Richt believes Georgia is poised for a bounce-back season
Georgia coach Mark Richt believes the Dogs can avoid some of the problems that plagued recent teams. (Curtis Compton/AJC)
Here’s a sneak peek at a column that will appear in print in this Sunday’s special AJC College Football Section. The 34-page section will preview Georgia State, Georgia Tech and UGA seasons, the SEC and ACC, top games, Heisman candidates and more.
Nine years ago, Mark Richt lost his first SEC game as a head coach (to South Carolina) and started 4-3 in a conference that generally doesn’t allow for long honeymoon periods, at least not outside of Vanderbilt.
It wasn’t the usual backdrop for what would happen in the next four years. Richt went 44-9 overall and 25-7 in the SEC. He won two conference titles at a school that hadn’t won one since 1982. He won a Sugar Bowl.
What has occurred since at Georgia is less a market correction than it is a changing landscape. Think of the SEC as a boulevard of resort hotels. Richt built what seemed like Xanadu in 2002. The problem came when Les Miles, Florida and Alabama built more lavish structures down the street.
LSU, Florida and Alabama didn’t just win SEC championships. They won national championships — the last four, in fact. Over that same period, Richt went 20-12 in the SEC without making it to the conference title game once.
Xanadu began to look like a slightly weathered Marriott.
Which brings us to 2010. Georgia is not crumbling and Richt is not on the firing line. There has, however, been a leveling off in Athens. To deny that would be like a hotel owner ignoring the other properties that are stealing his business.
The Dogs are somewhere back in the vapor trail left by Florida and Alabama. Richt’s not in denial — otherwise he wouldn’t have fired three assistant coaches after going 8-5 (4-4) last season.
The question now: Is this the bounce-back year? Possibly. Richt may never have a better chance to quiet critics.
The potential pitfalls of starting a redshirt freshman quarterback, Aaron Murray, should be minimized by an experienced offensive line and two key weapons for Murray to feed: A.J. Green and Washaun Ealey. The defense should be significantly improved under Todd Grantham (who is switching to a 3-4).
The schedule? Instead of opening against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, as in 2009, the Bulldogs open against Louisiana-Lafayette in Athens. They don’t play Alabama. They don’t play LSU. They do play Florida, but it would be surprising if the Gators didn’t feel the loss of nine starters in the first five rounds of the NFL draft, including: Tim Tebow, Joe Haden, Maurkice Pouncey, Carlos Dunlap and the serial eye-gouger, Brandon Spikes.
There’s also this: Richt just feels better about his team. Granted, all coaches like their team before opening kickoff, but Richt’s confidence is rooted in something legitimate: strength and stability on his offensive line.
“I like our maturity on offense,” he said. “You see it especially up front, even the non-glamour positions if you want to throw in the fullbacks.
“There’s something about when your offensive linemen are your sages, your veterans, your leaders. When they’re running it, things tend to go well. They’re pretty grounded. They’re not glamorous. They’re really the most unselfish guys on the team. ”
Glamour seldom is Georgia’s problem. It seldom gets more glamorous than Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno in the same backfield. But that was in 2008, and a pre-season No. 1 team wound up getting drilled by Alabama and Florida, losing at home to Georgia Tech and settling for the Capital One Bowl.
Georgia’s problems have been in other areas: a lack of discipline, sometimes passion, sometimes just a seeming willingness to punch the opponent in the mouth.
Experience and the arrival of Grantham, who’s far more fiery than Martinez, should help in those areas. But fire starts at the top and Richt needs to light one with his team.
This season could start well — very well. If the Dogs can get past early tests against South Carolina and Arkansas, they could be 8-0 going to Jacksonville. But Richt knows better than to play “the schedule game.”
“I used to do it more than I do now,” he said. “What year was it – Stafford’s freshman year [2006]? I kind of did it that year a little bit. We didn’t have a great season. Everything looked different than it was. So I don’t do that any more.”
The Dogs were coming off Richt’s second SEC title that year but they went 4-4 in the conference in 2006. The landscape changed. Richt, going into his 10th season, realized Georgia required some renovation.
Now we find out what the place looks like.
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283 comments Add your comment
Not Disappointed
August 26th, 2010
2:04 pm
Isn’t it his job to be hopeful? Time will surely tell about the young QB!
anotherdawg
August 26th, 2010
2:07 pm
I think everyone is excited. Are you ready for some football?
GT Alum
August 26th, 2010
2:08 pm
I second Not Disappointed. Do you really expect the guy to think they’re going to be mediocre at best this season, much less say it? Not that that’s necessarily what I think is their potential, but, while a coach knows his team better than anyone else does, he’s hardly the best person to give an unbiased view of their potential. Only time will tell for both UGA (sic) and Tech.
F-105 Thunderchief
August 26th, 2010
2:12 pm
They are, too. They are going to win 10 in the regular season and one of those may very well come in Jacksonville. They are at least three wins better than last year if they 1.) cut down on turnovers, 2.) have more takeaways and 3.) stop somebody. All three of those will surely happen.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 26th, 2010
2:13 pm
Welcome back, Jeff. Do you know if those shoes Coach is wearing in the photo are his or the athletic department’s or are they a gift? The reason I want to know is that I got nothing from Nike. Only Krylon.
George
August 26th, 2010
2:14 pm
Jeff-
Excellent article. I wouldn’t call finishing #2 in 2007, and #10 in 2008 a big problem. Sure last year, should have won the Kent & LSU games. Should have beaten Tenn. Should have gone 10-3, or 11-2, minimum. It was an off-year.
Problems are not penalties (Florida is consistenly among college football’s worst) not turnovers (The nation’s best at not giving the ball away rarely win more Championships (Navy/Air Force, Army). The best teams play aggressive, they arn’t afraid to make mistakes.
Problems have been strategy:
1- Too much passing in 1st 7 games, need to have a heavy run strategy, NEVER abandon the run game, under ANY circumstances or you become 1 dimensional
2- Not getting playmakers like AJ Green, Ealey, Olson enough touches the way Florida and Alabama uses their playmakers. Rotating in too many mediocre players to “keep everybody fresh”. The rotation system has been utterly ridculous. Play your best players, keep the mediocre players ff the field.
3- Willie’s read and react defensive strategy was too passive, and people had finally caught on to what Georgia was doing defensively and Georgia had become too predictible. Offense became predictable too, Georgia became the easiest team to intercept a ball from, just very easy to read.
GeoffDawg
August 26th, 2010
2:15 pm
Disagree a bit about the fire having to come from the top. I like a HC with a measured approach and a DC with a fiery temperment ala Richt and Van Gorder, Dooley and Russell, Bowden and Andrews, etc. That being said, you still have to have a top guy that’s not going to put up with crap.
Bo
August 26th, 2010
2:15 pm
I’m stoked for football season!!
anotherdawg
August 26th, 2010
2:16 pm
Nice job Jeff in pointing out the ‘reasons’ Richt feels good about this team. A solid offensive line, a great receiver, awesome tight ends, talented running backs, an aggressive defense with new coaches, and a little easier schedule gives plenty of reasons to be optimistic.
Mickey
August 26th, 2010
2:16 pm
In 2001/2002, Richt bounced back and finished #3. In 2006/2007, he bounced back and finished #2. He will bounceback again and finish in the top 3, likely #1.
Idot
August 26th, 2010
2:17 pm
As I recall the Bulldogs were pretty well devastated by injuries in 2008. Or am I wrong, again?
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
2:17 pm
Not Disappointed … It’s his job to win. But you can usually tell the difference between real confidence and fake confidence, if you know what I mean.
Paul
August 26th, 2010
2:18 pm
A fun thing is to compare Richt’s 1st 9 seasons to Bear Bryant’s or Nick Saban’s.
Richt had 6 top 10 finishes, Bear and Saban 1 top 10 finish.
Richt won .770 of his games, Bear & Saban won a lot less.
Richt had 2 top 3 finishes, Bear had 1 & Saban had 0.
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
2:19 pm
Looking at schedule, 10-2 (pre-bowl) is a real possibility, if Murray can play and defense comes through.
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
2:19 pm
Russ, the Temporary Mascot — Thanks. When the new Uga is introduced, do you lose your Krylon endorsement?
NW Georgia Dawg
August 26th, 2010
2:19 pm
Here’s hoping the defense raises the intensity level a couple of notches, and the offense is able to feed off of that. I’m ready to see some of our special athletes make game-changing plays the way I see other teams’ special athletes doing. If our O-line can stay healthy we can be successful. If not, we may be in for a repeat of last year.
PTC DAWG
August 26th, 2010
2:20 pm
I’m confident UGA will be better this fall than last. How much? If we knew that, wouldn’t be much fun watching the season unfold would it?
anotherdawg
August 26th, 2010
2:24 pm
I believe the key will be the QB. If we can get through two very tough games with Arkansas and South Carolina, we should have a very good, if not great season. It takes alot of things going your way to win all of it.
Paul H
August 26th, 2010
2:24 pm
Go Dawgs! I think this team will surprise a few folks this year
Idot
August 26th, 2010
2:24 pm
Didn’t UGA have a much tougher schedule that either Bama or Fla. in 2009?
#1 BAMA FAN
August 26th, 2010
2:26 pm
I would like to see the DAWGS back up where they belong. Don’t know if they can hide BO BO….RTR
Skeeter
August 26th, 2010
2:26 pm
“Xanadu?” “vapor trails?” You a Rush fan Jeff?
Idot
August 26th, 2010
2:26 pm
In 2007, the loss at S.C. pretty well torpedoed the rest of the season for UGA.
SSIgator
August 26th, 2010
2:27 pm
“Georgia is poised for a bounce-back season”
I would agree 8-4 and a trip to Tampa would be better.
#1 BAMA FAN
August 26th, 2010
2:27 pm
Paul…count the Championships.RTR
Jona
August 26th, 2010
2:28 pm
Thank goodness for the tune up game starting off. Who scheduled last year opening up in Stillwater? Should have been fired…unless he already has been.
David Granger
August 26th, 2010
2:28 pm
That sounds fine, Coach. Now let’s keep our damn mouths shut and go out on the field and PROVE it!
MoDawg
August 26th, 2010
2:29 pm
What I take from this is that he is actually giving us a glimpse of his expectations. In years past, he would use coach-speak before the season started and it was hard to tell what his expectations were. At least this year, he is revealing some enthusiasm about the direction of the team. I’m not sure someone on the “hot seat” would want to fan the flame if he knew people may be disappointed in the product they put on the field.
I believe the new defensive staff will ignite some of the fire that the prior defensive regime was lacking since BVG left. At least I hope so. In reading what the players are saying, they are excited, which gets me excited.
Go Dawgs!
chalkdawg4
August 26th, 2010
2:29 pm
Hoping for a great year. I graduated there in 1983 and really enjoyed the glory years. I think its time for the new AD to announce that we are moving forward on the indoor practice facility. Do a rush job and have it ready in about 18 months. Anyone know where we stand on that? Are there plans on the board anywhere?
