Dogs’ most important non-SEC game in 2010?
One blogger expects some football fireworks when the Dogs visit Folsom Field. (University of Colorado)
Ask most Dogs fans which nonconference game on this year’s schedule will be the most important, and the knee-jerk answer is, of course, Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets will be out to avenge this past season’s surprise loss at Grant Field while the Dogs will want to turn that win into a new winning streak against Tech and protect the hedges.
But in what CollegeFootballNews.com calls its “Ridiculously Early SEC Picks” by the site’s bloggers, Brian Harbach makes the case that Georgia’s trip out West to play Colorado at Folsom Field will be the SEC out-of-conference game of the year.
Here’s why he thinks that: “There are a number of great SEC out-of-conference games this year, but none may come at a more important time than Georgia’s trip to Boulder the first week of October. This game will be UGA’s third road trip in five weeks; and it will be following games at South Carolina, Arkansas and at Mississippi State. It is a must win for the Bulldogs, and Colorado coach Dan Hawkins needs a win against UGA to save his job. With two weeks to prepare for UGA, the Buffaloes will be ready. This is a huge game for [Mark] Richt and should be exciting to watch.”
I’m not sure how stiff a challenge the Buffs will be, but I do think it’s not an exaggeration to call it a “must” win if Richt is going to get his program back on track. As tough as SEC play is, there’s not much margin for error with the nonconference games if you want to reach that psychologically important 10-win mark.
I still think Tech’s a more important game, though. Your thoughts?
Meanwhile, it’s worth noting that in that same blogger roundup on the SEC, the trendy pick for SEC offensive player of the year is Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett, but Billy Gomila opts for Georgia’s A.J. Green. His reasoning: “Mark Ingram or Ryan Mallett are the chalk picks, but after a season where the chalk picks didn’t exactly work out, call this an off-the-grid selection. Green was dominating SEC secondaries despite an inconsistent (and that’s a generous assessment) quarterback and negligible running game. Mark Richt’s done enough to make me think the Bulldogs have a rebound season in them, and Green will lead that with a huge season (likely his last before departing to the NFL).”
I can’t argue with any of that.
Oh, and in the picks for SEC coach on the hot seat, the favorite was LSU’s Les Miles and no one picked Richt.
SHOULD SAMUEL REDSHIRT?
In an interesting Athens Banner-Herald piece on Richard Samuel’s switch from running back to linebacker, it’s noted that while Samuel is a rising junior, he just turned 19 on Feb. 3, which makes him younger than two of the Dogs’ incoming freshmen and born in the same year as 11 other members of Georgia’s 2010 recruiting class.
So considering how young he is and that he’s switching back to defense, which he hasn’t played since high school, his former coach at Cass High in Cartersville raises the question of whether Samuel might not end up redshirting this season.
“I wouldn’t put out of the question that he could redshirt for a year,” coach Rick Casko said. “I think that’s beneficial just for his physical maturity. Coach Richt and I talked about this, too. I could have had Richard for two more years of high school based on age.” (When Samuel moved to Georgia from the Virgin Islands at age 8, he was placed in a grade with older students.)
While I think the Dogs might miss his speed if he didn’t play this season, a year to get reoriented to playing linebacker might pay big dividends down the road. I’m sure the decision will depend on how quickly Samuel adapts to Todd Grantham’s defense and the showing he makes during the spring. But giving Samuel another year to mature sounds like a good idea.
NEW ‘PRESENCE’ ON DEFENSE
Coach Richt spent his 50th birthday in Albany, speaking to a Fellowship of Christian Athletes banquet, and the Albany Herald reports he provided an update on the pre-spring preparations in Athens.
“It’s going good,” Richt said. “We’re installing the defense, mostly, with the coaches and our coordinator is making sure the coaches understand, and we’re feeding it little by little to the players.”
Richt said recently arrived defensive coordinator Grantham appears to bring a new level of intensity to that side of the ball. “We like a lot of things about [Grantham],” Richt said. “He’s a great communicator and has got some presence about him that I think the guys will respect and enjoy.”
Maybe the Dogs have finally found a true replacement for Brian VanGorder in more than just job title.
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105 comments Add your comment
Theophilus
February 19th, 2010
11:16 am
First.
Will
February 19th, 2010
11:23 am
Steve Garcia…….meet 340lb Kwaeme Geathers!!!!!!!!
UGA 2010
February 19th, 2010
11:24 am
Great article Bill
11Dawg
February 19th, 2010
11:32 am
The fact that we’re playing Colorado on the road is irrelevant. Mark Richt does well on the road, and Colorado’s stadium is more pathetic than Tech’s.
Dale
February 19th, 2010
11:41 am
What is the team allowed to be doing outside of NCAA permitted team practices? They can lift and condition, they can study film, they can study the playbook, do they have team meetings with their coaches? Can they run informal practices among themseves at the intramural fields?
That Band Kid
February 19th, 2010
11:47 am
Great article Bill! I’m going with the pep band to Colorado next season. That is probably gonna be a memorable game, they played us really well in 2006. Haven’t looked at their staff or recent performances to know exactly what to expect… Although how they’re playing next season is what will matter most. Here’s to another road win CMR!
Once a Dawg, Always a Dawg,
How Sweet It Is!!!!
jimmy
February 19th, 2010
11:59 am
redshirt samuels,buffalo game is real big the whole country is looking
Denver Dawg
February 19th, 2010
12:04 pm
hope you’ll be making the trip, too, Bill… here’s a long-time Beatlefan subscriber that has a free place for you to stay that weekend!
dougdawg
February 19th, 2010
12:29 pm
Enter your comments here
Brewdawg
February 19th, 2010
12:38 pm
Colorado did put up a fight last time against us, but thanks to the Ginger Avenger we pulled it out. Im really not sweating this game as much as SC.
