How ’bout them halftime adjustments?
Some random thoughts and questions in the wake of Saturday’s humiliation of the Dogs by Tennessee …
Mark Richt again proved the master of understatement Saturday in noting that, “When you’re geared to stop the run, you’re vulnerable [to play-action passes], and we didn’t adjust very well to it.”
It's time to sit Bryan Evans on the bench. (Associated Press)
Of course, this is nothing new. Much has been made of Willie Martinez’s trouble making midgame adjustments. And rightly so. Georgia’s inability to figure out Jonathan Crompton’s bootleg passing Saturday was just plain embarrassing. One thought: Might Martinez have a better grasp of the big picture if he was calling Georgia’s defensive signals from the booth?
I’ve got a better idea: Let’s move him out of the stadium altogether!
On the other side of the ball Saturday, Mike Bobo also appeared unable to adjust when his game plan, whatever it was, failed to click. How does Georgia’s offense do coming out of halftime? Three consecutive three-and-outs, racking up minus 1 yard in the third quarter. But, hey, his boss is still a fan of his playcalling. More about that later.
Richt made his reputation as an offensive whiz at FSU. I frankly don’t think Bobo is capable of fixing what ails the Dogs’ offense right now, particularly the running game, so I’m hoping Richt will take a hand. As A.J. Green so correctly put it after the debacle in Knoxville: “It starts with the running game. If you can’t run the ball, nobody’s going to respect it. Everybody is just going to try to play the passing game.”
Oh, and after being touted in the preseason as one of the Georgia team’s strengths, the offensive line is now officially a liability.
You hate to single out individual players from a performance as overwhelmingly disappointing as Georgia’s against the Vols, what with all those missed tackles, dropped passes and muffed blocks. But, really, why is Bryan Evans still getting playing time? He simply is not an SEC-caliber defender. And Prince Miller got burned pretty badly out there as well on Saturday. It’s time to give the bulk of the snaps to the younger defenders.
Here’s a quote from Lane Kiffin that stings as much as any of Steve Spurrier’s barbs from the Ray Goff era: “I don’t know that I’ve ever been involved in a game where the defense didn’t let a team into the red zone one time.”
Bright spots? There weren’t many for Georgia. Drew Butler continues to be a beast of a punter, averaging 49.8 on six tries, including a 61-yarder. Brandon Boykin tied Gene Washington’s Georgia record for two kickoff returns for touchdowns in a season. He’s the first SEC player to have two 100-yard kickoff returns in one season, the UGA athletics folks report. Bacarri Rambo’s interception was about the only positive out of the whole day for the defense.
And Georgia’s special teams had a good day generally. But still … a facemask penalty on a short directional kick gives Tennessee the ball at Georgia’s 45. I suppose Richt blames the wind.
And all season long we’d seen Logan Gray back there to receive punts in Georgia territory, usually to fair catch them or wave everyone off if the ball was inside the 10. So why on Saturday did Georgia suddenly decide to use Prince Miller in those situations? Miller proceeded to field a punt at the Georgia 1. Yes, he managed to return it to the 13-yard line, but in what playbook does it call for you to catch that ball?
Speaking of strange decisions, why on earth would the Dogs fair catch a kickoff at their own 14?
And, finally, Richt reportedly got kind of shirty with the press after game. Seems he took umbrage at folks wondering if he was satisfied with Bobo’s playcalling. He said he is.
I think maybe that concerns me more than anything I saw on the field Saturday.
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Blindog
October 11th, 2009
11:28 am
What the hell is going on here!!!!!!!!
CentralFLDawg
October 11th, 2009
11:31 am
Bill…you’ve been patient and reluctant to criticize unlike many whacko commenters. You’ve tried to see the glass half full. You’ve looked at the program from a historical perspective avoiding rash, emotional comments. You’re a UGA fan through and through. But, you’ve finally had it.
Me too!
Denver Dog
October 11th, 2009
11:33 am
What can you say, this was as poor a performance as we have ever seen from a UGA team, coached by Richt. SC 95 was pretty bad, and 90 Ga Tech was bad too! These are great players and good coaches. Here is a good adjustment, free Willy, spread the offense, keep the opposing defense gusessing. It is not that simple, but it is a start.
Go Dogs, beat Vandy
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
11:33 am
You Gator fans make me laugh…it hasn’t even been 6 years since your team was the laughing stock of the SEC with Ron Zook as your coach…back when UGA beat ya’ll, and ya’ll lost to MISSISSIPPI STATE !!!
You gator fans should know exactly how we feel right now, because ya’ll lost games with better talent, and it was because of coaching!!
But you are gonna talk trash now?
