All hands on deck: Richt sounds ready to shake things up
Malcolm Mitchell will get a look as a two-way player, Mark Richt said. (Associated Press)
It’s the time of year in college football when all teams are undefeated, most fans are optimistic, and coaches talk a lot of ideas designed to get those fans excited (though in many cases they never pan out). There might have been some of that in a few of Mark Richt’s comments to reporters Thursday, but I still found a lot to like in what he said.
Richt sounded a lot more flexible in terms of shaking things up and making the best use of Georgia’s talent base with position switches and two-way players than he has at times in the past.
Malcolm Mitchell playing offense and defense?
“Quite frankly, we’re going to experiment with that a bit,” Richt said.
Same with Richard Samuel possibly playing fullback. And there’s not a lot of difference in Todd Grantham’s defense between Ray Drew playing outside linebacker and defensive end, he said. Versatility is a hallmark of defensive players under Grantham, Richt noted. “A guy who at one time might be standing up as a linebacker, the next play he’s got his hand on the ground rushing the passer.”
Freshman linebacker Josh Harvey-Clemons also might get to play some offense as a receiver. (Associated Press)
Also, while incoming freshman linebacker Josh Harvey-Clemons isn’t likely to play safety, as had been rumored, Richt said he probably can stay in the game when the defense is in a nickel package, and “he’s also got some offensive skills and he may be just the right guy to throw the ball to in the red zone. So whether he can handle all that as a true freshman, I don’t know. But before his career is over we’ll definitely give him an opportunity to do some things offensively as well.”
Of course, chances are not all of those changes will stick in the long run past spring drills. But I like the way Richt is viewing his talent base.
And while I’m not thrilled that he isn’t budging on not naming a special teams coordinator, he did again emphasize that change is coming in that department.
As the head coach put it: “If that means a guy playing both ways or two positions on defense or if that means we have to put the entire starting lineup on offense and defense playing special teams, I don’t care what it is, we have to do whatever we have to do to get the best players on the field. … We may have to stretch guys a little bit here and there from a learning standpoint and from getting more reps. … [Most] guys are going to play some special teams at one time or another. So we’ve got to get all hands on deck. We’re going to make sure everybody understands how crucial they are and how special teams are just as important as playing first down on defense or offense.”
Sounds like Richt has gotten religion, so to speak, when it comes to improving the Dogs’ special teams play.
I also liked the fact that he reminded the defense that while they were highly ranked last season and return most of their starters, “The one thing they all want to do a better job of is finish. We could’ve finished better in our last two ballgames as a team, not just defensively. Our defense knows, at the moment of truth, when we’ve got to get a stop, we’ve got to get a stop. Same thing offensively; when we’ve got to score, we’ve got to score.”
Sounds like Richt wasn’t satisfied with just getting back to a 10-win season. Like I said, sometimes these offseason chats are simply the coach playing to the fans. But I get the feeling Richt is serious about making the moves necessary to get his program back to the next level.
What did you think of Richt’s comments?
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220 comments Add your comment
big dawg
February 24th, 2012
10:20 am
yeah team
big dawg
February 24th, 2012
10:21 am
oh and first!!! isn’t that what i am suppose to say?
ChewDawg
February 24th, 2012
10:21 am
First?
And I like that Richt is looking at a wide variety of options…how much of it transfers to the field this fall will tell the true story. Can’t wait! Go Dawgs.
ARdawg
February 24th, 2012
10:21 am
Foist?
Macclenny_dawg
February 24th, 2012
10:21 am
I think Richt and Bobo need 2 coach every game like its there last!!! They have 2 become unpredictable!!!
ARdawg
February 24th, 2012
10:22 am
Foift demmit. Anyway GO DAWGS
anotherdawg
February 24th, 2012
10:24 am
I like it. We really need this to be a special year!
GTBob
February 24th, 2012
10:34 am
But I get the feeling Richt is serious about making the moves necessary to get his program back to the next level.
Something tells me that Bill will be writing this same sentence every offseason until like 2025 when Richt finally gets bored and retires.
anotherdawg
February 24th, 2012
10:35 am
I don’t really have a problem with not having one special team coordinator, as long as we have someone good in charge of each aspect of it. I know the NCAA limits the number of coaches each school can have, so it might be better to let several different coaches focus on just one part of it. Whether it’s preparation or getting the right players on the field, we definitely need significant improvement.
Coach Bobo's Playbook
February 24th, 2012
10:37 am
Coach Richt didn’t mention playing 4 aggressive quarters of offense, instead of getting a modest lead and crawling into a turtle shell, hoping to hang on long enough to win……. Play to win vs. “play not to lose”. There’s a big difference – Coach Bobo’s playcalling indicates that Bobo doesn’t understand it, and Coach Richt doesn’t demand it. GO DAWGS!!!
Moobs Johnson
February 24th, 2012
10:38 am
Wow, he throws the D under the bus for the Mich St game? Really?
Call some plays that gets one first down to secure the win rather than nut up and call the same play three times in a row. The man just doesn’t get it.
Blah blah
February 24th, 2012
10:45 am
Please tell us that Murray will stop throwing pick 6’s at the worst possible time, coach.
Bubba Mutt
February 24th, 2012
10:46 am
“All hands on deck: Richt sounds ready to shake things up” OK, does that mean a new Offensive Coordinator by chance…well, we can at least wish can’t we
UGA Insider
February 24th, 2012
10:49 am
UGA is going to be a good team next season…not a great team I don’t think. Too many questions on special teams and O-Line. Although neither can be a bad as they were last season.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
February 24th, 2012
10:49 am
Maybe it’s a new d-coordinator who doesn’t average 37 pts to ranked teams and let Vandy light up his secondary…
Oh hopes and dreams…
George Stein
February 24th, 2012
10:52 am
Might make more sense for y’all to redshirt JHC and get some weight on him, no?
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
February 24th, 2012
10:52 am
” most fans are optimistic” HA! And the understatement of the year on a UGA article goes to Bill King.
Bill, what are you going to do?
I’m going to the Clarke County jail to visit Sanders!
Frankly
February 24th, 2012
10:54 am
Enter your comments here
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
February 24th, 2012
10:54 am
Oh I know, it’s not embarassing the SEC (Boise, MSU). Or maybe not whining about oversigning. Geez, the suspense!
schmeckdawg
February 24th, 2012
11:03 am
I like what CMR had to say. Now what about Aaron Murray’s prowess at making HUGE mistakes and at the worst times?
Naked Mole Rat
February 24th, 2012
11:07 am
Grantham has put a fire under Richt!
Krystal Burger Association
February 24th, 2012
11:09 am
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it,
Your new handle should be: Tide fans are taking off their britches and nothing can stop it.
Pilfer Dawg
February 24th, 2012
11:10 am
Bill- Thanks for the blog. To me it sounds like Mcgarity wasn’t satisfied with a 10-win season maybe more so than even Richt. They taught athletic excellence in all sports under Jeremy Foley and I think Mcgarity won’t be an ioda different.
Krystal Burger Association
February 24th, 2012
11:12 am
Also, for Tide fans such as yourself we have created extra seating in our courtyard so fans like yourself will not try and sit on another man’s head. Outside of Alabama that conduct is deemed inappropriate.
buckheaddawg
February 24th, 2012
11:20 am
losing the SECCG and bowl game will do that to you. 10 win’s aint S*it without a champsionship
Big Crimson 75
February 24th, 2012
11:30 am
Amazing — no team ran the 3 – 4 scheme on defense when Saban got hired in ‘07. Now : UGA – Fla – Arky & SC run it.
If you can’t beat em — copy em!
TJ
February 24th, 2012
11:36 am
I think his stance on getting the best players on the field and using them in many places is fine. What that doesn’t address is the lack of creativity and aggressiveness on the offensive side of the ball from his coordinator and the strategies employed in the ST segment. So once again, he’s evaluating the players harder than he is the coaches/strategy, which is why we will continue to lose games we shouldn’t.
