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Kirby Smart Says Development in Georgia-Florida Game, A “Moot Point”
When the information got here out this previous Wednesday that each the College of Georgia and Florida would be capable to “host” recruits on the “World’s Largest Out of doors Cocktail Celebration,” it appeared like a victory lap.
Ever since taking the pinnacle teaching job on the College of Georgia, Kirby Sensible has been constant in his battle to see the annual rivalry recreation moved to a home-and-home format. However why would Sensible wish to break the custom of the town of Jacksonville, Florida, host the sport? Recruiting. As Sensible iterated at SEC Media Day, the neutrality of the Georgia-Florida recreation is a drawback, to not simply Georgia, however to Florida as nicely on the recruiting path.
“When Auburn performs Alabama, guess the place the recruits are. They’re at Auburn. When LSU and Alabama play, guess the place the most important recruits wish to go. It is a possibility for us to convey these youngsters who fly in from everywhere in the nation. What recreation do they wish to see? They’d wish to see Georgia play Florida, however they cannot try this.”
– Kirby Sensible
Following Georgia’s first scrimmage of fall camp, their first time tackling stay in a scrimmage setting since G-Day, Sensible spoke in regards to the current information concerning the Bulldogs’ largest common season rivalry recreation.
Sensible stated that each packages have at all times “been capable of [host recruits at the game.]” Sensible added
“For the primary time, we’re capable of allot tickets, which we do on each impartial web site recreation. We do it with Clemson. We do it with Oregon. We do it on a regular basis. Per NCAA guidelines we’re not allowed to see them or speak to them. We are able to’t do something with them, so it’s actually a moot level. They get to go, however what good does that do by way of recruiting that you just don’t get to spend time with them and host them? It doesn’t change the official go to they’re on.”
Sensible’s challenge is an apparent one. Each different yr, Auburn will get to host a number of the nation’s elite prospects on official visits in late November as a result of the Iron Bowl is the most important spectacle going that week. Georgia has to primarily take a whole week off recruiting for one and sacrifice what could be their greatest dwelling recreation setting each different yr.
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Check out the house schedule this season, it positive might use the Gators coming to city.
- Samford 9/10
- Kent State 9/24
- Auburn 10/8
- Vanderbilt 10/15
- Tennessee 11/5
- Georgia Tech 11/26
Based mostly on preseason polling, Tennessee would be the solely ranked opponent on Georgia’s dwelling schedule this season.
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