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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236 comments Add your comment
david
May 5th, 2012
12:02 pm
Murray is 0-2 in Bowls, but if the D makes a stop last year we beat MSU.
Birdhair
May 5th, 2012
12:04 pm
How many times will I adjust my mic this season? over/under 140
Just call me BOSS Techie!!!
May 5th, 2012
12:12 pm
Go Dawgs!!!
Just call me BOSS Techie!!!
May 5th, 2012
12:19 pm
David,
I agree with you and I don’t remember seeing Murray on the punting team when Honey Badger blew the game open!!! Up to that point LSU’s offense was nothing compared to UGa and Murray, but the idiots still blame Murray. I agree it is a TEAM sport and we need to quit blaming one person. Good point about Jarvis Jones never beating a top 25 team…..guess he is the problem (not)!!!
UGA'05
May 5th, 2012
12:37 pm
6′7″ as an 8th grader?! What are we feeding these kids?
Dawg Haus
May 5th, 2012
12:39 pm
Morgan and Barber come to UGA ranked almost identically to Walsh and Butler, respectively. I don’t expect too much of a dropoff in the kicking game.
Dawg Days!
May 5th, 2012
12:39 pm
I’m of the opinion it’s Murray’s job to lose. Junior year coming up! Time to shine!
satxdawg
May 5th, 2012
12:39 pm
I wish people stop crying about Murray geez . Did it ever occur he don’t do good in big games because the oline sucks in big games ? Ever notice in big games he always running for his life . Yeah he make bone head decision sometimes. but its funny how fans watch a spring game and think one of our backups should be playing based off 2s vs 2s lol ! I truly believe if Murray had a bama type line he’d be on the heisman list somewhere . I mean come on our line got Dominated by boise and Michigan stated …
Just call me BOSS Techie!!!
May 5th, 2012
12:48 pm
You are so correct satxdawg!!!
Dawg Haus
May 5th, 2012
12:50 pm
Good point, satxdawg. It takes a whole team to lose a game, not one player.
Dawgfan
May 5th, 2012
12:58 pm
Anyone thinking Hutson Mason should be the starter has clearly forgotten that Murray threw the most TDs in a single season by a UGA QB, was close the year before, and is likely to break the all time record if he stays all 4 years. Mason will get his shot after Murray moves on, but by no means does he look like he’s ready to supplant Murray. His arm strength is pretty good, but he has not shown the ability to escape pressure and create yardage like Murray has (despite all the sacks). Murray definitely has a lot of gunslinger in him which can lead to INTs, but will also lead to some amazing TDs (anyone remember the 2 4th down TD passes against Florida???). Everyone needs to relax. Murray is the starter. If Hason was truly better, he would be the starter. Period.
Dawgfan
May 5th, 2012
12:59 pm
***If Hutson Mason – apparently this is combined into Hason
7576DAWG
May 5th, 2012
1:01 pm
Bill
Didn’t the rule concerning kick offs change this year. I think now Morgan will be kicking from the 35 yard line instead of the 30. If Morgan doesn’t kick it out of the end zone maybe it will land in the end zone. Opponents will definitely have to decide if it is smart to run it out when they will be starting on the 25 yard line, instead of the 20. If I am wrong concerning the rule change please correct me.
GtDawg
May 5th, 2012
1:06 pm
The Dawgs rebuilding their Oline can only be a positive thing. Go Dawgs.
BBall Power
May 5th, 2012
1:13 pm
Lewis is a VERY talented player, but still just an 8th grader. How many coaches who offer him now will still be at their respective schools in 4 more years? If Coach Fox is still at UGA, we will have a great shot at him. Oh, and plenty of kids have been great in 8th grade and then plateaued. Give it some time!
Dawg Haus
May 5th, 2012
1:20 pm
The new rules will make things interesting, 7576DAWG. You got it- they’ll be kicking off from the 35 and touchbacks will result in placing the ball at the 25.
ElvinBishopBand
May 5th, 2012
1:30 pm
SOS
Greg
May 5th, 2012
1:31 pm
The only reason MIch State was even in the game at the end was due to two 2nd half Murray int’s, one at the beginning of the 2nd half when another UGA score would have put us up by nearly 4 TD’s and a pick 6 later that made it possible for MSU to complete the comeback.
I think Murray should be the starter, but he has got a lot to prove in big games. He simply must quit making crucial mistakes or the Dawgs will continue to have a terrible record vs the better teams on the schedule.
Max Sizemore
May 5th, 2012
1:57 pm
I thought the Lewis kid was offered in BASKETBALL. And, yes, the O-line has a LOT to do with Murray’s performance.
ARdawg
May 5th, 2012
2:05 pm
Bill,
SC had a good year 2 straight but, they were still SC and the benefactor of a down UGA, FL and TN. Spurrier is smoke and mirrors and Carolina isn’t much different than the days of Dr. Lou. A few standouts but nothing more. I say SC loses 4 or more games this year and a non-factor in the East. What say you?
Bill King
May 5th, 2012
2:12 pm
Max Sizemore:
Yes, of course, the Lewis kid was offered in basketball. I don’t believe anyone indicated otherwise.
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
2:14 pm
Thankyou Bill
You are truly a King for giving us something to talk about this weekend. I’ve been cracking G.T. jokes all morning. Glad to have some football conversation again. Sorry, but I’ve had enough of Dr. Adams…
Troup Co. Dawg
May 5th, 2012
2:16 pm
If we are going to win at power football which the SEC is, we should run more 2 TE sets, finesse will never beat any good defenses in this conference! Unless there is perfect execution, it is impossible! Just look at how Boise St., and UA get it done.
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
2:38 pm
Clowney made a couple of plays because of missed blocking assignments. It was M. Ingram that disrupted our offense and he’s gone. They’re missing OL and we’re missing OL. Ingram will hurt them more than they realize. Who is capable of taking his place as a disruptive force and don’t say Clowney??? We better be ready to play 4 quarters if we want to win this game. Anything less will be a loss for the Doggies…
chilidawg
May 5th, 2012
2:49 pm
When a pick-6 costs you a game, it’s usually not a team mistake.
the intangibles of AM's turnovers
May 5th, 2012
2:54 pm
In all of the games that UGA lost in 2011, Murray’s turnovers led to complete breakdowns on the D team and O team. In other words, we lose our edge or our grit, or toughness due to his always constant PIC 6s and Fumbled 6s. Same was true of the 2010 Florida game, where he so badly choked in regulation play and in OT ………………..threw the game away. One of the most bitter losses in my 50 years of following UGA, that game was.
Until Murray can stop that junk, he will continue to feast or strave UGA football, esxpecially head to head with ultra talented teams like UGA.
Aron ………………..prove me wrong.
UGA class of 71 & 73
DrHut
May 5th, 2012
3:17 pm
Clearly, with Murray’s nationally worst 14 interceptions, and nationally worst 33 sacks, and his career worst in UGA history 0-9 record against ranked teams, it’s more than obvious he’s a lock at QB. Those are just outstanding stats that would amaze even the most cynical analysts. As we say in Athens about Murray, nobody does it, worser. Here’s to 20 interceptions and 58 sacks and 0-12 lifetime record against ranked teams in 2012, since Richt is so impressed by such stats.
