Can Dogs really ride a Willie Martinez defense?
If you’re going to watch a Georgia football game at a bar and grill, Allen’s in Athens is just about the perfect setting, what with its red and black walls adorned with Sports Illustrated covers and newspaper front pages chronicling great moments for the Bulldogs. The patrons, naturally, are pretty gung-ho Dogs fans, and on Saturday they were ready to whoop and applaud whenever the Georgia offense did anything worth cheering.
They didn’t get to whoop and holler much, unfortunately, spending most of their energy munching their burgers and homemade potato chips and wondering what happened to the team that marched downfield 80 yards for the opening score and why we didn’t see them again the rest of the game.
It seems premature to proclaim Mike Bobo’s latest group a bust after only one game, especially since the starting quarterback was coming off a couple of days of some sort of viral infection. But the signs weren’t good Saturday.
Joe Cox fumbles. (Bill Waugh / AJC special)
Joe Cox just didn’t have it. His passes generally were either high or behind his receivers. He held on to the ball too long a few times and had a fumble. He didn’t look confident. Whether that was the illness or a true reflection of his ability, we’ll have to wait and see. But considering his general ineffectiveness, you had to be puzzled why we didn’t see Logan Gray take more than one snap. I mean, with Cox in at QB the defense knows there’s absolutely no threat of him running. You also had to wonder why the “Wild Dawg” with freshman all-rounder Branden Smith was used only once, on that opening drive.
At tailback, Richard Samuel looked sharp early on and did manage to get 87 yards on 20 carries, but was never allowed to establish any rhythm as Bobo called a baffling game. And while Samuel is a bruising runner, he seems to get knocked off balance awfully easily. The Dogs had seven running plays on that successful first drive and then ran the ball only nine more times in the first half. The runs and passes ended up even by game’s end, but by the time Bobo tried to re-establish the running game, it was too late. Carlton Thomas didn’t do much running the ball, but got nice yardage on a third-down dump pass and had a good punt return that was negated by a flag. Unfortunately, he also had one of Georgia’s two fumbles.
Get well soon, Caleb!
A.J. Green led the Dogs’ receivers with four catches for 52 yards, but with Perrish Cox all over him most of the day he wasn’t much of a threat. Freshman tight end Orson Charles had a couple of good catches, but in general the receiving corps didn’t distinguish itself, with several incomplete passes hitting players in the hands. True, they weren’t that well thrown, but they could have been caught with a bit of extra effort.
And our much vaunted offensive line didn’t look all that dominating, even before Trinton Sturdivant went down with another knee injury. Cox had to rush way too many passes and the backs didn’t have that many big holes opened for them.
The ABC crew kept commenting on how surprisingly effective Oklahoma State’s much maligned defense was after the first drive, but I’m not sure whether they were that good (other than Perrish Cox) or if it wasn’t more a case of Georgia’s offense being that bad. If the Dogs can’t move the ball against OSU, the outlook for the SEC wars is pretty scary.
Defensively, it was a pretty good day. Willie Martinez’s team delivered some hard hits, broke up some passes, kept the OSU running game in check much of the day, made Zac Robinson look fairly ordinary and held the Cowboys to well under what they usually score, despite being left in the lurch by the offense’s turnovers in Georgia territory. Dez Bryant only got three catches, though two of them were touchdowns (and on one of those our secondary fell asleep and let Bryant blaze past them). But, as was the case last year, the Dogs couldn’t seem to buy a takeaway, with several should-have-been interceptions sailing through Georgia defenders’ hands in the first half.
As Mark Richt said afterward, turnovers were the key to the game — the ones the Dogs gave up and the ones they didn’t take.
Special teams were a mixed bag. The punting game was in good shape except for the illegal blocks that nullified lengthy returns by Thomas and Prince Miller. But the kickoff game is still a disaster. How long will Richt let Jon Fabris continue fiddling while Rome burns?
And seven penalties for Georgia might have looked good against OSU’s 15, but it was still too many and didn’t show much improvement despite the preseason emphasis on cutting down on flags. If extra running and up-and-downs in practice doesn’t work, perhaps benching a few folks who commit infractions would be more effective.
All in all, it was a game that raised more questions than it answered. Right now it looks like the Dogs will have to depend on the defense to keep them in games. And with Martinez’s outfits not having the most stellar record of consistency over the past couple of seasons, that isn’t a comfortable prospect.
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Redneck Convert (R--and proud of it)
September 6th, 2009
9:17 am
Well, the silver lining is we only got 11 more games till we can pack it in. That was a butt-whomping. There ain’t no other way of seeing it. And to top it off the Falcons cut the only two Dawgs on the team. I don’t know how I’m going to face all those Tech geeks down at the warehouse Tuesday a.m. Have a good Sabbath everybody and you’re excused from church on account of God wants you to get ready to watch the NASCAR race down at Hampton.
1958dawg
September 6th, 2009
9:32 am
A very confusing game offensively for the Dawgs. Why no Logan? Is Cox’s arm strength really that week or am I just spoiled from watching Stafford zip them. Samuel seems to hit the ground on minimal contact.
It seemed we could not put any pressure on their quarterback but when you look at the stats it looks like they did their job. I feel Martinez had a good game plan.
I have confidence in Coach Richt and I feel he will make adjustments.
Rob
September 6th, 2009
9:34 am
Fire Bobo the play calling was terrible with the exception of the first drive. I have never seen an OC have a system that works then completely abandon it after an 80 yd touchdown drive to start a game. The play calling was reminescent of a Bobby Petrino offense. At one point they ran the exact same play three times in a row for a total of 4 yards.
