Kirby Smart shares his message to fiery Cade Mays ahead of Knoxville homecoming
The recruitment of offensive lineman Cade Mays to Georgia was something that showed the state of the Tennessee program and the trajectory of Georgia.
Mays, now a key cog on the Georgia offensive line as a sophomore, is a Knoxville, Tennessee native who’s father Kevin was an all-SEC guard and offensive captain in 1994 at Tennessee. Mays was a 5-star prospect, the top prospect in Tennessee in his recruiting class, and one of the top offensive linemen in the country. Offensive line coach Sam Pittman’s landing Mays is one of the several big recruiting wins that Georgia has secured in recent years.
Mays also plays with a mean streak, something Georgia fans love, and many believe sets him apart from other offensive linemen. May has played consistently at right guard and right tackle this season for the Bulldogs.
However, this week at Tennessee is his first game back in his hometown, and Georgia coach Kirby Smart was asked at his regular weekly press conference about his message to Mays ahead of this homecoming.
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“He had that last year,” Smart said of playing Tennessee in Athens. “I know it wasn’t there, but it was the same emotions I think that he played with. Obviously when your father plays for that school, and you grow up in that town, there’s a lot of emotions there. But Cade’s played in a lot of big games. Cade’s played a lot of snaps, a lot of possessions. I think Cade Mays understands that can’t let the emotion get the best of him. He knows a lot of guys on their team and kind of was around a lot of them, but Cade’s got good self control. He understands what he can and can’t do. He’ll play hard just like they’ll play hard against him.”
Since TN is not doing well this year – I really really hope we keep the pedal down and lay on some points. Seems like Kirby doesn’t do this very often, but I think it’s necessary now days because of the BCS voters. Bama does it every game – we need to be doing it too.
“BCS”? What decade are you living in??
Which decade?
The decade of beating UT like a rented mule.
Ehhh?
UGA is 7-3 vs the hillbillies over the last decade (should be 8-2) with the last 2 games being 41-0 and 38-13 beat downs.
Serious question – you think UT can end Vandy’s domination this year?
38 to 12 lol
I think we need to beat down UT for recruiting reasons as well.
Set the stage so that UGA is tier-1 and UT is chopped liver.
Errr… but about those “BCS voters” though….
Vandy owns UT
Errr… but about those “BCS voters” though….
Errr… but about those “BCS voters” though….
Georgia State owns UT
Errr… but about those “BCS voters” though….
After a one time match up? That’s rich. Well in that case, Holy Cross “owns” Georgia. D@man! 0 for 3 versus the Fighting Crusaders!
I’ll allow that. 10 for taking the time to Google it. Nice!
Hes living in the decade Tenn fans wish they were still living in. Peyton Manning thru 2001. Won it in 98, should have played for it in 2001 but lost to Saban and LSU after beating them in reg season .
Just like Imo UGA under Richt never recovered from Sabans Bama Black out Beatdown in 2008, Imo Tenn under Fulmer never recovered from that loss in 2001 and for sure never came close to a natty again. Both of their 2 division titles after that came after upsetting UGA and were not on same level.
All this deflection is so confusing. The commenter wants to look good for the “BCS voters”. What decade is he living in??
You are trying waaaay to hard for the smallest of victories. We get it. He was semantically wrong. You and everyone else also knew what he meant so stop being a prick. Better to be brainstorming about what moral victory card to pull Sunday.
They’ve already won the “champions of life” trophy – so can’t whip that one out again.
“Best Oppossum Impersonator” ?
“Most coaches in the 21st Century”
I don’t care what the group of people want to call themselves. They vote for which teams play in the championship right ?
And they seem to care about scores.
And the vols stink, right ?
It’s the Playoff Committee, but ETVol obviously knew what you meant. Score does matter, but they taken into account a lot of other variables too.
ABC, CBS, AP, BCS, FBS, UGA, ESPN, NCAA.
Whatever. You got my point obviously.
Goodgodafreshman wasn’t replying to the above “BCS” comment, but was just posting a general comment to this article.
“playoff committee” Thanks. Hadn’t heard that one yet.
CFP Selection Committee. And it’s flawed.
Georgia is battleing high scoring teams to keep our #3 spot in the polls. OU, LSU and OSU are nipping at our heels and UGA has to score points to keep ahead of them. Keep the gas pedal on the floor Kirby!