It looks a lot like Georgia’s offense left town
Joe Cox produced more turnovers (2) than touchdowns (1) Saturday, fumbling here in the fourth quarter after being hit by Oklahoma State's Shane Jarka. (AP photo)
STILLWATER, Okla. — This is what happens when spin is put to the test. It explodes like a water balloon being dropped from a roof top.
A college football team loses a quarterback and a running back in the first round of the NFL draft, and what do we hear? That they’ll be more of a team. That they’ll be better up front. That they’ll spread things around and function as well — maybe even better — as before. Nobody in Athens ever said, “Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno were holding us back.” At times, it just sounded that way.
Well, try this. Georgia just opened the season scoring 10 points against an Oklahoma State defense that ranked 93rd in the nation last season, which has been fairly the program standard. How does that make you feel going into SEC play? If they can manage only a field goal in their last 11 possessions against a defense poor by even Big 12 standards, how will they fare against South Carolina, or LSU, or anybody?
This is what happens when spin and reality collide. The Bulldogs lost 24-10 on Saturday. The season isn’t over. But expectations just turned into water balloon guts on the sidewalk.
“We looked good for a minute,” coach Mark Richt said, and that was about the only comedic moment of the postgame.
The coach on the left, Mike Gundy, is feeling good about things. The coach on the right, Mark Richt, has some issues. (AP photo)
We can’t be sure at this point whether Joe Cox was feeling the effects of the flu (or “viral syndrome,” as he put it ), or if he just isn’t that good. The rest of the season will tell the story, but he really wasn’t that good Saturday. Nor was the offensive line. Nor was anybody on that side of the ball, including the fellow calling the plays, Mike Bobo.
Strange. They all looked brilliant after an opening drive that saw them drive 80 yards for a touchdown. They utilized a strong running game, led by Richard Samuel, and creative play-calling by Bobo. But the rest of the game produced six punts, three turnovers, 182 yards of offense and a field goal. That’s not all on Cox, even if it usually starts at quarterback. Bobo did what he could to jump on the grenade.
“It’s my job to put guys in a position to succeed,” he said. “Our guys played hard, but we just had too many mistakes and turnovers, and ultimately that falls on me. We wanted to establish the run and be physical, but I should’ve tried to stretch the field more. I didn’t do a good enough job.”
Not even the most devout of Willie Martinez bashers could put this on the defense. Seventeen of the Cowboys’ 24 points were mini-drives set up by two fumbles and a 74-yard kickoff return. Oklahoma State hadn’t scored so few points in a win since 2005. Georgia’s offense hadn’t produced so few points in an opener since 1996, when Jim Donnan lost his first game to Southern Miss 11-7.
There’s probably some other, “first since …” stats, but they all suggest the same thing: The Dogs are in trouble.
For one series, they looked like the team they told us they would be. Cox’s 4-yard touchdown toss to Michael Moore punctuated a drive that included: freshman defensive back Branden Smith entering as a running back and taking a pitch a pitch; backup quarterback Logan Gray replacing Cox for one play and taking a direct snap for a run; Smith taking a direct snap with Cox lining up as a wide receiver. “We were excited,” Cox said, adding he didn’t expect the Dogs to get the ball first. “I was thinking if they won the coin toss they would take the football and if we won we’d defer,” Cox said. “But they won and deferred. We went over and said we wanted to score first and we did.”
So ends the highlights.
No Stafford. No Moreno. No Mohamed Massaquoi (drafted in round two). A football team doesn’t lose that kind of talent without taking a hit. Cox, Bobo, Richt — they all said the same thing: “We weren’t that far off.”
But sometimes that only means they’re not good enough.
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Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:26 pm
45ACP
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Kendawg
WTF???
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MiltonDawg
Reality Check
SECrules
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PTC DAWG
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Denver Dog
I thoroughly enjoy reading your comments and excuses.
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:29 pm
Whose got the gimick high school offense again?
