Finally, a positive spin on Richt’s future at UGA

GO Dawgs

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Orson will be All-SEC next season. He’s a beast in the Shannon Sharpe mold.

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Agree that Charles has a world of talent. Questionable size for a TE, but a good season catching the ball and running with it after. LBs will never effectively cover him. After the excessive celebration call, questions remain about his maturity. Hopefully, this is evidence of his moving in the right direction. Can we sign up the whole team?

Go Dawgs!

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Coach Mark Richt is a good coach!

Hope we beat you in Athens next year.

Ramblin Wreck!

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Damn, Mike. That “go dawgs” is so original and creative I’m surprised you haven’t been found by one of those New York advertising agencies! Keep your options open. I’m sure somebody will be calling soon.

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I hope Richt is here for a long time, Go Dawgs!

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No one does less with more than Richt. He will have another top 5 class that goes 6-6 as usual. He had Staffor and Moreno and did absolutely nothing with them other than showing a lack of coaching. On the other hand though, Kentucky fans love him and hope he is there for a long time!

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Richt will retire in a couple more years and be a missionary. Book it.

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J – your post shows you have no idea what you are talking about and holds no creditability. Richt has never won less than 8 games in a season and has averaged 10 wins a season since he started at UGA. Please explain how averaging 10 wins a season is the same as going “6-6 as usual”? See I actually use facts in my post and I know you feel like an idiot now don’t you?

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Ok, no negative stuff today on Richt. He did what he needed to do for the program in bringing in Grantham. Grantham will need at least 2 years to get the D turned around. Yes, I think that Richt sound have let WM go after the 08 season but he stuck with his coach and gave him one more year. The D will be improved this year, but not dominate.

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Georgia must establish themselves as a run first football team. The only way CMR is going to win the NC is to be able to consistantly run the ball. He loves the wideopen offense, but running the ball and winning the time of possesion is how one wins championships. We got killed in time of possesion last year. Way too many three and outs. At times there seemed to be no flow to the offense. Here’s the flow: run the damn ball.

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Mark is a class act! He also happens to be a very good football coach. I remember Penn State several years ago went through some bad seasons, for them, some wanted Joe Pa out but he stayed and now they are back as a regular top 10 team. The really good coaches prevail through down seasons.

Our schedule looks very favorable for us next year, we will have a very good offense and I fully expect our defense to show tremendous improvement. The “trade school” boys are in for a serious beat down (once again) in November. This time it will be in Athens.

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It took CMR 3 years to make the changes on defense that should have been done 2-3 years sooner.

Not next year maybe, but if he doesn’t win the East this year or next, he’ll be gone. The well has been dry for way too long.

If you can’t win with the talent he’s been recruiting then need to turn the reigns over to someone else.

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A lot of folks have great morals. He’s not getting paid to teach Sunday School, he’s being paid to win games and compete for the SEC and NC.

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And then maybe we can hire a guy like Kiffin.

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Richt had a huge reservoir of good will in the bulldawg nation until his refusal to deal quickly and effectively with his defensive staff. I really like the guy but his slowness at addressing problems drives me crazy. I’m happy with the long overdue defensive changes but now hope he’s not minimizing the amount of work that needs to go into our special teams next season. We have the talent to be great there but it needs to be properly coached! I really hope Richt stays here as long as he wants. But if he ever refuses to make timely changes in the future and the consequences are plainly evident on the field, he may not have that option.

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Mark Richt is a fine coach and gentleman and we are lucky to have him at the helm of UGA. I hope he is there for many years to come.

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Dawg Nation is fortunate to have Coach on the sideline and will do very well to keep him there for several more years. Here you have the definition of what a college coach should be – respected, honest, a willingness to change in a deliberative fashion, successful and with no apparant career goals exceeding those as coach at UGA! Do you think TN would have rather not gone the Kiffin route…do you actually think Bama seriously thinks Saban will be there beyond 2 more years…do you actually think LSU beleives Miles is the better coach. The defense was inferior over the last couple of years and big changes have been made – this is a major program with a record of consistency that is an asset – you do not make changes on a dime. Kudos to Coach Richt for the job he has done, is doing and will continue to do at UGA for a long time!

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Wholeheartedly Agree….as long as we win 9+ games in 2010 and 10+ the following two years. Otherwise we need a coach equal to our talent level. Coach Garner has certainly proved his worth!!! Now if only the others follow through!

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Blackberry. He is being paid to be the face of Georgia foootball, not just win games. It just so happens that Richt is perfect for that, the fact he has one of the highest winning %’s out there does not hurt.

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I hope to see Coach Richt stick around Athens for a long time.
Very excited to Orson’s commitment to take his fitness to the next level!

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Can I get some someone to agree with me when I say that some of these kids must not have parents who guide them! You top players in Ga, listen to a guy who’s been in this recruiting process, and had “real guidance”. First you won’t to find a school with solid academics, then you look for a school that has a history of winning, then young men you look at there coach(The Head Coach) and if he’s there year in and year out, you know he wins, and is stable. Next, find out, if you if you have aspirations of playing at the next level, how many players from that school are currently in the league(NFL) at your position! Last but not least, find out if in trying times if the coach is willing to honor his commitment to you as a young man(ask the Benedict kid), , who tore his ACL, but UGA has stuck by him, and then ask yourself if this ends for me in 4 years, will I be a better man, more educated, a man of honor, character, integrity, and a leader in all aspects of life? If you can find those are your goals, then find your way to UGA. Period!

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Hardtruth, I just got chills. Nice writeup.

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Mike J, Wouldn’t it be nice if all these recruits could see Charles Grant, Jon Stitchcomb, and Tim Wansley playing in the SB, and look at Ravens Danelle Ellerbe, who was in the running for AFC rookie of the year, along with Moreno, and the fact that we had the #1 Draft pick overall last year!

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Wouldn’t trade Richt for two Spurriers and a Tuberville.

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The defense and offense have both been a problem. Turnovers have killed UGA the past few years along with not being able to sustain drives regularly. Bama bet UF in the SECCG by opening the game with a very long clock killing drive. UGA has not done that regularly sicne DJ was QB and CMR was calling plays.

If you send the defense out every 2-3min expect the points to go up. Late INTs by the defense saved UGA at Auburn and UK last year, turnovers by the offense gave away the UK game this year. GT last year both sides are responsible for, we all know the defense gave up points but how many times did UGA’s offense have the ball and for how long especially in that 3rd Qtr where it was given away? CWM atleast had players in position the make the tackle but the chest bumped and arm tackled. Bobo has not had the players in the right place to make the play. Atleast fundamentals would have fixed the defense.

