Two-minute drill: Joe Cox, SEC East, Frank Ros
On the offchance you haven’t read enough about Joe Cox, Bulldogs Blog has assembled quotes from a bunch of the quarterback’s teammates and his head coach about why Cox is viewed as the team’s leader despite not having much game experience. …
Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com joins the growing number of prognosticators picking the Dogs to take second place in the SEC East. Says Dodd: “The last time the expectations were this low, 2005, Georgia won the SEC East. It’s going to take a win over Florida to do it, so a division title isn’t likely. But 10 wins out of this group isn’t out of the question.” …
Frank Ros, captain of the 1980 national championship team, a Coca-Cola exec, father of rising redshirt freshman tight end Bryce Ros and always a class act, has been named the 2009 recipient of the Bill Hartman Award, one of the highest honors given to a former UGA student-athlete. The annual award recognizes former Varsity athletes with a degree from UGA who have demonstrated excellence in their profession and/or in service to others by 20 or more years of superior performance after graduation. Well done, Frank!
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Cuz
July 6th, 2009
4:02 pm
Frank Ros, DGD. Way to go Frank.
Saint Simons
July 6th, 2009
4:40 pm
45-42!!!!!! hahahahahhaahahahhahahahahahaha
dawgfanatic24-7
July 6th, 2009
4:41 pm
Congrats Frank. Didn’t everyone say we’d lose to Fla in ‘07?
Saint Simons
July 6th, 2009
4:45 pm
I can’t wait to meet up with the other virgins tonight for the tickle fight at my old frat on Techwood!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Uncle Johnny
July 6th, 2009
4:57 pm
Who cares what they did last year? You blabblermouths can crow for 61 more days, then watch the ‘Dawgs’ start a 5-7 season.
ChilliDawg
July 6th, 2009
5:01 pm
Didn’t think posts could get more obnoxious than Saint Simons’, but the imposter at 4:45 gets the award. Tickle piles, virgin and “likes men” jokes are for juveniles. Maybe you should ask your mommy if it’s time for your nap. You’ve shown you don’t belong in an adult venue.
tony
July 6th, 2009
5:02 pm
Aaron Murray should be the starter to start the season.
swimdawg68
July 6th, 2009
5:05 pm
Saint Simons,try to be more creative, other than your same old post otherwise after 11-28-09 you will have nothing to say. By the way, 7-1 under CMR, put that on your woosie ring and wear it over to the Crab Trap.
Mikey
July 6th, 2009
5:07 pm
tony at 5:02, why?
Joe has earned the chance just like DJ did.
Aaron will get his chance.
Tom Davis
July 6th, 2009
5:10 pm
LOL. We own the NERDS.
m
July 6th, 2009
5:13 pm
It is totally natural that Dodd is picking the dawgs #2. They always play like #2.
45-42….just the beginning.
Yellow Fever
July 6th, 2009
5:16 pm
For the first time in quite a while we will have the best QB this year, not georgia.
ChilliDawg
July 6th, 2009
5:17 pm
‘Jill’ Saint Simons is Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind”. Your ‘rainbow shirt’ is looking like Monica’s Dress these days, or have you been standing under pigeons again? Now back to Sponge Bob.
The Grinch
July 6th, 2009
5:19 pm
How do you get to georgia tech from Athens?? Go west until you smell it, then south until you step in it. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Meat
July 6th, 2009
5:21 pm
I say we run up the score on the North Avenue Nerds, then poop on their field. Coach Johnson will only be there 2 more years, 3 max.
Gator in the Hootch
July 6th, 2009
5:36 pm
It is my understanding that the Florida Gators are refusing to play Georgia this year because they heard Joe Cox is the QB!
Gator in the Hootch
July 6th, 2009
5:38 pm
The Heisman is just waiting on Joe Cox to collect. Tim Tebow and the Oklahoma QB have already called and let the Heisman people know that the contest is over and go ahead and give it to Joe. Boy, this is fun!
haleydawg
July 6th, 2009
5:39 pm
good one meat, tony might be a tech fan
Cuz
July 6th, 2009
5:40 pm
Tech has a quarterback, who knew?
