‘Hotline’ chatter on the shotgun and UGA’s red zone blues

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If it aint broke, dont fix it! I mean seriously, stick with what is working until they make you change. Come on Bobo!

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What a terrible coaching staff all around.

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Stay in run formation, run should always be the first thing that needs defending on goal line. Pass should always be second option. If you just abandon threat of run, makes it easier to defend. Now if it’s 3rd and long, might as well shotgun at THAT point. Looked like Vandy took advantage of the QB run and thats what we should do too as needed.

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Make that “redzone” not redone (darn auto correct).

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Without the shotgun bobo couldn’t run 30 inside draws per game though.

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My issue is that he admits (again) that he hasn’t noticed it himself. Do we ever self-scout?

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McGarity:

Please save the fan base from anymore of this… I beg of you. Our program is becoming the laughing stock of the country.

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I am still wondering why we don’t let the fullback run the ball?

Are we saving it for later?

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Why won’t Mark Richt get more involved in the offense? Spurrier and Petrino do a good job being HC and OC! Also, put the BEST players on special teams like other teams do!! Finally, glad to have the fire that Grantham has brought to the team, BIG difference on defense!!

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Redzone scoring has been a big problem for ALL of CMR’s years.Special teams play ,except for last year ,has also been a problem.Georgia’s coaches don’t know what works and what doesn’t work on a game to game basis,

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What to heck happened to play action, it has disappeared

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UGA coaches messed up Walsh’e head. He was fine but some how is not All SEC? Try scoring a TD once in while and I bet Walsh gets better. He has had to be too much of UGA;s scoring.

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I think our offense is incredibly inconsistent. There are times where we look like we’re going to blow a team away. Then the next drive we have no rhythm. It looks like we are constantly looking for an offensive identity, and once we look like we’ve found it he changes it up! I really can’t stand the play calling under bobo, I wish Richt would go back to play calling, or get somebody in here that can run with ALL the talent we have on offense.

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on the positive side, I thought last weekend was Murray’s best game

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We struggle in the red zone because we can’t run the ball down there (ineffective line play) and because we don’t have reliable receivers other than Mitchell. If you can’t run and you can’t catch, you kick a lot of FG’s.

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OLine play is poor and sitting in a 3 point stance waiting for a play call until play clock hits :05 gives the defense an advantage. They know when the ball will be snapped so they tee off.

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Terry …………………………………………BAMA called the 1st stringers off the field after the 3rd quarter with a comfortable lead.

OH, by the way…………………………………………………GOOSE EGGS TO VANDY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No need to score anymore…………………………We pitched a shut out.

UGA fans are so crazy.

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At dawg in lex
So do you live in Kentucky?

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I know others have said this, but why not let Figgins run the ball? Why? Why not let Figgins lead Samuel or Crowell OFF TACKLE into space, NOT UP THE MIDDLE? Bobo truly appears to be an idiot, and Richt’s statement that he was not fully aware of the red zone tendencies is infuriating. I have always supported Richt but he obviously is too stubborn to change and I have no faith in Richt any more. Let’s cut ties now while we can find a good replacement and re-recruit if necessary.

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I’ve mentioned this before, but the shotgun actually highlights all of Murray’s and the OL’s weaknesses. Murray likes to drop back even when in the shotgun and the OTs are too slow to effectively backpedal against DEs with their ears pinned back. Taken together, it makes it way to easy for a decent rush end to speed rush around the outside and sack Murray. On a shorter field, Cover-2 zone plus a 5-man rush just kills anything we try to do because no one is open in the short field and the DEs are around the corner in about 1.5 seconds.

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Then again, that was actually breaking down Xs and Os. For this comments sections, the more apt comment probably would have been:

FiRe Rihct and BooBoo sucks and dawgs suck and were not gettingg gooood recroots.

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What frustrates me most about Booboo’s play calling is when we are having huge success running the ball, he abandons it. Or the opposite, when we are having huge success passing the ball, he abandons it too. Someone needs to tell him and Richt, the reason you try to have a balanced offense is so you have more options when things are not working… to keep the opposing defense honest. BUT if you can’t stop the plays I’m calling, well I’m gonna keep calling them until you do. I wouldn’t even care if you knew the plays if you couldn’t stop them! My 2 cents….

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We should give scholships to line men who will play rather than kickers who warm the bench

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I’ve always been pro-Richt, period. Sometimes I wonder though how someone like Coach Franklin can get the production that he does from a Vandy roster at times. I can’t remember a time when I thought we over-achieved.

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Look, AltahamaDawg actually used correct stats! Imagine that! I’d say 3rd in the sec isn’t bad…

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01HAWK, You only score 34 points still.

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Did anyone ask the question to CMR why GA does not run gimmick plays such as half back or wide receiver pass or some similar type offensive play? Do they have any in the playbook or even practice them?? When they run their wild dawg w/either Brandon Smith or Boykin taking a snap we all know its a run and so does the defense. Boykin was shut down by Vandy when he took the snap and didn’t get any yardage might of lost some. Would have been an opportune time if Boykin handed it off to wide receiver on end around or short pass. Anything to catch the defense off balance other than running it all the time.

Point is GA is last in the country (IMO) when it comes to trick plays once in a while. I cannot recall the last time they tried one. They work some times!!! FL or LSU are famous for them. Along w/SC and MS as we all recall from those games. Thats one of the major issues w/Bobo and Richt. There’s no imagination on offense. Not to take anything away from GA’s offense, they do score, but when the momentum is not on your side maybe one of these plays on offense or special teams can swing the mo back in your direction. Vandy proved that it works when they were successful on every one of their attempts.

To attempt a trick play or two you have to be a little devious. Its very apparent neither CMR or Bobo have a devious bone in their bodies. Maybe thats a good thing but a little bit of it on the football field ain’t gonna send you to hell.

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and the word is out-we will see a fake punt once a game

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I am told UGA has the biggest offensive line in the country – including the pro teams – they have some of the best tight ends, one of the best running backs in the nation, a 270 lb full back, the best quarterback in the SEC, some of the best recievers in the country…………why can’t they score in the red zone? — there has to be an issue somewhere. With the talent on the team that is supposed to be so good; where is the power and the push. The team just seems to be full of mistakes. I don’t believe it is Richt. any ideas?//

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A few years back, the only negative comment you’d have after the Vandy game was “why didn’t we beat them by more than 21 points”. Now the Dawgs’ program has sunk so low under Richt that our players are celebrating a five point victory over Vandy like it was the SEC championship. Past time to change this culture n Athens in my opinion.

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I don’t think it’s so much the shotgun hurting us as much as the change of scheme with regards to the play calls themselves. They zip down the field efficiently then do a 180 when they get close. They need to stick with the same type of plays that got them there (excepting long passes, obviously). Something else that seems to screw them up more times than not, is a penalty which throws the whole thing into recourse.

