D'Andre Swift has message for Georgia fans who booed team's 1st half performance against Kentucky
If not for D’Andre Swift, No. 10 Georgia would have been in a tough situation on Saturday against Kentucky. But the junior turned in a standout performance: 21 carries, 179 yards, and 2 touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 21-0 win over the Wildcats.
The 1st half wasn’t fun, though, as the Bulldogs and Wildcats were locked in a scoreless tie as they headed to the locker room. Play selection angered the Georgia fans as they showered the field with boos at several points of the 1st and 2nd quarter, none coming as loud as they did at the halftime break with the teams coming off the field.
That didn’t sit well with Swift, and he made it clear following the game.
Doesn't sound like D'Andre Swift appreciated the #UGA boo birds in Sanford Stadium tonight. "We're gonna do what we need to do to win the games and if people don't like what we're doing, they shouldn't come to the games" @FOX5Sports pic.twitter.com/XLzw2TsLon
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On one hand, you can’t blame the fans for being upset as they expected a much better performance from their team after losing to South Carolina at home a week ago. Bulldogs fans, and players, knew full well that a loss would mean any hopes of a College Football Playoff appearance would completely disappear. On the other side of the coin, though, it rained virtually the entire game, and it would have been tough for a majority of teams to gain traction in those conditions.
Credit to Swift for appearing to use the boos as motivation to help lead the Bulldogs to victory on Saturday evening. With an open week ahead, he and the rest of his teammates have plenty of time to get ready for their annual matchup against Florida in Jacksonville on November 2, a game that may very well decide who will represent the East in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on December 7.
“On the other side of the coin, though, it rained virtually the entire game, and it would have been tough for a majority of teams to gain traction in those conditions.”
I mean Florida and sc played in same exact conditions and we both put up points. Kentucky was playing with a wr as qb and yet it took until 6 mins in 3rd qtr for Georgia to put up points. So don’t be using the rain as an excuse. If I was a ga fan I’d be ticked
And we are. It’s not necessary at Swift or any of the other players. I really hope they know that. It’s mainly the play calling and unfortunately a young receiving core that is killing us. The experience can’t be helped, but by gosh, the play calling needs a little creativity.
Whatever…
If by “the same conditions”, you mean “it rained”, then yes.
The heavier rain bands and wind didn’t hit until MUCH later in the day. It was demonstrably worse in Athens. Doesn’t excuse our poor offensive production, but to say the Spurrier Invitational was played in the same conditions shows how little you watch the games. You do know both games were televised correct?
Add darkness, temps low enough to see the breath of the players, high winds and heavy rain through out. No, the conditions in Columbia did not approach that. But Gators are already whistling past the graveyard to let them be.
Well….you can’t say your going to do what it takes to win the game when you got beat last week and didn’t score a point.
Cmon
I like that Swift went against the traditional PC CFB player talking points and said how he felt.
Everyone likes to talk about what should have or could have been done, but, those individuals are not on the field.
USC/UF – get that it was raining but, we (UGA) did not allow UK to score.
Go DAWGS
You (UGA) did not keep UK from scoring! Two crap drive killing penalties and a dropped TD pass kept UK from scoring! Believe that!
So, @jimisacat, if that is truly how you feel, than, I guess rain is what kept us (UGA) from not passing.
Dropping passes many times has to do with defense.
Penalties many times has to do with a pressured offense.
Weather conditions were not “exactly the same”. I watched both games and it was much worse in Athens.
If it was any worse than in Columbia with the monsoon there it would have been canceled.
Kirby needs to dump coley and hire joe Brady from LSU to run the offense next year — pay him whatever he wants — it will be worth it
I like it
But considering how long it took him to part ways with Chaney, I think we are stuck with Coley for a little while.
If Fromm leaves for the NFL and UGA is breaking in a new QB, it may not be a bad time to modify the overall offensive philosophy
In all sincerity, his draft stock is dropping like a rock. Much as I’d love to see him go, he should probably stay for his senior year.
I don’t know if I’d phrase it as “dropping like a rock” but I do agree that it has decreased and I do agree that another year might help increase his draft stock.
I never thought he would leave early, and think most of the “Scouts say…” was manufactured. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if Tua stayed as well.
Jake could come back, Tua is 100000% gone. He’s projected as a top 5 pick.
Teams that draft in the top 5 tend to have bad offensive lines. Tua seems to be a tad fragile. It seems roughly 100% he’d be nursing an injury at the combine. He probably goes, but I could see it.
I definitely hope Fromm stays. Mathis and Beck (assuming he signs) could both use 2020 to develop ahead of either one starting in 2021. That would go a long way to maintaining solid QB play as UGA transitions to a post-Fromm offense.
Why would Joe Brady leave LSU for Georgia? Pretty sure LSU could beat Georgia in a bidding war.
LSU will have to throw cash at him because he’s pretty much guaranteed several OC offers after the season and the situation with ensminger is awkward.