Sick of you too
July 6th, 2009
5:41 pm
Isn’t funny how all the Georgia fans are saying how all the other teams coaches are leaving soon. Well let me start my own rumor. Richt to Miami next year with Willie. They need someone to go down there to continue to recruit great talent and do absolutely nothing with it. Richt and Willie are great at that.
Cuz
July 6th, 2009
5:42 pm
Hootch, go ahead and collect that crystal football. I don’t even know why the other 118 teams are bothering to play in 2009.
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
5:52 pm
Cuz, Orson Charles dropped and shattered it ; )
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
5:55 pm
I heard Urban Lyer balled his lying eyes out after Orson dropped the crystal and then he balled some mo’ when Orson dropped the bomb he don’t want to be a gator.
Saint Simons
July 6th, 2009
5:58 pm
write it down…(1) nesbitt and dwyer will be in the heisman top five this year (2) P.Johnson will be coach of the year and tech will play for the NC
SEC is completely overrated
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
5:58 pm
O-line will block hard, RB/WRs will play hard for Joe Cox… he’s a true leader.
Jeff Owen will rallied the D around him!
Hunker down U hairy dawgs!
The Mole
July 6th, 2009
6:00 pm
Frank, Mazel Tov on the Hartman Award.
Sick of you too
July 6th, 2009
6:01 pm
If Orson dropped the Crystal, just imagine how many footballs he will drop on Saturdays. Go Jackets.
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
6:07 pm
St. Simons, Write this down.. ACC sux brah! Mark this down! SEC will win the Nat’l title again.
I agreed on Dwyer though.. but, dawgs will shut his azz down!
Uh huh
July 6th, 2009
6:20 pm
Yep! Dawgs will shut down Dwyer! Just like they did last year!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cuz
July 6th, 2009
6:22 pm
Samoan, the General was asking about you a month or so ago. I told him you were fine. Keep up the good work brah….
PTC DAWG
July 6th, 2009
6:42 pm
“done absolutely nothing”….with fans like that UGA doesn’t need enemies.
tony
July 6th, 2009
6:49 pm
Mikey, I want the best qb on the field and Aaron Murray is the best qb on that team. They redshirted Knowshon Moreno knowing full well that he was the best rb on the team. If Pete Carroll was uga hc Murray would be the starter because Carroll doesn’t believe in putting loyalty before winning championships even if that means starting a freshman over a senior.If anyone believe that Joe Cox is a better qb than Aaron Murray they are kidding themselves.
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
6:49 pm
Cuz, say ALOHA to General.. tell him thanks for asking.
Saint Simons
July 6th, 2009
6:51 pm
UGA is on the downfall…
GT will beat UF in NC this year and GT will play for NC next year too!!
UGA wins four games at best this year
WRITE IT DOWN!! GT was way too good last year to look them over this year. The option is the best offensive strategy in CFB
braves fan in las vegas
July 6th, 2009
6:51 pm
the posts about Nesbit are just laughable. The kid can’t play a full game to save his life. Dwyer is a beast I will give you that. But to say the SEC is overrated is even more laughable. Who has one the last 3 national championships? The SEC. Who has won more National Championships since 1990? The SEC. Unless you are willing to look at the facts and speak to them, don’t post anymore.
If you want to just post things that you know will get people worked up, go ahead, because you obviously don’t have much to live for then.
Robert
July 6th, 2009
6:56 pm
Frank Ros and Joe Cox are DGD’s forever.
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
6:57 pm
tony, I agreed Murray is prolly a better talent than Joe. But, you can’t measured Joe’s heart, determination and leadership. I think we’ll be fine with Joe under center. Lets not forget about Logan Gray.. he’s a good QB at his own right. He’s much faster and strong arm than the two, imo. I would like to see Logan coming in on few series like we did with Shock/Greene. Joe will prove everybody wrong. Don’t get me wrong, I love the problem we have at QB. Maybe Murray will get some series if we are to get him game ready w/Logan for next season. We shall see, brah..
gtfanfrom1951
July 6th, 2009
7:16 pm
These post are just plain sick. Logan Gray was the best looking QB in spring game but the offense line looked weak.
superDawg
July 6th, 2009
7:42 pm
Hey y’all gt has a new score board.Guess how fast they turn it off after a DOWN HOME BEAT DOWN BY THE BULLDOGS.The old record is 10:12 in the 4th.
