This is an impossible situation for Kirby Smart and his staff, an even higher standard than Mark Richt’s 10-wins-and-still-nobody-cares regime. No coach in America would want to have to live up to that year after year. But that is now what Georgia fans expect now. 11-1 – 11-1! -- isn’t enough. It’s insane and absurd and unfair.
But here’s the thing: They went ahead and did it anyway. This year’s Georgia team has followed up their dream season with a season that was just as good, that has them in the exact spot they were a year ago. Win the SEC Championship Game, and you’re in the playoff. Despite the loss of those senior leaders, despite all the young players forced into starting spots, despite all the inevitable backsliding you’d expect after such a breakthrough year … Georgia is right back here. They are one win, one win against those blasted Tide, from giving their fans all they’ve ever wanted.
That’s what’s happening right now. It’s not last year. And it’s not some uncertain date on the horizon, when Smart has four full recruiting classes under his belt and can go the full Alabama, or when Nick Saban has decided to retire, or when this thing is really rolling. It’s right now. It’s right in front of your face. Georgia fans have been waiting for everything to finally go right for them for so long that they’re missing the possibility of it happening this very second. Alabama has been wobblier than usual the last couple of weeks – as wrong as it seems to cheer for an injury to a 20-year-old kid … come on Tua’s Knee, let’s act up! – and Georgia has played better every week since the LSU game and appears to be peaking at the exact right time. This isn’t just a great chance, it could, you never know, be the only chance Georgia gets for a while. As much as Georgia fans like to assume annual dominance of the SEC East, the world doesn’t work out the way it’s supposed to sometimes. They’re here right now: It’s as simple as winning this one game, right in front of them. That seems worthy of maybe making the trip to Atlanta again, perhaps? Maybe? Full article at link below:
https://www.wslspodcast.com/blog/2018/11/26/georgia-can-beat-alabama-and-you-should-be-there
But here’s the thing: They went ahead and did it anyway. This year’s Georgia team has followed up their dream season with a season that was just as good, that has them in the exact spot they were a year ago. Win the SEC Championship Game, and you’re in the playoff. Despite the loss of those senior leaders, despite all the young players forced into starting spots, despite all the inevitable backsliding you’d expect after such a breakthrough year … Georgia is right back here. They are one win, one win against those blasted Tide, from giving their fans all they’ve ever wanted.
That’s what’s happening right now. It’s not last year. And it’s not some uncertain date on the horizon, when Smart has four full recruiting classes under his belt and can go the full Alabama, or when Nick Saban has decided to retire, or when this thing is really rolling. It’s right now. It’s right in front of your face. Georgia fans have been waiting for everything to finally go right for them for so long that they’re missing the possibility of it happening this very second. Alabama has been wobblier than usual the last couple of weeks – as wrong as it seems to cheer for an injury to a 20-year-old kid … come on Tua’s Knee, let’s act up! – and Georgia has played better every week since the LSU game and appears to be peaking at the exact right time. This isn’t just a great chance, it could, you never know, be the only chance Georgia gets for a while. As much as Georgia fans like to assume annual dominance of the SEC East, the world doesn’t work out the way it’s supposed to sometimes. They’re here right now: It’s as simple as winning this one game, right in front of them. That seems worthy of maybe making the trip to Atlanta again, perhaps? Maybe? Full article at link below:
https://www.wslspodcast.com/blog/2018/11/26/georgia-can-beat-alabama-and-you-should-be-there
