Richt: “It’s time to go back to old school.”
A lineman went down in the first tackling drill.
A lineman went down in the second tackling drill.
“You start thinking, ‘My gosh. We’ve lost two guys in the first 45 seconds of practice,’” Mark Richt said Monday. “That’s sort of how the whole year went for us. You think about things like that and, yes, I’ve got to say it was a reflection on how we prepared for games. I put that on me.”
This is how Brandon Spikes defines motivation.
It has been over two months since Georgia’s last football game. It will be six months before their next one. Sometime between now and then, the Bulldogs need to relocate their edge, toughness and resolve, which Richt now concedes was so obviously missing last season.
He blames himself.
On the eve of spring practice, the Bulldogs coach said Monday he erred by running softer practices last season after the team began accumulating so many injuries so early.
“When a lot of guys get hurt and you’ve got bodies on the ground, you start thinking, ‘If we lose one more guy, our game plan is shot,’” Richt said. “Then you have to re-invent the wheel on Wednesday or Thursday. You start making decisions based on that. It affected our defense in particular. Defensive players need to practice with an edge. When you don’t do that, you can lose some of that team speed and attitude. We had three scrimmages in the fall. But by the second scrimmage we weren’t going at full speed.’ That’s just not football.
“You make those calls in the interest of the team. But in hindsight it probably wasn’t the right thing to do. It’s time to go back to old school.”
We will never know to what degree Georgia underachieved last season. But we know the Dogs were a pre-season No. 1 and never looked the part. We know when a team lacks such mental toughness that it allows 135 points in three losses, and it struggles to beat two teams (Kentucky and Auburn) that went 4-12 in the SEC, there clearly are issues beyond bones and ligaments.
Their heads never were right.
Reality began to set in for Richt following the home loss to Georgia Tech. He decided to go back to full-contact practices before the Capital One Bowl game against Michigan State, and it’s probably no coincidence the Dogs won, 24-12, holding the Spartans to two field goals until the fourth quarter.
“I think we had more contact before the bowl game than we did the whole season,” he said.
“I’ve learned a lesson. There’s a balance between keeping guys healthy and keeping them ready to play.”
The first game is in six months. But the tone needs to be set now. Richt called it “crucial.”
“This is when you set the expectation level,” he said. “This is when you start to learn who your leaders are. You learn how far people have come, or how far they have to go.”
Florida had more than talent last season. It had the memory of a 42-30 loss to Georgia in 2007.
That game was the focal point of the Gators’ off-season workouts. Players were forced to do 188 push-ups or crunches, one for each yard of Knowshon Moreno’s rushing total. They did 42 repetitions at weight stations, one for each point allowed in the game. Coaches called them “soft.” Pictures of the Bulldogs celebrating in the end zone were stuck to their lockers.
“I think everybody does things like that,” Richt said, with a laugh. “And the team that wins gets to talk about it.”
Does he have similar motivational techniques for his players this off-season?
“Those are the kind of things everybody likes to keep private.”
No matter. Richt says he has learned a lesson, and the result of that lesson next season will be public enough.
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DBOY JONES
March 17th, 2009
10:55 am
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Otto
March 17th, 2009
10:57 am
Dink and dunk sets up the big play and keeps the defense out of being stuck with a short field. IMO all to often Stafford went with the big arm when the short play would have kept the chains moving and a wounded defense off the field.
CWM is a great recruiter and who was complaining and calling for his head at the end of ‘07? Get the DL healthy again and UGA will be just fine.
DBOY JONES
March 17th, 2009
11:00 am
Music City,
No he is not. He doesn’t have the running ability like Percy. Yes he is faster but I played ball for 15 yrs and I know talent and the different kinds of talent that a kid possesses. Percy was a hard nose running back type of athlete that played receiver. Demps is a runner who doesn’t have the tackle breaking ability nor the vision Percy had. He usually falls after 1st contact and is only good if there is a creese in the defense to were he can hit the whole and out run everybody.
