Who will be Dogs’ true freshman impact players?

I hope our Freshman make a huge impact for Georgia this year. We need all the help we can get the first two games if CMR lets most of them play.

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i really hope they could fit ray drew in especially if this jarvis jones crap plays out in a bad way. i still dont like depending on true freshman, but we gotta break in the pups somehow im sure richt and the bulldogs staff have a good plan for them all

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Coach Richt is the problem! UGA is the #1 underachieving football program in the SEC. has been for the last 20 years. Thanks for nothing Richt. 2-8 vs, our biggest rival is a joke. no other way to put it. Bring on the Richt apologist…… you guys are the reason we have not fired this clown and we are doomed to suffer through yet another season of mediocrity because of it.

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Bill,

I believe that X Ward is out for this season with an injury. Hence, he’ll be redshirting.

HBTD!!!

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You pay me 3 mill a year and I’ll give it a try. I bet I could beat UCF!!!

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ok idk if you remember but from the 70’s to 80’s we owned florida, so they have us these past twenty, dont get me wrong im not hung up on the past but im not going to bad mouth our coach because we have been on a downslope for a couple years, this happens all the time in all football programs, the people that stick it out and always hope for the best are the true fans.

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Bill

X Ward is recovering from a knee injury. COME ON MAN!

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@DIC – these are not weather patterns. It takes man made events to change these cycles. usualy these series take a turn due to a coaching change. what happened when dooley left? what happened when spurrier got to UF….DUHHHHH

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Don’t get it, you truly are a moron. You and your pessimistic, ignorant and pathetic views on Coach Richt are on the far edge of stupidity. What are you going to whine about when we win the SEC East? Coach Richt is not the problem, however doom and gloom fans like you are. Go be a fan for some other team, give them all the support and optimism you give the dogs.

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I don’t care who makes the biggest impact as long as it translates into WINS. There has been far too many losses in Athens since 2008.

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@DDawg – The east was terrible this year and we still couldnt do it. so when do you think we might do it again. sorry for my stupidity are we not 2-8 vs florida? did i get my facts wrong?

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Jacksonville is a HOME game for Fla… should play home/home or Jax/Atl……its made a difference in the Iron Bowl !!… Gatta Win this year.. play’em all play’em early.. no seniority system.. more aggressive play calling.. kicking defense/ turnovers wins field position and Games.. Go dawgs !!

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dont get it June 30th, 2011 @10:54 am

You really don’t get it, do you? “You” couldn’t beat anyone because “you” wouldn’t be on the field, just a bunch of 18-23 year old kids that “you” are pompous enough to think that “you” could coach up better than the current staff.

Grow up.

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I also believe Justin Scott-Wesley could have an impact as well, with his type of speed he could be in the return game and also come in at 4WR sets and stretch the field. Don’t forget Jay Rome as well.

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Please go root for the Gators. They love fair weather fans like you.

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” Richt’ srecord seems about right to me considering the circumstances”? What that UF always has better coaching? Hey – they extra week is huge. I’ll give you that but its not 41-10 huge. We loss to the worst team florida had in the last 10 years last year. For all of you who think I’m not a real fan, I have to feel sorry for you. You just dont seen to understand that at LSU. BAMA, FL, they demand more from thier coaches. UGA fans seem to be happy with 2nd or 3rd in the east every year. yes, I know richt won the east a few times but that was before the meyers, spurriers and sabans showed up.

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@DGI – Hey man, I dont get it either. Look at these so called fans defending the most underachieveing coach in the SEC. It is just sad. If he were not a bible thumper they wouldnt be doing it, I assure you. Your like me we WANT TO WIN and that somehow makes us fair weather fans.

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@dollar dawg – seems to me your ignoring the direction of this program and blindly following an “idiot” in to mediocrity.

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Losing Jarvis really hurts this defense. We will be better but only slightly. By the UT game there will be freshman playing everywhere and there will be stuggles. So let’s not predict any champoinships this year for sure. I guess my question is what will McGarity do? Will he follow the Gator model or will be be a Mike Adams puppet? Who knows….

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@ DGI – you seem to be the only realist here today. UGA is the only school in the sec where criticisng the HC is a sin. I too “dont get it” What are these people so heck bent on defending him for? He should have been fired after we lost 41-10 in jax a few years ago.

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We need to step up huge in two areas, regardless of who makes the impact. Obviously we are thin up front offensively so, freshman or not, someone needs to be inspired to and able to make a position their own and dominate from it.

The other area is the defense as a whole and I believe we’ll see a tremendous improvement there. Make no mistake about it, we will show some offensive inconsistency early on. The defense needs to take it upon themselves to take control of early situations and operate with the mindset that their ability to control the game is a hallmark of this team.

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Bill, great reporting and nice research. I guess you haven’t heard that Ward tore his ACL during the winter and had to have it reconstructed. I believe he will be a redshirt this year. Who you might be thinking about is Zach DeBell. I last heard he was up to almost 290 lbs after being on Coach T’s program during the winter. He might have a shot at RT.

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his dawgs beat saben 3 times 1 time for a sec championship..richt is doing just fine. and will start playing for championships real soon. his record speaks for it’s self. one way you can tell a coach still has it is by how well he recruits. good players are still wanting to play for richt and unlike “dont get it” they do get it. they know richt can coach.

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Richt DOES need to take over the Offense.. or Bo BO will be out coached !!! Win This Year !!

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Redshirt all the Freshmen! I’ll have 4 years starting next year to take them to the dome.

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uga doesnt lose to uf every year, richt has beaten them 2 times and will have plenty more chances to win some more. uf having to deal with new coaching changes while uga doesnt have to worry about if they have a great coach or not. they already know.

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Just beat UF. For the love of God, just beat UF!

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Help us, Urbie Wan!

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“Other than the W column, it’s not like Florida really has dominated the Richt era.”
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Dang, JBD, there’s only a W column and a L column. Moral victories are for losers.

Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing. – Vincent Lombardi

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KERRYB – shut up. COme on how long did it take meyer or saban to win a NC and start beating UGA’s ACE? Even SPurrier at uf won it his second year. come on man you make no sense.

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zook was a great recruiter just sucked as a coach thus he was fired after 3 seasons. his players went on to win a national championship thanks to a very lucky coach in urban meyer and tim tebow. but richt is still here coaching the sec because he wins more than just 1 big game a year. richt wont hav another 4 pr 5 loss season for at least another 4 years or so. richt blows donnans doors off in recruiting and coaching.

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I used to be a CMR homer unitl I saw him kick a field goal against UCF on 4th and inches. It took all the momentum away from the team and they quit. I also saw him get outcoached against GT a few weeks earlier. Should have lost that one too.

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How many signees didn’t qualify this year?

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Kerryb – What about urbans teams at utah? the guy won two NC at UF while Richt was scratching his arse and going to the weedeater bowl.

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Just beat UF. For the love of God just beat UF!

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dont think muchamps team is expereinced enough..meyers team had the more experienced players those years he beat richt team. fla will always have great players no matter who coaches but those roon zook teams had the better players on both defense and offense. and iga didnt match up well at all with them. uga and richt will have payback soon enough. when they start building the oline depth up which about the last thing that the bulldawgs have left to do, then watchout. richt and company will start winning sec titles again and this time the sec has enough clout to put us in the national title game instead of what happen in 2007

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Florida will start playing in the Toilet Bowl for awhile now.

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The blog is for the dummies today. I guess everybody is a SEC coach now.

