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What Kirby Smart Said After Georgia’s Blowout Win Over Kentucky

Kirby Smart met with the media following a 51-13 over Kentucky. Smart's quotes are itailized.  Opening Remarks: The fans have been really consistent. They've done a good job for us, so that helps energize our players. Our players started fast. The offensive staff had a great plan and an executed plan. At the end of the day, the ability to run the ball opens things up. It gives you the ability to do lots of things offensively, which we were able to do. We probably didn't get Kentucky's best
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Read Kirby Smart's Tuesday Press Conference Notes

Coach Smart met with the media this afternoon following Tuesday's practice. He spoke more on Ole Miss and gave an update on Brock Bowers. Smart's quotes are in italics.  On Practice So Far This Week: It's been good. They've had two good days. Intro to Ole Miss yesterday and some red area downs today. We'll do some more red area and third down tomorrow. They've been locked in. It's a tough prep because they do a lot of different things offensively and create a lot of problems on defense. The
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Read Kirby Smart's Press Conference Notes Following A 38-10 Win Over Tennessee

Coach Smart met with the media following a 38-10 win over Tennessee. His quotes are italicized.  Opening Remarks: I'm really proud of our resiliency...You know the kids did a great job. They knew it would be a tough environment. They responded to a not so great start, and we continued to improve and get better. I can't say enough good things for our offensive staff and our offensive game planning. Our kids buy in each week to the plan, and they get better each week. All we're trying to do i
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Read Kirby Smart's Press Conference Notes Following A 31-23 Win Over Georgia Tech

Coach Smart met with the media following a 31-23 win over Georgia Tech last night. His quotes are in italics.  Opening Remarks: Great atmosphere for college football. It was a lot of fun having that kind of atmosphere. I think our kids really enjoyed it. Our fans showed up and did a great job... Made it feel like it was 50/50 out there with our fans. A lot of credit to Georgia Tech. They did a really good job, played hard, and played physically. I thought Buster and his staff did a great jo
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Read Kirby Smart's Monday Press Conference Notes

Kirby Smart met with the media this afternoon to talk about the Tennessee game and give some injury updates. As always, his quotes are italicized.  Opening Remarks: We're on to Tennessee. You know it's a really difficult prep week. It's probably the hardest one of the year in terms of trying to replicate what they do. They do a tremendous job stressing you in all phases. They've always been good with Josh in terms of offense, but I think you know what they've been able to do defensively thi
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Kirby Smart's Tuesday Press Conference Notes Ahead of Upcoming Ball State Game

Kirby Smart met with the media today to preview the Ball State game this upcoming weekend and talk more on the UT Martin game.  Kirby starts off the press conference by saying that practice has been great on Monday and Tuesday. The weather in Athens wasn't as hot as expected, so the team had a full outdoor practice today. He states that the coaches challenged the team to have a better week of practice and "So far we've done that, but we've only done 2 of the 4."  UT Martin got the ball
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Kirby Smart's Press Conference Remarks Following a 49-21 Win

Kirby Smart gave his remarks to the media following a 49-21 win over UAB. Smart's quotes are italicized.  Opening Remarks: I wondered what the turnout would be, and I thought the weather helped. It was rather electric down on the field, especially to start the second half. The atmosphere was really really good. I was proud of the hunger the team showed. I thought we were really aggressive and played faster. Especially on offense, and looked to be in rhythm a lot better. Really proud of thos
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Kirby Smart's Press Conference Notes Following A Close Win Against South Carolina

Kirby started his press conference by saying what a tremendous job Shane Beamer and his team did coming into a hostile environment and playing the way they did. Smart stated, "They out-executed us for sure there in the first half." He then thanked the fans for the help with the momentum in the second half. He said the Georgia offense also helped establish it, but the intensity from the fans helped turn things around for UGA.  Smart was asked what the mood and message were at halftime when G
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Kirby Smart Updates Brock Bowers' Health Status in Post Game Press Conference

