How would you rate the Bulldogs’ performance?
Time for the report card on Georgia’s effort Monday against the Texas A&M Aggies in the Independence Bowl. Rate the team on the following four categories: offense, defense, special teams and coaching.
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Tech man
December 28th, 2009
10:57 pm
The record with the pups will change in a big way and you know it.You also know that the pups got lucky in the game on nov 28.When we get our D as good as our O , MAN OH MAN WATCH OUT!!!! Most of our recruits are defensive players.I see many W’s in the future.
60-39-5 30-24
December 28th, 2009
11:02 pm
snore
Tech man
December 28th, 2009
11:11 pm
Isn’t it funny how this a ga site and they are so many people still on the GT ga game.That is because pup fans are worried about GT ga games in the future.There is a new sheriff in Ga and isn’t cmr!!!!!!
60-39-5 30-24
December 28th, 2009
11:14 pm
Then go back to the Tech blogs
Tech man
December 28th, 2009
11:18 pm
I will on Jan 5th
60-39-5 30-24
December 28th, 2009
11:20 pm
How about NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tech man
December 28th, 2009
11:29 pm
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not impressed
December 28th, 2009
11:30 pm
It is always good to win. But, it was fortunate that we were playing a very average to below average team. I was only able to watch the second half, but it sounds like the first half was not a classic.
In the second half, we put together a poor tackling instructional on Texas A&M’s first drive. Our running game was shut down until late. Thankfully, their quarterback was not real accurate-he had plenty of time to throw against our four man rush, but missed many throws (and our pass coverage was pretty good). We were penalized for an offensive line movement, defensive offsides, kicking team offsides, and a face mask penalty. We used two time outs foolishly-one after we had an injured player taken off the field (thus, plenty of time to call a play), and once when we only had ten men on the field for punt coverage. Again, every second half kick was directional to the right, and gave them field position averaging at the 30. Butler, who has been a true star all season, punted into the end zone from the 40-it would have been nice to pin them back a little deeper.
We did a great job adjusting and running in the fourth quarter. Our pass coverage was pretty solid, and our run defense was good. We had some really big special teams plays. We only had one turnover. But, if we had played a quality team, our inconsistency, unforced errors, poor tackling, unimpressive kickoff coverage, etc. would have led to a loss, and possibly an embarassing loss. We are a long way from competing with the Gators and Tide, and we are still vulnerable to getting stomped by Tennessee as we have three of the past four years.
We have some very talented players and finished this year with a big rivalry win and a bowl game win. It would be great to play 12 solid games-48 solid quarters-next year.
Tom
December 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Bobo sucks. Play selection is horrible! Special teams got us going.
60-39-5 30-24
December 28th, 2009
11:32 pm
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
St Simons Daddy
December 28th, 2009
11:36 pm
Tech boy, you brought the trash over here, and then this place started to smell. You maggots need to stay in your place.
To H3!! With Ga Tick
Tom
December 28th, 2009
11:37 pm
I’m not really impressed either. Its always good to win, but the team we played sucked. We couldn’t tackle, couldn’t sack the QB, and wouldn’t pay attention. There were plays that were live and we stopped. Play until the whistle blows!!!!!
I am so glad Cox is done. Logan Gray is not the answer.
Tech man
December 28th, 2009
11:40 pm
Tom, I didn’t understand the play calls either and special teams did get things going.Ga will be better next year.
Dennis G. Berdanis
December 28th, 2009
11:45 pm
Has there been a coach that’s lasted 9 years at Tech since Dodd retired?
Tech man
December 28th, 2009
11:51 pm
Have you seen next years Ap preseason poll TECH #8 and the pups #23
turkey
December 28th, 2009
11:52 pm
No Willie no problem. No Jacek no problem. No Fabris no problem. When your chief recruiter and two grad assistants do a better job than the bunch that you had for the last four years it shows Willie and the gang really were the problem. How do all you cool-aid drinkers feel now?
60-39-5 30-24
December 28th, 2009
11:53 pm
A win is a win cant we UGA fans just enjoy it
60-39-5 30-24
December 28th, 2009
11:56 pm
Tech man talkin loud sayin nothing blah blah blah Like isaid get the hell out
Tech man
December 28th, 2009
11:56 pm
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
60-39-5 30-24
December 28th, 2009
11:57 pm
NOT Jan 5 but now
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:00 am
there is a hole page for you, 8 of 9 and 9 of 10 in Atlanta
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:03 am
It might not have been the best year for us but we still beat Tech
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:04 am
CPJ can say the Georgia game doesn’t matter all he wants to, but he better
Tech man
December 29th, 2009
12:07 am
I know CPJ is better!!!!!
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:11 am
Only if he can stay in one place for 5 years for techs sake
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:16 am
And I thoght this was rate UGA page
Tech man
December 29th, 2009
12:20 am
WE are finaly on the same page(we agree on something)..I know you are proud of your team,same as I am’ and that is loyalty that I like.I think both teams will be good in the future and that will make the GT GA game that much better!Don”t you love football?
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:22 am
Then why can’t you go back to the Tech blogs, then we will be on the same page
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:28 am
GA Tech Sports Use it
Tech man
December 29th, 2009
12:28 am
Why do you want me to go away so bad?I am saying some good things about your team!Is it underline anger I am hearing?
