Is Les Miles on the hot seat?
So what did we learn over the weekend?
1. Is Les Miles is on the hot seat? There are a lot of upset LSU fans this morning and deservedly so. After doing this for a lot of years, I’m sure I’ve seen a worse example of mismanaging of the clock than LSU had at the end of the Ole Miss game in Oxford. But for the life of me, I can’t think of one. The head coach and offensive coordinator did so many things wrong at the end of that game, won by Ole Miss 25-23, I’m not sure if I can keep count. But let’s start with this: Trailing by two points, LSU had the ball at the Ole Miss 32-yard line with a couple of time outs and about a minute left. Instead of running the ball and giving your field goal kicker—who had already made a 50-yarder—a chance to win the game, LSU offensive coordinator Gary Crowton decided to get cute, throwing the ball on the next three plays. The net result was lost yardage (taking LSU out of field goal range) and the burning of both timeouts. The last time out was inexplicably called with only nine seconds left, wasting 17 seconds. Everybody is talking today about Jordan Jefferson spiking the ball with one second left to run out the clock. Yes, that was bad. But the mistake was made when LSU started throwing the ball once the Tigers got into field goal range. Miles has developed this reputation as an unconventional coach willing to take risks and at times it has served him well. But he didn’t put the reins on his offensive coordinator and it bit him in the butt. That’s what head coaches get paid to do.
2. Georgia got what it deserved: I’ve just about run out of words for the 2009 football team at the University of Georgia. It is an undisciplined team that makes too many mistakes. After four more turnovers against Kentucky the Bulldogs have 26 on the season and are minus-18 in turnovers. Do you realize that Georgia has only forced eight turnovers this season (one fumble, seven interceptions)? Georgia has played 11 football games this season and has only recovered one—ONE–fumble. Do you know how hard that is to do? There is no point in beating up senior quarterback Joe Cox, who has the most interceptions in the SEC with 14 (along with Jevan Snead of Ole Miss). The fact is that that Georgia head coach Mark Richt has a lot of questions to answer before 2010. But he’s the head coach and has earned the chance to fix these problems. All I know is that it didn’t look good for Georgia fans to be streaming out of the stadium with the game still on the line. But I hear how frustrated they are with this team and how concerned they are about the state of the program.
3. Ryan Mallett is the best quarterback in the SEC. Tim Tebow is the best player in the league but nobody is playing the quarterback position better than Mallett of Arkansas. On Saturday against Mississippi State he completed 18 of 34 passes for 313 yards and five touchdowns. Arkansas leads the nation in red zone production with 41 scores in 42 trips to the red zone. In those 42 trips inside the 20-yard line Arkansas has scored 32 touchdowns and nine field goals. That’s good quarterbacking, folks.
4. Houston Nutt will look back on this season and wonder: Why didn’t I get Dexter McCluster the ball more? McCluster had another great day for Ole Miss against LSU. He carried the ball 24 times for 148 yards, caught three passes for 18 yards and threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to Shay Hodge to give the Rebels a 22-17 lead. That’s 28 touches for 192 yards. In his last four SEC games McCluster has 739 of his 903 rushing yards this season. In that stretch Ole Miss has beaten Arkansas (30-17), Tennessee (42-17), and LSU (25-23), and lost to Auburn (33-20). Ole Miss became a better team when it started getting the ball to McCluster and taking the pressure off quarterback Jevan Snead. When this season is over Houston Nutt will look back and wonder why he didn’t do it sooner.
5. Are you looking for a good head coach? Look at Randy Edsall. Sometimes the mark of a really good coach is not just wins and losses. Take the case of Connecticut (5-5), which knocked off Notre Dame in double overtime on Saturday. This season the Huskies have had to endure a series of close, gut-wrenching losses:
12-10 to North Carolina
24-21 to Pittsburgh
28-24 to West Virginia
28-24 to Rutgers
47-45 to Cincinnati
Prior to the West Virginia game on Oct. 24 Connecticut was forced to deal with the unthinkable when teammate Jasper Howard was stabbed to death. That’s why the win over Notre Dame, said Edsall, was the biggest in the history of the school. “A couple of close games, and then you lose a teammate, you lose a brother, you lose a son and you’re trying so hard to honor him by winning on the field. We hadn’t done that,” said Edsall, the former assistant at Georgia Tech.
