For Dogs, the colors were black … and blue
Is Joe Cox pointing to the next Gator he'll be throwing the ball to? (Bob Andres / AJC)
Florida defeated the Georgia Bulldogs again Saturday in Jacksonville with a large assist from … the Georgia Bulldogs.
After spotting the Gators two touchdowns in the first quarter, Georgia managed to pull back within four points. But the two bugaboos that have plagued the Dogs all season derailed any chance of staying in the game: penalties and turnovers.
The Dogs had eight penalties in the first half. They fixed that problem in the second half, drawing only one flag, but switched to their other favorite way of shooting themselves in the foot, turnovers, with four.
I don’t think that’s what they had in mind when Mark Richt and his staff have said the Dogs need to play “balanced” football.
Starter Joe Cox was lifted halfway through the fourth quarter after throwing his third pick of the half, and then we got the answer to the question of why we haven’t seen more of Logan Gray at QB this season. He is an absolutely terrible passer. The interception he threw from the Georgia end zone to Brandon Spikes, who literally walked in for a score, should become part of an instructional video on how not to play quarterback.
There were positives in the game for the Dogs, mainly in the second quarter when they showed their resiliency and threatened to make a game of it. While Florida looked on its first two drives like it was going to move the ball at will, the Georgia defense stiffened after that and was doing what it could to keep the game in hand, considering the Gators have Tim Tebow. But the second half giveaway staged by Cox and the Georgia offense put the defense in an untenable position, giving Florida a short field too many times. And Mike Bobo actually called a decent game, mixing up the run and pass and moving the ball … until a penalty or turnover would kill the drive.
Basically, the lack of discipline that has characterized recent Richt teams undercut everything good that they did. It’s tough enough to beat a team like Florida if you play your best football. Make that many mistakes and it’s impossible.
One last thought: I’m sure the idiot fringe of Dogs fandom will blame the loss on Georgia reviving the black britches for the first time in 11 years and breaking out black helmets for the first time in UGA history. That’s asinine. The color of what you’re wearing doesn’t cause you to commit penalties or turn the ball over.
Florida won because they’re the better team. But Georgia made it easy for them with too many stupid mistakes.
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Gen Neyland
October 31st, 2009
11:26 pm
No matter. It’s GREAT to be a Tennessee Vol…
GT J
October 31st, 2009
11:26 pm
CMR is low class. end zone td dance 2 yrs ago which he denied he told his players to do. td dance on the sideline this yr when your losing by a td. how can you deny being behind the td dance 2 yrs ago and then having another one this yr. you can’t. which means your a liar, a sore loser, and a horrible coach.
e-mail has now also been sent to the SEC
October 31st, 2009
11:27 pm
Brandon Spikes phenomenal athlete. great linebacker. terrible person
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDOy-RMIpF0
Bow Wow
October 31st, 2009
11:28 pm
Maybe the fat cats will go after Adams too. Evans and Richt are lapdogs.
ReptilesRule
October 31st, 2009
11:30 pm
Wore my “Superman T” (Tebow) shirt to the game today to show my support of Tim, who I felt got called out by the media and even some select few Gator “fans” this week. On my way to the stadium, a group of Georgia tailgaters took note of my shirt and starting their trash talk that I must say was pretty vulgar in regards to Tim. Some of the same stuff you read on here…pretty ugly stuff for a young man who tries to do the right thing and is so respectful of others. On my way out of the stadium, I made a point to walk back by just so I could just point to my shirt, no words needed, but alas…they were gone…Dawg gone. So typical…
Gen Neyland
October 31st, 2009
11:31 pm
While all you hammer on Spikes, let’s count up the PF penalities on UGA and rationalize why these things only happened to your team…Pleeeaaazzzeeee
Yeah, florida is so class....
October 31st, 2009
11:32 pm
how classy can florida play? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDOy-RMIpF0
I'm Bill Kurtis and me and mt Internet are on the go
October 31st, 2009
11:35 pm
The Tech game blog hosted by Mr. Schultz has 710 comments as of now.
The Dawg game blog hosted by Mr. Bradley has 3110 comments as of now.
Can you believe that. Where are the Tech fans?
Ed
October 31st, 2009
11:35 pm
I’m stunned. Was ‘02-’05 just an illusion? This is one of the worst coach Georgia teams I’ve ever seen. Stupid penalties, careless turnovers, poor blocking, poor tackling, mediocre pass rush and run defense, almost nonexistent defensive back play…basically the perfect storm of a bad football team. And it’s not like this game was an anomaly – it looked just like the Tennessee game and last year’s Florida and Alabama games, and the ‘07 Tennessee game and the ‘06 Kentucky and Vandy games and the Sugar Bowl against West Virginia. Georgia’s a bully that beats most of the less talented teams, but folds like a cheap suit when it plays a team of similar talent and better coaching, which is just about all of them these days.
Disgraceful.
Ed
October 31st, 2009
11:38 pm
Spikes is one of those “scholars” UF students and alum are always bragging about. Where did he transfer from – Florida Penal?