That’s funny. That’s also why gator fans are so hated and despised, because you are ignorant AND forgetful. How convenient.
Tombo
October 11th, 2009
11:35 am
It would be one thing if we had occasional screw ups that were corrected by the next game, but we keep seeing the same screw ups game after game…dating back to last season. No changes mid-game or any other time. Lack of coaching.
When Van Gorder was DC, the D might give up stuff in the first half, but he always made adjustments at half time and shut down what had been working for the other team. That was coaching…prepare, plan, adapt.
VolNation
October 11th, 2009
11:35 am
Get use to it. Maybe things are clicking in Knoxville finally, maybe UGA is just that bad, either way, you guys get to live with the fact that for the next year, Lane Kiffin is your daddy. Love him, hate him, he’s not your daddy. I guess that would make Monte Kiffin your granddaddy too. Anyone who thought Mike Bobo vs Monte Kiffin would be anything more than what it was yesterday should be checked for tumors. Things are looking good in Knoxville, Crompton still isn’t the answer, but maybe this is finally clicking with him and he’ll be able to manage it till the end of the season. Life is good.
ATLVOL
October 11th, 2009
11:37 am
Actually Willie Gault from Tennesse had 3 100 yard kickoffs in one season.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
11:37 am
CWM, Coach Richt has been a very loyal friend to you and your family to the point it is about to cost him his job. Why don’t you reciprocate that friendship and resign today. There has been talk of demoting you to Secondary coach. Please don’t entertain that thought.It is now time for you to walk away from this level of football.As a dawgs fan all my life (44yrs) I like Mr. King do no longer want you anywhere near the stadium on game day.So please gather up what self respect you have left and resign today ….Thanks in advance
Blindog
October 11th, 2009
11:39 am
Richt CAN’T be happy with Bobo’s play calling, it looks like he has no olue and never makes adjustments when what he’s trying to do does not work! The defence?? It has no direction,they look so lost,something has got to change RICHT NEEDS TO RETURN TO CALLING THE PLAYS….NOW!!!
Dr M
October 11th, 2009
11:40 am
What an embarrassment. I’m anything but a nay-sayer; but, I haven’t been this concerned about the direction of the football program since….Ray Goff was coach. It’s gut check time for CMR. The team appears to be demoralized. The leaders among the players need to step up, too; but, leadership starts at the top.
BurtDawg
October 11th, 2009
11:40 am
How did it get this bad, this quick? It just is wild to try figure this out. As far as adjustment (s), I don’t think we ever make any. It seems to me they stick with whatever the game plan is, and just hope it works better in the second half. How they can get paid what they get is not worth it. Any coach from anywhere can do what they do.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
11:40 am
needless to say, bill king and I are on the same page the last 18 months as far as this team goes. I will not ruin any more of my weekends on watching this team perform until there are coaching changes made.
Also, if I hear one more fan say that CWM needs to be demoted instead of fired, I am gonna throw-up.
That is like saying Bobby Petrino should have been demoted to offensive coordinator last year for the falcons!?
I do not want a man who cannot be a DC in the SEC(proven that in 4+ years) to be our DB coach, when our db’s and safety are the worst I have ever seen. EVER.
Bobo can go to qb coach, maybe, but Richt has got to be the coach AND call all the plays, like he did his first 6 and 1/2 years.
Bobo CAN NOT call plays.
Oh, and Fabris needs to be FIRED. No question.
5-1
October 11th, 2009
11:41 am
How bout that Georgia Tech High School OFFENSE ? ……………………………………………………………………Go JACJETS !
benadawg
October 11th, 2009
11:42 am
i think the only thing that will make CMR make any changes is Donors pulling money…My god can we get any worse, We cant tackle, block, run the ball, coach, i canceeled my trip to Jacksonville yesterday and i feel sad about that. I hope to see some red in Nashville but this team is a waste of money to pay to see…I swear from my living room i called an offense that would work against ours and sure enough it was ran….damn painful…pitiful….embarrasing….need i add more…
browndog
October 11th, 2009
11:43 am
If we have comparable talent on the roster with the other schools, then it has to be coaching. Recruiting is going to suffer with Tenn taking a major step forward with the high school players in Georgia. The fence around Georgia home grown talent has been torn down by Kiffen. On a positive note, no where to go but up!
ArmyDawg
October 11th, 2009
11:44 am
I’m just as frustrated with the offense as everyone else, but I find it to be the pinnacle of hypocrisy for people to be BEGGING Richt to take over play calling duties. I seem to remember a short time ago people BEGGING Richt to relinquish duties to Bobo.
Anyone? Anyone?
