Keys to a win over the Hogs … plus Adams to NCAA?
Branden Smith could be a key special teams player. (Johnny Crawford / AJC)
Both teams in Saturday’s Georgia-Arkansas game are a bit of a mystery.
For the Dogs, the big question is whether the offense that put more than 40 points up against South Carolina will show up, or will it be that anemic, indecisive bunch that had trouble scoring on Okie State? As for the Hogs, a lot of folks are expecting them to be one of the conference’s high-powered scoring machines, but they’ve played only one game against a minor-league opponent so far. And we don’t know if their defense, which was terrible last year, has improved much.
I think the Dogs should be able to prevail. But certain key factors are needed for that to happen:
Georgia must put real pressure on Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett. Let him stand in the pocket and he’s going to pick the Dogs’ already shaky pass defense apart.
The Dogs also must tighten up their zone coverage. They must leave much less of a cushion, especially for Razorbacks tight end D.J. Williams. Better tackling would help, too. As Willie Martinez himself told the Athens Banner Herald: “We’ve got to do a better job of pressuring the quarterback, whether that’s through blitz or that’s just through our front four, our four-man rush, and we’ve got to play consistently better in coverage.”
The Dogs need to establish their running game. More than that, they must not back away from it for long periods as Mike Bobo has done in the first two games this season. Richard Samuel is a punishing runner and Caleb King will be back this game to spell him. Keep pounding them and also throw to the backs, including shifty Carlton Thomas. Not only will it set up the play-action passing game for Joe Cox, it’ll keep Mallett off the field.
Georgia needs to win the special teams matchup. This was a weak point for Arkansas last season. Georgia has legitimate return threats in Brandon Boykin and Branden Smith, but execution is the key. And containment on the Dogs’ kickoffs must be more consistent, whether the ball is booted directionally or not.
Georgia really needs to flip its turnover margin. The Dogs can’t keep losing the ball more than they take it away. They were lucky against South Carolina.
Penalties must be reduced. I know Mark Richt wants his team to be aggressive, and it’s not those unnecessary roughness or pass interference flags that are the primary concern. It’s the offsides and holding calls that are the big extenders of opponents’ drives and killers of our own drives.
The other big key is whether the Razorbacks’ off week helps them significantly. Arkansas is a well-rested team. The Dogs are playing their third straight tough game. As my brother Tim noted, fatigue could be a big factor, just as it was for Tech against Miami.
Overall, though, I think the Dogs will win. Mallett may be able to march the Hogs up and down the field between the 20s, much as South Carolina did, but the Dogs are tough in the red zone. And I don’t expect Arkansas to have nearly as stout a defense as the Gamecocks.
How do you feel about this game? What do you see as the keys to a Georgia win?
ADAMS FOR NCAA
There’s a lot of support among Bulldog fans for UGA President Michael Adams to replace the late Myles Brand as head of the NCAA, mainly because they want him out of Athens. That should surprise no one who’s heard Adams booed at football games.
Adams has never been a favorite of mine, and not just because of the way he’s tended to bigfoot the athletic department, whether it was pushing Jim Harrick as basketball coach or dissing Vince Dooley. When Adams was up for the UGA job, I remember thinking he was the least qualified of the candidates in terms of experience and academic standing. I happen to believe the president of a major university should be more than a glorified fund-raiser with good political connections.
But I actually find myself with mixed feelings about the idea of Adams moving to the NCAA job, and not because of what he might do there. Getting all those university presidents to do anything major, like a playoff system, is akin to herding kittens, so I think Adams’ potential impact on the organization is fairly limited.
My misgivings are based on the fact that the same folks who picked Adams as UGA’s president, notably influential Board of Regents member Don Leeburn, are still in place and would be picking his replacement. And who knows what they’d come up with this time?
So I’d like to see Adams gone. But I’m not sure we’ll be better off without him.
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98 comments Add your comment
Cuz
September 18th, 2009
10:34 am
Hey, hey what do you say, Adams for the NCAA…..
quedawg4
September 18th, 2009
10:37 am
Caleb spelling Samuel… Are you serious?
DawgFan
September 18th, 2009
10:42 am
You forgot about getting the ball in the hands of AJ Green. He needs to have 10-12 touches minimum. The guy is a player.
Bill King
September 18th, 2009
10:44 am
I didn’t forget about AJ. Green. Getting him the ball is a given in every game.
reality check
September 18th, 2009
10:57 am
Your point about the running game is spot on. Every game in the Richt era where we have run less than 50% of the time we have lost. Every game where we have run more than 60% of the offensive plays we have won.
Our turnover ratio is about the worst in the country, but those things tend to even out. We should be due to get some turnovers.
