Fan talk: Thin secondary has some UGA fans worrying about Mizzou
Missouri's James Franklin will be facing a depleted Georgia secondary. (Associated Press)
The disciplinary action taken by Mark Richt against starting cornerback Sanders Commings suddenly has UGA fans viewing that early-season trip to Columbia, MO, in a different light. Along those lines, let’s dip into some of this week’s Junkyard Mail. …
Travis Gordon writes: With transfers, dismissals and little depth at cornerback, and also the suspension of Commings, should we be worried about Missouri’s air attack and DGB?
That SEC opener certainly is looking a lot more interesting than we first thought, isn’t it? In fact, it’s likely that it’ll wind up getting one of the conference’s Sept. 8 national television slots because of the high interest generated by it being Mizzou’s first SEC game, the possible playing debut of the nation’s No. 1 receiver prospect, Dorial Green-Beckham, and Georgia likely being a Top 10 team. The only other SEC games of national interest that week will be Washington at LSU and Florida at Texas A&M, one of which probably will get the other national spot. Anyway, yeah, the combination of Commings sitting out the game and Georgia being thin in the secondary will probably have Tigers QB James Franklin slinging the ball pretty frequently to T.J. Moe and Marcus Lucas, regardless of whether DGB makes it onto the field that early in the season. Fortunately, I don’t think Missouri’s defense is going to be anywhere near as tough as Georgia’s, so Aaron Murray is likely to do plenty of slinging on his own. And if the Dawgs also manage to get their running game on track, they should be able to give the Tigers the same sort of welcome to the SEC that South Carolina got in 1992. It’d sure be nice not to start out conference play 0-1 like the past two years!
Brett Miolen writes: What’s going on with our secondary? With the 2-game suspension of Sanders Commings and Nick Marshall and Chris Sanders being booted from the team, our DB situation is at DEFCON 4. What can we do to be ready for some of the passing offenses we will face this season? Should we move guys around or just try to use who we have? Either way it’s not a great situation.
I don’t think Buffalo, the season opener, will be much of a threat. Aside from the Missouri game, when Commings will be serving his suspension, Georgia will have one of the nation’s best starting secondaries, and as long as no one gets hurt it shouldn’t be a major problem. For Missouri, I imagine the Dawgs will make do with the supporting cast of Damian Swann, Marc Deas, Corey Moore, Quintavious Harrow and Devin Bowman, with incoming freshman Sheldon Dawson a longshot that early. I don’t really see the Georgia coaches using ace receiver Malcolm Mitchell on defense unless the situation gets really dire later in the season.
Jake Fleming writes: Why is it taking so long to extend Mark Richt and Todd Grantham’s contracts? Do you feel those contracts hurt us on this year’s recruiting?
Why is it taking so long? Lawyers. Last I saw, though, it was reported they were 98 percent there on the contracts, and the 2 percent still to be hammered out was minor stuff. What hurt in this season’s recruiting was all the Mark Richt “hot seat” talk early in the season. But UGA is on record as wanting both coaches to have contract extensions, so I doubt very much the recruiting situation for next year will be impacted at all.
Departing senior tight end Aron White majored in management/kinesiology. (University of Georgia)
C.A. Hopkins writes: Asking, because I don’t know: Is it possible to “major” in football? This is a serious question as the sport has evolved into a huge business. Not just the NFL, but all over the world. Billions of dollars in revenue. There needs to be classes on agents, finance, facilities, etc. The people that love the sport and are focused on that as a major part of their life should be able to get a focused education on making them professional, educated football graduates. It may sound silly, but years ago, being an Internet analyst was silly.
I don’t know about other schools, but UGA doesn’t have a football major, though there are sports-related majors, including exercise and sport science, athletic training, and sports management (which is really aimed at preparing future coaches/administrators). The closest to a football major is probably what Isaiah Crowell and Alec Ogletree are taking: health and physical education. Otherwise, Georgia’s football players have a pretty diverse list of majors. The nonsports majors showing up most frequently appear to be journalism, psychology, speech communications, housing, and child and family development, but you also have players majoring in international affairs, business/management, anthropology, family financial planning, health promotion, finance, biology, pre-med, economics, athletic training, management information systems, agricultural engineering, risk management and insurance, marketing, real estate, biomedical engineering, sociology, agricultural and applied economics, agricultural and environmental sciences, education, history, consumer economics, criminal justice, recreation and leisure studies, forestry and natural resources, and theater. As for whether a true football major might develop in the future, I’d say that’ll probably only happen in the unlikely event that the NCAA OKs paying the players.
