The bloom is off the rose on our beloved Dawgs...

[JC-DAWG83]

Agree. Far from expecting us to be the most dominant program on Earth, I at least expect us to look prepared that someone might throw a forward pass.
The so-called 'eye discipline' is lacking and it is almost funny watching us look as hapless as some of the teams we have beaten down these last 4 years -
Like when we get burned on a pass in the endzone and no one is covering but it's called back due to a PI and the motherfuckers run the SAME DAMN play
on us again and we look just as lost the second time. I used to enoy thinking 'this team is so lost they don't even know what we are doing to them', but the tables have turned
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Well put.  We look decidedly "ordinary" compared to pretty much all of Kirby's teams since his first year.  We are still a good team but we were a good team under Richt and, sadly, we look a lot like Richt's teams did, talented but undisciplined and poorly coached in the fundamentals.  OL play is back to Richt/Bobo era mediocre and tackling and DB play looks like Willie Martinez is back in Athens.  

In the end, Dabo may be on the right track regarding the portal.  Our two portal WRs that were so good are now both off of the team due to off field issues.  The NIL money these guys are getting and the unlimited free agency have made them immune to any sort of discipline from the coach.  It really doesn't upset me, this is exactly what I predicted would happen with NIL and the transfer portal.  Other than their potential draft position there is very little to motivate a player to really give his all on every play.

Like I've said for quite a while now, college football had a good run.

[McDonoughDawg]

Agree. Far from expecting us to be the most dominant program on Earth, I at least expect us to look prepared that someone might throw a forward pass.
The so-called 'eye discipline' is lacking and it is almost funny watching us look as hapless as some of the teams we have beaten down these last 4 years -
Like when we get burned on a pass in the endzone and no one is covering but it's called back due to a PI and the motherfuckers run the SAME DAMN play
on us again and we look just as lost the second time. I used to enoy thinking 'this team is so lost they don't even know what we are doing to them', but the tables have turned
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Well put.  We look decidedly "ordinary" compared to pretty much all of Kirby's teams since his first year.  We are still a good team but we were a good team under Richt and, sadly, we look a lot like Richt's teams did, talented but undisciplined and poorly coached in the fundamentals.  OL play is back to Richt/Bobo era mediocre and tackling and DB play looks like Willie Martinez is back in Athens.  

In the end, Dabo may be on the right track regarding the portal.  Our two portal WRs that were so good are now both off of the team due to off field issues.  The NIL money these guys are getting and the unlimited free agency have made them immune to any sort of discipline from the coach.  It really doesn't upset me, this is exactly what I predicted would happen with NIL and the transfer portal.  Other than their potential draft position there is very little to motivate a player to really give his all on every play.

Like I've said for quite a while now, college football had a good run.
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I hate to say it myself, but your second paragraph is spot on..

I’m not too upset with the O, we are a pass first team this year, and our stats show it..the D has been a conundrum for sure..

[Toasty B]

Agree. Far from expecting us to be the most dominant program on Earth, I at least expect us to look prepared that someone might throw a forward pass.
The so-called 'eye discipline' is lacking and it is almost funny watching us look as hapless as some of the teams we have beaten down these last 4 years -
Like when we get burned on a pass in the endzone and no one is covering but it's called back due to a PI and the motherfuckers run the SAME DAMN play
on us again and we look just as lost the second time. I used to enoy thinking 'this team is so lost they don't even know what we are doing to them', but the tables have turned
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Well put.  We look decidedly "ordinary" compared to pretty much all of Kirby's teams since his first year.  We are still a good team but we were a good team under Richt and, sadly, we look a lot like Richt's teams did, talented but undisciplined and poorly coached in the fundamentals.  OL play is back to Richt/Bobo era mediocre and tackling and DB play looks like Willie Martinez is back in Athens.  

In the end, Dabo may be on the right track regarding the portal.  Our two portal WRs that were so good are now both off of the team due to off field issues.  The NIL money these guys are getting and the unlimited free agency have made them immune to any sort of discipline from the coach.  It really doesn't upset me, this is exactly what I predicted would happen with NIL and the transfer portal.  Other than their potential draft position there is very little to motivate a player to really give his all on every play.

Like I've said for quite a while now, college football had a good run.
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I hate to say it myself, but your second paragraph is spot on..

