Unfortunately for Tech, Dogs once again caught not looking ahead!
Dogs prove it once again at Grant Field. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
I wonder what excuse Paul Johnson will use this time for the Dogs walking off Historic Grant Field as the victors for the sixth consecutive time.
Maybe he can take a page from all those folks (including the ESPN “GameDay” gang) who predicted Georgia Tech would prevail in Saturday’s annual Governor’s Cup game because Mark Richt’s Dogs would be looking ahead to the SEC championship game against LSU.
Perhaps Tech was caught looking ahead to the Hyundai Sun Bowl, or wherever they’re going to play next.
Or maybe Johnson’s excuse can be simply to acknowledge what the Georgia players proclaimed again after the game: When it comes to football, “We run this state.”
Actually, Johnson’s best excuse would be to point out that while he may have a little-seen offensive scheme that is tough to defend, he just flat-out doesn’t have the same caliber talent that Richt has in Athens, particularly on defense.
Even playing without their two top running backs, which made Georgia nearly as one-dimensional offensively as Tech, the Dogs still moved the ball easily against the Jackets most of the day, with Aaron Murray looking particularly sharp in the first half. It could have been worse, as Murray missed a couple of opportunities in the second half, but for the day he completed 19 of 29 passes for 252 yards and padded his UGA season record with four more touchdowns to four different receivers. Unfortunately, Orson Charles wasn’t one of them, but he still led the Dogs with five catches for 95 yards and was a big playmaker.
And while the Georgia running game managed only 128 yards, fifth-stringer Ken Malcome showed some gritty running and extra effort as Georgia handed it to him repeatedly in the fourth quarter to eat up the clock. He wound up with 43 tough yards on a dozen carries. Murray contributed 35 yards of his own on a day when Georgia dialed up more designed quarterback runs than usual, and even Zander Ogletree got into the act with a 21-yard burst on the only fullback run so far this season.
But it wasn’t just the offense that was masterful against the Jackets. Tech managed to get 243 yards rushing Saturday but never really got its running attack in rhythm against the Dogs’ resilient defense, despite all the cut-blocks. And much of the time Tech’s passing game was pretty inept, with Georgia snagging two interceptions.
Plus, while Blair Walsh missed one long field goal attempt, Georgia’s special teams generally had a fine day, with Drew Butler pinning the Jackets deep on a couple of long punts and Brandon Boykin’s 60-yard kickoff return setting up Georgia’s first score of the third quarter.
Really, from the time Georgia went up 14-3 midway through the second quarter, the Dogs appeared to have the game in hand.
Much was made by various pundits in the week leading up to this game about how “even” the rivalry has become in recent years, but in realtiy that’s certainly not the case if you look at the bottom line: who takes home the Governor’s Cup.
As Richt noted after the game with characteristic understatement, “Ten out of 11 ain’t bad.”
OK, now we can worry about LSU.
Feel free to share your own views on what excuses Johnson can use for his team’s showing and anything else relating to Georgia’s latest win over the Bugs.
Go Dogs!
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RxDawg87
November 27th, 2011
2:10 am
dbc, you are absolutely right about Crowell needing a big floppy Easter hat, he also needs to borrow those red panties Damon Evans had in his lap.
Thanks Coach Richt, players, coordinators and asst coaches, and Water Girl for giving our head dawg some sugar when he needed it, it’s been a heck of a season even with the bumpy start and I for one am STILL proud to be a dog!!!!!
ARdawg
November 27th, 2011
2:10 am
Manboobs response?