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all da freshmens should b playing by week 3 after losing 2 Boise State by 30 and S.Carolina by 17 with a offense that will only score 14 points on boise and 10 on s.carolina and coach richt will still make excuses for mike bobo play calling.Nick Marshall is the best QB we have rite now A-murray is not a championship QB, C-lamay aint ready and with an offense that will keep going 3 and out the defense is going to wear down quick.I said a long time ago i will get myself fired coach richt is going to let mike bobo get him fired in week one

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I actually agree with “dont get it”… We have had some great talent come thru the hedges only to find ourselves winning the SEC twice.. I do like Richt as a coach, but as in the UCF game not going for it on the goal line with just inches to go shows me that he has no guts.. Sooner or later you have to go for the jugler, and i dont really recall Richt ever really being that guy !! I do hope that this year he proves me wrong, as i have been through alot of disappointing years with all the hype !!

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also dgi..go back and look how many jr and seniors uga had that year in 2002. richt now has to deal with players leaving after 2 seasons while donnan players stuck around for 3 or 4 years. dont get me wrong, donnan had great players but never the big time players richt keeps bringing in year after year. i just wished that sometimes that these players would stay a bit longer but i cant blame them though for taking the big time money the nfl is throwing at them. just glad we have a coach who can reload the big time players.

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The people calling for CMR’s job are so delusional!

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I dont like excuses either. You get the kids ready to play, show up on gameday and HOPE for the best ? No… you expect the best or you dont play !! Look at the other coaches that have been in the SEC for less time that have won national titles, and you think they have had more talent ? Not at all.. we had a Stafford, Moreno, Greene, so why havent we won a NC ? Answer that question correctly !!

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Nothing dresses up a bulldog room. So true, Bill, so true.

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Okay so we fire Richt and the remaining staff, who do we hire. Just firing richt without a plan I just don’t get.

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dawgscrews tghe reason richt didnt go for it there was to teach his offense a lesson that if they wanted a td there there should have gotten on third down. his players pretty much going throug the motions that game. now if he could see into the future he would have gone for it because his guys didnt really play well enough on offense to get any closer but again he has plenty of guts as he has shown before plenty of times. but he also wants his players playing hard every play so when they took third down off he punished them by kicking the field goal thinking he would be back down on the ucf goalline again real soon.

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red&silver, it’s not the UGA fans that are calling for Richt’s job on blogs. It’s the morons of other teams using UGA type names. Trollers in other words. They are scared that he is about to turn his program around and theirs have no chance anymore.

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Cool-aid drinkers Richt’s record the past 3 years does speak for itself. A .500 record in the SEC east over that time frame is unacceptable at UGA. Hell Goff won 50% of his games in SEC, yet UGA fans still believe in this guy. What has this clown done the past 3 years that makes you think he is a good coach. Just answer that, and then we can talk. If you can’t answer that question, then you are part of the NIGHTMARE that is taking place in Athens.

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One thing is for sure. Other teams probably didn’t worry about us because they knew especially last year that they were going to take us in the 4th Quarter. From what I read coming out of that weight room that will no longer be the case and I can’t wait to see it.

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Atl XMan… why is there 4 downs in football ? not always guaranteed to get it in 3, so you line up and go for it in that situation !!! And when you go for it, you expect to get it.. enough said. Richt has made Georgia into Field Goal University by this and they will continue to be because of his inability to coach !!

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Where did this moron “dont get it” come from, probably one of the other trolls using a different blog name. Might as well just use “coward” as a handle.

I would go out on a limb and proclaim that every single person who supports UGA Football, in any capacity wants improvement in the team it fields, beginning THIS year. That being said, when Coach Richt has had the hosses to compete, he has. Not only has he competed with the SEC schools, he has a 7-3 bowl record against winning teams of other conferences. He also holds a winning, record against the majority of the SEC teams. I know, I know not against UF, but against every other team except LSU, which is 3-3. He has beaten Auburn like a drum, and South Carolina, and Arkansas, and has been the coach to actually come in and make the Dawgs respectable against Tennesee, who had embarrassed UGA for many years before. Tennesee is a very respected program, and yes they are down a bit now, but they will be back under Dooley given a few more players.

The Dawgs will have more receiving options than most think once fall practice settles out, you will all be pleasantly surprised when the Boise game gets going. Richt ain’t gonna sit back and let his passing offense go to crap just because A.J. Green is gone. Richt was almost apologetic when he announced Mike Bobo was going to be the new OC. If you will remember, he said that Bobo had called the majority of the plays against Virginia Tech in the bowl game that previous year, and that he was easing him into the job. Many will point to the working relationship between Bobo and Searels as being less than acceptable. I am of the opinion that Bobo is just not SEC caliber OC material, and I think that Richt will have no choice but to become highly involved again this season. There is probably some merit to the fact that Bobo is related to Barbara “Dooley’s other Dawgs” Dooley being a factor in his not being downright fired, but with Richt being back on the job this year, and a new OL coach in Friend, improvement here is going to be expected and demanded by McGarity, count on it.

Nobody on the planet knows what Crowell will actually bring to the table until he’s on the field, but think about this fact. He will be the fastest back that Richt will have ever had. Musa was not all that fast, and neither was Moreno, these have been his two highest acheiving Tailbacks. Not since Robert Edwards was playing for Donnan has UGA had a back with the ability to “take it to the house”. His film shows that with a little crease, he can get out nthere in a hurry, so I am optimistic here.

On defense, the secondary will improve just by experience alone, and by benefitting from a much improved front seven. Look folks, Georgia was in every game last season, and that is more than I can say for the 2008 campaign where the embarrassing Blackout against Bama, and the blowout loss to UF still stand out to me.

All of this adds up to an SEC East title, a trip back to the Dome, and I’ve got news for you, Alabama and LSU are not all that, and my prediction for the West is Arkansas anyway, so there are really no clearcut favorites on either side IMO.

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kerryb…….. Ther was no BVG either in 2005 and Richt had to rely on those damn chickens to help UGA through the back door to the SEC champoinship game. Then UGA embarrassed by WVU in the bowl game. BVG bailed out Richt in a few games too. Face it dip, Richt aint no big game coach.

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there are 4 downs in football because its harder to go 10 yards for a first down in 3.

again he was trying to tell his kids that ucf had know buisness there stopping them on 3rd down and that his big time players should have played with more effort on the first 3 downs so he punished them by kicking the field goal in hopes of getting the offenses line attention of playing hard on all downs not just the 4th. i toally agree with what he was doing there at that time. like i said uga 4-5 stars guys just ran through the motions the whole game. defense played well but the offense had some issues with effort. im not saying every player on offense but just some. no way uga loses to ucf for another 20 or so years.

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i meant no buisness…anyway i hope you get my point. richt is the perfect coach for uga. his pro style offense will keep bringing in the big time recruits and his cool calm attitude will pay off on these young guys. i wouldnt have any other coach.

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Hot digity it’s close enough to start talking about where to park. I’m looking forward to it. I think its going to be an exciting season.

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Columbus, love your optimism, but until Richt proves he can win a big game again, nothing else matters. Just being comptetitve doesn’t get it, and his teams have been embarrased alot the past 3 seasons. Defend Richt all you want, but i’m tired of going to games in athens and on the road and getting our asses handed to us. If you need a reminder, try Bama at home, try Tenn on the road Kiffen’s first year, try Florida, Tebow’s last 2 years at Florida, Kentucky at Kentucky when Stafford was a freshman, and Kentucky at home last year. The losses the past 3 years have been unbearable, and there is nothing that has changed that will make this program respectable again. The only change that will make UGA significant again is to fire RIcht. Sorry, but he created this nightmare with his recruiting of players and assistants. The lack of depth on this team is a joke for a coach at a program for 10 years. Nothing anyone can say that will change that.

