Dawgs to be September surprise?
In College Football News’ Roundtable for today, Pete Fiutak tackles the question of which program is getting no attention now but will by the end of September. Among the contenders, he says, is Georgia. Fiutak says he has “a gnawing feeling that Mark Richt has the type of team good enough to hold Oklahoma State in check in the season opener, beat South Carolina, Arkansas and Arizona State to be a strong 4-0 at the end of September and be ranked fifth in the nation going into the LSU showdown.”
What do you think? Pie in the sky or a realistic scenario?
Elsewhere, in the Birmingham News’ 63rd annual poll of SEC sports information directors (who couldn’t vote for their own team), Florida and Alabama are the picks to meet in Atlanta for the championship. Georgia is ranked fifth overall in the conference. Among the preseason All-SEC selections picked by the SIDs were receiver A.J. Green, who made the first team on offense, and safety Reshad Jones, a defensive first-teamer. Making the second team: linemen Clint Boling and Jeff Owens and linebacker Rennie Curran, who was voted outside linebacker in the poll’s “best of the best.” … Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald notes that the academics-related transfer of safety John Knox is the fourth loss of a member of the Dogs’ 2007 signing class, not including juco transfers Corvey Irvin and Jarius Wynn, who are now in the NFL. Others gone: receiver Walter Hill (dismissed), offensive lineman Scott Haverkamp (left the team after multiple rules violations) and offensive lineman Chris Little (transferred). Two other members of that class, Bruce Figgins and Justin Houston, are missing games due to suspension. … David Hale of the Bulldogs Blog asked Mark Richt whether Joe Cox will have the same sort of latitude as Matthew Stafford to change plays at the line of scrimmage. “He’ll have every bit as much responsibility as Matt did,” Richt said. “He understands it just as well as Matt did. He doesn’t have quite as much game experience doing it, but Joe has a ton of practice experience and he gets it. Right now, he’s working his tail off to learn as much offense and defense as he can, and we never worry about Joe’s prep.”
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Maddog
June 2nd, 2009
2:19 pm
I won’t claim we will or won’t be good, but I don’t think I’ve ever entered a season with more questions needing to be answered.
* We lost about 90% of our scoring offense. Who will step up?
* We have 5 highly touted high school running backs on the team, yet we may not have 1 decent college running back.
* People refer to Joe Cox as another DJ. Joe may be good, but I just don’t see the comparison. DJ got much more relevant playing time and was just a phenomenal athlete and leader. Again, Joe may step up, but I didn’t see anything last year that would lead me to believe he could duplicate what DJ did.
* Our defense. Causes much lost sleep at night. I can only imagine what Richt must be thinking. I don’t think anyone (including willie) knows what Willie is thinking.
* Will we be crippled with injuries again this year?
* The schedule looks pretty tough. If I’m not mistaken, we are the only SEC team with 11 BCS eligible opponents.
Many, many questions, but I’m really looking forward to the season.
BobDog
June 2nd, 2009
2:20 pm
Checking off at the line wasn’t something unique to Stafford. Anybody who wants to play QB for Mark Richt will be able to do that.
Could Georgia go 4-0 through that September schedule? They certainly match up to each team on paper, but that’s a pretty tough gauntlet to run back to back to back to back.
Saint Simons
June 2nd, 2009
2:21 pm
45-42!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahaahahhahahahahhaaha
Fools Gold
June 2nd, 2009
2:23 pm
So laughable! Of course the Mutts will be a September surprise to their own dilusional fans and ole Willie will be rubbibg that chrome dome of his raw. This team gets blown away by the true powers and traditions of the SEC. The mutts willl slip up and lose to the mickey mouse programs in the SEC or should I say wanna be’s in the likes of gamechickens, kentucky’s and vandy’s . The defensive slide after BVG continues and the vanilla offense of boo boo is just as woeful. Its gonna be quite disturbiing just as I pedicted about the basketball and baseball programs big flops. Its just fools gold mutt fans, hope you will see the light!
DawginLex
June 2nd, 2009
2:31 pm
Gold fool,
That is why they play the games right? Even a gold fool can understand that. How about that baseball team last night? You nerds whacked on us for “underachieving” while you lost to USM AT HOME.
Football team at UGA will be just fine. Cox, Gray or Murray will do fine with the OL we have. The DL will be better as will the entire defense. Got a new kicker to kick it out of the back of the endzone.