Bulldog
August 26th, 2010
2:31 pm
We’ll see…
Hankie Aron
August 26th, 2010
2:32 pm
YES IDOT
GeoffDawg
August 26th, 2010
2:34 pm
chalkdawg4, if I’m not mistaken, I believe the expansion of the athletic department currently underway is supposed to include an indoor area for some practicing but will not be large enough to be a true “indoor facility” in line with other programs. I think this was supposed to help alleviate the problem in the meantime however. I don’t know what their long term plans are. Somebody with knowledge of the situation, please correct me if I’m wrong.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
August 26th, 2010
2:37 pm
i think this will be a great year for UGA- everything is in its right place
chalkdawg4
August 26th, 2010
2:40 pm
With all the money we have our facilities should be 2nd to none. I think the new AD will put his stamp on the program and move it along. I’m sure this is a point other teams bring up to recruits. No excuses to not move forward. In the words of a great american, “GIT HER DONE”
Go Dawgs!!!
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
2:42 pm
Skeeter — The band or Limbaugh?
Technophobia
August 26th, 2010
2:46 pm
Richt confident? I guess that means nobody’s showin up drunk.
HugoStiglitz
August 26th, 2010
2:49 pm
He would be a real crappy coach if he came out and said he thought his team would be bad. I do think UGA has a weak enough schedule to at least be slightly better then last year.
Mikey in the SAV
August 26th, 2010
2:52 pm
This is the best time of the year- everyone is 0-0 and the confidence is high.
Falcon Fan
August 26th, 2010
3:00 pm
Jeff….what do you really think UGA will do this year?And why?
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
3:01 pm
News out of Columbia doesn’t bode well for SC the first 2 weeks.
SOS could be facing the ultimate “Karma is a biotch scenario”.
10 players out the first 2 weeks.
Saunders
Adjoboye
8 others who either start or play lots of minutes.
Heat and no depth=disaster
couldn’t happen to a nicer guy
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 26th, 2010
3:09 pm
I would be the next Uga if my a$$ were naturally white. I do the job. They win when I am on the sidelines. I slobber and sweat and lick my a$$ like any number of those in attendance. I am just a pure white a$$ away from glory. The same might be said for the team.
Destin Dawg
August 26th, 2010
3:12 pm
Stars are lined up.. lots of talent.. new mentality on Defense… UnderDawgs to Junkyard Dawgs after 7 games !!!! Florida and Awlbarn,, will be huge National games and GT could be too if they do well … my fortune cookie at chinese rest. said this is “year of the dog”…..fired up.. can’t wait !!! Go Dawgs
statkeeper
August 26th, 2010
3:22 pm
Paul,
Are you just stupid? Saban may not have had but 1 top 10 finish his first 9 years head coaching cause most of those years were spent at Toledo and Mich. state which has had all of 2 10 win seasons in its entire history(1 of them by Saban).
As to bear bryant having only 1 top 10 finish in his first 10 seasons that may or may not be true. What is true is that he coached at Kentucky where Adolph Rupp is king and bball is king.
Let me know when Richt wins 2 ncs as Saban has done or especially when he has won 6 ncs as bear bryant did.
JML Dawg
August 26th, 2010
3:24 pm
I read somewhere that the 2009 Dawgs had a minus 16 turnover rate. Even if every other factor is even (and I believe there’s lots of areas of improvement with this year’s team) what if this year’s rate is zero? What a huge difference that would make. Or if we had a PLUS 5 or 10?
That one stat alone could mean the difference between an also ran season and a legitimate title contender.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
3:28 pm
My prediction for the year
UGA 11-1 7-1
FLA 9-3 6-2
UK 8-4 5-3
SC 7-5 4-4
UT 5-7 2-6
VU 1-11 0-8
Bama vs UGA for the SEC title. Bama wins.
Lsu runs miles
Arkansas is this year’s 2009 Ole Miss
Auburn finishes 2nd in the west and gives UGA its only regular season loss.
Shawn
August 26th, 2010
3:29 pm
Man the delusions are non stop. Redshirt freshman qbs don’t win 10 games in the sec.
Ga will be lucky to win 9 games. 7-8 is more likely.
how2fish
August 26th, 2010
3:31 pm
DawginLex ,Well if the NCAA moves with their normal speed any sanctions will be next year!
joe
August 26th, 2010
3:32 pm
counting on a bounce back season with a “jittery” and short QB does not sense make. The best thing to happen to the dogs would be SC losing upwards of 6 to 10 players for living basically rent free at a Columbia hotel…so the dogs may win that game if those players are suspended. If that doesn’t happen, an 0-2 SEC start is a real possibility…if that happens, look for the wheels to fall off on the way back to Shreveport.
Dogs r idiots
August 26th, 2010
3:32 pm
my prediction
dawgs lose to sc ark uf auburn kty
69dog
August 26th, 2010
3:34 pm
Paul. CMR is not someone who should be referenced with any great coach. CMR has squandered SO much talent, has made SO many bad calls in games! CMR or his coaches do not adjust during games. Look at the blowouts UGA has received by inferior teams. I am tired of being spanked by Tenn and Kentucky and Vandy. CMR embarassed us by black outs and uniform changes.
CMR does not judge talent very well, He is just not a good fundamental coach.
MORONS
August 26th, 2010
3:35 pm
YOU have a QB with NO real game experience. He COULDN’T start over JOE COX.
Damn, it’s the same bs as last season. All that talk how okie state was a big 12 joke and what happened. Then you went on to lose 5 games. Now you have even less experience at QB. The most delusional idiotic fan base I have ever seen.
NW Georgia Dawg
August 26th, 2010
3:38 pm
69dog: You said CMR has squandered tons of talent while saying that he’s not a good judge of talent. It can be one or the other, but not both. If he’s not a a good judge of talent, then we recruit poorly, and have little talent to work with, not squander. If he’s a good judge of talent, then we recruit well. If we don’t perform, then you could perhaps make an argument that he squanders talent.
Logic can be your friend.
joe
August 26th, 2010
3:39 pm
LOL at lex dawg…not sure which is more hysterical…UGA 11-1 or KY 8-4, bwwwwaaaahhhaaahhhaaa.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
3:40 pm
Hey Jeff,
Like the way I increase your blog hits?
It is so predictable.
Post something about UGA doing well and the haters are drawn like bees to honey.
It’s way too easy.
meh
August 26th, 2010
3:40 pm
I think the running game will be good enough to take some of the pressure off Murray and allow him to stay relaxed. And with Murray relaxed and the receivers and tight ends UGA has the Dawgs are gonna be scoring like crazy!
joe
August 26th, 2010
3:42 pm
man the red cool aid is a-flowin in here today…
69dog
August 26th, 2010
3:44 pm
NW Georgia Dawg, No logic mistake by me! CMR is so inept he has done much squandering and much misjudging of talent. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Furthermore, I enjoy nothing more than a battle of logic and wits. It is just no fun to battle an unarmed man!
Paul in RDU
August 26th, 2010
3:45 pm
UGA will have a better record in 2010 than in 2009. LSU has been replaced by MSU and they do not have a tough early OOC game like Ok State – there’s 2 L’s replaced by 2 W’s for a start.
To be a better team, and to beat their tougher opponents, they need to improve discipline and turnover differential. With the coaching changes, I expect improvements in discipline on D but they are a year away from a run at an SEC championship.
UGA goes 10-2 or 9-3.
69dog
August 26th, 2010
3:49 pm
Paul in RDU, I love your attitude and I really hope you are right.
Paul in RDU
August 26th, 2010
3:51 pm
69dog – I am a Jacket, but think that UGA is going to be good this year. The difference between 9-3 and 10-2 will be the game at Thanksgiving.
bjohndawg
August 26th, 2010
3:52 pm
Should be a great year for the Dawgs.
Monster offense…and a new sheriff on defense.
So looking forward to the season.
But one has to ask…
how can Coach Richt look so tanned in the face, and have legs as white as a ghost?
how2fish
August 26th, 2010
3:54 pm
69dog lets see CMR averages 10 wins a season and you of course claim he can’t judge talent…really and you call someone else unarmed…please. Hell if we can tackle better and hold on to the damn ball we should be better period.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
3:55 pm
69dog is one of those wanting Boise state’s coach here.
Ask Colorado how that worked out and get back to me.
Tide Rising
August 26th, 2010
3:56 pm
Richt will bounce back again to a probable 10 win season. He always bounces back after a bad season. The only hitch will be how quickly a freshman qb can grow up. But as I’ve said before I think a strong O-line can anchor an entire team and that is Georgia’s strength this year.
Our 08 team did not have that much talent on paper. A very weak jr and senior class in terms of numbers due to the earlier probation but we rode a strong O-line all the way to the seccg. I can see Georgia doing similarly well. Gotta get past those pesky gators though.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
4:00 pm
Folks, I’m not stupid enough to believe we are going 11-1 or 12-0 with this QB situation or the new defense.
I’m hopeful we will actually play defense like 2001-2004.
I’m hopeful we won’t throw 17 interceptions
I’m hopeful we won’t need to throw 25 TD passes because our running game will be too good.
10-2 or 9-3 with improvement in turnover margin and penalties and losing close games while not giving up tons of points is a realistic hope.
I posted the other stuff to get the haters going.
IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wo Fat
August 26th, 2010
4:00 pm
2 UGA fans in Paris looking at the painting “Whistler’s Mother”…one asked the other what he thought of the painting…his friend replied “kinds reminds me of Tech’s Paul Johnson in Drag”
dawgfan
August 26th, 2010
4:01 pm
As bad as we have looked at times in the past two seasons I still don’t think its been quite the meltdown that its often portrayed as. 18-8 with two of the toughest schedules in the nation is nothing to cry about. The nerds are only marginally better at 20-7 in the weakest BCS league of them all playing nonconference creampuffs and they act like they’re God’s gift to football. Its all a matter of perspective. The preseason #1 thing was the worst thing that could have ever happened to us.
Wo Fat
August 26th, 2010
4:01 pm
“kinda reminds”….bet this will stir up the Techsters that won’t stay out!!!!
how2fish
August 26th, 2010
4:03 pm
Tide Rising it will be a crap shoot early in the season 4 big questions 1) can Murray play 2) can we keep him healthy 3) can the D perform better overall and 4) can we quell the turnovers and penalties.
69dog
August 26th, 2010
4:07 pm
how2fish, I would like to buy you for the value of what you know and sell you for the value of what you think you know. CMR may be your object of affection, but he certainly is not fawned after by college football pundits who know better. CMR is wasting UGAs time.
SatchelBuzz
August 26th, 2010
4:11 pm
This,….8-4. SC, AU, UF, GT.
THWG!
