I get that, but my problem is the lack of respect on our end is because historically we have been an awful team. We've been rapidly improving and people are sleeping on us still, but people in our base need to understand that after literal decades of 2-4 win seasons, national perception isn't going to change overnight.

As far as Georgia is concerned, you all just seem to channel your inner Kentucky at the worst possible time. Maybe with us getting better, you all won't Kentucky yourselves. I will admit that I'm kind of surprised that you all feel disrespected this year though, considering you've been ranked 1-3 all year. You should have been ranked above Bama sooner, but recency bias is a thing and it would have been the same for anyone else in your position until Bama lost.

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All we hear is the next team is the one that will beat us and we haven't played anybody. Arkansas fans and Auburn fans said this and now Kentucky fans are saying this.

IDK how many Kentucky fans are saying this in good faith. We aren't really any better resume-wise. We beat Florida, some of the worst east teams, and an LSU team with an identity crisis. I completely get where you're coming from with this narrative though, because for the past 5 years it's been "You lost to Kentucky? Your team must suck." It's never "Oh shite, they had a winning record and won post-season without a QB? The other parts of the team must be solid and just needing a few pieces."

Trust me, I get the disrespected feeling and I made a bitchy thread the other day because I thought we should be ahead of Michigan after their struggle win against Nebraska. That being said, it's not a good look when an up and coming team's base gets cocky. We don't want to be the UCF of the SEC. All it will do is make it sting that much more when the inevitable loss comes and if we turn other fanbases against us, they'll pile it on. If we can get to a decade or so of being relevant, that's a different story. However, 5 years of decent/good teams doesn't warrant arrogance, imo.

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Posted by DawgsLife

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Posted on 10/13/21 at 5:12 pm to Catsfan159

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I get that, but my problem is the lack of respect on our end is because historically we have been an awful team. We've been rapidly improving and people are sleeping on us still, but people in our base need to understand that after literal decades of 2-4 win seasons, national perception isn't going to change overnight.

Absolutely correct. Is it fair? Not really...but it is what it is. That's why Alabama gets the benefit of the doubt.

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As far as Georgia is concerned, you all just seem to channel your inner Kentucky at the worst possible time.

Actually in the last 5 years the only game (That I can think of) that we lost that we absolutely should have won was South Carolina in 2019. Other than that we typically have won the ones we should have and we have gotten beaten by teams that were either better or at least even with us in talent. I guess one we thought we would win and didn't might be LSU in 2018, but they had a good team and won the National Championship the next year so the talent was definitely there.

I look at Kentucky in a similar manner as i looked at Arkansas. A team that has been down lately that have good coaches that are building really good teams. They are not there but will be soon, and can beat anybody they play on any given Saturday.

I am excited for Arkansas and Kentucky fans, and hope both teams do well in every game except ours.