VolNation
October 11th, 2009
11:44 am
Lane Kiffin is your daddy.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
11:45 am
I guess another thing that bothers me the most, Coach Richt is not doing himself (or me) any favors by saying “He liked Bobo’s play calling”
I’m sorry? WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!
I do not want CMR to be fired, but statements like that make it hard for me to believe what I posted earlier, because I simply think that CMR is not capable of doing what is obvious to everyone else what needs to be done.
Fellow UGA fans, how in the hell can he state that he liked Bobo’s play calling!?
WHAT!?!?!?!?!
Blindog
October 11th, 2009
11:45 am
That being said …10-3 is still out there.
Sir Duke
October 11th, 2009
11:45 am
Roll Tide
VolNation
October 11th, 2009
11:47 am
10-3 is out there…but so is 7-6.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
11:49 am
Army Dawg, I never asked him to give up play calling, and I NEVER heard any of my friends/ fellow fans EVER ask for CMR to give up calling plays.
Maybe you have, but frankly, I disagree with you totally. We had our best years when CMR was calling plays, so what you are saying makes NO SENSE
coastal dawg
October 11th, 2009
11:51 am
The game yesterday was the most disappointing loss I have ever witnessed from a Georgia team.The sideline said it all,they looked(including coaches)completely bombshelled and at a loss of what to do to stop the bleeding.This coaching staff is the most uninspiring bunch in the country and it translates to the players where there is no “team leadership”period.I am a Georgia fan and will be regardless of where this train wreck ends up, but MR needs to step up and take responsibilty for the lack of direction this team has.Bobo and Martinez are second rate at best and need to be replaced.Warner Robbins highschool could have beat the dogs and thats sad.The offensive line is as passive as a bunch of monks,and are extremely out manned week in and week out. We have had a total meltdown,we may win two more games at best,pathetic Coach,grow a pair and show us some leadership,PLEASE.
firemarkricht.net
October 11th, 2009
11:51 am
I don’t want Richt to call plays because I don’t remember him to be an outstanding play-caller. Isn’t that why Bobo was brought in? We need a brand new OC.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
11:52 am
We are not going to go 10-3. or 7-6
We will go 5-8**
** We will go 8-5 if tomorrow morning CMR announces that CWM is fired, Bobe is demoted, and John Fabris is fired.
Otherwise, see 5-8 above…
Go Dawgs
October 11th, 2009
11:52 am
Denver Dog. The worst performance since 95????? Do you not remember two years at the same exact place? That game was a replica of the one we saw yesterday. And do you remember Richt’s words after that game. (not exact, but close)….. We might lose games, but I promise we will never take the field not being prepared and ready to play again. Yep, he lied to the whole Bulldawg Nation. No way in hell they were ready to play yesterday. Richt can say what he wants, but this team is in turmoil and finished(see past teams of Alabama, Miami, GT, FSU, FL) They all had athletes, got better coaches and look at those teams now. It’s an embarassment that the Univeristy of Georgia cannot put on a better display of football than what we saw yesterday. The president, the AD, the coaches and the players should all be ashamed. No other so called big time university puts on the display of football that we do week in and week out. Maybe all the other fans are right, we’re just a middle of the run football team that has no business be thinking we are going to contend for anything more than the 2nd or 3rd in the east every year.
Sir Duke
October 11th, 2009
11:53 am
see you in T-town viles- back to reality for the hillbillies. Bring Kiffin w/you- don’t forget
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
11:53 am
Blindawg I know you could’nt see the game yesterday (thank goodness), but I promise you 10-3 is most definately NOT still out there.
George
October 11th, 2009
11:54 am
Alumni- speak up! WE need change.
Richt’s base salary will increase from its current total at around $2 million to $2.8 million per year.
Go Dawgs
October 11th, 2009
11:55 am
Piss off dawg. You nailed it, this team has declined ever since Richt decided to give up play calling and get more involved in all areas of the game. The D has declined, the special teams have sucked, and the O hasn’t been the same. He needs to go back to calling his plays, stay out of the other areas of the team and see where that leads.
ArmyDawg
October 11th, 2009
11:55 am
Pissed Off…
I wasn’t singling anyone out here, but I’ve read a lot of boards in the last 24 hours and it’s been thrown around quite a bit (not necessarily here). I think he should have never given up play calling.
I’m not sure what the answer is, but I’m tired of being heartbroken every season. Yall watch. We’ll roll into Jacksonville and beat Florida this year now that we have nothing to play for.
George
October 11th, 2009
11:56 am
Alumni- we are being robbed!
