I don't think Georgia has any players opting out of the bowl game other than the ones who entered the portal. That's the difference in culture when a team is built through recruiting, and one is built through the portal.
I think Deion is a good coach and a good recruiter. The problem for them will be NIL. They are behind the eightball in that department. Until they figure it out it doesn't matter who is coaching there. Recruits ain't coming.
I don't know why they are so surprised. Last year on NSD I don't think they had anyone sign. They basically stopped recruiting after early signing day. A sorry effort will always yield sorry results.
The crazy part is that on national signing day I didn't see any FSU hats on anyone's table. They were not even in the mix to land any impact recruits. They can rationalize and make excuses all they want, but they are ****ed.