched Beck for a game during his multi-game INTs for a few weeks to get his head right. Smarts one flaw (and I’ve said this for years now) he is loyal to a default and will never reach Sabans level if he can’t stop being buddy buddy and make the hard decisions
Generally fair points, but "Georgia can no longer just beat up lesser teams in the SEC East and waltz into the SECCG" is kind of a odd remark in a year when Georgia won the SEC without going through a division.
Yeah you know how it is with those multiple national title coaches who set record win streaks - winning just isn't all that important to them.
And please tell me you don't honestly believe that Saban would have built that dynasty if NIL and the portal had come among a decade earlier?
I have to admit that the lack of any commitments from the transfer portal is concerning. Especially after some of the disappointments on national signing day. Still plenty of time, but would like to see some additions before spring practice.
This is actually a pretty fair assessment in my view.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/the-path-forward-for-georgia-after-bad-sugar-bowl-loss-three-fixes-that-dont-require-a-big-name-transfer-qb/
I'll be interested to watch for the decisions these draft eligible guys make. The only ones I see with a high degree of certainty declaring are the four defensive guys - Walker, Starks, Williams and Everette. Mayve Thorson will to, as he's certainly got the performance to get drafted. Don't know if the offensive guys do; maybe Ratledge and Wilson. I certainly think the skill guys need more work before being ready for the league. I could see Bell and Smith transferring as they may get passed by younger guys or anyone we may get out of the portal, especially if we can land the USC guys. I actually hope Young is cleared and stays; I think he never really had much chance to show just what he's capable of doing. Etienne has a tough choice to make; RBs generally have such a short career in the league, I'm usually in favor of them getting what they can before they age out. But with his injury history and hot/cold performance this year, teams may be hesitant to take him this year.