Talking the talk: Bulldog week in quotes
Mark Richt on A.J. Green: "He's as good as I've seen." (Associated Press)
Thanks to a newsy week in the Bulldog Nation, including SEC Media Days, there were quite a few quotes that caught my eye or that I particularly enjoyed this week. Check them out, and if any of them inspire you, have at it in the comments section. …
“Never.”
— A.J. Green when asked if he’s ever been to Miami
“Hahaha. This talk about A.J. is hilarious. That country boy ain’t never been to Miami!!! You can put those rumors to rest.”
— Former teammate Michael Moore on Twitter after reports Green is the subject of an NCAA inquiry about the infamous “Agentgate” party in South Beach
“You know, with me being a veteran and helping Aaron out, I believe I can instill that confidence level that he needs to throw the ball and just to know that he has that primary receiver out there. Whenever he’s in trouble, he can just throw it. It don’t have to be a great ball, it can be whatever, and I can make a play on it.”
—A confident A.J. Green on playing this season with an inexperienced quarterback in Aaron Murray
“We’re going to play with a lot of energy. If we can do that and find a way to keep from beating ourselves, which I think we did to a certain extent last season with our turnover ratio and our penalty count, if we could find a way to keep from beating ourselves, I think we’ll be a pretty good football team.”
— Mark Richt summing up the Dogs’ 2010 prospects
“I think there’s a chance to have a great complement of run and pass and keep people very honest with it.”
— Mark Richt on how double-coverage of Green can help Georgia’s running game
“I think he’s been a good blocker, not a great blocker. I think he needs to get better at really becoming a factor as a blocker. I can’t hardly say much about his ability to run routes and go after a ball and get it. He’s as good as I’ve seen. He’s special in that way.”
— Mark Richt on how star player Green can get even better
“When the protection is there, the route is open, put it on ’em. If the protection is not there, let’s throw the ball away, let’s hit a check down, let’s take a sack if you have to. Let’s make sure at the end of every drive we kick the ball, an extra point, field goal, or punt.”
— Mark Richt on his advice to his young quarterback
Speaking of punting …
“Quite frankly, we struggled offensively. When he was punting there was a lot of grass in front of him. Too much grass. But he changed field position for us in a big way last year. This year, my guess is, he won’t have quite that average because I think — I hope — he’ll be punting with less grass in front of him. Hopefully he punts a lot less.”
— Mark Richt on having the nation’s top punter last season in Drew Butler
“Opening question is about my mother. Doesn’t matter where I go, that’s the question I get. … So she’s certainly a great personality. Everybody loves her because she subscribes to the theory speak first, think second, the exact opposite of my dad. So hopefully I try to take that little portion of my dad — think first, speak second. But I do have a lot of her in me, too.”
— Former Georgia coaching assistant Derek Dooley, son of Vince and Barbara, in his first SEC Media Days appearance as Tennessee’s head coach
“I wouldn’t trade my four years at Georgia for anything.”
— Wimbledon legend John Isner on ESPN2 after moving on to the semifinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships
“Fred Munzenmaier”
— Mark Richt showing his quick wit when asked on camera at SEC Media Days by the Dogs’ Shaun Chapas who is his favorite fullback
BULLDOG BITES
UGA legend Dan Magill practically helped raise Greg McGarity, so it’s not surprising he’s backing the Athens native to be Georgia’s new athletics director. If you want to know more about McGarity’s Bulldog bona fides, check out Magill’s latest column in the Athens Banner-Herald. …And happy birthday wishes go out today to two great Dawgs: Jonathan King, my brother, a UGA grad and loyal fan who’s never predicted anything but a Georgia win, and Kevin Butler, father of Drew, an entertaining broadcaster and one of the most beloved Bulldog heroes for many reasons, including that unforgettable kick against Clemson. Many happy returns, guys!
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I will not be the next head coach at Alabama. I am the head coach of the Miami Dolphins
July 26th, 2010
11:33 am
BAMA STAN- One more comment. In spite of living half my life among UA fans (and the sarcasm in my screen name), I assure you I will be cheering for you when UF comes to Tuscaloosa.
Dostoyevskiy
July 26th, 2010
11:35 am
Don’t understand why everyone is diss’en CMR and the young UGa QB recruit, why he is the biggest f-n Christian they’ve ever recruited.
