Of all the opinions out there based off of coach pressers, this is certainly one of them:
One other Vol fan promises that Hype-ul will end Smart’s career like he did Dabo and Saban’s. Geez. He might’ve had the spoiled wiener from the warmer at the Pilot station that causes hallucinations or false optimism.
Anyway, what’s he referencing? It would be Kirby’s presser following last weekend’s scrimmage. Here’s the full interview:
Call me crazy, but this sounds like typical Kirby as we’re leading up to the start of any season. Could’ve been from 2021 or 2017 or 2029. I think the guy knows a thing or two about a thing or two, especially when it comes to coachspeak.
One part that stood out was Kirby’s somewhat glib response to a question about injuries, where he added:
“That’s the unanswerable question. How do you play football and practice football without getting injured? The guy that figures that out is going to be worth a lot of money because you can’t do that. You have to be smart. You have to be calculated. You have to know your positions, but injuries are part of football year-round. It’s not like it’s just this time of year. We don’t really do anything different this time of year than we do in spring. We don’t do anything really different this time of year than we do in November and December. Injuries are part of football, so we’ve been lucky so far. We haven’t had significant injuries, but we have a lot of guys that are soft tissue, beat up, banged up. We’re trying to get them back.”
Sounds smart. Actually, sounds like Coach Smart. No apologies to Vols fans, but I can’t tell you one intelligent thing I’ve heard from that fat f*ck in Knoxville that resonates of great coaching knowledge nor “hitting a stride”. If by stride you mean a wallowing through unnecessary hype and optimism, yeah, that’s the yearly pathway of the Deliverance Dopes from up north.
The same team that was number 1 for a week until getting their teeth smashed in a week later in Athens was supposed to be better in 2023, then promptly lost to one of the most hapless Florida teams I’ve ever seen and lost to any team with an offensive pulse…but the great hope in a kid who barely passed and ran all over the place, which is quite the departure from Heupel’s offensive identity, and they’ve arrived at this?
You can take your tone and your hope and shove it up your ass. Keep your coach.
We’ve got Kirby. And he’s got a tone that’s got a certain ring to it:
FTMF’S
All hat and no cattle.
Good grief. Calling Tooth Nation fans Gumps would actually be an insult to Bammers.
Ive eaten a couple of “Roller Dogs” from Pilot and never had a peyote trip like that. They’ve given me the shits a time or two but I’ve never hallucinated.
Today in wishful thinking.
Oh yeah, FTMFV!
Deliverance Dopes – Chef’s kiss emoji! I’m stealing it! Don’t tell Athens PD. Remember those losers sport 1000 yd Receiver rings so respect? their? achievements?
Mr and Mar Vol…pls keep and pls keep expanding these kinds of comments
*Mrs
Well, he’s not wrong. When we’re consistently the #1 team in the country, it’s safe to say we can’t go any higher.
So, thanks for the compliment and faith that we once again will finish at the top of the pack.
That boy looks mighty young to be able to draw such psychological insights from coach-talk after a couple of scrimmages. If he turns out right, he ought to parlay those skills into something profitable–betting futures, poker, or even picking stocks.
It’s all about having realistic expectations base on what you have and what you are measuring against. Kirby is measuring this team (and doing hand wringing) against a couple of NC teams who had some of the most stacked rosters of all time. When it comes to what is expected and acceptable, Kirby’s floor is Heupel’s ceiling.
Soon to be arriving on Message Board Geniuses’ X feed in 3, 2, 1….
I seem to remember when Mike Bianchi wrote an article proclaiming Cousin Eddie aka Dan Mullen and UF would soon be surpassing UGA. How well did that turn out?