NC Dawg
September 6th, 2009
9:39 am
Let’s try not to panic — not after one bad game.
KegieeDAWG
September 6th, 2009
9:47 am
Not going to comment on being FIRSTt like some you DORKS do on this blog…
Could be a long year for my DAWGS… Give Joe Cox a little time(I mean little) and if he does not produce, it is time for a change. How about Aron Murry?? Is he not ready??
Cuz
September 6th, 2009
9:50 am
Tighten up your chin straps and lets get ready to play the evil genuis. Suddenly this game seems alot tougher than expected.
Hats off to Coach Willie for doing his best to keep us in the game. Now if we can only get some interceptions of Jerry Garcia in this Saturdays game.
Buzzthekiller
September 6th, 2009
9:51 am
Your silver lining is that you didn’t give up but 24 points against what will probably be a high scoring offense (at least against the rest of the top heavy Big 12). On offense, better hope for a miracle. Hey, a 8-5 or 7-6 season is not that bad ever so often. Everybody has then occasionally.
BugKiller
September 6th, 2009
9:55 am
Oh, NC Dawg, watching that absolutely pitiful performance yesterday is EVERY reason to panic now.
Joe Cox is simply not cut out to be an SEC QB. He’s got just about the WEAKEST arm I think I’ve ever seen.
Now you morons who’ve been down on Stafford the last three years can shut the frak up. Your guy got in and he STINKS.
Again, Mark Richt proves that he’s not willing to do what it takes to win. He refuses to fire his BFF Martinez. He refuses to sit his Coach’s Pet, Joe Cox.
The team is in general disarray.
And I can’t wait for Altamaha and the rest to tell us we’re just not that talented, and that the coaching staff is awesome and every other full of crap LIE they can think of when you know what?
WE ARE FULL OF TALENT.
But the coaching staff SUCKS. And that’s the unvarnished truth.
Yellow Fuzz
September 6th, 2009
9:57 am
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I thoroughly enjoy reading your comments and excuses.
bwell
September 6th, 2009
10:00 am
I’m sick of this crap, there is no consistence. Coach Richt need to fire some people, Bobo! What can of game calling was that, why not spread out field with the WR, that had to be the worst game ever under coach Richt. The way they played, we may go 6-6. Sorry to say.
paul in J-ville
September 6th, 2009
10:01 am
Joe Cox – Highschool arm at best, the guy was behind and late every throw, even the TD pass, what is Richt and Bob smokin…check
O-line – completely average at best, did not control and push the 93rd defense around at all, terrible showing of when we get to the SEC….check
D-line – MOST dissapointing group of the game, not 1 time did they pressure the QB, it had to come from a corner blitz…..check
D-Tackling – Once again, we’de rather “bumb” than wrap our opponents, NO FUNDAMENTALS WILLIE, please refer to the Bama/Va Tech game last night, that was a clinic, you might learn a thing or two……check
Special Teams – while I must admit punter Drew Butler had a really fine game, out Special teams let us down opening the 3rd Qtr and handing Ok St a 75 KO return due to one of many terribly short kick-offs. Notice Ok St kicked it in or out of the end zone every time, whats the matter Fabris, no soccer players in Georgia??? …..Check
Going to be a long season if this is what we have.
Tenn looks hungry even though they played a patsy, but did to them like a team has to. When UGA plays a D-2 school we usually win by 35 or so, not 63.
LSU looks very formidable again with a QB double threat with rocket arm and lightening legs. Their D is not great, but very fast with alot of athletes
UF is UF, they will STAMP 60 on us at this rate, I dont care who they just played, we better get more QB pressure or God help us
SC may be the only one that we will compete with, but I gotta believe their defense is much more superior to Ok St and we all saw what happened with them
Arkansas – really sucked last year but supposedly will be much improved, but we gotta go there and play them. Winnable, but better have a better game plan than this one.
Insects must be pollinating over this one, still saw poor tackling from our D-line…..check
Dogs could lose 6 this year….check
NJDAWG
September 6th, 2009
10:02 am
Poorly called game by Bobo. I guess he wanted Cox to get his feet under him again before putting in Gray or Smith. Charles had a terrible drop on 3rd down. It seemed to go down hill after the failure to call the pass interference against AJ. We need to get back to what was working early on…running and change of pace w/ Smith & Gray. Cox will be fine, but I’m concerned with the receiving corps.
toothdoctor
September 6th, 2009
10:04 am
Did Saturday look familiar ? Did anyone see other SEC teams play ? We are now a second tier team. We will go 10-3 or 9-4 again. Go to a non-BCS game. Are the fans happy with that ? I guess so.
dawgfan72
September 6th, 2009
10:04 am
It’s funny to me how every year we are ranked up there with Florida, Usc, ad Lsu in recruiting, yet they all have National Championships and we don’t. We have better recruiting classes than Florida and there playing for their 3rd NC in 4 Years, how is that? Mark Richt is a good coach, but not a great coach. He doesn’t have the personnel he needs from bobo to martinez, and doesn’t have the balls to fire them. Something needs to change fast. All that wasted tallent every year because of bad coaching. Pretty soon recruits will see this and go elswhere.
Dacula
September 6th, 2009
10:05 am
I hope every UGA fan that trashed Stafford the last 3 years watched the game yesterday. He and Moreno were the ONLY reasons we weren’t 5-7 last year. If this is the best UGA has to offer at quarterback and tailback (my 2 year old has better balance than Samuel) then recruiting has really fallen off. Defensively, that is a very good offense and Coach Martinez’ unit did a very admirable job to keep them in check. We’re going to have to play Aaron Murray and that is very disappointing to have to play a true freshman at QB.
dawgfan72
September 6th, 2009
10:07 am
Richt is too nice! Hell, Tech won by 20 points and Paul Johnson was mad! We need that emotion, but we aint gonna get it with who we got!