UGA fan...not fanatic
February 24th, 2012
11:37 am
That’s right, Alabama invented the 3-4, no other team in history has ever used it. Go back to Greenbow lil crimpsen 69 and blow another Krystal patron.
Hybrid Hyena Catfish
February 24th, 2012
11:37 am
whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooos yoo daddy fewl????????????????
sogadog
February 24th, 2012
11:38 am
CMR still doesnt get it. He spoke about the defense finishing games when in fact it is the offense that caused the South Carolina, Michigan State and LSU losses. Grantham’s defense was the reason we had success last year. Murray’s turnovers, Bobo’s play calling, the offenses inability to get first downs late in games and its failure to run the ball cost the Dawgs three games last year NOT the defense.
Dawg Haus
February 24th, 2012
11:42 am
Sounds good to me! If only Richt hinted at getting Lemay and Bauta involved at QB from time to time.
tvradioguy
February 24th, 2012
11:43 am
Believe it when I see it. Apparently, Richt does a MUCH BETTER job coaching up the team after the first two losses than he does getting them ready to play the season. If he can just get them over the first part of the season without a loss, I think we have a fighting shot. Just sayin.
OkieDawg
February 24th, 2012
11:44 am
If CMR is really serious about shaking things up, he should call an end to the Bobo experiment.
Hey Dawgs Fans...
February 24th, 2012
11:44 am
we have heard this before…nick marshall playing wildcat ring a bell????
TJ
February 24th, 2012
11:45 am
Bingo sogadog which comes back to this simple fact- he’s a stubborn, prideful man. It is his one true character flaw (that we know of at least) and he will NOT ever admit that his offense is either outdated or isn’t utilized properly by him or his OC (likely both)…that’s taking too much responsibility when it’s so much easier to just blame it on the “execution”.
Sad, but if he’d go get a qualified OC and let him put some wrinkles in this thing, we could have something great; alas, we will have another “good” season that will only leave the faithful saying “if” and “wait til next year” once again, while losing at least 1 or 2 games we shouldn’t.
Dogs Smell
February 24th, 2012
11:48 am
First Loss is to Missouri
what of it?
February 24th, 2012
11:54 am
so did we not have all hands on deck for special teams last year? Playing guys both ways is going to seriously risk injury especially when our strength and conditioning program is a product of blatant nepotism. Anyone who was satisfied with last season isn’t paying intention. This program has no excuse for mediocrity.
mcdaviddawg
February 24th, 2012
11:54 am
Richt has never shaked things up in his life. It requires him to do something, it will be the same old thing.
Lobosolo
February 24th, 2012
11:55 am
Moob… READ… READ TWICE… TRY TO COMPREHEND…
Hammerdawg
February 24th, 2012
11:56 am
I did not hear CMR say that OC Bobo is longer going tho be the OC….
Thats the only thing I want to hear… Which would mean that CMR is serious about winning a National Championship…because as long as Bobo is the OC we wont!!!!!!!
dbc
February 24th, 2012
11:57 am
What TJ said…
DawginLex
February 24th, 2012
11:58 am
The proof will be in the on the field results.
We all want 14-0 and a title.
I am actually expecting it in 2012
The OL is an excuse for losers. We have 16 players there and according to Richt, he expects 9 of them to be ready to play.
We have an experienced defense returning and a QB whose best days are ahead of him along with a promising QB in Lemay.
There are no excuses. Richt KNOWS the defense is loaded in 2012 and 2013 we will be young on that side of the ball.
Win now coach.
Jacket99
February 24th, 2012
12:04 pm
Versatility is a hallmark of defensive players under Grantham, Richt noted. “A guy who at one time might be standing up as a linebacker, the next play he’s got his hand on the ground rushing the passer.”
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I agree with this. Also, shifting from one to the other in the same play can really mess with blocking schemes. Y’all should have enough depth to rotate guys in so they’re not gassed in the 4th quarter.
Abe Lincoln
February 24th, 2012
12:07 pm
ormations
ville dog
February 24th, 2012
12:08 pm
What about the best coach in the pressbox and on the sideline ?
59bulldawg
February 24th, 2012
12:08 pm
Wish the season started next week!
Abe Lincoln
February 24th, 2012
12:08 pm
Leave Samuel at Tailback. He’s earned the right to be the starter in the spring.
Milledgeville DAWG
February 24th, 2012
12:09 pm
Sounds good in February, but trust me Bam Bam will still run Calton Thomas off tackle 7 times a game for a total gain of 3 yards.
Nothing Could Be Finer
February 24th, 2012
12:14 pm
Richt should experiment with Murray at place-kick holder.
He’ll be less apt to throw INT’s at that position.
shlomo
February 24th, 2012
12:15 pm
I’d like to know why CMR is losing all the home grown talent to Bama?
SOUTHGADAWG88
February 24th, 2012
12:25 pm
Offense puts you in position to win games..defense secures the win.For all the Bobo/Murray talk against SC and MSU the O did what they needed to do and the defense didn’t simple as that.
Jim
February 24th, 2012
12:28 pm
With 70 scholarship athlethes (discount the walk-on awards) when he should have 85, he has NO DEPTH and has to use some talented palyers both ways.
Start recruiting to our limit!
Ghost
February 24th, 2012
12:37 pm
Tide is rolling , since when is a 148 yards passing lighting up a secondary?I guess Bamas secondary got lit up by them too since Vandy had 149 yards passing against them.
7576DAWG
February 24th, 2012
12:38 pm
I don’t think special team’s will be nearly as critical in 2012 as last year with the new rules in place that the NCAA approved and the new blocking rules for the linemen will help a lot . Team’s like GT will not be able to use the nearly chop block , use to be legal, to take our linemen , mainly nose tackle out.The rule changes are very positive for UGA.
evillurks
February 24th, 2012
12:39 pm
Any big time SEC team with THuga’s schedule for next season would be unanimous picks for the NC…..but this is THuga….they won’t even back into the SECC again like they did last year.
Boy the trashing is gonna be epic as the losses pile up next year for the mutt nation!!
Ghost
February 24th, 2012
12:40 pm
Jim, where do you get the number 70? Georgia is below the limit but I don’t thinks its that low.
Bama home of the T-bag special
February 24th, 2012
12:47 pm
Sounds good Bill CMR is saying the right things lets see him put them into action and what sounds better is the fear in the Bug and Bama trolls..Go Dogs!
Jacket99
February 24th, 2012
12:50 pm
7576DAWG…I think missed or blocked field goals will be just as critical in 2012. A number of games turned on them last year. Has the Butler kid who punts the ball 75+ yards graduated, yet?
maharajiean shorts
February 24th, 2012
12:50 pm
I can’t believe he called out the D on making a stop….and then casually mentioned, “oh yeah, and we gotta score too”….
How about if we punch it in a couple of times when the D stops the other team 9 times in a row in the SEC championship game, that might change the offensive playcalling of the other team to more passing? Giving your D even opportunities to put the game away.
Just doesn’t get it. Make the Midget earn his spot as QB and whatever happens, STOP RUNNING THE SHOTGUN DRAW!. If you are not passing well out of the shotgun, why would the D be “drawn” to pass rush enabling the runner to break free past the front 7?
But what do I know?
Pago Pago Dawg
February 24th, 2012
12:52 pm
Can we at least win the SEC East again? And how can a male have two last names?? Strange.
David Granger
February 24th, 2012
12:53 pm
As a general rule, we Dawg fans always like the things Coach Richt SAYS, year-in and year-out. The proof is always in the pudding, though…and our “puddings” have not been especially tasty lately. Some improvement last year, and here’s hoping the improvement continues.
