Fan talk: Was Richt coaching ‘not to lose’ rather than to win?
Some fans would like to see a more aggressive Mark Richt. (Jason Getz / AJC)
There’s nothing like losing a bowl game you should have won to stir up the fan base, even after a 10-win season and division title. And it’s true, as Greg McGarity has noted, that had Blair Walsh made that field goal, fans overall would be extremely happy even though the same problems facing the team would still need resolution. Nevertheless, the Junkyard Mail this week was overflowing with notes from folks who definitely were not happy. Here’s a representative sampling …
Andrew in Charleston writes: Bill, I have watched, like the rest of Bulldog Nation, the coaching staff routinely coach “not to lose” instead of coach to win. Late in the fourth quarter, we needed one first down to ice the game and Bobo/Richt go with three stuffed runs. They put the pressure on the gassed D to “not lose” rather than the offense to win. Does the staff really not have enough faith in their players to get one first down? Shouldn’t a respectable SEC program be able to gain one first down?
The main complaint I hear from fans about Mark Richt is that he is too prone to play it safe. Sometimes that pays off. Against Michigan State, however, it resulted in the Dogs losing a game they should have won. At times, Richt does seem to coach as if he doesn’t have faith in his offense. Perhaps if the problems with the running game can be solved, he’ll loosen up.
Jeff Maran writes: Bill, what do you think of Mark Richt going for it on 4th and one in the first quarter versus taking the 3 points? I think you have to take the three points at that point of the game. The game never would have gone into overtime had he kicked the three. I think it had to do with the criticism he took in the game against UCF last year when he kicked the field goal instead of going for a first down. However, Michigan State has a top 5 defense, unlike UCF, and points are hard to come by. Also, I am so fed up with the conservative playcalling with 3:30 left in regulation: run, run, run. Richt plays scared, not Mike Bobo. Richt has the final say. Finally, what coach other than Mark Richt settles for a 42-yard field goal attempt on 3rd down in OT? … After intercepting Michigan State, you would think that is like playing with house money. Try to get at least one first down, to get a closer field goal attempt, maybe even a TD. So frustrating.
Tom Sinclair adds: I’d like to hear a discussion of just who should take the blame for the ultra conservative play calling near the end of regulation and in overtime. While I’m not a Bobo fan, I realize that ultimately Richt is the one that sets the tone and could intervene if he chose to do so.
And Roger Dixon writes: [Bobo] is Richt’s man, so they are both responsible. The real problem at Georgia is that Richt wins just enough to keep his job. He has proved he cannot take it to the next level. Georgia will forever remain a second-tier team under him. He looks good at times, but can’t deliver in the clutch.
To touch on Roger’s point first, I don’t believe Richt is incapable of winning it all. He knows how to recruit the talent needed and overall is a good steward of the program. At times, he’s shown he can even go for the jugular. I just wish he did that more consistently. To answer Jeff’s question, actually, I agreed with Richt in going for it in the first quarter for precisely the same reason that I wish he hadn’t played for a field goal in the first overtime: Blair Walsh was simply no longer a reliable placekicker, SEC all-time scoring record notwithstanding. But I was the only one in our group watching the game who felt that way. Everyone else would have gone for the field goal in the first quarter. And Tom is right about Richt being in charge. After Mike Bobo called the first two unsuccessful runs up the middle there late in the fourth quarter, Richt certainly could have interceded when he heard a third one called and said, “Mike, let’s throw it to Michael Bennett,” or something like that. Isn’t that why you have a possession receiver? Yes, Richt has always tended to be conservative during his time at UGA, but it’s not as if he never takes any chances. All we have to do is look at this year’s Florida game to see him doing it right, going for it on fourth down (resulting in two touchdowns) and throwing it to secure a key first down and kill the clock late in the game — exactly as many folks wish he’d done against the Spartans. I guess it takes Jacksonville and the Gators to get Richt’s juices flowing.
Joe Burger writes: Hey Bill, thanks for your info and insight all year. I’m a UGA alum, living with my wife in southwest Florida, so we appreciate your help in keeping us informed. So, after attending the bowl game, it’s pretty clear that we are much, much improved. However, except for our D, we are still lacking that swagger/killer instinct. Players and teams definitely take on characteristics of their coaches. And in our case, the calm, laid-back approach of coach Richt coupled with the Pontius Pilate coaching of coach Bobo (at crunch time, he appears to wash his hands via uninspired playcalling and is simply content to let the defense decide the fate of the game) leads to an almost blah type of football. It seems many times that the offense plays down to the same uninspired level as its coach. Do the coaches need an attitude adjustment?
Richt has gotten the Georgia program back on track, but I think this season’s tendency toward lackluster second-half play has provided ample evidence that in order to kick it up to the next level Richt and his staff are going to have to take a more aggressive approach in managing games. Keeping your foot on the pedal, as the saying goes.
Is it fair to blame Mike Bobo for all of Georgia's offensive troubles? (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Larraine Oakes writes: Re: your article “Same old problems …” I was so delighted to see someone spell out what was a source of extreme frustration during the game. I am not a football expert by any stretch. I’m the wife of Dawg fan that has become almost as passionate as he is about them. So when an amateur like me can see the absurdity of the runs up the middle that inevitably amount to nothing, I am scratching my head and figuring that there must be SOMETHING about the intricacies of football coaching that I cannot understand that would make them continue to do what isn’t working.
Bobo explained his reasoning in calling those run plays: He was trying to eat up clock and force MSU to use up its timeouts. But while that reasoning might have looked good on the laminated play board, it ignored the realities of what was happening on the field. The Spartans were getting so much penetration that those running plays took very little time off the game clock. And based on what had been happening throughout the second half, it should have been obvious to Bobo and Richt that it was a strategy that wasn’t going to work. Perhaps there was a bit of the “put it in the hands of the defense” notion at work there. But, again, that ignored the reality that by that point the Georgia defenders were tired. The result was Michigan State quickly throwing their way down the field and tying the score. That’s my main complaint about Bobo (and, by extension, his boss): Too often they stick to the script even when the situation calls for a bit of improvisation.
BassinDawg in Roswell writes: I am tired of Bobo’s pathetic playcalling, further evidenced this season — especially by those idiotic up-the-gut calls. Is there ANY chance of Bobo being replaced or CMR re-taking over some of the play-calling duties? With decent playcalling we could have won both the South Carolina and Outback Bowl games.
Along the same lines, Cleveland Williams asks: Do you see a need to change the OC or do you think it’s a matter of changing philosophy in the playcalling (adjusting the routes to shorter routes, calling more screen passes and crossing routes)?
And Ross Marshall asks: Can coach Richt overcome his loyalty thing long enough to get rid of Bobo? … Make him QB coach, he does THAT very well.
I’d say there’s little chance of Bobo being replaced as offensive coordinator and playcaller. But while publicly Greg McGarity is backing Richt all the way, one can only hope that perhaps he might gently nudge Richt and Bobo try a more aggressive approach. Already this season they tweaked what they do by going to the no-huddle, so it’s not as if they haven’t shown a willingness to change things up. And Ross is right, Bobo does know how to coach quarterbacks. Of course, we can’t lay the offensive problems all on Bobo. His hands were tied somewhat in the bowl game by the absence of a running game. Should the lack of production and off-field problems at tailback be laid at the feet of Bobo or running backs coach Bryan McClendon? I realize McClendon is a prized recruiter but I’m not convinced the former receiver is the best choice to mold Georgia’s young backs. And while I was encouraged by what Will Friend got out of the offensive line this season with almost no depth, the OL’s deficiencies were definitely a factor in the inconsistency of the running game as well as Murray’s troubles. So pinning all the offensive troubles on Bobo is misguided, I think.
Aaron Murray's decisionmaking has at times been questionable. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Michael Clowdus writes: I would like to ask about Aaron Murray, as two things I see about him drive me crazy! I think Murray is a great talent and I think coaching has as much to do with both of these issues as well. First, can two former QB’s (Bobo and Richt) not teach Murray to look off defenders? He constantly stares down his target and I am surprised he has not been intercepted more. Second, it appears that ANY time UGA had 3rd and long (7-10 yards), Murray would throw it 35 yards down the field. Does our coaching staff not explain that a first down keeps a drive alive or do they not know how to run medium route patterns?
I think Matt Stafford is showing the NFL right now that Richt and Bobo indeed do know how to develop a quarterback and I would be surprised if Murray doesn’t get better in that regard, and also in his decisionmaking about when to take a sack and when to get rid of the ball. As for those slow-developing third-down downfield pass plays instead of quick slants or screen passes, I know they drive a lot of fans nuts. Unfortunately, I think that must be a personal preference of Bobo’s.
Jack Sanders writes: I heard Kevin Butler on the post-game show questioning the wisdom of Richt having Murray down the ball in the center of the field to set up the field goal in the first overtime. Kevin cited this as an example of where not having a special teams coach or coordinator hurt the Dogs. A special teams coach likely would have been more aware that Blair Walsh has tended this season to miss kicks wide right, so in fact kicking from the left hashmark would have increased the chances of the first OT field goal attempt being good, whereas centering the ball made it more likely he’d miss it. What do you think?
I think Kevin Butler knows more about placekicking than Georgia’s current coaching staff could ever hope to learn, and I would agree with his assessment.
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Jim Beam
January 6th, 2012
10:16 am
Yes
Jim Beam
January 6th, 2012
10:17 am
He or Bobo was and in the end it lies on the shoulders of Richt.
Dean Tate
January 6th, 2012
10:22 am
“Shouldn’t a respectable SEC program be able to gain one first down?”
Dumb question. No SEC team — not LSU, not Bama, nobody — gains a first down on every series. When/if UGA develops a better offensive line, they will be fine.
General Ledger
January 6th, 2012
10:23 am
I was initially upset about the 1st ot playcalling, but I guess after seeing how poorly the o line blocked and how shaky Murray can be, they decided not to try much of anything and lose a bunch of yardage. Bottom line: An SEC kicker should make that FG most all of the time.
PMC
January 6th, 2012
10:24 am
An Offensive line that couldn’t block anyone, and non existant running game…. gee I wonder why he wouldn’t have confidence they could gain a 1st down?
If that were the case though, kick on 1st down in overtime before you lose 10 yards and then waste another down moving it to the middle.
ozzfest
January 6th, 2012
10:25 am
BOBO WILL LEAD US. LEAD US TO WINS OVER BUFFALO, FLORIAD ATLANTIC, AND GA SOUTHERN.
AMAZINGLY SAD UGA SEASON-TICKETHOLDERS LIKE ME ACCEPT BOBO, AND THE PATHETIC SCHEDULE. McGARRITY IS A LIGHT WEIGHT.
I WILL BE IN COLUMBIA FOR THE MIZZOU GAME. WE SHOULD WIN BY 21, BUT WITH BOBO CALLING THE PLAYS….WILL WIN BY 4.
UGA Insider
January 6th, 2012
10:29 am
I sent our governor an email to fire Mike Adams. He has been there way too long and a change is needed.
“Those who have power are always afraid of losing it.”
-Darth Sidius
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
10:31 am
same ole georgia…always the bridesmaid, never the bride….you people ought to be used to this by now…perhaps cmr should write a book about not manning up on the national stage…good title would be: “THE ART OF CHOKING…taking the OK out of choke and making it a positive”…with a forward from maybe Scott Norwood…or Bill Buckner…or Nina Hartley…
SnowBird
January 6th, 2012
10:33 am
Que the “”bOBO NEED TO BE REPLACED” GUY.
Bobo had the #3 scoring offense in the SEC. And put up about as many points against Mich St and South Carolina as any offensive coordinator did.
Anyone saying Bobo is the problem, has no clue about football.
funny...
January 6th, 2012
10:34 am
Hey Dean, no offensive line can hold off defenders for four quarters of slow developing plays.
Furthermore when you run the same six plays the defense doesn’t need too much help finding gaps.
In the fourth quarter MSU defenders were keying off Murrays audibles. They knew what we were running.
It’s unbelievable that Richt is making the Willie Martinez mistake twice. I guess that’s a shame on us. Five years ago Richt actually thought Martinez and Bobo would be his coordinators of the future, LOL. Let’s all go dance in the endzone and lose to Kentucky at home
lanier
January 6th, 2012
10:34 am
CMR needs Kevin Butler to coach the Dawgs kicing game
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
10:41 am
keith marshall looked great last nite…kinda reminded me of a young isaiah crowell….
Dawg
January 6th, 2012
10:43 am
BassinDawg…..you realize we scored 42….FORTY-TWO!!!!!!….pts against South Carolina, right?? What was wrong with the play calling? Not much, when you score 42 if you ask me. UGA lost the SC game because the ‘DA’ QB turned the ball over 3 times that afternoon.
You can't hold me back
January 6th, 2012
10:44 am
Umm why didn’t we line up two TE’s and a fullback and try punding the ball for a first?
You can't hold me back
January 6th, 2012
10:44 am
pounding
funny...
January 6th, 2012
10:44 am
2001-2005 — basically Jim Donnan’s recruits
2005 – Looks lost against WVU, got blasted in the Sugar Bowl IN ATLANTA!!!!
2006 – lost to Vandy at home. Lost four out of five and should have lost to a terrible MSU team at home.
2007 – Danced in the endzone but couldn’t beat USCe, got blasted by a terrible UT team Knoxville
2008 – Got blasted by Alabama at home, even worse by Florida, should have fired Martinez after the Georgia Tech collapse. Managed to underachieve with Knowshon, AJ Green, and Matt Stafford.
2009 – Fourth straight year of losing all the big games. OSU, LSU, Florida. Lost to Kentucky at home. Got blasted in Tennessee AGAIN. Should have been fired.
2010 – 6-7 everyone knows how this year turned out. Lost to UCF. Should have been fired
2011 – Lost to every team that mattered, Boise, USCe, LSU, MSU. Backed into SECCG. Should be fired. Still keeps Bobo.
Plus all the off the field issues over the years.
Richt hasn’t done ANYTHING since the SECCG in 2005. He’s lost basically every meaningful game since. How does he still have a job?
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
10:45 am
keith marshall looked great last nite…kinda reminded me of a young caleb king…
You can't hold me back
January 6th, 2012
10:45 am
what about putting jenkins or Gates in as a full back
old dog
January 6th, 2012
10:46 am
It still goes back to the main point. Blame Richt and Bobo all wou want…..untill we can run-block and run the football like an SEC team should, it will not work. Every good team learns (quickly) that we cannot run the ball, so they shut down our passing game and make Murray run for his life! Untill Bobo gets a LINE THAT CAN BLOCK and a TAILBACK WHO WILL RUN/NORTH-SOUTH all the wailing, blogging, and in-general B.S. will be all for naught! UGA was always in the past noted for a great line. Ours was big, but couldn’t block at all for the run. Can’t game plan around lack of ability.
stevo
January 6th, 2012
10:46 am
The best play would have been a naked bootleg on first down on that last drive in the fourth. Instead we got the run up the middle that had not been working all game. Everyone is right. For some reason, Coach Richt is afraid to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Our offense did nothing in the second half which caused the defense to get worn out. Coach Richt should have realized what was happening. HE gets paid 3 million a year. The loss lays soley upon Coach Richt’s feet and no one else.
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
10:47 am
keith marshall looked great last nite…kinda reminded me of a young washaun ealey…
Destin Dawg
January 6th, 2012
10:48 am
a short roll out pass for a 1st down during regulation in 4th qtr.. win the game.. no punt necessary .. then in out don’t try FG.. until 4th down.. get closer… no killer instinct on offense.. Grantham’s defense did not deserve to lose the game !!
OkieDawg
January 6th, 2012
10:50 am
The dawgs should have won the MSU game in overtime. CMR called the correct sequence of plays in the 1st OT. It was a 42 yard FG and Walsh should have made it. The game was lost in the regulation time. Our O-line missed too many blocking assignments. They were confused by MSU’s blitzes, stunts and slants. Anderson, a DGD, just could not pick up the right defender and when he did he was too slow. The O-line played poorly all year and it looked like a coaching problem, although they also looked big and slow because they were not in great shape. Murray is a good QB and made alot of good plays while under duress. Our RBs are good but if there is no blocking they can’t gain yards. Bobo realized the O-line weaknesses and tried to compensate by having Murray move the pocket with QB roll outs. If we go get a world class S&C coach (like Fl has done) and get the O-line problems fixed, 2012 will be a great year. The Dawgs are not far from being a top 10 team in the nation. The problem with top 10 in the nation is that puts you in about #4 in the SEC.
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
10:50 am
keith marshall looked great last nite…kinda reminded me of a young danny ware…
old dawg
January 6th, 2012
10:50 am
incomprehensible is the only word i can find to describe my view of the coaching during the OT.
i am, however, convinced that richt and bobo cannot adjust the offense on the fly to take what the defense is giving them. they remain dogmatic to the game plan. whether or not it is working is irrelevant.
richt’s decision to give walsh a long FG try is consistent with the way he thinks. in CMR’s mind walsh has worked hard and done good things over the years and therefore deserves the chance to go out on a high note with the game winning FG. the fact that he has the yips is not factored into the decision making. CMR trips over his loyalty to players and coaches and loses games he should not as a result.
rigidity and overly loyal to players and coaches will limit the program to good, but never great. this is why he consistently loses to ranked teams.
funny...
January 6th, 2012
10:51 am
Georgia hasn’t been the same since the 2005 Sugar Bowl when WVU embarrassed Richt and Martinez.
What meaningful game has Georgia won since the 2005 SECCG? If you say Hawaii then LOL. If Georgia’s best win since 2005 is Hawaii then why is Mark Richt still the coach?
Dawgdad (The Original)
January 6th, 2012
10:51 am
Bill, everything you mentioned wrong with the dogs lies at the feet of Mark Richt. He always coaches not to lose. He must have learned this at the feet of Mike Smith, because Bobby Bowden never coached that way.