BugKiller
September 6th, 2009
10:09 am
WHY all the calls for Aaron Murray?
Logan Grey is a dual threat with an arm that’s WAY better than Cox’s (I know that’s not saying much).
And before everyone says, “He’s the back-up for a reason,” remember, this is the SAME bunch of coaches, Richt included, who redshirted KNOWSHON, and then made him split carries with the AVERAGE Thomas Brown because Brown had seniority.
Remember that.
Logan Grey can PLAY. But will this staff of morons (Richt included) give him a chance?
austindog
September 6th, 2009
10:11 am
I saw a OSU get a generous spot after getting stuffed on 4th and goal which directly led to them going up 17-7. I saw a R. Jones get a 15 yard penalty on a clean hit which directly led to another OSU td. I then turned the game off.
FloridaMike
September 6th, 2009
10:14 am
with all of the bad and confusion with the offense, OSU was still handed 14 points with horrible calls and yes bad calls can turn a game sour in a second. Everyone is saying OSU had more penalties, but not in such a way to give us 14 points.
Two-minute Stevie
September 6th, 2009
10:16 am
Next Saturday’s UGA-USC could very well be a baseball score!!
Herschel Talker
September 6th, 2009
10:18 am
Joe Cox is not fit to be this team’s QB. He is not fit to be an SEC QB at all. This is not up for discussion. He is mediorcre and has no arm strength. He is Joe T III, II. Let the Yellow Jacket fans continue to rip us a new one, because until CMR figures this out and stops acting like Bobby Cox by remaining loyal, the team will be utterly mediocre and the Yellow Jackets will continue to have their day in the sun.
tt
September 6th, 2009
10:22 am
That was so sorry……I can only hope Cox WAS sick. Very costly penalties…AGAIN! I watched the end of the Alabama VT game and they seemed to be playing at a completely different speed!!! That was a game. This is gonna be a looooooong season. No excuses but the unnecessary roughness penalty at the end zone was a joke…..DROPPED INTERCEPTIONS ALL DAY…..who knows how that could have turned out?
Defense played w some fire….thats the only good thing I saw
Vol Man
September 6th, 2009
10:25 am
boo boo to BoBo
staff fan now
September 6th, 2009
10:26 am
Risk: open with a ranked team. If you win, the season is off to a flying start. Yesterday is the example of why not…(some of) you guys are about a low as you can get.
Low risk: open with a patsy. Even if you have a somewhat less than stellar day, you are not too down.
Guess you guys are glad you do not face bammer this year.
What does BuLL think of BoBo?
DawgFan
September 6th, 2009
10:26 am
Well, I thought the defense actually played a half-way decent game. The offense was what hurt us. Of course, in my opinion, the score to this game should’ve been 17-10 OSU. Can someone explain to me when the Big XII rulebook calls for the officials to penalize a team for “roughing the receiver” and when it doesn’t? If it hadn’t been for that stupid and ill-timed penalty OSU wouldn’t have scored that last TD.
markmjtx
September 6th, 2009
10:31 am
I see the calls for the scalps of Martinez, Bobo and now of Fabris have already started. Bear Bryant coached from 1946 thru 1982. He rarely fired a coach, if at all. He did not have to coach with 24 hour sports networks or the internet, so he didn’t have to deal with that issue as coaches do now. Everyone is an expert. Richt will know when to make the change. I do not see much mention of the two turnovers or the long kick-off return that set up the scores, or how the high powered offense of Ok. St. was held scoreless thru much of the first half. There is coaching and then there is execution. You can coach them up, but it is up to the players as well. Fans now see execution, not of how things get done, but of the execution of a coaches’ career!
George
September 6th, 2009
10:32 am
Are Alabama’s players really that much better than ours? Are Florida’s? (probably this year). Year in and year out we have all the talent in the world but we are always “close” (a CMR favorite). Why are we not there yet? It all boils down to coaching. Its Richts 9th year and we have still not played for a NC, or really been in the hunt for one. He lets the destiny of our team be determined by two unproven coordinators and a group of no name coaches. I think we can win a NC under Richt but hes gonna have to make some BIG changes in the Staff. With the exception of the true patsies on the schedule, I dont don who we can beat this year. This could be very very ugly.
South Georgia Dawg
September 6th, 2009
10:38 am
How long before we get a better QB in the game? We have Aaron Murry and he needs to be playing. He needs to be getting experience because he is our future. Joe Cox should have transferred to a smaller school and enjoyed his collage experience. The coaches should have told him the truth. Football is about winning, especially in the SEC, and the coaches’ job is to put the best people on the field to accomplish this end. I am glad Coach Richt is our coach because he is a right person and he will take the steps necessary to right this ship. Go Dogs
nochancedogs
September 6th, 2009
10:40 am
I mock the dogs who are whining about the officials calls. They were the correct calls, it is what the dogs get for playing dirty. Ok St beat you down fair and square, your football sucks. Quit pretending to be an elite program and enjoy your visit to the Humanitarian Bowl, if you win enough games to get there. All week long you dog fans talked smack, now your making excuses, no wonder the dogs are a run of the mill second tier program. Your next beating comes this week, Spurrier will make a mockery of the dogs in Athens. Screw them hedges, who wants a bunch of trees on a football field? The dogs must be mentally challenged
High Standards of Grammar
September 6th, 2009
10:41 am
I like the post, George, but you forgot a couple of apostrophes on line 4 and another one later. Takes away from the entire post if ya knowwhadimean.
