Kirby Smart is heading into his fifth season as the head football coach at his beloved alma mater. Georgia’s top dog has overseen one of the most accomplished runs of success in the storied program’s history. Not since the early 1980s, those golden years of 1980-1983, has Georgia had an era of such success.
A review of the past three seasons gets red and black blood pumping. Georgia has posted three successive 11-1 regular seasons, the best since going 11-0, 10-1 and 11-0 from 1980-1982. Over this stretch, the Bulldogs became the first team out of the East Division to make it to three straight Southeastern Conference Championship Games since Steve Spurrier’s powerhouse Florida Gators went to the first five from 1992-1996.