Pessimism reigns by Georgia fans about Florida game (video added)
Mark Richt and Dogs beat Florida last season but they're underdogs this year. (Jason Getz/AJC)
Remember how high optimism was about Georgia football before this season? Well, that seems to have eroded.
The recent loss to South Carolina, several unimpressive victories – including the latest win at Kentucky — and a perceived talent-loaded defense that hasn’t nearly lived up to expectations has led to many Georgia fans expecting the worst when the Bulldogs face Florida in Jacksonville next Saturday.
Loading ...How do I know this? Because when I relayed via Twitter that Florida was anywhere from a 3½ to 4½ point favorite at most sportsbooks, the responses could all be reduced down to these three words: “Is that all?”
In fact, as I type this, I have yet to find a reader who would take that bet (Georgia plus the points).
Georgia is 3-8 against Florida under Mark Richt, including last year’s win. But Florida is 7-0, ranked No. 2 in the BCS standings and destroyed South Carolina 44-11.
On Betonline.com, the Gators opened as 3½ point favorites, the line dropped to 3, then went up to 4½. Vegasinsider.com lists the consensus line at 3.5. The Las Vegas Wynn opened with Florida at 4½ and it went up to 5.
Here is the early feedback on the point spread. Feel feel to weigh in below with your thoughts and I’ve put up a simple poll question: Does Georgia win or lose?
Your responses on Twitter
• “That ain’t enough Jeff. It should be at least 7.5.” — @pierceoutlaw
• “If I was going to bet, I’d bet on Fla.” — @wrigmuff
• “Should be 21.” — @johnarwinhart
• “Should be 7 or 8 or 21.” — @therealclutch
• “I’ll take Florida up to 10. Amazing how far we have fallen from preseason hopes.” — @wwatl34
• “Smart money on UF” — @CharlesMcCollum
• “I’d say it should be 10 points.” — @rwsportscards
• “They know something we don’t I reckon.” — @J_T_Hoffman
• “I’ll take Florida up to -6.5.” — @Tony Mission
• “Way too low for me. We had trouble run-blocking Kentucky last night and stopping their backs. Florida far superior to UK.” — @RedDevilDawg
• “Depends on if the determined to prove themselves Dawgs show up or the i’m down with whatever the hype says Dawgs show up!” — @GeorgiaGunOwner
• “I agree. I’d say gators by 10. I’m a Dawg fan. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst like most Cocktail Party endings.” — @NikkiFree
• “How often are the guys in and around Vegas are wrong? Personally, I do think it is low.” — @vsu96sdd
• “Surprised it’s not 14.” — @jltdawg
• “If we only lose by 4.5 I’ll be very happy. Another SC performance and its time for a change.” — @bulletstheman
• “Could be that Vegas still doesn’t know what to make of the Florida offense and their inconsistent play.” — @DavidMaldridge
• “If UGA can avoid costly turnovers, they should be able to keep it close.” — @MattBankston
• “UGA grad here and I’d have the line at least 7.5.” — @VinylmationKing
• “Umm have you been watching this year?” — @ChandlerRDB
• “When we beat Kentucky by just 5 points, we know we are going to get blown out in Jacksonville.” — @TylerBurgess
• “Really surprised it’s not at least a touchdown. I thought 10 or so.” — @jbcincy512
• “Dogs will be crushed like a bug by the gators.” — @rbray1
• “Good for the Dawgs. Vegas is dangling that small spread so people will jump on FL.” — @TheJoeyBrowning
• “Sadly, with how unfocused/underperforming Dawgs are this year, 2012 game has 2008 potential. Grantham sold us a Monorail.” — @SideshowRhett
• “Should be gators by 14.5 the way the dawgs defense has been playing. #fromadawgfantoo” — @Zack_H_Martin
• “The spread is way too low. There is no indication the game will be that close. And that is coming from Dawg fan.” — @MarlerMedia
• “Jeff I’m a dog fan and I just put 1500 on Florida, what is Vegas thinking, did they see Kentucky and Carolina game, d is bad” — @ParrishV
• “About 10 pts to low…uga fan here” — @MattAnthem
• “I think Florida should be -7 but Vegas wants people to bet both sides of that -4.5. #godawgs” — @KoodenAaron
• “UGA fan here. I would’ve guessed Fla -6.5. Wouldn’t take the dawgs at +7.” — @Hookey12