Dog4Life
May 5th, 2012
3:27 pm
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Dog4Life
May 5th, 2012
3:30 pm
Bill, It is silly to suggest that losing to SC is okay as long as we win the east. That same scenario was offered to me 20+ years ago after Fla won their third in a row against UGA. Be careful what you wish for–to change the momentum and confidence of that game to SOS is a disaster for UGA. It is not always about the losses, but it is always about who you lose to. Rivalries must be taken seriously if we want to manitain the upper hand.
DrHut
May 5th, 2012
3:35 pm
Wonder how many yards Lattimore will gash us for this year, man, he usually shreds any run defense Grantham devises. I say he breaks 200 yards this time, and Garcia runs for another 100, and throws for 200 yards. Gonna be a long day.
DrHut
May 5th, 2012
3:36 pm
Clowney ripped through those 3 NFL lineman last year and won the game on the sack fumble, wonder how Clowney will do against lesser experienced talent? 8 sacks?
DrHut
May 5th, 2012
3:38 pm
Unlike Bill, I’m not resigned to Murray’s medicore starting status anymore than I was resigned to Richt’s decision to start Joe Terishinski. Richt was wrong then, and boy, is he wrong now.
DrHut
May 5th, 2012
3:40 pm
No one acutally believes Florida would have won 2 Natl Champ’s under Meyer without Tebow at QB, and no one believes Auburn would have won without Newton. Or Bama would not have won with AJ’s amazing passing performance against LSU.
The QB is the key. And Murray is 0-9 vs. ranked teams. Easy for most to see the QB is everything.
DrHut
May 5th, 2012
3:51 pm
South Carolina plays 3 top 10 ranked teams (LSU, Ark, UGA) and top 15 Clemson.
UGA only plays 1 top 20 teams, South Carolina.
Bill King
May 5th, 2012
4:14 pm
Dog4Life:
I’m not suggesting Georgia losing to S.C. again would be OK. I’m simply noting that even if they don’t win the game, they still have a good chance of winning the SEC East. And that’s a bigger deal.
Destin Dawg
May 5th, 2012
4:27 pm
DrHut.. Ark. and Clemson no tougher than Missouri at Columbia and Auburn … or Fla. at Jax… its about the same.. no excuses please… Go Dawgs !!
ElvinBishopBand
May 5th, 2012
4:29 pm
Murray…Big hat and no cattle….too short to play with the big boys.
SEC West
May 5th, 2012
4:29 pm
Gotta be nice to know that SC is your toughest opponent. Bama plays non-conference foe Michigan. LSU plays non-conference foe Washington. Auburn plays Clemson.Ole Miss plays Texas. And UGA steps out of conference to take on Buffalo, Florida Atlantic, and FCS opponent Ga. Southern. WOW. And you wonder why you get no respect nationally?
sadly, the history
May 5th, 2012
4:52 pm
of Georgia is littered with weak schedules and underperforming teams. That is “the Georgia Way”.
NCDawg
May 5th, 2012
4:57 pm
Aaron Murray is a good QB trying to become great. He tries too hard and when you do that the results are almost always bad. Prolonged slumps, batting, kicking, shooting, are always due to trying too hard. Human beings tend to over-do corrections in their behavior. A batter will change everything trying to get back into the groove. QB’s get alot of the blame when things go wrong offensively. Aaron Murray obsesses over his mistakes. There was an article written not long ago where Murray addressed his tendency to press too hard. After a while it becomes a habit because as a competitor you want to win badly and as a QB you sometimes feel like you have to make the play or carry the team on your shoulders. You can do that in basketball but rarely in football.
Murray squeezes the bar of soap too tightly in big games and it translates to turnovers. If he can master his desire to try too hard and let his teammates make plays as well, he can be really good. If not, then expect what you have seen his first two years.
NCDawg
May 5th, 2012
5:08 pm
@Sadly… the weak schedule is due to the way the conference rotates not the AD scheduling. Everybody schedules a creampuff once a year. Look at who LSU opens with, North Texas. Two weeks later it is Idaho. Sure they play Bama but that is conference scheduling. Their creampuffs are due to AD scheduling. Bama opens with Michigan but week 2 and week 4 are W.Kentucky and Florida Atlantic.
Georgia’s schedule will rotate back to a more challenging schedule probably starting next year.
As for the under performing teams… we will see.
NCDawg
May 5th, 2012
5:13 pm
SEC West… same answer to you. There have been plenty of times LSU and Bama plowed through creampuff schedules in the past and the SEC West was the “weak” division. It’s all cyclical. Do some research.
icedawg
May 5th, 2012
5:21 pm
It’s great having the Ole Ball Coach in our division. His move to SC has made the division even more competitive. Our schedule should work in our favour this year. The year we were rated pre-season #1 we had a brutally competitive schedule and got done in by it. Hopefully we’ll do well and I like playing SC a little later in the year. Hopefully we’ll have our “legs” under us and not defeat ourselves like we’ve done in years past.
SEC West
May 5th, 2012
5:32 pm
The past is just that…the past. Georgia is really in a no win situation regarding scheduling BCS conference opponents. Damon Evans had you on the right track scheduling the OK States and AZ States of the world. Colorado too. Problem is, CMR was supposed to win the big non-conference games. And we all know, winning big games isn’t really his strong suit. So, stick with the lousy home schedules with the Southern University, Louisiana Directional, and SoCon powerhouses. Leave the big-boy out of conference games to the big boys.
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
5:32 pm
All you crybabies grab a Binky and stick it in one of your pieholes. Y’all sound like the biggest bunch of whiners on this or any blogs I’ve ever read. Non-stop crying about our schedule, get over it and quit acting like it never helped your school at one time or another. You sound like The Soggy Bottom Boys singing “Constant Sorrow ” LOL… Grab some Midol already…
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
5:37 pm
SECw
You mean like L O U I S I A N A M O N R O E?????????????? LOL!!!
SEC West
May 5th, 2012
5:45 pm
@Icedawg
The year we were rated pre-season #1 we had a brutally competitive schedule and got done in by it.
Looks alot like the schedule the SEC west teams play every year. Difference being, they win regardless of the toughness of the schedule. UGA just complains about it.
this dawg want hunt!!
May 5th, 2012
5:54 pm
If Richt loses to S.C and the Ole Ball Coach 3 years in a row, he should be fired sunday morning after that game. If Richt allows S.C. to do something for the first time in history,and that is beat UGA 3 years in a row, he doesn’t deserve to head coach at UGA one more day. This guy has be given a free pass for 5 years in a row because he won 2 SECC. But there is an old saying that maybe McGarity and UGA fans should grasp, “What the hell have you done for me lately” As for Richt the answer is nothing. He made a pitiful appearance in the SECC game after not being there for
kingdaddy
May 5th, 2012
6:05 pm
SECw
It does no good to remind people like you about history. You only remember what is friendly to you ,and you block out the rest. What a joke, you act like you’ve never su*ked or lost a football game or had an easy schedule. Thanks for the laugh, cause every year is a new year. That’s why we play the games instead of just crowning someone champion at the beginning of the year. Keep telling yourself how great you are, just don’t throw your arm out of joint slapping yourself on the back. LOL…
this dawg want hunt!!
