[Thoughts About the Georgia Game (Now That Some Time Has Passed)]

On 9/5/2022 at 11:49 AM, Haywarduck said:

It was one game. I also invite Georgia to come to Eugene, and Autzen, anytime. You whooped us, now prove you can do it on the road.

Ga has a knack for traveling in hordes and literally taking over an opponents stadium. Even happed at ND a few years ago. Don’t know your stadium size but there would be 30-40-50k fans there. Saw Oregon play along time ago in Athens..don’t remember the year. It was a good game. But yeah the Dogs can eat on the road, too. 

 

[What's Our Coach Made Of?]

On 9/4/2022 at 8:16 PM, Fathertime said:

Lanning looked fine to me. Knowing my 36 year old son he was probably pissed off to the moon.

 

Thank God he didn't show it.That's pretty classy.

 

I just wish for two things:

 

1. Irving to catch the ball out of the back field

 

2. Please teach the defense how to tackle.

20 missed tackles according to pro football focus. 

[What's Our Coach Made Of?]

On 9/4/2022 at 12:20 AM, DuckCrazy said:

The play today was utterly disappointing! We had major issues tackling, coverage and running routes.

 

I am and always will be a Duck faithful, but I was embarrassed for our team, school and conference today.

 

Bo Nix has a horrible record against GA well the SEC in reality, by the end of the first quarter when it was glaringly apparent that Bo still was not up to the task, why on earth did we not give Thompson the opportunity to show what he’s capable of?

 

I honestly did not expect a W today but never imagined a loss like this. I’m left scratching my head with more questions than answers.

 

I’ll be in my seat in Autzen to cheer on my Ducks hoping that we’ve figured out what went wrong and remember who we are…. GO DUCKS!,,

Your D is not trash, UGA has a obsolete ballers on the OL, RB and TE’s that will all play on Sundays, and a scrappy undersized walk on QB who has been overlooked by all including the UGA fan base calling for a different QB when he tossed an incompletion last season. 

[From the Bleachers: A Silver Linings Playbook to Oregon’s Smackdown Loss]

On 9/6/2022 at 12:39 PM, Charles Fischer said:

While I understand much of the quarterback discussion....the truth is that the defense is what lost the game.  If the defense makes some stops--Oregon has many more opportunities to score, and things might have gone better for the offense.  No, it does not excuse many of the offensive mistakes, but the way the defense played...we had no chance to win.

 

Clemson only scored 3 points last year against Georgia, but because they had a great defense--it kept them in the game with only a 10-3 loss.  I think we have a lot further to go on defense than offense, and I am quite surprised at that between all the experienced talent in the front seven, and a defensive guru coach.

Can’t compare UGA this year to last years team. Last year we had some very bad men on defense and some stayed for their senior year making our D even more  potent. This season it’s the opposite, our D is playing 7 new starters and rather young, struggling to find its way while the offense is really potent and coulda scored a lot more than 49.  I think your Achilles heal on defense is your young DB’s, but they will grow up fast. 

[Kirby Smart: "We Got Better Players"]

CKS is very blunt and ruffled feathers here when he was first hired announcing our players were too small and soft in essence and that we needed a complete engine overhaul if you will.  Take a look at his roster, our best TE is from Napa Valley and second best at 6’7” 270 plus from Nevada. Our freshman punter is from Australia.

 

Sure GA NC SC FLA are loaded with players so you don’t have to go far from home to recruit, but Kirby has taken it nationwide and beyond. Also our facilities are first class with a 95k seat stadium along with some seriously rabid fans, all helping Kirby’s process. Kirby cameto UGA and began demanding upgrades to already very nice facilities, and he got them.

 

Give CDL some time to get out there and find that player from TX or Mass or even Ga., he will get you commitments and ballers at that. There are plenty of kids that would love to even visit your State and Campus on officials with a solid chance at landing them. Trot the cheerleaders out and that alone would draw commitments! 

 

 

We have always had a handful of ballers on every UGA team but never had a coach like Smart that is absolutely relentless at recruiting and coaching them up.  Also coach Smart is a former Dog DB under Vince Dooley but comes directly off the Saban coaching tree, like the strongest limb closest to the trunk. It would be tough to be St Nicks d coordinator, I would think. 

 

This year we have a mostly new defensive group but we go 2-3 deep  which helps in the high heat and humidity of the Deep South.

Best of luck moving forward to the Ducks.