GATORZONE
March 17th, 2009
11:00 am
DBOY, again, you are mistaken. Anyone who watched Newton play realized he was not accurate. That is fine though, you just keep selling the Gators short. It is funny, last year all dawg fans said Tebow wasn’t a true QB and was not that good. Now, he is the only reason UF wins. Okay, play it both ways.
Also, in 06 Tebow was instrumental in EVERY game. To deny him credit for winning that championship is stupid. He was a member of that team and played quality time in EVERY game that year.
jw
March 17th, 2009
11:00 am
truth-serum – goodness how times have changed. Seems just a few years ago the Dog nation wouldn’t bark in public – begging for 8 win seasons and winning records was all you asked for. Now you have a guy that AVERAGES 10 WINS A SEASON and it’s back to the harping. Seems Richt can’t win for losing. It was hard watching Dawg nation lose to the techsters (remember, every dog has his day – it was Tech’s day) last year, but the big picture is – all the other Great Dawg Trainers (that’s coaches) had an unexpected season or two in there. Dooley whined about every year being a letdown – he won 200 of those Dawg Fights – Being in contention is what GA football is all about – if all the planets line up just right, then a 2007 season pops up! Richt puts you guys there EVERY year – don’t run him out of town because YOU can’t handle not winning the championship every year! Stop reading all those magazines and internet sites and don’t lose the forest for the trees! You will NEVER get another coach like Richt – plus he likes the place (don’t you think he could have already packed up the kennel and left by now) and likes what he has rebuilt – don’t run him out of town – you all have something special with him, don’t mess it up!!!!!!
Music City Dawg
March 17th, 2009
11:02 am
It’s true the BCS is complete BS and it should change. However, I do think Florida earned their spot. Personally, I would’ve chosen TX over OK, but they still would’ve lost to Florida anyway. Even if there was a playoff system, FL would’ve rolled, more than likely. That being said, in order for us to get to that game, we have to consistently beat the big 3 – FL, UT, AU. I can’t remember the last time we beat them all in the same year. When we get that done, then we can talk about titles and such. I think we CAN get it done, we just don’t for whatever reason.
Mr. Skynyrd
March 17th, 2009
11:02 am
Hey Dawg Girl,
We’ll just have to take solace with this I guess.
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-Salaries_for_Colleges_by_Type-sort.html
I can live with that.
THWG! 45-42.
GATORZONE
March 17th, 2009
11:04 am
People said Harvin was too small to run between tackles his fresman year too. He bulked up. Saying UF is a 1 or 2 weapon team is totally irrational. It is impossible to debate irrationality.
Music City Dawg
March 17th, 2009
11:04 am
And we’re all kidding ourselves if we think that Florida won’t be as good this year as they were last year. It’s pretty sorry that we have to wait for Florida to be ‘bad’ before we can beat them.
DBOY JONES
March 17th, 2009
11:08 am
GatorZone,
Again you are mistaken. Cam was just a freshman and what freshman comes in throwing the ball wit a high grade of accuracy and without the reps to improve? Again Brantley is not the future QB of Fl. He is a backup at best. Tebow is not a QB that will translate to the league although he is a great COLLEGE QB. He has a intangible that other guys don’t have and that is the will to win not to mention all the athletes he has around him but he is the key cog to the program I will give him that. But what I won’t give him is credit for that 1st national title. You said he played a key part? What part was that? Making 1 yrd runs for 1st downs or the 1 yrd td runs. OR maybe that ugly jump pass for a td from the 1 yd line? That is not hard to do at all!! IF it wasn’t for Chris Leak the gators would have not been there or won the National Title period!
Music City Dawg
March 17th, 2009
11:11 am
I love how Tech people are forced to reach outside the scope of the discussion to bring anything to the table. Let’s stick to football here. The bottom line is that Tech may squeak out a few wins every now and again, but statistically, it is very unlikely for you guys to consistantly have a winning team with the mediocre recruits you get. Enjoy your 45-42 while it lasts. It was a great game, and you guys earned it. But let’s not get carried away.
