It was supposed to be another classic Kirby Smart Georgia beatdown, the kind where fans are filing out by halftime and ESPN’s cameras start hunting for storylines in the third quarter. Instead, Bulldog Nation sat through a messy, weather-delayed 28–6 win over Austin Peay that left more questions than answers. Georgia still walked out undefeated, but the vibe? Flat. The scoreboard? Embarrassing. And the quarterback play? Let’s just say Gunnar Stockton does not look like Carson Beck does in Miami.

The numbers tell one story, but the eye test screams another. Stockton finished 26-of-34 for 227 yards, didn’t turn the ball over, and hit a tidy 76% of his passes. On paper, that’s efficiency. In reality, the ball rarely traveled beyond the line of scrimmage. His longest completion was just 1

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