McGarity learned ‘art of scheduling’ well at Florida
Some thoughts coming out of the UGA Athletic Association Board of Directors spring meeting at SSI …
You want early evidence that Georgia made a wise choice in calling Athens native Greg McGarity home from Florida as athletic director? Just look at the fact that following a losing 6-7 season and an absolutely dismal and dispiriting bowl showing by Mark Richt’s football team, Bulldog Club/Hartman Fund contributions actually increased $300,000 to $23 million this year.
A major factor in that apparently was McGarity’s decision to schedule the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game opener with Boise State. Anyone contributing at least $100 to the Hartman Fund was eligible to buy tickets to the Georgia Dome game and UGA fans snapped up all 53,000 that were available.
McGarity is a smart man.
DOING IT THE ‘FLORIDA WAY’
Speaking of which, McGarity announced that David Perno will be returning as UGA’s baseball coach, which is as it should be. Despite the tragic injury to Johnathan Taylor, the Diamond Dogs improved their SEC record to 16-14 this season. If it hadn’t been for losing too many of those midweek nonconference games, they’d be a lock for an NCAA tourney spot.
And that’s where McGarity will make a difference again. He rightly diagnosed Perno’s problem this season as over-scheduling, noting that SEC teams on average played three to five nonconference games against teams with a Top 25 RPI while Georgia played 17 such games this year. As he told our Chip Towers, “I hate to deal with could-haves and would-haves, but it speaks to what I call ‘the art of scheduling,’”
McGarity said “next year we need to have a schedule that is totally different,” with 37 or 38 home games instead of 28 like this year. As for those tough nonconference opponents, “We’ve got Tech; we’ve got Clemson; we’ve got UCLA. That’s enough.”
McGarity knows what he’s talking about. The University of Florida has perfected the art of devising a national championship schedule.
SAY WHAT?
Among the expenditures approved by the athletic board was $675,000 for a new sound system at Stegeman Coliseum. Talk about money well spent! The echo in the Steg is awful, especially at lesser-attended basketball games and graduation ceremonies. It’s long past time that problem was corrected.
WOOF!
Sonny Seiler was on hand for the St. Simons gathering and provided an update on the search for a new Uga mascot, saying he hasn’t yet found a pup who will “fit the bill” and anticipates stand-in Russ continuing to wear the red sweater for as much as two-thirds of the coming season before a new dog is introduced. Russ, as Seiler noted, is very popular with fans (despite the team’s less than stellar won-loss record during his tenure). Actually, I don’t see why Seiler doesn’t just let Russ serve the whole year and then unveil a new Uga at the beginning of the 2012 season.
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Fisher
May 27th, 2011
10:27 am
Western Carolina 99, TECH 6 (missed the extra point kick)
DawginLex
May 27th, 2011
10:29 am
Looks to me like he is setting Richt up to succeed or fail on a national stage.
Jeremiah Masoli
May 27th, 2011
10:31 am
Ole Miss — 31
National Champions — 30
Dawg stuck in Bham
May 27th, 2011
10:36 am
4th
RabidDawgFan
May 27th, 2011
10:39 am
I can definately tell the tell the difference in our scheduling this season with McGarity taking over. 8 of the 12 games that we play are in our own state. The farthest away game is at Ole Miss. We basically have only 3 away games where we have to travel. We play Tennessee and Vanderbilt away but both schools are in the same state so it’s not bad. Florida and Ole Miss are the only teams we have to play where we have to travel to another state. He definately has made it better for us.
Dawg stuck in Bham
May 27th, 2011
10:40 am
Perno=middle of the road coach
PTC DAWG
May 27th, 2011
10:45 am
McGarity has ZERO to do with the SEC rotation….
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
10:47 am
McGarity isn’t applying what he elarned at Florida.
Urban Meyer would have never opened against a top 5 ranked team.
McGarity dropped a sure confidence building win, Louisville, and replaced it with a sure confidence sapping loss, Boise St.
TROJAN
May 27th, 2011
10:50 am
What’s up with the mascot confusion? Perhaps UGA needs to get more suppliers.
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
10:51 am
Mark Richt’s record at home is worse than his record out of state.
In this case, McGarity’s scheduling more in state games will hurt.
Richt has his coaches out recruiting during in state games, and the coaching and gameplans suffer.
McGarity should have checked Richt’s win/loss record in state/out of state, before coming up with the scheduling strategy.
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
10:59 am
Increase of $300,000 in Hartman Fund due to better economy, not scheduling.
PlanoDawg
May 27th, 2011
10:59 am
Agree with you on Russ, Bill. Let him serve the full season. He is beloved. That way, when we christen the new Uga, it’ll be a more ceremonious way to start the season.
JaxDawg05
May 27th, 2011
11:00 am
I sure hope McGarity brings the bye week before GA/FL week every year with him too.
PlanoDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:01 am
Meant to say, “…more ceremoniously way to start the season AFTER THIS.”
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
11:01 am
Let Russ be the next UGA! He is obviously a true DGD as he is ready to step up to the plate when called upon. Russ is UGA!
sminingsgator
May 27th, 2011
11:05 am
Of course there are no facts to support anything written.
One of my favorite pieces to counter this silly argument. The Gators have faced more than twice the amount of top 15 teams as the next highest ranked team.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/338161/the_florida_gators_dont_need_to_schedule.html?cat=9
reality
May 27th, 2011
11:05 am
I see the dawgs missed being preseason national champs this year….oh well, there’s always next year.
da'boomer
May 27th, 2011
11:05 am
MORONS!!!!!
PlanoDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:06 am
…”ceremoniously(?)” Dang. Even screwed up my correction. Go Dawgs!
Athens= God's Country
May 27th, 2011
11:07 am
Russ has earned the right to be tabbed “Uga IX.”
Destin Dawg
May 27th, 2011
11:08 am
favorable schedule this year… Boise State will be a motivator… for the kids, fans, and our coaches … S.C. as always a chance to win a big S.E.C. game early !!! great new incoming class… Improved S & C… Granthams” Defense… kicking game will win field position !! Go Dawgs !!!!