I sense some serious chips on the shoulders of the players and the coaching staff who are tired of hearing how bad it’s going to be. I expect this team to be ranked higher at the end of the year than its preseason poll ranking.
dap01
June 2nd, 2009
2:34 pm
It must be a sad life to pull for another team (TECH) and still want to blog on every Dawgs article. Almost seems desperate.
Perfect Mo
June 2nd, 2009
2:44 pm
its all start with the mental toughness. I think Georgia is good enough to match with anybody. I’m actually not worry about our offense because Stafford was not the king of the hill after all, he had tons of bad decisions! we just need the old junkyard dawg defense to come back
helluva_helluva_introverted_control_freak_engineer
June 2nd, 2009
2:55 pm
45-42–Tech won–but by a field goal–and it has become the GT’s War Cry.–How sad.
We must have gotten on Buzz’s nerves like the Gators do ours—at least Florida won the National Championship.
St Simons is so delusional
June 2nd, 2009
2:58 pm
It is funny to me how the gtu fans have replaced scu fans as the most delusional in college football. I must admit that scu has had more success against UGA during the last 18 years (with out cheating as per the NCAA) than has gtu. I really don’t hate tech, it goes much deeper than that.
THWGT
Brooks
June 2nd, 2009
3:10 pm
The game that worries me the most is Arkansas early on. Oklahoma State will be tough but our defense is more solid. Arizona State shouldn’t be all that great and South Carolina lost a bunch of playmakers last year so I’m not as worried about them as I have been in the past. I think that Georgia is very capable of winning 10 games and a BCS game but we have got to stay healthy period. The TE position is now a question mark since Figgins was selfish enough to act stupid and get arrested penalizing himself and his teammates. We need Arthur Lynch to step up and play like a veteran to help Aron White. White is not an every down tight end. The Dawgs might not be ranked in the preseason top-5 but I guarantee you that nobody is looking forward to playing them. Still alot of talent and leadership. I feel we will truly see Coach Richt’s best coaching job in the fall. GO DAWGS!
Bradley G
June 2nd, 2009
3:13 pm
Given last year’s defensive statistics, we will have to outscore a highly potent Ok State offense. Does the 2009 Dogs have enough offense to get in a shooting match?
With that first month, going into the LSU game with one loss would be a very successful month.
HH
June 2nd, 2009
3:14 pm
If they beat OK State, they could be 5-0 going into LSU; if they do not beat OK State, and, if they do not beat SC as well (there is precedent), then Richt better start thinking about new hires at the end of the season. Need we say for whom?
U Gotta B Kidding Me
June 2nd, 2009
3:18 pm
It’s amazing how missing 3 tackles vs. GT, which was the difference in a miracle win for GT, now equates to the Nerd Herd being the kings of football.
It was a fluke win, plain and simple. Like last year, the UGA D will be in position but this year we will wrap up on the tackle.
Tom Davis
June 2nd, 2009
3:20 pm
If you’re already calling for it in June, how can it be a surpise? Stick with the Tech bandwagon. Those queers are sure to disappoint.
Rebel Rouser
June 2nd, 2009
3:21 pm
If you want to spell inferiority complex its…G e o r g i a T e c h! They always have and always will walk in the shadow of UGA in the state of Georgia!GO DAWGS!
ghost dawg
June 2nd, 2009
3:22 pm
St S why don’t you go and do what you best, tapping your foot in the mensroom at the airport instead of remembering the only bright spot in your sorry excuse for a life for 8 years ts a new year boy and the bugs will cry, cry, cry hahaha
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 2nd, 2009
3:23 pm
BHAWAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAA!!!!!
…And the annual preseason National Championship commences.
You fleabags will be lucky to make it to a bowl game, but that’s why you pay $1 million to play cupcakes.
SOUTHGADAWG88
June 2nd, 2009
3:28 pm
I don’t know why 4-0 would be such a big deal.The combined record of the 1st 4 last year is 26-24.Record check ARK and ASU 5-7 SC 7-6,OK State went 9-4 and got blew out by the last 3 teams they played with winning records…WHOOPEE DOOO.
WinderDogg
June 2nd, 2009
3:29 pm
I think we have to be able to score points. How quickly we get the offense on track will be the key to September. Charles and Brown will have to make an impact like AJ did. Our running game will have to improve. I think Joe will be steady, but feel Murray will need to play early and often.