JDawg1785
January 6th, 2012
10:54 am
As much good as Coach McClendon has done for the program from a recruiting perspective, I’m not so sure he’s got what it takes to coach the running backs. Coach Friend has proven that a former player can indeed be a good coach, so long as he’s coaching the position he used to play.
Ga/Fl.Stillman dog
January 6th, 2012
10:56 am
Mike bobo has a mind of his own. great OC earn a living by being aggessive and ignoring the head coach at times, especially in crunch time. I was at the game and honestly I called the last possession and looked at a fan and said if we do this we loose. Well the outcome, A LOSS. point blank. Give CMR ONE MORE YEAR WITH AMPLE STIPULATIONS and if he does not deliver. GET HIS TAIL OUT ATHENS. I dont think our new AD will put up with this much longer. This is Dumb. and yes we only won ten games because we played less than AVERAGE TEAMS.. It shows the brain power our offensive coaches have. The most advanced coach on our team is the defensive coach and his staff. Look at who he is urrounding himself with. C’Mon Man PLEASE CMR JUST GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO/////
funny...
January 6th, 2012
11:03 am
Ask yourself this question.
Georgia beat Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, and Georgia Tech in the same season without having to play Alabama, LSU, and Arkansas. If you were told that before ANY given season would you have believed that the outcome would be a loss to Michigan State in the Outback Bowl?
funny...
January 6th, 2012
11:04 am
Bill, seriously, what is Georgia’s signature win since the 2005 SECCG?
Is it Hawaii?
swimdawg68
January 6th, 2012
11:04 am
I agreed with the decision to go for the first down or TD in the first qtr. I completely disagree with the play selection. On second down we ran it up the middle for no gain, we did the same thing on third down and on fourth down. Why not have the tight end fake a block slide out, have Murray fake the dive play roll out and hit Charles for a TD or first down. Instead we run 4 plays up the middle and then turn the ball over to MSU. Bobo continues to amaze me as to how he keeps his job. For that matter, how does CMR continue to allow such stupid play calling?
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
11:07 am
uga given hawaii because sec knew the potential for the dawgs to choke away big games…no way they were gonna lose to hawaii…thats the truth…the powers that be remembered them losing to wvu in what was basically a home game…didn’t want a repeat performance…
SCDAWG
January 6th, 2012
11:07 am
nobody has said anything about the first quarter 4th down that Michigan St. stopped us on. If we kick a field goal at that point instead of going for it, the game never goes into overtime!!!!!!!
Bill King
January 6th, 2012
11:15 am
To Funny …
Oh, I dunno. Beating the ACC champ Yellow Jackets in 2009 was pretty good.
JRW7
January 6th, 2012
11:16 am
WE blew the bowl game, CMR, CMB, and Aaron Murray gave the game away! CMR sure can recruit, but he can’t win more than 9 to 10 games per season, coaches too conservative, coaches not to lose, I don’t think CMR can ever bring a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP to UGA, we DAWG FANS have to just resolve ourselves to this fact of reality, because McGarity is going to give CMR a 2 year extension with a raise!!!
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
11:21 am
if beating an acc team ANY year is considered a signature win, you lose your man card…i bet lsu is claiming that that 38-3 win over tech in the chik-fil-a bowl is their biggest win in the last decade…
Desert Fox
January 6th, 2012
11:25 am
There is one thing almost everyone has overlooked in the bowl loss. In MSU’s final drive in regulation our DC elected not to pressure Cousins but only rush 3 most of that series and lay back in zone, aka, Martinez. W/O Jenkins who had to leave the game there was almost no pressure on the QB who did not do well when he was pressured throughout the game. GA’s defense is the reason for the turnaround this season due largly to sending 4-5 defenders after the QB. Cannot be upset w/CTG after the job he’s done this year but in this case he must have caught the same non-aggressive attitude brain fart that CMR and Bobo displayed on the O side of the ball. Give credit to MSU they looked a lot like GA looked in the hob nail boot game vs TN.
OkieDawg
January 6th, 2012
11:38 am
We should compensate our coaches on a pay-for-performance basis:
Grantham: $250,000 raise +2 year extension + Ass’t HC title
Garner: $50,000 raise
Olivadotti: $50,000 raise
Lakatos: $50,000 raise
Bobo: $0 raise, Set 2012 Performance Goals and release if not obtained
Ball: $50,000 raise
Lilly: $15,000 raise
McClendon: release (effective immediately for cause)
Friend: $0 raise, Set 2012 Performance Goals and release if not obtained
Richt:$0 raise, +2 year extension, Identify Performance Improvements Required
dbc
January 6th, 2012
11:39 am
Stafford wasn’t developed by Richt and Bobo any better than Murray is now. It was still the same ole same ole. I can’t count how many times Stafford unleashed a 60 yard bomb that was 10 yards over everyone’s head. Stafford has gotten better because he’s been in the pros long enough to have gotten coached up. Murray keeps making the same mistakes in every big game. I’ve come to expect a pick-6, a fumble and another int almost every game. Sure enough, that’s what he’s produced. People make mistakes, but he keeps making the same ones over and over. At times, he looked petrified in the MSU game. And Bobo just fed into that with his stupid up-the-gut play calling. There’s a word not in CMR or Bobo’s vocabulary. GUTS. We had LSU on the ropes with the pass — so Bobo tries to establish the run. The first series of the second half in the LSU game were critical. When Bobo called three straight runs up the gut and punted, I knew the game was over. Same on the last series vs. Michigan State. The coaches calls blew the game. Also, does Richt even know how to try to block a punt anymore?
Well, DUH...
January 6th, 2012
11:39 am
…or, as Leroy Jethro Gibbs would say “Ya think, DeNozzo?” Unfortunately, he knows no other way to coach…
Change begins at the top – ya listening Mr. McGarity?
funny...
January 6th, 2012
11:39 am
10 of 11 is keeping Richt employed.
HM
January 6th, 2012
11:39 am
No passes to two very good tight ends; no touches by the fullbacks; no quick passes to the side(s) MSU blitzes linebackers; very few roll-out pass attempt; slow developing runs up the middle. Just not certain about the offensive philosophy .
Fair and Balanced
January 6th, 2012
11:39 am
GA could have won the game – not because they were the better team, but because we had the breaks, the turnovers and golden opportunity. We chose NOT to win by not playing smart. MI has a superior QB and maybe a superior DLine. At least their defensive line was superior to our OLine! So when you know this why in the HECK DO YOU RUN AT THEIR STRENGTH! What was that definition of insanity again? Something like doing the same thing over and over expecting…… By the way, our Defense looked tired on that last drive. Seemed to have lost heart or out of energy or just plain playing dumb! ?????? PLEASE MOVE BOBO BACK TO QB COACH AND HIRE A GENUINE AND PROVEN OC!
bill arp
January 6th, 2012
11:42 am
The bottom line is, if you don’t trust your QB to not turn the ball over, whether it be a fumble or INT(or take a long sack–which he does very often), then you’re going to be conservative. In my mind, Grantham got pretty conservative there at the end too.
Like I’ve said, they(Richt and Bobo) haven’t always been this conservative. Just with the likes of Joe Cox and Aaron Murray. But, if you don’t have enough trust in your QB in that particular situation, then it’s time to find one you do!!
Good QB play remedies a lot of this!
funny...
January 6th, 2012
11:42 am
Ralph Friedgen.
is.
available.
Lock it up.
dawgfan
January 6th, 2012
11:44 am
I think the decision to take a knee on 2nd down to set up the (missed) field goal in overtime was weak. We blew two plays to get closer to the goal posts. Why in the hell would you do that? I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Even 3 or 4 extra yards could have made it a little easier on Walsh.
The 4th quarter and overtime was just a disgrace for our offense. The offense basically put up a white flag and surrenderred to MSU’s defense. That’s just weak football. Their D bowed up to us in the 2nd half and we backed down. We’re never going to win the SEC or win any big games until the offense mans up. That’s just all there is to it.
Thanks.
Disappointed Tampa Dawg
January 6th, 2012
11:45 am
SCDAWG, completely agree. 5-0 would have been nice at that point, assuming our psycho kicker Walsh would have made it. Also, why is no one asking what happened to IC? He limped off in the 1st quarter, right — just like the SEC Champ game???????????
Fair and Balanced
January 6th, 2012
11:46 am
BTW, GA lost the tie in regulation. Lost a 2nd tie in the first OT. Then got lucky to tie the 2nd OT and then finally got what we deserved due to poor QB play, worse play calling and no aggressive attitude on O or D late in the game and OT – we LOST! We didn’t really get beat – we lost. Thats why it hurts.
Tuck Fech
January 6th, 2012
11:50 am
And the mediocrity will continue at least through 2012. UGA’s offense hasn’t shown any consistency/continuity since 2007.
BigDaddy
January 6th, 2012
11:52 am
If we could eliminate the “Coaching not to lose” philosophy, we are a real contender. Until then, we will be a pretender. Coach Richt, you better listen to this.
Tuck Fech
January 6th, 2012
11:53 am
Also, when was the last time you saw a Richt-coached team try to block a punt? When was the last time you saw a Richt-coached team get the ball with less than two minutes left in the first half and actually try to score some points before halftime? There is zero killer instinct with this coaching staff.
Need a new CEO
January 6th, 2012
11:54 am
A successful head of any organization learns that for people to help in reaching the goals for their organization they have to appoint leaders, and then evaluate how they are doing, making changes if necessary. Mark Richt “annoints” the people he selects to work in his organization. He was forced to replace Martinez. He won’t replace Bobo, even though Bobo is a miserable failure at OC. He “annointed” Aaron Murray quarterback. Murray, for some reason, makes far too many errors in big games that are close. Mark Richt won’t even give another quarterback a chance. Mason played very well in the last few minutes of the loss to LSU, why not put him in the MSU game? Bobo says Mason is very good in short passing; LSU forced UGA into a short passing game, so why not give Mason a chance? I wonder if, because Mark Richt sat on the bench so much at Miami, if that didn’t affect his team management. Whatever his other problems, he cannot manage a group of coaches and players. UGA will never compete with Ala, LSU, Fla, USC, Aub, or any first rate team to be at the top of the SEC as long as Mark Richt is there. It will be a long succession of mediocre seasons until enough UGA alumni fathom this fact.
Dean Tate
January 6th, 2012
11:57 am
Evil E.: The same Danny Ware who’s playing for the N.Y. Giants? That would be OK.
DawginLex
January 6th, 2012
12:00 pm
Be careful Dean, telling facts like that to evil empire will cause him to go change his tampon and call you a trailer park trash mutt
UGAGOLFER
January 6th, 2012
12:02 pm
I agree with OkieDawg. Coaches should get paid for performance. ALL of the coaches on the offenseive side of the ball do NOT deserve a raise.
What was the combined record of the teams Georgia beat this year to get them to 10 wins? ‘Nuff said. Let’s see some improvement in 2012 and THEN discuss raises. Does anyone really believe he will change anything going into 2012? Doubtful. Under the same coaching philosophy, Richt and team will finish 9-3 in 2012 and play in the Chik Filet Bowl. He will return in 2013 to finish his career in Athens by 2015 with no more SEC Championships. Book it.
RS Dawg
January 6th, 2012
12:05 pm
Enter your comments here
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
January 6th, 2012
12:05 pm
UGA isn’t tuff enough to get to the next level and that is on Richt. Richt is the type to just run around folks and that can be a good at time but in the SEC you have to be man enough to just runover folks when needed and Mark doesn’t have what it takes to do that. His players don’t respect him and have no fear of him and that is the reason you can’t reach the next level. The UGA fans are barking up the wrong tree with Bobo,Friend, or whatever coach or playing calling for that isn’t the reason. Grantham and his side of the ball is the only reason you’re doing pretty good. The sideline conduct of the team is very telling of the lack of discipline they have. The players act like the folks in downtown Atlanta when passing out applications for free housing. Thugs R Uz
RS Dawg
January 6th, 2012
12:06 pm
What happened to Figgins?
WDE
January 6th, 2012
12:07 pm
@Wet Willie…keep on smiling lets review your talking about the same CMR that has a winning record against the Tide..that CMR correct?
funny...
January 6th, 2012
12:14 pm
I keep thinking about this and it goes back to Bill’s comment about the signature win.
As long as Richt keeps beating Tech, the powers that be don’t care what else he does.
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
12:15 pm
“Beating the ACC champ Yellow Jackets in 2009 was pretty good”
You are kidding, right? An ACC team that has only beaten UGA once in the last eleven tries is the “signature win” since 2005? Bill, I know you are a UGA fan, but you even have to admit that is pretty weak.
Dawgs pulloff undefeated 2012
January 6th, 2012
12:17 pm
o-line steps up and finds its identity again, we’ll see the run develop and murray wont be as pressured to put himself in bad passing situations or scrambling… special teams will turnaround, richt will be more aggressive in situational downs keep bobo playing to win. while the defense is good, you still need depth to improve to the elite level of the lsu’s/bama’s coming outta the west. 2012 will put UGA back into a bcs game!
Ugaalum2000
January 6th, 2012
12:18 pm
UGA is 1-13 against ranked teams, since 2006! Pathetic!!!!!!!!!!!
test
January 6th, 2012
12:21 pm
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Bubbatavious Smith
January 6th, 2012
12:22 pm
Same ole Same ole with Mark Richt…..a bunch of underachievers
funny...
January 6th, 2012
12:23 pm
So we all agree that since the 2005 SECCG Georgia hasn’t won a single game of significance.
huh, why is Richt still coaching in Athens?
Since Vince
January 6th, 2012
12:24 pm
FIRE GREG McGARITY !
meg
January 6th, 2012
12:25 pm
“Too often they stick to the script even when the situation calls for a bit of improvisation” I think you hit the nail on the head with this statement Bill.
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
12:25 pm
“Richt has gotten the Georgia program back on track”
Which track would that be? Beating the teams you are supposed to beat is back on track? Well, I guess all is fine in the Land of OZ. UGA – home of the occasional ten win season, but no titles.
funny's ex-girlfriend
January 6th, 2012
12:26 pm
The only thing funny I have seen lately is when you dropped your pants and showed me that vienna sausage.
That was hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
robodawg
January 6th, 2012
12:26 pm
There was no point in making MSU use up their timeouts. They couldn’t run the ball very well anyways. Their plan was to pass the ball down the field with their senior, NFL-bound QB, and they had enough time to do that with or without the timeouts. Our strategy should’ve been to move the chains first and to eat clock only second, not just eat clock and punt.
funny's ex-girlfriend
January 6th, 2012
12:27 pm
Then you showed me your Georgia Tech sweatshirt.Wanted me to wear it. That was really funny
funny...
January 6th, 2012
12:27 pm
Look at the results!!!
2001-2005 — basically Jim Donnan’s recruits
2005 – Looks lost against WVU, got blasted in the Sugar Bowl IN ATLANTA!!!!
2006 – lost to Vandy at home. Lost four out of five and should have lost to a terrible MSU team at home.
2007 – Danced in the endzone but couldn’t beat USCe, got blasted by a terrible UT team Knoxville
2008 – Got blasted by Alabama at home, even worse by Florida, should have fired Martinez after the Georgia Tech collapse. Managed to underachieve with Knowshon, AJ Green, and Matt Stafford.
2009 – Fourth straight year of losing all the big games. OSU, LSU, Florida. Lost to Kentucky at home. Got blasted in Tennessee AGAIN. Should have been fired.
2010 – 6-7 everyone knows how this year turned out. Lost to UCF. Should have been fired
2011 – Lost to every team that mattered, Boise, USCe, LSU, MSU. Backed into SECCG. Should be fired. Still keeps Bobo.
That is six years of fail!
SIX YEARS!! So if Richt had 5 years of success he now has six years of fail.
dawg fan
January 6th, 2012
12:28 pm
Snow Bird:
Bobo’s O scores most of its points against bad teams and barely any against good talent. Case in Point, Look at our offensive points this year:
Boise State: 21 (16th Ranked Defense in NCAA)
USC: 42 (4th)
CCAR: Div IAA Games Don’t Count
MISS: 27 (89th)
MSU: 24 (43rd)
TENN: 20 (28th)
VAND: 33 (19th)
FLOR: 24 (9th)
NMSU: This game does not count
AU: 38 (78th)
UK: 19 (58th)
GT: 31 (46th)
LSU: 10 (2nd)
MSU: 20 (5th)
Given our cupcake schedule, our offense ranked 34th in total offense (based on avg. pts. per game) this year, 4th in the SEC, and 13 spots behind GT. Keep in mind that the official average of 32 points is much higher that the 25.75 when you dont include CCAR and NMSU, in which case we fall all the way down to 70th, and tied for 7th in the SEC with Auburn.
Our offense scored 25 points (avg ppg) against 1 team (USC) with a defense ranked in the top 40 this year. 1 team – top 40 defenses.
How good is Bobo again?
PMC
January 6th, 2012
12:28 pm
All this crap about Richt not being able to develop a QB…
whatever, how do you explain David Greene?
funny's ex-girlfriend
January 6th, 2012
12:28 pm
the results?I still can’t get a guy with a johnson bigger than a thumbnail and you are still a virgin
We Have no Life....
January 6th, 2012
12:29 pm
Took a break for lunch for a good laugh and landed on here. I’m a Dawg fan through and through, but find it so funny how other Dawg fans and fans from other rivals are still on a blog after we played our last game.
Man, don’t you people have jobs!
Get a life people…. It’s a game… football, not a way of life! If it’s your way of life then you have no clue why you are on this earth!
PMC
January 6th, 2012
12:29 pm
For coaching to make one better, one must allow one’s self to be coached.
clarksville TN Bulldogs3@
January 6th, 2012
12:30 pm
Fire OC and hire another proven pro style OC. Bobo QB Coach if he wants to stay on staff.
funny...
January 6th, 2012
12:30 pm
LOL, well that is pretty funny, but irrelevent to this blog.
Welcome to the internet, go show all your friends your awesome posts.