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:30 pm
looks like georgia is going to be Tech’s bitch sooner rather than later
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:31 pm
((((( 45-42 ))))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:32 pm
((((( 24-10))))) hahahahahahahahahahaha
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:32 pm
0-3
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:32 pm
music city at best
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:33 pm
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:33 pm
I hate to say I told you so but I told you so
bigdawg01
September 5th, 2009
9:35 pm
We did not look good at all. Cox is not a game manager, he is not good at all. O-line did not provide the needed protection and our great D line did NOT get pressure. If we lose next week, it will be bad…very bad. Richt will seriously need to evaluate keeping Cox in. Very dark night in the Dawg Nation. F*** Florida, F*** tech.
BugKiller
September 5th, 2009
9:36 pm
joe cox < JOE TERESHINSKI
brewdawg
September 5th, 2009
9:36 pm
I say no shame in losing to a top 10 team on the road, and that’s true. But I’m feeling a very JT 3ish type of vibe about this year. The offense was not good, and that’s being generous. Very interesting and important game next week against another offensively-challenged team. Win that one, and things can still turn around. Also, it appears Sturdivant is gone again. That is the worst news that came out of today (other than the loss of course).
GeezusDawg
September 5th, 2009
9:38 pm
Not much traffic on the Tech Blog … celebrating the big win?
George P. Burdell
September 5th, 2009
9:38 pm
I’d be ashamed to have an insect as my mascot. And to start off with a 1-AA opponent. And to only win once against my major rival every decade or so, especially since they don’t consider us their rival. And what about our color, yellow? Pathetic!
Aaron Murray Era
September 5th, 2009
9:38 pm
Yellow Fuzz…….. STFU
Barry Jay
September 5th, 2009
9:41 pm
I’m sorry…but how many sacks did the OSU D have?
Jsonic
September 5th, 2009
9:41 pm
Bulldogs true colors showed today. They are terribly overated. Notre Dame would have slaughtered them the way they looked today! In the Poodles defense there were some questionable calls but none game changing. Long season of excuse making from Jeff and the rest of Poodle country!
SaltyDawg
September 5th, 2009
9:42 pm
What are you now, the Big Prick of North Avenue. Among so many you should be proud.
Aaron Murray Era
September 5th, 2009
9:43 pm
8-5 season
JAXDAWG
September 5th, 2009
9:44 pm
can’t we all just get along? on the other hand, yellow fuzz, go play in the street.
brewdawg
September 5th, 2009
9:45 pm
Let’s not start on the whole “Jeff Schultz is against us” thing. Why should he sugarcoat the truth? (Although I also disagree with his assessment of the o-line). You know what? If UGA wins 4 in a row or whatever, he’ll have a positive article.
BugKiller
September 5th, 2009
9:45 pm
Jeff,
Here’s the thing that frustrates ALL of us in the Bulldog Nation:
We KNOW that Richt will not do the right thing and replace Cox. Just like he refused to do the right thing and fire Willie Martinez.
I’m going to be honest. If Richt does not, at the very least, let Logan Grey play half the game next week I will officially be on the Fire Mark Richt Bandwagon.
I am SICK AND TIRED of seeing Mark Richt put his personal feelings above what is good for this football program.
Let me ask ANY of y’all:
If the Championship SEC Coaches (Miles, Meyer, Spurrier, Saban) had a QB play as poorly as Cox, do ANY of y’all honestly believe he’d be the starter next week for their teams?
If the Championship SEC Coaches had a DC do as poorly as Martinez has done the last four years, do ANY of y’all honestly believe he’d be given a 5th year?
If Richt doesn’t start making some changes in his program, if he isn’t willing to do what’s necessary to WIN…
… then I say he needs to go.
45ACP
September 5th, 2009
9:45 pm
Yellow Fuzz, yes the Bulldogs lost. We all know that.
But why are you not celebrating the Yellow Jackets victory on the Tech blog?
Just asking….
And I guess that the Jacksonville State defense is really tough.
Not one of those A-B-C , easy as 1-2-3 , doe ray me, running backs got 100 yards today.
What up wit that?