May 5th, 2012
6:11 pm
It’s really simple. If the phony Richt loses to S.C for the 3rd year in a row, he should be fired Sunday morning after the game. S.C. has never beaten UGA 3 years in a row, and if this loser of a head coach allows it to happen, then don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out. Actually the door should have hit this clown’s ass on the way out several years ago. But pathetic UGA fans don’t know what the phrase “What the hell have you done for me lately” actually means. The answer for your wonderful coach is nothing. He has done nothing since 2005, and he will do nothing in 2012 either. He made a pitiful showing in the SECC game last year, and this clown will never get there again. He is the worst head coach in the SEC when it comes to evaluating asst. coaches and high school talent. He has 4 of the worst asst. coaches in the SEC on his offensive staff. Ball, Bobo, Friend, and McClendon, all are pitiful game day coaches.Yet, Richt gets a free pass on hiring these pitiful coaches. None of them have the resume’ to be coaches in the SEC, and none of them can recruit talent at the position they coach. Richt has proven he can’t coach, and he now has proven he can’t hire competent coaches. Bottomline, UGA has no coaches that can coach or recruit. That is a recipe for a total disaster, and after this year, all of you ignorant cool-aid drinking UGA fans will see what i’m talking about. UGA will not get to SECC game this year with Murray, BOBO and Richt, and after this year when all of the defensive talent is gone, Richt and Bobo want have anyone to cover up their pitiful coaching ability, and their favorite loser BOY Murray. UGA is a joke now, and it will be as long as Richt,Bobo, Friend, McClendon and Ball are in athens. Ask yourself one question blind UGA fans, how many schools have come after the worst Offensive coaching staff in the SEC(Bobo,Friend, Ball, McClendon????? The answer is (0) zero. Enough said. enjoy getting beat again this year by Spurrier, and Dooley for God’s sake. The nightmare continues in Athens!!!
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.
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
9:10 am
I meant “players”…..not “fans”
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
9:16 am
Is the word “idiot” acceptable to describe trolls?
Joey
May 6th, 2012
9:21 am
“Murray is 0-2 in Bowls, but if the D makes a stop last year we beat MSU.”
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Um David, the D made a stop in OT – only our HC decided that the offense didn’t need to advance the ball, which resulted in a missed game-winning FG.
Our D made stops all season, even in the losses. It was our awful STs as well as our turnover-happy QB that cost the Dawgs the big games.
Joey
May 6th, 2012
9:28 am
Bill, Robert Clements will probably continue to be “griped” about Murray bashers, until he takes better care of the football. Murray made a lot of big throws last season, but in our biggest games, he personally accounted for at least 6 TDs – FOR THE OPPONENT.
UGA’s chances for any kind of good season depends on whether he can fix that.
vadawg
May 6th, 2012
10:07 am
good point satxdawg……again and again I will say a coach who does nor see that the oline r skilled postion players does not need to be a head coach…….the oline is where the game is won and the D is where championship r gained!!!!!!!
CEPH
May 6th, 2012
10:07 am
I will tell you why Murray is untouchable at QB MARK RICHT!!!!!!! He never has and never will allow competition at QB. He doesn’t want any controversy that he willl have to answer to, if Matson were to come in and look outstanding then he would have to answer as to why he hadn;t played him earlier, and as usual he wouldn’t have an answer so he would have to go home lie on the couch in a fetal position and let he water girl rub his head, enuff said!!!!
vadawg
May 6th, 2012
10:15 am
Brandon Kublanow Olineman now has Alabama in his choices after wanting to be a dawg!!!!!
LLHotJ
May 6th, 2012
10:28 am
Eric Murray is an AVERAGE QB, at best, he’s BELOW average in MANY, MANY ways (interceptions, sacks, accuracy, wins vs. ranked teams, etc.)
Hutson Mason has EARNED a shot. He beat Murray over the 3 Spring games, in 2011 & 2012. Give the kid a shot over Eric mAREY.
Andy
May 6th, 2012
10:49 am
Neutral @ Yes there was several GT, Bama, Auburn, LSU, Tenn., fans arrested this week but they had to let them go the jail was over full with Dawg players. You know what I mean NO ROOM AT THE INN.
BullDogMike
May 6th, 2012
11:09 am
The Murray conversation will never cease until the kid starts winning against the better teams. Yes, we know all the stats about most TD’S ,yardage, etc. But he is running up those numbers against the weak teams on the schedule. If you seperate his stats just against the winning teams we play, it looks a heck of a lot different. Not a basher, just stating facts.
Timmy Dog
May 6th, 2012
11:16 am
Bill, a question. Was playing the gopher in Caddyshack a career limiting role? It appears there aren’t many casting calls for gophers in Hollywood anymore. What gives?
ElvinBishopBand
May 6th, 2012
11:22 am
Brandon K is way day the list of OL at Alabama. A fallback option at best.
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
12:02 pm
Andy,
Let’s see, if you are a GT fan you are ignoring rapist coaches, obstruction of NCAA investigations, basketball players accused of murder, etc. If you are a Tennessee fan…..you are blind because of all the mess going on in Knoxville. The Gators have been all over the news with troubled players so you can’t be a UF fan. Auburn just lost 4-5 athletes who will probably be convicted of felonies. So you must be a Bama fan fresh off probation!!! It is beyond me how any fan of GT, Bama, Auburn, TN, SC or Florida can by any stretch of the imagination believe their team is without sin. You are a total meathead…..and blind as a bat!!!
Andy
May 6th, 2012
12:03 pm
I believe you mean AAron Murray and not Eric Murray don’t you.
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
12:28 pm
No response Andy? The silence is deafening!!!! I must have mentioned your school……and you realized you were throwing stones in a glass house. I assure you that UGa football players are no worse than other schools. Now the coaches at UGa are stricter…..so the punishments are more frequent for issues that are ignored at other schools including yours. Case in point, the possession penalties at your school are far lighter than UGa…..correct?
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
1:13 pm
B C Dawgs
Thankyou, sometimes the good posters just leave the blog when the numb-nuts come out because they don’t want to deal with them. I enjoy conversing with others and strongly encourage freedom of speech and differing opinions. I get accused all the time of being intollerant to anybody that doesn’t drink Mark Richts “koolade “, but that’s not true. It’s the rude, trashy, idiots that set me off. I’m a dad, a big brother and used to mediate conflicts as a bouncer at a pub in Johnson City Tenn. It’s no big deal, because most of the jerks are just snot-nosed kids trying to be something their not.
Happy Cinco De Mayo everybody!!!
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
1:16 pm
@ Bill:
I’m wondering if those games that ZACKARIAH CRAIG and his ilk watched are the same UGA games that I watched this past season.
How can he/they pile on AM about his performances in SC, LSU; UF & MS games???
