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grubb is loyal to deboer and i wouldn't read into him turning down the job as any real knock to saban and the current roster, but any uncertainty as to him being a big pick-up suggests a lack of knowledge of him. further, any critique of his accomplishments is pretty misguided. there's a reason saban reached out to him.

so, with the loss of bryce and understood high praise on him, of which i certainly agree with.....and the loss of the OC (needing to potentially learn a new system), questions surrounding the skillset of the current grp of wrs, needing to replace maybe the most underrated rb in the country, etc. what's the floor, record wise that you see for 2023? personally, i think there's more reason for uncertainty and doubt heading into '23 than any season under saban.

...and former hc who had never had a losing w/l record until just last year...and hadn't been a part of a team with a losing record since 2017. i was optimistic about the hire and he could still turn things around in gainseville, but i'm definitely not as optimistic as i was this time last year. he needs some playmakers. also, i think you're setting yourself up for some disappointment if you really believe that napier believes that he 'has all the QBs he needs for 2023, other than maybe a 4th scholarship warm body for his QB room.' other than aub and maybe mizz (tbd on horn), i'd take the other 11 teams' starting qb over whoever ends up winning the battle amongst mertz and miller....of which it'll be mertz walking away with it. it wouldn't surprise me if mertz finished middle of the pack in the conf..to just outside of the middle. that's actually more of an acknowledgement to a strong core of projected starters in the league than a knock to mertz. that stated, when has middle of the pack or just outside of the middle been acceptable to the uf fan base?

geez. "considering that [bama] has never gone consecutive seasons with 2-conf losses." - change-out saban for bama and you should get what i was saying. clearly a typo.

the need for lsu to go at least 11-1 is a critical piece to note, considering that bama has never gone consecutive seasons with 2-conf losses. that said, the cubboard of proven talent on the roster returning in '23 is a far stretch from where it was in '20 in following-up the last 2-loss season. outstanding recruiting class, maybe the best ever coming into tuscaloosa this offseason, but a lot of inexperience and unknowns...and no identifiable leaders. i think the odds are well in favor of more than 1 conf loss for bama. give me lsu. as for the east, i'd expect some fun back and forth as to who all everyone expects will finish 2nd. uga could certainly lose a conf game in '23, but there's no one else in the div that i could see losing less than 2. shocking prediction, but uga will take the div again.

as clutch as bennett was in big games, mitchell was right there with him. going to miss him. it's a shame, but his place in uga folklore will definitely not be the same now.

so lazy. so, monken spent 3 yrs out of a 30+ yr career in tb with a totally different coaching staff and no ties to any of the current players, but he's apparently 'a name to watch' here?

a little background on steak shapiro. his dad funded a radio station, in which shapiro took a time slot. at the first traction of outside investment towards the station, it was woefully managed and misplaced by leadership, of which included shapiro. this radio station ultimately folded. misguided, the rival am sports radio station in atl brought shapiro on, as he was a recognized personality in the area. after a blatant attempt in trying to avoid the ratings and feedback, the new radio station ultimately conceded and terminated shapiro. now, a relatively new fm radio station has apparently brought shapiro aboard. with this 3rd opportunity, shapiro is simply pulling a 'shock jock' move in getting attn. love bennett. thankful for all of the memories that he was a big part of the last several yrs

alatide, that's an easy question. multiple 100 x 131 and you get 13,100 players across 131 fbs schools amongst 85 schol players and 15 preferred walk-ons within a given year. now, consider that # with who enrolled from '16 - '20 who will have had the exact same opportunity as bennett...with a 6th yr of elgibility. the books on this 6th yr of elgiblity will close in 2025. pretty good odds that we won't see another player of comparable credentials, as we certainly haven't seen another to date. i'm in indifferent in whether bennett gets into the hof, but the opportunity for thousands of others has and will be there....but won't be matched.