Einsteindawg
August 26th, 2010
4:11 pm
Good luck to the Dawgs and CMR; however, Coach has to be more decisive. Don’t wait until all the fans recognize our defensive deficencies…don’t wait until the fans demand putting our best athletes on the field…and don’t hesitate to get game experience for our younger players. We want you to succeed. but we also want you to earn the $3M we’re paying you. Just my opinion. Go Dawgs!
Larue
August 26th, 2010
4:11 pm
Which brings us to 2010. Georgia is not crumbling and Richt is not on the firing line.
Seriously wrong on both counts.
Serious Dawg fans need to start organizing and demanding that Richt be fired. Otherwise, sports writers will be asking the same question this time a year from now.
Richt represents mediocrity. Saban and Meyer represent excellence and championships. Richt simply isn’t in their class, nor will he ever be. Richt would have to be incredibly lucky to win the division, and the odds against him winning the SEC championship would be at least 50:1.
Those are the simple facts, and there’s no amount of enthusiasm or cheerleading or Top 5 recruiting classes that can get around it.
As they say in poker, “Read ‘em and weep.”
Richt and his cronies like Bobo have to go.
how2fish
August 26th, 2010
4:13 pm
69dog really where were you when he won the 1st SEC title in 20 years? College football pundits know so damn much about football really if that were true they’d be in Vegas and retired…please the pundits will ALWAYS fawn over the last guy to win a NC.guess what CUM doesn’t win the SEC this year they will start telling us NEXT year that he is done. I know what CMR has done for the UGA program and I see no reason he can’t right the wrongs and move forward we will have to agree to disagree on this. Go Dogs.by the way I like your first line of the last post well done.
GeezusDawg
August 26th, 2010
4:14 pm
…More like 11:1…
how2fish
August 26th, 2010
4:14 pm
Larue please your neither serious or a dog fan.
Darrin
August 26th, 2010
4:15 pm
“18-8 with two of the toughest schedules in the nation is nothing to cry about.”
Baloney. Toughest schedules? I don’t think so.
69dog
August 26th, 2010
4:16 pm
Larue, I couldn’t agree more. The problem is too many UGA fans think CMR is all that simply because he is a Good Man. Come on UGA fans! UGA deserves a championship quality coach, not just a fair coach who is a good man.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
4:17 pm
fish,
guys like 69 haven’t been around long enough. They don’t remember Ray goff. they think football only started in florida in 1990.
they don’t remember that our best coach ever averaged 8 wins per year and won the SEC 6 times in 25 years and had a losing bowl record. Dooley never faced spurrier, saban, meyer, fulmer or miles. He faced Pell, Hall,Majors etc.
Run richt and I guarantee you the program will be worse off.
secfan
August 26th, 2010
4:18 pm
CMR is an average coach that gets excellent talent. Average coach plus excellent talent = 8 to 10 wins per year. Great coach plus great talent = NC’s (more than one). Just look around the SEC. The talent level is very close between Ga, Fl, Al, Aub, Lsu, and Tn(though they have been down some…and still kicked Ga’s ssa last year). Who has more than one NC?
Can’t wait…SEC is the best!
Reality Check
August 26th, 2010
4:19 pm
It is all false bravado. The qb situation is worse for the Dawgs than 2006, when your freshman was at least top qb in nation. This year’s choices are a small (in stature) freshman who wets his pants anytime a scrimmage is held in Sandford Stadium and a 2 star true freshman that no other big time football program wanted. Most likely losses to at least SC, Ark, UF, Aub, GT and one more from Kentucky, Miss Staten or Tenn. UGA is a program in decline and everyone but Dawg fans knows it. Before you UGA fans throw out the WE BEAT TECH retort realize it only masks the fact that you have become a second tier team in your own conference.
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
4:21 pm
Reality,
go away.
Who are you Kirk Herbstreit?
Beano Cook?
Nice to be in the presence of such an expert.
Go play with your blow up doll in traffic at 5:00 pm on I-75 south bound.
Gatorbait 17-3
August 26th, 2010
4:21 pm
Jeff,
I can’t believe theses dawgs fans haven’t burned you at the stake. How do
you get away with saying Georgia has been left in the vapor trail of the Gators and Bama.
Your right about the offensive line, the starting 5 are very good, but you just lost the backup LT for good and of the remaining 7 offensive linemen, only 2 have any experience, the other 5 are all freshmen. Like all teams, injuries will be critical.
POAD
August 26th, 2010
4:23 pm
Richt won or lost games in his first 3 years with another coaches players right? Well the last 4 years Richt has done his winning & Losing with his players and friends as coaches. 10-10 in the SEC East ain’t going to keep him his job. The schedule is so easy that UGA should be 8-4 even with a Short Unproven QB.
Wo Fat
August 26th, 2010
4:24 pm
Reality Check…sad another Techie so obsessed with UGA he has to run to UGA web sites…Techie GET A LIFE LOSER
Coolest in the Clutch
August 26th, 2010
4:26 pm
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Reality check=SSDD
August 26th, 2010
4:27 pm
Nuff said
Reality Check
August 26th, 2010
4:27 pm
DawginLex, do you an any real UGA fans feel the program has not peaked under CMR. LSU, AL and UF all have coaches that have won the NC since CMR has been at UGA. UGA has looked poorly coached the last two years, and you can not blame all of that on the fired DC. This is the 3 year since 2006 that the Dawgs appear to have a poorly thought out plan at the QB position. That is a big reason you are on the decline. Your OL is not good enough to run the ball on 8,9 man fronts which you will see.
Bug Zapper
August 26th, 2010
4:27 pm
RUSS the temp……I don’t care who you pull for, your posts are funny as hell…..keep up the good work…..sometimes we all need a good laugh……….GO DAWGS!
Hotel Shreveport
August 26th, 2010
4:29 pm
Wo Fat
fogot to take her Advocare 100 pills this morning.
gdawginkalamazoo
August 26th, 2010
4:30 pm
The man AVERAGES 10 wins season folks. He knows a little something about football and how to win. He gets a pass this year because of the new DC but I don’t think he will need it.
Coachdawg 2000
August 26th, 2010
4:30 pm
I GUARANTEE UN DEFEATED SEASON IF: They score at least one more point per game than their opponents!
Reality Check
August 26th, 2010
4:31 pm
Wo Fat- just so you know this is a JS post and is not a UGA web site
POAD is right, UGA has been mediocre against SEC East teams the last four years, 3 losses to UT, 3 losses to UF and 2 losses to UK. They should change the UGA mascot to the Ostriches since all you Dawg fans want to bury your heads in the sand and pretend that your program is not on the decline.
Wo Fat
August 26th, 2010
4:32 pm
Reality Check….I think you’ve got Tech and UGA confused…DA…Tech sees 8 man fronts cause that turd has no idea how to throw a forward pass.
SOGADOG
August 26th, 2010
4:33 pm
Good article and fair assessment of where the Dawgs are this year.
jarvis
August 26th, 2010
4:34 pm
POAD I thiought Richt won in his first 4 years primarily because of a stout defense led by Pollack….who was a Richt recruit.
NW Georgia Dawg
August 26th, 2010
4:34 pm
Gator: We just lost our backup LT for good? When did this happen?
76-DAWG
August 26th, 2010
4:34 pm
A few things that would be huge improvements from last year:
1- Murray needs to run if the nearest defensive back is 15 yards away.
2-Throw more slant passes over the middle, especially to OrsonCharles.
3- Rely on Blair Walsh more. Play to get into field goal range and if you get more, great.
4- Learn how not to let every one in the stadium know that a screen pass is coming next.
Reality Check
August 26th, 2010
4:35 pm
Wo Fat, you will see 9 man fronts because your QB can not complete half his passes against the scout team with no fans in the stands. Any scrimmage or game inside a real stadium and he freaks out. Your next option is a 1-2 star true freshman QB that no other BCS teams wanted.
Really?
August 26th, 2010
4:35 pm
MORONS – He couldn’t start over Joe Cox because he didn’t know the play book. Now who is the Moron?
jarvis
August 26th, 2010
4:35 pm
Who throws at a 46% completion clip?
Wo Fat
August 26th, 2010
4:35 pm
jarvis…so sorry but Pollack was a red shirt freshman when richt arrived as was D Greene
DawginLex
August 26th, 2010
4:36 pm
No OL is good enough to run the ball all the time on 8 and 9 man fronts.
Richt has been 50/50 run/pass for 9 years and it should stay that way.
I realize we are going to play it close to the vest in 2010, at least early on. As Murray matures, the playbook will be expanded. Right now, punting and avoiding turnovers in a tight game(which SC will be)will be an improvement from 2009. Just break even in turnover margin and that is a 16 turnover upgrade.
Non-delusional Dog
August 26th, 2010
4:37 pm
Someone mentioned Richt wins 8-10 games PER year. Actually, he averages 10 wins PER year. The two 8 win seasons were the low points, Richt averages almost 10.5 wins the other 7 years. 9 years at one school is an eternity in the coaching profession, so we have a pretty good idea of UGA tendencies under Mark Richt.
Concerning the talent level, yes, UGA does recruit better than most, BUT over the last five years LSU and Florida have out-talented the Dogs, and Bama has over the past three. It is a matter of record that Richt has not hauled in the number of elite 5* players those three schools have. I think you will see that begin to change this February.
The evening out of the talent with the Floridas and Bamas, plus the new defensive coaches, is why I am bullish on the Dogs.
athensdawg
August 26th, 2010
4:37 pm
“it sure is nice to have an offensive line”…..
It sure is nice that it’s taken you 10 years to figure that one out, coach.
Einsteindawg
August 26th, 2010
4:38 pm
All of you defending CMR with his “10 wins a year average” need to know that it translates into a 7-4 season back in the 10 gane regular season. Is that worth $3M a year?
TXJacket
August 26th, 2010
4:41 pm
Look, I am a GT fan, but you have to admit it would not be surprising if UGA went 10-2. UGA doesn’t do a great job when there is pressure on the program – there is no pressure this year. Further, look at their sked – it is one of the easier years UGA has had in awhile. They may not be the best team, but the should have a good record.
jasont13
August 26th, 2010
4:42 pm
I think Coach Richt has gotten to the point where all he does is mess with the jock sniffing media. Just like the stats from last night. How do you score 38 points but the QB on threw for 127 yds and the running backs ran for less than 100 yds. Its called why should I tell you so you can spin it anyway you want too.
POAD
August 26th, 2010
4:43 pm
No-EINSTEIN-but-aDawg 10 wins today translates to 7-4 in a 10 game regular season? I think it would translate to a 7-3 with a bowl shot. Your EinsteinDawg so you know the math better than me I am sure.
NOTSO FAST
August 26th, 2010
4:43 pm
`They have a dream recruiting class, a new defense, great receivers but a new quarterback and the same Coach. Coach R is great at recruiting but making game time adjustments has never been a strength. Now is the time to dream before the season starts.
69dog
August 26th, 2010
4:44 pm
secfan, you are right. CMR is average at best.
I will never agree with how2fish and his ilk.
