Fan talk: How many tailbacks is too many for the Dawgs?
Would Richard Samuel be a good fit at fullback? (Associated Press)
All in all, it was a pretty good week for the Georgia Bulldogs — football variety, at least. Todd Grantham’s defense will be intact next season, and Grantham apparently rebuffed interest from the Falcons; the Dogs lost only one player to the NFL draft; backup QB Hutson Mason decided to redshirt rather than transfer; and Mark Richt got commitments from a five-star defender and another highly rated running back. Sounds like a good time to sample the Junkyard Mail …
Harry Peterson writes: Like most Dawg fans I’m thrilled that Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall will be joining our team, and I’m one of those who believes the competition will be good for Isaiah Crowell and force him to increase his effort and perseverance. But what is the coaching staff going to do with all those other tailbacks? Carlton Thomas can still maybe serve as a change-of-pace back, if he doesn’t get himself kicked off the team, but what about poor Richard Samuel and Boo Malcome? Do you think there’s room for all these backs or will some of them be “encouraged” to get off the bus?
I don’t think you can ever have too many tailbacks in the SEC. Look at the situation Georgia found itself in this year because of injuries and suspensions. And then there’s LSU, which had quite a bit of success sharing the load pretty equally this season between four tailbacks. That said, I think the best use of Samuel would be to move him to fullback, where he would be a better fit size-wise than Zander Ogletree, his blocking ability would be a plus, and his relative lack of speed wouldn’t be as much of a hindrance. At the very least, I hope the coaches consider cross-training Samuel at fullback and tailback. Heck, the same goes for Malcome. Why have these guys sitting on the bench behind (in no particular order) Crowell, Marshall and Gurley when they can be making a valuable contribution to the offense?
Bo from Birmingham writes: Bill, I was really alarmed to hear this week that some SEC official had said the cross-divisional “permanent” rivalries may have to be discarded. OK, that might not matter much to Gamecock fans, who got stuck with Arkansas as a permanent SEC West rival when they both came into the conference, but can the SEC really seriously be considering doing away with Georgia-Auburn, or even Alabama-Tennessee, another great rivalry? That would be insane!
The SEC needs to keep Georgia and Auburn playing each other every year.
That was SEC Associate Commissioner Charles Bloom, the conference’s chief spokesman, who told our sister paper, The Austin American-Statesman: “There might not be a permanent rival. Don’t read anything into [the 2012] schedule. But we are staying with eight conference games.” I agree with you that any plan that discards the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry between the Bulldogs and Tigers and the venerable rivalry between the Crimson Tide and the Vols as annual events is a bad idea. And I know UGA athletic director Greg McGarity has stressed the importance of maintaining the Georgia-Auburn rivalry, though he might end up getting outvoted. I’d prefer to see the SEC stay with the 2012 model, featuring eight conference games and maintaining the permanent rivalries. I realize that means you’d only play the rest of the teams from the other division twice (home-and-home) per decade, but I don’t think that’s a major concern for most fans. Do you really care how often Georgia plays Mississippi State or Arkansas? And I acknowledge that going to nine conference games would be more attractive to TV (getting rid of one cupcake nonconference game on each team’s schedule). But the eight-game plan provides more scheduling flexibility for schools like Georgia, Florida and South Carolina that play an in-state BCS nonconference rival every year. Still, if going to nine conference games is deemed the only way to maintain the permanent cross-divisional rivalries, I’d rather give up a cupcake than lose having Georgia-Auburn every year.
Drew in Statesboro writes: With [Orson] Charles departing for the NFL, and [Aron] White graduating, I know a lot of people are worried about the tight end spot. However, I still think Dawg fans should keep that, “we’re stacked at TE” mentality because of all the talent that still remains. Who do you think will step up and be the next star at that spot? [Artie] Lynch, [Jay] Rome, or a new face? Also, might we see one of those move to fullback like [Bruce] Figgins did?