I’ll wait.
funny's ex-girlfriend
January 6th, 2012
12:31 pm
I’m still waiting on you to become a man but your equipment is lacking
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
12:31 pm
“Greg McGarity has noted, that had Blair Walsh made that field goal”
Cheap shot by Greg. It is one thing for Richt to blame his players for a loss, but for the AD to do it is pretty sad. Sounds like UGA management is reverting to the “I was only following orders” strategy.
funny's ex-girlfriend
January 6th, 2012
12:32 pm
and only a DA gator would not read the entire article and take one quote out of context to fit his BS
funny...
January 6th, 2012
12:33 pm
I wish my ex-girlfriend would bring something worthwhile to the discussion.
Alas, that’s why she’s an ex girlfriend.
funny's ex-girlfriend
January 6th, 2012
12:33 pm
I dumped you 2 inch boy
Troll Power Ratings
January 6th, 2012
12:35 pm
@evil empire: you kind of remind me of a bitter troll. Thanks for caring.
Proud-Dawg
January 6th, 2012
12:36 pm
@dawg fan, thanks for those statistics. All of the Bobo apologists will point to our overall ranking offensively. Unfortunately, most of UGA success came against low level opponents. People just look at numbers and assume he is getting the job done. But when you watch UGA it’s a cluster-yuck on offense. I’ve been saying it for 2-3 years now, it’s time to a) demote Bobo to QB coach or b) can him. However, I feel confident saying as long as Richt is in Athens, Bobo’s job is safe. Blind loyalty is what I call it.
I’ve resigned to the fact, as long as UGA keeps Bobo and Richt employed, we will continue to run a mediocre program. I haven’t drunk the proverbial UGA koolaid since the start of 2008. It’s a waiting game for me.
funny...
January 6th, 2012
12:37 pm
Your argument is well thought out and presented in a clear and concise manner.
I’m impressed with your reading comprehension skills and clear assesment of my college football loyalties.
Furthermore, your astute deduction that I’m a Gator have only augmented your posts and proved your point for my lack of a male area.
Even funnier, you assuming I’m a man in the first place is “funniest” part
robodawg
January 6th, 2012
12:37 pm
Haven’t won a single game of significance since 2005?! That’s just not true.
To name a few, we’ve beat Bama on the road, LSU on the road, Florida in 2007, South Carolina, Auburn and Tech umpteen times, and several bowl games. Many of these teams were ranked. And despite Florida’s mediocrity, the come from behind victory this year was gutsy and important to the program.
Of course we want to win the SEC and play for the BCS MNC, but college football is bigger than that. Playing your season and beating your rivals is still mighty satisfying for most fans.
funny...
January 6th, 2012
12:38 pm
So we all know that Mike Bobo’s handle on the AJC is “funny’s ex-girlfriend”
LOL
Hold On
January 6th, 2012
12:43 pm
To the first question, remember our QB had thrown a couple of picks so do we really want to put it in his hands to get us that first down and not run any time off the clock? Let’s face it we have a sporadic qb, mental placekicker, and no running game due to injury. The players lost us that game,not the coaching. The only thing that bothered me is that we didn’t have another kicker ready to go half way through the season. That plus I am afraid we are going to ride Aaron Murray until he graduates and he just isn’t the prime time QB we need to win the big games. Good news is that LSU and Alabama have shown you can win without an elite QB.
Hold On
January 6th, 2012
12:44 pm
And another thing, Michigan State was pretty damn good! That seems to be forgotten in this whole thing.
DawginLex
January 6th, 2012
12:44 pm
Donnan never won anything for us.
Coaching other’s recruits is part of coaching. To give the previous coach credit is moronic.
DJ Shockley would have gone elsewhere if Donnan was still around.
We would still have no SEC titles since 1982 if Donnan was our coach in 2001-2011.
We need a new OC. We need a new running backs coach.
Florida and UT still suck. So does Tech and auburn. Only teams with a pulse we play in 2012 are Mizzou and Sc. Win those, we go 12-0 and play Bama in ATL
LSU will be severely dissappointed with their QB transfer from UGA.
DawginLex
January 6th, 2012
12:47 pm
Wet willie, you are an idiot so read slowly and learn.
“2007-Lost to a lousy UT team in Neyland.”
How did that “lousy” team finish the year?
Had eventual national champion beat in the SECCG until UT threw a late pick.
Yeah, they were pathetic.
uncle kirk
January 6th, 2012
12:47 pm
Hey Funny,
2001-2005 Jim Donnan recruits? All 5 classes stayed for 5 years? WOW.. If i am not mistaken Jim donnan went 4-7 with his recruits his final year, so your attempt to knock Mark Richt with that analogy is absolutely stupid.
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
12:48 pm
“I think Matt Stafford is showing the NFL right now that Richt and Bobo indeed do know how to develop a quarterback”
No, the Lions coaching staff is doing that. All Richt and Booboo did was give previews of raw talent in the form of Stafford to the NFL and the Lions took it from there.
TuckerDawg
January 6th, 2012
12:52 pm
31 years since the last National Championship. Every year we talk about next year. When’s it going to stop? UGA is a mediocre football program and a middle of the pack SEC team and that’s a fact. Yes we have the players, funds, facilities, etc, but it’s been 31 years since the Dawgs have won it all. Our so-called turn around involved 10 wins over end of year non-ranked opponents, which simultaneously locked us in to mediocrity at least through 2016. Until the Dawg Nation refuses to accept mediocrity, we may as well sit back and not get upset when we lose to nationally relevant teams like LSU, Bama, OSU, BSU, MSU, and don’t forget Central Florida. Seeing as how the National Championship banter has already started once again, realize the rest of the college football world is laughing at our self denial.
jt
January 6th, 2012
12:55 pm
Poor playcalling didn’t lose the USC and Outback Bowl, Aaron Murray did. I am not sold on him at all. People moan about Orson not getting any touches. That is Murray’s fault. How many pick 6s did he throw this year. They were such bad throws too. Man, he frustrates me.
We have a GREAT team returning, but I don’t think #11 is the guy to get us a championship.
Go Dawgs.
DawginLex
January 6th, 2012
12:58 pm
agreed jt
there should be open QB competition
I would like to see 3 of them in a platoon system until we find a clutch player
WDE
January 6th, 2012
1:00 pm
@SSIgator hey when I woke up today we had still beaten the gators last year…I just love saying that thanks for spending all your time here so I get so many opportunities to say it!
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
1:05 pm
TuckerDawg -
“Seeing as how the National Championship banter has already started once again, realize the rest of the college football world is laughing at our self denial”
No, what they are laughing at are the “2012 UGA Dwags Pre-Season Champions” tee shirts. Probably because the guy that made the DWAG sign for the game actually thought he had spelled the word correctly.
Big Wally
January 6th, 2012
1:06 pm
….and Big Wally of Lawrenceville says Georgia’s coaches are wimps and should wear skirts.
Juice
January 6th, 2012
1:14 pm
We don’t have a physical run game, period. That is our biggest obstacle we need to cross to get to the elite level. Grantham brought us defense that gets to elite level, but Richt and Bobo seem to have no commitment to develop a physical run game that attacks and hammers a defense until it develops some cracks, and then gashes it. Frankly, I’m very surprised we get interest from elite running back recruits given that we don’t develop a running unit that gets after it on the offensive line of scrimmage. After last season, McGarity relieved Richt of some responsiblity and Richt responded by saying he now had time to make sure he has what it takes to be on the “cutting edge” of whats working in NCAA football. Other than the “D” that Grantham brought, I didn’t see one single thing “cutting edge” that we’ve added in offense or special teams this year.
harold
January 6th, 2012
1:17 pm
UGA SHOWS THAT THEY ARE AVERAGE WHEN PLAYING RANKED TEAMS. THE NEW PRESEASON POLLS ARE OUT AND UGA ONLY PLAYS ONE RANKED TEAM NEXT YEAR—–SOUTH CAROLINA. AUBURN, FLORIDA, AND TENNESSEE ARE NOT RANKED!
NEXT YEARS SCHEDULE IS A CAKEWALK!
Disappointed Tampa Dawg
January 6th, 2012
1:18 pm
Completely agree Juice. We can’t have Murray back there slinging it 40 times a game and expect to win. Perhaps Vince should come back and teach Richt and the boys the ole toss sweep!
Dawg_Mike
January 6th, 2012
1:22 pm
This is all just re hashed angst that we all have been discussing since Monday.
Give it a rest Bill.
Midtown Dawg
January 6th, 2012
1:23 pm
When I see developing Stafford into a great pro, give me a break. Bobo is not getting it done. Excuses, Excuses, Excuses…….An OC should be able to win a conference title with Stafford, Moreno, Mass etc…..We underacheive every year because of playcalling. There are no schemes, no setups, no adjustments….this bowl was classic…..the run especially up the middle wasnt working so what do we do to kill the clock, send Samual up the middle…playcalling…..playcalling….playcalling….it you understand there is no depth at running back then you put in a screen package….never once was one called….beyond our receivers natural ability to get open with speed there are no route schemes……everytime i watch other teams, college or pro, receivers are open…..doesnt necessarily mean the pass is accurate or the catch is made…..Our offense is horrible and it starts with the playbook….who is designing plays….do we start over every year based on our talent, NOT……i support the Dawgs every year by attending every game home and away and I am now convinced like never before our offense playcalling is never going to win a championship with Bobo……
Bob
January 6th, 2012
1:25 pm
It’s amusing to read all the stats and bs from all the Richt apologists; however, the reality is that we can’t beat a top 20 team and Murray is not a big-game QB. With our patsy schedule, we’ll continue to go 9-3 or 10-2 and contend for nothing.
Bob
January 6th, 2012
1:28 pm
Big Wally, are you related to Beau Bock?
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
1:38 pm
To answer the question, not to lose, and for everything else save us some money and cut our losses now, while we have some qualified candidates out their. (ie Kriby Smart) We appreciate everything Richt has done, but I think we have reached our ceiling with CMR.
LakeDawg
January 6th, 2012
1:39 pm
Mark Richt must go.
Jacket99
January 6th, 2012
1:43 pm
Mark Richt is a good man and a good coach. Fire him and expect to be the next Tennessee Vols. Put him and his staff on some kind of pay for performance plan that no one else has and he’ll be on the next plane to Miami. Whatever. If you’re determined to be the next Big Orange, here’s your sign: Go Dwags!
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
1:48 pm
Key word in that last post is “good”. But not good enough to get an NC.
FRED Russo
January 6th, 2012
1:54 pm
Look i am no genius but i have been saying for 5 years on this site and others that CMR is a wonderful man of GOD but, a horrible coach. Sure he plays not to loose have you not seen this by now? When has he ever played to win? Name one game. However we are stuck with him because UGA does not care about winning they care about filling the seats and they will fill those seats forever.
Juice
January 6th, 2012
1:55 pm
I don’t want Richt gone. But I want him to take Bobo and Will Friend on an all summer mission trip to meet with NFL coaches/staffs and absorb exactly what the “cutting edge” options are for developing a “cutting edge” offense, one that attacks with the run and then does everything else you can do off of that philosophy once you have it clicking. He said he’d use the time and relief from McGarity’s movement of responsibilities to become “cutting edge”, but I’m not sure he meant it or embraced it when someone told him that was his assignment.
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
1:55 pm
FRED russo, he laid the wood to NM State and Coastal Carolina.
cmac22
January 6th, 2012
1:57 pm
Look at at his tenure at uga …. he coaches not to lose ALOT more than he coaches to win!! To play the first overtime for a field goal, with walsh as the kicker, was IDIOTIC!!!
Half Century Dawg
January 6th, 2012
1:58 pm
anyone who thinks Kirby Smart is the solution to taking us to next level is brain dead. Kirby Smart has never been a head coach and has not proved squat being the DC at Bama. Saban runs that defense.
Dawgsgone
January 6th, 2012
2:05 pm
Winning the SEC East (even in a “down” year) and going 10-4 sounds pretty good until you break down who we beat and who we lost to. Throw in the fact that we could very easily be 8-6 and no SEC East winner and it looks much worse. Even if we beat MSU do we REALLY think we are on the upswing??? Finally got the defense starting to improve but it took over 4 years and how many unnecessary losses to make that happen?? WE WILL NOT CHANGE OFFENSIVE COORIDINATOR OR PHILOSOPHY AS LONG AS CMR IS THERE so give it up. He’s had 11 years and we are begging high school senior running backs to come to UGA and guaranteeing them to start, our offensive line is at best average now and will be better only if several redshirt or true freshmen can play??? Our quarterback plays almost as he did at the beginning of last year, 27 games ago and we absolutely will not consider anyone else under any circumstances??? Too many young players forced to start too quickly, too many of the same mistakes and penalties over and over and…… we are so average it hurts. I love UGA as much as anyone on this blog but it embarrasses me to hear us compare ourselves to Alabama, LSU, South Carolina and until very recently Fla. and UT. Those programs draw talent from the same area that we do but they do so much more with them. Until something changes in our coaching staff or their philisophy of how to build and rum a program, I fear we are about where we will be–beat the bad teams, struggle with the average to decent ones and for the most part lose to the good ones.
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
2:06 pm
just a little sec factoid…in last 12 meetings between lsu and bama, lsu is 9-3…
bill arp
January 6th, 2012
2:07 pm
i see that you mentioned our old faithful screen pass play, Bill. Well, we’ve had to totally abandon that play because of the fact that every time we ran it, Murray, being so tall and all, always seemed to ‘airmail’ the ball over everyone’s head!!! Seriously, we haven’t ran it since the end of Sept.
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
2:10 pm
my boyfriend has my balls in a glass jar on the shelf with a sign reading “break in case of emergency”. does this mean my man card has been revoked??
Napoleon
January 6th, 2012
2:10 pm
Mich State had the better team and the better team won. UGA had no answer for their DE Gholson or their D line. Mich State’s QB and offense adjusted to whatever UGA was doing and found some offensive plays that would work against UGA’s speed on defense. It looked more as though Mi State was able to use effective plays against UGA’s defense rather than mistakes made by UGA
drbasic
January 6th, 2012
2:11 pm
I am not the grammar police by any stretch and i know it is just a blog, but geez please learn when to use “lose” and “loose”
huffsleeper
January 6th, 2012
2:11 pm
I quit going to games three years ago. Georgia football is a disgrace. Nobody aspires to greatness only to unfulfilled hope. The misery will continue. I will continue to watch them on tv when I can but I will not go see such a pathetic and gutless program. Life is too short.
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
2:13 pm
Great coaches let their coordinators do their jobs, ie Nick Saban, and Mark Richt was never a head coach before coming to Georgia. Kirby Smart is a bulldawg, and would take the program to the next level with recruiting and coaching. That is evident by what he is doing at Bama.
Home
January 6th, 2012
2:13 pm
Enter your comments here
evil empire
January 6th, 2012
2:16 pm
What has Kirby done? Besides ride the coattails of Saban and bash is alma mater?
OkieDawg
January 6th, 2012
2:16 pm
Enter your comments here
Dawg48
January 6th, 2012
2:18 pm
Realistic dawg
Kirby is not the answer for UGA.
Home Boy
January 6th, 2012
2:18 pm
“losing a bowl game you should have won” The better team won. Mich State was the better team. If you think the better team lost then Coastal Carolina should be able to say the same thing
Half Century Dawg
January 6th, 2012
2:18 pm
Your right, Mark was a coordinator and we are at where we are at. Why do it again? Like I said, Kirby Smart has not proven squat and being a bulldawg does not mean he is qualified to be a head coach.
BigDaddy
January 6th, 2012
2:19 pm
Don’t dirty up our page with that “Great Alabama Coaching” bull crap! Oversigning is the reason for Bama and LSU! Period! Hell, I could have the same success cheating!
LADawg
January 6th, 2012
2:25 pm
Can anyone give me a program that gets less out of more than UGA. Richt and his staff have to lead the SEC in sending players to the NFL while getting few results while they are at UGA, especially recently,We always manage to lose the games that would put us in the national discussion. My concern is not only play calling and game management, but also the most important coaching that takes place between the ears of the players. How can players have a “refuse to lose” mentality when the coaches’ mentality is to play not to lose rather than play to win.
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
2:27 pm
and CMR didn’t ride the coattails of Bobby Bowden, and when you say “bash” did you mean to say “beat his Alma mater” and if Kirby Smart is not the answer, then who is. Or do we just continue to settle for mediocrity????? You can call it “oversigning” hell, call it cheating if you want to. But at the end of the day the nation is calling it NC’s. Once again great coach and more so a great man, but he has reached his peak.
Cecil34
January 6th, 2012
2:27 pm
Absolutely he was. That’s his M.O…..
Rationale
January 6th, 2012
2:34 pm
Snowbird, I am not trying to start an argument, however, anyone who cannot see that Bobo is a major part of the problem is not watching the same game Bobo is calling.
The other part of the problem is the occasional over confidence of Murray. In the Bowl game, he completed more long pass completions, meaning the length of the pass, not the length of the run, than he had all season. Then he gets over confident, and guess what? Interceptions, just as he stated himself, in 3 different games, of which UGA lost. It really does not matter how good a QB is, if he is not good enough to protect a lead that he has brought to fruition. An overconfident QB is just as good as his last completed pass.
In reference to Bobo as being demoted as the OC and being retained as the QB coach, I am not convinced that would solve the problem with the limited growth of Murray. Murray is what he was at the beginning of the year. He has made absolutely no progress, since the Boise State game. Throwing 8 touchdowns against Mexico State and Coastal Carolina does not make up for those wild throws for interceptions, which cost UGA 3 wins. Murray is a good QB, without a doubt. I thought he had made great improvements in the Bowl Game with those long passes. Then the same old Aaron Murray showed back up. It does not matter how many TD’s you throw, if you keep throwing the interceptions that costs the team the win.
