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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Cali Dawg
November 25th, 2012
7:48 pm
Gee weez, what kind of fans are you. The kid just played in a cross town rival game which was a blow out, he knows they keep their seeding and are going to the SEC Champ game so he is hyped up. An ESPN mike is thrown at him so he rattles off tough guy talk saying his team is better. WTH else is he suppose to say? Come on give the kid a break will ya.
ARdawg
November 25th, 2012
7:49 pm
Rambo has earned the right to say anything he pleases. It’s his skin on the field
kerryb
November 25th, 2012
7:51 pm
Any guy that’s tied with Jake Scott for all time UGA interceptions can say what he wants to.
air of mendacity
November 25th, 2012
7:52 pm
oh well – kids will be kids – hope dawgs can walk the walk. We can obviously talk.
Hoover
November 25th, 2012
7:52 pm
Georgia is not man enough to beat Alabama-Pat Dye
If Georgia got humiliated by SC, they will lose by 40 to the Tide
JB
November 25th, 2012
7:52 pm
Just like in the Rambo movie against the big Russian, He did bleed…..and so does Bama. A&M proved that. Dawgs have more than a chance……because THEY ARE good, and hearing that they don’t have a chance. I like that set up.
air of mendacity
November 25th, 2012
7:53 pm
maybe it will geek the D up – they should not need it though
son's who?
November 25th, 2012
7:53 pm
@Steve “The King” Spurrier – I had the pleasure of eating at the Hard Eight in Stephenville. It was three meals worth of food served at once and definitely some great ‘cue.
p.s. echoing what Buster said in the first comment on this thread, what Rambo said won’t matter once the hitting starts. And I expect both teams to do plenty of hitting!
JB
November 25th, 2012
7:54 pm
Spurrier seen at Ticket Hub in downtown Columbia trying to buy a ticket to the game….
Nick Saban
November 25th, 2012
7:54 pm
Rambo? Does he even start? I can not wait till the Leghumpers get beaten like a drum. Then we will hear what all UGA fans love to say “wait till next year”. RFT!
Trussville
November 25th, 2012
7:54 pm
There is no way in Hell that Georgia can beat Notre Dame or Alabama. Who are you kidding?
Hahahaha.
wtf?
November 25th, 2012
7:54 pm
blamegame
Now that must be some good weed you’re smokin’. “Fake team”? 2 NC’s inlast 3 years? LMAO!!!!
Dawg Whisperer
November 25th, 2012
7:54 pm
It’s not such a stretch to say that UGA has equal or better talent than Bummer after so many elite palyers were drafted off their team last year. Psuedo UGA fans (as in those that wear yellow jackets) are the ones that are screaming.
Rob in Chapel Hill
November 25th, 2012
7:55 pm
My first reaction was like many: No!!!! Don’t give Bama any b.b. material! But I now think his comment is basically harmless, and maybe even slightly helpful for the Dawgs. For one, Rambo’s gonna have to back it up. And I don’t think he played that great against Tech. Obviously the interception was a horrendous pass, and the stripped ball, if I remember correctly, came as Tech’s running back was almost to the end zone. And as some others have said here, we definitely need to kill any mystique about Bama right now. You’re darn right, the Dawgs have better players! To heck with Sir Saban, to heck with all those national titles at Bama. And to heck with all the media types who seem to be licking their chops over a Notre Dame-Bama matchup. Seems to me the more interesting storyline is 1980 Herschel vs. Notre Dame/2012 Gurshall vs. ND! Fact is, the Dawgs should be favored by 10-14 points. Let’s Go!!!!!!!!!
jc_dawgs
November 25th, 2012
7:58 pm
I’d give Alabama the edge at OL and at coaching. There DE’s are probably better than ours too. Thats about it though….Ga holds the edge elsewhere. Problem is…if the game is won in the trenches and you give up the coaching edge…one can easily see why it will be on the tough side for Ga to pull this out. But….we have a chance and we can turn the tables on them if our OL can step up and coach Richt can get the Dawgs to play smart football. Lots of pressure on the Ga DL to play well and neutralize Alabama’s strength. Big John will need to play the game of his life.
