Kirby Smart, in year two

[myusernamesucks]

Has UGA almost a lock for Atlanta, and just got a commitment from the top high school player in the country.

Must be nice.

 

[HD6]

Are you trying to compare Mississippi State and Georgia as programs? Because holy **** is there a big difference in them.

 

[MSUDawg25]

At the most underachieving school in the nation.

Just don’t Richt it up and lose to a very mediocre Florida team.

 

[AlCoDog]

So...... exactly what UGA should be doing?

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Kirby Smart may be at the easiest place in the country to recruit at. WTF else should Kirby be doing? These are reasonable expectations and why Richt was fired.

 

[aTotal360]

We hired the wrong guy...aGAIN. ***

 

[KurtRambis4]

You've got to

be one of the top 3 dumbest posters to ever post here.

 

[Sutterkane]

I remember people here swooning over Kevin Sumlin like this

 

[Xenomorph]

Nah.. That's LSU. Hands down.

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[TBone.sixpack]

Troll on sucks.

 

[tatedog]

At the most underachieving school in the nation.

Just don’t Richt it up and lose to a very mediocre Florida team.

Most underachieving in the nation has to be Texas, going away. You could actually make an argument for Texas A&M as well, as that state should be big enough for 3 flagship programs.

 

[mcdawg22]

I remember people here swooning over Kevin Sumlin like this

I went back and searched Sumlin, and while it isn't a Sumlin thread this thread is full of win

 

[myusernamesucks]

I’m not really trolling per se. I just don’t think the program is trending in the right direction currently. 2-15 in ranked matchups is historically bad. Honest question, what was the last true good team that we beat? You would have to go back to at least 2015. And, if you’re being honest with yourself, you’d realize that you we haven’t even been competitive against good teams. Call me all the names you want. The facts speak for themselves.

 

[FreeDawg]

It's par for the course at an elite program. In year 1 at Bama, Saban went 6-6. In year 2 he went 12-0. In year 3 he won a National title. Kirby went 7-5 in year 1 and looks to be on course to match Saban's year 2 with an appearance in the SEC title game. Again, par for the course.

 

[57stratdawg]

I would disagree in that UGA ran off an established, successful, 10+ year HC to hire the up-and-comer. That gamble doesn’t always pay off.

 

[patdog]

That gamble usually backfires. Looks like it's working out OK for both UGA and Richt in this case though. I'll admit I was wrong about Kirby Smart. I thought he was just Will Muschamp version 2.0.

 

[tatedog]

The historically worst football program in the SEC going to 7 straight bowls is trending down? Look out when we start trending up.

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

Kirby Smart may be at the easiest place in the country to recruit at. WTF else should Kirby be doing? These are reasonable expectations and why Richt was fired.

Kirby could never get out of 4 hours from Athens and have a top 10 recruiting class. Also UGA is similar to LSU in being #1 university choice in the state.

 

[msstate7]

That gamble usually backfires. Looks like it's working out OK for both UGA and Richt in this case though. I'll admit I was wrong about Kirby Smart. I thought he was just Will Muschamp version 2.0.

Muschamp was 11-2 w/sec championship appearance and sugar bowl in year 2

ETA... Muschamp also had the #3 recruiting class in the country that year. Everyone looked at Muschamp like they are smart now. Point being smart could be Saban 2.0, but he could also be Muschamp 2.0. Still early...

ETA 2.0... no sec championship game that year. Georgia beat them 17-9 and represented East

 

[QuaoarsKing]

I’m not really trolling per se. I just don’t think the program is trending in the right direction currently. 2-15 in ranked matchups is historically bad. Honest question, what was the last true good team that we beat? You would have to go back to at least 2015. And, if you’re being honest with yourself, you’d realize that you we haven’t even been competitive against good teams. Call me all the names you want. The facts speak for themselves.

Anytime we beat a team, everyone decides they suck and it derails their season.

2010 Florida, 2012 Tennessee, 2015 Auburn, 2016 Texas A&M, 2017 LSU, and all those 2014 wins are all examples of "games that could have been a signature win for Dan!!!1" if we had lost to them, but because we beat them they aren't good teams anymore.

 

[HD6]

Muschamp was 11-2 in year 2 and signed the nation's #3 class the following February. Let's not be hasty.

 

[HD6]

Sorry, missed this reply.

 

[johnson86-1]

Muschamp was 11-2 in year 2 and signed the nation's #3 class the following February. Let's not be hasty.

I. Relieve muschamp did that squeaking out wins with defense and special teams. Not saying smart is the next Saban. But i don't think their second years are really as comparable as the records will look.

 

[patdog]

I've got to quit being so quick to admit I was wrong. **

 

[msstate7]

I. Relieve muschamp did that squeaking out wins with defense and special teams. Not saying smart is the next Saban. But i don't think their second years are really as comparable as the records will look.

Won at aTm (manziel’s heisman year that aTm beat Bama)
Won at tenn by 17
Beat LSU
Won at FSU

 

[RocketDawg]

Kirby could never get out of 4 hours from Athens and have a top 10 recruiting class. Also UGA is similar to LSU in being #1 university choice in the state.

There's as many people in the Atlanta metro as in Mississippi and Alabama combined.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Kirby could never get out of 4 hours from Athens and have a top 10 recruiting class

You say this as if were a bad thing.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Are you trying to compare Mississippi State and Georgia as programs? Because holy **** is there a big difference in them.

Don't stop him now he's on a roll.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Our FG kicker commit hit a 60 yarder last night that would have been good from 70.

It is nice.

 

[FreeDawg]

Oh for sure but it's UGA. Kirby was set up for success there much more than if he takes the head job at a Kansas or Iowa State. UGA might be the most well set up program that has historically underachieved.

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

It is definitely not a bad thing for Kirby. It is a great advantage for him. Where Dan said he could field a competitive team within 4-5 hours of Starkville, Kirby could field a dominant team within 4 hours of Athens. Great if you're a UGA fan.