Sep 14, 2024; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is interviewed at the end of the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Kroger Field. Mandatory Credit: Tanner Pearson-Imagn Images
The Georgia Bulldogs were favored by a lot going into their matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats, but as ESPN legend Chris Berman always says, “That’s why they play the games.”
The matchup resulted in an ugly 13-12 win by the Bulldogs, with the offense gaining no traction, and the defense allowed 22 more total yards and 11 more first downs than Georgia’s offense got. Georgia suffered a key injury to All-SEC guard Tate Ratledge.
Georgia head Kirby Smart emphasized that beating Kentucky would not be easy in his post-game press conference. Georgia will work to improve in their bye week ahead of the Sept. 28 game at Alabama.
Opening statement after the game:
“You know, I think I’ll open with (the) an immense amount of respect for Coach Stoops and the atmosphere and the culture he’s created here. I tried to tell everybody all week, but nobody would listen to me. I know what this team’s made out of. I know how tough he coaches. I know several of his coaches on the staff. I’ve known him for a long time.”
“I have tremendous respect, and when they get disrespected like they did last week and they (have to) listen to it for a week, they come out ready to play. I think our kids listened to that. I think they understood it, but I also think it’s a tough environment to play in.”
“I’m so proud of the resiliency our kids showed. They never flinched. We thought this would be a blow-by-blow game, and we talked all week about blow-by-blow, delivering more blows than them. We said the first chop of the tree doesn’t chop the tree down. It takes sometimes 272 ax chops, and it took every single one tonight to get the job…
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Author : UGA Wire
Publish date : 2024-09-16 13:16:16
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