Been sitting here thinking about that time we tailgated in the North Campus parking lot before a noon game and. Had a faded "Dawgs by 90" bumper sticker from the 2017 season barely hanging on. He pops the tailgate and starts unloading a grill that's seen more charcoal than most peole have seen hot meals. Three generations of his family pile out and they're doing the whole thing like it's a ritual passed down through blood. He tells me he's been coming since he was a kid holding his daddy's hand walking through the gate. His son is now the one grilling and his grandson is running around with a foam finger bigger than his whole body. That's what these rankings and portal numbers and recruiting stars will NEVER capture. We don't just show up on Saturdays. We live this thing. The hedges, the chapel bell, the way the whole city of Athens smells like victory and barbecue from Thursday night through Sunday morning. Nobody is talking about that when they grade our offseason.