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HardTruthSoldier..bring it son bring it !! You and OoltewahDawg hit the nail right on the head..great post. And J you truly are the village idiot…remember there is no Bug Nation just a village..with a bad water supply and a crime problem.In 07 CMR’s team ended the year ranked no 2 in the nation..in 08 with a gazillion injuries his team won 10 games…stay in the village son its scary out here.

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YES!!!! The rest of the SEC is hopes Richt stays. Beating Georgia is becoming common place . Now Richt could have more ‘black out’ games, the lower SEC teams will be happy.

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Look for Georgia Tech to dominate UGA again in Athens this year. Nesbitt for Heisman!

I’ll go ahead and predict it now, 51-7 thrashing, a 12-0 season and then Coach Paul Johnson totally dismantles Coach Saban and the Cheatin’ Tide in the MNC game.

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Ok DAWG nation you all think you know what happened with CKS and CTG for the DC job,Well lets me say you don’t…My source told the low down on how everything took place,so here it is.. The day after CWM was fired,CMR called and talked with CKS about the job…Then the fiollowing week he called and talked with CBF and asked him about CTG and that if all else fails would he be interested in the job..A few days later he talked back again with CKS and he {CKS} gave Richt a soft verb. committment that he would take the job,so thats why the wait was so long…there was really only two coaches concidered….With that being said i think it all worked out for the best..But now on too what really matters..CMR needs to go back to O side of the team..And have Bobo on the side lines beside him and start back calling plays with Bobo,and all will be back the way it sould be…Let CTG coach all D side off the ball and Richt coach the O side and everything will be fine…CMR is not going anywhere folks until he decides to do so ok……We will be better next year but i think everything comes together in 2011… So every true BULLDOG fan relax,the fun is about to begin!!!! oh and GATA and {{30-24}}………Eat your hearts out YELLOW BUGS…HEHEHE

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Did you know that gold is a soft metal?

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Bill King, I am happy that everyone is happy with a coach who has lost to Vandy and Kentucky since he’s been the Head Coach; I can’t remember the last time the Gators lost to the 2 worst teams in the conference.

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Richt is as phony as his fake tan. He continues to put his own personal relationships ahead of the program and is now being exposed as a so so coach that relies on superior talent to win. It has been shown time and time again that against teams with better leadership and equal or better talent he doesn’t stand a chance.

His teams are characteristically poor in special teams, heavily penalized, and very undisciplined. Thank God he is finally being exposed as the fraud that he is. Now he is hoping Grantham can save his behind but we shall see.

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Hilarious Tide fans. They have one good season after fifteen years and now everyone has to shut up. BTW – Richt has a winning record against the Tide.

Sorry Guy! – I’m guessing it will take a couple of years to fix the defense. It took Saben 2-3 to create a shut down defense. We’re starting off with more talent so maybe things will go quicker.

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WonderDawg, this is Richt’s offense, Bobo just has the keys. Do you think Richt has any say in the planning? If not it’s his fault, If so it’s also his fault.

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But we are 0-1 against Louisiana Monroe! Go Bama

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How2fish, we sure hope he is around a long time. Was it great when Kentucky beat you at home last year?

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I would give Richt a lifetime contract right now. I’m amazed that more people don’t give Richt and the UGA program the credit they deserve. He has coached the dogs to a couple of SEC championships with only 1 loss (with another great 2 loss team the same year LSU won the National Title with 2 losses). We just weren’t as fortunate as Florida or LSU during their 1 or 2 loss seasons in which they won the SEC and got to play in the National Championship. People have bad memories I guess and act like Florida or LSU went undefeated. Richt is a class act, steady, and has proven he can lead us to success as long as the crazy fringe doesn’t run him off. We are lucky to have him.

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A head coach has to learn to hire good coaches around him to be successful. I hope with the firing of the defenseive coaches he now understands. All programs with good coaches will lose coaches every year and since Van Gorder nobody has wanted to hire coaches from UGA.

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Georgia will finish #2 in the East and that is not based on what they might do but by default. Tenn. will be average even with a Dooley at the Helm, SC can’t find a Qb that is smart enough for Spurrier’s “O” and Vandy .. well is Vandy.
Florida, although it will have a new Qb and DC is just in a reload situation as Ga. was for many years in the past.
Spin it any way you want the Dawgs will still be #2.

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Edugator – the Gators might very well win the East, but it will b/c UGA is stuck in the mud, not because Florida “reloaded.” You simply don’t reload on Defense and at QB. Well, you do… it’s called Florida 2007.

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No nemov, it’s called recruiting well and not stupidly redshirting players like SOME coaches have.

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papadawg, even in our worst years just before and after Spurrier we didn’t lose to Vandy and KY in the Swamp!

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CMR is in for the long haul. He is not going anywhere and I am glad. Missionary trips and visiting the troops, only a crustacean would see this as bad thing.

Orson is one fine dawg. If Murray gets the nod at QB there will be some wonderful highlights on the Mark Richt show.

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Dawgpounder. In 2007 Florida’s QB was Tebow and he won the Heisman. They still lost four games.

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nemov, we’ve had 2 great recruiting classes since then, and since 90 one of our programs has over acheived and the other has underacheived. Which one is UGA.

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There was an interesting article in the AJC — GT has 1/2 the graduates of UGA but twice the endowment. Maybe its true that a lot of UGA grads end up with pizza delivery as a career.

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“No one does less with more than Richt. He will have another top 5 class that goes 6-6 as usual. He had Staffor and Moreno and did absolutely nothing with them other than showing a lack of coaching.”

Must not be watching the same games I’ve been watching.

If all you think SEC football is about is winning the National Championship then all but one team are failures in your mind. Thankfully, Richt and UGA (and several other programs in the SEC) “get it”. Not so sure Alabama and Tennessee “get it”, but that’s life.

This is a comptetition, yes. But there is a point where too much emphasis can be placed on short term results vs. the long term “program”. Teams DO cheat to win, no doubt. At the extreme, would you rather be SMU or UGA? SMU or Kentucky? Pretty clear choice in my mind; if you have to sacrifice integrity to win you’ve really lost (can you say “Memphis”?).

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Dawg Pounder with the stellar classes you guys have had you’d have to say you’ve under acheived…if your recuirting class is No.1 every year as the reptiles tell us it is each and every year. That means you have to end the season you have to be No.1 or underacheive…so in your case 2 teams since 90 has reached their potential..correct?

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Why is anyone responding to a guy who molests dogs?

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papadawg, nemov and how2fish, I gotta go but keep on hoping for a different outcome in Jax because next year when I see your side of the stadium empty out with 3 minutes to go in the game I will wonder what excuses you will have then; Heck even the Zooker owned Mark Richt!

