If it was up to Kirby Smart, college football would be centered around “fire, passion and energy” and none of these landscape-altering changes the sport has endured over the last few seasons. The Georgia coach is a football-first guy, after all, forced to concern himself with new norms of personality changes and player entitlement because he’s seen it inside his own elite program.
The two-time national champion and reigning SEC winner made several broader points Tuesday at SEC Media Days, pointing out how much college football is continuing to evolve with NIL and revenue-sharing and the stress it puts on building a championship-level team.
“You can say what you want, but there’s people more in college football today, especially in the SEC, that are comfortable with where they are,” Smart said. “This is a pretty good life. ‘I’m earning $200k a year. I’m very comfortable.’ And you don’t reach your goals being comfortable. You don’t attain great success.”
Here’s a few of Smart’s key points during his time at the podium and breakout rooms and what we think it means for the Dawgs in the 2025 season.
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Question: Fire, passion and energy are pillars of the program. Can you name players that have exhibited it thus far and why have you added that this offseason?
Smart’s answer: “Why is it important to identify it now? Because the culture in college football is slowly changing. You’ve got to remember, I was part of a nine-year program and a nine-year run (at Alabama) that was one of the greatest ever in college football, OK? And now I’m at a place that’s doing it right and competing on a really high level. I’ve seen what it looks like to have fire, passion, and energy, and I’ve seen guys that were really…
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Author : Brad Crawford
Publish date : 2025-07-15 16:24:00
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