Now they have and the game ball, Edsall said, will be sent to Howard’s parents in Florida.
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267 comments Add your comment
Dead Dog
November 23rd, 2009
8:48 am
nm
GreatBigGator
November 23rd, 2009
8:48 am
Gators are first. And so am I.
Fat American
November 23rd, 2009
8:49 am
Mallett may be the best passer but not the best QB.
Where’s the buffet?
RoyAU
November 23rd, 2009
8:49 am
first
LarrytheVol
November 23rd, 2009
8:50 am
Way to sugarcoat the UGA program Tony. I would also predict they take a major but whooping from Georgia Tech this weekend.
Loser
November 23rd, 2009
8:52 am
Boy, Tony. It’s been a big year, hasn’t it?
“After doing this for a lot of years, I’m sure I’ve seen a worse example of mismanaging of the clock than LSU had at the end of the Ole Miss game in Oxford. But for the life of me, I can’t think of one.”
“…the excessive celebration call on Georgia’s A.J. Green last Saturday against LSU is the single worst officiating mistake I have seen in my three decades of covering the sport.”
Or is it just a bunch of hyperbole from a homer? Hmmmmm….
D
November 23rd, 2009
8:54 am
GreatBigGator
Gators will come in 2nd in the SEC and so did you!!!!
Ima Goober
November 23rd, 2009
8:55 am
Seventh!
More Kilometers
November 23rd, 2009
8:56 am
Michigan will be firing their coach about the same time LSU runs theirs out of town. Miles is biding his time until he can make the jump, this time without a championship on the line and Kirk Herbstreit to spoil the party.
m
November 23rd, 2009
8:56 am
Tony….you dawgs are going to get stomped this week…STOMPED.
Your sec conference is going to lose another 2 out of 3 to the ACC this weekend….which will make the ACC win the season series 4 out of 7 this year (ACC won 6 out of 10 last year). That is two seasons in a row that the ACC has beat the sec. The sec is the weakest I have ever seen it in my life
Tony, I realize that you are the biggest sec homer-gomer of all time. I am laughing at your continued idiocy.
We need a 16 team playoff….the BSbcs needs to be destroyed NOW.
RedKneckerson
November 23rd, 2009
8:57 am
Watching the UGA game Sat. did provide some sad and comical shots of the student section. Man …they are some pathetic looking nerds.I mean they look the part of weenies. Zits,skinny kids with greasy hair, chubby girls etc. The the cameras get shots of the older crowd……wow,looked like the family tree forgot to branch in those shots. They all looked related. Could make a movie of them. Oh wait….theu did, it was Deliverance I think.
Gator Hater
November 23rd, 2009
8:59 am
RedKneckerson
We can only imagine what you look like.
GeoffDawg
November 23rd, 2009
9:00 am
Just awful. There’s something rotten in the state of Athens.
RAMBLE ON!!!
November 23rd, 2009
9:00 am
Wierd how GT is playing the 3 worst teams in the SEC this year.
RAMBLE ON!!!
November 23rd, 2009
9:03 am
m
Too bad Ponder is hurt for FSU, they would beat UF.
Mister CF
November 23rd, 2009
9:03 am
so, to recap:
1. Les Miles is an idiot
2. my dawgs really suck
3. I wish we had ryan mallet
4. from fatteville to oxford, nutt is still an idiot
5. i wish we had edsall in athens
Bob
November 23rd, 2009
9:03 am
m,
What sort of math do you have there son? ACC and SEC split in 12 games last year. You conveniently forget the two bowl losses to the SEC. Nice.
Kid Ray
November 23rd, 2009
9:04 am
good one Ramble On.
Trade School Junkie
November 23rd, 2009
9:07 am
There’s gonna be a ACC “Trifecta” on Saturday.
GT will beat UGA
Clemson will beat USC
And, FSU will SHOCK THE WORLD with an upset of Florida at The Swamp.
Nerd
November 23rd, 2009
9:07 am
Losing Edsall was a huge blow to the GT program. In his one season as DC you could see the improvement – I really hated to see him go. Wish him nothing but the best.
SEC powerhouse NOT
November 23rd, 2009
9:09 am
why is losing to Ole Miss a shocker? LSU barely getting by L-U the weekend before,
GT Fan
November 23rd, 2009
9:09 am
Agree on Edsall. What a year but he handle it with respect,hard work and first class attitude. Great job Coach and God’s speed.
