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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Joey
January 14th, 2012
10:42 am
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Joey
January 14th, 2012
10:44 am
My first first, sweet! And you can never have enough competition at RB
Nub
January 14th, 2012
10:54 am
Believe the last time we had an o line that could run block was 2004… 2005… To run a pro style offense you must have a group of talented linemen that can work together and that have played together …. I believe we are at least 2 yrs away from being able to win the SEC…
chuck
January 14th, 2012
10:56 am
Georgia had a pretty good year, but it is obvious that the offense is so predictable and non changing to meet current competition. Our Dawgs are still running the same offense they have for the past thirty years when I went to school there. With a little offensive imagination and a killer instinct, the Dawgs could rise to the next level.
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hipdawg
January 14th, 2012
11:05 am
The thing that bothers me is the lack of ol signings.People are lining up to play for CTG.But we need offensive lineman !!!!!
Old Coach
January 14th, 2012
11:10 am
@ hipdawg
Win the line of scrimmage!
January 14th, 2012
11:14 am
I agree with hipdawg! We gotta win the games in the trenches.
Old Coach
January 14th, 2012
11:16 am
@hipdawg again
4 out of the 17 players commited to UGA are OL players. Several more are targets. Don’t worry the staff knows exactly what positions that need to be upgraded. Believe in the staff and GO DOGS.
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Destin Dawg
January 14th, 2012
11:18 am
we need ( love ) the big uglies up front…. same intensity of Grantham on the offense… Rich, t Bo Bo ( a good recruiter ), Garner, and Friend especially.. sign ‘em up !! Go Dawgs !!
BamaDAWG
January 14th, 2012
11:20 am
What???
Give Bobo credit for Greene, Shockley and Murray…are you kidding me? Greene never started a game at QB and neither did Shockley. I loved them both at UGA, but are either one of them still playing in the NFL?
And as for Murray (and I like the kid and hope he dramatically improves next year!)…come on! He wins the games he should and cannot win the big ones. So what credit should we give Bobo or CMR??? If it wasn’t for the crappy game plans, play calling or lack of being able to adjust at halftime…Murray may have been able to win a couple of those games! But with Bobo and CMR’s lack of ability to go for the win, instead of playing scared; these guys will never be able to live up to their true potential at UGA!
Old Dog New Tricks
January 14th, 2012
11:21 am
Credit for Aaron Murray? C’mon, Bill, Murray seriously underperformed in most of the big games this year. Bobo is a decent enough QB coach, but is way out of his depth as an OC at a FCB school in the SEC. He should have had to earn his chops at small schools and learned to innovate, instead he is predictable and pedestrian. If he hadn’t played at Georgia there is NO WAY he would ever have been offered at job at Georgia, but less been the OC. Can you envision Bobo as OC at any other FCB school? ‘Nuff said. Until this coaching staff gets some guts and some brains, and removes Bobo, the Dawgs will continue to underperform, no matter how good a recruiting class they have.
faithfuldawg86
January 14th, 2012
11:24 am
Definitely agree that we need more/better play out of O-line, but I also think that with the combination of Murray et al’s maturity and the fresh blood coming in, offense will be much improved in general. As for the line, we have some young guys who are growing up fast and some great recruits lined up: Theus, Beard (Juco transfer), Brown, and Pike, for example. GATA!
Huntsville Dawg
January 14th, 2012
11:25 am
We won’t miss Orson Charles…Dig deep and you’ll hear why.
Top Dawg
January 14th, 2012
11:26 am
Losing some of the OL from this year is addition by subtraction.
SavDawg
January 14th, 2012
11:26 am
Ol,OL,OL we’ve got to recruit more. we talk about you can never have enough RB. We NEVER seem to have enough OL. I realize RB’s take a lot of pounding but I say we can never have enough of both.
BamaDAWG
January 14th, 2012
11:28 am
Old Coach…
Looking at the recruiting sites, you are correct that 4 of the 17 commits are OL. But looking at the “Offers” side will show you that there are not too many more on the wishlist…many have committed elsewhere. There are ONLY 2 OG and 2 OT left that are considering UGA. That is NOT many, as you state. And one of those guys is from Arizona and another is a JC Transfer…NONE of which appear to have UGA listed as their #1 choice!
Also, how can we have confidence in this staff??? The only thing they have done is prove they can recruit well and win the games they are supposed to! I would have a much better feeling with a coaching staff that played to WIN and could make USEFUL adjustments at halftime…neither of these things I have seen in the last 3-4 years from this staff!
Daniel#12
January 14th, 2012
11:28 am
In listing lousy place kickers, please do not overlook Steve Crumley. While living in NC, I froze one night on top of Mt. Airy listening to Crumley miss field goals against LSU.
supsalemgr
January 14th, 2012
11:28 am
I like the idea of Samuel and Malcome to FB. We missed that option of handing it off to the FB in 2011. That will open up opportunities for the TB’s and passing options.
Destin Dawg
January 14th, 2012
11:29 am
we need a killer instinct on offense for sure… keep your foot on the gas Richt…Houston Nutt or Chris Hatcher for O.C. ?!
SavDawg
January 14th, 2012
11:29 am
Old dawg new tricks.
His performance in big games is the diredt result of our OL getting beat badly. Give murray a chance with top OL.
Top Dawg
January 14th, 2012
11:30 am
Recruit LINEMEN on both sides of the ball, especially offensive line!!!
SavDawg
January 14th, 2012
11:31 am
BamaDawg
Right on!!
Dawg Bounty Hunter
January 14th, 2012
11:32 am
we can’t be married to Arron Murray at QB.. not a pocket passer.. roll out.. throw to TE’s for 10 yd. 1st down etc.. maybe.. Go dawgs !!
splendid splinter
January 14th, 2012
11:39 am
It ALL begins with the offensive line. If you have a good one, I could run behind and make yards, and I could stand behind it and complete passes.
Dap01
January 14th, 2012
11:40 am
Why does our coaches seem so bad at coordinating a running game? They run the smallest RB up the middle? You can say change of pace but Carlton is not used as a change of pace. He simply comes into the game. The running plays are slow to develop, the blocking is muddled, the QB points the ball to the rb while handing it off very slow. We run the draw play over and over with little deception.
Bobo or someone is doing a poor job at coordinating.
