Author: Randy Powers

What’s REALLY Going to Happen to 2025 Georgia Football?

 

 

 

 

Howdy Dawgs! It’s your boy back with another HBTFDAWGSCAST blog post, breaking down my latest YouTube banger! This one’s a doozy, folks, so grab your coffee (or somethin’ stronger) and let’s dive in…

What’s REALLY Going to Happen to 2025 Georgia Football?

This ain’t your average way too early off-season preview. We’re talkin’ deep dives, bold predictions, and enough Dawg analysis to make your head spin! Here’s the lowdown:

  • AP Poll Rankings Recap:  We kick things off by dissecting the final AP Poll rankings for 2024. Did they get it right? You be the judge.
  • 2025 Schedule Breakdown:  I’m pourin’ over the 2025 schedule, highlighting key matchups and what we can expect from the upcoming season. Get ready for some serious strategizing!
  • Impact Freshman for 2025:  We’re lookin’ at the incoming freshman class and pickin’ out the potential stars who could make a huge impact next year. These pups are gonna be somethin’ special!
  • WAY TOO EARLY Preseason Top 5:  Yeah, I know it’s early, but I’m laying down my WAY TOO EARLY preseason Top 5 predictions. Prepare for some controversy, Dawg fans!
  • Final Thoughts & More:  I wrap things up with my final thoughts and, of course, a whole lotta bonus content. Don’t forget to check out all the links below! And speaking of links…

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So there you have it, Dawgs! Another banger of a video, packed with everything you need to know about the upcoming Georgia Bulldogs football season. Go Dawgs! And as always, keep it locked right here for more HBTFDAWGSCAST goodness!

 

 

 

 

4 Ways UNCERTAINTY gives Georgia Football an edge in 2025

 

 

 

 

How ’bout them Dawgs! Another HBTFDAWGSCAST blog post Breakdown is HERE!

Hey Dawg Nation! Randy here, your friendly neighborhood HBTFDAWGSCAST host, back with the lowdown on my latest video essay. This one’s a doozy – a deep dive into the State of the Georgia Bulldogs Program for 2025. We covered a LOT of ground, so let’s hit the highlights:

  • Season of Change:  We tackled the inevitable roster turnover and the impact of players moving on to the NFL. We discussed how this impacts the team’s overall dynamics and what Kirby Smart needs to do to keep things rolling.
  • The Obstacle is the Way:  This isn’t just some inspirational quote; it’s a core principle for how the Dawgs can use this transitional period to their advantage. We explored how to leverage uncertainty and build a stronger team.
  • Extreme Focus:  With so much change, maintaining focus is critical. We examined the key areas where the Dawgs need to concentrate their energy and resources.
  • New Blood:  It’s not just about who leaves, it’s about who arrives! We looked at the incoming freshmen and transfers and how they’ll fit into the team.
  • Leadership and Growth:  Developing leadership within the team is crucial for success. We analyzed the potential leaders for 2025 and how the team can foster growth in this area.
  • Final Thoughts:  We wrapped it all up with some final thoughts on the upcoming season, expectations, and what fans can look forward to.

This video is PACKED with analysis and insights, so be sure to check it out! And while you’re at it, don’t forget to subscribe to the HBTFDAWGSCAST YouTube channel and hit that notification bell! You won’t want to miss a single episode!

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Kirby Smart’s PROVEN Championship Blueprint

 

 

 

 

Hey Dawg Nation! Randy here, and in this blog post of the HBTFDAWGSCAST I break down Kirby Smart’s recipe for building a championship-caliber Georgia Bulldogs team. This ain’t your grandpappy’s football; it’s a system built on grit, leadership, and a whole lotta Dawg.

This week’s episode dives deep into the secrets of UGA’s success, and here’s the lowdown:

  • Culture is King:  It all starts with the players. Kirby’s built a culture of brotherhood, accountability, and fierce competition. This isn’t just about talent; it’s about players leading the way.
  • Recruiting Prowess:  We ain’t just talking about getting the best recruits, we’re talking about getting the right recruits – players who fit the culture and want to be Dawgs.
  • Standards, Not Goals:  Kirby focuses on setting high standards, not just aiming for arbitrary goals. This breeds consistency and excellence.
  • Development is Key:  It’s not enough to recruit great talent; you gotta develop it. Kirby and his coaching staff are masters of player development, pushing each Dawg to reach their full potential.
  • Coaches Lead the Way:  The coaching staff isn’t just there to instruct; they’re leaders, fostering a strong brotherhood and pushing the players to be their best.
  • The Georgia Difference:  There’s something special about Georgia football. It’s a legacy, a tradition, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. It’s the Dawg Nation!

