Isn’t Georgia-Florida motivation enough?
Can we call a timeout on cheap motivational ploys? (Associated Press)
The dueling insults story is easily the most predictable aspect of coverage this week leading up to Saturday’s Georgia-Florida game.
Mark Richt thought his 2007 team was flat, so he challenged them to get an excessive celebration penalty after their first score against the Gators that year. The whole team danced in the end zone and Georgia went on to win the game. The special attention SEC officials have given the Dogs since then has made some question Richt’s move, but at the time many hailed it as a great motivational ploy.
Urban Meyer didn’t think so. He told the world that it was a “bad deal” and would be “forever in the mind of Urban Meyer” (why is it humorless prigs always like to refer to themselves in the third person?). So he used it as a motivational tool all during the offseason, and in 2008 his Gators took it out on the Dogs.
That wasn’t enough for Meyer, of course, so he childishly extended the game with a couple of unnecessary timeouts, just to rub some salt in the wound and thumb his nose at Richt.
And nobody is surprised to read that Georgia has pictures of Meyer calling timeout and the score of last year’s game posted in its locker room and weight room.
A.J. Green says the pictures are “motivation for me” because the timeouts were “a sign of disrespect. So I’m going to play my heart out.”
Meanwhile, the Gators are still trying to milk some motivation out of the 2007 dance, with defensive tackle Terron Sanders telling the Orlando Sentinel it was “a sign of disrespect” and “a slap in the face. We can’t just let it be a one-year thing where we feel like we took care of it. We always have to look back at it as disrespect.”
What’s ridiculous is that programs of the caliber of Georgia and Florida need to look for signs of “disrespect” and motivational gimmicks in order to get their players up for the annual showdown in Jacksonville.
Why is all this posturing and bulletin-board stuff necessary? Would A.J. not play his heart out if the Gators hadn’t disrespected the Dogs last year? Of course, not. He plays his heart out every week.
But especially in a game like this, that should be the norm for all the players on both sides.
As Richt said in his Tuesday press briefing, “I don’t think this game needs anything extra from the past to get anybody excited to play.” If anyone on either team doesn’t “respect” the other program, you have to question whether they even belong on the field.
After all, this is Georgia-Florida, a storied rivalry. The crowd is split 50/50 so the noise is almost constant. In most years, the game decides the SEC East. The two programs battle over the same recruits in each other’s territory. That ought to be enough to get the players pumped to the max for this game without the coaches having to resort to the old “remember what they did last year” bit or on-field stunts or cheap-shot attempts at showing up the other team.
It’s the Dogs and Gators, so shut up and play!
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L-Dawg
October 28th, 2009
10:35 am
GLORY GLORY TO OLE’ GEORGIA!!!!
WHAT TO GEORGIA TECH “FANS” AND UGA FANS HAVE IN COMMON?? THEY ARE BOTH OBSESSED WITH THEM DAWGS AND WHAT GOES ON OUT IN THE GREAT TOWN OF ATHENS!!!
FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ!!!!!
FIRE MIKE BOBO!!!!!
KEEP MARK RICHT BECAUSE HE HAS JESUS, THERFORE JESUS HAS THE DAWGS!!!
LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING TEBOW CRY DURING THE PRE AND POSTGAME INTERVIEWS!!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!
THWGT AND THE PLAYBOOK THEY STOLE FROM PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL!!!!!
Percy Harvey
October 28th, 2009
10:46 am
Go Gata!
UGA 74
October 28th, 2009
10:47 am
Why does the SEC continue to run the PSA’s during telecasts calling for sportsmanship? It certainly doesn’t appear to be important to the coaches.
Valdosta Dawg Kevin
October 28th, 2009
10:48 am
I am ready for this trip, I hope we get to Tebow early and often, Justin Houston needs a big game. I also want someone to tackle Urban if he gets to close to the field.
Sanford Drive
October 28th, 2009
10:55 am
It’s going to take more than pictures in a locker room to win this game. Florida might get beat this year, but it certainly won’t be by UGA.
George "Kingfish" Stevens
October 28th, 2009
10:56 am
I still says if’n we’s lose, it’s just ’cause of dem referees. And I is still regusted!
you spilt your spitter on your wife beater..
October 28th, 2009
10:59 am
Just in.. Richt leaving the salon with a fresh butt cut and spray-on tan. The cut is so symmetrical it looks like victory. Off to the GA endzone dance recital he goes..
murfdawg
October 28th, 2009
11:00 am
How about the motivation of beating the gators and Tebow 2 out of 3 years? Just like we did to SOS.
David Granger
October 28th, 2009
11:08 am
I would love to see us beat Florida, but I expect Tebow to (1.) catch us blitzing and hit that safety valve receiver over the middle just about every time, and (2.) run that “hesitation draw play” a lot and catch our soft “up the middle” defense napping in just about every key situation. It’s happened all year both this year and last…and, frankly, I see no signs that Georgia is making any adjustments to stop it.
If you need any of those little sissy ass tricks…deliberate penalties, “blacking out” the damn stadium, etc….to get up for playing Florida, Alabama, or anybody in the conference, really…you shouldn’t be playing at Georgia. (Or anywhere else in the SEC.) I wish Coach Richt would take all his “gimmicks” and cram ‘em up his tailpipe. I’m tired of seeing Georgia acting like that FSU scum.
Larry
October 28th, 2009
11:21 am
man, beating Florida will be sweet… but a blow-out loss will further fuel the fire to get rid of Willie and that soft D
Hmmmmmm
Lance
October 28th, 2009
11:30 am
The pads will be popping through the upper deck on this one. How much you want to bet that the first play Georgia runs from scrimmage will be the toss sweep? I still think the Dawgs have something in store for the gaytors. Watch AJ line up at QB. Dawgs win by 10
L-Dawg
October 28th, 2009
11:32 am
THIS GAME IS LIKE THE MLB ALL-STAR GAME EVERY YEAR. I WANT TO BELIEVE THE NATIONAL LEAGUE (UGA) HAS A GREAT SHOT EVERY YEAR, BUT LIKE CLOCKWORK, THEY USUALLY MAKE IT CLOSE AND COME UP JUST SHORT.
IM BEGINNING TO FEEL WE AS SPORTS FANS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA ARE A BIT CURSED.
WHEN WILL THE DREAM BEGIN TRAINING CAMP? THEY WILL BRING A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BEFORE ANY OF OUR OTHER BELOVED TEAMS WILL.
AND GOT TO HELL GEORGIA TECH!
Mad Dawg
October 28th, 2009
11:34 am
It pains me as a long time supporter of the Dawgs for our program to fall so far below Florida and Alabama. Why we lay an egg vs Tennessee lately is beyond me. And now Tech is kicking ass. It makes me want to puke.
As Pat Dye put it “Georgia ia not man enough to whip Florida”. The coaching staff has turned some excellent recruits into pu$$ies. Where are the warriors? Where is the coaching that exploits weakensses? Where are the adjustments that keep you in the game. I bet Tebow runs the naked bootleg all day on us.
I have always been a Mark Richt supporter and defender but I grow weary of our program slipping into medeocrity and he has said or done nothing lately to assuage my anxiety. I just want us to show up and make it a real game. Then I can respect myself on Sunday morning.
swimdawg68
October 28th, 2009
11:40 am
If Willie comes out in his traditional 4-3 defense with zone coverage in the DB area Fla. will kill us. Several things Willie needs to do: show some 5 and 6 man fronts, use stunts up front to confuse the Fla. blocking assignments, use corner blitzes, throw in an occasional saftey blitz, use linebacker blitzes on a regular basis, have the corners man-up more than playing 8 to 10 yds. off of the receivers, finally decide who is going to cover the tight end and lock up on him.
