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5 takeaways from Amway Coaches Poll, Week 2

By John Buhler

Sep 5, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Deondre Francois (12) drops back to throw the ball in the second quarter against the Mississippi Rebels at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles quarterback Deondre Francois (12) drops back to throw the ball in the second quarter against the Mississippi Rebels at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart puts on the Old Leather Helmet and reacts with running back Nick Chubb (27) after the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart puts on the Old Leather Helmet and reacts with running back Nick Chubb (27) after the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

1. The Georgia Bulldogs crack the top 10?

While nobody seems to care that Group of 5 Houston cracks the top 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll, who would have thought that the SEC’s Georgia Bulldogs were going to be No. 9 in both major college polls entering Week 2?

Yes, the Bulldogs’ neutral-site victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels was impressive, but was it really worth moving up seven spots in the Amway Coaches Poll from No. 16 to No. 9? Well, from the looks of it, the coaches seem to like what new head coach Kirby Smart did in his first game leading the Bulldogs.

Smart had his players showing a kind of on-field discipline unaccustomed to what happened in Athens under former head coach Mark Richt. Georgia looked like Alabama on Saturday: dominant in the trenches, great running game, game management at quarterback, and the occasional special teams gaffe.

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This skyrocketing by Georgia up the Amway Coaches Poll has more to do with other programs underwhelming than anything. The Bulldogs showed moments of dominance over the Tar Heels, but to see them in the top 10 in both major polls is shocking to say the very least.

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