Bulldog Bites: ‘We don’t have too many goals left’
Joe Cox and the Dogs have a new goal. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Say this for the 2009 Georgia Bulldogs, they know how to adjust their goals in a season of diminished expectations.
Usually, at the beginning of every season, the official goal is to win the SEC East and then the SEC championship, which makes you a contender to play for the BCS championship. Beyond that, the seniors on this team wanted to become the sixth consecutive UGA class to claim 40 or more wins.
All that’s out the window now, so the Dogs are setting their sights on winning out so they can extend their best-in-the-nation streak of consecutive seasons with at least eight wins to 13 straight years.
“Around here, a 10-win season is marginal,” quarterback Joe Cox told Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald. But now the Dogs “know we need this one to finish up the season strong and reach our new goal of being 8-4 after the regular season. … It’s not something that we have plastered all over the locker room, but it’s the only thing we can be now. It’s the best we can do. We want to be 8-4 and see what happens after that.”
Or as linebacker Rennie Curran put it in the Macon Telegraph: “For us, it’s a chance to accomplish one of our goals. We don’t have too many goals left that we can accomplish, but this is one of them that’s in our sights.”
The sad thing is that it will take a near-miraculous turnaround for the Dogs to even achieve that goal.
IS THE DRILL FINISHED?
UGA kicking legend Rex Robinson sounds kind of discouraged in his latest blog.
Says Robinson: “This year’s team has been like that box of chocolates you gave your wife for Valentine’s. At this point, whatever is left, I’m not sure I want it. Auburn, Kentucky and Georgia Tech remain. There could be three wins or three losses just as easily. You would think that at this point of the season, you would have a feel for what team will show up this Saturday. Do you? I don’t have a clue.”
He concludes: “I don’t think the coaches have any more clue as to how this team will perform than we as fans do. This week we will all find out at the same time if this group will finish the drill or if the drill is already finished.”
What do you think, is Rex being overly pessimistic or brutally honest?
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Saint Simons
November 11th, 2009
3:54 pm
((((( 45 42 ))))) hahahahahahahahaha
Saint Simons
November 11th, 2009
3:56 pm
Aub 77, Uga 0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At halftime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tim
November 11th, 2009
3:59 pm
get a life loser…
Otto
November 11th, 2009
3:59 pm
brutally honest
Saint Simons
November 11th, 2009
3:59 pm
Rex Robinson already bought his ticket to Carpets of Dalton Bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bryan G.
November 11th, 2009
4:00 pm
I think Rex is wrong. I have a pretty good idea what team is going to show up and how they’re going to look. They’ll look like a team that can’t move the ball and can’t stop the other team…turns the ball over…and commits dumb penalties. That about sums it up.
Macon Mike
November 11th, 2009
4:03 pm
I’m sure Richt will thug up–or would that be rethug?–in the next few recuriting seasons and we’ll be just fine.
GeoffDawg
November 11th, 2009
4:04 pm
Yep…about all you can say. Let’s finish strong, lose about 200 pounds of ugly defensive coordinator and go into the offseason on a positive note.
gdawginkalamazoo
November 11th, 2009
4:07 pm
I think Rex speaks the truth.
gbal
November 11th, 2009
4:09 pm
We know one team that will show up -
One with 100 + yards
IN
Penalties
Snoop Dawg
November 11th, 2009
4:13 pm
Congratulations, Rex! How were you able to turn down the Preacher Man’s Koolaid? Hardly anyone in the Bulldawg Nation can resist that heavenly elixer. Rex is right on. The wheels are off of the truck now, and the emporer has no clothes. That FSU crap that worked back in 1990 is old hat now. Preacher Man might still look young, but he’s a fossil when it comes to football now. The Dawg Nation will be moping around in a depressed state until we throw Preacher Man and his Medicine Show out! In the meantime, all the good recruits from the Great State of Georgia will be hooking up with all the cutting edge coaches that now surround our state and hold interior line advantage in Atlanta… Stop your UGA donations and demand change now!
RxDawg
November 11th, 2009
4:15 pm
Rex pretty much sums up how all of us feel.
Some express it better than others. Some are way on the lose every game so we can fire every coach side. Some are way on the other side, I’m thinking of L-DAWG. Love that poster
Most of us are around the middle. But beating two cats and a bee into the turf should would put a smile on this dawg’s face.