CHDawg
January 14th, 2012
11:41 am
I think it is good to remember that most TBs take a year or two to get up to SEC speed and toughness. Crowell and Malcome got there this year and both will be tough to beat out. If they hit the weight room hard I think they can be two of the top TBs in the SEC. Samuel and Thomas will have a say in that, too. Our line has to figure out a way to open some holes. Kentucky saved us the dishonor of being ranked the worst offensive line in the SEC for sacks allowed (total), and without Murray I suspect we would have been the worst in the SEC. We were awful in tackles for loss, too. And to make things worse, we supposedly had two top draft picks in Glenn and Jones–what does that say about ‘12? I hope we can pull a miracle off on the O line, but we need some serious studs to sign/step up. I really think we could have won it all this year if we had Alabama’s O line. Bill, we need some focus on the O line; our TBs will likely be very strong for the next few years.
tass
January 14th, 2012
11:47 am
Did you hear about Nance… Oh…. guess Da Ric could not get him to starter. Bobby hope your happy….
Coach Ray Goff
January 14th, 2012
11:54 am
How many tailbacks IS too many for the Dawgs? Not to be the grammar police, but shouldn’t that be “How many tailbacks are too many for the Dawgs?”
You weren’t an English or Journalism major, were you Bill?
Texas Dawg
January 14th, 2012
11:56 am
Bill – Please keep us posted on the special teams situation, particularly the new kickers.
Dawg48
January 14th, 2012
11:59 am
We lose CT and RS after this year, then we will have IC, Boo, KM , TG.
If there is an injury or transfer or suspension things could get thin at RB real soon.
I agree we need O line men real bad at the tackle position.
LakeDawg
January 14th, 2012
11:59 am
Right now, I don’t see any reason why Malcome shouldn’t be #1. Just because he wasn’t a splashy signee is no reason to disregard him. He’s been very effective when he’s played. As for Samual, unless he’s lost some speed he is one of UGA’s fastest players, but a move to FB sounds about right.
Dawg Man
January 14th, 2012
12:01 pm
Take this to the Bank !!!!!!! Georgia will be National Champs the next 6 years !!!!!! Oklahoma holds the national consecutive wins record at 47, we will break in the fourth year from now !!! 14-0 the next 6 years !!!! Next season we will get the top 22 players in nation to come play for CMR and TG. Gonna be hard to schedule, because nobody wants to play us
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
12:10 pm
How do you think Da Rick Rodgers feels about not coming to UGA now? hahahahaha…tough luck kid. He’s been on a losing Tennessee team, hasn’t beaten UGA yet and probably never will. Think he shoula came to UGA? I think so. GO DAWGS
Oh, and you can NEVER have enough running backs. Not the way they take a pounding and how tired you can get in the 4th. Ask LSU about how having lots of RBs help with rotation.
AltamahaDawg
January 14th, 2012
12:11 pm
Lesson here is: Don’t read some stupid ill-informed crap from others pretending to have original thoughts and repeat it in a letter to Bill King. He might just publish it with your name attached to it.
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
12:13 pm
With Samuel’s straight ahead running style, he’d make a great FB. Bruce Figgins didn’t really pan out at FB like I thought he would. Didn’t open many holes for our backs. I miss Brannen Southerland. That dude could lay out a LB or safety. He’s missed. DGD. Anyways, try Samuel out at FB and he’s very physical so he’d have no problem hitting. Try anything!
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
12:16 pm
And whoever said we didn’t have an O-line that could run block since 04-05, I disagree. Back in 07 we GASHED the Florida Gators in Jacksonville with Moreno. He was our workhorse that day. He had 30 something carries for 180+ yards. He was a man on a mission that day and he didn’t do it by himself. Clint Boling and Fernando Velasco were opening up mega holes. Ask the Gators.
Also, back in 09 when we came out with WE RUN THIS STATE over GT, Ealey and King combined to rush for over 300 yards that game. Just give Will Friend time. He’ll have this line back to mauling opponents like we’re used to.
Dawg Dawg Dawg
January 14th, 2012
12:16 pm
Dawg Man, no offense, you are crazy. No way Richt EVER wins a NC at UGA. Here’s another NIGHTMARE scenario: Richt stays on for 5 more years and then BOBO TAKES OVER AS HEAD COACH!
BTW, what is Bobo’s relationship with the Dooley family? Is he married to a Dooley? I’m just wondering how he keeps his job as OC??
Joey
January 14th, 2012
12:22 pm
Joey (10:42). If you are gonna gush about being “first,” you or I should put our last initial on our posts, so there’s no mix-up. Thanks.
I Want a New Kind of Recruit
January 14th, 2012
12:24 pm
I’d much rather see Coach Richt recruit guys who show a bit of academic achievement along with athletic achievement. How in the world do some of these guys get admitted to UGA ? It’s a bit of a farce, is it not ? Yeah, I’m sure ‘everybody else’ does it; doesn’t mean UGA has to. I’ll bet Boise State’s athletes aren’t so out-of-place in a college classroom. And there are probably some others, too. I’m sort of losing my interest in college athletics when everybody winks and nods just so some guy can help the football program. (assuming he isn’t arrested and kicked off of the team). How about Richt recruits 3-star guys that will make us proud they play for us instead of 5-star guys that are an embarassment ? Anybody agree?
Joey
January 14th, 2012
12:28 pm
I do wish Richt would put lots more emphasis on the special teams, make them a weapon, instead of just another down during the game, or worse – a liability. Devise some fake punts, fake FGs (heaven forbid he would fake his favorite play, though), and rushing opposing punters more effectively, etc.
I don’t think it will happen with a part-time coach. And it’s gonna take some doing, because we just lost our best returner, punter, and kicker.
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
12:31 pm
@ I want a new recruit,
Keith Marshall has a 4.29 GPA…how’s that for a new recruit? Gurley is high character too.
I Want a New Kind of Recruit
January 14th, 2012
12:34 pm
We’ll see how legit that is in a year or two, I suppose. How about Crowell, King and Ealey ?
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
12:35 pm
I agree Joey that special teams needs to become a weapon more than what it is. We need to try to block more punts. Look at Florida; their special teams have always been a threat and you could argue they had the best special team unit in the SEC under Urban Meyer. He was never afraid to take chances to go all out. I think Rainey has like 6 blocked punts in his career or something like that. It’s up there. We need to go all out to win.
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
12:38 pm
Students are going to make their own decisions. You cannot blame Richt for their stupid antics. So why are you trying to do so? That’s like blaming yourself for your wife cheating on you. It’s who she is.