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:12 am
McGarity has Richt playing 2 top 10 ranked teams at the start of the season.
Coming off a period where richt’s gone 2-9 against ranked teams??? Following 6-7 season?
Worst college football scheduling of any AD in the SEC.
Should Richt start out 0-2, no one will care much about the extra $300,000.
Fingers will be pointing to the AD’s scheduling.
Athens= God's Country
May 27th, 2011
11:12 am
redneckDawg
The economy is better? Where do you live and where can I buy the sticky-icky that you’re smoking?
The only reason funds increased $300,000.00 is because people want to go to the game in Atlanta vs. BSU.
Do some math, it’s only a 2% increase.
Reginald
May 27th, 2011
11:12 am
redneckDawg: What’s your IQ, 80? It is amazing to me that you would think anyone would care what someone as stupid as you has to say. Everything you posted is either absolutely wrong or stupid.
Just thought I’d let you know.
ozzfest
May 27th, 2011
11:13 am
Well, good for Greg…and people who buy tickets on Ebay, because I sell my “garbage” game tickets every year. I was in Tempe, Stillwater, and Boulder…and from now on I will skip UGA home games to go to Lincoln, South Bend, and College Station since the Dogs are run by a bunch of “cronies” who think the 2nd most profitable Athletic Department in the country needs “a 7th home game”.
I asked McGarrity directly and he told me this weak scheduling would help us get “to Atlanta”. I asked him why Georgia’s notoriously weak, regional schedule (as mention by Musburger on air during the ASU game in Tempe) failed to get UGA “to Atlanta” from 1992-2001, 2004, and 2006-2010. The dude was at a loss to respond.
BTW…I also made the trip to Los Angeles for the baseball games in March. Greg would be well suited to meet me for a beer.
DIT
May 27th, 2011
11:13 am
It was an awesome decision to schedule Boise St.! He recognizes that a win there could start to erase last years dreadful season IF they can keep the momentum going. Yes, It is a risk that can back fire. Still, great move.
I also agree with letting Russ be “The Dawg” for all of this coming season. He’s earned it!
Interesting about Perno. I did not realize that they played that tough of a schedule. See what happens next year.
And as always, thanks to our tech friends for the laughs.
DRT
May 27th, 2011
11:14 am
The woman, who is captured on surveillance video wearing a black University of Georgia ball cap, is suspected of robbing four pharmacies in two weeks.
They finally got the “Grandma Bandit” today. She’s taking the long dirt nap now.
And look what she was wearing!
savannadawg
May 27th, 2011
11:14 am
The University needs to search for a new mascot. Not one person or family. There needs to be a panel of students, faculty, alum and a good vetenarian. I prefer mutts because they seem to me genetically stronger. breed an English bulldog with an American bulldog or a Pit bull. Go with personality more than color.
JLo
May 27th, 2011
11:16 am
Better economy? Redneck, you don’t have a clue. Democrat.
Stillinthebar
May 27th, 2011
11:17 am
Agree with you there – keep Russ for the entire season – gives the ‘pup’ selection more time.
JLo
May 27th, 2011
11:19 am
savanna. You don’t have a clue. Democrat.
GT Fan
May 27th, 2011
11:20 am
Can’t wait to see the Dawgs lose to Boise State. Should set the stage for a great season. NOT!…
Go Jackets!
what of it?
May 27th, 2011
11:20 am
you know, the whole mascot thing kind of parallels the entire program. It’s become so inbred and convoluted that it has trouble lasting an entire season
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:21 am
Urban Meyer’s Opening games:
2006 Southern Miss
2007 West Kent
2008 Haw
2009 Chas South
2010 Miami of Ohio
Richt’s opening game 2011:
#5 ranked Boise State
D Bag Trolls!
May 27th, 2011
11:23 am
Ozzy go back to bed! The DAWGS will be 2-0 at the start of this season. No one has a clue, but the JunkYard is back!!!!!!!!!
D Bag Trolls!
May 27th, 2011
11:24 am
GT people smell weird.
P-The-Ricker
May 27th, 2011
11:24 am
All of the money that this family makes from breeding and requirements stipulated in contracts for puppies…..and there’s not 1 pup ready to go? Can Seiler be fired? On another note, it’s embarrassing that a dog breeder speaks at bulldawg gatherings and functions. This guy has way more power than he deserves.
Reginald
May 27th, 2011
11:25 am
C’mon savannadawg, personality more than color? Thats like making the interview portion the only criteria for the Ms. America contest…
DIT
May 27th, 2011
11:26 am
GT Fan – I find it so comical that some of you tech people always have to lower yourself, if that’s even possible, to root for other teams because y’all certaintly can’t beat UGA! Do you realize what that makes you look like? Well, that was a dumb question on my part because obviously you have no clue! We may not be the best team in the SEC, but it’s a given 9 out of 10 years that we will win our last regular season game. Thanks for playing!
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:27 am
Contributions increased more than $300,000 at SC, Bama, Florida, MSU, Auburn, Ark, and LSU.
I guess the conomy is on the rise after all.
You can't hold me back
May 27th, 2011
11:27 am
jLo you don’t have a clue. TeaBagger
ClassicDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:28 am
To all you teabaggers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5MKaF7qO3o
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:29 am
McGarity pulled a fast one to get Richt to agree to replacing Lousiville with Boise St.
McGarity told Richt Kellen Moore graduated.
Richt forgot to check out McGarity’s claim.
Oops.
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:31 am
Richt’s away record is 33-6.
DawginLex
May 27th, 2011
11:31 am
redneck dawg,
I totally disagree with your statement about the schedule. Home games, especially with a young team, are always better.
The GA dome is gonna be rocking the first week of the season. Boise is good but they make their living playing 1 or 2 good teams a year. It is crap to compare them or TCU to an SEC team. The schedule difference is staggering.
UGA will win that game.
The SC game will be a defensive war. Home field could be the difference.
Destin Dawg
May 27th, 2011
11:31 am
GT has a very easy schedule.. Western Carolina and Middle Tenn.. to start.. then the tougher conference games are at home…. So if they can’t do t this year ??????