Dawgman566
September 5th, 2009
9:45 pm
First Yellow Fuzz Sucks. Second the Dawgs have a way to go. But I believe we will get there.
kevin
September 5th, 2009
9:46 pm
Yea we lost and didnt look good. Im scared for the rest of the season to be honest….yellow buzz, uh do u have absolutely nothing to do….like go to your own blog and celebrate your esteemed victory of J-ville State???
Yeah, we lost….most everyone loses.
quite frankly Bobo called some jacked up plays and idk….we are def lacking a killer instinct that good teams have. Cox’s throws looked weak and timid…idk….i could potentially see losses at SC, Tenn, LSU, Fla, and maybe even Tech…We better get our crap together and get it together fast.
Work in New York
September 5th, 2009
9:48 pm
Defense did not play that poorly, but still no DE stepping up. Offense has a ways to go but should improve by next week, but SC has a much better defense. OSU was a better team by far today. UGA will have a good season but it will be a fight all year long.
Yuck
September 5th, 2009
9:48 pm
That was ugly. Not sure what to think. Our offense looked anemic – and I don’t think it was due to the OkSt defense. We looked inconsistent – dropping balls, running directly into defenders, dumb penalties – and it reminded me of the same mistakes as last year.
That’s lame, because it looks like we have the same stupid mental mistakes with less talent = problems ahead. Not sure where to go from here, but as a fan, I am definitely getting frustrated.
FRED
September 5th, 2009
9:48 pm
JOE, BOBO TAKE REST OF THE SEASON OFF. THIS COULD BE THE LONGEST SEASON IN THE 28 YEARS I HAVE BEEN A DAWG FAN. ONE MORE GAME LIKE THIS ONE AND WE CAN START MURRAY.
Yuck
September 5th, 2009
9:50 pm
Fred – Why are you yelling?
Barry Jay
September 5th, 2009
9:51 pm
I’m watching AL and VaTech…this is a great game. 16-17 score…both teams making big plays and standing toe to toe. This is what a football game between two ranked teams should look like. UGA and OSU was a boring, poorly played game…not like two ranked teams should play.
kevin
September 5th, 2009
9:51 pm
shoot perhaps arkansas, kent, and auburn…..if not careful…does anyone else get the feeling that we dont maximize the talent of our players like others teams do…like saban, meyer, and so on. We have all these great recruiting classes and dont do much???
Virginia Cowboy
September 5th, 2009
9:52 pm
Sorry Dawgs! You got beat by a very good team that will compete for the Big 12 championship and maybe, the NC! Sorry about the loss but you lost on the road against a very good team. Now, please cut the crap about the SEC and how much better they are than the Big 12 and ACC. It get’s a little old after a while. I agree, that Florida is great but the rest is at best average.
Jeff Schultz
September 5th, 2009
9:52 pm
BugKiller – that’s going to be interest thing to track, depending on how next game or two go. The probably is it’s not like there’s a sure thing behind Cox. If I may invoke his name just as an example, it’s not like you have Matthew Stafford sitting behind Joe Tereshinski. But I’d be stunned if Logan Gray is not a bigger part of the game plan next week, just for the sake of trying to get something going and giving South Carolina something to think about.
Yellow Fuzz
September 5th, 2009
9:52 pm
My advice to the dog nation is to drink as much Koolaid as you can and hopefully by next Saturday you will actually feel like you can beat SC. LOL. You guys are terrible.
Jeb
September 5th, 2009
9:52 pm
Insanity – Doing the same thing year after year expecting different results. That’s exactly what is going on with the Dogs.
Next week will be once again, like always, a close game decided by less than a touchdown against South Carolina. I would have said a lesser team, but not after today. We will then squeak by the cellar dweller SEC teams and always give up too many points to everyone we play. Change needs to take place in order to gain a different result.
Barry Jay
September 5th, 2009
9:53 pm
Does anyone know how many sacks OSU had?
Paul's Johnson
September 5th, 2009
9:53 pm
I agree with every point Jeff makes. We did not see the team that we expected. Bozo’s play calling is high school grade coaching at it’s best, same crap as long as he’s coached here. Great talent always, poor coaching (both sides of the ball) always. this team needs accountability and leadership across the board. Now.
