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re: UGA loses its two best players on offense
Posted on 4/30/24 at 8:40 am to Bigdawgb
Posted on 4/30/24 at 8:40 am to Bigdawgb
Yeah ofcourse they did and Kirby has built a well oiled machine.
But finding very low ranked 2 star and 3 star gems like Stetson and Mchonkey that turn into your best players and leaders is the part I'm talking about that's hard to do on loaded rosters.
A similar example would be Mizzou's rb Shrader abd QB Cook last year. Shrader was a transfer from a smaller school so a little different but still another high character under recruited guy with a huge chip on his shoulder to win. Both of those guys weren't recruited by anyone though coming out of highschool and were largely responsible for putting Mizzou on the map again last year. These type of guys have huge chips on their shoulders as well but are extremely difficult to find.
UGA had two of those type guys on one squad along with their army of five stars plus probably the best college tight end of all time. I just don't see it happening again like that.
But finding very low ranked 2 star and 3 star gems like Stetson and Mchonkey that turn into your best players and leaders is the part I'm talking about that's hard to do on loaded rosters.
A similar example would be Mizzou's rb Shrader abd QB Cook last year. Shrader was a transfer from a smaller school so a little different but still another high character under recruited guy with a huge chip on his shoulder to win. Both of those guys weren't recruited by anyone though coming out of highschool and were largely responsible for putting Mizzou on the map again last year. These type of guys have huge chips on their shoulders as well but are extremely difficult to find.
UGA had two of those type guys on one squad along with their army of five stars plus probably the best college tight end of all time. I just don't see it happening again like that.
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Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:14 am to DirtyCreekBottoms
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UGA had two of those type guys on one squad along with their army of five stars plus probably the best college tight end of all time. I just don't see it happening again like that.
An always loaded Bama “dropped off” after 2012, but they were still the best from 2013-2023 time period.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:47 am to DirtyCreekBottoms
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I just don't see it happening again like that.
The beauty of recruiting top talent across the roster is that it doesn’t have to happen exactly like that. It can happen in a lot of different ways.
Alabama won titles with rosters with very different distributions of talent. What they had in common was a great coach and that they were more talented than all their opponents. There is no reason to think UGA won’t be able to win with different roster profiles as well. UGA was already very much competitive (and went to OT in a NC game) well before Bennett, Bowers, or McConkey were involved, and that was with Nick Saban still involved in the sport.
This post was edited on 4/30/24 at 9:48 am
Posted on 4/30/24 at 3:28 pm to DirtyCreekBottoms
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But finding very low ranked 2 star and 3 star gems like Stetson and Mchonkey that turn into your best players and leaders is the part I'm talking about that's hard to do on loaded rosters.
It seems that you're making a very poor and very tired argument. Kirby & Co. have been as good as it gets at developing talent and preparing players for the NFL, and they recruit to build a specific culture at UGA. I would argue that it's easier on a loaded roster as well - you're competing with the very best at practice, instead of a bunch of 2 stars.
The thing that held UGA back in 18-20 was coaching - green mistakes from a young head coach, as well as stubborn reliance on an outdated offensive philosophy. The thing that may get them (as it did Saban off & on) will also be coaching - see James Coley, 2019.
There is a fresh crop of talented players every year. Conversely, the pool of talented, well connected coaches is teeny tiny and leads to the bidding wars we've seen over the last 20 years. Call me when Glen Schumann leaves, until then we're in as good of shape as anyone in CFB.
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