Ned Ray McWorkher
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(If you’re reading this, there’s a decent chance you read my recent article about Tennessee being set up better for longterm success than Alabama or Georgia. Stick with me until the end and I’ll add some context to my thoughts and respond to some of the criticism from opposing fan bases, writers, etc.)
"Tennessee being set up better for longterm success than Alabama or Georgia”
Alright, so let’s just dive right into this.
Earlier this week, I wro better for longterm success than Alabama or Georgia.
I think a lot of folks are misinterpreting what I was trying to say, though perhaps I could’ve included some better context.
In no way am I predicting that Tennessee is about to take over college football. I have no idea what the future holds. No one does. Everyone makes predictions — including some of the writers who took a shot at me (good for them I guess?) — and rarely do those predictions pan out. They’re just for fun. And folks tend to take them way too seriously.
But back to the article. I suggested that Georgia is a special team at the moment because they have an elite offense and an elite defense. Their offense was incredibly underrated and overshadowed by their defense. But that offense is what truly made Georgia a juggernaut. It’s why they didn’t lose against LSU in the SEC Championship game or Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
With Kirby Smart leading the program as a defensive-minded guy, he’s reliant on someone else running that offense. The same goes for Alabama and Nick Saban.
Tennessee, however, isn’t. Josh Heupel is always going to run the offense in Knoxville as long as he’s the head coach. There will be no risk of a bad offensive coordinator.
Now, obviously, that same concept applies to Georgia/Alabama when it comes to defense. They’ll never have to worry about who runs the defense.
Essentially, my belief is that offense is more important than defense in college football. Maybe other folks disagree or believe my thinking is flawed. That’s fine. I don’t have all the answers (and neither does anyone else). That’s just how I view the sport moving forward.
With that said, I’m not predicting Tennessee’s imminent rise or Georgia’s downfall. I also think success, at least for now, is defined differently for all three programs.
For the Vols, success is an 11-win season. Stacking those types of seasons on top of each other is something Tennessee has to do before they even think about getting to Alabama’s level or Georgia’s level.
But for Bama and UGA, success is a national championship.
(If you’re reading this, there’s a decent chance you read my recent article about Tennessee being set up better for longterm success than Alabama or Georgia. Stick with me until the end and I’ll add some context to my thoughts and respond to some of the criticism from opposing fan bases, writers, etc.)
"Tennessee being set up better for longterm success than Alabama or Georgia”
Alright, so let’s just dive right into this.
Earlier this week, I wro better for longterm success than Alabama or Georgia.
I think a lot of folks are misinterpreting what I was trying to say, though perhaps I could’ve included some better context.
In no way am I predicting that Tennessee is about to take over college football. I have no idea what the future holds. No one does. Everyone makes predictions — including some of the writers who took a shot at me (good for them I guess?) — and rarely do those predictions pan out. They’re just for fun. And folks tend to take them way too seriously.
But back to the article. I suggested that Georgia is a special team at the moment because they have an elite offense and an elite defense. Their offense was incredibly underrated and overshadowed by their defense. But that offense is what truly made Georgia a juggernaut. It’s why they didn’t lose against LSU in the SEC Championship game or Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal.
With Kirby Smart leading the program as a defensive-minded guy, he’s reliant on someone else running that offense. The same goes for Alabama and Nick Saban.
Tennessee, however, isn’t. Josh Heupel is always going to run the offense in Knoxville as long as he’s the head coach. There will be no risk of a bad offensive coordinator.
Now, obviously, that same concept applies to Georgia/Alabama when it comes to defense. They’ll never have to worry about who runs the defense.
Essentially, my belief is that offense is more important than defense in college football. Maybe other folks disagree or believe my thinking is flawed. That’s fine. I don’t have all the answers (and neither does anyone else). That’s just how I view the sport moving forward.
With that said, I’m not predicting Tennessee’s imminent rise or Georgia’s downfall. I also think success, at least for now, is defined differently for all three programs.
For the Vols, success is an 11-win season. Stacking those types of seasons on top of each other is something Tennessee has to do before they even think about getting to Alabama’s level or Georgia’s level.
But for Bama and UGA, success is a national championship.
. The rest of the football world is going to lose their minds!!! And I love it! I just wish we could reduce the regular season games to 10.