bark, bark, bark, bark,
bark, bark, bark, bark
ARdawg
November 27th, 2011
2:13 am
We are going to need the threat of a running game next week. That LSU defense won’t be so easily fooled as was those step 3rd cousins now removed from GT
RxDawg87
November 27th, 2011
2:16 am
As for CBS, Kirk Herbstreit, Mark May, the entire espn crew, and CPJ, y’all can get your lips to Puckering and line up directly behind that big hairy dawgs whatyamacallit and start ki$$ing.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
November 27th, 2011
2:34 am
UGA has an excuse for the 31 – 17 win. GT High School really SUCKS. LOL
dawgraider
November 27th, 2011
2:34 am
By the way….my money is on:
Dawgs over LSuers 41-14 SEC Championship…. and then the AP (Moron Pundits) will select ALA -1, LSU – 2 …..Go figure…
GT is a 4th rate high school team
November 27th, 2011
2:39 am
ACC is better than SEC in making CUP CAKES. LOL
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Me again
November 27th, 2011
3:31 am
Foreigners, west coasters, and occupy wall street types? Anything but your regular wholesome white kid…..give me a break
Me again
November 27th, 2011
3:33 am
And with our fickle fan base Marshall should think twice before coming here…..
papadawg
November 27th, 2011
6:20 am
I can’t believe I heard Lou Holtz talk about how the DAWG D could stand up to LSUs offense and beat them. Maybe I was dreaming.
JE
November 27th, 2011
6:32 am
For an offense to run the fullback one time in a whole season is not using your players to the best of their ability. Now LSU will have to practice on another thing.
Bulldog Believer
November 27th, 2011
6:35 am
Bring on LSU
Mike Bobo: as you game plan, and look to find rythym against LSU up front, dewing some quick passes to offset the rush and keep the lineman and rush honest….
Crowell: MAN up!!!!!!!!
Optimistic
November 27th, 2011
7:17 am
Well lets see, we beat Tennessee, Florida Auburn and Tech all in the same year, that’s pretty good, Id say it been awhile since that’s happened. Lets see how good we really are, UnderDawgs we may be … But theres a reason the still play the game, 28 Georgia 24 LSU
Beano Cook
November 27th, 2011
7:43 am
I picked Georgia to go 10-2 because I saw something there early in the season. I saw their schedule.
sammiamm
November 27th, 2011
7:46 am
Saint Simons….?
RedandBlackDawg
November 27th, 2011
7:59 am
Anybody who is a DAWG fan, should realize just how much these young kids have accomplished this year. You couldn’t find one DAWG fan, and yes, I am among that number that thought that these DAWGS would get 10 wins, I don’t care the caliber of opposition was. I think, after the S.C. game, when I actually got over being upset about the turnovers and looked at the stats. I thought that this team, wasn’t really that bad. For about 14 of the players, this was their second game in a college situation and they looked pretty good, but were inconsistent. Then, it just seems that a light bulb went on and they got confident in their own abilities and talent and the rest is history. All the pundits that call themselves announcers and journalist and had UGA losing , of course hate the fact that UGA keeps winning because that means they were also wrong about CMR so they are a pitiful 0-2 or more for the season. ESPN, CBS and half the journalist in this country, are even close to being objective reporters or journalist. It just goes to prove that sports reporting and announcing is more about their personal feelings than honestly evaluating a team and knowing enough about them to report fairly.
Now UGA will have a tough time with LSU, and they will struggle to be competitive but no matter what, UGA can hold it’s head up high. The future is bright for these young men, and they have proved so far this season, that they are a bunch of good kids that have a lot of heart and are a team. Sure we have one or two bad eggs or at least non conformist for the team, but folks, CMR handled it and they sat out games and sometimes didn’t play because their interest got in the way of the teams goals. Next year, they most likely will not be part of the team. It is get on board the train, or carry the baggage for others.
UGA, no matter the outcome of the SEC Championship game, will get a decent bowl game and have a chance to win at least 11 games for the season. I think recruiting is on the upswing now, and if we can get a few RB’s to solidify that position and a few Ol’s, UGA will actually be recruiting to build teams for a few years down the road as well. We also need to address the need to extend the coaches contracts, so the core of the leadership stays together. CMR is a great recruiter because he represents the university, himself and the core values that many of the young kids don’t get at home today. He represents hope and a chance for these young kids to make something for themselves. Yes, there will be a few bad eggs no matter how hard he might try to change things for them, but he is not at fault for not being able to change a life of going the wrong way for all the kids he coaches. No coach, pastor or mentor will be able to do that. He does however, weather a storm bettor than just about any coach that has ever been under the microscope that is college sports reporting and prognosticators better than the majority of coaches in this country. There isn’t a much better comparison that CMR and CPJ. One knows how to motivate his young troops positively and the other, thinks insulting a teams fan base is the way to go.