HOUDAWG
July 26th, 2010
11:36 am
BAMA STAN …….. ya pretty much nailed it ………. agree with all points. Good luck ……. till we meet in December (!) And , please kick FLA’s butt this fall …….
dawgster
July 26th, 2010
11:55 am
Burroughston Broc…What a classless act you are…How many young people have you mentored in your life, none i would say…You talk about Coach Richt’s Christianity and how he uses that as a football coach, well as a parent i want to know that my son has that kind of role model to look up to, there is more to life than just winninng and losing ballgames…Yes we all want to win, thats easy, but when you don;t when you show class and you learn from it,..I think Coach Richt teaches that…Do all the young people on the team abide by that, of course not, and they have been ane will continue to be disciplined as needed..You suggest that Coach Richt find better people with no problems, where in dreamworld do you live..and all of these players that you think Coach Richt should not sign are being offered scholarships at all of our competitors schools…they all come from different family backgrounds, maybe not as perfect as yours, but they all have a chance to grow under Coach Richt’s leadership..Tell us where you find that perfect person that you believe we should offer a scholarship to that you know will never disappoint us…I am proud to see some of the other posts that do a great job of rebuking your classless comments…such as GaDawg985…good job with your post….
Steve Spurrier
July 26th, 2010
12:29 pm
Just curious who’s the bigger fool, those selling the “dream” or those buying it?
Gatorman
July 26th, 2010
12:29 pm
Houdawg…that’s pretty funny…I did not know Alabama was on your schedule this year???
Typical Gator Fan
July 26th, 2010
12:45 pm
Can anyone tell me why I insist on commenting on a blog about the University of Georgia? Maybe I should patronize Mike Bianchi’s blog instead so he’ll stop writing outlandish articles just to get attention down in Orlando.
GeorgiaDawg84
July 26th, 2010
2:38 pm
Junkyard Dawgs are back
GaDawg985
July 26th, 2010
3:19 pm
dawgster
July 26th, 2010
11:55 am
Burroughston Broc…What a classless act you are…How many young people have you mentored in your life, none i would say…You talk about Coach Richt’s Christianity and how he uses that as a football coach, well as a parent i want to know that my son has that kind of role model to look up to, there is more to life than just winninng and losing ballgames…Yes we all want to win, thats easy, but when you don;t when you show class and you learn from it,..I think Coach Richt teaches that…Do all the young people on the team abide by that, of course not, and they have been ane will continue to be disciplined as needed..You suggest that Coach Richt find better people with no problems, where in dreamworld do you live..and all of these players that you think Coach Richt should not sign are being offered scholarships at all of our competitors schools…they all come from different family backgrounds, maybe not as perfect as yours, but they all have a chance to grow under Coach Richt’s leadership..Tell us where you find that perfect person that you believe we should offer a scholarship to that you know will never disappoint us…I am proud to see some of the other posts that do a great job of rebuking your classless comments…such as GaDawg985…good job with your post….
ANOTHER FINE POST THAT DESERVES A REPRINT
dawgster…………….Thanks for the kind words!
dog789xyz
July 26th, 2010
3:20 pm
I am glad CMR is a good man. I think he is a good teacher of morals. I thank him for that. In my opinion he is not a x’s and 0’s coach. In spite of all UGA has to offer, CMR doesn’t seem to be able to put it all together. We should be in the the NC race like ALA and Florida. I have no hope of winning a NC under CMR.
GaDawg985
July 26th, 2010
3:47 pm
Sven Ottke
July 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
DIT, I appreciate your relationship with Christ, as long as it isn’t hypocritical. RIcht turns his head as The Bagman Garner hands our his candy, the school allows the athletes to cheat their way through school and the Athletic Department greases the skids by giving the players girlfriends the credit cards. Stop pretending he’s a saint, when he knows all this goes on.
PLEASE PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION!!!!!!!!