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Is Crowell still puking????????

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depth is fine excpet for the oline and thats not richts fault with all the injuries on the o line. but help is coming there too soon enough and uga will be back to winning 10-11 games a year with sec titles and with some good luck a few National Championships. no worries as i have complete faith in richt and has eraned with his 96-34 record

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@Jail Birdz I’m betting your team has had more arrests this year than UGA, want to play?

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THANK YOU ATL XMAN, I am glad to hear somebody else say that. Personally I wanted to go for the first down at the time, but admittedly that’s the default “aw come on” response from a fan. In hindsight, sure, he goes for it, he said as much.

But as much as folks categorize that as “sending” a bad message to the players, they Ignore the actually message he “said” to the players.

“Don’t get stuffed right there on 3rd and short then run over here wanting ME to go for it. If you wanted a first down, then do it when your supposed to”

It perfectly fine to call that a mistake, but there was a reason for it. (not the least of which had been the much publicized fact all week, that when Georgia scored first they 6-0, and when they didn’t it was 0-6). He has proven time and time again that he would go for a 4th down. he didn’t in this case for a purpose. Didn’t work, but Folks act like Richt really messed up the psyche of some well oil-machine there.

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Dont get it……you fit right in with Caleb and Ealey….cancer to the team……maybe you can go “coach” another team…..as for being a UGA fan…..we need less of people like you- especially this year….either back this program or get lost loser!

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These decisions regarding what prospects Georgia chose to sign this year on their offensive line smells like the influence of McGarity, who, unfortunately ,is another 1970s Georgia grad. There really ought to be a law. I’m sure he’s also behind the Joe T./ John Kasay strength and conditioning experiment.You think the competition is going to use Dabell/Dantzler against you, wait till they have prospects, (and their parents) compare the credentials of their Strength and Conditioning directors vs. those of Joe T.and Kasay (yet two more former Uga players). I have an acquaintance who graduated from Uga,, and times being what they are, I’m going to suggest he apply for a position on the staff. What do you think? Having gone to school there, like Bobo ,Kasay, Joe “T”, and McGarity, is apparently all it takes.

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Dawginncarolina….
How come other coaches can do it successfully year in and year out, and Richt can’t
see to?????????????????

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@tide roll–aka— tollit paper tide————–i here them calling your name—your break is over

—————-back to your WAL-MART–wharehouse job———punk

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I can’t wait and see what these kids can do( fresh men of course)…doom or die? especially Isiah Crowell and Ray Drew.

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WDE are you a UGA fan?

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Bill, I thought that Xzavier Ward was out for the year due to knee surgery.

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DGI, did you actually attend UGA?

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I think one will get B&E, one will get caught smoking weed, one will get a DUI and another will get arrested in a bar fight.

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Yet another “cut and paste” article from Bill King. Great reporting.

By the way Bill, like others have said on the comments, Ward is recovering from an injury and won’t be playing this year. If you’re going to be a reporter, please report something (facts help too!). Thanks.

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showmedog..there is no better coach out there and personally no other coach i would want and i think the players would say that too. he has won big and will again very soon..just relax bro

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“dont get it” really dont get it! What an idot!

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altahama dawg, you are the problem with UGA football. It’s fans like you that settle for medicrity that allows this clown to still be the coach. I didn’t contribute this year, and i’m not gonna go to any games until this regime is gone.How about you? All you can do is talk about the last 10 years, so what? Guess what teams have won the National title the past 3 years? Try Florida, Bama, and Auburn, all which fired mediocre coaches, and all whose programs have passed UGA and your wonderful coach. Did you ever hear of Tuberbille, and Fulmer? Both were very successful coaches at one time, but both had a couple of mediocre seasons, and both fan bases got tired of their mediocrity, and both were fired after one losing season. Why does UGA still cling to RIcht? Because of fans like you. Good luck watching this pitiful coaching staff, starting with BoBo, to Grantham, to McClendon, to Ball, to Friend, get outcoached every SEC game except maybe Vandy. Go watch the 2005 SECC game and get excited, because that’s all you will have to cling onto as long as this regime is there

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1 or 2 will get arrested before this year is over…..

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Gotta solve this one problem this year to win some close games. I’m 58 and 30 pounds over weight and I think I could gain 100 yards up the middle on the Dawgs last year. We gotta plug that up. There were times a back hit the middle and there wasn’t a Dawg within 6-8 yards of him. We couldn’t get anyone off the field, especially backs busting it for 8 -10 yards a pop.

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Richt is a great man, and a great example for young people, but he isn’t much of a football coach. I think most UGA fans have trouble separating how much they like the guy and how well they think he can coach. The longer he sticks around the longer UGA will hover around the middle of the SEC with some of the best talent in the country.

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Two responses:

TYP DELUSIONAL GEORGIA / (AKA CHICAGO CUB) FANS:

IF THE FRESHMEN EXECUTE RICHT’S UNFALLABLE PERFECT GAMEPLANS, WE WILL BE UNDEFEATED AND WIN ANOTHER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. WE ARE ALREADY PICKED TO WIN THE SEC BY EVERYONE!!!! GO DAWGS GATA WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF.

And now for Reality:

Richt couldn’t do crap with two NFL first rounders and a preseason #1 ranking.

Preaching Jesus in Grass huts is only a few more months away…….

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I have a feeling that you not going to any games was a pretty easy concession for you.

I’m going to 2 or 3 in Athens, and of cource Jville. I will have fun. I won’t miss you and neither will anyone else. Frankly I don’t blame you based on your comments. Clearly you have decided what it all means to you. Not right or wrong. It’s all a voluntary participation.

You don’t hate a loss anymore than me, but I am almost certain that I enjoy a win more than you. Sounds like you are just getting the worst of all things. I wouldn’t go either if I were you.

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Richt couldn’t do crap with two NFL first rounders and a preseason #1 ranking.

Alabama had four first rounders and a preaseason #1 ranking last year. How did that work out?

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Imagine if he had FIVE NFL first rounders, and a preseason #1 ranking.

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Was it four? One had a heisman as I recall.

AND a perfectly healthy team, AND #1 as late as the 5th week.

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Hey – all this talk and we are still 2-8 vs our biggest rival. whooopie!

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Based on his entire body of work, and yes, being a great guy, I think the University was justified giving him this year……….But this is big business, lot’s of money, lot’s of raw emotion………..He doesn’t have them back to playing solid Georgia football this year, They ( ADAMS/McGarity) will have no choice but to make a change. I’m rooting for him and the Dawgs.But……..four average years in a row will not survive ANY SEC coach…….Even Vandy.

