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Georgia Football: 5 takeaways from Bulldogs’ 2018 season

By Justin Dottavio

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts to a penalty during the third quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts to a penalty during the third quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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1. It’s not easy to stay on top

Kirby Smart spent over a decade working for college football’s greatest head coach in Nick Saban. Over that time Smart won multiple national championships and spent a season coaching safeties in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins. He’s seen Saban on top of the college football world, and struggling through the NFL transition.

One thing Smart has to have ascertained is that it’s not easy to stay on top of the college football world. What Saban has done in Tuscaloosa, Ala., is more than just elite recruiting. It’s the ability to lure in and mold not just young coaches but also older ones with bad habits who have washed up on the Crimson Tide’s doorstep. With Coach Cheney headed to Knoxville, Smart knows that this is a time he can bring in new ideas and maybe even a new recruiting base.

It truly is not easy to stay on top of the college football world. Even with top three recruiting classes that doesn’t mean UGA is going to finish every season in the College Football Playoff. UGA doe have a great defense, it finished in the top-25 of the S&P+ rankings and was led by D’Andre Walker’s 11 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.

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The Dawgs are in a tough conference and will have to get through teams like the improving Florida Gators and Texas A&M Aggies, as well as the usual SEC powers in Auburn and possible SEC Championship Game opponents like LSU and Alabama. I think Kirby Smart can keep UGA in the top 10 and as a double-digit winner but expecting the Bulldogs to be in the College Football Playoff every season isn’t a reasonable expectation while Saban is still around.

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