Daniel
September 18th, 2009
10:58 am
Enter your comments hereThis is probably the WORST team in Coach Richt”s time here. His loyalty to Willie martenez will cost him at least 3 wins this season.This is a very average team with some talented players sprinkled across both sides of the ball. LSU TENNESSEE and FLORIDA will spank us silly.yes it is a young team, But USC lost 9 starters on defense and their QB and look what they are doing, They haven”t lost a step. Their is no leadership on this team, Just like last year. Defense is terrible. Offense at times looks very good at other times looks terrible.I see 7 to 8 wins with this team
Alpharetta Dawg
September 18th, 2009
10:58 am
I have a feeling the D will win or lose the game. Their D is not going to stop our O for the most part. We should be able to handle their rush attack too. I feel better about facing a pocket passer than a mobile QB like Garcia. Garcia made most of his plays on the run. Mallett will have to sit in the pocket and I think we have a much better chance of getting to him without having to blitz. The difference between a close game and a comfortable Dawgs win will be making that pressure translate into turnovers. If the Dawgs lose the turnover battle and committ 10+ penalties AGAIN they will lose.
BEL
September 18th, 2009
11:05 am
For those of you that watched the Tech vs. Miami game last night. It’s amazing the positive changes that Miami has made in less than a year by bringing in good, solid, proven Offensive and Defensive coordinators. Richt should take notice…
AJ Green
September 18th, 2009
11:08 am
Just throw me the dam ball!
Kelly's a Dawg
September 18th, 2009
11:08 am
Yes, the D is the key. Will Martinez upgrade his play calling? I’m anxious to find out.
BTW, where is my boy St. Simons? <<>> hehehehehehehe…y’all did’t exactly blow the ‘Canes away, did ya? I can’t wait to play your stupid triple threat offense again.
L-Dawg
September 18th, 2009
11:09 am
GLORY GLORY TO OLE’ GEORGIA!!!!
BE KIND, PLEASE REWIND (CLEAN UP CAMPUS AFTER USE PLEASE!!!)
GO DAWGS!!!!
TOMORROW WE GO 2-0 IN THE SEC!!!!
murfdawg
September 18th, 2009
11:12 am
Bill,
Who cares about the game? Let’s start a campaign to get Adams out of Athens. How about something like “UGA fans unite! Get the TRASH out of AThens!” or “Please recycle. Take your 70,000 pounds of garbage and one blivet to the dump.” He will be the perfect replacement for Myles Brand. What Brand did for Indiana basketball, Adams tried to do for Georgia football.
Tuck Fech
September 18th, 2009
11:14 am
The Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech may be a hell of an Engineer; but when it comes to football games, you see the choice is clear. The Wreck could build a town the entire world may cheer, but along can come a Hurricane and make it disappear.
((((37-17))) HAHAHAHAHAHAH
EXPOSED!!!!! Silence from North Ave… LOVE IT!!!
Tuck Fech
September 18th, 2009
11:15 am
(((33-17))) <—– sorry… i thought Jacory just scored again!!!
swimdawg68
September 18th, 2009
11:19 am
“Speed Kills” and we demonstrated we have it. I don’t see Ark. stopping our offense. I fear our defense. I wonder if CWM has figured out this week how to cover the tight end? At lease have someone up in his face and bump him as he comes off the line. It is just awful to watch our “soft zone” defense. Could we please bring back the “junkyard dawgs”? I miss that GATA defense. Until that changes I fear we will continue to make average offensive football teams look good. Just look at the Carolina game as proof (they only scored 10 points against NC State) and many of the games last year. It is so hard for me to understand how CMR fails to see this obvious problem with his team.
In spite of our problems, we should beat Ark. by 10-14 points. We are just a better team. I only hope we play that way.
MT
September 18th, 2009
11:20 am
Adams wasn’t even much of a fundraiser… he screwed the pooch so bad and had enough issues with the BOR that we now have 2 fundraising foundations! Adams might have raised the bar academically at UGA, but HOPE has probably done more for it than he has.
Send him packing to Indy and promote someone within the University (maybe a dean) into the President’s role
THE TRUTH
September 18th, 2009
11:29 am
Finally a Dawg Blog without St. Simons and his nerd herd talking bout the techies….this is a huge game but the Dawgs and CWM will find a way. Dawgs 45- hawgs35
dap01
September 18th, 2009
11:30 am
Running the ball more will help the defense. Does CMR actually get with the coordinators and plan a game plan? Surely he does not trust Bobo and Willie. We don’t.
quedawg4
September 18th, 2009
11:30 am
Seriously though… Should’nt Samuel be Spelling Caleb? I guess we’ll see tomorrow night at 7
TY
September 18th, 2009
11:32 am
Where the hell is YELLOW FUZZ and his big fu*king mouth this morning?