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Altamaha, you just can’t defend this guy anymore.Even you are running out of things to say to convince yourself this guy is a good coach. The difference between me and you are very simple, I’m a UGA fan, and i support the program, I’m not a Richt fan, hopefully even you can understand that. But i seriously doubt it. I will support the program, but i will not support the guy that has single handedly, under his watch, brought our program to this mediocre level. He has no answers now, and he has had no answers the past 3 years. Yet, you think he will change his personality, and his coaching style, and somehow win big again. Sorry, but there is an old saying, “Can’t change the strips on a Zebra” and unfortunately Richt is too dumb or too stubborn to change. Just like it took him 2 years too long to dump his buddy Martinez, he has waited 4 or 5 years too long to dump his other buddy BoBo. You keep dreaming,and i will keep facing reality.That reality is simple, Richt was lucky to have VanGorder to bail him out from 2002-2004, now he has nobody to bail him and Bobo out. If you don’t realize this, then i question if you are really watching the UGA games

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@Dawg4ever if AltamahaDawg and fans like him are the “problem” where do I sign up? You pompous blow hole you!

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I’m starting to think some of you really have a bad case of selective memory.

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Would WDE and Altamahadawg please give us a number. just one number on how many losses untill you also think it should be legal to criticise this coach. how any losses to UF before you guys decide to wake up?

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It’s fun to watch UGA fans defend their coach with examples of how other teams struggle too. Comparing what Richt did with that talent and what Saban did with his talent, doesn’t change the fact that he didn’t win an SEC championship with his players. Oh well, what do I care, I hate both teams so please keep the guy and Bobo as well.

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SGD – Hey ole buddy!!!

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Richt retired after 2007. He’s just been collecting checks ever since

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@ dont get it : pretty sweet gig huh? Too bad it comes at y’alls expense.

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We were “copetitive” against UCF! not most of the SEC.

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Joey……….you are wrong………I don’t care what THEY SAID at that meeting, if the team in 2011 falters, Richt will not be back.

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Hey Good People it’s my 1 year anniversary!

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I bet ole Damon never gives her red panties for Christmas

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JB I think your right we have a repeat of last year CMR is gone, I hope it doesn’t happen but I agree we have a meltdown and I can’t see him being back in 2012.

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That’s fair @WDE. There’s no point in a blog if every one gets along and holds hands the whole time. Just trying to stir the pot a little bit. Hope you have a great 4th as well. Maybe I’ll see you on the lake. Of course I won’t know its you, but irregardless. God Bless America!

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Bobo the clown need to be fired or demoted to qb coach like he once was richt need to hire someone who knows x and o s . this is not the old acc when richt was offense cord and bobo really has no experince in coaching richt needs to understand if u going do to the right thing do the right thing .

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@don’t get it,

Wow! You are a breath of of fresh air. Fortunately for all of your ranting and raving, the people that have the power to make the decision on rather to keep or fire Richt, are not asking for your input. Believe me when I say, you can moan and complain until Jesus comes back and it won’t change a thing. If you have that attitude towards management on your job and you worked for me, I would have fired you in a New York minute. Your choices are: (1) deal with what’s already in place or (2) find a new team to cheer for until the AD follows your advice. I don’t think that he’s looking for your advice. In fact; I’m sure that he’s not looking for your advice.

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dont get it, yes, it is the job of the coach to bring a better team. Do we really need to pretend to be 3rd graders here. I have NEVER said anything differently. I feel dumber just answering that question.

How many losses is fair to critisize? One. I have. Knock yourself out. If this blog contained just fair critisism of the coach’s team losing to somebody, wouldn’t that be great. And imagine if there was actually a discussion of what went wrong, and what needed to happen, and what needs to happen to corect that. That would be great wouldn’t it?

I just have a very low personal tolerance for overly simplified emotional rants, and pretending we are going to fire our Head Football coach in June.

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WDE!! Pompous, takes alot of balls to sit behind a computer and type and call people names. You are showing your true colors and lack of intelligence. Simply stating that i will not support a coach that has brought this program to it’s knees, and simply asking all of your Richt lovers to give me one reason to believe this clown will turn this mediocre program around. But all you and Altamaha can do is call people names. The fact is you can’t give me or anyone a reason, because there is none.This clown has been outrecruited, outcoached, and outsmarted so much the last 3 years that it has become a joke to the rest of the SEC and the nation. For a coach to have no depth on the O.L., W.R, R.B, Q.B, L.B, C.B, and Safety after he has been at the same school 10 years is a total joke. I guess this clown and his coaches never look at practice and realize that they have only a handful of players at every postion that can compete in the SEC. But hey Richt knows what he is doing!!! My ass, if he can’t see at practice that he has no Safeties, one corner, 2 linebackers, one D.L, and maybe one O.L. that could start for our biggest rivals in the SEC, then he is a bigger fool than even i thought. Either come with facts, or go stick your head back in the sand.

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You guys know the real reason I know we have a problem in Athens. Sit back and look and read us attacking each other….rather that the topic of the blog….What freshman will have an impact…..We are a divided lot……..Just like Washington……

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Well said Marinedog

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Post from 3:00 by Richt’s mom………….LOL

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In college football no one team dominates over a long period of time. USC and Miami are just a couple to name. In the late 90’s and the early part of the 2000’s those teams were at the top of college football. Now both are trying to get the programs back to being relevant.

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@ Mean Machine:

I agree! It’s not easy thinking about next year with so many hopes laying on true freshmen! It’s unsettling to say the least. My only hope is that the already present talent is substantial enough to compensate for the thin depth.

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@Dawg4ever that post is the most pompous thing from you yet to date and that is saying something ! Brought the program to its knees?? Really you don’t remember the 20 year SEC championship drought we had before CMR got here? He will be the coach this year and there is not a darn thing you can do about it so you can deal with it or order some cheese with that whine.

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A program like UGA won 10 games 4 times in 18 years from 84-2001.One thing nobody likes to admit here is that UGA is not Bama,Aub,Lsu etc…there are some things that will be overlooked at those schools that will never be tolerated at UGA.You can try and delude yourself otherwise but that is a fact.Now with the new AD being a FLA guy it will be interesting to see if the kids in Athens will get as much leeway on some personal conduct issues as the ones in Gainsvile had.I doubt it but we’ll see.
I remember back in 07-08 there was all this chatter about CMR recruiting to many “Thugs”…a lot of folks claimed they didn’t want UGA becoming the next Miami or FSU.Tons of “I’d rather win the right way” type of comments.Guess what?Those “thugs” are winning championships at FLA,BAMA,LSU and AUB.Now all of a sudden you are jealous…but at the same time you know damn well Richt wont be able to get away with a lot of “questionable” tactics in Athens.Why?Because Adams don’t give a damn about your angst at our rivals success.UGA is going to do it the “right” way period.

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Hope Richt survives but if not call Charlie Strong

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Maybe they should fire Adams then.

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. . . or Dan Mullen.

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Mullen would raise an eyebrow around the league.

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In a good way, JB?

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Right way, I’m a 76 Alum and used to have season tickets but we at Georgia think a lot more of ourselves than most do. We have won some games, had some great teams and some really great players, but until we get a president and AD who Wants to win CHAMPIONSHIPS and do the things it takes, we will have the same results.

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I like that Sanford Seay kid. Maybe not this year, but I just have a feeling that he has a bright future.

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Only Mullen on your list would/might get a call. Carroll/Tressel are toxic,Saban nor Meyer would EVER coach in Athens.

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SOUTHGADAWG88 I understand your list some of the most productive coaches in the college ranks in recent years but knowing what we know now. Would you really trade a CMR for Tressel or Carrol for what we now know they did while college HC’s and CUM is a meltdown waiting to happen a very good coach but tick tick tick….and I doubt Saban would come to UGA for any amount of cash.

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dont get what big name coach was on the market last year. None. The players are the problem. Most have no heart that is how my high school beat the number 4 team in the nation for the championship, we had a few play makers and we wanted the game more. I bleed RED AND BLACK.

