Where does this rank in the Smart era for most satisfying regular season wins? I’d need to go through a long thought process and critically think about it, but off the dome, I’m thinking it can’t be any lower than top three.

What an awesome win! Yes, we vanquished them in the NC game in January 2022. We beat the brakes off them in the SECCG last year. But to beat them in Tuscaloosa when most “experts” were calling for the Bama win…that’s special stuff.   

On to the grades (and my emotional state might inflate some…sue me)…

Quarterback: That’s Our QB

Gunner was composed. Gunner was locked in. Gunner was clutch. Gunner was great.

18-22 for 249 yards, one touchdown, one rushing touchdown and one pick.

If it wasn’t for the pick and the “almost pick” Gunner threw, this is probably a perfect night.

But it wasn’t just the stats or the conversions…it was the circumstances and the skill on some of his throws that makes this performance special. How many times did he thread the needle? How big was his rushing touchdown to get early second half momentum. His deep throw to Dandridge on the sideline…unreal placement. Same with the final first down he threw to Elyiss. Dude was absolutely dealing all night.

On a side note, when Gunner’s Dawg years are over, I don’t know what his win percentage will be, if he’ll have any records, if he’ll play in the NFL or if he’ll be able to claim he was the starting quarterback for a national championship squad. What I do know…there isn’t another QB in the country right now I’d rather have leading this team. He’s a unique personality in this day and age, tougher than nickel steak, the most humble hero we could ever hope for, team first always…oh, and he’s a damn good quarterback.

We’ve had a long list of QB’s we revere and I think Gunner will rank among all those greats when his playing days are over…lucky to have him and DGD.   

Grade: A (couldn’t give A+…just because of the pick and the almost pick)

Running Back: Let The Bragging Commence

The Uptown Lounger’s man crush on Dwight Phillips has been festering for quite a while now. After the Oklahoma game, things kicked into overdrive. But, after the Bama game…things have redlined.

Even I didn’t think he was a between the tackles kind of guy…shows you what I know. Dwight Lightning was incredible and left no doubt he is a serious threat as a RB in the SEC. Dude is averaging something like a million yards per carry this season and makes me stand up every time he gets past the DL…could make a house call any time he touches the ball if he gets a little blocking. Not saying we don’t need Frazier back because we do, but Dwight was a bada** on Saturday night.

And can’t forget about Bo Walker either…ripped off a couple of big runs, showed some awesome vision, protected the ball, put us in a great position to get points on drives and had a big run on our final drive to set us up with 2^nd and short (would have mattered if Lee didn’t self-detonate).

We have an educated audience, so I don’t need to remind anyone…but we ran all over Bama’s a** with a 3^rd and 4^th string RB…need I say more?

Grade: A+

Offensive Line: Will Take This All Season Long

I can’t say it was perfect because we got dinged for a couple of holding calls (unlike some other team…more on that later) and Drew Bobo fired a couple of missiles at Stockton on snaps, but beyond those nitpicks, who wouldn’t take this effort for every game this season?

We were the more physical team, we opened holes for the RB’s to make things happen and we gave Gunner time to throw some dimes.

If these guys can go into Tuscaloosa and help produce 249 yards passing, another 206 yards rushing and play dominant football…I’m buying.

Grade: A-

Receivers (WR’s + TE’s): Group Synergy

We’re not Ohio State or Miami where they are one star player injury away from being in bad spot. We’re not overly dependent on any one player and it shows…each game someone different shows up and sometimes, like this past week, multiple guys step up when their number is called.

Dandridge was great. The long ball catch on the sideline was a beauty and he did such a good job of being patient before reaching out to make the diving catch. But the more impressive catch to me was holding onto a rocket to keep the chains moving with a phenomenal hands catch, with a defender draped all over him. Taylor made a grab that was tipped by two Alabama defenders. Humphreys made a great grab for our first touchdown of the game.

Loved seeing Luckie get things going early with a well designed fake WR screen to get him open. Reddell’s 53 yarder was beautiful with Stockton hitting him perfectly in stride and Reddell looking fast as sh*t with the run after the catch…thought that was going to the house. And let’s not forget Elyiss essentially putting the game away with a great route and catch.