Ok. State is no joke and will be ready. I think it will be a tough September, but also one that is winnable if we score.
Eric
June 2nd, 2009
3:30 pm
Baloney! They’ll be lucky if they’re 2-2 at the end of September.
Gary
June 2nd, 2009
3:33 pm
I don’t know why we can’t have a great season. You don’t always have to have the strongest arm to be a good college quarterback, as long as you know how to run the offense and can make throws. A great line and talented skill players will help Cox do that. Remember that David Green didn’t have Stafford’s arm either but ran that play action to perfection. I think we will have a solid team with only Alabama and Florida in better shape at the start of the season. With a few breaks like we had 2 years ago, who knows what could happen. Looking forward to Fools Gold eating his words. Go Dawgs!
Sam Robards, Dawg Fan
June 2nd, 2009
3:37 pm
I think that’s a VERY realistic scenario. Under Richt, the Dawgs have never lost an out-os-conference away game. We also seem to play better on the road (Jacksonville notwithstanding) than we do in Athens. AND we remember what happened last year.
I say we’ve got a huge chip on our shoulder, great talent, wonderful lines and vocal leadership in Joe Cox that was sorely missed during Stafford’s time (Cox can play pretty dang well, to boot). That, combined with all the experience we’ve got coming back from injuries, will come together in a convincing win over Okie State.
Once we do that, I think we steamroll until October.
Yeah, there are questions, but just because the fans don’t know the answers doesn’t mean that the team/coaches doesn’t know the answer. And the less people know, the harder it’ll be for other teams to prepare for us.
I can’t make a preseason prediction as to our postseason destination, but the sky’s the limit for this team. Go Dawgs!
1eyedJack
June 2nd, 2009
3:37 pm
I’m a ramblin’ wreck from Georgia Tech, and a helluva yellow queer.
AltamahaDawg
June 2nd, 2009
3:37 pm
Erik, how so?
WTF???
June 2nd, 2009
3:40 pm
I can see 4-0 in September, I think we beat LSU also. Too bad I don’t feel like we can play with Florida.
Go Gator
Sanford Drive
June 2nd, 2009
3:41 pm
Yeah, I love ACC fans talking about our cupcake schedule. They play in a cupcake conference. Please.
Reality Check...
June 2nd, 2009
3:42 pm
Ramble On has been looking at the radar too long again….Lucky to make it to a bowl game… Shouldn’t havge drank all that bug jucie. lol
Peadawg
June 2nd, 2009
3:42 pm
I would say 3-1. Ok State will beat us.
stoopid
June 2nd, 2009
3:43 pm
Ramble,
we have to pay millions to play a couple of cupcakes, yall on the other hand have an entire schedule of cupcakes, for free!!!
mike
June 2nd, 2009
3:46 pm
and then get destroyed by Florida….a very typical year!
LifelongDawg
June 2nd, 2009
3:47 pm
SaintSimons,
Are you a moron? Can you type more than the score to one game? That’s all I ever see from you. Find something new.
RAMBLE ON!!!
June 2nd, 2009
3:53 pm
what was UGAg’s record against the ACC last year? LOL
Even funnier is when you fleabags scheduled OSU way back when, you we’re hoping for another cupcake.
WHOOPS.
OSU 35-UGA 13
Saint Simons.
June 2nd, 2009
3:57 pm
I am a moron and I crap in my pants regularly. I’ll try to do better, but don’t expect much. The only other idiot consistently on GA blogs with as much stupidity is Ramble OFF.
We will try to make intelligent comments from here forward (via Daddy). In the meantime, please try not to discriminate against the mentally retarded.
Chief Nock A Homa
June 2nd, 2009
3:58 pm
You’d think that out of all those nerds, at least one of them would be able to create their own blog, so they don’t have to blog on a DAWGS site…
I guess, as usual, none of them have any creativity, just the nerd power…
DAWGS should be 4-0 at that point…
big dawg
June 2nd, 2009
3:59 pm
dang, i hate that we couldn’t get that power house, Gardner-Webb, on the schedule this year. i know that it would have been a defensive grind, maybe a 10-9 finish or something.
headin out to vegas soon, putting a couple grand on the dawgs to win it all…i know, i know, but i like those odds better than wallstreet right now.
Stu
June 2nd, 2009
4:00 pm
Don’t forget have to play the Vols in Neyland too, that game is very losable since the ewetee defense should be one of the best in the sec.