I have just given Willie his defensive game plan. I am no wizard, this is the plan that was deployed be Ark. and Miss. State. Ark. should have won their game. You must put constant heat on Tebow (Ark. sacked him 6 times). Does Ark and Miss. State have better athletes on defense than UGA? NO WAY!! Do they have better defensive coaching? We will find out on Sat. Willie has had extra time to prepare, we will see. If you see us in our traditional defense we will be destroyed dy Fla.
I hope Bobo has some great offensive plans, I would like to see something more creative from him. Hopefully Cox will make the throws we need, and the OL will find a way to run block, we don’t have bad backs we have terrible run blocking, (I thought our OL was supposed to be our greatest strength on offense this season), what happened? Just loosing Sturdivant didn’t cause the problem. I know Moreno is gone but he had holes to run into last year that have not shown up this year. My goodness, when you can’t run against Vandy you have a major problem. We need to throw the ball well to set up the run, just the opposite of most teams.
I hope we can win, this is my 40th straight Ga-Fla. game in which I will be in attendance. Pleae dawgs, let’s see some of that old “junk-yard-dawg” football we all love. Get after them gators on both sides of the ball.
Cuz
October 28th, 2009
11:41 am
I heard that Coach Meyer taped a picture of Orson Charles spiking the Crystal football on each players locker.
A sure bet
October 28th, 2009
11:43 am
The Gator D will not make to many mistakes and most likely will not give up more than 20 points, so the question is can the Georgia D shut Tebow and the offense down? We will see, but it is not likely. Gator D has given up 3,6,13,7,3,20,19……………….?
Lance
October 28th, 2009
11:43 am
If anyone knows our frustration against florida the last twenty or so years it should be Tech. I mean we have dominated them as florida has us. The contrast is erie, We have had 2 seven game win streaks against them 1991-1997 and 2001-2007. Florida has had two 7 game streaks against us, 1990-1996 and 1997-2003. So that is why the techies are on here gloating after a measley 3 point victory last year. I must admitt though, if we beat florida im gonna be doing the same thing.
Dawg Fud
October 28th, 2009
11:44 am
Georgia-Florida should not need any more motivation.
Lance
October 28th, 2009
11:46 am
nope sorry florida 1998-2003 6 years
ratherBgambling
October 28th, 2009
11:51 am
Hey Urban, save a couple of TO’s again!!!!!!!!!!!!
MasivAtack
October 28th, 2009
11:55 am
MadDawg says -
- As Pat Dye put it “Georgia ia not man enough to whip Florida”
Do you even remember who won the game that Dye was actually referring to? If you want to draw that parallel, I would be happy if the results bear that out.
And to all of these fake Georgia fans who would even consider wishing for us to lose – you should just go over to Tech blogs where you are welcome. Go Dawgs!
Hey Bill –
When will we hear about the ticket contest results? I am waiting on pins and needles to see if my pup is in the running!
Corrine Brown (D) FL
October 28th, 2009
11:56 am
go gatuh
EW
October 28th, 2009
11:58 am
I don’t know how you can call UM taking timeouts last year childish. As a bulldog fan I was embarassed at our celebration penalty. There are certain things you don’t do, and CMR broke that code. So what does UM do? He evens the score and calls the timeouts to rub it in. We’re even on the BS tactics. Let’s play football.
UGA ALL THE WAY
October 28th, 2009
11:58 am
I just want a good, clean, GOOD OFFICIATING game. It would make me real happy to beat FLO. Sadly, that rivalry has gone on for the longest….. THE MAIN THING I WANT TO DO IS DESTROY THOSE STUPID GT FANS FOR TALKIN CRAP ABOUT A 3 point VICTORY THEY FINNNNNNAAALLLYYY GOT. TUCK FECH
Georgia Tech
October 28th, 2009
12:08 pm
UGA ALL THE WAY,
You old COWARD! When Georgia wins, you will look like the useless fair wheather fan that you are
Dogs win an ugly one this weekend..
Skipper
October 28th, 2009
12:09 pm
Ha! “In most years, the game decides the SEC East.”
That’s one way of looking at it. Since the SEC went divisional, Florida has won the East nine times and Georgia’s won it three, in ‘02, ‘03 and ‘05. Florida beat Georgia in ‘03 and ‘05.
So I guess what you meant to say was this: “When Florida wins, they usually win the East. Sometimes Georgia wins and Tennessee wins the East as a result. One time Georgia beat Florida and won the East in the same season.”
Note: I’m not counting “split championships” in the East, because only one team goes to Atlanta.
uuughh...
October 28th, 2009
12:12 pm
UGA ALL THE WAY…sadly, I see none of those 3 things happening this year.
Saint Simon
October 28th, 2009
12:13 pm
I likes big football players.
Toole
October 28th, 2009
12:13 pm
Watch for Georgia to unveil their version of the Wildcat. Rantavious Wooten and Branden Smith are the primary suspects to run it. Heard that you may see some passes from it. Don’t tell Urban Meyer! Martinez said he knows he could stop FLA if Richt would let him play 15 players on defense.
mash the bug
October 28th, 2009
12:15 pm
Focus Dawgs. Its our 11 against their 11. Play your positions, dont get distracted. The state is pulling for you!
UF Locker Room Staff
October 28th, 2009
12:19 pm
Pictures of the Timeouts in the locker room? Ok, Gators have a big painting that Meyer only brings out for this week of the end zone celebration. They put in in the locker room, they bring it to practice, and they bring it to all team meetings. The Gators are angry considering most of these guys witnessed that first-hand. They have not forgotten, they are looking for more payback. The defense have made a pact for this game that they have not done all season, NO Touchdowns Allowed. Complete domination for 4 Quarters of football. This is one unit that doesn’t need any added motivation.
Lance
October 28th, 2009
12:35 pm
uf locker room staff.
That is so scary, and intimidating that I will not even look at my television on Saturday. See if anyone in the locker room knows how to paint a picture of Curran standing over a crying Tebow?
Lance
October 28th, 2009
12:37 pm
And one more thing!! Also see if anyone knows how to paint a picture of an undefeated season for once?
dan
October 28th, 2009
12:38 pm
Alright,enough! This “revenge” talk needs to stop. “Revenge” is such a lousy form of motivation anyway. I mean if you can’t get up to play your rival in a nationally televised game with National Title implications for at least one team, then you shouldn’t be playing division I football.
The only people that really care about this “revenge” factor are the media and the fans. I can almost gurantee you that the players don’t care. And even if they do, it’s only going to give them a little bit of juice for like a quarter. After that, it comes down to fundamentals and game plans. The team that is better prepared wins. Period! Fans on both sides can whine about endzone dances and timeouts, but the bottom line is that UGA won in 2007 because they were better prepared and outplayed Florida, and vice virsa for the Gators in 2008. As a Bulldog fan: the endzone dance was fun, and Florida got their “revenge” the next year. So let’s just get excited about another SEC battle, and leave the BS out of it this year.
Jason
October 28th, 2009
12:42 pm
The simple fact and major differences in what UGA did and what Urban Meyer did was this…UGA motivated themselves and entire team by celebrating a touchdown, Urban Meyer simply was being an a$$hole and Prik (and a baby) by calling timeouts toward the end of the game to prolong the inevitable. That is poor poor poor sportsmanship.
Bill E. Goat
October 28th, 2009
12:47 pm
UGA HAS NEVER beaten UF and won the East in the SAME YEAR. EVER. UGA has NEVER WON THE EAST without having to rely on ANOTHER team to beat UF for them to win the East.
Bill you’re such a baby trying to call Meyer childish for the timeouts and completely dismissing the FACT that the Celebration was one of the most classless acts done in a football game and you have the audacity to call Meyer’s subtle response to it “childish”
You jealous fool.
Maybe if your team didn’t get their tails kicked all over the field Meyer never would have had the chance to call those timeouts.
So sad Bill you’re so jealous of UF, Meyer and Tebow and comtinue to show it on your blog. You poor thing….