Dr. Don
February 24th, 2012
12:54 pm
Maharajiean shorts – precisely! What do you know? I think the answer is obvious…..
Brian Washington
February 24th, 2012
12:57 pm
@ Granger
re: 12:53
Good point. Coach Richt always says the right things, but that hasn’t always translated into success on the field.
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:03 pm
I am a total UGA fan but does this not sound like Richt 3 years ago giving Bobo playcall duties so he “could focus on things a head coach should do”. Sounds like another gimmick to me. It took him 3 years to realize we need starters on special teams. Wow!
Terry
February 24th, 2012
1:05 pm
I don’t know why you people come on here acting like your a Georgia Fan, anyone that is a true Georgia Fan would wait until the end of football season, before they start bashing the Coaches on things that have not even happened this fall, they won 10 games last year even thought IC was playing with an ankle sprain, and we had to use sub par RB’s as his backup, this year we will have two more Quality Backs, so we want have to put all our egg’s in IC’s basket.
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:05 pm
The first two possessions of the second half of the LSU game last December still puzzle me. We had been moving the ball. Play actions, rolling out………but noooooooooooooooooooooooo… we are gonna run a walk on 160 pound RB into the mouth of that defense and punt…and punt….and punt……………………….Who the Hell knows why???????
Terry
February 24th, 2012
1:06 pm
To the idiot’s that keep saying that CMR is losing all the home grown talent. Tell me genius, how can one team sign ever Top Quality football player in the State of Georgia? Even if all the teams in Georgia signed nothing but Georgia players, we would still have players to sign with other states, just like every other state has players that sign with other states, you can not sign every player, because they are going to go where they have a chance on playing early, unless their a die hard Georgia Fan, and just want to play for the State of Georgia, their going to go where they have the best chance of playing early.
Brown Dog
February 24th, 2012
1:07 pm
Hmm. Sounds a whole lot like last year’s pledge to really focus on coaching. Imagine that, a coach who is paid to coach actually taking the radical step of … Coaching.
Terry
February 24th, 2012
1:08 pm
To the idiot’s that keep saying that CMR is losing all the home grown talent, tell me genius, how can one team sign ever Top Quality football player in the State of Georgia? Even if all the teams in Georgia signed nothing but Georgia players, we would still have players to sign with other states, just like every other state has players that sign with other states, you can not sign every player, because they are going to go where they have a chance on playing early, unless their a die hard Georgia Fan, and just want to play for the State of Georgia, their going to go where they have the best chance of playing early.
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:08 pm
Fox is losing all the homegrown except for Caldwell-Pope. Richt cherry picks and gets some
dawgfan
February 24th, 2012
1:08 pm
JB:
because all of our other rb’s were hurt ha. if we didn’t make so many mistakes in that first quarter it wouldve been 24-0. 24 points against that LSU d is impressive
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:09 pm
It’s not the “quantity” that bothers me about Bama coming over here, it’s the ” quality” of who they get.
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:11 pm
dawgfan, that’s my point….you just made it. We should of come out and run a similar offense in the second half. Herschel wouldn’t of run on that D with our line.
Lagdawg
February 24th, 2012
1:11 pm
It’s amazing that Richt can talk about the much improved D when the D carried the football team for the entire season due to that pathetic run offense. How about shaking up the Offensive staff and getting one that can actually run a high powered, efficient offense. It just befuddles me that Richt came from a team with a high powered offense but, he can’t seem to get this O in gear. Makes me think that he was just like Bobo and someone else did the playcalling. UGA is being outrecruited by Bama, Fla. and Auburn. He really needs to step back and reevaluate his Offensive coaching staff, but he already knows and won’t do anything about it. Also, open up the QB competetion and Murray might make better decisions and also that comes from lack of a quality OC and QB coach not properly developing the players that are there.
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:11 pm
Atleast 17-0 easy. Mitchell could have crawled to the endzone. King had a pretty tough catch but it was catchable
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:13 pm
He’s had 11 years with all the resources in the world. Money and talent. What’s missing?
Kyle
February 24th, 2012
1:13 pm
Boise State loss- not ready for prime time (
South Carolina loss: Murray gives chickens 21 points- extremly poor decisions at critical times. Consequences? NONE
LSU loss: poor decisions by Murray- gives points away…lack of any kind of running game. Consequences? NONE
Michigan State loss: poor decisions by murray. gives sparty points….coaches become turtles and go into shell…..typical UGA. Consequences??? NONE
why would we even think 2012 will be different? ?????
All Alabama has is ...............Alabama
February 24th, 2012
1:13 pm
College is forever, MNC titles or not. I love my Bulldogs. Now, most of the bloggers here pulling for U of Alabama, are not even U of A grads. Fine.
All the state of A has is the U of A. In Georgia, we have it all. GT, UGA and City of Atlanta and the Ga Coast and the mtns and the babes in convertibles and the jobs.
All U of A has is football. That is it!
Go Dogs
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:13 pm
We got a lot of players Florida loved this year. Clemons and Theus 4 sure. Auburn had a very decent class this year. not good like GA
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:15 pm
I wish ppl qould quit talking out their ***. Making up stuff to prove a point lol
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:15 pm
*would
sogadog
February 24th, 2012
1:15 pm
SOUTHGADAWG 88 I was at the Outback Bowl and believe me when I say the offense and play calling lost that game. Murray threw a pick 6 and an interception that led to an MSU touchdown. That is 14 points spotted to MSU by the offense. 9 of the points the Dawgs scored were not scored by the offense rather they were scored by Boykin on a safety and a punt return. The offense could not run the ball throughout the game so Murray had to rely on long passes. Bobo called running plays up the middle during the offense’s last possession which gained nothing. Had the offense gotten ten yards and a first down in its last possession UGA would have won. The total lack of a running game by the offense kept the defense on the field far too long and they were gassed on MSU’s last possession.
Bottom line is the offense lost that game.
Kyle
February 24th, 2012
1:17 pm
I wish the headball coach would address MURRAY and quit thowing the D under the bus. The defense is the ONLY reason we won 10 in a row and THE ONLY REASON he is still the coach. Until this coach addresses his QB and the poor decision making that has cost us a few games- and HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE- nothing will change. IF I HEAR MURRAY SAY ONE MORE TIME HE IS LOOKING AT THE FILM I WILL SCREAM.
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:19 pm
If we had a Gus Malzahn as a coordinator or the Clemson guy they got from Temple we would be unstoppable on O. Trust me. Look where Grantham took the D after Martinez left
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:20 pm
Strong defense and unstoppable running game is what wins in the SEC. We have half of it. Looking for a win over a top 25 team.
Terry
February 24th, 2012
1:21 pm
JB, So tell me, how you would sign a player that want to play for another team?
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:21 pm
Layne Kiffen said 2 years ago he was relieved to play UGA cause they do not do anything out of the ordinary
dawgfan
February 24th, 2012
1:22 pm
JB:
you have to expect a defense like that to make adjustments throughout the game though. give them a little credit. it’s not all the offense’s fault. i do agree that the gameplan changed from the first quarter, but their d did a really good job in the second half
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:23 pm
Richt lovers hate it, and will really fire back at you, but read the post @1:15. Richt and Bobo are the problem. Grantham is pure football coach……and look at our D NOW after 2 years. Offense cost us games.
Ghost
February 24th, 2012
1:24 pm
I don’t know JB we were on our own 17 our defense hadn’t given up anything in the first half, Murrays fumble hurt , the 2nd procession we only threw 2 passes then Murray had to run for his life.Not that it really matters but Carlton Thomas was never a walk on he was recruited by Notre dame , Auburn , Clemson too. I am curious as to why Malcome wasn’t in the game the 1st series, perhaps Murray audibled to the run plays? I am puzzled as to why we ever punted to honeybadger was that a butler mistake or a coaching mistake?