GATORZONE
March 17th, 2009
11:14 am
DBOY, this will be my last comment to you. I think your BIAS has overtaken your common sense! If you do not think 1st down conversions, short yardage TD’s, and jump passes were critical to winning than you are irrational!
GATORZONE
March 17th, 2009
11:16 am
Chris Leak was obviously the reason Florida made it to the Championship game, he was the starting QB. Giving Tebow credit for his play in no way diminishes Chris Leak.
DBOY JONES
March 17th, 2009
11:16 am
Tech fans doesn’t even deserve responses to their silly comments. They are just looking for attention. Tech fans need to hush when grown folks are blogging about their competitive teams. If your not a GA fan, Ala, FL, Lsu or anybody that competes for a champtionship of some kind year in and year out then you need to just hush and read our blogs not comment
Music City Dawg
March 17th, 2009
11:19 am
Since UT is sneaking up in the rankings, I guess we should be worried about them as well. I think we can beat them, but it is important to take them seriously. Kiffy knows what he’s doing.
DBOY JONES
March 17th, 2009
11:20 am
Gator Zone,
This is my last comment to you. Yea they count but I would give him no more credit than a fullback who does the same thing for his team. My point is he didn’t win a game or loose a game that year but the fans and media hyped him up like he was just the man. I’m not bias, im just a very smart football critic and a hard critic at that. Percy that year played a bigger role than Tebow did that year. Percy is/was the best player on the Gators team!
GATORZONE
March 17th, 2009
11:26 am
I suppose Percy is the Reason we beat Alabama in the SEC championship game too.
DawgGirl32
March 17th, 2009
11:29 am
Mr. Skynyrd- Your inferiority complex is showing. Just stick with the 45-42.
DBOY JONES
March 17th, 2009
11:33 am
1 game does not make a players whole body of work GatorZone come on you better than to throw that out there. Some people say Tebow is the best player to ever play in college. I say yea right!! Tommy Frazier will have say so in that and a host of other players. Tebow is just the media darling with the other stuff he does off the field that contributes to his on the field persona. If you want to throw out one games then I suppose Tebow won the National Championship game too huh? I recall Percy getting them out of all kinds of jams deep in there own territory
DBOY JONES
March 17th, 2009
11:35 am
Don’t get me wrong Tebow is a fine QB and a even finner young man and deserves credit but lets not get carried away with it. Percy was just as important if not more important with the big plays he made throughout his career
Scott
March 17th, 2009
11:58 am
Richt will never be a good enough coach to beat out LSU, Florida or Alabama on a consistent basis.
He will win 8 or 9 games a year, almost always not win the division and not win the SEC championship.
He’ll take the dogs to a bowl and maybe win it, maybe not.
Get used to it, it will be the same every year.
It already has…..
RxDawg
March 17th, 2009
12:25 pm
LOL Dawg Fud. Good point. But I wouldn’t pay too much attention to a fan hung up on a first half score in September.
Bob
March 17th, 2009
1:34 pm
To read the comments on these blogs you would think that college football is the most boring and predictable sport on earth. Everything is etched in stone. Nothing ever changes. There are no upsets. No surprises. Everything pretty much sticks to the script. That’s not the college football that I know. Florida could go 7-5 next year for all anyone knows. Crazier things have happened in college football.
tom
March 17th, 2009
1:44 pm
I don’t understand the whole underachieving tag being placed on all CMR. I think we all know we did not live up to expectations last year but when you start number 1 you are being set up for it. Losing Sturdivant and Owens so early when the LOS on both sides were already questions made it a very difficult road. Plus, it is hard to play with the edge they had at the end of 2007 when everybody tells you that you are great.
Let us all remember that since CMR has been at UGA, they have won more games than any other SEC school. That includes UF, LSU, TENN, and AL. Yeah UF and LSU have titles but if we want to believe that the SEC is the best conference in America, then we have to give credit to the team with the most wins. If living up to your ability is only about winning the title then, there are 117 teams that fail every year. There is too much luck involved with winning the whole thing.