GO DAWGS!!!!
30 – 24
Rick K
February 19th, 2010
12:39 pm
Any true Dawg will always vote Tech as the most important out of conference game. Also, being at the end of year could make big difference in bowl selection. Tech’s Johnson glory days will be over quickly. Opponents defenses are catching up with the option and no quarterback or receiver with any aspirations will commit to Tech. UGA beat tech with our worse team in a decade and started a new streak.
daug thinking
February 19th, 2010
12:43 pm
CO is not a patsy.
Repeat until believe.
Brewdawg
February 19th, 2010
12:46 pm
Bill, do you have any stats on star players or anything special about CO??
Greg
February 19th, 2010
12:51 pm
Booked a condo in Boulder last week – cannot wait to head out West (again) to see the Dawgs as the ASU game was a blast.
Dan
February 19th, 2010
1:21 pm
Yeah, opponents are really catching up to that offense. It only finished in the #11 nationally in scoring and #1 in TOP. But don’t let facts get in your way.
Brewdawg
February 19th, 2010
1:32 pm
Dan
I sense some sarcasm in that last post lol
Sorry Guy!
February 19th, 2010
1:34 pm
Dan – that is because you guys play in the weakest conference in America. Don’t get excited about inflated stats. Your offense is a joke and is only played in Pop Warner!
Jan Kemp
February 19th, 2010
1:34 pm
Everybody knows it’s Tech, but most in Dawgnation won’t admit it.
Dan
February 19th, 2010
1:37 pm
May be just a tad, Brewdawg. Y’all beat us last year but I’ve got to tell you I’ve grown weary from the talk about how the offense won’t work. There’s plenty of room to criticize Tech (defense, special teams, etc.), but the offense isn’t one of them if that criticizm is based in reality.
Dan
February 19th, 2010
1:38 pm
Sorry Guy!, then why did the SEC go 0-2 in bowl season against that horrible conference?
Dan
February 19th, 2010
1:41 pm
And, Sorry Guy!, that joke of an offense is averaging 35 a game against your team.
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
February 19th, 2010
1:59 pm
11Dawg, no, it’s not
VolsRule
February 19th, 2010
2:09 pm
Give UGA credit for stepping out – Tennessee does the same.
Now – we BOTH need to get our act together and STOP and HUMBLE Florida.
Urban has made a laughing stock out of the SEC EAST – and LAME KIFFIN did not do us any favors either.
At the end of the day – I think TENNESSEE will bottom out this season 2010 – and will a force in 2011.
I think UGA will have a better 2010 – but I honestly think UGA and Richt have turned into a perenial 8 win – maybe 9 win team – basically a game better than DONNAN.
Heck – Tennessee has not been very good these last few years – AND WE HAVE OWNED UGA. Playing UGA 3 out of the last 4 years was like playing WESTERN KY. NO competition at all – which is unlike UGA – just come into Knoxville – go through the motions – take that A$$ beating – and go home. WHERE IS UGA????
matt
February 19th, 2010
2:55 pm
Always GT
Dawg 39
February 19th, 2010
3:17 pm
Samuel may turn out to be good enough that if he Is RS, he may not stick around to be a 5th Yr. Sr. Something to consider ? Also, I think he would be great on coverage teams as well as an OLB.
This year might be one to remember for UGA
February 19th, 2010
3:18 pm
It takes many of ingredients it seems for UGA to have one of those epic seasons and this one may be IT.
Talent is in place
New enthusiastic staff is in place and this will be a real difference maker. It ALWAYS PAYS OFF to freshen up your coaching staff and this year will prove that old axiom.
There is a hunger around Athens and it ain’t for another 8-5 year. Afterall, UGA IS THE ONLY SCHOOL to win 8+ for 13 years in a row. Name one other team to do this. Cannot be done.
THE SCHEDULE IS RIGHT. THE SEC is not up to standards of late. Bama will be a dominant team and maybe one or two more. Wll one be UGA???
I know, I know, Florida is not their usual 12-0 or 11-1 team and CUM is in rehab. He may be the cause of the Gators “sinking” to a 10-2 type of year.
UGA is set on offense and they can run or throw and will be protected with a fine offensive line.
TEBOW has gone on to the NFL pulpit.
Willie Martinez is gone.
Fabris is gone and twice gone he is, if you count Louisville.
Janzek is gone.
I am also gone. Go Dogs.
It could be a great one to remember fans.
Bremen Dawg
February 19th, 2010
3:27 pm
I think the Colorado game is very important. That will kind of set the tone for the season if we can get through the first 4 games at least 3-1.
TECHGRADserving frys to you
February 19th, 2010
3:31 pm
UGA-tech is only important to fans, and I love when the dawgs stomp tech. How can it be the most important non-sec game when the worst uga team in 100 years beat the acc champions??? who then went on to be humiliated by the likes of IOWA?
Brian Harbach
February 19th, 2010
4:09 pm
Give me one minute to defend this, first the Tech game is every year and the question wasn’t what is the most important, it was what will be the best. Second, having been to Fulsom Field, it is a great place to watch a game, I recommend to all who are thinking about going to do so. Third, everyone thinks of Penn State/Alabama or LSU/West Virginia as the best OOC games but I expect this game to be competitive and intriguing. Two teams needing to win badly, UGA with a tough first month and Colorado needing respect. I am excited about this game, I have a feeling you guys will be too come October.
Dorsey Hill
February 19th, 2010
4:13 pm
If it were up to me, and I know that its not, I would let Samuel apprentice as a redshirt safety with Rambo and Hamliton, get him some time next year in the rotation and then have him start opposite Rambo as a senior. He has the speed to cover and the size to intimidate.