Andy Trundle writes: Other than a soft schedule and some quality players returning, what actually justifies our high preseason ranking in football? Of course, preseason rankings are somewhat bogus, but how high do you honestly feel we should be ranked before play even starts?
The combination of a relatively soft schedule and quite a few quality players returning is as good a reason for a high preseason ranking as any. It all comes down to execution, of course, but I think the 2012 Dogs are easily a Top 15 team and if they play up to their full potential should manage to keep the Top 10 ranking that they’re likely to start out with.
Travis Hill writes: Special teams … I have no clue what or how this is going to change. Since Warren Belin left for the NFL we have had a drop-off for sure. This has to be addressed. I am interested in what Richt will do … if anything? This is especially scary since we will have a freshman kicker and punter.
Richt hasn’t indicated what he’s going to do but he has indicated that special teams will be a priority, so I imagine we will see some sort of change. Whether he names a position coach to also serve as special teams coordinator or simply loads up the special teams with starters and devotes more time to preparing them in practice, you’re right that Georgia can’t afford to let the status quo continue in that very important aspect of the game.
Recruiting remains the biggest challenge for Mark Fox. (AJC file)
Garrett Kee writes: Hey Bill! Hope you’re doing well! Again, condolences to you family for the loss of your father. He seemed like a great man and a Bulldog till the end. I wanted to kind of change the subject around from the traditional football talk to the action on the hardwood. Since it is basketball season and getting close to March, wanted to get your opinion on our basketball team this year. Do you think Mark Fox is the man who can lead this program to something more then an afterthought when college football ends to something to occasionally to watch before spring practice starts? Let’s face it, Georgia is a football school and will always be one; it’s our bread and butter. Fox has done tremendous things since he has gotten here. No doubt with the departures of [Travis] Leslie and [Trey] Thompkins, Fox was dealt a huge blow for this season, mainly no big threat in the inside. My question to you is do you think Fox can get this program to a point where every year an NCAA tourney birth is expected and occasionally a Sweet 16 birth is not a bizarre thought? [Kentavious] Caldwell-Pope and [Nemanja] Djurisic look to be great building blocks for the future. With our facilities and the talent that is in the state of Georgia for basketball, I don’t see why we can’t be with the Floridas of the world who are successful at football and basketball. Disappointment [this week] with the 1-point loss to South Carolina off the huge weekend upset of Mississippi State. Hopefully they can regroup and finish strong. Go Dawgs!
Thanks. You’re right on the mark when it comes to my Dad. As for Georgia basketball, I really like Mark Fox. I think he’s a good game coach, and I think if he’s able to put together a team with more than just one or two quality players, Georgia can indeed become a regular in the NCAAs. But that’s the big question mark still looming over Fox — his ability to recruit at the level needed to move the program up into the top half of the conference. I think he’s still got a year or two to get it done before Greg McGarity starts to get impatient for more progress.
Finally, our Redcoat Band buddy Brett Johnson writes: Hey Bill, If you haven’t heard or seen the news about the Band Bowl, the UGA Redcoat Band dominated a team wearing white who all coincidentally participate in the Georgia Tech band 21-6. Fox 5 did a very fun piece.
Yes, I did see that, Brett. I don’t know what your major is, but if it’s not public relations you’re missing your calling. You did a great job of getting the word out and drumming up interest in the Band Bowl. Congratulations on yet another UGA victory over the guys from the NATS!
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Charlie Hayes
February 17th, 2012
4:36 pm
@ anotherdawg,
I agree with your assesment that the Mizzu game will be very tough. But, in the BSU game last year our D wasnt clicking. We scored enough points against BSU to win, however we couldnt adjust on D to stop the short game passing.