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macrotech

January 28th, 2010
12:43 pm

As always your are one of the best, if not THE best, objective tech fan on the blogosphere.

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Dawg Pounder you are the one with stars in your eyes. The Gator run at the BCS championship game is over for awhile

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Fans should not put much pressure or over-hype on the 2010 Dawgs. We will have a new qb and will have a new defensive scheme and new players to run it. Fans need to take a Valium and still understand that we will win 8 or maybe 9 games at best. But in 2011 CMR will have his first NC.

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nemov, in ‘07 Florida was not reloading on “D”, they were trying to find people that could tackle but that is not the case here and Matthews is ready to step in.He maybe not exactly like Tebow , but certainly better than most “new” Qb’s around the league. He has practiced the “O” for 2 years and has a great arm.

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WonderDawg Bama’s NC doesn’t equal Alabama’s Stints on NCAA probation unless you use the Bama math and get to 13….they’ve spent some time on probation…but as much as I don’t like Saban I think he will keep them out of trouble..it will be when he leaves and his replacement has to live up to the “Saban” years that they will wander off the path..once again.

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There you are Cuz. Glad too see your still around.

Edugator….i like your blog name.

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I think Kirby stayed at Bama cause Saban told him he could be the new head coach when he left next year.

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I heard some rumors late last season the CMR’s brother in law Brad Johnson might be added to the staff. Anything new on that or was it just talk. Boy if they added him it would make your offense awesome with the talent you have coming back.

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Coach Mark Richt is an outstanding person and coach. The State of Georgia is fortunate to have a man of his qualities representing not only UGA but the State. I hope he is the next coach like Dodd or Dooley to stay many years at one school. Best of luck – I hope you win out in the SEC.

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Hehe, good point WonderDawg.

ga gator, I didn’t exactly understand your 2:11 post

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RxDawg, Edugator making a mistake=same as oxymoron, weak attempt at humor sorry.

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Brain freeze today guys. I meant Brantley. For some reason that just fell out of my fingers. It could be an oxymoron …sorta like Dawgs championships.
I didn’t realize that Shane was that old. It seems like only yesterday he was rumbling into the end zone like a car with a flat tire.

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how2fish I would trade Richt all day long for the obvious ( Saban & Myer,) but also Bryan Kelly, Butch Davis, Chris Petersen, Gary Paterson and a few others. Any coach that can do less with more is better then what we currently have. Richt wins with better talent PERIOD! He can not win by coaching lesser players up plan and simple. When he doesn’t have it, he doesn’t win.

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SOUTH GA DAWG FAN I was wondering the same thing , and what I was really wondering was if the fact they have not closed the deal on the last D coach would that be a indication they are waiting for the assistance D line coach from the Saints Travis Jones??

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As a UGA fan, I am glad the Kiffins and Orgeron punked UT and made it a stepping stone job.
I am also confident that Dooley will be everything we think he is, and less.

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jellybeandawg I think that is the list I sorta had in my head also..my problem is I have little confidence any of them (save the 1st 2) could ever win 90 games in 9 years in the SEC..and as for having to do more with less how many coaches in the nation could pull of 10 wins with the number of injuries we had in 2008 ? Not Saban or Meyer could have..thanks for the reply and we will agree to disagree..Go Dawgs!

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I love Tech

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Technophobia CMR has stated many times that he wants to remain at UGA until he retires…now what that time frame is I haven’t heard but unlike most coaches these days …him I believe.

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The “problem” that plagued UGA this season was the same as the one the previous 4 seasons: Willie Martinez. You play aggressive, fundamentally sound football. Or, in more colorful terms, if you get out there and DECLEAT somebody, turnovers will take care of themselves. Funny how Martinez started his tenure at UGA saying the D would create more TOs, and in the end, we didn’t do that, and not coincidentally, we didn’t tackle anybody either.

I’m still firmly in wait-and-see mode, but the more I learn about Grantham, the more encouraged I am.

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Richt is a good coach…I hope he is in Athens for a long time

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I don’t much care about the “90 wins in 9 seasons” argument. That is a function of the overall schedule of opponents.

What’s been his record within the SEC?

Go investigate THAT number, not total wins.

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South Carolina (not SC, because the University of South Compton took that from you) is talking trash
BBBBBWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHAAAAAA
We have alot to do to build our program, so if you do lose to us this year, please David Carradine yourself.

Horn will fail, as South Carolina does at all sports.

Lets look at football for instance.

All-time record 534–536–44 (.499)
Postseason bowl record 4–11
Conference titles 1

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sowegadawg, I haven’t read where anyone is claiming to be a top 10 forever. I grew up in the 50’s and know quite so well that the last 20 years have been unusually good for us. However, you have had the talent but have underacheived since Spurrier came back to UF.

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Tron Carter, you seem to be enfatuated with self gratifacation.

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You will wish you had him back if you run him off!! The guy is everything you want in a college football coach.

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ga gator,

I wasn’t really going for that. More just about ultimate humiliation.

Also in the previous post about dog pounder, there was no double reference.
By that I mean that his picture should be up as a warning at all humane societies.

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I agree wholeheartedly with Chris Low. Richt is a great program manager and his active record PROVES it without a shadow of a doubt. The Grantham hire was not only surprising, but will prove to pay huge devidends for UGA. Georgia got a little sideways in ‘09, but the march back to the top starts in 2010. Richt will be at our helm for a long time to come and I am very happy about it.

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I know everyone wants to be at the top all the time but that simply isn’t possible. What can be controlled is to have coach/brand that represents integrity and class and UGA has that in abundance with CMR. Sure, the players may step out of line from time to time … that’s going to happen with college age folks (just remember some of the knuckle-headed things you did in college). While that does provide negative branding, a class coach can help erase some of the effects.

As for recruiting classes, if we compared the ratings with on the field performances it’s difficult to say which player will meet the expectations on coaches and those rating their skills. All in all, it’s a crap shoot. Sure, players like Tim Tebow and Matt Stafford lived up to their recruiting hype, but Jasper Sanks didn’t and there are countless others who didn’t as well.

We’re too quick to call for firings and not calm enough to accept the realities of the game: no one wins all of the time. It’s that simple.

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Paddy, Jimbo has already shown that he can recruit. Time will tell how he will be as the head man. I hope he does well except when he plays us or another SEC school.

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Go dawgs!

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Old Dawg

Well said we are entirly too quick to praise and condemn coaches…I hope CMR is around for a long time.

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Way to go Bill King! I know Bradley/Schultz would never write anything positive on UGA…

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Richt? Isn’t he that high school football coach in the small village east of Atlanta?

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We’d be stupid to even think about letting CMR go. Seriously. Pundits be danged.

