Aaron Murray will give Georgia what it has been missing
It's Aaron Murray's show now, and Georgia will go as he goes this season. (Johnny Crawford/AJC)
ATHENS – Success in game one of season one shouldn’t be used as much of a barometer because, fact is, Georgia shouldn’t lose its opener to Louisiana-Lafayette. Blow this, and it will be apparent the Bulldogs’ problems are much bigger than a freshman quarterback.
But it’s easy to come away with a good feeling about Aaron Murray. Maybe it’s the fact he is more head than arm. Maybe it’s because he frequently exchanges text messages and studies game tapes of David Greene, who seemed almost robotically perfect as a college quarterback. Maybe it was just the way Murray reacted when Zach Mettenberger, who figured to be the other half of Georgia’s starting quarterback battle, was kicked off the team in April for sexual battery.
“It was upsetting to me and I talked to Zach for a little bit about it the day it happened,” Murray said. “But it made me step up more in terms of knowing I had to take that leadership role. Logan [Gray] had moved to receiver. Zach was gone. The young guys hadn’t come in yet. I was really the only guy. It was my job. I had to step up and make sure I was doing all the right things.”
Freshman quarterbacks can make coaches want to cover their eyes. Mark Richt admitted his frustrations Tuesday with Matthew Stafford, noting that, “Guys with that kind of arm strength and that kind of ability can’t help themselves sometimes.” They spend too much time trying to be the super hero.
If the Dogs are successful this season, it will be because Murray plays more like Greene, who set an NCAA record with 42 wins (later surpassed by Colt McCoy’s 45) and an SEC record for 214 consecutive passes without an interception (that one still stands).
Improvement by the defense with new coordinator Todd Grantham obviously is important. So is exceedingly more resolve and discipline among players who have accounted for too many penalties on the field and too many arrests off of it.
But ultimately, a football team follows its quarterback. The Dogs won SEC titles with Greene and D.J. Shockley for a reason. Or two reasons: intelligence and leadership. Under Stafford, they won frequently but were sporadic at times for lack of the same.
When Richt was asked what he has learned from working with freshman quarterbacks, he said: “What I’ve learned is that you’re better off starting slow with a smaller package [of plays] and repping him over and over again. Hopefully you have success and you can grow as you go. Most of these guys were pretty good playmakers in high school. Sometimes they feel like they need to make a play, [like] they have to do something spectacular. [But] it’s not just ad-lib. You don’t have to be a hero.”
And then this: “Greene was really the only one who went through it unscathed, or close to unscathed. He was very disciplined in what he did. Stafford wanted to make plays. He was about doing great things. Guys with that kind of arm strength and that kind of ability can’t help themselves sometimes. If you look at Stafford, we struggled with him. At the end of [his freshman] year, when he quit turning it over, we won. We beat No. 5 Auburn. We beat Tech. We beat Virginia Tech. He just finally kept from trying to be that hero.”
Murray has watched several of Greene’s game tapes, as well as highlight packages of the same plays being run by Greene, Shockley and Stafford and himself ( in practice).
Murray on Greene: “He was always extremely smooth in everything he did. He was always so poised.”
His biggest challenge now? Staying calm. When asked if he gets nervous before starts, he said: “I wouldn’t say nervous. I’d say juiced up. It would be a good thing if I was on defense. I’d probably try to take someone’s head off.”
But he has learned ways to calm down, he said, listening to “some mellow, slow-jam country music. No Eminem or any rock.”
He’s going to make mistakes. As Richt said, “He’s going to be finding his way.” When he gets there, so will Georgia.
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245 comments Add your comment
mike Jay
August 31st, 2010
4:23 pm
Yep, he’s gonna be a good one.
Jamaaliver
August 31st, 2010
4:24 pm
Mark Richt’s job may depend on him.
Murray > Brantley
August 31st, 2010
4:28 pm
Murray may have the strongest arm of any QB in the SEC. He’ll put up huge numbers with his running game and great receivers. Look for the Dawgs to upset florida, win 11 and win the SEC! You heard it here first—dawgs back on top!!! Florida’s run is over!!!!!!!!
Bruce Levinson
August 31st, 2010
4:33 pm
Do you know if he is planning on wearing gloves? What are the black bones for and what time is Dawg Walk on Saturday?
SOUTHGADAWG88
August 31st, 2010
4:34 pm
We are going to have a good team.Championship caliber team.
NC Dawg
August 31st, 2010
4:36 pm
6th and I had a bet with Matthews Dawg I would be first next time! Oh well, Go Dawgs and Murray is the REAL DEAL!!
Barry
August 31st, 2010
4:39 pm
If Murray has a 4 td to int ratio, 13-1.
3.5 td to int ratio, 10-3.
3.0 td to int ratio, 9-4.
2.5 td to int ratio, 8-5.
2.0 td to int ratio, 7-6
1.5 td to int ratio, Richt and Bobo lose their jobs and are fired, deservingly so.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 31st, 2010
4:39 pm
He’s the smartest guy on the whole team—an IQ of 79 and pulls a C- average. I’m the second smartest, but I don’t have classes so I have no average. Neither of us ever got arrested. The rest of the team kind of looks down on us for that. To them, we’re oddballs.
Ooops! I see the guy pulling the paint can out of the storage shed. Later, folks.
Natureboy809
August 31st, 2010
4:39 pm
Murray > Brantley- I like what I have seen from Murray too, and I expect big things from him. But strongest arm in the SEC? Have you seen Mallett throw a football?
Natureboy809
August 31st, 2010
4:41 pm
Also- Schultz’s assessment of UGA being “sporadic” under Stafford- sure he cost UGA some games as a freshman, but the reason UGA was “inconsistent” was often the defense. How many games you think Shockley or Greene win when UGA gives up 30 or even 40 points?
JaxDawg
August 31st, 2010
4:42 pm
@ Bruce Levinson: He’s not going to be wearing the glove, The black bones are for academic accomplishments, not sure when the Dawg Walk is on Saturday.
PTC DAWG
August 31st, 2010
4:43 pm
Time will tell…
JB
August 31st, 2010
4:43 pm
Hopefully he truly realizes that he doesn’t have to do anything but be competent. At least for the fist half of the season. Get his legs under him and get a clue. If he can do that, with everyone else around him coming back and we just may be able to do some damage, this season.
HBTD!!!
Nick
August 31st, 2010
4:45 pm
Jeff,
Didn’t you say the same thing about Joe Cox last year? I’ll make my judgement Sept. 11
maybe
August 31st, 2010
4:46 pm
I think the black bones are for achievements in academics…
Go Gators!
August 31st, 2010
4:46 pm
I always get a laugh out of the preseason optimisim of UGA fans. Then I almost feel sorry for them every year when reality sets in.
Come on guys…2 SEC championships in 30 years and you think you are going to win one this year?
Mike
August 31st, 2010
4:47 pm
I look for Murray to throw 20-25 td’s, and just 5-7 int’s. Yes, he’ll throw some int’s, but needs to make sure he throws a lot more td’s than int’s.
BugKiller
August 31st, 2010
4:48 pm
Nick,
Let’s be honest… Joe Cox = JTIII.
Aaron Murray won the Florida High School Championship on a barely-healed broken leg. He’s a guy who has “it.”
Joe Cox never had “it.”
Also, Joe Cox played on a team where the defense was “coached” (I use the term loosely) by Soft Willie Martinez.
Aaron Murray doesn’t have that HUGE disadvantage.
"Chef" Tim Dix
August 31st, 2010
4:48 pm
He does say the right things.
Kirk
August 31st, 2010
4:50 pm
Football is a team sport.
You don’t rely on any `1 position.
The other positions (WR/TE/RB/O-LINE/FB) and team units (DEFENSE & SPECIAL TEAMS) will more than make up for his learning curve.
Absolutely no problemo.
BugKiller
August 31st, 2010
4:50 pm
Go Gators,
Let me ask you something.
In 100 years, how many SEC Championships did YOUR program win?
What’s that? ZERO? They won ZERO titles in 100 years?
YOUR HISTORY DIDN’T BEGIN IN 1991 YOU MULLET-HEADED, JORT-WEARING, IGNORANT, SMELLY REDNECK.
Stop acting as if it did.
Before 1991, you WERE Mississippi State. Be more mindful of your history.
Nick
August 31st, 2010
4:51 pm
I agree with you BugKiller, but I’m just saying that I heard the same optimism last year. It was the defense’s fault, but Joe Cox’s arm wasn’t great and he was a pretty big recruit out of NC the year he came out. GO DAWGS!!
Bailey
August 31st, 2010
4:51 pm
McElroy didn’t win any games for Alabama.
