Fan talk: Coaching changes and Dogs vs. Gamecocks
Jay Clark in happier times with the Gym Dogs. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Replacing a legend is nearly always a thankless job, but new head coaches rarely step into a more difficult situation than Jay Clark did following on the high-heels of Suzanne Yoculan.
Yoculan built the Georgia program into a national power, winning 10 national championships, including five consecutive NCAA titles to cap off her incredible career.
The drop-off during Clark’s brief tenure, unfortunately, was just as dramatic, with the Gym Dogs missing the NCAA tournament completely one year and never making it to the final six.
It’s a shame, especially since Clark was Yoculan’s longtime assistant and was instrumental in those championships. If Yoculan had gone ahead and hung it up when she first announced her retirement in 2007, instead of coaching two more valedictory seasons, it’s entirely likely that Clark, her designated successor, would have begun his head coaching career at UGA with two national titles. That, of course, would have built up more than enough credit for him to survive through a few lean years.
But that’s not the way it went, and while the Gym Dogs spent most of this season as a Top 5 team, they wound up finishing 11th in the recent NCAA tournament. So Clark’s resignation Friday doesn’t come as a big surprise.
I’m particularly sorry to see it happen, though, because Jay, a close friend of my brother Jonathan, is a UGA grad and, more than that, an ardent Bulldog fan through and through. As he told our Chip Towers Friday, “I’ll always be a Dawg. I’ve always loved this place and I always will.”
Here’s wishing the best for Jay Clark, a damn good Dawg!
Now, let’s get to some Junkyard Mail …
Ron in Asheville writes: Hi Bill, In the old days, I hardly gave the South Carolina game much thought. Now, I want the Dawgs to whip Spurrier’s team by 50 points. What are our chances of reversing the Gamecock win streak this fall?
Marcus Lattimore will be tough if he's healthy. (Associated Press)
As I wrote a couple of months ago, it’s kind of early to be handicapping the season, but at this point I’d say South Carolina definitely looks like the toughest game for the Dawgs in 2012. True, the Gamecocks lose star receiver Alshon Jeffery, but they have highly touted freshman Shaq Roland coming in. Carolina does have to replace a couple of starters on the offensive line (not as extensive a rebuilding project as Georgia’s), but Connor Shaw looks to be coming along pretty well at QB and, of course, at running back Marcus Lattimore should be the class of the conference, if he’s fully recovered from last season’s injury. On defense, Jadeveon Clowney is back but the Gamecocks have to replace several key starters, so that’s probably their biggest question mark. I expect the Georgia-South Carolina game to be a close one, as usual. But fortunately for the Dawgs, the schedule again favors UGA, so even if Steve Spurrier manages to take his third in a row, Georgia still stands a good shot at winning the SEC East. And that’s what really counts.
SammyDawg writes: Bill, now that Michael Adams is on his way out, I think it’s inevitable that Vince Dooley’s name will somehow get attached to UGA’s stadium, don’t you? I don’t expect it to happen until after Adams is gone (he’s too small a man to make a magnanimous gesture like that), but I figure his replacement will want to heal the rift in the Bulldog Nation by reaching out to the Dooley camp. I favor Sanford-Dooley Stadium over Dooley-Sanford Stadium, but I’d be happy with either one. What about you?
Sammy, I think your analysis is probably spot-on. Between the two choices you offer, I’d tend to favor Sanford-Dooley, but I’ve actually come around to preferring Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium, which would allow the former coach-athletic director to be properly honored without going against the wishes of the Sanford family, who are on record as being against a hyphenated name.
Skyler Holcomb writes: Bill, First and foremost let me just say that I thoroughly enjoy reading your Blawg. It is by far my favorite source of information regarding my Dawgs. I know that the issue of drug testing and the possibility of uniformity has been a highly debated subject among universities and so forth, but my question is this, why would UGA pick the week after spring break to drug test the players? I agree with the university’s stance on drug related punishments, but come on. They’re just setting themselves up for failure if they test these 19, 20, 21-year-old kids the week after their one major break from school. What’s your stance?
I agree that testing right after students returned from spring break was not the most competitive move UGA’s coaches could have made, but perhaps they were looking to send a larger message to the players, who had been warned right before the break. If so, let’s hope it was received.