CB
May 27th, 2011
11:33 am
We I don’t know about the “conomy” being on the rise, but I sure know that the “economy” sure is not on the rise. One does not have to do much research to see that.
BG
May 27th, 2011
11:34 am
UF has always had a easy ooc schedule.
D Bag Trolls!
May 27th, 2011
11:37 am
Just checked the Boise depth chart. They only have 1 o-line man just over 300lbs. Center is 5′11 283. Moore is in trouble.
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
11:38 am
Richt has a 33-6 away record.
And McGarity had a chance to change the venue of the Georgia-Florida game to the Georgia Dome, and Florida talked him in to keeping the game in the state of Florida, given Richt’s 2-8 record there, this was a huge mistake.
chiefdawg
May 27th, 2011
11:39 am
I gave more this year, hoping to finally get my seats changed. I figured that some people would not give this year because of the record, so my chances of better seating would increase.
DawginLex
May 27th, 2011
11:39 am
They dropped miami years ago.
FSU is going to throttle them this year.
The rest of their OOC schedule is a joke.
Joe Bob Thibodaux
May 27th, 2011
11:39 am
Put the whoop on Boise. S.E.C. is No. 1.
JBT
GTech
May 27th, 2011
11:40 am
UF plays FSU every year. They’ve been down recently, but that’s changing. And they throw in the Canes every few years. Doesn’t sound like UF always has an easy schedule to me.
DIT
May 27th, 2011
11:45 am
GTech – They are good games to have. However, those 2 teams have been down and are looking to turn it around. The main point is that UF has not beem out of state for a non-conference game in decades. That’s the knock on them. They are still a good team.
Send'em U hauls
May 27th, 2011
11:45 am
@ chiefdawg…… glad to know you got better seats for Mark Richts Farewell Tour.
DawginLex
May 27th, 2011
11:50 am
Send’em U hauls
May 27th, 2011
11:45 am
@ chiefdawg…… glad to know you got better seats for Mark Richts Farewell Tour.
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Don’t you just love nostradamus TROLLS?
I bet you won’t be back here posting after Richt has a comeback season and silences all the critics.
DIT
May 27th, 2011
11:52 am
I never knock any kind of rivalry., particularly when it’s in-state. Even FSU & Miami go out of state for non-conference games. It just makes it more interesting.
GTech
May 27th, 2011
11:52 am
DIT – they have the advantage of playing games like that in state without having to travel. I think even when those teams are down, the rivalry aspect makes it a tough game (like GT / UGA).
Ceasar
May 27th, 2011
11:53 am
With this year’s cupcake schedule, 12 wins is a must or else!!!!!!!!!!
jaglaw
May 27th, 2011
11:53 am
Sminingsgator,
I read the article. Very good point. Go dawgs.
Shawn
May 27th, 2011
11:53 am
Gotta let the cat out of the bag on this Muschamp style….I will personally guarantee the Dawgs win the season opener. Boise will be lucky to be within 2 td’s at the half and the Dawgs will pull away in the second half!
1eyedJack
May 27th, 2011
11:55 am
DRT, the Grandma Bandit was wearing a Georgia hat so she wouldn’t stick out and be easily identified. If she had been wearing a Georgia Tech hat she would have stuck out like a sore thumb and would have been I’d and caught within hours of the first robbery.
DIT
May 27th, 2011
11:56 am
Guys I would not be so overconfident against Boise. Yes, I think UGA has a good chance to win also, but it will be a tough game. With SC lurking the following weekend it will be tough not to think about that opener in the SEC more than Boise. This is where coaching will have to be stepped up!
One game at a time. They should be focused on no one but BOISE State right now.
1eyedJack
May 27th, 2011
11:57 am
” bet you won’t be back here posting after Richt has a comeback season and silences all the critics.”
Absolutely they will. Their posts are stupid and make no sense now and they will be stupid and make no sense then either.
1eyedJack
May 27th, 2011
12:00 pm
I believe Boise has 5 all-american types at QB, OL, DL (2), and DB.
Still, we’ll make tater tots out of ‘em.
1eyedJack
May 27th, 2011
12:01 pm
Worse than roaches.
DawginLex
May 27th, 2011
12:03 pm
I guess it was wishful thinking on my part that they would disappear…………
DIT
May 27th, 2011
12:05 pm
I hope your right 1eyedJack. I still think it will be close
Shawn
May 27th, 2011
12:08 pm
DIT, I think the reason they smoke Boise. I am almost scared to point out the lack of off the field issues. This time last year we had a dozen or so off field problems and a couple of guys kicked off the team. Those issues seem to be disappearing. Coach Joe T is working them out so hard they are puking then going to get some rest. They have a bit of a bug up their rears about last year and are anxious to take out a little of their frustrations on an over matched team from an underwhelming conference. Mark it down, UGA rolls in this one!
B-UGA
May 27th, 2011
12:10 pm
Hey Redneck Dawg….
McGairty scheduled Boise State in the dome this year so we can get an extra home game next year! We don’t travel to Arizona St, Louisville, or any other time zone! Way too much money & politics to change venue of GA/FL (although I’d love to see it happen). Sounds like he’s doing what he can. Another couple years & he’ll have it tweaked nicely.
I agree that Richt has some much needed work on winning at home! I’ve said for a couple of years now that we don’t really get the home field advantage. We come out FLAT at home! Need some Kick-A team leadership & motivation. Our fans need to work on getting loud at home too. Way too many 60+ year olds sitting on their hands, complaining about the heat, saying, hey sit down…I can’t see. For almost 100 thousand, it’s not a very loud stadium. Auburn, SC, & Kentucky hold less but IMO were louder in crowd noise.
If we can win the first two games…..we become a contender–maybe top ten (the glass is not half empty). If we beat North West BFE & Southern BFE the first two games……we stay unranked. It’s ok if you are a preseason top 10, but…..
The increase in giving……great DAWG fans & the upswing in economy for sure.
SC game is probably most important game of the year!!! Sic’ em on a chicken!!! FINISH!!! Gotta start winning the 4th quarter war.
Shawn
May 27th, 2011
12:10 pm
oops supposed to say”reason they smoke Boise is focus.”