Dawg48
January 14th, 2012
12:39 pm
I Want a New Kind of Recruit
January 14th, 2012
12:34 pm
We’ll see how legit that is in a year or two, I suppose. How about Crowell, King and Ealey ?
Crowell, King and Ealey? Phillip just told you about KM.
New means new! KM is new kind of recruit so why bring up Crowell, king and ealey like they are new?
Joey
January 14th, 2012
12:42 pm
Cause he is a techie!
Dawg Tired
January 14th, 2012
1:05 pm
I’m not so sure that even Bobo wants to take the “credit” for Murray who has choked badly in big games.
JDawg1785
January 14th, 2012
1:09 pm
I think that four-headed monster in the LSU backfield is a perfect model for CMR to go by in bringing back the running game. If Crowell takes good care of his ankle, we should be in good shape next season.
Big Old Dawg
January 14th, 2012
1:20 pm
After the disastrous past season trying to run the ball with a freshman and a couple of midgets, any number of real TB is a improvement. Still it would behoove RICHT to, please, recruit the best kids in Georgia instead of waiting for some kid in the Carolinas , Florida or Jersey to decide if they want to come to UGA. CMR, why does UA, AU & UF get the cream of the crop in GA year in and year out, why???????????????
Will Friend has been at UGA for ONE cycle
January 14th, 2012
1:22 pm
Coach Friend has been in the position for one entire recruiting cycle. WHERE IS THE BEEF for UGA’s o lines of the future? We have 3 commits??
Why can we not sign 5 or 6 BIG guys, highly regarded from right here in Georgia or Alabama or SC that can possibly red shirt and by their Jr or Sr years can start? For years we did that and for years and years we developed ALL AMERICAN O linemen by their Jr and Sr season. Clint Boling IS THE ONE EXCEPTION, as he made ALL SEC FROSH.
Do they all have to be 5 star kids from Kansas or Maryland or Ohio or Florida to be recruited?? Why not sign some quick footed, big, strong, athletic high school kids that played O line and develop them. We are always in crisis mode, I suppose, for the O line.
Go Dogs.
UGA '05
January 14th, 2012
1:30 pm
Hey Bill, you know what’s annoying? Typing a long post and then not seeing it posted
AltamahaDawg
January 14th, 2012
1:32 pm
I think we have 4 now, and the word is that there are 2 more silent commits (whatever that means).
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
1:34 pm
With a few more O-line and DB commits we’re set.
JDawg1785
January 14th, 2012
1:39 pm
You’re right, Altamaha. So far we have Mark Beard, Chester Brown, Greg Pyke and John Theus coming in. I think the latter two are both tackles. If the coaching staff focuses their efforts on adding at least two more offensive linemen, this could be an outstanding recruiting class.
Throw me a bone
January 14th, 2012
1:51 pm
SO IF BOBO NEEDED A TE TO BLOCK THEN PUT IN LYNCH AND/OR WHITE AND SPLIT ORSON OUT!
Its not rocket science. Thats why bobo should be stripped of offensive duties
BKBroila
January 14th, 2012
1:51 pm
Todd Gurley may end up being the offensive prize recruit of the year….perfect combination of Size and Speed….this kid is special….KM is great is not going to be an every down back until he puts on some muscle, but is an amazing talent nonetheless….Go Dawgs, you can never have Too Many Tailbacks….especially quality Tailbacks….
old dog
January 14th, 2012
1:52 pm
UGA will have to do better on the o-line…..size is not everything; one year Denver had the best o-line in the NFL, and they were either the smallest or second smallest in the league! We need size AND talent! We cannot expect perfection, but either our line is not capable of good run-blocking, or they have not been taught properly (or both!) Gotta have a great line in the SEC folks. All the backs in the world won’t work otherwise. Of course the line, like everbody else looks great whan we play the Sisters of Mercy. But until we get some real hosses up front, we’ll beat the bad teams and lose to the good ones! It ain’t all on the guys up front, but it has didn’t take B-State and M-State (it took LSU a half) long to figure out we cannot run-block. So, they just shut down the passing game and ka-boom; we were done!
Throw me a bone
January 14th, 2012
1:54 pm
SO IF BOBO NEEDED A TE TO BLOCK THEN PUT IN LYNCH AND/OR WHITE AND SPLIT ORSON OUT!
Its not rocket science. Thats why bobo should be stripped of offensive duties.
Joey
January 14th, 2012
2:08 pm
I wouldn’t care what the class ranked as long as Richt gets what he needs – some O-linemen.
Our problems at OL showed up way to much last season. We could hardly get 4th-and-1 against anybody. And when we wen conservative with the playcalling, it got ugly. And those results with the “biggest O-line in football.”
Is it the players or the coach’s techniques that keep our O-line from efficient run-blocking and pass protection?
kerryb
January 14th, 2012
2:57 pm
I think some of the offensive problems this year was that we did not have a real starting FB the whole year. I don’t think Figgins was the answer at the position which caused us to use more of a spread offense than the pro style that we normally use. We have the Hicks kid coming in that’s 6′2 245 and maybe cross training Samuel for the position next year. With all of these backs and a FB I hope we get back to what we do instead of this spread crap.
kerryb
January 14th, 2012
3:01 pm
I also think the O-line will be better next year. The guys we had this year seem to be just overweight slugs with no athleticism to them (Bean Anderson for example). The ones coming up are better athletes. I saw the Theus kid in that All Star game just abusing offensive linemen run blocking. He was shoving them back 5-10 yards on every run play.
kerryb
January 14th, 2012
3:02 pm
Correction: Theus was abusing D-linemen.
kybodawg
January 14th, 2012
3:05 pm
granted dooley was running the veer when he had McKluskey, tate, hendrson, and worely but he alternated just about every series. bobo will have to be proded to use more than 2 backs regulary. nothing wrong in having fresh legs every series.
collegeballfan
January 14th, 2012
3:24 pm
Georgia lost the Michigan State game because they could not block the Michigan State defensive line. Offensive linemen are more valuable than running backs.
SSIgator
January 14th, 2012
3:32 pm
“How many tailbacks is too many for the Dawgs?”
Well, I guess UGA can never have too many of them. They need all they can get to utilize the two plays for tailbacks in Booboo’s playbook: the pass in the flat and the run up the middle on third and long from the I-formation. Also, do the new running backs have to bring their own bongs or will the current Doobie Brothers backfield have extra ones to share?