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We know about these guys after the fact…during their run though they were considered the creme of the crop in the college coaching ranks.My point is IF the UGA job was available at the same time when they were considered for the jobs they ultimately took.I doubt they would have chose this one.Is that a bad thing IMO?No.That statement was aimed at the “this guy would have done this or that if they were at UGA “crowd..Now…of course we look at them a bit differently.

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I’d LOVE to have heard the absolutely howling from theses same fans drolling over Auburn’s trophy had UGA gone out and hired a guy with a miserable record from Iowa State a few years ago.

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Don’t you just love a miserable UGA fan that has to go back 6 plus years to find something to brag about besides beating GT? Posting comments about CMR’s record and who he has beat is like saying Brett Favre is the best quarterback in the NFL…true 8 to 10 years ago but no longer relevant.

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It’s more of a what have you done for me lately kinda mentality.

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How many BCS’s titles has the second most successful SEC coach have in his dossier?

Zip. In the SEC we rate coaches on National Titles not “feel good” titles or “good man” titles.

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/Playoffs Coaches# AP°
Georgia Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2001–present)
2001 Georgia 8-4 5-3 T-3rd (East) L Music City 25 22
2002 Georgia 13-1 7-1 1st (East) W Sugar † 3 3
2003 Georgia 11-3 6-2 T-1st (East) W Capital One 6 7
2004 Georgia 10-2 6-2 2nd (East) W Outback 6 7
2005 Georgia 10-3 6-2 1st (East) L Sugar † 10 10
2006 Georgia 9-4 4-4 T-3rd (East) W Chick-fil-A 23
2007 Georgia 11-2 6-2 T-1st (East) W Sugar † 3 2
2008 Georgia 10-3 6-2 2nd (East) W Capital One 10 13
2009 Georgia 8-5 4-4 2nd (East) W Independence Bowl
2010 Georgia 6-7 3-5 T-3rd (East) L Liberty Bowl
Mark Richt: 96-34 53-27

At the dominant SEC schools this record would get you fired! One season with one loss, and for the past 5 years those two losses or more in the conference have been his downfall.

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When you lose to your division rival annually it kind of makes you the second dog in the pack!

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I’m in the Justin Scott-Wesley camp…anybody with that kind of speed, size, elusiveness and ability to break tackles should be a weapon to be used whenever and however possible. He’s been a WR and was recruited as one, but, again, with the tools he’s got, I’d want to find out how he’d do at RB. Wherever it is, I hope the kid, as well as all the others, has a great career and gets all he wants out of the experience.

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Dirty Dawg, There are a bevy of super speedy guys on this team who are capable of multiple positions, and there is an enormous tight end lining up at fullback. It could get really interesting. Play them all, make the other team’s D-backs sprint the whole game.

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Somewhere after the first 10 posters this blog went south in a hurry. Isn’t it suppose to be about who among the freshman can make an impact on the team this year?
I was thinking, Drew, Mitchell, and even though Jenkins isn’t a true freshman, he is new to our team, and he will have an impact. I am also hoping that a OL candidate can increase their learning curve and contribute some quality time. We have a solid O line but not a lot of depth. Crowell will probably get up to steam about half way through 2011, but a lot less pressure has to be put on him and a lot more on King and the others who have already been here in 2010.
I think the verdict will be out on a few of the youngsters until after fall camp is concluded and we see how well they respond to the S and C program and how well they catch on to the offensive and defensive game plans.

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Count on this: Caleb Queen and Isaiah Crowell will both both be sent home to their mamas before the season is over, maybe before it even starts.

Take it to the bank.

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Beast- I am not sure about a run… definitely a run for the East. I think the talent is there, but there is a lot of young and unproven talent. IARS mentioned the O line is good but not deep. I think starting the season with a more seasoned Murray and the whole playbook will be of great benefit over last year. The D will make the difference in 2011.

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@marinedawg – It’s a blog man. This is what people do. Lighten up. And I assure you , you will never be in a position to fire me. Also- if I were making 3 mill a year and losing to our biggest rival almost every year and UCF, you wouldnt have to fire me. I would step down. I love UGA too much to watch it slip in to mediocrity and then even further.

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Offense has been anemic on big games against good defenses. 0 Td’s against SC & UCF, 1 Td against Miss St. Ranked 10th in SEC in scoring against teams with winning records. Ranked 10th in SEC in rushing. The line, running backs, and wide receivers are all question marks so look for Mitchell, Crowell, Ward or Dantzler to make a big impact. Need some way to score points against winning teams. 18 a game, when SC doing 32 a game, embarrasing.

Drew is best leader on team. Get him on the field. UGA has no leaders besides Drew, that includes coaching.

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It don’t matter who UGa dresses out, they just better win. Hey y’all I’m mad at Don’t Get It Dawg. He stole all my lines in his posts earlier today. DGI Dawg is a real dedicated POWER-aid drinking Dawg who fearlessly took on the Mindless Ones in the kool-aid section and I appreciate DGI Dawgs boldness in what he said and agree with him 100%. The days of mediocrity is over and it’s no longer acceptable to lose to UF. We will win a minimum of 10 games including the one in Jacksonville this year or else. GO DAWGS !! WOOF !!

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Guys I want nothing more than to have all of you saying I told you so at the end of this year. I really do hope I look as stupid as some of you say I am. I truly love UGA and just cant stand to see the football program be run in to the ground. But, I have to tell you that deep down – I think these blogs will all be about who should replace Richt after the UF game.

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I HEAR CROWELL HAS NOT SHOWN UP FOR ANY UNOFFICIAL WORKOUTS, FORGETTING WHICH DAY THEY WERE. ALSO FAILED TO SHOW UP FOR SPEECH BY HERSCHEL WALKER. HE’S A THUG AND WILL BE OUT OF SCHOOL BY HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR. HOW CAN HE BE AN IMPACT PLAYER AS A FRESHMAN. HE SHOWED HIS TRUE COLORS IN THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR AGAINST CALHOUN. SURELY UGA CAN RECRUIT KIDS WITH CLAS.

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DLine in trouble too. Jenkins good, DE’s not good.

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Guys – Kathy Richt is on here again. She’s going by “chazzo, southgeorgiadawg88, and UGA- FRIEND.

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AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN BY THE DEFENSE HE SHOWED HIS TRUE COLORS AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDE LINES FOR MOST OF THE GAME…….A TRUE THUG.

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I know that GT doesn’t have a lot to talk about but you know I find it mighty strange that so many “long time DAWG fans” don’t even know the man’s history.Sounds like a troll to me.Yeah I quote….. “I said it back in 2001 that it was a mistake to bring in an offensive staff that tries to make stars out of weak-armed qbs, (that really can’t throw deep) through short passes by phasing out the tight-end and de-emphasizing the run.” Really now?So what did you say when they went 13-1 and won the SEC the next year?This is exactly the nonsense I’m talking about.CPJ may get you 6 wins this year troll.

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Yeah that big bad traditional run powerhouse UGA went a whopping 1-9 against Tenn,2-10 against Fla,3-8-1 against Aub and 7-5 against GT from 89-2001.The GT record was helped by Ray Goff going 5-2 against GT

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Poweraid, don’t get it, et al:

It’s not that anyone thinks your the bad guy. Your crew just says the same ol’ crap over and over. The article is about freshman impact. Your post: fire Mark Richt. If the article were about Afghanistan: fire Mark Richt. We get it. We considered it. We’ve heard it over and over.