If you can’t be proud of the UGA team this year, then possibly you really aren’t a true UGA fan. Your team has proven that they are winners and your coaches have done an outstanding job this year. Everybody saying UGA has all this talent or some other gibberish and the SEC east is so down, should remember one thing, every other team in this conference had just as many young kids and a lot of them skilled as well, but UGA coached them up into winners. Why didn’t these other coaches do the same thing? . It wasn’t because they had new coaching staffs, or any other pile of excuses everybody wants to use, to say that UGA is just lucky. It is because UGA coached up our young talent and made them winners,
GO DAWGS and GATA
East Repeat
November 27th, 2011
8:09 am
wha the heck- all posts are being denied. must you say go dawgs to get posted?
East Repeat
November 27th, 2011
8:12 am
I thought so- Go Dawgs, maybe next year you will be the best team in the East. SC still has that title. Beat LSU (not gonna happen) and you are the best, or beat SC next year in columbia (not gonna happen) and you are the best. SC still best in East. Great year for SC and a comeback year for UGA!
Beano Cook
November 27th, 2011
8:19 am
Mizzou will have the best team in the East next year.
Niceville Dawg
November 27th, 2011
8:24 am
Mizzou???Now that’s funny!
Dawg1
November 27th, 2011
8:33 am
East Repeat.
Your one of three things…
A Tech Fan.
A Chicken Fan with an over inflated view of your team. (Georgia out played Clemson that night. That horse shoe can only last so long. Go back and look at your own coaches comments from that evening. He knew it – and if you had half a brain – you would know it to.)
Or just stupid.
We really do not have time for any of the three. If you really are a Chicken Fan – enjoy your brief history of winning against Georgia and Florida. Both will beat you next year…
You know, I sat their rooting for South Carolina verses Clemson last night. SEC School – all that stuff. But grow very tired of this sudden arrogance from a school where a ‘chicken’ is the mascot and actually uses a rooster call to fire up their fan base.
Go find the Clemson blog and rag on that group.
Go Away Troll…
Beano Cook
November 27th, 2011
8:38 am
@Niceville Dawg
It won’t be so funny when they’re at the Dome next year.
Rational Dawg
November 27th, 2011
8:38 am
You Dawg fans who think UGA will “crush” LSU know absolutely nothing about football. The reverse is likely.
Joey
November 27th, 2011
8:40 am
RedandBlackDawg, I fially got throught that whole page you wrote, and didn’t notice the name of Todd Grantham anywhere.
If not for Grantham’s #4 Defense this season, folks on here would still be writing about Mark Richt’s future. Remember that he even held SC’s offense to 24 (17 if you don’t count the TD drive that began at our own 5). Not to mention his D shut down everybody in the second half this season who didn’t resort to trick plays of some sort.
I know nobody can ever be compared to the great Erk Russell, but Grantham brings some “Fire” to Richt’s “Ice”, similar to the way Erk brought “Fire” to Dooley’s “Ice.” Great combinations, both.
I do agree that Richt is a good man to have at the HC position, a CEO, but let’s give credit where it is due for this turnaround. The return of the Junkyard D. And if we give LSU a close game, it will be Grantham who will be mostly responsible for it.
Go Dawgs! Make us proud at the Dome!
1969 Graduate
November 27th, 2011
8:45 am
Good victory over Tech!
DAWGMAN’s post a page or two back is right though…
Mark Richt is being paid to win games against the toughest competition out there. So far, our schedule has been pretty weak, except for the first two games.
Of course, any Georgia fan loves to beat any team we play, and we should celebrate all victories by the boys on our football team – especially over the NATS – and these boys have done a nice job of it, haven’t they.
Pretending that Mark Richt has done a great coaching job is a joke though. Look at his record against the really strong, winning teams. Winning against a very down Florida, or a weak Tennessee, or a perennial loser like Tech is great, but great professional coaches also win the big games against the top ranked teams, at least a lot more often than Mr. Richt has.