I doubt the coaches will feel the need to move a tight end to fullback when they’ve got all those running backs. As for who’ll start at TE, I’d imagine at least early in the season that Lynch, our favorite New England Yankee, will get the nod on the basis of experience and blocking ability, but I’ll be quite surprised if Rome isn’t getting his share of playing time pretty quickly. And he’s probably more of a receiving threat than Lynch. Anyway, I think we’ll see them both — anyone for some two-tight-end sets? As for freshman Ty Smith, he’s more likely to redshirt. Of course, if the need arises, incoming freshman quarterback Faton Bauta has experience playing tight end in addition to running back, safety and linebacker.
Matt Cafaro writes: Bill, Do you think Mike Bobo’s poor use of Orson Charles during some very key in-game moments the last few years (thinking especially of the second half of the LSU game and the last two bowl games) hastened his departure from UGA? Did Charles decide to leave Georgia because he was tired of Bobo’s head-scratching game planning, play calls and inability to make in-game adjustments?
No, I don’t think Charles left out of frustration. After all, going into the bowl game, he was Georgia’s leading receiver, with 44 receptions for 572 yards and five TDs. Over his three-year career, Charles caught 94 passes for 1,370 yards, which set a UGA career yardage record for tight ends, and scored 10 touchdowns, tying the school record. As for what happened to Charles in the last two games, particularly the bowl game, did you see the penetration that Michigan State’s defense was getting through the Dawgs’ outmatched offensive line? Most of the time the tight end was needed as the sixth lineman for pass protection. I think Charles left because he justifiably reached the conclusion that his NFL prospects were already too good to pass up.
Beach Dawg Living Among Gators writes: While the way too early predictions of a Top 10 team is a warm and fuzzy for the fan base and may give a bit of nudge to recruiting, I believe there are too many intangibles: offensive line, punting, kicking and the offensive brain trust’s inability to go for the jugular and finish the kill!! Auburn and Florida are going to be much improved but, I believe, the most underrated team in the SEC is South Carolina — good defense, improved offense and a coach who thrives on finishing the kill (he and [Nick] Saban are the best in the business in this aspect).
You make a valid point. Georgia has an awful lot of experienced talent returning, looks to be on track for another stellar signing class, and has that favorable schedule. But Mark Richt and his staff are going to have to rebuild an OL that wasn’t that great to start with, and they absolutely must rethink their approach to special teams in order for the Dogs to improve on this season’s 10-4. Richt has indicated a full-time special teams coach isn’t in the offing, but naming one of his assistants to be special teams coordinator would at least be one small step in the right direction. (It’s worth noting that Steve Spurrier’s latest addition to his South Carolina staff is going to coach special teams and tight ends, with the emphasis in the announcement on the special teams duties.)
Mike Ruffin writes: Who will handle placekicking and punting for us next season?
At punter, incoming freshman Collin Barber will certainly get the opportunity to take possession of the job, and at placekicker the coaching staff has high hopes for another incoming frosh, Marshall Morgan.
Also on the subject of kickers, Jim writes: I feel a little bummed for Blair Walsh. Such a nice career to have such a bad senior season. When was the last time UGA has ever been dissapointed in a kicker? I can’t remember one. It’s usually one of our biggest strengths.
Surely you haven’t forgotten Andy Bailey. His fall wasn’t nearly as dramatic as Walsh’s because he was never as good, but after a decent if unspectacular showing as Georgia’s starting scholarship placekicker during the 2004 season, Bailey lost the job to walk-on Brandon Coutu, who went on to an All-SEC career. Then, during the 2006 season when Coutu was injured, Bailey was put back in the spotlight — and proceeded to miss a pair of field goal attempts and an extra point attempt in a loss to Kentucky. That prompted Richt to have punter Gordon Ely-Kelso try taking on placekicking as well, which produced middling results at PK and reduced his effectiveness punting. Coutu fortunately was able to return for the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech.
Shep Rose writes: I nearly fell out of my chair when you said that [Matt] Stafford’s performance in the NFL shows Richt and Bobo can develop a QB. His recent success in the pros proves that they are unable to maximize potential of great athletes! I can guarantee that defenses are more complex in the NFL than college, meaning he should have shredded SEC defenses. Fact is, Stafford had a nice career, but never put up great numbers. With an innovative offensive mind at the helm, he could have had an Andrew Luck or Eli Manning type college career.