Blocking from this group looked great as well from my point of view…couple of holding penalties (one legit, another not at all legit) keep this from an A+ for a final grade, but awesome game from a deep group.  

Grade: A

Defensive Line: Rose To The Occasion

Let’s remember that Keelon Russell was hot as a pistol coming into this game. Dude was making teams look silly before this week.

Our DL was getting pressure on him and making him very uncomfortable all game…that’s doing their job in a big way. We gave up one big run play and Russell escaped for a couple (it’s gonna happen with guys that good), but take a look at Russell’s efficiency in this game compared to what he was doing against other teams…these guys balled out.

JJA had his best game as a Dawg in my opinion. Griffin looked to be disruptive. Jordan Hall continued his excellent play (despite a hold on Bama’s first TD). And Valdin Sone has quietly been a big contributor all year. We held a red hot opponent to 17 total points, surrendering only 3 points in the second half…they even had to take a big gamble to get their second touchdown to close the first half…and the DL pretty much had it stuffed.

Loved the effort.

Grade: A

Linebackers: Still Killing It

I’m running out of ways to accurately describe how awesome Chris Cole is at playing football. Dude is from another planet. I don’t even bother keeping stats with him…just know that he is a severe disruptor on every defensive snap he takes.

Raylen Wilson continued his productivity with another 9 tackles on the evening…think that’s 27 the past three games?

Justin Williams did his thing when called upon and was involved with JJA’s sack/fumble on the opening drive. Sure, Bama made a few plays with the long run and Russell escaping a few times, but they’re a good team…hard to stop great individual efforts on every play.

Grade: B+

Defensive Backs: Unsung Heroes

Khalil Barnes has proved to be an excellent offseason acquisition. He’s been making plays the past few games.

Resean Dinkins looked to be all over the field and involved in several plays.

Ellis Robinson is Ellis Robinson…don’t recall him giving up anything substantial. I thought he was going to break Russell in half on the corner blitz…have no clue how Russell felt that and spun away at the perfect time…amazing play on his part.

Demello looks to be getting better and better…loved the PBU going one on one with RCW in the endzone.

And of course there is KJ Bolden…tons of tackles, the initial man to force a game changing sack, and a damn nice pass breakup. Some might call it DPI…and I would agree with them. But you know what, don’t give a sh*t. We’ll talk more about this later.

Great game from a great group. Coverage must have been mostly great because Russell had several drop backs where his primary read wasn’t available, his secondary read wasn’t available and it was time to take off, or take a sack.

Grade: A

Special Teams: Ummm…Needs Improvement?

Peyton Woodring…everyone misses a kick here and there, just happened to be Woodring’s time on a slick field. Still hit the game winner when we had to have it.

Drew Miller has a cannon, but still having trouble pinning them inside the 20 when there is an opportunity.

Alright, not Sacovie’s finest hour. I’m not going to berate the kid, he made a bad decision, and ultimately didn’t cost us thanks to Blake Stewart’s heads up play. I don’t have enough fingers on my hands to count the beyond stupid and reckless decisions I made from the ages of 18-22…thankfully they weren’t on broadcast.

Maybe he shouldn’t have caught one of those early punts that was probably going for a touchback, but the guy is a human being and I’ll bet he gets better from it. Nothing but love for you Sacovie.

Grade: C

Offensive Coaching: Let’s Give It To Bobo

Great game plan, great design on a few of our bigger plays and called some beauties when we needed to have them most.

I said a few different times last year that I’m neither a Bobo hater nor a Bobo apologist…he’s in a tough position as OC of a program that has enormous expectations every year. I think he’s called some great games and I think he’s had some head scratchers.

I thought he was excellent on Saturday night and seemed to hit the right buttons at the right times. Loved how aggressive he was when we needed to get a first down. He was calling plays to win the game…loved it.

Grade: A

Defensive Coaching: What More Could We Want?