UGA- I like Coach Richt but agree he needs to clean house with his Coaches. I pull for UGA when they’re not playing GT.
Prayers to Jasper Howards family.
Last and most important “GO JACKETS!”
LES MILES IS A BAD LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 23rd, 2009
9:11 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B9kfnJvB6Q&feature=player_embedded
CLASSLESS!!!!
Joe Blow
November 23rd, 2009
9:11 am
UGA fans,
I know 2009 has been tough. But at least you’ve didn’t lose to Kentucky. Oops. I mean, at least you’ve got a good basketball team. Oops, I mean, at least your mascot is still alive. Oops.
Wait….
for…
it…
45-19!
LES MILES IS A BAD LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 23rd, 2009
9:12 am
bigdawg01
November 23rd, 2009
9:15 am
Tony,
The state of the program at UGA is in serious trouble, but you HAVE to believe that Richt will make the changes needed. I am a season ticket holder and we as fans have every right to boo the team, the players, and especially the coaches. We pay for our seats and certainly expect a better product on the field.
The problems in game 11 have not just been all season long, they go back to last year as well. For the life of me, I cannot understand how this has totally unraveled.
The fact that Bryan Evans gets to play at all is beyond me. He could not play corner, and he cant play safety. I would rather play with 10 men on the field.
Bobo’s play calling defies belief. After running the ball down near the goal we decide to throw a fade route on 3rd and short when they could not stop the run???
I cannot believe that we are in the situation that we are in, with regards to undisciplined players who just simply look like they dont know what the hell they are doing.
Mark it down, Richt has ONE year to fix it or it will be very bad for him in ol athens town. He has to hit a HOMERUN with a new coordinator, period.
GT Fan
November 23rd, 2009
9:18 am
The dogs death has nothing to do with the football team. Please leave the dog out of comments. Show some respect for animals, we’re suppost to be humans.
Prayers also the Chance Veazey.
jlc
November 23rd, 2009
9:20 am
Here is a great quote off ESPN.com today:
1. It is interesting that Alabama and Florida are the first two SEC teams to ever go 8-0 in regular-season league play. But it may be as much a reflection on the mediocrity of the rest of the league as it is on the Gators and the Crimson Tide. If Mississippi State beats Ole Miss and Arkansas beats LSU, none of the other 10 SEC teams will finish better than 4-4 in league play.
Translation: SEC is overrated!
Eric
November 23rd, 2009
9:21 am
What we saw at Ole Miss was the real Mister Leslie. He’s a jerk and a moron and has been extremely lucky during his tenure at LSU. Maybe his luck is finally running out. I hope so. Don’t want to see him at Michigan. That job should be saban’s.
Mikey
November 23rd, 2009
9:23 am
FSU will NOT beat the Gators.
This game is in Gainesville…
SEC officiating crew- check
If game gets tight…phantom flag to keep Gators undefeated- check
jambee
November 23rd, 2009
9:25 am
Thanks for the SEC update Mr. SEC Football.
Fleischman in Chi Towns Bed
November 23rd, 2009
9:26 am
I SAY IT’S GREAT TO BE A GEROGIA BULLDAWG!
Shreveport here we come
Mikey
November 23rd, 2009
9:26 am
Les Miles favorite comment to sideline reporters….”see ya”
Is Tiger nation ready to say the same to him?
TC
November 23rd, 2009
9:27 am
M,
Before you go off bragging about the ACC’s dominance over the SEC please make sure the ACC has actually won a national championship in recent memory.
Fleischman in Chi Towns Bed
November 23rd, 2009
9:28 am
GEORGIA !
R.U.KIDDIN'ME
November 23rd, 2009
9:28 am
TONY,THE TITLE SHUOLD HAVE READ……IS LES MILES AND MARK RICHT ON THE HOTSEAT!!!!
GeoffDawg
November 23rd, 2009
9:28 am
I do believe the SEC is in a relative down year. However, given that it’s still the top conference in the land, you can imagine how dominant it will be once the momentum swings back the other way. In the ACC’s down years, they can’t beat out the Big East or Mountain West in the conference pecking order.
RAMBLE ON!!!
November 23rd, 2009
9:28 am
jlc, but Tony Barnyard says the SEC is the best conference in the whole wide world?!?