Kirby Smart met with the media following today's 37-20 win over Vanderbilt. His quotes are italicized.  Opening Remarks: Well once again we come to Nashville and it feels like a home game. We had a lot of UGA red in the stands. We came out for warmups, and it wasn't as crowded, but when we came out for the main part of the game, there was a sea of red there. There was a lot of red on their side. I was really appreciative of our fans making it like a home game. I was really proud of our play
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Kirby Smart Talks Mark Stoops' Comments in Tuesday Press Conference

Kirby Smart met with the media today to give a practice update and more. His quotes are italicized.  On Practice so Far This Week: Been good. They practiced good today, and I thought they had a good practice today. Some highs and lows and ups and downs. Like I always say, it's a broken record, when it's cool outside we tend to practice better and when it's hot outside we tend to struggle. It was cool today, and they had good spirits. I thought we had good prep.  On Daylen Everett's Con
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Kirby Smart Talks Javon Bullard's Injury in Post Game Press Conference

Georgia moves to 2-0 on the year as the Bulldogs take down Ball State 42-3. Kirby Smart met with the media following the win to discuss the game and injury updates.  Kirby opened the session, stating how this week of practice was one of the best in the 7-8 years he's been at Georgia. He said he was proud of how the team came out and practiced regardless of the opponent. "We needed to practice better than we did the previous week, and they did that," Smart said. He said the kids were bothere
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Kirby Smart Speaks on UGA Offensive Line During Monday Press Conference

Coach Smart met with the media today so put a cap on the Auburn game and put his focus on Kentucky. Smarts quotes are written in italics.  Opening Remarks: I'm looking forward to playing a really physical Stoops team. Every time we play these guys, they're physical. Kentucky and Georgia is just a physical physical football game because they brand their football behind that, and so do we. I got a lot of respect for Coach Stoops and the program he's built and the job they've done.  On Wh
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Kirby Smart Speaks on Mike Bobo During Tuesday Press Confernceo

It was a rather short press conference from Kirby today, but he did highlight the play-calling of Mike Bobo. It doesn't seem like the Bulldogs had a good Bloody Tuesday practice.  On Simulating Pace in Practice: I don't think you can simulate their pace. They're really good at what they do. They're fast at what they do. We try to, but I don't really delve into how we practice publicly. We keep that in-house, but it is tough to simulate.  On Amarius Mims: He's looked good. Played good.
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Kirby Smart Speaks on Michigan Sign-Stealing Scandal in Tuesday Press Conference

Coach Smart met with the media today following practice. He provided some injury updates and spoke on the Michigan sign-stealing scandal. His quotes are italicized.  On How Practice Has Been So Far This Week: It's been good. It was a little slow with the warm fuzzies, is what we call them. They had gone three days without the pads popping, so it was a little slow to get going yesterday. I thought they were better today. They've had good energy and good spirits, and I think they really respe
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Kirby Smart Speaks on Christen Miller and Jalon Walker in Tuesday Press Conference.

Coach Smart met with the media on Tuesday afternoon following practice. His quotes are in italics.   On How Practice Has Been So Far This Week: It's been good. They had a good day yesterday. They got introduced to Missouri. They had good spirits today, and it was nice and cool out.  On The UGA Secondary Against Missouri's Offense: We'll find out Saturday. I'm always confident in our teams and players, but it won't be on just them. It'll be on the safeties, the rush, the linebackers, th
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Kirby Smart Speaks on Brock Bowers' Injury During Tuesday Press Conference

Kirby Smart met with the media Tuesday to give injury updates on a few bulldogs. His quotes are in italics.  Opening Remarks: We started on our bye week prep today. I thought the guys had good energy. We didn't have a great practice, but we had good energy. That was important. We're really working hard on conditioning and connection. Trying to get some guys healthy and well but also get some good work in. Our offensive and defensive coaches have targeted some areas that we want to work on t
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Kirby Smart Speaks on Brock Bowers in Post Game Press Confernce