Burdell
October 28th, 2009
12:53 pm
Jason–
That’s funny because the way I remember it Georgia got an “unsportsmanlike penalty” for their dancing, while Urban didn’t get penalized at all. Looks like according to the rule book it was CMR’s team that showed poor sportsmanship.
gatorman
October 28th, 2009
1:02 pm
Jason, the stupid dance could have really caused problems if it had caused a brawl on the field and then your gutless coach pretended in his press conference that he hadn’t approved it. I guess he didn’t know that the CBS cameras caught him laughing while it was happening. UGA’s problem is they are still living in the past (Hershel Tebow debate) and will never be consistantly successful until the fire CMR and the whole coaching staff. But as a Gator I hope he spends his whole career at UGA.
Saint Richt
October 28th, 2009
1:10 pm
Vince Vance arrested last night but Mark Richt says it will not affect his status for Saturday’s game. Of course it won’t! Richt is such a wuss its not even funny. Way to step up and let all your other players know that you can get arrested and still continue to play! What a role model he is.
jay
October 28th, 2009
1:10 pm
Bill King proves he’s too old to understand the modern athlete again.
Every game in the SEC is a rivalry to the players, they have to look for an edge anywhere they can. They could care less how the fans feel about particular opponents. The edge the players get from feeling personally disrespected provides 100X more motivation than saying “well its Florida” to any athlete today.
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Mr. King has never played sports or even really interacted openly with those who have.
Saint Richt
October 28th, 2009
1:10 pm
“Just don’t let it happen again, Vince. Now get in that locker room and get ready to beat the Gators.” What a role model.
Uncle Jessie
October 28th, 2009
1:12 pm
Hey, how about a comment on how soft Mark Richt is for letting Vince Vance play Saturday? Mr. Goodie Two Shoes is the biggest hypocrite I’ve seen walking the sidelines on Saturday. Slap em on the wrist Richt. Typical.
How2fish
October 28th, 2009
1:15 pm
Bill E. Goat they were both classless acts moron…stop it we don’t need a fake “dissing” to want to beat the Gators..just like we did in 07…and for you mental midgets that think it can’t be classless and still be in the rule book..WTF laughing while a opponents is lying hurt on the field..and not saying UF did this is not against the rules but it is classless.
gatorman
October 28th, 2009
1:17 pm
You are correct Uncle Jessie; just like his mentor, Saint Bobby. Everyone should read the book titled “Saint Bobby and the Barbarians”. It gives insight on how 2 faced and hypocritical Bowden really is. Just like Richt was in 07 when he denied knowing that the celebration was going to happen.
And now this?
October 28th, 2009
1:18 pm
I just read where lineman Vince Vance was arrested and of course CMR says that the arrest will not affect his ability to play on Saturday. Of course it won’t – CMR will use any player at any time if he thinks it is advantages to him. IF this were MTSU they were playing – I bet Richt would have suspended him – I we wonder why GA seems to have a discipline problem?
How2fish
October 28th, 2009
1:20 pm
gatorman…could have caused a brawl.?? .1) that day the gators didn’t have the stones..they were so overwhelmed by a endzone dance they are 2 years in recovery..2) We would have won that fight just like we won that game…and we need to get a grip on reality?? Please.
GeorgiaBorn
October 28th, 2009
1:21 pm
swimdawg68, that was the best post I have ever read on this blog. Well thought out and well said. I couldn’t agree with you more and I have to tell you that I rarely if ever read a post as long as yours, but yours captivated my attention because all your points were spot on! Well done!
L(ame)-Dawg
October 28th, 2009
1:22 pm
L-Dawg, the caps lock button is on the left side of the keyboard, right in the center. You must have accidentally hit it before you spewed your brilliance all over this message board.
How2fish
October 28th, 2009
1:26 pm
UGA Police charged Bulldogs OL Vince Vance with failing to obey a signal or signs and of driving without a valid license. yeppers best keep this killer off the field..the gators aren’t ready for this after all they have just about recovered from the trauma of endzone dancing..what will it do them if they have to share the field with a traffic violator….
BS Patrol
October 28th, 2009
1:27 pm
L-Dawg matriculated from the Berry Finising School for Dweebs and Gorks.
Get off these blogs and let the adults talk, Dork.
Mike S
October 28th, 2009
1:27 pm
Saint Richt – he got stopped for a traffic violation for crissakes get a life and stop obsessing over your DADDY!
Saint Richt
October 28th, 2009
1:28 pm
gatorman, is that really a book? I’d love to get a copy and know first hand about the criminoles from my days playing at GT.
And now this, you are absolutely right. If only it were the Tennessee Tech game Saturday, then Richt would have laid down the law. Which in his book is usually a 1 game suspension. Unless of course that one game is against your arch rival. Richt is showing his true colors.
takedowndawg
October 28th, 2009
1:29 pm
and now this, wonder who your team is? you gotta be a gat. or a bitter techiee. You’re so blatantly obvious. I guess you also would like for your team to forfeit the game if all your players did not get equal playing time too!!!! Remember little league. No difference. All of us will be watching the SEC referees in this game particularly. They are not doing very well as of late! Bad PR Huh? Most agree with that assessment.
Saint Richt
October 28th, 2009
1:30 pm
All you trailer trash neck Georgia fans are missing the point. The guy got arrested, its not like he got a traffic ticket. I guarantee you Paul Johnson would suspend the guy if he so much as got arrested for jaywalking. Bunch of hypocrites.
Andy
October 28th, 2009
1:30 pm
I heard that several Georgia players did not hold a candlelight vigil when Tebow got a concussion against Kentucky. If that doesn’t motivate the Gators for this game, I don’t know what will.
Saint Richt
October 28th, 2009
1:31 pm
Vince, give me 10 pushups and get ready to play Saturday. Nice.
Jdawg
October 28th, 2009
1:33 pm
Urban Meyer can be a pompous gass-bag all he wants. The UGA coaches are completely overmatched and can’t do a thing about it.
Thanks Jimmy Ray Richt
Saint Richt
October 28th, 2009
1:34 pm
Vince, I’m afraid I’m going to have to make you attend a mandatory bible study every Tuesday. Now get in there and keep those Gators off of our Cox.
takedowndawg
October 28th, 2009
1:34 pm
ALITTLE Sennnsitivvee aren’t we st.richt!
GATOR CHOMP
October 28th, 2009
1:35 pm
Bend over dawgies its time for your medicine COWARDS,We’re going 2 give it to you dawgie style.GATORS or DIE!!!!
Saint Richt
October 28th, 2009
1:35 pm
Mike S, Paul Johnson is your daddy. Chan Gailey has left the building, pal. Now go back to making excuses for your boy Richt, or about the refs, or about the injuries, or about the…. Georgia is yesterday’s news. Drink it in, soak it in, and enjoy it.
HH
October 28th, 2009
1:36 pm
Richt should probably do something to motivate the team. God knows he and Martinez and Bobo haven’t done much to “coach’em up”. A sad situation and no prospects for anything better unless significant changes are made.
Vince's Dooley
October 28th, 2009
1:42 pm
Let’s see, just an observation, Florida has Troy, Charleston Southern and FIU on their schedule…Bama has FIU, North Texas and Chattanooga…you call this national caliber teams that truly deserve number 1 and 2 rankings? Con artist needs to play somebody for 12 weeks not nine before I would give them that respect. At least UGA played Oklahoma State. If Dogs had these schedules they might have only 2 losses and be ranked in top 25.
ron mexico
October 28th, 2009
1:43 pm
@UF Locker Room Staff
scary stuff there. hahahaha i feel certain georgia will be beaten, but i seriously doubt the fact that the “gators are angry because most of them witnessed that first-hand” puts any real fear in any Georgia player. get over yourself gators.
gatorman
October 28th, 2009
1:44 pm
Wrong how2chum, that great team of yours with 2 top ten picks won how many games? They are soft just like their Saintly coach.
uuughh...