…and he’s Mr. College Football!!!
durtydogg
November 23rd, 2009
9:28 am
Wow! This has been one helluva season. I know one thing. I will never ever look at recruiting boards again. I will not watch those two major high school all star games nor will I care if the number one recruit signs with my favorite team. What I have learned is rankings don’t even matter. All this four, five star crap is just that. Crap! Football is still won by the play on the field. Simply put.
I watched a Ga team with NFL talent at darn near every position get handled by a bunch of so-called lesser talented players. They were scared to hit and eventually crumbled in the in. I really don’t think these guys take football seriously. I think something is missing and that something is heart.
Its sad to see an uninspired football team. A team who lacks forcus, discipline and intelligence. They seem scared to play. They seem scared to win. They seem to just go through the motions and I’m tired of it.
We as Georgians have this inner voice that says oh no hear we go again. From our pro teams to college teams for some reason we expect to lose. We have to change that mentality. We have to develop that New York Yankee swagger that will not accept losing.
I want UGA to get back its swagger. After the end zone stomp I think Richt got complacent. He felt bad and doesnt like to be the enemy. Bump that! Man up Richt. That should have been your calling card. That should have been your way of saying we refuse to lose anymore. Instead you let the media get in your head and tell you it wasn’t sportsmanlike. I know a lot of nice guys who are at the house watching the game. Keep being nice and you’ll be one of them.
GO UGA! Get your swagger back!
Dawg Tired
November 23rd, 2009
9:28 am
AS for Les Miles: the most inexplicable thing at the end was the failure to call time-out until just 9 secconds were left on the clock. That is absolutely the dumbest thing I have ever seen, and, it should be pointed outI’m a Dawg, so I have seen some pretty dumb things!
J Dub
November 23rd, 2009
9:29 am
Speaking of sugarcoating Larrythevol, I haven’t seen Tony write anything about Kiffin and the Convicts since all the arrests started.
Jacob Tiger
November 23rd, 2009
9:30 am
Les on the hot seat? He’s won a nat champ you dolt. Richt is on the hot seat. LSU ranked. Beat Uga. 3 losses to 5. Give me a break. Was the play bad? Yes. Not nearly as bad as the joke in Athens.
Paul H
November 23rd, 2009
9:33 am
M – you and Ramble On are complete morons.
Miami Vice
November 23rd, 2009
9:34 am
Tech is a real tough team, and there are some flying pink elephants around the Varsity too! Want a rematch Jackets? You have one with Clemson now don’t you?
Ohio State fan
November 23rd, 2009
9:34 am
Why do people continue to question the SEC? They have the numbers one and two teams in the country and have won the last three national titles.
And I hate admitting that . . . But what’s obvious is obvious.
Marble Rye
November 23rd, 2009
9:35 am
Miles’ hot seat is nowhere near as hot as Richt’s will be if UGA loses to GT…again.
GeoffDawg
November 23rd, 2009
9:37 am
You won that game Jacob? Didn’t realize that’s what you were calling that debacle.
ReptilesRule
November 23rd, 2009
9:37 am
The Dawgs lost to Kentucky???!!! Must be the refs.
Abilene
November 23rd, 2009
9:39 am
The problem is very simple: coaching. Richt is not in the same league with coaches like Meyer, Sabin, and Spurrier. And part of his problem is that he recruits players with no principles, character, or self-discipline. That adds up to rap sheets for many players and a poor won-loss record.
Richt has to go. Until UGA gets a real coach, there will be no SEC championships or BCS bowls.
Dawg gone.
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November 23rd, 2009
9:43 am
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DIRTY DAWG
November 23rd, 2009
9:43 am
Barnhart…….you gotta be a “NUTT”….ALL 5 POINTS YOU ARE REACHING MAN………REACHING…..”I can see for Miles and Miles oh yeah!We should take a “Mallett” and bust your chops….Dawgs get what they deserve???’Dirty Dogs done dirt cheap”…!!!…Hire UConn coach for Georgia…????How about Charlie Weis…HAH,HAH,HAH!!!”The Weis and the Weary”..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……….”GET REAL…OR MAYBE A REAL JOB!!”
ReptilesRule
November 23rd, 2009
9:45 am
The Dawgs lost to Kentucky???!!! Must have been all the Uga distractions.
Ellie Mae
November 23rd, 2009
9:46 am
The beatdown of the decade is coming on Saturday:
GT 52, UGA 24.