Richt’s base salary will increase from its current total at around $2 million to $2.8 million per year.
benadawg
October 11th, 2009
11:56 am
We make all struggling QBs’ look good, i know the coaches will never hear this but i agree, step down now and save yourself from any more embarrassment….MR is the only one safe at this time…and that WILL change soon…by the way to hell with tennessee…A win in nashville is not certain either….work tomorrow will be hell, thanks Dogs (sic)
SEC1
October 11th, 2009
11:56 am
yes, 10-3 is still out there. So is my date with Jennifer Aniston…
I still have confidence in Richt as CEO. However, Bobo and Martinez are not SEC caliber coaches. UGA is in a BIG TIME league, with some big time coaching staffs. We have all the tools in place, including the money. Let’s recruit a top tier coaching staff and be done with it!
Sir Duke
October 11th, 2009
11:56 am
Saban might not be very tall, but has a very hard foot. rtr
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
11:57 am
Bobe was brought in to coach QB’s. hence that is what he was. Hello.
CMR wanted to be involved more in the team aspect of coaching, that is why he let Bobo call the plays at the end of 06. BTW, that is an exact quote from what CMR said when he announced it to the media.
Has not worked out well for us at all.
And CWM has got to go. How can anyone, including CMR, defend him now? I was fed up at the end of 2007, but I got shot down. Now what do fans have to say?
And he needs to be fired NOW, not at the end of the season. That way we KNOW CMR means business
George
October 11th, 2009
11:58 am
9 years is plenty of time. 2 SEC championships, good but not great. For $3M a year, we deserve great. Alumni- voice your opinion.
“Richt’s base salary will increase from its current total at around $2 million to $2.8 million per year.”
GWB
October 11th, 2009
11:59 am
The only comments Mark RIcht needs to make are to Mike Bobo and Willie Martinez personally. Maybe you guys are the kind of non-leader types that would publicly keelhaul your employees making a bad situation worse. Mark Richt will never scapegoat his staff or players to pacify all you fair weather bandwagon crybabies. Are you idiots so damn stupid that you think Richt accomplishes anything throwing his guys under the bus? Personally I think Willie has already been told he is out of there after the season. Richt is loyal but he’s not stupid.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:01 pm
Army Dawg, I do not read other blogs on UGA football other thatn AJC, becuase ESPN’s and others are horrible. They attract a bunch of 18 to 25 year old smach talkers that tend to not know SH*T about SEC football, much less UGA football.
Anyway, I stand by what I wrote. I never have ever heard that in 2+ years since Richt gave up playcalling, and that covers thousands of conversations / blogs/ friends.
George
October 11th, 2009
12:02 pm
Georgia football is a business for the school and more importantly a passion for us alumni and fans. What successful business rewards failure? We need change and we need it now!
“Richt’s base salary will increase from its current total at around $2 million to $2.8 million per year.”
Sir Duke
October 11th, 2009
12:03 pm
get ready Viles… it’s definitely coming, and you’ll know it when you sober up. ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!
VolNation
October 11th, 2009
12:03 pm
Please, Bama Fans, it’s not like we think we’re gonna beat you, we aren’t delusional Dawg fans.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:03 pm
GWB where on this blog have you seen where anyone told Richt to fire these people publicly
Raleigh Dog
October 11th, 2009
12:04 pm
Go Dawg has it right. He promised never to be unprepared or outcoached. I had forgotten that. Maybe he had more passion back then. Maybe he’s given up. Maybe he has plans to leave already. Wouldn’t surprise me.
Go Dawgs
October 11th, 2009
12:07 pm
Nothing like watching the Mark Richt show and seeing nothing but TN highlights.
George
October 11th, 2009
12:08 pm
GWB- Are we fair weather because we want to win? Thats absurd! Maybe you are comfortable being second tier, but most of us are not. We pay CMR $3M a year to win football games and more importantly a BCS championship. WE do not have to settle for this. You really think that theres not another coach out there that cant deliver for us? Richt has been very good but not great. How many games have we won under him that we werent supposed to? How many have we lost that we werent supposed to? Go back over the last 9 years, and you’ll get your answers.
“Richt’s base salary will increase from its current total at around $2 million to $2.8 million per year.”
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:08 pm
GWB…
I understand what you are saying, but I am going to disagree with you totally, and here is why…
CMR has been quoted as saying to us for 2 years now that he is going to look at and make changes in the entire UGA football program, with ” the exception of the coaching staff”.
Well, that is keeping it private, but OBVIOUSLY his conversations in private have not worked at all.
This is not something new, BTW, that horrible display that our team put on the field yesterday. This is 2+ years in a row now, so please, everyone that is acting surprised is kidding themselves. A lot of UGA fans have seen this horrible coaching/ playing out on the field for some time.
So I for one am not going to buy into this lip service from CMR like I did in the middle and end of last year.