However, look at how well the D played against USCe the next week. The D was tough and held USCe to minimual points. The O gave the USCe game away with fumbles and pick-6’s. Take away the 28 points our O gave USCe and we win that game big! Dont think that Spurrier didnt watch the BSU game and try to pick us apart like BSU did with tunnel screens, quick slants and half back dump passes. Grantham did a great job last year from game 1 to game 2 getting his D ready.
If the O can move the ball consistenly against Mizzu then UGA should win big. If the O turns the ball over or stalls out (like they did against BSU) then Mizzu will have a good chance at winning. My fear is that the O has choked too many times in big games. When will the O put four quarters of good football together? Again, the D will not be the issue this year.
Couple of things
February 17th, 2012
4:38 pm
Talk about living in the past! Anti-UGA posters constantly bringing up 1980 and Jan Kemp.
Let’s talk about the present and future is so bright Dog fans need sunglasses.
Richt has proven he knows how to get to the SEC championship game, and also win it. That is the hard part. NC will come, be patient.
Josh Smith for 3
February 17th, 2012
4:42 pm
The loss of all these DBs certainly isn’t good, but I think many people are underestimating guys like Damian Swann and Devin Bowman. They are both big athletic cornerbacks at about 6′0 tall and Swann has a good amount of game experience from last year. Not to mention Georgia’s front seven should take alot of pressure off of them anyways, so don’t expect Mizzou to just light up the scoreboard.
Burma Shave
February 17th, 2012
6:05 pm
Richt is a cheater
His players can’t read
He says to behave
But they never heed
BURMA SHAVE
NCDawg
February 17th, 2012
6:20 pm
Oh well… hundreds of characters of post lost into the void again… I give up.
Does anyone else have this trouble. There doesn’t appear to be a character limitation on other posts. This bites. This is at least the 10th time this has happened to me.
coastal dog ssi
February 17th, 2012
9:52 pm
Don’t worry; be happy.
LagDawg
February 17th, 2012
10:49 pm
Personally, I’m not impressed with CMR as a HC over the last four years. He did what he had to do to keep his job and now it will go back to the same sorry play that put UGA in this situation. If CMR really wanted to improve this team, he would have brought in a top OC, WR coach and a proven OL coach. The recruit that are coming are going to be good but, there were too many schollies left on the table. With the same playcalling UGA is easily overrated and it is simply disgusting. How long does it take to see that an coordinator is not getting the job done. Bobo constantly blames the players on the offense, but he forgets that he is in charge of the entire offensive squad. When will he ever own up to the fact that he is not an OC or a QB Coach ? Until CMR rectifies this problem, the team will never perform at a NC level or until they bring in a coach with a killer instinct. Hiring Larry Porter would have been a smart decision for the special teams and he is also a great recruiter. Adjustments need to be made, but unfortunately CMR doesn’t have what it takes to make the changes.
Pull My Finger
February 17th, 2012
10:49 pm
Tech sucks!
wins-by-a-link
February 18th, 2012
12:29 am
I think Georgia’s defense can win the game but as usual you have to be concerned about the OL and play calling by Bobo, Sitting on a small lead will get you beat more often than not, Vince Dooley was bad to sit on a slim lead but he had Erk Russell taking care of business.
AFDawg
February 18th, 2012
12:36 am
Come on Bill — running out of stuff to write about again? The pass rush will be the end of Missouri. Now quit being so hysterical.
Thomas Brown
February 18th, 2012
1:35 am
I am concerned more with the OFFENSE than the Defense.
Thomas Brown
February 18th, 2012
2:43 am
# 81 Mark Richt era coach judged on grad rates and APR
http://coachesbythenumbers.com/coach-rankings/?reportId=13
There are 80 coaches during the Mark Richt era who have done a better job of graduation rates and APR than Mark Richt and his “coaching staff” have accomplished here. This is because blindly we recruit based on the player’s recruiting ranking which (to-date) measures NOTHING ABOUT ACADEMICS or other OFF-FIELD ISSUES.
The best way to see this measurement I also have been TRYING TO GET THROUGH the heads of the DISNEYdawgs.com who think they are HELPING by stating only positive posts can be allowed on “THEIR blogs” is to look at the
26 Twenty-Six Scholarships Mark Richt gave out for 2012 who should be playing for us 2012, and will NOT (transfers out, all GOOD RIDDANCE according to DISNEYdawgs.com)
It is a gruesome list of 26 exclusively 4-Star recruits who should be playing here 2012 and won’t, transfers out. You are not going to graduate YOUR average # 8 recruiting ranking, when they TRANSFER.