PMC
November 23rd, 2009
9:47 am
Les Miles should be fired just for how consistantly he’s outcoached by Houston Nutt.
Really Gary Croton? Fade, Fade, Fade? I find it hard to believe that LSU doesn’t have any competant RB’s on the roster that can’t run the ball effectively for 2 yards.
The spike was just another Joke. Les Miles should be thanking Saban for the talent and El Mustascho Dave Wannstedt for the national title.
He and his staff are consistantly out coached by teams with lesser talent. They can get a better coach at LSU absolutely!
PMC
November 23rd, 2009
9:48 am
ALso, Ciron Black is gloriously overrated.
Four Questions From Tony Barnhart | MrSEC.com
November 23rd, 2009
9:49 am
[...] Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Tony Barnhart has posted four questions/observations on his blog this morning. He also discusses each in depth (of course). They are:1. Is Les Miles on the [...]
Big Bertha
November 23rd, 2009
9:52 am
Anyone wanna give me a swing? Maybe you can drive one of your coaches out of town.
PMC
November 23rd, 2009
9:52 am
When your football team is as pathetic as the squad Georgia fielded this year the only thing you can do as a fan is leave early. It’s not like people are changing loyalties. It’s tough love. You can’t really support the effort because the penalties are mental. They are playing stupid football. Not just coming up unlucky…. they are commiting stupid penalties and killing themselves. You can’t overcome stupid.
jumbeauxtiger
November 23rd, 2009
9:52 am
I’m a LSU booster and a season ticket holder since 1982 and many fans down here are furious. Miles is on the hot seat and Crowton will likely be gone at the end of this season. Lost in the discussion is the fact that LSU burned a timeout earlier in the 2nd half because we couldn’t get the play in. This occurred in the first half too and happens nearly every game and that’s coaching. Also, according to a reporter from WBRZ in BR, from the time the hail mary catch by Toliver on the 6 stopped the clock to the time the official signaled for the clock to start was 25 seconds. I find it hard to believe that we couldn’t get our FG team on the field in that amount of time. They weren’t even ready to come on. The main issue was wasting all that time to call a timeout the play before. That’s Miles’ fault. He let down the players and this is a huge embarrassment for the program.
Richt needs to make some staff changes in the offseason or he won’t be around after 2010.
Mallet is not the best QB but certainly is the best passer and is having a great season. Unless LSU plays much better the Hogs will win on Saturday.
McCluster is an outstanding player and is difficult to bottle up. I was there and was impressed with him. I’m glad we don’t face him anymore. BTW congrats to the Rebs on the win.
Edsall has done a good job under very difficult circumstances.
Geaux Tigers
Go SEC
Ga Tech Old Timer
November 23rd, 2009
9:52 am
Tony – Why is everyone ignoring the fact that Jefferson spiked the ball because LES MILES or his OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR TOLD HIM TO!!! The kid doesn’t just go out there and figure – what the hell – I’ll just call my own play and spike the ball. ONE SECOND on the clock – that’s it. Run the field goal team out while the teams are coming down the field to resume play. This is completely on MILES or his coaching staff. They call the plays – they are the ones who manage the clock – they are the ones in charge. MILES and/or the COACHING STAFF blew this one – not the kid doing what he was told and is now being made the scape goat. Miles excuse on camera was “we couldn’t get set in time”. Hell, he got his offensive team out there and got them set long enough to spike the ball didn’t he? Miles should put the blame where it belongs – on himself and accept responsibility for his screw up. Jefferson played a great game – has Miles said so yet?
Plain Jane in Augusta
November 23rd, 2009
9:52 am
The bleeding will be massive on Saturday as the Yellow Jackets gut the hapless Dawgs. It will be a glorious sight to watch all the illiterate UGA rednecks pouring out of Grant Field in the third quarter.
What a fun day it will be!
By the way, Mark Richt is a great coach, and I hope he’s at UGA for many more years. Willie Martinez and Mike Bobo are two of the best assistant coaches in the country, and they should stay too. I mean that sincerely.
ReptilesRule
November 23rd, 2009
9:52 am
The Dawgs lost to Kentucky???!!! Must have been all those loyal Georgia fans leaving early.
cuttysark
November 23rd, 2009
9:53 am
The clock management in the LSU game was a joke. What does Les Miles get paid to do in a close football game? Mississippi was lucky they got the win considering the ole’ performance by their good hands kick return team. Coaching was poor on both sides in that game.