We gave him more than enough time to fix the GLARING problems, and they are still that a FULL YEAR LATER = The same thing is happening again.
Go DAWGS!
Mike Addington
October 11th, 2009
12:08 pm
Hire Van Gorder as head coach. Make the Richter the offensive coordinator. Problem solved!!!!
NJDawg
October 11th, 2009
12:09 pm
I have seen alot of Georgia football since arriving in Athens in the mid 60’s, and have seen some really bad games. But last night was just too much for me to handle. It was as embarrassing as any Bulldog performance I can remember. It was bad on offense. It was bad on defense. And, maybe worst of all, it was bad on the sidelines. Things better change!
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:10 pm
Blind Loyalty does not make you a better UGA fan!!!!
I am sure I read that somewhere recently!!!???
Bill?! Help, I am being attacked!!
rabiddawg
October 11th, 2009
12:11 pm
like I said yesterday. CMR has done in 9 years what it took papa bowden 30+ to do, and thats become a clueless figurehead with inept coordinators and an undisciplined team. Congratulations you have shown great initiative to break that record in such a short time.
gomdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:12 pm
NO , NO leadership by coaches or upper class members . We need David Pollack on the field come Saturday’s ASAP he is a leader and motivator something this team needs Bad. WM is not the answer
the offense line coach needs to go I though is was the best with the talent we got poor old Cox was beat to death.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:12 pm
This years team is a product of not making adjustments at the end of last year.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:12 pm
I guess another thing that bothers me the most, Coach Richt is not doing himself (or me) any favors by saying “He liked Bobo’s play calling”
I’m sorry? WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!
I do not want CMR to be fired, but statements like that make it hard for me to believe what I posted earlier, because I simply think that CMR is not capable of doing what is obvious to everyone else what needs to be done.
Fellow UGA fans, how in the hell can he state that he liked Bobo’s play calling!?
Go Dawgs
October 11th, 2009
12:14 pm
PO Dawg….
I agree, I think alot of us are acting suprised about yesterday because of the lack of fire, the look of just not knowing how to play fundemental football. I’ve seen things in the past two years that were leading to this. But I thought we had enough talent and enough coaching to avoid the meltdown. I thought wrong. The smirk on Richts face yesterday just burned me to no end. How about a time out to chew some a**. The is where BVG is missed. He at least chewed a**, he had no problem yelling and cussing or what ever it took to get a fire lit under someone, none of these coaches have that.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:15 pm
I support you Pissed Off
George
October 11th, 2009
12:16 pm
On a side note. Will someone please tell CMR that he can afford to get his hair cut by a professional and that he doesnt need to use the Flowbee anymore?
“Richt’s base salary will increase from its current total at around $2 million to $2.8 million per year.”
k
October 11th, 2009
12:18 pm
I am sad. Most definitely we will lose to Auburn, Florida, and GT. Hopefully, we can win the other games so that we do not have a losing season. Unfortunately, even though our young (talented) players need as much practice as they can get – there will be no bowl practices this year. We need to catch up with the other high caliber SEC teams…Tuberville as new DC? Dungy? Gruden as OC? Not at all likely, but we need to start somewhere, anywhere. Ideas?
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:20 pm
GWB where you at, or are you one of those one time band wagon posters that drink kool-aid all year and think everything is going fine
mcdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:21 pm
let see we tie the game at 7 change the momentum and then do a DIRECTIONAL KICKOFF and three plays later they score–was this straight out of the LSU game, straight out of the OSU games-WHAT IS GOING ON
BTW on the play action if you knock the F&*k out of the fullback/running back he won’t be in position to catch the ball
our line is fat and lazy-
athleticism is great but perhaps w/ should have some kinda of aptitude test for our secondary
Bright spots–AJ Green, Kade Weston, Curran, Dewberry, Walsh, Butler, Rambo and thats it
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:22 pm
Go Dawgs…
I have a 58 year old woman that has been a Dawg fan for 45 plus years that told me this…
” When I see CMR on the sideline after JC throws an interception in the fourth qtr/ after Evans or Jones misses a tackle or is 8 yards off a defender on 3rd down and allows a complete pass/ the list goes on, and he has no emotion on his face as the player comes to the sideline, or he is just looking at the Jumbo tron, it drives me absolutely CRAZY”
She has been telling me for 2 years that CMR is just not going to get itdone for us because he is a man of great character and great faith, but he does not have it in him to GATA, so-to-speak, and that is exactly what every single GREAT coach in the SEC displays. Every one, man. No exception.
He does not have the mentality to win at all costs, like Saban, Meyer, and Spurrier have displayed.
I don’t know what to say to that, you know?