I’ll grant you that a more wide-open pass-oriented offense might have produced bigger numbers for Stafford (who still threw for 7,731 yards and 51 touchdowns in his three years at Georgia and ranks third in career passing yards behind two four-year starters, David Greene and Eric Zeier). But you can’t blame Richt and Bobo for keeping things balanced when they had a guy named Knowshon Moreno in the backfield. And Georgia’s lack of a championship during Stafford’s stay in Athens had more to do with defensive problems. Also, once Stafford, who was the overall No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, made the jump to Detroit, the coaches there remarked on how well-prepared the young quarterback was. If you’re going to blame Bobo when Georgia’s offense falters, you have to give him credit for his work with Greene, D.J. Shockley, Stafford and, so far, Aaron Murray.
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BullDawgman49
January 16th, 2012
8:26 am
Well what I think will happen this next with the tail backs . One of the two coming will be reshirted unless they just blow away everyone and you just need them on the field . It it always good to have a stable of RB;s anyway . GO DAWGS!!!!
9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25 - not since beating Georgia tek # 13 in 2009. 7 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10 - not since beating Auburn # 9 in 2006.
January 16th, 2012
8:35 am
Matthew Stafford yes, but our Offensive Geniuses had him # 3 on the depth chart here, in 2008 even with him playing every minute of every game we had the NCAA # 83 Passing Offense
- pitiful coaching using talent, right Top Drawer Dog ?
# 2 finish in the AP Poll 2007, yes, but we lost to two hapless teams that year neither of which were ranked at game time, South Carolina and the vols and South Carolina ended up with a 6-6 record and didn’t even play in a bowl game. The vols game was a blow-out of Biblical Proportions. We beat no team who ended the season in the top 10. I hardly call that a great coaching job, would you Top Drawer Dog ?
-who wastes talent recruited there Top Drawer Dog, sir ? We should all know our program’s history before we post, right Top Drawer Dog, sir ?
Mark Richt finds only 1 other football program Southern California who has a better recruiting history than he starting 2001 through today.
Yet we have lost 9 games in a row against teams who ended the season top 25.
Yet we have lost 7 games in a row against teams who ended the season top 10.
Dawg4
January 16th, 2012
8:40 am
Let me understand this. Murray is 0-9 vs teams in the top 10. Who is his qb coach or offensive coordinator, or head coach? As far as big OL, Smaller Defensive Lineman get the underneath leverage on them and if a 275 lb FB lumbers into the line to block…things get really tight and the hole may be really small for the RB. With Samuel’s speed he should not be wasted blocking without some carries if moved to FB which again if a defensive lineman, or linebacker gets leverage on him because of his height it will cause a train wreck in the whole and stop the back long enough for the defense to stop him. Learn a new offense that can utilize these players. As far as too many backs…You have to consider how many receivers you are going to use and add that to the factor to see how many touches each has… With a TE, Flanker, WR, FB, and QB in the backfield along with one RB…you may not have enough touches to keep any of them satisfied with eliminating someone from the plan as we did this year at fb where we ran the ball one time the whole year…Get an offense condusive to your talent and players available.
9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25 - not since beating Georgia tek # 13 in 2009. 7 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10 - not since beating Auburn # 9 in 2006.
January 16th, 2012
9:01 am
What was wrong with the OL…
“…your team is the Penn State of the south, minus the sex scandals…”
___________________________________________________________
Sir,
Why not put up what team you are a fan of ?
You state that my football team has a built-in excuse for your boy Aaron Murray that the OC should have been replaced before now, you state.
Ok.
That’s true sir.
It is also true that Aaron Murray is blamed by both Mark Richt and by Mike Bobo after every loss. They both blame and have blamed him by name, specifically, and listed the areas that he must improve in.