Work in New York
September 5th, 2009
9:53 pm
Would you take 8 and 4 today?
SOUTHGADAWG88
September 5th, 2009
9:54 pm
The defense was pretty good.We need to see more of Gray and hopefully Caleb King next week.I guess folks can stop talking about Cox’s HS stats.
WARBUCKS
September 5th, 2009
9:55 pm
MARK RICHT IS NO SABAN, OR URBAN.
cdog
September 5th, 2009
9:56 pm
joe cox is a loser, richard samuels is scared and is not a starter, the special teams is a joke, richt sit there and let the officials take his game despite these players blunders. georgia will be lucky to win 7 or 8 games this season
we need fans
September 5th, 2009
9:56 pm
Man, we lose to a top ten team, in their house, while we are starting a flu ridden q.b. and you guys are sh!tcanning the whole season already? Nice….
Meanwhile, why did Booboo stop running the ball, pounding with our OL, after the first drive?
Sanford Drive
September 5th, 2009
9:56 pm
Cox is NOT good. He’s just not SEC material. I’m sure he’s a great leader off the field, but that doesn’t really matter once you start playing games. Obviously receivers dropped balls too. Oh, and terrible special teams. I’m hoping for the best, but I expect the worst. First and foremost, let’s play Logan Gray. Pretty sure he can’t be any worse.
mass dawg
September 5th, 2009
9:59 pm
offense was terrible and predictable after the first drive.Cox did not appear to be a leader. D were put in holes from the turnovers and the big kickoff return. Refs were horrid in this one, bad spot on the forth down and goal for OSU and that 15 yard penalty against Jones was a terrible call. These next 3 are so important to the season and cannot afford to lose any of them or its going to be lights out against the likes of lsu, fla, tech and tenn.
Yuck
September 5th, 2009
9:59 pm
I’m growing tired of fans blaming the coaches for lack of execution on the field.
Players that trip over their own feet, drop passes, and commit dumb penalties are responsible for those failures. At what point does lack of execution become the focus rather than the play calling. Any armchair QB can blast a play that doesn’t work. I’m not happy with our performance, but at a certain point the players have to make the plays. Coaches can’t force turnovers or make big plays. Georgia players had ample opportunities to step up and didn’t.
Paul's Johnson
September 5th, 2009
9:59 pm
Yellowjizz:
I can’t believe that you’ve come home early from DragonCon. What, you got caught polishing the sword and buckles in the men’s room?
You should be of only beating a junior college team by 20 PLUS allowing 20 on that craphole of a defense. once again, TOOL!!
Bravo
September 5th, 2009
10:00 pm
And this is why you can’t go through life worshiping a football team. UGA was ugly on offense and decent on defense. UGA is what it is…. mediocre. BTW, time to throw in the kid QB Murray. I’m sure Joe Cox is a good guy but I don’t see much chance of success with him. Let the kid learn on the job this year and maybe next year, we’ll see improved results. Bobo can take the hit if he likes but little talent at QB and limited, inexperienced talent at running back spells a long season. How ’bout them gym dawgs?
Barry Jay
September 5th, 2009
10:00 pm
We won’t be S. Caro if we play like we did today. Spurrier is salivating right now.
Sanford Drive
September 5th, 2009
10:00 pm
Yellow Fuzz,
Most college kids go out and have fun on the weekends (yes, even TECH kids). You should try it sometime. I think you might like it.
tired
September 5th, 2009
10:00 pm
Fire Mark Richt!
Wally's Butt
September 5th, 2009
10:00 pm
Based on what I heard on Neil Boortz-Dawg radio (WSB) it really didn’t seem like Stafford-Moreno would have made any difference.
charles
September 5th, 2009
10:01 pm
Well all of you lovers of mediocrity should be proud of this UGA team. Happy now with your beloved Bobo? Beloved Martinez?
“It’s the injuries”. “It’s the freshmen”. “It’s the black jerseys”. “It’s the heat”. “It’s the noise”. “It’s the refs”.