Let them go to any school is a smoke-screen. The ISSUE is
26 scholarships given out for 2012 to recruits – transferred out.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO WIN LIKE THAT ?
“We’re just fine.”
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Thomas Brown
February 18th, 2012
3:11 am
# 6 highest paid coach in The SEC Mark Richt based on 2011 salary, not counting his truck commercials which he would not have not being our head coach, either, and not counting bonuses.
We are the # 2 school in the nation in CASH, profits.
We are # 6 at GOING OUT AND PAYING OUR FOOTBALL COACH who produces these monies for our school.
The fact is that 48 other schools have actually gone out and BETTERED themselves better than we did in replacing Jim Donnan with Mark Richt.
We are LAGGING BEHIND.
Other schools are getting better, and they are PASSING US BY.
And, over the last Six (6) Seasons now, he has
LOST 25 GAMES, more than 4-Losses a season average
for 6 years.
It was 2005 when Mark Richt last “won” The SEC, yet Eight (8) Seasons ago now this up-coming 2012 season, in 2005 Mark Richt IN FACT ENDED UP # 3 of just SEC teams IN EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY POLL.
Win percentage recently for Mark Richt, TODAY NOT HISTORY, it has been now 8 seasons ago since he last “won” The SEC ending up in fact # 3 in The SEC according to EVERY single solitary poll there is for the season 8 seasons ago now in 2005.
-he does not beat the teams with better talent # 173
-he does not beat the cupcakes # 43 beat cupcakes
-he does not beat equal talent teams either # 158
-he does not win bowl games # 32
-he does not graduate his players or have high APR # 81
-he gives out scholarships to 26 great 4-star recruits who transferred from this 2012 UGA team
-he avg # 8 recruiting class
-he is # 35 Special Teams (w/o Special teams’ coach) his entire Mark Richt era
http://coachesbythenumbers.com/coach-rankings/?reportId=52
And, his Offensive Coordinator Mike Bobo is # 81 in the nation for the entire Mike Bobo era for 3 and outs.
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“We’re just fine.”
-lost 7 in a row vs teams ending up AP Top 10
-lost 9 in a row vs teams ending up AP Top 25
-play 1 such team all regular season 2012, win ?
Dawg48
February 18th, 2012
8:36 am
Stupid is as Stupid does^^^^^^^^^^^
Pago Pago Dawg
February 18th, 2012
9:34 am
Can anybody remember the last Major bowl win? Penn. State will probably go to and win a major bowl before UGA…sad indeed.
I-DOG
February 18th, 2012
10:10 am
GTBOB:
What is so terrible about 8-5. Isn’t that an above average tech team for the last 15 years?
BigRedandBlackDAWG
February 18th, 2012
10:33 am
The Dawgs will win the East, the SEC and National Championship two next year. Why? Because the Dream Team (anybody remember them?) will have a year of experience and Murray is just getting better.
This will be our 6th National Championship and lead to a dominant run for the best college football program in the country. We have the best facilities and we get all the recruits we want out of the best state for High School football in the country. I know because I played ball in Cobb Co. and would have been a Dawg but I blew out my knee my softmore season.
Go Dawgs!
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 18th, 2012
11:12 am
I don’t think Missouri’s defense is going to be anywhere near as tough as Georgia’s, so Aaron Murray is likely to do plenty of slinging on his own…..got to get the 35:55minute MURRAY Heisman campaign off to a good start or run it in the ditch. I say Murray throws 1 or 2 picks. UGa should just line up and run the ball all game. I know BoZo doesn’t understand Paul Johnson’s concept of ball control but maybe he should try it.
Brett Miolen writes:our DB situation is at DEFCON 4.
Brett is a MORON. defcon 4 would mean everything is good. Another GED holding UGA fan. DEFCON 1 means War is about to happen.
I don’t know about other schools, but UGA doesn’t have a football major……….It is called Housing or Family Development.