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:26 pm
dawgfan………..DO you really think Bobo and Richt said at halftime. Let’s stop this open offense. It’s working, but let’s sneak up on them and start pounding the ball between the tackles. They won’t know what hit them……………BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THEY DID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SC
February 24th, 2012
1:30 pm
The wheels come off this year. UGA loses 6 games, at least.
Bill
February 24th, 2012
1:31 pm
Disappointed as I had hoped he may start using “character” in his evaluation of recruits.
GTBob
February 24th, 2012
1:31 pm
Grantham is pure football coach……and look at our D NOW after 2 years. Offense cost us games.
Your offense scored 26 points a game in your 4 losses. Your defense gave up 39 points a game in those 4 games. If you have an amazing defense then 26 points per game should be enough offense to win some of them.
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:34 pm
The only spread Bobo knows is what his *** does when Richt walks in the room
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:37 pm
Ask any friend who is a knowledgeable SEC fan from another program ( not a hater) to tell them what they think the problem is in Athens.
1. Head Coach
2. to loyal to under performing Assit coach’s
3. Playing seniority over talent. ( #3 Bryan Evans ring a bell)
4. Poor player evaluation
5. No killer instinct
6. poor roster management
7. till last year, and not there yet, poorly conditioned
8. Stale, worn out play book and game plan
9. Add your on.
funny....
February 24th, 2012
1:39 pm
I DON’T CARE, JUST WIN.
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:39 pm
9. Failure to “Finish the Drill”
funny....
February 24th, 2012
1:41 pm
lol, really, 6 losses.
That’s definitely SC dumb right there.
How many SEC championships is South Carolina going to have at the end of this year? That’s funny.
Ghost
February 24th, 2012
1:41 pm
Gtbob, That defensive on points per game are little skewed. S.Carolina offense only scored 24 points and 7 of those were given up when offense fumbled and SC ran it back to the 3 yard line. Lsu was short fields in 2nd half pick sixes and punt returns 1 for td another giving them the ball inside the 15. Michigan State pick six another turnover deep in own territory. the defesne was great , a couple of breakdowns but even in losses played lights out. Special teams mistakes and very untimely TOvers cost Georgia in 2011.
funny....
February 24th, 2012
1:43 pm
Oh the offense, more specifically Aaron Murray, cost Georgia the South Carolina game as well.
The boat sank against LSU, but I have to think if Mitchell and King catch TD passes Georgia beats LSU as well. 13-0 becomes 24-0 at half (with the addition of a missed Walsh head case kick)
NotheGADawg
February 24th, 2012
1:45 pm
What is it with the Alabama fans and their obsession with UGA bashing. Geez, you think they would be happy with their own program.
JB
February 24th, 2012
1:45 pm
gtbob has no life or program to support or a woman, I’m guessing. He needs to go support Bama. Being a Tech fan and talking about the Dawgs short comings is Rich.
Brian
February 24th, 2012
1:46 pm
Funny we scored 10 not 13
GTBob
February 24th, 2012
1:49 pm
Ghost, so basically you are saying that Aaron Murray cost UGA 4 games last year and made the defenses job harder. If that is true why is he still the starter?
UGA 17
February 24th, 2012
1:49 pm
everyone stop using CMR, he’s a coach, not a 70s rock band
GTBob
February 24th, 2012
1:53 pm
Being a Tech fan and talking about the Dawgs short comings is Rich.
Not really. It’s not hard to recognize your own teams short comings and another teams short comings at the same time.
ARdawg
February 24th, 2012
1:54 pm
Bill,
Richt shouldn’t be satisfied with the 10 win season. In a season with 14 games it is no longer the crowning achievment it use to be. Coupled with the fact that all the opponents we beat had losing records. Of the 4 we lost, should have won at least two of those, could have won them all. It’s good to not hear the excuses he’s become patented for. Hopefully, he will step up and improve the coaching on gameday which is what has been woefully under addressed in the last 6-7 years.
Chris
February 24th, 2012
1:56 pm
I didn’t hear the 3 magic words that would’ve really got me excited.
“I’m firing Bobo!”
hipdawg
February 24th, 2012
1:58 pm
CCR, I mean CMR (LOL) knows he better get it done this year. Would love to see multiple QB packages w/ other players. I still think Murray is ok for a short QB but I think when the pressure is on w/ young OL that put in Lemay or somebody else that wont cost us any more games…just sayin
Ghost
February 24th, 2012
2:00 pm
Bob I didn’t say that at all ,The picks sixes didn’t help, special team break downs. Walsh missing 14 fgs , Murray wasn’t the source of every turnover nor is an interception always a qbs fault. Without Murray Georgia wouldn’t have won 10 games. I said the points per game numbers are skewed the defense wasn’t on the field when many of these points were scored or they were put in a bad position at times by untimely turnover s whether it was Murray or someone else.Defesne handed the Michigan state game to offense in OT and Walsh misses yet another FG.
b-ham dawg
February 24th, 2012
2:01 pm
Malcolm Mitchell is the next Champ Bailey. I am excited about next years team but then again i am always excited this time of year about our team. The difference this year is that we have a proven defense that i thing is going to take us back to the top. Hope richt gets it done this year because 2013 is going to be a lot of rebuilding.
GATA Always
SHANKSHATESRICHT
February 24th, 2012
2:01 pm
Can someone please tell Bill Shanks to shutup and try to support UGA! It is obvious he hates Mark Richt but guess what Shanks Mark Richt will be at UGA longer than you will be on the RADIO!! Please pull for GT or Florida since your other cohost don’t rip their coaches!!!
ville dog
February 24th, 2012
2:03 pm
Problem with UGA is poor coaching decisions. When they play top rated teams it really shows up. They have enough talent to beat average teams inspite of the coaching.
sogadog
February 24th, 2012
2:08 pm
Murray’s mistakes and interceptions lost some games last year but in his defense, it all started with the lack of a running game which caused Murray to force the ball passing to keep the offense moving.
If the Dawgs establish a running game in 2012 there is a great chance they bring home the SEC title.
G-Dawg
February 24th, 2012
2:08 pm
Ole Bill is just speaking his mind…and theres a few other die hard Dawg fans that have lingering questions regarding the program. Seen some improvements..but still see some of the ole lingering issues. But none of us are against Richt or our boys…just frustrated like many other fans.
Just Curios
February 24th, 2012
2:10 pm
Since when is winning 83 % of the regular season games you play not a success?Only 13 teams won more than 10 games last year.
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
February 24th, 2012
2:10 pm
So I guess this will mean UGA wins the national championship again?
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
February 24th, 2012
2:11 pm
“What is it with the Alabama fans and their obsession with UGA bashing. ”
It’s the same as when UGA fans bash Bama, Auburn, Florida and every other team in the SEC. Get over it.
Gene
February 24th, 2012
2:12 pm
I watched the Mich. State offense roll down the field to tie the game in the Outback Bowl, and I question the statement that the 2011 defense was effective. It was effective against Coastal Carolina, but the big boys ran all over it.
Just Curios
February 24th, 2012
2:12 pm
villle dog, please point out some of the poor coaching decisions that have cost Georgia games?
DIT
February 24th, 2012
2:32 pm
Coming into this year it will be the 1st time in awhile that out defensive issues will be addressed. I agree with a poster above. If we can muster up a good running game it will open the year up for a special one. This year will ride on how the offensive line performs.
Just my opinion
Bama home of the T-bag special
February 24th, 2012
2:40 pm
@HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH no what this means is that your a troll and not a very good one…
Alabama "Fan"
February 24th, 2012
2:42 pm
I HATE TREES!!!!
I CAN’T STAND EM!!!!
GTBob
February 24th, 2012
2:46 pm
Since when is winning 83 % of the regular season games you play not a success?
When you play the schedule that UGA played.
Big Crimson 75
February 24th, 2012
2:48 pm
Can a Program turn on 1 game? 1 play? 1 bad idea?
