Bulldog Bites: Belue says Dogs should go all-out
UGA quarterback-turned-broadcaster Buck Belue thinks the Dogs’ best shot at beating Oklahoma State is to come out as the aggressor on offense.
“None of this 3-and-out stuff in the first quarter by being conservative,” he writes. “That spells trouble. It’s one of those ‘Think 30’ situations. The Cowboys offense is loaded and dangerous. Got to expect they will score some points. So, think 30. As in, we need to score 30 points to win.”
Belue suggests Georgia let QB Joe Cox “throw it around” in the first half and “maybe get a big play or two and set the tone. Oklahoma State’s secondary got torched last season. New [defensive coordinator] and some new faces and that’s another reason to test them. … Hit ’em with some big pass plays and get them focused on rushing the passer … then start dialing up a steady dose of running plays.”
Jeff Owens (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Do you really really like me?
Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald has an amusing quote from Geno Atkins about teammate Jeff Owens of blogging and Twittering fame. “He speaks his mind about everything and he always has a comment about everything. Sometimes it can get annoying. `What do you think about this? What you do think about this?’ He asks the same question over and over again.
`Do you like me?’
`Yes, I like you.’
‘Why do you like me?’”
I get the feeling Jeff has sports talk radio in his future after he finishes playing on Sundays. Or maybe he’ll become the male Oprah.
Preseason superlatives
The UGA student paper, The Red and Black, offers up its preseason superlatives, including:
Most Likely to Do an A.J. Green Impression: Orson Charles. As in have a huge impact as a freshman.
Says the R&B: “Charles, the 6-foot-3, 230-pound tight end, looks to have a better shot at replicating Green’s monstrous first-year campaign than [freshman wide receiver Marlon] Brown does (particularly because Green’s still around). Charles will be worked into creative offensive schemes, split out as a receiver and a passing threat on both big plays and in red zone opportunities. Don’t be surprised if Charles is in charge of the Georgia tight end spot real quick, and in a really big fashion.”
Curran on being snubbed
David Hale’s Bulldogs Blog has a bunch of quotes concerning Rennie Curran, including what the conference’s top returning tackler thinks about being left off many preseason All-SEC lists.
Says Curran: “It definitely gives you a little bit of motivation to know that people might not respect you as much as you think they should, but at the end of the day, you’re just trying to win those games. If the offense is doing well, the defense is doing well and we’re winning games, that respect is going to come. … We can’t expect to get respected when my defense isn’t producing and people are getting 40 points on us. That’s how it works.”
Dogs No. 6 in five-year rankings
College Football News has crunched a bunch of stats and compiled a listing of the top football programs over the past five years. It’s topped by USC, followed by Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio State and Florida. Georgia comes in No. 6. Essentially, they say Mark Richt’s program has done “everything but” win a national championship.
Everything but. You know it’s got to rankle Richt to hear his head coaching career summed up that way.
My money still says he changes that.
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Flo-Ri-Duh!
August 28th, 2009
5:15 pm
I would prefer ball control on offense – occassionally throwing short or mid-range passes on 1st down and 2nd down – forget the bomb. The aggressiveness needs to be on the defensive side of the ball – jail break every play!
Ed
August 28th, 2009
5:19 pm
“Everything but” rankles me as well, because it’s bogus. Richt’s 13-1 ‘02 season equals UF and LSU’s best seasons ever. And the MNT isn’t even real. It’s really a stupid standard, but I appear to be in the minority in thinking so.
If a mythical national title is the standard for greatness, let’s fire Richt today and hire Fulmer or Tuberville. Any takers?
Sad Richards
August 28th, 2009
5:23 pm
Jeff Owens needs to see a nutritionist. He looks like a big blob. I bet he wont make it past the first qtr. before clueless Willie will have to take his fat Azz out. Okie State will have a field day against the dawgs defense Im afraid….
Cuz
August 28th, 2009
5:33 pm
You are not only Sad, you are hallucinating. Stay away from the brown acid, it’s bad.
