Is Smart the type of coach to run up the score?

#51
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The Original Fade said:
Agree, it’s not a novel concept to score as much as you can in a sporting event like some pretend it is. It’s also not bad sportsmanship
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I agree also.

If a team can’t stop the other one, that’s their problem.

Lots of lesson can be learned from a good beat down.

I’ve always been from the school of thought, “don’t beat me 99 to nothing if you can beat me 100 to nothing”.

The key is, learning the lesson from it and making sure it won’t happen again.
 
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bmaultbay said:
That was more true during the BCS era. I don't think that holds much water now with the selection committee IMO.
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Not to be argumentative....but i think that's what the selection committee wants us to believe. Imo, there is still subjectivity in their selection process.
 
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bmaultbay said:
Is that you Spurrier?
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His logic is sound.

In basketball, do they stop shooting? In baseball, do hitters refuse to bat or do they intentionally strike out?

Is Nebraska (this was after the beat down) supposed to start throwing the ball instead of running the option if they get too far ahead?

How come I have to limit the performance of my team because you can’t get yours to perform?

This isn’t East Mississippi Tech.

You can’t speak of the greatness of your program and how big and bad you are and then cry because some other guy (one you think you are bigger and badder than by the way) is beating the snot out of you
 
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Kirby will not run up the score if they find themselves in a position to do that. If they have a comfortable lead going into the fourth quarter, they will run down the play clock between every snap and every play will be a hand off to a RB. The last drive against South Carolina was 58 yards, took over 9 minutes and ended with the QB taking a knee on the South Carolina 17 yard line.
 
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I don't expect UGA to stray from their game plan in order to not put more points on the board against us. Will they put some young guys in, more than likely, but they won't, not, score.
 
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#60
Kirby may or may not let his team run it up on is. We'll find out on Saturday evening. Depending on how the media reaction to it is, it may be beneficial to his team and their recruiting efforts or it may backfire on him. Depends on the score early on and what the final score is and how UGA achieved it.

The sports media may love it or take pity on UT if the game were out of hand and if Georgia just continued piling it on with starters in late in the game.
 
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#61
UGA fan here... Kirby won’t run up the score on purpose. Unless the third stringers are making huge runs, which he can’t really help. Once a game is in control he runs the ball, for sure on first and second downs (and sometimes third down too). Y’all could probably put 10 in the box and he’d still run it with a good lead in the second half. But who knows, nothing is guaranteed that UGA will have a huge lead.
 
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B1LLYB0B said:
UGA fan here... Kirby won’t run up the score on purpose. Unless the third stringers are making huge runs, which he can’t really help. Once a game is in control he runs the ball, for sure on first and second downs (and sometimes third down too). Y’all could probably put 10 in the box and he’d still run it with a good lead in the second half. But who knows, nothing is guaranteed that UGA will have a huge lead.
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Be honest. What do you and your other Dawg buddies think about us Vols fans having a serious discussion about this?
 
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MurphyVol said:
I work with a lot of UGA fans and boosters. They absolutely despise Pruitt.

Fran Tarkenton was quoted as saying Pruitt brought a disruptive culture and that there was a lack of respect involved. He said that he would work well with Saban because Saban would not let an assistsnt question who is is.
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It sounds like to me that the Georgia/Pruitt bad blood is because Pruitt showed up there, saw what he thought was an "Alabama East," and gave Richt and the rest of the existing staff a piece of his mind about it.

Now a Saban disciple is running Georgia and that's exactly what it has turned into. Go figure.
 
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I must have missed it along the way, but I’ve heard about this rift between Kirby and Pruitt. Anyone know what’s it’s about or if it’s even true? As far as running up the score, it’ll be another 40 + point win, but Kirby won’t run it up in the traditional sense. But he can’t help it if we fumble and throw pick sixes all day. He’s got to run his offense.
 
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I think they realize y’all are going through a big change, especially with schemes on both sides of the ball, and realize Pruitt has a tough few years ahead of him until he gets players that match those schemes. So, to have a conversation like this is kind of expected, mainly due to Butch. Smart got lucky with walking into a team with top 7 or so talent. He didn’t have to change too much on defense, as he and Pruitt are Saban disciples. The struggle came from changing from a zone blocking to smash mouth o-line/run game. As you saw in 2016. This will be worth it for y’all too in the long run, just o-line recruiting is going to be crucial the next couple of years (Morris is a great start). Pruitt’s offensive coordinator is going to be key going forward, as Pruitt will get your defense there in a few years.
 
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It's pretty impressive that Smart talked about Banks bringing the heat when he runs. I think he expects to see him get a lot of carries this game.
 
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99gator said:
His logic is sound.

In basketball, do they stop shooting? In baseball, do hitters refuse to bat or do they intentionally strike out?

Is Nebraska (this was after the beat down) supposed to start throwing the ball instead of running the option if they get too far ahead?

How come I have to limit the performance of my team because you can’t get yours to perform?

This isn’t East Mississippi Tech.

You can’t speak of the greatness of your program and how big and bad you are and then cry because some other guy (one you think you are bigger and badder than by the way) is beating the snot out of you
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lol...Name 5 posters on this board not named D4H that are talking about how big and bad we are. It's pretty clear to 99% of us what state we are currently in. As was stated before, I just don't want to see the cheap stuff and chop blocks while it is happening, and while we are at it, fair officiating. UGA shouldn't need help from either to name the score of this game.
 
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gomovol said:
Austin Peay only lost by 45. Will the Vols be able to beat that?
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In 1981 UT-0, UGA-44. UT was a much better team then than this current squad. UGA had Hershel Walker.
I feel like another one of these type of beat downs is coming and probably by UGA, Bama and possibly Auburn. Hope I'm wrong.
 
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#70
I don't have a problem with a team that scores whatever they can as long as they are not dirty about it. I mean if you are up by 4 TD's and don't kneel it with less than a minute left then that is kind of crappy. Although it is our job to stop them. If we cant then we deserve whatever we get. UGA still has a few kids left from that Hailmary game so you can bet they are going to want to punish UT.
 
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jimed1 said:
In 1981 UT-0, UGA-44. UT was a much better team then than this current squad. UGA had Hershel Walker.
I feel like another one of these type of beat downs is coming and probably by UGA, Bama and possibly Auburn. Hope I'm wrong.
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Buckle up and get ready. October will be prison violation month.
 
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rjd970 said:
lol...Name 5 posters on this board not named D4H that are talking about how big and bad we are. It's pretty clear to 99% of us what state we are currently in. As was stated before, I just don't want to see the cheap stuff and chop blocks while it is happening, and while we are at it, fair officiating. UGA shouldn't need help from either to name the score of this game.
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Big and bad “program”, not “big and bad” team.

I’m quite sure most posters here would argue Tennessee is one of the elite college football programs of all time.

It should, therefore, be beneath you to complain about “running up the score”
 
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TheAnti-Dog said:
The bad blood that is referenced here actually was between Pruitt and the UGA AD, McGarrity. When McGarrity hired Smart, he supposedly told him that he could not allow Pruitt to be retained, the way he was acting....Pruitt allegedly challenged Richt to a fist-fight in Richt's front yard and went into a closed-door meeting with McGarrity and cussed him out, too, for good measure. That's how pissed off Pruitt was after the 2015 UF/UGA game. I don't believe there's any bad blood between Pruitt and Smart.
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Sounds like we hired the right ALPHA Male. We needed a hard-nosed arrogant alpha male after the beta Dooley and Butch episodes.
 
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Hawkeye4588 said:
We all know we have a huge spread for Saturday's game but I am still thinking Tennessee will cover because Smart is a Saban disciple and Saban is really good about calling off the dogs in a mismatch. For evidence Saban is a little over 54% lifetime in covering the spread but only 33% when the spread is over 35 points. I think that is one reason so many coaches respect Saban when they should resent his success. In fact, I am fairly confident that Saban will do his best not to humiliate Pruitt considering their previous relationship and Saban's history of pulling back when the lead gets substantial. My only concern with Smart is I have heard he and Pruitt did not get along so if this becomes a sibling rivalry type thing Smart might take a lead and run with it.

One other thing, I wonder if our guys play with a chip on their shoulder. Everyone, especially in the media, have written them off as inferior to everyone else in the SEC. I think this either makes them quit kind of like we saw against Florida if they get down early or whips them into proving everyone wrong. I am hoping for the latter of course.
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I remember when we used to be the ones running up the score . 🤦‍♂️
 
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99gator said:
Big and bad “program”, not “big and bad” team.

I’m quite sure most posters here would argue Tennessee is one of the elite college football programs of all time.

It should, therefore, be beneath you to complain about “running up the score”
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We are not one of the elite programs of all time. That’s just a fact. Most of the things we bragged about 15-20 years ago are no longer relevant or are flat out not true
 
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