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can you people make up your mind? you say bobo is too conservative calling plays, and your answer to that is give the ball to the fullback? really? you cant really be that stupid, can you?

every play call by offensive coordinators across the country is designed to work. proper execution of the play determines whether it will be successful or not.

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The question was should they go away from what drove down the field and go to a more conservative and traditional I formation when they get down close. So far, most comments have tried to agree with the idea of complaining about the REd ZOne BUT argued the exact opposite of that. (and a bunch of stuff completely unrelated) Quick to jump on the negative, no so careful to read the actual point.

BIll, I agree with you in that I would “like” to see us do that. But I have thought since 2008 however that short yardage running has been the biggest flaw in our offensive game. I’m not sure we can just power it in there at this point. I suspect our TD% in the red zone would be far worse that it is (60%) if we just stuck to that.

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Oh lord what a beatdown coming in Jacksonville.

Bobo can`t find a first down and choakdawg is pulling the silence of the lambs routine.

Heaven protect the Florida kicker. Choakdawg is planning quite the dinner.

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When is the last time we actually drove the field on our opening possession and scored 7….instead of 3?!?! Having 6 fg tries against Vandy is pathetic. Not to mention a false-start penalty on an extra point attempt!!!!!

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Focus on FL because they will play like the SEC champs against us! Do anything to mix it up and be prepared for any trick play imagined!!
UGA fan in India

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“If UGA had completed one (1) more TD this year, they would have a better % than Alabama does in that regard”
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Which actually proves that stats sometimes mean nothing.

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Expect Richt to be tighter for the game in Jax than any in several years. This years FL game will determine whether he coaches at UGA next year.

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Well lets see, uhmm, does anyone ever remember CMR answering a question with a direct, definitive answer? Don’t know about you but to me he beats around the bush more than a politician. Is that to cover ignorance, or just to evade the question?

Some of us pick up on things like that, I mean honestly, does he not get involved enough to know what works, what doesn’t, and when? If I based my opinion on his answer to the questions, I would come to the conclusion he doesn’t.

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The red zone is different because the safety’s don’t need to cover as deep. It compresses the field. if our line is so large, and our tight ends are 1-A, 1-B and 1-C, why not put in two tight ends, Figgons and Samuel and pound the ball? This is also a good pass formation since these tight ends are also tall and can catch the ball.

If that’s our strength, why do we put in a light tailback, no fullback and split out four receivers? That isolates Murray into a fixed location target and puts the line on their heals. When I’ve met our linemen, they enjoy firing out and hitting someone. Let them do it.

As for playing smart at the end, I was screaming about the sweeps with Samuels while trying to kill the clock. Get in the I with two tight ends and smash forward. Vandy knew we were going to run. Running sideways out of the shotgun played into their hands and allowed them to use the sideline as a defender. Georgia used to be a physical team in a physical conference.

For a lesson, look at the tape of the end of the Falcon’s game on Sunday. Turner off guard was a common call and the line dominiated. The extra touchdown was an added benefit.

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Neutral Observer, thanks for that comment, which goes directly to where I wanted it to go. UGA is too soft up front, either in spite of or because of our strength and conditioning program, and certainly due to a lack of a killer instinct to dominate the opponent physically and mentally. You need BOTH types of domination to be a winner. One or the other alone doesn’t cut it and won’t deliver consistent victory. And mentally doesn’t mean designing cute/intelligent plays that look good on a chalkboard but which rarely work. Being mentally tough in my definition is being disciplined and focused to do your job with 100% effort and accuracy every time so that your execution is perfect, without distraction from emotions or outside influences which degrade your performance execution.

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Bottom line: Murray is going to have to prove it to some teams that he can spread the field before teams respect him, until then they will put 8 in the box and UGA will stall in the redzone. In Bobo’s defense if your QB is of short the shotgun can be your friend allowing him to scan the defense while everyone is in the 3 point stance, however you do give up the ability to fake a playaction pass in the shotgun.

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Do we even have a fullback?

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And Blair Walsh’s misses have been more in the over 40 range, so that not ever really pertinent to this particular. Or more specifically you can;t dismiss him as a big part of the equation, as you suggested. The kid is 8/9 when we have had the ball inside the RZ.

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You couldn’t have hit the nail on the head any cleaner, well said old dawg @ 1:42. What part of communication 101 doesn’t Richt understand? His comments make him sound “uninformed” ( I will be nice).

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Dream Situation:
Arky wins out & UGA wins out; uga beats arky in the sec championship…
Of course im assuming LSU can beat Bama!

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So Richt should cover our redzone strategies in greater detail on a public Radio show?

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Vandy win…feeble, feeble against a cupcake

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No, it’s just seems a short answer like “we’re addressing the red zone issues”, would serve him better. Followed up by something like, “expect to see Kwame and Big Zohn against UF” with a deceptive smile and a sly wink. Give the opposition something to think about.

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Week in and week out we are getting out coached.To listen to Richt and here him say “That is something we will have to go back and look at.” Folks that is why we are not elite its coaching. Its Monday night the game was played Saturday night 2 days ago!!! You haven”t looked at tape yet!!! Are u kidding me??? Guess Monday is a wasted day of practice. I thought that was the day set aside for showing plays from previous game to players and explain what they did wrong on a certain play. I am fed up with this staff!!! As long as Richt is coach he will never demand excellence!!! We will be stuck with winning only the games are talent is able to overcome our inept coaching!!!

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Grantham will be punished by the SEC.

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Bobo is clueless on how to coordinate an offensive game plan. He calls a game like a “flag football” coach.

He’s bad.

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Dump Bobo!

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Careful Altamaha, you’re almost agreeing with me (re: coyness). Frankly, I was surprised he admitted after the UT game that he trumped Bobo’s call on the 2nd going-for-it on 4th on the opening drive.

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Bobo is bad, our special team coaching is bad. The only “good” coach right now for UGA is Grantham and he will probably be suspended.

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We are just getting outcoached every game. When I hear Richt say “We will have to go back and look at that” it makes me sick to my stomach. Really?? Its Monday night and coach you haven”t looked at the tape??? Explains everything i need to know why we can”t become a great team!!! Two days after the game and we will have to go back and look at the tape. Pathetic!!! Explains why we never change anything if we don”t study our own team!!!Thanks Richt for the 1st few years but I sure want complain when You and your inept staff leaves Athens!!!

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Just seems like a pretty big reach there to be as offended by what he actually said, but would rather have heard something equally as vague just worded the way you made up. Not real sure there a lot of difference there.

And to answer your question, is he just ignorant as to what his team does as far as specific sets and philosophies………or just being evasive about a radio call in question about divulging information on that………..I’m guessing the later..

