David Pollack makes plea to fellow UGA fans ahead of three-peat opportunity: 'Don't be turds'
The level that Georgia has played at over the past two years has been nothing short of dominant. It has been all ‘Dawgs in college football, and, in turn, the NFL Draft, since the start of the 2021 season.
That’s why, to David Pollack at least, the expectations need to be appropriately shifted around UGA’s program. While speaking with DawgsHQ at an event for The Pollack Family Foundation, the former Georgia defensive lineman said there needs to be a level of gratitude and appreciation for the Bulldog’s accomplishments because it’s something he never anticipated in his lifetime.
“I’m standing next to this and it’s like, ‘What the heck is this?’,” said Pollack as he pointed to the two national championship trophies next to him. “Like, we got one and I was like, ‘Dude, that’s amazing. I’m good for a lifetime.’ And then, last year coming in, everybody was like, ‘How we were gonna be?’ and I’m like, ‘I don’t care.'”
He said the two trophies symbolize what should now be a symbol of a grace period for Kirby Smart and his program if they don’t hoist one for the third straight season. They’ll still be in contention but, to Pollack, he believes the fanbase would be missing the point if they focus so hard on the trifecta that they dismiss how special it was to go back-to-back.
“It speaks to what Kirby’s built and what he has done. Because it’s just not normal,” Pollack continued. “And Georgia fans? Don’t be turds. Like, enjoy this, soak it up. It’s awesome.”
“If you don’t win this year? It’s still not a failure. It’s a heck of a run,” said Pollack. “Back-to-back in the playoff era hasn’t been done. So to ask for a third? I feel like it’s gluttonous. I feel like it’s not okay. But we’ll be in the mix.”
Pollack makes the Heisman case for Georgia QB Carson Beck
Former Georgia star David Pollack made a Heisman Trophy case for Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck as a replacement for Stetson Bennett. Beck, who was not named the official starter, might be the guy by the fall.
But Pollack was high on Georgia’s new signal caller, saying he’s better than two-time national champion Bennett. Bennett was under center the last two years and was one of the best big game quarterbacks in football.
Now with the Los Angeles Rams, Bennett made way for Beck and a potentially special season with Georgia.
“First of all, he can throw, he can sling the crap out of it,” Pollack said of Beck, via Dawgs HQ. “Ridiculous accuracy, really smart. I would say right now he’s better than Stetson but the thing will be big games, big moments. Like that stuff you can’t predict and so I think with the hype and that stuff like says he was the best big game quarterback we’ve seen in a long time. But Carson from the tool standpoint and tangibles, surrounded by people, he’ll be just fine.”
It’s not the most compelling case from an analytical perspective, but Pollack firmly believed in the Georgia system. Heck, people counted out Bennett when he came to the Bulldogs and he wasn’t even supposed to start.