Yellow Fuzz
September 6th, 2009
10:44 am
Enter your excuses here
DirtyDawg
September 6th, 2009
10:48 am
Sameo, sameo…turnovers (ours)…no pressure on the QB (theirs)…penalties (those that shouldn’t have been called but were, those that should have been called but weren’t and those that were that we earned fair and square…special teams (eSpecially kick-offs).
OKState is just that, OK. If we don’t play any better than that, we’ll be lucky to win five games…on the other hand, did you see the Kentucky, the Vanderbilt and, ahem, the UT scores? Every one of those will be favored against us at this rate…and that doesn’t include those ‘other guys’ that were gonna beat the dog out of us in the first place – any you know who I mean. Oh yeah, USC will be a toss-up.
And to think, I was looking forward to this season…Jeeesh.
DawgFan
September 6th, 2009
10:48 am
Umm… nochancedogs, I hope you saw that the “roughing the receiver” call came when the OK State player had his hand on the ball, and about five minutes later Joe Cox threw a pass and the defender hit the UGA receiver from the blindside just as the ball got there, yet the refs did not call that as “roughing the receiver.” Both teams got away with stuff, I’m not gonna argue you on that, but big time calls like personal fouls need to be the same across the board, not on a case-by-case basis.
Left Handed Complement
September 6th, 2009
10:56 am
High Standard for Grammar, you are a typical self-proclaimed intellectual and we truly value you great grammar knowledge.
Dawg Tired
September 6th, 2009
10:57 am
George – Sorry, but I don’t see “all the talent.” I see a very less than average QB and running back trying to play big-time college football behind a very average o-line and one good receiver who couldn’t get open. I see a defense that put absolutely zero pressure on the opposing QB, who fortunately for us turned out not to be nearly as good as billed. I see less than average talent at defensive end and over-rated talent at defensive tackle. I see a team that is not in great shape conditioning wise.
Finally, I see a coaching staff that is playing an average team on the road (yes OK ST is way over rated) and is only 3 points down at the half (due to poor play calling and a killer turnover – get used to that BTW). I’m thinking: well surely we can make the proper adjustments at half time and win this game. Then what do I see in the second half? I see us get out coached by “I’m a man! I’m 40.” Please tell me this is a night mare and all will be better in the morning.
nochancedogs
September 6th, 2009
10:58 am
Sorry dogs, I should be nicer, but the reality is 5-7 or even 4-8 could be possible this year. No O, shaky D, less than average QB and RB, suspect coaching, both OC and DC, and a head coach that lacks the drive of a Sabin or a Meyer, and you have the makings of a program going in the wrong direction. You probably need to fire the whole staff, Richt included, and start over. The down side is you will have to suffer through a few 2 or 3 win seasons, though that is not much worse than what you will see this year. Sorry dogs, you will not see championship football for quite awhile, except when you watch Florida,Alabama, and LSU play. I guess it was a nice dream for you, to bad it will not come true
Saint Simons
September 6th, 2009
10:59 am
(((((( 24 – 10 ))))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Yellow Fuzz
September 6th, 2009
11:00 am
LET DEER SEASON BEGIN EARLY!
nochancedogs
September 6th, 2009
11:01 am
Breaking news, there has been a report of a drug problem in Stillwater. It seems Ok St done drug them dogs up and down the field.
dawgjammin
September 6th, 2009
11:06 am
The offensive play calling was pathetic. Its a disturbing trend. A succesfull open drive that is “scripted” for a week in practice and then once its up to BOBO to make a real decision on a play call he shows he can’t handle it. Its trademark Bobo play calling. It seems like the Offense comes out for a series and BoBo says “I don’t think we passed the ball enough yet, I’m going to pass on 1st and 2nd down then run it on 3rd down. The defense will never expect a run on 3rd and long”. There’s no consistency. This team will need to be about 65-35 run to pass split to have a shot at winning.
The Kickoff game is horrible. We continue to insist on kicking high short kicks that give the opposing team field position. While We also insist on returning kicks that are about 8yds deep in the end zone. Resulting in horrible field position for us. There is no rationale to the kicking game.
The defense played good. I was at the game in the endzone 4 rows up from where OSU converted that 4th&2. Several OSU people were around me extactic about the spot. My bigger question is that I looked up at our goal line Defense and we were missing Owens, Curran and Atkins on goal line. Don’t you want your 3 best defenders in the game in situations where points are going on the board either 7 or 3? Hopefully 3…
Saint Simons
September 6th, 2009
11:11 am
hahahahahahahahahahahaha 24 – 10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
no bowl 09
September 6th, 2009
11:13 am
Call Boise quick Blue dogs!
Yellow Fuzz
September 6th, 2009
11:22 am
I’m feeling pretty smart this morning
(0-3)
Jesse V
September 6th, 2009
11:33 am
I’ve been listening to the excuses being made for the last 4 years and I’m sick of it.
Its time for CMR to stand up, take responsibility for the coaching staff and its mistakes. Some of these coaches need to go. I can’t watch another season of the same stuff I’ve seen for the last 8 years. The first 4 were D. Green, D. Pollack, Van Gorder and co. and there was hope. WE were building to win Championships.
The last 4 years? Excuses, excuses, excuses. Its always great to beat Tech, Getting bombed by UF 6 of the las 8 years stinks! And there were other losses during the last 8 years that elite programs do not suffer. Coaching is the only common denominator that I see for these average and sometimes poor results.