So, I say that the Quarterback is not all that great. The same coaches Mike Bobo and Mark Richt were here when Matthew Stafford beat Auburn who ended up # 9. They were here when Joe Cox beat Georgia tek who ended up # 13.
Instead, Aaron Murray has lost to every team who finished in the top 25, at 0-9 to-date. The coaches did not get sacked 56 times in Aaron Murray’s 27 games to-date. You blame that on the OL. The Coaches you do not blame that on. He holds on to the football too long.
He has fumbled the football 21 times in 27 games to-date. The OL did not fumble the football in every crucial situation.
He has thrown 22 interceptions in 27 games to-date. The OL did not throw the 22 interceptions.
He averages 1 yard a carry stealing 7 carries a game from the RB who have all averaged 5 yards a carry. 7 carries a game for 27 games and he has a 1-yard per carry average when all the other college quarterbacks do 5 times better. The OL did not carry the ball for Aaron Murray.
Grow a pair and put up a team name in your handle so we know with whom we are talking. You don’t have the best interests of this program in your head when you come in here. You come in here to put down what ever your agenda is.
WE HAVE ISSUES.
The fans of this football program know full-well what they are.
I am having a conversation about my football program, and you are talking about our football program when you just finished in your last post saying that it is NOT YOUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM.
What’s YOUR team ?
Mr. “…your team is the Penn State of the south, minus the sex scandals…”
Moe Faux
January 16th, 2012
9:10 am
…bullDawg, it’s your bed-time, “sir”.
What are the black bones for?
January 16th, 2012
9:18 am
I Want a New Kind of Recruit, I think you should consider being a Vanderbilt fan. The sentiment that you express is prevalent in their fan base and used it as an excuse for not being competitive. Otherwise, figure out what the black bones are for.
gbal
January 16th, 2012
9:53 am
I think we are set at the RB for this year. Just right and take the pressure off a bit for next year. The OL is where we appear to need the focus. Not sure if there are any more out there that can offer us immediate help with depth but this needs to be our focus for this class and next year as well.
Columbus Dawg
January 16th, 2012
10:20 am
Just read article where Richt is trying his best to convince everyone that the 2012 schedule is really hard, and not the comfy slate that everyone that can read knows it is. Here’s some advice Coach, concentrate on fixing the problems that plague your team. Excuses will lead to your demise. Much is expected from this 2012 team, and rightly so. UGA will be favored in every contest on this schedule, and while I know that there are many things that can affect the outcome of a college football game, I also know that the Dawgs had better not lose a game because of the same old crap. The OL had better be top notch, and the special teams problems shored up. The people that REALLY matter will be evaluating Richt from now on, and will have great bearing on what Adams and McGarity end up doing about the direction of the football program. Richt will no longer be given the passes that he has been given in the past. UGA may well lose a game or two in 2012, but Richt had better hope it is not because the lingering problems of the past years cause the losses. The blame for UGA’s shortcomings will be laid squarely at Richt’s feet going forward. I know that football may not be everything to Richt, but McGarity will not be Richt’s scapegoat. The people who matter are seeing the football program for what it is. McGarity and Adams want everyone to be politically correct about Richt, but just because the local newspaper wants everyone to believe that Richt’s seat has cooled, it seems they are drinking McGarity’s kool-aid. To say much is expected from this team is an UNDERSTATEMENT. Coach, I would spend all of my time doing everything in my power to assure that UGA is not embarrassed in anyway in 2012. What was said by one large Hartman Fund contributor is that the UGA football team has been embarrassed entirely too much in the last five years, and one way or another this is going to stop.
Top Row Dawg
January 16th, 2012
10:34 am
(9 losses) just shorten your name to Doo Doo Dog. Your spending way too much time and energy spewing your crap on Mr. Kings’s and other UGA articles. I guess you can write another half page resonse to this. By the way we did beat two teams ranked in the top 25. And we did beat 4 others who were ranked in top 25 at one point or another in the season past. We beat Tennessee, Auburn, Florida, Georgia Tech all in the same season for the first time in 30 years.