DawginLex, as a1969 Grad of UGA, I can tell you I have been around enough to see plenty of great coaches and motivators. Unfortunately CMR is nowhere near either.
Gatorbait 17-3
August 26th, 2010
4:45 pm
NW Georgia Dawg
August 26th, 2010
4:34 pm
I read this in the AJC today.
Knee condition ends UGA lineman Owens’ career
5:09 pm August 25, 2010, by Tim Tucker
ATHENS – Georgia backup offensive lineman Jonathan Owens‘ college football career is over.
Owens has been granted a medical disqualification because of a knee condition, UGA coach Mark Richt said today. The disqualification means Owens no longer will be able to participate in intercollegiate athletics.
Non-delusional Dog
August 26th, 2010
4:46 pm
Remedial math class for you Einsteindawg. Giving you the benefit of a doubt, by going 10-2 in the regular season, and losing the bowl game, you wind up with a 10-3.
10-3 is a 77% winning percentage, which translates to 8.5 wins to 2.5 losses in an 11 game season, a significant upgrade over a 7-4
Einsteindawg
August 26th, 2010
4:47 pm
Thanks Poad and you’re correct. But unlike the past when a bowl invitation was a reward for a great season and matchups were pretty good, our Dawgs had a slightly better than .500 winning percentage. Today, the NCAA needs 64 teams just to fill out the bowls and when was the last time we played a team that was the favorite?
greg
August 26th, 2010
4:48 pm
Gatorbait 17-3
August 26th, 2010
4:21 pm
Jeff,
I can’t believe theses dawgs fans haven’t burned you at the stake. How do
you get away with saying Georgia has been left in the vapor trail of the Gators and Bama.
Your right about the offensive line, the starting 5 are very good, but you just lost the backup LT for good and of the remaining 7 offensive linemen, only 2 have any experience, the other 5 are all freshmen. Like all teams, injuries will be critical.
Hey doofus, this backup OL you speak of played in a total of ONE (ONE!!!!!) game last year. He was a backup only in the sense that he was on the team and an OL. At least do a bit of research before you post and make yourself look stupid.
PTC DAWG
August 26th, 2010
4:49 pm
Internet Coaches abound….
Einsteindawg
August 26th, 2010
4:51 pm
And, how many Boise States, Louisiana LaFayettes, Troy States, Ga Southerns, Middle Tennessees, Arkansas States…you get the picture, did we have back then? We played 10 solid football teams, so give me a break. I want us to win, I just think we could do better with a head coach.
Dawg Gummit
August 26th, 2010
4:53 pm
All of the Techies and other teams fans are right. I am a big Dawg fan but we have declined since our preseason #1 ranking. Maybe the changes will turn things around this year and at least the on-field discipline will improve and stupid penalties, turnovers will go down. I am afraid we will be hamstrung at quarterback but have never saw AM play to know if he has SEC talent. I am scared if he gets hurt the season goes in the tank. If AM plays ok I think 9-3 maybe 10-2 is possible, but would bet on 8-4. If we go 8-4 will this satisfy other Dawg fans on this board?
Gatorbait 17-3
August 26th, 2010
4:53 pm
greg
“At least do a bit of research before you post and make yourself look stupid”
I did jerk, maybe you should look it up. You have 12 offensive line now, 5 starters and 2 backups with experience and 5 freshmen
Gatorbait 17-3
August 26th, 2010
4:56 pm
BTW Greg, experience in 1 game is more than the 5 freshmen
Einsteindawg
August 26th, 2010
4:57 pm
Sorry…I meant idaho States. (But I’m sure we’d beat Boise State, too).
76-DAWG
August 26th, 2010
5:00 pm
69dog and a few more-
Your criticism of CMR is not fair. I graduated from UGA in 1976 and back when you and I were at UGA , you recruited a great running back and let him run the ball 30+ times a game. All the good SEC teams mainly ran the ball , ran out the clock and a last minute field goal won the game for somebody. Now to compete on a national level the SEC teams had to develop a passing game along with a great running game. CMR is just trying to keep up with the other great SEC programs.
papadawg
August 26th, 2010
5:07 pm
We had a supposedly all pro passing in Stafford and where did that get us. We have the running game in place and so what if they stack the line, that doesn’t always work. Murray can get his legs under him and have games where he don’t beat ourselves and dang the Defense has to be better this year right.
17 of 20
August 26th, 2010
5:19 pm
CMR, the great one averages 6 wins per season in the SEC. That my friends will get you 2nd place in the east every year, and 4th place in the conference.
dawgfan
August 26th, 2010
5:20 pm
Why do the haters get so butthurt when someone says we could win 10 games?
Gatorbait 17-3
August 26th, 2010
5:22 pm
Papadawg
August 26th, 2010
3:25 pm
Maybe we ought to have Murray go to Fla. and get counseling from what his name, you know the gator coach who gets the jitters so bad he has chest pains
Papadawg
Are you talking about the coach with TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in the past 4 years and has just finished 3 straight years of 13-1.
Do one of the above and then we will talk.
Heath
August 26th, 2010
5:22 pm
Funny how it was a normal conversation until the Jortsnation and NATS fans showed up. What a shock. I guess it’s because UGA fans are so classless.
Gatorbait 17-3
August 26th, 2010
5:27 pm
What’s up with all this HATE, can’t someone have a difference of opinion without hating the opposite view? Jeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Just because I don’t like any of Obama’s policies, doesn’t make me a racist, but I’m sure
I’ll be called one by the liberal left or one of the leaches they give money to.
TampaGator
August 26th, 2010
5:36 pm
Jeff….
SERIAL means…..continous, successive, one after another.
I believe Spikes only did the eye thing one time. Take your shots…but at least do it honestly….would you!
By the way….Spikes is in the NFL….and RSfr Jelani Jenkins (one of the top LB recruits in the country) and Soph. Joe Bostic (a dynamic player) are both top of the line middle linebackers. Jelani is 6′0 and 225 and runs a 4.4 in the 40…and hits like a tank. So Spikes will not be missed much in the middle….but opposing teams will still feel like they got their eyes altered two or three times in each game…by either Jelani or Joe. Florida sends one to the NFL….and will soon send another from the same position.
1eyedJack
August 26th, 2010
5:45 pm
I wish we played Georgia Tech the first game of the season so we could ruin their season every year.
For all those supposed Dawg fans clamoring for Coach Richt to be replaced by a “championship caliber coach”, who you gonna get?
Let’s see:
Are you willing to pay what it would take to lure Saban or Meyer away from Alabama or Florida?
Les Miles is probably going to be free next year if not earlier. Even LSU fans don’t want him any more.
Mack Brown? Right.
Jim Tressel? See Saban and Meyer. Besides, who wants a coach who wears a sweater vest?
Pete Carroll? USC was in a mess before Kiffin took over, why do you think he bolted.
Maybe we could get the guy from Appy St.
TampaGator
August 26th, 2010
5:47 pm
Also….Jeff….the only concern in Gainesville…as far as replacing a player with just as good or better player….is replacing Cunningham and Dunlap in pass rushing situations.
Tebow replaced by John Brantley (no problem at the QB position)
Cooper replaced by Carl Moore (just as good or better at WR)
Hernandez by Omaris Hines (wait until you see this guy)
James
1eyedJack
August 26th, 2010
5:48 pm
I forgot. Bobby Bowdens available too.
TampaGator
August 26th, 2010
5:49 pm
opps…hit the submit by mistake….but you get the picture….the only concern for Gator fans is at DE…pass rush only. Stars at all the other positions being replaced.
Loran, What a ya got ?
August 26th, 2010
5:50 pm
LORAN,
WHATAYA GOT ?
Beast from the East
August 26th, 2010
6:01 pm
TampaGator,
How’s retirement going? Done any fishing?
Richt, I want to be like him
August 26th, 2010
6:01 pm
http://flashlightmediagroup.com/sabanmovie/
86Dawg
August 26th, 2010
6:08 pm
TampaGator…you can’t possibly believe Spikes ‘only did the eye thing one time”…come on, get real. That crap goes on constantly, he just got caught on camera doing it blatantly that “one time”.
And yes players from all teams do all kinds of dirty crap under the pile, anyone who believes otherwise has never played the game…even in H.S. that stuff happens. No pedestals here, I’m just sayin’…
Beast from the East
August 26th, 2010
6:13 pm
86Dawg,
Agreed. Goes on most plays that there is a pile. Just part of the game, until you get caught.
Simple Simon
August 26th, 2010
6:40 pm
Richt’s 1st 9 years vs. Bear Bryant’s 1st 9 Years:
Win %:
Bear- .690
Richt- .769
Top 10 Finishes
Bear- 1
Richt- 6
Top 3 Finishes
Bear- 1
Richt- 2
National Championships
Bear- 1
Richt-0
Simple Simon
August 26th, 2010
6:42 pm
Saban’s 1st 9 years as a head coach to Richt’s 1st 9 years as a Head Coach.
Win %
Saban .638
Richt .769
Top 10 Finishes
Saban 1
Richt 6
Top 3 Finishes
Saban 0
Richt 2
Beast from the East
August 26th, 2010
6:47 pm
Simple Simon,
Great post. Richt is the best. Why waste yuor time comparing to a coach as lowly as Saban? How about Knute?
ATL Dawg
August 26th, 2010
7:01 pm
Tampa Gator I know what the term “serial” means. However, would you not agree that “ONE” eye gouging incident is enough? Spikes was and is one heck of a football player, but he also was a straight up PUNK! Kinda of like saying “But he only did it one time”. One time was enough. He stereotyped himself for the rest of his career with that “ONE” incident.
Tide Rising
August 26th, 2010
7:02 pm
Beast,
Patrick Sulley aka simple simon has made his presence known.
Simple Simon,
Don’t you know we Bama fans already know Saban sucks. We accept it. Please. Quit rubbing it in!
Mark Richt is a fine coach with a lengthy record of success and consistency in winning. He deserves better than Simple Simon.
GIVE ME A BREAK
August 26th, 2010
7:15 pm
Richt is still under water? THWG!!!!
Mike Smith
August 26th, 2010
7:17 pm
I think schedule alone will net them a 10 win season.
If they can win 8 playing @Oklahoma St., South Carolina, @Arkansas, Arizona St., LSU, @UT, Florida, Auburn, @Ga Tech and Texas A&M in a bowl last year, then why not 10 this year?
They won those 8 with Joe Cox at QB (servicable but no Stafford for sure), no running game for 1st half of the season, a bad defensive scheme, and one of the worst turnover ratios in CFB.
There is no reason to expect 9+ wins this year in the regular season alone.
bamaguy
August 26th, 2010
7:19 pm
It sounds to me like Simple Simon is trying to convince himself that Richt is an elite coach. When there is a crystal football in Athens get back to us.
gcs
August 26th, 2010
7:23 pm
Is there an echo in here? Oh yeah, this is the year. I can just feel it.
Right.
