UGA’s Rambo: “I feel like we’re more talented (than Alabama)”
One of UGA’s veteran defenders has provided some of the first bulletin board material of the week in advance of Saturday’s SEC Championship showdown between the Bulldogs and Alabama.
UGA's Mark Richt (AP)
UGA safety Bacarri Rambo went on ESPN radio after Saturday’s blowout win over Georgia Tech and said some words that will surely get the attention of Nick Saban:
“I feel like we’re more talented (than Alabama). We have better players at each position, across the board, especially on defense. It’s going to be a great challenge for us. I know it’s going to be a battle. It’s going to come down to who has the best defense and who makes more turnovers. It’s going to be a battle of the defenses.”
Loading ...What do you think? Is Rambo correct? Is UGA’s defense better than Alabama’s? And if so, should Rambo have made the remark? If not, why not? Please post below.
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CW
November 26th, 2012
2:19 pm
Wonka and that proves What?
PSY
November 26th, 2012
2:21 pm
Oppa gangham style
Christopher Autrey
November 26th, 2012
2:24 pm
The last time I checked, football is still a team sport. How many times have you seen a cast of All-Stars fall when the had much better players, and were the most talented? Need I remind everyone that just a few short years ago, the undefeated New England Patriots @ 18-0 went into the Super Bowl to face a New York Giants team that backed into the playoffs. The Giants won because they played as a team, even though the Patriots were the better team, with the better, more talented players, the Giants believed in the process. As far as Rambo goes, he is entitled to his on opinion, but come Saturday, we all will see who will draw First Blood. Roll Tide!!!!
William C. Wonka
November 26th, 2012
2:26 pm
@ CW………………
IT PROVES THIS…………….GEORGIA WINS…………………………
BAM!!!!!!!!! IN YO FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BAM, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU AINT MAD IS YA, BRO?????
William C. Wonka
November 26th, 2012
2:28 pm
@ CW……………………………….WAIT FOR IT……..WAIT FOR IT……….
A F T E R S H O C K !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLLA?
PSY
November 26th, 2012
2:30 pm
Oppa gangham style………opp……opp
Kyle W.
November 26th, 2012
2:31 pm
@ CW……………………Dude, you got ripped a new one.
dowhatnow?
November 26th, 2012
2:35 pm
OK Bama, time to play whip another pot smoking “team leader”…
Stop it....Stop it, now
November 26th, 2012
2:37 pm
GEORGIA 39
ALABAMA 28 F
C. Harry Bush
November 26th, 2012
2:39 pm
Georgia 9
Alabama 17 Final
BamaGrad
November 26th, 2012
2:45 pm
How can this even be an argument? Bama statistically has the best defense in the nation – look it up yourselves.http://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs. All the while – while Bama plays a tougher schedule…..Just keep trash talkin’…….
BamaGrad
November 26th, 2012
2:46 pm
Bama – 24
GA – 17
DirtyDawg34
November 26th, 2012
2:52 pm
Win or lose Dawgs made it, and the Florida fans getting on here talking trash can sit at home and watch with your Tim Tebow jerseys on and dreaming of how it use to be!!! So quit crying you got beat!!!
John Cole
November 26th, 2012
2:53 pm
What was Rambo’s comments after the South Carolina game?
Bama Boy
November 26th, 2012
2:55 pm
CW go easy here. I am a kid from Central, and almost went to County High. That makes me almost country. We moved to the city cause Dad wanted to be close to the stadium. He had too many DUIs and here in Alabama missing a Tide game was against the law. Well almost!
Now Mom and I live here in town, and some things have changed. Recently, the students here were down on the Tide football program because it got too boring at the games. No excitment, but yes we were winning. Going to the games used to be fun, but now just because we win does not mean we are having fun. Mom is depressed as Dad sucked the life right out of her. See we even have crimson carpet, and our bathrooms are tiled in crimson and white. So when there is soap scum residue on the tiles you cannot tell. Plus the dog is not well, and Dad made sure in his will that we could not put Bear to sleep. The dog is in bad shape, and I feel sorry for the dog, hence kind a feel for The Dawgs. By the way CW, the Bulldog masot is much better than an Elephant, and Alabama can only have a phony not real play elephant mascot. At least Georgia and LSU have real mascots. Even Auburn has a Tiger and Colorado has an alive Buffalo.
CW no hard feelings. It is still Sweet Home Alabama, and we do need a need Wal Mart with a dedicated parking lot.