Samuel could transition into a good linebacker, but he doesn’t quite fit yet. He is a little light for ILB and not angular enough for OLB. His height is good for an ILB but he needs to put on 15 lbs. to get to about 245. The OLB position in the 3-4 requires a lot of blitz match ups with taller linemen so an OLB ought to be 6-4 or better. It will be interesting to see how Nick Williams and Marcus Dowtin fit in as well since they are good players and similar to Samuel in stature. I have a feeling though that we’ve seen the last of these smallish speedy linebackers in our recruiting classes. They are going to be replaced with 6-4 to 6-6 behemoths. The ones that get fill in play end and the ones who stay thin are OLB’s.
We can’t say how this transition will work in the end, but I do know that in 3 years we are going to have, collectively, a much bigger front seven than we are used too.
KC Dawg
February 19th, 2010
4:42 pm
Get the facts right before priting them in your “blawg”
Brian Harbach states that Georgia plays at Arkansas this year. The game is in Athens. We played there last year.
Bill King
February 19th, 2010
5:00 pm
KC Dawg:
Harbach didn’t word it very clearly, but he wasn’t saying the Dogs play AT Arkansas. He said the Colorado game will be will be UGA’s THIRD road trip in five weeks. It will be following games with South Carolina (road), Arkansas (home) and Mississippi State (road).
KC Dawg
February 19th, 2010
5:07 pm
Thanks Bill. Thanks for the clarification. It took us forever to get to Fayetteville last year so when I read that I just wanted to make sure we did not have to go back there again!!!
i read this...did you?
February 19th, 2010
5:07 pm
KC dawg….please re-read the post before you slam the author. As you will see when you re-read that part He states that we have 3 out of 5 road games and then: “it will be following games at South Carolina, Arkansas and at Mississippi State”. Notice the “at” this means that the games will be away. I understand how this can be hard to understand. Lets just review before we bash…
i read this...did you?
February 19th, 2010
5:12 pm
good post Bill…Boulder is an amazing city and a great place to play a game. I just hope that we don’t look like we did a few years ago when we had to have Joe Cox win the game for us!
Super Dog
February 19th, 2010
5:27 pm
Not expecting great things on defense but I hope to see more aggression and players in position this time to make plays.
If that happens I think in the next two years will have our sea legs back
Since Captain Nemo Martinez drowned us in so many games
Boulder Dawg
February 19th, 2010
5:30 pm
First time ever on this Blog, but wanted to say that the CU fans are jacked about this game. As, a third generation UGA grad, and long-time resident here, can’t wait to show the Buffs the outstanding UGA fans which will follow our team.
Go Dawgs.
UA Alum92
February 19th, 2010
5:33 pm
Come on, Bill. No mention that of the five bloggers to comment on the topic, only one picked the UGA-Colorado game and three picked Bama-Penn State? Also no mention that all of them pick Florida to win the SEC East?
But, then again, who really cares what any of these guys think. The fact that none of them predicted the returning Heisman Trophy winner to be the offensive player of the year has me seriously questioning the judgement of them all.
Dawg Fan
February 19th, 2010
5:48 pm
The game against Tech is always our most important game!!! We hate Tech!
Richt has won 8 out of 9 against those geeks!
Bill King
February 19th, 2010
5:49 pm
UA Alum92:
If this was a Bama blog, I would have noted those things. But it’s not.
You do have an interesting point about the player of the year picks, though. I guess as far as the CFN bloggers are concerned, Ingram is yesterday’s news. And Ryan Mallett is this year’s Jevan Snead, at least in terms of pre-season hype.
The D
February 19th, 2010
6:21 pm
Hey KC DAWG, just moved up here myself, where do you watch the games at?
OLD DAWG58
February 19th, 2010
6:30 pm
TO VOLS—- 90 DIVIDED BY 9 IS 10 A YEAR. RICHT IS 6-3 VS UT. YOU ARE RIGHT, BOTH UGA AND UT NEED TO BEAT FLA MORE.
Rich K, really?
February 19th, 2010
6:31 pm
Wait, this is the same Paul Johnson that won 2 national titles at GA Southern and won at Navy. The Defenses saw the same thing every season but yet they couldn’t stop them. Give Tech the time to get the right QB and right players and watch out. Heck, he beat UGA in his first year. By you say the defenses will catch up sounds like a broken record. So keep dreaming brother Rich. Johnson is here to stay and your going to have to deal with him on a yearly basis.
George G.
February 19th, 2010
7:41 pm
UA Alum92:
For Ingram to win SEC Offensive POY, Trent Richardson will either have to be hurt or not on the roster. Those two will be splitting more carries in 2010. Ingram will not be taking over games in 2010 in the same way that he did in the 2009 South Carolina game.
yeah right
February 19th, 2010
7:45 pm
Gaytor bait 17-3 said Richts record does not compare to Miles, Saban, or meyers.
As demonstrated below he is a moron
Saban first 8 years in D1A (SEC) football. ……….81 wins.
Richt first 8 years in the SEC……………………82 wins Richt has a better record
Meyers first 5 years in SEC ……2 SEC titles.
Richts first 5 years in SEC……..2 SEC titles ..richts record is as good.
Miles 8 years in SEC 79 wins 1 SEC title
Richts 8 years in SEC 82 wins 2 SEC titles. Richts records is better.
So much for gaytor bait 17-3, he is kinda an idiot
yeah right
February 19th, 2010
7:48 pm
Clearly Richt is as good or better. Now let look at the luck aspect.