Love my Dawgs!!!
November 11th, 2009
4:23 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKjurP9ceKI
Go Dawgs!!!!!!!!!!
Tech75
November 11th, 2009
4:23 pm
I hate Auburn so much I’m rooting for the Dogs this weekend…
Beat them mangy pigeons…
DBalcer
November 11th, 2009
4:25 pm
I will say here what I said to Rex:Your comment is awaiting moderation.
11/11/2009 at 2:13 PM
I can’t believe you wrote that about this team. I saw heart all season. These kids want the wins just as much as you did. They are fighting not only the other teams but a fan base that only supports you if you win. When fans boo the team and the coaches it undermines the spirit. I go back and look at our season and remember the flu hurting the team against OSU. Our fist game wasn’t a warm up it was the real deal and we had the flu hitting us. Our second lose to LSU was almost a win and except for a bad call might well have been granted we should have pulled away but LSU has shown they are a strong team. Our losses to Tennessee and Florida came after the fans really turned on this team. I read all over the internet and we have seen players get SEC player of the week and not write up on the blogs. Our kicker is up for a national award and you a former kicker don’t mention it. Please report on what is going well there are good things out there. To blame the uniforms and extra motivations for the problems is a wrong as crediting them for the win.
GO DAWGS>
People need to get behind their team not tear them down. I will ask you Bill what I asked Rex where is the coverage for the DAWGS that have done well this season.
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 11th, 2009
4:26 pm
No clue who will show up…..it’s been that way all year….that said we have the talent to run the table…will we..??? again…no clue..but I doubt it..sure would love to beat the bees the last game…just to shut em up….
SOUTHGADAWG88
November 11th, 2009
4:27 pm
one game at a time..3 more wins and folks will be singing a different tune.
CummingDawg
November 11th, 2009
4:28 pm
Gee Bill, can you think of anything more depressing to write about? You are simply fueling the fire for these half-wits like St. Simons. Personally, I think we will be just fine for the balance of the season, including a win over the bugs. Look at it this way, if we lose the next 2 then our season will be the last game, if you know what I mean. And spoiling the nerds year would be most satisfying. At least we would be rid of SS and garbage like him.
kauai dawg
November 11th, 2009
4:32 pm
We could be optimistic or pessimistic but in reality it is best to be realistic and honestly evaluate what is going on and as Rex says so well. Who knows? What a year. Go DAWGS!
David
November 11th, 2009
4:35 pm
OK that is enough out of Rex Robinson, if he doesnt want to support this team then he needs to shut his mouth and let the real fans support this team, I understand he was a great bulldog but he needs to either support this team or keep his mouth shut
GO DAWGS!! 9-4!!!!!
In honor of Saint Simons
November 11th, 2009
4:36 pm
((((( 41-17 ))))) hahahahahahahahaha
PMC
November 11th, 2009
4:37 pm
whatever, they had a bad freaking year. At this point, why be pessimistic?
Green is back. The WR corps is still good the bulk of these players have largely underachieved.
The Dawgs should beat Auburn and Kentucky because they are better and the Georgia Tech defense has been slightly better than the Georgia defense and anyway that game is always close.
What’s with this gloom and doom crap? I think they can win all 3 and go to Tampa.
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 11th, 2009
4:39 pm
CummingDawg ….what could Bill blog about that would NOT fuel the fire for the Bees..??? just curious..???
PMC
November 11th, 2009
4:39 pm
People act like Georgia never has bad years…. it’s a bad year… it might be a bad 2 years… it’s the result of some hiring and recruiting mistakes. It happens… but it can turn around just as fast.
Delbert D.
November 11th, 2009
4:45 pm
The goal right now should be 6-4.
Saint Simons Travel Agent
November 11th, 2009
4:51 pm
I hear the GT Suite over looking the Smurf Turf in Boise is available….
Opelika
November 11th, 2009
4:52 pm
What a freaking joke! After Auburn puts the beatdown on them, will they change their goal to being the least color coordinated team or having the most arrests of any team? How about having the highest illiteracy rate in the US?
Everything about the UGA team is a joke, starting with the head coach. Goals? Right.
