The Georgia Bulldogs are the frontrunners for the college football national championship this season. At 10-0, they’re undisputed as the No. 1 team in the nation and feature a defense that is statistically worlds apart from the rest of the country. Even if they lose to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, they’re almost certainly a lock to play in the College Football Playoff.
How has head coach Kirby Smart turned Georgia into the kind of world-beater we’re used to seeing Alabama be? There’s a lot that goes into it. Recruiting, playcalling, game management, etc. But don’t underestimate the power of a really intense halftime speech to rile up the troops and keep your players motivated.
Smart’s halftime speech from the game against Florida appears to have leaked online and it showcases just how intense he gets during intermission. Keeping in mind that the Bulldogs were up 24-0 at the time, listen to how fired up and NSFW Kirby gets in order to keep his guys focused.
“I still remember, like yesterday, walking out this b***h at the half. The look and the feeling I had, looking at Tyson, looking at Stokes, looking at those guys…You know what guys? This is our f***in’ year, this is our f***in’ year and we do it by how we play. It’s zero to f***in’ zero and you make ‘em never want to play again. All that s**t they’re talking – I love it Jamaree – you didn’t say s**t. You don’t say s**t to ‘em, you just laugh and point at the scoreboard. Let me get a picture JD, point at the f***in’ scoreboard. DON’T SAY S**T to their undisciplined a**. Because we are, WE ARE DISCIPLINED! And our a**es are gonna kick the f***in’ s**t out of ‘em, physically! Physically I want to break ‘em, I’m talkin’ bout f***in’ break these b***hes on defense and offense.”
Well then.
Hard to argue that the speech didn’t work. Georgia went out and continued to shut down the Gators en route to a 34-7 victory.
While it might not something that Smart wishes got out, there’s also something to be said for the fact that it speaks to “football guys” very deeply, especially recruits looking to play for a winner where the coach is super-passionate.
