Tonight was not Georgia football's night. The game started as good as anyone could have expected after the Bulldogs intercepted Jaxson Dart on the third play of the game and cashed it in for a touchdown a few plays later. But that was somehow the only touchdown Georgia would score all night.
From that point on it was all Ole Miss. The Rebels dominated on offense, defense and special teams en route to a dominant 28-10 victory. And in all honesty, the game felt more out of reach than the final score indicates.
Georgia offense struggles to move the ball
This may have been Georgia's worst offensive performance of the season, and that's saying something because the offense has not been great for most of the season. This time however, the issues weren't on Carson Beck, who did the best that he could with what was given to him.
His receivers dropped too many passes to count, with most of those drops coming when they would've picked up easy first downs. Georgia's offensive line also played horrendously, which is the worst thing possible for a quarterback at any level.
Was Beck perfect tonight? Not at all. But he is far from the biggest reason the UGA offense struggled to move the ball against Ole Miss.
Ole Miss offense had their way
Not only did Georgia struggle on offense, but their defense did not step up like they have in previous weeks. After the interception on the first drive of the game, the defense ceased to exist.
The Ole Miss offense gashed the Bulldogs possession after possession, and Georgia was lucky to force three straight field goals during the first half or else this could have been an even uglier loss.
Lane Kiffin dominates Kirby Smart
For all the jokes that were thrown Lane Kiffin's way because of how he handled his injury report this week, he really proved himself in this game. Kirby Smart has been able to hang his hat on severely out-coaching the opponents staff time and time again. That however was not the case on Saturday.
Kiffin had his team ready to play from the beginning of the game, he made the better adjustments throughout the game, and the Ole Miss players clearly wanted this game more. So this loss, as much as Georgia fans will probably want to blame the players, is on Smart more than anyone else.
Where does Georgia go from here?
Georgia will still be in the College Football Playoff picture when the next rankings get released on Tuesday, but does that even matter at this point? This team is so far from seriously competing for a national championship that it almost seems like a joke that they could squeak into the top 12.
And oh yeah, Georgia has to turn around and play Tennessee next week. Thankfully that game will be at home after the Bulldogs haven't played in Sanford Stadium in ages, so maby that will help the Bulldogs find themselves.
But one thing is abundantly clear. This is not the same Georgia teams that have been in Athens the last few years. This team has a long ways to go if they want to even make the CFP, let alone compete for a national championship.