SC: He had a few problems but SC had a very good team and as Spurrier said SC was fortunate to come out with a win and AM led the team to score 42 points on a strong SC defense. Special Team play, or the lack thereof, cost UGA that game.
UF: Although AM didn’t have the ideal game he was personally responsible for bringing UGA back with 2 critical completions on 4th downs to give UGA a “Seldom accomplished win over UF”.
LSU: AM led UGA to a 10 point halftime lead over LSU and AT LEAST 2 SURE TD passes were dropped.which easily could have produced a 24-0 halftime lead and definitely should have provided reason for UGA to hang on for possibly one of their best altime performances and perhaps a win. Again Special teams had a large say in allowing LSU to comeback in the second half as did the UGA OL.
MS: This game was the most disappointing second half performance of the season in my opinion and was, in a way, similar to the LSU game. At least one MS D-lineman spent more time in the UGA backfield than any 2 UGA RBs. Only AM’s scrambling ability saved his life in the 2nd halves of the LSU and MS. As in all of the close/lost games this past season the lack of even moderate success by UGA kickers was a huge difference and actually cost us the MS game.
It is really great that those naysayers about MS, CMR, etc., have absolutely ZERO control over anything concerning UGA coaches and players. Anybody that thinks that CMR will play AM or anybody else that doesn’t(in CMR’s opinion) give UGA the best chance of winning doesn’t know beans about CMR or MOST OTHER COACHES for reasons that should be obvious to even the the least informed blogger which surely include Zackariah and his ilk.
Many thanks for your sharing your knowledge and opinions about UGA Football.
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
1:27 pm
@ Neutral: (12:28pm post)
Damn good post Bro but you just have to take into consideration who/what you are dealing with on here. Mostly the Great Unwashed and Uninformed.
At least you put it in simple enough terms that perhaps they can eventually grasp it!!!!!!!!!!!
Neutral = DGD
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
1:29 pm
@ King Daddy:
Good to hear from you man!!!!!!!!!!!
You still got your GREEN CARD???
Just kidding about the GREEN CARD.
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
1:33 pm
@ LL HOT J:
Flunked spelling didn’t you???
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
1:40 pm
@ Bulldawg Mike:
Listen up!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a HUGE difference in stating facts and stating what you think are facts. Apparently you and your ilk haven’t the slightest idea of what all goes into coaching a college football team. CMR knows because his and his staff’s livlihood depends on it. You and your ilk are no experts and don’t deserve a response but maybe there is hope for y’all down the road.
hornblowermg
May 6th, 2012
1:50 pm
Hutson Mason is the best quarterback at Georgia by at least 20% . No contest. Knowledge, athleticism, and accuracy beats sandlot abilities.
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
1:51 pm
@ Joey:
When/if you and your ilk ever rise to a position that involves 5% of the resposnsibility /authority of that of CMR then you may speak with some authority on why he makes the UGA Football decisions the way he does. He holds in his power/authority of looking out for his and his staff’s job security which largely means winning games. That is why he plays the players he believes give UGA the best chance of winning. To believe otherwise is to make public your and your ilk’s misguided crappola.
But I love you anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ole yeller
May 6th, 2012
1:54 pm
My take of the UGA vs USC in columbia this fall is. I think the Dawgs will play with a chip on their shoulders this season. Lot of “D” for all to worry about that includes the old ball coach. We will know if USC top “RB” Mr “L” is healthy or running scared. I don’t know what his mind set will be but he probably be on the field. I think the Dawgs win and it’s wan’t be as close as some think. The “OL” will be better. The “RB” will be better. The “O” will take presure off the “D” ……………….GO DAWGS
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
1:54 pm
Brainiac
Way to keep em on their toes bro. Something kept repeating itself in your 1:16 post, which was your usual excellent and informative post. The reasons we lost the games we lost were different, but there was a recurring theme. The second half fade…How can we overcome these late game mistakes? Is it physical, mental, meta-physical, voo-doo hexin, what???
Pago Pago Dawg
May 6th, 2012
2:15 pm
The only so called Easy game…Coastal Carolina Teachers…maybe.
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
2:24 pm
Ole Yeller
You are a DGD sir. On the subject of Lattimore, I think this is one of the biggest questions yet to be answered. The S.C. fans (most of them) think he will “gash ” Ga.s D like he did last year. Tearing an ACL is Catastrophic! An athelete has to have confidence in his or her wheels. I tore mine and trust me, it sucked! There’s no guarantee, that Lattimore will be the same back. I hope he fully recovers because he seems like a great young man, but will he be as awesome as he was or will this effect his power game? I would rather S.C. be at full strength so their whiney fans can’t make a bunch of excuses when we kick their asses in Columbia…
Natureboy809
May 6th, 2012
3:25 pm
Don’t kid yourselves. I know the SC game is important, and will be tough, but Florida is STILL our biggest game in the conference. Should we have a better team than them this season? Absolutely. But we did several times in the past 20 years (1992, 2002, 2003, 2005 especially come to mind) and still found a way to lose to them. Until we put together a few wins in a row over them, they should still be our main focus.
Cho Hannis Lea
May 6th, 2012
5:09 pm
Why is UGA paying a loser like Mark Wretched $10,000 a day?
Sirius the Dawg Star
May 6th, 2012
5:13 pm
Keep swilling the Kool-Aid, folks, if it helps to ease the pain, bless your hearts.
ReconWay
May 6th, 2012
5:35 pm
Did you know Aron Murey has never beat a team with more than 8 wins?
And Murey has never won a game against a ranked team (0-9)?
And Aron Murey’s record is 4-10 against winning teams, 0-2 in Bowl games?
Did you know Aron Murey averaged 2 turnovers a game against ranked teams in 2011?
LogicalUS
May 6th, 2012
8:01 pm
SC by 10.
UGA couldn’t hardly handle SC in Columbia when they were horrid and now that they are class of the SEC East, not a chance.
UGA fans better get there SEC West pom-poms out again in hopes that LSU\Ark can salvage their season for them.
Burma Shave
May 6th, 2012
8:19 pm
Mizzou will win big
South Carolina too
When Richt looks around
All he’ll hear is “boo”
BURMA SHAVE
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
8:24 pm
@ King Daddy:
I’m in favor of UGA leaving at halftime. That should help tremendously!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please keep in mind. IT’S JUST A DAMN GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
8:27 pm
@ Logical US:
South Carolina is the class of the SEC East??? Did I miss something???
I could have sworn UGA won the SEC East???
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
8:33 pm
What’s up Brain?
JB
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
Until we can run the ball at will ( see Bama, offense nothing special, but gets 3 to 6 yards on ground at will, thus holds on to the ball for long drives and always a fresh defense) we will struggle to win more that 9 or 10 games with the 2-3 best teams on our schedule beating us.
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
8:40 pm
I was kinda leaning towards the voo-doo hexin…
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
8:42 pm
@ Joey:
Gotta hand it to you genious. You are possibly the first Single Digit IQ kid that realized it was ALL AM’s FAULT that the missed FG in the bowl game cost UGA the game.
