‘Stuff happens in football,’ is what Jake Fromm said when asked about the dropped passes that Georgia suffered on Saturday. Missed opportunities have been a quick summary of the season for Georgia, just like they missed opportunities on both sides of the ball Saturday against LSU.
A 37-10 loss to LSU has ended the hopes of a College Football Playoff appearance for Georgia. The loss sees Georgia slip to 11-2 on the season, which will shine a lot of light on the South Carolina loss that Georgia suffered early on in the season. It was a loss that Georgia shouldn’t have on their record. But enough is enough, that early-season loss isn’t anything new for Georgia fans. As it has been a common occurrence from past Georgia teams that many feel without that one regular-season loss would’ve won a National Championship. Georgia’s motto for this season was “Do More.” Coach Smart said that he wanted to see his team “Do More” whether it’s on the practice field, game field, or in the film room. It has become apparent that motto is just a motto at the end of the day. That motto still applies for the next month as this season is not over for Georgia. Georgia still has a bowl game ahead of them after finishing with 11 wins on the season for the second year in a row. It is likely that Georgia will face the highest-ranked team from the Big 12 which is expected to be Baylor in the Sugar Bowl. The Sugar Bowl will host the highest-ranked remaining SEC team along with the highest-ranked BIG 12 team remaining. It would be an interesting matchup for Georgia as they will be heading back to New Orleans after just a year ago, they played Texas in the Sugar Bowl and we all know how that went. Georgia also has a chance at playing in the Orange Bowl if they aren’t the highest-ranked SEC team. Which is totally up to the College Football Playoff committee, who will have to rank the Dawgs after a blowout loss to what should be the number one team in the country LSU. Georgia could have a lot of holdouts this year in whatever bowl game they play as there is a lot of NFL talent on the roster for Georgia this season. Running back D’Andre Swift and left tackle Andrew Thomas are both projected first-round picks in the upcoming NFL Draft. In fact, Andrew Thomas will most likely be a top 10 pick this year. Not only those two are considering their future in between the hedges, as junior guard Solomon Kindley, redshirt sophomore right tackle Isaiah Wilson are also considering their futures. While on defense junior safety Richard LeCounte will also have a decision to make as he has some NFL potential. The decisions of these players will be key to Georgia’s gameplan to whatever bowl game they play in as they can all be difference makers if they play for Georgia. If I had to predict which players are most likely to come back, LeCounte, Kindley, and Wilson will be the most likely to come back for the bowl game. Which they could use to boost their stock for the up coming draft if they wish to forgo the rest of their eligibility. While the player movement is expected in the coming days, there is the talk of potential coaching movement. While the coaching carousel is actively heating up in College Football, questions are being asked about members of Georgia’s staff. Many upset Georgia fans are asking for changes at the offensive coordinator position as they are not satisfied with the performance of the offense this season. After just one season under James Coley, we have seen a big regression not only in the offense as a whole but Jake Fromm’s stats have regressed. While Kirby Smart has chosen to point the finger at the loss of four NFL players leaving Georgia last season. That hasn’t cut it with fans and media members who are saying you should have been better prepared for that. This whole debate over who should go and who should stay on the staff. Is heating up as the availability of former Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is currently looking for a job after his tenure as Colorado State head coach ended just a week ago. Any changes that will be made will be announced very soon as the coaches will be heading on the recruiting trail for a few weeks in the lead up to national signing day. Recruits will want to know about any changes that are coming to the coaching staff at Georgia. We are also expected to find out which players will be playing in the upcoming bowl in the coming week, as Georgia will be holding a team meeting Sunday where those things will be discussed.
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Harrison Reno
Is the founder and author of Top Dawg Blogging. Harrison has been blogging for the past 4 years Archives
April 2020
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