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All of your CMR hater’s had better lock it up. The program is getting ready to turn the corner with the new “D” staff. All you little dirt daubers need to zip it as well. 1-8 since CMR has been there, that is one hell of a run by you guys.

Also, they say there are no good looking girls at the north avenue trade school. Well I would admit that until I found out the hottie sitting in front of us at the GA-yech game was a dancer from the Gold Club who the little nellie from yech paid her to attend the game with him. By the way she spent the whole night partying and raising hell with us.

Says a lot about you bumble bees, doesn’t it! Where’s Orkin Pest Control when I need them?

1-8 Gotta LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!

HUNKER DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!

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It’s hard to say. Richt has slipped in overall winning percentage in recent years, and there have been many notable games where Georgia just wasn’t competitive, including twice in three years against so-so Tennessee games. The lack of fight in the last two UF games is disturbing – losing is one thing, getting bullied around like a mid-major is another. Before anyone tells me how awesome Florida is, remember that Tennessee game them a tough game at home and Arkansas gave them all they could handle at home (and should have won). The Gators looked completely overmatched against Bama.

Hopefully the new d-coordinator will address the lack of toughness and grit that has marked Richt’s teams in recent years. If he doesn’t, Richt might not be around for ‘12.

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I meant to say Richt might not be around for ‘11.

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Hershel Is Better than Tom Elbow…I love ya man. You are right on. tom elbow couldn’t carry Herschel’s jock. Although I saw a great picture of elbow with a lipstick smudge on his face from riley cooper…awwwwwwwww!

Go DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Uh no reality you are thinking of SMALL johnson IN THE CITY!

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Richt’s about to go on the biggest winning streak in college football history.

Georgia will not lose in 2010 or 2011. Georgia will BREAK THE NCAA RECORD DIVISION 1 RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE WINS.

Why?
#1 Defense–we have the guy Saban wanted- Grantham. #2 in defensive scoring in NFL, #4 against the run. Lakotas–top 10 in pass defense. Parade All-American Safety, and Corner, #2 JUCO player LB.
#2 Offense- we have the guy who got FSU to the Nationl Championship 5 times & top 5 in nation 5 times in offense, 2 Heisman Trophy QB’s, #1 QB draft in NFL, averaging 28-32 points a game on offense 2008-2010. Loaded with 7 Parade All Americans (top 50 players in nation) at key positions: QB(2) Murray & Mason, RB(1) Ealey, WR(2) Green and Rogers, OL (2)
#3 Special teams- punter and kicker among best in NCAA, if not the best

2 Games in 2010 Georgia will not be favored: Florida & Aurburn. We’ll beat both with a better defense.

Bama in SEC Champ:
Defenses will be even, Georgia better on offense and special teams

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After his 2 worst seasons, 2001 & 2006, Richt finished #2 the next season BOTH TIMES.

2010 will be the same way as far as rapid improvement goes–except he will finish #1 because of turnaround expert and #1 SEC defensive guru Grantham.

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Mark “Mr Turnaround” Richt, you guys have drank more coolaid than the idiots at Jonestown in Guyana.

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Never has so little been accomplished with so much talent.

Richt has at most two years.

Anyone who would tolerate Willie for so long has no clue.

Not sure Georgia can field at team without have the started being in jail somewhere.

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Agree with your entire post. I used to live in Tampa and still have many friends there. If I am not mistaken, Orson’s Dad was stationed at the AFB less than 5 miles from Plant High School. He is a fine young man and wish he had choosen UF instead but wish him well in all games but one each year.

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Well Richt does come from the Original “Thug U” (Miami) so fielding undisciplined, heavily penalized and incarcerated teams is “no big deal” for him.. Just par for the course.

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You guys underestimate how 2009 effected Richt. It ate him up. The incompetency drove him nuts: turnovers, penalties, 28 points a game given up, etc. He fired 3 guys. Bobo’s on a short leash. Richt has his mojo back and I’m telling you, I’ve seen it before after a bad season, the guy turns it around faster than anyone in the NCAA (see 2002 & 2007).

The pain of 2009, the experiences, the lessons, the causes of failure, will help Richt win like NEVER BEFORE.

IT’S ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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jellybeandawg, dont think they were referred to as the U when CMR was a backup to Kelley.

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edugator,

Actually Brantley has been running the Gator offense for 3 years, not 2. He will be a red shirt junior this year, which mean he is more like a senior qb in his 4th year and will be head and shoulders above most other SEC qb’s.

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Orson Charles is a lock for the next level. Mark Richt is a lock to be at UGA for as long as he wants.

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Richt’s Season Record SEC record

2001 8 & 4 5 & 3
2002 13 & 1 7 & 1
2003 11 & 3 6 & 2
2004 10 & 2 6 & 2

42 & 10 80.70% 24 & 8 75%

2005 10 & 3 6 & 2
2006 9 & 4 4 & 4
2007 11 & 2 6 & 2
2008 10 & 3 6 & 2
2009 8 & 5 4 & 4

48 & 17 73.80% 26 & 14 65%

As you see, in Richt’s 1st 4 years he had a 80.7% winning % and 75% against SEC teams
The past 5 years, his winning % has dropped to 73.8% and 65% against SEC
teams. He better pick up his pace and reverse this trend. If he goes 4-4 in the SEC this year people will be calling for his head. There is still a firemarkricht.com still up.

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I like Richt the man and I like Richt the coach, however, any coach worth his salt ought to be able to take top 5 recruiting classes every year and translate that into 8-9 win seasons. It takes a super motivater (ala Saban or Meyer) to produce a National Championship. It just seems to me that with our talent pool, being 2nd or third best in the eastern division since Meyer arrived isn’t quite good enough. Richts problem is he is the 2nd or 3rd best coach in his bracket.

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Richt’s recruits are dropping like flies. Gonna be long day in Athens in November for UGaG when the new sherriff returns to town. Fully expect a 51-7 style beatdown and Nesbitt to wrap up the Heisman on the spot, then chew on some hedges.

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Richt finished #2 in 2002 & 2007, after 2 bad seasons. Should have been #1–we were robbed.

Same for 2010.

If you don’t see that–you is blinder than a bat.

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Hey Jacket fans, not to be a jerk but you gals didn’t exactly do anything great this past season.

Iowa took you gals to the cleaners.

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Catch up????? Good gosh almighty look at the running start the bulldogs had on both UF and ALA. Catch up????? Get real!!!!! You have been lapped and not by a good looking lady.

