Two-minute drill: 8-win prediction, Richt’s asterisk
Mr. SEC.com has come out with its 2009 season predictions and has the Dogs finishing with an 8-4 record (6-2 in SEC play).
The predicted wins: South Carolina, Arizona State, LSU, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Tennessee Tech, Auburn and Kentucky. The losses: Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Florida and Georgia Tech.
The bottom line, says Mr. SEC: “The Bulldogs have too many offensive question marks to grade out anywhere better than an 8- or 9-win season. The reason I went with just 8 wins, however, traces back to their defense. Florida and Georgia Tech both dismantled the Dawgs last year and I don’t believe UGA can do much better in 2009 without faster defensive ends (which they don’t appear to have).” …
Team Speed Kills makes the case that despite his “almost awe-inspiring” .788 winning percentage and six 10-win seasons, it does matter that Mark Richt hasn’t had one of his UGA teams win a national championship, even if it shouldn’t.
Interestingly, the South Carolina fan writing the piece hopes Richt wins a BCS title “in part because he deserves it, and in part because it removes the possibility that some fans will always remember his record with an asterisk. We live in a society that measures sporting accomplishments by championships, real or mythical.”
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101 comments Add your comment
Roger Dorn
July 14th, 2009
4:06 pm
Mark Richt should pull a Mike Singletary and drop his pants at halftime.
dawgstephen
July 14th, 2009
4:06 pm
I for one am glad that UGA is flying under the radar. Much Much like the 2004 Auburn team who went undefeated. I am not claiming an undefeated season this year, but the defense will be improved, and the Offensive Line will give Joe Cox time to do things Stafford didnt have time to do.
There is something special brewing in Athens, and rest assured. Mark Richt and the staff will have their National Championship very soon.
http://www.dawgstephen.blogspot.com
Give em the heater Ricky!
July 14th, 2009
4:08 pm
The losses: Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Florida and Georgia Tech. Doubt it!!!!! The Dawgs will beat Tech and Oklahomo State. UF will be tough. I hate the Gators but they are damn good.
Go Dawgs!
Roger Dorn, you are a tool. What a weirdo.
Roger Dorn
July 14th, 2009
4:09 pm
There is something special brewing in Athens…………..its called Terrapin.
dawgstephen
July 14th, 2009
4:09 pm
For the record, a 10-3 or 11-2 win this year would be a MUCH bigger accomplishment than last years record.
The fact that things have been quiet in the offseason coming from Athens tells me that they are nothing but business over there, and they are working hard to show up and play, and let that do all the talking.
I have mentioned that all is quiet, except for the fact that Coach Martinez seems to be doing a pretty good job recruiting so far. Bill can you comment on this. I think Willie may be doing a pretty good job with his offseason work. What do you think??
http://www.dawgstephen.blogspot.com
Give em the heater Ricky!
July 14th, 2009
4:13 pm
It is only a matter of time before the Tech Nerds pause their Halo game to blog. Saint Simons: 45-42!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hahahahahha. Get it out of the way. By the way: I am pretty sure I beat you up in high school.
Roger Dorn
July 14th, 2009
4:17 pm
Listen to Love Me Tonight and Memories by Elvis Presley.
JaxDawg
July 14th, 2009
4:17 pm
dawgstephen – I agree. All of the ?’s surrounding the team this year relate to the “unproven” new starters (Cox@qb, who will run the ball, d-ends, etc.) Anyone who follows the program closely knows and understands the talent we have coming back this season. One of the biggest problems we had on defense last year was the lack of a dominat d-lineman that warranted a double team.
With J.Owens and G.Atkins charging up the middle, the pocket is going to collapse for opposing teams which will lead to better pressure on the qb from the ends/blitzing LB’s.
As for the rb situation, we don’t have to have one rb step up and be the every down starter- though it would be nice. We have depth at the position and backs with different strengths, so if one doesn’t emerge rb by committee isn’t a bad thing. I think c.thomas will open some eyes.
At wr- someone will step up to compliment Green. Young or not, there’s too much talent there for all to be a bust. M.Moore will have a huge season, and between Wooten, Brown, King, & Troupe I’m sure another will surprise this season.
Drew-G-A
July 14th, 2009
4:22 pm
We will win in OK ST, and Fayetteville no doubt. I also am pretty sure we aren’t going to let the nerds in hotlanta get us. As far as UF, it’s not jus them and the rest of the SEC, it’s them and the rest of NCAA DI. nobody holds a candle to them on paper right now, unfortunately. LSU is gonna be real tough. And as I’ve said before, I think Vanderbilt will be a tough one, probbaly much more so than UT or SC.
