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Brooks Austin Having a Field Day

Posted on 10/12/25 at 2:37 pm
Posted by Spaceman Spiff
Savannah
Member since Sep 2012
19881 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 2:37 pm
He’s wound up in this one. Good stuff
Posted by Griffindawg
Member since Oct 2013
7874 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 3:21 pm to
Damn that’s exactly what I told my buddy this morning after I sobered up. They installed a new offense in 10 days and ran out of plays.
Posted by DawgRff
Snellville Ga
Member since Jul 2012
6538 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 3:26 pm to
During the timeout, Kirby told Allen and Wilson, Arnold was going to extend the ball out to cross the line. Punch that fricker out

Posted by wdhalgren
Member since May 2013
4529 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 4:14 pm to
I don't understand why Brooks is confused about how Freeze could install a new offense in 10 days. The answer is obvious, he didn't install it in 10 days. He installed it last spring, practiced it and refined it over time, and put in his back pocket to save for the Georgia game.

There are 3 teams that are absolutely desperate for a win over Georgia: Tennessee, Auburn, and GT. They want to recruit the state of Georgia, it's vital for their programs. Georgia has dominated them for the last 25 years; that began even before Kirby came along. Kirby has made it even worse; collectively, they've lost 26 in a row to the Georgia Bulldogs (tech avoided their beatdown in 2020 due to Covid). Those fan bases readily admit they'd trade a Georgia win for several other losses, every season. Coaches know what matters if they want to keep their job, and long losing streaks to a bitter rival matter. Those three are pulling out all the stops to beat Kirby.

Coaches routinely prepare during the offseason for specific opponents they particularly want to beat; that's nothing new. For Auburn, Tenn and GT (among others to a lesser extent), Georgia is currently #1 on the list. Kirby does it too. He prepared well in advance for Paul Johnson's offense at GT, and Malzahn's offense at Auburn. He prepares well in advance for Heupel's Tennessee's offense. They all know this too so they change it up, install special plays just for Georgia, well in advance. Auburn didn't draw up those plays week before last; they did it last January.

That's why some coaches lose their their composure during and after a game against Georgia; they're watching a large investment of time and game planning go down the drain as they lose their 9th in a row to Kirby Smart and the Dawgs. Or in some cases, they're ecstatic to get that precious win against Georgia. See Butch Jones falling to his knees on the Sanford Stadium grass in 2016. Or Gus Malzahn giving Kirby locker room fuel ("We kicked their arse") in 2017. Or Hugh Freeze getting distracted in the middle of a game (the refs are screwing us). He screwed himself by losing his cool.

One side effect of success is that Kirby has attracted a large following of envious peers and put a target on his back. I think he's done a very good job of dealing with it, especially when you consider that teams also now target UGA with their NIL money. That's what happens when you reach the top.
This post was edited on 10/12/25 at 5:01 pm
Posted by BranchDawg
Flowery Branch
Member since Nov 2013
10048 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 4:47 pm to
I felt like watching that first half that Freeze had this concerned look on his face on the sideline even while his team was whipping out tails up and down the field.

Based on what Brooks Austin broke down in this video, it sounds like he was walking around thinking “man, we better run this thing up and put it out of reach, because we’re screwed if we don’t”

Which I think contributed to why he flipped his lid on the fumble call and why he sounded so defeated in the halftime TV interview. He knew they had blown their shot to win it.
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
18953 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 4:54 pm to
What I dont get is how do you run out of plays? Just keep running those same ones over and over until we do something about it.
Posted by dawgdayafternoon
Jacksonville, GA
Member since Jul 2011
23513 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 4:55 pm to
Yep.

Unfortunately, he’s probably the next coach on the chopping block. It’s crazy to see how far both Auburn and Florida have fallen recently…
Posted by New Money
Athens, GA
Member since Jun 2023
3262 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 5:04 pm to
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What I dont get is how do you run out of plays? Just keep running those same ones over and over until we do something about it.


Old adage:

Run it until they stop it and then run it again to prove it wasn't a fluke.
Posted by Spaceman Spiff
Savannah
Member since Sep 2012
19881 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 5:05 pm to
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What I dont get is how do you run out of plays? Just keep running those same ones over and over until we do something about it.


We adjusted. Then they ran the same things as usual
Posted by agentoranj1990
Mableton
Member since Oct 2016
1195 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 10:59 am to
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What I dont get is how do you run out of plays? Just keep running those same ones over and over until we do something about it.


yah, I keep wondering about the comments on Auburn running out of plays. You always hear that teams do not want to show al their plays vs a weak team. It doesn't make sense to me to give the builk of the credit to Auburn running out plays as the reason our D was so stout in the 2nd half. I think as much attritubed to our execution and secondly as one of the podcaster mentioned that a lot goes on Arnold. Arnold looked great in the first half but it was really suprising how bad he played in the 2nd.
Posted by Spaceman Spiff
Savannah
Member since Sep 2012
19881 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 12:51 pm to
Well, from what I've read, aubie ran the same basic plays over and over against the other teams they lost to and once they ran out of new plays - hence Kirby saying that first half they ran stuff they didn't prepare for - they reverted back to their tendencies. So, all that was new stuff in the first - because if we know one thing, Kirby and crew go over every single play.
Posted by wdhalgren
Member since May 2013
4529 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:19 pm to
Kiffin will probably hit us with some new plays too. He's done it before, even back in 2009 when he was at Tennessee. Their offense looked very different from the first five games and Martinez never could adapt.
Posted by AlaCowboy46
North Alabama
Member since Apr 2025
251 posts
Posted on 10/14/25 at 8:33 am to
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It’s crazy to see how far both Auburn and Florida have fallen recently…


But it is a glorious thing to see.
Posted by BoogerSykes
Goodyear AZ
Member since Sep 2012
1496 posts
Posted on 10/14/25 at 8:17 pm to
@agentoranj1990

They definitely ran a different offense if you watch the previous game their base offense look way different to start the Georgia game. Their base offense is arse and wasn't going to work which is why we stopped them in the second half. Yes we made adjustments in the second half but again it was back to their base offense. It was the stuff that Georgia practice for already.
Posted by Spaceman Spiff
Savannah
Member since Sep 2012
19881 posts
Posted on 10/15/25 at 6:32 am to
How many times did they run the jet sweep in the second half? Saw it several on Austin's Pt 2 video.
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
18953 posts
Posted on 10/15/25 at 6:50 am to
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Yes we made adjustments in the second half but again it was back to their base offense.


Again…why didn’t they just keep running the same base package of plays in the 2nd half that they did in the 1st?
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
42997 posts
Posted on 10/15/25 at 7:12 am to
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Again…why didn’t they just keep running the same base package of plays in the 2nd half that they did in the 1st?


Because they no longer worked and their adjustment was going back to their normal offense
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