I think [insert appropriate caveats on thinking here] that our analysis of the Buffalo game has been a tad overdone, but let's face it: as a group it's what we do.
Last year was one of the ugliest years we've had in a while. Not for the record, but the way the record was achieved. However, the fan mentality is typically that anything short of perfect deserves analysis and second-guessing and woulda-should-coulda insight as if any of us were qualified to stand on the sidelines.
Sure, I would have loved to shut out Buffalo, but if anybody thinks that our defense is poor due to the performance against them, then I say sit back and watch. As another poster here said, Buffalo was probably playing above their punching weight in this game. Georgia is the best team they face all year and they wanted to prove they could hang with us. We, on the other hand, weren't concerned with Buffalo and so the edge was off our game.
As to coaching? Over the years I've come to the conclusion that our fan base will never be happy with anybody. If we don't run the plays the fans think should be run then the coach sucks, right? Problem with that mentality is that the coaches in question have the best winning record for their years of tenure of any coaches in UGA history. Anybody remember Ray Goff? My point is that we, as a group, are not going to be happy unless we win every game by a wide margin and take a national championship every year. Not that this is bad, in context, but it's irrational (because it's unattainable).
Fan feedback, however, is good for one thing, and that is that passion equates to love. If none of the above back-seat-coaching ever happened, we'd be...well...Georgia Tech.
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