It’s “Clean old fashioned hate” week. Looking forward to UGA and Tech kicking it off on Saturday. Let’s show our support for the team and stay in the stands for the entire game unlike the UGA fans did this past week in their game against Kentucky.
A story on Paul Johnson’s record in rivalry games is now available for viewing on http://isportsweb.com. THWG!
JB
November 23rd, 2009
9:55 am
Listen my fellow non alum fans………..Tech is going to do you a big favor this weekend as will Vegas…..The line is 7…………….yes 7……..borrow every dime, dollar, cash advance, payday loan, whatever, and bet the house. Every trailer in Georgia should be paid for after this weekend. ………………..7…………………are you kidding me ? Vegas gives a free one from time to time, and this is it. Bet early…..they will remove this game by Wednesday. the line should be 27. Free money this weekend. I love my dawgs, but 45-24 this weekend.
Hal
November 23rd, 2009
9:57 am
UGA will be ready for Tech this week. Records mean nothing in this series and anything can happen.
GatorG
November 23rd, 2009
9:58 am
Actually, the best passer in the SEC is John Brantley.
ReptilesRule
November 23rd, 2009
9:58 am
The Dawgs lost to Kentucky???!!! Must be all those 4 and 5 stars gettin’ coached up.
JB
November 23rd, 2009
10:01 am
Plain Jane, I’m getting older, but I remember just a short 24 month’s ago, Tech Sucked. Ya’ll fixed it. We will also. If you follow college football, what goes around, comes around. Georgia beat you 7 years straight, it now your time. I bet we don’t LOSE 7 TO you hun.
John
November 23rd, 2009
10:01 am
Since Miles didn’t have the fg team ready and called for a spike, it’s obvious he didn’t expect to win the game, much less complete the pass. He was dounfounded when the lsu guy caught the ball like holy crap what do we do. That’s pathetic coaching.
UGAFan
November 23rd, 2009
10:02 am
Its funny how you GT fans set yourselves up as so much better than UGA fans. Calling UGA fans trailer trash, Walmart fans, inbreds. I realize that UGA fans are on your blogs trashing you, but at least they don’t pretend they are something they are not. You guys act high and mighty and then you get down in the gutter. I used to like GT but you can count me out as a fan. There is nothing clean and old fashioned about you people.
You think the AJ Green "celebration" call was bad...
November 23rd, 2009
10:04 am
…at the Clemson game Saturday it was Military Appreciation Day – after Clemson scored their first TD on a pass play to the tight end th receiver who caught the pass saluted several soldiers who were standing at the back of the end zone – the dumb a$$ side judge runs in and throws a flag on THAT!
Mark C
November 23rd, 2009
10:05 am
Tech has covered the spread in every game since the loss except for the Wake game. In most cases they double or triple the spread. I expect the same this week. It’s really a joke that the line is only 7. I was expecting 14 after the ky loss. So I agree with the other poster. This is a Christmas gift.
Why all the bad stuff...
November 23rd, 2009
10:07 am
..about LSU and clock management? Didn’t UGA and Mark Richt do the same thing just a couple of games ago, only the QB throws the ball on the ground with 1 second to go to “stop” a clock that had already expired!
AceDawg
November 23rd, 2009
10:08 am
Yes I’ll cheer for the Dawgs hardcore on Saturday, but here’s to hoping that the Kentucky loss is enough to ensure 100% that coaching changes will occur. I believe UGA has solid players on defense that will respond very well to a new d coordinator, and I will hope and pray that Bobo decides he would like to try head coaching at a junior college since Richt is far less likely to hire a new offensive mind.
When your offensive and defensive coordinators haven’t left at 3 or 4 years its probably because they aren’t such a hot commodity. Obviously Bobo is loyal to UGA, but UGA needs to get with the program and get new blood.
BigOrange
November 23rd, 2009
10:09 am
On an unrelated note…all charges have been dropped against University of Tennessee safety Janzen Jackson. Knox county DA said Jackson has been cleared of any wrongdoing the night two other UT players allegedly tried to hold-up customers at a Pilot convenience store.
Sautee Dawg
November 23rd, 2009
10:10 am
Tony,
Lots of things wrong in Athens, haven’t seen this kinda turmoil since the decision on whether to start James Jackson or Wayne Johnson,
Talent is not the question at UGA, did the players who only gave up 60 yards of offense in the 1st half not have talent?
