Kirby Smart thanks seniors, looks ahead to Alabama after blowout win over Georgia Tech
By Adam Spencer
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The Georgia Bulldogs took care of business on Saturday afternoon, routing Georgia Tech 45-21 (with 14 of those Yellow Jacket points coming in garbage time in the fourth quarter).
It was a good all-around effort from the Bulldogs, who will now gear up for the SEC Championship Game against Alabama next weekend.
After the game, Smart handed out praise to a number of Georgia players and units, and also gave a look ahead to the Alabama game.
Here’s what Smart had to say after the Dawgs’ big win:
On efforts of scout team preparing for Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense:
Kirby Smart opens by thanking the main guys of the scout team for making practice tough.
— Michael Hebert (@md_hebert55) November 24, 2018
D’Andre Walker, a Senior, said that Georgia’s scout team offense ran Georgia Tech’s offense better than Georgia Tech did.
Kirby Smart’s retort to that: “He can say that because he doesn’t have to play them next year.”
— Seth Emerson (@SethWEmerson) November 24, 2018
On the Dawgs’ overall defensive performance:
“It’s a different team. We’ve gotten better I feel like each week… certainly today’s performance I thought was just great (defensively).”
Kirby Smart’s improvement on #UGA since loss at LSU. pic.twitter.com/NwuMZ6yuyO— Wes Blankenship (@Wes_nship) November 24, 2018
On next week’s SEC Championship Game vs. Alabama:
Smart on Alabama:
“We know how good they are. We’ve got to play our best game.” #UGA
— Michael Hebert (@md_hebert55) November 24, 2018
“It’s the next game for us. We’ve been thinking about the next game, the next game, the next game… you know how good they are… we’re excited about representing the SEC East…” Kirby Smart on #UGA’s upcoming matchup with Alabama in the #SEC Championship. pic.twitter.com/9K6QqYsZDb
— Wes Blankenship (@Wes_nship) November 24, 2018
On what the win means for Georgia’s seniors:
Kirby Smart on what this win means to the seniors, “I know what it means personally because I lost my last game as a player to Tech. The seniors played with great leadership today.”
— Brian Gebhardt (@brian_gebhardt) November 24, 2018
On Roquan Smith being in attendance:
“Malik (Herring) had to step up… I saw (Roquan Smith) get recognized and asked if he could come out for a couple snaps… I don’t think the Bears would like that.” Kirby Smart on #UGA’s personnel on defense vs. #GaTech’s offense. pic.twitter.com/GZWQTWmqig
— Wes Blankenship (@Wes_nship) November 24, 2018
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