B-UGA
May 27th, 2011
12:18 pm
I’m not a fan of making Russ a true UGA….he’s not all white. UGA should be an all white englsh bulldog…..now as far as breeding…..they need to introduce some new blood into the line….Way too much in breeding. IMO–has caused shorter lives in the most recent UGA’s. If you look at the UGA’s, the last 3 have only lived short lives & have developed major health issues.
DIT
May 27th, 2011
12:22 pm
Trust me Shawn; I want you to be right all the way. The summer is just beginning so I’m still holding my breath. If they can get through the summer without any incidences then that would be a huge step in the right direction in way of discipline.
Then we will see how the off season S & C panned out.
I’m one that wants to see CMR turn the boat around and be the coach for many years to come, but after the last 2 years he has his work cut out for him.
Buford Sowega
May 27th, 2011
12:24 pm
I agree with savannadawg–Let’s find a shelter rescue with some American or Pit in it. I think more of us could relate to that spirit instead of some canine aristocracy.
C from Marietta
May 27th, 2011
12:25 pm
Never fails. Some positive is written about UGA and out come the negative jerks.
goodnessgracious
May 27th, 2011
12:31 pm
sonny is loosing it, he needs to set a side his pride and take the offer from Mr woods. that pup would ad to lore of Georgia football
Delbert D.
May 27th, 2011
12:32 pm
One of McGarity’s big points when he took the job was not scheduling out of conference home and home games. So, he then schedules Clemson.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
12:34 pm
Look big UGA guy here but you cannot use CMR away record as a validator of anything. What is that record the last 10 games, 15 games? CMR got that record fat of of Donnans recruits and the 2-3 years after the success he had with those players. Hince the issue at hand in whether or not RIcht needs to go. The record overall looks spectacular, but when digging deeper you see the cracks in it.
Shawn
May 27th, 2011
12:35 pm
DIT, CMR has made some mistakes for good reason in the last couple years. The rash of injuries in 2008 caused him to lighten up on hitting and practicing the years following which left our Dawgs soft and undisciplined. He has since seen the light and toughened up. The thing I have always liked about Richt is the ability to see his mistakes, man up, and make a change. His first year he called a run play on the goal line against AU with 10 seconds left. We ran out of time after not scoring and he came out after the game and apologized. He said he would learn from that mistake. I think he learns from them all and we should continue to allow him to. Sooner or later he will get over the hump. When he does I feel the championships will come in multiples. As for now, count on celebrating September the 3rd in a BIG WAY!
UGABugKiller
May 27th, 2011
12:37 pm
Let me preface what I’m about to say by telling you all that I am NOT a PeTA Freak. I loathe those people who’d rather a rabbit live than using it to find a cure for cancer.
With that out of the way, this NEEDS to be said:
When is UGA going to stop dealing with a man who had his AKC membership and accreditation REVOKED because of his breeding practices?
WHY did two very young dogs die years before their time?
Has anyone ever seen pictures of Uga I and Uga II? No? Here are links:
http://bit.ly/jGb0rL
http://bit.ly/jQB2gN
THOSE are what HEALTHY English Bulldogs look like when they are bred using AKC-approved methods.
THIS is what Uga VI looked like:
http://bit.ly/iyk8b9
Uga VI is what a Seiler-bred English Bulldog looks like. Bred down to the point where they are unrecognizable all for the glorious need to have a “perfect” white English Bulldog, who cares if the dog is suffering, if they can barely breathe, if they can barely stand on their stubby legs supporting their massive bodies heads, right?
Tell me folks… WHY is an institution like UGA involved with a man who the American Kennel Club refuses acknowledge as a breeder of healthy dogs?
It’s beyond time to stop worrying about “bloodlines” and “perfect whiteness.”
It’s beyond time to START worrying about healthy dogs and the damage this man is doing.
I don’t give a damn if the Sonny Seiler is “good people” or a “DGD,” the fact is, he’s no better than the pimp plastic surgeons who create walking monstrosities out of once beautiful women because they were in search of “perfection.”
It is BEYOND time for UGA to stop being in the Uga business with the Seilers, who, believe it or not, have profited quite handsomely from this arrangement (I know, shocked, right?).
This sick search for perfection by Seiler in his breeding has finally begun to produce it’s ultimate endgame for these dogs whom we all profess to love.
DEATH.
Enough is enough, people. Enough is enough.
Blackberry Cobbler
May 27th, 2011
12:38 pm
ALL chips are in.
This is CMR’s make or break year.
Fans know it, McGarity knows it, CMR knows it.
Win the East or pack up and move.
IMHO, this will be CMR’s last year. Defense should be better but thin at OL, receivers, and running unless Crowell is another Hershel.
Shawn
May 27th, 2011
12:38 pm
Low country thinks Donnan recruited for UGA right on into 2007. LOL, some people just talk without a clue!
barrow dog
May 27th, 2011
12:38 pm
2 THINGS: 1) RUSS should get a full year if not a lifetime as UGA
2) we don’t get that much of a home field advantage… too many “senior” alumni, and way too many drunks to stay in the game for 4 quarters. I’m all for a few snorts before and during the game, but you people really need to learn to pace yourselves
B-UGA
May 27th, 2011
12:39 pm
goodnessgracious— you are right. It’s an all white english bulldog that is beautiful & Mike Wood’s dogs are UGA bloodline (got my dog from him). Just needs to mature 6 more months. I think it’s a pride thing for Sonny. He’s gotten famous from from UGA….wants to be the sole decision maker in the process (he’s a lawer for goodness sake). If they find a great pup, he can be trained to be an UGA…Sonny makes it sound like the pup can only come from him. The University needs to start a search & just have him on the selection board. Sorry Sonny, but the truth hurts.
DIT
May 27th, 2011
12:39 pm
Good point Shawn! Let’s rock the Dome 9-3! Go Dawgs!
DIT
May 27th, 2011
12:41 pm
Shawn I usually just ignore the comments that have anything with Donnan. UGA has always recruited well. To say that Donnan had something to do with CMR good years are simply ludicris!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
12:41 pm
Shawn,
Coach Richt enjoyed being able to Recruit off of the success he had with Donnans players. Fact! The issue was in the calibur of players recruited. Again, this is why were are at where we are today. You would rather it be because we didnt hit enough in 2008. Yeah, much more logical.