ChilliDawg
July 6th, 2009
7:45 pm
What is this “brah” business ???? It rhymes with a women’s undergarment. If you wanna say something that rhymes with “play” or “bro”, try “bray” or “bro”. Duh.
S.E. Dawg
July 6th, 2009
7:48 pm
If you Dawgs on here would just chill out and not respond to the same ole Tech (should be on another blog) people, the rest would take care of itself. There are a few exceptions however.
CTNTG
July 6th, 2009
7:50 pm
“Saint” Simons needs to get a life, or at least a real job other than posting on this blog. His obsession tells me he must still live with his momma and is a zit-faced teenager with no friends, especially a girlfriend. Or he’s just trying to rile people like me up so I will post things like this.
ChilliDawg
July 6th, 2009
7:50 pm
OK. Let’s get a count. How many of you idiots are over 18 ? I need to know so I can decide whether to waste my time.
superDawg
July 6th, 2009
7:56 pm
SamoanDawg I agree about our situation at QB.Joe earned his place but we have tallant waiting to step up,good things are on the way.
Timmy Teebs
July 6th, 2009
8:07 pm
This sounds so familiar…… Joe T is our man!!!!!!! Oh Joe C. is our man !!! But Timmy T is THE MAN !!!!!!! Has a nice ring to it…… doesnt it mutt fans?
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
8:11 pm
ChilliDawg.. eh bra, chill yeh? don’t mind my slang, it’s an “island thang”.. you wouldn’t understand if you hadn’t visit Pearl Harbor.
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
8:24 pm
Joe Cox’s knowlege of the system will lead/move the O. He doesn’t have to do too much to win games.. much like John Parker Wilson did last year.. run/run/play action! Bobo will rely heavily on Searles beasts upfront. Joe will put us in right situations to win games. I smell victory in Stillwater!
Awww Yeah
July 6th, 2009
8:31 pm
Good God…Please make them stop saying BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
FL DAWG
July 6th, 2009
9:03 pm
If there is competition at QB this year it will be from Logan Grey, who has a ton of athletic ability and has longer in the system than the two freshmen. Even if redshirted, Murray or Mettenberger will start for three years before going pro. The QB position is much different than RB. The QB need time and experience reading Defenses. If Murray sees the field this year it will be because we are in serious trouble or have had an injury to Cox or Grey. I’m not saying Murray won’t be a better QB than the other two in the end, just not this season.
Spike
July 6th, 2009
9:11 pm
I think Chillidawg just farted.
southgadawg88
July 6th, 2009
9:12 pm
..I’ll be happy once the pads get to popping!!
jackson
July 6th, 2009
9:21 pm
I’ll let the coach with 82 wins in 8 years decide which qb plays. He might know a little more about it than me. Congrats to Frank. St. Simons, please tell us what you’re smoking–got to be some good stuff.
southgadawg88
July 6th, 2009
9:35 pm
…..tossing out some numbers….CMR 30-4 on the road.10-2 in road games against ranked teams….27-15 against top 25.. 17-3 against teams that went to BCS bowls.Sounds like the guy knows a little about winning football games.
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
9:56 pm
Spike… LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!
haleydawg
July 6th, 2009
9:56 pm
fl dawg you are so correct about grey, and cox, it will be tough season if we have to bring in metten or murray
Timmy Teebs
July 6th, 2009
10:09 pm
SamoanDawg…… Im afraid UGA aint no Alabama and also this Stacy Searles guy must not impress other coaches in the SEC according to a college football publication. The other coaches in the SEC says UGAs offensive line during the past two years haven’t been intimidating and wont knock you off the ball. Yes Markie boy has gawdy wins however those big games he just simply cant win. Kinda like those Atlanta Braves or the Buffalo Bills that reached the Super bowl so many times, but just couldnt bring home the big prize……..
Camden Mark
July 6th, 2009
10:25 pm
St Simons….shut yer trap or move back to fagville(atlanta).
Not supposed to be any of u buzzheads down here,just good old fashioned red and black DAWGS.