Brainiac
May 6th, 2012
8:49 pm
@ JB:
“Bama offense nothing special” ???
Trent Richardson is the second coming of Jim Brown. If he stays healthy he will likely become the 2012 NFL Rookie of the Year. He is a much better runner than Mark Ingram.
Nother thang. Bama did not run the ball at will against LSU in their loss to LSU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 6th, 2012
8:50 pm
has ANYBODY seen this years version of the Fat Mutt Uga IX?
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
8:59 pm
Brain
It’s easier to teach 10-12 yr.olds about T E A M, than it is to train-a -troll. Don’t know if it’s intentional misinformation or brain-damage…
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
@Brainiac (8:42)
You are correct…..I clearly remember AM shanking that kick. Oh yes, don’t forget how we were killing LSU and then AM missed those tackles on those 2 punt returns by muskrat….or whatever his name is!!!
Mobile Dawg
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
Bama ran the ball at will in the game that counted. JB’s got it.
bitter jim donnan
May 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
?king and a king—-two funny
bitter jim donnan
May 6th, 2012
9:16 pm
A/M———–is a div2 QB————–look at the teams he beats and look closely at the int’s and his fumbles aginst top 20 teams————–0-10 against top 20 teams
—————————my vote————–HUDSON —flame trower —–MASON
——————–BUT HAY—————-JUST THE FACTS——you watch the int’s on youtube
bitter jim donnan
May 6th, 2012
9:18 pm
anyone seen or hurd from a street walker so smart——-hahahahahah
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
9:19 pm
@bitter Jim
Obviously you want UGa to lose every game!!!! Thank God you are not a coach….your career would end in 2-3 weeks.
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
9:19 pm
Bitter
I’m sorry, but we’re going to have to write you up for T.W.D.!!!
Neutral
May 6th, 2012
9:22 pm
@bitter Jim
Not sure where you are from, but you are stupid enough to be a Bama or SC fan!!!
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
9:37 pm
Texting While Drunk brings a heavy fine, 40 hours of community service (cleaning up the trailer-park) and a 6 mths.suppension of texting privileges…
BiggDawgK
May 6th, 2012
9:43 pm
drhut & this dawg want (sic) hunt
I always get a good laugh when I read posts by pathetic little nothings like y’all. Your lifes revolve around hating Georgia and your jealousy of all Georgia fans consume you. You are sad and depressed and obviously have nothing at all going on in your so called lifes. You scurry about you filthy hovels and venture out only to collect your welfare checks and to buy more generic beer to drown your sorrow. I almost feel pity for you when I think about how many times you cried yourself to sleep. It must be truly wretched to know your only tiny bit of recognition is due to your hate filled words against the Bulldogs. No one at all cares about you or will remember you when you are gone.
East Repeat
May 6th, 2012
9:46 pm
Braniac- Yes, UGA did “win” East but SC was and is the class of the East division. Check final BCS standings. 3 in a row, SC has passed UGA in football (passed UGA aliong tiome ago in baseball)
kingdaddy
May 6th, 2012
9:59 pm
Eastrepeat
the only thing you and S.C. passed is more gas than Mobil/Exxon! The only thing you will repeat is second or third in the SECe.lol…
East Repeat
May 6th, 2012
10:56 pm
Kingdaddy- Exactly which team was a better footbnall team in 2011? Dogs or SC? Lets see, 45-42, SC win in Athens, 4 losses versus 2, bowl win over Big 10 versus bowl lost to big 10. Sc is currently better. Just the truth, no BS.
Troup Co. Dawg
May 7th, 2012
12:37 am
The Redcoats Marching band is awesome!
Troup Co. Dawg
May 7th, 2012
12:38 am
So is Bubba Watson!
Troup Co. Dawg
May 7th, 2012
12:43 am
Football is King…just not at Georgia! We have hope in a new President on the way, one who looks out for the AD and not his own interests!
cmdawg99
May 7th, 2012
1:41 am
We just want to see the quarterback position open up. Its like 4 months away and we have already named the starting QB. Im suprised we even have a backup QB. Are we going to wait til Murray leaves before we give some meaningful play time to a “greenie” QB. Hope those 2 on 2’s teach them somethin.
cmdawg99
May 7th, 2012
1:53 am
With all of this great quarterbacks we are recruiting, we should not have a pre season “question mark” at the QB position. I can hear it now( Verni lunquist, “It’s Geogia vs Clempson. When we return Geogia will have the ball first. (QB NAME) who has yet to take a college snap will be leading the bulldawgs. We will see how he does when we return.” Then commercial break. This should never be said again.
Deport
May 7th, 2012
8:24 am
You do realize many of these teams were ranked at different times during the season but they just werent ranked at the time UGA played them right?
Neutral
May 7th, 2012
8:52 am
Deport……you are so correct!!!!
A1A
May 7th, 2012
9:08 am
A1A=A Moron
Woof
May 7th, 2012
9:25 am
With all due respect, Robert Clements is by far the minority with UGA fans. Perhaps Mr. Clements isnt watch the same ballgames as the rest of us. As long a Murray is our starting QB, we will continue to go 9-3…..8-4 because he will continue to blow a game here and there that we should have won, plus he cant beat ANY team that is decent….(top 20)
Woof
May 7th, 2012
9:28 am
I for one that is sick and tired of us geting all giddy over the fact we can win the SEC east but still lose to the best team in the East…shows just how low the standards have gone in Athens. Who cares if we cant beat a decent team on our schedule but happy to beat our chest that we won the SEC East….only to get blown out in the SEC championship……disgusting….
Our man Murray
May 7th, 2012
9:47 am
Pretty sad state of affairs in Athens when we have a coach that seems to be happy with the fact we can win the SEC East but not beat a decent team on our schedule- no mention of being blown out in the title game, nor losing the bowl game by blowing a good lead. He just reverts back to “we won the SEC east” and most of the fan base gets a happy and excited about that. Hopefully this year we can spare ourselves the embarrassment of another blowout and not get there to begin with. As long as Murray is the captain of this ship all we will never beat a decent team on our schedule. Like it or not, SC WAS the best team in the east- we just happened to back into the game.
Troup Co. Dawg
May 7th, 2012
9:54 am
We have reason to be optimistic this year! We’ve got a backfield full of studs, Murray’s got a pretty good arm, and we have plenty of playmakers at WR. We need the play calling to put up big scores on each opponent. There shouldn’t be any reason why we can’t score 35 on everyone on our schedule this year. Our 5th ranked defense should stop every team we play. We have to execute! Summer camp will definitely be interesting, we got some studs coming in! All eager for playing time, should be fun as hell! Remember we don’t have to rely on one running back. It’s gonna be Awesome Baby!!!
UGA Insider
May 7th, 2012
10:11 am
How is USCE the class of the SEC East when they lost to Auburn???? I was on the sideline and UGA beating Auburn like a drum. By halftime the Auburn fans had left the stadium, the coaches took the headsets off and the players folded up like a tent.
