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Sarkisian definitely views Georgia as a threat
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:37 pm
Their top LB commit, RB commit and DL commit are all players who we'd been recruiting forever and players were supposed to go to Georgia, and they're also all player who'd barely stepped foot on Texas' campus before committing there. Throw money at the problem, and right now Georgia is Texas' biggest problem. They almost got another one...
Clarence Prothro, his father, said that Texas made a “significant offer” to try to sign him. Prothro confirmed Texas finished up behind Georgia as his No. 2 school.
“They made a significant offer to him,” his father said. “From the get-go, the whole recruiting process, we always said it wasn’t about the money. It was about the best place for him that is going to develop him and get him to the next level.”
“Money wasn’t really a concern in that aspect.”
It's flattering, but it's also annoying. frick Texas, basically. We were all told when they entered the league that they'll do anything they can to get their way, and here we are. I hope everyone of those recruits is in the south end zone at Sanford Stadium when we get after that arse.
Clarence Prothro, his father, said that Texas made a “significant offer” to try to sign him. Prothro confirmed Texas finished up behind Georgia as his No. 2 school.
“They made a significant offer to him,” his father said. “From the get-go, the whole recruiting process, we always said it wasn’t about the money. It was about the best place for him that is going to develop him and get him to the next level.”
“Money wasn’t really a concern in that aspect.”
It's flattering, but it's also annoying. frick Texas, basically. We were all told when they entered the league that they'll do anything they can to get their way, and here we are. I hope everyone of those recruits is in the south end zone at Sanford Stadium when we get after that arse.
This post was edited on 8/19/25 at 9:41 pm
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Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:50 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Kirby and Sark are BFF's IRL. Business is business.
Posted on 8/19/25 at 9:59 pm to deeprig9
OMG, that's cray cray. Thanks for for giving the tea !!
Posted on 8/20/25 at 10:00 am to Violent Hip Swivel
Considering what happened both times we played them last year, he's not wrong to view us a threat. We're all that really stands between them and an SEC Championship currently.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 10:26 am to Violent Hip Swivel
So, if Texas is doing EVERYTHING they can to win, UGA is not? Of the 3 players lost to Texas, how much of a difference in $ was there? Does anyone know?
Posted on 8/20/25 at 10:38 am to Violent Hip Swivel
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It's flattering, but it's also annoying. frick Texas, basically
they've kind of unlocked a cheat code for recruiting. Georgia has been the #1 program nationally post-covid. Kirby is one of the best recruiters to ever do it. Texas has basically realized that in this new NIL world, they don't actually have to do any work at all. Let UGA start recruiting these kids when they're 8th graders, identify which ones are the elite of the elite nationally, then at the 11th hour just double whatever UGA has offered. They don't even need to visit Austin. It's lazy, it's annoying, but I mean what can you do? That's what the poweres that be have enabled with the shite state of CFB these days. I guess if I was in their shoes I'd do the same thing.
As for what UGA should do about it? Well that's a tricky one. On one hand I trust Kirby mor ethan anyone on this stuff. People (rivals I mean, not us) seem to forget Kirby graduated with a finance degree from UGA; athlete or not you have to have some smarts for that. He is shrewd and knows what he's doing. I wouldn' want us to just offer a blank check to every 17/18 year old out there. Our system of payments and roster organization seems to work well BUT, inevtiably there WILL be times where it will hurt us. Gusy like Jackson Cantwell, Justus Terry, and pretty much any top 20 ntaionlly ranked 5* RB/WR/QB are guys that are going to make you better and help you win titles. Ohio State is the reigining champion and their starting QB, RB, C, and S all transferred in from elswhere (3 from the SEC). I'm sure that money was the deciding factor for most.
Saban, the best of all time, spent his entire coaching career identifying HS talent, devloping the shite out of them, and playing hellacious defense and runnig the ball. Eventaully after Cam/Manziel/marshall/deshaun/etc carved up his defense he realized that the old school way may not be best and he needed to entirely change his whole offensive philosophy. That was proabbly scary but he did and it led to many mor etitles and had alabama be known more for offense than defense. I'm not saying we need to fundamentally overhaul our systme, jsut saying that changing wtih teh times and adapting to new ways maybe isn't always so awful.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 10:44 am to Shawn Spencer
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We're all that really stands between them and an SEC Championship currently.