We held one of the best teams in the country (and maybe the hottest?) to less than 350 yards total offense, 17 total points and their best receiver to less than 40 total yards. All of this in a hostile environment on the road with an entire cable network cheering for the home team (had to do it).

Their QB, who is a legitimate stud, was contained for a majority of the evening and never able to get into a comfortable rhythm.

We made big defensive plays when we needed to make them and came up with a few very important stops on very important downs.

Most important, they set the tone on the initial drive…very different than 2024 when we spotted them a 28 point lead almost immediately.

Good on you Schumann…had ‘em ready to play from the opening bell and executed at a high level.

Grade: A

Random Musings: What Do You Think?

Officiating – Let’s get this one out of the way quickly. Was it DPI? Of course it was…even Bolden admits it. Did it determine the final outcome of the game? Impossible to say. I won’t even go into the number of calls Bama has benefitted from against us in previous big games (non-DPI calls, Simmons was onside, the 4^th down “catch” that wasn’t a catch, etc.)…totally irrelevant in this game (although it is fun to point out the Bama hypocrisy). The most important point I’d want to make is that missed call or any other missed call has just as much impact on the total game…that one just happened to be toward the end of the game. Didn’t hear anyone losing their mind when Gunner got speared on the ground during our drive that ended up in a missed FG. Many Dawg fans would tell you Hall was being held on Bama’s first touchdown throw. Didn’t hear Bama fans crying when Reddell was called for a hold (that was questionable at best) that negated a big Dwight Phillips run. In summation, all bad calls and missed calls impact the game in some fashion…bottom line, I think most rational people could see we were the better team. We might need to prove it again on a neutral field…and I’m down for that.

Game Commentary – I thought it was just me who felt the commentary was “a little biased” from Fowler and Herbstreit. My wife even laughed at me when I was pointing it out. But, when I noticed about 10,000 other people saying the same thing, I realized I wasn’t crazy. I’ll say this…and I might be in the minority here…I like Fowler and Herbstreit. I personally don’t think they have an agenda against Georgia. I don’t even think they were intentionally calling the game in a biased fashion. That said, it sure as hell felt like they wanted Alabama to win that one, didn’t it? Maybe they were getting caught up in all of the home crowd excitement, or maybe it was ESPN essentially making it “Nick Saban Week” that skewed their thoughts. When the two of them were essentially arguing with the replay analyst about the missed interception, arguing with a guy whose lone job is to analyze replays and form an educated opinion based on the rule, something didn’t sit right. The replay analyst made a call within seconds of seeing the replay and said the interception would be overturned. Hell, even I could tell the ball hit the ground before control was gained. Yet, Fowler and Herbstreit continued to make a case that the interception could/should stand. I’m sure they have better things to do than conspire to cheer for Georgia’s opponents, but like any professional in any business, I don’t think they’re perfect. I’d be curious how they would critique their call of the game if they watched a replay…would they hear what we heard?

Bama Fan Behavior – If you were throwing sh*t at UGA players, or doing whatever that fan was doing to Raylen Wilson after the game (which was clearly insane given Raylen Wilson could annihilate that guy if he felt like it…good composure Raylen) then you’re giving your fans a bad name. EVERY major football school has some subset of sh*tty fans that act like complete a**holes when things don’t go their way…these were Bama’s. I wasn’t at the game, but hoping those idiots were in the minority.

Keelon Russell – You earned a fan in me Keelon Russell. I’ll never cheer for you to beat Georgia because that’s what being a fan is about, but you’re 100% class and I wish you nothing but success in your football career, and beyond. You are a mega talented quarterback, you were gracious in defeat, and waiting for Gunner to finish an interview to make sure you congratulated him before leaving the field…good on you dude.

Enjoy the rest of your week and Go Dawgs!

Can’t recall if Otis noted this or not, but you can now see who likes comments. Simply click on the likes (if they exist) and you’ll see who liked the comments.

As an example here, I clicked the “6 likes” next to the Like feature, and the drop down appeared.