October 28th, 2009
1:44 pm
Saint Richt, gatorman, Uncle Jessie, and now this…he was arrested for driving on a suspended license. This is not a violent offense…and the case will likely be setled once Vance pays a small penalty. In the real wold, people get arrested for DUI (a much worse crime) and go back to work the very next day. Maybe Richt is doing the right thing.
It is not like he was using a dead girls Credit Card or stealing a car from and impound lot or something.
Don’t our boosters have the money to make sure that all Georgia players have a valid driver’s license!? Sweet lord if they had to drive to the games on Saturdays we wouldn’t have enough licenses on the team to get everybody to the stadium!
To the players: PAY YOUR TICKETS ON TIME IDIOTS!
gatorman
October 28th, 2009
1:45 pm
yeah coach vince, Tn Tech this year and Charleston Southern next. At least you will be favored against one Tech..
mightyKC
October 28th, 2009
1:46 pm
“The simple fact and major differences in what UGA did and what Urban Meyer did was this…UGA motivated themselves and entire team by celebrating a touchdown, Urban Meyer simply was being an a$$hole and Prik (and a baby) by calling timeouts toward the end of the game to prolong the inevitable. That is poor poor poor sportsmanship.”
comical…one was an unsportsmanlike penalty, and the other was something completely withint he rules….but of course this is lost on all idiot mutt fans.
last year’s game wasn’t even fitting enough “revenge”…to me, the only thing that would have been perfect was if when they reviewed the play, that knowshon would have been deemed to have NOT crossed the line, and then it would have been 3rd and goal from the 31 yd line.
but that’s OK, i’ll take the 4 losses we had in 2007 if they were enough to make our team motivated to win it all last year. meanwhile, this is UGA’s time to ‘return the favor’ and they are 4-3? hmm, well done richt!
“hey, i got an idea….let’s take the boys on the slip and slide on Friday, no practice everyone!”
takedowndawg
October 28th, 2009
1:46 pm
So, st.richt, you’re a 23 year old technie who lives at home with his parents? Interesting?
mightyKC
October 28th, 2009
1:47 pm
“At least UGA played Oklahoma State. If Dogs had these schedules they might have only 2 losses and be ranked in top 25.”
um, you lost to freakin Kiffin! STFU!
How2fish
October 28th, 2009
1:49 pm
Saint Richt moron please be quite for just a second the adults are talking..1st it was a traffic ticket..however as he had a expired license in the state of Georgia any moving violation is a arrest.. Gator Chomp really cowards…we not the ones with 2 years of recovery from an endzone dance…I’m thinking we show up and but and end to the Gator streak….
McDawg
October 28th, 2009
1:51 pm
these schedules can possibly come back to haunt UF or Bama particularly if Iowa runs the table
delusional fans residing in blogsphere neither Richt, BoBo, nor Martinez actually are playing on the field-what do you want BoBo to call when you can’t gain 2 yds running the ball? players have to make plays-if you want to scream and yell at the players go to the dawg walk and motivate them yourselves
What?
October 28th, 2009
1:58 pm
L-Dawg –
Please, why the all-caps?? Stop screaming already.
Geez, Dude… Settle down a little…
How2fish
October 28th, 2009
2:03 pm
gatorman we would have stomped a muudhole in the gators that day if they had started a brawl..but they were in shock I mean how dare someone thumb their noses at the mighty gators…bring it this weekend, bring Tebow, bring Spikes bring St.Urban if we can we will beat you like a rented mule..I’m not looking for revenge, respect or tax relief at the end of the game I want a win..and if the team plays there best game and can’t win so be it but no mercy given or asked for.
Skipper
October 28th, 2009
2:03 pm
HA! Florida as a weak schedule? And why is that? Could it be that Georgia is on it? It used to mean something to beat Georgia and Tennessee, but we’ve done it so much, so badly, that both schools are mired in mediocrity! And Florida State used to be good, too, but now all the talent in the state comes to UF!
We win so much that it makes the teams on our schedule go bad.
Buford T. Justice
October 28th, 2009
2:06 pm
“Kingfish” is a man what knows his football. Now where are you, you sumb*tch?!
How2fish
October 28th, 2009
2:09 pm
Skipper dude I hope your not driving…next it will be Bama is beneath us….remember 07 that UF team was better at that point of the season than this one..
uuughh...
October 28th, 2009
2:10 pm
Skipper…it is that arrogance that makes Florida fans the worst in all of college football. Add to it a Very good Tebow for 4 years and you clowns are down-right unbearable.
Why don’t you sully the Florda blogs for a while?
Matt
October 28th, 2009
2:11 pm
We can beat florduh if we do 3 things 1. get bryan evans off the field 2. get pressure from the front four 3. Don’t allow hernandez to get open less than 50 yards recieving from him and acomplish the other goals and we have a legitimite shot. I want to say one other thing I don”t normally criticize players but I haven’t seen Bryan Evans do anything since he laid that big hit on dez bryant in the first game except get beat. I respect all of the athletes at the UGA because they are phenominal athletes but there comes a time when they get lazy or there are just better players behind them without the experience, and experience isn’t alaways a reason you should start.
47-38-2 Dawg
October 28th, 2009
2:11 pm
Speaking of the team with the highest arrest number this off season….Wasn’t it Urban Meyer who picked and choosed what games Jarvis Moss missed due to several drug test violations? Luckily Jarvis was suspended for the game after SC so he was able to “get high” and block the winning field goal. Wasn’t Urban who kicked a player off the team for a serious offense but then decided to let the players decide if he was allowed back when he ran a little thein at that position. Didn’t Teabow’s roommate get a break last year after breaking into a impound lot to “retrieve’ his girlfriend’s car? I guess if Teabow gets arrested for drivin a scooter on the sidewalk or not paying speeding tickets he won’t play Saturday either….Right!!!!
Alabama Jack
October 28th, 2009
2:15 pm
dawgs are vehicularly challenged.
DawgGirl32
October 28th, 2009
2:18 pm
Wow, the idiots are out in full force today.
How2fish
October 28th, 2009
2:21 pm
Alabama Jack good one !
TybeeDawg
October 28th, 2009
2:23 pm
Urban Meyer..”Now Brandon Spikes, I can’t have you breaking and entering and committing Grand Theft Auto. You’re going to have to run steps at practice!”
Cuz
October 28th, 2009
2:26 pm
Vance would not have gone to jail if he had a valid license. I think the coaches should do mandatory checks of drivers license’s. That should keep these rascals off the street and make it safe for the drunk drivers.
filtar
October 28th, 2009
2:26 pm
We have the talent to win this game. Florida has looked anemic at best this year even against a arkansas team we dropped 54 on. if the dawgs dont pull it out its because they just dont care. forget coaching in this one they just have to want it.
How2fish
October 28th, 2009
2:28 pm
Cuz safe for the drunk drivers…..LOL..well I do need all the help I can get..filtar I agree 100% with that.
Yellow=Pee
October 28th, 2009
2:48 pm
More motivational than a timeout would be a pic of Brandon ‘baboon’ Spikes humping Tebow with no penalty.
Yellow=Pee
October 28th, 2009
2:48 pm
excuse me, humping Moreno.
Villa Rica DAWG
October 28th, 2009
2:50 pm
Tell me what it hurts and I’ll agree with you Bill. Until then, let them sink their teeth into it and “play their hearts out.”
You’re getting grumpy in your old age…
Okefenokee Dawg
October 28th, 2009
2:59 pm
Saint Rich talking about someone getting arrested in Atlanta. Now that’a funny!
Tired of fair weather fans
October 28th, 2009
3:08 pm
I get so sick of listening to these cry babies…half of which have never played a down of football in their lives. So what UGA has had a rough year so far…it does not change the fact that I am a DAWG FAN and I will give them a shot to beat the Gators till the last second ticks off that clock. If you want to be a fair weather fan go find another team to support. I am sick of hearing all the negative comments!! GO DAWGS!!!!