No one here has any power to fire a coach. What the heck do you want us to do with the info you spout? When I think you are wrong, I’ll point it out. That doesn’t mean you are the bad guy. Get the chip off your shoulder, and stop fantasizing that you can fire people and take over a college program.

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SGD88: Good stats man. that’s hilarious. 1-9 against UT. I think they are freebasing Koolaid.

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Good luck boys and I pray you perform like trained circus animals for this crowd. If you do not they will butcher you, your family and your charachter. You got one chance and make the best of it. RECRUITS BEWARE. Read the posts about anyone and everyone who did not reach expectations of these wolves.

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So many holes on the offense. With AJ & Durham gone, and Ealey, losing your 3 top scorers is hard to recover from. And the offensive lineman looks thin as ice. Bottom line, unless some freshmen step up and play like Lattimore it’s gonna be another 6-7 season.

There’s no one Murray can hand the ball off to, or throw to, who scored more than 2 td’s last year. That’s scary.

I don’t know where the points are going to come from, maybe Tavarres scores 10 td’s and replaces AJ’s production, who’s gonna score Ealey’s 11 td’s? Caleb only scored 2 td’s last year, won’t be him. Crowell? A true freshman hasn’t run for 1000 yards under Richt and only 2 backs out of 20 have run for 1000 (Moreno & Smith) under Richt. Charles? Nope, he only scores 2 td’s a year.

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If Richt had gone 0-3 against Fla-Aub-GT the last 3 years he wouldn’t be here.It’s not about GT it’s the trio.Now that Tenn is in the division it’s the big 4.
Chazzo who do you like amongst the HS kids to make an impact?

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I think the Offense will be more explosive.Crowell and Mitchell have home run ability.We’ll probably see the screen play come back with a vengeance.Seay and JSW can take it home too.That’s one thing the WR core has been missing.A lot of kids we’ve signed had pretty good hands but AJ was the only guy teams truly feared with the ball in his hand in space.He had phenomenal hands and home run ability.

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That’s the same thing Donnan thought.

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SGD88: Again you have ran from the direct question. How many times must UGa lose to UF before a coaching change should be made ?

Donnan went 2-3 versus Tech and as I remember two of his losses were nailbiters which UGa should have prevailed in. I recently watched the 1999 game UGa lost 51-48 in overtime. That was a loss attributed to poor ole Jasper Sanks who couldv’e put Tech away if he hadn’t fumbled on that attempt to score. I personally felt Donnan deserved another year because he knew what Dawgfans expected : a dominating ground attack. But unfortunately for him Sanks was a bust after being hyped as the next Hershel and it certainly didn’t help Donnan any that he went 1-4 versus some of Spurriers’ best UF teams. Still at .250 his winning percentage is better than CMR’s .200 versus UF. Donnan was 40-19 (.678) overall at UGa and was just about to turn the tide after going 10-2, 9-3, 8-4, and 8-4 in his last four years. Yeah he went 8-4 one year too many, but I’ll take 8-4 over 6-7 anytime. You may be right in this instance and Donnan had to at least beat Tech to hold on after losing ugly to UF on more than one ocassion. Okay SDG88 at last I see your point. You are a DGD to remind me of the significance of the Tech game as it lead to Donnan’s ouster. And it takes a DGD to admit the oversight. GO DAWGS!! TO HELL WITH TECH !!

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@Red DAWGS…..BTW we havent steadily beat up on South Carolina for the last 25 years. Seems like YOU are the one sdrinking and smoking….How old are you? 10? 11?

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Just a couple of years ago you were WORRIED Richt would leave to go to another school and now you cant stick with him when he NEEDS you to? SCREW YOU! EVERY coach has losing seasons that coaches awhile. EVERY ONE OF THEM! SCREW YOU!

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@Real Dawgs…

You said:

“The POWER-aiders will get what they want one way or the other.”

I am sorry I didn’t realize I was dealing with a 6 year old. Are you a Power Ranger or a Decepticon? Put down your Hershell Walker doll, and take a break from whatever fantasy you are having about being in charge of a football program and listen up. Mark Richt is not my coach. None of us play on the team here. We pull for a bunch of college students to do well and make well on their dreams. We pull for our favorite team and enjoy the bragging rights when they are successful. Mark Richt is not my friend. I have never met the man. I don’t know the inner workings of the athletics department or recruiting. I simply don’t have any basis (except things that anonymous people who know wives of former coaches or has a son who played on a team that lost to the team of a recruit) to make a judgement about some of the things you crack smokers dream up. I don’t know McGarrity or President Adams. I am not privy to their decisions or ideas. I don’t donate huge sums of money to the school. I have no relationship or pull to influence the head coach in any way. If you do, Power Ranger, then do your damndest.

I sincerely hope that the rumors about Crowell not showing up for workouts aren’t true. Apparently, he had a bit of a temper tantrum at the end of his high school season. On the other hand, I hear rumors that he was working until he puked in those workouts. Who the heck knows? Certain folks are condemning the kid before he is even attended a Fall camp much less run the ball in a game.

What I know about crowell: Everyone including Bama wanted him to come play. His high school stats are impressive. He looks elusive, strong and fast in the videos. I suspect that he will not be able to run over guys like he did in high school. Honestly, I think King is going to step up. I am interested to see what Malcome does.

I think Ray Drew is going to be special. Depending on what goes down with Jarvis, he could see playing time.

Any of the guys at receiver could have an impact. I don’t think receiver is a big weakness even with AJ taking off. There are some guys that can make plays there, but there is room for a standout freshman to impact the position. There are lots of speedsters on the team.

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Look for Lemay to save the day. Murray goes 0-2, Lemay comes in and goes 9-1 to salvage the season.

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Joe, I was kind of scratching my head about that one, also. There seem to be a bunch of capable LBs and not so many at Safety. Maybe the Ogletree just stands to be a superior LB. Maybe Rambo and hitman have got the game plan down, and the coaches have a lot of faith in Shawn Williams at the other Safety spot. Maybe Deas shows promise. Or maybe there is a new guy coming in that stands to impress.

My guess is that the D is focusing on pressuring the QB and stopping the run (or at least being more affective at stopping the run particularly against SC and Bama). Getting the big man in the middle and loading up on linebackers would certainly seem to indicate that. But, then again you have to be able to depend on the backfield having things covered to do it. File it in the we’ll see category.

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Columbus is an Idiot. You defeat your own argument. “Where is Donnan now”? well he’s not caoching because he couldnt win. exactly our point about where Richt should be. Look we all know Richt had some great years. But, recent history shows most coachess dont get things turned around once they start to slide. Back in the 60’s, 70’s 80’s this was not true but it seems to be true now.

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Chazzo, What is the real deal with Samuel. He is so much younger at this stage. Why have they not coached him into a starting position. To waste someone with his character to go with Ealey and bench him as they did a few years ago is mind boggling. How old is he now? 20. He has been in Athens since he was 16. A redshirt Junior at 20 and they have not found him a starting place. Makes you wonder why they used him as much as they did as a Freshman. That is the biggest waste of talent I have witnessed at UGA.

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Regarding Donan and Power Aid statements:

Donnan didn’t get fired because he went 8-4 two seasons in a row. He got fired because he promised a National Championship and lost to every rival on the schedule. He got fired because he hitched his wagon to a coke addict who was throwing games. He got fired because he went 2-3 against Tech and couldn’t win the SEC championship.

