wdhalgren
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| Registered on: | 5/27/2013 |
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not trying to be argumentative but Bowers made an immediate impact because he caught anything thrown to him, didn't go down on first contact, and was fast as shite.
Not trying to be argumentative either, but are you saying his conditioning prior to arriving at UGA wasn't one reason he made an immediate impact?
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re: name a game that was won by one player
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/10/26 at 3:51 pm to Tigerpride18
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"damn he won that game all by himself".
Tray Matthews won the 2013 Auburn game all by himself, when he tipped a desperation 4th and 18 bomb right into the arms of the Auburn receiver. All he had to was slap it down and the game was over. Instead it ended up a 73 yard Auburn touchdown and the game was over. Auburn's left tackle was also holding, but I still give Tray the credit for that game.
re: Could the receiver room sink us if it we don’t have some breakout guys?
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/10/26 at 3:20 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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The CFP quarterfinals aren't for another 4 and a half months. He'll have plenty of time to improve and step up between now and then.
One reason Brock Bowers made such an immediate impact was his conditioning was extreme before he arrived in Athens. I'm definitely relying too much on HS film, out of necessity, but Prothro may still need to strengthen that long lower body, to improve acceleration and cuts. His height and straight line speed will help, but if he can't get some quick separation these SEC defenders will mug the shite out of him without getting called. I know he's been steadily improving his strength and body control since arriving in Athens, so we'll see if he's ready for the grind.
re: Could the receiver room sink us if it we don’t have some breakout guys?
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/10/26 at 2:15 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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My hope is that Prothro takes control of the X receiver spot at some point this season and it helps power us through the playoffs.
Based on very little info, I think that's not likely. More of a situational player than a steady contributor is my guess. I've read other opinions, possibly more informed, that disagree with mine.
re: Could the receiver room sink us if it we don’t have some breakout guys?
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/10/26 at 1:18 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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I think that Taylor, Humphrey and Sacovie all have the potential, but right who really knows.
The answer to that question is usually nobody (not even the film guy), except for the coaches. This offseason, Georgia's receivers have been going against possibly the best defensive backfield (including LB'ers) they'll face until December (most likely exceptions are Alabama and Oklahoma). I think our coverage will be improved over 2025, have to wait and see on tackling. From watching practice, the coaches have a solid indication of which receivers can get the job done, and the entire group will get better just working against our defense.
re: Could the receiver room sink us if it we don’t have some breakout guys?
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/10/26 at 12:24 pm to gulfportdawg
Greene, Gaston, Bobo, Glover, and Tolliver all had some starts last season, the first 4 played about 2500 snaps combined in 2025 (497, 496, 721, and 766), which is a pretty good starting point for a first unit. Tyquez Richardson has plenty of starting experience at a lower level. Our backups will be mostly 3rd year guys, with a couple of 2nds thrown in. The only youngster likely to get significant playing time as of now is Helton and apparently he's earned it. We have a total of 19 solid P4 OL prospects that will be working hard and competing for those jobs, all healthy as far as I know right now. We've had a lot worse.
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Beck was essentially relegated to 2nd string when he fricked his elbow up in the SEC CG.
We have people here who have zero perspective. You're planning to enter the draft, then at the very end of your 5th season in college, you frick up your throwing arm. All your plans are now in disarray. Your current team is equivocal about whether they'll pay you big bucks to come back with surgery looming, and another school begs you to come and offers $4 million bucks.
This is where the DawgRant brain trust would say, "Sorry, Miami, I'm gonna roll the dice and stay in Athens for a fraction of what you're offering." If that's your ideal mentality for a college football player, loyal to the bitter end even if the program doesn't reciprocate and large sums of money are at stake, I have bad news; your ideal college athlete doesn't exist.
It sounds like Prothro is more likely to line up as a slot receiver this year. He needs time in the weight room.
re: Could the receiver room sink us if it we don’t have some breakout guys?
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/10/26 at 7:55 am to BranchDawg
There will be an early season learning curve like there is every year at various positions. Every team has question marks, more than ever because of transfers. Georgia has 13 receivers, 9 of whom are former 4/5 star recruits, which is more than adequate to find some good ones. Talent wise, it looks very similar to the last 5 seasons, but a little light on experience. Other than Humphreys and Canion, not a lot of prior game snaps in this group, but 8 are returning Dawgs who have time in our system. Gunner is the key; if he can use the entire field effectively, pass catchers will get open.
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Is this your first time on a message board?
Quite the opposite. That's why I recognize posers like you when I see them.
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Lol imagine white knighting for carson beck?
Embarrassing
Imagine being a grown adult who spends their time pretending to be a fan and trolling a message board of some rival team. Now that's embarrassing. I didn't read the rest of your drivel, but I'm sure it was equally embarrassing.