GTfanfrom1951
July 26th, 2010
5:16 pm
Georgia Tech = 11 wins 2010 + 4 NC
UGA = always behind Fla. 9 wins + 1 NC
UGA Alumn
July 26th, 2010
6:17 pm
The reason UGA inspires so many haters to get on here and post garbage is because they know we are a force on the National scene and we will be back on top. The reasons we will be back on top are we have top notch in state talent, a rabid fan base, world class facilities, one of the wealthest athletic departments in the country, and the best college town in the world. Our standards are high and we expect Chapionships, when the Bulldog Nation starts to settle for 10 win seasons I will begin to worry; until then I know that it is just a matter of time before we are back on top of the hill!
ugag is irrelevant
July 26th, 2010
6:55 pm
…. a farce on the national scene ….
UGA Alumn
July 26th, 2010
8:19 pm
ugag is irrelevant: I guess that’s why you are trolling the UGA blogs. I’m sure GT has people from all over the country bashing their powder puff team! Hatred is the new form of flattery!
ol ' seadawg
July 26th, 2010
9:19 pm
Bama Stan I agree with some of the other dawg posters, that you’re alright for a bama fan, but if I remember correctly didn’t Coach Saban try to hire Coach Grantham? Same defensive thinking? I feel if we can come out of the hellhole over in Columbia with a win, we may give Florida a run for their money. We’ve got the weapons. Alot of critics are down on Murrey, but he did lead his team to a State championship at Plant city with a cracked leg bone. Yeah, I know that’s high school and a world away, but I feel it proves leadership, no matter what he did at G-Day, that’s just not a true indicator really. Hope we get to see you boys in Atlanta.
Spurrier
July 27th, 2010
10:45 am
Regarding the seemingly outbreak of players being
arrested for drinking, Spurrier said players are no different today than they were
thirty years ago, they are just more under the microscope
by the media, journalists, internet, agents, and most of all not given any breaks
by law enforcement (except a few schools we all know about)
But there does seem to be an outbreak of felonies, i. e., stealing dead girl’s
credit cards, beating up girl friends, etc. that I did not recall
thirty years ago.
Lindsey
July 27th, 2010
12:20 pm
I love all these quotes, it is getting me more excited for the 2010 season, GO DAWGS!!
Delusional dawg and Bama fans like Bama Stan
July 27th, 2010
1:12 pm
Bama Stan,
Give it a rest man. Everybody knows that practically all Bama fans pull for Georgia in the east over Fla and UT. Just about all of them except the few that live in Atl and have to hear the dawgs constant crap and end up trolling on here against UGA.
You’re part of the first group that has illusions that Georgia will win the east because A) You don’t want to have to beat Florida twice in one season which is a hard thing to do even if you did do it back in 1999. B) Beating Georgia is a lot easier to do than beating Florida which is why you Bama fans are pulling for Georgia this year.
You think Aaron Murray is the real deal? Gimme a break. Maybe one day he will be a better than average qb but if you think this freshman kid who looked very unsteady in the Gday game is gonna lead the dawgs past the gators in the east then you must be smoking something.
Georgia is strong in one area and that’s it. Their O-line is good but so is Florida’s O-line with 4 returning starters. They also have one great wr but after AJ Green the talent is totally unproven.
Everywhere else the dawgs are average- defensive-linebackers, D-lineman, dbs, no all conference or all americans to be seen outside of justin houston possibly being all conference. On offense their 2 running backs are average at best.
Get over it and realize the dawgs have zero chance of beating the gators this year. Nothing is going to dramatically change from the 49-10 and 41-17 beatdowns of the last 2 years. Face it. You will have to play and beat Florida twice and forget about Georgia.
Red-N-Black
July 27th, 2010
3:16 pm
Burroughston Broch, GT Fan (or any GT moron that posts on GA’s blog) and any other hater. I realize you are jealous of the Bulldog’s we have notoriety, dedicated television programs and one of the most historic programs in the country, so please keep posting and telling us bulldawg fans how we are dillusional, overrated blah, blah, blah. We will continue to be fans of the Bulldog nation, and your jealousy is just another reason we still feel sorry for you. Have a nice day and remember God loves you (hope ya’ll fell better).
shankit
July 27th, 2010
3:37 pm
Clarification to “J” in recent article about Georgia national championships
1942 – Ohio STate 9 – 1 record was rated the national champion by AP who rated at
that time at season’s end and not after bowl game.
1942 – Georgia 11 – 1 record was rated the national champion by Harris poll which
was the official poll back then, and rated national champion after bowl game.