FloridaDawg
October 11th, 2009
12:23 pm
Only win that I feel confident about is Tenn Tech…is TT better than I think?
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:23 pm
GWB is obviously an idiot, or someone sent here to rile us up to get more hits on the blog…I dunno
steverino
October 11th, 2009
12:26 pm
Jeez, the last time I heard this much whining from dogs, I was at the Humane Society.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:26 pm
You know she may be right POB
GWB
October 11th, 2009
12:28 pm
How many top 10 teams did we have post Herschel until CMR? How many 10 win seasons? We most certainly need some staff changes but CMR is not the problem. See what moves are made after the season instead of contributing to the problem on a blog.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:28 pm
And to think that Geno Atkins came back for this crap(at least a 3rd rounder) Jeff Owens could be pro now if he wasn’t injured at the beginning of last year, Now I definately see why Asher Allen went pro, not to mention Knoshown.
Things are really starting to come out with this team, you know?
And to think our sorry coaching staff had an entire year (AN ENTIRE YEAR!!!!) to work on penaltys, and what do we have this year?!
Same ole crap!!!
That alone should cause someone on the staff to lose their job. Give me a break.
Island Dawg
October 11th, 2009
12:30 pm
GWB, that is a perfect name for you because you sound like a Bush defender saying if you criticize him you are un-American. I am far from fair weather but this blind loyalty is absurd. I agree that Martinez and Bobo should resign because it is obvious Richt will not fire them and this may cost him his job. They owe it to him. Also Evans still being on the field is crazy IMO.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:30 pm
Oh look everyone, the anatagonist GWB is back!!!
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:31 pm
I am going to cease and assist any more comments until GWB vacates…
No more hits from me!!!
Dogbyte
October 11th, 2009
12:31 pm
Once again it’s blame it all on Willie and Bobo. But neither blocks or tackles, or teaches those basics either. This is supposedly done by the position coaches. Do you remember ever seeing less of either by a Ga. team? Me either! It(blocking and tackling)was embarrassingly lacking. I don’t think we can beat Vandy, Kentucky, Auburn or Tech unless both improve–drastically.
Sad Sad Dawg Fan
October 11th, 2009
12:33 pm
I listened in amazement yesterday to the post game show, the Mark Richt interview and the David Green call in show, and wonder how these people can sit there and explain away the sorry performances of the Defense and Offense. What is our defensive rank in the NCAA? What is our Offensive Rank? How can the cool aide drinkers that believe everything that CMR says think that we have the potential to have a good season? As a loyal fan, I sick of this garbage. Our defensive woes have started since Brian Van Gorder departed. CMR has made poor hires with assistant coaches. He seems to find a replacement too quick, instead of searching for someone with a resume to back up what they are capable of. Numerous callers stated yesterday that people need to quit whining, go back and drink a six pack, and shut up. We are supposedly not loyal fans. What a bunch of crap.David Green was saying that possible the athletes weren’t capable of running the defense CWM wanted? What? Shift the blame to the players? The buck stops with the coaches. All the old timers who remember the days when 5 and 5 was a good year need to get up to date. Those lofty standards don’t cut it no more.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:34 pm
GWB Let’s say Richt does’nt make any changes at the end of the year .#1 What do you think our record will be next year and #2 Who do you think we should hold responsible at that point?
GWB
October 11th, 2009
12:35 pm
I guess all you wannabee HCs know better who should be playing and who shouldn’t, all those practices you’ve attended, films you’ve seen and all. Not to mention your hall of fame credentials playing armchair QB.
Cuz
October 11th, 2009
12:36 pm
POB2yr, two years ago the blogs were full of commentors asking Mark Richt to appoint a real OC to call the plays so he could concentrate on the big picture.
I don’t remember St. Vincent screaming and hollering at his players or coaches but the players paid for their mistakes in the following week’s practice.
Cuz
October 11th, 2009
12:39 pm
GWB, it comes down to CMR. He is the one on the hotseat. He is the one to make the decisons. I don’t wannabe the HC though the money sounds nice. I don’t have the experience necessary to be HC in the SEC or the WAC for that matter.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:39 pm
Dogbyte did you just fix you a big glass of Kool-aide before you sat down at the computer this morning? I’m not even gonna engage with you any further than this with such stupid statements as you made.
Dboy Jones
October 11th, 2009
12:40 pm
Fire Willie and hire Mickey Andrews when the season is over. Bobby is going to retire and Mickey is not working for Jimbo Fisher. We need a Defensive guru!!!!