ReptilesRule
October 31st, 2009
11:38 pm
And in regards to Brandon Spikes, I did look at the YouTube clip and would not condone any kind of conduct that would injure another player, whether he be a Gator or otherwise, but I will say this…I was there, and I saw UGA players ripping at his helmet and pulling hair. Again, I don’t condone any of this, and two wrongs don’t make a right, just thought I would bring some perspective that this was NOT one sided by any means!!
I'm Bill Kurtis and me and mt Internet are on the go
October 31st, 2009
11:41 pm
Well General we are so happy that you can take the time to post on a Georgia blog.
Nothing going on up in Tennessee?
I'm Bill Kurtis and me and mt Internet are on the go
October 31st, 2009
11:45 pm
Spikes is a thug. Didn’t you see him today. Helmet off.
Looks like a convict.
I saw him on an episode of Cops running from the police.
Gen Neyland
October 31st, 2009
11:46 pm
Why Bill Kurtis, where’s all that southern hospitality..? Just playing impartial. That a problem..?
I'm Bill Kurtis and me and mt Internet are on the go
October 31st, 2009
11:48 pm
Well said General, where is it? And you are far from impartial.
Nothing going on with the Knoxville blogs?
Gen Neyland
October 31st, 2009
11:51 pm
…and Bill, you call Spikes a thug..? LMAO at your comment. UGA’s RB took the first swipe at Spikes in the 1st quarter. Did you miss it..? Nothing big, but he W.E. opened the can. Spikes was just repaying his efforts. I don’t like either ‘poke’ but you get what you give at this level. Move on…
ReptilesRule
October 31st, 2009
11:55 pm
And General, I Know we have had our words and probably will continue to, but send a little thanks to Lil Laney for beating South Carolina and securing our place in the SECCG. As a singer once sang, isn’t it ironic?? Anyway, it’s nice to get that out of the way, now on to that other Tennessee team, Vandy…
I'm Bill Kurtis and me and mt Internet are on the go
October 31st, 2009
11:55 pm
Exactly, and I love the teen age girl text message letters.
Jerking a helmet off = trying to blind someone?
Gen Neyland
October 31st, 2009
11:56 pm
ReptileRule : Your guys earned it…Congrats
whoofwhoof
October 31st, 2009
11:57 pm
Wouldn’t want to be Damon Evans right now.
Gator Girl
October 31st, 2009
11:58 pm
Boo Hoo I’m so hurt! Bottom line, we’re #1 again, we beat you again, and now you can wallow in it! UF, UA, UT all have far superior programs to UGA and will continue to dominate the Dawgs. You guys have lost the edge, and you lost it along time ago. Again, your ignorant insults prove what everyone else in the conference has said about you for years, when you get beat your throw personal insults because you have nothing to say. Losers, especially you SID and your culturally superior pen pal Palmetto Dawg.
I'm Bill Kurtis and me and mt Internet are on the go
November 1st, 2009
12:01 am
Put your orange jump suit on and clean up the road.
You might get some candy for your efforts tonight.
Gen Neyland
November 1st, 2009
12:03 am
Bill Kurtis : Are you new at this blogging stuff..?
Michael G.
November 1st, 2009
12:03 am
Florida coming into the game as only a 16 point favorite? Thanks for the gift mortage payment Vegas! Any one could see this coming from a mile away
Brandon Spikes Eye Gouging Video
November 1st, 2009
12:04 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDOy-RMIpF0
uuugh...
November 1st, 2009
12:05 am
ReptilesRule and Gen Neyland…Spikes hits late everytime he is not involed in the play. That is why the “swipe” was taken at him. Spikes is a dirty player (See huge missed Personal foul for laying on top of Knowshon last year screaming in his face for 15 seconds after the play).
As for having his hair pulled. You play football…a contact sport. You don’t want your hair pulled? Cut it. That goes double for you Troy Palomalou.
As good a coach as Meyer is…you’d think he could coach Spikes up on how to strap on a helmet.
If there was such a thing as Karma, Spikes would have had his head busted one of the fifty times his helmet flew off becaus of his awful hair.
Horn E Old Man
November 1st, 2009
12:07 am
I left before halftime and she still didn’t give me any
Brock
November 1st, 2009
12:07 am
Bill Kurtis-ga is sitting at 4 and 4 and your posting about blog numbers? Wow! Soon you’ll be talking about stadium size.
uuugh...
November 1st, 2009
12:09 am
Gator Girl…I feel sorry for you.
RealDawg
November 1st, 2009
12:09 am
Logan sux too. If he wasn’t better than Cox before then why would he be better than Cox now? If Aaron M isn’t the future, then find who is. Quit giving QBs playing time just because they hang around long enough.
Brock
November 1st, 2009
12:09 am
BK- ga sits at 4 and 4 and your posting about blog numbers? Soon you’ll be talkin about stadium size.
I'm Bill Kurtis and me and mt Internet are on the go
November 1st, 2009
12:09 am
I do American Justice and Cold Case Files. Where have you been?
Bringing Tennessee crap to a UGA Blog? And the Dawgs are playing Florida.
What’s up with that?
