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Gunner is going to be a beast as the season progresses. The O'Line has to get healthy and form some type of synergy. The DB's have to play the dang ball and when we took the lead, Bobo went back to runs up the middle. Develop a "Finish Them" mentality Bobo.
Big shout out to Bo Hughley at RT. And his Langston Hughes buddy Dontrell Glover at RG. This is exactly what happened the previous week vs. A-P. It was not until the combo of Hughley/Glover on the right side did we stop the bleeding. I think Glover's holding was him trying to cover for Uini. I feel for Uini. No one want/tries to have that kind of performance. Not sure what has happened to him. Who I don't feel for is Stacey Searles who took over 3 quarters to get the right side back to Glover/Hughes. Even Herbstreit saw it/called it out. Clearly, Glover made and impression vs A-P and I was happy to see him get the start. I could not believe he went with Uini over Bo at RT. ****? Hughley was our best RT versus A-P, but somehow he must be on Searles' wrong side and wasn't subbed in for Uini until Q4.
My apologies. I have Searles living in my head rent free these days.
Great to get out of Knoxville with a W. Go DAWGS.
Well said. The post of the season so far. But can also be used to address Bobo the last 2 seasons. Bobo's play calling is killing this team.
"This would be an F if it were based on the play of the cornerbacks". Did somebody give CR truth serum? Nice to see some objective reporting. CB play was horrendous yesterday from all 3 "top" CB's. Scary when you think that AL Ryan Williams is coming to town in 2 weeks. Shows you that high school ratings are NFL "projections" based on measurables (size and speed).
I don't think CR has ever played darts. Great throw by GS was a "dropped it in the bucket" throw and not a dart. Great throw, excellent catch. That being said GS is improving BUT he cannot continue to miss seeing open receivers. Gotta know where everyone is, who is primary and who is secondary, and get the ball out quickly.
OL? Along with Bobo's play calling OL play is 1A and 1B of what is killing this team. Hard to believe UGA is down to a true freshman at RG and Uini at RT. UGA has like 17 OL. Can't any of them play? Marcus Harrison has been in the program 3 years. He's 6'7" 325 lbs. You are telling me he can't play a down after what we saw at RT yesterday?
It was a thriller of a game, but the Dawgs managed to maintain their mastery over the Tennessee Vols Saturday. Click below to read my analysis of the game in the latest Junkyard Blawg.
https://billkingjunkyardblawg.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/kirby-smarts-2025-dawgs-definitely-are-not-quitters/
OK so let's all be honest here, Tennessee has a hell of a defense. Probably one of the best I have seen all year in the SEC, minus Oklahoma. Another point, aside from the backside fumble, Gunner did a hell of a job on Saturday on the road against a team that could end up in the playoffs. Yes, the defense did not play to its standards, but I think Kirby will spend the next two weeks taking care of that.
"GtheGreek"—Great points and very well stated.
@My_Dawg_Ryan why should UGA do perimeter runs when they don't have the personnel for it? Perimeter runs require some combination of A. future NFL starters at RB, B. lead blocking and C. edge blocking. For A., UGA doesn't even have a Kenny McIntosh, let alone a James Cook or D'Andre Swift and certainly not a Sony Michel or Nick Chubb, at RB. For B., They don't have a fullback in the program, not even as a walk-on. For C. they don't play blocking TEs and they no longer rotate 3 future NFL starters at OT.
UGA 2021-2022 had James Cook and Kenny McIntosh at RB, John FitzPatrick (6'7", 262 lbs) and Darnell Washington (6'7", 265 lbs) at TE; Amarius Mims, Broderick Jones and Warren McClendon at OT. UGA 2025 has no tailback to rush for 85 yards against FBS competition, 235 - 245 lb TEs and future 4th to 6th round picks who are far more likely to play guard than tackle in the NFL at OT.
It is fascinating how so many football fans focus on playcalling instead of personnel. If you could take any old roster to a national title with just good playcalling, everyone would do it. Just like last season when everyone thought that the solution to UGA's problems on offense was to just throw it to Delp and Luckie more, as if neither of them having anything approximating Brock Bowers' talent to separate from defenders, get open and make catches didn't matter.
@David1 - Thanks man! I am amazed that such a blatant offensive pass interference call was missed by not just the refs but many others. Comparing it to Humphries’ gentle tap to the defender’s chest is like comparing a slap to the shoulder to a fist square to the jaw. One was a common push. The other was an absolute mugging.
maybe he meant lawn darts
The grades are the grades, merely one writer's opinion. But I refuse to blame Stockton for his fumble. People just believe QBs can automatically feel pressure from their backside. It's not automatic. And your linemen shouldn't be getting whipped like Freeling did anyway. It started at the end of last season continued into the playoff game and, apparently, it's continuing now against top-level competition. Also, our secondary play was bad BUT, as Kirby noted, our guys were often in position to play the ball, they just got outplayed for it. Hopefully, that wont' always be the case. I believe they'll have a better showing against Alabama. And my final point is, I thought Bobo called a decent game, but he was far too conservative after the first drive of the third quarter when we could have really opened up the lead. That's what Kirby meant in his post-game comments about putting teams away when we have the opportunity. We had a couple of possessions in UT territory where we did absolutely nothing. Must improve on that. But all that said, it's nine in a row over Rocky Top. Feels so good.
@DallasDawg "And my final point is, I thought Bobo called a decent game, but he was far too conservative after the first drive of the third quarter when we could have really opened up the lead. That's what Kirby meant in his post-game comments about putting teams away when we have the opportunity "
Huh? Tennessee scored 20 points after that, and that doesn't include the missed field goal. There were also the 3 straight TDs to open the game. And UGA would have been in an even bigger hole had the Vol QG Aguilar not choked and spent nearly all the 2nd and 3rd quarters missing wide open receivers. (Yes, they were open. Aguilar either didn't see them or threw them either late or off target when he did. The announcers mentioned this often.) This was one of the worst days for the UGA defense since 2016: 41 points, 496 yards of total offense and would have been worse - indeed the game would have been over - had Aguilar played a better 2nd and 3rd quarter and had Heupel's playcalling been better on that last drive when he was blatantly playing for a field goal and during OT. (Yes, the 2017 playoff game to OU was worse, but OU was actually a great offensive team with a bunch of future NFL starters on offense. Bama and UF in 2020? Bama in 2021? Same. Bama in 2022?) Blame the turnovers. And yet people still find ways to blame Bobo. Amazing.