re: Georgia now has the #1 football recruiting classes in 2018 and 2019 and....

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I just did. I showed you the AP rankings,

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Right, you showed me a poll that takes nothing into account other than themselves. Maybe I can dig up the all time colley matrix standings and see what that says, that'd be just as relevant right?

Lol at finally? Georgia kept Vince Dooley around for 2O years as either head coach or athletic director even after a UGA professor accused him of being a cheater

No, no, just no. Where would Kirby learn to cheat ?

Just think about this for a moment. We are not talking about just this year.

Georgia could finish with a better class than Nick Saban ever has, that Urban Meyer ever has, and that Pete Carrol ever has, with a far less accomplished coach

We are talking Ole Miss level on the obvious cheating meter

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Georgia could finish with a better class than Nick Saban ever has, that Urban Meyer ever has, and that Pete Carrol ever has, with a far less accomplished coach

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Of this class, 13 guys are from GA and 8 guys are from NC, SC, TN, and FL which UGA has historically always done very well in.

The only outliers are from OK and IL, the former being a UGA legacy and the latter having stated well before Fields was committed that he would likely follow and play wherever Fields went.

So, there is nobody in our class without precedent or reason especially given UGA's recent success on the field.

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We are talking Ole Miss level on the obvious cheating meter

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The Ole Miss class that got them in trouble is nowhere fricking close to UGA's current class.

Sorry but UGA is simply, finally doing what it has been in position to do for some time now.

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1. Michel and Chubb were both NFL ready last year, but they both decided to come back for their senior year.

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NFL ready doesn't mean they're in prime position for the draft. Hell, Trent Thompson is NFL ready now but knows that another year to get fully healthy and demonstrate what he can do would be to his advantage. Remember, both Chubb and Michel had injury issues coming into this year that were hanging over them, nevermind that both come from families that place an extremely high value on education. They're both easily in better positions heading into 2018 than they were 2017. It was a calculated gamble that has paid off big for both players.

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They get the #1 QB who is basically going to be waiting behind a Freshman for several years, only getting package looks at best.

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Whole lot of assumptions and opinion going on here. UGA has 2 quarterbacks on scholarship right now including Eason. Fields is going to play a good amount as a true freshman be it in a package, as a backup, or as the starter. He chose UGA based on the fact that his skill set and talent level is going to give him a good shot at the starting spot in the Spring and Summer.

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3. They get the #1 and #3 RB when they already have 3 Freshmen sharing touches this year -- so their best case scenario is that they're basically fighting over 4th string. Herrien and Hollyfield will be Juniors next year, Swift will be a Sophomore.

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Herrien will always be 3rd or 4th on the depth chart, which isn't a bad thing at UGA since he will still get some touches late in games. Holyfield is much the same but will also see touches on KR and at FB. Not unlikely that one decides to transfer before or after the Summer.

White and Cook are likely to be your 2nd and 3rd string backs behind Swift. This isn't anything new at UGA; we've always stockpiled talented RBs and sold them on the model that split carries means more rest for a long season and a 3-4 year college career.

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Georgia has always recruited well, but this class is different. Notice how the recruiting has picked up when the boosters have had something to really believe in, or something to invest in.

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Or notice how the recruiting has picked up when the recruits have had something to really believe in? I mean y'all act as if UGA isn't wrapping up it's most dominant, successful season in the modern era with a 2nd year coach from the Saban tree and the best recruiting staff we've ever had at one time.

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It’s not that it’s only football recruiting. Georgia basketball signed two top 50 overall players. I mean, come on. That doesn’t happen at UGA in basketball. It’s clear what’s happening.

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Yeah: Jonas Hayes has taken over recruiting for basketball (finally) and the past three years have seen us slowly stockpile a decent bench that has seen us become more consistently competitive in the conference. Coupled with a nice interior renovation of Stegeman that has it looking like a legitimate basketball arena, the results aren't that shocking (let's also not forget that a #1 ranking with 2 commits for 2019 is fun on paper but won't hold up for long).

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But they all don’t have such a giant improvement

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It's not a giant improvement. We had the 3 class last year.

Georgia starts doing what everyone has always said it should be doing and the Florida conspiracy theorists begin to emerge in full force

I'll break it down for you:

Roquan Smith is going to the draft. Wh? Because he's a top 10 pick

Trent Thompson, Jonathan Ledbetter, Terry Godwin, Natrez Patrick, and Lamont Gaillard will all return. Why? Because they all could use one more year to improve their draft stock and earn their degrees.

Deandre Baker may or may not return. Why? Because he quietly had a very good year and could decide that he isn't getting any better next year.

You don't have a bunch of Juniors like last year with Zo, Bellamy, Chubb, and Michel that all fit into that will they or won't they category. So if that's what you're basing all of this off, you'll probably have to wait until 2019 to confirm your theory.