Bryan G.
July 14th, 2009
4:23 pm
Look, I’m as big a fan as anyone, but that said…
If you think anything other than “UGA has a lot of holes to fill”, you’re kidding yourself. Sure, Cox can play, but who is the #2 WR? Who is the #2 CB? Who is the running back that is worth a damn?
We’ll know a lot after the OSU game. If UGA wins, they’ll win 10 or 11 in the regular season. If UGA loses, they’re looking at 8-4.
Roger Dorn
July 14th, 2009
4:31 pm
UGA will beat UF…………on the balance beam, the uneven bars, and the pole vault……..Go Gym Dawgs !!!!!
Toates
July 14th, 2009
4:31 pm
Yawn… must still be July.
Roger Dorn
July 14th, 2009
4:34 pm
I think Herschel will have a good year. David Greene should put up some big numbers as well. My only concern is the injury to David Pollack.
AltamahaDawg
July 14th, 2009
4:39 pm
Every team has holes to fill every August, or will at some point in the year.
Roger Dorn
July 14th, 2009
4:40 pm
Who needs a hole filled ?
Corrine Brown (D) FL
July 14th, 2009
4:42 pm
go gatuh
Volman
July 14th, 2009
4:44 pm
How about the UGA defense learns to tackle?? (GT 45- UGA- 42)
I think Roddy Jones just scored another touchdown.
Volman
July 14th, 2009
4:46 pm
How about UGA learns how to tackle? I think Roddy Jones just scored another touchdown.
By the way, it doesn’t look like too many of you rednecks are complaining about the “pundits” choosing GT to beat UGA again this year.
Cuz
July 14th, 2009
4:47 pm
This blind homer is looking forward to another 10 win season. So there.
Give em the heater Ricky!
July 14th, 2009
4:47 pm
Three facts:
1. Michael Jackson is in fact Dead.
2. The Dawgs will win at least 8 games.
3. Roger Dorn is drunk
Cuz
July 14th, 2009
4:48 pm
This redneck does not complain about other people’s fantasies.
Saint Simons
July 14th, 2009
4:56 pm
45-42!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Saint Simons
July 14th, 2009
5:00 pm
uga will be lucky to win 6 games!!!!!!!!!!
Give em the heater Ricky!
July 14th, 2009
5:02 pm
Hey. If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I’d like SAINT SIMONS , right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on EAST PACES FERRY with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, fore-fleshing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, d*&^less, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey s^%$ he is. Hallelujah. Holy s&^% Where’s the Tylenol?
tenn.DAWG
July 14th, 2009
5:10 pm
Keep in mind,this so called mr.sec guy is as bogus as they come, he’s a utk homer.He slams the Dawgs at every opportunity he gets.I would take anything he says with a grain of salt.
OnTap
July 14th, 2009
5:13 pm
How many of the UGA DE’s have you actually seen on the field, Bill? How do you know how fast they are if you haven’t actually seen them play college football?
Sanford Drive
July 14th, 2009
5:16 pm
Volman,
Rednecks? Really? Have you looked around TN lately? There are rednecks everywhere in the South.
djawjuh
July 14th, 2009
5:20 pm
I’m told by an individual near the program that we just don’t have the players on defense. This person should know too. Not have the players? I thought we were in the top ten in recruiting every year.
A lot of DAWG fans are caught up with Richt’s gentlemanly qualities. I’d take Savan, Miles or Meyer in a heartbeat over Richt and I’m a UGA alum, served on the board and have recruited when that was allowed.
I’m disillusioned.
My belief is that MR has begun to feel the heat as he is snappish and short tempered. He proved he can’t handle the big time with that fiasco of a year last year. He started the way he seems to start most of the time with a lackadaisical performance that knocked us out of first nationally even though we won. Now the magazines say we got ‘em just where we want them, we’re the unheralded underdogs. That’s what aMR is supposed to like. Unfortunately, the flip side of that is less appealing. The flip side is what happens when you come into the season as a favorite a la UF? I think he is a fair-to-middling coach as is his buddy WM and the rest of the staff and especially Garner. Wow. When are those guys in Athens going to wiseup? Just look at the record. We don’t have very many kids in the NFL on defense that were coahced by Garner. He’s way, way, way, overrated. And you might have heard that here first.
fast willie
July 14th, 2009
5:22 pm
Dawgs win at least 8 on pure talent alone. If Richt can coach em up a little this year Georgia will be fine.
