UGA has achieved less with more talent than any team in history. They have recruited great football talent by telling recruits they that at Georgia they won't have to "waste" time on academics. They have sold their soul and whatever integrity they ever had to win it all. Yet, somehow, we won a National Championship ten years more recently than they have. And, to top it all off, they have been on the very brink of winning the national championship the last two years and had their hearts broken both times. There is no pain worse than that. They may try to hide it, but they're really suffering over there. Just look at Kirby's face. Does he look happy or miserable? I almost feel sorry for them. What can they do now? Increase their stadium capacity? Hire a better coach? Promise recruits more? Lighten the case load for players, who already have no academic distractions? Just throw more money up in the air and hope it lands on a lucky place?
And then Clemson, of all people, has taken over their neighborhood, Florida and the other teams they have to beat to win even the SEC East are getting better, and Tech has made a new commitment to football, instead of going away, as the Dogs had hoped. With all their talent and all the money they spend, they surely should win a National Championship, but who knows? Sadly for them, they've had lots of chances since 1980, and not cashed in on any of them. We had one chance, and took the trophy home. Who can really say when they'll get another chance? Maybe next season, but maybe not for fifty seasons. Their competition is getting better all the time, and they've run out of ways to throw more money at the problem. If I were a Georgia fan, I might smile on the outside and say the "right" stuff, but I'd be really sick about lost opportunities on the inside.
I know this. I'd much rather be a Tech fan right now with a reason to look forward to becoming elite, than be a Georgia fan having to think about all those lost opportunities. In fact, I do feel sorry for them. But, it looks like the good word has come to fruition. I've been yelling "To Hell With Georgia!" all my life, and it looks like the the dogs finally got there.