Opelika
November 11th, 2009
4:55 pm
Okay, realistic goals for UGA. Maybe have a goal that each UGA fan leaves no more than 10 pounds of garbage behind after a game.
DawgHouse
November 11th, 2009
4:55 pm
Rennie and Cox said it perfectly. Finish the season strong with 8 wins and then a bowl victory. 9 wins in a horrible year wouldn’t be so bad. GO DAWGS!!!! FINISH THE DRILL!!!!!!
Bob Horner stayed hurt
November 11th, 2009
4:57 pm
Delbert…well said…
Paul H
November 11th, 2009
4:58 pm
Tech fans sure do love UGA blogs. It’s just like L-Dawg says, Tech fans really do obsess over UGA.
Carlton Powell
November 11th, 2009
5:02 pm
For better or worse, the measure of UGA’s season generally comes down to how the ‘Dogs fare against Tenn, FL, Auburn & GA Tech. Of these four, the game against the ‘Gators takes on a bit more importance, since a trip to ATL and the SECCG USUALLY requires a win in Jacksonville. Then, TN comes next in importance as they are also East Div. foes. AU and TECH are good rivals, but don’t have quite the importance of TN and FL. South Carolina is always tricky because it falls so early on the schedule. Playing SC is kinda like Thurs. & Fri. in a golf tournament; play well those days, make the cut, make some money. Lose to SC, and the ‘Dogs are looking up hill for the rest of the season. All this being said, the ‘Dogs can still go out and win 2 against their most important rivals. Will they show up to do so? I have no clue. My guess at this point in the season is no. Way too undisciplined, and I think wins in these last 3 games will go to the most disciplined team; the one that REALLY wants it. Sadly, I just do not see that attitude in this team. A real shame. Hopefully, there will be changes in the off season that address these shortcomings.
Rennie's Ruckus
November 11th, 2009
5:03 pm
Rennie Curran invites you to a Ruckus to watch the SEC Title Game
December 5, 2009
5 P.M.
4117 Florida Lane – Athens, Ga 30605
B.Y.O.B.
DirtyDawg
November 11th, 2009
5:08 pm
Actually it isn’t whether Rex is being overly pessimistic or brutally honest, it’s that he’s just being a smarta$$ so people will read his babble. Then again it takes a special kind of ‘kicker’ – say like Kevin Butler that always saw himself as a real football player – to have real empathy for the team and understand that this kind of criticism, coming from a guy that, at least, got an education for being able to play soccer (you know, that commie sport), and never understood the value of loyalty and support for the team, serves no purpose other than to fuel the no-nothings and fair-weatherers..
uuughh...
November 11th, 2009
5:10 pm
DBalcer…You are a fool. Our team got more publicity and press than they could handle last year with their #1 pre-season ranking. Frankly, we got embarrassed in our losses…especially the last one. We were outplayed and outcoached in every one of those games. We got all the press of having a good team and never showed up when it counted…leading the press to conclude that we were way over-rated. If the team and coaching staff can’t put a better game plan and performance together when all of the pieces are in place–what should you expect when you lose many of the most important pieces!?
Fast forward to this year…you think the flu beat us in game 1 or our defense not being prepared enough to stop an easy slant thrown to OSU’s biggest playmaker and very obvious target? The flu!? GTF outta here with that–Wait are you Mark Richt? You have as many excuses as he does. One slipped away against LSU but it wasn’t for a bad call…it was because our offense was totally inept for 50 minutes out of the 60 minutes of the game. You would think that the team would be angry at the slight…but they come out and get really embarrassed by Tennessee. That game was an abject coaching failure. Followed by another embarrassing loss in Jacksonville. Sure we beat up Vandy and TennTech along the way…but that doesn’t make me feel any better.
If the coaches have no idea what to expect out of the team–and they supposedly know the team inside and out…why would any member of the press come out and say the dawgs have got a shot or are doing well in these areas? It is too risky for them.
Is the kicker good? Yeah. Is AJ all world? Absolutely. Did Brett Farve, one of the greatest QB’s ever, have a bunch of press coming out of college? Not really, he played for a bad Southern Miss team. Unfortunately, we have the same thing going on here with AJ…what a waste. As good as he is, I wish he would have gone to Florida where he could really shine. Instead he has spent the entire year bailing out his QB with crazy catch after crazy catch.