I know this is a feature many of you’ve been yearning for, and thankfully it’s back.

Enjoy!

We all know “The Narrative.” Kirby can’t beat Alabama, the Tide owns UGA at home, Georgia always manages to play too conservatively against Bama, injuries to the Tide’s best players are the only reason Georgia wins. Layered on top of that last night were the following: Saban documentary release, followed by him saying the Tide will “dominate” Georgia, huge praise for their TEs, now “the best in college football,” their portal guys have made them so much tougher now, “Georgia ain’t played nobody this year, Paaaaawwwl!” Ho-Kay.

Here’s the new narrative. Down their top 2 RBs and 2 X-receivers, overcoming a massive penalty differential, the Dawgs mauled the Tide yet again, this time at their place. Georgia owns Bama now. Feels pretty, pretty good. I don’t care about that bang-bang missed PI call on KJ. If we want to tally up all the missed calls and Bama Privilege seen last night, I can start the list: Uncalled pick play OPI on crossing pattern to Coleman-Williams for the first down, yet Georgia called for it on their first drive when Reddell got hurt. Missed offsides call against Pierre. Birmingham calling in to change first downs, and where punts went out of bounds. Innumerable uncalled holding on the interior line. Not starting the game clock after 2 first downs spotted during the critical Bama TD drive at the end the first half. The phantom holding on Reddell during the first drive of the second half that negated a 45 yard Peanut run. Not calling roughing on the safety blitz against Gunner. Need I go on? Deboer, go lay down by your dish. 😤 On to the bullets.

• The beginning of first drive sure did feel like last year in Athens with multiple converted 3rd and 4th downs, until the narrative changed with JJA’s great pass rush and forced fumble. Then the game was on.
• Really tough game for Q. Gave poor effort on the early 4th down run from Russell, missed several key edge setting assignments, was poor in coverage on the TD, had multiple missed chances at sacks. But he did play with aggression and picked up a nice sack later on.
• Thought Nate would play, and it’s still not clear whether he sat out because of his ribs or something else. Made me wonder: Did Kirby hold them out to prove you can win a big game without your two best skill position players? Asking for a friend.
• With the top 2 backs out, all I wanted from Peanut was ball security and a few big runs. He gave us so much more. What a performance. 17 rushes for 120 yards, and maybe his biggest play was the 5 yard slip out from the goal line after initially being stuffed on the last scoring drive.
• Gunner had a steely look of determination all game long. He wanted this one badly.
• When the OL dominated the Bama front seven on that first drive, I knew the Dawgs would have a good chance of winning the game. Only penalties held them back.
• It was clear Kirby wanted to keep Bama’s receivers in front of them and make them complete passes, then tackle them immediately. That worked most of the time, but they got some YAC too.
• One of the keys to the game was pressure on Russell, and they did that really well in first half, which started to chip away at his confidence. But he would regain it on his next drive and played pretty well throughout. The kid is going to be a problem late this year and next year.
• Earnest Greene looked like he gained 30 lbs of bad weight since the last game. Might be why he struggled to get out on some screen blocking. But he played great inside the box.
• Not sure what was going on with Bobo’s snaps but they were extra powerful last night and one sailed over Gunner.
• Back-to-back spectacular passes from Gunner to the resurrected Reddell and then to Humphreys for the TD had to make NFL scouts consider Gunner a little more highly.
• I’ll give Bama a credit for a couple of things. First, they responded really well to Georgia scoring drives. Second, those TEs are really physical blockers. Other than Russell, that’s kinda all that separates them from other good teams.
• Still not sure what happened with the misread from Gunner that led to his second INT on the season, both on tipped passes.
• Khalil Barnes had his back though with the great TFL and PD on the next drive.
• Wonder if the wet ball caused Gunner to elongate his throwing motion again at times. The shorter motion throws definitely delivered better accuracy last night. He was so pinpoint throwing into coverage when he got his feet and motion down. Gorgeous throws to Dandridge and Taylor later on.
• Another shitty end of second half series of events. Started with a missed opportunity on the last Georgia drive with that tipped bootleg pass intended for Dandridge, then the crappy punt into the end zone and allowing Bama to drive down the field for a TD. Gotta get better there.
• Dawgs had a bad snap, a bad pick, a busted coverage, 2 bad missed tackles, a penalty to call a TD back, and a last second TD on a bad edge setting. Still only down 4 at half.
• But a great response with the first drive of the second half, so the middle 8 was a push.
• KJ’s night was a mixed bag, but mostly excellent with some vicious hits delivered in the box but a couple miscommunications in the back and a costly failed edge setting on the TD run.
• Loved the keeper decision by Gunner after seeing Pierre bite on the fake and after multiple short gains by Walker. He really took over the game on that first drive of the second half.
• Crowd noise had an effect, resulting in the most offensive penalties of the year. And yet, they overcame with overpowering blocking on the right side of the OL. Two super-long drives led by the OL blocking were the keys to the game, IMO.
• Although the perimeter blocking was inconsistent all game, Elyiss Williams was elite. Luckie was on fire too.
• Walk-on safety Blake Stewart for MVP on that muffed punt recovery. Holy hell, I threw up in my mouth on that one.
• Deboer was so obsessed and in his feelings with the uncalled PI on Bolden, he seemed to distract from the actual game.
• Watching the team get tight at the end was nerve-wracking, as we were concerned Kirby was gonna stay super conservative. And then Bobo made a ballsy call and Gunner threw a perfect pass to Elyiss on 3rd down with their backs to the goal line. Wowza.
• The game was for all intents and purposes over at that point, but then Dijon Lee – who was already in hot mustard 😉 many times in coverage after being targeted all night – lost his cool and put the final nail in Bama’s coffin. Best supporting actor nom to Craig Dandridge.