4GoneConclusion
May 7th, 2012
10:48 am
It’s a foregone conclusion that UGA will finish with 8 or 9 wins due to 5 areas:
1- Aaron Murray
0-9 vs. ranked teams, 4-10 vs. winning teams, nuff said
2- Special Teams
last in conference in punt & kick return and field goal percentage
3- Defense
last in conference in scoring and red zone defense against ranked teams
4- Handling Expectations
Richt loses more games the next year all 4 times he has won the Easy at UGA
5- Huge loss of O-Line experience
UGA has the bottom 12 in the NCAA in experience on the O-Line (31 combined starts). 8 out of 10 times, when you are bottom 12 in returning o-line experience, you lose more games the next season. Losing 3 o-lineman to the NFL will prove to be a catastrophe.
Our man Murray
May 7th, 2012
11:02 am
Troup County Dawg…….you failed to mention ONE glaring point….MURRAY TURNOVERS!!!!!!! Nuff said!
Our man Murray
May 7th, 2012
11:04 am
UGA Insider…….so what??? We beat Auburn like a drum……and carolina was UPSET…..and your point is???????????????????????????? Blown out in the SEC championship game…….embarrassed in the bowl game while the SC team you talk about was thumping another big 10 school………..0-9 vs top 20……..and your gonna preach about we blew out Auburn…..8-5 AUBURN…….upsets happen—-
Todd
May 7th, 2012
11:06 am
UGA 2012: 9-3 (Missouri, Carolina, Florida)
DawginLex
May 7th, 2012
11:13 am
Still waiting on you boy
MR Mike Bobo 17 int
To MAN UP
and take my bet.
You spew your crap MR KNOWITALL
So take the bet
you say UGA will go 8-4
I say NO
MAN UP and take the bet
There is no money involved
Just a chance to expose you
A front-running immature punk who acts like a 5 year old pulling for whoever is winning.
Mommy, take me to the store and get me a (whoever is winning) jersey! They are good.
How many different colors have you painted your 1973 Pinto?
Todd
May 7th, 2012
11:15 am
But even though we drop 3 next year, Murray will be in the film room after all three losses looking at the game film to see which receiver took the wrong route, or which person on the OLine didnt block or which running back did something or perhaps why the defense didnt hold when Murray turned the ball over on our 1 yard line
4GoneConclusion
May 7th, 2012
11:19 am
1. Richt is 0-2 vs. Spurrier since 2009.
2. Richt has never beat Florida consecutively at UGA and has only won 3 out of 11 match ups
3. UGA will face 9 teams that finished in the top 30 in pass defense
4. UGA doesn’t win turnover battle in big games (0-4 in 2012 against ranked teams in TO battle)
5. Defense is missing key players due to suspensions, arrests, etc.
6. UGA offense loses #1 deep threat Mitchell
7. Crowell, Gurley, Marshall, have a combined 9 games of experience (passblocking???)
8. 80% of strength & conditioning staff left, too many new faces, new 1st year systems to learn
9. No depth in secondary for 1st few games, or o-line for the season, 1 injury will cost the season
Todd
May 7th, 2012
11:21 am
DawginLex, before we get all full of ourselves, of the last 3 years we have lost more than 4 games 2 of those 3 and last year the ONLY reason we won 10 is we avoided LSU, Bama and Arkie. Fla and UT were WAY down. We came within ONE play of a loss to Vandy and KY. 10 wins looks pretty until you look at who we beat. I cant take heart in beating losing teams or a team barly above 500 when we are 0-9 vs Top 20 and 4-10 against teams with a WINNING record. I am just sayin…..no room for alot of smack talk on our part. If the past is any indication, my bet would be 9-3 MAYBE 10-2 if Murray has made any kind of progress and cuts his turnovers,
Gary
May 7th, 2012
11:27 am
If the running game could be more productive I do not think Murray would have to throw so often. Again, it is the Oline that creates the holes for the running game and also lets the QB throw with less pressure. If the defense controls the line the running game fails and the passes become more risky.
4GoneConclusion
May 7th, 2012
11:34 am
7 out of last 9 seasons, Mark Richt loses more games than the year before.
78% Mark Richt led teams lose more the next season.
22% Mark Richt led teams improve win totals the next season..
4GoneConclusion
May 7th, 2012
11:38 am
Aaron Murray, has a career 0% win percentage against top 20 teams.
0%.
4GoneConclusion
May 7th, 2012
11:50 am
“The heartbeat of a football team is the quarterback position and I think everyone who has any intelligence about the game understands you must have consistency at that position to be a championship team.”
Ron Jaworski
DawginLex
May 7th, 2012
12:03 pm
Mark Richt has never won fewer than 10 games when he has a returning QB
Interception idiot says we will go 8-4
I say he is scared to make the bet
DawginLex
May 7th, 2012
12:04 pm
Hey 4gone conclusion
Go be a gator. They have 2 QB’s that together equal ZERO
Go pull for them
Murray is going to play the whole year
Mason will redshirt
Florida would kill to have Murray
AltamahaDawg
May 7th, 2012
12:09 pm
Must we bring up that worn out talk of re-naming our stadium again?
Ole’ Miss called. They want thier ideas back.
4GoneConclusion
May 7th, 2012
12:11 pm
Florida’s quarterbacks, or Coastal Carolina’s, can’t be worse than Aaron Murray, Aaron Murray has 0 win % against top 20 teams. Murray wouldn’t last 5 minutes for Spurrier or Saban with his carelessnaess about ball security and Aaron Murray’s 0 win % against top 20 teams.
No QB has a worse win % against top 20 teams in the history of college football, than Aaron Murray.
Todd
May 7th, 2012
12:36 pm
I have to agree with 4gone on this point,. Murray would not be playing making the mistakes and bad decisions he has the past couple of years that have cost ballgames if he was with ANY of the following coaches….Spurrier, Saban, Miles or Meyer. Spurrier is well know for his willingness to play whomever he has if his starter is not playing well.
Todd
May 7th, 2012
12:39 pm
Spurrier would have started mason, Lemay….they waterboy before he would stand by and let Murray throw away game after game will stupid mistakes. i am all about giving a guy a chance- we dont do that very well and we see the results.
Todd
May 7th, 2012
12:45 pm
On another topic……is anyone surprised that Nkemdiche delayed his decision??????????? This guy is bad news…he is so full of himself it is pathetic. He wants the limelight bad…delay his decision- BS anything to grab headlines….hopefully he goes anywhere except UGA- we need team players not ME players
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 7th, 2012
12:55 pm
@Dawginlex….I would like to take your bet, but the last time you lost to me, you tried to pay me in Confederate money.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 7th, 2012
12:56 pm
Sanford Stadium, Dooley Field. Case closed.
Cory
May 7th, 2012
1:17 pm
Dont get me wrong, I love Coach Dooley but help me understand why we are naming the stadium (or field) after Vince Dooley. He was a great coach but the fact remains compared to other coaches of his time and current, what did he do that would warrent a field being named after him. If we look closely, CMR actually has a better record at the same point of his career and MORE SEC championships. With the exception of 1 NC in 25 years (again, look at some of the other coaches of his time) I am not sure thats the right decision. A statue is great. I think to have a field named for you, you would have to accomplish far more.