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Team Red Zone Scoring Attempts per Game Ranking

#11 Alabama
#15 LSU
#24 Arkansas
#33 Tennessee
#63 Florida
#71 Georgia

Red Zone Scores Per Game

#8 LSU
#11 ALABAMA
#14 Arkansas
#16 Tennessee
#53 Florida
#58 Georgia

SEC Team Statistics

Points Per Game
#1 ALABAMA
#2 Arkansas
#3 LSU
#4 South Carolina
#5 Georgia

SEC Total Points
#1 ALABAMA
#2 LSU
#3 Arkansas
#4 South Carolina
#5 Georgia

And we have played lousy defenses the last 5 games

Boy the stats above are something to brag about

Another round of KOOL-AID; UGA’s FAVORITE BEVARAGE PLEASE

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Here’s a major problem with CMR. One that really does make you wonder if this guy is intense enough, is he simply focused on football enough to be a head coach in a conference with Saban, Miles, Muschamp, Petrino,Spurrier, etc.? We UGA fans have been voicing concern regarding our red zone offense, more correctly, lack of effective red zone offense, for several yaers now. CMR, from his own statements, seems essentially unaware of the problem, whether the shotgun in the red zone is a problem or not and then sighs that he ill have to look into it. What does this man actually do?

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I really think rolling the QB out and either running or throwing to TE, FB or RB would be very productive. Use Murray’s scrambling ability. Can do it out of the I. The Falcons use this alot.

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OK, I didn’t say he offended me, and let’s agree to disagree “again”. I emphatically believe that his inability to communicate effectively with the press, and us, is directly proportional to his inability to coach at a “high” level. Maybe he’s realized his weakness in communicating and is responsible for stealing the teleprompters from Obama. All you Dawgs, and a few others have a good day. I got to head back to McDonalds for my OJT.

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Flat tire….who has bama, LSU, Ark, SC all played in your rankings? They havent played really any outstanding teams….mainly a few teams who are having down years as well.

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Well, I have to admit that’s my bad. I am often frustrated by that kind of thing in here. I usually discuss very specific things and am slow to recognize when the debate suddenly goes universal.

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sic’em,

I-A Winning Percentage 2008-2011 to-date (4 years)

1 Boise State
# 2 TCU
# 3 Alabama
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# 34 Georgia

Hello, wak up sic’em

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As Usual, I disagree completely & totally with all of the Bobo Bashers.
The Dawgs Offense has been better than the Defense since Bobo took over as OC. Statistically better than when Richt was OC.
Not only better but fun to watch. Also CMR Does have his input in on the QB play & on the Play Calling..
Since his job is on the line, I believe he has been more than satisfied with his OC, & so have I. Beat the Gators & everything will be OK in Athens. GATA.

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Question: How many SEC Teams have scored at least 20 points in every game they have played this season?.

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BigDawg,

You said: “glad to have the fire that Grantham has brought to the team, BIG difference on defense!!”

You gave up 27 points to Vandy. Can you imgine if you face a few more teams as good as Vandy?

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Joey

October 18th, 2011
2:42 pm

Wow! Beat a 4-3 UF team ,and everything will be OK in Athens?
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As if the records have ever mattered before .. never in the 33 years of watching those two teams play has that been something anyone ever cared about before the game.

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Ok so I actually 14 years old .. I skip school a lot because I am up late researching very useful data and writing a report about it on here. But not being in school actually gives me time to respond to my fans on here when they read my articles .. I mean, posts.

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It’s pathetic that fans have to beg the head coach to step up and do some actual coaching. He makes 3 million per year and is clueless about whats happening in the redzone? Red zone efficiency is critical to success in football and you would think he would know all about formations and whats working and whats not working. I’m sick and tired of hearing- I’ll have to go back and look at film. Were six games into the season and he should know exactly whats going on in the redzone! I’m sick and tired of mark Richt and think a change is absolutely neccessary for the future of the program.

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If only he were 14. So much worse to be 61 and be that way.

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Murray has only completed 40% of his passes in the red zone.

He also has only completed 52% between oppt’s 40-20.

And, when we get a lead of 1-7 pts, Murray’s comletion goes down form 57 to 50%, and when up by 15 points or more, completion rate drops below 40%.

Murray chokes under pressure.

Simple as that.

http://www.cfbstats.com/2011/player/257/1024001/passing/situational.html

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I sliced your tire in jacksonville that’s why it’s flat

Thats your best comeback as usual with nothing to back it up.

Wait a minute, no I forgot to add you will do a grammar check on Microsoft Word like every other Moron does who cant come up with anything to say

And then think everyone on here will think your Harvard educated

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I’m sorry, as usually, I am not sure what it is you are asking me.

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JB, excellent post & analysis. you are on to something.

Here’s what I found as cause of wins or losses against good teams:
If Murray throws 27 or more passes, we will lose. 24 or less, we win.

Look at last 4 wins, Murray threw 24 or less (except for Vanderbilt).

In 6 of 7 wins in 2010, Murray threw for 24 passes or less.

Murray is the key, when he tries to be a hero, which he is not, we lose, when he hands the ball off to playmakers, we win.

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Apparently not, AD. UF fans grumbled an awful lot last season (even had a fireurbanmyer.com web site). And that was after 2 BCS titles in 6 years.

Based on the free pass Richt has, Myer could have got a contract for life with that record at UGA.

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Trotter is not starting against LSU. Moseley is going to get a trial by fire.

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You add 2 OL to the 2 we have now, subtracting both of them for being seniors, and you have what, exactly ?

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Don’t get forth and short and not letting the 260 lb. fullback run the ball. Has Figgins ran the ball at all this year? Remember when Brannen Southerland would run the waggle pass play out of the backfield, it was a sure score at the goal line or a long run down the sideline.

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Limit Murray’s passes to 24 or fewer, and we beat Florida.

If Murray throws for 27 or more, we’ll lose to Florida & Auburn.

In 6 losses last year, Murray tried to be a hero and threw the ball 27x or more.

In 4 wins this year, Murray threw it 24 or less.

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Thomas Brown

October 18th, 2011
3:06 pm

If you don’t like being held accountable for the BS you write, don’t write it
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If you are going to skew what I say, then don’t speak, don’t put words in my mouth and leave the dumb stats to the tech fans. Oh, that’s right, I think you are one.

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Maybe if Grantham would do less taunting, less running of the mouth, and put more effort in having his defense play, Bobo would be less stressed with having to keep putting points on the board in order to stay out front.

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I think we need to dump the freaking idiot Mike Bobo.

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JB, the question is, and remains:

Can Murray trust his rushing teammates to win a big game?

So far, he hasn’t.

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@ terry

Bama didnt give up 28 points and allow Vandy a chance to win in the closing minute of the game.

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Well said Dr Robert. Aaron Murray seems to only trust Aaron Murray ninstead of Crowell, his o-line, and his defense. Love the way LSU plays, run the ball, play good defense, good special teams, and win. Don’t have to pass it so often.

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Does Aaron Murray call the plays Joe? No, that’s left up to the only guy on here getting bashed more than Murray and CMR, Mike Bobo.