Joey
January 14th, 2012
3:33 pm
Dooley moved to the Power I when he got Herschel. Never went back to the Veer, opting for lining up those big, fast “tailbacks” 7 yards deep.
Boy Vince got a bunch of those 215+ lb tailbacks for a few years didn’t he?
Joey
January 14th, 2012
3:36 pm
0-for-October.
And still yapping.
Geez . . .
LCDawg
January 14th, 2012
3:42 pm
Samuel & Malcolme are FB’s plain and simple. Coach them up and get them on the field and producing. Richt should have played Samuel at LB right from the start..that was obvious to everybody but the ones making the decisions.
Joey
January 14th, 2012
4:05 pm
I’m not entirely buying that these problems will get fixed before Sept. We knew of the issues with the O-line’s lack of protection, and the holes in the special teams last Sept 3rd and 10th.
Did either look improved on Dec 3rd or January 2nd?
If you can’t improve those things when you have the boys practicing every day, how are you gonna do it when they are off-limits?
Sadly enough, I think Richt still has underperforming assistants, who are incapable of coaching these “dream teams” to do great things.
damngooddawg!
January 14th, 2012
4:12 pm
Richt is really near sited when it comes to assistant coaches. The special teams is a prime example, along with Bobo. Everyone but Richt and Martinez new after his first year that Martinez was not the man. But he was Richt’s friend and loyalty won out. As for Grantham, I think Richt must have been off on a recruiting trip when he was hired. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while.
Uga'91
January 14th, 2012
4:13 pm
Dawg fans like to bag on Bobo (myself included), but have you stopped to ponder that if our players would have executed we would have scored more points against LSU in a half than Alabama did in the entire BCS game?! Seems like the play calling is improving we need our young players to step up next year and finish the drill.
UGA FRIEND
January 14th, 2012
4:23 pm
The UGA fans who are bad mouthing Blair Walsh may not know that he holds the all time SEC scoring record.
The UGA team cannot have too many quality running backs. Too many bad things can happen they need to be overstocked
at all times. Injuries, flunk outs. suspensions, some may be moved to other positions, etc. are very likely every year.
2012--easy street
January 14th, 2012
4:34 pm
Murray is 0-9 against ranks team. thankful, based on the early preseason polls,SC is the only ranked one. That is why Mark Bradly wrote the other day that UGA would go 11-1, he knows murray cant beat a ranked team either– he just want print it. (Bily King want either). All other SEC teams (all) face at least 2 preseason teams that are ranked. We do have the easiest scheudle. The bad thing is, the FCS team, Ga Southern, is probably tougher than someo f the others on the schedule.
chaz
January 14th, 2012
4:43 pm
The Dawgs are doing the right thing in hopefully signing 3 tailbacks for 2012. I put it at 25% at best that Thomas (can’t stay out of downtown Athens and trouble) and Crowell (goes with Thomas to downtown Athens too often and he really needs to go back to jr. high and grow up) will be on the team by August of 2012. Crowell should take a trip to the Athens Wal-Mart and check out a former UGA all SEC linebacker that couldn’t behave to see his future if he doesn’t grow up and grow up quick. Owning a Wal-Mart shopping center after a career in the NFL is a lot more fun than working in one.
Samuels should be cross trained at FB and I expect Malcome to be back. The 3 recruits can join Malcome and Samuels and that totals 5 which aren’t too many based on the rigors of playing in the SEC.
Samuel to LB, Danzler, Debell, Theus to OL and less predictable offense =.SEC East Champs
January 14th, 2012
4:46 pm
The personnel and the schedule are there…… The rest is preperation, attitude and scheming (coaching) . The planets are aligned for a special year…. can we take advantage
Joshua
January 14th, 2012
4:54 pm
I’m not as worried as much about the line as others. Many are saying recruit more. I just ask why? We do need to get four or five every year to keep from having the problems that we had this year, with no experience. The problem going into the Spring is not the bodies, it will be how many are ready. If you just look at the roster, you will see that returning are six juniors, and nine freshmen and sophomores ( I think I counted right). Add to that the four commitments coming in and possibly a couple lot more, there could be over 20 guys completing for a job. I think that if we can have nine or ten of them ready, we will be in good shape. We should also be able to throw out the same line for at least two years.
The position I am more worried about is tailback. I thought we were in bad shape this year. To kind of back this up, Coach Richt said that Carlton Thomas was the only running back that he trusted. Might be why he stayed on the team. I think behind them would have been Richard Samuel and Brandon Harton. Samuel didn’t matriculate into too good of a runner, but was dependable, and Harton had a hard time holding onto the ball. But beside that they both performed all aspects of the game with some quality, just not starting quality. Crowell stayed hurt, but he ran well when healthy. It is known he had attitude problems, and he also had problems blocking. Malcolme ran well at the end of the season, but never figured out how to block. When he came in against LSU, the coaches would send in Harton in blocking situations. In the bowl game they brought in Samuel and Thomas to block for him.Crowell even came out many times in passing situations. In the end Thomas was the only back that performed in all aspects of the game. I think the competition going into the spring will be wide open. There may be some shuffling with putting some of the backs like Samuel and Malcome at fullback, but I think they will get their shot to be the starter. I still question if Crowell will be on the team. I’m not sure if he has enough heart to do the things he needs to grow up and compete. I’m not sure if he is willing to compete. I think that Marshall will come out on top at the end of Spring, then it will be his to loose. Gurley I think will compete to be a back up. With Marshall and Gurley coming in, and if they do the right thing I think Thomas may be on a short leash after this year and his troubles. But if he does the right thing I think he will be number three on the depth chart, and should be the leader of the group. If he doesn’t I think he may go. If that happens Harton would take his spot, if he can hold onto the ball, and Georgia uses that as the change of pace back. If not then I think Samuel or Malcome fills that void. If they are used at fullback then Crowell (if on the team) fills in.
Joey
January 14th, 2012
5:02 pm
“The planets are aligned for a special year…”
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Will the planets alignment help us figure out we need to kick the ball out of bounds instead of to the Honey Badger?
If so, I’m a believer . . .
chuck
January 14th, 2012
5:02 pm
We have to fix the Ol to fix the running game. I think a major problem with the OL is the strength and conditioning isn’t up to an acceptable level. The team doesn’t work on “explosion” and that’s a major flaw, especially for the OL. Joe T. can do the job but we need to hire a consultant that is “state of the art” and have them set up a better program for Joe T. to administer. UGA still ran out of gas in the second half of several games including the first two and last two which were the 4 losses.
