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Georgia cornerback Brandon BoykinGeorgia turned the page from its 2011 football season to 2012 with a team meeting Sunday night.
The Bulldogs won 10 straight games and their first Southeastern Conference East Division title since 2005 after losing early to Boise State and South Carolina, but they were blasted by LSU in the SEC title game and lost the Outback Bowl to Michigan State in triple overtime. Georgia could have 18 of 22 starters back from the bowl, but several juniors are debating whether to leave early for the NFL.
“The goals aren’t going to change,” Richt said Monday afternoon. “We want to win the East, and if you win the East and then you win the SEC, you’ve got a shot at the next one.”
Sunday’s meeting was delayed because coaches and players were interested in the overtime finish between the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers. Richt said everything from academics to the offseason program was discussed once it started, as well as the annual pairing of younger players with older players.
“It got the most serious at the end,” he said, “and when we started talking about the future, I thought everybody responded pretty good.”