Despite the roster limitations we all knew coming into the game, the Bulldogs put forth a passionate performance in all phases to end the season on a positive note with a 26-14 victory over seventh-ranked Baylor in the Sugar Bowl.

Here are my observations, along with our initial, pre-review PFF grades (www.PFF.com).

Absenteeism is what you see in the tweet above. The fifth-ranked team in the country, in the Sugar Bowl against seventh-ranked Baylor, was dealing with numerous players who were just plain not physically present or severely limited. That number even increased by one early in the game, as James Cook went out with a rib injury. Presentee-ism, however, is what the Bulldogs dealt with in New Orleans a year ago against Texas; numerous players were physically present, but their minds seemed to be elsewhere. It was quite obvious from the start in this year's game, and as the game progressed, that presentee-ism was not an issue for Georgia this time around. Kirby Smart learned from last year and brought a dialed-in group to the Big Easy.