Jesse Murrah writes: Bill, I’d like to know more about our new kickers. Kickers are just about the most important players on any team, but they never get talked about until they miss. I have heard that one of our new guys kicked 98 percent of his high school kickoffs out of the end zone. It would be great if he did that 100 percent of the time with the Dawgs, eliminating kickoff returns (I’m thinking Honey Badger) and forcing opponents to start every drive on the 20.
Incoming freshmen Marshall Morgan (placekicker) and Collin Barber (punter) are considered the likely starters, though they’ll have to win the jobs in preseason camp. Morgan is from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and reportedly has a very strong leg. It’s notable that while kickers are usually pretty much ignored by the recruiting services, he was generally considered a three-star prospect. He was extremely reliable kicking field goals in high school, hitting 15 of 16 his junior year and 10 of 12 as a senior. His longest to date is 59 yards, I believe. He’s the one you’ve heard about putting 98 percent of his kickoffs in the end zone. And while he’s seen as a placekicker, he can punt as well. Barber, the favorite at punter, is from Cartersville. He averaged 43 yards on his punts, was variously rated as a two-star or three-star prospect and was ranked as the No. 6 high school punter in the nation.
Traveling down a well-worn path, Zackariah M. Craig writes: What has Aaron Murray done that makes him untouchable as the starting QB? I would argue that UGA has won in spite of him. UGA has not beaten any team that had more talent than it has since Murray was the starter. In addition, Murray comes up small in all of the big UGA games. SC, UF, LSU, and Boise State were all poor games for him. 0-2 record in bowl games even though UGA had the better teams. Is there anything that can happen this year to open up the QB competition?
Short of an injury to Murray, I think you better get used to him as Georgia’s starter. Meanwhile, here’s a reader who takes a different view of the quarterback situation …
Robert Clements writes: The thing that gripes me the MOST is the rentless bashing coach Mark Richt for playing Murray instead of [Hutson] Mason and the stupid statement that Murray has never beaten or has only beaten ranked teams a few times, blah, blah, blah!!!! Do you ever see them say Jarvis Jones or Tavarres King has never beaten any team? Football is a team game and if one or more don’t do their job bad things can and usually do happen. Nobody of sound mind actually believes CMR does not play the guys that give UGA the best chance of winning. At least the trolls have gotten off Isaiah Crowell while they are on Murray. IC, by the way, will be the top RB in the SEC IF he stays healthy.
You make a good point about it being a team game, though quarterbacks tend to get more than their share of the blame for a loss. As for running back, I don’t know if he’ll be the top back in the SEC, but a healthy Crowell certain should be among the conference’s best. And, fortunately, he looks to have stiff competition on his own team.
Stew Lipham writes: Heard on Dan Patrick show that Mo Lewis’ son is 6′8 in 8th grade and has two D1 offers, but not from UGA. For the love of our program, why not?!
Both New Mexico and Memphis have offered early scholarships to Chris Lewis, a 6-foot-7, 190-pound forward at age 14 who is already attracting a lot of attention. However, making scholarship offers to kids still in middle school isn’t the norm, though it’s certainly a good way for a school to get an athlete’s attention. Still, before his high school days in Milton are done, he’s likely to have lots of offers in hand, including one from UGA.
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kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
6:11 pm
Bill King
It’s OK if you have to flag my 2:22 post. I guess some Catfish complained!lol…HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO
Dog4Life
May 5th, 2012
6:15 pm
Bill, we will have to agree to disagree on this topic. I do not want to lose to SOS for the third year in a row–it will promote his recruiting and further diminish the hold we have always had over south carolina. If we win the east this year and lose to Sc what will happen from here on out–losing to SOS may just become a “bigger deal” than winning the east. Again, one year of accolades is not worth a many years of frustration.
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
6:22 pm
Won’t hunt
You mean a nightmare like UGA WINNING THE SECe in 2011!!! And all the experts expect the same for 2012!!! OMG… I’ll take those nightmares every year, while your pathtic team and fans like you cry and really have bad dreams every night so your mommy has to come hold you and sing you a song so you can go back to bed!!! LOL…Quit your incessant whineing, you little sissy-boy. Grow-up, and act like a man…At least take some Midol or something…
SEC West
May 5th, 2012
6:25 pm
Kingdaddy, you act like winning the SECe was a big deal last year. Kinda like winning the Sun Belt Conference. USC was the legit champion of the east. UGA was like their stunt double if you will. UGA sux and you do the same.