A Very Easy Schedule
January 6th, 2012
2:36 pm
If my college team played Western Carolina 12 times our record would be 12 – 0. UGA 10-2 is misleading because of the soft schedule. UGAs team probably should not have been ranked
The reason is......!
January 6th, 2012
2:39 pm
A Very Easy Schedule, all great points, and with beating the worst Florida team since Emmitt Smith in a come from behind 4 point victory proves that the schedule this team played was a big factor behind the 10 game win streak. Aaron Murray has yet to play well against a top of the line defense.
OkieDawg
January 6th, 2012
2:39 pm
Fire McClendon and hire Friedgen as the RB coach and Co-OC. If there is any disagreement between the Co-OCs as to the direction the offense should be headed, then Friedgen has the right to overrule Bobo. I know Bobo may get mad and leave the program and then what would we have? A nationally recognized coach that is known for his offensive genius. And you don’t even have to pay relocation cost to get Friedgen.
monty
January 6th, 2012
2:40 pm
I don’t know about everyone else but I am excited to go to the Outback Bowl or Capital One Bowl every year, while LSU,BAMA, and FLA play for the NC. I think CMR is doing a swell job of coaching our great recruiting classes. What more could we silly GA fans ask for?
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
2:43 pm
I notice every time you mention NC’s , or lack their of, on this blog. All of these CMR supporters get quite.
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
2:45 pm
@Monty
IMPOSTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rip Van Winkle
January 6th, 2012
2:45 pm
Is Hershel still running?
monty
January 6th, 2012
2:46 pm
Someone said the other day that it took Bowden 17 years to get his 1st NC, so how may years does that leave us? 7?
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
2:47 pm
@Monty
Now THAT IS FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
2:48 pm
Hire me at UGA! Please!
monty
January 6th, 2012
2:50 pm
Hey, I guess even the Bama fans have to remember the Shula years. Nice guy, all that.
Dr. Phil
January 6th, 2012
2:50 pm
No Rip he is not, at least not all of his personalities.
UGA
January 6th, 2012
2:51 pm
@ Kirby Smart
No we will not, we enjoy you coming over here and taking our recruits. In addition to beating the living hell out of us…….. When we are not scared to play you.
Pago Pago Dawg
January 6th, 2012
2:51 pm
Will UGA Ever win another bowl game! Let’s face it, UGA is just above UK and Vandy. Sad.
monty
January 6th, 2012
2:52 pm
If you can stay in a program long enough and recuit well over the years, hey anything could happen I guess. But I kind of like the coaches who go in and within a year or 2 or 3 they have a NC under their belt. But that’s just me.
Dr. Phil
January 6th, 2012
2:54 pm
Aaron Murray’s decisionmaking has at times been questionable. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Not when he is playing the patsies.
DawgByte
January 6th, 2012
2:56 pm
Here’s the deal guys -
I originally thought Bobo and Richt were playing not to lose late in the 4th Qtr., however upon further analysis I believe they were very limited given the situation. After UGA obtained a 1st down with about 3:26 left, Murray attempted a pass to the left side of the field and missed BADLY. Given the fact Murray had two picks; including one for 6 pts., Bobo wasn’t willing to risk another INT. He ran the ball two more times thinking our #3 ranked defense could stop them one more time. That was a sound strategy. Could Bobo have called some more creative running plays? Maybe. However, our backs weren’t exactly lighting up the joint, so I’m not sure outside runs would have faired any better.
As much as I wanted place the blame on Bobo, the more I examined the situation the more apparent it became that he was not the cause of our demise. The problem was as follows:
1. Aaron Murray choked again in a big game. Three turnovers is not what one expects out of a player of his caliber. The QB position needs to be opened up to all competition this Spring. Murray should not be given the impression he’s a lock to start next year. Perhaps that will encourage Mason not transfer.
2. We have no running game. Crowell was a no show and the rest of the back-ups couldn’t start for another SEC team.
3. Our OL is a patchwork! We have two Guards playing the Tackle position and both have been consistently beaten by good DE’s and LB’s. With Theus and Dantzler we’ll have two prototype Tackles, both of which can think themselves out of a shoe box, which Bean Anderson couldn’t do.
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
2:56 pm
But I have my plans at Georgia, I will keep BoBo cause we are buddies, I will run the D he will run the O! We can get the Georgia boys back in and win the SEC, besides look at my Boss’ former assistants, Will and Derek they are doing GREAT as I will!
Smart and BOBO for 2012!
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
2:58 pm
“Unfortunately, I think that must be a personal preference of Bobo’s”
So now personal preferences supersede a sound coaching philosophy? I guess it is true that the inmates are running the asylum.
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:00 pm
And look at the past two coaches Georgia hired that played at Georgia to be there head coach, Ray goff and Johnny Griffith I wanna take UGA back to those GLORY DAYS!
Smart and BOBO for 2012!
old dog
January 6th, 2012
3:02 pm
@Dawgbyte,
Yep….gotta run the ball in the SEC. I know it seems to be terrible to deride coaches and players, but the only people we beat were those that were not any good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If we don’t get some real linemen, we’ll be making the same argument next year (and afterward!)
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:03 pm
Hey guys I read the AJC blogs, I see how smart you Monday morning Quarterbacks/head coaches y’all are, y’all know your stuff!
Pull some strings guys get me in!
Smart and BOBO 2012!
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
3:06 pm
“I think Kevin Butler knows more about placekicking than Georgia’s current coaching staff could ever hope to learn”
Would that not be another indication that UGA needs a special teams coach or at least someone that understands the concept of “special teams” being just that – special. Not just a group of volunteers or draftees that Richt decides to put on the field.
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:07 pm
Old dog & dawgByte
Please stop talking the truth, it is hurting me from coming to UGA! Please stop!
UGA
January 6th, 2012
3:09 pm
Thanks, but no thanks Kirby…. We would rather watch the rest of the SEC count Crystal balls, while we enjoy going to the Locos Bowl every year.
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:09 pm
SSIgator
Tell all these Georgia fans how my buddy Will is doing at Florida!
Us saban deciples are the best! Tell em for me!
UGA
January 6th, 2012
3:10 pm
or the Weaver D’s Bowl, or The Varsity Bowl……
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:11 pm
UGA
Yea buddy you got it! Your smart guy you know your football!
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
3:12 pm
“I’d say there’s little chance of Bobo being replaced as offensive coordinator and playcaller”
Of course. Richt has to protect his sidekick Booboo. The man has a family, with what, eight or ten kids now? Plus, Richt recently discovered that he could not pay his buddies out of his own pocket any more. Nepotism reigns at UGA.
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:12 pm
All dawg fans listen to UGA he knows his stuff!
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:14 pm
SSIgator
I want get rid of booboo either, heck we played together on the same team! We beat you gators together in 97!
Athens= God's Country
January 6th, 2012
3:15 pm
Aaron Murray lost us the Outback Bowl, PERIOD. The kid looks absolutely lost in almost every game this season in the second half. It drives me crazy when he and the receivers are not on the same page. Pull it together, Murray!!!
I really hope Lemay or Mason wins the job this Spring. Murray is not the answer. He has never won us a game. He has lost us at least 5 games in two years, however.
dawgdip
January 6th, 2012
3:15 pm
Georgia’s offensive line is the problem. They do not know how to block or they are too weak to block. When they fix the offensive line problems Georgia will win and win big.
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:16 pm
UGA
I’m nervous now, you seem to know so much you might be the next HC at Georgia!
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
3:17 pm
Speaking of the O-Line, maybe Parkview has another set of Stinchcomb brothers coming through………………
Dr. Phil
January 6th, 2012
3:19 pm
That #3 defense was a joke in the 4th qtr. Maybe their stats were padded like Murray’s against weak teams including giving up 20 points against a pathetic UF offense.
UGA
January 6th, 2012
3:20 pm
@ Kirby Smart
No, I do not know football at all, but I know How to count National Championship rings?????
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 6th, 2012
3:20 pm
Where is Tampa Dawg and True Dawg Fan according to them me and a few others are in the minority about Richt and his cant win big coaching
Just would like here them spin all the negative comments written to Bill about Richt and Booboo
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
3:21 pm
“one can only hope”
Since UGA seems to be stuck in neutral in their coaching quandry, that may be the UGA fans last resort. It is either that or crossing their fingers and hitting the KoolAid harder.
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:22 pm
UGA
Im Proud of you now! You can count to one!
UGA
January 6th, 2012
3:23 pm
Every time you mention NATIONAL Championship on this blog, you get the same silence I heard at the “Blackout Game”. Mediocrity!!!
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:25 pm
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
3:21 pm
“one can only hope”
Since UGA seems to be stuck in neutral in their coaching quandry, that may be the UGA fans last resort. It is either that or crossing their fingers and hitting the KoolAid harder.
You sir are correct, UGA does not have GREAT coach like the gators do!
Tell em they need me!
Smart and BOBO 2012!
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
3:25 pm
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville -
True Dawg Fan has the late shift today at Tire Kingdom in his role as tire advisor. Either that or his boss made him go to a remedial English class so he would be more coherent when posting his comments.
Deandawg
January 6th, 2012
3:25 pm
Bill, surely to God you do not give Richt and BoBo credit for the talent of “Matt Stafford” as you called him. Those two coaches did more to hurt Mathew Stafford than anything. I was ssssooooo happy to see him leave for the NFL. I believe another year with GA would have really hurt.Stafford. Watch how, year after year these coaches coach DOWN FINE athetes and/or let them degenerate into problem players. That is lack of coaching and discipline..neither of which these two coaches are good at. Under Richt “always a brides-maid never a bride.” sicken just sicken
Kirby Smart
January 6th, 2012
3:26 pm
UGA
Keep pulling for me buddy!
Smart and BOBO 2012!
Burma Shave
January 6th, 2012
3:26 pm
Richt is a joke
We all know that
His hair is a mess
Now he’s getting fat
BURMA SHAVE
old dog
January 6th, 2012
3:28 pm
dawgdip,
Bingo! I know the general populace thinks all us armchair coaches are crazy, but any nut can see that our line is the problem we cannot run block worth a squat against a decent team! Until that issue is addressed, nothing else will rescue us! Bobo takes a ton of heat, but when we do not have the personnel to run the ball, there is only so much he can do! If he had any kind of line, people would think he was a genius! Lord knows we need a quality SEC offensive line!!!!!!!!!!!!
LagDawg
January 6th, 2012
3:30 pm
The problems with the O falls on both Richt and Bobo. CMR is the HC and Bobo is the OC. Let’s get this straight. The OC is in charge of the entire offense. If the coaches under him are not doing their jobs, get rid of them. Bobo is responsible for the RB, WR,OL and the total outlook of the offense, so if the O is not functioning, it is all his fault and since Richt is the HC, he is responsible for both the Offensive and the Defensive coaches and he needs to overhaul the entire offense like he did the defense.
Chohundiz Lea
January 6th, 2012
3:30 pm
A few salient comments:
1. Four different SEC teams have won the last six BCS championships.
2. UGA was not one of those teams.
3. During that period, UGA did not win the SEC championship.
4. Red panties.
In other words, UGA has sunk into total irrelevancy both regionally and nationally.
So why is UGA paying Mark Richt millions of dollars a year?
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 6th, 2012
3:30 pm
SSIgator
I forgot to add kerryb to that list as well
I thought FL taught Mcgarity how to handle coaches but Im thinking FL brainwashed him into making sure Contracts to Mediocrity continue at UGA
I guess I have to hand it to FL and say congrats on making sure UGA has 5 more years of 8-10 Win seasons
dawg with a question
January 6th, 2012
3:31 pm
When has UGA been a premium program except for the many people of Herschel Walker when the dawgs could have had as many as 29 players on the field. Didn’t Herschel his own many selves say he was up to 19 people at a time.
Bring back Ray Goof
UGA
January 6th, 2012
3:32 pm
Chizik-1, Saban-2, Miles-1, Meyer-2 what do all of these names and numbers beside them mean. I will give Kirby Smart a hint, they all are or have coached during CMR’s tenure at UGA. But then again who cares about NC’s…………………
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
3:33 pm
“I realize McClendon is a prized recruiter but I’m not convinced the former receiver is the best choice to mold Georgia’s young backs”
Are you kidding? He is the perfect one to implement the game plan that Richt and Booboo run. Those passes out to the flat take time to perfect and a receiver coach is just the guy to make it happen. Besides, when your running game consists of a back coming out of the I-formation straight up the middle for either a loss or a two yard gain, how mcuh coaching could that involve?
LagDawg
January 6th, 2012
3:34 pm
Sorry, I didin’t see the great job Will Friend did with the OL. They looked worse than last season. Personally I expected more from them. The entire offense is too soft. They need to be more physical and way more aggressive. The entire offense just goes through the motion. We keep saying that CMR came from Fla. ST., UGA should have a top notch offense. Has it ever occured to anyone that maybe, Richt didn’t call the plays, maybe Bowdon or Brad Scott did, because I haven’t seen that type of offense since he became the HC.
UGA
January 6th, 2012
3:35 pm
Hey Kirby, answer Chohundiz Lea’s question?????? LOL
Happy Warrior
January 6th, 2012
3:35 pm
First if all…… Bobo is an idiot!!! He has no idea what to do at times. My point is this. On the first play in OT he ran LEFT… in the game we only had 2 positive plays that went left. 2nd. play center the ball in the field… Your kicker spends all night in BARS visiting friends, and has had a terrible year on the field. On 3rd. down we kick!!!!!!!!! Our “D” put us in position to win but our “O” coach has an agenda.
What ever happened to TEAM me!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 6th, 2012
3:35 pm
UGA is 3rd in wins in the SEC and 3rd in SEC championships
UGA is a top program that has been run by scam artists like Adams for 2 decades.
Thats the problem with UGA
Dawg48
January 6th, 2012
3:39 pm
Enter your comments here
OkieDawg
January 6th, 2012
3:39 pm
From Scout recruiting:
Samuel 5*
Crowell 5*
King 5*
Malcome 4*
Ealey 4*
Jackson 4*
Thomas 4*
And UGA can’t run the ball? You may miss on a highly regarded recruit sometime but not everytime. I bet if we paid someone $3.8 million/year they could figure out why UGA can’t run the ball…oh wait, we’ve tried that.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 6th, 2012
3:42 pm
OkieDawg
UGA #1 in the SEC in putting players in the NFL during Richts tenure.
But hey its player execution for the reason UGA cant win big in almost 7 years now
Dawg48
January 6th, 2012
3:43 pm
SSIgator
Urban Meyer played Defense in college, how did he become a offensive genius?
dawg with an answer
January 6th, 2012
3:44 pm
THIS NEEDS REPEATING AND REPEATING AND REPEATING:funny…
January 6th, 2012
10:44 am
2001-2005 — basically Jim Donnan’s recruits
2005 – Looks lost against WVU, got blasted in the Sugar Bowl IN ATLANTA!!!!
2006 – lost to Vandy at home. Lost four out of five and should have lost to a terrible MSU team at home.
2007 – Danced in the endzone but couldn’t beat USCe, got blasted by a terrible UT team Knoxville
2008 – Got blasted by Alabama at home, even worse by Florida, should have fired Martinez after the Georgia Tech collapse. Managed to underachieve with Knowshon, AJ Green, and Matt Stafford.
2009 – Fourth straight year of losing all the big games. OSU, LSU, Florida. Lost to Kentucky at home. Got blasted in Tennessee AGAIN. Should have been fired.
2010 – 6-7 everyone knows how this year turned out. Lost to UCF. Should have been fired
2011 – Lost to every team that mattered, Boise, USCe, LSU, MSU. Backed into SECCG. Should be fired. Still keeps Bobo.
Plus all the off the field issues over the years.
Richt hasn’t done ANYTHING since the SECCG in 2005. He’s lost basically every meaningful game since. How does he still have a job?
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
3:45 pm
Bobo coaches like he played while at UGA……………….. why should we expect differently???????
Gainesville DAWG
January 6th, 2012
3:47 pm
If anyone has ever associated with Bobo in the past, it is evident that he is quite an arrogant fellow.
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
3:48 pm
Dawg48 -
“Urban Meyer played Defense in college, how did he become a offensive genius?”
Who claimed he was one? That’s why he had Dan Mullen. In case you did not notice, when Mullen and Strong left things did not go as well as they had been.
Dawg48
January 6th, 2012
3:50 pm
Ssigator
ESPN lol
minnesota dawg
January 6th, 2012
3:52 pm
What really changed the game to me was Murray throwing those two miscue passes for interceptions. We were rolling until that first one happened in the thrid quarter. You talk about momentum changing! We definitely were the better team. But do you realize that Michigan State was very close to being Big Ten Champions and going to the Rose Bowl? Yet we were still better than them! I’m looking forward to next year and see what they will do. That defense looks pretty good!
Realistic Dawg
January 6th, 2012
3:52 pm
With a last name like “BoBo” you better be arrogant….. that is about you might have going for you.
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
3:53 pm
Dawg48 -
ESPN also had Oaklahoma winning it all this year. So much for accuracy.
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
3:53 pm
I’m new to this so I’m not sure if what I’ve got here has been said a thousand times or ten thousand times around Georgia this fall. However this, in my opinion, is a breakdown of where we are as an organization.
Mike Bobo is an idiot. I haven’t been able to watch games in the last two years without wanting to pull my hair out. Willie Martinez being such a trainwreck saved MB…they should have both been fired in 2007. You can’t run a 160 pound back right into a brick wall and expect to have Herschel Walker results. He’s an idiot because of what’s not clicking in his head the 25th time he calls that play. There is no inner red flag that says “this might now work”.
It’s not so much that he chooses to run the ball at the most idiotic times, it’s the one running play we have. We seriously have two running plays! We run the ball up the middle in the I formation and we run the ball up the middle out of the gun. Maybe 10 times ALL YEAR Mike Bobo called a toss sweep. And everyone of those was to the short side of the field.
HE NEVER ran Isaiah Crowell to the wide side of the field all year. I’m not saying hardly ever…I’m saying NEVER. If we ran 5 toss sweeps to the wide side of the field I’d be amazed.
