Here's what Georgia head coach, Mark Richt, had to say following the team's loss to Central Florida, "We didn’t want to finish with a loss, we didn’t want to finish with a losing record. No one would have really predicted that, but it is what it is, as they say." "It is what it is"...that's the best you can do, coach? I'll tell you this much, this game did nothing to get people excited about Georgia's ability to rebound in 2011 and this staff hasn't shown enough urgency in making the necessary changes to get this program back on the winning track.
The very definition of what this team could be in the future was expressed on the opening offensive drive of the game when Richt elected to kick a field goal, on Central Florida's 2-yard line, instead of going for it on 4th-and-1.
It was as if Richt said, 'I'm willing to settle. You took our best shot—you win'. However, as a fan you're talking at the television, screaming even, because you cannot believe what you are seeing. Then, suddenly, the ugly truth starts to creep in—the line can't do it.
This offensive line—with its budding NFL prospects—doesn't have the leg drive or the upper body strength to assist our running backs in netting one measly yard.
How depressing is that?
Then you start to understand that there are no more "gimme" games, and no reason for you to believe this team is capable of winning against even the least of its competition. However, that's just the negativity talking. Luckily for you, the team doesn't feel that way about themselves.
Georgia kicker Blair Walsh made it clear that this team still feels like the one voted No. 1 at the start of the 2008 season. These guys still feel as if their presence alone is enough to scare teams into submission. They entered this game under the notion that they should have been able to win,
