Hugh Freeze's eyes got big a few years ago when someone pointed out Kirby Smart took Georgia to the national championship game in his second season.
Freeze had been busy trying to downplay expectations early in his Auburn tenure, and he literally could not believe the reality of Smart's success timeline.
"His second (year)? Phew," Freeze said back then. "I don't know that that's accurate, but, um, anyway … "
Wikipedia exists to remind us Smart did indeed take Georgia to the national ****** le game in his second season, which infamously ended on 2nd-and-26 with the Bulldogs losing to Alabama in overtime.
Smart's bio also reminds us he didn't win his first national championship until his sixth season.
#championship
Freeze had been busy trying to downplay expectations early in his Auburn tenure, and he literally could not believe the reality of Smart's success timeline.
"His second (year)? Phew," Freeze said back then. "I don't know that that's accurate, but, um, anyway … "
Wikipedia exists to remind us Smart did indeed take Georgia to the national ****** le game in his second season, which infamously ended on 2nd-and-26 with the Bulldogs losing to Alabama in overtime.
Smart's bio also reminds us he didn't win his first national championship until his sixth season.
#championship
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