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“You Got Shaq Eating Frog Legs…”: Back to Back NCAA Champion Coach Shares His Proudest Moment to Charles Barkley and Co.

Published 01/17/2023, 6:30 AM EST

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Diving into the world of college football, the Georgia Bulldogs made history. They became the first team in a decade to win back-to-back national championships. Moreover, they did so in a dominant fashion. Beating down the number 3 TCU Horned Frogs, they rallied to make history under Kirby Smart. With such an achievement under his belt, winning might be his proudest achievement. During the Steam Room podcast with Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley, the Georgia coach opened up about his proudest moments and making Shaquille O’Neal chow down on frogs.

Before the college final, Johnson rocked with his Georgia Bulldogs to win yet again. As an alumnus from Georgia, his support was unsurprising. However, TCU had the underdog story. In addition, they are a team from Los Angeles, the town the Big Diesel helped make. Likewise, he stood against his co-host and made a bet. Shaq was willing to eat frog legs if TCU lost on the night.

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Likewise, after Georgia demolished their finals opponents, the next episode saw Shaquille O’Neal with a plate of frog legs in front of him. Smart spoke about the moment and said he felt honored with Johnson’s confidence in him as the lead man.

Kirby Smart is honored to make Shaquille O’Neal eat frog legs

After the historic championship win, Smart joined Steam Room to discuss the various challenges and the never-ending road in college football. Johnson wanted to know how the Georgia coach reflects on his recent achievements. However, with the busy planning for next season, he said he hasn’t had the time to take things into perspective. However, Smart revealed his wife’s words about Johnson. Smart felt honored in having the renowned TV personality show trust and make Shaquille O’Neal feast on frog legs. However, his proudest moments come with respect to the fans of Georgia.

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He said, “My wife has told me how honored and how pleased she is with the UGA nation, dog nation, and she is like ‘You know Ernie Johnson is bragging about you got Shaq eating frog legs and getting Charleston up’. So I’m honored that you’re proud of the alma mater. I told someone the other day, the proudest moment I have is when Georgia fans text me how proud they are. That’s my job is to make Georgia fans proud.”

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Smart arguably did much more than make Georgia fans proud. He led what might be one of the most dominant modern-day college football dynasties. The Bulldogs didn’t lose a single game throughout the season. Moreover, the 58-point margin is the biggest blowout victory as ranked by Yahoo Sports. Smart spoke about the motivation of the players as people didn’t view them as threats. And he knew just the way to use that and bring out the best in the team.

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Now, heading into another season as champions, do you think Georgia can make a three-peat happen? Let us know your views in the comments below.

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Anuj Talwalkar

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Anuj Talwalkar is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a student studying at NM College in Mumbai, aspiring to pursue sports management to follow his love for sports. Anuj started following the NBA last year, and he loves to combine his passion for writing with his understanding of basketball.
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Jayant Chhabra