However, I can this say without a doubt: I have no freaking idea what I would have done there if I were a coach for Georgia. Anyone that says otherwise is just yaking their gums unless they were involved in the game planning/practicing for these situations. It seems everyone that wasn't involved in the decision knows exactly what they would have done.
Those that say they know
what they'd do
| Those that would do the right thing at that time, every time |
Steve Spurrier
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God
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Thomas Davis
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Herschel
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Produce guy at Publix
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Da Bears
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My Daughter
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Jesus
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Gerald from Uvalda
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James Bond
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Mark May
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Bill Belichick, probably
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I'm not going to debate the merits of one approach over the other. Georgia didn't lose the game there. Alabama beat Georgia due to their offensive line's superiority over our defensive front in the second half. Alabama wasn't a better team, either. They just happened to score last. Had the back shoulder fade not been tipped or if Conley doesn't catch the ball or if whatever, and Georgia scores, everyone on that list above (except Spurrier) would have been praising the decision, including the few unknowledged that called for Richt and Bobo to be fired immediately after the game.
As it stands, Georgia didn't score last. They did play their asses off and were 14 feet short going to Miami to play in the BCS National Championship. From where I sat, the coaches did a great job in taking what Alabama was giving on both sides of the ball. We could barely find the answer to their All-American line busting holes for their running backs in the same way they barely found an answer to our quick out passes, which was what were were trying to runon that last play.
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