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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UGA cannot beat the good teams
October 22nd, 2012
12:28 pm
Someone on here said earlier that UGA fans expect to be undefeated every year, and should be “thankful for what we have”,
We are thankful, but expect this team to play up to its potential. And it has not this year. The problem goes back to coaching,ultimately. The talent level is there; team should be able to beat the top-ranked teams, and they have not. That is why UGA fans are pessimistic about FLA game. CMR appeared tired and weary of questions after Kentucky game. He is really going to be tired of questions, if they lose to Gators…. But keep the faith…
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
12:31 pm
georgedawg October 22nd, 2012 11:46 am
“The AJC, Bradley and Schultz constant criticism and scrutiny keeps the best players from Georgia going elsewhere. Who would blame them. Florida has built a solid team their fans can be proud of. We have a collection of great players but due some weak areas we can’t measure up against the best teams. What happenned to our defense…that’s the big disappointment to me. Go Dawgs.”
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Let me make sure I understand this georgedawg. Isn’t it great coming in here and posting to a thread of 1000 people posting about Georgia ? You can have your say. Whatever you say.
(1) georgedawg, you say that we can’t beat the best teams
(2) georgedawg, your excuse is we don’t have the talent
On your point # 1, you certainly are right on that :
We’ve lost 16 of the last 18 games against teams making the top 25
We’ve lost 14 of the last 17 games against teams making the top 10
(2) On your point # 2 :
NFL Drafted by each Team Mark Richt era :
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College – Alabama – Florida – LSU – UGA
2012.…….8..…………2.…….5.…….7
2011.…….5.………….4.…….6.…….6
2010.…….7.………….9.…….6.…….5
2009.…….4.………….3.…….6.…….6
2008.…….0.………….2.…….7.…….4
2007.…….3.………….9.…….5.…….5
2006.…….5.………….3.…….7.…….7
2005.…….4.………….3.…….3.…….6
2004.…….4.………….5.…….0.…….4
2003.…….5.………….8.…….4.…….7
2002.…….4.………….8.…….5.…….8
2001.…….3.………….4.…….3.…….7
Total…….52.….……60.…….57……72
All of these teams and 8 teams in total in just our own conference have won more game against teams who made the top 10 in the Mark Richt era than Mark Richt.
It’s not the talent.
It has to be the coaching georgedawg. Want to try again ?
W
October 22nd, 2012
12:33 pm
And if the dogs win, all these fans will suddenly say “I knew it all along!”…believe in the team the whole way, through ups and downs, or get off the bus!
Texas Dawg
October 22nd, 2012
12:40 pm
I’m on the bus……but the driver is going the wrong way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a right to complain…….I hope Murry FINALLY gets it done when it matters! SO SO Tired of getting my hopes smashed by a underachieved coacing staff……we have the talent
Corn Dawg
October 22nd, 2012
12:41 pm
georgedawg
October 22nd, 2012
11:46 am
“The AJC, Bradley and Schultz is part of what we have to overcome as dog fans. Their constant criticism and scrutiny keeps the best players from Georgia going elsewhere. Who would blame them.”
Yep… It’s that dadblamed librul medya! I tell ya what!!!
UGA cannot beat the good teams
October 22nd, 2012
12:45 pm
W,
No, if UGA wins, I will say they are finally playing to the talent level they have. But we take nothing for granted this year. Every game seems to be a complete mystery as to how they are going to play.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
12:46 pm
bruce benedict October 22nd, 2012 11:42 am
“Our lack of motivation on defense will doom us against Fla. Murray usually plays poorly in big games, and the Gators will give us a supreme butt whipping in the line of scrimmage (both sides). We need some intensity and passion from our coach, and to get an early lead (and not turn the ball over) in order to have any chance.”
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1. lack motivation on defense
2. Aaron Murray wets his legs against good teams
3. we don’t coach our players to be tough in the trenches
4. sleepy coach laughing it up in horrible game with KY isn’t what you want
5. jump out to a big lead
6. don’t turn the football over
Fix ALL that to have any chance at all.
If a bullfrog had wings, he wouldn’t have to bump his buns on the rocks and we’d still have horrible special teams, and don’t as a program any longer, beat the top teams at the same clip every other SEC team does in the entire Mark Richt era.
