Kirby Smart says “probably 15 to 20 freshmen” are likely to play in the opener.
If you signed the third best recruiting class in the country, you might as well use it, especially since what would be left of your 2013 class now has essentially vaporized.
I do expect to see a noticeable improvement in special teams as a result. What about you?
Get The Picture 
Just win baby.
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Among many other things this season, I’m excited to see Lecount and McBride decapitate somebody on punt team. I will be greatly disappointed if those two are not on punt and kickoff teams.
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I don’t want to see the punt team because we’re scoring every time we get the ball.
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Surely we would just punt it back to them on first down at some point just to keep the score down; don’t wanna get expectations too high for the rest of the season. 🙂
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Well played … we need to more opportunities for our defense to exert their will 😉
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With this scenario of playing so many newbies, I fully expect our team to improve greatly as the season matures. The early games may have roller-coaster moments. You know, talent prevails at times and inexperience at others. Let’s hope lady luck gets us through the inexperience moments.
…and from the improvements from the coaching standpoint…
I can’t help but feel that Kirby’s ‘attention-to-detail’ character will produce a good coach in him. How can someone be so diligent in so many areas of his life, only to be slack in one of the most important? He will at the very least be solid…and possible as good as most. I just feel it.
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How can someone be so diligent in so many areas of his life, only to be slack in one of the most important?
Never confuse effort with accomplishment.
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They usually go hand in hand.
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I want to see if Andrew Thomas is going to be the player we’ve all heard about. Definitely want to see if the freshman receivers contribute. After the buzz about Swift (great name for a tailback), I would like to see if we have a package for him. Of course, if we get the game under control, I want to see if Fromm makes his debut or if Ramsey plays in any mop-up duty.
You’re right. Use them if you got them.
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Is Swift going to get snaps? Is he healthy?
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Yes and yes. He’s going to be a special back.
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I don’t know … haven’t followed the injury reports. All I know is he was getting really good reviews during camp.
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Never thought about it, but that IS a great name for an RB. I hope the playbook reflects that.
Swift sweep. Swift (play) action. Toss Swift. Wheel route Swift. Swift bubble screen. Fake Swift.
Of course all these have to be run after Chubb smash.
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…and we have a DB named Speed 🙂
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..;and we have a need for Speed
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Personally, I’m waiting on Wildgoose Jr. to arrive with the 2018 class. Speed ain’t gonna help with a Wildgoose loose.
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The Goose is loose! The battle cry at Cowdog’s B&G when the well chilled bottle of GG comes out of the freezer.
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Considering a few or more of our freshman are better than the upper classman – or at least seriously challenging them on the depth chart – tells you all you need to know. Both our OL and ST will make big leaps in improvement this year.
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Yessir….play the boys…
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Are any of the freshman competing for the long shappah position? I keed
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snappah
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An extremely credible source told me that I do not like the snappah.
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As opposed to losing a game due to Special Teams as we’ve seen the past few years, I think the feeling out there that the new guys come in and make an impact is pretty legit (I should know, I’m posting on a blog…hahaha)–either McBride forces a big fumble or Matt Landers gets a kick block (maybe even a Field Goal attempt) to save us somewhere and sets a tone for the Special Team Guys to be a wrecking crew and maybe get some crazy social media following. Nice “Shiny, Happy Talk” on Game Day Eve and i ain’t had the Kool-Aid, yet!
p.s. I’d bet App St +14.5 and if the Dawgs cover, I figure I paid a premium for a fine Georgia Victory
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Not only special teams but the OL and the WR also
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Talent like this…play them. There is a reason we changed Coaches…
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Serious question. All I read on this board is the talent at UGA. They are clearly the most talented team in the East and should be in the SECC based on talent alone (I agree). Where does all this talent go? I saw the “247 Team Talent Composite Ratings” yesterday showing UGA has the over the last 3 years the number 6, 6, and 4. I am sure they recruited well 4 years ago. Shouldn’t the roster be full of talented Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores? Why do you need to play 15 to 20 freshman? Even in a blowout that is a lot.
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6,6,and 4 recruiting classes.
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As far as I can tell, the 2013 class is gone. There are only 4 or 5 seniors, I think. There’s been a lot of attrition which makes the stats a little misleading.
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Yeah, the ’13 class is toast, but the others still remain. Yet to hear some tell it, it’s apparently the wrong kind of talent.
Either way, it’s time to put up or shut up.
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Correct, that class literally went up in smoke. I read somewhere some months back that the ’13 class retrospectively ended up ranked something like 87th after attrition, in which it was basically the equivalence of a typical New Mexico State like class. With that in mind, it’s no surprise that our roster is heavily weighted towards freshman and sophomores.
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“Literally” in smoke. Somewhere Joe Biden smiles😁
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Can we officially stop using the ’13 class as an excuse for our performance after ’17? I would suggest that ended last year because teams just don’t redshirt players as they used to.
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Never Forget
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Did you get at least 3 bids?
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I’m more interested to see more productivity from the 2016 recruits, like Hardeman, Kindley, Cleveland, Barnes, Holyfield, Simmons, Woerner, Carter, Laguins, etc. At least that would show players are improving as time passes and hopefully being coached up.
Frankly, Kirby playing 15 to 20 true freshmen wouldn’t impress me, UNLESS we’re blowing Appy out by 40+ with at least a quarter to go. I’d like to see improvement from the returning lettermen.
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This tells me that Kirby expects an ass-kicking tomorrow.
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“Smoke’em if you got’em” applied to the ’13 team members, whereas, now it can be applied to Kirby’s game plan and outcome? Dunno about that. Still think that we have to show up prepared and that the game will go pretty much like OSU and Indiana until halftime. Halftime will consist of hair-twisting by fans while listening to hair-splitting excuses from announcers.
The second half of this game will let us know quite a bit about our team’s psychological makeup to start the season. If we win easily, then I’d expect a lot of Freshmen to play in the second half and the reasoning would be just as much about saving our first stringers for the ND game as it would be about giving game experience to newbies and impressing the recruits in the stands concerning their ability to play in the first year. Certainly hope that will be the case and it can signal a team attitude of confidence about the season.
Sic’em Dawgs!
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I’ll let you what I think after ND. Kool-Aid sucks.
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