Erik
November 26th, 2012
3:05 pm
Apparently Rambo forgot about giving up 35 to South Carolina. And that Mark Richt is his head coach…
Linda
November 26th, 2012
3:18 pm
Seems like everytime a player from an opposing team makes a comment like that, their team loses. I’m a Bama fan myself and I think Georgia has an excellent team. And I think the players should keep their big mouths shut. The best team will win and if it’s Georgia, I will certainly be pulling for them in the National Championship game.
Brian Downing
November 26th, 2012
3:28 pm
Boys going up against Men.
Brian Downing
November 26th, 2012
3:30 pm
Brownie Boy Rambo got smart and started using whizanators to pass his drug test like our players do.
dowhatnow?
November 26th, 2012
4:04 pm
the honey bulldawg has spoken!
SaltyDawg
November 26th, 2012
4:05 pm
People please,if Bama has to look to something Rambo or any other player says to get motivated then they are going to have a long day Saturday.The reality is outside of the offensive line and the placekicker it was actually pretty accurate based on their performance this year.Bamai is a good team and will show up and play like one too,but this Georgia team is also a very talented bunch and they are playing like a team that has a goal in mind and I think they back Rambo up come Saturday.
LidoShuffle
November 26th, 2012
4:16 pm
Bulletin board material means NOTHING. I’m glad Rambo feels that way. It will not impact the game in any way.
Bulldawgman49
November 26th, 2012
4:17 pm
This is going to be a great game . I think it will come down to turnovers and Def. for sure. And I think Georgia matches up well with Bama . So I am really to enter the Dome feeling good .
GO DAWGS !!!!!
Runtime
November 26th, 2012
4:32 pm
You won’t have to worry about a Bama player running his mouth. Saban won’t let them. UGA, PLEASE let your players continue to run their big mouths! It only helps Bama. How about getting another UGA booster to run another fake ad like they did in the AJC before the FL game to tell UGA how awful they are. Seems to be the only way UGA can get their boys up for a game. Please keep running your mouths and keep your boosters off of the phone with the AJC ad department.
David Granger
November 26th, 2012
5:12 pm
Yeah, Bacarri…you’re absolutely right. And guess what: We were more talented than Oklahoma State in 2009. We were more talented that Mississippi State or Colorado in 2010. We were more talented than Boise State last year. We are more talented than South Carolina THIS year. So what?
Keep your damn mouth shut and be ready to PROVE who’s best on the field, where it counts.
Ed
November 26th, 2012
5:13 pm
Rambo: “We have better players at each position, across the board, especially on defense.”
Prove it.
I want desperately to believe that, but talk is cheap.
I get that he’s trying to pull a Shawn Williams move, but Williams called out his own team, not the opposition. Not smart, but if he and the rest of the defense backs it up, Rambo will be a legend.
Cletus Judson
November 26th, 2012
5:18 pm
I like Georgia to win, but ONLY if they score more points than Bammer.
Jeff
November 26th, 2012
5:22 pm
It’s better to be quite and thought a fool than to open your mouth and removed all doubt.
common sense
November 26th, 2012
5:26 pm
To all the intellectual UGA fans out there, i.e. (JB, kerryb, jona, dennis). UGA has the superior more talented Off. and Def. from what you people are saying. Granted they are a talented team or they would not be in the Championship game, but if we are all going to sling “facts” around, here are a few more. Since the beating UGA took from USC, the Dawgs have been on a tare through the likes of Ga Tech, Ga southern, Auburn, Ole Miss, Florida (off day for the Gators), and let us not forget that 5 point waxing victory over Kentucky. While on the other hand Bama has dominated the teams that they were obviously better than, did find a way to win against LSU when Mettenberger played the game of his life, and managed to lose by 5 points to an A&M team who is actually on fire right now, and would probably monkey stomp UGA, not to mention a QB who if not for being a freshman might win the Heisman. Since we all like to look at numbers to make our predictions, how can anyone say that they know one team has better talent across the board than the other. Maybe if you only look at certain stats and only look at them from the view point you choose, then maybe you can try to say that UGA is more talented across the board. Who knows, maybe after the game you can jump back off the Richt bandwagon agian, as usual, and blame the loss on Coaching. But he is just to nice of a guy to fire!
LACKOFDISCIPLINE
November 26th, 2012
5:40 pm
Another “learning” opportunity missed by CMR…he should have told all these loud mouths to keep their mouths shut….this team is undisciplined, and that starts with the coaches…again.
LACKOFDISCIPLINE
November 26th, 2012
5:43 pm
Hey runtime, suck off!
thetruthandnot
November 26th, 2012
6:08 pm
UGA can win this game,But will they.CNS will take your best thing away,Then it’ll get interesting.