Talking Heads like Buck Belue can insult my intelligence all they want. They only come off sounding like morons…all in the name of trying to stay positive! Propping up a loser is not what I’m about.
I’ll go one further….If you don’t see what’s happening here you are either incompetent or you’re NOT A FAN! We are being outcoached weekly. Nothing will change until Mike Bobo is replaced. We could have possibly won a NC by now if it weren’t for Bobo. Richt should follow him if he doesn’t see it.
Georgia can be great but not when we have the ship steered by someone like MB who will never outhink anyone!
Dawg48
January 6th, 2012
3:54 pm
SSIgator
Are you not a fan of urban?
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
4:07 pm
DaTruf -
Whoa, my man. Writing things like that while losing your “posting virginity” on this site is only going to infuriate the members of the Kool-Aid Club. They will view you as a potential member to recruit that they never even had a crack at to convert. They have been laying low today, but believe me, the alarm bells sounded at their HQ the second you comments were posted. They will soon be on the attack, led by their Captain, AltamahaDawg (In cas you don’t know it, he knows everything – and will tell you so) along with his faithful companion, DawginLex. Prepare yourself for a fierce attack. Also, if they feel that they are not being successful in their conversion, they will not hesitate to unleash True Dawg Fan on you.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 6th, 2012
4:10 pm
Mike Bobo is from Thomasville Ga thats all you need to know if you have ever been there
jvillebil
January 6th, 2012
4:12 pm
I know there are so many people out there that don’t like Mark Richt. A lot of people act like he brought the program down from some great height is was at for many years. I started going to the Georgia games in Vince Dooly’s 2nd year and have been attending ever since. Granted I don’t like the way we played not to lose and at times seem so predictable, but as far as Mark verses Vince and where the program was to where it is now we’re not in worse shape. Can we improve, definitely! I don’t have a problem with anyone being on one side of the fence or the other, this is the USA and until Obama gets his way 100% we as least get to express our opinions.
Just some facts to look at between Vince and Mark
Over all Record
MCR 106-38 (74% W) VD 200-77-10 (72%W)
SEC Record
MCR 68-28 (68%W) VD 104-42-4 (71%W)
Conference Titles
MCR 2 VD 6
Bowl Record
MCR 7-4 VD 8-10-2
National Championships
MCR 0 VD 1
Top 10 Rankings
MCR 5 times (45%) VD 7 times (28%)
Ranking 11-20
MCR 1 VD 5
Seasons no ranking or lower than 20, they only ranked top 20 during Dooly’s time
MCR 4 (36%) VD 13 (52%)
Years with No Bowls ( granted there is a bowl for everything now)
MCR 0 VD 5
During Vince’s Herschel run they were 33-3 and add the year after they were 44-4-1 from 1980-83.
After 1983 we on had two season ranked top 20 (13th &15th) and 3 not ranked.
From 82-89 no SEC titles.
So I guess what I’m saying is this. I’m not happy with our play because I’m a die hard UGA grad and fan. But I don’t want to kid myself into thinking we have been a national power for years other than 80-83 and then if the once in a lifetime player Herschel wasn’t there, well we wouldn’t have been 33-3.
Just some facts folks that’s all.
DawginSewer
January 6th, 2012
4:13 pm
Richt told me and Russ he wasn`t really coaching. He was listening to a rock concert the entire game and couldn`t be bothered with such small considerations.
He is looking forward to his new contract. He may sleep next year during games.
Needums
January 6th, 2012
4:16 pm
As much as I would like to blame bobo for everything the fact is bobo did not throw the pick 6 , bobo did not miss out on about 6 gimme ints. Bobo did not miss the field goal that would win the game. Bobo is not a great OC but you put the ball in the kids hands and let them get it done. I was there and was one of many who was glad they went for it on fourth down because your telling the guys we have faith and believe that you can do it. Unfortunately they didn’t get the first down and who knows how the game would have played out had we’d gotten that but that’s why you play the game. We can’t blame this loss on one guy.
NeoDawg
January 6th, 2012
4:18 pm
The most frustrating part of our offense is we largely run the ball between the hash marks and throw it outside of them and everyone knows it. When a top five defense only has to defend portions of the field you get what we had in the Outback. There might be some personnel reasons for this (Murray too short to throw over big linemen and backs not fast enough to get to the outside or our big lineman not quick enough to pull) but it sure makes it easy to play defense.
Our unwillingness to throw over the middle also fails to take advantage of the athleticism of Charles. Get him the ball on a quick post or look in and let him make a move on a linebacker, I think we will like the results. It will also make the linebackers and safeties respect that part of the field and may actually help us with our running game since the linebackers can’t simply play to stuff the run between the hashes. It would also cut down on those 5-10 yd out routes that require Murray to throw the bowl 30-35 yards for a modest completion – or pick six if he misses which he seems to do in big games.
Good coaches find a way to get the ball to their playmakers where they can best perform. Getting the ball to Charles once for two yards on a shovel pass in the first quarter and running Thomas between the tackles seems like a major fail IMHO.
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
4:23 pm
DawginSewer -
“He is looking forward to his new contract. He may sleep next year during games”
Funny you would post that. I heard a rumor that Richt has signed a new endorsement contract with NoDoz. They have come up with a formula for their pills that let you sleep peacefully on the inside while looking awake on the outside. Richt actually tried some of the samples this year. That’s why when the camera would be on Richt during a game, he looked like he was actually talking to someone on the staff about the next play, but an up-close mic caught him muttering “Not now honey, I need my sleep.”
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
4:26 pm
Thanks for the headsup SSigator…not usually friends with people with Gators in their names but I’ll be on the lookout.
I’m just telling the truth. There really isn’t anything to debate here if you understand football.
People can say Bobo doesn’t throw a pick six and he’s not running the ball. But the truth is that play calling doesn’t occur in a vacuum. Everything is connected. Great OC’s run one play to set up something 30 plays from now. Everyone makes mistakes and Murray is no different. I’m not talking about why they scored…I’m talking about why we lost.
It is not a question here so much of execution. Our players are set up to fail.
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
4:32 pm
What makes me sick is having to listen to the same people who defended Willie Martinez defend Bobo. Those fans are holding us back. Buck Belue is on crack and delusional. I remember him saying how it wasn’t WM’s fault because he didn’t miss any tackles…he didn’t miss a field goal.
WM wouldn’t have been fired if it were Buck’s decision.
People like that are how you wake up ranked 3rd in the nation in # of DI recruits and haven’t won anything in 30 years….we are collectively content to be mediocre.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 6th, 2012
4:32 pm
jvillebil
And anyone else
You can compare whatever coach you want but facts are facts, UGA is 3rd in wins and 3rd in SEC championships. UGA is a top program in the SEC with the tools to win big
Its your type of thinking is why UGA has been where it is
Florida was a joke program for 100 years not winning any conference or National Championships until the 90’s
But FL and its fanbase kept demanding better results year after and thanks to the state of FL recruiting base getting much better beginning in the late 70’s things got better for not just FL but Miami and FSU
The state of Ga is a top5 recruiting base since the late 80’s
Its time to start acting like FL and its fans and demand better because the players are in the backyard it just needs the right leader to lead
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
4:33 pm
DaTruf -
Now you have done it. Not only are you an honest UGA fan in your assessment of the football program, you are also using logic in your analysis. May the Lord have mercy on your soul for the barrage that will soon befall you.
Russell
January 6th, 2012
4:34 pm
People people people…It’s Richt’s playbook, his system, his offense, his philosophy. Bobo has the luxury of calling plays from Richt’s book. It doesn’t matter who is the OC, they would have to call the same plays. Richt is not going to dump his play book in favor of bringing in an outside OC and changing the entire philosophy that has been in place since 02.
And yes, Richt always plays to not lose. Any time there is a lead, he dials it down. He never hardly ever keeps the foot on the gas and buries an opponent. He isn’t into humiliating others and that translates on to the football field. No lead is ever safe, as fast as a team puts 50 on the board, the opposing team can somehow duplicate if all falls into place. I say play the entire 60 minutes balls to the wall and bury teams, at least that way if another team wins it won’t be because of playing soft and scared.
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
4:44 pm
Hehe…I honestly don’t know the group you speak of SSIgator but they can’t be allergic to logic.
There are people who regard complaints as coming only from enemies. that isn’t the case. I just can easily see this and am amazed when i hear people shouting from the hills otherwise. I’m the biggest UGA fan you can be.
Richt does approve of every play i’m sure but he’s getting a small pass because he has some capital built up. I’m willing to pluck out the simple minded and keep him. That is, until we go another year making the same mistakes.
bozobill
January 6th, 2012
4:45 pm
Fire Mark Richt.
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
4:46 pm
Mark Richt kindof kept FSU stable after taking over what Brad Scott built…but he still proved himself as a great OC and play caller. I think he is just trying to build a coach in MB by letting him fail. The problem is that you can’t build a great coach when the raw materials aren’t there. For Bobo they aren’t there.
Tmar
January 6th, 2012
4:57 pm
The thing I was most upset with was the series where we ran 3 reverses/ receiver end arounds. After thhe first 2 failed miserably, why would we think another one would work?
Big Albany Dawg
January 6th, 2012
4:59 pm
Huuutsssson……Maaaassson…….(erie echo goes here)
Dawgdad (The Original)
January 6th, 2012
5:00 pm
People blame Van Gorter for the Falcons soft zone bend and break defense. I say Mike Smith calls the shots and that is what he wants, BVG does as told.
The same goes for Bobo, he does Richt’s bidding. Richt should take the blame, it is his offense and Bobo calls the plays Richt wants or Richt would take back the play calling or overrule him when the play is called.
We will never win a NC with Mark Richt coaching our dawgs.
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
5:01 pm
Go back to the LSU game. We lost that game thanks the play calling on the first two series after halftime. We were trying to squeeze a 160 pound back …where else? …up the middle even though nothing had ever worked there.
There isn’t a philosophy of lets try more than that. I would have tried other stuff even if up the middle was working! YOU CAN NOT BE PREDICTABLE IN THE SEC.
Those two drives completely demotivated our defense and then there was no hope.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
January 6th, 2012
5:04 pm
Bottom Line
Eveyone is an Energy Vampire
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
5:04 pm
I’m one of those people who blame BVG for the falcon’s sucking on defense. He wasn’t hired to do a job. If you’re the head coach you can’t be known for micromanaging everything. That said, I agree that it’s really up to Mike Smith and in UGA’s case, Mark Richt to step up and veto certain things.
Like I said before I’m not not blaming Richt. it’s just he’s earned the chance to fix things. That starts with replacing the playcaller.
oakwood dawg
January 6th, 2012
5:07 pm
Re: West Va–Clemson—Wva returns fumble 99 yards for t.d. With over 10 minutes left until half, Wva pours it on with 21 more points. This would never happen with Uga because we would run the clock out for the rest of the quarter with 3 yards and a cloud of dust. WE NEVER GO FOR THE JUGULAR and that is one reason we end up losing some games we should have won.
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
5:10 pm
DaTruf -
“I honestly don’t know the group you speak of SSIgator but they can’t be allergic to logic”
As you said, you are new to this, but once they have zeroed in on you they will be easy to identify. Logic is to the Kool-Aid Club members like the sun rising is to a vampire. Speaking of which, hey Flat Tire, have you gotten the new edition of Vampire Weekly magazine yet? I guess since Monday was a holiday it won’t arrive until tomorrow.
LawDawg
January 6th, 2012
5:19 pm
Our OL was terrible this year. Murray and Bobo certainly deserve some blame, but when 2-5 players are in the backfield in seconds on every running and passing play, what are you going to do? Ben Jones and Glenn may get drafted highly, but that does not change what I saw all year.
LawDawg
January 6th, 2012
5:23 pm
jvillebil:n well said. People forget that UGA was irrelevant for approximately 18 years before Richt took over. So now we want to fire him so we can get, what? The next Ray Goff?
Randall "Pink" Floyd
January 6th, 2012
5:26 pm
Richt was flat-out gutless in the bowl game. Combine that with Murray’s poor performance and it’s a wonder the game was even close.
SSIgator
January 6th, 2012
5:27 pm
DaTruf -
Oops, I forgot about LawDawg. He is first out of the nest tonight.
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
5:35 pm
LawDawg…you know how to take care of having 2 -5 players in the backfield every play? Screens! Scheme matters. You can either design and run plays that accent your talent….camaflauge your weakness or you can design and run plays that highlight them.
Football is chess. When the DC chooses to have his linemen get upfeild then you trap them or kill them with screens. What you do not do is exactly what we did…keep trying to run the ball right at them.
There is no defense for what Bobo called.
As for Richt being the problem…I’m going to not disagree but rather withhold judgmemt. He may be but he could fix this easily.
SSIgator ..appreciate the headsup again. I can’t believe there are people out there who can debate what i’m saying but i am very new to this…we’ll see.
I gotta run but if i come back later and see my posts getting ripped apart I’ll know.
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
5:40 pm
Last thing…there is nothing worse in this league or in football in general than to be predictable. Being predictable gets a more talented team beat and a less talented team blown away.
Bobo is predictable and that makes him incompetent.
Terry B. Shirey, Sr
January 6th, 2012
5:47 pm
Nothing like 20/20 hindsight for all the coaching “experts” on this blog. They would have the same complaints on the coaching if Murray had thrown three incomplete passes on the series. Just remember as a wise man said: “it ain’t the x’s and o’s, its the Willies and Joes. Georgia had its runing back corps depleted prior to the season and MSU has one of the top five defenses against the run in the nation. Some of the people on this blog (including the author) seem to think they know college coaching. If so, they shoud immediately leave what they are doing and apply for one of the numerous openings in college football coaching today.
Stephen A.DAWG: I've been watching the same Richt offense for 20 years.
January 6th, 2012
5:47 pm
We need to stop wasting time blaming Bobo and crying for a new OC. Under Richt there will be no changes. Bobo is Richt’s scapegoat and Mike is there to absorb all the vitriole and blame for Richt’s antiquated 1990s FSU offense when it sputters and fails. Wakeup everybody, Richt is fully involved with the offensive playcalling at UGA as he ever was. Bobo has been carefully put in place by Richt to catch all the heat when the offense breaks down. A new OC is not the answer for Richt and he will never consider it despite the fact that the game has passed Richt by. The only way a new OC will ever reach UGA, is with a new head coach. Richt is like that elderly parent with demensia that can no longer drive but demands on getting their driver’s licence renewed every year. If Richt would only hire a proven OC and step away from calling plays completely, he would have a chance to extend his career. But he just can’t do it, because his offense is designed to beat mediocre opponents only.
To compete with the Bamas and LSUs of the college football world, every knowledgeable Georgia fan knows UGA must totally overhaul and scrap it’s current offensive setup. But the sun will rise in the west and set in the east before we can expect for the conservative-to-a-fault, Richt to get that done. He collects $ 3 million a year and has watched miles of Bama and LSU offensive film and still can’t see that his finesse, conservative, old FSU offense won’t work in the SEC or beat top twenty teams anymore. He will never admit that simple fact and he would rather not change and get fired than change and keep his job.
Georgia’s problems on offense are bigger than Thomasville’s Mike Bobo. Bobo’s who’s hands are tied by Mark Richt and his 1990s FSU pass-first offensive playbook for weak-armed, short quarterbacks. This playbook calls for small Warrick Dunn clones to sneak out the backfield for dump passes. In this offense even mighty Herschel Walker would be a FB/TE that would only block and never get any touches of the ball. Then you must have a big offensive line that can neither pass or run block, they more or less are coached just to get in the way of opposing defenses. And to finalize Richts’ old 1990s FSU fastbreak offense you run the hurry-up offense out of the shotgun and dump passes to a collection of possession receivers. They don’t need any speed because you rabbit-punch the defense by rushing to the line of scrimmage repeatedly dumping off short passes. Get the FSU crowd lathered up by blaring the warchant and the rout was on. This offense worked to perfection for Richt at FSU and Bowden got all the credit for routing one mediocre ACC teams after the other. The Jimmy Johnson’s Miami Hurricanes were the one team Richt’s finesse FSU offense could not intimidate.
Bama and LSU have a power run game and they do not live or die on quarterback play as much as UGA does. You can bash ol’ Bobo as much as you want, but remember UGA has no run game or SEC calibre personnel they can depend on at RB. The O-line was just big and not good at run or pass blocking. The playbook is outdated and the coaching is both conservative to a fault and borderline incompetent. The WRs where young and inconsistent in big games and the untrustworthy quarterback was too erratic to win with in big games. Georgia’s problems are so immense on offense that it would not make a bit of difference if Bobo was fired as long a Richt remains as head of staff. No, let’s not blame a subordinate for all the the problems, let’s blame the man at the top and that would be Mark Richt.
jim Brooks
January 6th, 2012
5:54 pm
My only problem I see is Richt held on to martinez to long and he seems to be doing the same thing with Bobo. BoBo is a great Qb coach but not an offensive coordinator because watch how many teams sees our game plan and adjust to it but he don’t adjust to there adjustments. LsU 2nd half and the bowl game
DaTruf
January 6th, 2012
5:56 pm
Terry B.
It’s people like you who are the problem. I’m an expert if you compare me to Bobo. And in today’s world scheme matters. It’s not as simple as you tried to make it. I’m not a weather man either but i can tell when it’s raining.