Edawg
May 27th, 2011
12:48 pm
McGarity is the man. I liked that hire from the get-go. A really solid AD who thinks critically about issues.
Edawg
May 27th, 2011
12:51 pm
@Delbert D.,
Clemson was already on the schedule for 2013-14 when McGarity was hired.
Buckeye
May 27th, 2011
12:51 pm
See you dogs in 2020/2021 if not before. Can’t wait.
Buckeye
May 27th, 2011
12:52 pm
For those of you that feel compelled to wax poetic about the Ray Small story, do your homework first and consider the source.
Coach Must-be-a-Chump
May 27th, 2011
12:53 pm
Redneck Dawg is really a yellow spined jacket! Go stare at your Paul Johnson poster more!
DawginLex
May 27th, 2011
12:53 pm
Donnan left a bad taste in a lot of mouths when he left. Richt brought a cleansing to the program and has won with integrity.
Not every coach who could have been hired would have duplicated Richt’s success. You think Glen Mason would have won as big? Nope. Donnan was smart enough to redshirt Greene. Richt trained him and coached him. We would have been running those stupid flanker reverses that lost yardage every time if Donnan had stayed.
The hobnail boot would have never happened.
The 2002 Auburn comeback would have never happened.
Give it up on the Donnan stuff. Richt has made his own way. Raised the bar and is a victim of his own success.
He now faces the biggest challenge yet.
I am pulling for him to get it done.
Dogz
May 27th, 2011
12:54 pm
I hate to break the news about the scheduling for this year, outside of Greg switching the Louisville for Boise State the rest of the schedule was set years ago and Greg had nothing to do with it. We will see his scheduleing in a few years which I think will bring a smile to most dog fans. And GT fan unless we drop your yellow terds off the schedule we know we have another win coming our way!
Edawg
May 27th, 2011
12:55 pm
Buckeye,
I’m looking forward to that series too. Gonna be a lot of Dawgs in Columbus and a lot of Buckeyes in Athens. Classic matchup.
AltamahaDawg
May 27th, 2011
12:56 pm
OH good, we can read all the comments confusing “in-breeding” with pure breeding, all over again for a few days. Do we seriously not know the difference in here? I’ll just say this…when you introduce a different mother (or father in some cases) from the outside every single time, you can’t get any more new blood than that.
He mentioned some weeks ago, they were looking at several different litters for this new one. How much more new blood do you need?
Richt`s Hammer
May 27th, 2011
1:00 pm
We will lose BIG to both Boise State and South Carolina, but who cares as long as my paycheck does not bounce? It won`t will it? I am building an orphanage in Bagdad with it.
DawginLex
May 27th, 2011
1:01 pm
Buckeye,
Any truth to the rumor that OSU is considering a move to the SEC since they cheat with the best of them including Bama and auburn?
Chip towers banned me again for troll fighting. Comments on his blogs are down 40% since he did it.
Edawg
May 27th, 2011
1:02 pm
Public Service Announcement:
We will probably see the Dawgs play in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Classic again at least once during the 5 season gap (2015-2019) between the Clemson and Ohio State series.
59bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
1:03 pm
Enter your comments here
59bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
1:07 pm
Oops! What I meant to say was that if a new mascot won’t be ready until 2/3 of the way into the season, let’s just keep Russ this year and let the new pup start fresh in 2012.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
1:08 pm
Hello! I am not defending DONNAN! In the original post it was pointing out CMR road record of 33-6 was largely built on talent DONNAN brought in to the program and talent CMR was able to recruit off of.
Buckeye
May 27th, 2011
1:09 pm
DawginLEx,
Google “Ohio State si article”….you’ll find some interesting tidbits including those about Ohio State joining the SEC because we now cheat with the best of them.
Thereare rumors of a blockbuster/scathing article about to come out from Sports Illustrated. I’m waiting with baited breath.
I think Towers banned me too. I emailed him separately as to why. No reponse. He’s a weenie, un-American and does not believe in free speech. I hope he’s had fun at all the dog club meetings.
DawgByte
May 27th, 2011
1:09 pm
I have a solution to our mascot problems. Ask Crowell if we can borrow his stellar looking Bulldog that he dawned on national signing day. That was one damn good looking pup!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
1:19 pm
Road record since ‘07 12-7
Road record before ‘07 22-3
What has changed in this time? BVG left. CWM stayed to long, the S&C program grew stale. CMB was promoted to run the offense. These are the excuses we use often, but it is not possible that the Recruiting has not fell flat? Really? Donnan did some good things as coach dont forget that. Also dont be so naive as to think that is not possible, that CMR got fat off Donnan players.
dog daze
May 27th, 2011
1:20 pm
Boise is ranked about #5. So, if dog fans think they will beat #5, they must think dogs are better than #5….that right?
DawginLex
May 27th, 2011
1:22 pm
lowcountry,
none of the kids recruited by Richt came to Georgia because donnan was there or because of anything he did.
They came to play at Georgia and to play for coach Richt. Period.
beebee
May 27th, 2011
1:23 pm
dawgs: I think the Boise game IS the season. Lose it, any way possible, and you’re gonna instantly “panic” at a possible 0-2 start!
WIN IT! and the new season looks brighter than it has for a while now!
If anything, don’t get blown out and later lose to SC, or kids won’t even be able to take tests in their right mind!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
1:26 pm
CMR was successful with CJD players, if he had failed with them would the same calibur of kids still had came to Athens? It was the HIGH level of recruits Donnan had infold for CMR that enabled CMR to build the program like he did. If the talent was not in Athens at the outset CMR would not have the 2002 SEC Title and perhaps not even the ‘05 one. UGA fans should show a little more appreciation for what Donnan did it looks like.
Elliot Garcia
May 27th, 2011
1:27 pm
good thing they got rid of the drunk guy, and hired the guy they should have all along…..
