“I don’t think you ever look at a rebuilding year in the front of it,' Georgia's Kirby Smart said. 'You can certainly look in retrospect and think of things that way. But I don’t think you’ll ever fiend a coach that would say that going into the season.'
Social media ignited when theStill, it was a curious choice of words for a team which finished 13-2, won the SEC title and reached the CFP national championship game.
On Thursday, Georgia coach Kirby Smart was asked what a “rebuilding year” looked like at Georgia. Surely, the coach who ran Saban’s defense from 2008-2015 could relate to his former boss’ thoughts. “I mean, I’m not sure,” Smart told reporters. “I don’t think you ever look at a rebuilding year in the front of it. You can certainly look in retrospect and think of things that way. But I don’t think you’ll ever fiend a coach that would say that going into the season. So, I don’t know exactly what it looks like here.”
At first glance, it makes sense. Smart’s Georgia teams have combined for a 66-15 record since 2016. Since the 8-5 first year, Georgia had double-digit win seasons every year except 2020 when the Bulldogs went 8-2 in the 10-game all-conference schedule.Then again, either has Saban. The Tide went 7-6 in Saban’s first year in 2007. It has been double-digit wins since.Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.
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