6 touchodowns, 4 interceptions. modest numbers. they went 14-0. don’t need qb to be great, just not bad.
mike Jay
August 31st, 2010
4:51 pm
Yea I’m not sure Murray has even the fith strongest arm in the SEC. And i don’t care. He needs to lead the team, take care of the football, and make smart decisions. He’s a winner who has that ‘it’ factor from everything i have read. Should be fun to watch him grow and improve.
GoodLuckAaron
August 31st, 2010
4:51 pm
LOL at the whole minimization of what Stafford meant to the program…b/c look how great they did after the #1 NFL DRAFT PICK left. They had problems b/c Stafford was trying to be a hero? Ha, ha, I wonder if it occurred to anyone that they might have not had some of the embarassing losses to Tennesse and Alabama if anyone else on the team had stepped up and tried to be one. Richt sounds like Pete Carroll did when he was asked about Sanchez leaving early.
5150 P.O.A.D.
August 31st, 2010
4:53 pm
I hope he he has learned to lay down and not get hit or he will break in so many little pieces.
Go Gators!
August 31st, 2010
4:54 pm
I also get a laugh how Urban doesn’t suspend his players when they get arrested but Richt does. Sucks for UGA!
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gator_clause/2010/08/gators-freshmen-matt-elam-and-solomon-patton-arrested-for-possession-of-alcohol.html
Hey Bug Killer
August 31st, 2010
4:54 pm
First off Bug Killer learn to count, Florida has played football for 104 years. Secondly it must be embarrassing that a team that was Miss State prior to 1991 has more National Titles than your team and is everything now you wish your team was. Congrats on bringing up the history but Gator fans will gladly take being your daddy here in the present than being like you and having to envoke the days of your grand daddies to brag.
Einsteindawg
August 31st, 2010
4:55 pm
The best thing Murray has going for him is the absence of Willie “bend but don’t let them score too much” Martinez. UGA will be just fine defensively, and if we sputter offensively, then it’s time to replace Bobo with a legitimate SEC OC. (And, maybe a new headcoach for not recognizing this sooner).
Bailey
August 31st, 2010
4:56 pm
Greene went for 2800 yards, 59% accuracy, 17 td’s, 9 interceptions.
Murray must do better on the interceptions, but can be worse in yards, accuracy, and td’s.
5150 P.O.A.D.
August 31st, 2010
4:57 pm
Actually I just saw a pic of him and he is pretty muscular. Nevermind!
Bryan G.
August 31st, 2010
4:57 pm
I think Stafford’s ability actually covered up a lot of problems with the o-line that we didn’t notice until the first part of 2009. What would Staff have done with the 2002 or 2010 O-lines???
Bailey
August 31st, 2010
4:57 pm
McElroy went 16 td’s, 4 int’s. pretty modest. 14-0 record. you don’t need a great qb in the sec, you need great defense, solid sp teams, and a qb who respects the football.
John
August 31st, 2010
5:02 pm
“Aaron Murray will give Georgia what it has been missing”
What is that? A designated driver?
Drew
August 31st, 2010
5:03 pm
Keep dreaming and drinkin that kool aid. We hear the same thing every year from you guys. 17/20 and it’s only going to get worse.
5150 P.O.A.D.
August 31st, 2010
5:03 pm
4:57 fake 5051 poad hell tome cruse is musclular too, but he is only 5-9. Well, murry is 5-11 and muscles or not he don’t need to get hit.
Bail Bonds R Us
August 31st, 2010
5:04 pm
“Aaron Murray will give Georgia what it has been missing”
So, Murray’s decided to be a Parole Officer ??
Natureboy809
August 31st, 2010
5:05 pm
I don’t see why Einsteindawg and others bang on Bobo so much. I like his play calling 10-1 over the “stop our run on 2 consecutive plays and we’ll throw it the rest of the game” pass happy style Richt called. Our offense was arguably the best it has ever been under Bobo in 2007-2008.
I know your instant response- “Well yeah…we Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno!” To which I respond- “Well last year we had Joe Cox and Richard Samuel (at RB for most of the year)”. Can’t have it both ways. If you have no QB and no RB, what do you want us to do, mail the ball?
ReddJonn68
August 31st, 2010
5:05 pm
I’m sorry fellow Dawg fans, but I hope Murray is much better than Greene. Watching the Dawgs during the Greene era was fun but painful we never got over the hump with the talent he was surrounded with. Greene’s arm was just like Matt Leinart’s & he thrived in Richt’s system. I hope this guy can put some zip on the ball & throw a few deep zingers , using some of this speed we have been recruiting. I wish you luck Murray, I hope you don’t become a victim of Bobo’s system !!!!
Grant
August 31st, 2010
5:05 pm
If Ealey/King run well, opens up play action.
McElroy av 16 yards per play on play action, 7 ypp non-play action,.
sunny purdue
August 31st, 2010
5:08 pm
Go Gators. You are correct sir. Please remember uga wins a big one every 100 or so years. That’s it. One lousy championship since 1883. No wonder they are tender about anyone who has had spectacular success for 20 years. They cannot understand it.They can call you names, they can hurl meaningless insults but they have won one MNC since 1883. Try to imagine their shame when they realize Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Army, Cornell and Penn have won more that they have. Finally, who in Georgia is allowed to call anyone else a redneck – are you kidding me?
Really?
August 31st, 2010
5:08 pm
5150 P.O.A.D. – so because he is 5′11 he will break into many pieces but if he was 6′3 he wouldn’t break into many pieces? I am pretty sure durability in a QB has more to do with being muscular and being able to sustain a hit then just being tall. But nice try!
sunny purdue
August 31st, 2010
5:09 pm
I am an idiot and like dudes!
One dimensional dogs
August 31st, 2010
5:10 pm
The same old bs every year. What is even more hysterical is the qb is a redshirt fresh. I guess some people were born stupid.
At best 9-3. Worst 6-6. Most likely 7-5 or 8-4.
Grant
August 31st, 2010
5:10 pm
If Murray throws int’s like he was in Spring, al la Joe Cox Jr, you have to bench him and bring in Mason or Gray. We can’t let 1 guy derail the whole season.
James
August 31st, 2010
5:12 pm
Same od garbage we hear from critics every time Richt has a bad season. Heard it in 2001 & 2006. Critics were wrong both times, way off, as Georgia finishes in top 3 both times. Looking at 11-14 wins, based on how Richt responds after bad seasons.
404
August 31st, 2010
5:12 pm
SEC teams should have a simple Defensive strategy against UGA.
Load the Box.
Bump the receivers.
Kill Murray.
Game over.
Jona
August 31st, 2010
5:15 pm
Go Gators is only in his twenties. Didn’t know Florida played football before the 90’s.
kill-9
August 31st, 2010
5:16 pm
Big test will be week #2 with SC. Get by that one and we’ll see.
Harrison
August 31st, 2010
5:17 pm
SI has Georgia in a BCS winning SEC East.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/08/27/2010-bowl-projections/index.html?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin
Phil Steele says offense will average 38 points a game and 475 yards a game.
JC
August 31st, 2010
5:18 pm
404:
Hope you’re right. Bombs to AJ Green and the Olson if they crowd the box, Murray will torch them.
East Town
August 31st, 2010
5:19 pm
If Murray wavers, Mason or Gray can light em up.
DawgMike
August 31st, 2010
5:20 pm
Just saw the tail end of Herbstriet’s predictions show on ESPN. yes, that’s right, they gave him his own prediction show and he picked FL to win the SEC over Auburn in Atlanta then face …..
wait for it..
wait for it..
The Ohio State for the National title and of course, win it.
What a myopic homer he is.
Bob Horner managed his money well...
August 31st, 2010
5:20 pm
I say what BugKiller said…the dawgs will be fine…the game in Columbia is HUGE!!!!!! I think Cox was bad and Willie was too….we’ll find out in 12 days….
HYY
August 31st, 2010
5:20 pm
Big test, only tst, Oct. 30, Gators. But they’re down this year, lost 70% of offense, Cooper, Hernandez, Tebow, etc.
404
August 31st, 2010
5:21 pm
Very easy to stop Green and Orson. They aren’t any good
404
August 31st, 2010
5:21 pm
2009 Ark vs UGA
Ark: Total Yds: 485
Rushig: 77
Passing: 408
UGA: Total Yds:530
Rushing: 155
Passing: 375
Looks like Ark’s Rush Defense was pretty good vs UGA.
Cox & Mallet just aired it out.
Dont see Murray being able to air it out vs. Ark.
Result: UGA Loss
r_u_ready_for some fooooosball?????
August 31st, 2010
5:22 pm
git-r-dun bobby
Wheeler Fan
August 31st, 2010
5:23 pm
Watched Mason play at Lassiter on several occassion.