• ” What’s the over/under? I think it needs to be 7.5, but I could see them winning 42-35. They will hang 35+ on our D.” — @Litigatingdawg
• “It’ll be bet up closer to -4.5 or 5 by Saturday.” — @ParrishWalton
• “Casinos are smart & in the business of making money. They made the line low so people will bet on #UGA, the sure loser.” — @UGABugKiller
• “I had it around -9 for florida. UGA’s d can’t stop anyone. Only solid Defensive effort was vs Vandy.” — @JDB426
• “Uneven stats/score from SC game have obscured public projections for UF. I think -5 is the max line.” — @RittyRich
• “Florida should be a 13.5 point fav” — @BostonDawgsfan
• “I was thinking AT LEAST 14″ — @GillmanD
• “Mentality of GA fans is perplexing. Most pessimistic I can ever remember, even under Goff.” — @TrevinB
OK, we have our first Tweeter who takes Georgia:
• “I hope you didn’t have me confused. I’ll take that line.” — @Mitchelldavenpo
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CFBobserver
October 22nd, 2012
1:17 am
Same thing here in Tennessee GatorHead. All the comments from locals start with Derek Dooley is a good man but…….. Everyone wants to replace these “good” guys with scum like Petrino as long as he brings the Ws.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
2:47 am
(1) Lost 8 in row made top 10
(2) Lost 10 in row SEC with winning SEC record
(3) Lost 10 in row who made top 25
(4) Lost 16 of last 18 now who made top 25
(5) Lost 14 of 17 now who made top 10
(6) 66 scholarship recruits left + 1 transfer-in of 107 signed to play 2012
(7) 2012 Strength of Schedule # 103 with only ranked team left Florida
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Zander Ogletree was suspended for half a season.
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Florida Dawg
October 22nd, 2012
2:53 am
There was a time I looked forward to the Ga – Fl game……
Florida Dawg
October 22nd, 2012
3:02 am
we had a good feeling back in 1985 when UF was ranked #1 coming up this weekend.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
3:48 am
Every Las Vegas line I can find, shows us losing by 6 and a half or 6. Would any of us take 6 and a half points or 6 points ? $1,500.00 bet one of us made on Twitter in the article Jeff Schultz puts up. We’ve played one good game all season long : Vandie. Our special teams are bad at punting and Florida has great punting. Florida has great defense, and our Defense has never played a good game against a ranked opponent since Todd Grantham came here years ago.
All passes, punts, kick-offs, & runs Todd Gurley got 15 touches vs KY
# 59 Red Zone Defense
# 92 Turnovers Gained by our Defense
# 72 Rushing Defense
# 47 Total Defense
# 49 Scoring Defense
# 49 on 3rd Down Conversion Defense
# 41 First Downs allowed by Defense
# 82 in sacks of opposing Quarterbacks, no pressure
# 49 First Downs by our Offense
# 55 in sacks allowed, wow Aaron Murray really runs fast 4.81
# 94 Fewest Penalties per game
# 55 Turnover Margin as a team all 2012, too
# 40 Red Zone Offense
# 32 Turnovers Lost
# 109 Net Punting, walk-ons
# 62 Punt Returns, walk-ons
# 44 Kick-Off Returns, walk-ons telling Malcolm Mitchell not to return it
# 45 Kick-Off Returns Defense
All pre-season, all everyone could say about this game, bar none, was that we win, how bad Will Muschamp is as an animated coach on the sidelines and a traitor when he walked-on to Florida but Steve Spurrier did not meet with him, so he took our scholarship offer instead.
For the line to be so low at 6 and a half points or 6 points every bookie bar none, Las Vegas is betting on DISNEYdawgs.com to do what they always do, act like this is a home game for us, say they are taking the week off not even hoping to win – just make the game competitive.
2 ranked teams this 2012 season with Mark Richt having lost 16 of the last 18 games against teams who made the top 25 and having lost 14 of 17 games all 12 years of the Mark Richt era against teams who made the top 10.
DISNEYdawgs.com wanted Florida to win Saturday and now they are consensus # 2 in the nation, our bitter Rival, and frankly they look to run the table to play Alabama. Nice guys; really nice.
