The Georgia Bulldogs left Saturday with a 20-17 win over Alabama, and with Texas also losing, they moved into the No. 1 spot in the country. But the result wasn’t the only thing drawing attention.
Hours after the game, two videos began circulating on social media that purported to show Kirby Smart addressing his team before and after the matchup. The recordings are shot from above, so the speaker can’t be seen, but the context suggests that, if the videos are authentic, Smart was the one doing the talking.
The pregame clip picked up right after a team prayer and showed Smart opening with a blunt burst of energy. “Hey, grab a knee,” Smart allegedly said after the team 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 only got more intense.
“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.
Smart then drove home the tone of the night with another hard-edged stretch of the speech.
“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 separate clip was also said to show Smart after the game in the locker room.
The public reaction makes one thing clear: this is exactly the kind of fire a program usually keeps behind closed doors. If the videos are real, Georgia will almost certainly want to know who let them out.
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