The Old Jeffster

Good column. Hate to say it but add bullet point "Saban owns UGA in championship play" 6-1 in championshp games, 10-3 overall.

Beck was a bit underwhelming but he didn't stink up the joint either. Needs to be more decisive & accurate. Let's see how things look when all of Saturdays missing players return.

There's a lot of talk in Dawg circles that Gunner Stockton is making a run at QB1. Beck to me is peeking over his shoulder a bit. Next week should prove interesting!

Texas A & M is an interesting situation. Fisher's seat should be scalding hot, but the buyout is one inhibiting factor. Also who's really in charge of A & M athletics? Not sure their AD or even university president there has final say in whether he stays or goes if it comes to that. My gut says barring a 2022-ish meltdown Fisher will be there a while yet. The hot seat talk around Napier is just stupid. Walked into a less than ideal situation and he's improving their talent significantly. If Gators get any help from QB position they could be most improved team in the league.

I was concerned early on about a drip,drip,drip of stories around the program in the wake of the deaths of the two young people in January. Nothing so far has implicated CSM in any malfeasance. I'm not sure what if anything the head coach owes to the media or the public at large in the way of public statements. Its not affecting recruiting, and unless this situation somehow results in penalties for the university or restrictions of football recruiting activities, I suspect the university and the program will continue to hunker down and ride out the wave of stories.

Per capita Georgia produces more CFB and pro players than any other state. Best HS football in the country. Gwinnett county on it own sends massive numbers to CFB.

I saw an article--sorry don't have link--that some non con games through 2037 season would have to be canceled to accommodat a 9 game conference slate.

Without guarantees of extra $$$,it appears the 8 game schedule will continue. Looks like members having to cancel 38 games is the deal-breaker.

I agree that UGA should pursue some type of settlement. But this newest version of the lawsuit goes after many others outside the UGA footprint. When Mr. Willock originally said he had no plans to sue the university, I assumed all parties were probably working on a private behind-the-scenes settlement to head off a suit. If that happened, clearly the effort failed. Its unlikely the university would assume all blame and stroke a check for 40 mil. Not gonna happen.

Despite the father's initial claims that he wouldn't sue, the university had to know this was coming. They need to figure out some way to settle. Hard to see how the university could win this one.

As good as Bear was, this looks more like a case of "addition by subtraction". Dawgs have huge depth here, so this departure means more snaps for Hall and Jarrett.

Based on the flurry of off the field incidents, its fair to raise the question of what can be done by coaches, administrators, and players to face up to the current state of affairs. The deliberate pace of the investigation gives an incorrect perception that somebody's hiding something. While its true that people are looking for CKS to handle aspects of this matter publicly, what can he really do? All he can do is let the legal process play out. Behind the scenes and out of the public eye is probably a different story. I suspect a great deal is happening and changes being implemented internally.

Bobo has a lot of history with Georgia and not all of it was good. Much of that relates to his association with the Richt regime. I'm hopeful his efforts will be more fruitful in Kirbys program. Monken a tough act to follow, though.

We need to keep it real about Mike Bobo. He had good & average years as O/C. Bobo was on staff for two gigantic recruiting whiffs; the decision to recruit Cam Newton as a tight end, and the failure to land DeShaun Watson. Bobo took some blame for the latter. I just hope Kirby keeps CMB on a short leash,what with critical decisions ahead for upcoming QB competition.

Will TB also be the play caller?

The puzzling inclusion of Florida aside not a bad list. Florida St clearly has the most to prove to justify the hype. Not sure why aTm is overrated. Who thinks they'll be great anyway?

Monken is a hired gun brought in to get UGA over the hump. He has no more worlds to conquer in CFB and its clear he prefers the NFL. I expect he'll leave. Not especially thrilled at a 2nd tour with Bobo, however.

Maybe the arresting officers were TCU fans....? Seriously this is a bad look for SBIV but no need to overreact for a fairly harmless faux paus. As long as he keeps his nose clean going forward he'll be fine!

While annoyed about Dawgs dropping to 3rd, Tennessee gets to snack on all that rat poison this week while Kirby uses this "slight" to whip his club into a frenzy. What REALLY annoys me is Clemson backing into the top 4 via a cream-puff schedule that features nobody of consequence. Its ratings like this that have led us to the 12 team playoff.

I don't know if Young is the best player in CFB. But nobody's more important to their teams fortunes. Without Young, Bama would be an 8-4 type outfit; with him they're in playoff contention.

Florida has fired their last two coaches one season after winning the SEC East. I wonder what caliber of coach they can hire with a "win it all or get fired" mentality. I understand that many of the problems that led to this dismissal were the fault of the quirky, mercurial coach. I think Mullen was a quality coach but a mediocre G/M/program builder. But the last two coaches have been fired before finishing ONE bad season in their tenure. I've never seen a winning coach implode in so short of a time. Is this a Florida thing?

Bennett can be a nerve wracking QB to watch. Underthrows more than his share of deep balls. Bailed out of possible INTs multiple times yesterday by receiver play. While it's clear Bennett appears to have locked down starting gig, no doubt to me that when healthy Daniels is the more talented player.

I believe TAMU is definitely one of the top 4 teams in the SEC, no doubt.Top 4 in the country? Questionable under the duress of a full season. But it's 2020. Would like to see my Dawgs take on the Aggies and frankly would love our chances but that's hypothetical. I'm just not sold on anybody as a convincing #4 seed. I think TAMU has a good chance to get picked unless ND bias kicks in.

Finding a 4th best team in this field is pretty tough. Losing conference championship teams haven't made the 4 team field yet but Notre Dame could break that trend. Not impressed at all with A & M. As a conference champ OK could sneak in again as a 4th seed but they have 2 losses. If Bama holds on against UF, things seem to be setting up nicely for the College Station outfit.

I thought Chaney was a mixed bag but I thought he did a servicable job calling plays for the Canines. The problem is personnel. If Tennesee's o'line were as good as advertised it would have provided some cover for their obvious lack of talent at QB, RB and receiver. But its clear that the Vols have big problems with this group as well. Pruitt's only option is to recruit his way out of this mess on that side of the ball.

Watching Box Nix regression has been painful. The kid really looks lost back there, which is a shame for Auburn because they've got offensive playmakers. Wish Bigsby were wearing the Red and Black!

2020 season shows just about anything can happen. I expected a bounce-back and a stronger effort from Vols. Kentucky looked like a well-coached, fundamentally sound ballclub. Definitely looked better than a 2-2 club. Tennessee has more problems than just on offense. 'Cats pushed the Vols around up front a little bit today.

Murray's four year record could realistically be broken by a three-year starter. I believe it'll happen sooner rather than later.

While the Gators have a favorable schedule--Mullen knows that sooner or later he's got to beat the Dawgs. This year could be the one, but Georgia's absolutely loaded with talent, especially on defense. 2019 was a golden opportunity for Mullen against a sub-par UGA offense and frankly the Gators blew it. If if doesn't get Georgia this year I don't know if or when he will...

Well written article & an interesting concept. Everything pretty much correct in the article except citing the 2015 'Bama game as "the final straw". It was the 2015 "Faton Bauta" Florida game that sealed Richt's fate. The 'Bama game made it clear how big the gap was between UGA and a truly elite program; the Florida debacle made it obvious to all (especially the big money donors) that the program needed a change.