fast willie
July 14th, 2009
5:26 pm
Saint Simons,
When has a Richt coached team ever failed to win at least 8 games? There is no way UGA loses 6 to fall to .500 for the year. they are far too talented. The only teams they play that have better talent on the schedule are FL and possibly LSU or Okie State (offense only). All this Richt bashing is crazy. The man wins games. Pure and simple. What was UGA doing before he got here? That’s the true measure. What a coach does with what he has to work with. Richt has the best record a UGA coach has ever amassed during his first 8 years. Just wait. Richt will get his.
fast willie
July 14th, 2009
5:33 pm
djawjuh,
Neither of Meyer’s championship teams came into the season as the favorite. They both worked their way to that point. Let’s wait and see how FL handles being ranked number 1 this year before we judge Richt too much on his performance with the bulls eye on his back. And as for Garner being overrated, I think that is very near sighted. He is probably the most important recruiter for any program in the SEC. That’s what makes him essential. Not his Xs and Os coaching of the defense. And how many players are there in the NFL that have been coached up to get there. They either have the talent or they don’t to some degree.
BKbroila
July 14th, 2009
5:33 pm
All around the board, UGA is twice as talented as OkSt…all they have is 3 good offensive players and nobody else has caught a pass for them! They have one of the worst defenses in the nation….do not buy into the OkSt hype, please!
NorthGaDawg
July 14th, 2009
5:45 pm
St. Simon, do you actually live there or do you just wash the barnacles off UGA alumni boats by way of Brunswick? I live on Tybee and would love to get your prices…
gatorfan
July 14th, 2009
5:51 pm
I am a huge florida fan and have to admit that i think georgia will actually win the game this year. they have a week off to prepare, much better o line, veteran d line, deep linebackers, a better kicking game, and finally have a quarterback that won’t overthrow every deep ball to his receivers, like stafford would do on a weekly basis. i also predict caleb king to have a 1,000 yd season as well and surprise people. Meyer will probably regret calling those timeouts at the end of last year’s game to rub in the score.
chazzo
July 14th, 2009
6:01 pm
I say it every season. Screw the bowls and the polls. Let’s get behind our team in game one. There has been a lot of good energy this summer from players and fans, and then all of the sudden everyone (including me) is thinking about how great it will be to upset UF and be national champs. This article combined with the home vs. road percentage article just makes me think that maybe there just are not enough players being good football players and not enough fans being good football fans. Who cares about Phil Steele or any of these other chumps.Those mags read like horoscopes anyway. Summer 2009: “Georgia will have a tough season, but you never know….” Then in 2010: “I was the one guy who said ‘you never know’” or “I said they would have a tough season.” It is all a bunch of hype for a bunch of manic fools like us. There are a bunch of young men that are working very hard. I wish them all the best. Enjoy your season, everybody.
southgadawg88
July 14th, 2009
6:25 pm
…He picked CMR to lose 3 road games in 1 season?30-4 ring a bell?And what is this fascination with ARK?
Saint Simons
July 14th, 2009
6:52 pm
NorthGaDawg i don’t clean john boats!!!!!!!!
UGASlobberknocker
July 14th, 2009
7:11 pm
Arkansas?
2N4YEARS
July 14th, 2009
7:12 pm
VOLMAN, so this is great: A Tennessee hill-billy calling UGA fans rednecks. Say, don’t you have a Lane Kiffin blog to be on? And was it 3 or 4 games the VOLS won last year?
Lord of The Lizards
July 14th, 2009
7:13 pm
“gatorfan”????? I doubt it making that kind of stupid statement. Believe me, it’s gonna take a couple more years for Urban to forget about that totally disrespectful end zone dance. Those timeouts were not even a drop in the bucket compared to that but you can expect them to continue.
gatorfan
July 14th, 2009
7:27 pm
Lord of the Lizards, all I’m saying is that I think the georgia team will field a much better team then last years, due to much better o and d lines. Remember, they outgained us by 25 total yards last year, so the score wasn’t close to being accurate.
Cuz
July 14th, 2009
7:33 pm
The Reverand Richt will pull an Elmer Gantry and have a big revival in Stillwater. The lost sheep will return to the flock, the faithful will be rewarded, the band will play and the wagon will once again be full.
Cuz
July 14th, 2009
7:34 pm
UGA outgained UF by 25 yards last year, whodda thunk it?