LINE 6 and half and 6 every sports odds I can find : http://www.betfirms.com/college-football-lines/
Fats G
October 22nd, 2012
3:48 am
Some of youse guys are not really UGA fans afterall. Youse “give ups” should pick another team to “support”. I wants a win every game,but we was OVER RATED to begin with. Count youse blessings we are 6-1. We will see what kind of MEN we have after the Florida game. Youse whinners might be surprised in the end.
UGA89
October 22nd, 2012
3:49 am
Thomas Brown…
Do you know why Zander Olgetree was suspended?
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
4:04 am
Was it drugs ? Half a season is what on the drug policy ? 3rd failed test for him ?
UGA89
October 22nd, 2012
4:06 am
Pissimistic Pete @10:09
The above picture of the Dawgs celebrating is NOT from the Kentucky game. It’s from their win over U of Fla from last year!! Do you see the teal seats in the background?? It’s the Jacksonville Jaguar stadium. I know…I’m from Jax.
UGA89
October 22nd, 2012
4:08 am
TB…
I don’t know why he was suspended so I thought you might know. I didn’t even know he was out for 6 games until you posted.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
4:20 am
We do know 5 failed the NCAA Drug Test DURING Spring Practice, UGA89. Greg McGarity has allowed Mark Richt to NOT PUNISH the offenders by ANNOUNCING A SUSPENSION all off-season. Remember the off-season ? We had 30 kicked-off, transfer-out, forced-out, flunked-out, arrested, suspended who were scholarship players Mark Richt and Rodney Garner brought here. So, Mark Richt to control the BAD PRESS said he was NOT ANNOUNCING ANY SUSPENSIONS.
A kid who is SUSPENDED at the University of Georgia is BY POLICY supposed to be made an example of. His SUSPENSION can be private as to the reasons. His SUSPENSION can NOT be private.
This is an open records’ state. And, The University of Georgia has an ABSOLUTE WRITTEN POLICY covering SUSPENSIONS that they MUST BE MADE PUBLIC.
The object here is to PUNISH the offenders. To make an example of them.
Mark Richt purposely ATTEMPTED all off-season to COVER-UP for his recruits.
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SUSPENSIONS :
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(1) Safety Bacarri Rambo facing a four-game drug Suspension when announce
(2) Inside linebacker Alec Ogletree least one game drug Suspension when announce
(3) Cornerback Sanders Commings Suspended for two games hit girl
(4) Chase Vasser # 9 in the nation strongside LB, DUI 4 months ago, Suspended 2 games at least.
(5) Kolton Houston Suspended by NCAA violation
Only problem with that list is that we KNOW 5 failed the NCAA Drug Test during Spring Practice back in April 5 months ago, and we know that Greg McGarity said “ask Mark Richt; he’s the one who is holding back information of the Suspensions.” So, actually what we have available to play is 67 scholarship recruits plus one transfer-in minus Four (4) we know of and double that number who failed the NCAA Drug Test April.
