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Bubba Watson wants Kirby Smart as UGA football’s ‘coach forever’

Former standout Georgia Bulldog golfer Bubba Watson told ESPN’s “College GameDay” what he thinks of Kirby Smart and UGA football.

Former standout Georgia Bulldog golfer Bubba Watson told ESPN’s “College GameDay” what he thinks about Georgia’s 2020 season. This season clearly hasn’t been the University of Georgia’s year for football with the Bulldogs losing to both Alabama and Florida despite entering the preseason with College Football Playoff expectations.

Watson noted in the brief interview that it has been a ‘crazy year’ in college football without the normal practice schedule. He mentions he ‘loves the Dawgs no matter what and (he) wants Kirby Smart to be the coach forever’.

Here’s his interview with ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi on “College GameDay:”

Watson, who is tied for 36th at The Masters entering Sunday, is one of the more notable UGA football fans in sports. He’s one of the top golfers on the PGA Tour, so his words of support for Smart shouldn’t be taken lightly.

There are many reasons Smart is such a good fit in Athens. He is a former Georgia player, and there is nowhere else he’d rather be. Additionally, Smart has taken Georgia recruiting to new heights.

Yes, it has been a year that’ll end below expectations for the Bulldogs, but there’s no reason to panic. Smart needs to find solutions at quarterback and on defense, but the issues are fixable with Georgia’s high level of returning talent.

Georgia fans should listen to Watson and recognize it is far too soon for Smart to be on the hot seat.

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College GameDay live from The Masters? Kirk Herbstreit is in

ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit likes the idea of College GameDay being shot live from The Masters in Augusta, Georgia.

It’s never even been an option, but with The Masters identifying November 19-25 as a likely date to host the historic golf tournament, ESPN’s flagship kickoff show College GameDay will have an interesting decision to make.

The Masters was set to tee off this week from Augusta, Georgia, but the threat of coronavirus forced the tournament to be postponed.

On Friday, Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley made this announcement:

“We have identified Nov 9-15 as the intended dates to host the 2020 Masters. We hope the anticipation of staging the Tournament brings a moment of joy to the Augusta community and those who love the game.”

Nothing is set in stone just yet, according to the statement. However, if The Masters is indeed moved to that weekend there would be overlap with the 2020 college football season, if football is actually a go this year as well.

The overlap in Georgia would be absolutely epic.

This tweet sums up would could be a historic weekend for Georgia sports:

The big one there is obviously Georgia’s home game vs Tennessee, which could potentially have large implications on the SEC East title race.

After hearing the news that The Masters is eyeing that November weekend, ESPN’s College GameDay host Kirk Herbstreit entertained an idea of shooting the Saturday morning football show live from Augusta National.

This will likely never be a possibility again, so if Augusta National is willing to let ESPN host its often-rowdy show on their grounds, it would be a historic event for American sports.