Richt has finished in the top 10 six out of his nine seasons at Georgia (yes he finished #10 in the USA Today Coaches Poll last year, the same poll that hands out the BCS Natl Championship trophy).
Thats more than any other SEC coache.
You have to be very lucky to win a Natl Championship – Florida would not have been in the Natl Champ game in 2006 without USC inexplicably losing its final game to Karl Dorrell and UCLA.
Look at LSU in 2007 and the circumstances in which that two loss team made the championship game. Richt simply has not had that kind of luck bestowed on him yet – matter of fact he should have been playing for the Natl Championship in 2002 and 2007 if not for some luck of the opposite kind.
yeah right
February 19th, 2010
7:56 pm
Richt has put them in a position to be in the SEC title hunt every year. How many other programs in the SEC can say that? That’s the problem with a lot of UGA fans (and you), you only see what UGA hasn’t done. You don’t see what they HAVE done.
All Richt needs is one lucky year. Its interesting to note that UF and LSU have won national titles with the same record UGA had when it won its two SEC titles. Its not that UGA is not as good of a program as either of the two, they have just been luckier than UGA. And that’s the truth.
lucky?
February 19th, 2010
8:02 pm
Beat Tenn and/or SC and you would have been luckier….
Speaking of SC…that big tight end #88 might set a record this year against the daugs.
John
February 19th, 2010
8:16 pm
The best thing that has happened to Georgia in years is the defensive coordinator from Florida has gone to Louisville.
yeah right
February 19th, 2010
8:24 pm
Beating Tenn or SC would have done it. However, LSU lost two games and with “luck” got in the BCSNC. The number 1 and number 2 teams lost the last game of 2007 allowing a 2 loss LSU in.
also, I was wrong about Miles and Richt. Miles has won 79 games in 9 years not 8 and Richt has 90 in 9. Thats 11 more wins in same time frame.
Richt has won 7 bowls games in 9 years and Mile has only won 5 in 9 years.
Yep gaytor bait is right Miles is sooo much better than richt.
Oh did i mention that Richt beat miles in 2005 to win the SEC in the SECCG? and then in 2008 hanging 50+ points on them
Buckhead Bulldog
February 19th, 2010
9:19 pm
I already have a place set in Silverthorn near Brekenridge as a base camp, and now I’m trying to figure out where the Dog Central hotel in Boulder is gonna be for Fri-Sun. Anyone know yet?
I hear the Rockies are grogeous in late Sept/early Oct with the Aspen tree leaves turning gold. I’m really looking forward to travelling with the Dogs out West, again. Tempe was a blast and UGA fans basically over took their town….the bars ran out of bourbon. I swear! They couldn’t believe how dog fans partied!
Go Dogs Sic em woof woof
Ponce DeLeon
February 19th, 2010
9:32 pm
yeah right or Patrick, did you mention that Richt is 4-4 two out of the last four years and that he has lost to Vandy and Kentucky at home?
Go Dawgs!
February 19th, 2010
10:10 pm
Already have my plane tickets to Denver for the CU game! Will I be seeing you there Bill?
Gen Neyland
February 19th, 2010
10:36 pm
yeah right : For the regular season, bowls and the such, one can’t sanely argue against CMR’s records (stand by for the BuLLdawg Report sometime this morning). Maybe the person you were responding to meant BCS Crystal Footballs. Clearly, that is the final leap to the top of the hill and CMR, for all he’s done, hasn’t brought one to Athens. And please, don’t tell me you wouldn’t chase your tail for one of those glass footballs by stating winning the SEC tops a National Championship. No one would buy that train of thought…
Denver Dawg
February 19th, 2010
10:41 pm
Buckhead Bulldog – take it from one who lives here, Oct 2 is a great time to be here! (though Breckenridge is quite a drive away) Have you checked out coloradodawgs.com yet? we have a great alumni TV watching crew that meets at a local bar just down from Coors Field. I’m trying to book a nice hotel near the stadium with a great view of the Flatirons for my Dad who’s coming into town from Gainesville. It’s gonna be rocking, with better weather and much better scenery than Tempe had!
RED DOG 77
February 19th, 2010
11:20 pm
Some worry as talented as Richard Samuel is, that if he puts on the red shirt for 2010, we will lose him after one year at LB. Dont think that will happen, the NFL is going to want to see more than one great year at LB before he goes high in the draft. Richard Samuel is a very smart kid that will want to play pro-ball, thus imo he will play as a 5th yr sr., and have two monster years for us at LB…………..GT is always…….always !!!! the non-conference game, if you are a GEORGIA BULLDOG……..But I would agree, the Buff game will be fun to watch……..But hell folks, it is just one in a list of games ! Lets win these games one at a time……..To all UGA fans, Get those big ‘G’ decals on those bumpers, and back windshields !!! Support them DOGS !! GO DOGS………GATA !!!!
Dawg 39
February 20th, 2010
1:14 am
Just An Opinion: All conference games are more important than non-conference games, USC & UGA will be the two top teams in the SEC E. in 2010, & Samuel will not RS. .
BuLLdawg
February 20th, 2010
2:18 am
Brain VanGorder’s Atlanta Falcons’ Defense is horrible, one of the NFL’s worst this past season. It just is.
The last 4 years of UGA Bulldogs’ Football has found UGA mired in 4th in The SEC in SEC games. We are in Decline, Officially for 4 years now. In fact, 3 of the last 4 years have been in fact, hugely disappointing to all Bulldogs’ Football fans, except for those who will not admit that we are in DECLINE and have been for 4 years now since Coach Richt officially made himself into CEO and turned over Offensive Coordinator to 1st DUI Offensive Coordinator now UAB Losing Coach Neil Callaway and then promoted through the Peter Principle Mike Bobo to Offensive Coordinator. The play calls have been stale, the talent wasted on the Offensive Side of the ball glaringly apparent, and the playing of Favorites instead of their better understudies on the Depth Chart, has left us with a No Fun Offense that the recruits now are pointing out to Coach Richt. We hired Coach Richt because of his Offensive Prowess. He has proved with his coaching staffs for 9 years that he is NOT a CEO in hiring football coaches, putting the vast majority of them in charge of anything but that which they themselves played the game at as a Position Coach.