This episode covers all this and more, including a look at how the Georgia program gets players ready for the NFL and what makes Georgia different. So settle in, grab your favorite beverage, and let’s explore the beating heart of Georgia Bulldog Football! Go Dawgs!

 

 

 

 

Georgia Football Expert Reveals Shocking Changes for 2025

 

 

 

After a championship season in 2024, HUGE changes are in store for Georgia Bulldogs football in 2025. 

  1. Season of Change: The video emphasizes that change is inevitable in college football, especially for Georgia, with the transfer portal and NIL altering team dynamics.
  2. Resilience in 2024: The Georgia football team showed resilience throughout the season, overcoming injuries and other challenges, which helped them earn a conference title.
  3. Offensive Struggles: Despite high hopes, the 2024 offense did not meet expectations. Injuries and suspensions decimated key units, including the offensive line and wide receivers, leaving Carson Beck with limited support.
  4. Offensive Line Issues: A major disappointment for Georgia was the offensive line, which had multiple injuries and did not perform as expected, leading to a less physical and less effective offense.
  5. Lack of Creativity: The offense lacked creativity in play calling, with missed opportunities to utilize Georgia’s strengths, like tight ends, more consistently.
  6. Inconsistent Defense: The defense, while solid, was inconsistent. Key positions like defensive back and linebacker struggled with performance, despite having talented players.
  7. Pride in the 2024 Team: Despite the team’s ups and downs, the speaker expresses pride in Georgia for securing the SEC championship and fighting through adversity.
  8. Transfer Portal Impact: With players entering and leaving the portal, Georgia is undergoing significant roster changes. The team will need to adjust and bring in new talent to fill gaps.
  9. Major Changes for 2025: The 2025 season will bring substantial turnover, especially on the offensive line and in key positions like wide receiver and defensive front. Many key players will depart, requiring rapid development of younger talent.
  10. Challenging 2025 Schedule: Georgia’s 2025 schedule includes tough games against Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, and Texas, among others, meaning the young players will need to mature quickly to stay competitive.

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HOW ‘BOUT THEM DAWGS!

 

 

 

 

College Football Has A Serious Georgia Bulldogs Problem. Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs are your 2024 SEC Champions and the overall #2 seed in the College Football Playoff in a year most would agree has been the team’s most challenging since 2017 (excluding the covid year).

 

 

 

GEORGIA FOOTBALL IS A PROBLEM

Here’s a summary of the key points from the YouTube video “College Football Has A Serious Georgia Bulldogs Problem”:

 

  1. Georgia Bulldogs’ Dominance:  Georgia Bulldogs football is currently the top program in college football, claiming the SEC championship and showing resilience through injuries and personnel changes.
  2. Georgia’s Consistency:  Despite 2024 being Kirby Smart’s “worst team” in years, Georgia continues to perform at a championship level due to their strong culture and system.
  3. The Georgia Advantage:  The Bulldogs’ strength is rooted in physicality, resilience, and composure, traits that set them apart from other top programs like Texas, Oregon, and Ohio State.
  4. Quarterback Development:  Georgia’s ability to adapt, highlighting Gunner Stockton’s strong performance coming off the bench in a critical game, despite limited experience earlier in the season.
  5. Team Depth:  Players like Carson Beck, Gunner Stockton, Nate Frazier and others who contributed to Georgia’s success, showcasing the program’s depth and ability to win even with injuries.
  6. Texas’ Loss:  Following Texas’ losses to Georgia, stating that Texas fans are making excuses for their defeat rather than acknowledging the Bulldogs’ superiority.
  7. Program Longevity:  Georgia’s sustained success under Kirby Smart, including multiple National Championships and SEC titles, strong recruiting, and a high number of NFL draftees, positions them as the dominant force in college football.
  8. Recruitment and Player Development:  Georgia’s recruiting and player development system is unrivaled, as evidenced by recent successes and Kirby Smart’s ability to manage a roster despite challenges like the transfer portal and NIL.
  9. Future Outlook:  Georgia’s future is bright, with another strong recruiting class and a chance to compete for more championships. The program is set for continued success, both on and off the field.
  10. Georgia as America’s Team:  Despite the backlash and rivalry from other fanbases, the Bulldogs have become a major draw in college football, with high TV viewership and a growing national following and we can expect continued dominance under Kirby Smart.

