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Let's also talk about downstream consequences. The local cops aren't targeting UGA players, but they aren't cutting them slack. Would you want "Hey, Mr. Running Back, slow it down buddy" being flashed all over YouTube along with accusations of favoritism? Then the headlines would be "Football Players Receiving Favoritism from Fan Cops".

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There won't be any downstream consequences because ACCPD definitely won't be cutting UGA players any slack. And the AJC is waiting with bated breath to report every UGA traffic stop. Other college towns will cut them slack and it won't be recorded or reported.

I'm fine with letting the legal system deal with most of this juvenile behavior. It's not a UGA football problem other than the fact that some in the media try to make it one. DUI is a special case and repeat offenders already get harsh punishment for that in both the legal system and the UGA system. It's probably a moot point for football players now, because after the 2nd offense most will be transferring to someplace where law enforcement is more accommodating.

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How are GA cops overzealous?

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Let me guess; in your opinion the perception of excessive driving infractions by UGA football players, relative to other programs, is due to either:

1) Kirby Smart's poor recruiting technique which focuses solely on talent and ignores character, or

2) Kirby Smart's refusal to educate players and encourage them to obey the law, or

3) Kirby Smart's lack of discipline when players get into trouble, or

4) Kirby Smart's overall inability to foster a good "culture" at UGA.

Or maybe all four of the above? Maybe something else? Feel free to give your opinion as to why this is happening. Personally, I believe Kirby has done as much as any program to reduce driving infractions. Based on long observation of UGA's peers, I think the perception that Georgia's players do this more than elsewhere is inaccurate for multiple reasons, including differences in enforcement and reporting.

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And ugas 2021 schedule? What was that sad clown of a regular season schedule like?

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Practiced for and played a normal 12 game schedule against normal sized rosters in normal stadiums on a normal timeline. Every other team practiced for and played 12 games too, like every other year, so there was a normal amount of data to evaluate teams for the conference title games and playoffs. In the playoffs we faced a 12 win Michigan team and a 13 win Alabama team. Won the championship despite plenty of attrition, as happens every season. When fans talk about injuries, what they mean is, "We lost", because at the end of 15 games (or even by the end of fall camp) every team has signficant injuries. The champion is the one that wins despite the injuries.

In other words, in 2021 and 2022, the records and the rankings meant something so the outcomes mean something. As opposed to 2020, which was an extreme aberration and a joke and everybody knew it. There was no off-season of preparation. Players opted out, or sat because of a positive test or a cough, teams opted out of practices and games. Conferences opted out of half a season. There were minimal inter-conference games to evaluate which conferences were best, or even functional. Stadiums were at 20% capacity and the crowd factor was minimal. Can't rewrite that history now and call it normal.

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2 blown ACL's & TCU, quite the shaky foundation for a "dynasty"

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Yeah, Georgia lost all of our starting receivers early in the 2021 season, and we played the year relying heavily on freshmen and backups. In a 15 game season, depth and developing your backups is important. As for 2022, TCU was the final victim, but make no mistake it would've been you if you hadn't lost to Tennessee and LSU, two teams Georgia handled with ease. Let me guess, Bama had injuries, right?

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So why did they not win every game by 50+? That is very bad logic.....

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Speaking of bad logic. The transitive property of football scores is meaningless but even if you use that illogical method, Michigan would've been no match for Georgia because they lost to TCU.

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Was very obvious TCU was no match at all.

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Clearly TCU wasn't a match for Georgia, but after 15 games nobody else was either.

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Give me OU and the money line. Horrible matchup for UGA and they wont score.

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If you're certain that UGA won't score, find someone to give you odds on over/under for UGA at 1, then bet the under. You'll get much better odds on that than the moneyline. I suspect you're just doing a little trolling, but if not I look forward to seeing your betting slip on the UGA shutout.

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Michigan choked epically. Bottom line...Michigan giftwrapped that game for TCU.

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Michigan had the better team, but TCU played them tough. It wasn't a cheap win. Both teams had 3 turnovers and Michigan had the penalty advantage. I think part of the problem was that TCU's team got cocky after beating undefeated Michigan. Then Georgia played violent smash mouth football like they'd never experienced.

Michigan gave up 488 yards to TCU, second only to the 492 yds they gave up to Ohio State. Georgia gave up 188. TCU sacked Michigan's QB 4 times; they had zero sacks against Georgia. Michigan sacked TCU's QB one time, Georgia sacked TCU's QB 5 times. TCU average 6.41 yards per rushing attempt vs Michigan, 1.29 YPC against Georgia. TCU vs Michigan was a football game. TCU vs UGA was a massacre.

If I have to pull for some SEC team to rise to prominence, it wouldn't be either of those two. I'd rather see long-suffering fans of Arkansas, or Kentucky, or Miss. St. get something to cheer about.

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It's definitely not the team that even with that crappy defense last year had you on the ropes until they inexplicably missed a gimme field goal.

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Too insecure. And last year's moral victories definitely don't have any relevance to a discussion about this year's SEC contenders.

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No way is UT ahead of UGA. Counting made up BS championships doesnt compare to the ones UGA has. I dont think UT is in front of LSU but there is an argument there. LSU had passed UGA imo around 2015 but kirby has them back in front and ahead of UT imo.

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Tennessee's ahead of Georgia because of the leather helmet era. If you look at the modern era of cfb, from about 1960 and forward, Georgia is signficantly ahead of Tennessee.

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Kirby has told us that the middle of the field is where tipped passes and bad things happen. There were games last year when we took it completely out of the playbook.

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I thought it was common knowledge why we didn't throw more across the middle. It wasn't because of Kirby or Bobo. Our passing game in 2025 was very different from 2021-2024.