4DAWGS
September 18th, 2009
11:45 am
Yellow Fuzz and his little buddies are still in the fetal position with there thumbs up their a$$es!! Poor little BEES.
maddawg
September 18th, 2009
11:49 am
Ty,
he’s busy washing his yellow leotards.
maddawg
September 18th, 2009
11:53 am
4DAWGS,
it’s not fetal, it’s fecal!
Rody Nezbit Dwhy?er Babay kids
September 18th, 2009
11:58 am
Najeh stuffed fabric softener in St. Simons mouth and performed his duties to him last night.
BurningRedBleedingBlack
September 18th, 2009
12:01 pm
This is simple, Run the Ball affectivley, Don’t turn the ball over and don’t make bonehead penalty’s. Watch out for the underneath pass and screens. Do not give up the deep pass! We should limit them with pass, are defense is great against the run. I am ready to see what we can do against a heavy passing team. If we fail to stop the pass again you can start to worry about are defense. We have to get a form of pass rush.
Athens Health Department
September 18th, 2009
12:04 pm
At all future home games we will be providing plastic bags for you “fans” to put your turds in. Defacating and urinating on campus, we realize, improves the value of the campus but it is a health risk.
Thanks for your cooperation
stoopid
September 18th, 2009
12:09 pm
Can anyone tell me the difference in that bone crushing special teams hit lastnight and the one Rashad laid on the OKST receiver?? the only difference i saw was that there was no flag and it was #4 on the top 10 lastnight on sportscenter. what the F**K is that about??
BJohnDawg
September 18th, 2009
12:11 pm
ST SIMMONS, YELLOW FUZZ, STINGER, BURDELL, TRADE SCHOOL JUNKIE, and M is for Moron ….
Funny I dont see them on this blog today. Did not see them on the Bug Blog either. I wonder did something happen last night?
Oh yeah they got their tails waxed by Miami. On national TV.
Oh how the not so mighty have fallen….AGAIN!
ST SIMMONS, YELLOW FUZZ, STINGER, BURDELL, TRADE SCHOOL JUNKIE, and M is for Moron ……
Come out come out where ever you are….
And take it like men.
Oh wait, you cant. Your nerds.
Same Story….TECH SUX!
Athens Health Department
September 18th, 2009
12:15 pm
We at the health department realize that you dawg fans generally speaking do not have indoor plumbing. We know you are accustomed to doing your business outdoors, but when you come to the games you should follow the lead of the city folks and use the porta potties to releave yourselves. This is just good hygene and it’s something your mamas and daddys should have taught you.
quaildawg
September 18th, 2009
12:19 pm
It’s time for the next wave of young pups to be birthed.
Brown & Wooten need to make some plays (and Bobo has to do a better job of getting them in the game and some touches) Charles needs to have the breakout game (which I think he can against this D)
Time to Put Up for Houston and C.Wash to GATA!!!
2-3 more touches for “Blaze” Smith would be good.
TW
September 18th, 2009
12:23 pm
Sadly, Mallet be Heisman talk Sunday morning.
We will be shredded by every decent QB we face this year.
And that really don’t sit well.
JB
September 18th, 2009
12:27 pm
Last year, Miami very average……Shannon goes out and Hires two great football coach’s for OC and DC.
Anybody notice anything different about Miami this year. This guy Whipple running the Offense for them will get another shot at a HC job if the continue to play like that. Meanwhile, back in Athens, we continue with what DOESN’T work and keep on watching anyone and everyone march up and down the field on us. I DO NOT BLAME THE PLAYERS !
Good luck
September 18th, 2009
12:34 pm
Tech fan here. I think all of the Atlanta Falcons nation is rooting for you guys to beat up on Petrino. Give em hell dogs. I actually root for the dogs except for when they play Tech. Love my home state teams.
Do UGA fans really think that Tech’s spread option has been ‘figured out’? The option has been run for a 100 years… I don’t think we will always kill people with it but there is no reason we can’t be successful. I think the execution is not there. Of course, we also have to pass successfully every once in a while to keep defenses honest. Clemson and Miami had the whole defense in the box. So I am not buying the whole idea that teams just up and figured it out. Thoughts?