Did our offense who had 250 yards of offense and 20 points in the 1st half not have talent?
Did Rich Brooks outcoach Mark Richt?
Of every one of our losses this season our coaching staff refuses to take responsibility for any of the reasons.
CMR first layed blame after the Kentucky loss on Branden Smith for his fumble to start the 2nd half, Yet he continually fails to blame Evans for his late hit and pass interference on the games opening drive. He blames Ealeys blocking or lack thereof for Joe Cox’s interceptions.
You would think a fifth year senior would know not to pitch the ball to a ruuning back whenever he’s within reaching distance from you, yet Ealey’s faulted for the fumble.
What happened to a player coming off the field after a penalty?
Need a coach for special teams,
CMR Cheif of Staff. needs to go back to playcalling and dedicate someone to this special teams problem, with the best Pk and Punter in the country you would think we would offer them some help in this area.
Otto
November 23rd, 2009
10:14 am
UK matches up to UGA better than GT. UGA has defended the option well besides defense was the least of UGA’s problems against UK.
UGA can win in Atlanta if they do not turn the ball over which will be much easier against a defense that allowed Miss St and Vandy to score near season highs. UK has a solid OC that can roll out the QB and keep the defense off balance. UK’s defense and kick returns are far better than GT.
I called the Ole Miss and UK upsets last week, this week I look for GT to be a game to close to call.
Gatorman
November 23rd, 2009
10:14 am
Mikey, You are an uninformed dumb ass. When the games are at FSU they have SEC refs, when they are in Gainesville, they have ACC refs.
Monticello Dawg
November 23rd, 2009
10:16 am
The ACC needs a better PR guy than m. He keeps saying the SEC is the weakest it has been in his lifetime, yet it is the consensus of football fans, coaches, and experts that even in this weakened condition m describes, the SEC is superior to the ACC.
johnny reb
November 23rd, 2009
10:16 am
SEC Refs suck period & SEC office needs to be moved to Atlanta. LSU was offsides on the last on side kick against Ole Miss. Ole Miss owned LSU the whole game, but the refs kept them in it until the bitter end. I thought only Bama & Florida got all the calls???
Otto
November 23rd, 2009
10:19 am
From what I heard Ealey had his arms cradled for a hand off on the goal. I was at the game and am DVRing the replay to see for sure.
Whoever CMR blames it all comes to his staff for kick return coverage, sloppy play giving up turnovers, and poor play calling on offense.
3rd down and more than 5, game on the line, late in the 4th, and you go back to the inside draw?
G-Man
November 23rd, 2009
10:20 am
LOL, UGAFan, what nerve did we hit on you? It’s a football game, not your life, so take it easy. On the game, I’m surprised the line is only 7, but remember – Vegas doesn’t ca
Otto
November 23rd, 2009
10:20 am
Johnny Reb don’t doubt it, Congrats on the win.
G-Man
November 23rd, 2009
10:21 am
… re who will really win, only getting the same amount of money bet on each team. The 7 point spread – which seems low – is a reflection of public perception. Most bettors think no way Tech is more than 7 better than UGA. Here’s hoping they’re wrong – very wrong. Go Jackets.
jumbeauxtiger
November 23rd, 2009
10:22 am
Tony, I don’t have a problem with LSU trying to pass when they had the ball 1st down on the 32. We only ran for 40 yards that day and we have had problems with snaps on special teams so a long FG is a risk. Jefferson is getting better but he still holds the ball too long which resulted in a 9 yard sack. That said the coaches are to blame for the loss.
