Bohls: Georgia is officially in full dynasty form with fiery coach Kirby Smart

While I got ya, here are nine things and one crazy prediction:

1. Any questions? Wow. Monday night's Georgia blowout was as impressive and complete a win in the national championship as there has ever been. The 65-7 rout was just total domination. The Bulldogs totaled 589 yards — a record 401 more than TCU — with 32 first downs, averaged 8.2 yards a play and ended any suspense in the first half. Or first quarter. And know that no team has ever won three straight national championships. Georgia just reloads. … Is there room for two dynasties or has Alabama been surpassed for good? We know the Crimson Tide aren't going away. I’ll be stunned if Georgia isn’t the preseason No. 1 team in August. ... Texas ranks among the seven favorites to win next season’s championship, according to betonline.ag. Georgia (3/1) and Alabama (15/4) are the odds-on favorites, of course, followed predictably by Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State and then your Longhorns (18/1). The Horns and Nittany Lions have the same betting line. TCU falls in at a tie for ninth with Clemson, Kansas State and Oklahoma sit at 13th at 40/1, and Texas A&M comes in tied for 16th at 50/1. ... Did you watch the Kirby Smart take-no-prisoners pregame pep talk? Well, not really a pep talk. A declaration of war. Not for the faint-hearted. It was heated and filled with obscenities, which would not go over well at Texas (yes, even with two national titles). UT athletic director Chris Del Conte wrote to Longhorn Nation in his monthly letter, “I reminded (the coaches) that the Eyes of Texas are always upon us — on and off the field. It’s a privilege to work at UT, and with that bright spotlight and immense platform, our actions and behavior are watched and followed closely.” He had to be referring to Chris Beard’s firing after his felony domestic violence arrest, but also incidents like Steve Sarkisian’s livid reaction to a staffer in the Alamodome tunnel before the game and Mike White’s shooting the bird at the Big 12 softball championships, and is putting his coaches on notice. The Tower’s always watching.

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2. Rumor season. Del Conte wanted to quash speculation that Kentucky’s John Calipari has been contacted through back channels about the Texas basketball job. That’s frequently how it happens. A big-time donor or ex-coach for a school will reach out to gauge interest. Happens all the time. But Del Conte was adamant about his denial, telling me he labels it “Internet fodder” and saying he hasn’t reached out to a soul as a candidate. I believe him. If Calipari were to be a serious candidate at some point — and it’d be a sexy hire, even though the Cats have faded of late — Del Conte would look foolish for downplaying it now. I think Texas goes younger. I hear Jay Wright’s name a lot, but he retired, left a great job at Villanova and is as Southern as cheesesteaks. Gonzaga’s Mark Few, 60, would be a perfect choice but probably unlikely to leave the Pacific Northwest where he was born or his empire. Of course, all three of those would be excellent choices, but I can’t see it. Texas will not be willing to pay a basketball coach more than Sarkisian’s $6.2 million. … I do think Rodney Terry has a slim chance to get the job, but it might be in the 5-10% range. His track record — no NCAA Tournament wins in 10 years as a head coach at Fresno State and UTEP — doesn’t help him. But what if he takes Texas to the title?

3. Show him. A Texas source did say Terry will get a pay bump at some point as he went from associate head coach to co-head coach, as he himself put it, and deserves a raise from his $500,000 annual salary. When I asked if he’s gotten an increase yet, he cracked, “Show me the money,” then said he’s sure he’ll probably get one but is solely focused on winning games. Terry got a supportive visit Tuesday from former AD DeLoss Dodds. … Texas takes on No. 17 TCU on Wednesday, and Jamie Dixon’s club is a 3-point shot by Iowa State away from being 3-0 in the league. The Frogs have a preseason player of the year candidate in 6-foot-2 guard Mike Miles and also one of the nation’s top rebounders in 6-foot-11 Eddie Lampkin. … Texas really needed big man Christian Bishop back after hurting his back against Kansas State. “CB is big for us,” teammate Timmy Allen said. “He’s our big bruiser down there, and he cleans up a lot of our mistakes. He’s had a big impact being defensive and making plays around the rim.”

