Comments on: Two-minute drill: Richt on Joe Cox’s inexperience http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/ Lifelong Bulldog Bill King offers a fan's perspective on UGA sports. Share your views! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:27:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: bigdawg88 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-2/#comment-20336 bigdawg88 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:31:03 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-20336 Good 'ole Bolton; inventor of the Soybean gut bomb! And that was about all they cooked that was worth it, except for the quarterly steak nights. Do they still close up shop on Friday afternoons leaving the kids to starve all weekend? In the '80's I dropped the meal plan after my freshman year and cooked for myself. It was really sad to see the other guys in the dorm begging me for food late on fridays and all weekend. Glad they improved the service, but I guess it would be criminal to keep it as-is. Good ‘ole Bolton; inventor of the Soybean gut bomb! And that was about all they cooked that was worth it, except for the quarterly steak nights.
Do they still close up shop on Friday afternoons leaving the kids to starve all weekend? In the ’80’s I dropped the meal plan after my freshman year and cooked for myself. It was really sad to see the other guys in the dorm begging me for food late on fridays and all weekend. Glad they improved the service, but I guess it would be criminal to keep it as-is.

]]> By: 45-42, bleah http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19735 45-42, bleah Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:11:45 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19735 While a Dawg homer, I've got to agree with Ted. The most important measure of a defense is points allowed. If Georgia (and bobo and the special teams) can reduce the number of short field drives, the points allowed will go down and the defense will look a lot better. That said, even with short field drives, a good D turns those into FGs, not touchdowns. While a Dawg homer, I’ve got to agree with Ted. The most important measure of a defense is points allowed. If Georgia (and bobo and the special teams) can reduce the number of short field drives, the points allowed will go down and the defense will look a lot better. That said, even with short field drives, a good D turns those into FGs, not touchdowns.

]]> By: AceDawg http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19708 AceDawg Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:37:36 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19708 Let's face it. Losing to Tech hurts, but I can stomach the loss for now because I don't believe it's going to be repeated frequently. UGA needs to right the defensive ship, but I believe they can and will. GT will have a chance to win the ACC (any halfway decent team would), but they have a big hill to climb still before they are regarded like UGA. Johnson is indeed a solid coach, but playing in front of 40,000 nerds will always be less appealing than 90,000 plus Dawgs. Let’s face it. Losing to Tech hurts, but I can stomach the loss for now because I don’t believe it’s going to be repeated frequently. UGA needs to right the defensive ship, but I believe they can and will. GT will have a chance to win the ACC (any halfway decent team would), but they have a big hill to climb still before they are regarded like UGA. Johnson is indeed a solid coach, but playing in front of 40,000 nerds will always be less appealing than 90,000 plus Dawgs.

]]> By: Mike http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19703 Mike Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:28:00 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19703 No surprise to me either about the comments...especially from Bobo. It was no secret that Stafford was all about impressing the NFL scouts which led to stupid passes....into double, triple coverage and throwing a ball as hard as he could to impress- not to have the receiver catch it. sooooo glad he is gone....Joe will be a complete package (which includes being a leader which in Staffords case was a total zero No surprise to me either about the comments…especially from Bobo. It was no secret that Stafford was all about impressing the NFL scouts which led to stupid passes….into double, triple coverage and throwing a ball as hard as he could to impress- not to have the receiver catch it. sooooo glad he is gone….Joe will be a complete package (which includes being a leader which in Staffords case was a total zero

]]> By: kentucky dawg http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19635 kentucky dawg Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:26:06 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19635 Remember Colorado! Joe you are our DAWG! Play hard,and Good Luck. Remember Colorado! Joe you are our DAWG! Play hard,and Good Luck.

]]> By: third quarter fan http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19607 third quarter fan Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:13:51 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19607 full house = win...not full house = win…not

]]> By: Big time?? Not http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19595 Big time?? Not Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:55:30 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19595 St. Simons........did they get hot dogs and a coke? Jackets' ticket sales up By DOUG ROBERSON The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ShareThis Print E-mail Reprints There are 31 days remaining before the opening game against Jacksonville State, and 25,661 season tickets have been sold, according to Wayne Hogan, associate athletics director. That’s 1,761 more than were sold last year. Related Tech stories » Jackets' ticket sales up Georgia Tech coaches evaluate freshmen Tech in preseason tournament Football schedule and results Basketball schedule and results Baseball schedule and results TV Listings Tech has sold 205 season tickets along with other packages in 19 days, and generated $76,667 in revenue. Tickets are still available for the Can’t Wait Till Kickoff Luncheon on Aug. 28 at the Cobb Galleria. Tickets are $35. Call 1-888-832-4849. The Tech ticket office is open six days a week and is closed on Sundays. St. Simons……..did they get hot dogs and a coke?

Jackets’ ticket sales up
By DOUG ROBERSON

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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There are 31 days remaining before the opening game against Jacksonville State, and 25,661 season tickets have been sold, according to Wayne Hogan, associate athletics director. That’s 1,761 more than were sold last year.

Related Tech stories »
Jackets’ ticket sales up
Georgia Tech coaches evaluate freshmen
Tech in preseason tournament
Football schedule and results
Basketball schedule and results
Baseball schedule and results
TV Listings
Tech has sold 205 season tickets along with other packages in 19 days, and generated $76,667 in revenue.