Are we pessimistic ? I think there is a loud contingency in the minority who want to shut us all up and say they speak for all of us when they say we’ll win. Just don’t read their posts, because they say the same as all of us but are the 1st to say, ban this poster, delete this post, only allow positive statements, don’t allow pessimistic posts – and, then you read their posts and they say the same, if not worse than you just said bruce benedict.
Always enjoy your posts bruce benedict.
Crazy UGA
October 22nd, 2012
12:48 pm
UGA wins by 10. It is that type of year, no rationality to it. If UGA doesn’t shoot itself in the foot, and D wakes up, it wins.
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
12:49 pm
Bill Stanfill
October 21st, 2012
7:27 pm
Love it that nobody’s giving UGA a chance againt the Gators. Let the expectations for the Gators rise, rise, and keep rising.
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Gotta agree with this one, and it may represent the Dawgs’ biggest hope. Complacency and overconfidence are formidable enemies because they destroy from within. Thanks to nonstop pregame publicity singing their praises, the gators will be unable to ignore these enemies, which means their success Saturday will depend on their ability to overcome them.
monty
October 22nd, 2012
12:51 pm
I’m a die-hard Ga fan all my life and this team is a huge disappointment.Not in wins, one loss isn’t a deal breaker, but the manner in which we lose and win is abysmal. Even teams that are far less talent wise are able to gash us time and again up the middle with the run. THere were times in the Kentucky game where they showed replays of their runs up the middle with the camera angle from beind the runner and there were absolutley no Bulldogs on the frontline in sight, Nowhere! THey had all been pushed to the periphery and the middle was wide smack open. Can’t imagine that we can stay within 4 touchdowns of FLA.
ARdawg
October 22nd, 2012
12:52 pm
Somebody take Alphare’s temp
Old Goober
October 22nd, 2012
12:52 pm
Did y’all see the way we kicked KY’s butt?
No? Well, me neither. Florida by 10. . . but we’ll rush the goalposts after we score our TD.
monty
October 22nd, 2012
12:54 pm
Richt’s OK with a squeaker type win against Kentucky. That speaks volumes for why this team never rises to the occassion.
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
12:54 pm
I am on the bus, but any road will get the team bus where we’re going.
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.
SmellThatBlueTurf
October 22nd, 2012
12:58 pm
Remember that little team from potato country that came down here and embarrased UGA on national TV a year ago? That same offensive coordinator is now with UF and now has SEC talent to work with. You tell me what’s gonna happen.
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
1:00 pm
The Donald (Duck)
October 21st, 2012
7:41 pm
Too bad Georgia can buy its way out of playing Florida like they bought their way out of playing Oregon.
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A mindless post from a duck. What’s your point, quacker? If UGA can buy its way out of playing fla, why hasn’t it happened?
Quack quack!
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
1:03 pm
JB at home
October 21st, 2012
8:31 pm
What will the mood here be Saturday if the game is over by the half?
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Depends on who’s ahead. Duh.
ARdawg
October 22nd, 2012
1:05 pm
I’m not ever going to pick FL to win anything. But, I must say Muschamp and things rocking and rolling in Gainesville. I wish we had a coach
Thomas Brown
October 22nd, 2012
1:07 pm
DawgNole October 22nd, 2012 12:49 pm
“Complacency and overconfidence are formidable enemies because they destroy from within. Thanks to nonstop pregame publicity singing their praises, the gators will be unable to ignore these enemies, which means their success Saturday will depend on their ability to overcome them.”
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Every post you’ve ever posted up until this one, said that we should do NOTHING BUT THAT for our Bulldogs. Now, suddenly, you sign out the other side of your same mouth.
Let me make sure I have this right
(1) Post Positive Posts about our Bulldogs ONLY
(2) All the positive posts by gator fans are bad.
Is there a corollary here, such as all positive posts by us about our own team are bad ?
Or, all negative posts by gator fans about their team are good ?