Shawn
May 27th, 2011
1:57 pm
I am through arguing with anyone naive enough to say Donnan made Richt the coach he is. The only thing Donnan ever won was a few fans over by saying he liked to eat grits in the presser announcing his hire.
redneckDawg
May 27th, 2011
2:10 pm
McGarity FLUNKED the art of scheduling.
1- Couldn’t get Ga/Fla game moved to Georgia Dome, signed on to keep it the same
2- Scheduled top 5 ranked team for opener (Meyer never did)
3- Scheduled less away games, where Rict has a better win record
1eyedJack
May 27th, 2011
2:13 pm
Who hasn’t been banned by Chip Towers? Misanthrope. He’s got me at home but not at work.
“But I’m pretty confident that we’re going to spring back, that he made the kind of adjustments in staffing that needed to be made. Now we’ll do what we always do with every coach every season; we’ll sit down at the end of the season.” – Pres. Michael Adams
Translation: Mark Richt is the head ball coach at Georgia for the 2011 season. Deal with it. Quit your griping. I’ve read it all over and over and I’m sick of it.
Go Dawgs!!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
May 27th, 2011
2:28 pm
Not arguing, defending my stance. Know the difference.
What's The Problem?
May 27th, 2011
2:30 pm
Why do we have to wait for 3/4 of next season before we get a new UGA? The man has a kennel full of overbred English bulldogs. Pick one, slap a sweater on him, and get him out there. Should take about an hour. What’s the hold up? Besides, the policy of picking only all-white dogs is racist, anyway. Russ has done a fine job upholding the image of “dogs of color.” Why must UGA conform to Aryan ideals of racial purity and elitist notions of patriarchal succession? Let dogs try out for the “UGA.” It’s the American way!
D Bag Trolls!
May 27th, 2011
2:31 pm
Only two changes needed this year. Run the ball often and if the toss is won, take the ball every time.
See you in DOME in Dec.
Grow up you whining little Buckeye
May 27th, 2011
2:55 pm
“He’s a weenie, un-American and does not believe in free speech”
Chip simply doesn’t appreciate 5 year olds on his blog.
Jeremiah Masoli
May 27th, 2011
3:02 pm
Ludicris???
You can’t be that stupid and gone to UGA. At least not lately.
Dink
May 27th, 2011
3:09 pm
I believe Boise State returns 14 starters (7 on D), including a really good QB (Moore). Man I hope our OL comes together and Crowell proves why he was so highly recruited. UGA 28 – BSU 23
Go Dawgs!
Delbert D.
May 27th, 2011
3:34 pm
This is a repost from April and May on different AJC blogs.. Note that not all of these veterans for Boise St. were starters last year.
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My own *very* early Boise St. 2011 scouting report:
In 2010, Boise St. returned 20 of 22 starters. Not close to that in 2011.
Boise St. returning veterans:
Defense:
DT Chase Baker, 3L 6-1 296 6.5 TFL 4.5 S
LB Tommy Smith, 1L 6-1 227
S Travis Stanaway, 2L 5-11 203
CB Jamar Taylor 2L 5-11 194 35 T 3.5 TFL 2 INT
LB Aaron Tevis, 3L 6-3 232 43 T 2.5 TFL 1 S 2 INT
DT Billy Winn, 3L 6-4 295 9.5 TFL 4.5 S
DT Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, 1L 6-3 307 6.5 TFL 2.5 S
Offense:
Kellen Moore, 3L 6-0 191
TE Kyle Efaw, 3L 6-4 242 299 y, 5 TD
WR Kirby Moore, 1L 6-2 206 (2009) 242 y, 2 TD
OG Brenel Myers, 2L 6-2 277
OL Kevin Sapien, 3L 6-4 286
WR Tyler Showmaker 3L 6-1 213 582 y, 5 TD
OT Matt Slater 3L 6-4 267
2011 Spring game
4 8-minute quarters
Defense 21 Offense 13 (Defensive scoring based on 3/outs, sacks, TO, Red Zone stops
RB Drew Wright led rushers in the Spring game with 8 carries 24 yards.
WR Geraldo Hiwat led receivers with 5 catches for 97 yards.
QB Kellen Moore played 3 series.
The defense recorded 11 tackles for loss.
The offense scored 2 FGs and a TD on the last play of the game.
The Truth
May 27th, 2011
3:44 pm
GA Tech Lies & Cheats & Everyone knows it. The Tech athletic program is an absolute joke.
UGA FRIEND
May 27th, 2011
3:46 pm
UGA has an easy schelule and should finish the regular season at 10-2.
Only three games should be close….Boise St./SC/MS.Uga will handle UF
easily this year.
Dink
May 27th, 2011
3:58 pm
Delbert D.
Thanks for the info, saw the name Kirby Moore on their roster. Reminds me of a Georgia great with the same name…
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/8041/index.htm
Go Dawgs!
Lorna Doone
May 27th, 2011
4:15 pm
After the almost certain 0-2 start this season, Richt will be sitting a seat filled with red-hot coals. After the annual beatdown by UFL, he will be as good as gone.
All the years of recruiting low-class players with both on-the-field and off-the-field problems have come back to haunt Richt. He hoped he could win with these goons, but he guessed wrong. All he accomplished was to embarrass UGA and send it spiraling into permanent irrelevancy and oblivion.
Buckeye
May 27th, 2011
4:38 pm
Grow up,
Perhaps Isaiah, The Annointed One II, will grow up after losing two fumbles in the fourth quarter of Boise and USC and falling to 0-2.
Delbert D.
May 27th, 2011
5:43 pm
Dink – Kirby Moore is Kellen’s younger brother. He’s a letterman, but he sat out last year. He is expected to see significant action this year, with the loss of Boise’s 2 premier receivers to the NFL.
The Broncos also lost RB Doug Martin (1,260 yards, 12 TD 6.3 ypa) and his backup, Jeremy Avery; Their best pass rushers, DEs Shea McClellin (9.5 sacks, 13.5 TFL), and Tyrone Crawford (7.0 sacks, 13.5 TFL), and OLB/S Winston Venable (5 sacks, 9.5 TFL. They lost 2 of the 4 top tacklers in SS Jeron Johnson (82) and Venable (53).