Mason is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy-over-rated
Paul
August 31st, 2010
5:24 pm
Not convined Murray knows his role this season. He loks more like a Stafford, look at me, kind of guy. Could try to be a star. If he’s more like Greene, Ga goes on a big run, but doubt it happens with Murray, more likely Gray, Gray’s a team first dude.
Really?
August 31st, 2010
5:25 pm
404 – While you are looking up stats why don’t you see who was at RB for UGA in that game. His name is Richard Samuel and he now plays LB. King and Ealey didn’t play in that game and we had a starter or two out on the O-line. Nice try!
JC
August 31st, 2010
5:25 pm
Georgia will pound defenses that crowd the box with TE deep routes. Best set of TE’s in the country at Ga.
LMAO
August 31st, 2010
5:26 pm
Paul – you should be coaching with that bright insight that you just shared with us!
404
August 31st, 2010
5:27 pm
Um, erally?
I recall that UGA had the same O-Line?
Didnt seem to help much.
404
August 31st, 2010
5:28 pm
Really? – I only state stats that back up my opinions.
Really?
August 31st, 2010
5:32 pm
404- well you recall wrong! Justin Anderson and Vince Vance played on the O-line during that game. Josh Davis was recovering from shoulder surgery.
Really?
August 31st, 2010
5:33 pm
404- That is obvious!
Natureboy809
August 31st, 2010
5:33 pm
Is 404 REALLY trying to make fun of an offense that put up 52 points on his Razorbacks with Joe Cox leading the way?
mike Jay
August 31st, 2010
5:33 pm
404, so everyone who played in the Ark and UGA game in 2009 will be playing this year except joe Cox? No new coaches or defensive schemes or anything? Hmm I had no idea….
Sorry guy!
August 31st, 2010
5:39 pm
404- so because we now have a totally different o-line and a totally different RB as 2009 we will still struggle to run the ball against Arkansas. You may want to stop commenting on here because you have no idea what you are talking about.
Really?
August 31st, 2010
5:39 pm
404- where you at?
asheville dawg
August 31st, 2010
5:40 pm
It’s about time people realize that St. Stafford was not that great of a college quarterback. He was good, but to be great you have to win something tangible at the end of the regular season. Like a division, or conference title. He still hasn’t done that since high school.
Let’s hope Murray (and Richt) learned from other folks mistakes.
ReddJonn68
August 31st, 2010
5:42 pm
Why do we want this kid to be an, almost there guy ? We want a, get us over the hump, type guy ! How many Sears trophies did Greene win & what type of pro career did he have. QBs can run a system to perfection, but they must have that something extra too take it up a notch. I’m sick of just enjoying winning seasons, we need a guy who has that type of intangible to simply win the big games. Heck Murray is probably better than Bama’s QB, but who cares? When is Richt gonna start talkin about the big hardware ? The QB is an extension of his head coach.
Natureboy809
August 31st, 2010
5:42 pm
@asheville dawg – A QB can not play defense. For all of Tebow’s accolades, don’t forget that in his HEISMAN year, Florida lost 4 games because their defense wasn’t very good. Give Stafford some of the defenses we had under BVG, and see how much he accomplishes.
Red Panties Rick
August 31st, 2010
5:43 pm
Well, at least this year the excuses will be different.
“We lost because we’re breaking in a freshman quarterback.”
I also think that a pre-game flag football contest utilizing red panties as the flags might prove to be a real crowd pleaser…..
Drew
August 31st, 2010
5:45 pm
asheville dawg – I agree you have to win a big game in college to be considered a good QB
Regards,
Drew Brees
Red Panties Rick
August 31st, 2010
5:46 pm
I know I am beating a dead horse cause you guys have already hired a new Ad but I have nothing else to make fun of you guys about. Sorry
T3
August 31st, 2010
5:49 pm
BREAKING NEWS AT ESPN
NCAA has DENIED Masoli’s petition to play in 2010.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ROTFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hereby CHANGE my previous SEC prediction.
Ole Miss will now replace LSU as my predcition
to finish DEAD LAST in the SEC-West.
Somebody better call the local Emergency Room in Oxford.
Nutt may be in there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Dal
August 31st, 2010
5:51 pm
Headline: Aaron Murray will give Georgia what it has been missing
What UGA has been missing?
Does that mean Murray will magically render his moron teammates literate, and bring an end to the thuggery?
I doubt that very much.
Mark????
August 31st, 2010
5:51 pm
Lay off the pain killers bro! You write that Nesbitt, a proven leader and senior, is not qualified for the Heisman but in the same day, you say Uga’s redshirt freshmen is just what the doctor orders.. What’s up my man?
cabbage patch
August 31st, 2010
5:56 pm
last time dawgs started a rookie qb, they lost 4 games.
just sayin.
1eyedJack
August 31st, 2010
5:58 pm
404, Mallet ain’t going to light up anything while he’s standing on the sideline watching the Caleb and Washaun show.
cabbage patch
August 31st, 2010
5:58 pm
and the time before that they won the SEC Championship.
just sayin.
Holy schnikees
August 31st, 2010
5:59 pm
4 days til season starts and old missy just found out
they aint go no QB.
nutt must’ve just shat his trousers
cabbage patch
August 31st, 2010
6:02 pm
Let me know when was the last time UGA won the sec
with a True Freshman or a RS-Freshman QB??
let me be fic that: last time UGA started
a True-Freshman or a RS-Freshman, UGA lost 4.
1eyedJack
August 31st, 2010
6:07 pm
cabbage patch, poor logic, you can’t extrapolate anything from that. Two entirely differnt teams.
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
August 31st, 2010
6:07 pm
Well, I’m back after spending an hour or so dodging the paint guy, and while I was gone somebody threw five UGA diplomas and two Dean’s List certificates in my house. Jeez! Some people have no respect for my abode, much less my, uh, posterior.
1eyedJack
August 31st, 2010
6:08 pm
“different”….I don’t give a damn for a man who can only spell a word one way.
cabbage patch
August 31st, 2010
6:11 pm
just sayin
the LAST time uga started a True Freshman or RS-Freshman at QB
UGA lost 4 games.
Facing: usc-e, arkie, miss st, fl, auburn with RS-Freshman QB.
bad odds.
cabbage patch
August 31st, 2010
6:24 pm
I am an idiot
just sayin
what if...??
August 31st, 2010
6:30 pm
I was married to Beth Galvin and we named our boy Calvin..???
what if...??
August 31st, 2010
6:31 pm
I was married to Patty Pan and we named our boy Peter..???
RC
August 31st, 2010
6:32 pm
Murray can throw 20 Interceptions, as long as he throws 80 touchdowns.
what if...??
August 31st, 2010
6:32 pm
Aaron Murray throws for 275yds and we beat the cocks by 2tds….???
CHDawg
August 31st, 2010
6:34 pm
How I rate our QB (5 outstanding; 3 avg; 0 just terrible): determination and drive to win, work, and improve (Tebow was a 5 star on this one)– I give Murray 4.75. Mind for the game and playbook–4.75. Arm strength–4. Quick release–5. Speed–3.75. Size –2. Vision (from tapes of HS and two G-days) 4.5, but this one remains to be seen at this level. Overall, I expect Murray to start strong and improve all year long. I see him competing for the Heisman at some point in his stay at UGA, but I see 2010 as our best chance to win the NC, imho. This team looks better than the ‘08 team that was rated #1 to me, but we will soon see!
what if...??
August 31st, 2010
6:34 pm
I had studied in HS…I’d be a nuerologist and not be on this blog @ 6:34pm…I’d be doing brain surgery….
Bozo
August 31st, 2010
6:47 pm
You guys don’t see it.
Murray has the “It” factor.
He’s gonna end up with an passes to interceptions if around 2.5%.
He’s gonna throw @20x a game, 240 passes, 6 interceptions.
Just like all the great QB’s. Murray is a future Drew Brees.
It’s on like Hong Kong!
Cullen
August 31st, 2010
6:49 pm
Jeff-
What kind fo year do you think Murray needs to have for Georgia to win the SEC East?
Accuracy?
Td’s?
Interceptions?
Yards?
Beast from the East
August 31st, 2010
7:05 pm
Sounds like a good kid with his head screwed on right. He just needs to remember that he does not have to win games. He just has to manage them and not make the dumb mistakes that many first year QB’s often do. If he does, then the Dawgs have an excellent chance at being undefeated heading down to the WLOCP.
We’ll see you guys down there.
Good luck, Dawgs and GO GATORS!
CHDawg
August 31st, 2010
7:19 pm
What if?? It is “neurologist”–I would learn how to spell before trying to insult another person’s intelligence! Also, it is a football blog where people share their opinions on football. You seem to think it is an insult blog. You might give me a reason why I’m wrong, rather than demonstrating your poor spelling skills and lack of upbringing. UGA’s O line is made up of roughly the same guys we had in ‘08. They have grown up. The O line is actually the key to the offense imho. Position players count, but most people don’t understand how important the line is to the offense. So, I have reasons for my post.