UGA Friend
May 5th, 2012
6:36 pm
This dawg want hunt!! What is your problem? You want CMR fired if he loses to SC again.
A slight overaction in an over passionate moment when you wrote this?
If it happens so be it. CMR will not get fired because you called for it.
There is a certain kind of Doctor that may be able to help you before its too late.
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
6:37 pm
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!! Mommy, my dawg won’t hunt, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, mommy why isn’t life fair??? What a baby!!!
@SEC west
May 5th, 2012
6:40 pm
No Georgia was the legit champ of the East , there was no tie breakers involved all south carolina had to do was beat an Auburn team that UGA beat by 6 TDS. You sound like a techie, SEC teams know how difficult every conference game is.Now crawl back to North Ave. and watch your team slip further into irrelevance in an irrelevant conference.
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
6:41 pm
UGA Friend
The only person who can help him is the person that has to change his diapers! LOL…
Ghost
May 5th, 2012
7:23 pm
Kingdaddy, Want hunt is clueless, he posts the same stupid drivel every few weeks.The most successful coach Georgias ever had, and I doubt Dawgs lose to South Carolina this year.You have to give Spurrier credit he has managed to bring a degree of respectability to the most tradition-less program in the SEC.
A1A
May 5th, 2012
7:33 pm
Aaron Murray = Reggie Ball
In other words, crappy and getting worse every year.
Scorekeeper
May 5th, 2012
7:36 pm
A few comments about UGA:
1. Four different SEC teams have won the last six BCS championships.
2. UGA was not one of those teams.
3. During that period, UGA did not win the SEC championship.
4. Red panties and hashbrowns.
In other words, UGA has sunk into total irrelevancy both regionally and nationally.
So why is UGA paying Mark Richt millions of dollars a year?
dan
May 5th, 2012
7:50 pm
I think the Dawgs will go 11-3 or 12-2 this year. But the thing is, this team and this program has reached the season. Richt and Bobo aren’t beating LSU, Bama or Arkansas, so who cares? It’s hard to get excited when it feels like we’re playing for second or third place. 11 or 12 wins means nothing if your schedule is weak and you’re not in the National Title hunt. Richt’s early teams were solid, but even they underachieved( usually against Florida). The bottom line is this: do we want a Great Person who is a Good Coach, or do we want a Great Coach who is Good Person? It is clear that our fan-base prefers the latter. So if that is the case, then be satisfied with Good and quit your bellyaching!
dan
May 5th, 2012
7:54 pm
I think the Dawgs will go 11-3 or 12-2 this year. But the thing is, this team and this program has reached the ceiling. Richt and Bobo aren’t beating LSU, Bama or Arkansas, so who cares? It’s hard to get excited when it feels like we’re playing for second or third place. 11 or 12 wins means nothing if your schedule is weak and you’re not in the National Title hunt. Richt’s early teams were solid, but even they underachieved( usually against Florida). The bottom line is this: do we want a Great Person who is a Good Coach, or do we want a Great Coach who is Good Person? It is clear that our fan-base prefers the latter. So if that is the case, then be satisfied with Good and quit your bellyaching!
this dawg want hunt!!
May 5th, 2012
8:05 pm
kingdaddy, don’t know how you got that name. No one thinks you are the king of anything except in your dreams. Speaking of dreams that is what all of you cool-aid drinkers that love Richt have every night. Richt is now and has been for 11 years nothing but a phony that was lucky enough to inherit the talent that Donnan left him. Since then this clown has done nothing. He backed into a SECC in 2005, and he backed his way out of one in 2008 because of his boyfriend Martinez. This guy has the worst Offensive coaching staff in the SEC. If you don’t believe me, ask your brainwashed mind who has a worse coaching staff in the SEC. Friend, Bobo, Ball, McClendon, all big time names in the coaching ranks. NOT!! No one has offered these clowns, and none of these clowns should have ever been offered jobs at a top SEC school. But yet your wonderful head coach that hasn’t got a clue on how to evaluate coaching ability hired or promoted all of them. You keep on dreaming moron. And you keep on thinking that it will be O.K. to lose to S.C for the third year in a row. You are why UGA is in the pathetic state it is in now. You and all of your pathetic friends=MEDIOCRITY. Have a nice time drinking the Richt cool-aid clown.