UGA – 45
FL – 21
damngooddawg
October 28th, 2009
3:17 pm
What we long time UGA fans have to face is the fact that Florida wins year after year is not because they have superior players (except for this year), but that UGA is out coached…first by Spurrier and now by Urban Cryer. Florida fans have, of course, been happy to have two of the sorriest pricks in the history of NCAA football coaching them with those kind of results. A pox on Spurrier and Myer, not because they are great coaches and beat us regularly, but because they are such miserable scumbags.
Willie Martinez
October 28th, 2009
3:17 pm
Let’s just hope Mike Bobo can put up 50 on them Gators, cause I know I’m going to allow at least 49.
Anyone looking for a talented High School D-coordinator at the D1 level?
Iceman
October 28th, 2009
3:22 pm
I’ve been a Dawg fan forever, but one of things a real fan has to do at times is admit when your team isn’t cutting it. At this time we’re too bad, FL’s D is too good, and the refs will flag anyone that so much as breathes in Tebow’s general direction.
There’s no way we win.
Valdosta Dawg Kevin
October 28th, 2009
3:25 pm
I know this is off topic, Bill you may need to broach the subject in another blog, but I have been a Police Officer for 11 years and have never, I repeat never booked anyone into a jail for driving without a valid license and disregard of a traffic signal. You scratch out 2 tickets, get him a driver and let him go! There are 14 reasons you must get a bond posted regarding traffic stops, and those 2 are not on the list. Seems to me the UGA police have a vendetta against the Dawgs!
uuughh...
October 28th, 2009
3:26 pm
Tired of fair weather fans…I for one am even more tired of Richt, Cox, and now stupid people on this blog thinking that you have to have played football to understand that our team and its coaches are not where they should be.
45-21!? You just keep that head in the sand with the rest of the women and children.
Prediction:
Tebow will score a rushing touchdown on the very first play from scrimmage and explode into a thousand doves that immediately fly up to heaven and perch next to Jesus.
Nothing to lose
October 28th, 2009
3:26 pm
UGA will humiliate Tebow and Cryer this year. They are a team that is stumbling and the Dawgs are about to be the team to shove them to the ground. Florida has lost most of their national respect from everything I hear and we are about to finish it off.
Georgia sux
October 28th, 2009
3:28 pm
Hey Cuz, Charles and rest mutt nation that’s the only crystal football you flea bags will ever touched. 27 pathetic years of failure and still counting.
Nothing to lose
October 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
“Georgia sux”, you must be 27 years old… those are pathetic years of failure.
uuughh...
October 28th, 2009
3:35 pm
I would not consider a season without winning a National Championship a failure.
I would however consider a disappointing season played by a team plagued by the exact same problems evident the year before, under the exact same coaching staff, an abject failure…even halfway through the season.
Nothing to lose
October 28th, 2009
3:40 pm
uuughh…, Are you hiding scared in a shelter until H1N1 is gone! Look at what UGA has accomplished over the past decade. EVERY team struggles for a season or two on occasion!
SEC1
October 28th, 2009
3:43 pm
Valdosta Dawg:
UGA campus police have always had a chip on their respective shoulders. During my Athens tenure, there were many examples such as the one you cite. I was pulled over myself, after stopping at a “Y” shaped intersection. Campus police was on my right. We both stopped, he waved me forward and then proceeded to pull me over, stating that I did not stop “at the white line”. It was a complete joke. They definitely loved the power trip of hassling the students…
Georgia sux
October 28th, 2009
4:12 pm
1982 was Georgia last national championship title. Pathetic. Hell Bear Bryant was alive….
SEC1
October 28th, 2009
4:16 pm
you sux, too because you don’t even have your facts straight.
uuughh...
October 28th, 2009
4:19 pm
Nothing to lose…we have reached the point of diminishing returns. Not hiding. I am just disappointed that nobody is making any changes.
Unless we have just been pretending to be terrible all season to trick the gators, we’ll get beat Saturday.
We make bad QBs look like Heisman contenders. A Heisman contender might look like an untacklable Centaur with the upper body of payton Manning. Tebow is liable to run and pass for 500 yards each.
TO HELL WITH UGA
October 28th, 2009
4:26 pm
pretending to be terrible? lol there is no pretending to it. are the dawgs ranked?
rosco p coletrain
October 28th, 2009
4:34 pm
SEC1 police has the badge and gun, so that makes him in charge and don’t you ever forget it buster!
SEC1
October 28th, 2009
4:38 pm
got it. where is Daisy?
Gators Dawgpounder
October 28th, 2009
4:58 pm
All of this just makes me laugh; just think if you hadn’t beaten mighty Vandy all of your tickets would be sold to Gators and you might get rid of CMR. I hope he stays forever!!! Go Gators.
Statue for CPJ
October 28th, 2009
5:02 pm
Does UGA have pictures from last years GT game hanging in the locker room? They could use a picture of Roddy running down the sideline for motivation to wrap up when tackling.
uuughh...
October 28th, 2009
5:06 pm
TO HELL WITH UGA…do they have sacrasm at Tech?
Mike T.
October 28th, 2009
5:09 pm
Statue for CPJ
Does GT have 59-36-5 posted in their dressing room along with 42-45 was a fluke?
rosco p coletrain
October 28th, 2009
5:12 pm
SEC1, Daisy she watchin the squidbillies..espode where Early Curly is “the offical gator hater” funny as hell too.
Gators Dawgpounder
October 28th, 2009
5:16 pm
Someone tell Mike T. that it wasn’t a fluke last year and sure as hell won’t be this year either.
rosco p coletrain
October 28th, 2009
5:19 pm
http://squarebush.blogspot.com/2008/10/gator-hater-squidbillies-style.html
Watch the gator hater video
Mike T.
October 28th, 2009
5:22 pm
Gator Miss St. Dawg Pounder
Im telling you, it was a fluke last year, this year remains to be seen.
47-38-2 Ga vs FL
gators09
October 28th, 2009
5:22 pm
another UGA homer whining about mean Ol Urban Meyer. GA’s end zone dance was against the rules, the timeouts were not. Deal with it.
drbasic1
October 28th, 2009
5:25 pm
I have spoken with several officer friends here and texas, they ALL said they would never arrest anyone under those two circumstances (unless they had outstanding warrants). Sitations would be given and then they could either call a cab or someone to pick them up. In some cases they would be allowed to continue on anyway. After reading what Vince was arrested for i laughed, surely the campus cops or athens cops have better ways to spend taxpayers money than that. I would assume then that Athens has no crime rate at all. For the people saying “soft Richt” or “ST Richt” gives him a slap on the wrist…..that is more than i would do. But i do question why Vance has only a learners permit at age 22??. Might as well arrest the whole team after they mug Tebow for 60 minutes saturday……..well here is to hoping anyway…………….GO DAWGS!!!!!
Mike T.
October 28th, 2009
5:26 pm
The Gator flop was more classless than the end zone dance.
Valdosta Dawg
October 28th, 2009
5:31 pm
“Georgia Sux” did your parents have any children that lived? Teams that constantly fail are not in the top 11 all time in victories, UGA is, UF, the Nerds are not any where close.
HappyDawg
October 28th, 2009
5:56 pm
Martinez has the dawgs psyched! The BEST DC in the country, will have the defense playing at a level Van Gorder or Strong could only dream of. The “MARTINEZ MAGIC” will be on display in Jacksonville this Saturday. Expect the scheming Martinez to stomp the swamp critters.
Dawghater
October 28th, 2009
6:04 pm
Hey puppy dawgs. Drink a lot you’ll need blurry vision for what you will witness on Sat.
Enjoy the BEATDOWN! By the way, we love our “high school” offense you so love to complain about. Bet you wouldn’t complain if you averaged as many points a game as we do!
