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Heartbreaking loss yesterday. I feel great about our season. But, 3-0 woulda been far better than 2-1. We just couldn't close it out the last 5 minutes and resulting OT. Proud of our Vols for leaving it all out there. I believe every goal we have for the season is still in front of us. Let's get healthy and use this for motivation going forward!

That being said and I'm not sure anyone wants to hear it. But ... Kirby Smart had 0 fake injuries yesterday. We ran our pace offense for longer dominant drives on 2 or 3 occasions. Not once did a UGA player fake an injury to stop a drive. šŸ˜³ I've never been a CKS fan. Especially the way he acts like a sugar laden child on the sidelines often.

But, these discussions have gone on @ how to fix this problem ad nauseam. As bad as it pains me to say it, I have to give credit to Smart for not succumbing to the temptation in a huge game against the poster child offense for fake injury. Kudos for setting the example if we're actually gonna fix this problem.

Now, I hope you lose every game in the future of CFB (well exc ND, OSu, or UM) šŸ‘¹. But, I certainly gained some respect yesterday.

<Apologies if too soon>
 
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Same here. Agree on Kirby w/ the fake penalties...didn't think about that until you mentioned it. Was such a cleaner game w/o the stoppage nonsense. He's been thru the fire and knows how to manage games...you keep playing and stay in it until the end. On most every situation where the game was on the line, they made a play. We did too, but just ran out of clock. UGA looks legit if they play like they did the rest of the way. On the other hand, for our Vols, I'm getting a bit of the Hendon Hooker offense vibe and think we're going to be tough to stop. On paper, we should have a better D than when he played. Really need to get our DBs back...our frosh DBs did great against lesser competition, but inexperience showed against UGA talent.
 
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Why does everyone seem to dislike Kirby? Is it because heā€™s the coach of a rival team? I think heā€™s a good coach. Granted, heā€™s at a school in a talent rich state but still, he wins. He doesnā€™t use gimmicks nor things like the OP said in using fake injuries. My take on him came after the FSU thrashing when he stated college football has to figure out what it wants. Then, he gave credit to FSU not having their full allotment of players instead of stating how great he and Georgia are.
 
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#1fulmerite said:
Why does everyone seem to dislike Kirby? Is it because heā€™s the coach of a rival team? I think heā€™s a good coach. Granted, heā€™s at a school in a talent rich state but still, he wins. He doesnā€™t use gimmicks nor things like the OP said in using fake injuries. My take on him came after the FSU thrashing when he stated college football has to figure out what it wants. Then, he gave credit to FSU not having their full allotment of players instead of stating how great he and Georgia are.
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I agree I have a hard time hating the guy. Always gives respect to the other team win or lose in hard fought games. No bs fake injuries and coaches a heck of a game.
 
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#1fulmerite said:
Why does everyone seem to dislike Kirby? Is it because heā€™s the coach of a rival team? I think heā€™s a good coach. Granted, heā€™s at a school in a talent rich state but still, he wins. He doesnā€™t use gimmicks nor things like the OP said in using fake injuries. My take on him came after the FSU thrashing when he stated college football has to figure out what it wants. Then, he gave credit to FSU not having their full allotment of players instead of stating how great he and Georgia are.
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They donā€™t like him because they donā€™t like Georgia fans. Same reason they didnā€™t like Saban.
Now that Saban has retired, mainly see posts complementing things he says.
Kirby will get the same treatment in time.
I suspect a lot of those same people who say they ā€œhateā€ Kirby would hire him in a secondā€¦
 
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#1fulmerite said:
Why does everyone seem to dislike Kirby? Is it because heā€™s the coach of a rival team? I think heā€™s a good coach. Granted, heā€™s at a school in a talent rich state but still, he wins. He doesnā€™t use gimmicks nor things like the OP said in using fake injuries. My take on him came after the FSU thrashing when he stated college football has to figure out what it wants. Then, he gave credit to FSU not having their full allotment of players instead of stating how great he and Georgia are.
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Mehā€¦. Whatever you sayā€¦. Iā€™d still like to punch him in his big fat mouth
 
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I don't want to like Kirby cuz he coaches the Dogs, but I respect him as the best coach in college football now that Saban is gone. Compare Kirby's character with somebody like Lane Kiffen and you see what I mean.
 