TheTruthHurts
January 6th, 2012
6:02 pm
The big problem for that part of the UGA fanbase that really wants to have a first rate football program is that the Athletic Board with one or two exceptions, Adams and McGarity are satisfied with a mediocre program and with a mediocre head coach. As long as Richt doesn’t get the program in trouble and beats most of the nobodies most of the time and backs into an Eastern Division championship every now and then, all is fine with them. Hence a three year extension to a coach who has done nothing to justify the $3 million a year he gets paid and who has done nothing noteworthy since 2005…except to fire Willie when he felt a little heat where it counts. Looks like it’s going to be a long time before things change for the better. No light at the end of the tunnel yet.
duronimo
January 6th, 2012
6:03 pm
I’ve pointed this out before but I believe Richt’s ultra-conservatism is fear based. As the game progresses he becomes increasingly fearful of what mistake may occur. And when a player makes a mistake he tends to reduce his role. He’s loyal enough to leave him on the field but to afraid to use him. It’s nothing less than the lack of confidence that the team can perform in a critical situation. Football is a game of aggression. The SEC is no place of a fearful coach.
LawDawg
January 6th, 2012
6:03 pm
DaTruf – I agree with on screens. I am not defending the playcalling, which has been atrocious for much of the season. I am just saying that the Dawgs actually exceeded my expectations this year based on the fact that, even before the season, it was obvious they had a bunch of scrubs on the OL.
D Dawg
January 6th, 2012
6:16 pm
A lot of things contributed to the loss in the Outback Bowl. Richt and Bobo’s play calling not to lose, a qb that has yet to prove he can play in the big games without making a couple of turn overs, and a o line that should have bought a ticket if they wanted to watch the game. The big question I have is the same one I had after the sec champ game. Why did we blitz nearly every play the first half and play man to man in the secondary. We had the lead. The second half we played the old Willie Martinez defense. You can’t give teams like LSU or MSU that kind of time. They will win every time, AND THEY DID. When will CMR ever learn to let CTG coach the D the whole game?
1984uga
January 6th, 2012
6:22 pm
Some of these comments are pathetic. No doubt from fans who have never played sports at a high level and gripe because UGA is not on CURRENTLY on par with Alabama or LSU is at present. Perhaps we need to go back to the days of Donan & Goff before anyone recognizes that Richt is a good coach. He may not be on par with Saban – but who is??? Saban is THE best collegiate coach at the moment. I, for one, am proud of the 2011 dawgs & I am looking forward to next year…
Fidlin1
January 6th, 2012
6:43 pm
Georgia definitely played not to lose. The one step drop pass that was successful at the beginning of the game was abandoned. Plays like that set up the holes up the middle. The predictability of the play calling was painful. BTW, if the missed 43 yarder were kicked from 33 yards it would have gone thru the uprights. Watch the film. Bottom line though is Dogs are #1 in my book.
Stephen A.DAWG: With Richt & Murray , no SEC titles with those two figures.
January 6th, 2012
6:44 pm
Richt was rushed in to UGA with no previous head coaching experience. And that was because Spurrier’s Fun N’ Gun passing attack had reaped havoc on Georgia from 1990 from 2000. Georgia was slow to adjust to the new passing game era in the SEC brought in by Spurrier when he arrived to UF in 1990. Georgia was still locked into the “who’s gonna be our next Herschel” campaign and was committed to the run on offense as the SEC shifted to the pass. UGA was ten years behind trying to establish a passing game when Georgia administrators ran out and grabbed a head coaching neophyte in Richt. But unknown to the UGA brass, the college football world was fast closing in on the fastbreak, pass-first offenses of the 1990s by the year 2000. Richt had never established a dominate ground game at FSU and to this day still sees no need to phase in a ball control ground game to take pressure off the defense. In the SEC the game has changed from the pass-happy UF offenses to dominating run games of LSU and Bama. Richt’s conservatism won’t allow him to make the change, because the pass first offense is all he knows. As opposed to Spurrier who has dumped his old UF Fun N’ Gun pass offense for a current SEC-style run game.
I watched both FSU and UF closely in the 90s, especially with the Dawgs struggling, and I really didn’t see much difference between Spurrier’s Fun N’ Gun and Richt’s Fastbreak FSU offense. But ground locked hapless teams with no pass games were routed again and again by FSU & UF, before some programs like Miami, Oklahoma, Alabama, and Tennessee finally stood up and brought a end to the reign of pass-happy terror. Richt desperately needs to come out his comfort zone, hire a proven OC and keep his hands of the new offense. With the defense in Grantham’s competent hands UGA would then have a shot to get to that next level. But we already know Richt won’t cooperate, so we will have to wait until after 2014 or 2015 to get changes at Georgia that are overdue in 2012.
dmr
January 6th, 2012
7:00 pm
Bill,
Georgia has 8 – 10 more slots to fill for the 2012 class. We keep hearing some names…Harvey-Clemons, Mike Davis, Jordan Jenkins. Who are we not hearing about that might surprise us? What positions are the Dawgs still trying to fill?
Love the work.
Rabun Dawg
January 6th, 2012
7:23 pm
As long as AM is our qb, you can expect a pick six, fumble to other team at a crucial time, standing in the pocket too long and getting sacked, in every game that matters. He will cost us at least 2 or 3 games every year as he did this year. He may be talented, but doesn’t seem to be getting “coached up”, as he has made the same mistakes each year. He may be great against the weaker teams, but, who has he beaten that really matters? Hopefully the competetion at qb will be opened up this spring, or will CMR play his loyalty card again. Until some changes are made with respect to offensive philosophy at UGA, we will continue to be a mediocre or middle of the pack program!
Big Wally
January 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
It all boils down to the “big uglies” up front on offense. Our O. Line couldn’t block sunlight.
Stephen A.DAWG: Stop the Blame game on Bobo.
January 6th, 2012
7:34 pm
Let’s stop blaming Bobo, the subordinate, and blame the man in charge, Richt. I know people in Thomasville,Ga. that call Mike Bobo up after each loss to cuss him out and they should go after him like that, but they are tired of UGA falling flat versus good teams. I think because there hasn’t been any discussion from Richt or UGA brass concerning constructive change, frustrations will continue to mount.
Stephen A.DAWG: Stop the Blame game on Bobo.
January 6th, 2012
7:43 pm
Oops, I meant to say Mike Bobo’s friends in Thomasville should not cuss him out for following his bosses’ instructions.
Watching a replay of the Outback Bowl on CSS. Murray looked pretty good on some plays in the first half & had a couple of nice throws.
Mr. SEC
January 6th, 2012
8:19 pm
I was not aware of CMR or Bobo coaching at all during the bowl or during most of the season; I saw them standing around most of the time and making excuses; I must had missed something!
New Day
January 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
In the internet age and blawgs like this one, I’m not sure how any coach keeps his job anymore.
Orange11
January 6th, 2012
8:51 pm
The Defense was gassed the second half due to the offense’s failures, most notably, Murray’s pics and fumble. Murray lost this game, The SC game, the main loser in the LSU game, and Throws into triple coverage on the first play of the FL game last year. There are many more but these are the most notable in Murray’s bumbling carreer. Coach Richt was coaching to lose the Otback Bowl for some reason only he knows.
jack bull
January 6th, 2012
9:16 pm
Murray single-handidly lost the bowl game in the second half. he was terrible!!
jack bull
January 6th, 2012
9:17 pm
what play/plays would you have called? let Aaron “Turnover Machine” Murray throw the ball? I hope not.
jvillebil
January 6th, 2012
9:35 pm
@New Day: That was a funny comment. I was just thinking, I wonder if Richt or Bobo or any coaches ever read what people post on here. I’m sure some coaches do. I guess if I were a coach and I was getting tore up on here I’d set up and Alias name then log on and defend myself like crazy. LOL
Will Crafton
January 6th, 2012
9:42 pm
Yes! He always does, every game! He treats the 2nd half like 30 more minutes to hang on.. the 2nd half is when you can put a football game away, not GIVE it away.
GT is 4th rate high school team
January 6th, 2012
9:48 pm
The worst thing that happened to UGA is the 10 straight wins this season. Otherwise, we could now be wondering who the next HC and OC will be. If Richt and Co. will keep the same conservative play calling philosophy the Dawg fans will have the same 260 comments in this blog. FRUSTRATION just in summary.
RNB
January 6th, 2012
9:49 pm
You have to be kidding me. Stafford did not improve under BoBo. He got better when he got to the NFL. That’s the problem players never improve under this coaching staff.
Pago Pago DAWG
January 6th, 2012
9:52 pm
Well, we had LSU on the ropes first half.
UGA doesn’t want the Razorbacks either.
Will
January 6th, 2012
9:58 pm
Since Mike Bobo became OC, (50 games) UGA is 32-18. Since Nov 2008, UGA has beaten only 2 teams that finished ranked in the top20, GT in 2008, Auburn 2011. We’ve beaten only 1 team that had a defense ranked in the top “50” FLA this season 2011 and remember, that was a 24-20 final against a 6-6 team! This season 2011, we have 10 wins against teams with a combined record of 56-64. Exclude Non-FBS school Coastal Carolina (7-4), our opponents were 49-60! Our 3 losses, all against ranked teams who combined for 33-3 records were embarrassing. 22 of the 32 wins since Bobo became OC have come against,
Vanderbilt (4)
Ga Tech (3)
Kentucky (3)
Arizona St (2)
Central Michigan
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Idaho State
Louisiana Lafayette
Mississippi State
New Mexico State
Mississippi
Tennessee (2011) They stunk
Tennessee Tech
That leaves UGA 10-18 against teams like, Ala, Fla, Lsu. Usc, Aub, Tenn, Including embarrassing losses to non conference Ok St. 10-24, Colorado, 27-29, Boise St. 21-35, & USF 6-10, Michigan State 27-30 during this 50 game stretch.
Oldbush
January 6th, 2012
9:59 pm
I think we should reward all this mediocrity with a contract extension and a raise in pay. Being the 11th highest paid head coach is just not enough. Let’s, at least, get CMR in the top ten. Let’s not forget BoBo surely he deserves more money for the stupid play calling he exhibited in the bowl game. He should also be rewarded for a nonexistent running game. Surely they deserve more money for having a wining streak against teams with losing records. We BAD; We BAD!!!!
Saint Jan the Beloved
January 6th, 2012
10:06 pm
I wonder if any of the books about UGA football include the perspective of someone speaking for the late Jan Kemp? The perspective that “student” athletes like Lindsay Scott were playing years without taking college level courses? That the proudest moment of the football program was earned by players who never earned a single college credit?
Dawgtards love to return to 1980, but their memories are really short when it comes to remembering an earthshaking event that happened a few years later that showed the world what a joke UGA athletes were and what a scam artist their beloved Vince Dooley was (and is). So for all those dawgtards with short memories or who think their athletes are actually taking real courses and trying to graduate, here’s the quote that broke the trial wide open and showed what a slimeball Dooley is:
O. Hale Almand Jr., a lawyer for the defense, offered a justification for the favorable treatment accorded the athletes, citing a hypothetical player. “We may not make a university student out of him,” he told the jury, “but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbageman when he gets through with his athletic career.”
Nothing has changed at UGA, they just do a slightly better job of keeping things quiet, but that’s hard to do when almost 50 of your player-thugs have been arrested, isn’t it?
UGA: WINNER OF THE FULMER CUP AND THE CESSPOOL OF THE SOUTH.
Georgiahopeful
January 6th, 2012
10:21 pm
The Georgia Bulldog football team is 1-13 against ranked teams, starting with 2006 season until now. PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!
Dawgfan6
January 6th, 2012
10:23 pm
Bo Bo has to Go Go!!
GT is 4th rate high school team
January 6th, 2012
10:24 pm
FOR @Saint Jan the Beloved
Dawgfan6
January 6th, 2012
10:25 pm
Hey Saint, open window. Jump out.
True Maniac
January 6th, 2012
10:27 pm
Let’s be real. UGA lost every game (4) against a formiddable opponent. Boise State,SC,LSU,MSU.
Then they beat the weak teams 10 in a row.
The decision to kneel down and take a 2 yard loss then let inaccurate head-case Blair freaking Walsh miss a 42 yard field goal on 3rd down was retarded. Blair Walsh has failed time and again throughout the year yet you intrust him with the game on the line ?
GT is 4th rate high school team
January 6th, 2012
10:31 pm
FOR @Saint Jan the Beloved, ONE STRAIGHT FINGER IN ONE HAND WITH THE REST OF THE FINGERS FOLDED.
War Dang Dawg
January 6th, 2012
10:37 pm
We are witnessing an era where all but the top defenses get torched pretty much on a weekly basis. That includes even conference champs, like Clemson and Oklahoma State. If Richt doesn’t have confidence in his offense to close out a game, then he needs a new approach to offense because there are a lot of points and yards to be had out there.
Fair and Balanced
January 6th, 2012
11:06 pm
Riches lack of faith in the offense is justified. Whe we are ahead …..we don’t play well. Richt and Bobo probably make the offense nervous due to their conservatism. Thank goodness they decided to beat FL.
Am I the only one who notices this: Murray cant throw a spiral!
P. Bull Terrier
January 6th, 2012
11:18 pm
The two biggest problems with Mark Richt’s coaching are,
1. Richt takes too many gambles, like going for it on 4th down in the first quarter against Mich St instead of just kicking the field goal.
2. Richt is too conservative, like when he settled for a field goal attempt in overtime against Mich St instead of trying to move the ball closer or score a touchdown.
Most people won’t see any problem with the logic in those two statements. A few might claim that making illogical decisions that cost his team a win indicates that Richt is a bad coach. I think it comes down and a problem with the running game more than anything else. If Georgia had been able to gain a yard on 4th down in the 1st quarter, chances are that they would have put some points on the board and won the game. Everyone would be talking about what a gutsy call Richt made that set the tone for the rest of the game. If Walsh had made the field goal in overtime, everyone would be saying that it was a smart move to center the ball up for the SEC’s leading kicker and kick the field goal on 3rd down to minimize the chance for mistakes and provide a margin for error in case of a bad snap. With a little luck, both calls could have been good calls.
Georgia could have created all the luck it needed in both situations if their running game was more reliable. I wonder if the problems in the running game are due to the lack of a stronger running back coach. With Richt and Bobo being former QB’s and McClendon being a former WR, it seems natural that all three would be predisposed to rely on the passing game. It appears that Georgia relies more on the individual talent of their running backs than on designing a game plan to give them a better chance of success running the ball. The problem might not be the talent of the coaches that Georgia has in place, but the lack of a strong voice in the running game.
Georgia could solve two big problems – their lack of a strong running game and their difficulties on special teams – without sacrificing the recruiting abilities of Bobo and McClendon, if they would hire a strong running backs coach and move McClendon to special teams. McClendon might not be as capable as Kevin Butler when it comes to kicking technique, but letting him put all of his focus on special teams and recruiting would almost certainly be an improvement over the current situation. Bringing in a running game expert would help balance the focus of the offensive coaching staff and improve the overall approach to the running game. A strong, knowledgable running backs coach might also help Bobo become less predictable as a play caller. It sounds logical to me.
funny...
January 6th, 2012
11:28 pm
You guys talking about Hutson Mason, the kid is gone.
He is transferring.
You’d better hope LeMay can win the job because Hutson won’t be there.
Chris
January 6th, 2012
11:30 pm
ok i think bobo had a pretty solid year this year as offensive playcalling even without a running game. Yes, I think we were too conservative at the end of regulation. I wish we would have gone for the knock out by getting the first down. We were trying to force them to use a timeout. 1 timeout would not make a difference when we were up 7, maybe only 15 seconds. I thought going for it was the right decision in the first half and also i thought it was smart to put the ball in the middlefor walsh. We just didn’t execute on both of those plays.
What is richt supposed to do?? he has gotten criticized for being to aggressive in the first half. And then also being to conservative later on in the game. We just didn’t execute at the key points.
But the future looks bright for next year!
Go dawgs!!!
ole dawg
January 6th, 2012
11:43 pm
Boy what a bunch of idiots.. including Bill.
Andrew in Charleston wants to know why Richt doesn’t have faith in his offense to knock out a first down and Jeff follows with why did Richt go for it on fourth down? Bill, you looked foolish plkacing these contradictory comments back to back.
Oh yeah, you also looked like a back stabber indicating the current staff could never know as much as Butler. If he’s so damn good why doesn’t he have a job coaching kickers at a D1 school for say $500,000 per year. Maybe he isn’t quite the expert Bill thinks he is. I doubt he would turn that gig down.
Truth
January 7th, 2012
12:05 am
Anyone who thinks their 5000 word posts are getting read, get a life. You too, SSIweisel….
Georgia
January 7th, 2012
12:09 am
How long is Greg Mcgarity’s honeymoon? Just saying?
chaz
January 7th, 2012
12:49 am
I realize that we will have problems next year with the OL, special teams and the fact that our strength and conditioning program still isn’t state of the art as evident by the second half collapses in the past two games. The biggest problem is Bobo. He has to go. We had over a month to get ready and Bobo got totally outsmarted by the Michigan State coaches. The horrible performance against Michigan State was just an example of what has been happening consistently under Bobo.
1. The offensive game plan was terrible. We decided to run right at an All American DT versus running toss sweeps AWAY from the future All American DE Gholston. Knowing that we were overmatched on the offensive line because out strength and conditioning program obviously isn’t up to par, why the heck didn’t we have a plan to include Orson Charles in the game plan other than as a blocker? Charles got ONE pass today for 4 yards. Why didn’t we figure out a way to utilize the second best TE in the country?
2. I’m not against going for it on 4th down early in the game BUT we ran the wrong play. A running play in that spot was doomed because we couldn’t run on Michigan State’s DL.
3. Once again, we decided to play dead and not get first downs late in the game when even my wife who sometimes asks me what inning the game is in knew the defense was gassed and couldn’t stop Michigan State from scoring.
4. The crowning blow of incompetence was the decision to again play dead and try and kick a 45 yard field goal with a kicker that had already missed 12 field goals this season. Every person at our party knew this was a mistake and was first guessing this decision BEFORE the kick was missed.
RED DOG 77
January 7th, 2012
12:52 am
@Chris…………Your post is dead-on my friend…………GO DOGS
pooh p
January 7th, 2012
12:56 am
Boy, some of you guys really write a lot. Brevity is the soul of wit y’all.