Tickets are still available for the Can’t Wait Till Kickoff Luncheon on Aug. 28 at the Cobb Galleria. Tickets are $35. Call 1-888-832-4849. The Tech ticket office is open six days a week and is closed on Sundays.

]]> By: 'Bama 1 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19594 'Bama 1 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:41:12 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19594 He's a loser, just like the rest of them! He’s a loser, just like the rest of them!

]]> By: Not2007 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19592 Not2007 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:07:16 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19592 The thing is, this is not 2007. In that 2007 game, OSU started Bobby Reid at quarterback. He was replaced soon after by Robinson (around the time of the infamous Gundy Rant). Robinson is about 1000x better at qb than Reid. Excellent runner, good arm, very tough player. Similar in ways to Tim Tebow. Now he has started 24 games and has 6000+ passing yards and 1500+ rushing yards in his career. Also Dantrell Savage, OSU's starting RB in 2007, he was injured for the UGA game. That hurt OSU. He played hurt but was not very effective. OSU has a very strong backfield and Oline. Dez Bryant is a unique talent. The 2007 UGA game was his first college game he had one catch for 8 yards and did not start or play much. This will be a much closer game than 2007. UGA will have to fight to win in what promises to be an extremely hostile environment. At OSU the fans are right on the field with your team, there is no breathing space. There are guns going off and Bullet the OSU horse running all over the field loud music and 4 video boards and it is like a freaking rock concert there in that stadium which is very enclosed on all sides. At 61,000 not big by SEC standards but state of the art and designed to be loud. The thing is, this is not 2007. In that 2007 game, OSU started Bobby Reid at quarterback. He was replaced soon after by Robinson (around the time of the infamous Gundy Rant). Robinson is about 1000x better at qb than Reid. Excellent runner, good arm, very tough player. Similar in ways to Tim Tebow. Now he has started 24 games and has 6000+ passing yards and 1500+ rushing yards in his career. Also Dantrell Savage, OSU’s starting RB in 2007, he was injured for the UGA game. That hurt OSU. He played hurt but was not very effective. OSU has a very strong backfield and Oline. Dez Bryant is a unique talent. The 2007 UGA game was his first college game he had one catch for 8 yards and did not start or play much.

This will be a much closer game than 2007. UGA will have to fight to win in what promises to be an extremely hostile environment. At OSU the fans are right on the field with your team, there is no breathing space. There are guns going off and Bullet the OSU horse running all over the field loud music and 4 video boards and it is like a freaking rock concert there in that stadium which is very enclosed on all sides. At 61,000 not big by SEC standards but state of the art and designed to be loud.

]]> By: Ted http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2009/08/04/two-minute-drill-richt-on-joe-coxs-inexperience/comment-page-1/#comment-19590 Ted Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:56:42 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/?p=1454#comment-19590 One last comment and I will go back to my cowboy boards. Looking at the stat Dawg95 gave is misleading. Im sure the ncaa has other defensive rankings. But looking at just total yards does not give a clear picture of how good a teams defense. It gives a good bit but not everything. The fact that GA gave up 42 td's illustrates this. You have to take total points into account. And with that you have to look at special teams. If a team has a sorry punter and kicker or lousy special teams coverage, they may not give up large amounts of yardage. I will admit I dont know how Ga's special teams fared. But if you have a couple of bad kickoffs or a couple of punt returns to the red zone, and the team scores, how important is yards a defense gives up? On those two occasions they may only give up 50 yards. Which looks good on paper, but there were two td's, which don't show up in this particular link DAWG95 supplied. Also INT's. If your qb throws a few too many and runs it back to say the opponents 20, and the team scores, well that's just 20 yards given up, but a TD to boot. GA gave up 42 last year. Far more than other teams in the top 30 on total defense. Looking at just one stat, total yards is misleading. I compare it to looking at a stock and only looking at the balance sheet. What about the income statement and cashflow statement. You need to look at the big picture. Perhaps GA's defense will be much improved this year. Could happen. Maybe the 42's td's was due to some of the reasons I offered above. One thing is certain. I think whoever wins will have to score over 30 points. This will not likely be a 24-21 affair. One last comment and I will go back to my cowboy boards. Looking at the stat Dawg95 gave is misleading. Im sure the ncaa has other defensive rankings. But looking at just total yards does not give a clear picture of how good a teams defense. It gives a good bit but not everything. The fact that GA gave up 42 td’s illustrates this. You have to take total points into account. And with that you have to look at special teams. If a team has a sorry punter and kicker or lousy special teams coverage, they may not give up large amounts of yardage. I will admit I dont know how Ga’s special teams fared. But if you have a couple of bad kickoffs or a couple of punt returns to the red zone, and the team scores, how important is yards a defense gives up? On those two occasions they may only give up 50 yards. Which looks good on paper, but there were two td’s, which don’t show up in this particular link DAWG95 supplied. Also INT’s. If your qb throws a few too many and runs it back to say the opponents 20, and the team scores, well that’s just 20 yards given up, but a TD to boot. GA gave up 42 last year. Far more than other teams in the top 30 on total defense. Looking at just one stat, total yards is misleading. I compare it to looking at a stock and only looking at the balance sheet. What about the income statement and cashflow statement. You need to look at the big picture. Perhaps GA’s defense will be much improved this year. Could happen. Maybe the 42’s td’s was due to some of the reasons I offered above. One thing is certain. I think whoever wins will have to score over 30 points. This will not likely be a 24-21 affair.

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