After a 15-0 season and a second-straight national title where they gave several players curtain calls in the National Championship Game, there’s no doubt the Georgia Bulldogs were the best team in college football this year. Save for a playoff scare from Ohio State, the Bulldogs were largely unchallenged en route to their 65-7 romp over the TCU Horned Frogs on Monday night.
That made one part of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart’s postgame victory interview a bit peculiar. While waxing poetic about what his talented team accomplished, Smart used the “everyone doubted us” cliche to describe his players’ journey back to the pinnacle of college football.
Hmm, I don’t know about that, Kirby!
Kirby Smart says “everybody doubted (Georgia) to start the year.”
News to me. pic.twitter.com/EZtF0naSHu
— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_TFB) January 10, 2023
In fairness to Smart, there probably was a little skepticism about where the Bulldogs stood at the start of the season. They lost a bunch of players to the NFL and had to pick up the pieces from a historic winning defense last year. A slight dropoff wouldn’t have been too surprising. That said, this was clearly the most talented roster from top to bottom in the sport, and it’s a little ludicrous to hear the leader say people cast doubt on his squad’s pedigree.
People probably did doubt Georgia for a small fraction of time. Then they saw they were a dominant buzzsaw and wised up. This sort of assertion holds no weight with me, Mr. Smart.
College football fans had none of Smart using the "everyone doubted us" cliche to describe Georgia's title-winning season
"Everybody doubted them to start the year" – Kirby Smart on a team that was ranked No. 3 preseason and went to No. 1 after the first week.
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) January 10, 2023
Good job Georgia. No one ever doubted you, despite Kirby Smart trotting out that tired line on the championship podium.
— Nick Daschel (@nickdaschel) January 10, 2023
Someone tell Kirby Smart that nobody doubted Georgia
— Will Penfield (@wpenfield) January 10, 2023
Kirby Smart: Everybody doubted them.
Everybody:pic.twitter.com/pO4gt9xcfE
— Danny Davis (@_dannydavis) January 10, 2023
Kirby Smart playing the “Everyone doubted us” card. 🙄
— 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘦 (@TweetsByDrae) January 10, 2023
Kirby Smart saying everyone doubted Georgia is like saying the Warriors were underdogs last season when they won it all.
— Sam Gannon (@SamGannon87) January 10, 2023
Idk what Kirby Smart talking bout his team was doubted. Y’all were ranked #1 all but two weeks lol
— Fofu (@LothGod) January 10, 2023
“Everyone doubted us” – Kirby Smart, head coach of the preseason #1 team and unanimous betting favorite all year
— dev (@minnebama) January 10, 2023
Kirby Smart has reached the point of believing his own lie with this everyone doubted us thing hasn’t he?
— Devin Hodo (@devinhodo) January 10, 2023
Kirby Smart: “Everyone doubted us in the beginning of the season”
Checks Notes..
Georgia Ranked #3 (AP Poll) to start the season with 3 first place votes.. 🧐
— Sharp (@sharpcutco) January 10, 2023
Kirby Smart: “They didn’t listen to what everybody said about them and everybody doubted them to start the year.”
Uh huh.
— Theo Lawson (@TheoLawson_SR) January 10, 2023
Kirby Smart – “everyone doubted us all year.”
Preseason #3
— Jason Puckett (@JasonPuckett20) January 10, 2023