The broadcast was so infuriating last night. Chris and Kirk could not control their outpouring of love for Saban and all things Alabama. It was highly overproduced and disgusting. 5.8 ypc, over 450 yards of offense, outgained Bama by over 100 yards, Gunner with 183 passer rating, down 4 of their best skill players, but the brilliant Chris Fowler said Georgia was lucky to win. Go back to Wimbledon, asshole.

The curse is gone, and Bama is just another good team now. That feels right. The Barn is up next. The Dawgs are an extremely banged up team. Bolden, Peanut, Frazier, Bowens, Canion, Blackshear, Reddell, and probably others could be out or significantly hampered next week. It’s at home though, so let’s make sure we give the rested War Tigers their due. The team is really gonna need some fan support next week to avoid the letdown. Go Dawgs!

October 10th (10/10!) will go down as a great day in college football lore. I mentioned in the ND Game Day post about hate watching, and it didn’t disappoint.

First, let’s not overlook the fact that during our tilt with Alabama, Kentucky pulled off their second week of overtime two point conversion mayhem, beating LSU and making Lane Kiffin the possible worst new hire of SEC coaches for the 2026 season.

Is this the greatest post game interview of all time? 😼 pic.twitter.com/klkmfydfY2

— Will Stein Burner (@CoachSteinUK) October 11, 2026

Meanwhile, Archduke and company found a way to wrestle defeat from the jaws of victory, including a late interception that allowed Oklahoma to drive a short field and nail a game winning field goal as time expired. This will help Georgia’s oft-criticized strength of schedule, no? Also, peep the stat line:

The good news: Archie looks like he’s coming back to Austin in 2027. The bad news: Arch is coming back to Austin, at least for Texass fans.

Meanwhile, in Gainesville:

I’m not enjoying this anymore 😩🐊 #GoGators https://t.co/QtOyAubCpZ

— BrandonSpikes55 (@brandonspikes55) October 10, 2026

Florida fans were booing at halftime, and Buster Faulkner and Sumrall are being called frauds. Where’s SOS and his cutting edge snark when you need it? Jaden Baugh went from Heisman front runner to “who dat” in just two weeks, and it’s glorious. Can’t wait to see these assholes in the Benz.

The operative Petty song of choice for the Gators should be “Free Fallin’” or “Yer So Bad”.