I don't think I'd go that far. There were 9 SEC teams that finished with a winning conference record last year (5 or more wins). Texas was one of them and they played two of the other 8. They lost to Georgia (twice) and beat 5-3 TAMU 17-7. There were 6 SEC teams that finished with a losing conference record (3 or less wins), and Texas played 5 of them.
There were 7 SEC teams that ended up in the AP top 25, Texas played one of them. No other SEC team faced fewer than two (Tennessee, Missouri, and Ole Miss). If they'd played an average SEC schedule, I'm not sure they make the SECCG last year.
Looking at the entire regular season and SECCG, Texas played one (1) opponent that finished in the AP top 25; UGA, and they lost both times. Their best wins were 8-5 Michigan and 8-5 TAMU. I'm not sure they belonged in the playoffs or the SECCG.
This post was edited on 8/20/25 at 10:50 am
Posted on 8/20/25 at 11:28 am to wdhalgren
This. All day.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 1:04 pm to WG_Dawg
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they've kind of unlocked a cheat code for recruiting
This isn't a cheat code if everyone knows about it.
They just have more money and Sarks business model is different than Kirbys.
Kirby pays for tenure, building relationships.
Sarks is based on a pay day that could be gone sooner than they realize if not producing as a top recruit.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 1:21 pm to Dawg4Life47
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This isn't a cheat code if everyone knows about it.
Everyone knows it but they're the only ones really going all-in on doing it. Oregon has as much money as anyone but they aren't pulling the same shite.
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Kirby pays for tenure, building relationships.
Sarks is based on a pay day that could be gone sooner than they realize if not producing as a top recruit.
exactly right, and what kirby does works. Clearly. It makes sense to strongly reward your upperclassmen that are proven and have stuck around, no argument here.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 1:43 pm to gulfportdawg
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Of the 3 players lost to Texas, how much of a difference in $ was there? Does anyone know?
Idk of an exact dollar amount but I don’t think there were any lambos parked outside Sanford Stadium.
This post was edited on 8/25/25 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 8/20/25 at 2:21 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Wait?! You’re trying to convince us that one of the top programs in the country is competing with other top programs for the best players?!
This changes everything!!
This changes everything!!
Posted on 8/20/25 at 7:45 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
How can Georgia be a threat to Texas when Georgia is above them?
Seriously? A threat to what? What has Texas won in the last decade?
Why does everyone view Texas as the top of cfb right now when they haven’t proven shite on the field?
Seriously? A threat to what? What has Texas won in the last decade?
Why does everyone view Texas as the top of cfb right now when they haven’t proven shite on the field?
Posted on 8/21/25 at 11:25 am to New Money
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Wait?! You’re trying to convince us that one of the top programs in the country is competing with other top programs for the best players?!
It's how they are choosing to compete in recruiting that's the point, genius.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 11:27 am to Griffindawg
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What has Texas won in the last decade?
Two CFP playoff games last season and almost a third one aginst Ohio State?
Posted on 8/21/25 at 5:31 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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It's how they are choosing to compete in recruiting
It’s a challenging and constantly changing landscape these days, but I think one can argue our approach to recruiting and NIL is yielding better results than theirs is.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 6:40 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Two CFP playoff games last season and almost a third one aginst Ohio State?
What title do you get for winning two CFP games?
Posted on 8/21/25 at 7:12 pm to KirbySmartass
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It’s a challenging and constantly changing landscape these days, but I think one can argue our approach to recruiting and NIL is yielding better results than theirs is.
Right now it may be, but that won't last forever. Georgia has arguably the best coach in the game (I try not to use absolutes), but coaches come and go. I'm hesitant to predict anything about future regional (or global) economics because it's perilous, but I struggle to see a landscape where UGA can consistently payout at the top level of the sport.
Posted on 8/21/25 at 11:38 pm to wdhalgren
You sound like a high crypto day trader.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 10:17 am to Griffindawg
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Why does everyone view Texas as the top of cfb right now when they haven’t proven shite on the field?
They won 2 CFP games last year and almost beat the national champ in a third one.
Your "Texas hasn't won shite" routine comes across like how dorks on the SEC Rant used to talk about Georgia before we broke finally broke through in 2021. Didn't mean that Kirby and Georgia weren't dangerous before 2021.
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