4GoneConclusion
May 7th, 2012
1:22 pm
Got to win the turnover battle.
If you win +1, 20% chance you win the game.
Go +2 in turnovers, win 84%.
go +3, win 93% of games.
That’s the way teams have beaten Georgia.
This is the only number you need to watch for 2012.
http://www.boston.com/sports/blogs/statsdriven/2012/01/the_turnover_battle_crucial_ye.html
DawginLex
May 7th, 2012
1:25 pm
BOBO IDIOT
The bet does not involve money you moron
MAN UP
Put your blog handle where your mouth is
DawginLex
May 7th, 2012
1:27 pm
Spurrier would never play Mason and Lemay over Murray
That is crapola
Lemay can’t even beat out a walk on
Cory
May 7th, 2012
1:42 pm
Dawginlex…..If you beleive for a minute Spurrier would stand by and watch what Murray has done the past two years and NOT ONCE given another QB on his roster a chance you have your head in sand someone.
Eustis
May 7th, 2012
1:49 pm
Has UGA added GA State to the schedule, yet? It’d be good to have another FBS victory (hopefully) on the resume.
McDawg
May 7th, 2012
2:39 pm
Bobo’s fault
Sam
May 7th, 2012
2:49 pm
here is UGAs 2013 schedule. Go Coach Richt- this is a Murray tailored schedule:
(prediction: 11-1 (beat tech but a close loss in the opener)
Slippery Rock
Charleston Southern (replaces Carolina- SEC special needs waiver since from same state)
Florida International (Replaces Florida- same as above)
Middle Tennessee (Replaces Vandy)
Memphis (replaces UT)
Western Ky (replaces KY)
UAB (Replaces Auburn)
Idaho
Maryweather College
Southwest Arkansas (replaces Arkansas)
Southwest Louisiana (replaces LSU)
Georgia Tech (we best them even with Murray)
This dawg won't hunt
May 7th, 2012
6:31 pm
Richt has to go. Too many years of top 5 or top 10 recruiting classes, and he still can’t win.
Time to run this clown out of Athens and get a real coach.
SSIgator
May 7th, 2012
7:27 pm
DawginLex like to refer to other peoples cars as 1973 Pintos. Probably because it was his first and only vehicle. I bet if he sent a picture of it into the Ford people, they would be impressed that someone actually still had one of them.
Neutral
May 7th, 2012
7:47 pm
Sam, you are so fricken stupid!!!
krazydawg
May 7th, 2012
7:53 pm
Anybody want some more trollhouse cookies?
Neutral
May 7th, 2012
7:58 pm
I am so tired of ignorant bumpkins blasting the UGa football schedule. About 5-6 years ago we were beating LSU, BAMA and stomping Arkansas. The tough teams were easily FL and Tenn. The league has a mandatory rotation….and UGa is lucky they are on the easier side of the rotation…and FL and Tenn are trying to rebuild their programs. Also, take a close look at the “out of conference” games for every SEC team…..they are all against weaker teams. Yes, Ga doesn’t play a tough team this year, but they took on Boise State last year….a top 5 team.
Dagny
May 7th, 2012
8:14 pm
Anybody want some more trollhouse cookies?
I’ll have a dozen, please.
East Repeat
May 7th, 2012
8:51 pm
I set in Sanford stadium last sept and watched Murry throw accurate TD passes, but literally give game to SC when it was on the line. I also watched Garcia throw an early interception (horrible toss-receiver open just threw directly to DB) and get bailed out by Alshon and the strong running game. I woul dhave much prefered to have Murray over Garcia, but that all foes for moot when Murray makes the game changing mistake (actually a couple of them). His arm is good, problem with intangibles.
AltamahaDawg
May 7th, 2012
9:58 pm
Mr. Roberts Clements really put a lot of you DAs in your place with that one.
Gdawg
May 7th, 2012
11:18 pm
The continuous gnashing of teeth… Murray hit Orson Charles and Malcolm Mitchell in stride in the SECC Game. I was sitting on the 50 Yardline. Had those two catches been made…a lot tighter game it would have been. Unless you expect Aaron Murray to walk the ball down the field to the receivers he couldn’t have made better throws. How many times will Bobo call a draw play on 3rd and long. How many times will the O-line wave at D-linemen as they blow past them? I was calling the plays out in the 3rd quarter before the snap because I knew Bobo’s play-calling. If I knew it, what do you think a seasoned D-Coordinator was doing? Yep… that’s why we continue to lose.
Old Dog
May 8th, 2012
7:37 am
“Short of an injury to Murray, I think you better get used to him as Georgia’s starter.”
You speak the truth, Bill King. No matter how many games are lost because of it. And when Murray leaves, we will be in the same position as when Stafford left – no experienced back-up QB. But I am sure Coach Richt knows what he is doing. After all, we are paying him $3 million per year, so he must win a lot of championships.
Old Dog
May 8th, 2012
7:40 am
“I was calling the plays out in the 3rd quarter before the snap because I knew Bobo’s play-calling. If I knew it, what do you think a seasoned D-Coordinator was doing?”
And WHO keeps Bobo on as OC? Who plays Murray no matter what he is doing? Who says we don’t need a Special Teams coach? Oh, I forgot, that would be President Adams. Well, good thing he is retiring.
Old Dog
May 8th, 2012
7:44 am
And for y’all Richt supporters – when was the last time the Dawgs were the UNDERDAWGS, but came out on top anyway? They win the easy games they were supposed to win, lose some that they were supposed to win (Michigan State), and lose the ones they are expected to lose. Not to mention, nearly losing to Vandy when they were rated much higher than them. When was the last time they were picked to lose a game and they WON???? And the hard-fought ones like Florida 2010, they flub the game (Bobo) by throwing a pass into coverage and having it intercepted rather than kick a field goal.
Old Dog
May 8th, 2012
7:54 am
“UF: Although AM didn’t have the ideal game he was personally responsible for bringing UGA back with 2 critical completions on 4th downs to give UGA a “Seldom accomplished win over UF”.”
I remember that game. The two fourth-down TD completions were “desperation” plays. AM was good but he was also lucky. If he could throw TD completions on fourth down. why didn’t he throw them on first, secon, or third downs?
ole yeller
May 8th, 2012
8:55 am
It want be easy but the Dawgs wins the EAST, Count on it. There are a ton of talent in the SEC. That is the reason the last (5) five National champs are from the SEC. Ark. should have been the toast of the SEC this year, but with their Head man gone I just don’t know. LSU should make some noise, but they are breaking in a new “QB”. Bama is rebuilding not reloading as some think. I think the Dawgs have their best chance to run the table and maybe a shot at the big game in Jan. 2013. think about it.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 8th, 2012
9:10 am
Dawginlex, either debate these issues reasonably and cut the hate talk, or just move on down the road. You not only embarrass yourself, but everyone else attempting to support this program.