Good Lord nincompoop
MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MIND
St Johns River
October 22nd, 2012
1:07 pm
The scary part is that Muschamp doesn’t have his own guys in there yet. He’s only had one full recruiting class. He’s winning with guys who were recruited to run Meyer’s system.
old dog
October 22nd, 2012
1:09 pm
The fact that we do not have an SEC caliber line, and that the good teams will whip us up front is NOT an indication that I am not a fan. Can ANYBODY out there tell me how we have let the o-line get in this shape? That is where the game is won and lost. We may beat Florida (doubtful) by some lucky breaks, etc., but with a point-guard center and a second tier o-line we will never keep up with the big boys. Muschamp has passed us……he knows where the game is won/lost. smash-mouth at the line. Coaching or not, we ain’t got the up-front hosses, folks!
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
1:13 pm
Max Sizemore
October 21st, 2012
8:32 pm
How to bet college football: first, assume the line is essentially correct and then look for the emotional edge. Look for a team which is coming off a big win playing against a team which is coming off a sub-par effort. Bet on that team to rebound (we’re human beings; we’re up and we’re down). And that means only one thing:
Pick Georgia.
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UGA was definitely “coming off a sub-par effort” (SC loss) when playing KY. Sure wasn’t much of a “rebound.”
Flat Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 22nd, 2012
1:28 pm
Mark Richt = Jim Donnan
Both had trouble beating George O’Leary
Both never beat a good FL team
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2010/11/02/should-richt-be-untouchable-at-uga-consider-jim-donnan/?cp=2
azdawg
October 22nd, 2012
1:32 pm
don’t fool yourselves, FL will be up for this game. too much on the line for them. Conversely, GA will most likely not play w/confidence, be nervous and of course get gashed in the running game by fl.
I’ll bet even the GA players know they’re in for a beating. Unless they establish their dominance on both sides of the ball from the get go they will lose whatever confidence they gain and mustn win this game from the start. If they don’t demoralize the FL players from the get go and keep that pressure on them they don’t have a chance on beating FL, especially if FL gets an early lead and GA does not answer, it’ll be another SC like beat down for the dawgs. Bet on it!!!
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
1:33 pm
Atlanta Gator
October 21st, 2012
8:37 pm
“Call me crazy, but Florida’s offense isn’t that impressive.”
Good gravy. There’s an understatement. The Gator kids are tough this year, no doubt, but I would have a lot more confidence if the Gators offense could generate more than 200 yards per game. Eventually, the Gators are going to play a team that does not make turnovers.
I hope that team is not Georgia.
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Sensible post by a gator fan. A light in the darkness.
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
1:39 pm
Sam Robards, Dawg Fan
October 21st, 2012
10:48 pm
Based on the boards this weekend, the fans have given up on this team, which is 6-1 and has a top ten ranking. And if the fans have given up, why the devil should the players care? They’re expected to lose anyway (according to these boards), so why should they try?
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One would hope they try because they want to win–and not give up because of what a bunch of bloggers have to say.
doug dawg
October 22nd, 2012
1:43 pm
no way we win, no way. koolaid time is over. reality is about 42-3 florida. i plan to be away on saturday; can’t stand to even think about watching this disaster. go to bed early and sleep late, then you’ll only have the score to endure, not the game itsself.
Lindsey
October 22nd, 2012
1:44 pm
I am already sick of the negative talk about UGA vs Florida, we have not even been beat yet and from what I hear and read, everyone thinks we have. News flash, the Dawgs are 6-1 in the SEC!!!! Think that doesn’t mean anything, look at Auburn right now, it can always be worse. Sick of CMR cause he doesn’t win the big games?? Look at TN right now, still recovering after the Pumpkin and Lamo left. We play the game cause anything can happen. The Dawgs have the East in reach, lets cheer them on!! GO DAWGS!
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
1:51 pm
bubba4dawgs
October 21st, 2012
10:55 pm
Question? Are the DAWGS going to go to Jacksonville to play? Their season is on the line!! It’s time to shock the world and especially the SEC and make Darth Visor throw his visor and stomp on it.
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I don’t think Darth will be throwing his visor after this game. He’s already played both teams–and his guys are pretty much out of it now.
old dog
October 22nd, 2012
1:51 pm
I’m cheerin’, Lindsey, but you gonna find us an o-line???????