Tom Davis
June 2nd, 2009
4:00 pm
Saint Simons smells like a sewer.
UGASlobberknocker
June 2nd, 2009
4:01 pm
St Simons can only type the score of last years game because he is typing with his left hand. Like all Tech spankers, his right hand is otherwise occupied .
KNelson
June 2nd, 2009
4:04 pm
Funny, doesnt Georgia”think” they’re going to beat UF every year? I dont thing Georgia beats OSU or Tennessee this year and as far as beating LSU? Hahahahahahahahhahahaha. Tech has your # as well.
K-Town Dawg
June 2nd, 2009
4:07 pm
St. Simons is a sidewalk Tech fan. He has probably never been to a Tech game let alone college!
TX UGA
June 2nd, 2009
4:08 pm
It’s sad too see nsuch jealousy so early. Tech fans act as if they don’t have their own problems (Defense UNC ring a bell). One game and y’all think you’ve done something. Please not even close. As far as September is concern we will be 3-1. We will be LSU, but I think the hogs could be a slip up game. I can honestly say I can’t wait untill we play the new UTK and kiffen.
ED
June 2nd, 2009
4:09 pm
Here we go again. Same headline, different year….
KNelson
June 2nd, 2009
4:09 pm
Why is it when Tech comes back from 22 down it is called a fluke? When you beat UF 1 time a decade you are dominant? Typical Hillbillies.
george
June 2nd, 2009
4:11 pm
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. here we go again. UGA will be 2-2 at best
K-Town Dawg
June 2nd, 2009
4:11 pm
KNelson,
Bold statements from a fan of a team that lost to Wyoming.
Better jump of that sinking ship in Knoxville.
Don’t you Vols always think your going to beat Florida too? Or is your loud mouth coach writing check his @ss can’t cash!
The only thing funnier than your teams performance last year will be its performance this under Kiffin!
Chief Nock A Homa
June 2nd, 2009
4:14 pm
KNelson
“Typical Hillbillies”
Just a little educational lesson… Hillbillies come from the hills… You know, like mountains – except a little smaller…
Thus “Hill” and then add the billie at the end…
Soooo, really, you don’t make a whole lot of sense when saying “Typical Hillbillies”… But, don’t worry, we definitely know that that’s not a “fluke”….
K-Town Dawg
June 2nd, 2009
4:16 pm
On another point,
I think the thing people are forgeting when they compare DJ Shockley to Joe Cox are the WRs. I can’t even remember who DJ was throwing to in 2005 (Fred Gibson?, Reggie Brown?), but I know it wasn’t a true sophomore with nearly 1000 yds his freshman year! Joe will have the advantage of a much improved O-line as well as AJ Green and Marlon Brown. Two 1000 yd receivers by seasons end!
Sanford Drive
June 2nd, 2009
4:17 pm
I guess we just shouldn’t play any games this year, since all the geniuses on here have it all figured out.
dawes
June 2nd, 2009
4:17 pm
alyou people taking about being 4 0 is bold statement funny thing have happend
dawes
June 2nd, 2009
4:21 pm
georgia tech fans who beat lsu and who lost to lsu last year take that
Josh
June 2nd, 2009
4:24 pm
Enter your comments here
Josh
June 2nd, 2009
4:25 pm
Eric, you can’t even spell bologna. Bet you could spell it in binary. Go beg your mom for a new calculator.
THWGT!
Gator Fan
June 2nd, 2009
4:32 pm
I hope the Dogs win all their games except against spurrier and Florida, because i think those would be the toughest to stomach, but still make them respectable enough that people will be impressed the Gators whooped em.
SOUTHGADAWG88
June 2nd, 2009
4:36 pm
The more I think about it the more it puzzles me how some Dog fans see the program.I mean you applaud CMR’s road record,his excellent overall record (the man has only won 10 games 5 out of the last 6 years)You like to crow on signing day after he pulls another top 10 recruiting class year after year.But send a couple of kids to the pro’s and OMG “we will be lucky to go 8-4″.WTF??What’s really going on?How many teams on our schedule have those above mentioned attributes?Fla Lsu who else?So why are these other teams coming off of mediocre seasons are now all of a sudden supposed to beat us?Based on what?The only team we play this year that has won at least 10 games over the last two years is LSU and FLA.Neither did it back to back.Yet we have this “killer”schedule to contend with.That’s some pure unmitigated BS!!!!!We are one of the most stable programs in the nation,playing in the best conference in the nation yet we undersell our own damn team more than our critics.Now I may not agree with some of you guys as to WHO will be the playmakers,that’s cool,But I do know CMR will put a fine group of young men on the field come sept 5.We have a damn good head coach gentleman…give the man his due….10 wins or more is what has become EXPECTED at UGA now and the man has delivered whether SOME of you believed in the team or not.