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G-Dawg

the Flat Tire is meaning that we have a coaching staff that could care less if we win against FL as it has shown the last 10 years

2 of the FL wins came when Ron Zook was fired the week of the FL game and when FL coming off their national title fielded a mid level team loaded with sophmores and freshmen

Those 2 wins are nothing to write home about

So UGA keeps getting a Flat Tire in Jacksonville with no mechanic to fix the problem except for excuses from Richt at how playing in Jacksonville is an Unfair advantage even though the stadium is half FL half UGA

But people like you fall for the garbage kool=aid just like with all the other excuses we have heard since Richt decided keeping Van Gorder was not a problem

Energy Vampires Dream Team, Uniform changes, and the list goes on; its just laughable

I am a dawg fan and I do not hate Richt but any smart coach would not put up with the mediocrity that has gone on here for 5 years

He refused to get rid of Martinez until forced
And Bobo who is a good QB coach and not an OC refuses to man up and step back to QB coach. I dont hate Bobo and dont want to see him fired but he is no OC period.

But the CEO continues with the sloppy play with continued no changes and folks want to get mad when you get tired of the same garbage you have seen the last 5 years

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Looks like we’ll know if Missouri is in the SEC within the next week and a half. If they get slotted in the East to preserve traditional rivalries, Alabama may drop off Georgia’s schedule next year.

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Agree DrRobert, Murray is not good enough to take the team on his back and win with his arm and judgment. He lacks poise. The more passes he throws, the more UGA loses. Good thing Richt hasn’t figured that out yet.

On the other hand, Richt is 44-4 when he gets a 100 yard rusher.

Bet Murray doesn’t know that, or care about winning

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Murray’s now 0-7 vs. ranked teams and keeps trying to SINGLEHANDIDLY beat teams with his arm.

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New Stats on The Blog

Kool-aid drinkers 58% of the time
Bong Smokers 38% of the time
Blind Homers 42% of the time

Believers in Uniform changes, Energy Vampire reading assignments, and Dream Team to the championship most of the time

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i’d have more respect for ya if you just say a win is a win…regardless the quality or performance of it.

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Realist, I could not find the thread you are refering to but I would be shocked if any dawg fan tried to compare a UGA performance to a Bama performance. I will agree Vandy is a better team this year than Ole Miss, Kentucky, Miss State, maybe even Tennessee. But Bama and LSU are playing on a different level. If you took the best players from FLorida, Georgia, and Tennessee, my money would still be on Bama to win. Honestly a best case scenario for Georgia would be for us and USC to win out. Let USC get destroyed by Bama in the SEC championship and let Georgia play is some nice Bowl game with two losses. Richt keeps his job, hopefully we get some more depth with recuits, and the younger guys get some good experience for next year.

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Think Murray will ever win a game that matters like SC or UF?

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Let’s try it again for RunDawg …

A A R O N M U R R A Y D O E S N ‘ T C A L L T H E P L A Y S !!!

If he throws a lot, especially towards the end of the game, its because they are behind as in, the Florida game last year, in which the defense didn’t help out a whole lot.

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Must establish the RUN every game, between the 20s and red zone. Period.

This is more than just having a set number of run plays called. It is a total commitment to the imposing your will on the opponent’s defense, and it begins with the O-line. Get these giants moving people and sustaining blocks so anyone toting the rock can get into the secondary.

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I’ll admit Bama and LSU are sticking to their original recipe how to win games…Dawgs have no idea if they’re gonna be a shotgun offense or run offense. We cant do both well! And i’m just as frustrated as any die hard Dawg fan…but i’m not going to be one of yoru so-called energy vampires and be a distraction to our team and players. Support the program, or jump off the so called “kool aid” wagon.

Its not what has this team done for you….its what can you do for your team!!! either you’re part of the solution, or part of the problem!! only you can determine that for yourself.

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I have read more than once on these blogs that the coaches are responsible for “messing up” Blair Walsh’s head.Will someone,anyone,please explain how this is possible.Exactly how are his misfires the coaching staff’s fault?I guess global warming is Bush’s fault?That is an idiotic statement.He’s been a great kicker.It’s called a slump.

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If Aaron Murray had not been on top of his game, we would have lost to Vandy.

Vandy loaded the box and Bobo called short routes to overcome it.

I had no problem with Murray

Our defense looked tired, especially when rodgers escaped contain out of the pocket.

Like it or not, Vandy will be much better than ever with Franklin as coach and rodgers as QB.

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Blair walsh has the yips

He needs to call Tin Cup and get romeo to fix it………

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Not sure where you got this stat from Flat Tire, “Oh yea we are 3-11 under this staff against top 10 teams the last 10 years” but they are ACTUALLY 7-8 versus top 10 teams since 2002.

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With Murray only completing 40% of his passes in the Red Zone, you are really wasting 60% of your opportunities by not calling a run. Be like LSU, run the ball, be a Dawg.

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Since Murray’s throwing it 28x a game vs. 18 compared to Lee at LSU, Murray doesn’t trsut his teammates, crowell or defense, to win the game.

Murray thinks he’s as good as Cam Newton, and sorry, but he’s just not. The ONLY way to beat Florida and Auburn ir to keep the ball OUT of Murray’s hands (see last year’s games for proof on that failed experiment).

Kid can’t handle pressure.

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MURRAY doesn’t call the plays .. (we’ll just keep throwing it out there until someone realizes that Bobo has that responsibility) .. even many of the audibles come from the sidelines.

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Long-time Dawg….its pretty obvious aint it! LOL with all the skill players on the offense, we still dont know how to get their talents into space and utilize that speed.

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Call in all you want on the “Hotline”.It’s not going to do any good.The stretch of schedule that is coming up the Dawgs are going to have to start scoring in the red zone.Can’t depend on Walsh anymore

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RunDawg, maybe it isn’t as simple as comparing Murray vs Lee.

More likely, it’s more revelent to compare our OC vs LSU’s OC.

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jeez. …revelant…

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They’re not letting Murray be Murray…he was better as a freshman by just playing to his style. seems the coach staff is making him more cerebral and less instinctive. which he seemed more successful with the latter part!!

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Come on enjoy the game. To think that the coaches don’t study film or don’t know what they are doing is insane. We don’t know the personnel they work with them all week, they know what will work if the plays are executed properly. Hey they spend their life studying the game most of you maybe during the game just a lot of armchair coaches!!

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If CMR told every nut job that calls in what he really thinks about their suggestions, the show would cease to exist. Thank you sir for your concern and I assure you we will be taking a look at our play calling from now on! Right!!! Do you think they really don’t notice the lack of production there? If Walsh hit the other two FG’s, the game would have been out of reach had nothing else changed. Thirty points should win every game we play – get a job Bill!

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UGA QB’s were 4th in SEC in sacks allowed in 2007, 2nd in 2008, 1st in 2009. Then came Murray. Dropped to 7th in 2010, and now 10th in 2011.

Not Bobo’s fault. Scheme has been there 2007-2009.