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This whole thing about Richt quitting to become a missionary is just people not understanding how a Christian can be a strong Christian and feel comfortable where God has him serving. Not every Christian is called to the mission field and even fewer go. CMR is clearly gifted by God to minister to young men on the field, and is, in effect, a missionary doing that. All Christians should be open with their faith and can do so without moving to Africa. If he is happy where he is and feels that is where the Lord has him, he will stay. Just because the man walks the walk doesn’t mean he is ready to bolt for Ethiopia.

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Is anyone else surprised that the football team’s conditioning doesn’t include 4-mile runs?!

Umm no. Football is about running fast. Not far. Distance running uses different muscles that arent needed as much in football. In football you want the fast twitch sprinter type muscle. And the ability to use them over and over and over. Apples to Oranges.

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UGA #2 in 2002 & 2007, surely you are not really stupid are you? UGA came in second in the SEC EAST STUPID!!

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Boots every night I pray to sweet baby Jesus that Richt will quit and become a missionary but so far he has not answered my prayer yet.

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2 teams BOTH got invited to the National Championship WITHOUT WINNING THEIR CONFERENCE?

Nebraska in 2001

Oklahoma in 2003

Georgia got DISSED while Nebraska and Oklahoma didn’t.

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha you are right. Give it up UGA #2 in 2002 & 2007. The dawgs were not robbed of anything.

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha ….what were the 2 years for Auburn I know of one but cant remember the 2nd. Just curious

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“Georgia got DISSED while Nebraska and Oklahoma didn’t.”

No they didn’t.

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If he does not beat Florida in the next couple of years I think he will be gone.

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All the news thats fit to print, please tell me you are not Bill King?

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“Heck if Kentucky just makes a short FG or Vandy doesnt blow the game we would have finished ahead of Tenn and won the whole thing. Sigh.”

IF IF IF………………….

IF Auburn had just beaten Bowling Green instead of the Citadel in 2004…………….

ALL BS!!!!!

Bottom line: UGA has NOT been screwed out of anything. Just two seasons ago, UGA was ranked NUMBER ONE in the country………and blew it.

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CMR bought 2 year with a new DC barring a complete melt down. The program must show improvement in 2011 with a division title or a win over UF.

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“Yes they did”

WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha what 2 seasons did Auburn go undefeated?

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UGA got and continues to gets what they deserve. Every year Richt recruits top 10 classes, yet he can’t close. Its NOT a coincidence!

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“Smashsmeesha Bobeesha what 2 seasons did Auburn go undefeated?”

1993

2004

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I hope they take all of the coffee pots out of Butts-Mehre because Coffee is for closers and its obvious that Richt cant close anything!

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Funny thing about Georgia’s last 2 SEC championships in 2002 & 2005. In both years,
they lost to the Gators in Jacksonville——-talk about being in someone head. Georgia need more than just a good DC, the whole team needs a Psychiatrist.

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They also talk about how awesome they are 6 months before their team ends up losing 5-6 games.

Umm we have lost 5 games or more once in the past 10-15 years. What planet are you living on?

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All the news thats fit to print are you afraid to admit that you are Bill King?

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GaGator, The QB rotation hurt CMR in ‘02 which has grown into more of debate that the staff has remained far to loyal to the players especially seniors.

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No because im not. Are you afraid to admit your fascination with all things UGA football. Ill be you cant go a day without reading up on UGA and posting on a UGA blog.

We are flattered really.

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha, you are absolutely correct. Auburn fans will probably always talk about that kind of like UF fans talk about Peyton Manning never beating UF. College Football can be strange at times, like the fact that until this season UF hadn’t won in the state of Mississippi since the mid 80’s.

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“Umm we have lost 5 games or more once in the past 10-15 years.”

1995 – 6-6

1996 – 6-5

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All the news thats fit to print said

“Umm we have lost 5 games or more once in the past 10-15 years. What planet are you living on?

Check this out. Let’s start with Georgia’s record in 1993, 5-6, 1995 6-6, 1996 5-6, and 2009 8-5. There were 4 or 5 four-loss seasons in there, but I didn’t want to beat a dead horse (err..dawg).
Even I did not realize that Georgia had been so bad recently.

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“No because im not. Are you afraid to admit your fascination with all things UGA football. Ill be you cant go a day without reading up on UGA and posting on a UGA blog.”

LOL

I’ve already debunked your falsehoods.

Care to continue to name call, ma’am?

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha, I think the 2004 season is why it is now acknowledged that the winner of the SEC will be invited to the NC game. Thanks War Eagles!!

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I’ve already debunked your falsehoods.

No you havent

Youve only proved my point. Its ok. You dont have to get it. It would be boring if everyone was smart. We need special people like you too to make the world go round.

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I hope Richt stays for 15+ years at UGA. That will be good news for Tech fans.

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“That will be good news for Tech fans.”

How so? You gals can’t even beat Iowa.

To add insult to injury, my team beat the team that beat the team that beat your team in the Orange Bowl.

Ponder that for a while.

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Check this out. Let’s start with Georgia’s record in 1993, 5-6, 1995 6-6, 1996 5-6, and 2009 8-5.

Right just like i said. 10-15 years ago. How many time has UGA lost 5 or more games in the last ten years.

Once

Case closed.

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All the news thats fit to print Why is that. So he can whip them 15 more times. FINALLY WE AGREE!

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Edugator?? who is this matthes you speak of?? I thought your qb coming in for 2010 is Brantley?

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Big D Dawg, you are correct; I was embarrassed for him.

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Richt is a good coach and someone I’m proud to be leading our football team. And Even though I would have preferred to have Bud Foster or Kirby Smart as a DC, I think Grantham will be really good. We also brought in a GREAT secondary coach. As for Orson Charles, he was really good as freshman and I think he’s going to be All-SEC this year, and Aaron Murray’s #2 target after AJ. Go Dawgs!

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“I hope Richt stays for 15+ years at UGA. That will be good news for Tech fans.”

I do too, considering he’s 8-1 against Tech, and beat them even with Cox and Martinez. Both those guys are gone. We’ll be much better, and will have a great running game, Ealey was only a freshman.
30-24 WE RUN THIS STATE.

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“30-24 WE RUN THIS STATE.”

WOW!!!!!!! That’s saying so much considering each school has won 1 national title each in the past 30+ years.

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“Smashsmeesha Bobeesha, ok we bite, when did he loose 2 in a row to Tech?”

My bad, it was 2008 only. Whoops. My bad.

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Dawgs 2010, you mean the year when you had 2 top ten draft picks in the same backfield?

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“We own the series, and recent years, and usually get the better recruits. We beat Tech even with our worst qb and dc of the 2000’s.”

And zero national championships to show for it.

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“He’s back. Faking 2 different handles.

Smashsmeesha + all the news fit= Same hosehead unemployed person

Posting to himself.”