Big Bee
June 2nd, 2009
4:41 pm
U GOTTA BE KIDDING ME: Don’t know much about football do you. 3 missed tackles are part of the game. Coaches teach how to make people miss. Missed tackles, fumbles, blocked kicks, dropped passes etc. All part of the game buddy.
South Georgia DAwg
June 2nd, 2009
4:53 pm
Tech reminds me of us after we bear Florida two years ago.. We thought we had turned the corner. HaHa Florida let us know we were no match for them, certainly not as good as we thought we were. We were missing 16 injured players. That old injury bug can cripple a good team and I sure hope we can avoid those types of injuries this year.
BIGBOY
June 2nd, 2009
5:00 pm
Dogs will surprise people this year.SOUTHGADWG88 you bring up a couple of good points.I guess a lot of fans just expected us to win it all because we had Staff and Knowshon.Looking at the past couple of years results for the teams we play this year I can see what you are saying ..the Gators and LSU have won NC’s but no one else has really been that good year in and year out.You don’t realize it until you actually go back and look at the results.This is a new year though and the past does not always predict the future.So I hope we continue to win and go get them GATORS this year!!!!!
Lew Hege
June 2nd, 2009
5:01 pm
I’ll guarantee Georgia is better than fifth-best in the SEC! Florida deserves to be no. 1, and Alabama should be good, but Georgia is next.
Stafford and Knowshon may be gone, but the cupboard is not bare.
BIGBOY
June 2nd, 2009
5:16 pm
Enter your comments here
gatorman770
June 2nd, 2009
5:17 pm
Personally I wish UGA could be “2009 Preseason BCS Champions” rather the the Gators!
Jeff
June 2nd, 2009
5:18 pm
The fact that we lost so many players, but held on to our entire staff speaks volumes about what our coaches think about our current talent. It is going to have to be a wait and see approach. I do think UGA will be 4-0 going into the LSU game. The question is, how will the Dawgs do against LSU, UT, UF, and GT from that point on. If they stay healthy on their lines, I think they can be good enough to split those games. If not, I think they could easily lose those games. Lets just play hard and enjoy the season. Every team has its own identity. The 09 team could very well gel early by beating a very good OK ST team on the road.
Robert
June 2nd, 2009
5:28 pm
Georgia Tech harbors terrorists.
CarolinaFanatic
June 2nd, 2009
5:34 pm
I hope you all keep overlooking the Carolina game. These games are always close and yes I do believe we can win in Athens again this time.
tony
June 2nd, 2009
5:39 pm
I know talent when I see one and to me Aaron Murray is the best QB at uga. Just like I knew Knowshon Moreno was better RB than Thomas Brown. If Aaron Murray is not behind the center when the season starts I’m going to give Mark Richt an ear full. If Aaron Murray is the QB to open the season, we will go undefeated. If he doesn’t start we will lose 2 or 3 games.
http://www.youtube.con/watch?v=68Mmf1VDao0
During spring work out Murray pass for more yards than the other QBs. He just need to get his feets wet and then he will be just fine.
LetEmPlay
June 2nd, 2009
5:53 pm
Let the Georgia Tick fans have their say this time. We’ve beaten them 7 out of the last 8. I would much rather for them to be ranked higher and have all the cocky confidence going into the last game of the year. Then Georgia fans can slap them with an “L” on their foreheads when they lose to the Bulldogs. It would be that much sweeter to see you Tick fans hang your heads and cry like babies.
haleydawg
June 2nd, 2009
6:00 pm
wow tony, have you ever played the game at any level, dosent sound like it, gray will light it up if cox cant, he/gray was a top 5 qb out of missouri that alot of people forget, murry will get some pt in 2010 and saint simons is w/ the TALIBAN
Old Dawg
June 2nd, 2009
6:03 pm
I know you can’t compare games from one season to the next, but UGA played Oklahoma State in Athens in 2007 and defeated the highly-regarded Cowboys, 35-14. While the Dawgs will be making the trip out to Oklahoma, the D usually plays well with a few weeks to prepare for an offense and the offensive line should play well against the Cowboys defense.
