re: 5* RB Trey Sanders

Big thing is that UGA and Bama are beginning a war of attrition in recruiting. Both are competing at a level hardly anyone else can match and it’s likely to stay that way until someone blinks (I.e. Saban retires). UGA has the advantage in coaching longevity. Of course, if Kirby keeps pulling in classes like these but we continue to fall short of a title it’ll start to hurt his chances of outlasting Saban

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I agree but some of your posters seem to think you will be able to emulate what UA is currently doing. That is not a reality. Smart will never be Saban and for that matter no one will. And before you say you know that I can go back and show many of your posters who think it is a reality. I do not care what Smart learned from Saban or what recruits you pull in each year.

The simple fact is what Saban has and is doing will never be repeated. UA currently is the luckiest fan base out there and yes we probably have a few believe this will never end but it will. But most are enjoying the ride but I doubt any coach or program will be able to ever sustain the success Saban is at UA. Does that mean Smart will not have UGA in contention more often then Richt, probably will but he will never be able to pull off what Saban has.

So Yes I applaud what Smart has done even though UGA has always gotten the talent especially instate and the fact that Smart has been more successful early on then other Saban coaches from the tree but what Saban has done will not be repeated.

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To me, your response above is the type of "pile on" Bama fans love to do to UGA fans on messageboards. NO ONE believes that the end of Kirby's career will be as accomplished as Saban's career - Saban probably already is the greatest coach in the history of College Football if he didn't win another game. If Saban coaches 7 more years, he is likely to win another 2-3 more Natty's.

Kirby has done a great job at taking the "Saban Model" and building a program in a similar manner. It seems likely that Kirby will win multiple Nattys over the next 5-10 years. Kirby has already shown he can build a team on par w/ Bama and that has played out on the field - YES, we came up short but anyone being honest will acknowledge the rosters are close. Anyone honest can see that Georgia's teams were well prepared against Bama and had good game plans - the difference in both of those games was the in-game adjustments Bama made. Will Kirby get better there? Most likely YES.

UGA fans respect BAMA - the culture, the coach, the standard. Bama is the standard that Georgia has to set goals to reach.

I don't know why Bama fans have such a hard time with it. If I was a Bama fan, I would probably admire it in some ways as what Kirby is doing is a direct reflection on Saban/Bama.

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Kirby has done a great job at taking the "Saban Model" and building a program in a similar manner. It seems likely that Kirby will win multiple Nattys over the next 5-10 years.

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I said this that he should win a few titles every few years

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Anyone honest can see that Georgia's teams were well prepared against Bama and had good game plans - the difference in both of those games was the in-game adjustments Bama made. Will Kirby get better there? Most likely YES.

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I said this as well but coaching on the field is the difference to get over that hump and Saban proved that when it counted. Yes Smart has plenty of time to learn and grow as a coach and probably will.

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I don't know why Bama fans have such a hard time with it. If I was a Bama fan, I would probably admire it in some ways as what Kirby is doing is a direct reflection on Saban/Bama.

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I think most would agree but you have some that want to put Smart on the same level of Saban and just do not see that happening. That does not mean Smart can not beat UA with Saban at the helm or win a NC. Again UA got lucky with Saban. It became the perfect fit.

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I think with the success Smart is having and UGA combined with Mack Brown now at UNC is going to hurt CU down the road.

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Clemson has also gotten a little bit lucky.

1- Desaun Watson went to Clemson because Richt didn't recruit him. There's 1 NC we gave them.

2- Lawrence went to Clemson because Georgia actually had two of the top QB's in the class which is not normal, and they weren't both going to go to UGA.

Imagine a Clemson without Deshaun and without Trevor. They are still a solid team, but not NC contenders.


Clemson will trend down and regress to the mean with Kirby's continued recruiting success. Clemson can't live off NC and SC recruits. Dabo need blue chips out of GA or his program is back to 8-5/9-3.

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Lawrence went to Clemson because Georgia actually had two of the top QB's in the class which is not normal, and they weren't both going to go to UGA.

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When Lawerence committed we hadn’t even offered Fields yet. We were all in on Lawrence. T Law was actually on his way to Clemson to tell them he was committing to the Dawgs and ended up leaving there committed to the tigers. Idk what kinda magic Dabo used, but it worked out for us anyway

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That kid was going to Clemson before he even hit high school. He had a family friend that was steering him that way since middle school.

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This is what the butthurt dawg fans said at the time, but the fact is Richt wasn't recruiting him.

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Didn’t CMR recruit Watson as a TE? Maybe I’m remembering wrong. Or was that Cam?

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Cam for sure, and I remember some whispers about that around Watson too, but Watson was the state record holder for QB's so it would make zero sense to recruit him as a TE. Unless he was recruiting him early as a TE before he broke all the QB records.

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Kirby has already shown he can build a team on par w/ Bama and that has played out on the field -


Wut?

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After watching the last two games you don't feel like UGA's roster is on par with Bama's?

Last SEC championship? Cmon man, you are just straight talking outta your arse now. UGA has had a nice coup,elf years, but it is a little ridiculous the chest thumping you fan base has been doing. Bama is a on a 5 game winning streak against the Dawgs including ripping your hearts out for the natty and in the revenge game for the SEC, but somehow you still find a way to crow. Can’t you see how that is just a little ridiculous?