Yet the defense outplayed the offense in the spring game. I think Boise St. may be a wee bit overranked at this point.
fpice
May 27th, 2011
5:54 pm
I wanted McGarity. Now his support of Richt makes me puke. Fire them both. UGA fans and alumni deserve better.
DogDog
May 27th, 2011
6:20 pm
Russ in Russ out, Russ in; Russ should now be Uga IX. You can’t spell UGA & GATA with out RUSS. He is like most of us long timers, steadfast, persistant, & always loyal. Go Georgia in everyway!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
May 27th, 2011
7:01 pm
Mcgarity should learn not to raise prices
dog daze
May 27th, 2011
7:13 pm
guess the dogs did not lose anyone…green don’t count?
Tyree
May 27th, 2011
8:53 pm
You Dawg fans who keep repeating Tech-Georgia scores like a mantra enjoy yourselves all you want. The thing is… Tech alumni and fans have lives that don’t depend entirely on what a bunch of kids does on Saturday afternoons. College sports are fun to follow, but the biggest reason for going to college is to get an education.
UGA fans don’t seem to care about anything but football, and they don’t care if their players are enrolled in silly majors that no parents who are paying the bills would send their kids to UGA for. The very few football and basketball players who graduate have no job opportunities and end up unemployed or working in menial jobs that hardly require a college degree.
Georgia Tech is a real school with serious academic standards, and that includes scholarshipped athletes. UGA has a long history of being a party school, where parents send their kids for an easy degree, even if the degree itself is practically worthless.
Jan Kemp exposed the crap going on at UGA with athletes being enrolled in courses a ten-year-old kid could pass. That was almost three decades ago, and nothing has changed. If anything, the abuses are more blatant today. Way too many illiterate morons are being recruited, and the very high arrest rate shows clearly that Richt does not care if his players have any morals or self-discipline.
The bottom line is that most Tech fans have very good jobs and productive lives that don’t depend on Tech’s football record for their happiness in life. It would be great to beat UGA more often, but when you put scholar-athletes up against dummy-athletes, it’s usually no contest.
It’s pretty pathetic to see UGA fans who typically have never been within miles of a college classroom and who live or die with UGA’s weekly results on the football field.
So keep on posting old scores all you want, especially since you’re home with plenty of time on your hands. I wish you well, maybe you’ll get lucky and get your old job back at the Waffle House before your unemployment checks stop coming.
Bremen Dawg
May 27th, 2011
8:59 pm
Leave Russ for the whole season. Everybody loves Russ.
Shawn
May 27th, 2011
9:11 pm
All these predictions of an 0-2 start will be over 10 minutes into the Boise game. This one will be a laugher, UGA will roll, and that will be that. This one won’t be close folks. Then we will all have to hear about how all UGA did was beat up on an over rated team and BLA, BLAH, BLAH…….
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 27th, 2011
9:21 pm
It seems you can’t please some folks on these blogs. You would complain if the AD scheduled easy teams for the opening and would say, UGA has an inflated winning record because of the easy schedule. Then you complain if the first couple of teams are ranked high, and say that the AD is just setting up the coach or just trying to get more football revenue. You can’t have it both ways.
I would prefer that UGA play a meaningful game right off the bat. If you want to hunt with the dogs, you have to keep up with the dogs. If you win the game, no one can say honestly, that the team you beat was over rated because at the beginning of the season, no team has proved it is rated fairly where it is. It is mostly opinions of journalist, based on the previous years schedule and how the school, in most cases, sells themselves and their players.
Now as for Tyree. I am a UGA fan and nope, didn’t go to UGA. I did graduate in a difficult science and was able to work that degree into a successful military one. I would bet, that even though you do or did make more money than I, that I had a better career than you will ever have. I got to see things and places you will never see. I got to live the full range of emotions a human being can have, from hate, fear, joy, success, happiness, sadness, and just about every emotion a person can have. You, in your own little glass bubbled world, will never experience that. I maybe wish I could have made more money, but I might have missed the opportunity, to help out some people who got flooded out of their homes, helped a poor Vietnamese family, live just a little better, in a god forsaken war. I would have missed spending three years living on the Indian Ocean, working on a scientific assignment that opened up the world of science like I never thought I would get a chance to see, and watched a million darn kangaroos play in the town I lived in and in my backyard.
There is a heck of a lot more to life than graduating from Tech. and feeling so superior to everyone else. We all have the same options, no matter our income, once life is over. You either take the elevator up or down.
Go DAWGS
Pitbull
May 27th, 2011
9:30 pm
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Pitbull
May 27th, 2011
9:37 pm
Several years ago Ga quit publishing the Team work outs concerning weight lifting records. I believe Coach Richt had the idea that the Team was getting to many injuries from working so hard. At around that same time Van Gorder had left and Richt stopped calling the plays. The rest or the fall of Ga is history. Two of those things have now been fixed. Except for the play calling. Richt doesn’t feel he gets paid enough to put up with that. He likes his new CEO position. His rating as a CEO has been terrible! He appears not interested in putting in the hard work like Saban does to win championships. Money and fame just doesn’t interest him.
Delbert D.
