32 carries. 222 rushing yards. 2 Touchdowns.
And one back breaker.
I’m still in a state of awe over the number of carries. And I’ve definitely run out of superlatives to describe Nick Chubb.
I don’t know if you heard Kirby on last night’s postgame show, but during it, he related what Chubb told him in their first conversation after Smart’s hire. Simply put, Chubb assured him that he’d be ready to play in the opener.
I guess Kirby bought that.
Get The Picture 
That dude is flat special. He will probably go down as one of my all time favorites. He is the epitome of a DGD.
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The kid is incredible. His performance has me wondering who did his surgery? That guy did an amazing job as well.
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I was too young to remember HW but I’d give a healthy Gurley a slight edge over Chubb but that’s actually a compliment bc TG3 was probably the best I’ve ever seen. And having the night he did ten months after shredding his knee was amazing. Seems like a great person too.
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Let’s not talk crazy now. HW was a man among boys in college. Everyone knew who was getting the ball and still could not stop him.
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No. You mistook my point. I was born in ’77 so was too young to remember seeing HW. I’m talking about guys I have watched live.
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Understood. After reading your post again I see what you’re saying.
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Herschel is number 1 college football player of all time and whoever is 2nd is a distant second.
Gurley is our second best RB in terms of sheer talent. Chubb may have a better college career though.
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Yeah. I wasn’t meaning to say anything about HW. I was just talking about guys I have actually seen.
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I know. I just think it’s important for those who saw not to forget and those who didn’t to know that 34 is and always will be the best that ever was.
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And to think he threw it all away by endorsing Trump. 🙂
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Nice shot. Right into the covey.
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You know, he knows Trump VERY well, over nearly 35 years now. I’d say his endorsement says a great deal about both men, especially laying to rest the whole Trump is a racist meme (what Republican isn’t called a racist?).
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The one’s that aren’t.
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Not true in the slightest. Every (R) who is any threat to hold office is constantly linked to racism by dems. It’s a fact as true and obvious as the sun in the sky to anyone not wearing blue-colored glasses.
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The southern strategy is a myth. The democrats in the south abandoned the party and switched to the GOP after the voting rights act and the civil rights act were passed. Totally happenstance.
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right, b/c the GOP sweeping to power in 2004 in Georgia was due to the VRA.
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Georgia chose not racist George Wallace in 1968. “Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” is not at all racist. The similarities to trump are an illusion: http://youtu.be/4RZ4G251WR4
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Does this look like a racist (a person who HATES black people) to you:
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Can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not. I hope you are…
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Racists sure love themselves some trump: https://www.stormfront.org/forum/t1133805/
Why?
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He gets 0% approval from African Americans and the support of David duke and stormfront. What do any of them know about anything as compared with you?
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Then HW was pretty darn smart. Wouldn’t you say?
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During the 2014 Auburn Game, i was sitting with an “OLD OLD school Auburn man”.. He tapped me on the shoulder and said “son, wa you old enuff to rememba eitha of owa numba thirty fowas? I was.
He said “that numba 3 is yo best athlete (gurley).. but that #27 reminds me mowa of bo and husshul than any ive seen in a numba of yeyas”… He aint quiet there yet, but hes pretty special”….
Yes sir, mr Old auburn man.. He is.
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That is Classic!
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I love the spelling of that. You can hear the words rolling out real slowly…
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My prediction was that he’d run over them “at will.” Close enough?
If they can turn the reins over to Eason, Chubb will win the Heisman and we’ll win the east.
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I was at the game last night. There were a couple points in that game that were as loud as anything I’ve ever heard at a football game. The fans were great! Right before the safety was insanely loud! And yes, Mr. Chubb is a beast. He looked a bit tired to me in the 3rd quarter (who can blame him), but he didn’t look tired on that last run. It was beautifully blocked as well! He is a special player. We’re very lucky to have him.
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Pike whiffed on his block but it didn’t matter
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I don’t think any other major back had a game as good as chubb did. That is crazy given the return from injury and actually playing a team that knew the key to winning was stopping chubb and the run game.
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I’m pretty sure Nick Chubb is my favorite human being. And oh yeah –
How bout them Dawgs!
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Yeah, it is a tight race between Chubb and Norman Borlaug.
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So happy he’s on our team. Great kid and amazing performance.
This should be the story of week 1, and should wrap up nicely this December in NYC.
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Just Damn. 10 months ago I would have laughed if somebody predicted Chubb’s game last night. The only negative is he will leave after this year. Damn.
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#6 DB appears to slightly stutterstep at the 45 ….ruined the angle he could have had
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I don’t think so. He is trying to decide how he will get around two UGA players that are blocking for Mr Chubb. One of them is Lambert. I like seeing that!
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not Lambert it is our Fullback 47 — it does look like an 11 or 17 tho
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Yeah, 47 is leading the block, but who is the guy helping him ? I can’t quite make out the number for sure, but I think it’s #11.
