Georgia’s 20-17 win over Alabama already had the Bulldogs sitting at No. 1 after Texas lost, but the bigger buzz came from what allegedly happened before and after the game.
Two videos surfaced on social media hours after the final whistle, both purporting to show Kirby Smart addressing his team. The phone camera in each clip is aimed downward, so the speaker can’t be seen, but the context points to Smart if the videos are authentic. The first one appears to capture a pregame speech, delivered right after a team prayer and loaded with profanity.
“Hey, grab a knee,” Smart allegedly said after the prayer. “Every one of you motherf---, I love you.
This team’s special. This team’s fucking special.
Shut the god damn door. Shut the god damn door.”
From there, the message turned into a full-blown battle cry.
“Let’s fucking kick these guys’ asses,” Smart continued. “Its the same f-ing team we played about eight months ago.
And all they want to talk about is the officials. All they want to talk about is the officials.
That’s all they f-ing wanna talk about. You know what guys?
It’s a him or me game tonight motherf--. It’s a him or me.
It’s him or f-ing me! That’s it!”
Georgia had already beaten Alabama in the SEC championship in December, and Smart allegedly hammered that point home while stressing how his team needed to play.
“We control this motherf--,” yelled Smart. “We practice the right way, we do this sh- the right way.
You better make these motherf-- believe… f- the scoreboard. I don’t give a f- about the scoreboard… don’t give a f- about the scoreboard… I want to f- these bitches up.
You hear me?
A second video, described as a postgame speech from the locker room, also began making the rounds after the win. In that clip, the line attached to Smart was: “Undisciplined motherf*ckers will cost your ass…”
If the videos are real, they’re exactly the kind of thing a program would rather keep behind closed doors. But once they hit social media, they were out there for everyone to hear.
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