We held UF/UT/AU all to less than 100 yards rushing …..COMBINED.
I notice you did have to change your name (teams finishing) because your signature was a lie otherwise.
A #2 finish in the final AP poll does represent a Great coaching job. To finish the season with wins over Florida, Auburn, Georgia Tech, and to win the Sugar Bowl….yes that is great. I don’t know what planet your on if you can’t agree with the obvious.
You want to harp on the negatives fine. I’ve been upset with Murray and Bobo and Richt plenty, but I don’t come on chat boards or public forums with the same old tired lame agenda that you evidently have. If your really a dawg fan, just kill yourself so someone else can inherit your season tickets.
If you can’t just end the misery for us all, at least post with an honest name….Doo Doo Dog!
UGA Insider
January 16th, 2012
11:08 am
Very good posts Columbus Dawg.
DocDawg
January 16th, 2012
11:28 am
don`t tell me Stafford wasn`t developed well, he produced from day 1 for lions, despite weak O line, this year wasn`t an accident. play calling is 1 thing, developing skills is another. Grantham a rare combo able to do both well!
9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25 - not since beating Georgia tek # 13 in 2009. 7 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10 - not since beating Auburn # 9 in 2006.
January 16th, 2012
11:44 am
Worry about what the teams were ranked at game time ?
Mark Richt has Lost Nine count them 9 games starting 2006 who at game time were
NOT RANKED.
9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25 - not since beating Georgia tek # 13 in 2009. 7 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10 - not since beating Auburn # 9 in 2006.
January 16th, 2012
11:52 am
And, as for those 2 teams who were ranked in the top 25 at game time, both ended the season with several more losses after they were last ranked for the season.
8-5
both
Neither ranked in ANY top 25
That what you want to hang your hat on for
AARON MURRAY
that his ONLY 2 wins over teams with 8 or more losses HIS ENTIRE CAREER are 2 teams finishing the season UNRANKED IN ANY POLL with 5 losses.
For your information, that is # 48 teams we are talking about at 8-5 for 2011 on the won/lost record list by the NCAA
two # 48 teams Aaron Murray has beat in his entire career.
Nice.
Really nice. But, you argue with me that those are great teams, when you admit yourself that Aaron Murray, Mike Bobo and Mark Richt do not sit pretty with you
EITHER.
(No one would hire you as their defense lawyer.)
9 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25 - not since beating Georgia tek # 13 in 2009. 7 Losses in a Row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10 - not since beating Auburn # 9 in 2006.
January 16th, 2012
11:56 am
Top Row Dawg,
sir,
Can I Quote You on this :
“I’ve been upset with Murray and Bobo and Richt plenty”
Doo Doo Dogs
January 16th, 2012
12:05 pm
We were not ranked at game time when Aaron Murray gave the game away at South Carolina. South Carolina gets no credit for beating us ?
Doo Doo Dogs
January 16th, 2012
12:10 pm
Mississippi State was ranked as high as # 16 the first 3 weeks of this past 2011 season.
So, Auburn gets credit for beating a # 16 team ?
Georgia 2 weeks later gets no credit for beating Missy State ?
Desert Fox
January 16th, 2012
12:16 pm
I think UGA will probably lose a few RB’s to transfer to another school where they may get more playing time. Most likely Thomas and maybe Boo malcome especially if the incoming freshman are as good as billed. There’s a slim chance IC may also leave if he goes through another season of off field incidents and injuries and falls farhter behind on the depth chart. Feel bad for Samuals. I would hope he gets to play and not ride the bench his Sr season. Then again, all this is just conjecture if the new RB’s need a year to mature before they reach their potential.
Biggest concern for the dawgs in 2012 is the OL. All this talent at RB won’t mean a thing unless CMR can get the top OL talent in state and elsewhere to sign up at GA where they’re real thin right now. May be a year or 2 before we see an OL that can open holes against the SC’s, AL’s and LSU DL’s.
Dawg_Mike
January 16th, 2012
12:22 pm
Dear CMR
Did you see New England with a lead playing not to lose ?
