1/6/2024 0 Comments Kirby smart player ugaAnd, look, high schools are our feeder programs, just like we are for the NFL. I do know it’s critical for these programs to be able to survive. What they require you to do and where the FCS, some of those conferences end up with the realignment and some of those things, it’s going to depend a lot on what you talked about the scheduling, how many conference games you’re playing. “You know, I think it depends on where it goes. I don’t really get into whether or not it’s going to be beneficial for us or not, because I think it’s year to year on what kind of team you have and how the other teams do in the country.” So it’s, like, there will be somebody complaining about something about 12. There’s probably some good things about 12. There’s been some good things about four. And I don’t think we know the repercussions of going 12 over 4. I think there’s some good and bad to both. ![]() I wouldn’t say that I’ve been clearly in one camp over the other. Yeah, and I think - hesitant to say that just supported it. “I don’t know how it affects Georgia personally. On the impact of a 12-team College Football Playoff on Georgia… And they now are starting to get where they can react faster.” So the number of times they’ve run a play and had to react to something, it’s almost infinite. They’ve seen what the defense does at a higher level. So, you know, there’s - every play you run, there’s a reaction to what the defense does. On the improvements of Ladd McConkey and AD Mitchell… ![]() And I think early in the season, especially, those guys’ conditioning level, it helps to have three guys playing at those positions.” Those guys getting some experience, it’s critical so they’re ready to play when their opportunity comes every down. So we’ll figure out who those best guys are as we go along. You know, we didn’t have a situation where there’s a lot of adversity or required a lot of composure. So how are they going to perform today, how are they going to do tomorrow, how are they going to do the next day, how do they do the next matchup, how do they do when things get tight and pressure grows, when things don’t go well. It’s, like, what did they do today at practice? Because you’re only as good as your last practice. “Yeah, you’re constantly in search of the best five guys, right? It’s not on a marker where we say we’ve got the best five. On the current makeup of the offensive line and performance of Amarius Mims… And he knows the things he’s still got to work on and he’s got a lot of those things, too.” And he’s worked really hard each and every day. And when you’re one of these guys that has confidence, talent and you work really hard, then the sky’s the limit for you. And the biggest difference is, you know, he has confidence in himself to perform because he performed on big stages last year. He gives you everything he’s got every day. He’s always been an extremely hard worker. They take a lot of time after practice, pre-practice, pregame to make sure they’re on the same page.” And those two guys get to spend time together, and they do. So it’s one of those things that I think it’s important to the kicker to have who they’re comfortable with. And we’re training a guy for when Stetson isn’t here. It was we lost the guy that held before, so we go to the next best holder or the guy that’s next up. I mean, he’s held probably a thousand times. On Stetson Bennett serving as the holder on kicks… So it’s created a really good kind of connection among the staff.” And there’s a lot of positive energy and enthusiasm at practice. They’ve done what they’ve been asked to do and they embrace it. “The buy-in of those four coaches, the alignment, the understanding of this program’s bigger than me and that I’ll sacrifice for the program. We’ll get to find out what those young freshmen’s responses are this week.” It’s more what’s your response is to them. And, you know, what makes a guy - I’ve always wondered, you know, who’s going to sell the potion that allows a player not to make the most glaring mistake, things that you repped a lot. The largest growth for those guys is game one, two, three in terms of reaction to their mistakes. There’s, like, a lot of things that are, like, Why did you do that? You didn’t do that all year. I mean, mistakes that even they’ll tell you are, like - we call them WTFs. ![]() The most obvious is there was a lot of mistakes. On the performances of the freshmen against Oregon… And it’ll be a challenge for us getting ready for Samford at home on Saturday.” And he’s done a tremendous job everywhere he’s been. Now it’s moving on to a guy I know a lot about and a program I have a lot of respect for.
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