If it’s Lambert, it’s nice to see him getting downfield to help out.
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Too many carries to sustain over the year. But what a MAN.
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Nick will get a break this week. And hopefully, the formula for beating an awful Missouri team wont take him getting the ball 30 plus times. By the time we get Ole Miss, Sony and Holyfield should be healthy and game ready, and Nick should be tuned up and not overworked. Could be an interesting fall.
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The way Herrien runs could indicate an heir apparent to Chubb whereas Holyfield can make the pair zing. Two more (at least) coming with the next team. Nice.
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Happily eating crow this morning. I thought Chubb would play, but never expected last night’s results. The guy is flat out amazing.
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Since we have no idea what the immediate future holds, it’s wonderful that Chubb’s incredible comeback from an injury that looked career-hobbling, if not career-ending, came against a ranked team that threw everything into stopping him. Had it happened against Nicholls State, it would not have been as memorable. As it stands, Dawg fans will be talking about this performance for years. Chubb looked like an insane hybrid of Herschel and Knowshon out there.
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I loved it! I don’t think Richt wins this game.
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If Richt were on the sidelines and not Smart, would UGA have pulled this game out?
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No.
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I don’t know, we beat an awfully good VA Tech team with our freshman QB on that same field, down big at half in 2006.
Smart will earn his money in JVille, period. That’s when we will know if we have truly changed the recent culture of laying eggs in big games (something that didn’t happen in CMR’s first 5-7 years either).
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True, the ’01-’07 Dawgs absolutel could have pulled this game out. Everything changed the night of the Alabama blackout. UGA became a different team and Richts’ ability to inspire under duress seemed to disappear.. Last night felt different to me.
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For me, the Richt era crashed with the loss to WV in the displaced Sugar Bowl in 2006. That performance became the pattern for showing up not ready to play at the start and unable to finish.
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Would have won more handily because Eason would have started game.
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Here we go…..
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Can he take this week off?
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Once Sony gets back, and btw I read a line from a reporter that he looked great in warmups as far as running, and Holyfield gets right plus Herrian I almost feel sorry for other teams.
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Chubb & Herrion made a nice combo.
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Add a healthy Sony and possibly Holyfield to that and I might need a Kleenex.
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Add a healthy sony and holyfield to that, Eason continues to work and earn his spot, another WR emerges, start throwing to the tight ends, and im gonna need a cold shower.
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Add improved line play on both sides, consistent special teams with more confident kickers, and building depth among a talented freshman class, and everybody in the house look under your seats – you get a new CAR!!
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Chub is like HW in that they know he is coming and they can only hope to contain him. He pounds 3 – 4 yards then he breaks one. NC knew they were done when he broke the last one. It’s a demoralizing thing to plan and plan to stop the man only to see him finish your team off in the end. If we are “Smart” we will use the other guys early to help ware out the defense then put Chub in to finish them off. For the most park I thought the offensive line blocking for the run was much better. They were going against a lot in the box but were getting positive yardage. That Yankee tackle made some errors but he is a mean SOB and I like that in my Olineman.
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When UNC would hold him to 3 or 4 yards, the Tar Heel crowd would cheer. Then he would come back with a 15 yarder on the next play. Last night, he was Herschelesque.
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Really happy we have a cupcake this week, as hopefully it means Chubb gets a light load. I would be curious how sore the knee is today…he was worked hard last night. The dude is special. Herrien was a pleasant surprise, I honestly didn’t think we would see much of him in game 1.
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Takes care of the 8-4 predictors. Onward to Ole Miss to take care of the 9-3 crowd, then Tenn in Sanford for the 10-2 folks followed by FU at J’ville for the 11-1 group.
It’s not too late to jump on the 12-0 bus, yall.
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Ha, great comment.
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Schedule looks easier now than before weekend.
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Not surprised.
Bluto gets a Porsche. Georgia gets its Ferrari outta the garage . That was an omen.
What’s the over under that Bluto drove the car to the game?
Drives it to work?
Remains garaged until Saturday night to tool around town with Mrs. Bluto?
😉
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TJ Logan’s big run at beginning of 2nd quarter was made possible by an obvious hold by the tackle.
On the kick return, there were two bad blocks from behind…the first guy that got there and also towards the sideline
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Wouldn’t Munson have loved calling this game?
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One thing not being mentioned much with all the deserved focus on Chubb is the defense. Besides losing contain on a few plays and seemingly ignoring the small white receiver they held the “high powered” UNC offense to 17 points. I would have liked to see more of a pass rush but I thought they played well overall.
Catalina stood out to me as well but not as a positive. I hope he can improve because he did Lambert no favors. Granted, Lambert may have the slowest drop of any QB I have ever seen ( Is it just me or is there no sense of urgency whatsoever for him to drop back and get set to throw?). Catalina missed assignments or got whipped several times not to mention penalties. He seems to struggle to me.
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