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There is no National Championship in College Football
March 17th, 2009
1:51 pm
Gatorzone….I graduated from The University of Southern California. I also have a degree from The University of Georgia. My brother played for The University of Florida and I grew up a Dawgs Fan. I have seen both teams that I support win mythical championships in my lifetime. And the bottom line is that the BCS is a fruadulent sham. Actually “it” really isn’t anything as there is no credence to the BCS whatsoever. The University of Florida or UGA or USC has never won a “national championship” because there is no such thing. The only governing body that exists that the aforementioned universities belong to is the NCAA, and the NCAA neither sanctions nor recognizes a National Champion in college football. That’s not my opinion, my sentiment, whatever, it’s a fact. You won’t find a single gold plated wood plaque in Gainseville, Athens, Norman, Tuscaloosa, South Bend, or LA for football. You will however find one in Statesboro, in Youngstown, Ohio, etc.
I’m sorry if it hurts your feelings. You should be proud of Florida winning the SECC, because that is a real championship and you can be proud that Florida beat Oklahoma in the BCS Championship, whatever the hell that’s good for, and you can be proud that Florida certainly whipped Georgia this year and most years in the last 20.
And Scott…….Mark Richt has been good enough to win 10 or more games 6 of the 8 years he’s been at Georgia. He beat Florida & Alabama last year, & LSU this year…….your comment is without thought or merit. He has a winning record against every team in the league save Florida, and that includes Alabama and LSU.
Otto
March 17th, 2009
1:53 pm
Texas barely beat a Ohio St team that was not as good as the previous 2 seasons. If Mack wants to moan about the national title win big. I hope he gets in next year against the SEC champ and gets steamrolled. The Big 12 tie breaker and BCS format worked last year. The SEC should use the same rules.
Otto
March 17th, 2009
2:01 pm
I want to keep the system as it and yes UGA could have a gripe about a title or 2 just as Auburn and USC does. However, March madness has turned into a bore for the most part and who cares about the regular season? Nobody does… until they don’t get an invite (Auburn).
I will take the system as it stands. The SEC, Big 12 etc teams play tough games in their conf. We do not need to reward teams that play an easier schedule and don’t take the injuries caused by a tough schedule and in turn are made into Bowl Darlings.
There is no National Championship in College Football
March 17th, 2009
2:04 pm
Gatorzone….my perspective has nothing to do with what exists or doesn’t exist. I grew up a Georgia fan. I am a graduate of both UGA & SC. I’ve seen both win mythical national championships in my lifetime. It is a fact that the NCAA, the ONLY association for which SC, UF, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, etc are affiliated through, does not recognize a national champion for division 1A football. The BCS is nothing more than an exibition game. The winner may be the best team in the land, it may not. But again every other competition at any level, that boasts a champion, does so legitimized though their shared organization. That does not exist in college football and that is not my opinion, nor is it determined by my “perspective”. I’m sorry if that hurts your feelings. With that in mind……….Me, Coca-Cola, and Leroy’s Tire Outlet would like to recognize the Trojans of Southern Califonia as the 40 time National Champions won in years 1947-1998.
Zoomie
March 17th, 2009
2:04 pm
Things Coach Richt kept mostly under his hat during the season are now coming to light — and he’s taking responsibility. I think that’s great. He is answering quite a few of the questions we’ve had over last year’s team (especially defensive) performance. I’m not going to get bent out of shape about a national title run. Too much luck involved. I want to see the Bulldogs dominating in SEC competition, featuring the “junkyard dawg” defenses of old. Maybe this season’s prep formula will get it done.
GATORZONE
March 17th, 2009
2:21 pm
There is no National Championship in College Football you certainly did not hurt my feelings. It is just humourous to hear such a rant on your behalf when everyone else in the country recognizes the winner of the BCS championship as the “National Champion.” Mythical or not, that is the only option a fan has. If you have such a problem with it, why do you follow D1 football at all?
Oh, and nice contradiction of your lame rant with the recognition of USC.
DoggieDiaper32
March 17th, 2009
2:56 pm
3 to 1 DawgGirl32 wears ’sensible’ shoes.
