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Kirby Smart recaps lopsided win over Tennessee, Georgia’s undefeated SEC record
By Keith Farner
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Kirby Smart enjoyed Georgia’s 41-17 win over Tennessee, but quickly shifted to correcting mistakes and moving on to the next challenge.
After the game, Smart met with Jamie Erdahl of CBS Sports and the Georgia media to discuss the win. He said composure was a big deal. Georgia became 8-0 in the SEC for the first time since 1982.
“I’ve seen that attribute for a long time from this team,” Smart said. “They come out to practice every day, been a joy to coach. They became very special tonight, to make it through the SEC gauntlet undefeated. We’ve got a lot of things ahead of us, but they come to work every day, and they’re just fun to coach. “We won’t celebrate long. We’ve got a lot to clean up, a lot to get ready for. But I’m proud of them, what they did hadn’t been done around here for a long time, and they’ll keep getting better, I know they’ll work.”
Here’s a sampling of what he said:
Kirby Smart tells our @JamieErdahl going undefeated in SEC play is just the tip of the iceberg for @GeorgiaFootball.
“We won’t celebrate long. We’ve got a lot to clean up, a lot to get ready for. But I’m proud of them.” pic.twitter.com/gacUFqEArl
— SEConCBS (@SEConCBS) November 14, 2021
KirbY Smart: “We have a defensive staff that burnt the midnight oil to prepare for this game.”
— Lance McCurley (@lancemccurley) November 14, 2021
Kirby Smart says this (Knoxville) was a great place to play a football game and he was really impressed with it. “Tough place to play.” #Dawgs pic.twitter.com/CJVrtQhsXT
— Maria Martin (@Ria_Martin) November 14, 2021
Kirby Smart: “I can’t thank the leaders on this team.”
— Lance McCurley (@lancemccurley) November 14, 2021
“I had a chance to talk to Peyton (Manning) before the game and it was about his son. He wants me to recruit his son.” – Kirby Smart. Slight flex to say it in Knoxville.
— Maria Martin (@Ria_Martin) November 14, 2021
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