1942 – Georgia and Ohio STate were both invited to play in the Rose Bowl for
the national championship, but because Ohio STate was already voted NC by
AP, they declined and lost in another bowl.
Georgia accepted the Rose Bowl and played UCLA, winning and was declared
national champ by Harris and several other polls.
Since Ohio STate has played Georgia in a couple of bowls and lost.
Since Ohio State has played SEC teams, 9 times, and has lost all 9.
If Georgia would switch from the East Division of the SEC, to the Big
Ten, they would replace Ohio STate as the perennial choice for Big
Ten and BCS playoffs, having also beaten Michigan, Purdue (twice) and
Wisconsin (twice) in bowls.
shankit
July 27th, 2010
3:56 pm
Steve Spurrier
What are you doing on this blog?
Still haven’t gotten over STanfill and the Dawgs whipping
you, your senior year, and you losing to Missouri in the
bowl game your senior year?
By the way, what was your overall bowl record when you
were coaching the Gators? Something like 6 losses?
Dostoyevskiy
July 27th, 2010
4:01 pm
Fans and students with loudest mouths does not necessarily translate to having loudest stadium. UGa was not ranked in the top five of loudest SEC stadiums. I personally think loud is not good in any forum.
Sky King
July 27th, 2010
9:13 pm
It’s kind of sad to see all the Dawg fans getting so excited this year (just like the year before, the year before that, etc.). How long is it going to take for UGA fans to realize that UGA is simply no longer relevant in the SEC? In the national picture, UGA isn’t even a blip on the radar, and hasn’t
been since the preseason #1 ranking two years ago.
Sit back and be grateful for the seven or eight wins you’ll get every year. Coaching genius Mark Richt may take you to 10-2 or even 11-1 occasionally, but Florida will still win the SEC, meaning no BCS bowls and no top 10 final ranking. Most years, UGA will be very lucky to finish in the top 25, and only after a big bowl win over a nobody opponent.
It’s a different world now, and Dawg fans, like Miami and Ole Miss fans, need to adjust their expectations downward to reflect reality.
Unfortunately nothing is going to change until UGA changes its mediocre coaching. That’s where the difference is, and that’s why everyone outside Bullcrap Nation just laughs at Dawg fans getting so excited year after year about what a great recruiting class UGA gets. It doesn’t matter how many
blue chip high school players go to UGA, they simply don’t get the coaching they would get at Florida or Alabama, to name two schools whose programs are far ahead of UGA. And that’s not going to change as long as Mark Richt is in
Athens.
Get your heads out of the sand and face reality. And mediocrity and irrelevance.
And red panties falling from the sky.
GT BABY
July 27th, 2010
9:37 pm
1980
GT BABY
July 27th, 2010
9:37 pm
ZACK METTENBERGER
GT BABY
July 27th, 2010
9:38 pm
CHRISTIAN LEMAY ALREADY GETTING IN TROUBLE ( THERE’S A SHOCKER)!
GT BABY
July 27th, 2010
9:40 pm
R@PING WHITE WOMEN
GT BABY
July 27th, 2010
9:40 pm
BLACK OUT AGAINST ALABAMA
GT BABY
July 27th, 2010
9:41 pm
LITTLE BOY RED UNDERWEAR
Jeremiah
July 27th, 2010
10:22 pm
The reason UGA inspires so many haters to get on here and post garbage is because they know we are a force on the National scene and we will be back on top.
What a load of delusional crap.
It’s the red panties that inspire the UGA haters, you idiot.
Now go back to your trailer park and have another cheap, watery beer.
tony
July 27th, 2010
11:55 pm
I think Mark Richt screwed up BIG TIME! I believe he will eventually lose his job for depending on 2 unproving assistent coaches(Martinez/M.Bobo). When Brian VanGorder left he should of hired the best assistent coach that money could buy or at least an assistent coach who has coached in a championship environment. You can’t half step in the SEC or you will pay a heavy price down the road. I think coach Grantham will do a good job with the defense but I’m still concern with Bobo poor play calling. I think Nick Saban will make it very difficult for Mark Richt to unseat him. When Bama and Fla were down Mark Richt should of had the best assistent coaches in place to keep those teams down. It might be too late now.
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