bill h
September 18th, 2009
12:36 pm
Bill, I enjoy your writing and you seem moderately well informed; but, you just made it obvious that you know nothing about Mr. Leebern. Yes, he is influential. But to infer that he is not good for Georgia Football displays your total ignorance of the man’s contributions ( and not just financial) to the betterment of Georgia Football. I totally understand people’s disappointment with the handling of Coach Dooley. He deserved better. But, as far as football operations that have led to a more successful program, Dr. Adams has actually helped tremendously behind the scenes. Need I remind you of a former President who didn’t care for the football program. And, that former President was forced out on Mr. Leebern’s watch and under his influence. Dr. Adams has displayed in many ways that he cares about Georgia Football and wants it to succeed. Georgia is extremely fortunate to have Don Leebern as a very supportive Alumnus. He will continue to help us, regardless of your misplaced sentiments. You, like many Adams dissers, tend to let your sour feelings over the way Coach Dooley was mistreated block your vision of how the program has progressed with Adams at the helm. Would you prefer the former President who was nudged out by Mr. Leebern and his associates? Both on the University level leadership issue and on the field, Georgia has gotten much better as a result of Mr. Leebern’s well placed influential leadership. He is not a Bobby Lowder. Far from it. He does not want any credit or recognition. He does a great job for the State of Georgia and all of it’s Higher Education Facilities; and, when it comes to issues that only concern his Alma Mater, we are extremely lucky to have him on our side. The very fact that you are uninformed about him lends credence to the fact that he cares not for the publicity, nor does he want accolades for all the wonderful things he does for us. So, you are totally excused for not knowing. Most don’t know…by design. Keep up the good work
Al Ciraldo
September 18th, 2009
12:44 pm
Hey Munson…..I own you!
I'm a Christian
September 18th, 2009
12:45 pm
THEY NEED 2 FIRE MARK RICK AND GIT VINCE DOLEY BACK!
Cuz
September 18th, 2009
12:49 pm
Luck, you need a QB who can complete a higher percentage of his passes. That is it. I was pulling for you guys last night but it got ugly quick. Re-group and teach your QB how to throw. That injury to the backup, I disremember his name, is costing more than we knew. Here is hoping he gets well soon.
MattDawg
September 18th, 2009
12:51 pm
33 – 17 hahahahahahahaha
MiltonDawg
September 18th, 2009
12:52 pm
Good Luck- Dawgs should punish Bobby P not only for UGA but for the Falcons as well. Agree with BK on the running game-keep it consistent. Should be a great game. GO DAWGS & GO FALCONS!!!
Lou Dobbs
September 18th, 2009
12:56 pm
Sad to see Tech lose to Miami. Especially sad considering all the Mexicans on the team that are no doubt illegal aliens from Cuba.
You guys are all wrong.
September 18th, 2009
1:13 pm
Sadly it looks like no one really has a handle on this team. If you look at UGA historically, pocket passers do not fair well against us (Exception in Peyton). It is the scramblers that can throw that gives us trouble. I really think that this game will be much more low scoring than people think. I see Samuel getting 20 carries, King getting 8-10, and Logan Gray playing 8-12 snaps with the wildcat formation and getting us in to territory to score by running and using the play action pass. We will win 23-20.
I-DOG
September 18th, 2009
1:33 pm
Bill, you nailed it!
On the tech game last night: I’m not sure I have ever seen a QB with more time to throw than tech gave the Miami QB last night. Either Miami’s offensive line is among the greatest ever assembled or tech has a major weakness.
I hope UGA practiced against fake punts this week. Look at how much better the field position has been since we started letting Walsh kick it in the end zone. We kept them inside the 25 yard line several times against SC! Keep that up!
Hey, I Dog
September 18th, 2009
1:51 pm
What game were you watching last week ” We kept them inside the 25 yard line several times against SC! Keep that up”! SC ran 83 f-ing plays to our 53 – they went up and down the field at their pleasure, yet, fortunately, we held them to field goals after loongg drives most of the time. Granted, the long kickoffs helped, but the D still sucks.
MoDawg
September 18th, 2009
1:55 pm
Good luck, that offense has been run for 100 years in Pop Warner, middle and high school, for the most part.
Decent DCs are getting it figured out, that should be obvious. We had it stuffed in the first half, then we give Tech the ball on their 40 and forget how to tackle. Next, we fumble a kickoff on our 23. Momentum swings and we slug it out the rest of the way and Tech comes out on top. LSU locks it down, Clemson gets burned, by it early, then gets burned by some”gimmick” plays before they settle down and squash it. Miami last night locked it down.
True, until you get a legit passer to run it, (and Nesbitt did make a couple of really impressive throws) it’s one dimensional. I still say, any DC worth his “salt” can shut it down. That is being proven right now. Will it work, yes, but it almost has to be executed perfectly.
Honestly, I used to cheer for Tech before seeing some of these silly juveniles (yellow fuzz, m, saint simons, et al) on the blogs after ya’ll beat us last year. Now, I cheer for whoever plays Tech.
supsalemgr
September 18th, 2009
2:00 pm
Where can I send my contribution for Adams’ plane ticket to KC?
Cuz
September 18th, 2009
2:02 pm
Mo, I still cheer for Tech. One of my better friends went to Tech the same time I went to UGA. We have a blast before Church every Sunday comparing our teams games. We laugh at “the sky is falling crowd”. So I cannot hate Tech just because some fans of the Trade School act like jerks.
We win if AJ gets over 100 yards.