This is a difficult schedule. Should be fun to watch the games!
gtforever
June 2nd, 2009
6:09 pm
UGA will be better than last year….. Bank on it! Cox is a helluva QB in his on right, and they have good talent everywhere else. It’s just great to finally look forward to a competitive game between GT and UGA…..
WinderDawg
June 2nd, 2009
6:11 pm
Does TECH have the number to the company that made the rings with the score on it ? Maybe we can use it when we beat them this year!!!!
Oledawg
June 2nd, 2009
6:13 pm
SOUTHGADAWG88-You are wasting your time with some of these Bozos. You see it right, but trying to get nonGeorgia fans to see the obvious here is insane. Just remember that a lot of us smell their crap from a mile off and we want them to find out the hard way. During the season we can begin to get the interested Dawg fans only on this blog. Our big worry is the SEC East teams who are capable of beating anyone and if you ask the solid FU fans they will tell you the same thing. Just take a look at their records vs each other for the last 5 years.
Pete Fuitak is late with his prediction, but I’ll give him credit for reading more than a couple of articles on the players. He dug deep for what is obvious to us so he seems to have studied facts you are trying to persuade others on here to read. Even if they read , some couldn’t put them together coherently much less find their butt with both hands and a search warrant. Less than 100 days before it’s SIC’EM DAWGS time.
gatordan
June 2nd, 2009
6:28 pm
georgia quits every year against florida so why should this year be any different…CHOMP CHOMP
FL DAWG
June 2nd, 2009
6:29 pm
The first four games will be tough, and there is a good chance we are 4-0. UGA has the talent and ability to play with any school in the nation. Leadership on the field (especially on D) will be a huge key to UGA’s season. I look for UGA to suprise many people throughout the year. Games are won in the trenches and both O line and D line will be very good. Cox will be more like a David Greene QB than a Shockley QB. Murray may be the best talent on campus, but does he have the head for the game yet? Cox will prove to be more than capable and if not him then Grey will have his opportunity. Look for Mettenberger and Murray to be Redshirted if possible. RB is the biggest question mark on the team. The D line will be bolstered by tons of Sr leadership and inside pressure will allow the DE to be more productive than last year.
Oledawg
June 2nd, 2009
6:48 pm
Along with Fiutak, Hunter Ansley agreed that the Dawgs would be the Sept surprise.
WinderDawg
June 2nd, 2009
6:53 pm
In loving memory of Erk Russell-”Offense wins games,Defense wins championships”. I ‘m not sure just how good the offnse will be, but i am quite confident that Mark will have a game plan ready and our offense will be fine, our D while overmatched at times last year, will be much improved. This however is where we will have to step up if we want to think about winning a national championship. Injures are no excuse, everybody has them, and all these guys that we have yet to hear from were good enough to get a free ride to UGA, so lets give them a chance to show why we recruited them in the first place. GO DAWGS!!!!!
nwizzle dawg
June 2nd, 2009
7:01 pm
Depends on the health of the team and the emergence of at least three of four players
Marlon Brown
Bryan Evans
Corneilus Washington/Justin Houston
Dont think we are awful without these guys stepping up, its just those guys stepping up WILL be the difference between us being competitive or being contenders.
I think the running game will be fine and King will be better than most think. I also think our schedule is brutal though….but would rather have that than the cupcake city list that some SEC teams have out of conference
tony
June 2nd, 2009
7:05 pm
hayleydawg, I played some level of football and i know more than you think. aaron murray is the best qb on that team and mark richt will be a fool if he ignore that. big mistake if they redshirt him.
tyler
June 2nd, 2009
7:23 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA GEORGIA HOMER.. 4-0 GEORGIA?? uga could lose 4 or more games this year.
Preseason #5
June 2nd, 2009
7:29 pm
Must be June, there’s talk of the leg humpers being undefeated…..
Come on folks, everyone knows uga can be more delusional, everyone knows uga fans are born with it.