JIM
January 7th, 2012
6:15 am
Don’t forget that State run it down the Dawg’s defense’s throat from their own 15 yard line to score a touchdown to get it to overtime.
just stop it there
January 7th, 2012
7:48 am
How in the world do you expect a tennis player, and not a good one at that, to explain to a football coach with 25 losses over the last 6 years, that his offensive play calls are absolutely pitiful ? Bizarre reasoning.
ole yeller
January 7th, 2012
8:20 am
“D” will be fine. Coach “G” should get a raise and a extention. Coach’s “MR” & “BB” must do a better job at play calling. Special teams must get bgetter. I think the running game will be better as will the “O” line.
RedandBLackDAWG
January 7th, 2012
9:09 am
If UGA has a decent O line and a couple of running backs, we aren’t discussing a loss to Michigan State. It is simple to say that Murray threw a pick six and that was the difference in the game. How about Murray was pressured the whole game by their big DT, that we couldn’t keep out of our backfield, and tried to complete a pass that shouldn’t have been thrown rather than get sacked. Wouldn’t it have been nice to have a RB or two in the game, that could actually last for more than 2-5 plays.
Hopefully, we will have the Rb’s next year, by virtue of recruiting them. Marshall looked pretty good the other night in that High School All American game. He is darn fast and he can take a lick. We will need for Crowell to mature physically and physically, but we will not know that until the fall. We need to get one more solid back either way. We probably have about 2 more Ol’s to get, but they will still be faced with the fact, they will not have a lot of experience. There will only be so much you can do on offense until they get some time on the line. In the SEC, inexperience can kill you as the defenses are always pretty big and fast.
It might also be nice if our kicking game returns to the standards of past years, minus 2011.
Once these OL’s can do the job, I would expect UGA to be able to open up, and go for the kill. If we can get some balance between the running and passing game, and the OL can do a better job of passing and run blocking, we will and should open up a lot more on offense. We simply can not depend on the defense playing more than the offense each game, and trying to hold onto a small lead, every game. I am just not sure the offense had enough pieces in place to compete weekly with good teams. The tendency is to blame the QB for everything that goes wrong, but it is 22 players on the field, not just one. I think the outcome of this year would have been a little different if we had had a RB or two that could play the game, and the OL had been better at protection.
FloridaDawg
January 7th, 2012
9:15 am
I’m tired of all the coach bashing, but does anyone think that a Miles or Saban or Spurrier coached team would have lost to Mich State? I’m thinking we are the only SEC team to lose a bowl game this year. Of course, come Monday we will be one of two.
I was at the Outback Bowl and it was obvious in the first quarter that we could not run against MS. No way. Only the UGA coaches were unaware. Yes, our team was coached not to loose in this one.
Flo-Ri-Duh
January 7th, 2012
9:54 am
Kevin Butler should be asked to coach the kicking game for UGA, if he is willing to do so. He probably did not want to do it while his son was there and he doesn’t need the money but Richt needs him NOW. It wouldn’t hurt to ask. You may be right about the RB’s development and handling. Since McClendon has been the RB coach the RB’s have had a lot of problems in their personal life. He was very young to be hired for this position and he was a good RB in college so he should know what he is doing – still the results so far have not been good. I do give him credit for bringing in the top RB two years in a row. Now show me you can make them reach their potential. Keep in mind that RB’s can’t go where there has been no hole and that was obvious this year.
RedandBLackDAWG
January 7th, 2012
10:28 am
FloridaDAWG,
Don’t forget that Vanderbilt lost also this year, so we will be one of three to lose a bowl game this year.
missouridawg
January 7th, 2012
10:32 am
CMR once said that if fans expect 10 wins every season then their expectations are too high. I say fire CMR and his gang and bring in better coaching. We can do better, people! Stop accepting this crap from this coaching staff. Support the team, certainly, but let the administration know we want change/improvement! Go Dawgs!
Troup Co. Dawg
January 7th, 2012
10:59 am
It is the same old excuses year in and year out, this team doesn’t have the hunger to win in the 4th qtr. Until the coaching staff changes it’s attitude of mediocracy….we will continue to lose the big games year in and year out. The Defense did all it could and the offense couldn’t muster up the will to win!!! A Good team’s offense should compliment the defense, but we have turnovers that kill us! We need a 6′ 5 QB that can move and we win the big games!
Elementary My Dear Watson
January 7th, 2012
11:05 am
Coach Mike Bobo, please tell me what you were thinking on that last drive in regulation? Never mind, I know what your answer is: ” Well, our defense was playing excellent and I wanted our defense to secure the victory “. ” I felt like if we ran it three straight times, that would run some clock off “. Ok next question: Was a first down, that would have closed the victory out, ever in your thought pattern? “. ” Oh , no it wasn’t, just running some clock, punting the ball back and let our defense do it’s thing. Coach Bobo please put this on your calendar next week. Dale Carnigie Sales Seminar on ” How to Close the Sale ” is coming to Athens and I myself, am enrolling you. You must be in attendance,,,,roll will be taken.
Jborodawg
January 7th, 2012
11:16 am
“…DawgByte@2:56 pm…I originally thought Bobo and Richt were playing not to lose late in the 4th Qtr., however upon further analysis I believe they were very limited given the situation. After UGA obtained a 1st down with about 3:26 left, Murray attempted a pass to the left side of the field and missed BADLY. Given the fact Murray had two picks; including one for 6 pts., Bobo wasn’t willing to risk another INT. He ran the ball two more times thinking our #3 ranked defense could stop them…a sound strategy. Could Bobo have called some more creative running plays?…I’m not sure outside runs would have faired any better…Bobo…was not the cause of our demise. The problem was as follows: 1. Aaron Murray choked again in a big game. Three turnovers…2. We have no running game…3. Our OL is a patchwork!….”
I agree….except minor details…3:56 on the clock…from the single back formation…Samuel off left tackle, lose 1 yd…pass, pass…Samuel toward the right, gain 1 yd…Samuel toward the middle, gained 2 yds…punt. This is also about the time that the announcer says that MSU has 16 tackles for loss. No RB will do well if a DL has you in the backfield on half the running plays. Bobo’s fault?
To those that continue to rant about “runs up the middle”, it just isn’t accurate. I’m not gonna go back and dissect every run play; but many run plays were off-tackle. Granted, some of us don’t understand not using the power I more with Figgins blocking (or catching).
RE the criticism that Charles only had one catch: Were Charles/White covered all game, or did the QB just not see them? Did the line not run-block, or do our RBs not have “vision”? Personally, I don’t think they run-blocked very well. Bobo’s fault?
RE: Crowell’s a wuss; a pansy, etc etc. Same for Lattimore; injured all year? Dyer? Davis?
Bobo is the problem? As much as many bloggers love Les Miles, he says, “It’s not the Xs and Os; it’s the Jeffs and Joes.” So, if you love Miles (and Saban) so much, you have to agree it’s not Bobo (logically speaking). Since LSU and Bama have top 5 recruiting classes every year; and UGA has top 10-15, it does seem to point to “Jeffs and Joes”. Since they have Heisman candidates (Mathieu and Richardson), it does seem to be “Jeffs and Joes”. If any Kool Aide is being drunk, it’s probably us thinking we have “great” players; believing that a #1 RB recruit will equal championships. (That’s probably true IF that RB is a Heisman winner…big IF). I also think that LSU and Bama get “top 5″ linemen recruits pretty consistently.
“Play not to lose”? Crazy. All coaches and players play to win, far as I know.
Jborodawg
January 7th, 2012
11:18 am
“…Samuel off left tackle, lose 1 yd…pass, pass…Samuel toward the right, gain 1 yd…”
I should point out that both passes were incomplete; “missed BADLY”.
alphadawg
January 7th, 2012
11:48 am
Bill, GA has some fundamental problems with its offense that prevents it from being successful. First, the spread formation requires the QB to be a running threat on every play. If the QB is not going to run, you never freeze the backside of the defense and the 5 linemen have to block 7 defenders in the box so the running game doesn’t work.
Second, the UGA O linesmen are too fat to block defenders in open space so spreading out the defense does not give Murray more time to throw.
Third, Bobo does not throw to his RBs and therefore the defense only has to defend part of the field in the passing game.
GA was most successful this year in the I formation with a FB and TE to clear holes and pass on play action. Hobo is in love with the spread, but doesn’t understand it
ugab
January 7th, 2012
11:53 am
On January 9 we will watch 2 well coached teams. The Outback Bowl wan an example of a poorly coached Uga team. It has been the same ole story every year with CMR. I would never sign CMR for another 5 years. I would make CMR prove his self next year with the easy schedule. THE BOTTOM LINE IS CMR AND BOBO ARE PAID BIG MONEY . I AM EMBARRASSED TO BE A DAWG FAN. CMR IS A GREAT PERSON. CMR IS NOT AN SEC COACH. IM SORRY, BUT THE TRUTH HURTS. UNBELIEVABLE. THERE IS NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT SEASON. THE PLAYERS WERE OUT OF GAS AGAINST LSU AND MS. WE WILL LOSE GAMES NEXT SEASON. MY POINT IS; A TON OF MONEY IS BEING WAISTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GA. OHIO STATE MADE A GREAT HIRE.
ugab
January 7th, 2012
11:55 am
IT IS TIME FOR A NEW COACH! A GOOD ONE. ONE WHO EATS SLEEPS AND SHTS FOOTBALL.
ugab
January 7th, 2012
11:59 am
OUR OL WILL BE A DISASTER NEXT SEASON. DO NOT SIGN CMR
Still@theKool-aidBAR
January 7th, 2012
12:11 pm
Was Richt coaching PERIOD?
Still@theKool-aidBAR
January 7th, 2012
12:13 pm
ugab………..shting an Oblong spheroid would hurt
Dawg48
January 7th, 2012
1:27 pm
If you are coaching NOT to lose, isn’t that still coaching to WIN?
Just asking…….
Coach Ray Goff
January 7th, 2012
1:37 pm
Hire Kirby Smart. He’s a Georgia Bulldog just like me. I would say promote Todd Grantham, but he went to one of those inferior ACC schools. Kirby’s first order of business should be to fire Todd Grantham and replace him with David Pollack. He should then demote Bobo to quarterback coach. If this happens, I will gladly leave the chicken business behind and come out of retirement to be Kirby’s OC.
ha
January 7th, 2012
1:46 pm
“Was Richt coaching ‘not to lose’ rather than to win?”
ha
January 7th, 2012
1:47 pm
“Hire Kirby Smart.”
UGA doesn’t have a history of hiring good head coaches.
Nimrod Dawg
January 7th, 2012
1:59 pm
Richt refused to call for a Black Out, and for the life of me I can’t understand it. Why ignore a tactic that has always worked so well in the past?
chazzo
January 7th, 2012
2:11 pm
Clearly Richt can’t please all the people all the time. All that matters now is: 1) Replace a center, a kicker, and a punter. 2) Have another no-arrest, hard-conditioning spring/summer like last year. 3) Establish some kind of productive and consistant running lineup.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
January 7th, 2012
2:34 pm
Is coaching Not to lose like having Sex not to get Pregnant?
1984uga
January 7th, 2012
3:16 pm
Chazzo – love your comments!!! Right on!! Not the absurd, railing comments against CMR, Bobo, and the overall program like so many of the posts.
I think UGA is set in the kicking game for the next couple of years. The concern will be the O-Line. Our RBs need some semblance of a lane to run through. Crowell, while hurt most of the time, is truly a great back. He had VERY little openings to run though the entire year. We need to recruit 2-3 deep & make the O-Line a priority for 2012 & beyond.
catlady
January 7th, 2012
4:01 pm
Enter your comments here
Dennis
January 7th, 2012
4:36 pm
Either your “standing on the edge of greatness” or you are ready to fire your coach. Come on guys, get some medication to level out some. Instead of Bulldog Nation you should be called Bipoler Nation.
stendek
January 7th, 2012
4:59 pm
As a fanatic Dawg supporter of over half a century I believe an extension to Saint Mark Wretch is not only unwarranted but criminal! That said…Hey Greg McSissy – Mister I do not believe in throwing players under the bus even though I do – there is something else that bothers the Hell out of me and would bother someone else that actually gives a damn! It appears that no one bothered to ask the FG kicker where he wanted the ball placed for the attempt! If Saint Mark Wretch was too afraid to ask him personally he should have sent a coach or perhaps a player to inquire. Maybe the head coach just did know know where to find him. I guess the head coach knows everything plus is a mindreader to boot. Perhaps the saint felt it was beneath contempt to actually ask the FG kicker. What the Hell? It was only the difference between an expected victory or yet another uninspired pathetic defeat! There is no guarantee the kick would have been good but the kicker should have been allowed to stay within his comfort zone. Good or not! So dropen zee dead McSissy! Dawg football is in the dark ages as long as the Three Stooges (McSissy, Wretch and Mike Dodo) are in Athens!
Lakedawg
January 7th, 2012
5:23 pm
stendek—Are you stupid or just do not know coaches and AD at UGA? McGarity excellent hire for Dawgs and will do what is necessary to get Dawgs where real fans want them to be.
As for Bill King’s question, You line up kick the chip shot field goal game over.
DawgByte
January 7th, 2012
6:57 pm
Go Matt Stafford and the Lions – beat the Saints. Tonights game will be the first NFL action I’ve caught all season. I rarely watch a NFL game from beginning to end, but tonight I will be glued to the Plasma.
We all need to get behind Stafford, he’s a damn good Dawg!
Rick James
January 7th, 2012
7:12 pm
@Lakedawg
He’s either stupid or a Tech fan who thinks he’s funny..
I dont understand how you set an Outback Bowl record in passing(granted most of it came on two plays)yet when all you have to do is get a first down to win the game you run 3 straight times.The run had been taken away and I dont think there is a linebacker in America who can cover Orson Charles.What were they thinking?
1969 Graduate
January 7th, 2012
10:04 pm
Until the powers that run the University of Georgia Football Program – the people above the head coach – come to their senses, we will be doomed to have a second tier, at best, program, most years.
Mark Richt, and Mike Bobo either don’t adequately understand the game of football, or they do understand the game, but are content with winning just enough to keep their jobs.
My guess is it’s a combination of both, which is okay if being a barely mediocre program is acceptable.
One thing is clear: Mediocrity has been institutionalized at my beloved University of Georgia.
Did we beat “anybody?” Why reward such a poor season? The answer is obvious. Richt’s bosses know exactly what they are getting in this head coach.
Mark Richt is doing what his bosses expect of him!
Go, Bulldogs.
had to repost this from earlier post
January 7th, 2012
10:32 pm
Great question! – what meaningful game has UGA won since 2005?
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2005 – Looks lost against WVU, got blasted in the Sugar Bowl IN ATLANTA!!!!
2006 – lost to Vandy at home. Lost four out of five and should have lost to a terrible MSU team at home.
2007 – Danced in the endzone but couldn’t beat USCe, got blasted by a terrible UT team Knoxville
2008 – Got blasted by Alabama at home, even worse by Florida, should have fired Martinez after the Georgia Tech collapse. Managed to underachieve with Knowshon, AJ Green, and Matt Stafford.
2009 – Fourth straight year of losing all the big games. OSU, LSU, Florida. Lost to Kentucky at home. Got blasted in Tennessee AGAIN. Should have been fired.
2010 – 6-7 everyone knows how this year turned out. Lost to UCF. Should have been fired
2011 – Lost to every team that mattered, Boise, USCe, LSU, MSU. Backed into SECCG. Should be fired. Still keeps Bobo.
Plus all the off the field issues over the years.
Richt hasn’t done ANYTHING since the SECCG in 2005. He’s lost basically every meaningful game since. How does he still have a job?
UGAGrad93
January 7th, 2012
11:51 pm
Too much — it hurts. More sadly, however, is that in all the critical remarks I see written, they are true — in my humble estimation.
I think many of you are wrong, though, when you write, “Bobo is conservative in his playing calling…” I don’t really think that is what it is — I just don’t think he really knows any better. It’s the difference between the knowledge that a middle school coach has vs. that of a high school coach. Whoever, the heck, though, ever thought that, sometime in the past, there was a conversation that went like this: “Hey, let’s hire Mike Bobo to be UGA’s O-Coordinator!” Who really thought that such a d*mn conversation could ever really have seriously taken place!
Why didn’t Orson Charles have over 50 yards in reception yards? Why don’t we have an O-line? How can UGA not have a run game? No Herschels need apply, just get whoever the hell the other schools are recruiting? I think once upon a time, we used to have a run game? We “used to”, even more recently, throw to our TEs! What ever happened to that? We s*ck.
paul
January 8th, 2012
8:18 am
Hey, Markie mark, how’s that prevent defence working out for ya??????
Jborodawg
January 8th, 2012
8:53 am
@”had to repost this from earlier post”…yeah, for about the 100 time; along with CMR’s record against winning teams, ad nausea….bordering on ad infinitum.
Old Dog
January 8th, 2012
9:37 am
“Bobo had the #3 scoring offense in the SEC. And put up about as many points against Mich St and South Carolina as any offensive coordinator did”
Yes, but how many points has our o-line given the OTHER teams.
Old Dog
January 8th, 2012
9:38 am
How many games have our o-line lost for us?
lakedog
January 8th, 2012
9:53 am
O>K> all you sideline guru’s of offensive play calling, do you realize that both the QB & CMR can and do often override Bobo’s called play. I do . I have seen it from up close and personal. Bobo has both the nerve and brains to pick apart a defense. CMR and Murray both have panic attacks. CMR by losing his nerve. Murray, well, you seen his nerve demonstrated on field: fumbles and interceptions.
Butch Mckie
I don’t
Loaded O
January 8th, 2012
10:55 am
In 2012, the Ga offense will be loaded with Murray, ICro, marshall and davis. The Dawgs will easily win the SEC east again—and upset alabama for the SEC title! 2012 is the year!