Good players. No, great players recruited. What happens to them when they get to Athens? Easy: BOBO and MARTINEZ. Duh even my 4yo can figure this out.
I’m not even sure this team can beat Tenn Tech in Nov.
La-la-la, i love mediocrity!
Better buy yourself a bunch of koolaid guys and clink your glasses over BOBO and MARTINEZ. You wanted them to stay and by gollee you got what you wished for.
Yuck
September 5th, 2009
10:01 pm
Warbucks – Thanks for clearing that up.
Also, all caps generally means you are screaming at your computer.
Chill, dude.
dogs suck
September 5th, 2009
10:01 pm
UGAY lost! HAHAHA!
BugKiller
September 5th, 2009
10:01 pm
Jeff,
I don’t get why everyone seems to think that Logan Grey can’t cut it.
At the Spring Game, Grey OUTPLAYED Cox.
He is a dual threat who looks to throw first. If something’s not going right down the field, he can make something positive happen.
He’s 6′4″. He can see over the line.
And, you know, his arm is actually SEC worthy, unlike Cox’s.
GatorGuy
September 5th, 2009
10:02 pm
Dawg Fans of the World Unite!!!!
Hugo Chavez is on the next plane to Athens, he proposes a total crackdown on SEC opponents who not play nice with Dawgs. He calls this Social Justice. Not sure how this relates to football. If necessary he will hold sham election, endorsing UGA as BCS champ, former Pres Carter promises to bless the result as he so faithfully has in the past. I will keep all of you posted.
I know some of you are still a little jet lagged coming back from the Michael Jackson funeral, so please take your time before you reply. Last thing, Boone Pickens did offer employment oppty to M. Richt, something about tomatoes, but CMR tastefully declined, as he felt he was about to receive a lifetime supply of those.
FloridaMike
September 5th, 2009
10:02 pm
With all that did not happen with our offense today no one is mentioning the 4 calls that killed the game, even the announcers were commenting on the 4th and 2 spot, the personal foul calls that were made and not made.
as matt foley would say...
September 5th, 2009
10:02 pm
Uga ran the ball well to start the game, OkSt made adjustments, cheated the safeties up, and the noodle arm of Joe Cox couldn’t do anything about it. And poor AJ Green will be the most underutilized talent in the nation in 2009.
overrated once again to start the season, you got on these boards earlier this week and trashed the big 12 defenses. You went out and embarrassed yourselves, and managed 10 pts against the #93 defense in the nation last year. Defense hung in there, but were in too many holes due to the weak defense.
SC held NCSU to 133 yds last week, and has 3 extra days to prep for UGA this week due to the Thurs pm game. Looks like Sturdivant is done. And you know the ol ball coach has some tricks up his sleeve. Gamecocks 13 UGA 10
Yuck
September 5th, 2009
10:02 pm
Message to tired…it’s past your bedtime…go to bed and let the grownups talk.
Virginia Cowboy
September 5th, 2009
10:03 pm
Paul’s Johson- You can suck on this! You were the biggest mouth before the game! Let’s hear you now, dude!
JD
September 5th, 2009
10:04 pm
Joe Cox is not the problem people. Look at the play calling. Where were the bubble screens that the dogs are known for? I really did not see anything special about the play calling. How many plays were to stretch the field? Samuel is a great power back but I dont see break away ability.
Paul's Johnson
September 5th, 2009
10:05 pm
Yuck:
I agree with you. But theses are high level recruits, year after year.
Cox is a fifth year starter, he knows the system, yet I don’t think he has the physical tools or the leadership qualities to get it done. Look what Quincy Carter did when it was his turn.
wreckmaniac
September 5th, 2009
10:05 pm
MO-DAWG !!!!! Where are you man ? UGA 49- Ok State 6 ? Please let me know where to find some of what you are smokin or drinking. I will pay big. That some hallucinogen you got there.
Sanford Drive
September 5th, 2009
10:05 pm
Florida Mike,
Bad calls aside, we still would’ve lost.