.
dawgfan
August 26th, 2010
7:38 pm
How about this TampaGator. Spikes was a serial PUNK. I keep hearing everyone talking about what happens at the bottom of piles. What pile? There was no pile when Spikes eye gouges Ealey. If there had been it wouldn’t have been caught on camera. He did it openly where all the world could see it. The fact that he thought he could get away with it is Exhibit A on how arrogant Florida was last year. That’s the most astonishing thing about it. How he apparently thought he could get away with it.
Anyway, Spikes will be happy in the NFL where he can kick the ball in to the stands like the classless punk that he is. He’s a sterling representative of the Gator Trash Nation. That’s for sure.
Good evening.
GoDawgsGOOO
August 26th, 2010
7:46 pm
GT fans complain about how UGA opens up against a week opponent, and their right. All UGA does is open up against a week opponent, GT’s whole SCHEDULE is against week competition. If GT beats UGA this year, then start talking trash. Oh, one other thing, GT’s running back last year was a fatty and he wobbled when he walked. Just an observation.
CHDawg
August 26th, 2010
7:58 pm
Here is my view: good to great offensive line; backs, receivers and tight ends. QB unknown at this point, but I think he will start strong and get better all year. Injuries will be critical at key positions. Defense – shaping up in all areas with the big unknown being the line. I don’t know what to think there, but I’m inclined to think the coaches will make it happen up front. Kicking game also good to great. Turnovers and penalties much better this year. Toughest games: UF and Auburn. Likely to be tough games: GT, SC, ARK and MSU. Wait to see on UT and UK to see how they handle changes. I say we gel and run the table–2010, the year of the Dawg. Obviously, it is going to take everything going right for a change! Injuries or weakness in any of the key spots would cause problems, and we could lose a couple of games and be a great team–we have some great teams on the schedule.
CHDawg
August 26th, 2010
8:05 pm
One more point: as Boling alluded, the injuries in the line gave the backups more 1st team reps and could actually help our depth up front! That is why SC and ARK are critical–our first team might not be in great shape until a month into the season, or even a little more.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 26th, 2010
8:15 pm
Well, I guess Richt can believe anything he wants. But I watched those guys practice. At least we won’t have to worry about anyone getting a brain injury. It’s kinda hard for anybody to get at anything so small when it’s surrounded by so much muscle and fat. I mean, putting on a jersey right-side-out is a 50-50 thing. The good part is, I felt like a mental giant on the field, and I’m including the coaches.
At least we won’t need to go to Shreveport in December. It’s the ACC’s turn. Somebody’s got to take the hit, and it might as well be them.
Ted Striker
August 26th, 2010
8:18 pm
Jeff — Xanadu is nice but I’ve also had some pretty good times with cocktail waitresses at weathered Marriott’s.
p.s. I’d trade a 10-2 season for two “10’s” any night of the week.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 26th, 2010
8:23 pm
The 8:15 post is not from the original a$$ painted Russ. Somebody has taken my name. Probably an a$$ painter.
dawgster
August 26th, 2010
8:26 pm
Hey dawgfan…take it easy on the gators you might hurt their feelings..whether the eye gouging goes on or not alot of times, it still is a classless thing to do…i’m hearing some strong praises for our secondary..They will knock your head off from what i have been told…Its going to make the receivers a little bit skiddish coming across the middle with the new attitude and scheme that the new coaches have brought…go dawgs
Beast from the East
August 26th, 2010
9:25 pm
dawgster,
About as classy as the entire team storming the filed after a first quarter touchdonw while mocking the opponents, grabbing their crotches and talking trash? Yeah, I gotta agree that one kid retaliating in the heat of the moment is worse than that. It amazing the different perspective peole have from one side of the fence to the other.
Rennie
August 26th, 2010
9:26 pm
I sincerely hope this is Richt’s last year at UGA. Let him go to a lower division school where he can win championships. He’s never going to do that in Athens.
Of course, he won’t be making $3,000,000+ a year at a smaller school.
Beast from the East
August 26th, 2010
9:27 pm
typo….it’s and people are mispelled. One too many Jameson and waters perhaps? We’ll never know!
TECH STILL SUCK'S
August 26th, 2010
9:40 pm
8 out of 9 and more to come, how is that for a REALITY CHECK !
Harry the Hat
August 26th, 2010
9:49 pm
Why is LOSER Mark Richt still here? He’s not doing his job, which is to – at least – win the SEC.
His azz should be fired. Now.
Kal
August 26th, 2010
9:51 pm
Oh my goodness, red panties are falling from the sky!!!
Hunker Down
August 26th, 2010
10:10 pm
Cut down the silly penalties and turn over ratio and Dawgs should do well!
Hunker Down
August 26th, 2010
10:14 pm
Tampa gator
Whats with the players quitting UF?
dawgster
August 26th, 2010
10:16 pm
Hey Beast from the East…I guess the gators never talk trash or grab their crotches or do the gator chomp in the faces of other players, no they wouldn’t do that…Hey lets agree that alot unclassy things take place way too often on the football field…i will give you that the dawgs storming the field was not a smart move, and they paid for it with the penalties and the never ending publicity…but to try and hurt another player, intentionally, well i don’t think they are apples and apples….but what happened with the eye gouge fortunately did become serious, and Spikes has probably paid somewhat of a price from the respect side for that…Have a good night..will talk later…
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
10:18 pm
Falcon Fan — I really think they’re going to have a pretty good year and surprise people. Not sure about winning SEC East though but believe it’ll come down to one game (Florida).
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
10:19 pm
DawginLex — Check’s in the mail.
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
10:24 pm
Gatorbait 17-3 — I’m sure a few are smoldering. But most are realistic and can’t deny last few years.
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
10:24 pm
Sogadog — Thanks.
bigcalidawg
August 26th, 2010
10:28 pm
What if they let the offensive lineman pick the plays?!
Just sayin………….
Jeff Schultz
August 26th, 2010
10:28 pm
Ted Striker — Do you get Marriott points for that?
bigcalidawg
August 26th, 2010
10:31 pm
” I’d trade a 10-2 season for two “10’s” any night of the week.”
Whoa…….talk about takin one for the team.
You gonna shag 2 fugly ones for the DAWGS.
HAHA….GATA!
Buzzzed
August 26th, 2010
10:49 pm
Same caliber team + easier schedule = bounce back season
TampaGator
August 26th, 2010
11:12 pm
Beast from the East…..
Thanks for asking. Retirement is good. Fishing is not. Way too much rain. I haven’t even walked down Clearwater Beach to Caladesi Island yet. The wife has me busy with a lot of “Honey Does” and trips to here and there.
Dawgfan….
Spikes made a serious mistake in doing what he did that day. Meyer sat him down for one game for it. Other than that, Brandon Spikes was a total class act while he was at Florida (but you can think and post whatever you want about him)….he was a good student, an excellent leader, and played four years at Florida. The coach of the NE Patriots currently thinks very highly of his leadership skills and his football talent.
Hunker down….
Coxson, the freshman WR, transferred to Maryland. He was listed #12 of 12 receivers and was going to be redshirted. He was also a lot slower than advertised and probably wasn’t going to play a lot at Florida with the other freshman WR talent on campus…Dunkley, Patton, Ali, Dunbar (who has been the best of all), and one other kid I can’t think of right now.
Jordan Haden (Joe’s brother), was fourth on the depth chart and no where near the player his older brother was. He left school (he said his missed his family back home on the east coast) and has not announced if he is transferring to another school or not. I don’t think he liked college football or the Florida hot weather. It is funny that he quit because his other brother (a running back) just announced that he is transferring from Boston College to play at Florida.
Someone posted on the internet that Ronald Powell and Dominique Easley had quit the team (because they supposedly did not come to practice on Tuesday). Well, they didn’t quit. Easley had permission to miss practice to work out a personal problem that had nothing to do with football and was back at practice on Wednesday and is in the DL rotation already. Powell was at practice on Tuesday but left early because he was frustrated (it is said that he had an attitude and was not working hard in practice or in the weight room and some of the vets on the team got on him big time during practice and he got pissed and left the field. The coaches called him in later and talked to him and he was also back at practice on Wednesday and Meyer said he had his best practice yet. He needed an attidue adjustment like many high school prima donnas have when they come to college and they are no longer the best player on the field (that tells you a little bit about the talent on the Gator team when a “Ronald Powell” becomes just another player on the Gator practice field).
ATL Dawg…..Spikes did a “punk” think….but he was about as far from being a “punk” as anyone could be. As I said, he was a big time leader and a class act during his 4-year stay in Gainesville…except for that one unfortunate incident. And now he is a class act in New England for the Patriots. Great kid. Great football player. Period.
david
August 26th, 2010
11:25 pm
you people are all idiots–check facts and stats b4 spouting your bs.
Hairy Dawg
August 26th, 2010
11:28 pm
Dawgs will be showing dominants this year with Wet Wille told to pack the road. We got the SEC talent and speeds to winning and chipping off shoulders. Coach Richt is showing the good coaching and that why he not hot seating. We winning east this year and goning more to.
Hunker Down
August 26th, 2010
11:32 pm
Sorry to see the injuries on the OL Tampa. We got a few dings ourselves on the ol but hopefully our guys will be well by the start of the season. The kid with the pin put in wrist how long is he loss for?
Hairy Dawg
August 26th, 2010
11:33 pm
Spikes is a punk things and so is that arrogant Oscar Myer hot dogs coach whoose nervous breaking.
david
August 26th, 2010
11:37 pm
good God— u people need to turn off your computers and talk to your family–its COLLEGE football for Christ’s sake. Is it life & death? jack wagons
Dear Russ
August 26th, 2010
11:41 pm
You’re not the first to receive special treatment. In the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Sonny Seiler mentions brushing talcum powder on a grayish spot on UGA’s head before the game so he looks good “for the cameras”
GT BABY
August 27th, 2010
12:30 am
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GT BABY
August 27th, 2010
12:31 am
LET ME GUESS GEORGIA FANS…..YALL ARE GOING TO WIN THE SEC AND THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS? THERE’S A SHOCKER! YALL ARE FREAKING RETARDED!
1980 THWG!
Jeffrey Ledawgski
August 27th, 2010
5:37 am
Mr Schultz:
Don’t forget the special teams duo: best in the nation
That’s pretty sweet.
GO DAWGS!
12-2
August 27th, 2010
6:43 am
I like our maturity on Offense ?
What ?
You mean the guys Starting with the BETTER PLAYERS buried on the depth chart because they are YOUNGER (BETTER, but YOUNGER.)
No, you mean the QB position, right Coach Richt ?
All Freshmen
TECH STILL SUCK'S
August 27th, 2010
6:46 am
TECH STILL CANT WIN A BOWL GAME
Bigeazy
August 27th, 2010
7:31 am
10-2 this season but everything is riding on us winning at the Chicken coupe
bamafan
August 27th, 2010
7:36 am
Chicken coupe? Which model car is that?
bamafan
August 27th, 2010
7:39 am
Simple Simon – since your point is that Richt has had a better first 9 years than did Bear, should I conclude that his next 28 will be as good as Bear’s? Gonna have to kick some real a$$ to come up with 5 more national titles, 3 national coach of the year awards, and 13 more conference championships…………Coach Richt is a good guy, but I don’t think anyone believes he is the second coming of Bear Bryant.