In Nashville, Jared Curtis accounted for three turnovers, and Ole Miss beat the crap out of the Commodes, 52-17, which includes a touchdown thrown to a defensive lineman, just for giggles.

𝐉𝐀𝐌MIN' OUT 🕺

BIG MAN TD IN MUSIC CITY!@OfficialJB16 x #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/lVlsxkyV2Z

— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) October 10, 2026

Let’s see…what else happened:

• Indiana scraped by Nebraska, who shot theirselves in the foot with play calling and still hasn’t beaten a ranked team in a decade. Fraud alert, all around.
• Bobby Hill barely beat the worst team in the SEC, and maybe the country, 24-17. But they will be in the SECCG, per Hillbilly fans
• Duke lost to Georgia Tech (ugh), and Pitt lost to Bill Belichick’s libido in ACC play. That leaves officially one ranked ACC team out there, or at least it should.
• Oregon and poet laureate Dylan Raiola lost to UCLA, lead by Nico Wafer Iamagunnaleavya, and Dan Lanning has some real ass problems he needs to address in Eugene, as the Sucks committed seven turnovers in the game, including five fumbles.
• In a win for the anti-NIL crowd, Texas A&M lost AGAIN to Missouri and it wasn’t particularly close. Money for nothing, amirite?

It was great day, ending with a Dawgs win. And Boise State beat Fresno State, 38-31, in case you missed the late late game.

College football is still great, despite the powers that be’s best efforts to make it otherwise.

I’ll just leave this here.

Field level views following Georgia’s win over Alabama

Trash getting thrown and fans shoving players. Odd scenes. pic.twitter.com/cRwL5s60LZ

— Reggie Chatman Jr. (@ReggieChatman) October 11, 2026

The guy pushing Raylen Wilson at the end is something else. Folks don’t have much else to do in Alabama aside from rooting for their team, it seems.

At least there’s still basketball season, featuring the coach who divorces his wife to marry his younger staffer and who also play guys who were involved in capital murder charges.

Keep it classy, Gumps.

We whupped that ass. We beat Bama.

I don’t give 2 shits what your complaints are. We beat Bama.

It’s the postgame party. What did you see? What do you wish you didn’t see? We beat Bama!

Be civil! We beat Bama!

Go Dawgs!

Hey, this happened:

From 1 million decibels to zero pretty quick.

Special moment for our team and belief in Coach @MarkRicht! https://t.co/NB7Z3Exjkk

— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) October 6, 2026

But there’s the reality:

On his third team now, from Michigan to Alabama (or vice versa) to Georgia Tech, Kirby doesn’t have time for your legacy.

Go Dawgs. For life.

Unlike some other people.

Here’s an interesting fact:

Since 2016, Kirby Smart is 35-3 against QBs making their 6th start or less.

The 3 QBs:
– Luke Del Rio
– Ryan Hilinski
– Ty Simpson

— J.D. PicKell (@jdpickell) October 7, 2026

That’s 2016 Florida, 2019 South Carolina, and last year Alabama. Odd pattern of probability, there

Saturday may prove to be his fourth, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Other QBs Kirby has beaten in their first year includes:

• Arch Manning
• Bryce Young
• Trinidad Chambliss
• Brock Glenn (FSU 2023)
• Jarrett Guarantano
• Hendon Hooker
• Joey Aguilar
• Nico Iamaleavinya
• Jared Curtis (by proxy of being a wuss)
• Feleipe Franks
• Kyle Trask
• Anthony Richardson
• DJ Lagway
• Jarrett Stidham
• Bo Nix
• Haynes King
• DJ Ugaleilei

And that’s just a short list of rivals. Kirby ain’t scared.

The team on the other hand….

Sorry for the delay, but I’m in JFK waiting on a flight to London after being on the west coast all week for all sorts of family stuff. It’s been a week, so I had to watch it over from my phone here this morning before posting. I had a good feeling about the game before Jared Curtis decided to hide from the Georgia defense, but ol’ Jared may have risked a self-Wally Pipping yesterday. The Georgia staff clearly saw Vandy’s DBs were suspect and went after them right away. Once that softened them up, it was gravy time for the offense. The defense was a tale of two halves. On to the bullets.