Defense under WM – not well coached, great talent and fire – still players cannot totally make up for a poor D-scheme and obviously not being prepared by the coaches.
Offense – A great drive -disappears for a quarter or most of a half. In this game, they disappeared after 1 drive never to be heard from or seen again. Poor, Poor game plan – even worse paly calling – Talent alone cannot overcome that.
Special teams – average at best – other than punter and kicker. Less than steller coaching here.
CMR is a good, decent man who I admire greatly, and he’s been good for UGA, still he is turning a blind eye to whats going on around him and I don’t understand why. We all knew last year this staff had to change, that this coaching staff was not up to the task of preparing these kids to play in pressure games. Yet nothing has changed. Why?
So keep mmaking excuses UGA fans – Average is ok. Right?
Average wife, average car, average job, average life- Never aspire to be more in life. Average is good with CMR and UGA.
As has been stated here many times – GA has all the talent in the world, but they can’t ever take that next step to a National Championship caliber team. “We’re always close!” I’m sick of hearing that bunk!
Dawgs2009
September 6th, 2009
11:35 am
I hope Saint Simons catches AIDS and dies a horrible death.
Heywood Jablome
September 6th, 2009
11:38 am
Cox looks like Joe Tereshinski except his passes don’t look like he’s having a convulsion that produces a football from somewhere in his body…
Our coaching staff had a great 1st drive laid out, but as usual got outcoached badly once a little ‘on the fly’ adjusting became necesarry.
The defense looked pretty good all things considered.
It’s only the 1st week, but next week is a toss up and will be like watching two tards finger paint. We should beat ASU (but I wouldn’t put a nickel on it), who knows what we’ll do in Arkansas, could lose to LSU @ home, could lose to UT in Knexville, probably beat Vandy (probably), Flarada will beat us by how ever many they choose to beat us by, will beat Tenn Tech, might lose to Kentucky, might lose to Auburn, and Tech will drill us…
Jesse V
September 6th, 2009
11:38 am
Dawgs 2009 – thats uncalled for!
where is staff when you need him?
September 6th, 2009
11:43 am
Did boboz forget the 60% rule established by reality check?
Jesse V
September 6th, 2009
11:44 am
Defense – Played OK. However, was that due to OSU stoppign themselves most of the game?
Poor tackling again. Blown assignments, On some plays it looked like the D hadn’t even been prepared for or seen on film. No turnovers again.
On the personal fould penalty – that was a poor call, just plain bad. However, great teams at some point have to overcome adversity. Under WM this defense never overcomes adversity. Bad call agains us, well, we’ll just give up the TD and live to play another day.
What kind of psychy is that? Poor coaching is what that is!
Did y’all notice how Bama and Va Tech continuosly overcam adversity last night? I won’t say VA Tech is a great team, but they do have good coaching! Thats the difference.
The landscap in the SEC has changed and UGA has not changed with it. Les Miles, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Houston Nutt are all great coaches who get the most out of the talent they have. UGA continously under acheives!
KJ
September 6th, 2009
11:45 am
“I mock the dogs who are whining about the officials calls. They were the correct calls, it is what the dogs get for playing dirty.”
And everyone else in the world is mocking you, because you’re an idiot troll. Even the announcers were getting on the officials’ case. But they’re probably just UGA homers too, huh?
Anthony
September 6th, 2009
11:48 am
Bottom line is they were giving us the down field pass and we could’nt execute it. The quarterback execution was abismal. Whether it was illness or talent I don’t know but either way it would have been nice to give Logan Grey a series and see if he could provide a spark.
While the defense was not awful I shudder to think where we would have been had OK State not had all those drive killing penalties. We got zero pressure on their QB without blitzing. The secondary and DT’s were the main bright spots minus the 1 long TD. Considering who we were playing and the lack of pressure from the line that one long pass was not that bad.
Ga Dawg in Dallas, Tx
September 6th, 2009
12:09 pm
We can all make excuses why we didn’t do this or that, but the facts are that we were not really prepared, and got our ass handed to us. Our D is still not consistent, and our O is very much a shell of it’s former self. Special teams other then our punting, are not special at all. We are in for a long season, and maybe thats a good thing. Might be time to clean house with some position coaches and try again.I was as embarrassed yesterday to be a Dawg as I was a couple of years ago at Tennessee when we didn’t show up to play.Let’s not make excuses, we just aren’t that good this year.
gatorman770
September 6th, 2009
12:11 pm
You curs fans give up too soon. Remember what happened after you lost two games in 2007.
Vincecomeback
September 6th, 2009
12:13 pm
I’m sick of this. The real question….why is it CMR doesn’t even appear to be the best coach in this state anymore? I read the comments the GT coach makes after a win….he’s furious. He’s talking negative about this and that. And us? Well Coach Richt would rather look at the sunny side. Give me a break. I’d love to have CMR get nasty during a game..heck, even after a game with some comments that would make some heads turn.
The Tech coach has that Bill Parcells attitude..CMR sure as hell doesn’t. Question is, does CMR adjusts…or should we have to endure a coaching beat down from the nerds again this year?
RxDawg
September 6th, 2009
12:17 pm
1st, lol Yellow Fuzz. I’m here for my crow.
2. We look like last year….between the ears anyways.
3. Mabye you shouldn’t play QB’s named Joe? I do think we should of seen more of Logan during the game. However, I will reserve my opinion to bench Joe after another game…maybe two.
4. Richard Samuel may be strong, he may be fast, but he has absolutely ZERO ballance. If he’s breathed on he falls down. I’m still not sure that RB is the right position for him.