SickAndTired
November 25th, 2012
7:58 pm
Looks like bad news for dawg fans may be coming out of the SEC offices for the pile driver Ogletree put on the Tech player. Alabama had a player suspended earlier in the year for the same exact thing. It’s coming from my sources.
GATOR CHOMP
November 25th, 2012
7:58 pm
Really Rambo are you really that stupid. You are going to call a Nick Saban team less talented. It just shows the mentality of the UGA players. Wonder what is going to happen Sunday when they just lost this game. UGA is a good team when they play smart football but that was stupid and trust me Nick Saban will make Rambo pay for those comments on the field.
dwag fan
November 25th, 2012
7:58 pm
Just like last years’ SEC …”LET’S WIN THAT FIRST HALF!!!!!!”
Dawg Whisperer
November 25th, 2012
8:00 pm
What is hilarious are the Bummer fans that think UGA players and coaches are quaking in their cleats over playing Bammer. Sure sounds good though to all those red tide fans that live in LA.
kerryb
November 25th, 2012
8:00 pm
SickAndTired
November 25th, 2012
7:58 pm
Looks like bad news for dawg fans may be coming out of the SEC offices for the pile driver Ogletree put on the Tech player. Alabama had a player suspended earlier in the year for the same exact thing. It’s coming from my sources.
____________________________________________________________________
Won’t happen. The SEC will do nothing to affect this game.
son's who?
November 25th, 2012
8:01 pm
Georgia’s O-Line vs. Bama’s D-Line is where the game will be won or lost.
Dawg Whisperer
November 25th, 2012
8:01 pm
Chomp, please explain why we should trust you.
kerryb
November 25th, 2012
8:02 pm
I love all of the Tech fans on here with their negative comments using something from another team in their names to make you believe they are fans of that team. They are so pathetic because the know they can use anything that identifies them as Tech fans.
dwag fan
November 25th, 2012
8:02 pm
sick and tired
What about the pile driver by big mouth Rambo?
Rabid_dawg
November 25th, 2012
8:02 pm
You need board material?….just keep reminding them that Ala is a 7 1/2 pt favorite…in your home state. Also….show then the 31-0 2nd qtr 2008 score when Ga had a 1 by there name. That ought to do it.
BamaFan
November 25th, 2012
8:03 pm
No surprise here. Just consider the source, another out of control UGA player. No discipline, no big game wins. Same ole CMR and UGA.
Dawg Whisperer
November 25th, 2012
8:03 pm
Actually, I agree that the play involving Ogletree was unnecessary and probably deserving of a penalty.
son's who?
November 25th, 2012
8:03 pm
Yeah Texas A&M is talented but no way do they go into Tuscaloosa and beat Bama. No way.
Yeti
November 25th, 2012
8:05 pm
I want players who think we have worse players than the other team! Plus, if Bama needs motivation they are not much of a team. There are some real idiots on this board.
JB
November 25th, 2012
8:06 pm
Bama better watch #9. Tree could start for most NFL teams. 6′3″ 240 and runs a 4.3. Jarvis is NOT the bet LB on our team. Ask Tech.
Josh
November 25th, 2012
8:07 pm
Well, there it went. With Bama, all it takes is a comment like that to tick them off. Rambo’s comment will no doubt be used this week by the Alabama coaching staff. Those guys take insults like this quite personal. This was juts plain stupid on Rambo’s part. In a game that quite possibly could have been deadlocked, he just gave them all the motivation and advantage they will need.
JB
November 25th, 2012
8:08 pm
BamaFan….. How would we know IF a Bama player was out of control? No drug testing and the cops ” all in” over there. Bama is a joke
Nick
November 25th, 2012
8:09 pm
As lomg as they don’t wear those Grambling helmets and black jerseys….I think we’ll be ok.