Before the Black-out,
Richt was a very impressive 76 & 18.
After the Funeral —- 30 & 19.
Numbers don’t lie.
What happened?
What was exposed?
Just Curios
February 24th, 2012
2:49 pm
Gene, Mich State had 391 yards in a 3 overtime game , had on 78 yards total at the half. 85 yards came on 1 drive in the 4th quarter , they were moving the ball up and down the field in the 4th quarter? Did you just watch the last 1.55 of the 4th quarter?Lsu had 237 yards total offense, the Georgia defense was the first to hold a team in a n SEC game without a first down in a half since 2002.
Da Bammer
February 24th, 2012
3:02 pm
Mark Richt 3 Bamer 1 (head to head)
Ops, I better not say that. The Bamers will get excited and think I meant T-Bag to head.
B.Beaver
February 24th, 2012
3:10 pm
Well, let us see. The dogs are going to finish the drill, climb the mountain, cowboy up, man up, complete the mat drills, slap your girl friend/wife/mama/grandmama, leave it all on the field, give 110%(out of 100), eat mor chickn(sic), don’t whiz in the wind, thank all of our sponsers?, blame the refs, paint it black, thank the Lord, wonder aloud……and on and on.
Big Crimson 75
February 24th, 2012
3:28 pm
Roll Tide
invictus mon
February 24th, 2012
3:37 pm
Back to the next level? We just got back to the highest level we’ve been at, and we’re about to reach critical mass. We’ve always had the talent, it’s been coaching that’s limited our ceiling. I think the only way we get better from here is to sure up the OL, and subordinate Bobo. And for those of you wandering, we’re losing all that home grown talent to Bama, 1 because Bama is good, 2 because we’re stacked everywhere on the depth chart. We’re too young. Like that kid who went Vandy, he didn’t spurn us. We offered him because he was too good not to, but at the end of the day he saw there wasn’t any room for him.
GT Bob = Joke
February 24th, 2012
3:42 pm
You are a typical Tech fan. Your program is a joke, so all you do is troll on the UGA boards and take shots.
Buckeye
February 24th, 2012
3:44 pm
This is the time of year when the dogs are national champions. Feb is always a great month to be a dog. Thing change, however, when they line up against other teams in September-January.
SEC Fans for Richt
February 24th, 2012
3:45 pm
Will he continue to sing Happy Birthday to recruits or will that policy change too? It’s very important to his “recruiting.”
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
February 24th, 2012
3:52 pm
Stacked with depth…LOL… The only reason Jordan Jenkins chose UGA was the depth chart at Alabama and he can play today with you leg humpers. Alabama has 6 DE’s bigger and better than Jenkins and he and his Dad understood that and Jordan would be at Bama today if not for Daddy and Mommy.
1-Who has UGA beaten worth a sheet since Grantham came to town? Long pause.
2-Murray is colorblind and chokes when it’s time to stand…see all big games he has played in at UGA and won….real long pause
3-Bobo isn’t the problem
4-Other than Grantham and the guy that came with him from the NFL and Friend then your current staff have little discipline and nobody on your team fears Mark Richt…NO Damn Body
5- The talent level on your squad is no way near the level of your mouths! NO Damn Way and it’s proven in the W’s & L’s
Thank you for your time and attention….please continue with your Mark Richt lovefeast
Nick Saban says tell everyone hello. Why was Shag Wiggins in T-town on Thursday…..HUMMMMMMMMMM
JB
February 24th, 2012
3:54 pm
3 reasons Dawgs should win the east next year. Dooley,Chisik,Muschamp.
JB
February 24th, 2012
3:55 pm
And Wet Willie………….after all that, I’d still rather be a Dawg than a tree killer, just say’n
JB
February 24th, 2012
3:57 pm
Shag was there to either get his money or learn to kill a tree.
Bama home of the T-bag special
February 24th, 2012
3:58 pm
@Wet Willie…keep on smiling lets see our coach is 3-1 vs your bunch and that is a fact…..we damn sure don’t fear the Tide and if Saban would quit using his infernal powers to cow the SEC office we would get a chance to play him and his spawn, funny how if you had beat LSU the first time we would have gotten a crack at you…but no your couldn’t beat LSU until the threat of having to play us was eliminated…..
JB
February 24th, 2012
4:00 pm
What do all Bama fans have in common???? Their Bama wear all smells like moth balls for being in storage for 10 years waiting on a winning team….
RxDawg
February 24th, 2012
4:05 pm
I’m with ya Bill. I loved that interview. It was very… candid. Usually Richt is so reserved and secretive his interviews are a flat out bore. But I felt like this interview showed a little bit more of what it’s really like as Mark Richt Head Football Coach. I’m sure by the time the spring game is over the kool-aid will be delicious!
Nothing Could Be Finer
February 24th, 2012
4:35 pm
Haha, Richt just fed yall dogs a tranquilizer to calm you down.
He’s done this year and he knows it.
Big Crimson 75
February 24th, 2012
4:40 pm
30 & 19 since the blackout.
…….let’s do some research & see what other programs that’s compatible with…..
gofortwo
February 24th, 2012
4:42 pm
YAWN! Heard it all before.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
4:56 pm
Is RICHT saying this to get his contract done?
WILLIE would still be at UGa if McGarity didn’t FORCE Richt to fire him.
Richt and Shake-up used in the same sentence is like using Hooker and Heart of Gold in the same sentence.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
4:57 pm
Where is my bestest friend TDF(True Dwag Fan)?
shane#1
February 24th, 2012
4:58 pm
Samuel to FB is interesting. I think he will be better at H back than a more traditional FB. The Reverend Drew at DE was expected. He knows the position, he has the frame to gain weight easily, and for a man of God he was hell on QBs in high school. Mitchell at CB should also work, he was a four star DB. I might try JSW in the defensive backfield and let Mitchell concentrate on those deep passes.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
5:00 pm
RxDawg
February 24th, 2012
4:05 pm
Usually Richt is so reserved and secretive his interviews are a flat out bore.
Do you figure he is a 2 Minute Missionary Man? he has to so fun in the dark….NOT! LOL
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
5:01 pm
he has to be so much fun in the dark….Sorry Typed faster than my brain read the post.
Blackberry Cobbler
February 24th, 2012
5:08 pm
Good recruiting.
Good talk.
Little to show for it on the field. Still the 3rd to 5th best team in the SEC and maybe wrose than that.
CMR talks a good game but hasn’t beat a ranked team in foreever.
Joey
February 24th, 2012
5:29 pm
DawginLex, you have never been one to be nonsensable, but how do you expect 14-0 this season? Last season, if nothing else, should convince you that Richt has lost his nerve with offensive football – he simply does not play to win. Richt’s whole HC career proves that talent alone wils not get a team to the BCSCG, let alone win one. Lord knows we’ve had the teams talented enough to do it, but they always stumble, always against underdogs.
That approach worked ok, barely, vs Ole Miss, Miss State, UT, Vandy, UF, and KY. However, with 7 and 10 point leads vs Boise, LSU, and MSU, he immediately sat on the ball, 3-and-outs-galore. The D is excellent, but there has to be some O also, or the D gets worn down. Hense the routs.
The Richt/Bobo offense is not good enough to beat quality teams in the SEC, and now, out of the SEC, it seems. And not one little thing will change with his offense.
That fat new contract is his seal of approval. He ain’t changing anything.
beanster
February 24th, 2012
5:34 pm
It’s Friday afternoon, Joey. Think happier thoughts. Go drink a beer.
SmyrnaGuy
February 24th, 2012
5:46 pm
Ditto what TJ said
SmyrnaGuy
February 24th, 2012
5:48 pm
7576 Dawg…
We beat GT, so I doubt preventing “chop blocks” will help UGA vs. the meat of the schedule.