Red & Black Puppy
October 28th, 2009
6:46 pm
L Dawg is not only delusional but may need to be committed. puppies have no chancem ranked # 48 and on track to lose at least two more games, maybe three.
Ole Kincade
October 28th, 2009
6:48 pm
Hey Buck, Tennessee just scored again, its 72 to 19 now. Go Daaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwgs
O V E R R A T E D
October 28th, 2009
6:51 pm
at #48, dawgs are embarrassing mid level sec team at best.
Swami
October 28th, 2009
6:53 pm
dawgs go down this weekend, lose to either auburn or kentucky and embarrassed by GT,
ABBA DAWG
October 28th, 2009
7:32 pm
WATERLOOO WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WILLIES WATERLOOOOO!!!!!!!! 56 – 13 GATORS !
Jeff Owens
October 28th, 2009
7:36 pm
My home boy Vince got caught ridin dirty. Now I cants get to Micket D’s for my super sized Big Mac’s. Im gonna have to gets my scooters crunked.
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
7:45 pm
Just a quick question for all you Gator fans. Has UF ever, ever played a season where they were undefeated? UGA has. Oh, yes.
Denver Dog
October 28th, 2009
7:46 pm
Why is it that UF fans with a rapist, and a thief, and an armred robber on thier team complain about a UGA player who ran a red light. You are right Gators , not even in the same league.
Denver Dog
October 28th, 2009
7:50 pm
Hey Uuugh, not to disagree with you about our defense, but I guess Alabama’s defense makes pretenders look like Hiesman contenders too! Free Willie, and free the Bulldog nation. We are young on offense, and young in the secondary. That is where we are getting creamed. Oh yeah, I forgot about the kick coverage. Well free alot of people.
Mike
October 28th, 2009
7:54 pm
Similar post to this from yesterday:
http://www.sicemdawgs.com/2009/10/who-needs-motivation-for-the-georgia-florida-game/
Go Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaawgs!!
October 28th, 2009
7:58 pm
woof woof- we’re gonna get out butts handed to us Saturday, but its ok, because we had an undefeated season once, yipee!
We’re #48 this year and looking down the barrels of 2-3 more L’s
Macon Gator
October 28th, 2009
8:01 pm
Sic em dawgs, woof woof ..keep drinking the puppy kool aid, Tebow breaks Herschel’s record, Gators stay undefeated, puppies start dreaming about next year as always.
BCS Bound
October 28th, 2009
8:02 pm
Dawgs headed to the Bowl Chump Series, lucky to play in any bowl this year, oh damn, Tennessee just scored again! LOL
The Stews
October 28th, 2009
8:03 pm
Florida will roll, sorry UGA fans, but the Dawgs are not even in the same league with way too many D1 schools this year.
Lakewood Dawg
October 28th, 2009
8:05 pm
Dawgs can have all the motivation in the world, but it won’t result in a W Saturday. Tebow & company will make sure of that, may not be a double digit W for the Gators, but as the puppy fans like to say, a win is a win in the SEC
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
8:05 pm
Macon Gator, UF has never, ever played a season where they went undefeated. It hasn’t happened yet so what makes you think it will happen this year? Arkansas got shafted by the zebras in that close game and you know it. UF really should have two losses so far this year but the zebras keep bailing them out. How much money is CUM paying them?
Carl Spackler
October 28th, 2009
8:05 pm
Every team from pee wee on up to pro sports have a rival…these guys don’t need any other motivation other than it being the DAWGS vs the Gators…USC vs ND, Mich vs Ohio State, Texas vs Okla, UGA vs UF, need anyone say more…why else would CBS showing it at 3:30 this Saturday…
ovadatop34
October 28th, 2009
8:08 pm
The Dawgs danced after the first score in ‘07. The Gators had the entire game to do something about it. Urban should be careful. This type of motivation normally works to favor the underdog. Let The Big Dawg Eat!!
Illinois Bulldog
October 28th, 2009
8:11 pm
Tired of hearing about the motavation needed. I agree; if these guys(on both sides) can’t get motivated without special props, then they shouldn’t be on the field.
beatdowns galore
October 28th, 2009
8:11 pm
Dawgs wont win the game so better hope the Gators put on a beatdown so we can rid clueless Willie. We nee a 77- 7 loss badly !
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
8:12 pm
BTW, Timmy boy can score as many TDs as he likes but please remember that HW only played 3 seasons at UGA and ran TDs NOT from 1 – 3 yards out but 25 – 55 yards out while running over defenders. It’s like comparing a Ford Excursion to a Dodge Viper on an oval track.
Alsace
October 28th, 2009
8:13 pm
It’s so funny that this jerk L-Dawg is always the first to post his same tired old crap in the blog. A pretty obvious sign that he doesn’t have a job. One good thing about a recession is that it weeds out the deadbeats like him from the work force.
Florida 49
UGA 7
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
8:14 pm
The UF Gators have never, EVER gone undefeated in a season. Why?
Dagny
October 28th, 2009
8:14 pm
The article mentioned Mark Richt. Is he still the coach at UGA, and if so, why?
Snoop Dawg
October 28th, 2009
8:16 pm
Yo, mangy mutts, listen up. You been drinking so much of the Koolaid, do you realize that we are paying Preacher Man Richt and the Water Girl about $100 per student per year to be the Kool Man logo for UGA? He show don’t know no coaching. Why is it that the Dawgs have had Top 5 recruiting classes for the past 5 years and can’t be found in the Top 25? As slick Willie would have said, “It’s the coaching, stupid!” There ain’t gonna be no peace in the Dawg Nation until Preacher Man gets drop kicked across I-85 along with his Deacons Bozo and Willie. Let them hitch hike to another state to sell that Koolaid–maybe Tallahassee… Bartender, another round of Koolaid for all the Dawg believers! Yo Dogg…
Dawg Bone
October 28th, 2009
8:17 pm
UF had has close games this season for sure, but the dawgs are fortunate to come away with wins against Carolina and Arkansas.
Dawg Crap
October 28th, 2009
8:18 pm
How many championships have the Dawgs won since 1940? Hmm
Tom in Cedartown
October 28th, 2009
8:19 pm
UGA will never beat Florida while Meyer is at Florida and Richt is at UGA. Richt and the other two stooges have to go. When are Dawg fans everywhere going to raise their voices in unison to get rid of Richt the Loser?
This will be a beatdown of Biblical proportions. Urban Meyer will literally “part the red sea” and the Dawgs will drown.
kirk77
October 28th, 2009
8:20 pm
Florida wasn’t undefeated in each of the two years they won the championship puppies, winning the big games at the right time is something Dawg fans wouldn’t understand because it never happens.
Tom in Cedartown
October 28th, 2009
8:21 pm
Hey, I like Snoop Dawg. He has a very good way with words. And he’s right, Richt has to go. What are we waiting for?
Dawg Insanity
October 28th, 2009
8:22 pm
Puppies, sing it with me now, “we’re #48, we’re #48″
sweet, keep drinking the dawgie kool aid and stay delusional as always about the
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwgs
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
8:23 pm
Still waiting for an answer to my question from the UF fans. Why has the mighty, mighty University of Florida never fielded a team that has not been defeated? Why? Please tell me why.
Loula dawg
October 28th, 2009
8:24 pm
another season of underachieving, I blame the coaches.
Snoop Dawg
October 28th, 2009
8:24 pm
The Mark Richt Dawgs are in a free fall from 1st World to 3d World status. Preacher Man is hauling out all the gold. He’s gettin so much gold he’s gotta hire an accountant to count it all. He ain’t no coach. He’s a Buddha on the sidelines. The Marlboro Man without a Marlboro… Keep drinking that Koolaid, doggs…
Danny Boy
October 28th, 2009
8:24 pm
Don’t be dumb enough to bet on UGA unless you get a whole lot more than 16 points!
Maybe UGA + 40 points, I might bet on that. Maybe. Well, probably not. No.