ApopkaDawg
October 11th, 2009
12:40 pm
In a nutshell…CMR you have done well enough in the past to earn yourself a pass on a bad season. HOWEVER, what you had not earned is a number of brain dead decisions when it comes to your Assistant Coaches. Considering you stated that you wanted to be the “CEO of the UGA Football Program”, take it from one of your shareholders…get rid of some of your Assistants who are failing to do their job or face elimination yourself. Willie Martinez should have had his walking papers filled out in triplicate on the plane ride home. CMR decided to make “no coaching changes” last year and it was pretty obvious that Willie had to go then. Now it is on you CMR. You chose to keep him, now you need to fire him or go ahead and let the shareholders find someone who can lead this company (UGA Football) to a competitive marketplace.
I’m embarrassed for our fans, our students, and most of all the players. They came to UGA to compete in the greatest football conference in the country. Not get led to a slaughter because their coaches did not prepare them.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:41 pm
GWB you did not answer my question
George
October 11th, 2009
12:41 pm
Bottom line. CMR is paid to win championships. Until he does (the Big one), he is on the hot seat.
“Richt’s base salary will increase from its current total at around $2 million to $2.8 million per year.”
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:44 pm
Apopka Dawg
VERY WELL PUT!
And I second your motion as a 25 year member of the board!!
Dogbyte
October 11th, 2009
12:45 pm
“surfdawg” is not going to “engage” me. Boy, is today my lucky day. Now quit peeing in the kiddie pool.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:45 pm
DBOY did Mickey have anything to do with trying to stop the 45 pts Tech hung on them last night. If so no thanks we have a coach that can do that already
djawjuh
October 11th, 2009
12:46 pm
The heat has gotten to MR to some degree. His response that he liked Bobo’s play calling is a case on point. Liked it? Please. We didn’t penetrate the Vol 35 yard line. This calamity is of MR’s doing. He has never had teams that knew how to obliterate lesser lights so that the subs, like Cox, could get some real time action. And to want him back as OC is like throwing gasoline on the fire to put it out. He was a terrible OC. This program is in extremis. I can’t imagine that we’re not going to lose a bunch from the recruits. I think the real problem is like the problem Jimmy Carter had. He didn’t know whether to be a preacher or a president. MR doesn’t know whether to be a preacher or a coach. It’s the preacher part that doesn’t belong in a sport predicated on violence. Christianity is based love, brotherhood, all things that are absence on the field of gridiron conflict.
Piecemeal solutions (firing Bobo and WM) are just that, piecemeal. We need a thorough house cleaning beginning with the top.
My take on this is that Damon will confront MR. Damon has to do that. He will demand changes and MR will not go along. As a result, the entire coaching staff goes.
I’ve been around Georgia football a long time. In the last twenty years I don’t think I ever saw anything like what happened in Knoxville yesterday. And on national TV yet.
We need to listen to the lyrics of that song that says “know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em.” We need to fold ‘em. If it is not this year, next year will surely be the last roundup for MR.
Someone posted the best comments ever about him: “I admire him as a man but I detest him as a coach.” Exactly.
PeligroPero
October 11th, 2009
12:46 pm
I don’t expect CMR to “call out” his staff or berate them publically. However, you would think he would say something along the line of ” things aren’t working so good and we’re going make the changes necessary to fix it”. Instead we get,” I’m happy with the OC and DC. The players need to work harder.”
Most baffling to me is the O-line. These guys are athletic, smart and tough. Or, they WERE. Something truly strange is going on here!
Regardless, these are my Dawgs, win, lose or Martinez.
George
October 11th, 2009
12:47 pm
Georgia coach Mark Richt may need to start looking for life after football. The Georgia Bulldogs were slaughtered by the Volunteers. The offense looked anemic, the defense was atrocious and all of that could spell the end for Richt. The only question is, “Who do get to replace him?” – Tide Sports
djawjuh
October 11th, 2009
12:48 pm
“I admire him as a man but detest him as a coach.” That says it all.
George
October 11th, 2009
12:49 pm
Two major things need to happen for Richt to maintain his position as head coach of Georgia.
1. Richt needs to prove he can make the hard decision and fire a coordinator if he is not performing.
Many people doubt his ability to be the tough guy he needs to be as a head coach. His personal relationships with both coordinators would make a decision to move along without them very tough. If the defense doesn’t improve by the end of the year, Richt will need to pull the trigger and fire Martinez.
2. Georgia needs to outperform Florida on the recruiting scene.
While Richt’s Bulldogs have been a consistent top 10 or 15 team in recruiting, the Gators are almost always in the top five. It will be impossible to get any traction on Florida if they are continually falling farther behind in talent.
While this seems far-fetched, the emergence of Florida State and Miami back into the national picture helps Georgia. Recruits in the state of Florida now are considering all three schools as legitimate programs, whereas the past few years has allowed Florida to get the cream of the crop.