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Sacks allowed may only be attributed this much to a QB when the football incompetent come on here and talk about Aaron Murray.

First off RunDawg (can’t be a real Dawg fan if you don’t know this), Murray had only 1 TO versus SC, an interception. I know, I heard what CMR said. He said that Crowell was taking too much blame for the fumble. So the idiots come on here and give it ALL to Murray. But what CMR did say was the timing was off because the line was letting Murray get beaten up pretty bad through the game. THE LINE, not AARON MURRAY, THE LINE. The line as all new players that were not starting 3 years ago and a new OL coach. Stop talking about QB play when you obviously know nothing about it.

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Is it just me or does anyone else have a problem with Grantham’s strategy of placing 13 players on the field and then bringing 2 off? It seems like it takes him forever to call the play. Vandy burned us a few times by running a quick count when our defense was clearly not ready. If I was Florida I would be ready for this and exploit it.

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Red rule, nor does he need to worry about answering in the exact words to please everybody.

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Funny. Interceptions, sacks, incompletions, IT’S ALL BOBO’S FAULT.

THE rain too.

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To JB,
I looked at your stats that you based your opinion of Murray being a choker and found that at anytime that UGA has been behind in a game this year his stats look like ths. 29-44 for 423yds and 6 td’s, with 1 int. I dont think thats choking.

He could throw the ball away more in the red zone, or when he has a lead because he is coached not to throw an int in that situation. MSU game aside. Just taking a differnet look at stats.

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RunDawg, funny, you keep throwing stuff out there but not responding to the facts. Time to throw the ball, or lack thereof, is NOT Murray’s fault. I didn’t say it was Bobo’s fault either. But the OL has to be held accountable. You just keep putting stuff out with your own spin but avoiding the facts. You would be a great politician for the left.

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NY DAWG,

Do you consider THIS choking ?

# 22 South Carolina LOST
# 12 Arkansas LOST
# 15 Missy State LOST
# 01 Auburn LOST
# 21 Central Florida LOST
# 05 Boise State LOST
# 18 South Carolina LOST
UNRANKED Colorado LOST
UNRANKED Florida LOST

Team Aaron Murray played against and where they ended up in the only polls published for those years.

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TampaDawg

georgiadogs.com and wikipedia

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The staff needs to go watch some tape on Texas Techs Red Zone offense and still some information. Texas Tech is 31/33 in the Red Zone this year with 27 Touchdowns. One of the non-conversions was at the end of the game and they kneeled on the ball.

Some of that spread may not work in the SEC but hell it sure cannot hurt to go and spend a few hours and perhaps pickup 2-3 plays to implement in the upcoming weeks.

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You see Flat Tire, I found the problem. I have tried to forget the 2009 year because I was in Iraq and couldn’t see most of the games anyway. My bad.

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Here are the only 3 teams

Mark Richt EVER beat

who ended up in the AP Poll Top 10:

(1) 2001 beat # 4 vols but ended up # 5 in SEC with 4 loss
(2) 2005 beat # 6 LSU but ended up # 3 in SEC with 3 loss
(3) 2006 beat # 9 Auburn but ended up # 5 in SEC with 4 loss

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17 CUPCAKES – which of these is not a CUPCAKE we are ok for losing to ?

2010 @ Should’ve been 8-Loss Colorado who fired their coach because they lost to 7-Loss CA Lost to 6-Loss Baylor Bears for heaven’s sake and Lost to 5-Loss Texas Tech but who did not lose to UGA Even with their win over UGA did not finish in Top 25 CUPCAKE.
2010 vs Central Florida Conference USA good heavens who lost to NC St Kansas St and Southern Mississippi but who did not lose to UGA last year and who as a result of beating us ended up # 22 therefore had they not beat us would not have been ranked CUPCAKE.
2010 @ Should’ve been 6-Loss South Carolina who Lost to 7-Loss KY to end up ranked # 22 and therefore would not have been ranked had they not beat us CUPCAKE.
2010 vs Should’ve been 6-Loss Florida who did not end up Top 25 CUPCAKE.
2009 @ Should’ve been 7-Loss vols CUPCAKE who Lost to a 6-Loss UCLA and a 5-Loss Auburn did not end up Top 25.
2009 vs Should’ve been 7-Loss Kentucky who did not end up Top 25 and who Lost to a 7-Loss Missy St 6-Loss South Carolina 6-Loss vols and a 5-Loss Climpsum CUPCAKE.
2009 @ Should’ve been 5-Loss Okie St who did not end up AP Poll Top 25 CUPCAKE.
2008 vs Should’ve been 5-Loss Georgia tek who Lost to 7-Loss VA 5-Loss LSU 5-Loss NC and ended up # 22 therefore without win over UGA would not have been Top 25 CUPCAKE.
2007 vs Should’ve been 7-Loss South Carolina who did not end up Top 25 no bowl CUPCAKE.
2007 @ Should’ve been 5-Loss vols who Lost to 6-Loss CA and to 6-Loss Alabama, the quintessential CUPCAKE losing to multiple crappy teams like that.
2006 vs Should’ve been 5-Loss vols who ended up # 25 and would not therefore have ended up Top 25 without their win over us CUPCAKE.
2006 vs Should’ve been 9-Loss Vandie who did not end up Top 25 CUPCAKE.
2006 @ Should’ve been 6-Loss Kentucky who did not end up Top 25 CUPCAKE.
2003 vs Should’ve been 6-Loss Florida who did not end up Top 25 any poll CUPCAKE.
2002 vs Should’ve been 6-Loss Florida who Lost to 6-Loss Ole Miss 5-Loss LSU 5-Loss FL State CUPCAKE.
2001 vs Should’ve been 5-Loss Boston College who was not ranked when we played them and would not have therefore ended up ranked without then beating us CUPCAKE.
2001 vs Should’ve been 6-Loss Auburn who Lost to 5-Loss NC 5-Loss AL 5-Loss Ark CUPCAKE.

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While you’re at it Thomas Brown, why don’t you pull up the QB rating stats for us? Oh nevermind, I’ll do it.

1. Tyler Bray 165.25
2. Tyler Wilson 152.91
3. Jarrett Lee 152.42
4. Aaron Murray 150.33
5. AJ McCarron 148.63
6. Barrett Trotter 125.34
7. Chris Relf 112.37

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TampaDawg

While we argue about UGA and seem to disagree most of the time

I would like to say I appreciate your sacrifice for our country

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LakeDawg,

Georgia’s lack of 3rd Down Conversions lost us all the games we lost last year and lost us all the games we lost this year to-date. That is Nine (9) Losses and Counting, and yes those are ALL with Aaron Murray as the Starting UGA QB. If David Greene was GREAT because he WON the most games in NCAA history at the time as our Starting QB, then the same measurement can be used to say that he is de-throned by Aaron Murray. Aaron Murray is NO David Greene, sir.

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UF vols are Auburn those years, TampaDawg, is NO WORSE than UGA.