I agree that Jax is a big ugly elephant in the room. I will say, though, that no other UGA coach faced did any better against Spurrier, and no other UGA coached faced a UF team with Tebow. I am not defending Richt’s record or trying to make excuses. I don’t think you fire a coach over one his record against one team that happened to be the best team in the nation for a few of those years, especially when the coach has shown a great deal of success over previous coaches.

Yes Bama fires guys that don’t beat AU. Bama/AU fans are just plain stupid about that game. But let’s have a look, keeping in mind that those programs are always, ALWAYS going to have great talent. You forget about the DuBose-Franchione-Shula era (1997–2006). That was nine years of sucking after Stallings pulled off an NC. Before Stallings’ NC in 92 (the first since Bear shared one in 79), they ran off Perkins and then Curry (after Curry went undefeated). Finally that got Saban. It was a great move on their part.

Okay. I think Richt will eventually win an NC. I think he will win the SEC several more times. I would rather see him have the opportunity to try to make that happen that than to suck for ten years until UGA finds the right guy.

Don’t bring up Meyer and Chizick. They are exceptions to the rule. Plus, Meyer had Tebow, and Chizick had Newton. Anybody can win those guys.

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Pastor of Disaster…..nice!

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Crowell and Richt suck.

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Bill have you ever thought about doing stories about players Crowell played againt who when on to be freshmen impac players last year at their respective schools? Would this not give us a better feel about him being the real deal. Did he play against any Nick Farley types and run all over them? These type articals could be interesting.

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We’ve seen what Murray can do, beat lousy teams like Idaho St, Louisiana Lafayette, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Tech & Tenn. Big whoop. Murray also lost to every winning team he has ever played at Georgia including Auburn, SC, MSU, Florida, UCF, Ark, and even figured out a way to lose to one of the worst pass defenses in the nation, lowly Colorado.

It’s time.

For Lemay.

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I appreciate LeMay’s potential. I am very excited about his future. I just don’t think it would be a good idea to break in a new QB for the third straight year in a row. I still think that you underestimate Murray. Wins and Losses are team efforts. A Def. that couldn’t stop SC. Running backs that coughed up opportunities. An o-line that gave up half way through the third quarter.

As I said before, you may be right. Maybe LeMay beats out Murray and the team rallies around him. I don’t see it, but you could be right.

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Instead of tanking for the third year in a row while breaking in a new QB, why not redshirt LeMay. Let him split time next season or win it outright. Then he has his Junior and Senior years as the uncontested starter unless Richt recruits another 5 star QB. Don’t get me wrong. The little bit I have seen of LeMay tells me he is an NFL quality guy. I just don’t think another QB controversy and breaking in a new QB with no college game experience is the prudent way to go this season.

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Donnan was also about the biggest Dud you have even met in a room full of supported and booster. There just something about shaking a man’s hand trying to encourage him, while he is looking over your shoulder to see how close an exit was the entire time, that doesn’t bode well.

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Love the picture that goes with the article. The caption should read, “By the time I signed with UGA they had money stacked up this high on the table.”

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I do think Richt will start Murray. Why? Well, not because of Murray’s leadership, he did go 0-6 against winning teams. Just because Richt’s loyal, and likes ot keep things the same. Remember when Joe Cox kept starting after he threw all those interceptions. Now, if Murray does lose the first couple, extending his record against winning teams to 0-8, sure, Richt makes a change, he’ll have to in order to try and save his job. That’s when either Hutson Mason or Christian Lemay get their chance, or maybe both. I do think it will be a 9 win season, but I don’t know who will end up as QB, my bet is it will not be Aaron Murray, based on how’s he’s performed against winning teams. Murray tends to choke. So, Lemay might get the call.

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Real Dawgs Drink Power Aid,

We have the people in place to get the job done, without having to rely on Freshmen to make th team succssful. No coach isgoing to expect a freshn to usually chge the direction of the team, a soon as he arrives. There just aren’t that many Lattimores aropund. If this team, plays with a sense of urgency and plays as a team, I think the team can realalistically win 9-10 games. Sure the O line is thin, but if some of the young guys step up their learning curve, we ca survive that. The offense is going to have toplay smart and the plays can’t always call for the O line to hold theline of scrimmage all of the tme. Our defense should be good enough to hold a lot of teams in place and if we can be methodical and control with the offense some what, UGA can be successful.
We just have to wait and see how the games go. The games are played on the field and I chose to be positive instead of already saying that UGA is no good or will lose the majority of the games.

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Hey guys,

I’m currently working on my predictions for the SEC this year. Here’s what I think will play out in the West: http://isportsweb.com/2011/07/01/2011-sec-west-predictions/

Expect my article on the East sometime this weekend! Go Dawgs!

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@ chazzo – If anybody can win with Tebow or Newton then why didnt Richt recruit them – OK maybe we didnt waant to recruit Newton for obvious reasons but you get my point. You act as if there were GIVEN those athletes when in fact they had the foresight to recruit them. Also when you fire a HC it doesnt mean you suck for “10″ years. Spurrier won his first of a gazillion SEC championships his SECOND year. Meyer won 2NC in five years. A good AD finds the right guy quickly. But if that AD doesnt have the pressure from the fans or the alumn, then it never gets done. After reading all of the excuses and just shear denile from so called UGA fans, I have to wonder if you people have the WILL to win. I promise you it begins with getting rid of Richt.

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I know Nick Marshall. Absolute stud on the field. Wild, thug monkey off the field. dont expect him to even suit up with his attitude. But yes his ability as an athlete is unreal. I hope he and Crowell dont room together. that could be trouble.

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dgi??? obvious reason?….and what would that be?..the fact that stafford was here?…surely that’s what you meant, huh?…sounds like t’u'rd roll in disguise…my, oh, my..

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I predict Lemay will be the #1 impact Freshman.

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I can understand people always putting down UGA and CMR. What I can not understand is why they must always put down these young kids. Give them a chance. You should not be judge and jury when it comes to these kids. For all you know, they might turn out just fine. Give them a chance. It must be that old crystal ball thing. The same as folks use to predict the outcome of the season before it even starts.

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Coastal Carolina and NM State. Is New Mexico a state ?

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Well 1-9 doesn’t exactly say much for Tech does it?

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Isaiah Crowell! Isaiah Crowell! Isaiah Crowell! He’s running over people! Look at the Sugar fall from the sky!

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I have watched Michael Mitchell play and he is the REAL thing. I think he will be a great addition to
the DAWGS. He is also a good kid, and should not get into trouble. Jay Rome is also a great player.
Hopefully this new group of Bulldogs will bring on the wins!!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!

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Rose are red,
Violets are blue…

To heck with it. Richt sucks.

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To Chazzo or Chezzo (whatever):
It’s obvious you don’t know much about football and you show your ignorance daily on your posts. Put down the unclean gallon jug of kool-aid and try to increase your low football I.Q. You told a lie when you said anyone can win big with a Tebow or Newton. CMR wouldn’t win big with Newton at TE as he recruited him at that position for UGa. At UGa Tebow is a FB or TE, whose primary duties would be to block for the dump pass first offense. Do you think either one of these guys win Heismans & National Championships at UGa playing TE ? NO WAY. If a coach has lost the ability to correctly evaluate star quality athletes and help them reach their FULL potential at the correct position, then they are wasting talent and driving talent to their rival who will take that player and whip CMR & UGa. CMR’s oc, Bobo doesn’t have the ability to effectly coach a mobile,dual threat talent at the QB position. What can he teach to a Newton or Tebow, when he himself was a immobile, nearly stationary, weak armed QB at UGa. OOPs I forgot, Bobo would teach them to stay in the pocket and hold the ball too long to pass and to take the sack instead of avoiding it. Look rather than go through all that CMR and Bobo would rather see Newton and Tebow blocking as tight ends and going 8-4, or 6-7, rather than relying on them at QB winning Heismans and National Championships. mediocre coaching has to have mediocre players playing mediocre ball to have mediocre seasons to satisfy mediocre fans like you Chazzo. Mark it down, the mediocrity at Georgia ends in 2011 one way or the other. Go DAWGS ! WOOF !