Come on, Coach Richt, let’s see you up your game, and beat someone who really counts. It’s your chance to prove you’ve improved. I hope you show everyone you have morphed into a true college head coach.
I have faith in my team, and I think they just might win if they play error free, and spirited football, but let’s be smart, and honest as we evaluate what we’ve done so far.
Our defense still hasn’t been really tested in the way LSU is likely to test it. I think we might shock them with what our defense can do. I sure hope I’m right, because we have to to have a shot at winning.
Our offense can have good days, and bad days. If Mr. Murray has one of his best days, and our running backs show up, and play their hearts out, we might score some points. Not making bad decisions will be key to any victory. Fortunately, our quarterback seems to have a pretty good head.
Kicking? Who knows?
Bobo? Who knows?
The terrifying thing though is looking at two things as they relate to what LSU has going for it, the things that make LSU so dominant.
Remember the LSU/Alabama game? Nobody could do anything much on offense. LSU really stopped Alabama’s offense. Alabama did the same to LSU.
Look at LSU’s offense against Arkansas. They ran all over the Hogs.
Look at Alabama’s offense against Auburn. Destroyed them.
It looks like Mark Richt was right about one thing he said yesterday, “LSU has a great team!?” They have a great enough defense to shut down an excellent Alabama offense, and they have a good enough offense to destroy the number three team in the country.
Is our defense good enough, as Alabama’s was, to shut down LSU?
Is our offense good enough to score on a defense that shut down Alabama’s offense?
Another scary question: Will Mike Bobo have a clue what to do against a defense like LSU’s?
If we manage to win our next two games, will we carry that forward to next year, and start off with a team prepared to beat the big boys (Anybody see how good South Caroline looked against Clemson. Wow!).
I sure hope the answers are all yes.
But, let’s be measured in our congratulations for Mark Richt. Our team is winning – great for them, and great for us – Mr. Richt has yet to prove himself.
Contract extensions should be for coaches that beat the big boys. We have a big game coming up, against one of the best teams anyone has seen in a while. Let’s see if Mark Richt is the professional we all hope he is.
Go, Bulldogs!
Spike
November 27th, 2011
8:46 am
I guess the ring orders are cancelled.
Niceville Dawg
November 27th, 2011
8:49 am
Beano,no disrespect,Mizzou is gonna be middle of the pack.Kinda where we have been the last couple years.I don’t think they know what they’re in for.Guess we’ll see.
red&black
November 27th, 2011
8:51 am
Bill: They “WERE” looking ahead to next week. Why do you think they didn’t bring the running game. We knew we would not need it, until next week. I heard they actually thought about leaving the passing game at home as well, and just trotting out the band or the scout team, but someone said to give Murray some extra practice time with his freshman receivers. It is also my understanding that the Falcons were the ones that they really wanted to scrimmage against, but since they and Buford HS, were already busy, Tech was all that was left. And as you saw they weren’t much…..
tell me again
November 27th, 2011
8:56 am
By the way – we beat Auburn better than Bama did.
Rational Dawg
November 27th, 2011
8:57 am
LSU 49, UGA 10
Remarkable
November 27th, 2011
8:58 am
What’s the update on D’Angelo Tyson? How is he doing?
1969 Graduate
November 27th, 2011
8:58 am
Tech has ordered rings to celebrate their Moral Victory.
Can’t you just hear CPJ at the awards ceremony, “Men, winning one out of eleven means everything to your school! Thanks for your great work against those losers from Athens.
“Next year your coaching staff is considering adding passing to our game, and we may recruit a few players who can play defense. We’d really like to improve our record to an even more stellar 2-11 against those retards from the Big Box School.”
Go, Georgia Bulldogs!
Vince
November 27th, 2011
9:00 am
Big Time???Not——I love your post!!!!!!!
tell me again
November 27th, 2011
9:02 am
Redandblackdawg – good post……..we have had a great year / all we need is a cherry on top – kudos all the way around. GO DAWGS!
Remarkable
November 27th, 2011
9:03 am
1969 Graduate
I’m a big Mark Richt supporter, but I think you nailed it in what you wrote. We haven’t beaten anybody decisively this year. We were good enough, but not great. I doubt that we keep the score as close as you hope we do against LSU.