It is a fair bet that the answer to your question is :
59
This is how we’re perceived :
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Kicked-Off / Transferred-Out / Ineligible supposed to play 2012:
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1.AJ Harmon SR # 10 OT nation 4-Star transfer
2.Dontavius Jackson SR # 23 TB 4-Star transfer
3.Carlton Thomas SR TB transfer
4.Brent Benedict SO # 10 OT 4-Star transfer
5.Nick Williams SR Safety could’ve redshirt 2011 transfer
6.Marcus Dowtin R SR # 7 LB 4-Star could’ve redshirt 11 transfer
7.Toby Jackson SR # 9 DE 4-Star transfer
8.Makiri Pugh SR Safety CB, transfer
9.Montez Robinson SR # 10 DE 4-Star, transfer
10.Washaun Ealey SR # 15 RB nation 4-Star transfer
11.Lonnie Outlaw JR WR transfer
12.Jakar Hamilton SR Safety 4-Star transfer
13.Derek Owens JR CB transfer
14.Demetre Baker JR # 23 LB 4-Star, transfer
15.Jalen Fields JR DE 4-Star, transfer
16.Kent Turene FR # 37 MLB transfer Dream Team # 1
17.Chris Mayes SO DT transfer Dream Team # 2
18.Chris Little SR # 12 OT 4-Star transfer
19.Derrick Lott, JR DE, transfer
00.Marc Deas SO DB CANCELLED HIS TRANSFER 3 April 2012
00.Brandon Burrows CANCELLED HIS TRANSFER 9 July 2012
20.Zach Mettenberger JR # 14 QB 4-star, transfer
21.Jordan Lawrence Love JR 12/31/90 CB 4-star transfer
22.Sanford Seay RFR SE transfer Dream Team # 3
23.Chris Sanders SO 4-Star # 20 S 6’ 4.39 transfer Dream Team # 4
24.Nick Marshall SO 4-Star # 15 CB transfer Dream Team # 5
25.John Atkins F # 23 DT nationally, transfer
26.Leonard Floyd F 4-Star # 18 DE nationally, transfer
27.Cootie Quintavious Harrow Soph S transfer Dream Team # 6
28.Isaiah Crowell # 1 RB nation Soph transfer Dream Team # 7
29.Kolton Houston 4-Star # 6 OG NCAA violation
We have only 67 scholarship recruits remaining plus 1 transfer-in. 66 after Michael Bennett got injured for the season.
Frankly, if you think about it, had Mark Richt announced SUSPENSIONS as he is supposed to and as Greg McGarity said : ask Mark Richt to, you have to include the 3 whom the Police Chief said no one at UGA called him regarding 3 stealing over $ 500 cash and other valuables.
THAT TOO, WAS KEPT SECRET BY MARK RICHT to minimize the off-season bad press. Had he done the right thing, and called the Police, he would have won the FULMER CUP again this off-season.
And, he walks off the field vs Kentucky, laughing it up. This has been a season from Hell all 2012.
UGA89
October 22nd, 2012
4:35 am
TB
I’m totally with you after the last few weeks but what I don’t understand is what was the big deal to announce Zander’s suspension? It’s not as if he is vital to the team.
I was mad when Richt stated that “it’s just one game, the sun will come up tomorrow”.
Did you see his twitter? “Geaux Tigers”. Hoping for other teams to help us.
What really took me over the edge was our defensive players taunting the Kentucky players and their sideline after 1st and 2nd downs and then giving up a long run for a first down. No discipline.
Stinger2
October 22nd, 2012
4:40 am
As a GT fan, anything I post may be taken the wrong way by some UGA fans. That is o.k. by me. All I am saying is the UGA fans who constantly throw their own team under the bus need to get a life or a new team to cheer for. Yesterday they moved up in the AP Poll and BCS Standings and the result is these fans want CMR fired and say their team is not man enough to beat UF. Pitiful excuse for so called “fans”. My pick is UGA 24 UF 10.
UGA89
October 22nd, 2012
4:48 am
Stinger2…
I hope you’re right. I have tickets to the game and let me tell you it’s a long ride back to Dunwoody after a loss. I love UGA no matter if we win or lose but I do think our fans are tired of supporting the team 100% and then being let down over and over. Why should we care if CMR doesn’t care which he proved after his comment that “it’s only one game, the sun will one out tomorrow”.
UGA89
October 22nd, 2012
4:50 am
*come out tomorrow.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
4:56 am
UGA89,
The big deal to announce Zander Ogletree’s HALF-SEASON SUSPENSION is the same big deal to NOT ANNOUNCE ANY OF THE OTHER SUSPENSIONS, nor to call the Police and turn in a police report on 3 of his scholarship recruits stealing over $ 500 cash and other valuables.
1. Kolton Houston SUSPENDED all 2011 and now 2012 too
2. Zander Ogletree SUSPENDED half a season, obviously other suspensions of his have been NOT ANNOUNCED either. They don’t have to tell us what the suspension is for; in fact, they cannot say what it is for; but, they MUST by UGA policy tell us SUSPENDED. Greg McGarity has ALLOWED Mark Richt this 2012 to HIDE ALL THIS FROM EVERYONE.