Bigeazy
August 27th, 2010
7:43 am
You know the model Bamafan it is that model they make over in Columbia SC
Joey
August 27th, 2010
7:48 am
Replace Bobo with a bright, creative, young NFL mind, and the Dawgs will be back on top in ‘11. if Richt doesn’t see this, maybe McGarity will!
Harry the Hat
August 27th, 2010
7:57 am
Which brings us to 2010. Georgia is not crumbling and Richt is not on the firing line. There has, however, been a leveling off in Athens.
A leveling off, yes. Leveling off at mediocrity and irrelevancy. What happens in Athens is now only a minor sideshow in the SEC.
And nothing will change untill Richt is run out of town.
Carson
August 27th, 2010
8:01 am
All of you defending CMR with his “10 wins a year average” need to know that it translates into a 7-4 season back in the 10 gane regular season. Is that worth $3M a year?
No, it isn’t.
WonderDawg
August 27th, 2010
8:04 am
Come on! Folks, it took the great Saban a full year to get his defense up to speed – don’t expect Grantham to do it quicker. There will be growing pains especially when playing teams with top notch OCs, SC, AR, UF, UT, GT. They will exploit Grantham’s new, young defense.
Give the D a year to get dominate, move Bobo back to QB coach, get a NFL-calibur OC, and UGA will at least be UF’s and Bama’s equal again.
Reese
August 27th, 2010
8:05 am
You Dawg fans who keep repeating “30-24″ like a mantra enjoy yourselves all you want. The thing is… Tech alumni and fans have lives that don’t depend entirely on what a bunch of kids does on Saturday afternoons. College sports are fun to follow, but the biggest reason for going to college is to get an education.
UGA fans don’t seem to care about anything but football, and they don’t care if their players are enrolled in silly majors that no parents who are paying the bills would send their kids to UGA for. The very few football and basketball players who graduate have no job opportunities and end up unemployed or working in menial jobs that hardly require a college degree.
Georgia Tech is a real school with serious academic standards, and that includes scholarshipped athletes. UGA has a long history of being a party school, where parents send their kids for an easy degree, even if the degree itself is practically worthless.
Jan Kemp exposed the crap going on at UGA with athletes being enrolled in courses a ten-year-old kid could pass. That was almost three decades ago, and nothing has changed. If anything, the abuses are more blatant today. Way too many illiterate morons are being recruited, and the very high arrest rate shows clearly that Richt does not care if his players have any morals or self-discipline.
The bottom line is that most Tech fans have very good jobs and productive lives that don’t depend on Tech’s football record for their happiness in life. It would be great to beat UGA more often, but when you put scholar-athletes up against thug-athletes, it’s usually no contest.
It’s pretty pathetic to see UGA fans who typically have never been within miles of a college classroom and who live or die with UGA’s weekly results on the football field.
So keep on posting your “30-24″ all you want, especially since you’re home with plenty of time on your hands. I wish you well, maybe you’ll get lucky and get your old job back at the Waffle House before your unemployment checks stop coming.
Tawgdard
August 27th, 2010
8:07 am
So many dawgtards and dawgturds on here.
DaltonDAWG706
August 27th, 2010
8:16 am
I cant wait to see Georgia in the Nat’l championship in January its goin to be cold but exciting to say the least..
DaltonDAWG706
August 27th, 2010
8:18 am
If Georgia goes all the way and i win the lottery book me down for bout 4 tickets and a pepsi please.
POAD
August 27th, 2010
8:29 am
DaltonD you are sntiifing too much carpet glue. Even if UGA wins the Sec East with their the easy schedule, then UGA is not good enough to win teh SEC. UGA in the Nat. Ship game would just get the dawgs embarrassed bad.
WonderDawg
August 27th, 2010
8:30 am
Reese, this is a fooball blog. Mostly football fans show up here. I read your, intellectual-wana-be’s idiotic ramblings, and buddy, you need help with your bitter, jealous, obsession. Please see a professional before you go “postal” But if you must, please, please save a bullet for yourself, you freak!
hotbobby
August 27th, 2010
8:33 am
What will we do if Murray is a flop? If SC and Ark beat us, where does that put us? If there is no discipline again this year, kick Richt to the curb. He maybe cautiously optimistic, but he is also running scared!
David
August 27th, 2010
8:36 am
I think it is about to time to relive the Buck to Lynsey pass. How many years has it been now?
Don’t give Hershell any credit, it was really Buck’s handoff skills.
Here's your chance to 'Sack Schultz!' Just pick the winners | Jeff Schultz
August 27th, 2010
8:37 am
[...] Special Sunday section: Richt believes Georgia is poised for a bounce-back season [...]
JB
August 27th, 2010
8:40 am
hotbobby……………….you are on to something. Richt has a new boss, who has spent the last 15-20 years ( hard for me to say, but it’s true) one of the most successful football programs in the country ( and Athletic departments). Mr McGarity has doubled his pay and exposure for HIS career. Do we think he will sit long( next two seasons,yes) and watch our Football team be “average”. The answer is no. Come on Mark, Get these Bulldogs playing great. Mark is set for life financially, would have a 3-4 million dollar buy out and be hires by most ACC school PDQ. But, Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 27th, 2010
8:43 am
Whoa! I may be playing running back. Say it ain’t so Waushan.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 27th, 2010
8:45 am
This one will be hard to paint over. Quick, give me some Raybans to hide behind. What was he thinking? Bulldogs should not drive.
LMAO @ UGA
August 27th, 2010
8:45 am
Richt expects “bounce-back” season…….hard to do when all your players are in jail.Washaun Ealey in ‘da slammer……..ohhhhhh this is so much fun. Enjoy rednecks!
Red Panties
August 27th, 2010
8:56 am
Here we go again, what in the h3ll is he doing out at 4am? Richt, the disciplinarian.
It will be a long year if Richt doesn’t demand some discipline
Breaking NewsUGA star running back Washaun Ealey arrested .UGA sports blog Washaun Ealey arrested
8:30 am August 27, 2010, by Tim Tucker
University of Georgia tailback Washaun Ealey was arrested early today on misdemeanor charges of driving with a suspended license and hit-and-run of a parked vehicle, according to Clarke County Jail records and UGA Police.
Ealey, 21, was booked into the jail at 5:22 a.m. and remains there in lieu of $3,000 bond.
Caleb King
August 27th, 2010
9:03 am
Red Panties
August 27th, 2010
9:12 am
A 21 year old true sophomore—how did they get this dunce in school.
dawgs01
August 27th, 2010
9:16 am
If he would have just stayed at the scene it would not be a big deal people get in wrecks everyday. No alcohol was involved it happened at 5:30 in the morning he was probably going to lift. Now it looks bad bc he left the scene like a dumba66
hotbobby
August 27th, 2010
9:17 am
Same old SH!T, different year. Does anyone preach responsibility at this school? Mark Richt is a joke! This season is going to be a three peat.
Red Panties
August 27th, 2010
9:17 am
I wish we had this guy back—-he’s going to haunt us for years
Former #UGA QB Zach Mettenberger: 11 of 18, 119 yards with TD and INT in Butler CC debut. http://bit.ly/9ruqEY Video: http://bit.ly/b4JJuN
08-26-2010
A 22-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Zach Mettenberger to receiver Marcus Kennard proved to be the difference as No. 6 Butler defeated No. 4 Navarro College (Texas) in the Kickoff Classic at Cessna Stadium.
The Grizzlies’ defense held following a turnover deep in their own territory and then intercepted two Navarro passes in the fourth quarter to seal the victory in front of 6,458 fans.
Red Panties
August 27th, 2010
9:19 am
what’s with “waiting moderation”??????????????????????
Red Panties
August 27th, 2010
9:25 am
Here’s the latest:
Georgia running back Washuan Ealey, the Bulldogs’ leading rusher last season, is in the Clarke County Jail this morning after being arrested by university police on misdemeanor charges of hit and run of a parked vehicle and driving on a suspended license.
Ealey was driving a gold Chevrolet Impala that hit a parked truck in the East Deck at 3:19 a.m. today, university police chief Jimmy Williamson told the Athens Banner-Herald.
Parking service employees saw the incident and stopped Ealey and asked him to wait for police, but Ealey said he couldn’t and left the scene, Williamson said.
“Our officers arrived on the scene ran the car and it came back to an individual not the individual that was arrested,” Williamson said. “We went to the room of that individual and he told us he had not been driving a car, that his roommate had been driving the car and he gave us the name of Washaun Ealey.”
Police talked to Ealey, who told them details about the accident. It was then determined he was driving on a suspended license.
Williamson said a police incident report won’t be ready today and he did not identify the owner of the car Ealey was driving. The truck was unoccupied and the damage is believed be to minor, according to Williamson.
Ealey was booked into the Clarke County Jail at 5:22 a.m., according to the Clarke County Sheriff’s website and had not posted $3,000 in bonds as of 9:03 a.m.
The arrest of Ealey bring the number of Georgia players arrested this year to EIGHT- all since March.
Another running back Dontavius Jackson, decided to transfer after he was suspended six games following his July 10 arrest on six misdemeanors, including driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident and underage possession of alcohol.
Tavarres King , a returning starter at receiver, is suspended for the Sept. 4 opener against Louisiana-Lafayette after being charged with underage possession of alcohol in that same incident.
Quarterback Zach Mettenberger, outside linebacker Montez Robinson and punter Trent Dittmer were dismissed from the team after their arrests.
Jeff Schultz
August 27th, 2010
9:27 am
The good news: No alcohol was involved.
The bad news: Unbelievable stupidity was.
Jeff Schultz
August 27th, 2010
9:28 am
Red Panties — Any time you have links in there, it has to be approved because editors don’t know where link is going, if you know what I mean.
Red Panties
August 27th, 2010
9:30 am
Ok Jeff, I get it—thanks
Dawg Rule
August 27th, 2010
9:32 am
This dawg team is loaded—it may have more talent than any UGA team in the last 20 years. Look for a huge year with an upset over florida to win the East. Bama-UGA for the SEC title in December–mark it down!
dawgs01
August 27th, 2010
9:32 am
If DaRick Rogers can beat up a cop and flee the scene then get arrested and not have to sit out then I say just make Ealey run until he almost dies or let him sit in jail for a couple of days and let that be it. These kids dont learn anyway i am sick of it just keep all in jail and let them play on Saturdays they dont give a flip anyway about school.
dawgs01
August 27th, 2010
9:34 am
He should not have to sit out. Notre Dame had like 17 kids get arrested for underage drinking none of them are missing a game but when that happens to us they get suspended for like 3 games and everybody says we are thugs.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 27th, 2010
9:39 am
I told you they were rock-dumb.