I presume UGA was not a CUPCAKE last season ?

Huh ?

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Thomas Brown

October 18th, 2011
5:03 pm

TampaDawg,

Why don’t you clock out and go home ?

Or, is this your job ?
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Really? From you????? Mr. Blog all night AND all day is going to ask if this is someone else’s job? Un freaking real. You just want me to leave the blog today so you can vomit all your worthless info that makes no sense in the end to anyone but you.

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Face it, you’re not even a real dawg fan. No real dawg fan would have this much negative crap to say about EVERYTHING. Nice to see that as soon as you show up, RunDawg conveniently is gone.

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http://www.aolnews.com/2008/03/07/georgias-mark-richt-gets-raise-to-fifth-highest-paid-sec-foot/

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Different topic. With Lattimore and Garcia gone, I think it likely that South Carolina will lose at least one more SEC game and the Dawgs will win the SEC East. Of course they will be blown out of the SEC Champ. game (whether against ‘Bama or LSU, with our offensive line we’ll be lucky to get 150 yds. total offense) but at least the SEC East crown will help recruiting.

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@War Dang Dawg: I remember in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s ( Since the New York Jets won the Super Bowl) a lot of football players at all levels had Prince Valiant hairstyles and consequently, the hair hung out of their helmets. One of the most imitated players of that time was “Broadway Joe” Namath, so I guess we could blame it on him but the late 1960’s and the early 1970’s were the post-Beatles period that turned barbers into hair stylists, so I guess it was just a sign of the times (like today!).

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Oh, and UGA is 5-2 so I guess we are winning something!

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You want to see some poor play-calling decisions? Get the game tape of our game with OSU. I defy you to find someone who can screw things up worse than me with the game on the line. I laid a few eggs when I was at UF, too. I can recruit, but I can’t manage a game…

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Bobo is a nice person. I like a much of what he does, especially his stretching the field by going deep. So many times there is a person running open but the quarter back simply misses him. But Bobo does at times simply quit what’s working for no descernable reason. Could it be that he bows to the “balanced offense” philosophy to the point that it becomes more important than conintuing to go with what’s clearly working. With that said, I do believe he can be a great offensive coordinator.

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Bobo, like your offense, ain’t going nowhere. He’s Vince Dooley’s nephew by marriage (in other words, he’s married to Barb’s niece). It makes it virtually impossible to make a change, even with an objective evaluation. Even if he were the best offensive coordinator in the world (which is obviously NOT the case), due to these relationships, he should never have been allowed to assume such a vital position. It’s an incredible conflict of interest. The University and especially Richt, should never have put the football program in this predicament. However, knowing the Preacher Man, the only way he allowed it to happen was because he stood to gain financially. Know what I mean? He benefits personally at the expense of the program. After all, that’s the “GEORGIA WAY.” No wonder you’re the most under achieving program in America. Your staff, other than the group Houston “You’re right, I’m a” Nutt has put together , is the worst in the conference. They proved that yet again Sat. night vs. Vandy. VANDY!

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Omens from the sec office. May be w/o CTG and Geathers for FL game, IMO.

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Thomas Brown

October 18th, 2011
5:00 pm

LakeDawg,

Georgia’s lack of 3rd Down Conversions lost us all the games we lost last year and lost us all the games we lost this year to-date……
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You’ve got me confused with LawDawg. This is my first post on this blog.

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WE NEED TO DUMP BOBO, NOT THE SHOTGUN. HE MAY BE A GOOD QB COACH, BUT HE STINKS AS AN O.C.. THIS IS NOT A “NEW” PROBLEM. IT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHEN M. RICHT PROMOTED HIM TO O.F. BECAUSE THE FANS AND MEDIA PRESSURED HIM TO HAVE AN O.F. RICHT IS THE REAL PROBLEM. FIRE HIM AND ALL HIS BUNCH OF CLOWNS AT THE END OF THE SEASON.

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Lake Dawg,Thomas Brown confuses everything and everyone.Just don’t ever confuse him with a true dawg fan.

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How long do you stick with a kicker that has made barely 50% of his kicks? Did anybody ask that question?

I bet bill doesn’t read this far into his posts. By this point, he is just looking at numbers.

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The key to effective offense is keeping the defense off balance. So I sqy don’t complete ly leave the gun, but mix in the I. I eould even like to see some power formations. Let Crowell run behind figgins and X. Ogletree, or even samuel behing them, or crowell behind figgins and samuel.

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God I hate this newspaper!!! Go Dawgs!!!

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Dump Bobo. He is terrible. He’s theron problem with the Dawgs. Give him the pink slip and get him out of town. The sooner the better.

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Big Mike. It sounds like you know what you are talking about. I agree. I don’t think the experience of the transition from VCR, DVD, to Digital and breaking down film over the past 15 years is relevant to developing the modern athlete during the off season.

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I withdraw my comment after reading Big Mike’s post. Is this Big Mike with the Bulldog painted on his head? Don’t want to get my arse kicked for damning Bobo. Maybe I’m a little harsh. BUT maybe it’s time for Kirby Smart to come home (he would keep Bobo by the way). Big Mike’s points are completely accurate. Probably the best assessment of the program I’ve seen in three years.

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I here ya Big Mike…..Your comments are spot on and nothing could be more true than your feelings on the current state of our program. There are some glaring and obvious issues surrounding our team that both the blind loyalist and Richt hatters can’t get through their heads.

We are a second tier program at this point and have been for several years now. Some may say 3 years, others may say 4 or 5 years and some may even say we have been a second tier program for as much as the last 6 years. I guess it depends on who you ask and how much they really know and understand big time SEC football other than coming to a few games a year or getting on one of these blogs or recruiting sites in the evening because their significant other want let them get any.

The bottom line is that we have been out foxed, out coached, out recruited and out hustled, out worked and without question out smarted and out motivated by just about everybody else that matters in this league. Ask yourself, does Kentucky, Vanderbilt, MSU, Ole Miss, really matter ? The fact that we even worry about a tough game against these programs it a freaking joke. Obviously there are some strong programs across the league and there always will be. There was a time when we prepared for South Carolina with a certain amount of anticipation, but I don’t know to many Dawgs out there that up until lately ever in a million years could have imagined be really worried about playing South Carolina….home or away. My how times have changed. There was a time not so many years ago that Gerry Denardo was the coach down in Baton Rouge and they were the laughing stock of the WEST. There was a time when Alabama went through 4 freaking coaches and couldn’t beat anybody that mattered. Anybody that know SEC football knows what and who I’m talking about.

When Coach Richt got to Georgia he was an unproven, basically unknown commodity that was hired out of know where. He came into a situation, program and players that were starving for something real and meaningful. Coach Richt didn’t do anything all that special from a coaching standpoint. Vangorder was an obvious diamond in the rough, sure he made some gutsy calls in some tough games that went his way, but lets talk real for a minute here.

