Kirby: Georgia motto ‘Do Extra’ regardless of success
HOOVER, Ala. – Georgia has gone 24-5 over the last two seasons, however coach Kirby Good says the theme going into fall camp this yr is to “Do Extra.”
The Bulldogs have gained back-to-back SEC East championships solely to come back up simply shy of successful a nationwide title. The perpetrator every time: Alabama.
In 2017, they misplaced in additional time of the CFP Nationwide Championship Sport towards the Crimson Tide. Final yr, with a second-half lead within the SEC championship and a spot within the playoff presumably on the road, Georgia gave up three unanswered touchdowns to lose as soon as once more to the Tide.
“We perceive how shut we have been to taking the following step,” Good stated. “And though 24 and 5 the final two seasons is sweet, it is not adequate. It isn’t the place we count on to be on the College of Georgia.
“Our mission is to bridge that hole.”
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It isn’t simply the Alabama video games that function motivation for Georgia, Good stated, pointing to final season’s losses to LSU and Texas. His focus, he added, is dedicated to the season-opener towards Vanderbilt.
However given the magnitude of the Alabama losses and the truth that they’ve come by the hands of Good’s former boss, Nick Saban, they cannot be ignored.
Good was requested whether or not Saban’s excellent 17-Zero document towards his former assistants will ever fall. He minimize in, playfully saying, “I am properly conscious.”
“Am I assured somebody will beat him?” he stated. “It will depend on how lengthy he coaches … Inevitably, with sufficient alternatives, it is going to occur.”
Later, Good was requested as soon as once more what it could take to beat Alabama. And once more, he dealt with it with a playful tone, joking, “Eliminate their backup quarterback, proper?” citing how Jalen Hurts got here off the bench to beat Georgia final yr and is now competing for the beginning job at Oklahoma.
Veteran defensive again J.R. Reed did his finest to downplay the significance of beating Alabama, saying that the main focus must be on themselves and, “We’ll concentrate on Bama after we get to Bama.”
“I am not depressed, I am going to put it that method,” Reed stated. “You simply return and also you have a look at any loss you will have and look and see what you probably did flawed. You be taught from it … and then you definitely transfer on.”
The excellent news for Georgia is that it returns a number of keys items from final yr’s crew, particularly on offense, the place quarterback Jake Fromm, working again D’Andre Swift and offensive lineman Andrew Thomas all have All-SEC potential.
Given the dismissal of veteran wideout Jeremiah Holloman and the shortage of expertise on the place, Good stated Fromm’s management might be essential to the group’s improvement.
“(Fromm) actually earned that proper to be the chief of these receivers,” Good stated. “I believe numerous these receivers perceive precisely what he desires. He is in a position to convey that in a optimistic method.
“Jake has an aura about him. He rubs off on individuals.”