Kirby Smart stands by postgame comments calling out Georgia fans after win vs. Auburn

Kirby Smart wasn’t pleased with the atmosphere this weekend for homecoming inside Sanford Stadium. He has since further justified that stance about what he’s wanting to see at home games in Athens.

Smart addressed his comments about the home-field energy for Georgia during his press conference on Monday. He hasn’t changed his opinion on that at all despite wanting to now turn his attention to their next opponent. Still, he’s wanting to emphasize the importance of that being better.

“Yeah, you know, I think I said what I said and stand on what I said, feel that it could have been better but, you know, my job is to coach the football team and I’m going to do the best I can in my power,” said Smart.

“I’ve been in some really good places where, you know, there’s times that you create a monster, whether it was when I was at FSU, when I was at Alabama. You have to appreciate that and you have to create home-field advantages,” Smart continued. “You know, we’ve had coaches tell us that come here and play that it was the best environment that they’ve played in the entire year. I didn’t think that was on Saturday. I don’t think I’m the only one that feels that way.”

After another question about it, Smart had to clarify that this isn’t a matter of Georgia vs. Bulldog fans. It’s just him attempting to get the program and their fanbase in accord with one another.

“You’re wanting to make this us against them. That’s not really what this is about. We’re a team, we’re a unit and I think it’s okay to say how you feel and try to pull the family together and pull in the right direction,” said Smart. “You guys want to make it about, ‘Well, Kirby said this’. We’re a team? We’re a team. Like, let’s do this together. Let’s help each other. Not make it about what he said and they said. I’m not into that. We need to all be together.”

“When I got hired here, it was all about pulling in the same direction, creating an atmosphere that’s hard to play in,” Smart went on. “You know, you win these games at homes and maybe you take it for granted if you win so many games at home. But I know this. It’s hard. These teams are going on the road all across the SEC. You make it hard on them by what you do and what you create.”

Georgia will have another home game between the hedges this upcoming weekend. While he’ll have his attention on the opponent at that point, Smart expects that the ‘Dawgs will respond to his opinion accordingly.

“Again, my concern is with Mississippi State,” said Smart. “I trust the people that are in charge of it to help me. I trust our fans.”