We need to spend the kind of money we are spending on Defense and get 11-year NFL Veteran Coaching on the Offensive Side of the Football Coach Richt.
You know that.
.
.
DECLINE IN UGA BULLDOGS’ FOOTBALL OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS
.
.
29-06 Florida vs SEC teams the entire last 4 years
23-11 Alabama vs SEC teams the entire last 4 years
21-12 LSU vs SEC teams the entire last 4 years
20-12 GA vs SEC teams the entire last 4 years
4th best team in The SEC over the Last 4 Years 2006 2007 2008 2009.
These OTHER SEC teams who are “WORSE” than Coach Richt have WON the National Championship EVERY YEAR of the Last 4 Years.
We are NOT # 1, but in fact are # 4 in The SEC over the Last 4 Years, aren’t we ?
4TH Best team in our Own Conference over the LAST FOUR YEARS.
I sit here in amusement that Dawg posters such as yourself Bill King think this season coming up is a REBUILDING YEAR when for God’s Sake we JUST LOST 5 GAMES last season, surely that WAS the REBUILDING YEAR, not this one coming up.
And, that we have a cakewalk of a season ahead of us.
Big XII is a football conference. They take football seriously.
Ask Oklahoma State who held our sore-armed flu-ridden QB we had to fly out there on a private flight quarantined from the rest of the team to 10 points.
Offense has the football. They don’t do anything with it, as described in the summary you provide here Bill King from yet another independent view of just how UGA Bulldogs’ Football is perceived on The National Stage of College Football.
Yes, we could not run the football.
Yes, we could not pass the football.
Yes, moreover, we had plenty of penalties, fumbles and interceptions.
It is a 4-Year Trend.
I am a fan of this team of players and Coach Richt. I applaud the upgrade on Defense. What I don’t understand is how all that gave this Offensive Coaching Staff yet another year of complacency when anything but is what we needed for the last 4 years now.
Clearly.
Best in The SEC ?
Not the last 4 years, we have NOT.
4th in The SEC; that is what we’ve been over the Last 4 Years.
I want it fixed on Offense.
You are NOT going to FIX the OFFENSE by sitting there posting to me that we are the BEST IN THE SEC, when you cannot bring yourself to see how we have done AGAINST SEC TEAMS over the Last 4 Years.
Alabama Florida and LSU have Won
5 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in The Coach Richt Era.
Over the Last 4 Years
Alabama Florida and LSU have WON 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Alabama Florida and LSU have DONE BETTER IN THE SEC THAN UGA over the Last 4 Years
DON’T TELL ME WE ARE THE BEST IN THE SEC.
4TH.
That is what we are.
And, YOU know it.
Colorado ?
Go out there and stink the place up and while you are at it, tell me how we did against Colorado AT OUR OWN HOUSE ON OFFENSE ?
14-13 when we YANKED MATTHEW STAFFORD, otherwise we LOSE that game too.
UGA was picked by 27 points and were # 9 in the country. 14-13.
2-10.
Colorado was 2-10 that season. Dan Hawkins coach.
10 wins.
That is ALL I hear around here.
14-Game Seasons.
FACT All we aspire to is 10-win seasons in 14-game seasons in FACT.
ARKANSAS
MISSISSIPPI STATE
COLORADO
TENNESSEE
VANDERBILT
KENTUCKY
AUBURN
GEORGIA tek
FLORIDA
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BOWL GAME vs Top 10 Final AP Poll Opponent 1st time Coach Richt Era.
9-4 or 10-3.
PREDICTABLE PLAY CALLING ON OFFENSE.
Failure to get ANY Quarterback READY since DJ Shockley graduated with HONORS 2005.
2006
2007
2008
2009
4th best in SEC.
And, you want to talk about the National Stage with us 3 wins in 20 years IN OUR OWN DIVISION of our conference.
7-11 Coach Richt Era vs Florida and the Tennessee vols.
Get your head out of the sand; we have to get after it on Offense and not be
3-8 vs Top 10 Final AP Poll teams in entire Coach Richt Era.
All 11 games vs Top 10 Final AP Poll teams the entire Coach Richt Era are ALL 11 SEC teams.
3 wins
11 games vs Top 10 Final AP Poll SEC teams with only 3 wins Coach Richt Era.
NATIONAL STAGE ?
Hell, we can’t get out of our OWN DIVISION of our OWN CONFERENCE, let alone get on the NATIONAL STAGE WITH A HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAME AGAINST the very 1st Coach Richt Era Top 10 Final AP Poll Opponent.
Colorado.
That is what we aspire to. To tell ourselves that Colorado is a HUGE GAME.
B.S.
You don’t WANT anything better.
10-win season is ALL you ASPIRE to in 14-game seasons we play nowadays.
10th Year Coach Richt Era & we’ve had 1 Year more than 11 Victories.
14-game seasons nowadays and 1 Year more than 11 Victories.
That 1 Year by the way was after Coach Richt’s 1st year and was by Recruits Jim Donnan brought here.
We are uninspired.
I really appreciate by the way, all the posters who reply with get a life, or you have problems, or how many restraint orders are you under (0), or take your meds (no drugs folks, it is a dead end for you accomplishes NOTHING), or are you UNHAPPY every day Bulldawg ?
