Ummm, maybe but the fact is CJH is winless against GA and will probably be for the foreseeable future. This was His best opportunity at home and he squandered it by going conservative/scared, esp after the fumble by GA. I thought only Butch Jones could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with such skill. This was an epic fail anyway you look at it. We can all point to positives but the bottom line- we lost another game we should have won, regardless if we were supposed to win. Our freshmen CB TR, a good player (a top 50 CB in the country) not offered by GA was burned all night. Until CJH places an emphasis on elite defensive players (esp in the secondary, like Kirby has done it’s going to be more of the same-good but never great). Go back and look at GAs last 7-8 recruiting classes, 2-3 top players (in the country or their position) on defense almost every year. Elite CBs, elite safeties…. Who was the last Elite CB or Safety TN signed? I cannot think of 1 5 star under CJH but can think of several for GA. Our Pass defense ranks like 88th nationally but our DC is top 2-3 paid in the country…doesn’t add up. We made Stockton look like a heisman front runner tonight. I really like how CJH made us competitive again, good but not great. You have to win these types of games to get over the hump. We’ve had some good wins & bowl wins under CJH but no championships. Maybe next year or the year after but we need some elite playmakers (requires elite recruiting & coaching, esp in the secondary.
We had 4th and 6th with a few mins left to end the game…We give up a long TD. We looked lost on the 2 point conversion needed by GA. We had a false start on a FG to win, we miss a FG to win. Today sucked anyway you slice it. Disappointing to lose like we did.
While there are positives to take away this felt more like a fail.
