Does Georgia three peat in 2023?

Does Georgia three peat in 2023?

  • Yes

    Votes: 14 15.6%

  • No

    Votes: 76 84.4%
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Voldog1998

Voldog1998

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What does everyone think? Personally I think they just fall short and hopefully we take them down in Neyland in November. But there’s no denying they have the talent to win the SEC again and be right back in the playoff. They also have a super laid back schedule the toughest games they will have in the SEC is a trip to Auburn and Knoxville that’s it. I do believe they will miss Stetson and Todd Monken alot though. There defense will be loaded for bear however remember they went 15-0 and repeated with a young defense. I do think Hugh Freeze at Auburn will be a problem for Kirby in a few years probably not this year though. I hope we beat their ass in Neyland this year because we might not play them again till 2027 or 2028 with our SEC schedule changing with Texas and OU coming in 2024. In closing I hate Georgia I live in north east Georgia and there fans are insufferable now to a ridiculous level I guess I would be as well if UT just went back to back but it’s something with the Georgia fans I just can’t stand. I can’t imagine how much worse they will be if they 3 peat ugh can’t even imagine but it’s def possible they might pull it off god I hope they don’t though and stumble and lose to us and a couple of other teams.
 
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New OC, new QB makes it tough. Plus, any single team is a always a long shot vs the field.

As for the schedule, I'd rather have a solid OOC game early in the season. It gives the team some added incentive during offseason and it prepares them for later games against good opponents. Starting with UTM, Ball State and UAB early in the season isn't really an advantage IMO.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Unfortunately I think they win it this year as well. Bama is unproven at the QB position. They don’t have anything close to a Bryce Young on their roster. Nobody in the SEC will beat them. I mean what team honestly has the talent to beat them?
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Alabama was unproven at QB in 2009, 2011, 2015, and 2020. They won the title each year.
 
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Boston Vol said:
Alabama was unproven at QB in 2009, 2011, 2015, and 2020. They won the title each year.
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Was UGA anywhere near as strong as they are now? No. Even with Bamas best QB in its history, they couldn’t beat UGA. If Bama makes it to the SECCG, I think UGA beats them easily.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Unfortunately I think they win it this year as well. Bama is unproven at the QB position. They don’t have anything close to a Bryce Young on their roster. Nobody in the SEC will beat them. I mean what team honestly has the talent to beat them?
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Last team to 3 peat was Minnesota I believe in the 40’s or 30’s can’t remember so it’s pretty hard to do. The great Nebraska teams in the 90’s couldn’t do it they did win 3 out of 4. The great Pete Carroll USC teams in the 2000’s couldn’t do it and the best Saban Bama teams of the 2010’s failed as well. Georgia will stumble to somebody hopefully us then lose in the SEC title game to Bama maybe. No doubt they are loaded they have more talent than anybody else but can they stay focused and hungry again and get some luck in a few games to win it all again. Ohio St. should’ve beat them in the Peach bowl and we wouldn’t be having this conversation. Mizzou had them on the ropes too.
 
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DawgInterloper said:
New OC, new QB makes it tough. Plus, any single team is a always a long shot vs the field.

As for the schedule, I'd rather have a solid OOC game early in the season. It gives the team some added incentive during offseason and it prepares them for later games against good opponents. Starting with UTM, Ball State and UAB early in the season isn't really an advantage IMO.
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Y’all have one really difficult game lol against us in Neyland. Auburn at Jordan Hare might be tricky but Kirby has absolutely owned the Barn. And I don’t see Napier having a big enough turnaround in year 2 to seriously challenge Georgia.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Was UGA anywhere near as strong as they are now? No. Even with Bamas best QB in its history, they couldn’t beat UGA. If Bama makes it to the SECCG, I think UGA beats them easily.
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We don’t know what Bama will look like right now we do know they are bringing in the number one recruiting class. I expect them to have a major bounce back year this season also look out for LSU.
 
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Nope. Just too many things can go wrong in CFB to make winning three consecutive almost impossible.

Injury to a key player and replacement is a fraction of the talent, experience, or both.

Recruit or player you were counting on for an impact is a dud..

Last but not least, the proverbial ball stops dropping your way. Georgia could have easily lost to Ohio State in the playoffs last year. Don't forget that the Suckeyes coach got way too conservative on the last series and seemed content to kick a very long field goal. The kicker of course shanked it and Ga to to waltz to the. Championship against a very, very overmanned TCU team. Hell, Vandy may have very well beat the Horned Frogs that night.
 