Hairy Dawg
September 18th, 2009
2:08 pm
In the first two games, Georgia has given its opponents five possessions starting inside the UGA 32. That field position was created by four turnovers and one long kick return. That field position led to 27 points for our opponents. When you add Norwood’s pick-six to the mix, that’s 34 points allowed as a result of turnovers and bad special teams coverage.
34 points in two games, folks.
If we stop screwing up, we’ll be fine.
shards1967
September 18th, 2009
2:09 pm
Hey Good Luck,
The triple option is easily defended ( unlike what UGA did vs tech in 2008 ) by players that stick with their assignment, either staying in the lane or to their man and pushing the line and avoiding angle blocks. As a D back, when you get faked by the QB’s eyes looking to throw it deep and sprint to catch up to the receiver is when the QB tosses it back to his Dwyer back who bolts. NO safety or corners at home. BOOM !!! TD !!!
Now, the D has to LOCK UP on contact which UGA did not do in 2008 but Miami, LSU and Clemson have done that. The D must have athletes that can run and punish on contact. LSU and Clemson and Miami have them, as does UGA. Va Tech and NC and FSU will have them and so will UGA. UGA wins this year and wins big, depending on some intangibles, that have yet to be fully recognized ………like the true depth of the UGA receivers corp and the depth of the UGA running backs. Same is true of Tech.
I do look forward to being in historic Bobby Dodd Stadium at Grant Field.
Tech can win 7 games per year in the ACC as that league simply does not have tons of athletic D teams. Vatech and Clemson and Miami and usually FSU recruit consistently great D players and now, NC with Coach Davis will be there. NC handled tech in 08. A repeat is looming.
good lcuk
UGA class of 73
murfdawg
September 18th, 2009
2:19 pm
bill h,
Please remember that Adams influence on the rise of academic excellence at the University of Georgia is exactly the same a rooster has over the sun rising.
ATLDawg
September 18th, 2009
2:22 pm
Where is Yellow Fuzz today? Funny how the tide can change so quickly!
Archimedes
September 18th, 2009
2:27 pm
Two main concerns:
We keep hearing that the offense put up 41 points last week, but that simply isn’t true. Of the 34 pts the offense did score, only 17 came from drives that started farther away than our own 40 yd line. The other 17 pts were at least partially products of great field position. We certainly improved from week 1, but we weren’t exactly a juggernaut either. Bobo seems like he doesn’t have a clear attack plan out their & the players seem uncomfortable with their roles, which in turn don’t look well defined. Who are we on offense and how do we want to attack opposing defenses?
Our defense meanwhile wasn’t nearly as awful as it might seem. Poor at times, yes, but not awful. SC got an easy 7 courtesy of the boneheaded Norwood pick, another 2 on the bad snap, and then 13 from drives that started on UGA’s 23, 8, and 43 respectively. So while it seemed like SC moved the ball at will for most of the night, those long drives that started in their own territory only yielded one TD and 3 FGs.
You have to understand, Martinez’s defense is predicated on allowing the opposing offense to move to ball, but refusing to give up the big play. When we’re spread out on D in the middle of the field, its easy to move on us, but those openings get much smaller closer to the goal line. Give up FGs, not TDs is the motto.
This approach is not going to change. Its a clearly defined philosophy. So for those of you inclined to hope, hope instead that someone or something convinces Willie to get more creative and comfortable with his pressure packages in the middle of the field. If that happens, accept that the opposition will make some big pass plays, but that players in coverage will have better opportunities to turn the ball over and give our still-developing offense (which seems to lack an identity) a shorter field while they continue figuring out who they want to be and how they want to operate.
Will
September 18th, 2009
2:44 pm
UGA rolls 2moro 42-17. Willie can coach against an immobile qb and we will have pressure all day which will create turnovers.
However my overall feelings about Willie are that of a guy that is on his last leg as the UGA DC. I think CMR will let Bobo and Willie go at seasons end if not sooner because he sees the program heading for mediocrity fast. Honestly dawg fans, don’t you agree you have to shake things up from time to time and get some fresh blood in there with some fresh ideas? I was really jealous when LSU hired Chavis this past year. I thought that would have been a bold, decisive move for CMR to make. But he didn’t.
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September 18th, 2009
3:33 pm
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@modog
September 18th, 2009
3:54 pm
so you saying willie was/is not smart enough?
Rocket Rod
September 18th, 2009
3:54 pm
Somtimes the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know! What cha think. na Adams for NCAA, Yea!
how2fish
September 18th, 2009
4:18 pm
Sad to see Tech lose to the Canes..but I heard one of the funnies football putdowns today from a buddy who is a die-hard Tech fan..I wish I had thought it up…he told me..”the French play better defense that we do”…..
FLDAWG
September 18th, 2009
4:27 pm
Last week it was 17-14, 13-10 etc. and know it’s 45-38 31-28 etc. I think I going with 20-17 Dawgs, late FG by Walsh to seal the deal. It’s just hard to tell what team will show up.
