re: If JT Daniels was born in Georgia and played High School ball in the state of Georgia

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It's a hypothetical that we'll never know the answer to but I do know it was probably the biggest game in the history of their program and they played with a big chip on their shoulder.

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True. But seriously? I mean you can't project a win on a hypothetical, but we aren't projecting a win. And, I wouldn't suggest one or even two players would make a huge difference. But 12? I think it's safe to think we would have done better. And that chip on their shoulder? kept them close with 12 starters out. It proves my point even more that they were not in our class. Nowhere near.

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Please don't include me in the "we" category.

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Sorry. It was not intended to be a personal we. I meant as a general our fans tend to make Cincinnati out to have been better than they were. Don't misunderstand. I think they had a good team. But they built their record off a schedule with no P5 teams on it. It served as a confidence builder and a stepping stone for their team this year, but they were not nearly as good as some make them out to be. Certainly not in the same class as 2020 Alabama...which is the team people point to to prove Bennett is not good.

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Put Stokes, Rice, DJ Daniel and Richard LeCount in and they wouldn't score 3 TDs. MAYBE 2. Add in our regular OLine and Cook and we can just about add 1 TD.

We would be looking at a score of 31-14

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Absolutely absurd speculation.

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They are hardly in Alabama's world.

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When was this said? I said were the 2nd best defense we played last year and stand by my statement.

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mean Stetson can't be good because of a second half against Alabama last season, but JT Daniels has proven himself against Cincinnati?

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You said they were "a pretty good P5 team" then you said they were a "great team" No idea where you're going with this.

When did I ever say Stetson hasn't
proven himself?


Sometimes the coach actually knows what he is doing.

You mean like with Kirby playing
James Cook?

Do you want to post all those insipid threads about James Cook and the continuous howling on this
board for not playing McIntosh or Milton over him?

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Absolutely absurd speculation.

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So it's your opinion that those players have no affect on a game? Seriously?

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When was this said?

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I didn't say you did. But anybody who says Bennett can't play well against Alabama because of his second half performance LAST YEAR...but JT is proven because of what he did to Cincinnati....

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You said they were "a pretty good P5 team" then you said they were a "great team" No idea where you're going with this.

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Cincinnati was a pretty good G5 team. If I typed P5 that was a mistake. Cincinnati did not play a single P5 team last season except us and we were missing 12 players. Whether you want to admit it or not, missing 12 players makes a difference. I mean one of them was a 1st round draft choice. LeCount probably would have been if not for his injury.

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When did I ever say Stetson hasn't
proven himself?

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Pretty much what this whole thread is about.

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Do you want to post all those insipid threads about James Cook and the continuous howling on this
board for not playing McIntosh or Milton over him?

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Why would I? I agreed with you. I thought Cook had improved the last two years.

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Little bit disingenuous to call them a "pretty good G5 team" and JT almost threw for 400 yards against em.

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JT threw all game against Cincinnati because he had to throw to move the ball and score points. If Stet had thrown all game against UAB, Arkansas, and Florida he would have double the TDs, yardage, and completions he has this season.

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I want the best QB on the field.

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I agree 100%.

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Just stands to reason JT should get a chance in a game time situation.

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It's not like Kirby doesn't know what he is capable of. He played 4 games last season and 2-3 games this season.

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I don’t care who the QB is … I want a natty. And I am fired up as hell about this UGA team.

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Me too! I am an old guy and I remember the 1980 team. This team is head and shoulders better than that team.....ironically enough, mainly at QB. But also at other positions.

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No… but based on a newly diagnosed healthy JT, I think Stet should have to earn it.

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I mean...he hasn't earned it? He has played 5-6 games and done well. I do agree that Saturday he was off. But that will happen. Me? I would put the QB out there that does best in practice and gives us the best chance to win. I would also put Stetson on a short leash, and if he started throwing the ball up for grabs like he did Saturday, I would toss Daniels out there.

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based on a newly diagnosed healthy JT

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The insiders have it right this time. They were wrong before, but this time, it is happening.

If by insider you mean Kirby Smart… then yes I believe he would know?

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Will you be mad if JT gets the nod?

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If Daniels is the QB I will be quite happy personally. I do believe he is the better QB, however I also believe that Bennett brings a skill to the game that Daniels does not. I like them both and think we could win with either.

I am willing to let the coach choose who he wants out on the field and will not complain about it. That's pretty much what we pay him to do, in a nutshell. Recruit, develop and pick which players give us the best chance to win. I can't imagine any coach basing their decision on "Loyalty or Seniority" when it could cost them $7 million a year. People that seriously believe that are crazy.

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I understand you feelings, but based on one game you think Stetson Bennett should lose his job? Think about it. That is essentially what you are saying.

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While that is absolutely unfair, college football is designed in such a way that one poorly timed bad game could cost UGA one or all of its goals. That is the fear. We very well may not get a mulligan.

ETA: to use a prior example, two nightmare games at LSU and vs. South Carolina for Jake Fromm very well might have cost UGA two playoff berths and definitely altered how people view his career. That is unfair but is the reality of high level college football.

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While that is absolutely unfair, college football is designed in such a way that one poorly timed bad game could cost UGA one or all of its goals. That is the fear. We very well may not get a mulligan.

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I get that. but if you benched every player based off one game, we wouldn't have enough to field a team. I get that the QB is one of, f not the most important position, but you certainly don't want to bench a QB based on one poor game. If Bennett continues to make questionable decisions? yes. Pull him. But no based off one game when he has done well in every other game he has played in this year.

the first LSU game we also lost to Alabama in the SECCG. So, if we win that game we would have been in the playoffs. The LSU hurt us, no doubt, but it did not kill our chances for the playoffs.

The second LSU game? Nobody was going to beat LSU in 2019. And the South Carolina game cost us dearly. That was on the entire team...including Fromm.
Missed FG at the end was just as damaging. The whole team looked like crap. But yes, Fromm's INTs hurt us and put SC in position. But you don't lose to South Carolina (that year they were baaaaad) because of one player.