This was one of those games literally decided on the opening kickoff. The goal was simple: Get in, get the win, get out with no one injured. Mission (mostly) accomplished.
1. One of the things that Kirby Smart preaches to his team is composure. When I took in all of the end-of-year rivalry games, I saw teams with a distinct lack of composure. Florida-Florida State was chippy before, during and after. MIchigan-Ohio State had some ugly moments, mainly instigated by the Buckeyes who got their just desserts. I could go on and on. Our game was as clean a version of “Clean, Old-Fashioned hate” as you’ll ever see.