Do we really have to wait for another high draft choice like AJ Green last year to go train for a few months with a state of the art strength and conditioning guru and then tell the AJC how much he improved his explosion, improved his body mass (lost fat, increased muscle) and increased his speed after a few months? Why didn’t that happen in 4 years in Athens?
TheTruthHurts
January 14th, 2012
5:22 pm
2012: Same old coaching staff. Same old results.
bilbo799
January 14th, 2012
5:31 pm
None of this matters if BOBO is still OC. Do you remember the South Carolina game? BOBO cost us more points than the D gave up (but, of course fans were blaming Grantham at the time).
bilbo799
January 14th, 2012
5:32 pm
Also, Malcome is really under-appreciated. He’s done really well for us when given a chance.
Phillip
January 14th, 2012
5:43 pm
Sometimes a RB can make an O-line look good instead of it being the other way around. Like when we had Moreno, he did things and made moves that made up for O-line mistakes.
OkieDawg
January 14th, 2012
6:02 pm
Everybody loves a Gurley man.
Fair and Balanced
January 14th, 2012
6:27 pm
I don’t like messing with tradition when it comes to college football. Leave the old rivalries in tact. On the other hand, we need to break with the tradition of voting for a NC game. And the recent proposal here at AJC was just another attempt at leaving the NC in the hands of a few.
But the truth about this conference stuff is that we have already broken with tradition in this 2nd expansion. Actually I’m for getting GA Tech back to make that game mean something in the conference. Tech is truly in the southeast. Texas AnM is not nor is Ark really. Next thing you know they will want to change the name of the conference!
jack bull
January 14th, 2012
6:34 pm
same ole QB, same ole results….0-9 vs the good teams…not to count the fact the he won’t hold himself personally accountable…somebody’s got to tell him to not turn the ball over in big games, whether it be fumbles or pick 6’s, and we’ll have a much better chance of winning..
OL scares me a little too…
harold
January 14th, 2012
6:39 pm
UGA WILL HAVE A LOT OF BENCH WARMERS. SOME WILL TRANSFER.
Dr. Morpheus
January 14th, 2012
7:10 pm
D will keep it close next year. O should be better, too. With the easy schedule, we should be ready to rock.
bubba4dawgs
January 14th, 2012
8:44 pm
Gee, ain’t it great to write a long blog and then have it not posted!
Phil
January 14th, 2012
9:25 pm
Crowell just got hurt again…. putting on his socks.
So no, we can can’t have too many running backs. Can’t count on Crowell at all to be there.
Loaded O
January 14th, 2012
9:43 pm
the more star RBs, the better—Ga can rotate top RBs on every play to keep them fresh. ICro, Marshall, Gurley rotation–best in the sEC!! Mark this down–GA will win the SEC title in 2012!
The Law
January 14th, 2012
9:57 pm
This is as good a time to offer this news item, less anyone forget: The NCAA just announced the long anticipated “Cecil and Cam Newton” rule. Heretofore, anyone shopping a recruit will ensure the recruit is ineligible. Unfortunately, it’s a year late for the aforementioned culprits.
Spike 80DF
January 14th, 2012
10:27 pm
Samuel would be a beast at FB since he’s basically a battering ram now. With Crowell, Malcome, Marshall, and Gurley carrying the rock and I bet Thomas is a good punt/kick returner or possibly 3rd down back…
Timmy Dog
January 14th, 2012
11:29 pm
When NONE of them are big enough to run between the tackles, the answer is none.
just stop it there
January 15th, 2012
12:26 am
“If you’re going to blame Bobo when Georgia’s offense falters, you have to give him credit for his work with so far, Aaron Murray.”
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*21 fumbles in 27 starts
*22 interceptions in 27 starts
*56 sacks in 27 starts
*7 carries a game avg all 27 starts
*1 yard per carry all 27 starts
*11 losses in 27 starts
*41 percent of his 27 starts, lost
*over-throws receivers
*throws behind receivers
*can’t see over the line
*happy feet
*heebie-jeebie yips vs all 9 finishing top 25
*0-9 vs teams finishing top 25 in 27 starts
*holds on to the football too long
*prefers to take sack, not throw ball away
*treated as a Favorite by Mark Richt Mike Bobo
*hasn’t beat any team with 10-Wins
*27 teams had 10-Wins 2011, beat none of them
*hasn’t beat any team with 9-Wins
*two 8-5 teams neither finishing top 25, best wins
*cannot run with 4.7 speed
*throws himself to turf at sight of SEC DL
*slower than SEC DL at 4.7 speed in 40-yard dash
*puny, pic of him end year showed a leg or arm ?
*which did you think it was seeing the picture ?
*watches film, not lift weights or run
*silly immature Tweets pre-game
*poor leadership
*no leadership show at all ever on field either
*never takes charge of players like IC
*never has had a marquee win
*never had game-winning drive game on the line
*has not done diddle-e-squat
*has to blame for all this, Poor Coaching
*not credit coaching for all this crudola
*quote Ben Dukes
*”inarguable that Aaron Murray is not Mr. Clutch”
*”inarguable that Aaron Murray runs up stats
*vs not-so-excellent opponents”
*75 percent of his TD passes vs teams ending not ranked
*good coaching would Not have Any of This
3rd Down Back
January 15th, 2012
12:31 am
Right. Take out Keith Marshall who has it 3rd and 1, and put in Richard Samuel.
This is the kind of play-calling we have witnessed all 11 years of this average for all 11 years # 52 Total NCAA Offense.
Good Lord.
Oh, No Bobo
January 15th, 2012
12:44 am
“Why have these guys sitting on the bench behind (in no particular order) Crowell, Marshall and Gurley….”
Mike Bobo?
4.29 GPA 4.35 Speed 40-yard dash
January 15th, 2012
1:43 am
Will Mike Bobo and Mark Richt get over their Pass-Happy Offense with their less than successful puny QB ?
I have been told that Keith Marshall will never get 4,000 yards here like his Dad did in college before playing with the Denver Broncos who have I note finished their season with the worst quarterback in the NFL previously known as the GPOE. Nice game Tim Tebow, sir.
Tom Brady 6 TD Passes, no Fumbles, 3 rushes for 8 yards, 26/34 for 6 TD Passes, Punt 48 yards, 64 Total Plays, 0 Sacks, Average gain per pass 10, Red Zone Efficiency 83 percent.