DawgGirl32-
I think I speak for dogs, jackets and gators when I say….shouldnt you be blogging about recipes or soap operas right now?
Thats awesome though that you are excited about a magezine article that speculates that uga will be good with all their talent. yet another preseason accolade you can add to your trophy case next to last years SI cover. Very telling that you are bragging about being mentioned in some hypothetical article written by bruce feldman…whose opinion we all know is much more important than actual onfield accomplishments.
nothing like an angry chick blogging about football…
you sound hot….i mean really hot.
Huh?
March 17th, 2009
3:45 pm
I suppose GATORZONE also believes in Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster, and that Elvis is still alive.
Music City Dawg
March 17th, 2009
3:50 pm
Wow, Doggie Diaper. You really classed it up with that last post.
Chris Broe
March 17th, 2009
3:50 pm
Sic ‘um! woofwoofwoofwoofwoofwoof! My daughter learned how to get Uga to go full UGA during the first few minutes of freshman orientation in front of hundreds of startled parents back in 2002. Just where is Uga on that Dog IQ list? I know he’s at the top on the hustle list. O.K. Brittany Spears has a 102 IQ. Where would 102 land among Dog Peers on the list of smartest to dumbest dogs? Actually, a graph of the Dawgs’ IQs would conform to a bowl shaped curve. (So it really is a dog-eat-alpo football world).
Why does basketball get to have a three point shot? Why cant football get a three-point-shot? That’s not fair.
But this is not about UGA football. (Or four point field goals from sixty yards out). It’s about speech class. The orientation was presented by one of the best senior-class speech majors I’ve ever seen. I could not believe the poise of this young man in front that throng. Folks, hire UGA speech majors! Jimmy Carter’s building homes as fast as people realize their civic duty to volunteer. Help them find find revenue sources right where they are. Assume every posture of concern for other citizens. We are all citizens first. That’s what the Pledge of Allegiance implies about our prime directive as citizens concerning liberty and justice: the Flag.
“Give me Liberty or give me death” is the slogan of justice over the flag. That’s why we would take death rather than see anyone harmed simply for using the flag like a cottonelle wet-wipe. (the dollar then was not worth a cottonelle). Our constitution allows for no abridged justice. Cheney is free because he has classified immunity. Cheney’s Iraq risk-assessment was “cool-aid heads will prevail”.
They say if you want to get into show business, get a puppet. Look how far cheney got with his….
Soon after the civil war, The Old South rose again when the South volunteered their civic duty to jury-peer-nullify any law or poll that they felt needed nullifyin’. They used President Andrew Jackson as the legal precedence. Lincoln could never have stopped that. Civil rights would have to wait, with or without Lincoln.
The south was what it was: Rebel Interrupted. One hundred and fifty years later, we still have to remove the vestiges of slavery that still exist in our contract law and upon which rests most current risk assessments. Guided by the grotesque carbon footprint of human bondage, every corruption of justice that can be formed on a slave contract evolved into the determined monstrosity we see foiling risk assessments today.
twitter “volunteer”
SmyrnaDawg
March 17th, 2009
4:28 pm
Somethin definately has to change! but it has nothin to do with the offense. all these folks on here sayin that were just gonna be some 6-6 team youre greatly mistaken or just talkin through your ass! first of all, Cox has been here for years patiently waiting for the waaaay overhyped Stafford to leave. And I for one am glad to see him go. What did he produce for us?? a sugar bowl win over the douche-run colt brennan?? Cox has the touch and the leadership to take this team by the reins! hes not some freshman with zero knowledge. and just for some info, he was chris leaks back up in HS and after Leak set every school record and went on to UF to win the NC, Cox came right behind him and shattered those same records. so he has the ability! if anything were going to be BETTER than we were last year. with a healthy D and an experienced Oline and reciever corp. So please bama, UF, and these god awful Techies!! please keep underestimating what the dawgs will do. See ya in 6 months.
GO DAWGS!!!!
