Injured Reserves

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The first availability report for the SECCG has dropped.

As expected, Bobo is out. Good news, Talyn Taylor will be back as well as Chauncey Bowens. Alabama, on the other hand, is pretty banged up. Not enough to be a worry, but at least we’re not looking at the laundry list of questionables that we faced last year.

Also, while listed as out Ethan Barbour has been cleared to resume practice with the team. Again, Todd Hartley, bravo.

51 thoughts on “Injured Reserves”

  1. It would poetic justice for Taylor to catch the winning TD Saturday. My inner Munson is screaming like Karen at a PTA meeting no way Georgia can keep it within 20.

    • Preseason I wrote here that I was concerned that Bobo, who was only a 3-star in high school, could be a great center. Boy, was I wrong for doubting him. He has been a rock for us, and this injury hurts us greatly.

      • As “next man up” is CKS’s go to in certain situations, lets see what UGA football staff will scheme/game plan/align vs the bammers…GO DAWGS!!

  4. Dammit! Bama even beats us at the injury report! 😉

    So whoever loses can’t complain about injuries. Going to be a war. I think our defense comes through (no more 3rd down streaks), and the question will be our offense and the banged up OL. We can’t beat Bama regularly until we beat them once, so let’s get started.

  5. To me, Bobo Overton almost feels like offsetting penalties, especially given that they play on lines that go at it against one another… I’m nervouser (yes nervouser) than a long tail cat in a room full of rocking chairs about this one…

  6. At least Bama will have the officials on their side to make up for all these injuries.

    • Count on it.
      Will they review Bama’s iffy catches or just ours?
      The Play in Question
      Late in the first half of the December 2, 2023, SEC Championship game, Alabama faced a crucial fourth-and-4 from the Georgia 37-yard line. Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe threw a 22-yard pass to wide receiver Isaiah Bond.
      On-field Ruling: Bond made a diving catch, which officials ruled as a complete pass, giving Alabama a crucial first down.
      Controversy: Replays and post-game analysis suggested that the ball might have come loose or touched the ground shortly after Bond’s forearms and elbows made contact with the turf at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
      ————————————————————————————– From internet search…

      Lack of Review: The play was not subject to an official booth review, which fueled controversy among fans and analysts. The on-field ruling stood, allowing Alabama to continue their drive.
      The drive eventually led to an Alabama touchdown, contributing to their 27-24 victory over the top-ranked Bulldogs. The outcome had significant implications for the College Football Playoff rankings that year.

      Never forget.

  7. I see enough on that Bama injury report for them to start making excuses if they lose. Seen this lame act before.

  8. Honestly who thought just last season we would be so worried about losing Drew Bobo. He sure has earned everything he’s gotten as a three star not many really thought earned his ship. Really feel bad for him first and us too for his loss. Just win GATA.

  9. If our offense can’t move the ball because a starting center is out and we can’t figure out how to get it done another way we don’t deserve it anyways.

    I’ve never in my life seen so much contingent on that one position except for here.

    And yeah if we only put up 10 points and lose it’s his dad’s fault. Not an injury.

      • The players? The defense? Special teams? Turnovers? The refs? We have no way of knowing before the game… but also after. It’s why people grade position coaching, individual groups, AND individual players…

        But for some people, for some reason, a sport with 22 people on the field overseen by a layer of analysts, position coaches, coordinators, and head coach, there’s only one person to blame…

        Your point isn’t the slam dunk you think it is.

      • Maybe the defense? Wake me up when Bobo coordinates 30 or more on bama.

        The apologists were quiet after last weekend for a reason. I didn’t antagonize them, but I haven’t forgotten Bobos history.

        • This was meant for you, who are clearly less intelligent and more caught up in your own narrative than you are with knowing or caring how the game of football works.

          A win OR a loss has so much to do with more than just mean, bad Mr. Bobo, who obviously didn’t answer your fan email or something when you were young and impressionable….

          The players. The defense. The offensive and defensive lines. Special teams. Turnovers. The refs. Any individual play has so many moving parts at every moment… We have no way of knowing before the game who might be responsible for what… but also after – it’s why film study is an actual thing…. It’s why people grade position coaching, individual groups, AND individual players…

          There’s a reason UGA is 11-1 right now, and at least SOME of that has to do with Bobo. Every competent sports write and analyst agrees. He’s been nominated as a Broyles award finalist, as you’ll see on this very blog.