Crazy
August 31st, 2010
7:19 pm
Jeff the last couple of days you seem to be on some serious medication. No way this QB comes anywhere near the play of our top draft pick from two years ago. Does a one year hiatus qualify as missing? Why not write an article on what you believe a team that is yearly garnering top 10 recruiting classes should expect from the season with the current schedule? Is there a single team on the schedule other than Florida that should threaten us?? NO! This schedule would be a DREAM if only the team had been managed better the last couple of years. NO Bama, NO LSU, UT is no longer viable, OOC games non threatening even though Yech is once again interesting if only because I feel we our much more talented but balanced by facing a better coach. Would love to see a rational argument on how my view of my team is wrong. And please keep it modern (that is during the Saban and Myer tenures) not back when Richt first got here.
WhatTheHey
August 31st, 2010
7:19 pm
How come nobody’s called Shutlz an idiot yet ?
WhatTheHey
August 31st, 2010
7:20 pm
(Schultz, sorry) I mean, wha’s goin’ ON????
WhatTheHey
August 31st, 2010
7:21 pm
Where the rednecks be ???? !!!????
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August 31st, 2010
7:37 pm
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Sven Ottke
August 31st, 2010
7:50 pm
When did Georgia start missing midget quartebacks?
Good Guy
August 31st, 2010
7:51 pm
Murray’s short and not that good, but he’s nice like richt–so that’s all that matters. He’ll try hard—can he get a trophy for that?
MrGoodpliers
August 31st, 2010
7:53 pm
Hopefully, Aaron Murray has some Robert Earl Keen on his ipod.
CHDawg
August 31st, 2010
7:58 pm
Zack,
Nice discussion. I don’t see Murray being anything like David Greene, but I think the rest of the team could be quite similar–great supporting cast. Murray showed the ability to shred defenses in HS, and in the first G Day he showed a similar spark. I think our receivers are very, very strong as a group. Most of the top ten could easily play on most teams in the country. The depth on O this year is tremendous, and I think Murray will figure it out quickly. The only disturbing development is how our line has been decimated with illness and injuries. I hope we gel and get back in shape in time for USC and ARK. If so, I say we have a special year coming in 10.
black sheep
August 31st, 2010
8:08 pm
I guess we shall soon see. My my my- so many coaches on this blog. I’m sure most of you played jv football in the 8th grade.
SEC Observer
August 31st, 2010
8:09 pm
September 11, 2010: delusion becomes reality for the Dawgs.
And then there will be next year….as usual
dawgster
August 31st, 2010
8:12 pm
Hey mr. Go GATOR…so tell me what would you have us dawg fans do, not get excited about our team every year..or is that what you guys did and not supporting your team in many of those down years…Yea we are excited, and any true fan of their program would be…And just for the record we still lead the GA-Fla series so obvisously we have gotten the best of you over the years…go find a gator blog to brag on…
Delbert D.
August 31st, 2010
8:20 pm
What exactly does David Greene’s lack of an NFL career have to do with him being one of the 2 best quarterbacks in the University of Georgia’s history? Not a damn thing. In my studied opinion, the other is Francis Tarkenton. Winners, both of them.
Beast from the East
August 31st, 2010
8:36 pm
Delbert,
Too many folks get caught up in thinking NFL success somehow ties into the success they had at the collegiate level. Danny Wuerffel never made it in the pros but was one of the best Gators ever. Hershel really never set the NFL on fire but he sure did tear it up on Saturdays!
Dawghater
August 31st, 2010
8:56 pm
“Joe Cox will be the next Matthew Stafford” “Joe Cox was undefeated in high school”
Enough said
Dawghater
August 31st, 2010
8:57 pm
Aaron is no Danny Wuerffel!
blazerdawg
August 31st, 2010
9:09 pm
Gatorperson – UGA has 5 SEC Championships over the past 30 years.
Delbert D.
August 31st, 2010
9:12 pm
Beast – You even hear it regarding high school kids and recruiting. “Don’t play at so and so because you’ll never make the NFL.” I don’t know the percentages of “Top 100″ ranked kids that make it in the NFL, but it’s got to be pretty low. Look at the guys the NFL gets from the smaller programs. Jerry Rice is a good example. Brett Favre from Southern Miss. The Falcons have 2 players each from Montana and Villanova. But everything is so much hype these days with the recruiting sites. 8 of the Rivals 20 QBs from 2007 have transferred from their original schools, 2 of them twice (Cameron Newton and Willie Korn.) That’s right, the #5 Dual Threat QB is now at North Greenville, after bailing out from Clemson and Marshall. #3 Aaron Corp is now at Richmond. #4 Pro Style Mike Paulus is at William & Mary.
mike
August 31st, 2010
9:13 pm
Hope I am wrong but I cannot drink the Murray cool aid just yet. He was suppose to compete with Joe Cox last year. He was not impressive in the spring game. He really just needs to keep the offense from losing the game more than anything.
Jeff Schultz
August 31st, 2010
9:24 pm
NC Dawg — I believe “6th” gets an award, since “first” through “fifth” never declared. I’ll have to check the rules.
TampaGator
August 31st, 2010
9:25 pm
Sorry….I usually don’t post on the Georgia blogs….but the guy who gets on here all the time and rants about how Murray is so much better than Brantley just makes me laugh….very loudly. Dude…watch ESPN this weekend….Brantley might not play but a couple of quarters or so against Miami of Ohio….but it will be enough to shut you up. And Chris Rainey is a Percy Harvin clone in practice….absolutely unstoppable in the Percey position in practice…..much bigger this year…faster….and is really catching the ball. He is so good the Gators have moved Debose to an outside WR position. And remember this name….Omaris Hines….catching and running all over the place from the Aaron Hernandez hybrid TE position. The Gators passing and running attack is going to be highly explosive this year…and the D is going to be very, very good.
Jeff Schultz
August 31st, 2010
9:25 pm
Russ, the Temporary Mascot — You are one funny puppy.
Jeff Schultz
August 31st, 2010
9:26 pm
Natureboy809 — I’m well aware of Georgia’s defensive problems during part — not all — of Stafford’s tenure, but you can’t discount some of his up-and-down moments.
Jeff Schultz
August 31st, 2010
9:27 pm
Nick — Did I? I honestly don’t remember that. I liked Joe personally. Great kid. Just not great QB.
TampaGator
August 31st, 2010
9:29 pm
P.S…….Mack Brown is very, very good now that he is healthy. You are going to regret letting him out of the state of Georgia. Demps, Moody, Gillislee, and Brown is a powerful 4-pronged running attack that the SEC is going to have a challenge trying to stop….especially with the passing attack the Gators are going to have…and both guarded by a great offensive line. Tebow will not be missed for very long.
Jeff Schultz
August 31st, 2010
9:30 pm
Bailey — Where are you getting your numbers from on McElroy? 8 touchdowns and 1 interception in Alabama’s final 8 games last season, 17 TDs and 4 ints on the season.
Jeff Schultz
August 31st, 2010
9:32 pm
Bail Bonds R Us — “So, Murray’s decided to be a Parole Officer ??” OK. Pretty funny line.
Who Knew?
August 31st, 2010
9:35 pm
Tampa—-Meyer has totally closed the UF practices to fans and media, but you are spewing all this stuff about how all these players look great, are catching everything, etc. I assume you are just making it up unless you are a coach.
AltamahaDawg
August 31st, 2010
9:35 pm
I’d be pleased if Aaron Murray was simply a lot like Aaron Murray. That would be a pretty good comparison.
Jeff Schultz
August 31st, 2010
9:37 pm
Cullen: I don’t think Murray needs to throw for a ton of yards this season. Georgia should be able to run the ball well. Key is turnovers. TD-to-interception ratio of 4-to-1 would be nice.
Jeff Schultz
August 31st, 2010
9:39 pm
Delbert D — Agreed. NFL career and college career have nothing to do with each other. Please excuse me for invoking this name on a Georgia blog, but even if Tim Tebow does a complete faceplant as an NFL quarterback, it takes nothing away from his collegiate achievements.
FORTY NINE POINTS to your ten points
August 31st, 2010
9:42 pm
WHO? Doesn’t matter…
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((41-17))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Biff
August 31st, 2010
9:44 pm
Do your homework, Schultz. No former or current Georgia QB has anything on Matt Stafford in the intelligence department. He was as bright as they come. It can be argued his leadership role left a little to be desired, but you had to go and take a shot at his smarts. All it did was make you look like the idiot.
What?