3. Alec Ogletree SUSPENDED 4 games
4. Sanford Seay RFR SE transfer Dream Team SUSPENDED, KICKED-OFF never called police
5. Chris Sanders SO 4-Star # 20 S 6’ 4.39 transfer Dream Team SUSPENDED, KICKED-OFF never called police.
6. Nick Marshall SO 4-Star # 15 CB transfer Dream Team SUSPENDED, KICKED-OFF never called police.
7. Chase Vasser SUSPENDED 2 games DUI, the DUI itself was KEPT HIDDEN for Five (5) months by Mark Richt. Excuse me, Mark Richt OWES that to us to tell us SUSPENDED, and to tell the team it is unacceptable. Instead, because it is a BIG DEAL UGA89, ALL THESE SUSPENSIONS, Mark Richt was allowed to HIDE THIS TOO for all that time. That’s NOT DISCIPLINE, as you say.
8. Bacarri Rambo SUSPENDED 4 games again Mark Richt TRIED to hide the severity of this tone too SO THAT HE WOULD NOT GET THE BAD PRESS I NOW HEAP UPON HIM for it all, now that I ALONE FIGURED OUT ALEX OGLETREE is actually the 9th Mark Richt recruit SUSPENDED 2012, along with his 29 who TRANSFERRED-OUT.
9. Sanders Commings SUSPENDED 2 games for hitting a girl.
Do you think looking at the list now as we know it, that Mark Richt went into “LET’S KEEP THIS A SECRET; IF THIS ALL GETS OUT, IT WILL BE TONS OF BAD PRESS IN THE AJ-C.”
What do you think UGA89 ? It is a BIG DEAL ? That 9 Mark Richt scholarship recruits were SUSPENDED, not 4 as the press said, and that Mark Richt purposely tried to HIDE everything about the 9 he could, so no one would do what I have now done. Note please UGA89, this after I had already exposed the 29 transfers-out. Remember ? A writer took my list and accounted for all 29. Remember that ?
Censor my posts. Hide the facts.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
5:12 am
Stinger2 March 2nd, 2012 4:37 am
“UGA fans continue to gloat over their dominace of GT in football. Then a few say they want to continue the series so that they are assured of a win. o.k. with me as a GT fan. The good news for us is there will be another win at some point. Since its now 10 of 11 for UGA its got to be soner than later. Until when it happens, relax GT fans, the sun will continue to rise in the east.”
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You sit there and say Stinger2 that it’s fine for Georgie tek to have 1 win out of 11 games against Mark Richt; and that 1 day sooner than later it will be 2 wins for Georgie tek against Mark Richt. You’re fine with that kind of performance.
That is a PITIFUL EXCUSE for a fan. Excuse us, if Bulldogs’ Football Program fans DEMAND MORE than that of our beloved Bulldogs’ Football Program.
No one takes you the wrong way Stinger2. You’re a miserable excuse of a Georgie tek fan. Don’t get on some high-horse that a Top 10 All-Time Football Program Georgia Bulldogs’ Football Program IS, should have the same MISERABLE EXCUSE YOU PUT FORTH as your expectations for your lousy football program.
If you have something to say to me, Stinger2, man-up and say it, you miserable little nerd, happy with your 1 or even 2 wins against Mark Richt when he is 16 losses out of his last 18 games against teams making the top 25 and 14 losses out of his last 17 games all 12 years against teams making the top 10, while keeping us in the BAD PRESS.
wt
October 22nd, 2012
5:23 am
oGLETREE CENNOT PALY MLB.
wt
October 22nd, 2012
5:29 am
oGLETREE IS OVER REDDDDDER MLD.
Dawg Fan Serving Overseas
October 22nd, 2012
5:37 am
For all the fans saying we will lose Saturday – shut your face! Who knows what will happen? The game will be played in a neutral(semi) stadium for two good teams. Everyone wants to sleep on the Dawgs. Remember – UF has everything to lose/gain by winning – UGA has nothing to lose in this game. Go Dawgs and hopefully Sunday we will all be happy. We shall see.
FLA DAWG
October 22nd, 2012
5:38 am
If The Dawgs win they go to The SECC Game v Bama. If they win they play for The BCS Title.
Florida will win by 28 points. Thought the SC Game was embarrassing? Wait until you see how Richt, Bobo and Granthan find yet another way to lose against a ranked team in a big way.
The Dawgs cannot beat Florida this year with Richt, Bobo and Grantham coaching and the players know it.