LHardingDawg
August 27th, 2010
9:54 am
A poor choice by an unbelieveably talented kit. Hopefully it will be the best thing that has ever happened to him and he can get on with being the best running back in the SEC.
LHardingDawg
August 27th, 2010
9:55 am
Kid not kit.
Washaun Ealy
August 27th, 2010
10:31 am
We hit and run this state
BOBO
August 27th, 2010
10:49 am
This is the year Coach Richt is going to leave me alone and let me call the game as I see fit and not his overly conservative RUN, RUN, Screen pass offense. I beat UF and Tech while QB at UGA, I can definetly call the O with Murray, AJ, Charles, Ealey, King, and Durham at my disposal. We will avg. 30+ a game!!!!!! UGA-Bama SEC championship. Winner goes to the Big Dance.
collegeballfan
August 27th, 2010
11:27 am
I agree with the coach re the OL and his FB types.
I would caution him to put a damper on the passing game and just run the football.
Drink up
August 27th, 2010
11:29 am
cut washan some slack. He was probably partying all night, visiting a hot lady friend and had to get home to get some sleep so he could practice later that day. A man gotta party, a man gotta drink!
David Granger
August 27th, 2010
11:35 am
Ealey SHOULD be suspended for at least the first game, and it doesn’t make any damn difference what DaRick Rogers or anybody at Notre Dame might have done. We’re GEORGIA and we should hold ourselves to higher standards than lesser programs. Richt coddling kids is part of the problem we have now, and that lack of discipline manifests itself in games. (Look at how penalized we were last year…and weren’t most of them STUPID penalties, often at the very worst time possible?)
If Richt doesn’t suspend Ealey, then he’s every bit as candy ass as Tom Osborne was with Lawrence Phillips.
Coach Richt needs to act like he’s GOT a pair.
Honky Talkin'
August 27th, 2010
11:44 am
Considering the easy schedule for the Dawgs, I still don’t see CMR and his prayers helping Georgia improve over last seasons’ mediocre results. The Bulldog nation needs to prepare for being a SEC non-story for quite a while. Does UGA have their own wing at the Clarke County jail?
RDR
August 27th, 2010
11:50 am
I think Aaron Murray and the play of the defense in the new 3-4 scheme will be very pleasant surprises from all the accounts I’ve read. If Aaron stays healthy and things break right in Columbia, Dawgs should be undefeated heading into Florida. The games against Auburn and KY, both of which are away, will be difficult, and I would not be surprised to see the dawgs slip up in one especially if they’re coming off a big win against the water lizards. With a schedule that is much more favorable this year than last and a defense that can’t be any worse than it’s been the last two years, the dawgs have a very realistic chance of making it to the SECCG this year. 11- 1 regular season is very realistic!
BG
August 27th, 2010
12:02 pm
8 out of 9!! Mark Richt owns tech!!!!
RedPantDawg
August 27th, 2010
12:08 pm
Not only is Martinez gone but Fabris is gone too. This can only help the defense.
Les W. Moore
August 27th, 2010
12:18 pm
I get it Jeff, “Bounce Back” is sorta like the Vice President’s “Summer of Recovery”. Talk is cheap. Richt still has a problem with holding on to mediocre coaches and old schemes. I fully expect the defense to be the same as recent year’s. It’s NOT the DC… it’s the head man who is running scared of innovation and change.
ONLY
August 27th, 2010
12:21 pm
Does Washaun’s problem involve red panties?
Party On!
August 27th, 2010
12:33 pm
The uga bail money fund is likely running low. Can the new UGA AD get a big booster to pump the fund back up with a $100,000 “donation?” These arrests will be continuing during the season, so a well stocked bail money fund will be comforting to the players.
DAN
August 27th, 2010
1:00 pm
8-4 at best
Love
August 27th, 2010
1:27 pm
See Jeff! See all of the love you got from the same posters that call you an idiot when you don’t talk great things about their beloved mutts.
Cracker Jacket
August 27th, 2010
1:33 pm
Come on dogs! Get it together. Stay out jail! When we roll up in Athens on Nov. 27th, we want your best on the field when we force you to eat the hedges again.
Bailbondsman
August 27th, 2010
1:34 pm
The season depends who is in jail each week.
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cantondawg
August 27th, 2010
2:21 pm
Lighten up people. There are always going to be issues and problems with college students not just athletes.
Predicting Georgia Tech's season: Fast start, tough finish | Jeff Schultz
August 27th, 2010
3:03 pm
[...] Here’s another sneak peek at a column that will appear in print in this Sunday’s special AJC College Football Section. The 34-page section will preview Georgia State, Georgia Tech and UGA seasons, the SEC and ACC, top games, Heisman candidates and more. Today, we look at Georgia Tech’s schedule, predicting the Yellow Jackets’ season, game by game. Previously posted: Mark Richt feels Georgia is poised for a bounce-back season. [...]
Lilburn Dawg
August 27th, 2010
4:04 pm
Jeff, are we going to get to see your predictions in the Sunday paper for UGA games like you made for Tech?
Peanuts Schultz
August 27th, 2010
4:32 pm
Well, if that’s not the biggest kiss up I’ve seen in a while…a perfect nickname for you, Jeff, is Brownie! Go wash your nose, face and all the rest of you head this minute! At least it will be clean before you stick it back up your own orafice where it usually resides.
Jeff
August 27th, 2010
5:16 pm
People, everything happens in cycles. There have been times over the last 30 years that Georgia has been the dominant team in the SEC… there have also been times that label has applied to LSU, Florida, Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, etc. Wouldn’t you rather be in those cycles than be, say, Ole Miss or Arkansas or South Carolina, who are NEVER relevant in the SEC championship picture?
It’s just a fact that the SEC has the best competition in the NCAA, bar none. It’s natural that a team will have ebbs and flows — even the MOST talented teams in the country over the last 10 years (USC, Florida, LSU, Ohio State, etc.) have not gone undefeated in a decade, going 120-0 and winning 10 straight titles. In high-stakes football, even 1 or 2 losses can knock you from the national title picture.
Put it this way: I would MUCH rather Georgia be where it is now, with high expectations, than it was 10-20 years ago. Now, a 10-win season can be a disappointment (see 2008). In the past, a 10-win season was the highlight of the decade (see 1992 or 1997).
One more point to make: don’t you think that almost ANY team in the nation would LOVE to be ranked in the top 20, average 10 wins a season, be one of the top 3 or 4 teams in its league, and be in the national picture EVERY YEAR? I think too many Georgia fans got spoiled on 2002 or 2005 and thought it would be like that every year, but that’s a lot to ask. Remember, even mighty Alabama was very pedestrian in 2008. And Georgia Tech fans would KILL for Georgia’s success under Mark Richt… it wasn’t too long ago that they were actually HAPPY with 7-4 and a trip to the Emerald Bowl or Humanitarian Bowl.
It only takes a year or two to bounce back to power in the SEC. Give the recruiting class of 2010 and 2011 time to take hold, and give Grantham a shot at working with this defense. I think Georgia has a lot of success in its future in the upcoming seasons.
Jeff
August 27th, 2010
5:17 pm
By the way I am NOT the Jeff above… I’m a new Jeff. Just clearing that up….
Jeff
August 27th, 2010
5:18 pm
However, I would gladly take Schultz’s salary if he wants to share it with another Jeff….
Sam
August 27th, 2010
7:29 pm
Every team goes through cyclical periods of winning and losing, its the nature of the game. The Dawgs will ultimately rise to the top of the SEC East again. It may be this year or it may be 5 years from now, but it will happen. With that said, the Dawgs must take pressure off of Murray, limit penalties, turnovers, and quite simply stop people. The DC change and the outstanding O-line could prove critics wrong about a mediocre season being in store for the Dawgs. Perhaps we now have the formula needed to surpass the Gators in the SEC East standings. Only time will tell and I think that the Dawgs are fielding a contending team this year. We just have to hit on all cylinders going into games 2 & 3, and keep up the momentum throughout the rest of the season.
guy
August 28th, 2010
9:07 am
You will see what the UGA coaches and team are made of this year.Cut out the penalties and foolish defensive blunders and it’s off to the races.Hopefully injuries will be at a minimum.Seven more days!
jack e. row
August 28th, 2010
11:04 pm
Who will be the next “GREAT’ UGA quarterback?
() Aaron Murray
() Hutson Mason
() Logan Gray
() Christian Lemay
() VOTE
Elin's next husband
August 29th, 2010
12:10 am
First things first. Forget football. Stop the players from getting arrested. That would be good
GameTime
August 29th, 2010
8:26 am
Chan Gailey could win 9 games with Georgie’s schedule this year. Anything less would be a big disappointment.
Washon
August 29th, 2010
9:46 am
Illiterate jerkoffs, thugs, and morons.
Winners of the Fulmer/Richt Cup.
#1 party school.
That sums up UGAy pretty nicely.
THE CESSPOOL OF THE SOUTH
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August 29th, 2010
12:54 pm
[...] ♦ College football special: Richt says Georgia is poised for bounce-back season [...]
I am happy about
August 29th, 2010
4:06 pm
I am happy about our D D scheme and staff of D coaches. I am happy about Aaron Murray as QB.
I am happy that Wooten, King and Durdne and Troupe are on the receiving crew, along with Marvelous Marvin Brown. I am happy about our tight ends. I am happy about our new crew of solid safeties, like Hamilton and Rambo and Sanders and Ogletree.
I am very happy that we have a professional AD ………..one that is a man that knows the ins and outs of big time college athletics and a family man. I am happy that he will be evaluating them all, starting with ladies basketball head coach, the Diamond Dogs coach and the Lady Gym Dogs coaches.
Go Dogs.
GA TECH NATIONAL TITLES 5 (THE MUTTS 1 1980)
August 29th, 2010
4:53 pm
JUST WALK THE WALK RICHT!
GA TECH NATIONAL TITLES 5 (THE MUTTS 1 1980)
August 29th, 2010
4:55 pm
IM TIRED OF NICK SABAN AND URBAN MEYER BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF GEORGIA!
P.S. FIRE MIKE BOZO AND CALL THE PLAYS YOURSELF MARK RICHT
69dog
August 29th, 2010
6:50 pm
Does anyone else miss the days when we had stud backs who could really run? Now, the best blocker gets to start. Let the line block. Let the backs run.
McCann's homer helps Braves overcome Florida and Lowe | Jeff Schultz
August 29th, 2010
7:00 pm
[...] ♦ College football special: Richt says Georgia is poised for bounce-back season [...]