Dekalb Fan
January 8th, 2012
3:27 pm
The offense needs more versatility. The running plays are predictable for the defense. They need to bring in one of the small fast players and run motion. The presence of another back maybe getting the ball will loosen up the other teams defense.
Troup Co. Dawg
January 8th, 2012
3:50 pm
Scrap the whole offensive coaching staff! If that don’t work, give the HC job to someone who gives a flying mouse !!! CTG can run this team better than CMR ! 10 years is ENOUGH !!! He can move on to big and better things! We should not even have to have this STUPID blog ! All the talent in this state and we get the leftover biscuits !! Coaching…Coaching….Coaching !!!!
Mike Bobo 17 INT
January 8th, 2012
6:03 pm
Wide right, the gift that keeps on giving….LMAO!!!!
Mike Bobo 17 INT
January 8th, 2012
6:05 pm
Keep on doing what you are doing, we need the material going into 2012……another church bus schedule and another mediocre season. Everyone in Athens is still waiting for Santa Claus, he ain’t coming and was run over by an LSU Tiger and MSU Spartan….LMAO!!!!
Mike Bobo 17 INT
January 8th, 2012
6:06 pm
This program sucks, matter of fact it sucks worse than GT, which is a program that seriously sucks. There is no championship pride in this state, the Falcons suck, the Bulldogs suck and the Jackets suck….I suppose misery loves company….
It's just a game
January 8th, 2012
7:36 pm
Typical bunch of jack wagons. It’s just a football game people. Your lives are sad!
Old Dog
January 8th, 2012
8:07 pm
“As much as I would like to blame bobo for everything the fact is bobo did not throw the pick 6 , bobo did not miss out on about 6 gimme ints. Bobo did not miss the field goal that would win the game”
But Bobo (or Richt) DID keep Murray in all the games till the end. Richt chose who to (try to) kick the field goal.
ED SINGLETON
January 8th, 2012
8:49 pm
FIRE BOBO, HIRE OREGON’S OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, RUN THE SPREAD , AND SCORE POINTS. THE I FORMATION IS OUT THE WINDOW. HAVE THE GUTS TO DO THIS COACH RICHT.
duronimo
January 8th, 2012
9:18 pm
In looking at the blog by “funny” going over Richt’s record, it’s easy to see that the Dogs rarely win a meaningful game against a good opponent. We have the LSU/Alabama type atheletes but we don’t get their results. The constant at UGA is the perpetual underachievement. We’ve gotten rid of assistant coaches but it didn’t help. That’s why I think the focus on Bobo is misplaced. Bobo is aggressive, which is underscored by the number of deep passes he calls. It’s Richt making those insanely (and fear-based) conservative calls when the Dogs get a lead. Why give the man another 4 years? He’s the orchestrator of the mediocrity we continue to witness.
Old Dog
January 8th, 2012
9:49 pm
“In 2012, the Ga offense will be loaded with Murray, ICro, marshall and davis. The Dawgs will easily win the SEC east again—and upset alabama for the SEC title! 2012 is the year!”
And my prediction is that we will lose the important games when we throw interceptions, make turnovers, and miss field goals. All because our COACHES continue to allow it. Let us see who is right at the end of next season.
Buddy El
January 8th, 2012
10:08 pm
Funny:
Why didn’t Donnan win with Donnan recruits?
just stop it there
January 9th, 2012
12:38 am
Lakedawg January 8, 2012 2:26 pm
“Believe CMR, best winning % of any coach in SEC.”
__________________________________________________
Where do you MAKE UP THIS STUFF FROM ?
34-17 Bobby Petrino # 26 win % Arkansas 2008-2011
34-19 Mark Richt # 31 win % Georgia 2008-2011
49-12 Nick Saban # 2 win % Alabama 2007-2011
45-21 Mark Richt # 20 win % Georgia 2007-2011
75-17 Les Miles # 3 win % LSU 2005-2011
64-28 Mark Richt # 18 win % Georgia 2005-2011
30-10 Gene Chizik # 10 win % Auburn 2009-2011
24-16 Mark Richt # 43 win % Georgia 2009-2011
65-15 Urban Meyer # 4 win % Florida 2005-2010
54-24 Mark Richt # 19 win % Georgia 2005-2010
What does this actually make Mark Richt ?
# 6 Coach in The SEC comparing him to the others.
Win percentage.
In terms of National Championships :
2 Nick Saban
2 Urban Meyer
1 Gene Chizik
1 Les Miles
Of the 6 National Championships during OUR SLIDE, these coaches have Won ALL 6 National Championships, while we Flounder on our blogs thinking of what LIE we can post about Mark Richt to make him the # 1 Coach in The SEC.
That would NOT be the case, now would it ?
Old Dog
January 9th, 2012
6:32 am
” It’s just a football game people”
If it is just an unimportant football game, then pay Richt what he is worth to coach it – about $50,000 per year.
just stop it there
January 9th, 2012
6:49 am
1.Brent Benedict # 10 OT 4-Star, transfer
2.AJ Harmon # 10 OT nation 5-Star, transfer
3.Dontavius Jackson # 23 TB nation 4-Star, transfer
4.Nick Williams Safety, transfer
5.Marcus Dowtin # 7 LB nation 4-Star, transfer
6.Bryce Ros # 22 TE
7.Johnathan Owens # 39 OT
8.DE Jeremy Longo
9.Xavier Avery RB
10.Toby Jackson # 9 DE nation 4-Star, failed qualify, transfer
11.Makiri Pugh, Safety Cornerback, transfer
12.Montez Robinson # 10 DE 4-Star kicked off team, transfer
13.Washaun Ealey # 15 RB nation 4-Star, transfer
14.Lonnie Outlaw WR failed qualify, transfer
15.Jakar Hamilton Safety 4-Star, transfer
16.Derek Owens Cornerback, transfer
17.Demetre Baker # 23 LB 4-Star, kicked off team, transfer
18.Jalen Fields DE 4-Star, failed qualify, transfer
19.Kent Turene LB Dream Team failed qualify
20.Chris Mayes DT Dream Team failed qualify
21.Chris Little OL transfer
22.Zach Mettenberger # 14 QB 4-Star kicked off transfer
23.Jordan Love # 21 CB 4-Star, transfer
tony
January 9th, 2012
8:33 am
Hire Kirby Smart. He is no Muschamp…..he is a sec dc and a former dawg. Hire this guy before it’s too late.
Birmingham Jacket
January 9th, 2012
8:41 am
That darn picture is the quintessential Georgia Bulldog fan.
Looks like an ole’ peanut farmer from south Georgia that fell off a mule and bonked his head.
just stop it there
January 9th, 2012
9:04 am
That’s a jacket comment on a Bulldog blog after 10 of 11 and 31-17.
Put your nerd picture up, please sir.
Happiness matters
January 9th, 2012
10:07 am
Dr. Adams is the apex of the decision making at UGA. If he is “happy” with the current regime, then McGarity is happy and so it goes. Winning 8 or 9 or sometimes 10 games in 11 is Dr. Adams nirvana for UGA in football. We were 10-4 …………….Adams is fairly happy.
When Adams walks into a room of heavy $ contributors, he wants to avoid the immediate negativity that last year …………2010 and 2009 create with the fan base. It adversely impacts his contribution goals. He knows that winning 9 or 10 will work like a charm.
This year, he almost had the chance to walk in the alumni room and proclaim “we won the Outback vs a solid MSU squad and ended up 11-3.” We LOST that game, so this year, Adams will tread softly with the contributorsm due to the 10-4 thing
Adams has the U of NC image for UGA or that of UVA ……. ……………decent all around programs to winning championship trophies and all built on a solid academic foundation. All of the haters argue that UGA has not won the MNC (uneducated teenagers mostly do that) but that is not the mission of UGA as Dr. Adams views it.
Winning the SEC East about 3 times over 5 or 6, 7 years and winning the SEC maybe 2 times over 10 years is Dr. Admas view. Folks ……………………….UGA does not want to be LSU or Alabama. Ask Dr Adams ……………….he runs the show. End of story.
UGA will be what it is ………….. a solid second tier team.
UGA class of 71 & 73
Macon Jacket
January 9th, 2012
10:36 am
The picture screams “Deliverance”.
Eldawg
January 9th, 2012
10:37 am
I think Matthew Stafford is showing everybody that we should have a championship or two with his level talent at QB.
ken farrar
January 9th, 2012
11:39 am
you cite lack of a running game as a problem. well, yeah, but in golf i usually can adapt to the speed of the greens by hole 16. running game never worked that game yet that is what bobo uses to ice the game. prevent defense only prevents a win.
autotrader
January 9th, 2012
12:02 pm
The dawgs lost their focus at the half and looked like a weekend backyard game of touch football behind the frat house. Weaker opponents this fall will lead to more sorry coaching and playing. Sad state of affairs…………….
Frank Franklin
January 9th, 2012
2:28 pm
CMR is a good coach and an even better man. But (as I suspect most UGA fans know) he is not in the same class (as a football coach) as Saban and Miles and never will be. Ten win season is about the best that can be expected with this guy. With this state’s high school talent and no real in-state competition for recruits UGA should be in top 10 nationally almost every year.
J.T. Keene
January 9th, 2012
2:33 pm
For all of U people who think Kirby Smart is just a stooge for Saban at Bama did you ever stop to think that maybe Bobby Bowdon was calling those plays at FSU while U know who was the offensive man in charge? You got to admit the UGA offense does not resemble the FSU of the glory years when they would play anybody, anytime, anywhere.
Dawg Fud
January 9th, 2012
3:01 pm
Richt always coaches not to lose. I thought that was pretty obvious.
James
January 9th, 2012
3:06 pm
No one in Athens, at the top level, cares enough to win like they do in Gainesville, Tuscaloosa, Baton Rouge. Georgia, Texas and UCLA are all the most under performing programs in the nation. Tons of money, huge markets and big recruiting bases leads to very little in all 3. Sad, fans deserve better
GATA
January 9th, 2012
3:22 pm
Doesn’t the “absence of a running game” lie first and foremost at the feet of the OC? If UGA wants to win big games that matter, it MUST run the football will power and consistency. Period. Look at Bama and LSU. That is the direction this offense must go or we’d better get used to more of the same – blow out by whoever wins the West and head to Tampa. And don’t put the blame on some freshman rb who needs to get his head on straight. This commitment to run comes from the top down. The same moves Richt made on Defense, he now must make on the Offense.
bill arp
January 9th, 2012
3:40 pm
Van Gorder going to Auburn,,,that stinks!!
GT Theo
January 9th, 2012
3:53 pm
An Inconvenient Truth
US News Ranking
GT: 36
UGA: 62
Endowment Size
GT: $1.5 BILLION
UGA: $600 million
Avg. Starting Salary
GT: $59,000
UGA: $44,000
Football
GT: 4 National Titles (1990) Calvin Johnson, Demaryious Thomas
UGA: 2 National Titles (1980) John Kasey, Kevin Butler
Basketball
GT: 2 Final Fours, Chris Bosh, Derrick Favors, Thaddeus Young, Jarrett Jack
UGA: 1 Final Four.
Baseball
GT: Mark Teixeira, Nomar Garciaparra, Kevin Brown, Matt Weiters
UGA: Gordon Beachem.
Golf
GT: Matt Kuchar, Stewart Cink, David Duval, Bryce Molder
UGA: Bubba Watzon.
GT is a GLOBAL brand. UGA is a regional brand.
Wal Mart CEO = GT grad
Wal Mart Checkout person = UGA fan
Hammerdawg
January 9th, 2012
4:08 pm
Mike Bobo must be fired! He lacks the ability to make any adjustments during games or any other time. If your OL is getting gashed, how about a screen, a quick slant, rolling pocket for your QB, etc…. You never see any type plays called to help your team where it is getting beat up… Say what you want about not having a running game, but if you are a good OC you call palys that help your team not hurt it…. And where was our All America TE during the Bowl game, he gets the ball once..disgraceful….. Bobo is terrible and wasting UGA talent…. Our defense was not good until Richt was forced to make a change, apparently that is the only management style he understands. I hope McGarity will force the move…
And if Bobo is left as OC next year expect Granthem to go Buddy Ryan on him a beat him to a pulp on the sidelines next year…..
richie
January 9th, 2012
4:09 pm
To all you haters out there,bowl games are a reward,for a good season.Win or lose its a party for the players……….get over it……..
gogators
January 9th, 2012
4:13 pm
All is right with the world, even in the NFL. Tebow wins (again) and Stafford loses (again)
harold
January 9th, 2012
5:37 pm
BOBO IS A DISASTER.
JE
January 9th, 2012
6:38 pm
You can say what you want about the OC work of Bobo. If the QB turns it over it is the offensive coordinators fault. Not having someone ready to step in when the QB is not doing well is the fault of the OC. Retraining a freshman for a three or four year stint and having an inexperienced fifth year senior to play one year before you can get another freshman to take his place for four more years without competition is wrong. You can talk all you want about the competition of the QB position….There is none…We have had all these qbs on the bench or transferring and we cannot even get a two deep offensive line recruited….Somewhere the OL is also the responsibility of the OC… If Bobo does not see the need to recruit more OL then we are destined to be mediocre as long as he is the OC…Running the ball. I never understood after we came off the one yard line vs. MSU in four running plays and had the ball first and ten on the 32 yard line we throw the ball to them for a td. We had the two longest runs coming off the goalline and we get crazy and throw the ball when we may have found a little crease in their DL…But no we will never know now because Bobo has no concept of a running game… Never has never will…Oh I forgot the overtime game vs AU with Donnon…Edwards touched the ball each time in every overtime including one completion….Why are we not running the ball more as part of our offense. Well it is because Bobo is stubborn or he does not know to have a great OL. If the OL spends more time pass protection blocking than run blocking they will never learn how to run block any better than they do now.
Joe
January 9th, 2012
6:44 pm
We have a DC that came from the NFL Dallas Cowboys. We have an OC that came from Jacksonville State….I know he is a Ga Guy….With Donnan and Richt training and coaching…..Enough said.
Old Dog
January 9th, 2012
7:52 pm
I hate to say this but… I almost wish Butler had not been able to tackle that Vandy player with 3 seconds left. He would have scored, Vandy would have won, we would not have wone the SEC East and maybe Richt would be gone.
What am I saying? Even with all that Adams would not allow Richt to be fired. He would still get his five-year extension. We can’t win with Richt and we can’t get rid of him. Just be prepared for more mediocre football. Stick with Murray until the bitter end; don’t ever change QB’s. Don’t worry, one of our QBs is leaving anyway, since he gets no play time.
The only thing else I could think of is that Richt somehow runs off Grantham. Maybe he will get McGarrity to offer him a 50-cent per hour raise.
MissouriDog
January 9th, 2012
11:04 pm
Maybe Bobo can learn from Alabama, and stay agressive the next time they play LSU. Run the midget up the middle twice and the put murray in 3rd and long on his own 20 to start the second half.
Got ahead by being aggressive, why stop after halftime.
Mickeyrich
January 10th, 2012
1:02 am
OK everyone mark these words… The Georgia football team will have at best a year much like this past season. Meaning that they will beat the cream puffs and loss all games against top 25 teams. We will continue to see the same inconsistencies and uneven play. We will see the same thing because the administration and CMR refuse to see that the team needs to upgrade its coaching staff – notably the OC/offense coaches and the special teams coach. From what I have read after their disappointing performance in the Outback bowl, CMR seems to believe that he has a championship coaching staff. Aside from the DC I haven’t seen the creativity, determination or ability to adjust from Mike Bobo. CMR is acting out the definition of insanity – doing the same thing but expecting different results. So we should temper out expectation because unless CMR makes OC change not much will improve or change.
I do appreciate CMRs since of loyalty, but I think it is misplace. Instead of being loyal to an average OC at best, he should appreciate the loyalty of the UGA fans
The Real Deal
January 10th, 2012
1:28 am
I just want to comment on a post I saw earlier on this blog. Someone one said that Bobo was the reason UGA is the number 3 team in the SEC for offense. Not even sure if that is true, but that is not even the point. THE POINT IS, LOOK AT WHO WE PLAYED!!!!!! We did not beat one ranked team this year!! How in the heck can people say we had a good season if we didn’t beat one ranked team!!! I cannot believe CMR, fans, AD, or anybody else for that matter honestly say we had a good season when not one win was over a good team! 10 wins or not, if none of those wins are over quality teams you can’t say you had a good season. PERIOD!!!!
Big Dawg
January 10th, 2012
8:01 am
Yes Bobo needs to be demoted back to QB coach, no RICHT should not take playcalling back over but should hire a proven OC that has the gut and instinct to know what is needed at certain times in critical situations of a game. As for decision making concerning his kicker Walsh he should have been benched back after the 4th game of the season and Butler who was a pretty good kicker or some other person given the chance to kick.
James
January 10th, 2012
9:10 am
Would love to have Ralph Friedgen as OC – Not everyone is cut out for HC but I think he would be an awesome OC.
gogators
January 10th, 2012
9:31 am
you guys really do live in a dream world, if Herschel goes some where else you do not win your one title, you are the BYU of the south, heck even winning one title you are still BYU, they won one national title, you think you are an elite program, you talk of CMR and his dream world, look in the mirror, and you will see the true dream world, there goes Herschel there goes Herschel, there goes Herschel… Herschel is like mike vick…….he gone…
RGP
January 10th, 2012
11:18 am
When UGA gets a lead that is trouble. Then comes ultra conservative offensive play calling from Bobo(run it between the tackles with no blocking) or you could call it the play to lose mentality.
Carmine Zurawik
January 11th, 2012
7:27 pm
Workouts for me is about having a good time. Zumba lets me to have alot of fun and its a great workout too!
Next year let's just kick it
January 11th, 2012
10:02 pm
No, Mark was trying to win it, but he forgot to take into account that Blair has been in a slump this year. We should have nicknamed him The Blair witch project….anyways, I’m not sure why the bulldogs folded their tent up since the SEC 2nd half. Oh well, I will say though I would like to see Mason play.