Doug
February 24th, 2012
5:54 pm
Shake it up even more — replace Bobo
SmyrnaGuy
February 24th, 2012
5:55 pm
I’d be more concerned whether Saint Richt says the right things if he were on the pulpit. Wait, he’s a football coach…. which is measured by wins and losses. How’s that been the last 5 years? CTG did fine in 2011 and, based on the returning starters and talent brought in, I would expect the D to perform even better in 2012. The OFFENSE is the problem people.
beanster
February 24th, 2012
6:06 pm
I am not sure how anyone couldn’t think that 2012 will be an improvement to last year. Shoulda, coulda, woulda been better than 10-4. I agree that we probably won’t see much difference in coaching philosophy, but as we have seen in the past if the right horses gel together at the right time, that very philosophy indeed works. Given the returning D, that philosophy really has a chance to be successful. We’e got a ton of playmakers on the offensive side. National championship? Not so sure. But 12-2 or 13-1, beat UF again. I am not complaining.
The Tide is Rolling and Nothing can Stop it
February 24th, 2012
6:07 pm
14-0! Ha! How many times are you playing Kentucky and Vandy this year?
RainbowDawgbutWhoIsnt
February 24th, 2012
6:23 pm
Yeah he’s shaking things up alright. Has to decide between stripes or pokadots for this years swim party.
PleaseGo
February 24th, 2012
6:45 pm
I cannot wait for CMR to “shake up” the entire team by going on a mission to anywhere, except Athens.
PlanetG
February 24th, 2012
6:59 pm
I know what Richt means by that ‘top ranekd” defense.
In red zone defense:
ranked 88th in nation in td %
ranked 116th in nation in scoring %
Got to get stops in red zone.
PlanetG
February 24th, 2012
7:00 pm
Agree with Bill.
Richt makes a bunch of promises every Spring, and rarely follows through.
Just ‘happy talk”.
PlanetG
February 24th, 2012
7:02 pm
Didn’t figure Richt would make any of the off season changes necessary to become a Championship team.
#1 New QB who beat ranked teams–NO
#2 Special Teams Coach- NO
#3 Get a new defense coach who doesn’t average 39 points a game vs. ranked teams- NO
Same ole, same ole team next year.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
7:09 pm
How many Panties fell out when RICHT did the shake-up?
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
7:13 pm
Richt will have to do Domestic Violence classes, Anger Management classes, Community Service, and be on Probation for a year if he SHAKES-UP the lil girls that he calls the UGa football team. Richt and Sanders Comming can carpool I guess.
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
7:39 pm
Still, are you hanging upside down right now?
wins-by-a-link
February 24th, 2012
7:44 pm
Richt has lost his last two bowl games, Bama is eating his lunch on recruiting instate, Bobo will return as OC, And he is going to get a contract extension?
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
7:57 pm
48 NO laying back in the bed. I did about 4 hours work today. I am paying for it now.
ROUSH Fords looking GOOD. LOL
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:02 pm
Still, I’m watching the truck race right now.
CitizenK9
February 24th, 2012
8:03 pm
Correct me if wrong. We are set up for an early season loss by being Missouri’s first SEC home game. They will be jacked just like OSU was when we Christened T Boone Pickens Field.
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:03 pm
Your girl Danica had a nasty wreck yesterday.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
8:07 pm
I will be at the HOSPITAL soon then. If she is on drugs then amaybe she will not know I am not her husband when I crawl in the bed with her. Hahaha…I will take it anyway i can get it! LOL
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:09 pm
I don’t know what would scare her more? Hitting the wall head on at180mph or you crawling in the bed with her. Lol
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:10 pm
Nasty wreck on the truck race.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
8:11 pm
1 Eyed WILLIE would SCARE her for sure. LOL
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:13 pm
Looks like Joe needAcheck raced his way in the 500 but Mikie Waltrip wrecked coming off pit road and failed to qualify. Now we have to hear him talk all day Sunday.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
8:13 pm
He would cause a WRECK of a different Kind and in a different place. She would walk like she rode a horse from Daytona to Charlotte. LOL
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
8:14 pm
Can we not get away for the Waltrips ever?
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:15 pm
MW is doing the truck race.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
8:17 pm
I almost miss TDF(True Dwag Fan) posting. LMAO
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:18 pm
You got him banned.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
8:19 pm
Yes. Yes I DID. LMAO
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
8:19 pm
Well Bully Dawg Fan did technically.
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:20 pm
Poor fella. I think he post on 247 also.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
February 24th, 2012
8:23 pm
He does and he will have to stay there i guess. I just finished a nice Salmon Filet and a Pain pill. I think I am going to fall asleep for a lil bit. I will hit you back SUNDAY for the race for sure. I might be back in minute but I am feeling a lil High right now.
Dawg48
February 24th, 2012
8:24 pm
Get some sleep
mike mcintyre
February 24th, 2012
10:01 pm
i feel we have lost our recruiting edge and think we should hire hines ward to our staff. he has 2 superball rings and is famous for his smile and never give up positive ways. he would jumpat the chance to come back home and bring in the big name 4 and 5 star recruits and keep sabin out of georiga.kids will follow hines he’s a real hero from GEORIGA!!!!!
Thomas Brown
February 24th, 2012
10:12 pm
Mark Richt is a liar.
True Dwag Fan
February 24th, 2012
10:21 pm
All Hands on Deck….All Hands on Deck….Get on DECK of the USS Titanic aka the USS Richt & Bobo and listen to the band play and please help rearrange the deck chairs.
Thomas Brown
February 24th, 2012
11:05 pm
JB February 24th, 2012 3:54 pm
“3 reasons Dawgs should win the east next year. Dooley,Chisik,Muschamp.”
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Gene Chizik is not in The SEC East, JB. Hate to inform you, sir. Being # 1 in The SEC East is like being # 1 in the ACC, because there is no great team in The SEC East.
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Just Curios February 24th, 2012 2:10 pm
“Since when is winning 83 % of the regular season games you play not a success?”
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Since the season is a 14-game season and we won 71 percent of the games instead, a percentage which found 27 teams – not 13 – who did better than us in 2011. Us having beat none of the 27 teams with 10-Win Seasons and having the Most Losses of the 27 teams with 10-Wins with our 4 Losses, sir.
Did you really expect that comment to go undetected Just Curios ?
I know you wish you could talk about the whole season 2011 and leave it out that we Lost both the last 2 games, and leave it out we Lost both the 1st two games, too.
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G-Dawg February 24th, 2012 2:08 pm
“Ole Bill is just speaking his mind…and theres a few other die hard Dawg fans that have lingering questions regarding the program. Seen some improvements..but still see some of the ole lingering issues. But none of us are against Richt or our boys…just frustrated like many other fans.”
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These latest lies by Mark Richt that he is going to fix the # 80 special teams we put forth without changing the coaching staff coaching the kids to such sorry results, is an admission that his own profession of coaching in his eyes, is unimportant.
These latest lies by Mark Richt that he isn’t saying he is and he isn’t saying that he isn’t letting the 3 players he failed to call the Police on for Felony theft of over $ 500 in cash and other valuables from a teammate last week, come back to the team and that no one really knows what happened with his girlfriend this time but the actions by Sanders Commings are absolutely wrong – when the back-ups were booted from the team and the Starter given a weak 2-game suspension only for abusing a co-ed in good standing at my alma mater, just make it all the more clear how Mark Richt gives preferential treatment to his Starters while booting back-ups from the team.
Mark Richt latest litany of lies, does not, I point out discuss one word about the now 26 players Mark Richt gave scholarships to to play for us this 2012 season, all 26 of whom this blog said Good Riddance to, to have us now at just 77 on scholarship of our 85, yet he over-signed by 24 at 109 signees for his 85 scholarships.