August 31st, 2010
9:52 pm
Go Gators, how about FL with no SEC titles in 67 year run.
SKB
August 31st, 2010
9:54 pm
@Biff
Aaron Murray got a 4.8 gpa and 1200/1600 sat score, you want to talk about being smart?
surfdawg
August 31st, 2010
9:56 pm
David Greene”s 42 wins playing in the SEC is more impressive than Colt McCoy”s 45
CHDawg
August 31st, 2010
10:00 pm
Tampa,
It isn’t just ESPN; just about everyone in the world has UF 1st in the East and Alabama 1st in the nation. I wouldn’t get upset over a bunch of enthusiastic UGA fans discussing our favorite sport in week 1 of the season. Talk is cheap and the rankings hardly ever end up being right, so we will all have fun watching it unfold. A quick loss by us to SC would make the SEC East next to impossible for us…you might get another shot at Bama if you lose. I’m of the opinion that Auburn might sneak up and surprise the West this year….we’ll see.
30-24 Dawgs - We Run This State!
August 31st, 2010
10:07 pm
Jeff, uh, I don’t know how to tell you this but you just wrote an article that had something positive about UGA? That NEVER happens!
Go Dawgs!
Brian
August 31st, 2010
10:11 pm
Greene’s ball fakes were the stuff of legends. Several times the cameramen didn’t know who had the ball until the receiver was streaking downfield for the score. No one better. And that takes a fairly level head to pull off. Here’s hoping Murray has tapped into his inner “Greene”.
St. Richt
August 31st, 2010
10:16 pm
Groundhog day on the Georgia blogs today. I wonder how many of these Dawg fans are putting their money where their mouth is and placing bets in Vegas on Georgia winning the SEC? Probably none of you, because deep down you know that its just another pre-season pipe dream. Its really laughable when you hear the same thing year after year. And to think that the excitement over this year is pretty much being dictated by the Georgia Tech and Texas A&M games at the end of last year. The Prosthetic Limb School for the Blind and Deaf could have put up a big number against either one of those Defenses.(and I’m a die hard Yellow Jacket) I mean, really, if we are the litmus test for how you’ll fare offensively this year then thats just plain ignorant.
Schultz, looks like you’re jumping on the bandwagon for the annual pre-season Georgia bulldog sunshine pump. Its not like you’ve never been there before. But I’d like to get what some of you all are smoking with a freshmen QB who hasn’t exactly gotten rave reviews in any of the scrimmages. We heard the same thing about Joe Cox last year and we all know how that turned out.. But I’m sure you’ll say that Murray is different and had all the accolades in high school. And then conveniently forget that you were telling everyone that would listen last year that Joe Cox was a stud in high school who never lost a game.
And don’t get me started on the defensive side of the ball. Do you really think Todd Grantham will make that big of a difference? You lost some serious talent to the NFL(albeit that never lived up to the hype at the college level), you’re installing a new defensive scheme, and at the current run rate I’m sure you’ll lose at least a couple for off the field transgressions. And you think these guys are going to be world beaters?
The stupidity of the Bulldog nation never ceases to amaze me. Case in point: look at the entries in this blog that say this is your year to beat Florida. Again, groundhog day. And you’re too stupid to realize it.
blair witch project
August 31st, 2010
10:22 pm
stafford was a man amongst boys, talent wasted by a coach to busy praying to a fairy-tale sky-cloud diety, too bad he didn’t suit up for the evil genius…
Stupid Mutts
August 31st, 2010
10:30 pm
So, SKB said Murray got a 4.8 gpa and a 1200/1600 on his SAT.
Really?
Because the SAT went to a 2400 point scale in……………..2005.
Geez, how do all you idiot dawg fans keep reproducing ??
St. Richt
August 31st, 2010
10:34 pm
Schultz and others, I love how you are saying that college career and pro career have nothing to do with one another. And in the article you’re clearly predicting success for Aaron Murray at Georgia based on his school career? Its not like there is anything else you can be basing it on.. Yeah, high school success ALWAYS translates into college success. Keep drinking the kool-aid.
Nub
August 31st, 2010
10:37 pm
There is still time …. Eternity is forever….. Be honest u love someone don’t you!!!!! He loves you in the same way and died for you !!!!! Don’t hate ,,,,love!!!!!
Bailey
August 31st, 2010
10:41 pm
Jeff-
You’re right, 1st time I said 6 td’s, 4 int’s for McElroy, menat to type 16, corrected it 2nd post, but that was off too. Checked it on ESPN this time. 17 td’s, 4 int’s.
Georgia’s defense will likely not be as good as Bama’s was last season just yet. So the Georgia QB will need to score more than McElroy did, do you agree? I’d say the Georgia QB (Murray, Gray or Mason) needs to throw maybe 20 td’s as opposed to McElroy’s 17, and most importantly, give up no more than 5 interceptions if they want to have a big year.
Biff
August 31st, 2010
10:42 pm
@SKB Sure, we’ll talk smarts. You don’t have to convince me that Aaron Murray is bright. I know he is. For what it’s worth, GPA is more indicative of effort than intelligence. And assuming your SAT scores are accurate, 1200 today isn’t a 1200 of yesteryear. Regardless, you seem to have missed my point, which is that Schultz chose to take a cheap shot at Stafford’s intelligence, and did so by comparing him to Greene and Shockley. Both bright QBs in their own rights. However, a few minutes spent looking into comments made by every coach or instructor Stafford’s had since his Elite 11 performance would have shown him that smarts was not an issue. At all. Read what his Elite 11 instructors said about his “chalk talk” sessions. Multiple quotes from Richt are available re. the same. The Lions couldn’t stop raving about it, pre-draft. Hell, Shultz could have taken a really simple route and just compared the Wonderlic scores of Greene, Shock, and MS. I don’t think David and DJ’s score combined matched Matthew’s.
SKB
August 31st, 2010
10:52 pm
“Stupid Mutts”
1200 was his reading and math score, his writing score wad not reported. That’s why I said “/1600″
Miron
Tech Sucks
August 31st, 2010
10:55 pm
Says the right things, can run, and has a cannon arm. He’s going to blow people away.
SKB
August 31st, 2010
10:55 pm
Biff, you make a good point, but you can’t call Matt as the brightest football qb UGA produced, phisically he wad amazing.
- Miron
St. Richt
August 31st, 2010
10:58 pm
Nub, thanks for witnessing to us and reminding us all that the freaks still do come out at night. I would imagine that Jesus even realizes that locally Georgia fans(AJC) are setting the expectations a little high with a freshman QB and new defensive scheme. Although like GT, the D at Georgia can’t go anywhere but up. So we shall see.
aarh
August 31st, 2010
11:24 pm
Go Gators! – Richt’s won 2 SEC Championships since he’s been at UGA. what do you mean 2 in 30 yrs. That’s wrong! There was a guy names Herschel walker there when they won it for 3 straight yrs. from 80-82. I know FLs. been better lately, but they weren’t all that good until Spurrier got there. UGA still has more SEC championships than FL. does. FL. got most of theirs fairly recently. Just saying…
swamp jacket
August 31st, 2010
11:27 pm
Ya’ll forget that opposing defenses will be loading up the box and try to make Murray beat them. So there will be more pressure on him than you want.
college football
August 31st, 2010
11:30 pm
Just wondering, how da drug situation over at georgia tech these days?
Athens City Police
August 31st, 2010
11:58 pm
U – U
G – Get
A – Arrested
Murray Rules!
September 1st, 2010
12:10 am
Murray was better than brantley in high school and played for a bigger program. He’s the real deal—the Dawgs O will be better than bama’s O last year and Grantham’s 3-4 D may be the best in the SEc. UGA upsets florida—book it!
Sam Robards, Dawg Fan
September 1st, 2010
12:21 am
I just wanted to say congratulations, Jeff! That was actually a very good column!
Pago Pago Dawg
September 1st, 2010
12:28 am
We agree with TampaGaytor, UF will just re-load and win it all again.
kaput
September 1st, 2010
12:39 am
you people are so damn dumb . . .
Innocent Bystander
September 1st, 2010
3:55 am
Jeff no one can accuse you of ever going out of your way to endear yourself to Georgia fans. But this column went a long way toward doing just that.
I hope you’re right.
I think you are.
sprouse27
September 1st, 2010
5:19 am
Yeah Mark, he’ll get there. But sure might have been helpful if he’d gotten a few snaps last year. Still boggles the mind that we played Cox all last year and did NOTHING to prep a new QB for this year. Urban Meyer seemed to think that was a good idea with Brantley, but hey, what does he know? Course, I don’t make 3 million a year to coach UGA, so what do I know……
GaCracker
September 1st, 2010
5:28 am
Please stay healthy Aaron. It looks pretty bleak at QB depth.
