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In one of the greatest Christmas cinemas ever produced, Cousin Eddie and Clark W. Griswold touch off an underrated exchange:

“College???”

“Carnival!”

It’s a bit ironic that this exchange comes to mind, because the ongoing ‘can pro players really go back to college?“ silliness belongs in a carnival.

It, like other factors in the current state of this sport, are a clown show.

The SEC, for its part is digging in, but who knows what court order could upend that.

Saturday’s Week 0 cannot come soon enough.

Speaking of bounce-back transfers, don’t look for Kirby Smart to have an interest.

Speaking of Kirby, there was plenty else to be said by Georgia’s head coach during Tuesday’s media session. Among the highlights:

Kirby On The Mic At Practice?

“I start thinking about that [the public can hear him talking on the microphone], but by about period three, I haven’t thought about that anymore. There was no inspiration for it. It came from my voice, and I couldn’t get across what I wanted to say without being hoarse every day or having a headache. It was a better solution to a communication problem that I couldn’t get to the other end of the field with my voice. That thing [microphone] would. Personally, I think it’s overrated because some of the players can’t even hear it. Some players have headphones in, and they listen to the dots. A lot of times it’s for organization purposes when we change drills and things like that.”

How has Quintavius Johnson adjusted?

There was probably an adjustment, but who is there not an adjustment for when you come into this place? You come in and there’s big, fast, strong people who are older than you. It’s an adjustment for everybody. We like the fact that he was a Wildcat quarterback, but probably the most intriguing thing is he played ‘MIKE’ linebacker. He came at seven-on-seven, and he was an inside linebacker that dropped and played coverage in space. Most kids that have the spatial awareness to play off the ball don’t struggle to move on the ball. They might struggle with the physicality, but they don’t struggle with the instincts, knowledge and ability to communicate to make plays and adjustments. That was the case with him. He was able to pick it up really well, and he’s got the size to go with it.”

How has Isaiah Canion meshed in?

“He’s come in and blended really well. I think he was comfortable in the room because of the players on the team and having guys he played high school with and played against all his life. Just the general Georgia consensus of being a Georgia player, he’s been around it. He’s worked really hard. He’s relatively quiet, but he plays physical. He plays hard. He plays tough. He’s not afraid to go down and make hard blocks and dig people out, but he’s also got speed and athleticism to be a weapon on the perimeter. He’s had a really good, quiet camp. I’m very pleased with what he’s brought to our team. Great kid.”

On Nick Chubb:

“He’s just an incredible person and leader. I think it was more respect than it was necessarily growth. I got two years with him. His demeanor and the way he went about things and bought into what we were demanding; it was two very tough years for him. One was a bounce back from a significant injury year where we made things really hard and tough in the program, and he never questioned any of those things. I don’t know that without he and Sony [Michel] that we would get the same buy-in that they had. Just when you talk about human beings and respect for where they come from, family, name on the back of your jersey; he has tremendous respect from this organization for what he stands for and what he’s done for his hometown and this university. He’s been an incredible ambassador. To look at what he’s gone through, with those two injuries, I don’t think you can find many people that come back from those two significant injuries.”

Go Dawgs!

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