BTW, you don't know what "white knighting" means. What I posted has very little to do with Carson Beck and everything to do with people who use the term "trash human", normally reserved for murderers and the like, to describe an athlete whose performance (and thus various and sundry personal characteristics) they find lacking.
re: Carson Beck In Action
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/7/26 at 6:20 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Locker room cancer. Flew to miami to be with the girl while team events were going on. Sideline demeaner and player interaction is very telling. The fact that he rolled on the ground like a little bitch and not a single player came to him is very telling.
All of this is message board scuttlebutt from a bunch of fans who didn't like the outcome and showed their arse. Same kind of personal character assassination Stetson Bennett put up with from probably the same subset of fans. Nobody's gonna be Mr. Personality when the fans are non-stop abusing them for team outcomes, especially when the team is winning at a 90% pace. And rolling on the ground after a serious and obviously painful injury doesn't make an athlete a "little bitch".
Some of you guys need a break from football. If Beck had a Heisman winning season, none of these insults would've been heard. This is all about performance and the unmet expectations of poor losers. When you're calling a player "human trash", or justifying it, because his performance didn't live up to your demands, then you've lost your perspective on the game.
re: Carson Beck In Action
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/7/26 at 10:01 am to cornerstore
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Trash human gonna trash
Why would a Georgia fan call a former Georgia player trash? He stayed for five years, waited his turn, started for two seasons, suffered an injury and transferred for a large salary increase. Didn't break the law or even team rules as far as I know.
Are you trash, or just stupid or mentally ill? Not a Georgia fan? Maybe all of the above?
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In some ways it can be beneficial. That also means everyone's personal debt also gets diluted
Diluting away debt is never beneficial, IMO. Inflation is a perverse incentive to borrow, because you don't have to pay off your full debt. It's an incentive to borrow, and a disincentive to save, i.e., hold dollars. Once inflation becomes policy, the currency always fails in the end. The only way an economy with debt can persist is through market discipline.
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This is why the national debt matters
Inflation during covid was intentional. Its how they dilute the debt… and in effect, anyone holding dollars paid for it.
A silent tax.
This is your best post I've read here. Any time a govt incurs debt, a future tax comes due. Our govt has chosen to make that future tax an inflation tax and, due to the compounding effect, it's getting bigger faster.
Everybody likes to play the blame game with inflation, but it's here to stay and nobody can turn it around. Our debt is too big to be managed with direct taxes.
re: Longest consecutive losing streaks SEC teams since 2000
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/3/26 at 4:58 pm to Projectpat
Vanderbilt's streak should be 12, but they decided they didn't want to play Georgia in Athens in 2020. They shuffled their schedule around to play who they wanted and to make sure they got a chance to impress everybody with their female kicker. Kirby repaid the favor by beating them 117-0 in '21 and '22.
re: Biggest College Football Hall of Fame Snubs?
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/3/26 at 11:18 am to Marcelo Lavanda
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This feels like a career achievement stat apropos with him being a QB under Mark Richt - lots of winning but nothing to show for it
This feels like a post apropos for the SEC Rant - lots of trolling but irrelevant to the topic. If winning a championship is a prerequisite for college football hall of fame, plenty of great players would not be eligible.
re: Jacory Thomas Eligible to Return
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/3/26 at 10:52 am to Porter Osborne Jr
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If they weren’t in the portal in January then they can only return to their original school.
I read somewhere that the judge that made them eligible also gave them a new chance to enter the transfer portal and made them not count against roster limits. If any or all of what she decreed actually happens, college football officially has no rules. Weapons allowed on the field, wide receivers on motorcycles, quarterbacks switching sides between possessions.
re: Offseason: Feel Good Wins For Your Team
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/2/26 at 12:06 am to dawgfacedmutt
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2021 Orange Bowl vs. MI
I should've read the thread before responding, you beat me to it.
In 2021, the UGA internet fan base was very negative after undefeated Georgia lost to Alabama in the SECCG. Then they faced Michigan in the first round of the playoffs and came out looking very pissed off, proceeded to absolutely intimidate a Michigan team that ESPN had been hyping through the roof. They carried that momentum that over to the national championship game.
re: Is south carolina a sleeping cfp threat this year?
Posted by wdhalgren on 8/1/26 at 11:59 am to GarnetNBlack
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Now we’re talking!
SC is “not a top-tier team,” teams have “figured out Sellers,” and they have a tough path to the CFP.
All true.
And, you all forgot, we have a new OC (the 3rd for Sellers), a new OL coach (terrible OL last year), and a new RB coach who has very little to work with in his first year.
That honestly wasn't intended to be a slap at your Gamecocks. By my count you have 43 former 4 star HS recruits on roster, which is normally good enough enough to beat just about anybody on any given day. But, despite all the handwringing, the SEC is still loaded with talent and you play a lot of teams with more talent, at least on paper.
As we now know, the transfer portal can produce some surprising results. The odds of making the playoffs are low, IMO, but you have a better chance to do the unexpected than historical outcomes would predict.
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