2018 QB Needs

So Matt Corral has made his decision. He doesn't want to be one of the good guys. That's fine. Georgia doesn't need the kid. A better version of him is sitting on the bench right now in Jake Fromm. Corral would be a three-year backup before getting so much as a sniff at starting.

What Florida's shiny new toy really means is it's down to UGA vs. FSU for Justin Fields. 

So while I'm busy biting my fingernails down to bloody stumps, let's take a look at his 247 crystal ball projections:

Hmmmm... Dawgs in the mix, but it's looking pretty heavy toward FSU.

Jack Rowe does a solid job on Georgia's 247 page. He knows what's up, very plugged in. So there's an Auburn pick and an FSU pick? Big deal. Dawgs are still in this.

Oh, damn. That's a lot of FSU predictions.

Ummm... H-hey, this isn't so bad, r-right?

... Ahem.

It should be noted that I don't put much faith in these crystal ball predictions. These reporters, however, hear rumors, whispers, and inside information every day, well beyond the average fan. The predictions can mean something...

Georgia losing out on Matt Corral AND Justin Fields would be a disaster of epic proportions. Justin is the bigger commit because of the gravitational pull he has for other top 2018 recruits, but Corral still would have been an unbelievable consolation prize (though I hate calling a 5-star QB that). Fields gives Georgia the cultural shift it so desperately needs if he comes. Richt already lost the last big Georgia DT to one ACC team.

Kirby cannot let that happen again, with an arguably better athlete.

HUUUUUUUGGGH

Hugh Freeze's official in-game reaction when he suddenly realized he used the wrong phone to call his hookers.

The college football season has started earlier than expected!

This thick piece of news landed yesterday evening: Hugh Freeze called an escort service on his Ole Miss issued phone. He resigned from the job just before the news broke.

I LOVE this. Ole Miss is a mid to low tier SEC program that, as everyone suspected, was cheating to achieve their recent success. Now the program is in shambles, and everyone else is laughing at the sheer stupidity.

It'll be a good six or seven years before Ole Miss climbs out of the hole its dug. This school is truly where football programs go to die.

What do you have to say about the news, Larry David?

To add to the eventful evening, the Braves snapped the Dodgers' 11-game win streak. 

Summer is ending with a bang!

CFB Pre-Season Top 25

Kick off for the 2017 football season is just over a month away and the Dawgs start fall camp Monday, July 31.

Despite this exciting news, we're stuck in the long, final drag of summer when time seems to drip by like molasses. The light is at the end of the tunnel, but while I scour the internet for tidbits on Georgia recruiting and practice, we're mostly stuck with watching a middling Braves team searching for something resembling an identity (that's a whole five posts worth of discussion in and of itself).

While we wait to see if the Dawgs pull out a commit from Justin Fields, Matt Corral, or neither (pls God no), I have a very bias pre-season Top 25 list with notes on a few of the rankings.

1. Bama - Every position is stacked with experience. Jalen Hurts might be a little too hyped but still easily a Top 5 quarterback.
2. Florida State - Only here for the short-lived joy of a Top 2 matchup in Atlanta on Sept. 2. That's it. Don't buy into the buzz. This FSU team barely beat Michigan to end last season and still will suck at O-line. Francois is the second best quarterback in the country, though.
3. USC - Your Rose Bowl champs and the hottest team with the highest ceiling going into 2017.
4. Clemson - Yes, they lose nearly everything that won them a Natty, but they still are the defending champs and deserve a Top 4 spot.
5. Oklahoma - Baker Mayfield is clutch. This team is about all the Big 12 has going for it. That is until...
6. OK STATE - Yezzir, Pistol Pete is coming to getcha! Mike Gundy coached up these boys to 10-3 last season with a few hiccups. I like this team.
7. Penn State - Not much to say here other than most of 2016's squad returns.
8. THE 0hio State University - Didn't play in the Big 10 Championship and got shut out 31-0 to Clemson. Why is everyone so hype on this team? Oklahoma, Michigan and Penn State will eat the Buckeyes for an afternoon snack. 
9. Washington - 
10. Georgia - Led by the best quarterback in the country, Jacob Eason, these Georgia Bulldogs will shock the world this season with an 11-1 record and narrow SEC Championship loss to Bama, setting them up nicely for a playoff run in 2018 and the Dawgs' third Natty.
11. Michigan
12. Louisville
13. LSU - Coach O. feedin' them boyz lots of gumbo.
14. Miami
15. Wisconsin
16. Stanford
17. Florida
18. NC State
19. Kansas State
20. West Virginia
21. Washington State
22. Tennessee
23. Utah
24. Texas
25. Vanderbilt - Watch. They're going to terrorize the SEC this year.

In case you didn't notice, Auburn is not on this list. Because they suck.