5. Way to go D. You guys really tried to help us win this game.
6. Special teams was high and low. FG’s and punting game very high. Kickoffs abysmal.
7. I never jump on the “let’s fire coach xxxx” bandwagon after losing a game. You jump on that bandwagon after losing games.
8. It’s hard to feel good about the dawgs right now. But I’m a fan. That means I’ll still scream and cuss and cheer all day long next Saturday.
where's my crack pipe?
September 6th, 2009
12:20 pm
Love Paul Johnson’s statement..”not nasty enough”. Dawgs take on the personality of the coaches…need to more nasty. You see Saban working the hell out of his assistant coashes, the officals, the players…you see Richt in a coma.
Vincecomeback
September 6th, 2009
12:20 pm
RxDawg, always the eternal optimist…give me a break. CMR is being overdone coaching wise in his own state. Ridicilious!
Ga Dawg in Dallas, Tx
September 6th, 2009
12:21 pm
gatorman770, you must remember that when we lost those two games in 2007, we had talent, I’m not so sure this year we have the talent to overcome anything. We may turn around and have a decent season, but decent by Tech standards 7 or 8 wins. Willie and BoBo need a swift kick out the door. The only sure thing I see on our schedule right now in Tennessee Tech.
Top Dawg
September 6th, 2009
12:28 pm
Silver lining – I loved the hard hits delivered by the defense. However, I was baffled by the unnecessary roughness calls (calls that were made against both teams). I hope CWM does not tell them to dial it down at all.
Vincecomeback
September 6th, 2009
12:28 pm
BK-
the next blog ask a real question…”Coach Richt or Coach Johnson”… UGA has more money ..maybe we can at least steal thier coach.
Raleigh Dog
September 6th, 2009
12:31 pm
Ray Goff was a disaster. Jim Donnan pretty good I guess. Mark Richt great at first, average now and seesm to get out-coached and out-prepared. None of those three could beat Florida. That’s always been the benchmark. Vince Dooley was the only coach who did it. Dooley was the real deal. Richt may have passion but it’s not for football. His teams lately even with great talent seem uninspired. Now he’s got no stars except for AJ Green. And the schedule, even with a great team it’s the toughest I’ve seen in a long time. How did that happen? They may struggle to win 5 games. They always struggle against mediocre South Carolina. They should beat Tennessee Tech but if they have only one or two wins by then, they might not show up. It’s sad when Kentucky, Vandy and Arkansas worry dog fans but worry they must. Beating Tech or Florida seem out of the question. Auburn? Too early to tell. LSU, doubtful. Arizona State should be a win I guess. If they go 8-4 this year I think it would be amazing. I think they are looking at 3-9. Did Vince Dooley ever go 3-9? 3-9 should get a lot of folks fired including the head coach. Let’s go ahead and start with the special teams coach this week. Fire Bobo after the SC game if they lose. Fire Martinez after Florida dismantles them. They might not score against Florida. This could be the worst year in 40 years for Georgia football. Get ready for misery Dog fans. Did you see the picture of the taller QBs behind Cox? If Cox plays anymore, Richt shows he lacks the courage to make hard choices. Remember Verron Haynes? Richt said, “I should have played him a lot sooner than I did.” I don’t think he knows how to judge talent or how to rate his players, other than loyalty. Just because a guy sits the bench for four years doesn’t mean he has earned the starting job. That’s crazy. If Georgia sputters in the first half this week against a much better defense than OSU and we don’t see LG or AM in the second half. You’ll know it’s over for sure.
Kanedawg39
September 6th, 2009
12:34 pm
Its going to be a very long year.
Denver Dog
September 6th, 2009
12:37 pm
Hang in there Dogs, we have a lot to look forward too! UGA didn’t look bad, they didn’t look good either. What we didnn’t do, move the ball well. What we did do. Stop OK State a lot. L: ook at where we are, and let’s see how good we are by the end of the year. My questions are: Why change what is working? Why keep trying what is not? What about special teams? Here is what cost the game; letting Robinson score on 4th and goal, giving them a field goal after the penalty. That was the 8th play inside the 10 on that drive. Not kicking it into the endzone. Penalties on special teams. Penalties on downfield pass play. The one thing though 3 turnovers. Bear Bryant famous quote, “the team that makes the fewest mistakes will win”. They made the fewest mistakes. We did stupid things on the road. The only team that gets’ to do that is Tech at UGA. Tech Grad was head of SEC officials.
Every body get off the dogs case. We are better off now than at this time last year. We’ve played a real team, and we know where we need to improve. We will!
Yellow Fuzz, learn to be more creative, life is not cut and paste. How many blogs did you make that same entry. You should stick to Tech blogs. Oh yeah they don”t have any.
RAMBLE ON!!!
September 6th, 2009
12:43 pm
Well, well, well, this breaks my heart.
When your ammo is, “there are no superstars on this team”, the writing’s on the wall.
6-6 fleabags, just like I said before the game.
That’s really not bad considering starting this season 0-3.
Cuz
September 6th, 2009
12:46 pm
Silver lining, the D played well enough. The Offense sputtered after the first drive. Hopefully Caleb will be ready to play this Saturday. We lost the turnover battle, I don’t think we even fired a shot. We cannot blame the refs for a loss, bad calls go to both sides of the ball and they are part of the game. Bottom line is OSU played better than we did and took advantage of the opportunities they had and won the game.
After watching USCe play NC State it looks like to similar teams coming into the game. I am looking forward to that game on Saturday night. And this time I will get to watch the game as I will be out of my dove field at least in time to catch the end of the first quarter. I only caught the first drive and thought we would do well. Then I caught bits and pieces from a radio in between shots. Until we left the field and caught the less few minutes.
