Given that Georgia now ranks above Ohio State on the Blue-chip ratio, I believe the Bulldogs are out of excuses, they need to win big this season, or quit talking about being an elite football power.
Kirby Smart is a terrific recruiter, that hasn’t done very much with all the accumulated talent. I have listened to many podcasts, getting ready for the current season, and when they discuss coaches and win totals, there is an upward adjustment for Pat Fitzgerald (usually exceeds expectations), and a negative adjustment for Kirby Smart (he finds ways to lose games he should win).
Georgia is loaded from a personnel standpoint, with an experienced QB, which is rare at the elite schools this season, and they start out by playing Clemson (a huge game), but when I would expect to see swagger from a team this talented, I hear and read doubt (about injuries, about Clemson, about winning). Clemson is one of the elite teams, but their final game showed that they were very beatable, so I don’t understand the lack of confidence that I am hearing from the Georgia program going into this season. The rest of the SEC East powers are looking like this may be a down year (opportunity).