Ed
August 28th, 2009
5:51 pm
Correction, Tubs didn’t win the MNT – his perfect ‘04 season didn’t cut it. More evidence of how ridiculous and arbitrary the system is.
Jealous
August 28th, 2009
6:07 pm
Little Richard:
That big blob will run your a$$ over all day long. He eats pencil necks like you for a mid morning snack. He is in fantastic shape, ask the coaches. You must not know what bad a$$ interior defensive linemen look like, huh? Stick to the D&D dress up.
41 38 49 38 45
August 28th, 2009
6:12 pm
Sad Richards….. I have to agree that the dawgs physicality has a little to be desired. Strength and conditioning coach at Uga needs to hit the door along with Willie. The program is a joke when it continues to struggle with teams like SC and Vandywhile getting blown away by the upper SEC elite teams. CMR needs to rid his program of these clowns.
Sad Richards
August 28th, 2009
6:15 pm
Hey Jealous……. why dont you go and spit watermelon seeds with Owens. That seems to be something he is good at.
Carl Spackler
August 28th, 2009
6:16 pm
Let’s hope the “D” can do their job and keep the score down…I doubt that we’ll see any mircle comebacks…come on “D”…
Sad Richards
August 28th, 2009
6:27 pm
I guess the big blob tripped and fell on Joe Cox’s shoulder. Next!
shane#1
August 28th, 2009
6:36 pm
Owens benches 545 lbs and weighs over 300 lbs. Get a clue! DTs ain’t male models! Can you name this S&T coach you want fired? By the way, I think that post by JB was a fake. If he had inside info he would know who the second string qb was. Hell, if he reads the blogs he would know.
Trade School Junkie
August 28th, 2009
6:43 pm
I like men a lot. Big, sweaty ones are preferred.
Sad Richards
August 28th, 2009
6:51 pm
Shane #2…… Is it Van Von whatever his name is? I guess Jeff is having himself a big ole greasy double chili cheeseburger right about now……
Sad Richards
August 28th, 2009
7:00 pm
BTW ….Jeff Owens need to get real serious about football instead of being silly in seeing who can spit melon seeds the farthest.
okay idiots, listen up
August 28th, 2009
7:22 pm
Okay Dawg fans, listen up. His name is Dave Van Halanger and he is only one of a small handful of Master Strength and Conditioning coaches so certified in the entire country. We are lucky to have him, and he is one of the very best at his craft. Tech fans, you are going down this year, you know it and I know it. Ok State is going to be exposed as another Big 12 fraud. Finally, Joe Cox, Richard Samuel, A.J. and probably Orson are going to be headline stories in this fish wrap rag come Sunday after the game. All together now, HBTD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
big dawg 89
August 28th, 2009
7:23 pm
y’all are crazy. uga’s strength coach is one of the best in the business. how soon we forget that he was at florida state during their heyday… if y’all think that is one of the problems on this team over the last 7 years, you’re simply a dumba$$..
big dawg 89
August 28th, 2009
7:27 pm
oh, and by the way, i just checked with”my source”, which is a family member on the team, and he says there’s nothing wrong with COX’s shoulder… i think JB is a poser from north ave trying to get us riled up..
Sad Richards
August 28th, 2009
7:36 pm
Yes back in the hey day is key word. This dude has been resting on his laurels since the departure of BVG. No motivation for that guy. I mean Vandy and SC is knocking the dawgs off the ball. Even Georgia Southern knocked the dawgs around a few times in last year game. You are a dumba$$ if you continue to wear rose colored glasses.
Topp Dogg
August 28th, 2009
9:04 pm
It always funny how GT fans have nothing say but UGA fans feel like they should respond to such stupid commentary.Instead of supporting this blog they should support the GT football team and buy up tickets for home games.
Ray
August 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
Belue is a hump. Called him on his show to complain about the linebackers a couple years back (take your pick, they’ve been terrible since Van left) and he defended the D and Willie like I was talking about his mother.
I got no problem with a homer until his blind loyalty starts to contribute to the problem. And until we show Willie the door, we got a big a$$ problem.
