For the Colorado game, I think the Dawgs should win by at least 10pts. There is nothing that the Buffs do on offense that is tricky. In the past, they have been a pro-style offense which the D should be used to. The talent level at UGA is far greater than what they have in Boulder. Look for the Dawgs to get it rolling in the 1st half and find a rhythm against a weaker opponent. Talent level across the board is just not comparable. If the Dawgs are not dominant, then we are in for a lot longer year than I ever saw coming. In the last meeting, it was a struggle, but the offense had a lot of drops and I felt like the Dawgs were over looking the Buffs. Shouldn't be the case this year. Talk about a must win game. We are one loss past that. Yes, we are 1-3, but anything less than a 10pt victory would be a little bit of a disappointment.
Coaching situation
I am going to point out some things only as food for thought. If CMR had left UGA a couple of years ago for FSU, or another school, many would have stated that he turned his back on the university. I live in Knoxville unfortunately, and the people around here still consider Kiffin a traitor. In my opinion, what he did was wrong. Fans want loyalty from their HC's. I think everyone would agree to that. I say all that to point out this, we expect a coach to remain loyal to the Dawgs, but as a whole, why should they offer loyalty when 50 percent of the fan base calls for their head after the 1st sign of adversity. Not saying that is happening on this site but I think we can all agree that this trend takes place everywhere.
Make no mistake about it. I am not happy with what the coaches are doing. I do think that Bobo needs to be demoted or fired. But CMR, I do not think that I can honestly say that. He took over a program, the had become a middle of the pack runner. Ray Goff and Donnan struggled and the program had been somewhat down for 10-15 years. Our expectations were always higher than that, but at that time, that is where we were. I watched the UT-UF game a couple of weeks ago, and they brought up a hurtful, but true point. That rivalry controlled the SEC for a decade beginning in the early to mid 90's. In their words "With the emergence of the UGA program, the lineup in the East has changed" We are out of contention this year, and were out of it last year. Before that, we were a major player under Richt. The guy has been there for 10 years and won the championship twice. Finished in the top 10 in the nation a lot more than he hasn't.
With all that being said, changes are going to have to be made at the end of the year. Bobo is just not ready for the OC position. He has had some good years, but who would't have with Stafford, Moreno, Green, and the rest of the above average talent.
I feel I owe it to CMR to give him a couple of years to turn it around. Those couple of years started last year. He has this year to keep figuring it out, and next year is the make or break year in my mind. Anything less than a 9-10 win season next year gets him the gate. Not that I am writing off this year to end up being a decent season, but we are already out of contention in the east. CMR must be a legit contender next year, or my loyalty will be moving to another coach of the Dawgs.
Guys, I also need a little help. I have waited a little to long to book a hotel room for the UGA/ut game. Any help of a place would be appreciated.
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