Prove it. Please show some proof, dumba$$.

“Dude, get a job, leave your trailer, didn’t you hear the Obama speech–there’s HOPE for EVEN hoseheads LIKE YOU.”

Well, I did leave one a moment ago. Went to get my money from your welfare recipient mom.

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Worrying about the pretend national title in college football is a waste of time. Any championship that depends in large part on where you were ranked when the season began and what some BCS school in another conference and region does against opponents you don’t have in common cannot be considered a legit title (Georgia wasn’t worthy to play for the title in ‘02 because Ohio State pulled off a miracle 4th-down bomb against Purdue. Make sense?). Any so-called title that is effectively off-limits to 3/4 of the participants before the season even starts is a sham – look at LSU’s 2-loss farce in ‘07 as Ex. A. There’s a reason the NCAA doesn’t recognize a D-1 national champion. There’s no such thing.

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The Grinch, thanks! You continue to crack me up with your retorts! Best of wishes!

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“I actually wish Auburn had been given the title in some poll in 2004 because honestly, they were screwed over. They deserved a half-title way moreso than say GA Tech in 1990.”

Same here. Auburn went undefeated, beat 5 top 25 teams, one twice, beat the defending national champions LSU Tigers, set an all-time NFL recruiting record, had a tougher schedule than USC and Oklahoma combined…………….

One poll did give them the title.

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Timmy Tebow’s Tummy Hurts at Senior Bowl, I know you changed your handle again Bill, Get your facts straight first. Minimum salary is a lot more than 100K, second Timmy owned your out of state QB Stafford 2 out of 3 and lastly, he also had Tom Brady way out of the 1st round and he’s turned out ok.

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“Georgia grad Stafford got $40 mill with Detroit.”

Yep, and he sucks.

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I think florida will go 5 and 7 in 2010. Just too many people moving away–players and coaches.

Georgia will go on a run, I have to admit it, it’s SO true.

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CMR is one of the best coaches in Football. He’s only problem is he’s toooo loyal to his people which isn’t such a bad thing. He just needs to realize he needs to put his best players on the field and the best coaches.. Which looks like he is starting to understand that. CMR is the now and future of Georgia. I hope he is going to be in Athens for a very long time.

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Does anyone remember what it was like before Richt.

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“Does anyone remember what it was like before Richt.”

LOL

The Donnan of a new era!

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Why yes I do PT. Let’s see, 4 strait losses to Tech. Consistent 6 win seasons. And I actually saw a loss to South Carolina in 98, where ther were a bunch of empty seats at the beginning of the game. I said , emty seats at the beginning of the game. Yeah, I love Richt.

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Hey Bill King,

Can you do something about the inbred moron who is acting like a two year old?

Thanks

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Anyone who is plannin on baggin on me for bad grammer in my post, I am doing this from an Itouch, so, kiss my grits.

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Love this anti-Georgia dude, yes, smash watever-is-yo-fake-name today, so afraid of Georgia, they try to spin some negativity. Well dude, yo head gonna be spinnin’ once Grantham finishes with yo Gator ballers, you know the ones, afraid to schedule a top 10 team, yeah, those Gators. Talk all you want, Grantham gonna make yo head feel like it’s spinnin’.

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Auburn was on probation one of those 2 undefeated season!!

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As a Det. 160 USAF ROTC alum and UGA grad I’d love to see the entire football team keep up with the “Fighting Bulldogs”. Keep up the awesome work ethic OC, that’s the kind of leadership this team needs.

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“Well dude, yo head gonna be spinnin’ once Grantham finishes with yo Gator ballers”

Um…..I never said that I was a gator fan.

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha …… you being an aubarn fan, aren’t you embarrassed that the last time you guys won a mnc is 1957??

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha ….. you mentioned 2 undefeated seasons aubarn fan. so you trying to count the 93 season on probation as a mnc? you’re as smart as your alabama cousins counting 13 mnc

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha….. glad I struck a nerve…. I knew I could when it comes to Alabama. and maybe you guys…. Aubarn fans should be the ones fearing the thumb this year when UGA gets you again

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Ed,
That was a very good post. You’ve got to have some breaks to get into the beauty contest.
And for all you people saying GA got dissed in ‘07 when Nebraska and Oklahoma didn’t win their conference title, they CHANGED THE RULE. You now have to win your conference championship to be considered for the title game. Nebraska/Miami was the worst ‘title’ game ever. I believe only Oregon would have given Miami a stiff test that year.

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I would give up a year of my life , if tomorrow could be the first day of the 2010 college football season. The last year of course. And i would habe to die, you know, no living in sevritude or being held for male prostitution. And no working at McDonalds . As long as none of that happened, I would totally give up a year. And no Chinese prisons, or Lost reruns, long as none of that. Okay no ………aaahhh, forget it , ya’ll know what I mean.

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“They have lost 4 strait to THE DAWGS, and hey , we all feel real bad about 2004. Deal with it. Let’s all quit talkin about the Georgia Tech of Alabama”

Yeah, and guess what, you have nothing to show for the last 4 years. Deal with it. Let’s all quit talking about the Iowa State of Georgia.

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Ooooowooo, the west georgia syndicate of Tiger lovin buttholes is mad as hell now. Bring it on, cause UGA far as I remember got a sugar bowl AND 4 strait victories over the tiggers. And hey, smashawhatevaucallayoselfa, Ya’ll got Chizick from Iowa State. Self loathing is no way to go through life. Maybe a little therapy. A nice comfy couch, low lighting , and a Barry White album for you and your boyfriend. Enjoy ladies.

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Well I believe we own Aubarn and for Tech and Vol nation I undestand misery loves company 6 and 6 sounds like seasons YALL have endured hate on hate on GO DAWGS

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“6 and 6 sounds like seasons YALL have endured”

We went 8-5. Ya know, the same record as the mutts had!

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National Championship Debate

I wanted to get everyone’s opinion on this so I thought I would post something here and get the general feel for this subject.

Like many of my fellow AU people, I was under the opinion that at least 5 of Alabama’s claimed 13 National Championships were bogus. But after some thought, and some reading, I think that, not only can Alabama claim 13 national championships, the should claim them. Let me explain.

About 3-4 days ago, I stumbled across a web site( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_football) that lists eight times Auburn has been rated number one along with some of the organizations that listed us as national champs.
The web site also states, (and this is the key to the whole thing as I will explain in a bit) that “the NCAA does not conduct a national championship in Division I-A football and is not involved in the selection process”, but goes on to state that “a number of polling organizations provide a final ranking of Division I-A football teams at the end of each season”.