SamoanDawg
July 14th, 2009
7:38 pm
UGASlobberknocker.. yes, the hogs sked set up real nice. They open with a scrimmage game with Mizzou St. and then a bye week before we play’em. They’re preparing for us right now. Plus they finally got’em a real QB-Ryan Malett,6′6, 230+… our first 3 games will be no cake walk… brutal! Ark is the toughest out of the first 3, imo.
Lord of The Lizards
July 14th, 2009
7:40 pm
But what you are forgetting is that UGAs offense will not be as explosive and the Florida defense will be dominant this year, more so than last year. Of course, our offense will probably not be quite as potent so I’ll say 34-10 with UGA scoring on a turnover.
Dung Dawg
July 14th, 2009
8:40 pm
So, Cuz, are you saying you’re going to be on the wagon after the OK ST game ?
SugarHillDawg
July 14th, 2009
8:44 pm
How in the world are we supposed to beat LSU but lose to the North Avenue Nerds???
Sid
July 14th, 2009
9:02 pm
Hey:
To you disgruntled Dawg fans,I remember Dooley’s winning percentage and games he should have won.I,along with many of you,suffered through Ray Goff and Jim Donnan. Coach Richt is keeping us in the hunt so get on the wagon or get off completely.What he and the players don’t need is a bunch of whiners.I do think we have a few “free speech rights” so I’m sure some will continue to howl instead of growl.
hang on
July 14th, 2009
9:03 pm
Ok State, Boise St, Ariz St, every year we worry, media worries, coaches worry. Every year the ‘States’ fall. Arkansas? No hardly. Tech? Maybe, but not likely. The only one certain i Florida and if they have their heads inflated too much this offseason, who knows?
Mobile Dawg
July 14th, 2009
9:16 pm
With that schedule the Dawgs could go 5-7 or they could go 6-6, or 7-5, or 8-4, or 9-3, or 10-2, or 11-1, or 12-0. One thing you gotta love is how some people actually make a living at fooling people into thinking they know something.
Fact is that no one knows what the Dawgs record will be. I will be spending my free time far from worrying about what our final record will be.
KJ
July 14th, 2009
9:28 pm
“Those timeouts were not even a drop in the bucket compared to that”
LOL, so an endzone celebration designed to pump up the team at the beginning of the game is much worse than timeouts that are designed to rub it in the other team’s face at the end? Keep dreaming, retard.
Steve
July 14th, 2009
9:37 pm
Gonna need more than a bunch of big talking non-football playin rednecks to win 8 games. More like 6 if they are lucky. But keep talking your trash – just one thing. Your talking does not relate to wins on the field. Besides – how many more arrests before the season starts?
Markie Boy Richt
July 14th, 2009
9:39 pm
Yes Cuz we did have more offense than Florida last year. I call it my “Junk Yard” offense and we playem between the 20s. We bend and cant score!
ChefChuck
July 14th, 2009
9:50 pm
Only one thing is certain. UGA is overrated in every sport, every year…OK, I forgot b**ches gymnastics. You go, you hairy girl-dogs!
follow the money trail
July 14th, 2009
9:55 pm
Hey Steve- who’s been arrested this year? That’s what I thought. Dawgs will be more disciplined!
superDawg
July 14th, 2009
10:09 pm
Yella Fella loves chicken,weedeaters,blue turf,and humanitarians.Life is grand at the technical school.eet mo chikin boys,because it will add an extra SEC beatdown on you.GOOD LUCK.
AltamahaDawg
July 14th, 2009
10:11 pm
Any guess is as good as any. Mr. SEC doesnt know one thing more than anyone else. His reasoning that Fl will drop at SC for example. “remember spurrier beat them once already and almost again”. What the hell does that have to do with anything? Yea, and got spanked at other times. It might not even be the same player now.
On a related note it REALLY annnoys me when people start some comment with “Remember……..” as if there is going to be some A-Ha revelation to follow, which it never is.
Remember, not every preseason prediction actually turns out to be right.
Paul The Vol
July 14th, 2009
10:12 pm
Has any Georgia fan actually looked at their schedule? For once I can’t criticize the Dawgs for having a cake schedule. In addition to tough out-of-conference games UGA opens with 7 games in a row, the last two on the road. Georgia has a good team but 8 wins would be an excellent finish given the schedule.
third quarter fan
July 14th, 2009
10:17 pm
BuLL used to brag that the dogs did not play cupcakes. They really do not this year. How did that happen?
