Why does UGA not command respect?

We haven't won a national title since 1980?
And nowdays, anytime we play a big game - we shite the bed?

It's not that hard...

It is that on National TV we get killed whether it is USCe, Bosie, OK St, Bama or the fact everyone knows we can not beat the gators over the last 20 years.

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So I ask, why don't we get the respect that other programs do?

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Respect has to be earned. As already stated we haven't won a NC since 1980. Just recently as after the SC game, fans were still calling for Richt to be fired. In spite of Richt's overall solid body of work, over the last 5 years our record against ranked teams has been bad. Fans of other teams seem to think we are satisfied with mediocrity and many of our fans feel the same way. Our administration hasn't been willing to go all in to win a championship. They seem content with doing well enough to keep the money flowing in. This attitude seems to extend to other sports as well. Our basketball program hasn't been relevant in many years. Our baseball program has gone downhill as well. All this in the state of Georgia loaded with talented recruits. In short, we have the money, we have the recruiting base but we don't have an administration that has been willing to pay top dollar to get winning coaches into our sports programs.

Hopefully this will change long term under McGarity but we haven't seen any dynamic changes so far. As for Richt, hopefully he finally gets us a championship but Bama lead by Saban is a huge hurdle. Our lack of depth created by being reduced to just 75 scholarship players doesn't inspire confidence. This is clearly a recruiting/player management issue. Richt obviously has not allowed sufficiently for attrition. Honestly if he does pull off a NC, it will be a minor miracle.

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We're are getting a little respect on the Bama board surprisingly. A few of their folks are predicting a UGA win and most predict a tight game.

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Yep, like our fan-base they have some objective fans also.

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we've just sucked and gotten beat by a better team.

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How about this? Because UGA usually sucks in in the Big Games?

Im afraid its going to take a MNC to earn respect boys. We all know that....lets just hope the team does.

WELL SAID.

Most traditional SEC powerhouse schools have crystal in the BCS era. We're the glaring exception. It's that tendency to roll over and give up in the big games that has led to that outside impression of the team. In many ways, not winning the big game has become our brand. I'd venture to say it began with the '08 Blackout.

Luckily we have a chance to begin changing that perception in less than 36 hours. Even better is that we get the opportunity to exorcize those demons on the field with the team that began their ascent by causing our decline.

I actually like the fact that this is such a BIG DEAL to the players and the fans. How much more excited and energized is the fan base of the team that has their first legit shot at a title, as opposed to the teams that end up perennially winning? I'm glad that for Bama it's a mindset of "We do this like every year." Our guys are going to have to get the eye of the tiger, want it more than the Tide, and bust them in the mouth and take what Bama assumes is theirs already.

I think our boys are more than up for the task.

I'm thinking it's b/c as much of the SEC prides itself on tradition, it's also about, "what have you done recently?"

Ole Miss had some good teams and I believe some championships back in the day. However, their program has been viewed as down since we beat them in '09 when they were #3 in the country. Their whole season fell apart after that and nobody besides them knows where Snead is.

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Doubtful.. Most will chalk it up to our weak schedule

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Sad but true. It will be excuse city on the SECr