 

 

 

Preseason SEC Football Media Poll, All-SEC Team Announced

 

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 19, 2024) — Georgia has been predicted to win the 2024 SEC Championship, according to a preseason poll of media covering SEC Football Media Days.

 

The Bulldogs received 165 votes to be crowned SEC Champion on December 7 in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with Texas being picked to be the Bulldogs’ opponent in the Longhorns’ first season in the league. Texas received 27 votes to win the SEC Championship.

 

This will mark the first season since 1991 with no divisions in SEC Football. The participants of the game will be determined during the eight-game regular-season conference schedule as the teams with the two best overall SEC

winning percentages.

 

Only nine times since 1992 (32 years) has the predicted champion prior to the season at SEC Media Days proceeded to win the SEC Championship Game.

 

The SEC Championship Game has been the most watched conference championship nationally for 15 of the past 16 seasons, including 12 in a row from 2008-2019. The only year it was not No. 1 was 2020 when the SEC did not have a traditional schedule due to the pandemic. The 2023 SEC Championship Game averaged 17.519 million viewers, +61% vs. last year’s game, and peaked with 22.350 million viewers. It was the most-watched Conference Championship Game on any network in five years.

 

 

SEC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL

 

 

SEC CHAMPION

 

School

Points

Georgia

165

Texas

27

Alabama

12

Ole Miss

4

Vanderbilt

2

LSU

2

South Carolina

1

 

 

 

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

School

Points

Georgia

3330

Texas

3041

Alabama

2891

Ole Miss

2783

LSU

2322

Missouri

2240

Tennessee

2168

Oklahoma

2022

Texas A&M

1684

Auburn

1382

Kentucky

1371

Florida

1146

South Carolina

923

Arkansas

749

Mississippi State

623

Vanderbilt

293

 

 

 

2024 PRESEASON MEDIA DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM

 

OFFENSE

 

First-Team

QB –  Carson Beck, UGA

RB – Trevor Etienne, UGA

RB – Jarquez Hunter, AU  

WR –  Luther Burden III, MIZ 

WR –  Tre Harris, UM 

TE – Caden Prieskorn, UM  

OL – Tyler Booker, UA

OL – Will Campbell, LSU

OL – Kelvin Banks Jr., TEX   

OL – Tate Ratledge, UGA

C – Cooper Mays, UT

 

Second-Team

QB – Quinn Ewers, TEX

RB –  Raheim Sanders, SC  

*RB – CJ Baxter, TEX 

*RB – Montrell Johnson Jr., UF

WR – Isaiah Bond, TEX

WR – Kyren Lacy, LSU

TE –  Mason Taylor, LSU   

OL – Emery Jones, LSU  

OL – Kadyn Proctor, UA  

OL –  Xavier Truss, UGA 

OL –  Dylan Fairchild, UGA  

C –  Parker Brailsford, UA 

 

Third-Team

QB – Jalen Milroe, UA

RB –  Justice Haynes, UA   

RB –  Ulysses Bentley, UM

WR – Deion Burks, OU

WR – Dominic Lovett,  UGA  

TE –  Oscar Delp, UGA   

OL –  Earnest Greene III, UGA

OL – Marques Cox, UK

OL – Trey Zuhn III, TAMU

OL – Jaeden Roberts, UA

C – Jake Majors, TEX   

 

DEFENSE

 

First-Team

DL – James Pearce Jr., UT   

DL – Walter Nolen, UM    

DL – Deone Walker, UK 

DL – Nazir Stackhouse, UGA 

LB –  Harold Perkins, LSU    

LB –  Danny Stutsman, OU   

*LB – Deontae Lawson, UA

*LB – Mykel Williams, UGA  

DB –  Malaki Starks, UGA

DB –  Malachi Moore, UA  

DB –  Billy Bowman, OU   

DB –  Maxwell Hairston, UK   

 

Second-Team

DL – Shemar Turner, TAMU

DL – Landon Jackson, ARK  

DL – Nic Scourton, TAMU

*DL – Tim Smith, UA

*DL –  Jared Ivey, UM

LB – Debo Williams, SC

LB –  Anthony Hill Jr., TEX  

LB – Smael Mondon Jr., UGA   

DB – Jahdae Barron, TEX   

DB – Major Burns, LSU   

DB –  Andrew Mukuba, TEX  

DB – Malik Muhammad, TEX   

 