Gainesville Dawg
October 28th, 2009
8:25 pm
Undefeated seasons are great, few and far between. What matters are championships, Florida wins them, we don’t, period end of story sorry to say.
Danny Boy
October 28th, 2009
8:26 pm
Snoop Dawg, you must be a professional writer, I really like your style. Keep telling it the way it is!
Music City Bowl
October 28th, 2009
8:28 pm
likely now out of reach for the Dawgs, ouch, season to forget 4 sure.
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
8:28 pm
kirk77, I understand that as it is common knowledge. Please explain why UF cannot field a team that can win out wire-to-wire. Beyond that, please explain why an SEC West team has exposed the Gators in each season for many, many years now. I just want to know why. Thanks in advance!
Valdosta Buck
October 28th, 2009
8:30 pm
Hey Kin’cade, Dawgs win this weekend and BTW, Phillies are going down brother.
oh, sorry, I mis spoke, just drank a gallon of UGAly kool aid.
kirk77
October 28th, 2009
8:34 pm
UGA rocks, they will destroy Florida this weekend, they beat up on Arkansas, they beat LSU right, will whip Auburn and beat up on Alabama in the SEC championship game. Who will the Dawgs play for the championship, Texas I guess right, in the bag, they’ll win, #48 to #1 in just a few short weeks. Go Dawgs.
Snoop Dawg
October 28th, 2009
8:34 pm
Yo Dawgs, it just occurred to me that the Water Girl might be serving up her hubby’s Koolaid to all of our 4-star and 5-star recruits instead of water. Might need to to have that water cooler inspected… This could explain why the Dawgs seem so disoriented on the O-line and on the D at game time this year… It’s a fambly affair…
Kincade
October 28th, 2009
8:35 pm
Hey Buck, bad news, Tennessee just scored again, 79-19, woof woof
Tulsa Dawg
October 28th, 2009
8:37 pm
with our season already toast, maybe a loss to UF, Auburn, GT will get us the changes we need to get back on track.
hata
October 28th, 2009
8:39 pm
what is uga ranked anyway??
Poor Puppies
October 28th, 2009
8:39 pm
about to get smacked down again this weekend and if that’s not bad enough, Auburn and Tech is on the horizon. Hope the coolers are packed this weekend in J’Ville.
Dawg Doo
October 28th, 2009
8:40 pm
We’re #48!!!!!!!! LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
beatdowns galore
October 28th, 2009
8:41 pm
Look on the bight side…. Dawgs sure wont be going to the Crapital One Bowl again taking on a Mich State or a sucky Wisconsin team. Its time for CMR to leave too… I mean this clown gave Willie a raise last year. Dawgs will be lucky to get an invite to the Music $hity Bowl…….
SonOfBear
October 28th, 2009
8:42 pm
If yall force changes in cowtown, then the program will be set back years. richt and garner have good relations with the highschools here and can get anybody that Tech isn’t after. Fire Richt and you’re telling potential coaches they have to win more than 10 wins a year with urban, kiffin, and Johnson on the schedule every year. Only Ty Willingham would take that job.
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
8:43 pm
kirk77, please answer my questions. Nice attempt at sarcasm but I’d just like to know why UF cannot complete a season without a loss. UGA has done that so why not UF if they’re all that and a bag of chips?
SonOfBear
October 28th, 2009
8:46 pm
hey pat, it’s not 1980 anymore. there is a lot more parity now and a trans am won’t buy you an undefeated season anymore.
jason
October 28th, 2009
8:47 pm
Look for Gray in the zone option, but passing this time. Also, look for Charles on the TE Post route. It should be there after throwing long to Green and King a few times. Charles and White are the keys. The UF safties play deeper than anyone so to not give up the big play. If Charles and White get going, Green will follow with a huge game.
Danny Boy
October 28th, 2009
8:47 pm
Take UGA and 55 points. Bank on it!
Tripod
October 28th, 2009
8:48 pm
If uga is all that great, why can’t they get more than one national championship in the last 50 years?
My Dixie Wrecked
October 28th, 2009
8:51 pm
Tebow aint gonna lose to a defense that still doesn’t know how to tackle. Richt better have some new gimmicks. maybe people skipping across the cross bars or walking the camera wire.
beatdowns galore
October 28th, 2009
8:51 pm
Oh for crying out loud…. some of you blind homers think Richt is the only person that can coach UGA. He cant win the big ones! He is the worse game day coach in the nation. Gators will find their offense this weekend. In the long run it will open more eyes of the blind homers out there!
Hugh G Rection
October 28th, 2009
8:52 pm
I would give 55 points with uga
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
8:53 pm
SonOfBear, you are correct! There IS a lot of parity but it seems that buying referees instead of Trans Ams has paid off handsomely for some teams. If you’re a ‘Bama fan then I have no beef with you as I like to watch their defense kick some serious booty. Let’s hope the Tide can kick the Gators’ behinds but good if in fact the SECCG makes it happen.
a goofy toothy dawg fan
October 28th, 2009
8:58 pm
Im bringing my Glad trash bags with a “G” on them. Who do we play this weekend?
icedawg
October 28th, 2009
8:58 pm
It’ll probably be another embarrassment.
SonOfBear
October 28th, 2009
9:01 pm
I don’t think UF has to buy the refs. I think the SEC takes care of that. Protect the top two teams and get two into BCS bowls. Much more conference money.
Silent Majority
October 28th, 2009
9:05 pm
Let’s cut to the chase here. The magic won’t happen for the Dawgs until Richt is replaced with a Meyer~Miles~Sabin. It’s like professional football – the best coaches go where the money is. For enough $$$$, we can have any of those coaches. It’s that simple, really. Sack Richt and buy a winning coach.
I’m tired of suffering through this every year and being eliminated from any chance of winning the SEC by mid-season. Now… let’s all get together and make our voices count.
We can be winners again, it just takes the right coach.
Patrick
October 28th, 2009
9:06 pm
Amen to that, SonOfBear. Roll Tide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GTech78
October 28th, 2009
9:07 pm
Dawgs lose by 40+ points, another humiliation. I love it!
GTech78
October 28th, 2009
9:08 pm
The refs are NOT why UGA keeps losing.
Loud Minority
October 28th, 2009
9:08 pm
winners again? when were we winners like Meyers, Miles, or Saban’s teams? We have the money for them but would end up with a Charlie Weis or Rich Rod
Dabney93
October 28th, 2009
9:10 pm
Well, no, we were never big winners, not really.
Loud Minority
October 28th, 2009
9:15 pm
We can pay Paul Johnson more than the $2.5 Tech is giving him. He is obviously a winner. He embarrassed Richt last year with a team predicted to win 3 games. It’s weird to us…he overachieves instead of underachieving
Ford
October 28th, 2009
9:16 pm
190 comments on this blog as I write this. And of those 179 are from Techies and Techies pretending to be Gators. Amazing.
uuugh...
October 28th, 2009
9:27 pm
I hope tech plays a 2 loss Florida in a BCS bowl (w/ Alabama playing for BCS champ). Both teams run their QB all the time taking advantage of an extra blocker.
Maybe a bowl beat down like the one they got last year will humble the tech fan base.
They mock us for being frustrated because we are not better…and nobody is doing anything about it.
Tech fans are as bad as Florida fans these days. At least Florida has won something.
DawgVoiceofReason
October 28th, 2009
9:43 pm
There are few things more ironic than Gator fans coming on a Dawg blog lecturing UGA fans about a lack of class. Florida fans (with some exceptions) and it’s head coaches are the quintessential representation of lack of class. It seemed to have reached the nadir during the Spurrier years, when he single handledly became the most hated man in the entire SEC among ALL of the other teams. Until Urban Meyer set a new low last year with his two timeouts in victory over the Dawgs. Of course Mark Richt made a mistake the year before with the endzone celebration, but he never had any intention of insulting Florida and he both admitted his mistake and sincerely apologized to all that he had offended. Meyer DELIBERATELY CHOSE to rub it in Georgia’s face. He was not MAN enough or decent enough to win in style and let the victory speak for itself. But it was no surprise; he, like the University he represents, is TRASH and will NEVER have ANY CLASS. He could win more championships than any coach who ever lived but he will never have my respect with that approach. He may kiss Tebow’s rear but he obviously hasn’t learned anything about what Tebow promotes off the field.