Dawgbreath
September 1st, 2010
5:36 am
Murray’s going to be a good one. Just not this year.
SickandTired
September 1st, 2010
6:16 am
Georgia fans are Georgia fans because they live in a world where they praise the #1 pick in the draft because he was the #1 pick in the draft. That’s in lieu of recognizing from a football standpoint that the #1 pick in the draft never won anything in his tenure in Athens other than a certificate for time spent in bars downtown. They chew up Greene and Shockley just to stand in awe of the arm strength of Stafford. They overlook the stupid throws he made to get them beat to marvel at the 70 yard heave downfield that hit nothing but the turf cause he couldn’t throw a deep ball in the ocean. Part of the defenses problems other than Martinez was the fact the offense didn’t move the ball because of Staffords errant throws or worse to the opposition players. But hey, call me crazy, I’d rather have a steady hand on the tiller like Greene rather than a shaky hand on a coeds rear end downtown running my team. But I’m not a Georgia fan that thinks making the annual trip to Jax is a good think because I can get my drink on out of town and at the same time let the Gators bend us over and not even get the courtesy of a reach around.
TampaGator
September 1st, 2010
6:24 am
Who Knew?…..
If you haven’t noticed….the coaches give interviews after the practices…and they are saying great things about Brown and all four of the Gator running backs, Hines at TE, and Brantley. As I said, I read the Georgia blogs but don’t come on a say a lot of negative things about the Dawgs. I just find the one poster (he was back on again as “Murray Rules!”) funny. I am sure he/she is a great Georgia fan….just a little unrealistic in his view of the experience and talent of one, John Brantley. Georgia is going to much, much improved this year….but I don’t think you can win the SEC with a talented RSFresh QB (Murray)….but you can win the SEC with a very talented RSJr QB (Brantley). Florida has simply re-loaded with a lot of very talented and fast players. Bama is going to have their hands full with Auburn…but Florida may be better than both of them on both sides of the ball this year. But it has to be proved on the field…and it all starts this Saturday…doesn’t it.
Slaw Dawg
September 1st, 2010
6:42 am
True……Murray will give Georgia what its been missing…..the first midget to play in the SEC. He will be bad and Mason will be even worse when called in for back-up. Its going to be a lonnnnnnng season boys and girls. Richt will be on the hotseat and gone by 2012.
dawgma
September 1st, 2010
7:12 am
Aaron Murray will be the best QB to hit UGA since Greene BECAUSE he is an unassuming winner with work ethic, desire, and a winning attitude…I hope?
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
September 1st, 2010
7:25 am
Murray will be fine this year and go beyond expectations. May not be the best QB in the SEC, but will be good.
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7:32 am
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Atticus
September 1st, 2010
7:55 am
Greene and DJ won because they had good defenses too. Van Gorder left and the defense was pathetic. Look how many games Georgia lost with Stafford where we scored a lot of points. Those are all wins if VG is still the DC.
Dawgs Rule
September 1st, 2010
7:58 am
TampaGator,
I’ll take our Fr RB, Boo Malcome over Mack Brown ALL DAY. I saw the 2 of them play several games last year and it was VERY apparent who the best RB was. Here’s a hint: his initials are NOT MB!!!!
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
7:59 am
Slaw…….
That “midget” will certainly light your team’s a$$ up this year. If he’s a midget you must be a dust mite!!
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
8:01 am
Tampa,
“experience of Brantley”? Are you freakin’ kidding? Mop up duty vs. Sisters of Mercy does NOT count as experience.
Atticus
September 1st, 2010
8:05 am
I just LOVE how they say Chris Rainey is Percy Harvin. What a joke. Harvin was one o fthe best players EVER in college football. But we’ll just plug Rainey in and it will be fine. NO. Your offense was not the same without Harvin and that is WITH Rainey. He can’t hold a candle to Harvin. And now the offense won’t be able to get all the 3rd and shorts it used to. Losing Mullen, losing Harvin and Tebow and losing Strong….but none of that matters, it is business as usual for UF.
Dude, last year the east was pathetic. Florida couldn’t help but win every game. It will still be down this year. But they will NOT be the same team.
Vixzilla
September 1st, 2010
8:08 am
Good write up Jeff!
Pappy
September 1st, 2010
8:08 am
“What kind of year do you think Murray needs to have for Georgia to win the SEC East?”
Dream on, dawgturd.
how2fish
September 1st, 2010
8:13 am
Dog Nation let the Tide and Gator fans talk hey they have earned that by their teams actions on the field the last couple of years..I tip my hat to them and their programs..but as they say hope springs eternal. We will have to play lights out and get lucky.. lucky enough to stay healthy this year. The Gators are the team to beat in the East we all know that but our biggest challenges this year IMHO will come in week 2 and 3 brutal two weeks with a new DC and QB..we get thru those two with wins and don’t trip over our feet and we will have a good shot in Jax but we have a job of work to do prior to that..here’s wishing the 2010 Bull Dogs the best..now GATA!
SC Fan
September 1st, 2010
8:16 am
Aaron Murray is another Joe Cox, mediocre at best, and grossly overhyped.
Time to give Zach a call!
how2fish
September 1st, 2010
8:17 am
Pappy.. Wow you must have spent hours thinking up that snappy retort..please back under your rock.
James T. Kirk
September 1st, 2010
8:27 am
So you mean Murray will give the mutts 13 wins and a world championship? LOL!!!! Good one Jeff!!! They don’t even have a Highsman candidate this year!!
hotbobby
September 1st, 2010
8:33 am
Before we get too far ahead thinking how good our O is going to be this year, remember, Miss State, Vandy, and FSU scored more on Tech’s D than we did. There are way too many questions to be answered before we start talking about how good we will be this year. Like, do we have the studs on D to stop a good O? Or, will Prince Richt have the jewels to stop all this extra curricular activity? Is Murray the golden child? Is Grantham, our 11th choice, really the man? The list could go on and on!
Steve
September 1st, 2010
8:40 am
Andre Woodson of Kentucky has the SEC record of 325 passes witout an interception, not David Greene with 214.
Tide Roll
September 1st, 2010
8:44 am
Jeff, You act like we won national titles with Greene and Stafford. We still got hammered by Florida like 49-10 with these guys. What’s missing is a physical offensive line. Each year Bobo and Richt, two former Qbs, more interested in showing fans how they outsmart the other team than simply wearing them down physically, make absolutely insane decisions regarding Uga’s offensive line. Rather than playing personnel that would allow them to physically dominate another team, they make personnel decisions that actually weaken the line. Then, year after year, they go to down to Jacksonville and get dominated on the line of scrimmage. Two of the three times we beat Florida, Robert Edwards, and Moreno scored three touchdowns ON THE GROUND. Richt and Bobo ignore history and go down there with the intent of getting in a shootout and get absolutely killed.Florida’s offensive line consists of Xavier Nixon and Marcus Gilbert at tackle, Carl Johnson and Maurice Hurt (from Milledgeville) at guards, and Mike Pouncey at center. Richt counters inredibly by moving Bean Anderson and Kiante Tripp to defense (after assuring Tripp that he would be a first round pick at offensive tackle). He then puts Trinton Sturdivant and Chris Burnette as backups, and after Florida beats us again will make some incredibly dumb statement like, “Well, here we are again.”! Richt and Bobo are too cocky to beat Florida. they have their own personnel agendas and its reflected in their decisions pertaining to the offensive line. Stafford and Moreno were 1st round picks and you’re still getting killed by Florida. Your problem is you offensive line.
joe
September 1st, 2010
8:51 am
Don’t think so…the pick 6’s, fumbles, missing open receivers…all have been there for several years and are destined to continue all the way to Shreveport.
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September 1st, 2010
8:53 am
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Cardinal Sin
September 1st, 2010
8:58 am
Hey Bug Killer
We do not live in the past but the present, and that lack luster program that you seem to back has not won a NC in 30 years yet you all a few years ago were all thinking that you would waltz to it but CHOKED!
I’d keep the trash talkin to myself when it comes to GA as you can’t back it up, as you will get BEAT DOWN again this year in JAX!
Gators win the East in 2010!
Enough Said!
David
September 1st, 2010
8:58 am
That’s right Jeff, say something good for the home crowd.
You don’t believe that crap any more than I do. Do you think he handled Joe Cox last year very well?
He basically handed him the job and then let him fry.
Gatorbait 17-3
September 1st, 2010
9:00 am
how2fish
Another classy post at 8:13 am. Unlike some of the dawgs you are grounded
in reality.
For those who think Murray is better than Brantley just don’t know any better.
Brantley is a 4th year junior and “mop up” duty is one heck of a lot more experience
than Murray, who has not throw a pass in competetion in 2 years. When Brantley played
after Tebow was hurt in the Kentucky game, he was 4-6 with 1 TD and no INT.