Tim Tebow 0 TD Passes, 1 Fumble, 1 Lost Fumble, 5 rushes for 13 yards, 9/26 for 0 TD Passes, 71 Total Plays, 5 Sacks, Avg gain per pass 3, Red Zone Efficiency 33 percent.
45-10. Nice game Tim Tebow.
gtfanfrom1951
January 15th, 2012
7:16 am
Bill do you think that Tech and Georgia should stop playing each other because of the new conference makeups?
gtfanfrom1951
January 15th, 2012
7:18 am
I enjoy playing UGA but with all the conference game now should it end.
Perkins
January 15th, 2012
7:41 am
Mizzou 42, UGA 10
4.29 GPA 4.35 Speed 40-yard dash
January 15th, 2012
7:43 am
I think the game should be ended. The reason is because there is nothing for us to gain by beating you; while there is everything to gain in your case, beating us. Maybe one day you can recruit to your school. Been long enough at this point to realize you simply cannot, have not and will not. And, let’s be very honest about this, your fans (both of them) are horrible sports and your school feels that it is ok to do any and every thing to possibly beat us. I’d rather play Alabama.
4.29 GPA 4.35 Speed 40-yard dash
January 15th, 2012
7:45 am
For a team with no passing game, no pass defense, no rush defense, no special teams and no fans, you are a predicting almost a 5-TD win ?
Nice running game, but it is against our only real strength on our team.
4.29 GPA 4.35 Speed 40-yard dash
January 15th, 2012
7:46 am
It would not surprise me to see Mizzou with 8 losses for 2012.
4.29 GPA 4.35 Speed 40-yard dash
January 15th, 2012
7:51 am
Your recruiting is not up to SEC standards, and you lost your whole entire football team, except a running quarterback. Good luck with that.
Rabid Dawg'84
January 15th, 2012
8:37 am
I love our recent commits, but where are teh DBs? We have none yet. Are we going to get 10 more commits this late? Go Dawgs!
BullDogMike
January 15th, 2012
8:43 am
We need more three star players like David Pollack was !
sapelodawg
January 15th, 2012
9:18 am
Better sign 100’s of them. cmr will find a way to clear them out, unless they come from Florida. If they weigh more than 155 ’s; Boo Boo cannot use his feared and dreaded play: midget up the middle!
wins-by-a-link
January 15th, 2012
9:20 am
Bill. I agree that Samuel should be moved to fullback, He is a straight ahead runner with little cutting ability, his running style has never been that of a tailback but that of a fullback plus with the incoming talent he would probably never get much playing time as tailback.
Emmett
January 15th, 2012
9:31 am
You hope they are all great, but you also hope they do not have diva moments and threaten to transfer like how Mr. Mason has been behaving.
What was wrong with the OL...
January 15th, 2012
9:40 am
Seems that the horses were there, but not the heart…all we kept hearing about was how they were bigger than NFL teams…does anybody really think that a coach the caliber of CTG would have accepted the poor performance week in and week out…so the OL coach couldn’t get the job done; couldn’t get these guys to open holes; couldn’t adjust to what was across the line; couldn’t pass block; couldn’t hold a pocket; sucking wind; out of shape; no heart….the majority of these guys should had been playing end, guard, and tackle….sit on the END of the bench, GUARD the water bucket, and TACKLE anyone that got near it….ever notice that every year CMR has a piece of the team to fix…defense-check, RB-still needs work, Special Teams-still needs fixed, S&C-somewhat fixed, QB-fixed, OC-still needs fixed, OL a big mess…the list goes on and on, year in and year out, there’s always something that seems to be killing the DAWGS, something that seems to be the DAWG Nation’s mantra…”Just wait until next year!”
Dawg_Mike
January 15th, 2012
10:22 am
I hope CMR and CMB watched the Pats last night. That is how you keep your foot on the gas and play to win.
Neutral
January 15th, 2012
10:27 am
If Todd Gurley doesn’t “pan-out”as a top 3 TB he can be moved to safety where he is spectacular!!!
Vince
January 15th, 2012
10:32 am
Are you folks reading something I’m missing? We don’t have a “stellar” recruiting class!! At last look, we were #18.That’s nowhere near “stellar”.
Neutral
January 15th, 2012
10:37 am
@ Dawg-Mike
You are incredibly correct……especially true against Michigan State
Neutral
January 15th, 2012
10:45 am
Vince, you are correct, but we jumped 4-5 spots this week on Scout.com and we have a great chance to be in the Top 10 if we get a few more key players who list us in their top 2 or 3
bbitto
January 15th, 2012
11:07 am
I beleive that John John Atkins out of Thomson will be moved to O line.He has great footwork and played a good bit on the offensive line in Thomson.
old timer
January 15th, 2012
11:42 am
I believe it to be a shame to let AAron Murray go through college with BO BO as oc.He will not get his full potential realized with BoBo.cmr, do Murray the favor of a good oc.Thank you.
AthensDawg
January 15th, 2012
12:26 pm
When is Mark Richt going to run Mike Bobo the Hell out of town.
coma toast
January 15th, 2012
12:50 pm
poor Richard Samuel; career wasted by CMR…yeah, you rednecks will call him a DGD, then say he was a disapointment…should have left him at LB…pathetic…
jbirdawg
January 15th, 2012
1:44 pm
Bill,
Don’t confuse the Richt/Bobo bashers with the facts. As for Stafford’s yards it should also be pointed out that he wasn’t the full time starter in his FR year. He played against SC after JT3 got hurt and started against Col but didn’t start again until the KY game. He came on in the fourth qtr relief of JT3 against Vandy in a game we lost. Milner dropped an easy TD pass from Stafford that would have been a game winner but then we missed a FG and lost by 3. Most of his yards came in his soph/Jr years. In ‘07 he was playing behind an all rookie OL. He and Moreno made that OL look much better than they were. The suggestion that Rich/Bobo can’t develope a QB is funny. Just look at all the QBs Richt developed out of FSU before UGA, including two heisman winners.
