National media love a shiny new toy. Saturday in Athens, orange-clad Vol fans descended on the Classic City, eager to witness their senior-laden team demolish the Bulldogs. After all, many (if not most) pundits foresaw Coach Heupel’s innovative offense wreaking havoc on Coach Smart’s old-school philosophies. Kirby Smart remains unimpressed with pundits.
It is always fun to revel in a victory, especially after many predictions of Georgia’s demise. I even saw a couple of stories that implied UGA’s championship in 2021 resulted from a once-in-a-lifetime roster filled with stars on defense. How many games like this will it take for the talking heads to have the Georgia epiphany?