Coach Richt did the one thing that know body else in the country could have done at that time and place. He came from the single most dominate, most dynamic, most exciting and most proven program in the modern football era and brought that mind set to Athens. Not only did he talk about how we did things down in Tallahassee….he acted on it and put it into action from day one. Anyone that would argue with me on this is just plain stupid. Sure, Coach Donna left him a full pantry of players…..but those players needed and wanted the direction and dream that he was selling.

It’s hard to argue with some of the great things that have happened during Coach Richts time in Athens. All you suckers out there dogging the man now were trying to say you knew the man, or had a football or hat signed by the coach hanging in you house or office back in the day. I can promise you all one thing for sure……nobody will ever get that close to Mark Richt because that’s obviously not his style so just forget about that and honestly that doesn’t really matter in the big picture.

The real problem with our program is the fact that we don’t have the same level of talent across the
across the board as the other top tier teams in the league. If you don’t see this then you are just plain blind. That is a product of the system and program what you are trying to sale kids on. Ask yourself…..if you were a top defensive back in the country and you were trying to decide where to play college football. On Tuesday night you’re sitting in your home with your mama, your daddy and a couple of cousins…….you ‘re sitting there listening to Scott Lakatos and Todd Grantham, and God help us hopefully RG isn’t there that night. Oh yeah….I forgot he only recruits the one’s he thinks can play…….. break down what’s going to happen over the next couple of years in Athens. We have this kind of defense and this is where you fit in. I was the line coach for the Cowboys for a few years and my boy here Lakatos was up in the North East coaching……” Scott, where did you say you were coaching last year “? What a freaking joke ! Then on Thursday night you’re sitting in your house and Nick Saban and Kirby Smart stop by and they give you their pitch. They describe their background…..what they do on defense and how they are going to prepare you for the next level. Then they look you in the eyes and they say… ” Son, here’s what I know….if you do what we tell you to do and you listen and learn and study film and work your ass off…..you will be the most prepared most dominate corner, free safety, middle line backer in the country. If you are willing to make the commitment to yourself, your family and us as a program….we will take care of the rest. If you are not willing to commit yourself to this kind of deal…..and you think for one minute….you can screw around and take plays off…..and not do what we ask of you and teach you…..there will be somebody out there who will take your place and be an All American, All Pro, All world player instead of you. Oh by the way, I have learned from some of the best coaches at all levels and I have won multiple national titles at multiple schools in this league and if for some reason I decide to retire or move on in my career…..this guy sitting here beside me will pick up right were I left off and take you and this program to even higher levels of success in the future. ” So….son……what do you think ? Let’s run out together in front of 106,000 of the most critical fans on earth and make a name for yourself and win a few titles along the way.

Substitute Less Miles and Chavis for Nick and Kirby and and take that same situation across the stae of Louisiana or even over @ Stephenson High in Atlanta ( Petterson rink a bell ) he’s wore # 11 if you need a reminder.

As far as the offense goes….it ain’t BOBO’s fault. Aaron Murrray is average at best, the line sucks and will suck until you get some bad asses who want to block and get nasty. The receivers are pitiful except for Mitchell and like BIG Mike noted earlier……if not for Bobo and Lilly he would be in T Town catching bombs from AJ. Trust me…I know my %$#&. As far as Crowell goes……If you don’t think he is the real deal….then again you are just plain stupid. Let WF get out there and talk to some of these top recruits……he can get the one’s that we want and need. Again….trust me I know my %&#@ !

The FSU…..finish the drill pitch is old and tired. It’s time for somebody in the BM to finish the drill. Go out and beat somebody you aren’t supposed to beat…..hell beat 2 or 3 teams in a season that you’re not supposed to beat. Prove all of the hatters wrong and reach down and get some guts and just beat somebody that matters for once. It’s time for this program to get on the buss or get the F off the buss and get out of the way.

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If Richt can’t see now that he needs a full time Special Teams Coach, he needs to be rushed to the hospital for a brain MRI.

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We fired our special teams coach and turned it over to several position coaches.

From http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2010/02/26/uga-names-special-teams-coaches-clarifies-player-positions-on-defense/

” Warren Belin will coach the kickoff-coverage team, Bryan McClendon will handle the punt return and block units, and John Lilly will coordinate special-teams meeting and practice schedules. All of those roles previously were handled by Jon Fabris, fired in December. Richt said Lilly will continue to coach the punt team and Tony Ball the kickoff-return team, as they did last season.”

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To follow up on the subject of your previous blog and ALL of the talk on sports radio, Coach Grantham, however justified he may have thought he was, went berserk after the Vandy game. That can NOT happen again by him as a representative of the University of Georgia. We need him and we need his defense to work and boy do we need that on October 29, 2011, but I say again, three strikes and he’s out.

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Just once could we get an article that doesn’t rip Bobo?

Bill: WE GET IT. You don’t like the guy. I’m not saying you should write positive things. But can we just please give it a rest for ONE day? Just one. Talk about something else for one day.

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lol

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1) I’ve said over and over again that Bobo tends to outsmart himself. Something gets going and he scraps it. I don’t know if he is just addicted to his old stuff that he thinks will suddenly work or if he is just trying to be one step ahead of the other team figuring it out.

2) With a 275 fullback and an inconsistent line, why not use him?

3) It’s not so much the shotgun as it is some of the plays run out of the shotgun. Everyone knows that sooner or later there is going to be that little pass to the sideline. It is usually squashed at scrimmage or picked with no one there to stop the defender from scoring. Certain plays out of the shotgun take to long to develop (again with a o-line that is still somewhat suspect and rbs that don’t always block). Handing off to Samuel in the shotgun and trying to have him make the corner at the end of the Vandy game was just plain dumb.

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It’s kind of sad to see all the Dawg fans getting so excited this year (just like the year before, the year before that, etc.). How long is it going to take for UGA fans to realize that UGA is simply no longer relevant in the SEC? In the national picture, UGA isn’t even a blip on the radar, and hasn’t been since the preseason #1 ranking several years ago.

Sit back and be grateful for the six or seven wins you’ll get every year. Coaching genius Mark Richt may take you to 8-4 or even 9-3 occasionally, but other schools will still win the SEC, meaning no BCS bowls and no top 10 final ranking. Most years, UGA will be very lucky to finish in the top 50, and only after a big bowl win over a nobody opponent.

It’s a different world now, and Dawg fans need to adjust their expectations downward to reflect reality.

Unfortunately nothing is going to change until UGA changes its mediocre coaching. That’s where the difference is, and that’s why everyone outside Dawgtard Nation just laughs at Dawg fans getting so excited year after year about what a great recruiting class UGA gets. It doesn’t matter how many blue chip high school players go to UGA, they simply don’t get the coaching they would get at Florida or Alabama or Auburn or USC or LSU, to name a few schools whose programs are far ahead of UGA. And that’s not going to change as long as Mark Richt is in Athens.

Get your heads out of the sand and face reality. And mediocrity and irrelevance. 