I’m not too upset with the O, we are a pass first team this year, and our stats show it..the D has been a conundrum for sure..
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D has been a conundrum for sure..That's wut she said
I’m not too upset with the O..  That's wut she said when yer pal came over

[JC-DAWG83]

Agree. Far from expecting us to be the most dominant program on Earth, I at least expect us to look prepared that someone might throw a forward pass.
The so-called 'eye discipline' is lacking and it is almost funny watching us look as hapless as some of the teams we have beaten down these last 4 years -
Like when we get burned on a pass in the endzone and no one is covering but it's called back due to a PI and the motherfuckers run the SAME DAMN play
on us again and we look just as lost the second time. I used to enoy thinking 'this team is so lost they don't even know what we are doing to them', but the tables have turned
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Well put.  We look decidedly "ordinary" compared to pretty much all of Kirby's teams since his first year.  We are still a good team but we were a good team under Richt and, sadly, we look a lot like Richt's teams did, talented but undisciplined and poorly coached in the fundamentals.  OL play is back to Richt/Bobo era mediocre and tackling and DB play looks like Willie Martinez is back in Athens.  

In the end, Dabo may be on the right track regarding the portal.  Our two portal WRs that were so good are now both off of the team due to off field issues.  The NIL money these guys are getting and the unlimited free agency have made them immune to any sort of discipline from the coach.  It really doesn't upset me, this is exactly what I predicted would happen with NIL and the transfer portal.  Other than their potential draft position there is very little to motivate a player to really give his all on every play.

Like I've said for quite a while now, college football had a good run.
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I hate to say it myself, but your second paragraph is spot on..

I’m not too upset with the O, we are a pass first team this year, and our stats show it..the D has been a conundrum for sure..
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Not bashing him (this time) but Bobo is a pass first OC.  I think it is because he was a qb and he thinks passing is the end all be all for any O.  Even his "run game" is heavy on screen passes, which rarely work since the D knows his tendency to use them over and over.

D looks sort of lazy to me, like they think the opposing players will go down at first contact just because and they don't have to really hustle to the ball.  I think this goes back to the player attitude thing which is greatly affected by the whole NIL/transfer thing.

[McDonoughDawg]

Agree. Far from expecting us to be the most dominant program on Earth, I at least expect us to look prepared that someone might throw a forward pass.
The so-called 'eye discipline' is lacking and it is almost funny watching us look as hapless as some of the teams we have beaten down these last 4 years -
Like when we get burned on a pass in the endzone and no one is covering but it's called back due to a PI and the motherfuckers run the SAME DAMN play
on us again and we look just as lost the second time. I used to enoy thinking 'this team is so lost they don't even know what we are doing to them', but the tables have turned
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Well put.  We look decidedly "ordinary" compared to pretty much all of Kirby's teams since his first year.  We are still a good team but we were a good team under Richt and, sadly, we look a lot like Richt's teams did, talented but undisciplined and poorly coached in the fundamentals.  OL play is back to Richt/Bobo era mediocre and tackling and DB play looks like Willie Martinez is back in Athens.  

In the end, Dabo may be on the right track regarding the portal.  Our two portal WRs that were so good are now both off of the team due to off field issues.  The NIL money these guys are getting and the unlimited free agency have made them immune to any sort of discipline from the coach.  It really doesn't upset me, this is exactly what I predicted would happen with NIL and the transfer portal.  Other than their potential draft position there is very little to motivate a player to really give his all on every play.

Like I've said for quite a while now, college football had a good run.
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I hate to say it myself, but your second paragraph is spot on..

I’m not too upset with the O, we are a pass first team this year, and our stats show it..the D has been a conundrum for sure..
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Not bashing him (this time) but Bobo is a pass first OC.  I think it is because he was a qb and he thinks passing is the end all be all for any O.  Even his "run game" is heavy on screen passes, which rarely work since the D knows his tendency to use them over and over.

D looks sort of lazy to me, like they think the opposing players will go down at first contact just because and they don't have to really hustle to the ball.  I think this goes back to the player attitude thing which is greatly affected by the whole NIL/transfer thing.
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Fair enough, I’m ready for them to tee it up Saturday

[690 S Lumpkin]

bloom might be oft the rose BUT...




IDIOT.
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