• Vandy’s came out more inspired after the early kick and really moved DL off the ball on run plays. I thought Elijah Griffin had a rough day overall actually, as Vandy’s guards surprisingly handled him. That said, the Dawg LBs started creating pressure on passing downs to stop the drive in its tracks.
• Gunner looked fantastic from the jump yet again, even with all the crap Vandy threw at him. Bobo was dealing in the first half, with lots of pre-snap motions, formations and the right amount of substitutions. Lots of touches being spread around the offense.
• Vandy mixed up their blocking schemes on runs, but the passing game was incompetent unless Georgia botched the coverage or lost contain on the edges on scrambles.
• Remember when all the Clemson “insiders” said Khalil Barnes wouldn’t be a fit at Georgia because he’s a soft tackler? Yeah, that aged well. Although he and Bolden had a coverage bust in that final drive of the first half, they hit the absolute crap out of several Vandy RBs and guys catching screens.
• I thought the first half was the worst for the secondary in coverage all year. Two DPIs, and another WR1 on a bad team having a big day. Not the end of the world, but something to monitor as there are some really good WRs coming up.
• On the long Vandy TD, it looked like KJ got caught watching the QB’s eyes on the slot WR, and was slow to rotate into cover 2 after the corner blitz, but he also didn’t really give great effort to tackle Sherrill. Sloppy, but he had a ton of great plays too.
• Loved the design of a late leaking Bowens on the seam route to Elyiss, holding the ILB to allow the throw over him. Pretty.
• And then a perfect bomb by Gunner to Roldan after a fake screen(!) – great response from the offense after the gut punch TD.
• I’m sure Zykie Helton is gonna be a good one, but how many slow pulls across the LOS does Bobo need to see before scrapping that play? And to use it by the goal line? That was pretty cringey.
• I can’t get over how accurate Gunner has become. The throw over the middle to Blackshear and the floater to Peanut were spectacular. I think his only first half incompletions were drops, although the pass to Reddell was a little behind him. Smart choices on scrambles again too.
• The SEC Network didn’t have a rules official on the broadcast, so that Peanut TD reversal was never explained well. I’ll say it again, I don’t like all our eggs in that Disney basket.
• HOWEVER, I’m not sure if any men attended the game, because the camera crew and production team only showed attractive coeds between plays. Totally redeemed yourselves! 😂
• Hilarious assist by Kirby with the OPI call, lol.
• What was up with Clark Lea pulling his QB – having the best half of his career – during a 2-min drill for one play?
• That said, good on Lea to give Will’s kid a drive in Sanford. Dream come true for him, I’m sure.
• Hate it for Blackshear and it will be tough being down two X receivers at Bama.
• However, it looks like Nate Frazier will be back. Running games and defense travels, folks.
• Love Frazier, but watching Bowens lower his pads in the hole gets me going, and Peanut is finally starting to break tackles too. RB depth is mandatory these days, and Georgia has it.
• I wish all future opponents the best of luck when Georgia goes with 13 personnel at the goal line. 😤
• Kirby knelt instead of covering. Booooo!!!!! (I keed.)

Great win on Homecoming, and next week is going to be an absolute war. Very even matchup, with the Dawgs being the better team on defense and special teams, but home crowd at night is always an equalizer. Hope some folks out there are road warriors and brave the T-town hostilities. If you do, don’t miss the best pork ribs in Alabama at Archibald’s while enjoying the win. Go Dawgs!

So much for Pate’s statement earlier this week about the 2026 Gators being mentioned in the same breath as 2019 LSU.

Especially on defense.

Does Florida practice tackling on Bloody Tuesday or … pic.twitter.com/FVgnMNSvBL

— Jon Tweets Sports (@jontweetssports) October 3, 2026

I wonder how Sumrall’s bravado and sound bytes will sound this week?

Today was a good day.