These are Brantley stats from 2 years of mop up duty; I think I’ll take his record against
the HS QB the dawgs are starting. I would bet even money, Murray has never even had a day in practice or your G-day game where he has completed 71% of his passes against your scout team.
At least Brantley’s mop up duty was against real opponents that were much better than the Georgia scout team.
Brantley
CMP ATT YDS CMP% YDS/A TD INT RAT
2008 36 48 410 75 8.54 7 0 194.9
2009 18 28 235 64.3 8.39 3 1 163
Total 54 76 645 71% 8.45 10 1 178.95
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:00 am
James Kirk = Ebonics king!!!
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:01 am
Cardinal Sin,
which is it? Stanford, Florida? Go ahead and spin the wheel and decide which team you will root for today.
Cardinal Sin
September 1st, 2010
9:05 am
I have always supported the Gators, so do not know what you are referencing? There must be another on here with the name Cardinal Sin!
Gatorbait 17-3
September 1st, 2010
9:06 am
LawDawg
Tell me again how much better Murray is than Brantley, and how you came
to such an informed conclusion. I hope you work pro bono, your advice isn’t worth paying for.
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:06 am
Fishbait,
you are making all of us tremble at the mere thought of your boy Brantley. You also have the “new” Harvin and “new” Heblow in waiting. Also a “new” Strong coaching the D. I would bet, even money, that you have a “new” AK47 shooter and a “new” use a dead girl’s credit card player. Please, no more talk about Brantley…..we can stand to be frightened anymore. BTW, this article does NOT include your new QB anywhere in it.
Call IT
September 1st, 2010
9:06 am
Hey, I support the Gators and Cardinal Sin is correct! So what is your beef LawDawg, pink panties?
Enough Said!
E-Dawg
September 1st, 2010
9:07 am
How many games has brantley won? (hint: 0). But in Gainesville, he’s the second coming of Joe Montana and Joe Namath, just because his dad played at uf. The Dawg D will eat him alive.
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:08 am
Fishbait,
where did I mention “how much better Murray is than Brantley”? I didn’t. I’m just sick of your drivel about Brantley. Mop up duty does not constitute greatness as you are professing!!
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:10 am
CallIT,
“pink panties”….teeheehee. Man, your maturity is off the charts. I bet typing that sent you off for a private moment huh?
Gatorbait 17-3
September 1st, 2010
9:10 am
LawDawg
Thought so, you know nothing and only classless people call people names when they can’t win an argument——–you wouldn’t be a bleeding heart liberal would you?
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:11 am
Cardinal Sin = Call IT…..”Enough Said!”
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:14 am
Fishbait,
“thought so”? what? When were you born, 1990? You won an argument? By claiming greatness upon your mop up QB? Isn’t there a fishbait site you can blog onto? Quit frightening all of us with your tough talk about mop up boy!
Gatorbait 17-3
September 1st, 2010
9:28 am
LawDawg
Do you seriously think a freshman who doesn’t even know the playbook completely,
Richt’s own words, ” we need to go slower and not ask him to do too much” ( or very close to that) can compete with a 4th year junior who knows it inside and out. Not to mention being mentored for 3 years by one of the greatest college players of all time. Who mentored Murray, oh I forgot that outstanding fella Cox.
UGA this year vs where we were same time in 09
September 1st, 2010
9:30 am
This same time on eyar ago is as different as night and day.
We had the unknown Joe Cox and in our hearts, we knew that he could not be the one. We knew it prior to the Ok State game and when he came down with the flu, we knew that it might be a long day in Stillwater.
We also had not a clue in 09 about ou backs ……….Samuels and then, King. Ealey was not going to play………….. so our backs were King and Samuels and Thomas and the two fullbacks.
We knew that CWM could not coach up anything or anybody. Folks, we knew this in 2006,07,08, 09. CWM had to go ………….we knew this last September.
This year ………… we know that Murray is capable ………although he at this moment has no backup, beyond the Mason kid.
We know that D coach T G is a D coach …………..period. We know that his new subordinate coaches are highly regarded vs the two under CWM. These new D coaches have a college track record of success.
We also know that our 2010 safeties are far, far, far superior in attitude and athleticism to UGA’s now gonesafeties 3 and 9 Rambo, Williams 2 ) and Alec Ogeltree are actually great players. This promotes competition ……….something that was lacking in 09. Jakari Hamilton is my favorites.
We also know that we have a warm up opener vs last year’s opener.
Folks ……………get ready to rumble.
Go Dogs.
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:33 am
Fishbait,
This article is NOT about Brantley. Quit the scare tactics with mop up boy. But since you asked: yes, I do think Murray can compete with mop up boy. BTW, how did Tebow “mentor” Brantley? Did he teach him how to run in from 2 yards out? Did he show him how to do a “jump pass” when it’s not needed? Did he teach him how to kiss his roomates and “buddies” on the sideline and at parties?
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:36 am
…..Did he show him how to get a booster to pay for a hyperbaric chamber?
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
9:37 am
…or show him how to cry after a defeat?
hotbobby
September 1st, 2010
9:41 am
My brothers, I hope you are right, but I have a bad feeling!
WOW!!!!!
September 1st, 2010
9:43 am
Urban sure is tough on his players. At UF when you get arrested you don’t get suspended but you do get praised by Urban as being a great leader. WOW!!!!!!!
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gator_clause/2010/08/gators-freshmen-matt-elam-and-solomon-patton-arrested-for-possession-of-alcohol.html
GT BABY
September 1st, 2010
9:55 am
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Gator 17-20
September 1st, 2010
9:59 am
WOW- I KNOW YOUR NOT TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER TEAMS ARRESTS? 43 ARRESTS IN THREE YEARS TAKES THE CAKE, BUDDY. CONGRATS! STOP TRYING TO MAKE YOURSELF FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOUR SORRY ARSE TEAM THAT LOSES TO KENTUCKY BY MAKING FUN OF ANOTHER TEAM THAT WHOOPS YOUR ARSE 17 OUT OF 20.
Sven Ottke
September 1st, 2010
9:59 am
“Greene’s ball fakes were the stuff of legends.” That’s right, Brian. Because he will be a first ballot Ball Fake Hall of Famer. That’s where everyone wants to be.
Seriously? Where do you come up with this stuff? Ball fakes were the stuff of legends……what a joke.
Gator 17-20
September 1st, 2010
10:03 am
HEY, REMEMBER THE TIME UG@Y PLAYED TEXAS A@M IN SHEREVEPORT FOR THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL? I DO, U KNOW WHY? BECAUSE YALL SUCK AT LIFE AND FOOTBALL! WIN A GAME OR TWO BEFORE YOU START CHANGING YOUR FOOTBALL HELMET OR HAVING A BLACKOUT. TRUST ME, IT’S PRETTY EMBARRASING FOR YOUR SORRY A$$ PROGRAM!
17 OUT OF 20 = 85%
FLA BEATS GEORGIA 85 % OF THE TIME
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
summerwind
September 1st, 2010
10:08 am
it is blasting this morn
BG
September 1st, 2010
10:10 am
Murray is the man!
I've seen most of them
September 1st, 2010
10:13 am
David Green is in my opinion, as a UGA QB, the smoothest one in my 50 years of watching UGA football. He was not a runner, nor was he that 575 yd per game QB ( the system that he was in ) but he W-O-N and he was so smooth and yes, his fakes were some of the best that I have ever seen. Often times, the TV cameras were faked out.
The UT game up in Knoxville, he could have folded late after UT scored to recapture the lead ……….but he led the Dogs and he smoothly lofted the ball to his fullback ………TD and that was it. He was a red shirt Frosh too. He was so confident and calm ……….key points. The teammates pick up on this.
Murray needs to project a cool, calmness in the huddle. I want to see Aaron Murray calmer ………in the G Day game he was a bundle of nerves ……why? He knew that he would be either # 1 or #2 at that point ………. he was harried with his throws and his feet were jumpy. We all saw this.
Watch him in the first drive or two on Saturday and then see if he can dial it way back ………into tranquilty. The SC game will be his test. Columbia is going to be rough on him, I am afraid ………..unless he can gain some quiet confidence and learn to play smoothly ………like David Green.
I would love to see UGA at season’s end at 10-2 or 11-1 ………..but we do not have a solid QB back up yet, and our current running back situation bothers me greatly, having to do with Ealey.
D needs to attack and get the ball ………..so that UGA can score “easily.” This is the # 2 key beyond whether AM can play QB successfully.