James T. Kirk
August 29th, 2010
9:49 pm
Gag me. UGAy isn’t even the second best pig skin team in the state anymore since Ga. State now has a program. What exactly are the Mutts “bouncing back” to? A typical 5 loss season?
dawgfan13
August 29th, 2010
10:23 pm
This team should beat South Carolina and Arkansas. When you look at both rosters and compare the two Georgia on paper is better. the true question about this team will be can they cause more turnovers than they make, can they cut down on the crucial penalties, and can they be a little more creative on offense? they need more three receiver sets and more crossing routes to get the better receivers on the field at the same time. I understand the pro set mentality but you have to keep the other defense guessing. Also, the goal line offense has to be effective. More touchdowns than field goals. I am ready to watch them this year. Finally, I feel when we get up 31-0 against Lafyette, Hutson Mason should get some snaps. Do not red shirt this guy. We have to start getting our QBs some game experience. Let the guy play a few series in case something happens to Murray.
Big D Dawg
August 29th, 2010
11:00 pm
Jonathan Owens OT RED SHIRT Sophmore!!. 6-4 303 Blountsville, Ala.
He’s a back up, will be missed only for the depth for the line rotation.
Big D Dawg
August 29th, 2010
11:03 pm
tech fans keep yelling red panties cause they’ve never seen any!
Bill Bradsky
August 29th, 2010
11:31 pm
Richt never said anything last year about feeling we were going to be good. I really think he knew last year was not going to be our greatest season. What really concerns me is that he has not been saying anything about Aaron Murray. With redshirt freshman David Greene, he used to say that he feels he is mature beyond his years. Not a word being said about Murray, which is definitely a concern.
Columbus Dawg
August 30th, 2010
6:22 am
Yeah 69dog, I for one miss those days,and Richt had better find those days if he wants to remain in Athens. I saw the article in the AJC about five players to watch. They keep talking about our tailbacks being pass protectors. I remember the days when our tailbacks were tailbacks. Richt needs to let that big, bad OL that we have been hearing about for the last two years worry about pass protecting. It says that King has improved, well in pass protect mode. King is not a UGA caliber tailback. Richt will more than likely make the wrong decision about who gets the handoff. I know Ealey screwed up, but he will suffer the punishment for it. That being said, Richt had also better suck it up and give Ealey the majority of the carries if he wants to win. Ealey needs to get the ball early and often against SC, in order to get it going for the season. South Carolina’s Gamecocks, and the Arkansas Razorbacks are hardly our biggest worries, and if our ground game is not 100% better this year it will be a long season for fans and Alum, and a very long toasty season for CMR. The money people are very anxious, for a lack of a better word, and Damon Evans is gone. I hope Richt makes the right decisions.
Danielle
August 30th, 2010
8:19 am
It’s not easy to summarize the problems at UGA in a few words, but if I had to be lean with my words, I would just say that everything about the place is sleezy, tawdry, or phony.
Mark Richt is all three, of course.
Rad Penties
August 30th, 2010
8:21 am
Oh, look at the red panties falling from the sky. Almost like sugar once did!
Urban Meyer
August 30th, 2010
9:33 am
Jeff, you and Bradley are to Georgia football what Tucker and King are not, objective. A marque player like Washun Ealey is involved in a hit and run and Tucker and King tighten up more than a new coat of paint on Uga VIII’s doghouse. Bill you and Tim need to grow a pair. Tucker and King are good at dishing it out when it’s a Florida or GT player but retreat to “lock-down” mode when a Dawg player get’s in trouble. C’mon boys, if your gonna play with the Floridas and Bamas of the world, your going to have to be able to dish it out, and take it.
Tech Man's Dream
August 30th, 2010
9:42 am
The dream of every Tech man: to actually see a chick’s panties (any color will do).
Reid in EAV
August 30th, 2010
12:03 pm
To the folks saying, “Well, what do you expect a head coach to say, that his team sucks?” Well, there are some head coaches who do exactly that, either as a motivational ploy or as a matter of style. For example, Vince Dooley always used to praise his opponents in the press — by game time, he might’ve had you convinced that there was no way Herschel could gain any yards on that stout East Louisiana Tech defense. (This, of course, was the reason that Dooley teams rarely lost to inferior opponents.)
And just a week or so ago, Urban Meyer said “We’re not very good” about his own team. What does such a remark do? It fires up the team to prove the coach wrong.
Now that’s not Richt’s style, and probably never will be, but there are plenty of coaches who won’t be publicly optimistic about their teams’ chances — even if they don’t completely mean what they’re saying.
GT BABY
August 30th, 2010
12:06 pm
Yeah right!
GT BABY
August 30th, 2010
12:14 pm
YOU CANT WIN FOOTBALL GAMES IF ALL OF YOUR PLAYERS ARE LOCKED UP!
THE CLARK COUNTY BULLDAWGS!!!
NFRunnerDawg
August 30th, 2010
1:08 pm
Yall gotta be kidding me, have you seen this!? http://www.UGAKickoff.com/dawgforaday Run with the Dawgs un real!
LogicalUS
August 30th, 2010
1:28 pm
Man looking at the delusion on this board, it is little wonder that UGA fans are at the coaches and players throats by the FLA game every year.
I am just glad that the Saints don’t have to run up against UGA this year, they may not survive.
To inject a little sanity and possibly save some of the UGA fans hurting themselves.
QB is the least of your concerns, the UGA defense ranked 11th in the SEC last season. You lost 3 NFL DLs to be replaced by a OL and two upperclassmen subs from last season along with losing 3 DBs who are going to be replaced by upperclassmen journeymen and talk of two freshmen playing significant playing time at safety. And the worst for last, your LB corp which was atrocious last season is going to manned by two “starters” who have not practiced a day in the spring or fall camps yet could NOT not beat out by any of the pending ALL-AMERICAN backups?
UGA defense is going to be uglier than last year which is NOT going to be fixed by hiring the Defensive Line coach from the Cowboys who has had only two years of actual DC experience?? But not to worry, UGA fans are sure that the DC was really the defensive mastermind from this position coach position?
Save yourself some distress and get a freaking clue about UGA this season. 11-1, sure, good lord.
Matt Ryan confident but admits he, offense could be better | Jeff Schultz
August 30th, 2010
3:21 pm
[...] ♦ College football special: Richt says Georgia is poised for bounce-back season [...]
69dog
August 30th, 2010
4:00 pm
Columbus Dawg, I thank you for the comments you made. I couldn’t agree more. Is it any wonder that UGA cannot attract a great running back? Come to UGA and block! Rival schools use this every day against UGA. I must tell you, if I had a son who is a great running back, as much as I love UGA, I would tell him he is crazy to go to UGA and block for the hapless offense that UGA uses.
In addition, rival schools are using the lack of disipline against UGA.
Clifton Dingus
August 30th, 2010
4:44 pm
Jeff -
This is the first serious article you’ve written in over a year. It’s fair and balanced. The UGA program like a hotel on the Monopoly board has been taken over by newer properties on the block. However, as you accurately point out Richt went out and got himself a new Architect on D and some new interior designers and personally I think those changes are going to pay huge dividends and put us in a position to compete against the Belagio’s of the world.
Everyone needs to temper their expectations. Starting a RS Freshman at QB is riskier than starting a 5th year senior and look how that turned out last year. Takeaways are going to be the difference in 2010. Our D is going to get the ball a lot more than it did last year. When you combine that important stat with no directional kick-offs, you’ve got a formula for success.
We’ll see what happens. I’m cautiously optimistic.
SnoopDawg
August 30th, 2010
4:50 pm
Looks like the Preacha Man’s Koolaid is strating to work its majic on the Dawgnation.
A couple of sober thoughts:
1. Hope is not a method.
2. This season rests on the shoulders of MARK RICHT. Not the QB, DC, RB or anybody else.
At the end of the season, the BulldawgNation will judge MARK RICHT fairly based on his success or failure. The Koolaid will ensure he will get the benefit of any doubt. But if he is a failure, HE IS OFF THE ISLAND FOLKS!
dan
August 30th, 2010
11:43 pm
Jeff,
Many Dawg fans STILL think they have the type of program that can just bounce back and reload and I hate to be the barer of bad news, but they don’t! Over the last 4 seasons, UGA has only finished the regular season with 10 wins once( 2007). 2006: 8-4, 2008: 9-3, and 2009:7-5. UGA is what it is, an 8-9 win program that is capable of winning 10 games from time to time. They are the Atlanta Braves of the SEC, GOOD but not great. And truth be told, they have been that way for the vast majority of their history.
Richt might be Saban and Meyer’s equal in terms of X’s and O’s. But when it comes to building and maintaining a program, Saban and Meyer are far superior to Richt! The proof is in the pudding. Meyer and Saban’s coordinators are head coach material. Dan Mullen, Charlie Strong, Jimbo Fisher, Will Muschamp…ALL are head coaches now or will be soon. And ALL were a part of National Title teams, so they know what it takes to get there. Richt’s assistants a FAR inferior. Even Van Gorder is nothing more than a great assistant. Richt was a hungry coach at one point with a lot to prove. But he has gotten complacent and his judgment in personnel absolutely sticks. Dawg fans have given him some leeway because of the kind of person he is, but if this team tanks it this year, it could be Richt’s last.
Murray > Brantley
August 31st, 2010
9:27 am
With Murray running the O and Grantham’s 3-4 D, this dawg team will beat florida like a rented mule in jax–bank on it. Brantley’s a finesse player and will not be able to make the big plays like Tebow. Dawgs take over the SEC east in 2010—bet the house.
Dan's Daddy
August 31st, 2010
11:38 am
Danny Boy -
In summary, you’re full of it. Has Urban Meyer or Nick Saban coached at their respective schools for 10 years, like Richt? Let’s see how they fare over the long haul. Nick Saban has never stayed in one coaching job more than 5 years before he packs his bags and moves on. Urban Cryer gets to select from the second richest state in the country for HS talent. Now that Miami and FSU are back in the picture, let’s see how well he does. Oh, and Florida doesn’t have Tebow…
If you examine Richt’s overall Win vs. Loss record at UGA, there aren’t many programs that wouldn’t die to have similar success. We live in a “What have you done for me lately” society. Just look at the scrutiny Les Miles is under and the guy won a MNC three years ago.
RealityYech
August 31st, 2010
11:47 am
For nerd fans to get on to any team for cheating (GT owns the biggest cheating scandal in ACC history) or for having thugs (I’d proudly take parking violations over rapists, drug lords and cowards that beat women any day) is just plain laughable.
mark my words
August 31st, 2010
11:49 am
Saban will be back in the NFL within another 2 years and Meyer will have another schizophrenic meltdown and retire again, for good. Dawgs are sitting pretty.
Predicting Georgia Tech's season: Fast start, tough finish « News, Articles and Information
September 7th, 2010
5:04 am
[...] Here’s another sneak peek at a column that will appear in print in this Sunday’s special AJC College Football Section. The 34-page section will preview Georgia State, Georgia Tech and UGA seasons, the SEC and ACC, top games, Heisman candidates and more. Today, we look at Georgia Tech’s schedule, predicting the Yellow Jackets’ season, game by game. Previously posted: Mark Richt feels Georgia is poised for a bounce-back season. [...]