GR82BAG8R
October 28th, 2009
9:45 pm
uuugh… Tech has won something as well (45 – 42). Florida fans have two out of the last three BCS NCs to revel in. Perhaps that is why they are “bad”. As far as Tech, they are mocking you because Georgia has much better talent, but yet performs much worse on the field. Tech does not have, and will not try to recruit blue chip athletes. AJC reported last year that Tech’s football team has the highest SAT scores of any public university. What does that tell you about what they are trying to build? No wonder they are giddy about the prospects of beating Georgia again this year. It’s like the smart kid in class beating up the class bully at recess.
I am looking forward to Saturday. Are you?
Mike T.
October 28th, 2009
10:11 pm
Tech has won something as well (45 – 42).
Yeah a fluke 42-45!
Georgia flat out sucks!
October 28th, 2009
11:28 pm
Hey mutts the weeds have over taken that 1 national title.Mark Richt hasn’t and never ever will win a national crown at UGAY. Keep him, nobody scared of UGAY and where are the flea bags ranked at? what can’t here you? 30 years of sucking,that’s ugay football for you!
GaCFB
October 29th, 2009
3:45 am
LSU (8-5) – 33 points
#14 Georgia Tech (9-4) – 3 points
*The power difference between the ACC’s top teams and the SEC’s top teams is very clear. 9 out of 10 times I’d take LSU/Florida/Alabama over Georgia Tech
Cha-cha-cha-cha-changes
October 29th, 2009
4:41 am
I hear that Mark Richt is going as Urban Meyer for Halloween this year.
red5.ws
October 29th, 2009
8:24 am
siiiiigh, another guy who doesn’t mind giving UF a home game every year.
takedowndawg
October 29th, 2009
9:03 am
Snoop and your dooky, one would hope that your apparent persona is strictly being a clown and not a punk. If you are not an act you would appear to be one of the lower life forms we share on this planet. Something that would slime across the dirt and is allergic to SALT!!!!Grow up.
AWJ
October 29th, 2009
10:35 am
If these guys can’t get up for this game with all that has happened over the last couple of years in this rivaly (series really..because we have done squat) then we are in deep trouble for the game and the rest of the season.
I jump back and forth from being patient to extreme, but right now I feel like if we do not have a new D-coordinator next year, then CMR has drawn his line in the sand (friendships/relationships more important than UGA football/what the numbers say) and put his own job on the line. There are plenty of good people out there and I am sure he could convince one of them to relocate to Athens.
My .02c
mad as hell and I ain't gonna take it anymore!
October 29th, 2009
11:00 am
I’m tired of Richt and all the undelivered promises and all the excuses. Beginning in January last, Richt promised that we were working on reducing penalties and turnovers. PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES.
Richt is a first class guy, so we’re told, and I respect that. He’s far from a first class coach. And I don’t respect that. The fall began with the 2005 season especially the WVA Sugar Bowl game where we gave up 38 points! THIRTY-EIGHT POINTS! Never beat Florida and won the SEC E in the same year! Alabama leads at the half 31-0. Florida destroys us 49-10 last year. We lose to Tech in Athens although we are leading by 18 points in the third quarter. IF Y’ALL LIKE THAT, THEN YOU CAN HAVE IT. IS THAT WHAT YOU’RE DEFENDING.
I DON’T LIKE IT, I HATE IT. Talk all about the great w/l record. We ain’t won the big one and haven’t even gotten to the final two in 8 plus seasons. While Miles, Saban and Meyer have all won national championships in half the seasons that Richt has been coaching at Georgia. You like that? I HATE IT. YOU LIKE THAT, THEN YOU KEEP ON LOSING UNTIL THE BODY IS BLED DRY.
This will be the fourth successive year that we will not represent the East in Atlanta. Next year is likely to be the same unless the QB is a phenom like the one at USC in Los Angeles. We’re in triple digits in several categories. I submit that those categories go hand-in-hand with defining a bad team. DEAL WITH IT, WE’RE A BAD TEAM WITH AMATEURS COACHING WHO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WITH A HEAD COACH WHO HAS DONE NOT VERY MUCH TO CHANGE HIS STAFF SINCE 2005 EVEN THOUGH EACH SEASON IS WORSE THAN ITS PREDECESSOR. WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
The only way to get rid of this joke of a coaching staff, including CMR, is for them to lose Saturday to Florida and then to Tech. I’m a long, long time Georgia fan, a two-time UGA graduate, a native of Athens, a top notch recruiter for the DAWGS when that was legal years ago. I bleed Red and Black and take no second seat to ANYONE in that regard.
Saban has changed DCs and OCs twice in the two plus years he’s been at BAMA. They’ve not lost a game this year. Us? We win against ASU as the clock expires. ASU? Yep, a second tier PAC 10 team. You know the answer.
We need to lose to get rid of the slop. It hurts me deeply to say this: Go Gators, Go Tech. Go STAFF!!!!!! IF YOU THINK THAT IS DISLOYAL, THEN MAKE THE MOST OF IT! If that’s disloyalty which some of you think of it as, then ride the ship down with CMR because going down it is. See any signs this year of the ship not going down? Please, if you do, tell me what they are.
I want US to resume our rightful place in college football not to be embarrassed time and again on national TV giving up 30 or more points. EXIT RICHT AND COACHING STAFF.
CMR is a stubborn, bull-headed coach, loathe to make changes, loathe to give up play calling (he stll calls most of the plays is my bet) loathe to bring in coaches that might outshine him. He is an unmitigated disaster. IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE AND THE TIME IS NOW (AFTER THE SEASON, OF COURSE). GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS. From a man that hates what is happening with UGA football.
AND IN YOUR HEARTS YOU KNOW I’M RIGHT!
dawgdays (the other one)
October 29th, 2009
11:44 am
Twisted Sister – you are not far off the point but I could never say that I want to lose to UF and GT.
JacketFan
October 29th, 2009
11:51 am
This blog is nastier than I have ever seen.
To Dawg fans:
Chill out! Just ignore all the bs and talk your game. I don’t, for the life of me, know why you pups always get so riled up and angry? You’re having a tough year. It happens (trust me, I’m a Tech fan … we know about tough years). It’s to be expected. Richt has been great for the past 7 years. He needs to make some adjustments, and he will. Next year will be better. Just calm it down, will ya?
Go Jackets!
To Hell With Georgia!
Darrin in Elberton
October 29th, 2009
2:19 pm
“mad as hell and I ain’t gonna take it anymore!” writes very eloquently, but more importantly, he’s spot-on with his observations. RICHT HAS TO GO!
Darrin in Elberton
October 29th, 2009
2:22 pm
Another player arrested yesterday. That’s the problem, half our goon players are wearing those heavy ankle monitors they put on parolees! And Richt doesn’t think the arrest records have anything to do with what happens on the field.
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Kenny G
October 29th, 2009
10:32 pm
we’re still the dawgs folks.It’s time to take care of business
Kenny G
October 29th, 2009
10:47 pm
I also think the folks who bash Richt but then talk good about him in the same breath need to find out where they stand…..quit talking out of both sides of your mouth man ! Hate to act like Rome but say what you mean and leave it ! That said,I think Richt still has the hunger in his belly to win a championship ! When i feel like it’s done i will tell you and there will not be a “BUT” that ends the conversation.
Kip
October 29th, 2009
11:05 pm
Florida:Georgia::Hammer:Nail
This “rivalry” is laughable.