Paul Finebaum has joined the fan and media criticism of Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, citing a costly play in the Bulldogs’ College Football Playoff loss to Notre Dame.
Bobo has long been the object of criticism. But it’s as loud as ever after Georgia’s season ended with a 23-10 loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. In a contest in which both teams ran 61 total plays, the Dawgs had more overall yards than the Irish (296-244), but went 0-for-2 in the red zone and lost the turnover fight 2-0.
In and took over for (Todd) Monken, who had gone to the NFL. And, quite simply, nobody is pleased with him.
“He is Kirby Smart’s best buddy; they were housemates. And many believe Kirby Smart has looked past facts and merely revered and praised a friend who used to work for Mark Richt at Georgia before moving on to fail as head coach.” With less than a minute left in the half, Georgia trailed Notre Dame 6-3. On a dropback throw, Gunner Stockton fumbled. Notre Dame recovered the ball at the UGA 13-yard line, setting up a one-play scoring drive that made the score 13-3.
“It was simply a poor mistake in every way, and I believe Kirby Smart even
“They will not be blaming Kirby Smart, but Mike Bobo, who is the offensive coordinator,” Finebaum stated on Friday’s Get Up. “He came.
Finebaum admitted it at halftime. “It’s easy to say after the event, but when you have a quarterback who is struggling – he’s made some good plays, but you’re not sure about him – don’t leave the game in his hands when you’re only three points behind. Everyone in America witnessed what happened after that mistake.” We wanted to be aggressive in the first two minutes and probably regretted it – we went into halftime 6-3,” Smart told ESPN’s Laura Rutledge. “We wanted to show confidence in our quarterback and let him play. We didn’t get the block we needed, but they made a fantastic play.
Stockton made the first start of his career in place of the injured Carson Beck and finished 20-of-32 passing.
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