The closest to a football major is probably what Isaiah Crowell and Alec Ogletree are taking: health and physical education. You mean a P.E Coach?
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 18th, 2012
11:14 am
Bigred&blackdwag has been drinking early on a Sat. with no football game to watch.
Burma Shave
February 18th, 2012
11:36 am
Pummeling your girlfriend
Is okay with Richt
Even when he knows
You bit and kicked
BURMA SHAVE
NeoDawg
February 18th, 2012
11:38 am
Congrats to the Redcoats for beating the Marching Tampons! Poor Tech just lost its last useful cheer – “Georgia beats us on the field, we will beat them off!”
Sarah
February 18th, 2012
11:51 am
Missouri 34, UGA 24
Just another humiliating beatdown as Missouri’s student-athletes stick their hobnail boots in the dawgtards’ faces.
A great game to watch, that’s for sure!
Fred
February 18th, 2012
12:01 pm
Football: UGA 1, Tech 0
Basketball: Tech 1, UGA 0
Baseball: Tech 3, UGA 0
Overall Big Three sports: Tech wins by 4-1
That shows who really owns this state.
Perhaps I should mention that UGA has a huge lead in arrests. Do you feel better now?
Dap01
February 18th, 2012
12:14 pm
Fred:
Fans attending home games
UGA: 92,000+
Tech: 36,000
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 18th, 2012
12:19 pm
Fans attending home games
UGa 92,000+
Sober 50
UGa diploma holders 6,000
NeoDawg
February 18th, 2012
1:20 pm
Sorry Fred – Baseball in 2011 was GT 2 – Ga 1. UGA won the game at Turner Field 6-4 when Tech was ranked #9 in the nation. And since that was in the 2010-11 academic year, the real number was:
UGA FB – 1-0 (again)
UGA BB – 1-0
UGA Baseball – 1-2
Total UGA 3-2
And for good measure – Rhodes Scholars: UGA 22 Tech 3.
Believe it or not, Tech is actually better at football than top academic awards. Anybody up for a good fish fry?
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 18th, 2012
1:28 pm
NeoDawg look at the fields of study for a Rhodes Scholar. Many Liberal Arts type courses not Technical. How many MIT Rhode Scholars are there?
NeoDawg
February 18th, 2012
2:01 pm
Kool-Aid:
MIT has 45 total Rhodes Scholars
Three in 2009 alone
Let me recommend a website for you http://www.google.com
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 18th, 2012
2:18 pm
NeoDwag I figured you were the resident expert so I just Figured you would know. Why should I waste my time when I can get a dwag do it for me. LOL That made me feel like the CEO of Wal-mart.
NeoDawg
February 18th, 2012
2:37 pm
KoolAid -
Glad I can help you out. I always try to make the greeters feel like they are the CEO. Any good rollback prices on Star Wars costumes? Thinking of going to a Tech party and wanted some formal wear.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 18th, 2012
3:49 pm
No but I am sure Wal-mart has plenty of rollback prices on UGa hats, sweatshirts, and Diplomas.
NeoDawg
February 18th, 2012
5:28 pm
KoolAid -
Thanks for checking and confirming the UGA stuff. Check on one more thing before clocking out – if I bring in the four Tech hats, sweatshirts and diplomas that came with my four tickets, four Cokes and four hotdogs can you hook me up with an exchange?