Columbus
October 22nd, 2012
5:44 am
UGA is due to win a big one. Uga is supposed to lose this one. It will take a great plan by Bobo to help the young OL. it will take the defense rising up to their potential. The game is at a neutral site. Its winnable IF Bobo has a great game plan against their D. UGA WILL COME to play. The SEC championship game is on the line…FL wont have the crowd like SC did. OL should have learned some things agasint SC. I just hope the coaches did because FL is very similar to SC….time to go pray….
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
5:53 am
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“UGA has nothing to lose in this game”
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This is what is wrong with our football program anymore around here. We have lost 16 of our last 18 games against teams who made top 25 and we have lost 14 of our last 17 games against teams who made top 10, and we have nothing to lose ?
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
5:57 am
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“FL wont have the crowd like SC did”
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South Carolina beat us by 4 TD 2 weeks ago, then last week Florida beat SC by 5 TD, and you think half the stadium will make the difference ?
Me thinks
October 22nd, 2012
5:58 am
I think Bobo has his standard plays ready to call. He watched some figure skating to prep for the game.
LagDawg
October 22nd, 2012
5:59 am
UGA’s offense has begin to look as bad as the defense and as a whole, the team looks horrible. Just a total lack of coaching all around. Fla. will blow the dogs out and then it will be time for the administration to make a change. This is getting old.
Integrity
October 22nd, 2012
6:02 am
Where is the defensive “heat” on the opposing quarterback which last year’s team so often demonstrated? Even when we manage to penetrate into the backfield, it seems like the first man through misses the tackle! It’s time for our this “talented and unmotivated” defense to gel!
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
6:10 am
I’ll be intersted in whether Todd Grantham goes to his 5 year-old’s pee-wee practice Thursday night again this week, after that performance against the Official NCAA # 100 Kentucky Offense Saturday night against his defense. This is what we are in the Mark Richt era, you know ? I bet Mark Richt says he MUST go Thursday night again, to show that football is not all that is important, as he proves daily.
Tennis Rodman
October 22nd, 2012
6:15 am
First off, when did the nimrods on Twitter become the authority?
DaculaJones
October 22nd, 2012
6:17 am
Say what you want about the UGA loss.
Say what you want about the SC loss.
Say what you want about the LSU loss.
They all say the same thing.
The HARDEST thing to do in college football is “WIN ON THE ROAD IN THE SEC”.
And Georgia gives one of their biggest home SEC games away every other season to get drunk.
Just my two cents worth
October 22nd, 2012
6:35 am
The only Ga. wins is if the Fla. don’t show up. If that happens at least the Ga. players can jump up and down and act like they did something like they do after every play that they don’t give up about ten yards. Over rated bunch of of big headed losers.
Woofy One
October 22nd, 2012
6:37 am
UGA wins by 9
Neutral
October 22nd, 2012
6:45 am
@Dawg Doo@10:33pm
Actually I think Jim Donnan holds the record for most National Championship rings, but I may be wrong (Oklahoma and Marshall approximately 5)
K Conway
October 22nd, 2012
6:48 am
These people who rant against Georgia know little about football!
Neutral
October 22nd, 2012
6:49 am
@Thomas Brown
Welcome back……by the way, I noticed that you have been on the GT blogs with similar rants. Do you also claim to be a Tech grad?
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
6:50 am
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“And Georgia gives one of their biggest home SEC games away every other season to get drunk.”
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That about sums it up DaculaJones.
DP
October 22nd, 2012
6:50 am
I expect Florida’s defense will stuff Georgia’s running game, make them one dimensional, bring the heat on Murray and have 3 or 4 picks as Murray throws his usual rockets 5 feet over the head of receivers down the middle of the field. That’s what he does when he’s hyped up for big games. If Keith Marshall plays much Florida will likely rip one or two away from him.
Muschamp is smart enough to play it close to the vest on offense, knowing that Georgia will crack under defensive and special teams pressure with turnovers like South Carolina did. And as we’ve seen from Richt’s teams of the last few years, if they get off to a bad start, they’ll hang their heads and get steamrolled. The Gators are going to pound it and play physical on offense, knowing that Georgia’s defense won’t be able to stand up to it for more than a half. As Saban says, dominate the guy you’re playing against on every play and make his a$$ quit.
