To quote UGA offensive coordinator, Todd Monken.......
Bring on Clemson
Monken is no stranger when it comes to Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables.
During Monken’s tenure at Oklahoma State, Venables coached at Oklahoma. The two veteran coaches know each other well, and Georgia’s OC knows the challenge Sept. 4 in Charlotte will be a stout one.
“They do a tremendous job of creating some conflict, some issues with you offensively,” Monken said. “They've done a really good job of recruiting, and then they've got some really good glue guys that are tough, outstanding football players. They're returning a good number of players.”
Nevertheless, it’s not a challenge Monken seems to be backing down from. "We go up against a pretty good defense every day ourselves. So, it's not as if we aren't going up against good players. It may not be the same schematically, but they're going to pose some problems,” Monken said. “Just like we will for them, because we don't do it the exact same. They'll have gone up against good personnel; we'll have gone up against good personnel.
“The reality is, eight of the last 14 years I've been in the NFL. There, every week, you're going up against good personnel. You better strap it up and be ready to go, because they've got good players and we've got good players.”
In other words, bring on Clemson. “Let’s go. I'm fired up to see where we're at. It's why you come to Georgia, to play games like this,” Monken said. “That's why you come here to play good people. Let's figure out where we're at, and how far we've come offensively."