Pray tell do you not read ANY of the OTHER COMMENTS on here by EVERYONE ELSE that we ARE IN DECLINE on OFFENSE ?
Guess What ? There are MANY of us who want to DO SOMETHING about the OFFENSE, not sit here TELLING A LIE THAT WE ARE BEST IN THE SEC IN THE COACH RICHT ERA.
4-Trend Coach Richt Era 4th Best in SEC games.
This discussion about Out-of-Conference Foes is typical of conferences which do NOT play football. Look at who we play, UGA Bulldogs.
Excuse me, look again at my list above of our Opponents this up-coming season and explain to me how we are to have other than 1 Year of just more than 11 Victories in the Coach Richt Era, because that is WHAT WE HAVE :
Year 10 Coach Richt Era with more than 11 wins once with 14-game seasons now.
4th in SEC over Last 4 Years, aren’t we ? Never mind their 5 SEC National Championships in Coach Richt Era and 4 in a Row by Alabama, Florida and LSU.
Oh, yeah. We are better than Alabama Florida and LSU with this Offensive Coaching Staff all coaching positions they did NOT play themselves and NO NFL experience.
Ask the Offensive All-Star Recruits in this State. Boring No Fun Predicable Play calling Offense.
Not 3rd Tier.
4th Tier in our Own Conference because of 7-11 vs Florida & vols Coach Richt Era.
4th Tier over the Last Years in SEC :
29-06 Florida vs SEC teams the entire last 4 years
23-11 Alabama vs SEC teams the entire last 4 years
21-12 LSU vs SEC teams the entire last 4 years
20-12 GA vs SEC teams the entire last 4 years
4th best team in The SEC over the Last 4 Years 2006 2007 2008 2009.
Read how many posts there are by so many posters that our Offense sucks, and has sucked all 4 Years.
That we MUST do something about the Offensive Coaching Staff.
No never mind don’t read all their posts, be happy in your ignorance.
I’m famous ? You only reply to me; why not reply to the other hundreds of posters telling you the same thing, that our OFFENSE is in a 4-Year DECLINE.
3 Freshmen Quarterbacks, how the hell do you get yourself in this mess after a 5-Loss Season in your 10th Year ?
I love Coach Richt; I don’t love his Offensive Coaching Staff but then again neither do hundreds of posters here and ALL the All-Star Offensive Recruits in the State of Georgia of whom we just singed 0.
We’re NOT BAD. We AIN’T great.
9-4 or 10-3. We have a great Defense 2010 & 2 best kickers on 1 team. No fun Offense. Predictable Play Calling and WASTED TALENT on Offense for 4 Years now and COUNTING.
Biggest
February 20th, 2010
7:26 am
For players and coaches alike, the biggest game, will be played between their ears; The Head Game…
Spike
February 20th, 2010
7:59 am
Bill, why it a “knee-jerk reaction” to pick the Tech game, and then at the end of the column you pick the Tech game? Is it knee jerk for everybody but you?
Buckhead Bulldog
February 20th, 2010
8:16 am
Denver Dawg
February 19th, 2010
10:41 pm
Thanks for the insight. I know Silverthorn is about a hour drive, but I want to have the base camp in the Mtns.. Some of my Colo connections are saying to take a couple extra days to see God’s beauty in the Rockies that time of year,,,,they say it is WELL worth it.
Oh make no mistake, I will be in Boulder on Fri- Sun, my friend…..Maybe even hit LODO in Denver one or two nights. My initial plans of 3 days have been expanded to 6-7, because of all my friends going, and the Buff fans telling me to linger longer on one of their web sites. All my Dog friends are going and are excited….you are right, it will be rocking. Let’s teach those Buffs what a REAL party school is all about?
Still need to find out where Dog Central Hotel is gonna be….in Boulder or Denver?
Sic’ ‘em
Buckhead Bulldog
February 20th, 2010
8:46 am
Thanks for the link Denver Dawg!!!!!!!
you gotta be kidding
February 20th, 2010
9:15 am
Colorado????????? You’ve got to be kidding. The stink and have for several years. GT is the best out of conference game UGA will have this year. Someone’s on crack!
I Run This State
February 20th, 2010
9:17 am
Great article.
I still think the Tech game is more important…we won’t have to hear about it for 365 days if we lose to the Buffs.
you gotta be kidding
February 20th, 2010
9:24 am
I run this state – Are you Gov Purdue? Last I checked, he runs this state. Get over it.
Snoop Dawg
February 20th, 2010
9:37 am
As the head coach, Mark Richt needs to provide the leadership and physical presence to his team that he is hoping Grantham will provide. He has not done this to date. We need a head coach, not a CEO. Richt is neither. We are paying him too much for anything less…
Dawg Tired
February 20th, 2010
9:45 am
I live reading these comments. For example I learned today that Samuel is too short to rush the QB from the outside. Dwight Freeny is 6′1″. I guerss he’s too short to rush the QB from the outside. How tall is Samuel?
Of course, I learn even more from that genius BuLLdawg. What a joy to read things written by someone so smart and so positive about life. I only wish i had the benfit of being around that wonderful attitude in person.
Bill King
February 20th, 2010
9:58 am
Spike:
It’s a knee-jerk reaction about the Tech game because every year that would be the first answer that would come into a Dogs fan’s head if asked to pick the most important nonconference game. Most years it would be the correct answer. Some years there might be a bigger one. (Maybe last year against Okie State?) This year, though, despite what the CFN blogger says about the Colorado game, I still think the Tech game is more important.
