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re: Caleb Downs likely portals?
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:40 am to artompkins
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:40 am to artompkins
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despite the obvious tampering by both osu and ga going on.
Was it similar to Bryce Young calling and texting Burton saying come to Bama while he was still at UGA? That kind of tampering?
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Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:54 am to bayou prince
quote:I believe the coach you are referring to is no longer at Ohio St.
I think it is a done deal to Ohio State.... They were his 2nd choice and there DB coach is best friends with his father.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:03 am to MacMan10
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Any other of your fantasies you want to post?
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There have been rumblings that Downs will leave but I believe it's all just smoke and mirrors.
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I think Downs is staying. Probably have a few more hit the door but that’s it.
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I will believe it when I hear it from a reliable piece instead of internet chatter.
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I highly doubt Caleb Downs leave because he is a guaranteed starter regardless
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And it would appear no amount of tampering can get him in the portal. Looks like he is solid.
The road to acceptance is full of hardships. May grace and peace eventually come after the denial and anger has passed. Alabama fans are on a journey now, one that I will not be traveling on for sometime, but I wish them well.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:05 am to dhuck20
Tim Walton is his name and he is still there.
I stand corrected.... Walton is the CB coach... safety coach Perry Eliano was fired because he was a poor recruiter and matt Guerierri replaced him who has a long relationship with their defensive HC.
I stand corrected.... Walton is the CB coach... safety coach Perry Eliano was fired because he was a poor recruiter and matt Guerierri replaced him who has a long relationship with their defensive HC.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 11:10 am
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:03 pm to olddawg26
Some of you UGA fans crack me up. You assume Kirby can sustain on the field. We heard the same from Clemson fans that Dabo could sustain like Saban. Dabo was is in a easier conference and yet could not do it. UGA has a harder schedule moving forward.
And before so many chime in remember you lost to Saban's worst team at Alabama since 2007. Can UGA continue to compete for a NC each year yes but they could just as easy not be as dominant either. Luckily Kirby should have them in playoffs moving forward but what seed we will see.
And before so many chime in remember you lost to Saban's worst team at Alabama since 2007. Can UGA continue to compete for a NC each year yes but they could just as easy not be as dominant either. Luckily Kirby should have them in playoffs moving forward but what seed we will see.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:12 pm to TideWarrior
Dabo won with two generational qbs. He’s done jackshit without them. I think Kirby will be okay and deep down, you know it too.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:16 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Again we will see but every UGA fan thought they would get to the playoffs this year and three peat. We saw how that turned out.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:21 pm to TideWarrior
So one year out of three. 
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:39 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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So one year out of three.
We are talking about the most current season. But I can pull up all the post this time last year up to the SECCG where UGA with confidence they were going to 3 peat.
But if we want to use numbers Kirby has won 2 titles in 8 years which those previous 5 years seem to allude UGA fans. Saban took 3 years to win his first NC with a worse starting roster and dealing with the NCAA where Kirby took 6. Just saying.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:43 pm to TideWarrior
What would you expect from a fan base coming off of a repeat national championship? Are we supposed to be doom and gloom? We had just won two in a row and three looked like a very reasonable option. We lost one game. It’s not like we lost two plus like Clemson does. We didn’t stumble down like 2020 LSU. We still have a top 2 roster in the nation and a two time national champion coach. Why would we or any other fan base in that situation feel differently?
Edit: and Saban had been a head coach at multiple stops and didn’t have to go through one of the best coaches of all time. Just saying
Edit: and Saban had been a head coach at multiple stops and didn’t have to go through one of the best coaches of all time. Just saying
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:49 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
And you should not but my point is we do not know what will happen next year or after. Will Kirby still have UGA as the best team in the country for years to come or will the program start to show vulnerability like Clemson did or as Alabama has at times over the last 6 years? This was a down year for the SEC so navigating it, especially with UGAs schedule, was not unexpected for going 12-0 but again the measure of a dynasty is long term sustainability and UGA is not close to that yet. Maybe it just started but who knows.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:53 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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Saban had been a head coach at multiple stops and didn’t have to go through one of the best coaches of all time. Just saying
Kirby so far has been the only one that has demonstrated he can come close to creating a winning culture like what Saban did with getting players to buy in. He arse a top program with the resources needed to sustain and a state rich in talent while being in the top conference. Something Clemson can not match. He also shown the same type of intensity to do it but now it is the mental desire to keep it going that breaks many coaches. The one thing that allowed Saban to do what he did for 17 years.