DawgJones
July 14th, 2009
10:26 pm
Give the Dawgs 9 wins… We are not better than Florida, LSU talent wise and will take a loss in both. We will win at OSU and then lay egg against either USC or Arkansas…it happens every year. Tech will be interesting in the ATL…they will be better prepared overall and its a toss up, but I will give the benefit of the doubt. That said, be ready Dawg fans as there will be a bunch of close games, games we won with Stafford, Moreno and Mo Mass. If you feel better about our chances to win all of the others again with Cox, King and Green…then you are crazy. Oh by the way…our best blocking TE will be out 6 games….that is a big loss and add another depth loss in Strickland…Cox and King may look like Joe T III and Co…they had heart, but not the skills.
???
July 14th, 2009
10:33 pm
My goodness, Roger-the-Dodger Dorn! Where do you come up with these?:
Mark Richt should pull a Mike Singletary and drop his pants at halftime.
I THINK YOU NEED TO PULL UP YOUR PANTS…MIKE HAS BEEN OUT OF THIS BUSINESS FOR A WHILE, DUDE!
There is something special brewing in Athens…………..its called Terrapin
ROGER…FOR GOOD SAKES…Georgia as in Bulldogs (SEC)…Maryland…as in Terrapin(nonSEC)…and where are you at this moment?
Listen to Love Me Tonight and Memories by Elvis Presley.
MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR YOU TO DO THIS…BESIDES THIS COLUMN!
UGA will beat UF…………on the balance beam, the uneven bars, and the pole vault……..Go Gym Dawgs !!!!!
UGA, ROGER…WON THE NCAA TITLE FOR THE 5TH OR 6TH TIME IN A ROW…WHICH MEANS YES, THEY DID BEAT UF…AND YOUR POINT IS?!
I think Herschel will have a good year. David Greene should put up some big numbers as well. My only concern is the injury to David Pollack.
HMMMM, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THIS ONE….
HERSCHEL IS RETIRED….DAVID GREENE IS ALSO RETIRED….DAVID POLLACK IS RETIRED FROM CIN-BENGALS…AND WILL BE SERVING AS ESPN ANALYST….
THE ONLY INJURY MAYBE TO YOUR ????
Who needs a hole filled ?
NO COMMENT.
Now…as far as the UGA-Dawgs….young team….might pull some surprises…and I sure as h*ll would love to see them beat GT as GT beat us last year…like a come-from-behind!
UF…you never know…we might could beat them…depends on the season to this point.
Oklahoma State (tough, but who knows?), Arkansas (I think we could beat them), Florida (predicted loss…but could be a surprise) and Georgia Tech (this would be close, but I pick the dogs in a last sec FG or TD).
Finally: HOW ‘BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
James
July 14th, 2009
10:38 pm
8 wins? Dream on, boys.
KJ
July 14th, 2009
10:42 pm
“UGA is overrated in every sport, every year”
http://preseason.stassen.com/over-under/teams.html
Now that that’s settled, time to go clean out the deep fryer, “chef”.
FL DAWG
July 14th, 2009
10:44 pm
UGA will be very strong this year. The D will be improved as I believe CMR will be paying a lot of attention to that side of the ball. The last 4 games of last season (not including the bowl) was a lack of preparation on the D. A lot of this had to do with injuries and Richt addmitting he changed the practice to limit tackling. Our losses were not a result of injuries directly but rather the poor preparation of not tackling. The offense will not be flashy with the big plays, but steady and bruising behind a very experienced line. UGA will be fine this year and will end up 10-2 regular season.
Oledawg
July 14th, 2009
10:45 pm
Mobile Dawg, Cuz, Alt- Right-on! Great to see you guys here. If this posts, it will be the first one in over a week.
Jack Lord
July 14th, 2009
10:47 pm
10 wins, book it Dano.
AltamahaDawg
July 14th, 2009
11:13 pm
DawgJones, I must be crazy because I dont think that Georgia will struggle more in the games that they should win bacause we lost those skill players. It was our depleted lines that kept lesser teams in the game with us last year. IF we had had dominate lines last year, I think we would have been pulling those guys pretty early in some of those games.
I’m not one of those that think we are better (because)without those stars. Ideally we have them AND good lines, but its not like we are going to try to play the game with only 8 player on the field either. I would say in those specific games, game we really should win, it’s FAR better to be able to play basic ball control football, as it was to have superstars that had to make big plays to win. In the biggest game, however, its not real obvious right now, where the big plays are going to come from and basic ball control won’t be good enough, as you say in 3 of them.
