ATHENS – Georgia finished 9th in the Amway Coaches Poll, just as the Bulldogs were ranked in the college football committee.
But unlike the PCP, the 61 coaches in the coaches’ poll reveal their final votes.
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Some of the rankings were attractive, for better or worse, and could make interesting jokes the next time the coaches intersect.
Kirby Smart’s vote will turn some heads in its own fan base.
Georgia’s head coach ranked Florida higher than any other coach who voted – including Gators coach Dan Mullen – placing his fierce rival 4th.
Florida defeated Georgia 44-28 this season, but Mullen was accused of beating the Bulldogs before, even though he strongly denied the accusation.
Mullen, who voted Georgia in 9th place, had his own team in 6th place.
Here’s how the Top 10 finished in the general vote:
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. The State of Ohio
4. Texas A&M
5. Our Lady
6. Cincinnati
7. Oklahoma
8. Indiana
9. Georgia
10. Florida
While Smart was growing up in Florida, Clemson’s coach, Dabo Swinney, was in first place nationally because he had his enemy in the PCP, Ohio, in 11th place in the final vote of the coaches’ poll.
What most didn’t notice was that Swinney had Georgia in 6th place, higher than any other coach than Scott Satterfield, who also had No. 6 Bulldogs.
It is very likely that Swinney will have one of Clemson’s analysts or graduate assistants who is already shooting the Bulldogs.
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Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly and LSU coach Ed Orgeron presented two of the most impressive ballots in Georgia football, none of which showed much or even respect.
Kelly, who lost to Kirby Smart and Georgia in South Bend in 2017 (20-19), and again in Athens in 2019 (23-17), has the Bulldogs up to 13th on the vote.
Then there’s Orgeron, which ranks Georgia lower than any other poll at No. 15 – behind Northwestern and BYU!
And if anyone thinks that Orgeron’s bias is due to the fact that LSU defeated Georgia in 2018 and 2019, it is worth mentioning that it has the Florida team that Tiger defeated 6 weeks ago in 6th place!
Texas coach Jake Spavital was another coach against Georgia, with Smart’s team in 14th place.
Spavital was the Texas A&M offensive coordinator in 2014 and 2015, when Smart was the defensive coordinator in Alabama. Smart’s defense closed him out in his first year as Aggies’ offensive coordinator in a 59-0 Tide victory in 2014.
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Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell ranked his Bearcats 9-0 in the Top Four, with which no one should have problems.
Fickell had his opponent Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Georgia, in 8th place.
Here are some ballots from the selected coach:
Kirby Smart
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Texas A&M
4. Florida
5. Our Lady
6. The State of Ohio
7. Georgia
8. Cincinnati
9. Indiana
10. Oklahoma
Justin Source, Virginia Tech
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Our Lady
4. The State of Ohio
5. Cincinnati
6. Texas A&M
7. Indiana
8. Oklahoma
9. Coastal Carolina
10. State of Iowa
11. Brigham Young
12. Georgia
13. Florida
14. Iowa
15. Northwest
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Our Lady
4. The State of Ohio
5. Cincinnati
6. Texas A&M
7. Oklahoma
8. Indiana
9. North Carolina
10. Coastal Carolina
11. State of Iowa
12. Florida
13. Georgia
14. Miami
15. Northwest
Ed Orgeron, LSU
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. The State of Ohio
4. Our Lady
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida
7. Cincinnati
8. Coastal Carolina
9. Brigham Young
10. Louisiana-Lafayette
11. Oklahoma
12. Indiana
13. Northwest
14. State of Iowa
15. Georgia
Jake Spavital, Texas
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. The State of Ohio
4. Our Lady
5. Cincinnati
6. Oklahoma
7. Texas A&M
8. Florida
9. Coastal Carolina
10. State of Iowa
11. Indiana
12. Louisiana-Lafayette
13. Brigham Young
14. Georgia
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Our Lady
4. Texas A&M
5. Florida
6. Georgia
7. Cincinnati
8. Oklahoma
9. State of Iowa
10 Coastal Carolina
11. State of Ohio
Scott Satterfield, Louisville
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. The State of Ohio
4. Our Lady
5. Texas A&M
6. Georgia
7. Cincinnati
8. Oklahoma
9. Indiana
10. Coastal Carolina
11. Florida
Dan Mullen, Florida
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. The State of Ohio
4. Texas A&M
5. Our Lady
6. Florida
7. Oklahoma
8. Cincinnati
9. Georgia
10. State of Iowa
Nick Saban, Alabama
1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Our Lady
4. Texas A&M
5. The State of Ohio
6. Cincinnati
7. Oklahoma
8. Florida
9. Georgia
10. Coastal Carolina
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