RH in Dunwoody
September 18th, 2009
4:30 pm
#1: Hope that Martinez misses the team plane
#2: Hope that Bobo was riding with Martinez to the airport
WildBill
September 18th, 2009
4:38 pm
1. I sincerely hope Adams gets the job. Also, I hope he will take Damon Evans, CWM, and CMB with him.
2. Throw to Tavarres King multiple times early. Shake em up, then run it down their gut.
WildBill
September 18th, 2009
4:40 pm
3. One more thing, give Cox some oxygen before the game.
Disappointed!
September 18th, 2009
4:57 pm
good luck tomorrow pups. Hope your game is better than ours last nite.
Ramblin Wreck!
AltamahaDawg
September 18th, 2009
5:16 pm
quedawg4, Of cource he can, he knows there is no “s” on the end.
Greek Dawg
September 18th, 2009
6:01 pm
bill h, is Jere Moorehead ghost writing for you? What has happened to UGA academics has nothing to do with anything Doc Adams or any of his sycophants have done. It’s all about Hope. I hope the Doc takes JM and you with him. He will take the job.
SuperB
September 18th, 2009
6:21 pm
Adams and Leeburn need to go– and take Damon Evans with you! Until we quitre play AT Florida every year, I will never be happy with Evans. adn these idiotic H and A games with Oklahoma State, colorado, etc. are moronic.
jason
September 18th, 2009
7:30 pm
Clock management is the key. The more our Offense is on the field, the less our poor defensive pass defense is. We have to go all out run. The OL has to be ready to punish the ARK DL. If we have Samuel and his punishing runs to go along with King’s speed, we can work WONDERS with the play action to Charles and Green. I would like to see a 3-1 clock management from our Offense. If so, this will be a blowout.
Habersham Dawg
September 18th, 2009
7:32 pm
I agree with WildBill. Get Tavarres the ball more and have the D-pull coverage from AJ so that he’ll be open more.
Tom
September 18th, 2009
7:47 pm
Why does everyone say “we” when referencing the football team?? None of you are on the team! You need to realize this and stop saying “we”. We are not gonna win tomorrow night, georgia is.
DP Dawg
September 18th, 2009
10:07 pm
Couple of things plain and simple… Have to get pressure on Mallet. Have to run the ball effectively.
We have had no pressure from the front four, (or seven for that matter). This guy will pick us apart unless we tighten up in pass coverage as well. Going to be a close game, with strong running game and several completions to AJ and Charles, we should come out with a WIN.
OH, Saint Simons ((((33 – 17)))) hahahahahahaha. where are you at brotha. Miami, really, cmon.
Wait, did Jacory complete another while I typed this???
DP Dawg
September 18th, 2009
10:22 pm
“Tom”
Suck it. You are gay. You are obviously some yankee transplant. Everyone is part of the team. This is why everyone says “we”. Get it?
Saint Simons ((((33 – 17)))) hahahahahahaha. Please let us know what happened to Slide Rule U. Everyone is on pins and needles.
DP Dawg
September 18th, 2009
10:38 pm
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Tom
September 18th, 2009
11:36 pm
Yep, I’m one of those yankee transplants, born and raised in Duluth. And you’re not part of the team, you are part of the fan base. Only those big guys with jerseys that have their names on the back are part of the team. The minute you run out on the field you can say we, but until then just give it a rest. I don’t mind it so much when people say stuff like “we won or we lost” cause i know what that’s implying. But to say things like “we just couldn’t stop their offense” implies that you were on the field actively trying to stop the offense. Get it?
Tom
September 18th, 2009
11:38 pm
Oh, and DP Dawg, way to turn on an actual UGA alumnus. I’m guessing you’ve never stepped foot on campus during a weekday.
txdawg
September 19th, 2009
12:02 am
Key to victory. Let’s all hope Willie Martinez comes down with the swine flu and can’t make the trip.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/971172856
Hawg_wyld1974
September 19th, 2009
12:17 am
Tomorrow’s game should be very interesting between my hawgs and ya’lls dawgs……it will be close as we both look for our teams true identity to show! See you all tomorrow and look forward to a great game……..Go Hogs Go!
J.A.
