Very aware of losing to Georgia State and all the others for the past 15 years and our recruiting over the years ...Just wondering why you are so concerned and know so much about Tennessee's past recruiting classes and who they won or lost to --( and about how someone chose to disqualify the wins " those wins were against un-ranked opponents" when the team he cheers for actually lost to one of those un-ranked teams.) I do not know or could care less what Georgia or any other team did in recruiting this year, last year or any year. It is kinda sad you need to come to a rival board and tell us... what i do know is Butch Jones beat Kirby Smart that is even "sadder" or funnier than you being here trying to tout "Georgia's greatness"
It's a sign that they, at some level, are concerned Tennessee has figured it out after years in the wilderness and will be competitive again, first on the recruiting trail and then on the field at some point.
Not concerned at all. It's a response and observation to a post. Stop with all the "why are you on here?' stuff. No where did suggest UGA was "great." I responded to the asinine idea that Kirby Smart hasn't done "anything." You then decided to bring up the ill advised example of UGA's loss to SC, apparently forgetting that TN had probably the worst loss of the year.
I don't think Tennessee is "so bad." I do think there may be a little hype going on when you really look at last year's Vol team. As for the UGA twitter about TN, I see it as nothing more than friendly, trash talk. I could be wrong but I don't think anyone at UGA is losing sleep over what might happen with TN's 2021 recruiting class.
Kirby certainly isn't a failure, but how would you describe his tenure at Georgia thus far? I would describe it as "Richt-like," given Richt's first 3 years at Georgia to Kirby's first 3 years at Georgia. I don't think Kirby has been an unequivocal success thus far given what your expectations were coming in. An unequivocal success through the first 2 years, probably, but I think you do have some nits to pick since then. Your offense took a noticeable step back last year, and Kirby will need to get that figured out.
I don't disagree with the argument that Kirby has fallen short of the NC Dawg fans expect. Clearly, some of his coaching decisions in big moments have hurt. I also don't think "nothing to show for it" is fair. He lost a NC game no one expected him to be in to a pretty good Bama team in OT. If UGA had won the NC that year or either of the following two years, no one would suggest Kirby isn't a success. They would speak of the Rose Bowl over OU and SEC title over Auburn as successes. Because he hasn't won the NC those things are someone thought of as failures or falling short. I agree that UGA should be winning the East with the talent and depth advantages they currently have. But you also have to give Smart credit for that recruiting.
I agree. I said that saying he has "nothing to show for it" isn't fair, but he's also closer to having nothing to show for it than Georgia fans might think, though. If he won the title in 2017, as you said, then my argument sounds silly. But he didn't. I'm definitely not arguing Kirby fell short in 2017. I think that's pretty harsh to say any coach fell short in a year in which they make it to but lose the national title game, particularly in the fashion Kirby lost it. It's kind of harsh no matter how good your team was or no matter what the preseason expectations were.
Well, looking at your original post, you had some truths in there, but, knowing were UT's generally been for the past decade +, you can't come on competitor board and expect we're not hyped about our trajectory. We are off the mat, and building back at a pretty good clip. Most everyone recognizes UGA is top of the class right now in SEC E, but it's also not a stretch to see UT, and UF, for that matter, closing the gap, both on the field and upgrading rosters. The problem for Kirby is going to be when UT and UF have consistently truly upped their game, there's gonna be some L's in there for UGA, and for a coach to have 247 recruiting rankings the past 5 years at: #1, #2, #1, #3, #6 says there should be more than 1 SEC championship to show for it.