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
8:12 pm
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! We’re only gonna go 12-2! We better fire our coach and disband our whole team. What a bunch of sorry losers we are, winning the SECe last year and favored to win it again this year!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, we have the worst program in history! Give it a rest you crybabies. Please feel free to find another team to worry about trolls…
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
8:18 pm
Won’t hunt
Your petticoats showing boy. Grow a set and stop your whineing! You sound like my dog when I won’t let him in the house!!!
Georgia is..
May 5th, 2012
8:19 pm
the tallest midget. Sad program that is the laughing stock of the SEC. American college football fans have no respect for your program. You NEVER man up when it counts. Richt’s record is built upon the backs of Vandy, Kentucky, and the Southern Conference. No national titles, not even close to one. UGA…Ordinary since Donnan’s recruits left. The truth hurts don’t it losers.
1953dawg
May 5th, 2012
8:34 pm
Hey King, how does it feel to be the King of nothing but your own dreams. And that is what you are if you think Richt and his coaching staff are going to win anything in 2012. You come on this site every day and run your big mouth, and you criticize anyone that doesn’t agree with your pathetic love for the most overrated coach in the SEC, your boy Richt. If you think losing to S.C. for the third year in a row is acceptable to any UGA coach, then you are the KING of SHI-. And after reading your posts that is all you are. King of SHI-. Have a good time typing 24 hrs a day on these sites. That tells everyone alot about who and what you are. A big FAT ZERO!!!!
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
8:59 pm
Aren’t you trolls sensitive tonight? You got me laughing to damn hard to type. Are all of these post the same crybaby or are y’all like a bunch of girls at a baby shower just messing with the kingdaddy? LOL!!! S.C. fans are the biggest pansies on the face of God’s Good Earth! Thankyou for making my night and confirming what losers you or you all are. LOL…
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
9:08 pm
1953dog
That would make you a little over 8 in dog years! You better get back up on the porch before you get hurt. You got any teeth left, you old dog? Quit trying to act like a Dawg fan loser…
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
9:23 pm
1953 was a very bad year for dogs
Why would you hate this Doggie unless you were really a troll in disguise? I love my Doggies, whats your excuse for attacking one of your own? Speak-up fool, tell us why I’m wrong to support MY Team, but you’re right to critize the Dawgs? Just save it you liar, we have trolls on here all the time, trashing the dawgs, but trying to convince idiots, that you are a Bulldog. We don’t need fans like you, so admit you’re a loser and we’ll call it even.lol…Don’t ever address me again fool…
evil empire
May 5th, 2012
9:27 pm
once again, the dawgtards are getting lit up on their own blogs…easily the most hated major university in it’s own state in america…you must be proud…
Sautee Dawg
May 5th, 2012
9:29 pm
Bill, is this season when touchbacks on kickoffs start from the 25 yardline? if so is kicking to the endzone a good idea?
Don’t kick Murray to the curb for last years SC loss. 11 grown men on the punt return team watched Melvin Ingram run a fake punt back 70 yards for a TD.
Blair Walsh missed the kick to win the bowl game against MSU.
Malcome Mitchell dropped a TD pass against LSU that could put us ahead even more and eventually won the SEC.
No excuses for the Boise St loss last year, Boise had a pretty good team loaded down with seniors and very good ones at that.
Murray will be fine as the starter.
evil empire
May 5th, 2012
9:41 pm
Malcome Mitchell dropped a TD pass against LSU that could put us ahead even more and eventually won the SEC.
thats stupid funny! hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!
SugarHillDawg
May 5th, 2012
10:17 pm
Hey Robert Clements, tell your brother in law Mark Richt to fire Mike Bobo.
RoboDog
May 5th, 2012
10:37 pm
In the South Carolina game, many players made 1 big mistake.
But Murray had 3 CATASTROPHIC mistakes.
#1 Interception thrown for instant td
#2 Fumble sack for td on own goalline
#3 Fumble returned to 5 yard line
No other player made more catastrophic mistakes in the South Carolina game than Aaron Murray.
Aaron Murray threw 4 pick 6 interceptions, returned for touchdowns in 2012.
krazydawg
May 5th, 2012
10:49 pm
I hope that Richt has a winning season.Just to hush all of the trolls.If you can be a fan of Georgia when we had dooley.I sure can be a fan with Richt.I grew up watching the dawgs run up the middle on first, second and third down.A true fan supports his team.But can understand the Bobo flustration.Go ahead and fire Richt and see how many players we are going to lose in recruiting.Which will set us back about 6 years.