Did you see the Giants try for 6 at the end of the first half rather than positioning for a FG ?
Did you see SF going for 6 when they were in the red zone ?
hope you did. that is all.
Doo Doo Dogs
January 16th, 2012
12:26 pm
Good one Dawg_Mike.
Columbus Dawg
January 16th, 2012
12:36 pm
Richt does not have a year or two to recruit an OL. That is my point. Richt has had one excuse after another about why he never has an adequate OL. Excuses ain’t gonna get it going forward. He has already been interviewed as saying that the 2012 schedule is a HARD schedule. Richt’s credibility is shrinking daily. He needs to be putting ALL of his efforts into correcting the glaring problems that plague the UGA football team, instead of trying to convince people that everyone is wrong about the soft 2012 schedule. Unless the Dawgs lay an egg against a Missouri team that has just lost a lot of players in the first SEC contest of 2012, they should be favored in every game next season. There will have to be an a valid REASON, not a lame EXCUSE for any loss on this schedule. The heat is not going away folks. McGarity and Adams want everyone in the Dawg Nation to buy into their unconditional endorsements of Richt, but more people than not are calling THIS season Richt’s chance to show everyone that he is worthy of being the head man at UGA.
WDE
January 16th, 2012
1:20 pm
@Columbus Dawg more people than not would think those 100 wins CMR has is a clear indication that he is worthy. The idea that any team is expected to go undefeated in the SEC is a joke and a team that just lost 3 of its starting OL at that. We should be good but going undefeated with the OL concerns ?? Really? We have I think some OL players with a lot of potential, however like last years OL they will need time playing together to get the right mix of personnel and timing to be as effective as they will need to be…time will tell if that can be pulled off or not .
UGA Insider
January 16th, 2012
2:09 pm
Personally, I think CMR will retire at the end of the 2012 season.
I-DOG
January 16th, 2012
3:17 pm
It is great that we signed Girley and Marshall, but the answer to the question is “I don’t know, but UGA doesn’t have ANY running backs that we can count on for 2012 and thus we are very thin at the position.” Some might call me crazy and the running backs we have signed and that are returning may turn into players we can count on for this season, but at this point:
Crowell: Obvious talent. Will he do the class work, stay out of trouble and stay healthy enough to play in 8 plus games for the Dawgs this season? Will he even be on the team when the season starts and not suspended? I hope he does great things and I am rooting for him, but not someone we can count on YET.
Boo Malcombe: Was the most consistant runner late last year. Has a history of nagging injuries and if history is an indicator, might only be available for 5-6 games this season.
R. Samuel: Great heart, great team player, what else can you ask from a player? Unfortunately, he has been injury prone his whole career and even when healthy he isn’t a top flight SEC running back. I wish he were healthy and a great running back, but at this point, I think the most realistic prediction for his last season is that he is available for 6-8 games and is a good 2nd or 3rd option.
C. Thomas: Between being 5 7” and the multiple suspensions, this is not a guy that we can count on to carry it 20+ carries for 12 games next year. With our STRONG desire to run up the middle rather than to the outside and the fact that he is surely one strike away from being dismissed from the team… I don’t see him being a lot of help in 2012.
The two signees appear to be very talented, but it is hard to be physically ready to be the primary running back in the SEC as a freshman and be ready to block and understand the offense to the level that the coaches will want (especially early). Hope these two can come in and make a difference.
Hopefully, 2-3 of these guys will step up and be go to backs.
NC_Dawg
January 16th, 2012
6:54 pm
You can never have too much talent. I will be shocked if Crowell stays at UGA for all 4 years. He will either flunk out, fail another drug test and get kicked off the team, or just quit. He showed very little desire to play in my opinion. I knew after he couldn’t keep his helmet on his head in the home opener against Boise St. that he was more interested in being seen on national television than he was actually playing in the game. I think he has a poor attitude and needs to grow up, man up and show his teammates that he can play 4 quarters in the SEC. I’m glad CMR recruited the best RB’s he could find. To hear that Todd Gurley reportedly carried his HS team to a state championship while playing with a high ankle sprain give me hope for our future. Looking forward to 2012. I hope Bobo will learn how to call a game.