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Voldog1998 said:
Y’all have one really difficult game lol against us in Neyland. Auburn at Jordan Hare might be tricky but Kirby has absolutely owned the Barn. And I don’t see Napier having a big enough turnaround in year 2 to seriously challenge Georgia.
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This time last year nobody thought Bama would lose to UT or LSU, or almost lose to TAMU. There are always unexpected tough games in the SEC. Any of UF, AU, UT, Ole Miss, UK, USCe could end up being a loss for UGA. And if you make the SECCG and playoff, the post-season is a string of coin toss games. No cakewalk road to a NC.
 
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The talent is there, the question is the mental focus it takes. Kirby, in spite of his reputation of being a horrible coach on VolNation, was masterful in keeping that team last year focused and mentally engaged so that even when things were going bad (Missouri & OSU), they still found a way to win.

Talent is not a problem. The OL is going to be tough. The defense is absolutely loaded, more mature and may be better than the '21 defense. The running backs are solid. The TEs, of course, are All-World.

The QBs are talented, but are they mentally as tough as Bennett?
The WRs: McConkey is a very good college receiver and the talent is pretty good, but can they avoid complacency?
Can Kirby conjure up some way to convince them everyone is disrespecting them again?
Can the new OC keep the train on the tracks?

Don't think they can repeat. It is too tough to do and the schedule does not provide a lot of challenges outside of the Vols. But if they make the final, I wouldn't bet against them.
 
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If they don't threepeat, it'll almost surely be because they lose in the CFP semifinal or final. Someone will have to beat them there.

I don't see any way they don't make the CFP again. They are loaded as usual, and the schedule is so favorable. Barring some kind of rapid improvement on the part of Auburn or UF, they don't play a "circle the calendar" game until November.
 
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I really think it comes down more to the other CFP teams, rather than Georgia getting better or worse. Ohio State coulda-shoulda-woulda beat them but they will take a step back. Bama was down last year and lost their best (only) weapon with no sure fire back up for the first time in a while. LSU was in the first year of a rebuild. Clemson wasn't even the best team in Orange last year. Michigan is Michigan, it seems like they match up well to Ohio State, but I am not sure about Georgia. For US they get the whole season to practice for our game, its at home which helps, but they will still have a steep talent advantage.
 
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LSU is one to watch for. But say UGA runs the table and loses the SECCG, they're still in the playoffs, probably with LSU. And whoever gets them in the semi-final will have the pleasure of playing a team that got a dose of reality. Best bets for them to not repeat is they and the West champion are 12-0. They beat the West champion in the SECCG and lose in the final in a rematch. OR, they go 13-0 and lose in the semifinal. If they're in the final with one loss or a scare in the semi-final, well, get ready to deal with a three-time champion.

Of course, the Vols could go XV-nulla.
 
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GroverCleveland said:
LSU is one to watch for. But say UGA runs the table and loses the SECCG, they're still in the playoffs, probably with LSU. And whoever gets them in the semi-final will have the pleasure of playing a team that got a dose of reality. Best bets for them to not repeat is they and the West champion are 12-0. They beat the West champion in the SECCG and lose in the final in a rematch. OR, they go 13-0 and lose in the semifinal. If they're in the final with one loss or a scare in the semi-final, well, get ready to deal with a three-time champion.

Of course, the Vols could go XV-nulla.
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If UGA runs the table and loses the SECCG, they might get into the playoffs but it depends on how dominant they've been in the regular season, how bad they lose in the SECCG, how the other contenders compare. It's even possible that UT could make the playoff despite losing a close game to UGA if, for example, they beat Bama and UGA loses to Bama in the SECCG. The playoff committee doesn't seem to have any fixed rules and this is the last year of a 4 team playoff, so it could be a wild decision process.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Was UGA anywhere near as strong as they are now? No. Even with Bamas best QB in its history, they couldn’t beat UGA. If Bama makes it to the SECCG, I think UGA beats them easily.
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Bama beat them in '21.

It's very possible they run through the SEC but it'll be hard with the amount of stars they lost on offense and defense. They've recruited extraordinarily well but that's all banked on hoping those young players developed to take over the starting roles. Imo, they're more evenly matched with Bama this year.
 
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