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Phi Alpha Devotie!!! Ga Sigma!!

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I had said going into the game that i would be happy just to escape Nashville with the W no matter how tight or frustrating. as a UGA fan, I have just accepted that 80% of the time Vandy is going to play us tough, its not even worth being mad at it. 5 Ws in a row and w/o Lattimore USC is going to lose at least to Arkansas and possibly to UF or UT, which means if we beat either UF or Auburn we will win the East (im counting Kentucky as a given), and I cannot be mad a coach who gets us to the SECCG.

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What is funny about this blog topic is that we hear the complaint all the time that Coach Bobo has success doing something then goes away from it inexplicably. I think that gets way overblown and simply ignores some of the events on the field all too often BUT let say that’s the rub.

Then Bill post a topic talking bout how Bobo was being questioned for NOT going away from what brought them down the field, when he get up close and some of the same people say, Yea that’s right. (and a few actually agreed by saying he always goes away from what works, anyway)

So basically the details aren’t really the point, just the idea that Coach Bobo couldn’t have been doing it right.

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ps, Chazzo, that wasn’t intended for your comment.

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Whats up with us not using the fullbac? On the good side Murrae had his best game. The real star in Georgia football is this wunderkid in BLUFFTON, CLAY COUNTY. His name is name is Antoine Stampson. This junior high TB is tearing it up on South West Georgia football fields. Word is Sabin (Bama) and Johnson (Ga Tech) are already watching this kid. Google the name, watch the tapes, he can’t miss! Soon DawginLex will be blogging about him. Sometimes he’s a little slow because he gets home a late from the pine straw bailing facility.

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No confidence in Bobo at all. Anyone that would call back-to-back play action passes while backed up to our own goal line is not all there in the head. Also, Bobo finds a play that works at one point in the game and instead of building off it he just says “run it again”. I.e. Off tackle run to the short side of the field. He runs this at least every 4th play.

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It all boils down to poor, poor, poor, poor, POOR O LINE PLAY!!!
The O line is under performing!! The O line is biggest in football, either its strength or coaching. On short yardage we should be able to get 3 yards up the middle with a huge FB and big RB in Samuel. Something has to change!! That O line is not capable of performing at the SEC level. Bobo isn’t the greatest, but that O line does effect what he can and can’t call in the red zone. Go Dawgs!!!

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run the sweep ——or off tackle—-or straight up the middle——-Georiga has enough size to run—but the coaches are robotic passers————–and thats it folks. They dont train to run alot and they dont run alot———–big problem in the SEC I think.

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ARdawg….not trying to be rude but really??????

QB are remembered for their win/loss records AND could they get it done against teams that matter……..Murry has beaten teams with losing records and has not beaten the teams that matter and yes I understand it’s a team sport but Murry has made critical mistakes in big games! He may pass for more yards than any QB in the sec this year but I could care less if we don’t win the east and compete for sec championships.

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I know this will be edited but for Bobo it’s d*MN if you do and d*MN if you don’t. I for one have been one of his harshest critics but who would have ever thought that UGA would be running a pro style version of a spread offense? Has it always worked no but at least there was an attempt to make our offense different. With this being Coach Friend’s 1st year, I would look to see a difference like what has been demonstrated by the defense this year under Coach TG.

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FIRE BOBO THE BOZO!! CMR is a very fine man but a terrible head coach. This man needs to clean house on this coaching staff. Who in the world gets less production out of highly reguarded recruits than this staff. If it wasn’t for the weak scheldue that Ga. is playing they would probaly be 2 and 5. Don’t let this decline continue. We must stand up and let our voices be heard. I WANT A CHANGE. Come on people and send those e-mails and calls to the President of the University. Don’t go through another season of disapointments. We can’t land a top coach the way things are. We need to be looking at Skip Holtz or coach Franklin at Vandy. Ask yourself why would Coach Franklin leave a program that is on the rise to come to GA? It not like it was when I played for THE BEAR!!!!!!!!

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Ha, ha, ha!! I, too, am laughing at those ccccccrrraaazy Georgia coaches! Our coaches do not even think out their responses as do the more gifted coaches from other big football teams. Ha ha again, I say. I, too, love my school but choose to pout at home until they become much better and begin to win contests at the same percentage rate and speak with well thought responses. I am punishing my team because I love them and because I know that they will know that someone else has bought my tickets and is sitting in my seat foolishly enjoying myself at the football games and having fun while the crazy Bulldogs win and win and win (5 times in a row).

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Funny to me how they put Samuel and Figgins the 2 bigger backs in and try running outside. Then they put Thomas and ogletree the 2 smaller backs and try up the middle? Not fooling anyone Bobo so play the odds.

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How in the world could we be half way into the season and Richt not have stats on our redzone offense ? he shows time after time an inability to see and cover important details.

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if you come all the way across the field using the I formation than keep using all the way into the end zone. or go for the TD once you hit the 25 and skip the red zone all together.

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Dawg fans looking through Orange tanned glasses will berate, criticize, slam anyone and everyone who they think is responsible for the Dawgs poor play and record.

They’ll bash a 19 yr old QB who’s playing his heart out, they’ll say “he stinks”, “its all his fault.”

They’ll bash Bill King for pointing out whats obvious to everyone else but them, and then they’ll say its all Bill King’s fault.

Its the OL fault today. Tomorrow it will CTG.

They’ll blame the referee’s, they’ll blame the chalk line that was too thick, the grass is too long, too short, too slippery.

So many excuses, so little time to see the truth.

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. Although most boneheads with their orange tanned glasses on are more stubborn then mules, not at all intelligent like a horse, they”ll never be made to see what the real problem with their beloved program is.

To point it out for you boneheads one more time. The problem with UGA Football is the Orange CEO!

Capice!

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Lining up in the I formation would be great.Boy when you think of Figgins at fullback with a TE in motion.The shotgun with one back limits what you can do unless you let Murray keep it on draws bootlegs etc.A good ole option would be nice.You still can throw out all these.The spread one back only works down there if the Quarterback can keep it. All you need is a crack to gain positive yards. BOBO needs to learn patience.

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red zone, should be play#1 play action fullback up middle,stops @ goal line, QB rolls right, TE down and out @ goal line wide outs criss cross in back of endzone.HB picks up blitz. play#2 play action to HB goes to back of endzone settles in, TE runs corner pattern QB rolls slightly to left creates new pocket, FB picks up blitz,wide outs criss cross @ goal line. play#3 screen pass, actually it is all about execution. Perfect practice = perfect execution = TD. I just don’t know S#!%!

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[...] Hotline’ chatter on the shotgun and UGA’s red zone blues – Atlanta Journal Constitution (b…I caught most of Mark Richt’s segment of “Bulldog Hotline” Monday night and some of Hondo and the all stars, and a theme that kept cropping up in comments from callers was concern over Georgia’s ineffectiveness in the red zone and … [...]

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