Burrow’s a senior, so the end of this season will be the optimal time for him to maximize his value.
That’s a really good point on Burrow and Brady. No matter how LSU’s season ends, they’re probably going to regress back to what we’re used to seeing from them. LSU hasn’t developed a QB they recruited since Matt Flynn.
Well, I agree in your philosophy, but, remember- UGA has a ton of cash right now because of the non splashy OC /DC hires. Add to the fact that much of Kirbys money is tied up in bonuses – SEC champ, bowls, etc. We may be able to afford a lot more.
You are correct. UGA’s overall salaries for coaches went down in 2019 from 2018 by a decent amount. There’s room to increase notably (with respect to coordinator salaries) and still not go over 2018 levels. That could potentially help UGA make an attractive offer if it decided to move on from Coley.
Yikes… you still haven’t figured out that no top flight OC is going to work for Kirby, huh?
Y’all couldn’t even get Eddie Gran from UK. Lmao
Yikes… you still haven’t figured out that no top flight HC is going to work for Tennessee, huh?
Maybe y’all should hire Georgia State’s coach.Lmao
Already got ours. Perhaps he doesn’t have some of the best talent around like uga every year.
Maybe you guys will win another title in my lifetime. 1980 lmao.
You were 2 in 1980, weren’t you?
You’re running your mouth about titles and haven’t even sniffed at a CONFERENCE title in 20+ years much less a NC. We will definitely win one in your lifetime. Tennessee? Probably not. Your program is a decade long dumpster fire.
What I heard was “I wasn’t born for another few years, actually”.
Your hearing is as bad as your opinions
Cheney lost the Natty for UGA a few years back. How has he been working out for you guys again???
I don’t think it would be that easy. LSU has deep pockets too.
Brady will probably be a HC somewhere but if not absolutly.
Let’s see what happens in GNV. The dawg fans who booed are morons because regardless of at whom the booing is intended, the players hear it and it’s distracting. The weather conditions were horrible and yes, the constant runs up the middle at stacked D’s is exhausting game after game when UGA has the ability to intermittently run wide though again, let’s see what happens in 2 weeks. Time will tell whether Coley lacks imagination and an ability to adjust and get the absolute best from his playmakers.
The game is in Jacksonville, not Gainesville.
The problem with booing is that it’s omnidirectional. You can’t actually focus your boo on only the coaches.
That’s why I’ve never been a fan of booing unless you’re booing the officials. It’s obvious when you boo a missed call who the target of those boos is.
This is very accurate
I applaud booing the refs, but you’ll be hoarse and in pain before halftime…
Yes, there were a few breaks in the rain during the South Carolina game, mostly during halftime, oddly enough. But the wind and rain were actually strongest when the Gator scored most of their points. Suggesting that the rain was worse in Athens — which at points it may have been — is really splitting hairs.
Also, Kentucky middle linebacker Kash Daniel left the game in the first half and did not return.
As for the comment that Georgia shut Kentucky out… I would certainly hope so. They played a wide receiver at quarterback and lost their best running back, Kavosiey Smoke, in the first quarter.
Lipstick on a pig.
That wide reciever won SEC offensive player of the week the week before and had 250+ rushing yards. It’s funny you mention the UK injuries but not Rico Dowdle. But hey whatever fits your narrative.
“The wind and rain were actually strongest when the Gators scored most of their points” LOL
Forgot about Dowdle. Fair point. As for Bowden, he is an excellent player but he’s not a college quarterback.
And my observation about the rain is accurate. If you want to continue splitting hairs about weather, here’s one for you: The rain looked lighter in the Florida-South Carolina game because of daylight glare.
The facts remain that UK had a wide receiver playing quarterback and their best running back and top tackler left the game in the first half. Georgia won the game by physically wearing down a second tier team that couldn’t rotate its defensive line to stay fresh.
NashvilleGator-
(1) Dawg78 was pointing to the fact that Bowden, the WR turned QB, won SEC offensive player of the week last week as a QB.
(2) You are 100% correct. Saying UGA wore down UK is a compliment and what Kirby intends to do to opponents. Smoke and Kash left with injuries from playing UGA, not from fairies.
(3) I could care less about the rain from past games.. we’ll find out enough about UGA and UF in 2 Saturday! Go Dawgs!
It’s not too often October weather in Athens is cold, rainy and windy all at once and add to that a night game. UGA shut out another SEC team, got the W and now has a week off before Florida. I am satisfied.
Yep
I expect, with the bye week, that both coaching staffs will get plenty of time to polish up a top notch game plan, and get some injured guys back.
This game ought to be epic.
Can’t wait! I am pumped for this game. I may really dislike UF, but, at least Mayer isn’t your coach any longer (ha ha)
This game is for the East, IMO, so I think both teams will play lights out!!!!
Hahaha…a Tennessee fan taking shots at any program when it comes to hiring coach’s…OMG.. that was funny…I try to be objective, and I actually think Pruitt is making progress this year…but don’t throw insult’s like that man… c’mon…