SOUTHGADAWG88
September 1st, 2010
10:14 am
Murray has more weapons at his disposal than Stafford or Greene had as freshman starters.He’s had more time in the system before his 1st start as well.We are not looking for him to be a hero this season all he needs to do is be smart with the ball and he should thrive.
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
10:17 am
Hey Gator 17-20 ,
You clowns change your unis and helmets all the time.
http://www.alligator.org/…/?mode=gallery
Did you alot of good didn’t it?
LawDawg
September 1st, 2010
10:21 am
27pitches.com
how2fish
September 1st, 2010
10:35 am
I’ve seen most of them…. that was a great post !
Branden Smith
September 1st, 2010
10:49 am
Im the man
Mobile Dawg
September 1st, 2010
10:53 am
No doubt Murray has the skills to compete. No doubt he has a great supporting cast. No telling how he will react to the pressure of the SEC in front of huge crowds. It’s easy to sit here and speculate but no one will know until Columbia. I’m nevrous as a bowl of jello.
As for the Murray vs Cox debate, Cox never lost a game in HS but couldn’t handle the pressure of big time football and he was a senior. I wish the young man (Murray) the best. I would prefer a good manager of the game than a superstar, aka, David Greene, anyday over a Stafford type.
Man the Dawgs need a good season ! ! ! So do I, it’s been a while….
Orange You Glad To Be A Vol?
September 1st, 2010
10:54 am
@ LawDawg…..shouldn’t you be getting your boss some coffee or picking up his laundry about now? You need to shut up and keep doing what you do best….whatever that is. UGA will go down like the Titanic this year. They will be lucky to beat Lousy-Anna Laff-a-Lott for the opener.
Dewey Cox
September 1st, 2010
11:00 am
I wrote a special song for Aaron Murray of the Georgia Bulldogs…….hope you enjoy!
So let me hold you midget man
Pretend that you are flying in space
Let me hold you midget man
So Uga will stop licking your face
So let me hold you midget man
As the SEC passes you by
Let me hold you midget man
Don’t be like Timmy Tebow and cry
dawgfacedboy
September 1st, 2010
11:42 am
Mr. Shultz- so Stafford was too good to win an SEC championship??? HIs arm was to good, his ability too good??? Makes absolutely no sense. It’s hard to win knowing you are going to have to put up damn near 40 pts. in order to get that win! How many “playmakers” surrounded Stafford? How many dropped passes did we see in his 3 years there? I’m not talking about double coverd dropped passes. I’m talking noone around said receiver for 5-10 yards. Ridiculous!!!!
The responsiblity of wasting his 3 years there goes soley on Richt’s head. 1) Keeping his inept friend as D- coordinator about 2 years too long 2) Failing to surround Stafford with playmakers to help him out.
The 3 years that STafford and Moreno was a complete waste of 2 top notch talent guys and as a dawgs fan is extememly disappointing.
WOW!!!!!
September 1st, 2010
11:43 am
Gator 17-20 – Hey moron I am not talking about who has the most arrest I am talking about what team suspends players for being arrested and what team doesn’t. Got it! Nuff said!
LHardingDawg
September 1st, 2010
12:14 pm
17 – 20 Gator
The real numbers: First contested Nov. 6, 1915 – 37-0 UGA
Number of meetings 87
Most recent meeting Oct 31, 2009 – 41-17 UF
All-Time Series 46-39-2
Largest Victory Nov. 7, 1942 – 75-0 UGA
LHardingDawg
September 1st, 2010
12:14 pm
All Time meetings 46-39-2 UGA
Catsmeow
September 1st, 2010
12:21 pm
Knew it was going to be a let down year,with Joe Cox,under center. Thank goodness he is gone. The only way,Georgia Bulldogs,will go is up. Will have a GREAT year. GO UGA,ALL THE WAY.
Jacketman
September 1st, 2010
12:42 pm
As a dedicated Tech fan, I noticed your discussion on QB’s. Having graduated Tech in ‘76, I’ve seen a lot of GA QB’s…..In MY opinion, the ONE that always concerned me the most, was David Greene. I’ll tip my hat to him–he was a winner…nothing fancy, not the greatest arm, not the greatest speed, but, he was cerebral, he came to play, and he could beat you. I would take him anyday, over Zeir, Schockley, Belue, Cox, or Stafford. I still can see Morgan Burnett taking one of Stafford’s for a Pick6! As for Murray, he’s got to prove himself on the field.
how2fish
September 1st, 2010
12:44 pm
Orange You Glad To Be A Vol? well now big guy I hope you stop by after the UGA/UT game this year I’m really doubting you do but one can hope…
Just sayin
September 1st, 2010
12:54 pm
GA series records vs:
BAMA leads 36-25-4
AUB leads 53-52-8
TENN leads 20-16-2
LSU leads 15-11-1
#1 Dawg Fan
September 1st, 2010
1:58 pm
Some of you posting are idiots. You don’t get rid of a coach that averages 10 wins a season just because you feel he has to win the SEC or a NC. That 10 win season average does include getting through SEC seasons. I had much rather have a consistent winning coach and season.
Karma is a beotch
September 1st, 2010
4:21 pm
Face it Dawg fans – when the entire team ran onto the field vs. UF in 2008, the karma gods looked down and decided that enough was enough. Not like you’ve ever had karma on your side in this 20 year rivalry (where your record is a robust 3-17 vs. the Gators).
Instead of getting arrested in the offseason, what if the whole team spent copious amounts of time building houses with Habitat or volunteering at the soup kitchen? Perhaps the karma gods would relinquish. But until then…enjoy another decade of lopsided losses from the boys down south. 5-25 over a 30 year period ain’t bad. It’s helping y’all be empathetic to the likes of Vandy and South Carolina.
girl know better than you dogpoops
September 1st, 2010
5:24 pm
yeah Murray the savior of the world and Ealey won’t get in anymore trouble….yeah right
Richt: Win 10+ or Go!
September 1st, 2010
6:10 pm
I’m tired of this mediocrity and annual florida blowouts. Richt needs to win 10+ games or mcgarity needs to send him packing and hire Kirby smart!
drzlstrangelovejr
September 1st, 2010
6:11 pm
how2fish, you and your comments have grown old and boring. Go away, you are not a real UGA fan. In addition, you don’t know jack. Your opinions and your views suck. Go kiss CMR on the mouth. If you insist on staying, at least change your name.
how2fish
September 1st, 2010
7:44 pm
drzlstrangelovejr , why don’t you go away but before you do pucker up and smooch my big black and red azz.
ZACH WAS BETTER THE AARON
September 1st, 2010
10:57 pm
SHOULD HAVE KEPT ZACH DUMB DUMB MARK RICHT,YOU KICKED THE WRONG PERSON OFF THE TEAM JACK@$$
DOGGIE IN NC
September 1st, 2010
11:00 pm
Hey Richt: Win 10 or Go – Just what makes you think Kirby Smart would make a great head coach? The boy is a coat tail rider presently. He may make a great head coach some day, but he is more unproven than our quarterback! If Murray stays healthy, you loosers will be eating your words! GO DOGGIES!
Mr. Georgia Football Returns
September 2nd, 2010
5:02 am
The last time we saw outstanding player leadership on both sides of the ball was Pollock and Greene. I do not see the “on the field” leadership on this team of that caliber. Subsequently, we haven’t won any championships.
James T. Kirk
September 2nd, 2010
8:25 am
I’d feel more comfortable with Jaybo than this clown. Looks like another 6-6 season for the mutts!!!
Football time! Riches await! Dogs, Jackets start with wins | Jeff Schultz
September 2nd, 2010
10:02 am
[...] ♦ Aaron Murray will give Georgia what it has been missing [...]
Predicting UGA's season: Fast start, tough finish for UGA
September 2nd, 2010
5:21 pm
5th year seniors like Joe Cox can make FANS want to cover their eyes.
Aaron Murray says when Logan Gray moved to reciever and Zach Mettenberger was gone,
I was really “THE ONLY GUY”.
Now that’s telling it like it is.
Joe Cox was pretty much “THE ONLY GUY” last year.
Predicting UGA's season: Fast start, tough finish for UGA
September 2nd, 2010
5:33 pm
David Green had D.J. Shockley ready to step in when he screwed up.
Joe Cox had and Aaron Murray has NO COMPETITION.
That is bad Quarterback coaching.
Coolest in the Clutch
September 2nd, 2010
5:51 pm
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Yellow Fuzz
September 3rd, 2010
4:51 pm
georgia 26
Shreveport’s Little Sister 20
Bulldogs or Jackets — which team worries you more? | Jeff Schultz
September 12th, 2010
2:09 pm
[...] lost to a solod South Carolina team that may be Steve Spurrier’s best team since he left Florida. Quarterback Aaron Murray looks like the real deal and he’ll continue to get better, which translates to a more productive offense. Todd [...]