And I am just as guilty as anyone...

Woola 692 posts 18 hours ago

"What a disaster on a huge recruiting weekend. How can you explain the Georgia presence in that building to recruits. Never though i'd see this happen at Notre Dame. I guess 1988 is just too long ago."

What a Notre Dame fan said about our fan presence tonight on their 247 board. Kirby Smart was in awe. Kudos to Dawg Nation.
Jake Fromm is a true frosh who played in his second NCAA game. Of course, he is going to make mistakes. That's what freshmen do. Give the kid a little time; he's going to be a good 'un.
Kirby has said many times that getting the ball into Mecole's hands is the problem. Once he has it good things happen... and they did. High school QB's are not accustomed to catching passes thrown by others.

Play calling cannot fix poorly thrown balls, dropped passes, and linebackers who are everywhere, particularly the ones wearing the wrong colored jerseys.

A good friend, who played for Georgia on a SEC championship team, always pulls me up short when I start going on about how the Dawgs should beat so and so by 30 points. He invariably holds up an index finger and says, "One point. One point more than they score is all you need." Tonight, he sent me a text from Notre Dame stadium that read, "One point." I told my wife he'd do that and dang if he didn't. And he's right. We live undefeated for another week. One point is all it took. Life is good.
Those who wondered where Lorenzo Carter went... well, you found him tonight.
#7 is going to be special.

Running the FB as an occasional surprise was something Richt did with great success quite often. Dooley was fond of doing it too. Tonight, it worked twice, came up a little short once.
Interesting that Sony's slashing style proved more effective than Nick's power against ND.
I wouldn't worry about Mecole. Once he gets the catching thing down he's going to make a lot of opponents weep in despair, and he will.
They said Terry Godwin was catching everything in sight during camp, they were right.

What did we say before the season started? Wasn't the consensus that the defense had to carry the team until the offense found its sea legs? Isn't that what happened tonight?
I had a neighbor back in the 1960s, I was barely a teenager and he was middle aged. He was also an Alabama fan and he spent most weekends in the fall miserable. Why? Because Alabama would beat Mississippi State 40-14 instead of 50-3 like he wanted. You never saw a man who wallowed in misery while Bear was winning everything in sight like this guy did. I promised myself then I'd never be like him. Life is too short to expect perfection from human beings. It's a losing proposition.
One of the game TV announcers shared that Kirby told him Georgia fans are starving, meaning we are tired of being the bridesmaid. He also implied that Kirby is determined to feed Georgia's starving masses. Tonight you were handed a large loaf of bread; enjoy and quit complaining there isn't enough butter. If you want to be big time, it means you have to play and beat big time teams. This is difficult. I've watched college football longer than I care to admit. One thing that becomes crystal clear over time: Big time teams face other big time teams and the margin of difference is usually small; 50-3 is rarely the outcome. If you want the thrill, you're going to have to accept the agony. There are other good players and other good coaches and it's not in their job description to roll over and play dead for you. They work as hard, crave success and are just as determined as our favorite team and we are. Their coaches are good at what they do too. Their rosters are just as loaded with outstanding players. 50-3 every week is not an option. Kinda dull too if it were ever to get like that.

When you play quality opposition it's defense that usually holds sway, as long as you're quality opposition yourself. What happened in South Bend is really pretty common (outside of the Big 12 and occasionally the Pac 12).
Georgia is 2-0 (100%) against Notre Dame all time. How many other programs can say Notre Dame has never beaten them?

On another note, Mighty Auburn's unstoppable offense ran into a brick wall tonight @ Clemson. The Tigers sacked Auburn's QB 11 times in an 8 point win. Who would you rather be this evening? I vote for us.

Jake Fromm is going to win a lot of games for us before he leaves UGA. But what I saw tonight showed me why he was running 2nd string in practice and that is not a slam at Jake. Experience indeed matters. Let it play out and know that we have two fine QB's on the roster with possibly another on the way. This Eason v Fromm stuff is as old as football. I've seen dozens of "QB controversies" at UGA over the decades. They never lead to anything but heated words and hurt feelings among people who have no say in the matter. Let it go. Don't participate. It's pointless. We're there to back the team and enjoy a little entertainment. That's it. Nobody who makes the decisions cares about our armchair coaching. As one coach put it, "The moment you start listening to the fans you're on your way out the door."

Next up Samford.
BTW, took delivery on a Tesla Model X Friday. Amazing car. I'm having a ton of fun driving it. If you can fit one in your budget I highly recommend buying one. Helped make my weekend. My wife is making up reasons to go out so we can drive it some more."