You want somebody to write a positive about the dawgs? Tell the players to show up and play for the whole game in all 3 phases for a change. Tell the coaches to put together a game plan that gives us a chance to win against decent competition. String together a couple performances like that and the articles will come.
This team hasn’t earned any positive press.
Todd
November 11th, 2009
5:13 pm
The best we can expect from this team is 1-2 in the final 3 games. 3-0? yeah- right when Pigs fly down Lumpkin Street. Hopefully the young guys on this team will keep this taste in their mouth for a long time and will drive them next year. The other problem- coaching hopefully will be addressed in the off season. There was a total lack of iscipline on this team TOTAL. The dancing at the beginning of the 4th qtr when we are TIED and the neumerious uniform changes points to one thing- NO CLUE. Best case is we dont become bowl elgible so we dont go someplace and get embarrassed. If this team had any drive- it would have shown up way back against UT. I am tired of hearing Cox tell us they are learning and working hard.
James T. Kirk (AKA William Shatner)
November 11th, 2009
5:13 pm
Hey Simons have you ever kissed a girl? You are pathetic. Get a life.
Charlie Bishop
November 11th, 2009
5:14 pm
Willie…your plane is boarding-
Burdell
November 11th, 2009
5:15 pm
Rex Robinson sounds like us Tech fans back in the Gailey years. The ship will be righted soon enough…hang in there Dog fans.
Please ‘m’ do not respond to my Chan Gailey comment!
GO JACKETS!! BEAT DUKE!! WIN THE COASTAL!!
Joe
November 11th, 2009
5:17 pm
here is the reality….
Auburn: 42 UGA 21
UGA/KY could go either way but KY probably scores 31 or so.
Jackettes: 42 UGA 31
Loveliest Lady on the Plain
November 11th, 2009
5:20 pm
The Junkyard BlawgBulldog Bites: ‘We don’t have too many goals left’
Obviously they haven’t achieved any goals all season. Here’s a realistic one: Try to score on Auburn, UK, or GT. Just a single touchdown. Make that your goal.
Or maybe a good goal would be to not be laughed off the field in whatever bozo uniforms you wear next week.
Auburn 45, UGA 10.
Tech Nique
November 11th, 2009
5:22 pm
UGA has goals?
Steve
November 11th, 2009
5:22 pm
My Guess:
Barnyard Birds: 45 UGA 24
UGA 34 Northern Hilbillies: 33
Nerds and Geeks: 44 UGA 34
Tech Nique
November 11th, 2009
5:24 pm
Perhaps Mark Richt could publish a book of attainable goals for the UGA team. Of course, it would be a short book. Very short.
Maybe just a pamphlet.
Oh heck, he could write it on a post-it.
Ted
November 11th, 2009
5:24 pm
Goals for this team? LMAO. Try this one: Skip onto the field in pink- dance around the G and hold Auburn to less than a 31-0 halftime lead.
Starring Peter Graves as Capt. Clarence Over
November 11th, 2009
5:26 pm
How about getting bowl eligible?
Jeff
November 11th, 2009
5:30 pm
I have a realistic goal for this team: Go 0-3 and finish 5-7. That saves the embarrasment of going to a bowl game and geting blown out.
DawginLex
November 11th, 2009
5:35 pm
Auburn vs UGA
2006-UGA wins
2007-UGA wins
2008-UGA wins
Why should 2009 be any different?
32-28 DAWGS
R.S.V.P.
November 11th, 2009
5:36 pm
Rennie, i wood lik two com two yur Ruckus two watch the SEC Title Game. i now we didnt hav wat it tacks butt we kan stil watch the game andz cee 2 great teams play. i wil bee their on the 5th andz i wil brings som beerz andz snaks.
Prince Miller
Bring Me the Head of Saint Simons
November 11th, 2009
5:39 pm
As a Dawg fan, I would rather see CMR begin using our younger players so we can see what we have for next season. If not, it’s going to be deja vu all over again. And another season like this one and it’ll be all over for CMR. Call me crazy but, I really believe our best athletes are sitting on the bench…especially at defensive backfield and at quarterback. Anyway, just my opinion.