Mark Richt hasn’t said anything about Aaron Murray playing every snap of every game, exclusively even after he gets the YIPS and is sent right back in scared as he already was, and as everyone else noted 0-9 vs teams who finished in the AP Poll Top 25 (with 2 other losses thrown in for good measure who did not make the Top 25.) No discussion of now 5 Quarterbacks Mark Richt has in the fold now with our latest commitment, and only Aaron Murray all 2012 and 2013, as per usual. Frustrating ? Not sure that is the word for it anymore G-Dawg.
Offensive Coaching staff of ninnies.
No Special Teams’ Coach.
Oh, and now Mark Richt says he was wrong all along telling the fan in Macon that he Mark Richt knew what he was doing; and that when he refused to put AJ Green back there returning punts because he said he didn’t want him to get injured – well, that was just all wrong on his part, he says now.
Our # 80 special teams. Walk-ons whom Mark Richt already has given 5 of them scholarships again for 2012 and has 85-77=8 more to give away and we wonder why we are under scholarships.
Because Mark Richt has RUN-OFF 26 players transferred out he gave scholarships to for 2012.
We’re doing fine. We won 83 percent of our regular season games, beating not 1 team who finished in the Top 25. We’re going to play all Starters on Special Teams now.
Hey, Mark Richt what about :
lost 7 games in a row vs teams ending top 10
lost 9 games in a row vs teams ending top 25
He is not addressing the issues. Good point, G-Dawg, sir.
Red Elephant
February 25th, 2012
12:02 am
I had no idea TB07 could compose a lucid point, much less make an articulate argument.
kudos
6-18 Against Ranked Teams Since '05
February 25th, 2012
12:23 am
You know, I bet if you flashed back to ‘ol Bill’s Feb blogs of ‘06-’10…..you’ll find the same headlines of how Richt will “shake things up”
….I mean, after awhile….it just gets pathetic, doesn’t it???
RED DOG 77
February 25th, 2012
1:36 am
@ Bill King…….I couldn’t agree more, a special teams coach is way over due. I support coach Richt whatever he does……….but don’t be surprised Bill if coach Richt doesn’t pull out the ‘ol bag of tricks with our special teams this year. Coach seems to learn a little more every year, and something tells me he knows when we get to the “Big Games” special teams will be the difference between a win or a loss…………anyways, good article…………Regards, RED
slydog
February 25th, 2012
3:56 am
I am totally in disagreement about Malcolm Mitchell becoming a two way player. He is a great athlete and all, but how many Charles Woodsons exist on this planet? There may have been one or two since 1997. If you want to use him at multiple positions on either offense or defense, then that’s fine, but not on both. I believe this is what happened to Branden Smith and his development. In an effort to please, he was allowed to spread himself thin before he became comfortable at his own position. Mitchell is no AJ Green at the WR position, even after a pretty good freshman season. Heck, he isn’t even Sammy Watkins at this point. Maybe all he will play is some nickel and dime back.
slydog
February 25th, 2012
4:17 am
Now I know next to nothing about football (at least according to the coaches, although by me watching, they actually have a team to coach in the first place), but here goes:
Shake this up
1. Play more starters on special teams, especially more starters on defense kickoff and punt coverage. They’re not scared to actually hit anybody coming straight at them (see Tyron Mattheiu tape)
2. CMR needs to coach special teams personally. (I didn’t suggest he hire a special teams coach…lol)
3.Go with shorter, quicker throws and allow your athletes at WR to make a play. Run more screens on offense. (the O-line will be lighter in the arse and less experienced. So they don’t need to hold off pass rushers the entire game.)
4. Use shorter throws even while employing play-action. Furthermore, if the running game isn’t effective from time to time, then DO NOT CALL PLAY-ACTION. It’s not fooling anybody, even the camera man nor the crowd in the stadium.
5. Run, run, run the ball at least twice as much as you did last year or in years past. The line is young and the QB is short. You now have the horses (albeit young). Let’s be honest, Moreno was good, but he got a lot of yards because folks feared Stafford and they know Georgia isn’t a running team.
6. Move Aaron Murray around in the pocket more and let him run A LOT more. He is just simply more effective (Drew Brees tape please).
There, just a handful of tweeks.
Thomas Brown
February 25th, 2012
4:30 am
Did you just call Aaron Murray Drew Brees?
Thomas Brown
February 25th, 2012
5:16 am
Shake it up :
(1) Fire Mike Bobo and move him out of the program, as his coaching of our Quarterbacks has been atrocious.
(2) Let the new OC hired from the NFL bring in his own entire staff.
(3) Make do with 1 less offensive coach, and go hire a Special Teams’ Coach, as what we’ve been doing ain’t working.
(4) Build an indoor practice facility so we are not at a disadvantage when it is raining and we unable, then, to practice if the Falcons don’t give us their practice facility inside.
(5) Build us a gym so women’s and men’s basketball recruits in this state want to come here; we haven’t had a meaningful game in that small gym played here ever, while all these other schools are hosts instead with their far better gyms nationally and in the conference.
(6) Sit Aaron Murray when he gets the YIPS before we are losing by too much for anyone to be able to do anything about it.
(7) Tell Aaron Murray he is NOT a dual-threat QB with his 174 rushing attempts in 27 games with a miserable 1-yard per carry average for his career along with his 22 fumbles, 23 interceptions and 56 sacks.
(8) Recruit 5 top-notch OL each of the next several seasons. If Rodney Garner cannot do that, get a Recruiting Coordinator who can.
(9) We lose our entire defense, as many as 12 defensive players all 12 of whom have Started here, after this 2012 season. This is a 1-year window for a top season, where we might end up 1-9 vs teams who end up top 25 teams over the last 3 years – that is if we can beat a top 25 team, which I highly doubt.
(10) Play some of these 5 Quarterbacks now with the latest commitment.
(11) Punish Starters equal with punishment for back-ups.
(12) Cease and desist with kicking off 26 players from our team, or better yet quit with recruiting them based upon number of stars, leaving us so short of our 85-scholarship limit.
(13) Get rid of all the Strength and Conditioning Coaches, as we were worse at the end of games 2011 than we were in 2010.
(14) Quit telling lies about the numbers from S&C.
(15) Quit giving scholarships to walk-ons solely because they only played on the # 80 Special Teams’ teams, 5 more for 2012 already.
(16) Get the game out of Jacksonville and give us season ticket holders at least 1 game every other season to look forward to.
(17) Grow a pair and play good teams from other conferences each year instead of running up our stats and making everyone believe we are great with 10-win seasons like 27 other teams every year. Play Texas, Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State, Southern California, Oregon, Oklahoma and quit with this watering down of our schedules.
(18) Have some expectations around here for this cushy job you’ve given to Mark Richt where # 6 in The SEC is great. I’m tired of it.
(19) win a game against a team finishing in the top 10, something we’ve not accomplished since 2006 when we lost 4 games including to 8-loss Vandie.
(20) quit losing all these games to lousy teams like we do to ruin every season all 11 years.
(21) Design some offensive plays which are exciting.
(22) Tell players who only want to come here if they can be # 1 that # 1 is taken by a starter and if he wants to play, he can be # 01 where you don’t have to design plays where both, when both play offense, cannot be on the field at the same time.
(23) Get the players up in the morning and have them run.
(24) Tell Aaron Murray to quit watching tapes and go the gym and work-out.
(25) Tell every player, especially Aaron Murray to not ever tweet anything.
(26) When a player taunts the cupcake opponents, take them out of the game the rest of that quarter. That should fix that.
Thomas Brown
February 25th, 2012
5:56 am
2001 – ended # 5 team SEC all polls
2002 – ended # 1 team SEC all polls*
2003 – ended # 2 team SEC all polls
2004 – ended # 2 team SEC all polls
2005 – ended # 3 team SEC all polls
2006 – ended # 5 team SEC all polls
2007 – ended # 2 team SEC all polls
2008 – ended # 3 team SEC all polls
2009 – ended # 7 team SEC all polls
2010 – ended # 9 team SEC all polls
2011 – ended # 5 team SEC all polls
* only 1 other SEC team ended up in Coaches’ Poll Top 25, a 4-Loss Auburn 2002.