HOUDAWG
January 15th, 2012
1:48 pm
With the lack of maturity / character shown by the recent bevy of RB’s ….. Crowell ; Thomas ; Ealey & Caleb King , you can’t have too many. And hopefully , much better off-field behavior by current & new players ……
Wilcox Dawg
January 15th, 2012
3:13 pm
Bobo is a good QB coach, get us a real OC. If my memory serves me correctly CMR turned the offense over to Bobo in the blackout game against auburn in 07. since then it has been downhill. Look at the talent we have had on these teams over the years. There is NO REASON we do not have a more versatile and explosive offense. At a minimum CMR should take control of the offense again. Underachieving is beginning to be the norm in athens and that is a heart breaker. we have too much talent to be satisfied with our recent results. really need an OC with the mindset of CTG, willing to go for the kill. Just want to see my team back to a point that we are a true powerhouse again. GO DAWGS!!!!
Northern sympathiser
January 15th, 2012
4:57 pm
The Bobo bashers, like Bill, must be frustrated that he isn’t being demoted. I guess not everyone agrees with bills assessment.
NiceUni
January 15th, 2012
6:30 pm
No….the question is, how many RBs will it take for UGA to win a championship? I don’t care how many “top” RBs we get to sign. If they continue to be garbage…like most of the losers on this team, then nothing will change.
wreckmaniac
January 15th, 2012
8:24 pm
Crowell will be super next year. He should have been redshirted last year. UGA should NEVER be in the position to say ” we had to play Crowell last year. There was no one else” Baloney.
BigGAdawg
January 15th, 2012
8:25 pm
I agree with those saying that we need to work especially on special teams.
On offense, we know how to be aggressive but seem to turn that off and try to play not to lose rather than to continue to win. We need to take “Finish the Drill” and ADD “Finish the Kill.” It is not enough to step on the viper’s head, you must cut it off.
GO DAWGS!!! WOOF WOOF WOOF!!!
wreckmaniac
January 15th, 2012
8:26 pm
If Bobo can coach defense Tech should take him. It would be an improvement for Tech
wreckmaniac
January 15th, 2012
8:27 pm
Evidently, there are no defensive coaches available or Tech wouldn’t be in the situation its in.
wreckmaniac
January 15th, 2012
8:28 pm
Oh, thats right. Kevin Steele just left Clemson. Lets get him to Tech.
SEC Football
January 15th, 2012
8:35 pm
BILL, I BELIEVE BOBO IS A GOOD RECRUITER AND MAYBE QB COACH BUT HE IS NOT A GOOD OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR! AT SOME POINT RICHT WILL HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET ON THIS LIKE HE DID WITH MATINEZ WHICH JUST RESIGNED AT OKLAHOMA RATHER THAN BE FIRED WITH STOOPS BROTHER COMING BACK. I AM A RICHT FAN AND HOPE HE RETIRES IN ATHENS.
wreckmaniac
January 15th, 2012
8:39 pm
Can anybody coach defense out there ? If so, please submit resume to Linked-In.
3-12 Against Ranked Teams
January 15th, 2012
8:49 pm
Wow….did Bill really say you have to “give Bobo credit for his work……with Aaron Murray”????
You mean the way he chokes against any team he plays against that’s any good. I mean someone out there in blog land can probably find out Aaron’s “great” quarterback ratings against ranked teams
…I mean, seriously Bill……
3-12 Against Ranked Teams
January 15th, 2012
8:53 pm
those asking for Richt to resume play calling duties……NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Richt still thinks college football is no different from his 1990’s Seminole days. It worked the first few years of the 00’s, but our teams have been crap since ‘05
wreckmaniac
January 15th, 2012
9:03 pm
SEC Football: Richt will retire in Athens and one of his children will replace him. He is more certain to stay in his position than either US Senator from Georgia. Richt invented UGA football. Adams is considering renaming Kudsu Hedges Stadium for Richt just as UNC named their bball coliseum for Dean Smith while he was still coaching. Richt will continue to coach at UGA unless he decides to become President of the U.S.
Mobile Dawg
January 15th, 2012
9:23 pm
As a longtime UGA (former) supporter and fan, I have come to the realization that we’re not serious about winning championships. It amazes me that a knowledgeable fan base can really support Mark Richt, as a coach, with his record of decision making, coaching, and record of achievement, especially when compared to his peers in the SEC.
NCDAWG
January 15th, 2012
9:29 pm
I like our team coming back next year, i just dont know if we are on the level of LSU or BAMA
LVilleLucid
January 15th, 2012
10:41 pm
I like having the 5 backs we got right now:
Gurley, Marshall, Crowell, Thomas, and Samuel
icedawg
January 16th, 2012
12:09 am
We need a lot of RB’s. With the OL play for the past 3 years the poor RB’s have been more like road kill rather than a threat.
RED DOG 77
January 16th, 2012
1:33 am
@Bill King…………your quote concerning “too many Rbs” was pretty acurate, with the exception of Richard Samuel and his “relative lack of speed”……….Bill, before brandon Smith and a couple more speedsters arrived, Richard Samuel was the fastest player on the team……….remembr him running away from the whole Arkansas team a couple years ago?……….just sayin’ ………..Regards, RED
Marshall > gurley
January 16th, 2012
1:39 am
marshall will be starting the first game–take it to the bank. I’ve seen him play and he’s the real deal—much better than gurley or crowell.
4.29 GPA 4.35 Speed 40-yard dash
January 16th, 2012
3:44 am
Quarterback fixed by the coaching staff of Mark Richt, but all these other areas where we are really not fixed – every season an area that needs work on – Quarterback fixed.
?
Huh ? You think Aaron Murray has shown up for 1 game against 1 team who ended up even in the top 25 his whole entire career ?
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jbirdawg January 15th, 2012 1:44 pm
“Bill, Don’t confuse the Richt/Bobo bashers with the facts. As for Stafford’s yards it should also be pointed out that he wasn’t the full time starter in his FR year. He played against SC after JT3 got hurt and started against Col but didn’t start again until the KY game. He came on in the fourth qtr relief of JT3 against Vandy in a game we lost.”
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Jbirdawg, sir, Pardon me – this is not an indictment of the offensive coaching staff of Mark Richt that the # 1 football player taken overall in the 1st round of the NFL draft was Third-String behind Joe Cox and behind Joe Tereshinski III for half a season before they figured it out, then he beat a team who finished up # 9 that very same season, when they did ? Open mouth, switch feet, Jbirdawg. Are you arguing for the fact that the offensive coaching staff of Mark Richt has been deplorable, or against it saying instead that the coaching staff is on the ball knowing what to do ? I am a little lost here on that post, Jbirdawg, sir.