One other thing comes to mind that should help Bulldog fans feel more confident about their coach. A saying in any sport regarding coaches is, “Don’t fire somebody until you know who you are going to replace him with.”
Be honest with yourselves, Georgia fans. Who out there is available and is going to outperform Mark Richt? He is definitely a step behind Urban Meyer at this point, but last time I checked Pete Carroll is the only contender for that position, and he’s not leaving sunny Southern California.
Richt has a great program going at Georgia, and it would be a mistake to let him go. He has some steps to take to get the program to a national title, but going with someone else would be taking steps backwards and would put Georgia among the South Carolinas and Kentuckys of the SEC.
Mike S
October 11th, 2009
12:49 pm
I am done with the Dawgs this season until 3 things happen
1. Willie Martinez is fired, then tarred & feathered, and run out of Athens on a rail
2. Mike BOZO is tied to the same rail
3. Joe ‘what’s a football’ Cox is handed the clipboard and told to stand on the sidelines and send in signals (which is the only thing he does with any ability at all)
Luckily my wife is an Alabama fan — so for the rest of 2009
ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIDE!!!!!!!
George
October 11th, 2009
12:51 pm
Last comment was a cut and paste- not my opinion…
GWB
October 11th, 2009
12:51 pm
surfdawg, of course if CMR makes no moves to fix what ails the team it’s on him. Like I said, I think Willie already knows he’s gone. Making mid season moves only makes it worse. Making a member of the existing staff an “interim” creates more problems once the season is over than it fixes. You don’t talk to other coaches employees in mid season either. If we want a guy like let’s say Kirby Smart, any discussion won’t happen until Alabama is done this year. Some of you sound like masters of disaster with your rash way of thinking. Does the name George Armstrong Custer ring a bell? A lot of you seem to actually want Little Big Horn for this team.
RAMBLE ON!!!
October 11th, 2009
12:53 pm
Hey Mutts,
Sorry about your lose and everything but you got to shake this one off, bad officiating and all.
Ya got to go on the mighty SEC road and battle the Vanderbilt Commodores in an all-important battle for 2nd tier status.
At least you didn’t lose to a jerk or anything.
Anybody catch that GT game last night?
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:53 pm
So is mine Mike S
GWB
October 11th, 2009
12:55 pm
djawga you have a very short memory. Quite a few games under other dawg coaches come easily to mind.
Sad Sad Dawg Fan
October 11th, 2009
12:55 pm
I’m sorry GWB, the little Big Horn was yesterday in Knoxville. We want the cavalry to come rescue what’s left.
Pissed off Bulldawg(2 years running)
October 11th, 2009
12:56 pm
Dogbyte…
That game yesterday was not about missed tackles or blocking, it was about the following:
1. The bulldawgs being accused by the commentators/ fans / basically everyone of not putting up a fight and playing without passion
2. The UT offense running the same offensive play 19 times in the first and second half, and our DC not making any adjustments during the 1st half OR second half to stop them, which resulted in the WORST QB in the SEC having 4 TD passes against us, 3 in the first HALF
3. Our kickoff and special teams had a fair catch on a kickoff at our 14 yd line, a 39 yard return plus 15 yards for a facemask, a punt catch/return at our 1 yard line
4. A spiked ball before the half with one second on the clock(Unbelievable) AND a short ten yard pass just before that(Just plain STUPID)
5. A head coach that stated after the game that he like the OC’s playcalling that resulted in a whopping 3 offensive points in an entire 60 minute game(WHAT?!)
6. A defense that was embarrased by the most offensively challenged team in the SEC(minus Vandy)
The list goes on and on my friend, but continue to think what you want, but you must know that this is not last year, and you are in the minority thinking that it is the players, not the coaching.
surfdawg
October 11th, 2009
12:57 pm
Can you understand why GWB? Because all these requests were made last year and nothing happened and here we sit.
Island Dawg
October 11th, 2009
12:57 pm
I may be an armchair or more likely stands QB, but saying all is well is borderline insanity. Changes must be made. To have a team with 5 top-ten recruiting classes at 3-3 and not getting in the redzone yesterday is inexcusable. I can deal with a loss, but yesterday was sickening to watch as were the 1st half with LSU and the beating in Stillwater. Yet, all is well in Kool Ade Land. Whatever.
Angry dawg
October 11th, 2009
12:57 pm
Is that true that we didn’t even penetrate into the end zone? I read on the other blog that we didn’t get inside the 35 yard line of UT but I thought that had to be a mistake? What is the truth? We at least got a field goal from our offense so I’m assuming we at least were good enough to get inside the 35.