Kirby Smart explains difficulty of facing Tennessee's 'fast' offense
Kirby Smart appeared on the Pat McAfee Show on Friday afternoon ahead of Georgia’s marquee matchup vs. Tennessee.
Smart spoke on a variety of topics while on the show, but was particularly insightful when discussing the challenges that come with facing Tennessee’s uptempo offense.
“It’s tough because you have to change your defense to play against them,” Smart said. “There’s plays and defenses we haven’t called all year that we [will] against them because they’re very different. They’re fast. They have huge splits. And everybody knows that. So you get to watch other people play against them and you’re trying to get ideas of how you want to play against them.
“But they go so fast that they limit what you can do. You’ve got to try to beat them back to the ball, get lined up, out-execute them, and this year they have been different.”
Here’s video of Smart’s comments:
"You have to change your defense to play against Tennessee..
They go so fast that they limit what you can do"@KirbySmartUGA #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/WSXVOVDKg1
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 15, 2024
Tennessee does like to play fast. Despite running the ball frequently with Dylan Sampson out of the backfield, the Vols rank 5th nationally in plays per game, according to Game on Paper.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday night in Athens.
Kirby’s wife has confirmed he too is fast.
And Josh h wife has confirmed he is too fat
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Lol.. good one gator
Uncle Lou/Voltrainconductor is a double dipper….lol
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They’re fast. They have huge splits. And everybody knows that…
Correct, everyone knows it is all a gimmick, the question is can you match up. Yes, UTV gets smoked. No, UTV does the smoking. No turnovers Beck, that’s the key.
My natty prediction is hanging by a thread after last week’s trip to Oxford. Time to get fast, Bulldogs!