Thomas Brown
February 19th, 2012
9:41 am
THESE COACHES AT THESE SCHOOLS LAST 8 YEARS 2004-2011 WINS
#1 Ur ban Me yer Utah 12-0 for 100 %
#2 Chris Petersen Boise St. 69-6 for 92 %
#3 Pete Carroll Southern California 68-10 for 87 %
#4 Bobby Petrino Louisville 32-5 for 86 %
#5 Brady Hoke Michigan 11-2 for 84 %
#6 David Shaw Stanford 11-2 for 84 %
#7 Chip Kelly Oregon 32-6 for 84 %
#8 Jim Tressel Ohio St. 72-15 for 82 %
#9 Brian Kelly Cincinnati 30-7 for 81 %
#10 Nick Saban Alabama 51-12 for 80 %
#11 Rich Rodriguez West Virginia 38-9 for 80 %
#12 Urb an Me yer Florida 61-15 for 80 %
#13 Gary Patterson TCU 77-19 for 80 %
#14 Les Miles LSU 71-18 for 79 %
#15 Mack Brown Texas8 81-21 for 79 %
#16 Dan Hawkins Boise St. 19-5 for 79.%
#17 Bob Stoops Oklahoma 82-23 for 78.10 %
#18 Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 79-23 for 77.45 %
#19 Dave Doeren Northern Ill.10-3 for 76.92 %
#20 Barry Alvarez Wisconsin 19-6 for 76.00 %
#21 Hugh Freeze Arkansas St. 9-3 for 75.00 %
#22 Nick Saban LSU 9-3 for 75.00 %
#23 Dana Holgorsen West Virginia 9-3 for 75.00 %
#24 Tom O’Brien Boston College 26-9 for 74.29 %
#25 Bret Bielema Wisconsin 54-19 for 73.97 %
#26 Lloyd Carr Michigan 36-13 for 73.47 %
#27 Gene Chizik Auburn 27-10 for 72.97 %
#28 Tommy Tuberville Auburn 43-16 for 72.88 %
#29 Bronco Mendenhall BYU 62-24 for 72.09 %
#30 Lane Kiffin Southern California 18-7 for 72.00 %
#31 Kyle Whittingham Utah 62-25 for 71.26 %
#32 Paul Johnson Navy 32-14 for 69.57 %
#33 Bo Pelini Nebraska 36-16 for 69.23 %
#34 Jeff Jagodzinski Boston College 18-8 for 69.23 %
#35 Mark Richt Georgia 67-30 for 69.07 %
53-18 w/ Superior Talent 2004-2011 – Click w/ Superior Talent # 92
14-12 w/ Equal Talent 2004-2011 – Click w/ Equal Talent # 107
TALENT BASED UPON RECRUIT RANKINGS PREVIOUS 4 YEARS BEFORE GAME
These coaches at these schools 2004-2011, all games, win percentage – Click Overall # 35
http://CoachesByTheNumbers.com/Coach-Rankings/?reportId=24
CaliDawg
February 19th, 2012
1:59 pm
Georgia Football : On Tech’s mind 24/7/365, and thanks for the continuous posts!
CaliDawg
February 19th, 2012
2:00 pm
366 this year! You get an extra day to savor.
Great
February 19th, 2012
3:29 pm
Last year it was Boise and this year Missouri! When does it end?
Delbert D.
February 19th, 2012
3:57 pm
“Missouri is replacing three DL’s”
Actually, DE Brad Madison (12 starts) and DT Terrell Ressono (11 starts) return.
DT Sheldon Richardson had 2 starts, with 8 TFL and 2.5 sacks. 2 other DEs started a game, with 10 TFL and 5 sacks spread evenly between them.
They have 2 CBs with 11 and 13 starts, and 2 more with 3 starts apiece. CB E.J. Gaines set a school record with 16 pass breakups and made 1st Team All-Big 12.
Their 3 projected replacement starters on the OL are G Jack Meiners, 6-6 305 Sr; G Mark Hill, 6-6 290 Jr, and OT Chris Freeman, 6-8 325 RsSo.
Delbert D.
February 19th, 2012
4:15 pm
Oops! Bad error on the last post. Sheldon Resonno is a senior and in the 2012 NFL draft
BILLY JACK
February 19th, 2012
4:23 pm
I KNOW A MILLION UGA SUPPORTERS AND NONE FEEL ANYTHING BUT A TOTAL AZZ WHIPPIN OVER MISSOURI-SO THIS IS A NON STORY-MOVE ALONG FOLKS NOTHING TO SEE HERE-UGA38 MIZZ14
Tired of Being Worried
February 19th, 2012
8:13 pm
I’ve been a Georgia Bulldog since birth (Thanks Dad!). I love the Red and Black. I love the tradition. I’ve been to hundreds of games in Sanford Stadium. You can let the “Lone Trumpeter” play at my funeral.
However.
I’m tired of The University of Georgia doubting itself as a program. If you want to be a Tier-I football program, then act like it. Although I’ve loved Larry Munson and his unrivaled play-by-play, he, too, would always poor mouth the program.