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4. So long, Austin match play? Is this the death knell for the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play tournament at the Austin Country Club? Not so fast. The contract expires with this March's tournament and the two sides are far apart, according to connected sources. Some remain hopeful the parties can come to a four-year commitment or longer. “I’m hopeful for sure,” said host committee chairman Greg Meserole. “I don’t know if I could put a percentage on it, but I’m cautiously optimistic.” Meserole, past ACC president in 2016 (the first year of the Dell tournament), said he thinks some of the opposition by club members has remained “static,” that they don’t like the intrusion of infrastructure construction — which has already begun for the March 20-26 tournament — or the weeks they are not allowed to play the golf course. “But a portion see the value to the game of golf, the club and the city of Austin,” Meserole said. “It’s done a lot of good. We’ve donated like $1 million a year to charity like the children’s ward at Dell Medical Center. It’s been here eight years (counting this year and the pandemic-canceled year), and it’s been a great run.” There’s no set deadline, but the annual PGA Tour schedule is usually released around May of the previous year. So the clock is definitely ticking. “As regards to the extension, Austin Country Club, Dell and the PGA are all at the table trying to figure it out,” said Jordan Uppleger, the tournament executive director and vice-president. “All three are still in negotiations as to what the future holds. We haven’t come to any final negotiations, but we’ve had conversations with Austin Country Club throughout the third and fourth quarter. We’re really focused on 2023 because this year we are on pace for the biggest event we’ll have on record.” The PGA Tour and the players have loved being at ACC for the Dell tournament, which this year becomes one of 17 “elevated events” that will come with a $20 million purse or more in a response to LIV Golf. “It’s been a successful event on the PGA schedule,” Uppleger said. “And as an elevated event, to have that kind of status, that’s one of the major reasons we are trying to make it work.” He added the PGA has not researched other Austin courses as an alternative.

5. It’s time to fix signing day. Sonny Dykes and Smart brought up the need to change the calendar and give coaches some time to breathe, prepare for bowl games and playoffs and even see their families. Dykes said Sunday, “Look, we were preparing this week for a national championship game and we had six transfers on campus on an official visit. And you're just kind of like, really? I mean, are we really doing this?” Smart echoed Dykes’ concerns, saying, "It doesn't stop for the coaches at the highest level. I’m not sure any of us have the exact right answer, but I do think being smart and legislating time for coaches to be with their team and with their families is important.” Most players opt for the early signing period in December, which I would switch to late July or early August, and switch from early February to mid-January for the second one. More than 2,000 players have entered their names in the transfer portal since Dec. 5, necessitating that coaches and support staff go through a hasty evaluation and contact process. Added Dykes, "I have a 14-year-old and an 11-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son, and I want to be able to see them and be part of their life and have a chance to spend time with them. And it's very difficult if we don't have some kind of legislated time off where we can get away, where we focus not only on our players and our program, but our families and doing our job as a father and as a husband in that capacity as well.” Smart noted the pressure will increase with the expanded, 12-team playoff that starts in 2024. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has suggested eliminating the early signing period first introduced in 2017, but I’d just move it up to the summer.

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6. S-E-C, S-E-C. So the best conference in college football blistered the opposition in bowl games and posted a 14-3 record. The league’s teams whipped up on the Big 12 runner-up in the title game, the Big 12 champion in the Sugar Bowl (Alabama over Kansas State), the Big Ten third-place team in the CFP semifinals (Georgia over Ohio State), the Big Ten runner-up in the Citrus Bowl (LSU destroyed Purdue) and the ACC champion in the Orange Bowl (Tennessee over Clemson). Yep, that’s domination.

7. Taking nominations. The Greater Austin Sports Foundation is taking nominations for its 2023 Hall of Honor. The foundation honors members of the community who selflessly volunteer their time and resources to support and grow youth sports in the Austin area. He or she doesn’t have to be well-known in the community, just an unsung hero at times. Go to www.greateraustinsportsfoundation.org and celebrate that person.

8. Scattershooting. While wondering whatever happened to former UT shooting star Jim Krivacs.

9. On the couch: My wife and I are completely obsessed with the "Yellowstone" series as well as "1883" and "1923." Has there been a more interesting, villainous character than Beth? And doesn’t every man want to be Rip? Isabel May is going to blow up after her lead role and as narrator of "1883" in which Tim McGraw just kills it. It’s slower-paced and less explosive than "Yellowstone," but just as riveting. At this rate, creator Taylor Sheridan should go through the whole genealogy going back as far as 1492. Surely Columbus was a Dutton. … Give the series 10 ducks.

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