Kirby Smart met with the media tonight following a 52-17 win over Ole Miss.  Opening Remarks: I think we had 31 guys walk out there tonight that are all different ages and have been 4 or 5 years. There were a lot of walk-ons that don't get a lot of credit that got to go out there tonight. Just a lot of guys that give their bodies, time, and effort. I think we have one of the best scout teams in the country. Of those 31 guys, I'm sure there are 16 or 17 that practice every day for 4 or 5 yea
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Kirby Smart Previews Vanderbilt in Tuesday Press Conference

Kirby Smart met with the media this afternoon for his weekly Tuesday press conference. His quotes are in italics.  Opening Remarks: For us, on to Vandy. We got a start on these guys in terms of watching games. I've got a lot of respect for Clark. He's been a good friend for a while, but really become closer friends since being in our league. He's a very intellectual guy. He ran our meetings for the SEC meetings, and I thought he did a tremendous job of leading the discussion. He's gotten mo
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Kirby Smart Previews the Ole Miss Game in Monday Media Session

Kirby met with the media today to start previewing the Ole Miss game and give injury updates on Brock Bowers and Juman Dumas-Johnson. His quotes are in italics.  Opening Remarks: Ole Miss has a really good football team. They've improved...If you watch the game tape throughout the year, they've improved with every game. They've played a tremendous schedule...some really tough teams they've played on their schedule. Lane's done a great job with this program and his team. Great staff. They've
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Kirby Smart Previews Alabama in Monday Press Conference

Coach Smart met with the media today to talk about the game against Alabama in the SEC Championship this Saturday. His quotes are italicized.  Opening Remarks: We got to get started yesterday on Alabama and putting the last game out of the way and get a little bit of a head start on these guys today.  On Jalen Milroe: He is a tremendous football player. I didn't really know until I got further into the games and watching him last night how good he really is at what he does. I think any
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Kirby Smart Press Conference Notes Following a 48-7 Win

Kirby Smart met with the media following UGA's seasoning opening 48-7 win over UT Martin.  He opened his remarks by saying the UGA fans, "were elite tonight." Smart then goes on to say, "I'll be honest with you I was concerned about complacency among our team, but I was also concerned about complacency among our crowd." With this being the first night game in a long time in Sanford Stadium, Smart says the atmosphere was really good for the players but says they didn't respond to it early. 
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Kirby Smart Praises Brock Bowers in Post Game Press Confernce

Kirby Smart gave his post-game remarks to the media following a 27-20 over Auburn. Smart's quotes are italicized. Opening Remarks: A lot of credit goes to Auburn and their atmosphere. I told a television station afterward that it's an incredible atmosphere every time we come here to play. They have one of the most loyal fan bases there is. I have a lot of respect for Hugh and the job he's done. Obviously, we didn't play our best game today, but we're a very resilient team. I'm proud of the
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Kirby Smart Highlights UGA Defense During Monday’s Media Session

Kirby Smart met with the media today and gave his thoughts on Auburn's team and UGA's injury report. Smart's quotes are italicized  Opening Remarks: A road SEC test are always difficult, and there's no way around it. Any conference when you go on the road in it it's always a test. It's a test of focus, patience, endurance, and composure, which are all qualities you need to be a good team. We get our first one in going to Auburn. I have a lot of respect for Hugh and the job he's done everywh
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Kirby Smart Gives UGA Injury Updates in Post Game Press Confernce

Kirby Smart met with the media Saturday night following a 30-21 win over Missouri. As always, his quotes are in italics.  Opening Remarks: I'm proud of our players. I think we've built a group of men and a team that know how to play with resiliency and composure. Really, we talked all week about discipline to execute in crunch time...They did that. I thought that our first three points came from them jumping offside, and our kids were disciplined enough to stay onside. We stole a drive ther
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Kirby Smart Gives Promising Injury Updates on Key Bulldogs During Monday Press Conference

Opening Remarks: We're on to Georgia Tech and excited for the prep. I love rivalry week across the country. What makes college football really special to me is all the rivalries you get to watch this week. Very unique week...timing wise. A lot of distractions with Thanksgiving going on. Those are good distractions, but they're different. How you manage that and how you deal with that is important. A lot of respect for Brent Key and his staff. I've known Brent a long time; he played at Tech when
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