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Chazzo !! ATTENTION, coward ! Wherever you are right now I want you to wake your young, dumb arse up and answer this question like a man or woman(pick ‘em) : HOW MANY MORE LOSSES MUST UGA ABSORB AT THE HANDS OF UF BEFORE A COACHING CHANGE SHOULD BE MADE ? Your posts reveal your complete ignorance of the game.( If you are still in grade school, I apologize to you, and you get a free pass, which I’m sure you are accustomed to.) Remember my young dumb friend, MEDIOCRE recruiting gets MEDIOCRE coaching for MEDIOCRE players to play MEDIOCRE football for MEDIOCRE seasons for MEDIOCRE fans like you CHAZZO. I want you to take the word for the day MEDIOCRE and look it up and find out what the word means because I’m certain the word hasn’t ever popped up in your remedial vocabulary studies classes. 2011-12 the MEDIOCRITY ends.

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Real Dawgs Drinks drink power aid,

Give me an example of one SEC or better, any NCAA team that hasn’t gone through a down period over the last 25 years. Success is cylical in the football world. If you are looking for a program that is successful and never has down periods, I am sure you can read about them in Dr. Suess books. In the real world, they do not exist. Some Pro. teams do enjoy a stretch of invincability but even they fall sooner or later. I.E. New England Patriots, Pittsburg, Colts etc. College football should be enjoyed for what it is. I have heard all the whinning about CMR and UGA etc. But were you whinning when CMR took them to 10 win seasons? When UGA has a decent season this year, will you be whinning then? My guess is yes, because it is easier to put out vitril than it is to use common sense and look at the big picture. You can complain all you want about CMR and UGA, but I sense a lot of these negative posters on here, never did care for UGA and I guess they think in their minds that acting foolishly and insulting UGA fans, players and coaches affords them their 15 minutes of fame. Personally, I don’t need an ego boost at the expense of insulting anybody, but then again, I am probably a lot older, and have lived a full and exciting life, so I just prefer to be positive about the whole thing. Football is a game, and not meant to be an obsession.

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“Favoritism is a SIN” Book of James, Chapter 2

If Richt continues to play favorites over the best, the team will continue to struggle.

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I’m a Dawg fan, but for the love of God beat Florida, please, is that asking too much?
Erik, you are absolutly correct. Richt must play his Freshman dream team now. Take some lumps and hope he does not get fired. UGA’s O-line might be too bad to overcome. Grantham’s D might keep them in games. 7-6 at best.

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. . . Gotta beat Boise State in the GEORGIA dome.

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erik, not sure if you slept through 2006 or not, but Matt Stafford was playing in the very first game of the year. How did that cost a season?

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Chasso Dumbo: ATTENTION: First you need to take off the rose colored glasses which totally has blinded you about the coaching crisis at UGa. Then you need to stop guzzling kool-aid from unclean milk jugs. It’s obvious from your post you really don’t know too much about football or your football I.Q. is smaller than your shoe size. You showed me how DUMB you are when you said anyone can win with a Tebow or Newton. If a burnt out coach does not know how to correctly evalute the talent of a Newton or Tebow, then he will not place them in the correct position on the field where they can be most effective. With this weak minded philosophy currently at UGa Cam Newton is now recruited as a TE, because the offensive coordinator/Qb coach doesn’t have a clue how to coach a mobile 6′-6”, 250 pound dual threat spread/option beast at Qb. Bobo, as I remember was a very fragile, limited, immobile, qb with below average arm strength during his day at UGa. He had to play from the shoulders up with a coach mentality at the qb position. This guy isn’t equipped with a full load of knowledge to coach a 6′-3”,236 pound wrecking ball like Tebow using a spread/option offense. At UF, under CUM, Tebow never really had to know how to properly throw a football out of a pro-set offense, because he terrified defensive coordinators with the run, thus leaving defenses vunerable to the pass when then safeties and CBs were forced to comeup in run support. In CMR’s offensive mind Cam Newton and Tim Tebow are recruited as TEs and will go on to obscure and unproductive college football careers in his washed-up system. So that’s why a Tebow or Newton wouldn’t dare come to Georgia so their talent could be wasted by CMR. They did what was in their best interest, avoided abysmal Georgia to go on to win Heismans and Nat’l. Titles with SEC rival schools UF and AU. He squandered DJ Shockley’s career a UGa by wasting 3 years of his career on the bench. And if CMR has his way he’ll do the same thing to incoming freshman Christian LeMay, who pound per pound is the Best All-Around QB currently on the UGa roster. If the regime at UGa is allowed to continue to steal more money to waste more talent how can anyone blame a LeMay to transfer as all the highly recruits have from Georgia. All you apologists and appeasers can continue the twisted slobbering love affair with CMR and you guys can continue to kiss his arrogant, big game losing rear end after he lead Georgia to yet another disappointing season. GO Dawgs drink POWER-aid, not kool-aid or gaiter-aid !!

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See you later folks. I have found a place where they actually talk football and do not spent 3/4ths of the time insult each other. Some of you could benefit greatly by backing up your statements with facts, but that will really not happen. I don’t know if facts mean anything to most of the people on these blogs.

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We are defending Richt because he has EARNED the right to have another year or so to right the ship. Fourth most wins in active coaches in the NCAA and you want to fire him for two bad years? Let me remind all of you how mediocre UGA was in the 90’s!! Richt brought back the taste of a SEC title to Athens for the first time since the herschel days and that has made us all entitled so we all expect that every year. Well in the SEC it doesnt happen like that unless you cheat like Saban and sign 40 players a year or be like Spurrier and not kick your hoodlum qb off the team after 6 arrests. Which is another reason i want him to stay, he does things the right way and i am positive we would never face an Ohio St type situation with Richt in charge. Oh and whoever said Uga fans dont mind finishing third in the east…you’re an idiot

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DONT GET IT – - – I couldnt agree more!!! UGA would shine if it brought in an elite head coach

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PS DJ did not sit the bench for 3 years. He was an integral part of the team and played quite a bit. There were times that he made mistakes when he was in there. If he had not, it may have been Greene coming off the bench throughout the game. One of the years he sat the bench was due to a knee injury. Unfortunately he was injured against UF. Unfortunately, the team didn’t show up against Wes Virginia in the first half.

DJ is great…. a great athlete, a great man. I love DJ, but what did he do when he was in there that makes people think he should have started ahead of Greene? I have a similar question about Gray. When he got it games, what did he do that was so stellar? I think the big difference between then and now is that the team wanted to win and rallied around the coaches’ decision.

Who knows, maybe if DJ had been an uncontested starter from his freshman year, he would have been even greater. Probably so… I think we all have to admit, though, that the schedule he played his senior year was the easiest UGA has ever faced. There were actually times that he looked bored out there.

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