Aron Fan Club
January 16th, 2012
8:59 pm
Doo-Doo Dogs: Quit ur cryin about the USC game…….how many points did I have to lead us to to make up for our shotty defensive performance that day? Huh? Come on…spit it out!
Aron Fan Club
January 16th, 2012
9:00 pm
Furthermore DooDoo- Who led us to the SEC Championship?
Isiah
January 16th, 2012
9:03 pm
NC_Dawg: blah blah blah…..whose holdin SEC Frosh of the Year award?
CaliDawg
January 16th, 2012
9:24 pm
Has anyone ever noticed that two 1st round draft picks at QB under Urban Meyer (Smith and Tebow) that have really succeeded in College have had an incredible amount of criticism for being under developed in College at the QB postion under his watch? Both have had serious scrutiny from the fan bases of their respective teams too. I just think that’s interesting and more interesting that despite this, Meyer seems to still recruit top QB talent. People seem to always be on our coaches backs, but the players sure seem to do well at the next level.
Mobile Dawg
January 16th, 2012
10:11 pm
The glaring problem at UGA is Mark Richt. It befuddles me as to why intelligent people don’t see that.
What was wrong with the OL...
January 16th, 2012
10:51 pm
@ bullwinkle…unlike you, I don’t have a “favorite team” which I fawn/obsess over…I do root for the DAWG’s because of the Florida guys on the team, but overall, I just enjoy college ball…I like to watch well coached teams, teams that have a great fan base/tradition, teams that have high paid competent coaches, coaches that expect and get results, coaches that are canned if they can’t/don’t get the job done, coaches that make moves/changes during the game or during the season for the good of the university, fellow coaches, and the 85 or so players…so, I guess I’m a fan of Bama, Boise State, LSU, Michigan, Va Tech, Oregon, USC (both of them), and many others…even ND knows when to pull the trigger (a few times) to get better…so, just sit back and hope that things will get better…CMR needs to do what he was hired to do, or do the university a favor and retire/resign
Ralph, Annie, and Sue
January 17th, 2012
1:23 am
Do CMR and Bobo know how a rushing offense really works?
Pop Knowseverything
January 17th, 2012
8:00 am
Richt and Bobo couldn’t develop mud pies with dirt and water.
Columbus Dawg
January 17th, 2012
8:40 am
Richt, Friend and Bobo must: 1. Hold the biggest free for all, smash mouth, no holds barred competition for all five OL positions that has ever taken place in Athens under Coach mark Richt.
2. Do WHATEVER it takes to fix special teams. Period. Kickoff coverage, punt coverage, kickoffs, punts, placekicking.
3. Must shore up liabilities at QB position, if Murray is indeed the man, then he must start acting like it, imediately. Bobo may have to hurt Murray’s feelings here, but he must learn to respect the football. Richt knows this.
On a good note, just finished watching K. Marshall beat M. Mitchell in a foot race on video posted by A. Murray. Dude can fly!
LogicalUS
January 17th, 2012
9:25 am
At this point, UGA can sign as many as they want, they currently have the worst RB crew in the SEC. Crowell has some talent but frankly who gives crap if that talent isn’t on the field after the 1Q. The rest should be playing at West Georgia.
So the backfield is wide open but the kicker is the nonstop hype for the newest crop of next Hershels. According to the beaners UGA ALWAYS get the greatest players evah who they really wanted and any players that go to other schools were actually rejected by the great and mighty dawgs, so exactly how did this dearth of SEC quality talent end up happening?
Truth is in the reality for the beaners, just because a player signs with UGA does not mean that they are the greatest players to ever play the game. UGA is just like other schools..some of their players pan out, most do not and
abe lincoln
January 17th, 2012
9:55 am
Leave Richard SAMUEL at TB . He has been screwed with enough.