Average # 4 team in The SEC finish for UGA all 11 years of Mark Richt to-date in the polls when the season is complete and the teams’ success can be properly judged.
For the Current 6-Year Period, average worse than # 5 in The SEC in the polls for the season.
Average # 2 team in SEC in the polls for the First 5-Year Period for Mark Richt, worse than # 5 in SEC for the Current 6-Year Period for Mark Richt.
Something is seriously amiss.
Thomas Brown
February 25th, 2012
6:17 am
Average # 7 finish in SEC all polls Current 3-Year Period.
villedog
February 25th, 2012
7:43 am
Decisions that come to mind. Wasting downs in the bowl game at the end instead of making trying for a first down at the end of regulation. Wasting 2 downs in overtime to set up a 42 yard field goal. The play calling has been awful at times.
Bobo's Wife
February 25th, 2012
8:40 am
Thomas, if you’re still lurking. I know Chisik is in the West, but that is a game that is a toss up WE MUST win. My point was those three coach’s are very average. Thanks for caring.
DDawg
February 25th, 2012
8:47 am
With some position changes, the Dawg D will be the best in the SEC! The Dawg’s O is loaded already with murray, ICrow, marshall and gurley. The Dawgs will upset lsu and win the SEC—mark it down!
CEPH
February 25th, 2012
8:55 am
Richt is up to his old self (not new as you insinuate) with him it’s always next year. There is no way he can stay ahead of the learning curve. He’s like our government after things go to absolute crap then we will make changes. The great coaches fix things before they go wrong, Richt is just the opposite. Promises, promises, promises that is alll you get with Richt!!!
Barracuda23
February 25th, 2012
9:36 am
MAYBE AARON MURRAY WILL HAVE ANOTHER YEAR WHERE HE THROWS 8 MORE INTERCEPTIONS THAN PREVIOUS SEASON????
LET’S SEE, 8 IN 2010 + 14 IN 2011 + 22 IN 2012 + 30 IN 2013 = 74 INTERCEPTIONS
74 INTERCEPTIONS = A NEW ncaa record
Barracuda23
February 25th, 2012
9:37 am
IF MURRAY AVERAGES 6+ INTERCEPTIONS HIS LAST 2 SEASONS, LIKE HE DID THIS SEASON, LOOKING AT:
8 INT’S IN 2010 + 14 INT’S IN 2011 + 20 INT’S IN 2012 + 26 INT’S IN 2013 =
68 INT’S, A NEW NCAA RECORD….
Barracuda23
February 25th, 2012
9:41 am
RICHT CHOSE NOT TO SHAKE UP SPECIAL TEAMS?
PUNT RETURN RANKED 116 IN NATION
KICK RETURN RANKED 88
FIELD GOAL % RANKED 86
NO SHAKE UP?
Barracuda23
February 25th, 2012
9:43 am
SCORIGN DEFENSE RANKED 11TH IN SEC AGAINST RANKED TEAMS.
NO NEW COACHING STAFF ON DEFENSE?
Barracuda23
February 25th, 2012
9:43 am
AARON MURRAY IS 0-9 VS TEAM THAT FINISHED IN TOP 25.
0-9.
NO NEW QB?
DrofFootball
February 25th, 2012
9:59 am
Barracuda, very insightful, you know your stuff. It is frustrating to project Murray’s interception trends out over 4 years at @70 career interceptions. He would leave the game the worst QB in the history of the NCAA in interceptions. You could also project out a trend towards sacks given up at @125 over his career, to set another NCAA record. We’ll look back at the Murray era as ‘the lost years’, no doubt. And we’ll all wonder what would have happened if Richt had gone with Mettenberger, or Mason or Lemay. Looking at Murray’s winless record against ranked teams, you think Richt would have caught on to what Murray’s doing by now, as you said, 0-9, and no changes projected at QB is rather shocking.
Will
February 25th, 2012
10:04 am
Aaron Murray be wearing high heeled cleats?
Will
February 25th, 2012
10:10 am
CMR be “shaking up” the Clarke County Jail? He needs to include all aspects of the UGA program.
Jim
February 25th, 2012
10:22 am
Only the scoreboard will tell, Little Red Hen!
South ga boy in the ATL
February 25th, 2012
10:23 am
Everything seems to come late to CMR. Why does it take 11 yrs in to the program to get a real sense of urgency that should have been there from the beginning. He’s an avg coach that’s a great recruiter, and that makes him better than avg on the whole, but I gave up wishing for a Nat. Champ. under CMR after the 08 season. Unlike all the programs around us, who have won Championships in the last 15 yrs with similar talent (Ala, Aub, Tn, Fla, LSU, and FSU), CMR just can’t get us over the hump.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
February 25th, 2012
10:32 am
The coach in charge of the QB’s isn’t doing a very good job of teaching/controlling the QB in risk/reward situations. Murray has some good throws and then he becomes (in mind) a great player and then sheet hits the fan. Everyday in practice you teach to throw to the receiver that the defense allows and not to the receiver you wish to throw!!!! I know you folks hate Nick Saban but you have seen what happens when Bama’s QB doesn’t take what the defense allows in the passing game regardless to whether the play/pass was a success. Your players don’t fear Mark Richt for he is just a “Buddy” and not the Boss and that my UGA fans is the reason your team plays like a Yo Yo! My1st High School football coach was Co Captain of Coach Bryant’s 1st Alabama team (1958) and in our 1st meeting (9th grade for me) as he addressed our team he made a statement that I never forget. He said “I am not your Buddy but I am your mentor”. The UGA players have no fear of Richt and it shows in many many ways. Just the sideline conduct of your team tells a huge story about your program and it’s not a good story. Continue your denial for it’s really good for the Alabama program.
Thomas Brown
February 25th, 2012
10:37 am
“He would leave the game the worst QB in the history of the NCAA”
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How much worse can he get ? You cannot do worse than 0-9 vs teams finishing in the Top 25.
Thomas Brown
February 25th, 2012
10:44 am
“that my UGA fans is the reason your team plays like a Yo Yo”
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The last yoyo I had admittedly was some number of years ago, but it always bounced back up, right ? We’ve averaged the # 7 SEC team in the polls over the last 3 years now. I mean unless you do walk the dog, even a yoyo bounces back up.
Pago Pago Dawg
February 25th, 2012
10:48 am
We agree with everybody else, UGA had LSWho on the ropes in the first half. Second half…out coached/out played..so what’s new?
Pulpwud Smiff
February 25th, 2012
10:50 am
The athletic history of UGA is full of so many sordid, sleazy incidents – dating back to Vince Dooley and continuing through Mark Richt – that it’s impossible to overlook. The school has come to stand for drunkenness and lawlessness, coddling of illiterate low-class athletes who should never have been admitted to college, and rampant cheating by coaches.
UGA and Mark Richt are an affront and an embarrassment to all decent people in this state.
jdawg
February 27th, 2012
6:56 am
Hey Dawgs Fans:
“we have heard this before…nick marshall playing wildcat ring a bell????”
Dude, Nick Marshall isn’t even on the team anymore.
ED SINGLETON
February 29th, 2012
8:21 pm
WHAT ABOUT SOME CREATIVE PLAY CALLING LIKE OREGON OR BOISE STATE?? WHAT ABOUT SOME TRICK PLAYS TO GET THE CROWD FIRED UP? WHAT ABOUT NOT RUN RUN AND THIRD AND LONG, THEN PUNT ON FOURTH , WITH A LEAD.? WHAT ABOUT HIRING OREGON’S OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR??