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I’m not sure there is much that could top beating Bama this weekend. We have been down so long and we haven’t had an upset win like this in years. I might even forget how bad 2020 truly was and start to refer it as the year we finally started beating Bama again.

Friend in 2021: Man am I glad that 2020 is over. That year sucked!
Me: Silence
Friend: What are you doing? Are you even listening?
Me: Silence
Friend: Are you watching the Bama game again? My gosh it has to be the 100th time you’ve watched it and it’s only January.
Me: It never gets old. 2020 was the best.
 
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MarcoVol said:
I disagree. Both in recruiting rankings and how they’ve played, UGA has been much tougher during Pruitt’s tenure.

UGA record by year with more info on losses to teams they should beat and/or when they were beat by 2 scores - starting with Butch’s first season:

2013: 8-5
- lost to Mizzou by 15
- lost to Vandy
- lost to Nebraska in Gator Bowl

2014: 10-3
- lost to SC
- lost to FL by 18
- lost to GT

2015: 10-3
- lost to Bama by 28
- lost to FL by 24

2016: 8-5
- lost to Ole Miss by 31
- lost to Vandy
- lost to FL by 14
- lost to GT

2017: 13-2
- lost to AU by 23

2018 (Pruitt’s first at UT): 11-3
- lost to LSU by 20

2019: 12-2
- lost to SC by 3 in 2 OT
- lost to LSU by 27 (LSU Nat’l Champs)

2020: 3-1
- lost to Bama by 17

Anyway you slice it, they’re better now than when Butch faced them.

Edit: I sure hope this ends the discussion bc I’m not tryna look at more UGA stuff.
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I think richt is a better coach than Kirby was the SEC as a whole was 10x better when richt was at UGA vs when Kirby got there. If you look at the team and program that was built and established for Kirby its east to see why there have been a bit of a downfall. The sec is just down compared to most years that why i think Kirby is looking better than he is.
 
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HankHill said:
I think richt is a better coach than Kirby was the SEC as a whole was 10x better when richt was at UGA vs when Kirby got there. If you look at the team and program that was built and established for Kirby its east to see why there have been a bit of a downfall. The sec is just down compared to most years that why i think Kirby is looking better than he is.
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I’m not defending Kirby.

Suave just happens to be wrong about this one is all. UGA was getting blown out and lost plenty of games they shouldn’t have when Butch was here.

They are now more talented - no debate - and they are putting together better results on the field.
 
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Kristy* said:
It's a message board. To discuss Tennessee football, which happens to include the players on the team. Nobody is saying JG is a bad guy. And most acknowledge it's not his fault that he's bad. It's on the coaches for lack of development or unwillingness to move on from him. JG just is what he is. He doesn't have it and never will. It doesn't mean we think he doesn't try or bleed orange. One thing is obvious though - he isn't a leader, and that is a pretty important trait of a successful QB.
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I promise I wasn’t belly aching haha. I was just sharing some personal experience. But yeah this msg board is meant for discussions and all & I truly understand that. I, like others, don’t understand the ones that spew hatred & wish Covid-19 on the kid. That’s someone’s child. Kinda effed. But anyways, I think Maurer starts this weekend & Bailey sees some time. I think we’ve seen the last of Shrout in a Tennessee uniform. Some would disagree with me on that.
 
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jakez4ut said:
it doesn't get talked about much...but you can make a case, based on the early returns, that arkansas hit home runs on both coordinators........
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Oh for sure. I don't even need to see what happens this year or next. Long term, Briles and Odom are a top notch combo. Top 3 in SEC imo.

They went straight to an attacking high scoring style of offense and DC that has done more with less...

Hate to say it, and Chaney is solid, but if we had gone with Briles I can only imagine we would be scoring more by his Y2.
 
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Devo182 said:
Oh for sure. I don't even need to see what happens this year or next. Long term, Briles and Odom are a top notch combo. Top 3 in SEC imo.
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well, i'm not ready to go there just yet.....the shine can wear off...especially at a place like Arkansas......but early returns are good.....
 
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Ten_Titans said:
Over the course of last year and this year, it seems like Pruitt is putting other QBs out there simply to justify why he keeps starting JG.

It doesn't feel like he actually believes they are going to do any better, or that he is doing it to help them develop in the offense.
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I think the idea that Pruitt is so conscious and concerned about what fans think that he would maneuver his QB situation to “make a point” or to “justify” to Billy in section MM is just...well...silly.

Pruitt ain’t worried about what we think, and what we think has zero influence over who plays on Saturdays. Right, wrong, or whatever, he plays the people he thinks give them the best chance to win.

Let’s see how this plays out the next 2-3 weeks.
 
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butchna said:
I held on to that “he’s the least likely to get us BEAT” sentiment...til he started getting us beat.
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Same. I was firmly comfortable with that idea because contrary to perception, JG has been relatively secure with the ball in his career.

I’m at the point now, where maybe we have been thinking about QB all wrong. We need a playmaker at the position. Someone who just makes plays.
 
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GojiraVol17 said:
I promise I wasn’t belly aching haha. I was just sharing some personal experience. But yeah this msg board is meant for discussions and all & I truly understand that. I, like others, don’t understand the ones that spew hatred & wish Covid-19 on the kid. That’s someone’s child. Kinda effed. But anyways, I think Maurer starts this weekend & Bailey sees some time. I think we’ve seen the last of Shrout in a Tennessee uniform. Some would disagree with me on that.
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Because Shrout threw an interception on his one pass attempt, last week ? I hope u are wrong, JG has been allowed to make hundreds a mistakes, surely Shrout gets another chance after only one mistake and 3 plays. I'm not saying Shrout is the answer at QB, but I would like to see more of a sample size, than one pass attempt and 3 plays
 
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