Yuck
September 5th, 2009
10:05 pm
GatorGuy
What is your prediction for the Gators this season? Repeat? You definitely have the talent and coaching. Congrats – can’t say that I’m not a little jealous.
Now, why are you here spreading hate dude? Enjoy your team, they are awesome. Don’t hate on mine.
NC Cowpoke Fan
September 5th, 2009
10:06 pm
C’mon dawgs, give the pokes some credit…Most of the total yards you got were on the first drive when we were shakin off the excitement of opening our redone stadium…The defense harassed Cox and made you pay for your mistakes, then Zac and Dez and Perrish finally woke up a little bit and you couldn’t handle them. Quit making excuses and suck it up and deal with it like a man…you got beat by a better team.!
wreckmaniac
September 5th, 2009
10:06 pm
Can we start talking about next years 4 star- 5 star recruits now ?
richard cranium
September 5th, 2009
10:06 pm
Hilariuos quote of the day:
BRANDON ADAMS 790AM their in trouble because “OKLAHOMA STATE HASN’T PLAYED SOMEBODY WITH THE LEGACY OF GEORGIA”.
That’s just AWESOME Brandon… thanks for sharing!
GR82BAG8R
September 5th, 2009
10:06 pm
Georgia fans need to lighten up. You will beat South Carolina next week and it won’t be close. Get behind your team and your quarterback. Show some understanding about opening on the road with a new QB against a top-10 team.
Oh, and BTW, you will lose to Florida again this year. It won’t be close.
meansonny
September 5th, 2009
10:07 pm
Hyperbole, much?
It’s a long season and we will see improvement.
Not sure how the record will be impacted, though.
disgusted
September 5th, 2009
10:07 pm
I am sick to death with these chicken sh*t, half a$$ games from CMR! He and that coaching staff of his are just stealing money from UGA. How many times have we watched this team choke and roll over in big games? “But we won in 07″ big frigging deal!! What about today!?
No emotion, just this usual don’t give a sh*t approach to games, no in game adjustments, and if it gets tough, just roll over and play dead. I’m watching Saban WORK the sideline, his players, officials, and coaches. You can’t say that there is no fight in Bama. Can we say that about our dogs? I’m tired of seeing us play like dogs, I want to see the dawg fight return. Maybe when this pack of thieves are finally realized and sent packing……..
Gman
September 5th, 2009
10:07 pm
We nned fans: If Cox is a flu ridden QB, why the hell did we stick with him. CMR says Gray will be part of the gameplan and he only plays 1 play while Cox can’t throw, can’t run, can’t do much of anything. If Joe Cox was sick then Richt hasn’t got a clue.
The dogs are soft and getting softer every year. What a ton of talent is being wasted. If I’m AJ Green, I transfer on Monday AM. Serious talent like that and you’ve got a QB that cannot deliver the ball. Those WR screens were ridiculous. It’s amazing 2 or 3 weren’t returned for TDs by OK State.
Virginia Cowboy
September 5th, 2009
10:08 pm
Hey Florida Mike! Why don’t you check the total negative yards based on penalties. I bet you find that OSU was on the negative side. I doubt that the one spot lost the game for GA. BTW, the 4th and 2 spot could have gone either way.
The Truth
September 5th, 2009
10:08 pm
Amazing, you have lost one game and it is time to fire Richt, Martinez, Bobo, etc….Then to use the same old boring excuses about Tech, Florida, etc. You guys need to man up and quit being such whiny poor sports. You did all of the trash talking and now you just can’t take it…..pathetic.
Barry Jay
September 5th, 2009
10:08 pm
Yuck,
And we’re getting tired of coaches who can’t seem to adjust in game.
We’re getting tired of a team with top five recruiting having players that don’t execute (as you argue) year after year. We’re getting tired of predictable toss sweep right and toss sweep left. We are tired of seeing our team fold in big games every year especially when we are supposed to have all this talent.
Teams like AL and FL seem to put it together to beat bad teams and win against good ones. What is our problem? Top five recruiting classes with players who just aren’t that good. Hmmm…I guess you are right…no way that could be a coaching problem.