C. L.
November 25th, 2012
8:10 pm
This sums it up and was written following the last Bama-Georgia meeting. Now, I know it was years ago but it still is funny..
BREAKING NEWS: NICK SABAN ARRESTED
AP-Tuscaloosa
Authorities arrested Alabama head coach Nick Saban in the predawn hours Monday at his home in Tuscaloosa on animal cruelty charges. Saban, 56, was charged with 85 counts of animal cruelty in an alleged attack which occurred
Saturday night in Athens, Georgia.
Police said that as many as 92,138 witnesses saw Saban and a large group of violent young men under his control hit, kick, crush and destroy a large pack of mostly-docile bulldogs.
One officer was quoted as saying, “I haven’t seen bulldogs treated this badly since the Michael Vick case.”
Roooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Tide….Roll!!!!!
This sucks
November 25th, 2012
8:10 pm
ANYBODY LISTEN TO THE ACTUAL INTERVIEW???? The interviewer framed the question! Question: “Do you think your team is more talented?” I mean, what should he have said?!
JB
November 25th, 2012
8:10 pm
Josh……………comments don’t block,tackle,catch or pass. After the kick off with 11 on 11, all that is crap
Dawg Whisperer
November 25th, 2012
8:11 pm
Josh… the days of the trembling chihuahuas are over.
Atldags
November 25th, 2012
8:11 pm
I learned something new today. People in Alabama have Internet. At least it would appear this way judging by all the redneck trash posting on this board.
Tampa Gator
November 25th, 2012
8:12 pm
I think Georgia has better players and will play better than Bama…..but will they be better coached???
tdawg
November 25th, 2012
8:13 pm
Let your play do the talking BR. it sounds like the players needs some coaching on giving interviews as well. this is the time to be conservative with the interviews until you have that SEC or NC trophy in hand. Georgia is probably more talented but Alabama is more discipline, refuses to lose, and play hard nose football for 4 quarters. let’s talk about that BR.. you only get a trophy by being more talented in little league football.
JB
November 25th, 2012
8:13 pm
Atldags……………It’s the computer in the common area of the state prison.
Gg
November 25th, 2012
8:14 pm
Obviously, uga has the better coach too.
Ha! Just kidding. I just wanted to see if I could type that without lightning striking me dead.
Tampa Gator
November 25th, 2012
8:15 pm
C.L……
How long did it take you to think that one up…….2 seconds?????????
……..NEWS FLASH……
What color is blood…..Crimson???? Lots seen spilled on a green carpet in Atlanta Saturday night…..from a Dawg attack……witnessed by over 91,000 people……jeezzz….only took me 2 seconds to think that one up too. Wow.
JB
November 25th, 2012
8:15 pm
Tampa, that is my fear. The entire playbook that Bobo used against Tech and Auburn will not all work. He needs to think and go to what’s working and adjust off their adjustments. That’s a tough one for Bobo.
Caligula
November 25th, 2012
8:16 pm
The last time UGA players ran their mouth about how they had “arrived” and were ready to compete on Bama’s level, it was 35 (or thereabout) to zero at halftime.
JB
November 25th, 2012
8:18 pm
Walmart pulling for Georgia because we have 3 times the stores to display the Crystal Football trophy.
bob-bob boran
November 25th, 2012
8:19 pm
Enter your comments here
The SEC Championship game is a JOKE…….UGA will blow out The University of al-OBAMA!!!
kerryb
November 25th, 2012
8:19 pm
Sounds like the ESPN reporter was trying to create some bulletin board material for Bama. Typical.
USMC Dawg
November 25th, 2012
8:19 pm
Hey RAMBO!
How about SHUTTING your trap!
And let your play on the field(in the SEC CG) do your TALKING!
Grow UP!
(by the way, Great game against the Jackets!)
Go Dawgs!
JB
November 25th, 2012
8:19 pm
Caligula…………..This Dawg team is a lot better than that one. trust me. If you have been in prison in Bama since then, you will be surprised.