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SI article: "The Alabamafication of Georgia Football"
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:47 am
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:47 am
Pretty solid article from Andy Staples LINK
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Smart knows this, but long-term thinking is antithetical to The Process. The greatest challenge in the Alabamafication of Georgia's program is getting the Bulldogs to think the way the Crimson Tide players do. While Saban's skill at projecting and recruiting talent and then drawing up schemes ranks among the best in the game, his greatest gift is his ability to make a huge group of 18- to 22-year-olds perform consistently. He does this by making them forget the big picture exists. Instead, they concentrate solely on the next play, the next weight-room rep and the next English Composition paper. "The media is going to portray it as 'Are you going to win the SEC East? Are you going to win the national championship? Uh uh," Smart said. "We're worried about practice No. 10. Then we're worried about practice No. 11."
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Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:07 pm to WG_Dawg
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It means Georgia didn't change coaches—as most schools do—to win six or seven more games per season. The Bulldogs jettisoned Mark Richt and hired Smart to win two or three more games per year. Richt won 145 games in 15 seasons at Georgia. He didn't run the program into the ground. In his final campaign, his team went 10–3. These stats are not intended to suggest Georgia shouldn't have made a change, though. Richt, despite having possibly the biggest recruiting advantage in college football, hadn't won the SEC in 10 years and didn't seem to be getting the Bulldogs closer to a national title. Since SEC and national championships are comparatively reasonable expectations at Georgia, athletic director Greg McGarity made the change.
This is the most telling part of the story. Had Georgia won the UTk and Florida games we would have met Bama in Atlanta for a shot at the SEC and NC.
Improving from 5-7 to 10-2 would be much easier than from 10-2 to 11-1 or 12-0. Will the fans and AD give Smart the time to do that? More importantly, CAN he do it?
I hope he can.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 1:24 pm to WG_Dawg
That started before Smart even got there. It is a process, but will be for not if we do not clean up some systemic issues in the AD.
Richt ran the program like a family, Saban/Smart runs it like a machine.
Ironically the thing people hate most about Saban may be just what UGA needs. These players need to know that their teammates are chomping at their heals to take their spot on the depth chart if they screw up. Powerful motivation that we should be able to achieve.
Richt ran the program like a family, Saban/Smart runs it like a machine.
Ironically the thing people hate most about Saban may be just what UGA needs. These players need to know that their teammates are chomping at their heals to take their spot on the depth chart if they screw up. Powerful motivation that we should be able to achieve.
Posted on 4/16/16 at 10:10 am to WG_Dawg
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SI article: "The Alabamafication of Georgia Football" by WG_Dawg
Other than Kirby being an alumnus, pretty much why our admins hired an Alabama DC who has never been a HC. UGA football definitely needs more focus on the details/fundamentals including staying out of trouble on and off the field.
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