The only chance Georgia has is to make some big plays early and get up by a couple of touchdowns. They’re frontrunners, don’t have the discipline and toughness to come back from an early deficit or hold their own in a 60 minute street fight, which is what it will take against this Gator team unless they uncharacteristically turn the ball over several times.
In one year, Muschamp has taken Florida from a team that was as soft as Georgia to a tough physical team in the mold of Alabama and LSU. It’s clear that Mark Richt isn’t capable of doing that with Georgia.
Neutral
October 22nd, 2012
6:54 am
I’m not sure what to expect with this game. FL struggled against Vandy and TN wore them out for 3 qtrs until FL scored 14 points in less than a minute in the 4 qtr on fluke plays. If that FL team shows up, and the Ga team that played against Vandy shows up….then it could get interesting!!! I think both SC and FL are GREAT on their home fields, but very suspect on the road….as is UGa.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
6:56 am
Neutral, is that you ? I didn’t notice anything positive by you about this hellish 2012 season, sir.
Neutral May 6th, 2012 12:14 pm
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“Thomas is correct on points, but never focuses on anything positive.”
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Where is your positive statement about this entire mess all of 2012 ?
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
7:00 am
Neutral’s posts are never positive about UGA either. Do as you say, not as you do ?
UGA89
October 22nd, 2012
7:03 am
TB
I’m on your side. I’ve read these blogs long enough that I’ve seen your list of kids suspended and/or kicked off the team multiple times. It’s embarrassing. When those defensive players start taunting the other team, just once I’d like CMR to sit their butts on the bench for a few plays until they learn that it won’t be tolerated. I have season tickets, go to every UGA/Fl game as well as the bowl game every year. I’m fed up. I do not blame the students that egged A. Murray’s house. Enough is enough.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
7:03 am
DP,
Great post. Enjoyed reading it.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
7:05 am
Everything but the egging, rolling. 2 wrongs don’t make a right. The issue is that Mark Richt has failed to prepare a back-up QB again 2012, as he has failed every year since 2004 with DJ Shockley. 2004 was 9 seasons’ ago.
Neutral
October 22nd, 2012
7:06 am
TB,
That quote wasn’t from me….possibly from you. To all bloggers, please note these Thomas Brown rants and long winded blogs also appear on other school sites. He has been on the GT blogs claiming to be a disgruntled Tech fan. Exact same crapola. He writes a litany of negative comments and never, never anything positive. Then he loves to “copy and paste” the same ramblings over and over…..and of course the majority of us just scroll past them and on to the next blog.
BullDogMike
October 22nd, 2012
7:13 am
Been on this band wagon for three seasons now. Special team play far more important than what most fans think it is. Kentucky game was perfect example. We don’t have anybody capable to field punts. Most importantly knowing when to catch them and when to let them go. Kentucky pinned us deep several times with their punt team. And having kicker miss as many PAT’s as he has is crazy. Unlike the very successful SEC coaches, CMR’ chooses not to spend any time on special teams. This one small fact will once again beat us against a quality team. Book It !
Neutral
October 22nd, 2012
7:16 am
UGA89 = Thomas Brown. And both need their morning meds!!!
You have got to be kidding me about thinking it was OK to “egg” Murray’s house!!!
Please tell me you are kidding! No true Dawg fan would condone that type of behavior under any circumstance. It tells me a lot about your “value system”……which sucks!
SuperB
October 22nd, 2012
7:19 am
Georgia should have had 43 points on Kentucky– two TD drops. Remember: Ga played AT USC, USC played AT LSU and Fla. Too bad Greg McGarity still has UGA going TO Fla. forever. Not conceding anything to Fla. this year.
Joe Bob Wengie
October 22nd, 2012
7:25 am
Florida-63
Georgia-10
Neutral
October 22nd, 2012
7:26 am
@SuperB
I agree, this is a crazy season and I’m not about to throw in the towel. The Gators look great, but they have also looked weak in several games…..kinda like us.
Neutral
October 22nd, 2012
7:30 am
@Joe Bob
You have been posting that same score on several other blogs using a different “Latino” name. Sounds like you may be schizophrenic!!!