Oledawg
August 28th, 2009
9:57 pm
Cheez!! Your name should be Ray Ban. Have any of you people heard of The Refrigerator? Of course you have and you know he played for Clemson and was drafted by the Bears. Jeff could be close to him in size. Just before his first start with the Bears, the commentators set up a sequence discussing the Fridge’s flab size and what a wasted draft that only the defensive coach wanted. Buddy (the D coach) had a camera set up in the locker room before the game and the tv commentators went to it. The team began running out the door toward the field and Buddy with the Fridge lingered. Just before the Fridge ran out, Buddy slapped the top of a 3ft high table and Fridge jumped on it FLATFOOTED AND STANDING! He slapped it again and he went to the floor FLATFOOTED AGAIN. He repeated in quick succession twice more, all inside 8 secs. He had great weight and flab, but underneath he was an athlete who could control his body! No one questioned William Perry’s athleticism anymore, especially since he went in as fullback for a 3-yd TD in the Bear’s Superbowl win. Buddy became the D coach of the NFL and later became an NFL head coach.
Lay off Jeff Owens, you nit. He has a bigger following than Richt.
Oledawg
August 28th, 2009
10:18 pm
shane#1- you are on it. The guy is a fake. Funny how the fakes aren’t too good or they become one of the faithful if they stick around this blog. They lose their ignorance or ain’t heard from again.
Buck has a good point. Make them doubt themselves by halftime then crush their butts in a running vise. There are many plans I’m sure that will work, but the best one is in Richt’s head and he ain’t telling. Bet it’s better than Buck’s and anyone’s.
Has anyone thought of pushing T.Boone into an indoor playing facility bet? HMMM. If Okie St loses, Boone pays to build one at UGA. If they win the UGA alum builds the facility at UGA.
toccoa
August 28th, 2009
10:46 pm
Jeff Owens is a dgd.He will be the next Warren Sapp in the NFL.He will be doubled up so muuch this year Gino will be All American.
45ACP
August 28th, 2009
11:06 pm
Sad Bitchers, you seem to have all the answers.
Are you Georgia Bulldog fans or not?
Tell all of us Dawg fans how you would run the program.
What ever are the poor little Dawgs gonna do to get better?
You and 12345 need to join an optimist club or something.
Take a Zoloft dude. Give one to 12345.
Why are you guys so negative all the time?
rvadawg
August 29th, 2009
12:15 am
limp dick… i guess terrence cody is too big and out of shape to be good at football even though he is athletic enough to dunk a basketball. THIS JUST IN PEOPLE, DEFENSIVE TACKLES ARE BIG.
rvadawg
August 29th, 2009
12:21 am
and even if cox was hurt, which it sounds like he isnt, im sure gray would do just fine. the kid is an athlete and has really picked up the quarterback position from what ive been hearing. i am sick of contemplating whats gonna happen this season, i need it to start. GO DAWGS
Joe Cox
August 29th, 2009
7:25 am
My throwing shoulder is really sore and is painful to throw. I use the same hand to pleasure myself while looking at naked pics of Phil Fulmer. Maybe I have overdone it lately but Fulmer is a very handsome man. I am sorry he won’t be on the sideline when UT kicks our azz.
donsterdawg
August 29th, 2009
7:31 am
Saint Simons..Why do you have such a limited vocabulary ??….Oh yeah…..Tech HaHaHaHa
yellow fuzz
August 29th, 2009
7:34 am
((((( “Essentially, they say Mark Richt’s program has done “everything but” win a national championship” ))))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Kendawg
August 29th, 2009
9:21 am
It’s interesting to keep hearing these comments about UGA’s strength coach. Are these other teams’ fans? Personally, I thought one of Richt’s best moves was to hire Van Halanger. I still think so, and I’m a GA fan and alumnus.