DawgGirl32
March 17th, 2009
4:53 pm
Wow DoggieDiaper- What year is it again? I’ll go back to blogging about recipes and soap operas if you go back to playing with your blow-up doll. Your lack of experience with a member of the opposite sex is painfully obvious.
DoggieDiaper
March 17th, 2009
5:00 pm
Music City Dawg-
I am glad to hear it because that is my main focus – to be “classy” on a uga football blog. Thank heavens I seemed to have achieved that end. Many a sleepless night I have spent worrying about how “classy” I appear to the ‘dog nation’.
But hey, I wont bore you. I know you want to get back to Feldman’s article. My guess is you may have already sized the frame to memorialize this article for all eternity. Its quite an honor. I think the entire college football community tips their collective hat to another banner acheivement my the bulldogs.
Hows this riddle for “classy”-
What is brown and wadded up in Coach Richts pants?
Answer- the turd he eased out in his 3 biggest games of the year.
CMR for preseason coach of the decade!!!!! yeah come on!!
sick them…wooof woooof
Pitbull
March 17th, 2009
5:39 pm
Truth-serum = DoggieDiaper = Tech pathetic losers
LOL
March 18th, 2009
12:00 am
UTAH WHO???
DoggieDiaper
March 18th, 2009
9:06 am
Enter your comments here
Pitbull
March 18th, 2009
1:34 pm
Gatorzone, I have a hump you will not get over. You need to change your name to Ben Dover.
Truth-serum
March 19th, 2009
5:54 pm
Its funny how the Bull puppies can accept mediocracy and call it great. I guess youve grown accustomed to losing out on the things that matter like…a national championship and theyve grown complacent with saying we be Tennesse or Vandebelt or some division II school. Its sad.
Top five recruiting class for 8 or 10 years running no national title. No. Not one. Not even close. No I dont count being not technically mathematically elimanated as being close. Yeah, Right. close.. hahahaha.
10 years of consolation prizes, trips to the peach bowl or some off brand like a bluebonnet bowl. Dude. Be for real. There are serious teams out there that produce. No hail mary’s or I hope florida loses so we can mathematically still have a chance! Dude! How about winning a national something..What a loser Richt is! So much talent, so little results. One of his two sec titles was because of default. Spare me. Look as USC or Florida or LSU Or Ohio State. Champions and recognize as such. Most national championship contenders think of the puppies as a joke. The puppies will bow down and weakly fumble away their season. They do it all the time. Richt is a loser as a coach. You can argue all you like,but at the end of the season well be waiting for an invitation to a bowl that wont be a national championship bowl. What I cant understand is how can Georgia rank in the top 4 f or players in the pros but not be close to an national championship under Richt. Yeah right, Whatever!
Truth-serum
March 19th, 2009
6:07 pm
Pitbull
March 17th, 2009
5:39 pm
I guess you dont understant. I am a Dog fan and Have been one all my life. Im just tired of losing. You can accept being an also-ran but I cant!
Lets deal with reality, DoggieDiaper, is right. Be man enough to admit it. The only way to get better it to deal with the truth. Truth is Mark Richt did blow those games and he is a lame coach. My hope is that we get someone here who can help us win championships not glamor or popularity contest. How about a national championship…Thats WHAT WE PLAY FOR!!!. How about setting higher goals than ocassionally winning (backdoor) a sec divisional championship and lets do like a real college team and get a national championship or two. How about 2 every 10-12 years? That would make us a dominate team and a team worthy of national respect. Just keeping in real. Stop whinning and stand up like a man. Only accepting the truth will make us better. Calling another also-ran season as a banner year fools nobody but you! Well Maybe Shultz.
Truth-serum
March 19th, 2009
9:57 pm
There is no National Championship in College Football
March 17th, 2009
2:04 pm
Your point is so irrelevant. Who care what is called! The bottom line is one team is crown the Champion for college foot ball each year. Everything outside of the championship game and the conference championships is a consolation prize given so some team can feel good (like Georgia)for losing. Who cares whether its call a national championship or BCS Championship. Duh! The point is there is only one championship for college football on a national scale. What Ever!
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