Shouldn't have done all that acid in the 70's
October 22nd, 2012
2:00 pm
I think the picture at the top of this article says it all. Undisciplined idiots. Charming look, Mr. King. Love the tongue poking out. As long as we keep making those STUPID, STUPID penalties like we did against KY for late hits, three times costing damn near the whole game, we are sunk. Seriously, Rambo, I think you need another TT test because the way you’re playing I hope you’re stoned. Nice late hit. And I agree with all the Twitter folks. This is looking like a Braves/Hawks/Falcons playoff game. “Nuf sed.
Honky Talkin'
October 22nd, 2012
2:02 pm
Georgia fans should accept mediocrity and embrace being a 2nd tier SEC team. Lower your expectations and you won’t be dissapointed.
doug dawg
October 22nd, 2012
2:04 pm
just come up here to the mountains and enjoy the leaves. autumn is gorgeous here. jax will not be gorgeous at all. scratch three or four days out of your ‘dawg’ lives, and it will all be fine.
1776
October 22nd, 2012
2:10 pm
IF UGA plays as they did the last 2 games…that spread should be 21+. However, the Dawgs have the (raw) talent and potential to beat UF. It’ll boil down to players’ motivation/hunger + execution, turnovers & play calling. IMO, UGA’s defense is has been overrated. They’ve a couple solid players, but overall the defense is fair to “pretty good”.
Honky Talkin'
October 22nd, 2012
2:13 pm
Georgia is 2-5 against ranked teams going back to last year. Pathetic.
Dawgdoc
October 22nd, 2012
2:20 pm
This game is going to be the defining moment of CMR’s career. Georgia obviously did not prepare for KY. They show no running game, knew they could pick apart their secondary and won the game. some players were kept out, others were used on a limited basis. I believe that CMR has gambled that 3 weeks preparation for FL will pay off. If it does he looks like a genius, if not the fan base is not going to be satisfied with losing to ranked teams all the time. I believe that the dawgs will be all over FL. Georgia 28 Florida 10
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
2:24 pm
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.
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I see TB has returned under his customary handle–after posting earlier under a couple of his many pseudo handles–probably in an effort to avoid being banned again.
Notice how he’s suddenly singing the gators’ praises now (”great punting,” “great defense”) after spending half the season insisting that they will have “four or five losses in 2012,” and that he’s “not impressed with Florida 2012.” Still clinging to that ignorant, prediction, TB? What a hypocrite.
Then there was the post where he proclaimed that “South Carolina is a better team than Florida . . . .” How’d that one work out for you, dumbazz?
There are many more examples of TB’s “wisdom,” but those of you who post here regularly already know that. The real tragedy for true Dawg fans is that he’s associated at all–however loosely–with UGA.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
October 22nd, 2012
2:25 pm
I think the Gators are a better team and the coaching is better at UF. UGA will need some turnovers to beat the Gators. With that said the unknown factor is just how much gas has the Gators used in these past few weeks playing both very good LSU and USCe teams. You could see Saturday that USCe was out of gas vs the Gators due to big games with UGA,LSU, and UF all in a row. No team could win those 3 in row and that includes Bama. You need not only injury luck but schedule luck some years and just perhaps the Vandy game allowed UF a little down period to recover before the USCe game.
UF 24 UGA 19
TampaGator
October 22nd, 2012
2:31 pm
Someone said Florida has a “middle of the road pass defense” in the SEC. You are right. They are just behind Bama, LSU, SC, and Mississippi State…..in pass defense…..at #20 in the nation. Hardly middle of the road. Ranked number 10 in the nation in rushing defense. Overall….number 7 in the nation in total defense.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned by Bill King, Chip Towers & only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
October 22nd, 2012
2:39 pm
Be AFRAID be very Afraid Dwag fans. It is PMS Murray’s time of the month. He has Padded My Stats already this month so it is time for him to Bleed TO’s.
kingdaddy
October 22nd, 2012
2:53 pm
Timeout
Be afraid, be very afraid that CRAZYTOWN-TB will start agreeing with you and then you will have a friend for life. Y’all can be two birds of a feather, Coo-Coo Birds …
DawgNole
October 22nd, 2012
2:55 pm
kingdaddy
October 22nd, 2012
8:55 am
Thomas
After the comments You made about Mark Richts wife, nobody reads your garbage. Hope nobody in your family ever has to deal with cancer. You have a black heart and only posters that hate UGA agree with you. Good luck with your negative rants …
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Yeah, that was low–even by his nonexistent standards. And he just kept repeating it. Now that you’ve called him on it, he wants to pretend it’s acceptable–and not what it appeared. A genuine lowlife.