SamoanDawg
July 6th, 2009
10:26 pm
Timmy Teebs… I respect your opinion. But, I have to disagree on some degree. Stacy Searels did a heck of job with bunch of frosh these last two seasons. As you know, he shuffled few linemen around due to bug injuries. I think the o-line has seasoned and all but one will be healthy by fall camp.. Josh Davis had two shoulders surg may not be able to participate. Searles’ beasts will be blowing bodies off the line. And I hope Searels will never leave Athens.
Cuz
July 6th, 2009
10:36 pm
If we won ten games in 2008 with an OL that was not determined until Friday night, I think Coach Searles is the coach of this century.
S.E. Dawg
July 6th, 2009
10:39 pm
Timmy, when it’s hard to keep an experienced OL up front (various attrition factors)it’s hard to knock anyone off the ball. When your starting first and second year guys they haven’t beefed up and are still learning the scheme of things and technique.
And believe me Stacy Searles is on if not the best OL coaches in college football. I would hate to know what the season would have been like if he had not been there.
yellow fuzz
July 6th, 2009
11:48 pm
45-42
408 yards rushing
TWO backs russhing for over 100 yards
90,000 red and black people silenced
Georgia = from #1 in the NCAA to state runner up
GA Tech = putting Georgia in their rightful place!
Rings to prove it
LOL
chris o bomb
July 7th, 2009
1:04 am
yes junkyard… tech fans bash you guys on blogs, but you know its vice versa. but, why is a third of the bulldog nation always bad with their grammar? just stating the little fact… maybe you shouldn’t mention tech fans commenting on your blog again in the future. nevertheless, keep up the good postings! at least you’re efficient… short but still something to read about before the real thwg starts. email me- i blog some and critique and could be a good southern rivalry from your personality
Steve Spurrier
July 7th, 2009
1:40 am
Problem is that I am now ready to romp. Starting in Athens. Just like last time.
chris o bomb
July 7th, 2009
1:40 am
samaondog you are 85% right. searels is an outstanding o line coach, and the offense could have been LOST games without him(other 15 was from the skill positions from mathew and knowshon to cox’s high school teammate and big green). like ive stated on junkyard’s blog… i grew up hating uga, but i cant hate richt and the progam today. the defense and special teams should be up to par for uga’s standards, and the offense as a whole while get a great boost from the o-line. cox is the man, but we will all just see opening game. good luck…
Cuz
July 7th, 2009
2:11 am
chris bomb, dude. Far be it from me to critique a guy. I mostly let grammatical faux pas pass. But dude if you are going to be a grammar policeman, learn how to capitalize. And “while” is “will” in your last commentary. Watch out about those rocks in your glass house. Hey I welcome the Tech guys on this blog, ask them. Most are good for a chuckle. Believe it or don’t, I can laugh at myself or laugh at someone making fun of me. Yellow fuzz is a funny guy as far as I am concerned and Ramble On sure makes me laugh. Tech won in 2009 and I will give them credit, not make excuses. So what is your problem dude. Methinks you protest to much.
tony
July 7th, 2009
3:10 am
If any of you think I will waver because you don’t agree with me that Aaron Murray should be the starting qb, forget it. I know super talent when I see one even when most do not. This is the same thing I said about Knowshone Moreno, but everyone kept saying Thomas Brown should be the starter. Again, Aaron Murray is the best qb on that team and he should open the season as the #1 qb.
southgadawg88
July 7th, 2009
9:23 am
……I’m not sold on Joe Cox as the best option either Tony but I’ve warmed up a great deal to Logan Gray.He looked good in spring practice.I’ve said it many times on this blog that I think the Ward/Shockley version of CMR’s offense is outstanding.A QB who can run and throw coupled with our RB and WR talent brings a smile to my face just thinking about it.I admit to doubting whether Gray could be the guy because they had him punt returning…..but then I remembered Charlie Ward started off at FSU as their punter!!The kids seem to like Joe though…everyone calls him a leader so I can see that his teammates respect the kid.Whether are not he can get it done on the field remains to be seen.His attributes seem great for a coach one day.Gut feeling tells me Cox is scrappy enough to stay in rotation all year but Gray will blossom into the next stud while the freshman take a redshirt…point of concern though…injuries of course..that’s a wildcard that could determine how the QB situation plays out….Who ever get’s the nod will be getting their first significant amount of PT so anything could happen.