Mullet Nation
November 23rd, 2009
10:23 am
I was thinken how do the BIG DAWG beat the yellabellies on saturday and the more thinken I do the more I am thinken the problem is the UGA7 died real sad. And here it is. The new mascot just got to be a pitbull. That pitbull ina backyard EATS. Dam at dog EATS LOTS so iffin we had us a new mascot on saturday then well we got no problem no how. So we gots to get a pitbull for saturday. I would let the boys have our pitbull and that would be ever so much fun and make me real tall here in the trailer park. But then I would be thinken on Roxanne all alone in the doublewide and no dog to bark in the yard and the men all sniffin round after Roxanne so I cant let the boys have our pitbull no way no how. I love Roxanne real good and she love me real good to but there was that one time so the pitbull stays right here where he is. Theres got to be more dog nation fans got pitbulls so somebuddy man up and donate yore dog for the big game saturday. Then ha ha ha on the yellajakkets the BIG DAWG WILL EAT AGAIN. they mihgt even put your dogs pixture on the wall down the bar at the croosroads. whys it gots to be a bulldog type DAWG anyways? A pitbull got the word bull ina name so I am thinken that will still make a good BULLDAWG. Rite? RITE? So whos got the pitbull, I will drive you and me and him to the game. Wait, the trucks still broke down okay I will drive anyways but you got to have the dog and the truck both. OK? Hey a xtra tikket be good to. Let me know.
'Bama 1
November 23rd, 2009
10:25 am
Les Miles and Lame (Convict) Kiffin must have come from the same idiot mold
GeoffDawg
November 23rd, 2009
10:26 am
Even cleared of armed robbery charges, Janzen Jackson is still no saint. Isn’t it true that he’s already faced team discipline several times and recently got kicked out of a team meeting? A few more Kiffin recruiting classes and no one in Knoxville will be safe.
Saint Simons
November 23rd, 2009
10:28 am
34-27 !!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Iron Dawg
November 23rd, 2009
10:29 am
Plain Jane…Have you ever been to a Tech game? At least in recent memory? Unbelievable that Techsters continue to believe that they are superior when they are as drunk and lowclass as any other fans – anywhere. I hadn’t gone to a game at GT in years until two years ago and couldnt’ believe the filth. Yes Tech will probably beat the tar out of my poor Dawgs this week but anyone who thinks their fans are somehow superior hasn’t ever been to a game at GT with their eyes open (or at least close to sober). That section of Tech’s stadium where you can buy drinks brings out the “true” lowclass in the state of GA.
Not Disappointed
November 23rd, 2009
10:37 am
Yeah, I have to agree with some other bloggers, CMR will be on the hot seat if he lose to Georgia Tech again. I do believe the seat will be hot soon.
Les made a bad judgement call, but is a good coach.
Houston Nutt starts his second job as the Nutcracker in a couple of weeks at the Fox.
Ramblin Wreck…………”Out!”
BigOrange
November 23rd, 2009
10:37 am
Geoff- You’re right. He has been in hot water over some minor stuff with the coaching staff, and has been punished for those incidents. Now that he has been cleared of all criminal activity, I imagine he will probably sit out the first half of the Kentucky game this week for being out so late on the night of the alleged incident. With all of the injuries on UT’s defense, it will be great to have him back.
Miles
November 23rd, 2009
10:38 am
It appears the Ole Miss alumni handed Les Miles a huge chunk of change to throw the game their way.
Other than nothing, what did Mallett do against Florida?
I’ll agree Mr. Barnhart, Edsell is pretty damn good.
Bobby Dodd
November 23rd, 2009
10:39 am
Iron- No way on God’s green earth are GT fans anywhere near as bad as UGA fans. Just not possible. Total classless bunch of people in Athens.
Eric loves Gerbils
November 23rd, 2009
10:42 am
What is the leg humpers excuse this week? Was it a conspiracy by the refs? They want Kentucky to go to a bowl game? Come on mutts lets hear it!
Mark Richt
November 23rd, 2009
10:48 am
Was there a game Saturday? And what’s a “hot seat”?
im4bama
November 23rd, 2009
10:51 am
The mad hatter’s luck has run out and the masses finally see his bad coaching. LSU in meltdown.
Georgia, in meltdown.
It will be interesting to see where the coaches of the these two schools will be after next season.
Still, all I care about is this season and being the next SEC/BCS champions. Bama will win it all folks. I know you won’t believe it till you see it hater’s; but I’m here to tell you in advance.
Roll Tide Roll!
GeoffDawg
November 23rd, 2009
10:52 am
Layla Kiffin has a “hot seat”.
GeoffDawg
November 23rd, 2009
10:54 am
I think Bama’s also probably going to take it to UF in the SEC title game. Not only is Bama more physical but Florida’s due for a down cycle and personally, I’d love to see them still fail to get that undefeated season.
BigOrange
November 23rd, 2009
10:58 am
Geoff- Yes. She certainly does! I actually saw her tailgating before the Western Kentucky game and she is H-O-T!