Well folks, Georgia football has moved to 5-1 this season after a 41-31 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. The old saying goes that a win's a win, but this win doesn't feel all that great.
I won't sit here and tell you that everything was bad, that actually would be the furthest thing from the truth. But it's clear that Georgia has a lot of work to do before next week when they hit the road to take on the No. 1 team in the country.
But before we turn out collective attention to Texas, here are the three biggest takeaways that stuck out to me during Georgia's win over Mississippi State.
1. Hello Carson Beck
What a performance from QB Carson Beck. In a game where I wouldn't have guessed Gerogia would need a career performance from their QB, I sure am thankful that is what he gave us.
Beck finished the game completing 36 of 48 passes for 459 yards and three touchdowns. That performance is good enough for a career high in both completions and passing yards for Beck.
Beck wasn't perfect as he did throw two interceptions with one coming in the endzone, but it is easy to forgive him for those turnovers when he puts up these kind of stats.
To be honest I never thought Beck had this kind of performance in him. Don't get me wrong, I've always had a lot of confidence in him, but I never viewed him as a guy who could win a game on his own for Georiga. Now saying he can win a game on his own may be a stretch, but this performance has to make you feel that way even just a little.
And what a time for Beck to have a career night when the Georgia defense gave up 31 points. This was extremely nice to see from Beck because it shows us that even if UGA's defense has an off night they can count on Beck and the offense to score enough points to win the game. Let's just hope Georgia doesn't have to rely on the offense too much going forward.
2. Georgia defense has me worried
Now it's time to move to the other side of the ball where things weren't as great. I do have to give the UGA defense some credit because they did play well at times, specifically in the first half where they only gave up 10 points and 130 yards of total offense.
The Georgia offense even put the defense in a terrible spot after an early interception, but the UGA defense held firm and forced a field goal.
However, once the second half began things got very rocky. Giving up 31 points to a one win team is a recipe for disaster. Georgia has prided itself in recent years on having an elite defense, but that just doesn't appear to be the case yet this season.
Only forcing one turnover against a team like MSU doesn't give me much confidence moving forward either.
So hats off to the UGA offense for playing well enough to win this game, because we can't give the defense much credit at all this time around.
3. My confidence going forward has decreased
I'd be curious to run a poll to see how UGA fans are feeling after this game. If you're anything like me, your confidence has dropped some after this game.
Mississippi State on paper was probably the second easiest game remaining on the Bulldogs' schedule. So only winning by 10 points is not what anyone hoped to see. But it was the manner that it was done which is what causes some concern for me.
As I mentioned in my first takeaway, the UGA offense, specifically Beck, were lights out. But can we expect them to play that well every game? Considering this was a career night for Beck I think the obvious answer is no. Especially with the caliber of teams coming up on the schedule, with Texas up next, I don't think we can count on the UGA offense to consistently score this many points.
On the other hand, if UGA gives up 31 points to Mississippi State at home then I don't want to know what's possible against a team like Texas on the road.
I still believe that Georgia can win the rest of the games on their schedule, but if they play like they did against MSU then my confidence will be shattered.