Ben
July 7th, 2009
9:45 am
Tony,
How in the world do you know that Murray is the best QB on the team? Right now, he’s not. Sorry, but he’s not that experienced, he doesn’t have the respect of the team the way Cox does, and he’s undersized. I think he’ll eventually be an amazing passer for us with that lightning quick release of his, but Cox HAS NEVER LOST A GAME AS A STARTER. We are absolutely set with him at that position, and we’ll utilize Gray every now and again to run funky plays taking advantage of his athleticism.
Now my prediction is that Murray does see the field in mop-up duty this year, but Mett redshirts. That way next year you have Jr. Gray, Soph Murray, and RsFR Mett all lined up for a three-way competition for the job. Even if Murray wins out the job next year, you can bet that Gray will be on the field a lot, ala Shockley.
Kendawg
July 7th, 2009
9:49 am
For the first time since probably 2002, we have a seasoned, experienced offensive line that will not be dominated by freshmen. This means Cox will not have to be Superman to win games. If our running backs come through, this could be a very solid team. I personally think Stacy Searels is one of the best coaches in the country and I hope he stays in Athens for a long, long time.
JG
July 7th, 2009
10:09 am
Hey yellow fuzz It’s a shame that your so called football team had to have rings made just for beating UGA but I guess you had to give those seniors something to remember it by since it will probably be the last in quite some time. By the way your fuzz will not be the only thing yellow after UGA pi$$e$ on your parade again this year and starts another decade long streak.
Yellow Maggots
July 7th, 2009
10:13 am
We’re young; we’re available; and we will take a dare!
Damn Good Dawg
July 7th, 2009
10:19 am
Ghetto Tech (GT), you’re so bush league. But I think it’s great when a little bush league technical school has a little success. It gives them hope for the future…false hope, but hope…I HATE TECH. I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT TECH. IF THEY NEVER WON A GAME, I WOULD STILL HATE THEM…NO, “HATE” IS TOO MILD A WORD. I LOATHE TECH….THERE, I FEEL BETTER. Yellow Jacket mascot…dumb, really dumb. November 28.
1eyedJack
July 7th, 2009
12:32 pm
Anybody old enough to remember Vince would recruit QBs and if they didn’t pan out he would turn them into defensive ends and tight ends? Be hard to do that these days but if Mettenberger flounders he has the body to maybe pull it off.
uuugh.
July 7th, 2009
12:34 pm
Tony, Richt’s honor is what makes QB’s sign with UGA. If he dumped Cox this year in favor of Murray, what are the odds that Mettenberger sticks it out until Murray leaves? I bet those odds go down considerably. Do you think another QB ever signs and stays when a better one signs afterwards? No. Leave well enough alone guy.
Saint Simons…you are not an idiot because you are a tech fan (though that certainly doesn’t help), you are however an idiot for thinking Dwyer and Nesbitt will both finish in the top 5 in the Heisman. I guess you are planning on Tebow, Bradford, and McCoy all dying before December. Good call! Even if they are they are both successful, one takes stats from the other…see genius? The more yards Nesbitt gets, the fewer Dwyer gets. There is only one ball clown.
Really it is too bad they don’t have a blog for the Georgia Tech fans.
uuugh.
July 7th, 2009
12:35 pm
Damn Good Dawg…you forgot that Shriner’s Car of theirs!
how2fish
July 7th, 2009
4:18 pm
Getting closer and closer to the season opener then, we will get to see what we see..it could go for the dawgs or against the dawgs but for the LOVE of the LORD…once it starts we will be dealing with facts..at least about what happened the game before..and THAT we be a great improvement here…and sooooo mannnny of the haters of the dawg nation will have to be quite as their teams will be playing and in soooo many cases losing…bring it boys bring it ! I can’t wait for the opening kickoff…and I hope EVERY team the Dawgs play this year are unbeaten until they play us…this is starting to look like a GREAT SEC college football season…aren’t they all !
Denise Peck
July 8th, 2009
12:31 pm
Hey sweetie.! Nice going and congrats on props to you! Good luck Bryce this football season.. We will be watching..!!