Ivan Vasilii Vladivostok, aka "Pasha dat GT a$$"
February 20th, 2010
10:12 am
Bill, great article on Samuel but do you think he would be up for it? That’s a lot of pride swallowing and risk for a young man. Do you have any more info on the special teams re-assingments or are we going to once again remove the “special” from special teams and treat it like it doesn’t matter?
Ivan Vasilii Vladivostok, aka "Pasha dat GT a$$"
February 20th, 2010
10:14 am
Oh, and by the way look at Paul Johnson and tell me if their is one Polo out there that fits him? His turkey neck forces him to unbutton all the buttons.
Fair and Balanced
February 20th, 2010
11:11 am
GA Tech is always the biggest out of conference game for all true GA fans. Period. End of story! Anybody promoting the CO game is either on crack or wants to grab a headline – or both. Dumb!
dominobeer
February 20th, 2010
11:18 am
Colorado should be a gimme win. It will only become significant if UGA chokes and somehow loses. Otherwise, it’ll be forgotten 24 hours after the game.
Also, the whole gimmick offense and defenses catching up comments are lame. CPJ has been doing this for the better part of 2 decades. If defenses were going to catch up, it would’ve happened by now.
Ponce DeLeon
February 20th, 2010
11:37 am
Snoop Dawg, Richt isn’t even a good CEO. A good CEO doesn’t have to be threatened to fire someone who isn’t doing his job.
Dave In Tampa
February 20th, 2010
12:13 pm
Say what you want, but Tech is ALWAYS our top Non-Conference game. Of course they compare nothing to an SEC game.
trueUGAfan
February 20th, 2010
12:29 pm
i’ve said all along that redshirting Samuels would be a great move, not really daunting that we have him for this season, i think we have enough LB’s on deck to play this season without Samuels. no need to burn a year for the sake of it especially if he has dreams of one day playing on sundays. give him year to get reacclamated with the position and mature. #22 will be a beast at LB, thought he should have been on that side of the ball all along, great move CMR, redshirt him…GO DAWGS
messin with sasquatch
February 20th, 2010
1:06 pm
unfortunately the only team doggs care about beating is tech. uf ut uk …..not that important.
BITTER TENN FAN
February 20th, 2010
2:02 pm
we are recruiting samuels hard and should have him signed soon, yours truely Lane Kiffin(dooley) we pay for em all.
BITTER paul johnson
February 20th, 2010
2:06 pm
Leave my turkey neck out of any future conversation you sorry as—s scum bags, bring your fat as—s to the flats and i will show you how to skin a turkey, gobble gobble
PJ
February 20th, 2010
2:12 pm
I guess the thing the idiot tech fans are missing is that paul johnson will bail when a better offer comes in. Just like everyone else in the past 30+ years. GT is a stepping stone.
BITTER paul johnson
February 20th, 2010
2:17 pm
snoop dawg lets make you coach, you make as much since as the rest of the pup nation freeken fool, what the hell do you no about coaching, that does not include your time coaching sunday girls soccer team. go dawgs right, punks
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE!
February 20th, 2010
3:13 pm
Colorado will definitely be biggest out-of-conference games – tech is not much of a rival now that the Dawgs own them (8 out of 9 + all-time numbers). No way the Buffaloes stadium is worse than the Joke by Coke, even Herbie said that’s one of the worst stadiums in America.
30-24 all year long.
messin with sasquatch
February 20th, 2010
5:08 pm
you doggs love our stadium. it’s all class….a trip to the big city. and why not beat a significant sec opponent, then worry over beating cpj. as you say above, you escaped with a 6 point win.
Paul's Johnson
February 20th, 2010
7:12 pm
What a stupid topic.
A better topic would be the questioning if our game with Athens Vocational School is OUR biggest out of conference game of 2010.
Hey ... Bill King...
February 20th, 2010
8:40 pm
you are such a joke !
RED DOG 77
February 20th, 2010
10:52 pm
Nice story, Bill…….keep up the good work my friend ! From a ‘REAL DOG’………Regards, RED
Denver Dawg
February 21st, 2010
12:15 am
not sure anybody’s still reading this thread, but if any DAWGS are coming to Colorado, be sure and check out redrocksonline.com. Their last show of the season is usually around the same weekend. Nothing scheduled yet, but it’s a good thing to keep your eye on as summer gets closer… Nice place to see a show and really get a feel for the area!
SEC Observor
February 21st, 2010
1:52 am
Is this a joke? Colorado-Georgia the sec nonconference game of the year? Seriously? Over Penn State- Alabama.
Let’s see. Bama coming off a national championship and is a team that has been a top 5 fixture for the last 2 years. Penn State was in the Rose Bowl 2 years ago and has averaged probably 10 wins a year the last few years but at least has averaged 9 or more and has been a fixture either in the top 10 or the top 15 over the past few years.
And then we have Colorado who has had something like 3 straight losing seasons and 4 of the last 5 were losing seasons and is averaging 5 wins a year. I think when we beat em they were 2-10 that year. Georgia was 8-5 last year.
And yet someone is saying the worst team in recent memory at Georgia against a terrible Colorado program is a more marquee game over Bama-Penn State? And on top of all that Bama-Penn State have will be playing in the 2nd week of the season in the Bama’s newly expanded stadium. They’ll be over 100k this year. Hard to see how UGA-CO tops Bama-Penn State. That’s just crazy.
Buckhead Bulldog
February 21st, 2010
10:53 am
Denver Dawg
February 21st, 2010
12:15 am
I’m following you…..where else do you post? Thanks on the RedRocks….I’m a huge music fan, and I hear the Red Rocks area is just really cool. How close is itto Boulder? Some Buffs have said to hit the top of Green Mtn…say it is a cool view? I looked at the Colo Dawg Alumni link but that was just basic stuff. I’ve been trading with some the Buffs on The Ralphie Report. They have been very nice and very helpful for me getting ideas. I’m booked at the Boulder Outlook Hotel……can’t wait!