Oledawg
July 14th, 2009
11:16 pm
Mobile Dawg- Long time no cheer from the Emerald Coast. Great post on the numbers and I can tell that you are content to wait, but methinks you have sugarplums (AS MANY OF US DO) for the high wins. I’ll bring up a few analytical facts: Richt doesn’t lose on the road; we beat LSU with a disadvantage to us last year, now what the hell have they added since then? Not new people to make a difference because we had a pretty good recruiting class also including a WR set to go to them, new defensive coach having a better plan? I think not since he is no defensive “guru” and they aren’t any better than last year and we ARE. “They” are back-the D and O players that were strapped last year.; The loss of Ball at Tech hurt us more than Johnson will against players he never got to see last year-yeah!-bring some more of that “noisy” option to a few of our experienced-, smarter- and tougher-than-your-regular players this year. They would like that!;Even the FU fans know that last year was an anomaly and they get to meet Sturdivant and company with a hard on this year. So Okie St has 3 offensive players, none as good as our QB, WR, and RB on O; S, DE, LBs on D. I don’t know how good their kicker is so…… Dagnabbit! One game at the time so that the country can see the best team unfold. The Dawgs are training for Ok St …one game at the time. SIC’EM DAWGS!
Glenn
July 14th, 2009
11:31 pm
Bill King your off in the head I think. Your hard up for something to write about, at least I can block your emails. Your a negative person, so you cant be a true DAWG thats for sure.
Tide Rising
July 14th, 2009
11:50 pm
I’m guessing 10 wins and probable 7-1 conference. That’s what the unbiased congrove computer rankings gave the dawgs as a projection.
Oledawg
July 14th, 2009
11:56 pm
Mr SEC- I’m sure more fans than I have beaten you like a drum on your selections last year. Keep’em coming!! Want to put money on it this based upon other fan’s year? I doubt it. And many fans did better than I did. Where does that leave you and your picks for this year? Who gives a big fig? Your selections and knowledge of SEC teams is mundane and based upon other “experts”. Remember; An “ex” is an unknown quantity in mathematics and a “spurt” is a drip under pressure. Your selection of UGA to win only 8 games demonstrates how low your pedestrian gambling nature is. I challenge “Mr. SEC” to publish against the mighty Dawg Fans for selection of UGA’s record this year. Let’s put something for charity on it. Those who beat you will get to predict how long Furman Bisher will tolerate the arrogance of your selections. They certainly are open to BIG opinions AGAINST!! How about it? Put up or shutup!!
haleydawg
July 15th, 2009
12:02 am
test
bank walker
July 15th, 2009
12:11 am
The Dawgs are gonna win at least 10 if not more. Everybody is underestimating us this year! HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!!!!!!
K-Town Dawg
July 15th, 2009
12:20 am
Hey “chef”,
After you finish cleaning that deep fryer, I need a Quarter Pounder.
Chuck Uga
July 15th, 2009
12:20 am
djawjuh,
You are either an idiot or an imposter. Which is it?
oldbird
July 15th, 2009
1:08 am
My first year at UGA was right after Herschel left. Guess what? We had more yards from the tailback position than Herschel’s last year. Our problems last year were due to injuries on O line and D line. If we keep them healthy this year, who knows. Tailback by committee can work very well.(Watch out for Dontavious Jackson from Heard Cty. now that he is finally healthy) Schedule is a bruiser, but off week before gaturds, no Bama, unless in championship game, Okie state who doesn’t realize that defense is a required part of the game, and Joe Cox isn’t some dang scrub; he would have been starting the last three years if we hadn’t signed that Stafford kid who Kiper said, when he left highschool, would be the first pick in the draft when he came out(and was right). You never know how it will all play out. Last year, preseason number one, but injuries killed us. And let us not pick on WM so much because that 07 defense was awesome. And forget about the Tennessee game, because our offense gave TN the ball on our side of the field 6 times that game. I have faith in our coaching staff. We will get it done soon. 3 SEC championship game appearances in 9 uears with 2 wins is pretty dang impressive. If the chips had fallen favorabley, we could have played for the National championsip, but we haven’t had the media luck of LSU or Florida by leapfrogging. We have always been leapfrogged ourselves for whatever reason that is out of our control.
Jason
July 15th, 2009
1:18 am
Mr. SEC?? Sounds like he should change his name to Mr. SMD.
meansonny
July 15th, 2009
1:20 am
A few tidbits about 2009…
UGA’s opponents in the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Tech games scored 42 points off of turnovers. UGA also missed 2 field goal opportunities. So in those blowouts… UGA spotted the opposing teams 48 points.