Dawg1
November 27th, 2011
9:05 am
I normally do not react to the ‘Mickey Mouse’ stuff from trolls or even from our own fans – but have had enough from the Clowns from Columbia.
Some quick thoughts..
The last few games have been very close. Give Tech credit, they fought the entire game and found a way to keep them close. But this year never felt that way. Crowell was suited up for a reason. If he was really needed – CMR would have used him. It quickly became clear to the coaching staff that they could ‘rest him’. Tech was over matched on both sides of the ball. You knew by the half that this game was Georgia’s to lose that Tech didn’t have the players to beat Georgia straight up. There was a large talent gap on the field. This game felt like the first three when CMR took over. In other words, the game never really felt in doubt.
LSU is a superb football team. They are well coached and balanced on offense. A one dimensional offense equates to ‘no shot’ against this football team. Crowell has to be ready to go in order for Georgia to have a shot. I do not expect Georgia to win this game, but I also do not expect Georgia to be blown out. We’ll see what happens…
Wishing everyone a great week (even the trolls)
Off to church.
tell me again
November 27th, 2011
9:06 am
Kay jewelers has said they will no longer be accepting ring orders from the Tech athletic department as they keep cancelling the orders at the last minute. By the way – those rings Tech had made a few years ago are going to be worth a lot of money because they are SO RARE!!!!!!!!! BRUHAHAHA!
Rational Dawg
November 27th, 2011
9:10 am
LSU 49 – UGA 10
DogDawg
November 27th, 2011
9:12 am
What ever happened to “St Simons”? I suspect he’s hurting himself with his slide-rule.
Joey
November 27th, 2011
9:21 am
Look for Orson Charles to have a career day in the Dome. He and Aaron white will be the obvious targets for Murray, as LSU has some really good, ball-hawking DBs, so it will be hard to get the ball to the WRs, except the tall ones, Bennett and Conley.
Joey
November 27th, 2011
9:25 am
DogDawg, saint simons is still around. His name this week will be something like, LSUGuy, or TigerMan.
Since that glorious 12 months after the ‘08 debacle, he just lives vicariously through whomever is next on our schedule . . .
Nub
November 27th, 2011
9:41 am
Any news on D Tyson????
Knowshon5dollafootlong
November 27th, 2011
9:45 am
He dresses in yellow and black
with a chin like a gunny sack.
He bellows and blows with less-than-eloquent prose
for athletes he surely does lack.
He’d love to think his team is hot,
but Steve Spurrier he is not.
Throwing insults around like a man-boobed clown.
Me thinks his foot has been shot.
He’s provided fresh motivation
for all of the Bulldog nation.
The performance against Duke made his own mother puke,
yet he still speaks with fork tongued oration.
Tech is most certainly the enemy.
Barbs and insults there fans will send me.
Perhaps the coach should win a few before he has nastiness to spew.
It’s clear he suffers from Bulldog envy.
61-39-5 vs Tech- 48-40-2 vs Florida
November 27th, 2011
9:49 am
Update 62-39-5
Pat Dye here
November 27th, 2011
9:51 am
Georgia isn’t man enough to beat LSU.
Nub
November 27th, 2011
10:11 am
Know 5 ….. That is too funny… How bout one for LSWho?
Joey
November 27th, 2011
10:12 am
Coach Paul Johnson said Boykin got outside of Tech’s containment scheme.
“Our guy couldn’t get off that block,” Johnson said with a measure of sarcasm regarding the block. “It was a good one.”
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So, Coach Chop-block is being “sarcastic” because of a holding, non-call?
What an arrogant blow-hard. He’s starting to remind me of the Jets’ Rex Ryan, except Ryan praises the victor after a loss.
Coach Chop-block just conjures up excuses.
Dawg_Mike
November 27th, 2011
10:12 am
SEC 3-1 yesterday. thanks for nothing, gators.
Niceville Dawg
November 27th, 2011
10:15 am
Well done Know 5….the new Burma Shave??Where has that dude been,anyway??