Congrats to the Oklahoma State Cowboys, you played a good game.
On to Saturday and the Gamehens.
Stinger
September 6th, 2009
12:47 pm
What kind of exuces will you use when Visor Boy comes to town? The ref’s cheated – again; Joe Cox sux; Richard Samuel trips over blades of grass; our tight end can’t catch; our offensive line was over rated; and on and on. Where is Paul’s Johnson now? Did he leave the state?
Denver Dog
September 6th, 2009
12:50 pm
Bring it on Ramble on. Same stuff from you. Life is more than cut and paste. It is not like they lost to Gardner Webb, Furman, Wofford or some of those powerhouses that have put W’s up against your team. Wake Forest, Virginiia, BC, Maryland. Va Tech looked great against Bama, as did Clemson last year. When Tech gets to be an upper echelon team, playing upper echelon schedule, then write something back to us. Other wise, go put your negativism on to that blog you don’t have. At least try to write something positive. What ws the PAID attnedance over at Grunt Flats yesterday? No excuses coming from dog fans. We got beat by a better team.
Stinger
September 6th, 2009
12:51 pm
I believe that Mark Richt should stick with Joe Cox. You have no depth, so what the hell.
Denver Dog
September 6th, 2009
12:54 pm
Stinger, what is it with you techies. Do you all cut and paste and post it on every column. What losers you are! UGA doesn’t make excuses. That is your expertise. It is the first game, some play tune-ups, some play real games. We played a real game, and lost to a better team. What is Tech’s excuse for letting a team that suspended it’s skill players score 17 points, on your field, with your refs.
dawgstephen
September 6th, 2009
1:06 pm
Lucky for UGA, there are only 69 bandwagoners or tech people in three hours to blather on and on about something you know nothing about. That was the best triple threat offense in WR, QB, and RB we will face outside of florida. GA held the best receiver in the country to 3 catches, and the defense was fine. We missed Caleb on Saturday. Dawgs are ok.
http://www.dawgstephen.blogspot.com
nochancedogs
September 6th, 2009
1:09 pm
KJ, just how stupid are you? The dogs got their behinds handed to them dispite all the smack you goofy dog fans were talking. I mock you, you are a misguided fool. Enjoy your less tham average football team and try to get a life. Dogs, what a joke
pokesfan
September 6th, 2009
1:10 pm
man u puppy fans have an excuse for everything huh? Yeah maybe that one call against the puppies was sh-t, but OSU got called on the same thing in the 4th qtr. Plus u guys act like we needed that TD to beat u guys, The puppies offense sucks, OSU made adjustments after the first drive and shut the puppies down. And on that fourth down play Hunters second effort got the first down, was it a bad spot, to close to say, but like i told all you puppy fans HOME FIELD counts for something, just like when u play at HOME! Get over all ur BS excuses, ur defense play good, ur offense SUCKS! Good luck the rest of the season, as a OSU fan i want u to win the rest of ur games, BIG 12, BIG 12, BIG 12, BIG 12, sorry had to do that like your stupid SEC fans chant after u win a game
pokesfan
September 6th, 2009
1:15 pm
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nochancedogs
September 6th, 2009
1:18 pm
I agree pokesfan, this is how the dogs are. They talk big smack before a game, can not back it up during the game, and make excuses afterwards. What a disgusting joke they are and sorry, they will not win the rest of their games, they are staring 5-7 or 4-8 in the face. Let the crying and excuses begin
ToccoaDawg
September 6th, 2009
1:19 pm
I was the number 1 critic of CWM. His D played good well enough to win.
He Hate Gator
September 6th, 2009
1:26 pm
The comments about 3-8 are a very real possibility. It may even be worse than that with this schedule. CMR may be digging himself into a hole..their easiest SEC game is this week and it will be a struggle. At least a 8 or 9 loss season, CMR won’t have to worry about whether or not Bobo and Willie should come back…
DAWGHATER:
September 6th, 2009
1:32 pm
Hey Cuz & Sanford Drive: How bout them DAWGS? I told you your team suxs and so does Joe Phallic. What’s your excuse now? Let’s face it, your team is losing many more games and will not beat GT. I await your excuses and comments. Obviously, this is a rebuilding year for you guys. LMFAO! By the way, I guess OSU handled the almighty SEC. hahahahahahahahaha. Your team is friggin pathetic. THWG!
DAWGHATER:
September 6th, 2009
1:34 pm
UGAG: 0-1 to start the year, just I a predicted. Overated once again. Hey, maybe you can get lucky and beat lowly SC and Spurrier, but I doubt it. I see your team at 0-3 to start the year. Man, that would be awesome. THWG!
RAMBLE ON:
September 6th, 2009
1:40 pm
DAWGS SUCK! THWG! You lose to UF, LSU, GT, ARK and probably another team, which makes your pathetic team 6-6. I love it! Hey, maybe you still win the NC! THWG!
nochancedogs
September 6th, 2009
1:41 pm
How is it that the dogs always get credit for having the best recruits but when they get on the field the other team has the best players? The bulldog nation is a third world country
chazzo
September 6th, 2009
1:45 pm
The offense will come. Hang in there dawgs. I’m sticking with ten wins!!!!!!!