Kirby has youth on his side and the greatest mentor of all time that should him the blueprint.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 1:11 pm to TideWarrior
Dang dude, maybe a giant asteroid will hit the Earth and wipe us out like it did the dinosaurs. 
"Sustainability"? Look at Kirby's recruiting rankings and record over his relatively short tenure.
We've lost 2 games in 3 years, and only one regular season game in 4. TWO NCs in that time period, fell short by 3 to Bama last year, but still went 13-1 with a NY 6 Bowl victory, followed by a #1 recruiting class. Our star QB is returning, managed to keep 4 out of 5 starting OLinemen, we got a potential All-SEC RB to transfer from our biggest rival (Florida) and maybe getting Bama's best D player (Downs). I'm not exactly sure what your definition of 'sustainability' is, but it looks like Smart is sustaining success pretty well. Just my observation, and uh, I think others would share my opinion on that.
"Sustainability"? Look at Kirby's recruiting rankings and record over his relatively short tenure.
We've lost 2 games in 3 years, and only one regular season game in 4. TWO NCs in that time period, fell short by 3 to Bama last year, but still went 13-1 with a NY 6 Bowl victory, followed by a #1 recruiting class. Our star QB is returning, managed to keep 4 out of 5 starting OLinemen, we got a potential All-SEC RB to transfer from our biggest rival (Florida) and maybe getting Bama's best D player (Downs). I'm not exactly sure what your definition of 'sustainability' is, but it looks like Smart is sustaining success pretty well. Just my observation, and uh, I think others would share my opinion on that.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 1:23 pm to MacMan10
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We will still beat LSU. Book it
$100 to charity bet?
Posted on 1/17/24 at 1:47 pm to Darindawg
and should also be noted that those 2 games lost in 3 years was to the greatest coach of all time, who just - wait for it - RETIRED
- soooooo, what else ya got?
- soooooo, what else ya got?
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 2:15 pm to TideWarrior
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Some of you UGA fans crack me up. You assume Kirby can sustain on the field. We heard the same from Clemson fans that Dabo could sustain like Saban. Dabo was is in a easier conference and yet could not do it. UGA has a harder schedule moving forward.
Most of what you said is correct. But Dabo's success came primarily from his coordinators. When they left he sunk. Maybe Kirby will sustain and maybe he won't. That is to be seen.
quote:Wait. Do injuries count or do they not? They counted in 2021 but they don't in 2023?
And before so many chime in remember you lost to Saban's worst team at Alabama since 2007.
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Can UGA continue to compete for a NC each year yes but they could just as easy not be as dominant either.
I mean it's possible we won't compete, but a key to Saban's success was the talent on his roster. As long as Kirby can accumulate talent I think we will see big success.
That can change quick, though as Alabama is finding out now. If we have enough players leave for more early playing time, NIL or anything else, then yes. We could struggle.
But I wouldn't count on that being any time soon. Kirby is still young and has more energy than Saban did the last couple of years. Like I said. Only time will tell. You are correct, though. With the addition of Oklahoma and Texas the SEC just got tougher. Texas seems to be grabbing an awful lot of talent and their pockets are deep.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 2:17 pm to TideWarrior
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Again we will see but every UGA fan thought they would get to the playoffs this year and three peat. We saw how that turned out.
Wait. So Georgia is in trouble and fading because we couldn't do something that Nick Saban never did?
Posted on 1/17/24 at 2:21 pm to TideWarrior
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should him the blueprint.
I really have to ask this question as i keep seeing Alabama fans post this. What is this top secret blueprint that y'all keep talking about? Working hard and amassing talent? It's nto something that has to be shown or learned. It's something that has to be mastered. I mean, are you saying that he showed this top secret blueprint to winning to Kirby Smart but kept it a secret from all the other assistants that worked for him?
Posted on 1/17/24 at 2:38 pm to TideWarrior
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every UGA fan thought they would get to the playoffs this year and three peat.
what a dumb lie.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 2:53 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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We didn’t stumble down like 2020 LSU
You didn’t have a gov orchestrated pandemic affect your roster, season, and future a season after going 15-0 either.
Don’t compare the two scenarios. LSU had 1st rounders sitting out the season.
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