MnM
November 26th, 2012
6:46 pm
Shut up, Rambo, and focus on getting ready to play. You should be running drills, not your mouth. Don’t give them something else to get fired up over.
mike quinn
November 26th, 2012
7:10 pm
WHO IS HE TRYING TO CONVENCE EVERYBODY OR HIMSELF. KEEP ON TALKING BOY.
tim clark
November 26th, 2012
7:32 pm
Is this the same UGALLY defense who got skull drug.by a 3 loss south carolina team.Please keep yappin rambo you better hope your games as big as your mouth ROLL TIDE! ooh thats one UGALLY DAWG
PT
November 26th, 2012
7:33 pm
Rambo needs to shut up!
JohnnyIce Dawg
November 26th, 2012
7:45 pm
I don’t mind that Rambo spoke up. If the Georgia players don’t walk on that field believing they can win, they never will. UGA needs to demonstrate aggressive confidence (not stupid smack talk…there is a difference). Rambo has made huge plays all year and I want him focused on living up to his promise of high performance. Alabama is not an NFL team…despite early year comments to the contrary…and they are certainly not undefeated, nor are they last year’s team. They are good. Georgia is good. Turnovers will be key. I’m tired of “experts” hyping ND and Bama constantly. Georgia has a legitimate chance to win this game and that’s enough for this fan. Proud of you DAWGS, keep it up.
Wes Stansbury
November 26th, 2012
8:43 pm
I think we may be better. Rambo should NOT have said anything! Nov bulletin board stuff
The Bear
November 26th, 2012
8:54 pm
This game is going to be a good one for sure. Rest assured both teams will be ready.
Roll Tide
Ricky
November 26th, 2012
9:04 pm
Is this the same guy who suspended cause he don’t like following rules? I would think some coaches would desire class before thug.
lakesidegator
November 26th, 2012
9:09 pm
Just for the record………………………you are ALL IDIOTS!
Bulletin board material aside,
Best team will win
BAMA MAN
November 26th, 2012
9:31 pm
Talk is cheap!! Ga was suppose to whoop bama first game of “08′ in the dome. we came there and beat them like a drum. Ga hasn’t shown me they can win the big games?? They have a great QB. Hope we can rattle him and get him off his game. We will see Sat.
Southern Dawg
November 26th, 2012
9:37 pm
If it was the kicker talking I would say ” You fool, you need to sit down and shut up”. This isn’t a kicker, this is Mr. Rambo to you ‘Bama. I know he can back it up and the DAWGS will take a bite out of the Crimson Elephaints.
Dawgs win 30 – 17
Slim
November 26th, 2012
10:32 pm
Stupid comment…can’t wait to see Alabama steamroll UGA. UGA the team that could barely beat Kentucky…
Back Up Your Smack
November 26th, 2012
10:50 pm
Everyone has a right to an opinion, Rambo (what a name, yo) included. I’m sure a bunch of the UGA boys will be talking up smack on the field throughout the night.
I expect alot of barking from junkyard dogs.
Seriously, I agree this is not Bama’s best team, and this MAY be UGAs best in quite some time. And with only one week to prepare, CNS has his hands full this week. This is where he earns his paycheck, remember that.But I expect Bama to be fully prepared. One interesting tidbit…UA plays best at home, while Bama plays better on the road. Something has gotta give.
RTR
Back Up Your Smack
November 26th, 2012
10:52 pm
*UA = UGA
Notebook: Sanders Commings agrees that Georgia has ‘the best defense in country’ | UGA sports blog
November 26th, 2012
10:59 pm
[...] of flak — from Alabama fans mostly — for espousing this past weekend his belief that the Bulldogs’ defense is even more talented than the Crimson Tide’s. But one of Rambo’s teammates came out and said pretty much the same thing on Monday after [...]
Glenn Landrum
November 27th, 2012
1:24 am
Players often talk, exagerate, and bragg and that is what I would say Rambo is doing. Confidence is a good thing, although I am “Old School” so to speak and would rather not bragging about how good I am and letting my actions speak for themselves. There are plenty of journalists and prognosticators making these kind of predictions, so I would simply say that “I believe we have a very good team and that we can hold our own against anyone,” then let my play show how good I am. I don’t think Rambo is “wrong”, but that would not be my style and it is not the style I would want my players portraying.
zbulldawg
November 27th, 2012
5:07 am
LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
BUZZ OFF
November 27th, 2012
6:23 am
700th……..I’m poster #700…….that is light years better than 1st!!!! Go DAWGS !!!,