FloridaMike
September 5th, 2009
10:08 pm
Sanford Drive – How do you know? 17 TO 10 and they call 15 yarder on the Jones hit and they were too far away to kick a field goal and on the 4th and 2, the bad spot allowed them to score next play, when we should of had the ball.
wreckmaniac
September 5th, 2009
10:09 pm
Boortz-Dawg radio announcers, in their everpresent Dawg euphoria, said
“this team (UGA) could go 7-5 and still end up in the top 25″.
Does reality ever come to Athens ?
elviskl
September 5th, 2009
10:09 pm
TO HELL WITH GEORGIA………I HATE THIER GUTS…….I REALLY HATE THIER GUTS, ALL THEIR FANS CAN GO CRAWL BACK IN THE SEWER…. GO JACKETS
Reality
September 5th, 2009
10:09 pm
I have been and will continue to be a Mark Richt fan. I respectfully disagree with his confidene in Cox. He doesnt have it. He would be right in saying that he’s not gonna try the nfl. He is just a nice change of pace at best. Or maybe someone to throw in when a starter is having a bad day.I like Joe cox. Then again I like my mother too, that dont mean I would give her the keys to the ferrari. Joe Cox needs to do what he does best. Cheer from the sidelines and get everyone pumped. This is going to be a LONG A** Season.
Rocket Rod
September 5th, 2009
10:09 pm
Yuck, Fred’s not yelling. That’s just the agony of a bad defeat. Idea, if CMR makes his players run laps and do push up’s and the steps for making mistakes how about after this defeat we make him run all the way back to Athens!
Michael
September 5th, 2009
10:10 pm
So a bunch of fans whose teams played bad junior varsity teams are all on Georgia because the Bulldogs lost to a Top 10 team by 14 points? Geez. The team may be utterly horrible, but it may also be just like those years when we let someone like Georgia Southern and Wyoming hang around. You play a crap game against a good team and, well, you saw.
Seriously, bees. Win something more than an ACC division championship (do they give a trophy for that?) and then start yapping. Heck, win 10 games in a season. Until then, swat off!
wreckmaniac
September 5th, 2009
10:11 pm
GR8: You’re right. UGA will slaugher SC next week and will go 11-1 and will play OK for the national championship.
AUG24
September 5th, 2009
10:11 pm
Plain and Simple. Georgia’s coaches don’t coach up the talent. Mike Bobo is a terrible OC. Stafford and Moreno made him look good. Hell, anyone could coach that kind of talent. Joe Cox doesn’t have the physical talents that Stafford had. 8 and 4 here we come.
Jack Schitt
September 5th, 2009
10:11 pm
GR82BAG8R….News Flash for you pinhead. Spurrier will lay the wood to UGA next week. Here is to an 0 – 2 start. Now you can say you know Jack Schitt. The ass-whooping from the Vols is waiting up in Neyland Stadium on October 10th. Its great to be a Vol fan and its great that UGA sucks~~
Yuck
September 5th, 2009
10:11 pm
Paul’s Johnson,
True. I think you may be right about Cox. It might be a little too early, and a 31-0 record in high school at least suggests some level of leadership competency, but yeah, he may not be the guy for the job.
So my question is this: do we right the ship (like we seem to do most years) or is this the 6 or 7 win season we have been hoping to avoid?
elviskl
September 5th, 2009
10:11 pm
take away the drugs and alcohol and quit recruiting a top five class of rapists and maybe the bullpups can execute a simple dump on the field. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Paul's Johnson
September 5th, 2009
10:12 pm
Virginia Cowboy:
Congrats dude, I was high on a new season, still am, if you’re a true fan you will know where I’m comng from.
As you know, sometimes reality sets in, and as much as I hate to admit it, this might be another brutal season, what do you do, give up hope, unfortunately, that’s not an option.
Good luck with the season, i actually pulled for you guys last year.
Champaign Dawg
September 5th, 2009
10:12 pm
I know…every loser has an excuse. And I’m no exception.