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:44 am
this fued didnt start with us . It wont end with us nuff said
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:47 am
Its not like we can control what happens on the field right
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:51 am
And by the way Our 30-24 win wasnt lucky we just ran it down techs throat
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
12:51 am
and again
Tech man
December 29th, 2009
1:02 am
Your a big dreamer!Six more inches in the end zone at the end and you wouldn’t be saying that.You know,we played our worst and you played your best game and we still almost won.But…Almost don’t win a game.Next year CPJ knows now how important the game is and there will be a big difference and the final score will be up for a second!!!
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
1:03 am
butter fingers
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
1:06 am
where are you Uga bloggers im tired of this guy
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
1:08 am
tng is on time to go
Tech man
December 29th, 2009
1:13 am
Underline anger,I knew it.Ga pups vs the Yellow Jackets on the blogs.Isn’t it funny we are both in the same state.
EmoryDawg
December 29th, 2009
5:18 am
Just catching up on comments. Glad to see most Dawgs are moving on with some degree of satisfaction from win at Independence Bowl. I think Garner’s influence had strong positive effects on D and special teams. I am glad this season is over. The win should help with recruiting. Questions still remain with offense coaching staff. Really looking to see who win’s QB position. I hope they name a guy that can run as well as pass. I like Joe Cox, what a fine guy. He is going to make a good coach. His story could be radically different had he played more. These North Avenue guys that keep claiming a 1990 national championship – what planet do they live on? History books (on other college campuses) say the Ga Trade boys “shared” the title with the U of Colorado Buffaloes. Note the difference. “SHARED.” An interesting fact is the Buffaloes took the AP poll and the Ga Trade schoolers took the UPI poll by one vote – 847 to 846. Undoubtedly the designation “SHARED” was engraved on some rings, seeing as how the boys over there like clarity, etc. etc. As one blogger wrote, “Better to be a Dawg in Shreveport than a Bee in the ACC.”
trey
December 29th, 2009
8:40 am
Hey Keith quit harping on who UGA played in the Sugar Bowl- that was out of our control dumn!@#$… if you haven’t figured it out already money determines who play’s where… UGA played the team they were assigned to play… was their any doubt they would crush them- no… you won a NC in 1990 ( yea- hell one of those polls isn’t even in existence and it was a shared NC- a joke in itself ) UGA has the worst season in a generation and still beat your best in years… you are the one’s so damn jealous of UGA… you are an insignificant team in an insignificant conference… enough rambling… UGA had to hit rock bottom for the needed change’s and it did and they are being made…mark my words IOWA will beat you… the secret to your high school offense is for a defense to be strong up the middle and IOWA is strong up the middle… call us when you win 8 out of 9 ( last years was a fluke to begin with )… later enjoy getting your a!@ handed to you in the Orange Bowl…
trey
December 29th, 2009
8:43 am
Oh 30 to 24 and 8 out of 9….oh there goes Caleb King for another long run through the GA Tech defense… life a knife through butter… HA…HA… LOL
trey
December 29th, 2009
8:47 am
Hey Tech Man let me remind you CPJ is actually winning with a couple 4 star recruit’s from the Gailey Era… do you realize what happens when his recruits actually hit the field ( his 2 and 3 star recruit’s ) let me shed some light on this for you…. think of a 1-AA team trying to play Division 1 Football… ouch!!! I still shake my head over a coach having rings made to commemorate a fluke victory– which it was last year… we actually owe you a debt of gratitude for starting the wheels turning for the eventual coaching change’s at Georgia- so thanks from the bottom of our heart… oh yea 30 to 24 and 8 out of 9…
takedowndawg
December 29th, 2009
9:08 am
“Tis the nights before Near Year, and all thru the house, not a creature was stirring not even a gator!”
Have never seen you gators so quite. Understood, though. Not glad for the reason. Go SEC!!!!!
60-39-5 30-24
December 29th, 2009
9:23 am
Tech man said something about anger he’s right because he won’t get outta here
Libba Birmingham
December 29th, 2009
9:23 am
Beinf a former women’s athletic director, I saw compassion for the game, compassion for each other and dsicipline and respect, both on the field and OFF. I had many graduate asssitants, one who eneded up at Geirgia Tech as their Footbal Athletic Trainer, Crandall Woodson. Don’t Mess with success; Keep the crew you had at the bowl game…THEY EARNED THE RESPECT OF FANS and definitely THE PLAYERS ALREADY KNEW. YOU HAVE YOUR DENSIVE COACHES.. caveat, I am the one who also did mention Sylvestor from Miss. State to come in and work with the Defense. Good Luck DAWGS. Libba
Bill
December 29th, 2009
9:27 am
Very good game Coach Richt and Team. It looked like Coach Richt was more into it than past 8 games. Looked like he was having fun again. Now maybe some of the great dawg fans will get off his back.
Go GT!
Go FSU!
Go Bama!
TNJeff
December 29th, 2009
9:27 am
UPDATE – your point being to emphasize how much stronger the SEC conference is than any other conference???? I agree the SEC is much stronger certainly than the ACC which has 1 team which has won a BCS Nat’l Championship – that being Florida State in 1999 (Miami won prior to joining the ACC and like all ACC teams has seen it’s glory days all but die)
Yes, it’s tough to win Nat’l Championships when you are playing contenders during the regular season. It’s tough to win Conference championships too but GA has managed a couple during this time.
Poorbrave
December 29th, 2009
9:32 am
libba, love your spelllling
GT fan logic
December 29th, 2009
11:18 am
Let’s use the logic of GT fans here. GT beat Clemson twice, Clemson beat Kentucky, Kentucky beat UGA, therefore UGA beat A&M by 24 and Texas beat A&M by 10, so does that mean that UGA should be playing Alabama for the national title?……..silly tech fans!!!!!!