it's unfortunately really looking like a situation of, 'what he could have been.' put tua's '18 and '19 stats against anyone in the history of cfb. two bad injuries and one of which was career threatening to go a long with his unfortunate string of concussions in the league...and here we are. whatever ultimately happens, it was quite a site to watch him college

seem to be 3 solid options. curious as to how saban truly ranks the 3 of them. unless there were some unknown personality conflicts amongst saban and pruitt, pruitt does seem to be the best option...granted there's no attached ncaa infraction in bring him in

is uga good? forgive, but i question if you really believe that. from a declaration of an lsu true fresh dominating the sec champ game to bennett really only being good on account of his age in compariso to his peers to typically trying to convince others that the next challenger stands a good chance of taking uga down to bennett being good for 2+ TOs a game to whatever. you've always had an antagonistic view on uga. that's fine, you don't like uga and as a uf fan i get it and appreciate it, but don't act like you've accepted it

solid takes all-around.

i keep forgetting about NIL and its reach on today's game/players.....and the future of college athletics as we once knew it. what a game-changer.

should he return, i'm not sure if that'd be more shocking or silly

your 8-4 theory doesn't hold much water. uga finished 10-3 in '15 and finished ranked #24 in coaches and unranked in ap. and honestly, that team is very likely the worst 10-win team in sec history.

yeah, but he's human. there were a lot of doubters and a lot of vocal questioning in whether he should be qb1. from the stretch run in '21 once daniels had been cleared to the aftermath of the sec champ of '21 to even after the nat'l champ of '21. they came from within the program, within the fanbase and outside. it stinks, but they were there. he's got a special bond with nolan smith for a reason. smith was the most respected voice on the team who openly supported him throughout '21. the doubters and questions concerning him certainly lessened in '22, but they were still there. fortunately, the doubts surrounding him within the team and fanbase had significantly lessened. i think one of the biggest questions out there is whether cks really had doubts....or had he figured out the best tool in getting the most out of bennett. i think the answer is some where in between.

what exactly does 1-8 constitute? can you read? saban is 7-2 against uga while at bama, while he's 4-1 against smart. oh, and he's also on a losing streak against uga.

i thought last year's team was bama's worst under saban...or so that's what many said after losing to uga. see a pattern?

yeah, you gotta believe that muschamp's future intentions will play a critical role in whether schumann's looking for a lateral change or potentailly a hc gig for his next job. also, it's funny reading some of the comments from the bama fans. no one knew who schumann was while on the bama staff, yet they feel entitled that an alumnus should return. he's where he's at today after impressing cks at bama and given actual opportunities at uga. i'll further double-down that none of the commenters on here even knew that he didn't play ball at bama

I think the team is simply being recognized. the writer shared his own tidbit of viewed accomplishments by the team potentially leading to the scheduled event. above said, you and i both know that those two victories will be one of the focal points in recognizing the team.

a lot of sec and saban defending in the comments section here. no one is really questioning, or should be questioning saban's place in the heirarchy of coaches, but after getting excluded from the playoffs, to vote your team #2 is a bad a look.

"Still glad we don’t own the worst Mens Basketball team in SEC history." and neither does uga. but, you keep being you and post false statements in trying to lift up your own spirits.

one would think it'd be easy, but how well have the offenses at #4 a&m, #5 clem, #6 tx, #8 lsu and #10 nd done over the past several years? those rankings are those team's talent composite ranking. talent doesn't always assure success.

appreciate him sticking through the entire season. hopefully he hasn't lost out on his best opportunities elsewhere getting into the portal this late in the game.

wow. surprising. pretty loud statement to the school.

concerning vandagriff, he'd really prefer to stay close to home. fortunately clemson and sc don't have a question as to who the starter will be at qb. keep an eye on aub. freeze has made a big push.

you're a talented writer. enjoyed the read.

it's actually an easy question. they wouldn't have fared as well. there's been some comparison stats shared concerning the three and how they fared against top 25 teams, big games, etc. bennett was clearly in his own grouping. there was even a comparison to mccarron...another recent sec qb to have won back to back titles with an elite roster of teammates. bennett's performances in the big games overshadowed him too. i get that you're presenting the age angle, but i think a better gauge to compare is actual game experience...particularly in meaninful games. bennett actually started less than all of the qbs you noted, as well as mccarron, which i tossed in there.

agree as to bennett's place in uga history. i'm very intrigued to see what else he sets his sights on too.