A season-opening game against a decent FCS program presents a bit of a dilemma for an elite SEC football team. Even if you win, and win convincingly, you’ve only accomplished what you were expected to. Underachieve however, even slightly, and even only in stretches, and the whispers of your obvious demise start.
Georgia didn’t demolish the UT-Martin Skyhawks tonight in Sanford Stadium. And demolition was absolutely the expected outcome. Georgia did not accomplish what fans were craving, a bajillion point shutout.
But they did put a decisive win on the board despite many of the players they’ll ideally be relying on later in the season spending the evening as spectators.