The University of Georgia Bulldogs have recently experienced the turmoil caused by the firing of a head coach with a .740 winning percentage. Whether or not you agree with the move no longer matters. The change has been made. What's done is done. Now if you are a fan of Georgia Bulldog football, you should want even greater success for the team, and that is exactly what Kirby Smart promised to deliver in time during his press conference. Coach Smart doesn't need to begin his career as the UGA head coach under a cloud of negativity and a set of unrealistic expectations. Just because Mark Bradley pointed out that Jim McElwain won the SEC Eastern division in his first year doesn't mean we should make that the standard for Coach Smart. Coach Richt didn't win the SEC until his second year in Athens. Mark Bradley knows basketball. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop him from sharing his opinions on football or baseball. Coach Smart said that he will demand excellence in every facet of the program, and that we will continue to do things The Georgia Way -- we will win with integrity, and lose (on those rare occasions) with dignity. That's really all we can ask...the titles will come in time. He also promised that he and his staff will bring the best athletes he can find to Athens and then make them into highly skilled players. Several top-rated potential recruits for the defense have already moved Georgia to the very top of their list because of Coach Smart. Coach Richt had been in the process of assembling a stellar recruiting class, the best in his tenure by … [Read more...]