Third-Team

DL  – Tim Keenan III, UA

DL –  Princely Umanmielen , UM

DL – Trey Moore, TEX 

DL – Tonka Hemingway, SC

LB –  Jamon “Pop” Dumas-Johnson, UK  

LB – Jihaad Campbell, UA   

LB –  Eugene Asante, AU

DB – Domani Jackson, UA   

DB –  Daylen Everette, UGA   

DB –  Jason Marshall Jr., UF

*DB – Keon Sabb, UA  

*DB –  Nick Emmanwori, SC

 

 

SPECIALISTS

 

First-Team

P –  James Burnip, UA  

PK – Bert Auburn, TEX    

LS – Kneeland Hibbett, UA

KS – Alex McPherson, AU

RS  – Barion Brown, UK   

AP – Zavion Thomas, LSU 

 

Second-Team

P – Brett Thorson, UGA

PK – Graham Nicholson, UA  

LS – Hunter Rogers, SC

KS –  Will Stone, TEX

RS – Zavion Thomas, LSU   

AP – Dillion Bell, UGA

 

Third-Team

P – Jeremy Crawshaw, UF  

PK – Alex McPherson, AU  

LS – Slade Roy, LSU

KS – Trey Smack, UF

RS – Keionte Scott, AU   

*AP – Barion Brown, UK

*AP – Jaydon Blue, TEX  

 

* – Indicates a tie

2024 NCAAF PRESEASON WATCHLIST CALENDAR

The watch lists will include names of returning standout players and will commence as preseason conference media days finish.

 

The 2024 NCAAF PRESEASON WATCHLIST CALENDAR is here!

The National College Football Awards Association will unveil preseason watch lists for 16 of its awards from Monday, July 29 through Tuesday, Aug. 13, beginning with the Maxwell Award and ending with the Butkus Award.

The watch lists will include names of returning standout players and will commence as preseason conference media days finish.

The Butkus Award watch list will close the 12-day rollout with a tribute to the award’s legendary namesake, Dick Butkus, who passed away on Oct. 5, 2023.

Nine of the NCFAA awards will be featured on The Home Depot College Football Awards, to be aired live on ESPN on Thursday, Dec. 12. The complete awards calendar, featuring the dates of semifinalists and finalists for all 24 NCFAA awards, will be released at a later date.

Following is the 2024 NCFAA Watch List Calendar:

Mon., July 29: Maxwell Award
Tue., July 30: Outland Trophy/Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Wed., July 31: Paycom Jim Thorpe Award
Thu., Aug. 1: Paul Hornung Award/Wuerffel Trophy
Fri., Aug. 2: Lou Groza Award/Ray Guy Award

Mon., Aug. 5: Walter Camp Award
Tue., Aug. 6: Doak Walker Award
Wed., Aug. 7: Biletnikoff Award
Thu., Aug. 8: Davey O’Brien Award
Fri., Aug. 9: Mackey Award/Rimington Trophy

Mon., Aug. 12: Bednarik Award
Tue., Aug. 13: Butkus Award

Founded in 1997, the NCFAA includes college football’s most prestigious awards and its 24 awards have honored more than 900 recipients dating back to 1935. For more information about the NCFAA and its award programs, visit the NCFAA.org or follow on X at @NCFAA.

 

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Georgia Football Is Set To DOMINATE The Next DECADE!

 

 

 

 

Georgia Football Is Set To DOMINATE The Next DECADE! If the NEXT 10 YEARS of Georgia Football are like the average season under Kirby Smart over the LAST 5 YEARS, Georgia Bulldogs football will complete the MOST DOMINANT stretch for any program in the history of college football.

 

 

 

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Georgia Football Bet EVERYTHING and THIS Happened! The hiring of Kirby Smart changed the trajectory of the Georgia football program and today the Georgia Bulldogs are the standard in college football and Smart has built a machine in Athens that only appears to be ramping up to dominate the next decade in the sport.

 

 

 

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THIS Is Why the Georgia Bulldogs Are About To EXPLODE

 

 

 

 

THIS Is Why the Georgia Bulldogs Are About To EXPLODE! Georgia Football is about to flip the script on the way last season. In this episode I will discuss all the reasons why that’s the case.

 

 

 

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