The decimated UGA team was not the better team against Alabama or Florida. We could not win in the trenches… and the fate was sealed. But the blowouts were due to turnovers.
IF we can take care of the ball deep in our territory with good game management, we will have a fighting chance in the 4th quarter of every game.
IF we can get strong, productive play from the DE’s, we will beat OK State, Arky, & GT. And we will have a fighting chance in the 4th quarter against UF.
2 big IF’s. But they are truths. A healthy bulldawg team is as good as any team in the nation. And can win on any given Saturday given the ability to protect the ball and produce good special teams play.
meansonny
July 15th, 2009
1:21 am
scratch the previous post. the stats were from 2008
joey
July 15th, 2009
6:26 am
chazzo
Best post i have seen all month! You have covered all the bases and i completely agree with you! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!
Top Dogg
July 15th, 2009
7:53 am
Saint Simons will clean jiffie johnnies though .Word on campus ,he is the best sucker in town.
MADDAWG55
July 15th, 2009
8:02 am
Arkansas!?!
You got to be kidding me!!! The whole state of Georgia will be rootin for the dawgs when we play that douche bag!!!
DAWGS 31 PIGS 3
Paddy
July 15th, 2009
8:05 am
OK ST? I hope not. Lets wait till we see the Vegas line the week of the game. It is rare for them to miss if the spread is +4 or better for the hometeam. Anyone know the line as of today?
Not Arkansas…never will we lose to that coward of a coach. He may have already quit by the time we play Arkansas. And he will leave town sometime after midnight.
Inked
July 15th, 2009
8:07 am
So, AJC prints yet another meaningless (and probably stolen) article with a preseason prediction from some douche-bag who calls himself Mr. SEC. Lovely. AJC, your days are numbered, just like the other rags who have bitten the dust lately. I remember when this was a newspaper, not a tabloid.
ga_dawg77
July 15th, 2009
8:09 am
I found this on the Stillwater-newspress. Looks like some locker room material to me!!
By Scott Nulph
Georgia at Oklahoma State
This just isn’t one of the biggest games in the Big 12 to open the 2009 season, it’s one of the biggest in the country. OSU comes into the game ranked in the top 10 in just about every national poll while Georgia is in just about every top 15.
Two years ago the Bulldogs mauled the Cowboys to open the season but that won’t be the case this year. OSU has everything in place (returning talent, favorable schedule) to make a run at a BCS bowl game, if not the national championship.
Georgia lost some serious offensive talent, but they’re still a top level SEC school. Joe Cox is the name to remember. He tries to replace Matthew Stafford at QB.
The new Boone Pickens Stadium is christened in style.
Final score: Oklahoma State 32, Georgia 17
Lord of The Lizards
July 15th, 2009
8:46 am
Hey KJ…how many unsportsmanlike penalties did those timeouts draw? How ’bout that magnificent end zone dance, retard?? Just like your team, you’re playin’ a game you just can’t win, son. It is Richts big regret and it won’t be going away anytime soon.
JaxDawg
July 15th, 2009
8:51 am
djawja- Garner overrated, not many players he coached in the NFL??!!
1st- he’s the d-line coach, so those are the only players he coaches.
2nd- how abuot, D.Pollack, J.Sullivan, C.Grant, G.Anderson, C.Johnson, Q.Moses, K.Golston, M.Howard, N.Clemons, A.Cochran, P.Daniels, J.Ferguson, R.Geathers, R.Seymour, M.Stroud? (That’s 15 in the 10 seasons he’s been D-line Coach)
Not to mention he will probably have 2 1st rounders this year in J.Owens & G.Atkins.
Check your facts before making stupid statements you can’t back up. By your handle I suspect you’re not a Dawg fan anyway.
Jeff
July 15th, 2009
9:21 am
The Jackettes dismanteled UGA’s defense??? What an stupid comment…UGA dismantled themselves….it was all self inflicked. No tackling was the biggest problem. Tech took advantage as any team would
Jeff
July 15th, 2009
9:28 am
Think 10-2 is realistic and could surprise if things fall into place. We have beaten Fla the year after they have won a NC. The Jackettes? hahaha yeah, right after all their smack talk and “rings”. Arkansas is a possibility just because of where they sit on the schedule and should be better than advertised. If we are not careful, could be a landmine. The other loss? Possibly an upset at Auburn. Okie State? doubt it. Bottom line SEC vs Big 8….nuff said….