The refs made a couple of calls that were, without a doubt, game changing calls. The personal foul on Jones was complete and total BS. The announcers said so themselves. The ball was on the receivers hands when Jones left his feet for the tackle. And the spot they gave OSU on that 4th down run was more generous than BHO’s bailout package. Both of those resulted in touchdowns that wouldn’t have been TD’s otherwise. That is the very definition of game changing.
That’s it for excuses for me.
The rest is just frustration. I’ve been trying to give Bobo the benefit of the doubt, but I just don’t think he is worth a turd as an OC. His play calling was lousy. It’s like he picked up a completely different play book after that first drive. And we made absolutely no half time adjustments whatsoever. Not that we ever do. I’m done with Bobo. I think he is the source of the problem.
I also think Cox is not very good and would love to see us work in Grey and Murray.
But I TOTALLY disagree with the comments bashing the defense. They played great. Held that high octane offense to WAY under their averages. Made em look pretty average. If it weren’t for the complete inefficiency of the offense, the D might have held em to 10 points. Only play where I thought the D looked really poorly prepared was the last TD pass. I thought CWM id a great job preparing the D.
buster
September 5th, 2009
10:12 pm
what happened? this past week ga fans were even saing that joe cox could get heisman votes. now he’s a loser.
senoiadawgs
September 5th, 2009
10:13 pm
Ok folks let’s be realistic. I thought Cox could do it. He can’t!!! He had plenty of time to throw and while we had some drops the fumble and batted balls were awful. No to mention he missed just as many open receivers as Stafford did. His arm is to weak to get it in a tight spot. I saw what I needed to say today against a poor defense and the verdict is in. Gray and Murray or the other guy play the rest of the year.
Work in New York
September 5th, 2009
10:13 pm
It could be a tough year but it is certainly not time to give up on the season. I guess everyone on this blog is qualified to coach and make all the right calls. Didn’t think so. It is not time to write everyone off and toss the season. I am sure CMR is playing the players that he feels gives UGA the best chance to win. The players have to play and make plays, some did and some didn’t. OSU made the plays when they needed to and UGA did not. We got beat plain and simple.
Barry Jay
September 5th, 2009
10:14 pm
The problem wasn’t refs. It wasn’t our D. It was our O and coaching. Same old story. CMR needs to either coach up the O and D coordinators or find competent ones.
wreckmaniac
September 5th, 2009
10:14 pm
Lord, please keep CMR at UGA
Jeff Schultz
September 5th, 2009
10:14 pm
Barry J — OSU had only 2 sacks but several blitzes also seemed to confuse Cox and he had some passes batted down.
reebok
September 5th, 2009
10:14 pm
Tech fan here. Tough day on the road for the Dogs. As a football fan, I take no pleasure in UGA losing (except on that one particular weekend in November, of course). Your team has 3 very winnable games in the next 3 weeks – did you see how bad SC looked against NC State?
The only thing I can’t figure is how your offense looked so good on that opening drive…and part of one other, it may have been in the 3rd quarter…and so awful the rest of the time. Anyway, see you on the Flats in November…
RealDawg
September 5th, 2009
10:15 pm
My excuse is Joe Cox played scared and with no confidence. It was so obvious he was thinking before every pass. All those months to prepare and that is our offense game plan? Really?
10Bears
September 5th, 2009
10:15 pm
Richt is a nice guy. A mediocre coach. No killer instinct.
Esasperated
September 5th, 2009
10:16 pm
Let it all hang out, then, realize that CMR does not care what bloggers think, nor his buddy coaches. They will NOT READ these comments. Too bad the POKES were scheduled instead of the Charleston teacher’s college or the Newberry librarians. We will do very well with a .500 season this year.
RealDawg
September 5th, 2009
10:16 pm
BTW..I think Bobo should spend more time with his family. Perhaps all day Saturday.
wreckmaniac
September 5th, 2009
10:16 pm
We are in a recession. Good grief ! What do you people expect ?
The payoffs will be limited for a while, OK ?