No one at Georgia should ever say anything nice about Florida. That is especially the case with Kirby Smart who not only is the head coach at Georgia but was a former player as well.
His hatred of Florida should run very deep, and while that may be the case he did make some very nice remarks about Florida during the weekly SEC teleconference.
Kirby Smart adamant on the SEC teleconference call that Florida is a really good team.
— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) September 17, 2025
Kirby Smart is confident Florida is a good team
The Florida Gators are off to an extremely bad start this season. They sit at just 1-2 after an embarrassing loss to South Florida in week two and a close loss at LSU last weekend. The Gators also look like they are two days away from becoming 1-3 as they travel to Miami (FL) this weekend.
But according to Smart, he still thinks Florida is a really good team.
To be fair to Florida, losing at LSU is not a bad loss, so there is no reason to hand their heads over that outcome. But losing to South Florida at home is where the line should be drawn. A "really good" football team doesn't lose that came under any circumstances.
While losing by 10 at LSU last Saturday isn't that bad, the fact the quarterback DJ Lagway threw five interceptions is pretty horrendous. That game could have been more ugly than it was, but regardless there were a lot of signs that prove Florida is not a good team this season.
Maybe Florida will shock the college football world this weekend and upset the Hurricanes, but it's looking more and more likely that Florida will be starting their season 1-3. There has never been a "really good" team that has started their season 1-3 in the history of college football.
Georgia will get their crack at Florida on Nov. 1 this season, and a win in that game would go a long way in helping Florida miss a bowl game this season.