Now, the same offensive coaching geniuses here, play Aaron Murray only in every game every snap. And, what are we ? A team who is # 5 team in The SEC. A team who hasn’t had 0 or 1 loss in The SEC for 10 Consecutive Seasons and the 1 year we did, 10 years ago, The SEC was Way Down with only 1 other SEC team who ended up in the Coaches’ Poll Top 25, a 4-Loss Auburn.
Our Offense for all 11 seasons, averages the NCAA # 52 Total Offense. Matthew Stafford in 2007 ended up the NCAA # 83 Passing Offense.
Get real. You are not going to come in here and paint us as the ones who are confused by facts. The facts are that our Offense SUCKS. We cannot coach our offense out a wet paper bag, which is why we haven’t beat a single team finishing in the top 25 since we beat # 13 Georgia tek in 2009. That’s 4 seasons ago now this up-coming 2012 season in which we play at most 1 team all regular season long who ends up top 25.
We’ve lost 9 games in a row vs teams who finished in the top 25, since.
1.AL 0 or 1 loss vs SEC 3 times since we did last
2.AU 0 or 1 loss vs SEC 3 times since we did last
3.FL 0 or 1 loss vs SEC 3 times since we did last
4.LSU 0 or 1 loss vs SEC 2 times since we did last
5.10 SEC teams had 0 or 1 loss since we did last.
4.29 GPA 4.35 Speed 40-yard dash
January 16th, 2012
3:54 am
11 SEC teams have had 0 or 1 SEC loss, since we last had 1 SEC loss in a season, and that season was a Down Season 2002 for The SEC with only just 1 other team who ended the season in the Coaches’ Poll Top 25, a 4-loss Auburn.
11 SEC teams who had 0 or 1 SEC loss on the season, since we last had a season in which we lost 1 SEC game.
We don’t compete. We have not competed. We continue to not compete for 10 solid years of 11 different SEC teams going 0 or 1 loss on the season since we last did. Consistently, we are satisfied with mediocrity saying how good we were in 2011 with a 10-win season, like 27 other 10-win season teams 2011 alone – and, us with no win over any of the 27 teams with 10-win seasons.
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
6:44 am
FBS 1-A Head Coach Win %
01. .9241 Chris Petersen currently at Boise State
02. .8500 Chip Kelly currently at Oregon
03. .8462 David Shaw currently at Stanford
04. .8362 Pete Carroll
05. .8281 Jim Tressel
06. .8189 Urb an Me yer currently at Ohio State
07. .8065 Les Miles at LSU
08. .8041 Bob Stoops currently at Oklahoma
09. .8028 Mack Brown currently at Texas
10. .8000 Larry Coker currently at Miami
11. .7983 Nick Saban currently at Alabama
12. .7899 Gary Patterson currently at TCU
13. .7857 Dave Doeren currently at Northern Illinois
14. .7692 Dana Holgorsen currently at West Virginia
15. .7692 Hugh Freeze currently at Ole Miss
16. .7595 Bret Bielema currently at Wisconsin
17. .7500 Gene Chizik at Auburn
18. .7491 Joe Paterno
19. .7483 Frank Beamer currently at Virginia Tech
20. .7426 Bobby Petrino currently at Arkansas
21. .7361 Mark Richt currently at Georgia
Black Mountain NC Bulldog
January 16th, 2012
6:48 am
UGA getting Theus is a big deal. They have their backs, in this class. And now lets hope they can sign a few more top O-Lineman, a top receiver, and another top DB.
The team looks great , for next season, if the O-line strengthens, and the injury/turnover bugs stay away.
Top Row Dawg
January 16th, 2012
7:43 am
Shep Rose -Your ignorant. All Stafford did was lead UGA to a tie for the 2nd best finish in 119 year history of program. A 2nd place finish in final AP poll of 2007. He lead team to 3 top 20 AP finishes (2 in top 10). Only the 4th Sugar Bowl win in program history. And the 4th overall 1st pick in the NFL draft.
Geez folks know your teams history before posting stupid questions or comments. Matt made 34 million from his Georgia experience. If Calvin Johnson hadn’t wasted his college career at Georgia Tech, he could have been missing piece needed. Instead of BCS games and top 10 finishes, his signature college moment was a Thursday night win over North Carolina State. What a terrible thing to waste.
What was wrong with the OL...
January 16th, 2012
8:05 am
@bulldawg…sure QB’s fixed….you have Murray, you have Mason (a “Geroge-ahh boy”), you got LeMay, you got Brice coming in…you got a good QB coach, but you need a OC…you need a running game, you need an OL that can pass block and open up the running game…you need an OC who can out think and adjust to what the D is doing….
Against good teams (which dictate the game calling)….no running game = no passing game = no wins over top teams
It all falls back on the HC…CMR was forced to make the DC better (kicking and screaming all the way)…now, he needs to be forced to fix the OC situation, or step in and help CMB with his play calling, he needs to step in and fix the toughness of the OL, and he needs to step in and fix the special teams, or just get the correct coaches in place to do so….as long as CMR is permitted to do things “HIS WAY” nothing is going to change, your OC will always be out coached by the better teams….play to protect the lead, not to put them away, get that lead and sit on it, play safe, play not to lose…players can not turn off and on a switch to play aggressively, and then to lay back and protect a lead …your team is the Penn State of the south, minus the sex scandals…
Columbus Dawg
January 16th, 2012
8:18 am
Anyone who thinks that Richt is off the hot seat is ill informed. The powers that be in the Dawg Nation have become more rabid than any time period since the Goff era. I am not talking about the clowns Adams and McGarity either. At least half or more large Hartman Fund donors want Richt gone, but are cautiously waiting to see if the REAL improvement comes with the expectations. Richt had better be smart enough not to start with the excuses about the loss of O linemen, or special teams, because he will be told straight up that it is his own fault in 2012, because it is being looked at realistically. Richt is either going to get this program back to prominence, or he is going to find out that just because McGarity told him he loved him and everything is okay, that it really is not. You can bet McGarity will not be the scapegoat for Richt. There are several folks in the Dawg Nation that have a lot more say about Richt’s future than McGarity. Some are on the atheletic board, some are not. These are the folks that will have to be impressed at the end of the 2012 season. One more embarrassment in the Georgia Dome just might do it for Richt.
Whiskey Breath
January 16th, 2012
8:24 am
Bill, have you ever considered keeping CMR is what the competition wants? The competition generally doesn’t like any others schools.
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!
Post #51: Probably Should Have Thought About This « sugarfalling
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!