Jimmy Crack
October 22nd, 2012
3:01 pm
Schultz: “That’s it man, game over man, game over! What the heck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?”
Towers: “Maybe we could build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don’t we try that?”
mike addington
October 22nd, 2012
3:14 pm
Announcers at Kentucky game said Kentuck’s avg run yardage was a little over a hundred per game and that exceeded that in the first quarter against what is optimistically called the Georgia Defense. Mel Kiper has J Jones as No. 1, Tree as No. 12, and J Jenkins as No. 18 on his draft day big board. Add to that Rambo as an All-American. Vanderbilt game was an abberation. so we’ve given up 23, 20, 20, 44, 35, 24 n the other games. Buffalo and Fla Atlantic and the aforementioned anemic (before playing UGA) Kentucky as we all know are powerful teams to which we’ve given up 23, 20, and 24, respectively. One thing I’ve noticed is GA players tackling from the side using only their arms instead of having the weight of their bodies behind them. Are they afraid to hit? Don’t know, but every team (and I’ve watched every game for years) has no problem running straight up the middle on us. Quite annoying, I must say. I remember how proud I used to be of my Junkyard Dogs, who could be counted on to play a good game, win or lose, but I was always optimistic. Now, I have absolutely no joy or optimism in the upcoming FLA game because even if we should win, I know that at some point, we will revert to norm and be unprepared, unorganized, lethargic, and/or make so many turnovers and otherwise boneheaded plays as to give the other team a cakewalk. This years FL team is not made of great players but play hard and determined. Watch draft day and see how many GA players are taken and taken early. With Murray’s improvement and Gurshall, we should be able to play with anybody in the country. The SC game was a joke. Before the game, I thought some shuttle passes should work and giving blocking help with some tight-end formations might help. I saw neither. Sorry folks, but I’ve given up on Richt.
This Richt anyway. If someone knows what happened to the one who came here from FL State and coached GA for the first five years, please send him to Athens to replace the imposter for a football coach who is now in place. I hate writing bad about my Dawgs.
SKB
October 22nd, 2012
3:18 pm
Mark Richt is a great man with a great heart. He is an honest first class man. He is the image that Georgia needs.
mike addington
October 22nd, 2012
3:26 pm
I agree SKB. So let’s make pres of the U, and get a coach, not an image
Dawsgone
October 22nd, 2012
3:27 pm
I’ve enjoyed both the highs and lows of WBOCP over the years but finally gave up after several years of frustration and knowing on more than one occasion that it was going to be ugly in Jax. Dawgs would have to start strong, avoid penalties, stay focused, perform well in all three phases of the game, have no turnovers and three take aways to make this close. Does anyone really see us doing any of these things??? Me either. I sold my tickets and plan to stay home and lick my wounds in private.
Reality
October 22nd, 2012
3:31 pm
Here’s the record of our opponents to date read it and still tell me I’m crazy for being concerned about the state of our program. I’m sorrywe’ve built a resume the past two years on fool’s gold wins take a look:
Result – team – (their record)
W – Buffalo (1-6)
W-Missouri (3-4)
W- Florida Atl (1-6)
W- Vandy (3-4)
W- Tenn (3-4)
L- SC (6-2)
W – Kentucky (1-7)
? – Florida (7-0)
?- Ole Miss (4-3)
?- Auburn (1-6)
? Ga So (6-1) * Subdivision
? Ga Tech (3-4)
So take out UF and SC – two toughest games on the schedule, and Ga So – subdivision team, the combines record to date of the rest of the FOOL’S GOLD SCHEDULE IS: 20-44!!!
Reality
October 22nd, 2012
3:33 pm
combined* record
Ky dog fan
October 22nd, 2012
3:36 pm
I went to ky game. Gators by 25 or more