Knoxville News Sentinel blogs are a little boring tonight?
DawgNation
November 1st, 2009
12:10 am
Gator Girl I would like to introduce you to Yellow Fuzz. You two deserve each other and I would assume complement your childish, immature attempts at sounding like a real adults. Why do you have to come on a Bulldog blog and try and provoke fights and then claim they are insulting you? Are you that insecure in your self that you have to elicit verbal barbs to make you fell better? Your team won for goodness sake. We already know it. Rubbing it in just proves the immaturity level you are still at. Grow up.
Brock
November 1st, 2009
12:11 am
sorry for the repeat posts. however, maybe it did need to be said twice
I'm Bill Kurtis and me and mt Internet are on the go
November 1st, 2009
12:12 am
tennessee is a want to be.
See ya, wouldn’t want to be ya!
ReptilesRule
November 1st, 2009
12:13 am
UGA fans, from what I saw today, I’d be alot more concerned about the performance of your team, or lack of, and the direction of your program. And what happened today wouldn’t concern me nearly as much as that disaster up in Knoxville. That was disturbing!!
Willie Martinez
November 1st, 2009
12:14 am
Could some of you true Dog fans give me a job rating today and please be honest.
uuugh...
November 1st, 2009
12:15 am
Real Dawg…does Gray really suck or does he just look bad because the Caches have had him on Punt Return for 2 years?
Richt was supposed to be magic with QB’s. He has mismanaged the Cox situation and has screwed up with Murray too, Now we have 2 supposedly good Freshman QB’s BOTH redshirting. Doesn’t that waste 4 years of 1 QB?
larryn
November 1st, 2009
12:15 am
what has truly happened to UGA? Its embarassing!!!!!!
GT Money
November 1st, 2009
12:15 am
Why doesn’t Richt just gather the team before the game and turn the radio on V103 and tell everybody to dance their ass off. Isn’t that what UGA has become the new MIAMI? This team is the Oakland Raiders of college football.
uuugh...
November 1st, 2009
12:16 am
Willie…on a scale of 1-10, I give you a negative 8. Thanks.
r buell
November 1st, 2009
12:18 am
For 20 years it has been Men against boys and it doesn’t look like it will change anytime soon. Spurier was right-you get the high school all americans but your team never can beat the Gators. Pathetic
djonesj
November 1st, 2009
12:21 am
Get rid of Richt and all coaching staff. Get rid of Damon Evans.
Hire Oregon’s entire football coaching staff, and hang the expense.
Gator Girl
November 1st, 2009
12:25 am
Dawg fans- the Gators are a much better team than the bulldogs (and so is the Tide, Vols, Jackets, etc) no matter who your coach is! You are delusional if you think THAT team of yours had any chance of beating the GATORS. If you can’t take a difference of opinion, then YOU get off the blog. It obviously bothers you much more than it does me. And to the idiot that threatened me…… oh no, I’m so scared-not! Ha ha ha! Gator Nation Rules! again
lovemesomegatorgirl
November 1st, 2009
12:25 am
I know I am a few posts late, but I am catching up. Don’t you just love someone that comes on another teams post site and hurls insults from their first post…and then calls us “trashless rednecks”. That is amazing. I will be the first to admit, Florida this year, better team, better coached. It was an all around mockery. If I hear once more, CMR’s comments about penalties not being a big deal, FSU led the conference every year…I am going to puke, probably as bad as gator girl’s husband did on their wedding night.
new team in town
November 1st, 2009
12:28 am
now that it is all over but the crying do you think Mr. College Football can take a look at GT’s Johnathon Dwyer as a Heisman candidate? 180 yds rushing tonight against Vandy, but nooooooooo all Barnhart can talk about is Spiller of Clemson..how bout getting your head out of Georgia’s behind and give Dwyer some favor..The ESPN announcers of the game said they felt GT was the best one loss team in the country, funny that natinal media starting to see it but not Mr. College Football blind as a goat in a hailstorm
uuugh...
November 1st, 2009
12:28 am
To the Tech poster touting Dwyer for Heisman…if a system QB can’t win, why do you think a system RB should?
I am not saying it doesn’t work…but Mike Leach’s QB’s put up video game numbers and can’t win. Same deal with Dwyer. Sorry.
One Striking RATTLER
November 1st, 2009
12:29 am
UGA fans have a pretty good read on the situation. Does anyone else find it interesting that Richt and his mentor Bowden both appear disinterested in day to day coaching? Is Richt taking the “i’m the CEO ” approach like Bowden?
GT Money
November 1st, 2009
12:30 am
I’m a Tech fan and y’all have a whole team of Reggie Ballz to the wall! It sucks for A.J. Tell him to call Calvin. Ray Ban Richt is a tool!
Steve McGarrett as Chin Ho's Leader
November 1st, 2009
12:31 am
Lets recap. 2008 blackout: BAMA 31-0 half; win 41-30. 2009 blackout, you look like Grambling by the way, Florida wins 41-17. How is the blackout working? Also, since the endzone dance, GATORS 90 UGA 27. Richt is GATOR BAIT.