Rationale
May 5th, 2012
11:03 pm
My apologies, but I have never seen King or Jones throw an interception in a game, or two in a game between them. Murray does big know how to protect the ball in big games. That is why he is given the lack of respect, that he deserves.
Rationale
May 5th, 2012
11:05 pm
“Does not know how”
Lake Dawg
May 5th, 2012
11:45 pm
satxdawg@12:39 pm
You are spot on.
Dawg Whisperer
May 6th, 2012
12:25 am
Evil…. UGA is so hated that over 90,000+ attend every game. So disgusted and disgruntled that UGA fans underwrite and generate more revenue for the athletic dept. than virtually every university in America. So hated in its own state that the university is adding more schools and high school senior applicants increasingly have to score over 1300 on the SAT and 3.7 GPA to be considered for entrance. I would say that you’re one that has the prob, not UGA. Your empire of one fortunately is only your problem.
Top Row Dawg
May 6th, 2012
2:07 am
Love seeing the hate on here every day same folks new folks. Must be on peoples minds to troll here so much. Weed through the crap to get to the worthy supportive post.
Georgia actually has a shot this year Dog fans. We don’t have to apologize for our schedule. If strength of schedule really mattered, Georgia would be the 2nd greatest college football program of all time as per College Football Data Warehouse all time schedule points.
1 Michigan 827.36
2 Georgia 809.29
3 Texas 788.18
4 Northwestern 787.04
5 Louisiana St. 786.89
6 Notre Dame 786.07
7 Auburn 783.63
8 Alabama 780.27
9 Georgia Tech 778.28
10 Illinois 772.99
Auburn / Tennessee / Florida / Georgia Tech have all won a national championship since we last won one. The fact remains our schedule includes these 4 teams every year and they are 4 of the top 16 programs of all time as per College Football Data Warehouse all time total points (UGA is #11 there). If we play Alabama or LSU in the SECCG, that will be 5 of the top 16 all time programs. Funny when you see that Ole Miss is the 29th best program of all time and that South Carolina and Missouri will probably be our biggest test.
Just call me BOSS Techie!!!
May 6th, 2012
7:45 am
@Top Row Dawg
Good information. I find it interesting how so many knuckleheads bash UGa’s schedule!!! It all depends on how a team is playing in a particular year. UGa destroyed the defending NC (Auburn) last season by almost 6 TDs. They beat Florida and Tennessee…..teams who were down, but recently won NCs. It is a total crapshoot with schedules in the SEC. Based on recent history UGa’s schedule could have been the toughest in the nation last year if Auburn, Tenn, FL had “up” years along with the ranked teams like LSU, Boise State, SC and MSU. Yes, MSU too…they beat the Big 10 representatives in the Sugar and Rose Bowls so they were tough too!!!
B C Dawgs
May 6th, 2012
7:58 am
Give um hell Kingdaddy, just a troll using multiple names, hunt dawg , 53 dawg, insider and many more.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 6th, 2012
8:20 am
Spurrier owns this program, and will continue to own this program in 2012. Count the South Carolina game as another Loss, and a possible beat down.
sc fan
May 6th, 2012
8:23 am
After all the whining one thing stands out. MONEY! If the whiners had any influence apparently Mark would be gone. You do not so please stop disrespecting your team. You could also not show up as a group and put monetary pressure to remove Mark. If not, support your team or pull for Alabama. Lastly, it might be a good year to boycott because your home schedule seems a bit boring.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 6th, 2012
8:23 am
These so called “trolls” are keeping this program honest, otherwise, you UGA folks would be adding 10-12 undeserved national titles to your program, and your arrogance would be off the charts. If not for the objective “trolls” CMR would get another 20 years.
Call them what you want, but your tanked program gives us every reason to hammer on you. We are just trying to help you help yourself.
YEAR OF THE DAWG
May 6th, 2012
8:24 am
I can hear Spurrier now there so scared of us they moved us on the schedule.Now let’s go show them what for.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 6th, 2012
8:25 am
@sc fan…..great comment and you are dead on. All UGA does is whine and talk about recruiting and the next year, but nobody will pull the cord and gut that coaching staff. UGA football is always looking for a band aid to stop the 88 MM howitzer that just blew a hole in their program.