DirtyDawg
August 29th, 2009
10:10 am
I’m sorry but I don’t agree with Buck on this. I think the best way to approach this game is to find out if, indeed, our guys are bigger-stronger-faster than their guys. Line it up and run right at ‘em. Sure you throw the ball as part of that – to Samuels, et. al., out of the backfield…to Green, Brown and especially to Mr. Charles. – but the main thing is to determine who the better team is as soon as possible. There’s always time for throwin’ it all over the place, when you need to – they sure will. One of my pet peeves about Donnan was that he would resort to trickery when he didn’t have to. The team would be moving the ball at will and he’d throw in a double reverse or something – we’d lose 15 yards and the drive would be over. I say that our O-line has the potential to dominate them right from the start and, if they do, the Cowboys will be watching their ‘top-ten’ season go down the drain before dark on the Saturday before Labor Day…then you wonder what T Boone’s score prediction will be for their game after that?
Pitbull
August 29th, 2009
11:27 am
I personally would like to see Georgia run an inside – outside rushing game attack against OS and hold the ball for 40+ minutes and keep the OS offense on the sidelines. Let the Dawg OL beat the crap aout of the OS defense. Vince Dooley type football.
Oh yeah, the defense and the special teams show up, perform, and no penalties unless it is for the defense to break up a potential long play completion for a 15 yard penalty instead.
djawjuh
August 29th, 2009
11:47 am
Unfortunately, and I say this as a devout DAWG lover, “putting our D out there for a lot of minutes” has been characteristic of Richt’s era.
So much so that we’re constantly rebuilding, not reloading because the subs don’t get enough game-playing time to be able to stepup the next year without missing a beat. They can’t. We’re always close with folks we should blow away like SC, Vandy, Ole Miss (before Houston Nutt), Miss St., etc. I hope I’m wrong, but CMR still calls the plays in the tight and he, folks, is no offensive mastermind! Far from it, his tenure at FSU notwithstanding.
Sad Richards
August 29th, 2009
12:30 pm
Its funny when something that has been quite obvious for the last few years that some fans dare you to question that something is wrong. The next thing they will ask others is what would you do? I think that question needs to be asked to the guys making the big bucks. I still think the strength and conditioning coach has been on cruise control these last few years. If you need proof just look how our defense was knocked around by inferior teams last year particularly
Danny Ford
August 29th, 2009
12:57 pm
Oledawg….. That was so comical comparing the blob Jeff Owens to the Refrigerator William Perry. LMAO! Do you have any more outlandish comparisons?
Brogen's Hero
August 29th, 2009
1:56 pm
Poor Techies win one game against GA and think they have arrived.
What a joke can’t even sell out there punny little stadium.
DamnGoodDawg
August 29th, 2009
4:44 pm
Get Your Tech Tickets Right Here!!! Awe, come on you guys…paleeeeeesee by a ticket! We’re giving away Chic Fillet sandwiches with every purchase….huh? huh? No? Oh well I should have gone to Carroll Tech anyway.
Reid Taylor
August 29th, 2009
8:26 pm
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Reid Taylor
August 29th, 2009
8:27 pm
If you know your history, you know why so many Georgia natives bark like dogs, as opposed to donning the White & Gold. Georgia was established as a penal colony – populated with convicts by the British Empire to function as a “buffer colony” between the tobacco-rich Carolinas and the lawless / Spain controlled Florida. The toothless descendants of these convicts can be viewed in Georgia’s numerous mobile parks and packing Sanford stadium during the months of September thru November.
Mayretta kid
August 29th, 2009
9:50 pm
B/c those who “done the White & Gold” are usually not from this country. So good one Reid.
DawginLex
August 31st, 2009
11:07 am
Danny Fraud,
I was there when we made the fat fridge cry like a baby with Butler’s 60 yard FG. The fridge couldn’t hold Owens jockstrap.
AceDawg
August 31st, 2009
12:20 pm
Frankly, it is hard to believe that UGA wouldn’t get a noticeably better passrush with the same defensive ends as last year if both Atkins and Owens were in the middle. Together, they are too good and powerful to not free up opportunities for others. Now, here’s hoping I’m right…