What this means is, since the NCAA does not recognize one official way of crowning a national championship team, any poll is as good as the next! I’m not being facetious here, it really is the truth. Let me give some examples to explain my thoughts.

One of the years for which AU has a National Championship team according to the article is 2004. “Wait a minute!”, you say, “I remember that year well! USC won the national championship.” No, here’s the rub. They won “A” national championship, not “THE” national championship. According the the NCAA, there is no “THE” national championship. USC won the BCS national championship for that year, but there were several polls/systems/etc that gave a national championship to us.

Take this year, 2009, for example. Let’s say, for arguments sake, that some organization like the NY Times or some national poll somewhere decided that with schedules being this or that and blah, blah, blah, Bosie State went undefeated so they earned the NY Times national championship. That means that Boise State could legitimately claim “A” national championship for 2009. Alabama won the BCS national championship, that’s true, but that’s just another poll. Again, Bama has won “A” national championship, not “THE” national championship, since, as I stated before, there isn’t a “THE” national championship in college football.

The example already exists! Many of us are old enough to remember the days when one team was awarded the AP national championship and another was awarded the UPI Coaches poll national championship. Both teams claimed a national championship that year.

The BCS is just another poll!

I truely believe that Auburn should start claiming 8 national championships. If you go to the web site I have listed above, you’ll see that our 1914 team was probably the best we have ever had. They were undefeated and out scored their opponents 196 – 0. That’s right, not a single point was scored against them. Why don’t we recognize teams like this by claiming a National Championship in their honor?! There are polls out there that say we did, why don’t we claim them?!

I, for one, will now start saying that we have 8 national championships. Under the current system, we have more than earned them.

http://www.trackemtigers.com/2010/1/20/1261873/national-championship-debate

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“Sides , once they realise Chizik is payin for all these recruts that all of a sudden really want to go to Aubarn, ya’ll will probably go undefeated and STILL not play for a title.”

Proof please.

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touchy wow I guess the truth really really hurts hun I have an idea go vent with some people who really care about Aubarn or Tech or even Vol nation but whatever makes you feel better LOSERS and GO DAWGS

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Will the dawgs jail bond fund take care of Chris Terry or is it used only for active players ?

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The AP Poll did not begin selecting a champion until 1936 nor the AFCA Coaches Poll until 1950, so many national champion titles previous to those date were awarded retroactively. However during the 1910’s, it is difficult to despute the legitimacy of the Auburn titles. The undefeated 1913 and 1914 teams coached by Mike Donahue were some of the best defenses in Auburn history. In fact, the 1914 squad allowed zero points all season, outscoring opponents 193-0. The 1983 team featuring Bo Jackson went 11–1 and finished the season by beating Michigan 9-7 in the Sugar Bowl. The undefeated 2004 squad (13–0) finished second in the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls, but the team was awarded the 2004 Fanspoll.com People’s National Champion title. Auburn University officially only claims the Associated Press (AP) National Championship of 1957 (although the school does acknowledge the 1913, 1983, 1993 and 2004 titles in their media guide).

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PLEASE LEAVE WE DONT CARE and please dont compair AUBARN to ALABAMA its pathetic really

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craig james is a baby….

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Only a jealous, living his pathetic life in a sea of green envy, would overlook 1980. You know, we beat Notre Dame. That’s right, it sux , to be, an Aubarn Tiger.

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CALHOUNDAWG

I’m going to take a wild guess and say that you didn’t go to college.

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha….and ya’ll have the hardware (trophies) that back up all those stats there too right?

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the recruiting has ya’ll behind UGA, and UGA is #4.

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“Smashsmeesha Bobeesha….and ya’ll have the hardware (trophies) that back up all those stats there too right?”

Yep!

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And to back up that last post.

http://rivals100.rivals.com/teamrank.asp?SID=0

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I guess recruiting rankings mean something for every team in this list of the top 9 but UGA. Guess it doesn’t translate to wins in Athens! Facts Hurt!

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I am so glad the majority of you have absolutely nothing to do with my school.

Am I really to believe some of these comments are from adults?

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“I am so glad the majority of you have absolutely nothing to do with my school.”

Yeah, none of us were dumb enough to go to Georgia Southern.

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Dude, there were alot of idiots who worked for Cynthia McKinney. Wasn’t hard to find one was it. I remember when I lived in Newnan that all the kids loved Auburn. Ya’ll always rollin in and strait up stealin kids from us. They’re was also some kids(Like Keith Brooking from East Coweta) who liked Ga Yech. Had to leave man. Closer you get to Atlanta, the less patience and common sense you have . Comes with an urge to rob someone at gun point.

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Go Charles! I See A leader.

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Correct that the major B.S. in the article is that Coach Richt has the Number 4 recruiting class this season.

We have our WORST RECRUITING CLASS in the Coach Richt Era next Wednesday.

By a long shot.

We had horrible recruiting class last season for the Offensive Brain Trust here at UGA with only 5 signees.

This season we have 7.

And, nothing but issues on offense.

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The NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate

Penalty Summary

Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

Date of Report: 05/01/2009

Page 4 of 4

This report is based on data submitted by the institution.

This report provides a summary of the teams identified at your institution that are subject to a contemporaneous penalty and/or historical penalty and their multiyear APR. The historical-penalty structure has a cumulative effect that continues to apply each year as a team progresses through the structure. Each year a team fails the historical-penalty review another stage of penalties will be added.

Sport

Multiyear APR Contemporaneous Penalty Historical Penalty -

Men’s Basketball 914 Limited to awarding 11 athletic scholarship renewals

http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/apr2008/255_2008_apr.pdf

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Auburn= The place parents in Atlanta send their kids who can’t get into UGA.

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Coach Richt has 90 wins in his first 9 years, 2 SEC Championships,
several BCS bowl games. That’s a very good record that earns him
some leeway on deciding how patient to be with assistant coaches.
We don’t know what he told Martinez after the past two seasons -
perhaps Martinez did “just enough” to be given another chance – but
of course that can’t go on repeatedly. Our fans need to cool it and
let Coach Richt run the team. I was as frustrated as anybody about
poor kickoff coverage at times, poor defensive fundamentals at times,
lack of forcing turnovers, inexplicable losses to mediocre Tennessee
and Kentucky, and big losses to Florida. But I trust Coach Richt -
he’s made needed changes and we need to support our program. Richt
is a stabilizing force in our program. He’s a great recruiter, and
the fact that he’s a man of good character, high ethics, and a proven
winner will always play very well in Mom and Dad’s living room. And
that makes programs who would seek to steal our recruits very nervous.
We are MUCH better off with our head coach than just about any of our
opposition, who would love nothing better than to destablize our
program. When 8-5 is such a down year that it causes so much negative
talk, your program is in GOOD shape. Support this program. Go Dawgs !