September 19th, 2009
6:21 am
Don’t get me wrong and I’m not over-confident, but you guys seem a LITTLE one-sided on this issue. I take it that none of you have done research on the Hogs yet, and if you have, MOST of it has been in about the past 7 days. The first game of the season, Mallet and Wilson (starting and “backup” QB) set the school record for passing yards in a game. Not to mention the Hogs are 5 deep in running backs, 3 of which who could hit over 100 yards rushing in any given game. Hogs D is the same as Georgia’s, a toss-up. It’s definitely better than last season, but still young. Dogs will have to put a lot of pressure on the veteran O-line of the Hogs to break the pocket, because Mallet can pick apart a D. Hence why he leads the NCAA in passing efficiency (albeit against a D-2 school). I can ASSURE you no matter if the Hogs play poorly or not, it won’t be a blowout either way. In fact it turned from talk of an “upset” to a “toss-up”. Whoever wins will do so by 10 points and no more. Arkansas won’t win the national championship this year, but will probably (like every year) have 2 or 3 surprise wins this season and maybe even end up with 9 all together. In all honesty, Georgia looks a little worse. With OSU (who preceded to lose to a Conference-USA team the last week) and then SoCar, I would say Dogs fans shouldn’t get their hopes up either. I think Georgia is a solid bowl team (7-5, 8-4) this year. I mean you guys can’t expect to compete the year after you lose the number-one draft pick QB and your “ace-in-the-hole” running back. Hogs went through it last year after losing McFadden and Jones (finished 5-7 last year and I was surprised they won that many). It’s OK to recognize a down year. Hogs knew last year would be a down year. So don’t be too upset if UGA loses tomorrow or a few games this season. Just hope those freshmen learn a lot and come back revved up and keep learning. Hogs can assure you there is something to be said for starting True Freshmen. Good luck tomorrow. It will be a great game, either way!
J.A.
September 19th, 2009
6:24 am
By the by, send my regards to Stafford and Moreno. I hope they fair better in their professional outings than McFadden has for the Raiders.
DP Dawg
September 19th, 2009
7:32 am
Tom… No I don’t get it. You want someone to not say “we” if the offense makes a bad play? But, it’s ok if you say “we” should have won the game. They seem pretty close.
Not turning on you. Have been on campus through the week. I somewhat understand your thinking
NXS
September 19th, 2009
9:07 am
The key to Georgia’s success against AR, and in the SEC this year, is going to be whether we can run the ball effectively… and we haven’t demonstrated that we can do that yet. Against OK State: 30 rushes, 95 yds, against SC: 29 rushes, 107 yds. This just ain’t gonna cut it folks. Cox needs a better rushing game to be able to run an effective play action scheme, and the D needs us to have a better rushing attack to keep them (and the other team) off the field, since we’re also giving about 5-6 min. in TOP so far. I won’t call for Bobo’s head, yet, but it sure looks like we’re getting a bit out coached, and we abandon the run just when it seems we’re getting something going. I agree the D is a MAJOR factor as well, and I’m not a CWM fan (it wouldn’t suck to see him go somewhere else) but he’s the horse we’ll ride this year, so let’s hope he can figure out a way to put our players in position to defend against the forward pass across the middle. Go Dawgs!
Mutley
September 19th, 2009
9:31 am
See you thought Bugkiller was just being mean when he called Willie Martinez the worst defensive coordinator in the game. Now you know Willie is the worst defensive coach in college football and could not even get a job at a good high school.
chazzo
September 19th, 2009
9:31 am
Most likely going to be a wet muddy game. Hold on to that ball little doggies!!!!! Should limit the passing game somewhat. Arky has some good backs, too. I am really looking for a game like last week without some of the early “excitement” mistakes.
I am not at a complete loss when it comes to last weeks D complaints. They certainly moved the ball on us. But, I am at a complete loss as to why the whiners don’t acknowledge that keeping them out of the end zone 5 times deserves some notice. They were also pretty darn stiff at Okie St. on that goal line stand (unfortunately OS had a 12th player on the field in stripes).
I am excited for our team and our coaches. This is exciting football and a challenging schedule. It sure beats the heck out of watching seasoned veterans swagger over Eastern Michigan or Georgia Southern (no offense to those schools).
Are we so out of touch with the love of the game and the school that we can’t even enjoy this opportunity to watch these young players mature and succeed each week? It is awesome to be the underdog and see your team rise to the occasion.
Back in the day, we’d all be wearing wonderdog t-shirts and worshiping King Vince as he went 7-4. Now, for some reason, all we can do is piss and moan, and it’s only the third game of the season.
Way to go coaches!!! Way to go Richt, Bobo, and Maritnez and the rest!!!!!! Especially way to go you bunch of young dogs!!! Have a safe trip! Stay healthy! And, whip those pigs!!!!! Go dawgs!!!!!
RH in Dunwoody
September 19th, 2009
9:46 am
Tom, you may be from Duluth and you may have gone to UGA – but you are just a well educated idiot.
The “WE” is the Bulldog Nation, dipshxt. Anyone that grew up listening to Munson saying “we” understands.
Tom
September 19th, 2009
10:33 am
So just because Munson did, that makes it OK? And I get that the “we” is the Bulldog Nation, I understand that. But the Bulldog Nation isn’t on the field, just 11 members of the team. Keep insulting people that you don’t know and have never met. Yeah, i’m the idiot here.
