Brian Fremeau has posted his 15-Year Team Ratings for Georgia here, and while you’re probably going to need to dive into his glossary in order to track the meaning behind his statistical categories — although the main consideration is that FEI is a measure of offensive and defensive efficiency — it’s still pretty clear that last year’s team was a statistically dominant one.
If there’s any surprises there, it’s seeing how tough Georgia’s strength of schedule’s been from 2017 on, as well as how efficient those 2017 and 2018 offenses were.
Also, check out peak Bobo from 2012-4 in comparison to before 2012. Hard to believe all those folks I heard cussing him in the stands missed that.
Get The Picture 
Some good stuff there. Mike Bobo will always be under appreciated as an offensive coordinator for a couple of reasons. First, we didn’t win a championship (even appear in the SECCG) with Matthew Stafford. Second, the 1st and Dumb call in Columbia will probably haunt him for the rest of his days. You pound the rock with the best player in college football right there. Channeling my inner Mr. CFB, last year’s defense was incredible on an opponent adjusted and unadjusted basis.
LikeLiked by 4 people
Wait. Am I reading this right that Georgia finished the season with the #2 Strength of Schedule?
LikeLike
Yeah, that stat seems strange. We played a 10 game SEC-only schedule in ’20 and that was our weakest schedule (by a long shot) based on this. Not sure how that works out.
LikeLike
Well to be fair, nobody else played Alabama twice. Throw in Clemson and Michigan and pretty soon you’ve got a pretty tough slate.
LikeLiked by 3 people
Tbh, Florida probably pulled our strength of schedule way down in 2021. FTMF. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
OTOH, Vandy helped our 2020 Strength of Schedule by standing us up…TWICE!!! For that I say “Thank You” and FTMF!!!!!
LikeLike
Peak Bobo’s offense was a beautiful thing to watch. Fans get attached to narratives and often won’t recognize that coaches can learn and grow over time.
LikeLike
The gripe about Bobo wasn’t the average box score, it was he fell on his face typically at the wrong moment in a big game. So solid stats over a season doesn’t sway me on my stance that I don’t want him as OC. I haven’t softened on this over time.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Bobo finished strong as hell for Georgia. Got everything out of Murray that every other coach in the land thought possible when he was recruited so hard. Then had one hell of a transition year with Hutson; no small feat, considering how different the makeup of the skill positions were that year. Completely shifted gears for that year, and had one hell of an offense.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I agree. I thought Bobo when it was all clicking was one of the best. What he got out of Mason in 2014 was excellent. However as others have noted the way that he called the game against South Carolina that year and also against Florida and Tech that same season made you scratch your head. Mason throwing that pick in overtime was one of his worst decisions.
I don’t blame Bobo for Stafford not making an SEC Championship game as the 2007 team was so up and down early in the season and were just not ready to play in Knoxville. The 2008 team was overly hyped and could not or would not tackle.
LikeLiked by 1 person
A good read:
LikeLike
oh, oh my. reading through those comments I just want to hug each and every one of us and tell past-us that it gets so much better.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I wonder what happened to Cojones..
He was a great poster!
LikeLike
This sort of thing makes my eye twitch, otto.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sometimes you have to known where you’ve been to appreciate where you are and not go back
LikeLiked by 1 person
Look at how bad Richt was vs. top 15 teams compared to the turn around since Kirby got here. Richt made his hay in the later part of his tenure by beating up on the average and bad teams, then whiffing against the good teams.
Richt 2007-2015 went 8-16 vs top 15 opponents
Kirby 2016-2021 has gone 15-7 vs top 15 opponents
LikeLiked by 2 people