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Bank on it—Richt will be at UGA long term, get things turned around soon, and will start beating florida and tennessee on a regular basis, now that they are down. In 2010–UGA takes over the SEC east and plays for the SEC title in December! The dawgs are back baby!!!!

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Give him a contract like PHewitt has…always five years to go….

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Richt is 2-7 versus our biggest rival. that is all i need to know!

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WOW. This is the best blog written by Bill in a while! It got me pumped for the future. Richt is very much like retired Indianapolis Colts HC, Dungy. Quiet, cool and focused. He wants to win as bad as we do. Dooley had down years throuhout his career at UGA. Any coach is going to have letdowns. I would rather have a consistent head coach to prove that stability reigns supreme despite the coaching turnover everywhere else. I was down like every other Dawg last season, but we did go 5-1 after the Gayturd loss with an always satisfying win over The Joke by Coke. Richt wants to build champions on and off the field. I find nothing wrong with that at all.

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Evansdawg, If you are ok with consistently being beat by Florida, losses at home to KY and Vandy have at it, by I am not. Who knows what our QB(s) will be like this year. A great offensive performance against a lousy Tech defense doesn’t get me excited and then with 14 seniors leaving after next, maybe Garner should be gone also for poor planning. If we win fewer than 9 this year, Richt needs to go.

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“our worst team in 20 years had the same record as Auburn and your proud of that?”

Uh……you need to catch up on U-GAY football history. Your U-GAY 95 and 96 teams were WAY worse than last years embarrassing squad.

Besides, Auburn is ascending while U-GAY is descending. Proof being Chizek’s recruiting efforts. He’s only a few points behind UF, Texas and Bama.

U-Gay is currently 9 or 10 on the list.

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Auburn ………the Samford of the SEC West

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UGA…………the Dekalb Tech of the SEC East.

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Buddy Curry made every tackle: I agree that most big time successful programs have a great running game but how do you explain Texas Tech the last few years?

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To be honest, UGA has had the personnel and coaching staff. We just haven’t been working together. We’ve had individual talent, but football is a team sport, and they need to work together. In 07, we finally got there. On offense, and Defense, but in 08 and 09 we tried riding on talent. We also have had horrible pressure on the QB, and horrible play calling. If we can get back as a team, I’m telling you we will have the best team in the nation.

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Even when the AJC writes something goof about UGA they says something like “Finally, a positive sign…” Most of us Bulldogs are quite happy with Coach Richt and our program.
I just hope he or, even more importantly, recruits don’t listen to unfounded negativity that probably comes from a source other than Dawg fans.

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There is no National Championship in college football, and never has been.

Since they are claimed and not recognized, I have decided to personally claim eleventy billion of them.

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Richt is a class act in a world of classless coaches. He represents our program very well on and off the football field and seems to really care about what kind of player he recruits and what kind of person they become after football. Go Dawgs!

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er.obviously “needed”.sorry

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We’re 2-2 against KENTUCKY the last 4 years; what happens if they beat us this year?

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I don’t know why TN and KY is such a sore spot when we lose to them. They are essentially another team full of great Georgia players who UGA wouldn’t recruit because of either their grades or conduct.

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XTENSHUN–glad you are happy with your coach. From all indications Richt is a class act and you could do much worse. Throwing stones at BAMA and Saban may make you feel better but it has no impact on the power structure in the SEC. Need I remind you of “BLACKOUT”. Saban will be a BAMA until he retires—deal with it.

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“we beat Auburn’s ass last year and we will again this year….spin it any way you like it but we beat your ass…you can all us anything else you want but when we play you we win…..and don’t look for that to change between now and the rapture.”

It took 4 quarters to come back and win in the final minutes. Hardly a beat down.

“and don’t look for that to change between now and the rapture.”"

Are you Jesus by chance?

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[...] Junkyard Blawg — apparently isn’t a real big fan of MrSEC.com.Yesterday he wrote the following:“It’s a given that Mark Richt’s program lost a little momentum last season, which [...]

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“Smashsmeesha Bobeesha, that was pretty lame; a loss is loss is a loss………”

Eh…..

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Smashsmeesha Bobeesha that was even more LAME….and dan your correct if you don’t come to play KY will beat you and it won’t be a fluke.They deserved to win against UGA this year..we were sleepwalking….to defeat.

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I have to say I hope Richt will be at UGA a long (and successful) time. As disappointing as this season was, we were one defensive series (LSU) and a couple of terrible passes (Kentucky) from going 10-3. I want to see GA win a National Championship, not just the SEC. I think Richt wants it too. He seems to be showing that. I am proud of the way he represents our school as well.

As for UGA being embarrassed by Smart and other potential DC’s. As far as I am concerned, that didn’t happen. He was going after proven performance. Aiming high is right. Those guys had no reason to leave their current positions.

If we get our quarterback position filled with a solid performer and get the D working again, GA should be fine!

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Finally someone gives Richt the respect he deserves at the AJC. Richt won’t be around much longer if Bradley, Schultz, and the AJC have their way. They go out of their way to criticize a consistent, successful, and loyal coach. Richt should be applauded instead of criticized for giving Willie every chance to be successful. He chose Willie. What does that say about him if he immediately fires him when not successful? Not much. I bet UT wishes they could reassess firing Fulmer. Richt will not have to reassess firing Willie because he gave him every chance to be successful.

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papadawg… learn how to spell and Georgia does not have a QB also.

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Mark Richt will be the head coach at UGA as long as he wants to be here! CMR is one of the best coaches in the nation.

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09′ was a letdown? Yeah it was but guess what Dawgs, 08′ was a bigger let down then 09′

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I’m a day late in catching up on blogs but I couldn’t resist remarking on Rammer’s Bammer stammer. Saban is a good coach. But I hear he’s going to have at least one major bucks offer from a proteam. No telling how many. And you know, Alabama is a poor state and how Saban likes money. You also know he will move on the right deal as he has frquently. Congratulations on the NC this year and also to Mark Ingram, that man is a class act if there ever was one. I hope UGA is the East winner to play the Tide while you are at the top of your game. It would be fun.

As for CMR, he’s a big man paid big bucks to do a big job. The the WM saga taught him a big lesson. My money is he’ll make the big fix and we’ll be happy with him for a long time. God, I can’t imagine having to put up with some of these other looney coaches who can’t decide whether they are on sick leave or if they want to be in the SEC. GO DAWGS! GATA!

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Coach Richt is a class guy who will weather this storm the way coach Dooley did in the late 70’s. When my wife saw on tv that Richt’s wife works on the sidelines during games, she said” if I had a husband that looked that good I would be down there too”.

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