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#1fulmerite said:
Why does everyone seem to dislike Kirby? Is it because heā€™s the coach of a rival team? I think heā€™s a good coach. Granted, heā€™s at a school in a talent rich state but still, he wins. He doesnā€™t use gimmicks nor things like the OP said in using fake injuries. My take on him came after the FSU thrashing when he stated college football has to figure out what it wants. Then, he gave credit to FSU not having their full allotment of players instead of stating how great he and Georgia are.
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We don't like him because he is our main nemesis at the moment, and I see you throwing subtle darts again.;)
 
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No fake injuries was nice. They shouldnā€™t allow stopping or have some sort of balance agreement with commercials also. UGA has no commercials on their 8 minute drive to start the 3rd. Then commercial after commercial. It really changes the rhythm and can cool a drive.

On Kirby the ā€œlot of whistling by the graveyardā€, I thought he as gaslighting his team with ā€œno one believes in usā€, but I guess he believes it himself. When they were ranked 2nd highest SEC school to start and in the top 4 in the coaches poll, while UT had to start at the bottom half after making the playoffs the year beforeā€”below Florida and South Carolinaā€”and work their way up. No one even mentioned UT for a potential SEC champ or playoff run in the media after Nico left with all they lost on offense. If anyone was whistling by the graveyard, it was about UT not UGA.
 
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Gotta give KS credit for finding a new wrinkle to how to stop the hurry up offense. Instead of going the chicken shxxt route, he would use his timeouts in crucial 3rd downs, when he knew his players were gassed, and Tn was about to capitalize. One time I seen him run in 8-9 players to replace the gassed players. That's depth.... Took away Tn's momentum in the same time. He would call it as soon as he seen our lineup. Takes a lot of discipline from his team not to have to waste a timeout for bonehead moves. Last year we went toe to toe for a half. This year we went all the way, toe to toe. Overtime play calling killed us. I'm sure CJH will work on a game plan to overcome, if this ever arises again. He needs to work up some wrinkles that nobody has seen the whole game. Offense and defense. Now we've been there. How long has that been vol fans? We're close my vol fan brothers and sisters. Real close...
 
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#1fulmerite said:
Why does everyone seem to dislike Kirby? Is it because heā€™s the coach of a rival team? I think heā€™s a good coach. Granted, heā€™s at a school in a talent rich state but still, he wins. He doesnā€™t use gimmicks nor things like the OP said in using fake injuries. My take on him came after the FSU thrashing when he stated college football has to figure out what it wants. Then, he gave credit to FSU not having their full allotment of players instead of stating how great he and Georgia are.
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The same reason why so many hated Osbourne, Saban and Belicheck. They win at an extremely high level. I realize many Vol fans want to use thr oh Kirby cheats blah, blah, blah. Again same thing was said about Belicheck and Saban. If you are a dominant head coach, then you usually are hated.
 
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On the fake injury rule, I have long heard people argue that players that go down injured should miss a series or even the rest of the quarter. Iā€™ve always thought that rule was too punitive and would take great players off the field for legit injuries. On Saturday, with UT playing without major contributors on the DL, Joshua Josephs went down with cramps in the 4th quarter. He then came back to get a strip sack later in the quarterā€”may have been the same drive (I canā€™t remember). He was a terror off the edge and itā€™s fair for him to go down with cramps and to come back and play later. If he had to sit the whole quarter, yall would have been in a tight spot.
 
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livefaith said:
Heartbreaking loss yesterday. I feel great about our season. But, 3-0 woulda been far better than 2-1. We just couldn't close it out the last 5 minutes and resulting OT. Proud of our Vols for leaving it all out there. I believe every goal we have for the season is still in front of us. Let's get healthy and use this for motivation going forward!

That being said and I'm not sure anyone wants to hear it. But ... Kirby Smart had 0 fake injuries yesterday. We ran our pace offense for longer dominant drives on 2 or 3 occasions. Not once did a UGA player fake an injury to stop a drive. šŸ˜³ I've never been a CKS fan. Especially the way he acts like a sugar laden child on the sidelines often.

But, these discussions have gone on @ how to fix this problem ad nauseam. As bad as it pains me to say it, I have to give credit to Smart for not succumbing to the temptation in a huge game against the poster child offense for fake injury. Kudos for setting the example if we're actually gonna fix this problem.

Now, I hope you lose every game in the future of CFB (well exc ND, OSu, or UM) šŸ‘¹. But, I certainly gained some respect yesterday.

<Apologies if too soon>
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In Kirby's post game interview on the field he was very complimentary of the Vols. He seemed beat/tired.
 
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