Ed
February 21st, 2010
11:05 am
BullDAWG’s rant actually made some good points. In my opinion Georgia hasn’t been any good since the ‘05 SEC Championship game. We stunk up the Sugar Bowl after that season and have been kind of stinky ever since. We were fooled a bit by the end of the year run in ‘07, which was fun to watch but doesn’t erase the stink of the first part of that year (the laydown, blowout loss to Tennessee still chafes to this day). Richt needs to find a way to bring the spirit of ‘01-’05 back, fast.
Pope UGA XXIII
February 21st, 2010
11:12 am
Ralphie = Grilled Buffalo Steaks
Must really “rub Paul’s Johnson raw” to read that a game
against a lower echelon Big 12 team is more important than
his return trip to Athens.
N-E-R-D-S !!!!!!!!
Denver Dawg
February 21st, 2010
1:42 pm
Buckhead, glad you read that last thing of mine… There’s one more GREAT web source of info, especially as the game date gets closer! http://ugaatcu.wordpress.com It’s about 28 miles from Boulder to Red Rocks (Morrison, CO). I’ve never been to Green Mt, but I would take the advice and check it out. Your hotel is one of the good ones, I think. You know where I’m trying to afford booking some of my friends and family? 37 miles to the north at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park! http://www.stanleyhotel.com/ It’s the place featured in the movie The Shining, and still supposedly has ghosts, but it’s also a wonderful luxury hotel in a great ski town. Good luck – maybe we can have a beer this Oct. You can contact me directly through eBay, I am userid “audioavenues”. Take care.
Tech Man
February 21st, 2010
2:12 pm
It better be GT.Those stupid hedges are coming down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tech Man
February 21st, 2010
2:13 pm
The sorry little muts will go 7-5 this year.
dumbdawg
February 21st, 2010
2:30 pm
your sir bill king are an idiot & a failure to society
Big Mac... why only for a limited time?
February 21st, 2010
4:50 pm
well then, “Tech Man”, at 7-5 we’ll still have 2-3 more wins than the sorry North Ave. Bumbles!!
Denver Dawg
February 21st, 2010
4:52 pm
Buckhead Bulldog – for some reason, a moderator or Bill King himself just saw fit to remove all the information and advice I was trying to give you towards your CO trip – I was just trying to be helpful, and IT WOULD’VE BEEN NICE TO GET AN EMAIL EXPLAINING WHY IT WAS ALL REMOVED!
Buckhead Bulldog
February 21st, 2010
6:40 pm
http://www.boulderoutlook.com/
Denver Dawg- I booked yesterday on the advice of some cool Buff fans. They still had good rooms available….everything else that was half way decent was booked solid…The Golden Buff Best Western still had rooms. Yikes!
I’d check out the boulder outlook if you want to be in the thick of things on game weekend. Just a bit further away from the the St. Julian which is directly across from Folsom Field, and striking distance to the Pearl Street district.
I’ll check the site you recommended, and for sure on the beer….but knowing who I’m going with it is gonna be more like some good bourbon whiskey….woo-hooooo!
Buckhead Bulldog
February 21st, 2010
8:24 pm
Denver Dawg- I just hit your ebay with a message on how to get in touch. Never hurts to know Dawgs behind enemy lines. Ha-ha. Later.
AceDawg
February 22nd, 2010
11:36 am
AJ is definitely a “player of the year” kind of guy.
UGA will be in royal trouble if they can’t manhandle the Buffs, but our games prior to this will already establish whether UGA has improved.
Samuel should NOT redshirt if he is able to contribute this year, even if only as a backup. He may be young, but I can’t imagine a 5 star athlete wouldn’t be able to show his worth after playing a position all Spring, summer, and in preseason right before the season starts. If he’s good, he’ll be ready to contribute.
dawgonegaboy
February 22nd, 2010
2:03 pm
Do you think we can put a limit on the length of the posts on here Bill ..BuLLdawg definitely needs medication and a limit!!!
Camden Mark
February 22nd, 2010
6:23 pm
Dawgs have always lived or died on the D,looking foward to new season,new coach and old “Junkyard Dawg” defence,I hope.
The Watergirl
February 23rd, 2010
12:52 am
As a UGA fan/alum im disappointed by how terrible we evaluate talent on offense, how can we red-shirt knowshon and play Marlon Brown for 3 catches. Richt moves players around to different positons like musical chairs, and if I was a recruit I would be confused when I found out that I will be coach by Bryan McClendon, a wide receiver, is Running Backs’ Coach. John Lilly, a quarterback, is our Tight Ends’ Coach. Tony Ball, a Running Back, is our Wide Receivers’ Coach.
Jborodawg
February 23rd, 2010
8:33 am
“…the question wasn’t what is the most important, it was what will be the best…” Leave it to Bill King to start a “controversy”. Tech is ALWAYS our most important OCG. To bring up any other OCG is asinine. Not to mention the notion that “the next game” is also always the most important.
I agree with you AceDawg…if Samuel is ready to play, no need to RS. Big “if”. So if not, then a RS is intriguing; cause whoda thunk he could be RS’d in the first place.
Before yall go all gah-gah about the Dawgs’ talent…and thinking about how great the team’s gonna be, remember…we’ll have a green QB. That doesn’t usually auger a great year. But hope springs eternal.
Goooo Dawgs!!
#1 GT FAN
February 23rd, 2010
4:38 pm
The biggest out of conference game for Georgia is…………………..TECH. this team this guy is talking about is not good at all. BUT TECH IS.
GO JACKETS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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