          But for some people (cough, mg4life0331, cough) for some reason, a sport with 22 people on the field overseen by a layer of analysts, position coaches, coordinators, and head coach, there’s only one person to blame…

          Someone once said (maybe on the Senator’s old blog? Maybe here?)

          “Show us on the doll where Mike Bobo hurt you”, mg4life0331

          -NorthStar Dawg

          • I don’t have a Dawg in this fight, but why don’t you put your handle on here if you’re calling people out specifically. What a fucking coward!

          • My apologies, didn’t read to the end of the post. My irritation is at those who believe there is nothing to question about Bobo. He can be great when he’s aggressive, he’ll cost us a championship when he inevitably turtle shells again. Both sides have very legitimate concerns & to act like that’s not the case is disingenuous at best.

          • Thanks for the personal insults after I make professional performance criticism. That means you’re winning I guess. He’s had the finalist for the award before as well. He won’t win it averaging barely over 30 a game.

            I’m quite sure he will crap the bed again like he has many times as the OC. As far as you pointing out some people saying he’s awesome, I’ll defer to the 100s of schools that won’t hire him instead of internet gurus relying on subscribers for mortgage money.

            You sound really mad. You should calm down instead of insulting people you don’t know. You’re not as safe as you think you are behind a screen.

          • Ah you’re right. He did do it. I turned it off at halftime. Got any others or just that one?

        • You’re right, mg4life0331. I got caught up in my frustration, was arrogant myself, and it spilled out into my comment.

          I don’t know you, and I have no right to insult you. We disagree about Bobo, but agree about the Dawgs, and on a blog like this, the latter should matter more. You’re right to call me out.

          I don’t know if an internet apology carries any weight, but… FWIW, I owe you one. Sorry.

          NorthStar Dawg.

      • My Bad, Russ. I *completely* misread your comment, and if I’d been paying attention, I would have known better. I agree with you, not the OP. (NorthStar Dawg – usually posting as one of the anonymous posters here, but responsible for being contrarian to you above).

    • Perhaps you missed the second half of the tech game. We couldn’t run the ball or pass block. The center does more than just hike the ball. Which he had way too high snaps too.

      He’s the leader and director of the OLine. Ole’ blocking followed by chuck and duck passes will not beat bama or any decent team. It must improve to win.

      Your mileage may vary as it’s all opinion today. Hopefully we win and as true Georgia fans find the next thing to worry about. It’s a family tradition.

      • Someday I’ll remember to proof read before hitting reply. Clearly that was not done today apologies for not doing so. Maybe for Christmas after Georgia wins another NC we’ll be able to edit our posted errors.

      • Weird that OSU was able to go throught the entire playoffs last year without theirs. A suitable OC would find a way for sure.

    • for tlkdawg – i realize that, and if you’d read my post, you’d see that i did put my handle. i’ve been having logon issues. i’ve only recently started commenting in earnest.

      NorthStar Dawg

        • Apology accepted, and you’re right. If imma call someone out, it’s shitty behavior to do it anonymously.

          And, FWIW, I agree that a nuanced take on Bobo is likely the right approach (like most everything else in life).

          I think he’s deserving to be in the Broyles award conversation, but I’m not sure I’d pick him as the definitive winner myself.

          I get frustrated when people pretend like this sport we love isn’t complex, and that they know the ONE GUY TO BLAME for their perceived observable shortcomings. (My dad was this way with SBIV, in spite of any evidence to the contrary… I get that Bennet wasn’t the best quarterback in college football, but was he the right guy for that moment? You bet your ass he was)

          Personally, I find the take “The offensive coordinator is the only thing holding us back” to be uninformed, unintelligent, and lazy, and displays a lack of knowledge about the game, and a sense of entitled arrogance that says “I can condense all of UGAs “problems” to one man and fix them – all you have to do is agree with me.

          Yes, the OC can lay an egg, and Bobo has done that. He’s also been utterly masterful and has (among the other integral parts of the team and coaching staff) done such good work that we’re #3 in the country and playing for the SEC Championship game again.

          -NorthStar Dawg

          • He will win more with a better defensive staff for sure. Not because hes overcoming hes shortcomings.

            The one thing he shocked me with was designed runs for Gunner. I didnt think he had it in him. Aside from that, the unimpressive rankings in offense continue.

  11. If he did get hurt against the 49ers, why was he executing design runs in the Tech game?

    • I though something was up with Gunner’s arm in the Tech game. I’ve never seen him float down field balls like that. It was very odd. Maybe the injury is arm or shoulder related.

