Georgia earned arguably their most important win yet this season on Saturday when they defeated Ole Miss on the road 42-7. Don't tell Kirby Smart how big of a win that was though because he is already warning his team about what could happen if they let this win get to their head.
"We're a good team that's a week away from humility," Smart said via 247sports.com. "We sat on the road last time and beat a team at night that's a really good team, too, and didn't take care of business the next week. So, you know, how you handle success says a lot about you."
Kirby Smart doesn't want a repeat of what happened three weeks ago aganst Auburn
Smart knows what can happen if Georgia lets this win, or their No. 1 ranking, get to their head. In fact, everyone involved with the program should know by now after what happened three weeks ago.
Three weeks ago Georgia was in the exact same spot they are right now. They were coming off a huge road win (Alabama) and were just named the No. 1 team in the country. It's impossible to know if they let that success get to their head, but it seems like they did because they only lasted at No. 1 for one week thanks to their upset loss to Auburn at home.
So even though Georgia's win over Ole Miss was monumental, they still haven't won anything. All of their goals are still in front of them, but there is still loads of work to do to accomplish them.
Georgia still has so much to prove this season
The first goal that Georgia has this year is winning the SEC. The good news for them is that they are the only team in the SEC with one loss right now, and if they beat Missouri they could lock up their spot in Atlanta if things go their way in other games across the conference. Georgia however can still miss the SEC Championship game if they lose their final two conference games, so there is still a lot of work to do.
Georgia also hasn't guaranteed their spot in the playoff yet either. They likely will be ranked No. 1 by the CFP committee when the new rankings come out on Tuesday, but they could still fall outside the top 12 if they lose two more games this year.
Georgia has the best odds to win the SEC right now, and they also have some of the best odds to make the playoff as well. Having good odds doesn't actually mean anything though because you don't win championships based on what Vegas or anyone else says. Georgia can't afford to celebrate anything until they actually win something worth celebrating, and so far they haven't done that.
Up next for Georgia is a scrappy Missouri team and a scary night road game at South Carolina in two weeks. Both teams are capable of beating Georgia, but if UGA brings the same intensity they brought against Florida and Ole Miss the last two weeks it's hard to imagine them losing either of these games.
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