DaddyDawg
September 19th, 2009
12:29 pm
Tom:
“We” is a figure of speech used to describe the Bulldawg Nation, the UGA team, its players, and its fans. If people want to use that figure of speech, they can. They don’t have to answer to you. And this is coming from someone who has several degrees from Georgia and played football. The use of “we” by a GA fan is perfectly appropriate despite your disapproval. The next thing you will be telling us is that “we” can’t use the spelling “Dawgs”………..
BULLDOGS ARRESTED
September 19th, 2009
2:13 pm
Just kidding you guys. We paid off some Clarke County Police officers as usual. Mark Richt will still hold team meetings at the jail for the other half of the team just to make sure they know the plays by Saturday night.
Get a life bulldog fans. The school isn’t even a school, it’s just a meeting place for football games. Have fun at the games, cause when you graduate you will be a loser for the rest of your life.
Tom
September 19th, 2009
2:37 pm
No wonder nobody likes Georgia fans, I don’t even like them and I went there. Hey DaddyDawg, guess who has several degrees from UGA too!! Me!!! Wow you’re awesome.
Super dog
September 19th, 2009
3:36 pm
Bulldogs Arrested
Great comment, so why don’t your team quit playing and help our players with their studies so we make sure we are eligible to play because your players suck. Go to your local library and read a book dork and leave those who like sports alone.
dawgstephen
September 19th, 2009
4:06 pm
One good thing already happened for Georgia…PENN WAGERS is at the Florida-Tennessee game.
Dont forget to join me on a REAL BLOG where there is accountability and moderator tonight during the game.
http://www.dawgstephen.blogspot.com
t9120
September 19th, 2009
4:44 pm
the dawgs establish a running game…….and then dont. Bobo will find a way to lose this one.
Josh
September 19th, 2009
5:06 pm
Jonothan Dwyer for Heisman! 5 carries 7 yards last game!
Josh
September 19th, 2009
5:06 pm
My bad, misspelled my idol’s name! Jonathan*
Super dog
September 19th, 2009
5:27 pm
Dog fans
After watching Tennessee’s defense play so far in their last two games we will be out coached. Even if Tennessee loses against Florida we will not beat them this year unless by some miracle we start utilizing our talent better. We need better assistants CMR!
Eric
September 19th, 2009
6:01 pm
Enter your comments here
GA must run the ball to win!!!
WilliamG
September 19th, 2009
6:21 pm
Hogs win going away – game is close in the first half. Georgia intercepts and capitalizes in the first quarter. But Razorbacks are able to go to halftime with a 3 point edge. Third quarter, bottom falls out for Georgia as Mallet – behind good protection – finds his range. The Arkansas running game also begins to click. Two unanswered UofA touchdowns. Georgia scores in the beginning of the 4th quarter, but that’s quickly answered by the Razorbacks. Then a fumble recovery sets up another Arkansas touchdown.
Seadoggy
September 19th, 2009
6:23 pm
Jeez, Loueez, Tom. You need to calm down before you throw a thrombo. There is nothing wrong with using the collective “we” when referring to one’s team, be it Bulldogs, Yellow Jackets or whatever. It is simply a figure of speech that enables a fan to identify with the team or express solidarity with it. Everyone knows from the context whether the speaker or writer is actually a member of the team or is a fan who did not actually play in the game.
Keep in mind, Tom, that the “Bulldog Nation” (or, for that matter, this blog) is not a business in which the employees can be required to follow a company dress code and not make statements that contradict company policy. If one accepts employment by a business, he usually has to agree to follow certain rules and accept certain limitations on behaviour (such as curtailment of completely free speech). Obviously, an employer can forbid the use of profanity at work and perhaps even the use of grammatically incorrect speech.
However, we are all fans here. Neither I nor anyone else ever made such an agreement at the inception of our “fanhood.” As a fan, I say what I want. I speak my mind, and nobody has the right to tell me what to do or not to do (except the moderator if I attack someone in an unacceptable manner or engage in other offensive behavior that has been declared out of bounds).
You just need to lighten up, man, or you are going to find yourself an extremely unpopular–and increasingly ignored and irrelevant–member of the blog.
Bill
September 19th, 2009
6:55 pm
Tuck Fech==Your IQ is showing.
Go Dawg!
Big Smile
September 19th, 2009
7:19 pm
i saw two teams in the FL-TN game that will kick GA’s backside. Better win tonight or its going to be a long season.
Seadoggy
September 19th, 2009
10:51 pm
The greatest parting gift Adams could give Georgia would be to order Evans to order Richt to fire Martinez.
mexdawg
September 21st, 2009
5:53 pm
Hell yeah send Adams to the NCAA or anybody else that will take his sorry a#^.I’ll pay for his bus ticket no questions asked.Then let’s make Vince Dooley president.Wouldn’t that be something.LET THE BIG DAWG EAT.