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Kirby Smart’s Postgame Presser – Georgia vs. Mississippi State 2024

On the importance of another SEC win… 

“I think any +me you get to play an SEC opponent you never know what you’re going to get or what to expect. I was  really pleased with the crowd, the effort, the energy in the stadium really helped us because I felt like both team warmups were just lethargic and going through the mo+ons and we didn’t have the energy or juice we needed but then  when we came out for the game I thought we really had it. We started fast and did some good things. We had some bad  turnovers, but I was proud of the guys, really proud of the offense. I thought we gave them 14 points on defense and if  you take those 14 points away, I feel preGy good about the game but we absolutely just handed them 14.” 

On the execution… 

“Football is a situa+onal game. Last week against Auburn, we won two-minute, before the half we won some third  downs. We built our program around if you can win situa+onal football you can put yourself in a situa+on to be  successful. We won most of those moments but we just have to play beGer in the second half.” 

On difference between the first half and second half defensively… 

“They got a liGle life at the end of the first half when they hit us on the rocket mo+ons. They had a rocket mo+on come  down there, the corner didn’t play it correctly and they had a big play. They we got them back up and thought we could  get out of it and they hit us on another rocket mo+on so bad eyes, undisciplined eyes, not looking at what you’re  supposed to. The good thing is you can learn from that. Those weren’t ability plays, they were dependability. Then the  second half they come out and hit a couple shots on us. We giOed them three third downs in the game- a roughing the  passer, a helmet, and then a PI. We helped

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On the improvement of the offense throughout the season… 

“Over the past, I guess, seven weeks because we’ve had the bye week as well, we’ve just continued to develop and get  better each and every week. And I think that’s something that we’ve done so well from year to year is continuing to  develop, continuing to get better and as that chemistry kind of meshes, as we find our groove, I think we’ll definitely  peak at the right time.” 

On the awareness of the career night he had… 

“I had no clue. I knew I was feeling it and I felt really good. Which is actually crazy because in warmups I felt terrible. I was like ‘oh my gosh.’ And that’s usually how it works which is so weird. The same thing happened in high school. You  come out there like, ‘I don’t feel good,’ and then you come out there and, shoot, second play of the game, you throw a pick. It’s like, it is what it is. Let’s go.It doesn’t matter, just keep playing the game, keep going. And then you start to find  a rhythm.” 

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