May 27th, 2011
9:38 pm
Preseason Top QBs from those listed on BleacherReport.com (plus a few more):
(My calculations; top 10 in each metric)
Passer Rating:
Moore, Kellen – 182.6
Luck, Andrew – 170.2
Moniz, Bryant – 159.1
Persa, Dan – 159.0
Murray, Aaron – 154.5
Weeden, Brandon – 154.1
Thomas, Darron – 151.0
Cousins, Kirk – 150.7
Robinson, Denard – 149.6
Lindley, Ryan – 149.4
Yards per Game:
Moniz, Bryant – 360.0
Jones, Landry – 337.0
Weeden, Brandon – 329.0
Davis, Dominique – 305.2
Moore, Kellen – 295.8
Lindley, Ryan – 294.6
Foles, Nick – 290.1
Robinson, Corey – 286.6
Kinne, G.J. – 280.8
Padron, Kyle – 273.1
Completion %:
Persa, Dan – 73.5
Moore, Kellen – 71.3
Luck, Andrew – 70.7
Foles, Nick – 67.1
Griffin, Robert – 67.0
Weeden, Brandon – 66.9
Cousins, Kirk – 66.9
Jones, Landry – 65.6
Moniz, Bryant – 65.0
Tannehill, Ryan – 65.0
Yards per Attempt:
Moore, Kellen – 10.0
Lindley, Ryan – 9.1
Moniz, Bryant – 9.1
Luck, Andrew – 9.0
Murray, Aaron – 8.9
Robinson, Denard – 8.8
Garcia, Stephen – 8.8
Persa, Dan – 8.5
Weeden, Brandon – 8.4
Cousins, Kirk – 8.4
TDs Percentage (Attempts):
Moore, Kellen – 9.14
Luck, Andrew – 8.60
Thomas, Darron – 8.31
Bray, Tyler – 8.04
Moniz, Bryant – 7.03
Murray, Aaron – 7.02
Barkley, Matt – 6.90
Collaros, Zach – 6.79
Kinne, G.J. – 6.74
Weeden, Brandon – 6.65
Lindley, Ryan – 6.65
Nauti-Dawg
May 27th, 2011
9:44 pm
Damn Russ! Seiler should paint Russ’ brown spots white or keep him off the dang field – he ain’t no real UGA dawg….or Ricth should just go to the pound and get the next white dawg – Seiler shouldn’t be the Kingmaker…er royal dawg maker.
It Ain't Rocket Science
May 27th, 2011
9:55 pm
Maybe we need an American Bulldog. I think they have been British ones up to this point. Shoot, I got a full bred Bassett hound, and I can rest assured she would not need a air conditioned doghouse on game day. Just give her an opposing coach or player near her area, and she would represent UGA just fine. She could collect the chunks she would get out of the oppositions butt, and donate them to charity.
Delbert D.
May 27th, 2011
10:06 pm
I’d draw the line at a French Bulldog. Not very fierce looking, those little guys.
Still@theBAR
May 27th, 2011
10:12 pm
It Ain’t Rocket Science
Russ will not get the job and neither will ANY bulldog that is not ALL WHITE. American Bulldogs are rarely all white.
Just have a look at the UGA Cheerleaders and Dance Team. UGA likes its color on the playing field not as its representatives in fan photos.
Sonny and his family will be hard pressed to lose the job of Uga’s breeder.
Still@theBAR
May 27th, 2011
10:16 pm
Delbert D. that maybe all that UGA can get if they have another losing year. I am surprised RUSS is even considering walking the sidelines.
Paddy
May 28th, 2011
6:37 am
RabidDawgFan…..SEC A D’s have no say in the conference schedule.
UGASlobberknocker
May 28th, 2011
7:34 am
redneck dawg is an idiot. He is the “tide roll” of Ga fans. And that aint good.
Idaho Spud
May 28th, 2011
9:21 am
Boise State 67, Georgia 10.
Beginning of a loooooooooooooooooong season!
Mutter
May 28th, 2011
9:27 am
Your mutts have an unfortunate habit of croaking, don’t they.
dawgman
May 28th, 2011
9:28 am
Concerning Russ………you folks need to realize that Russ is now 6 years old. Average life span for an English Bulldog is 8-10 years. He’s been a great sub but we will be searching again real soon if he was tabbed as UGA IX.
Effie's of Athens Boarding House
May 28th, 2011
9:35 am
Bottom line, . . . . . gotta beat Boise State.
Dawgs on Fire
May 28th, 2011
9:51 am
McGarity needs to get the fla game moved back to athens every other year. Fla has all the advantages playing in jacksonville which is the main reason Ga loses almost every year. Move the game ASAP!
DawgVoiceofReason
May 28th, 2011
9:00 pm
Dawgs on Fire,
Your ignorance of the Ga-Fla series is astounding, considering you post as some sort of expert on why UGA “loses almost every year”. It has NOTHING to do with playing in Jacksonville. Anyone who asserts that that is the reason is simply ignorant. If you didn’t know, UGA still holds the series lead, having played in Jacksonville almost every year!!!
And UF does NOT have “all of the advantages playing in jacksonville (sic)”. If you haven’t noticed, half of the fans there every year are our fans. And every other year we get to be the “home team”, with all of it’s real or perceived advantages. Neither team plays there more often than the other team and both have the exact same history. The only advantage UF might have is having a shorter trip to the game but even conceding that, it would be impossible to prove that it makes the slightest bit of difference in the outcome of the game. Again, we’ve been doing it and winning for many years.
Your assertions are flat out wrong!
Otis My Man
May 28th, 2011
9:29 pm
Russ is lame Otis My Man- bulldog should stand in until UGA IX is ready. He will be 3 in August and is fiesty handsome and sweet. Check him out on youtube and facebook. He is does have UGA lineage as well.
Merrick
May 28th, 2011
10:54 pm
Delbert D. here’s some returning players you missed:
Offense – Doug Martin RB D.J. Harper RB
Defence – Shea McClellin DE Bryon Hout DL
All these mentioned will have a huge impact, GO BRONCOS
South Dawg
May 29th, 2011
12:53 pm
Now that meyer’s gone and UF is down, UGA will take over that series, starting this year. Richt’s furious about muschamp guaranteeing a win and will run up the score to get even. He might even order another endzone dance to really show muschamp that he’s the boss from now on. Dawgs will win the SEC east in 2011—take it to the bank!!!!!!
Too much Kool-Aid is bad for you
May 29th, 2011
2:34 pm
Now that meyer’s gone and UF is down, UGA will take over that series, starting this year.
You need to seriously cut back on your Kool-Aid consumption. It ain’t gonna happen. Florida owns the dawg b*tches.
redneckDawg
May 30th, 2011
10:31 pm
McGarity seems to have failed the art of scheduling.
#1- McGarity blew it when he signed on to continue to have the G-Fla game in Florida instead of the Dome. Should have learned form Florida that having the #1 in division rival at home every year is a smarter move.
#2- McGarity didn’t learn form Meyer that you schdule bad teams for the opener to build confidence. Meyer never faced a ranked team on 1st game at Florida. McGarity scheduled Boise, 35 ranekd team, for opener. Not a wise move.