Aim for the sky uga fans, go for preseason number 1!!!!!! you can do it!!!!!
haleydawg
June 2nd, 2009
8:06 pm
tony i was on the field b/4 the spring game and you know what i am talking about, gray had 3 big drops, 2 probable tds dropped close to the zone, so murray looks better than mettenberger, thats all, you should take coach bobos job if you know so much
Smellslikeacesspool=Grant Field
June 2nd, 2009
8:47 pm
RambleOn is a walking excuse for retroactive abortions.
FL DAWG
June 2nd, 2009
8:57 pm
I for one am glad we(UGA) can argue about who is the best QB. Cox, Grey, Murray or Mettenberg could start at many a school in the SEC much less the country. We are much better off than UT or USC. UF has comparable QB depth. UF has a great one in Tebow and their backup has a lot of promise. After that I don’t think UF QBs are as good. UF has best two deep, but I don’t think four deep. I know who really cares about four deep at QB.
UGAdawg
June 2nd, 2009
8:59 pm
Will one of you Dawgs agree to date Rambler so she will finally stop trolling for a boyfriend?
At least no terrorists from UGA are on trial this week.
WTG Southern Miss!
KNelson
June 2nd, 2009
9:09 pm
Yes UT lost to Wyoming. At least they play Wyoming and travel there. As for UF , UT has won more games against UF than has UGA in the past 20 years. By the way UT hasnt lost to Kentucky in 30 years.
AlwaysAVol
June 2nd, 2009
9:14 pm
Y’know, the thing I love best about college football in general and SEC football in particular is everybody starts off 0-0. Sure, Florida is picked to repeat again. Will it happen? Not a guarantee. Not with Colt McCoy, not with Sam Bradford. The great thing about it is any given Saturday, it’s anybody’s game. Good luck to the Dawgs this year (every game but one). We’re at less than 100 days!
superDawg
June 2nd, 2009
9:31 pm
When the toe meets leather be in sanford stadium and make some noise because the 12th man can make a difference.If you see a tek nerd shot him in the mouth with your well you know.GO DAWG!!!
The Grinch
June 2nd, 2009
10:30 pm
KNelson, you and all-lowercase-chad need to hook up.
The Grinch
June 2nd, 2009
10:32 pm
To AlwaysAVol
Seriously, dude, count me in the minority as one who thinks UT will be pretty good. You just don’t get bad overnight.
However, I disagree with you on the Sam Bradford OU thing. They are the absolute worst BCS bowl team.
hop
June 2nd, 2009
10:32 pm
DAWGS SURPRISED IN ‘07 WITH A STRONG SECOND HALF, THE SAME WILL HAPPEN IN’09 WITH A VERY STRONG DEFENSE.
OKLA STATE HAS NO DEFENSE AND JUST THE START TO GET OUR OFFENSE MOVING!
DAWGS SCORE 30 AGAINST THE COWBOYS AND DEFENSE SLOWS THEM DOWN TO 20 OR LESS POINTS.
NorthGADawg
June 2nd, 2009
10:42 pm
Tyler, did you accidently post that after you read it in another AJC article? It’s ok to have an original thought from time to time unless the Taliban has already brainwashed you.
I agree with AlwaysAVol, the SEC is always a race and what makes it generally alot better than other divisions. Tech has nobody to play for most of the season so that is why they ride the UGA game so much.
The Truth
June 2nd, 2009
10:54 pm
GA Tech Lies and Cheats and Everyone knows it. Why do we have to waste a whole weekend playing a lying/cheating school every year? And we usually win 8 or 9 games out of 10 against GA Tech. We should take the lying/cheating GA Tech school off the schedule and play a game in the dome every other year to take the place of the liar/cheater game in Atlanta. What do you think? We could be playing a school with classy players, fans, etc. instead of the biggest academic outlaw school in the country with ignorant fans. GA Tech is also known as “Steroid U”. Why waste time playing a scum wad school like that?
GA Boy
June 2nd, 2009
10:57 pm
I can sum GA’s football team up in one word “UNDERACHIEVERS”. Their fans think they are world beaters but the football team always let them down in the end!
K-Town Dawg
June 2nd, 2009
11:20 pm
KNelson,
I’ve been to Wyoming and for the most part there is not a lot to brag about.
Congratulations on UT beating UF more in the last 30 years than UGA, I’m sure that will earn you some bonus points THIS season! Good luck in the swamp when “the crier” hangs 50 on UT!
stew
June 2nd, 2009
11:23 pm
Watch out for Joe Cox. He has more brains than Stafford and enough arm for fan’s to start questioning Richt’s decision to start Stafford rather than Cox last season.