It’s simply time to either play like a Tier-I program (and win like won) or continue to play like Tier II with a great tradition. Bottom line: Win a title and shut up!
Thomas Brown
February 20th, 2012
6:20 am
One has to agree with that assessment. Over the last 8 years, we’ve lost 30 games against teams with equal or inferior talent than we’ve had, nearly 4 a season. SEC and National Championship are out the door, before the kick-off against Buffalo bills. When our coach at our school, compared to all coaches at all other schools, is the # 35 coach in America over-all in win percentage, we’re not doing well. We’ve already won 6 National Championships in Football, so 2012 is not going to be # 6. We’re # 11 all-time in 1-A wins and our “10-win season 2011″ found in fact 27 other teams who accomplished 10-win season 2011 while we had the MOST LOSSES with 4 of the 27 teams, beat none of the 27 teams, have lost 7 games in a row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 10, have lost 9 games in a row to teams finishing AP Poll Top 25 and play at most 1 such team all 12 games of the regular season 2012. Missouri is not 1 of them.
MISSOURI :
Over the last 3 decades MISSOURI has sucked at football. 8-5 this season just ended, Missouri has a SORRY DEFENSE, SORRY SPECIAL TEAMS, and no passing game with James Franklin.
Missouri sportswriters out there, think Missouri got an EASY SCHEDULE. Uh, you play ALABAMA, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Georgia BEAT Missouri in the Orange Bowl SHUTTING OUT MISSOURI, 14-0.
I think Missouri will find that they will GIVE UP TONS OF POINTS vs SEC teams with their lack of anything but a running offense. I don’t think they have the tools to call their schedule, a punk schedule 2012. A schedule of SEC PUNKS.
Cannot see it.
# 77 in Won/Lost Record over the entire last 3 Decades
MISSOURI
160 Wins
185 LOSSES
7 ties
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160-185-7 over the last 3 Decades MISSOURI
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And, Missouri has an easy schedule of PUNKS ?
The sportswriters in Kansas City Missouri think Missouri has a 2012 schedule of SEC Punks ?
I don’t think so.
The PUNKS on The SEC Schedules 2012 are MISSOURI Tigers.
Missouri has fared better against SEC teams than Texas A&M, that is for sure; but Missouri are the PUNKS 2012, not that some Kansas City sportswriter can write a story that Missouri has a schedule of SEC PUNKS.
# 77 football programs over the last entire 3 Decades
ARE PUNKS.
http://voices.kansascity.com/entries/missouris-punk-sec-football-schedule/
Missouri put forth the
# 61 NCAA Total Defense in 2011
Mizzou LOST its entire team from 2011.
MIZZOU 2011-2012 NCAA Rankings :
# 61 Total Defense NCAA
# 50 Net Punting
# 55 Punt Returns
# 53 Kick-Off Returns
# 94 Pass Defense
# 54 Sacks of Opposing Quarterbacks
# 71 on 3rd Down Conversions with your Offense
# 75 on 3rd Down Conversions allowed by your Defense
You get 50,000 fans at your stadium most games in the middle of nowhere, 1500 miles round-trip for me. Your stadium will be filled with Bulldogs. You have no idea what you are in for in The SEC. You don’t have a football team.
8-5 and you are world-beaters ?
I hardly think so. UGA is starting the season out ranked # 6 in the nation. Your running game will NOT be better than our running game. And, that’s all you’ve got : a running game.
It is a poor match-up Mizzou running offense against UGA’s Stout Rush Defense.
MIZZOU KEY LOSSES for 2012 :
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OFFENSE: Jerrell Jackson-WR, Wes Kemp-WR, Michael Egnew-TE, Jayson Palmgren-OG, Austin Wuebbels-OG, Dan Hoch-OT, Grant Ressel-K
DEFENSE: Jacquies Smith-DE, Terrell Resonno-DT, Dominique Hamilton-NG, Luke Lambert-SLB, Trey Hobson-CB, Kenji Jackson-SS
Mizzou is picked to come in # 42 next season. Welcome to The SEC. Missouri has lost its entire football team this off-season, except for its running quarterback and its running backs.