Jeff
July 15th, 2009
10:17 am
Lord of the Gay Lizzards……one thing is for sure, the rivalry is hot as ever. two time outs will not go unforgotten. its been back and forth the last few years so get off the “we own you” BS. We said the same thing in the 70/80’s when we went 19-5 vs FLA. It all turns and if you look at the series, you have a period of back and forth each year before the other starts another streak of wins. Just like it always has been
Stillman C. Fl./Dawg
July 15th, 2009
10:18 am
I love Georgia, born and raised. But CMR is too soft. Bad as I was us to win one I don’t think he will bring that crystal ball to athen. CWM is a terrible dc, with those two in mind GEORGIA will NEVER win one with those two. Like others he can’t beat florida, until then espn will downplay the daegs and cmr will never get the respectg some say he desreves, but to me he hasn’t earned it other than beating people who don’t matter. He’s way to SOFT. Barely got a title at FSU and now the same at UGA, with eaqual if not at times better talent, both acc and SEC. LOOK GOOD ON PAPER AND A BABY CRAP PAMPER ON FIELD.
Top Dogg
July 15th, 2009
10:20 am
Its great to be a Georgia Bullog,not so great to be a North Avenue Camel Jockey.
jdawg
July 15th, 2009
10:25 am
The bulldogs need to things to win every game this year
1 coach brian vangorder
2 David pollack
plain and simple
jdawg
July 15th, 2009
10:28 am
Any chances of Vangorder leaving the falcons and returning to the bulldogs. oh and didnt he too coach at GSU?
HH
July 15th, 2009
10:43 am
If Richt loses 4 games this season, and, if one of those losses is to old Fat Boy in Atlanta, Richt and everyone else will figure out real quick that he ain’t loved as much as he thinks he is.
Tupauc elliot
July 15th, 2009
10:46 am
Hey, yep, the gators are an awesome team for sure. However, anything can happen! Any team can win on any given day…remember Ole miss last yr. beating the Gators. They came back and kicked bootie for sure. Just remember, gators are playing alot of cupcake teams this season…watch out for the injury bug! Ya,know, the Dawgs has had to deal with alot of injuries in the past several seasons. (of which can ruin things) Hopefully, the bug wont bite the Dawgs this yr! Tupaucism of the day! Gators will NOT go undefeated!
Coach D
July 15th, 2009
11:17 am
A friend of mine brought up an interesting observation, comparing last year’s Falcons with this year’s Bulldogs. He said that the Falcons, because so little was expected of them; just went out there, played loose, and had fun and because of that they overachieved a bit. He said that if UGA takes the same approach next season, they’ll be successful. But if they come out all tight and if Bobo tries to micromanage Cox and the offense instead of just letting him learn as he goes, then it’s going to be a long season! I agree with my friends assessment. We’ll see how the season plays out.
Gator Rob
July 15th, 2009
1:56 pm
Jeff – what does UGA beating UF in 97 and 07 have to do with this year? And the 2 timeouts were nothing compared to Richt losing control of his team and nearly starting a riot. Think about what UGA’s reaction would be if UF did that. You guys would go absolutely ape sh*t and want Urban’s head… probably literally.
I realize I’m asking a lot, but let’s be realistic for just a moment. This UF defense is about as close to an NFL defense that a college team can get. And one of the best players in the history of college football is leading the offense. The odds are probably against them going undefeated, but it’s going to be a fun ride. The only team on the schedule that can match up with them athletically is LSU and they have issues of their own.
That being said, I’m not sure why I see so many predictions that have UGA losing to Ok St and GT. Ok St has never heard of defense and doesn’t have the depth of athletes. GT beats UGA once a decade and Richt and co. will figure out their gimmicky offense. LSU drew up the blueprints. And UGA always plays better when they’re flying under the radar. I say UGA goes 9-3 and goes to the Capital One Bowl. Not a bad season considering the schedule. How’s that for objectivity?
chazzo
July 15th, 2009
4:04 pm
I stick by what I said up top. But, that lord of the gay lizards thing is funny. Three time outs at the end is far worse than the end zone thing because Meyer cried about sportsmanship for an entire year… even wrote about it in his book… then turned around and showed his arse. Besides, as I have always maintained, UGA was hyper-penalized for the incident and still won. Two double personal fouls in that game for 140 yards or something crazy like that.
Dawg S
July 17th, 2009
8:37 am
Mark it down: mark richt remembers those 2 late timeouts called by the low class Urban meyer, and will be showing the tape of that part of the game over and over during the florida week to get the dawgs pumped up!!! GA upsets Florida and ruins their season: Dawgs 33 Fl 30