SamoanDawg
June 2nd, 2009
11:52 pm
Any of u beezwack wanna bet me? 100 bucks we’ll go 4 – 0 in Sept!
Sid
June 3rd, 2009
12:08 am
Hey Saint Simons!UGA 14 wins in last 17 games.Yech 3 wins in last 17 games.We still own you shi_ swarmers on the field more than you claim UF owns UGA.By the way, I don’t want to visit where you eat or where you live but will have to in that shi_ hole called Grant Field at Bobby(Georgeeee)Dodd Stadium.It’s very smelly and I’m not even an entomologist.Of course I’ll slap some of the shi_ out of you if you come buzzing around me.Nothing worse than a Yellow Jacket who gorges himself at the _hit table on Thanksgiving, then leftovers Friday and Saturday.
RedandBlack
June 3rd, 2009
12:18 am
The Dogs will start the 2009 season with a big win on the road. Yes, a 4-0 Georgia Bulldog team is a very strong possibility for September 2009. The Arkansas game will be closer than the game in Oklahoma.
The Bulldogs will end the season winning at least the last three games including their bowl game. Logan Gray will play a significant role at QB this year as will Joe Cox. The defense will be the major factor in providing the Bulldogs with a record at the end of the season that will be the same or better than the 2008 season. Four to six freshmen will make significant contributions to the stellar season. Jacksonville will be a taser party to remember. We all will enjoy 2009. Let the Big Dogs Eat. Woof, Baby, Woof!! Go Dogs!!!
Johnny DangerDawg
June 3rd, 2009
12:59 am
UGA being 4-0 at the end of Sept. shouldn’t be a huge deal. Three of those teams will probably not finish in the Top 25. UGA being 4-0 might not mean the Dawgs are great; it might just mean OK State was overrated.
FL DAWG
June 3rd, 2009
1:05 am
Georgias stregth this year will be on both offensive and defensive lines. The O line will provide Cox (or whoever we start) time to throw the ball and open holes for the RB. Receivers will be very good and have capable back ups. FB is not an issue, and the RB will be whoever has the best blocking in passing situations. The UGA Defense is strong up the middle. The interior D line will have multiple double teams allowing DEs to be more productive. LB’s are solid and should help in pass rush. Safeties will be very good. Evans will prove to be a very good Safety. That leaves CB as the biggest question on the team. With pressure from the line the CB will not have to cover for as long. The way to beat UGA defense is to attack the CBs in both passing and rushing. LB speed will help protect on the run. Offensively, Cox will have better numbers than Stafford simply because he will have more time to throw. The running game will be solid. Marlon Brown will have a great year. Green will have a solid year, but will have to deal with a lot of double teams. Other receivers will have to step up. Troupe will have to play up to his ability. This will be a very good UGA football team. The biggest question is what will their attitude be. Will they have the mentality of a junkyard dawg or a lap dog. With Jeff Owens and Geno Atkins, look for the junkyard dawg! They will be 10-2 or 11-1 at the end of the regular season. Upset of the year UGA over UF. No disrespect to UF but UGA will really be up for this game after the embarasment from last year and UGA has the talent top to bottom to compete with UF.
macrotech
June 3rd, 2009
1:09 am
SOUTHGADAWG88, I agree with your 4:36 p.m. comment…I NEVER ( Capitalization DEDICATED to The Grinch) understood why so many fans are freaking out! CMR has proven himself to be committed to winning and I don’t think, for the briefest of moments, that he’s going to chalk this upcoming season to ‘rebuilding’. SC plays the dawgs tough most years, but i don’t see them beating uga. OK State will set the tone for uga. How they handle them will prove telling. Ark. won’t be easy, but like usc, I don’t see the dawgs losing. Of course, as a Tech fan, I’m pulling for the dawgs to go undefeated til November…would be REALLY GREAT ( again, for the grinch) if we could continue our new streak ;0)
Johnny DangerDawg
June 3rd, 2009
1:13 am
RedandBlack,
Do you think Arkansas will be a good team this year? They were 2-6 in the SEC last year. A healthy, rebuilding program can follow that with a 4-4 season. If Petrino is going to turn them into West champs, he’ll need at least another year.
Perhaps you are just predicting the Ark. game to be close because you expect the Dawgs to play at the level of their opponents, like some of the Greene/Pollack teams did? That could happen.