Columbus Dawg
February 20th, 2012
9:03 am
If Richt has to worry about a team like Mizzou in 2012, his days at UGA are numbered, I don’t care what Ears McGarity and the POS Adams tries to sell the public. He is expected to win the SEC this season. Not the EAST Title. The SEC Title. Getting to the BCS Title Game will be much harder for UGA now that Richt has embarrassed the program in 2008 and beyond. An undefeated season will not even guarantee a spot in the BCS for UGA, because there will be so many media pundits bashing the Dawgs. Richt simply can not continue to lose to his peers by margins of 30-40 points as he has done on numerous occasions for the last several years. This is Mark Richt’s most crucial football season that he has EVER been associated with in any form or fashion.
DawgSTILE
February 20th, 2012
10:48 am
Word on the college football “dirt sheets” is UGA is about to loose two top tier linemen. One on each side of the ball. One has classroom problems and the other “personal issues”. I have not heard any mention of it here, not by the usual suspects like “dawginLEX” who is always on top of all things bulldog.
Dawg Tired
February 20th, 2012
10:49 am
Atleast the secondary is not being screwed up by CWM.
DawginLex
February 20th, 2012
11:35 am
Haven’t heard that dawgstile.
I have heard that there will be some potential position changes at spring practice like Ray Drew to DE and JH Clemons playing safety and one of the new DL recruits playing some OL.
Thomas Brown
February 20th, 2012
11:48 am
What secondary ?
We used to have a secondary, all those years…
I would not put forth the concept that we have a secondary 2012, that we had one in 2011, that we had one in 2010, that we had one in 2009, that we had one in 2008, that we had one in 2007, that we had one in 2006…
Our numbers looked good on Pass Defense, last year ALONE 2011, but we beat no one who ended up in the AP Poll Top 25, losing EVERY GAME as we did in 2010 too.
When we play teams who can pass the football, which doesn’t happen very often with 10 games last season 2011 against teams who did not end up in the Top 25 and didn’t happen very often with 9 games in 2009 against teams who did not end up in the Top 25, we are helpless against the pass.
Stephen Garcia was far better against us that Aaron Murray was against him 2011 and 2010. Boise State’s QB picked our Secondary apart too, far better than Aaron Murray did their Secondary. Michigan State drove right down the field for the win in the last game, picking us apart, again far better than Aaron Murray did their Secondary. Even LSU took us to the cleaners 42-10, again far better than Aaron Murray did to their Secondary. Arkansas’ QB pasted us the year before last, again far better than Aaron Murray did their Secondary. Even Chris Relf of Missy State threw for 2 passing TD and ran for 109 yards against us, again far better than Aaron Murray managed against their Secondary as well the year before last. Even the Colorado QB did far better against us throwing and running than Aaron Murray did against their Secondary the year before last and they went 6-7 but beat us as well, as a direct result. Florida’s Quarterbacks the year before last, also did far better against our Secondary than Aaron Murray did against their Secondary, especially taking into account all the myriad of errors by our QB against their Secondary. Cam Newton was just silly better, while again Aaron Murray was not close to being as successful against their Secondary as Cam Newton pasted us with, and UCF again, their QB was far superior to what Aaron Murray could do against that opponent from the Conference USA.
BIG BEE
February 20th, 2012
12:31 pm
Won’t know who wins until after the game is played. That is a fact.
BlessYOURheart
February 20th, 2012
12:45 pm
dawginLEX, what a NICE GUY you surly are. But truth is, it was a ‘just for fun post”, I would not know a “recruiting dirt sheet” from a “dirty bed sheet”, I made it up! Life is just so much more fun over here on the “bulldawg” side than on the Tech side where I should reside. You Georgia folks take all this stuff so serious. Truth is I’m much more worried about in order (1) sex, (2) kayaking, and (3) biking, and just for good measure more sex and a little politics. Have a great day.
DawginLex
February 20th, 2012
2:05 pm
Glad I didn’t bite!!!
My comments have been discussed on a couple of sites but it’s the internet, so you know, it could all be lies!!!!!!!
Captain Obvious
February 20th, 2012
2:09 pm
Yeah, I know how they feel because Missouri throws the ball and having secondary problems could make Georgia more succeptible to the pass. It’s better to be deep in the secondary than thin when you are playing passing teams.