Seenitall
September 6th, 2009
1:45 pm
Look across college football, and you’ll see the Old Guard reestablishing itself, and the new lions on the hunt. UGA has never been in either group. Georgia is a solid program with enough home grown talent to keep it competitve, but without a few star performers, like the two we just lost, this program just sniffs at the big time. Richt and his coaches reflect a boutique football culture–well-marketed, over-hyped, fashionable, and pretty to watch until they get smacked in the mouth by someone from the strip mall. All that’s fine as long as that’s all you expect, and it must be, because it’s what we’ve come to accept year after year. The Dawgs are good. They’ll be good this season. But if you want to see SEC football the way it ought to be played, gaze south and west.
nochancedogs
September 6th, 2009
1:48 pm
You are right seenitall, the dogs have never been part of the elite and never will be. They should just accept their peach bowl standing and shut up.
Roger T
September 6th, 2009
1:58 pm
That Bama – VaTech game was awesome last night. What an example of two real football teams – it’s a shame to watch how pathetic UGA is this year. I thought Bama’s QB sucked too, but he’s all world compared to the pansy we’ve got. I would transfer if I was a receiver. No surprise to me about Richard Samuel, he looked exactly like he did last year – runs straight into a wall of defenders and falls down. Everyone is saying the defense did such a good job. Really? I saw no changes / improvement from last year. We looked fat and out of shape. Only player we have on the team is Rennie – I really hope an NFL team gives that kid a shot.
SC Dawg
September 6th, 2009
2:08 pm
Sorry, sorry sorry……I watched Bama last night and couldn’t help but to be jealous of that team’s attitude…they mean business and they come to play with bad intentions….I just wish the dawgs could show up with a little more attitude….get mad, get mean and blow some people off the ball.
The Lone Trumpeter
September 6th, 2009
2:16 pm
To give up after the FIRST game is to truly blow things out of proportion. Give the D credit. They kept us in the game and Martinez’s job is safe for now. Maybe coach Richt should take more control of the playcalling again. It seemed so conservative after the first drive. Is bobo afraid to let cox throw it deep, or can he just not make the throw? Let’s stay positive dawg fans. It was out of conference and it was early. Time to build on a few wins and lick our wounds. I was a Aaron Murray believer but i wanted to give Cox a chance. He got it and did not do well. Time for the new kid or the GRAYHOUND if cox struggles next week.
Dawgs2009
September 6th, 2009
2:19 pm
This is the beginning of the end for CMR. He doesn’t have the balls to fire Bobo or Willie. We are back in 1995 again.
Gators
September 6th, 2009
2:28 pm
This time on next Sunday, the ugly mutts will be 0-2, thanks to our pal Steve and his butt kickers.
AUG24
September 6th, 2009
2:44 pm
CMR must hire a new OC & DC next year. We will never win a championship with these two coaches.
reebok
September 6th, 2009
2:47 pm
Tech fan here, and to the other Tech fans weighing in on this blog I say…Show. Some. Class. We only have 3-4 days to feel good about things, because Clemson will be in our house on Thursday…I was at Bobby Dodd yesterday, and I’ll tell you that if we don’t play considerably better Thursday than we did yesterday, we will get embarrassed on ESPN from coast to coast. Dog fans – don’t get down on your team after one game. These are kids. Go beat the Evil Genius and the world will look a lot better!
Cuz
September 6th, 2009
2:47 pm
Excuses, excuse me. I thought I acknowledged we got beat by a better team.
Cuz
September 6th, 2009
2:50 pm
Good luck Thursday night reebok, I don’t let “some” Tech fans erode my support of another state school. I don’t think I have a yellow shirt to wear Thursday night. Will blue suffice?
StLou Dawg
September 6th, 2009
2:59 pm
THis game was decided several years ago when the Home & Home series was set period. Michael Adams is no Dummy— take the dough$$$$$.
barneyb
September 6th, 2009
3:01 pm
When will this painful season be over already? I don’t know if I can stand 11 more games like this (or worse)
Looks like the Dawgs didn’t even show up to play, including the coaching staff. How can you demand $45 for tickets for this kind of garbage?
Braves Fan
September 6th, 2009
3:08 pm
Again, the stupid Techies are more concerened with what our team does than their own. GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT YOU STUPID NERDS! You guys are so focused on us all the time, its just sad. I think you guys are probably the most annoying fans of any rival team cause you just can’t handle winning with any grace or class. Go back to your dungeons and dragons in your mom’s basement
barneyb
September 6th, 2009
3:09 pm
And by the way, if we have to depend on the Willie Martinez defense to keep us in the game, we are totally screwed. We are on the downslide of CMR’s tenure at UGA, unfortunately. Can’t believe I keep paying for tickets. As an alum, I too am growing weary of mediocrity.
Fire CMR and Co.
September 6th, 2009
3:15 pm
For those refusing to drink the Kool-Aid, go to http://www.firemarkricht.net.
JDawg
September 6th, 2009
3:25 pm
1. When you are down 14 with 4 minutes to go in the game and you (a) run the ball up the middle and (b) don’t run a true hurry-up offense, and (c) throw to a slow fullback on any play when you have tons of other playmakers your OC doesn’t have a clue.
2. When you (a) don’t put your best athletes on your special teams and (b) you consistently get burned by either poor kickoff coverage or failing to put the ball into the endzone on any kickoff or running the ball out of the endzone from 7 yards deep your Special Teams coach doesn’t have a clue.
3. When your defense doensn’t again make a stop toward the end of the game when the entire stadium knows the other team is going to run up the middle….you get the picture.
Sam
September 6th, 2009
3:25 pm
Face it, Richt is not a great coach. He is an excellent recruiter, but an average X and Os guy. 2-4 losses each season are to be expected, which is better than many teams.
AirHawg
September 6th, 2009
3:26 pm
Can’t wait for that “Bobby Petrino offense” to torch Martinez and Co on the 19th. Maybe then you guys will get over the dumping of the Falcons which any sane man would have done.