  12. I apologize for asking on this forum; however , Kirby was on tv icw sec championship game wearing a simple hoodie, with the Between the Hedges very small statement on it.
    Any clue where to get one?

  13. mg4life0331 – legit question, honest… what is your take on games like Tennessee, Ole Miss, and Texas, where our defense was a sieve and our offense dialed up the wins?

    I know that that doesn’t mean that Bobo is the best OC out there (and I’m not claiming he is – see my earlier comment about the Broyles award – deserving to be a finalist, but don’t think he deserves to win it), but… I’m struggling to understand how a coordinator that has taken us to the SEC championship game 2 years in a row, one with banged up weapons, and one with freshman on the O Line and a new starting QB can possibly be as bad as you think he is…

    Monken lost a game to Alabama… badly… in the SEC championship under his coordination.

    Does Bobo call an abundance of screen passes? I haven’t done the math, but I’ll concede that he seems to like them more than exotic, explosive plays… but do we win games with them? We seem to be doing so.

    For the second season in a row, Bobo’s gotten us to the big dance, and currently the #3 spot in the country. Help me understand why he’s so terrible.

    • Screen plays were 40 percent of our playcalling for a couple of years according to AI searching.

      Heres how I feel, and Im paraphrasing one of the Linebackers for the patriots during their undefeated season. His point was they had the guts to go for it and not rest starters. Youll need your offense to win a game, youll need the defense to win a game, and youll need your special teams to win a game. Someone is almost always going to have an off game.

      That being said, College football favors offense due to the rules in place. Most of the top 10 is offensive coach led teams. There are going to be times the defense can only slow down the other team because you simply can not just shut them down. They will eventually score no matter how hard you try.

      Especially since we rely a large amount on leaving our corners in single coverage. The 50/50 balls dont seem to be in our favor when we throw them and they seem to be when the other teams do. We can not expect to have the philly defense on our sidelines every year. Going conservative with a 10 point lead early in the 3rd when one busted play gets them back in is ridiculous.

      What befuddles me even more is when the NCAA stat ranks come out and mid way through the season we are in the 50s and 60s in a lot of categories and people say “we are being carried by the offense”. In a game with a high powered offense? Yeah, they need to score. When you look at the defensive rankings at the same time frame, it was much better (not 2021 or 2022 levels).

      I dont think you mean the Texas game maybe you meant someone else.

      The other frustrating thing to me is that its like we have to have a person in our system for 3 years to just be above average. If its that damn hard to run for those kind of results, I mean my goodness man. Other teams take 1st year starters and light our asses up. See two of the teams we played this year and OSU for the last couple of years.

      No I dont want to be Tennessee or OSU, but I feel like we could turn a corner if our OC did.

  14. Well, embarrassingly, I did mean Texas, but my lying brain misremembered the score on that one. Still, 35 points. 🤷🏼‍♂️

    I genuinely believe that teams like anOSU, Michigan, Indiana, Oregon, etc benefit from playing against teams that are legally required to have living, breathing bodies on the field for defense with body temps resembling 98 degrees and that’s all, and that if they had to face SEC defenses week in and week out, their stats would look VERY DIFFERENT, but YMMV.

    I suppose I would disagree that people in our system for 3 years are just “above average.” Maaaaaybe on the offensive side of the ball, and maybe at the skill positions. But a whole hell of a lot of the guys that have been in our system for 3 years end up getting called “NFL Starters”.

    Above average wouldn’t even put us in the top 25 in the country, statistically.

    At the end of the day, we’re number 3 in the country, and I know we’ll all be back here again both before and after the SECCG to rejoice and/or complain.

    Thanks for the reply.

    • I didnt think about Texas cause I kinda forgot about the 4th quarter explosion. It took more than offense to get those, but I can understand the thinking and tbf offense scored the points. They werent kick returns and pick 6s.

      I used to hate on other conferences defenses as well, but the yanks have won the last two championships convincingly. So for now we have to shut up. Back when Clemson played local highschools all year and then beat Bama, that at least shifted my mindset.

      I also didnt realize the last two games took us to the top 25 in ppg. Fair enough, but it ended with a fart. I hope that doesnt continue this Saturday, but they havent given me any hope thus far. Had it been anyone else but Bama, I would be more optimistic.

      Bobo is always capable of calling some great drives. He is equally as impressive going backwards sometimes.

  15. “Bobo is always capable of calling some great drives. He is equally as impressive going backwards sometimes.”

    That’s a statement I can absolutely agree with 100%.

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