UGA is all about tolerance and beating down anyone who says anything negative about CMR.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 6th, 2012
8:29 am
Look at Alabama’s road scheduled for 2012, then compare it to UGA’s…..that is why Alabama gets respect and wins national titles, and UGA fails to get out of the gate.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 6th, 2012
8:30 am
The truth hurts, but it will set you free.
Snake Plisskin
May 6th, 2012
8:43 am
Mason had a chance at playing QB in a D-1 program by transferring and redshirting a season, but chose to stay: live with your decision Huston…he sounds like a good guy, but he should take take the high road and just say Murray’s the starter and he’s comfortable with the role of back-up, and that he’ll be ready to step in and contribute if needed, and further, that he is looking forward to competing with LeMay, etc. for the starting job when Murray moves on…if he wants the degree from UGA, then he made the right decision, and he if wanted to get a degree and still play D-1 football, well the jury is still out on that…time will tell, but I have long ago grown sick and tired of hearing the Mason’s drama
ElvinBishopBand
May 6th, 2012
8:46 am
JMO but the firing of the Gymnastics coach is the 1st shot at the rest of the coaches at UGA. Richt is on the clock and his new contract has notified him as such. How do you fire a coach that has had some success? Bama did it with Bill Curry after he finished 10-2 and the Sugar Bowl and only after his 3rd year. If the folks with the checkbook believe that your current HC has taken the program as far as he can then you fix the problem and quick. UGA is not a well coached team and the staff in no way has top shelf coaches at most positions. When the AD has to intervene on behalf of the HC by taking away clerical duties that he never should have been assigned then you know you’ve lost the battle for the most part already. A strong and focus leader would have told whomever to take those task and shove them up their behind on day #1.
Miz Zou
May 6th, 2012
9:01 am
Missouri 42, Georgia 13
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
9:02 am
Hey Meathead,
UGa played 4 teams last season who recently won NCs. UGa doesn’t control when their opponents have up or down years. Also, Boise State has finished in the Top 5 more in recent years than Bama….so quit bragging. GT recently won the ACC championship, SC was in the Top 10 and MSU beat the Sugar and Rose Bowl reps from the Big Ten. Please quit the mindless bashing of UGa’s schedule because if their opponents had typical years UGa would have easily had the toughest schedule in the nation. Lucky us that the East is weaker than the West…..for a change!!!
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
May 6th, 2012
9:03 am
Any more players arrested this week?
Sirius the Dawg Star
May 6th, 2012
9:06 am
Frankly, I’m pretty fed up with all of the Richt apologists with their lame whining that all schools have the same problems with their athletes. That’s utter tripe. UGA has so many athletes arrested and suspended or dismissed outright because Mark Richt recruits low class dummies with no moral code, no sense of teamwork, and a “me first” attitude that’s like a cancer to the team.
Mobile Dawg
May 6th, 2012
9:08 am
I agree 100% on “Dooley Field” @ “Sanford” Stadium Bill. I also agree that Murray is our QB, but, competition and consequence is a good thing. I do think Murray should be sat down at times when he makes “stupid” “bonehead” plays.
For me, it’s all moot at this point, until Mark Richt shows he’s capable of “developing” and “coaching” his team to “victories” at the highest level, my interest, and excitement is at an all time low, and I’ve been following the Dawgs for 40 plus years. For the record, I don’t look for it to happen, I think Richt may look at retirement at the end of this year.
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
9:08 am
No, to the best of my knowledge there have been no additional GT, Bama, Auburn, LSU or Tenn fans arrested this week.
TJ
May 6th, 2012
9:09 am
Bill, I agree that the goals is winning the East. But to so simply throw out there that a third loss to SC (and 4 in 6) can be overcome because we have a weak schedule shows what we’ve become, what we are, and what others see in us…a program that’s willing to just accept that as long as we win enough games to make it “look good” everybody’s happy. Well, I, for one, am not. There is NO reason we should be in this situation with SC (ie hoping to turn around ANOTHER losing trend to ANOTHER SEC East team), but as he did at UF, Spurrier made it about beating Georgia to build his path to glory and once again, we’re the willing accomplice. Simply put, I don’t care whether we back into another East title or not, I’ll consider this year a fail if we have to do it that way again.