AceDawg
January 17th, 2012
11:56 am
Mark Richt was and probably would still be an exceptional offensive play caller and when he gave that up is when our Dawgs started their downfall offensively so I think he should call the offensive plays and put Bobo in charge of special teams or something else. What do you think? I bleed black and red and live in Pensacola where being a Georgia fan is tough especially when we lose to Florida, Auburn or Alabama. Go Dawgs; we need to win the SEC in 2012!
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January 17th, 2012
12:42 pm
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renegade#1
January 17th, 2012
6:18 pm
Did Bill Kings compuker tear up or did he die? Aint knowbody heard from him in about a week. Hope aint nuttin happened to Ole Bill every now and then he’ll write a decent article; same as them other plagerizers Milburn Bratley and Jeff Sluttz. Just kiddin guys but really how bout some new stuff this stuff is old, make up some news if you have to like Chipper traded to Cardinals for Albert Pujols and a third baseman ok i’m rambling but not teckin
Don in DC
January 17th, 2012
6:33 pm
I think this is only my third post in the last 2 or more years. My first was a sharp criticism after I read my very first Bill King column. I was certain he was damaging both recruiting and the reputations of the UGA coaches by quoting an unflattering blog post of a former UGA great. Now I see that UGA fans are fortunate to have Bill King. His columns are typically thoughtful and often insightful. His comments today about Orson Charles and Richard Samuel are good examples. Thank you, Mr. King.
renegade#1
January 17th, 2012
6:33 pm
Here is another thought Richard Samuel should have job security at Georgia after his playing days are over. After all; with all the position changes he has made for the sake of the team, he’ll be able to coach either side of the lines. Where ever he has played he has maybe not excelled but held his own this is a DAMN GOOD DAWG and if you don’t feel this way about this Man you are in the minority carry on Richard!
chazzo
January 17th, 2012
6:51 pm
If the Dawgs have another summer like last summer, the season will be a success. If they have a summer like two summers ago, they’ll do worse. A lot is riding on a couple of young guys in the kicking game. The line is problematic, but I am confident they can piece together something fair to middling at least. The D will carry them through the beginning of the season. SC looks to be the key.
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
January 17th, 2012
7:05 pm
@Top Row Dawg: Well said friend. The most nausiating thing on these blogs is those who continually come with negative repetition time after time. Many post as dawg fans but they are doing a lot more harm to UGA and have probably cost us a lot of recruits. They make the jobs of CMR and his stall much, much harder.
As you can tell from my handle I hope CMR is HC at UGA at least another 15 to 20 years.
Reid Heard
January 17th, 2012
9:01 pm
Who is this five star defensive back you speak of?
Brainiac(Dawg for life/Richt fan for life)
January 17th, 2012
11:24 pm
@Old Dawg New Tricks:
How about showing us your “disappearing” trick if all you have to offer is negatives.
realistic dawg fan
January 18th, 2012
8:55 am
It’s really boils down to one simple question…….how many college or NFL teams have expressed interest in Bobo? None. Coaching ability can not be measured by stats alone…too many variables. The key indicator of coaching ability is directly related to the amount of respect given by your competition. Do you really think Les Miles was worried about Bobo? Get a proven OC and compete with the big boys or accept mediocrcy.
beau tat
January 18th, 2012
10:53 am
If i am not mistaking. BObo is married to CMR sister in law. hence why he still has a job. as far as Green and d.j shockley never started a game. where are u from Bamadawg.
Jake
January 18th, 2012
5:42 pm
Sorry, Bill, can’t buy your argument about Bobo/Richt developing QBs. Their QBs seem to start well, but plateau in a year or so and stop improving. Murray, for example, still doesn’t appear to understand progressions and, from what I could see, locks on a particular receiver early. And Stafford’s performance in Detroit is clearly the result of working with the coaches in Detroit, not the ones in Athens.
Dawg Run Game Rules!
January 19th, 2012
7:24 am
The Dawgs have so many studs at RB now, they’ll dominate the sEC—they can rotate fresh backs every play with quality. Look for another easy SEC east title and a huge upset over alabama in the SEC title game. Dawgs are back!