Mobile Dawg
May 8th, 2012
9:37 am
Anything “new” to discuss?
hornblowermg
May 8th, 2012
9:40 am
i just saw a re-run of the Red & Black game last night. Richt should red-shirt Murray and let Hutson Mason play quarterback this year. just like every other time there is a fair comparison between the two, Mason is a far better quarterback in every way.
Mobile Dawg
May 8th, 2012
9:45 am
What Richt should do is to give Mason an opportunity to get some playing time, if he shines, his opportunity should increase. A lot of people don’t like a two QB system, I have no problem with it, seems like it keeps everyone on their toes.
kingdaddy
May 8th, 2012
9:53 am
We are in the football dead period!!!
Columbus Dawg
May 8th, 2012
10:00 am
I see Murray thinks it is more important to make light of uniform changes via Twitter than to get his head in the game. Murray, like other players, have not been around long enough to understand how important tradition is, and getting creamed in national TV games such as Boise in 2011 carries a lot more negative implications than they realize. It is not the fans moaning on message boards after losses like the Boise/Power Ranger game that is the important thing, but the perception of UGA Football by opposing teams and the national media that hurts Georgia’s program, and yes it is an embarrassment. I am pretty sure that Murray’s motivation for his Tweet about the bogus pink unis came from the displeasure shown by the fan base concerning the Pro Combat uniforms worn last season. Murray needs to be spending his spare time studying the film of his screwups, stupid interceptions and fumbles that cost UGA two big games last season.
Richt needs to make it absolutely clear to every UGA player that puts on a Georgia uniform what it means to represent UGA on the football field. One of my biggest gripes about Richt is that he appears to think that the players wants and whims are more important than what is expected of him as the head football coach at the University of Georgia. The latter is the one paying his large salary that he is not earning lately.
kingdaddy
May 8th, 2012
10:41 am
Columbus Dawg
Good morning my friend, I just wanted to reply to your 10:00 am post. I think all Bulldog fans feel pain when our football team fails to win a game, any game. It seems like the bigger games I saw last year were at a party and the losses were hard to digest. The fact that a 19yr. Old playing on twitter instead of practicing football is a little disturbing though. He does eat, drink and sleep football. He needs a little A.M. time just like you and me. I think he will be fine this year if he doesn’t let all the so-called fans that piled-on him this year effect him. For the good of our team, please help support Arron Murray this year unless he screws the pooch. Richt is going with him until he shows he hasn’t grown any this year as our QB…
Columbus Dawg
May 8th, 2012
11:07 am
I hear ya, kingdaddy, I’m on board, you are right, I should not let little crap like that bother me.
SSIgator
May 8th, 2012
11:32 am
Mike Bobo 17 INT
May 8th, 2012
9:10 am
Dawginlex, either debate these issues reasonably and cut the hate talk, or just move on down the road. You not only embarrass yourself, but everyone else attempting to support this program.
___________________________________________________________________
Don’t be too hard on Nancy. Her lunch with the girls was canceled yesterday at the last minute and that put her in a really foul mood. She so looks forward to her glass of wine with her salad. It helps take the edge off of the day and she is usually much more civil towards people.
kingdaddy
May 8th, 2012
11:52 am
Columbus Dawg
You are a DGD! Thankyou from the bottom of my large heart!!!
Mobile Dawg
May 8th, 2012
12:46 pm
Columbus Dawg said:
Richt needs to make it absolutely clear to every UGA player that puts on a Georgia uniform what it means to represent UGA on the football field. One of my biggest gripes about Richt is that he appears to think that the players wants and whims are more important than what is expected of him as the head football coach at the University of Georgia. The latter is the one paying his large salary that he is not earning lately.
My feelings also, Richt talks about the “Georgia Way” constantly, yet demonstrates very little of what I see as “traditional professionalism” in my mind. Richt is perceived as a “weak” Leader, I think it’s more than perception.
kingdaddy
May 8th, 2012
1:16 pm
Mobile Dawg
I see a real split in the Doghouse. More fans support CMR than not, but if we have another poor, undisiplined year full of transfers, suppensions and sloppy play, then I imagine the paradigm will change out of Coach Richts favor. I hope for UGAs sake, Coach Richt sees the whole picture, and our team decides to play hard for four full quarters and every now and then, have the ball bounce our way. We can’t rely on luck! Good teams DON’T RELY ON LUCK!!!
Jerry
May 8th, 2012
2:24 pm
SEC WEST: In reference to UGA’s non-conference schedule-last year Alabama played Kent State, North Texas State and Georgia Southern.
7576DAWG
May 8th, 2012
2:43 pm
Because so much money comes into Georgia because of the football team , Mike Adams was more involved in the athletic departments business than he should have; Adams did a great job as President of the University but Georgia has an AD that controls the sports teams and too many bosses is not good. For me it is significant that Adams is retiring after 2013 because McGarity will now be allowed to get our sports programs back to a top ten national ranking. Coaching changes has hurt Georgia in resent years and is why CMR was not replaced .
Bobo was sent to the Jon Gruden school to learn something that would help him be a better Coordinator . If we have the same problem as we did last year, the hot seat talk will not go back on Richt near as much as questioning if Bobo has the ability to be an effective coordinator. IMHO I still think Bobo is better utilized at Georgia as a Quarterback coach and as a recruiter. Also, Will Friend seems to be a very good coach but for some reason has a lot of trouble closing the deal with big name recruits choosing Georgia. Us losing Young last year was huge and if we have the same problem this year in getting the top offensive linemen to come to Georgia I think a change is needed.
Snake Plisskin
May 8th, 2012
3:21 pm
You are wrong if you think that Saban, Miles, and Spurrier would not play Murray…these coaches would never have allowed the OL to tank like it had/has, nor would they have allowed the OC to continue to call for a run up the middle on 1st, a runup the middle on second, setting up and obvious passing play on 3rd…as anyone knows, when a pass is put up in an obvious situation 3 things can happen and two of them are bad…CMR made changes on the D side of the ball and looked how that has turned around in two years, yet the O is still a mess…Bobo is a work in progress, and Murray is taking a beating against the better coached teams…look at CMB and the O that he puts out on the field…Murray is just fine
Huey Honoré
May 8th, 2012
3:37 pm
The leg humpers should adjust their expectations way down and keep chugging the Kool-Aid, and they’ll be just fine.
And remember to always ask the customer if they want fries with their burger.
Rita in Calhoun
May 8th, 2012
3:42 pm
My feelings also, Richt talks about the “Georgia Way” constantly…
The “Georgia Way” simply means that the school has mediocre academics, with athletes who are functionally illiterate, drive while intoxicated, and beat up women.
ole yeller
May 8th, 2012
6:57 pm
Stop whinning about the schedule. Soon are later everone play each other. Facts is UGA isn’t going through a rebuild this season, they should be nasty, especially on “D”. I know some of you think I’m in left field with my blog, but that the way I see it. The West want be the force they were a year ago and the East will be much improved from top to bottom.
Neutral
May 8th, 2012
7:36 pm
C’mon Rita, quit holding grudges for being rejected by UGa football players….you can still have your fantasies!!!
Neutral
May 8th, 2012
7:40 pm
Ole Yeller,
You are correct. Just a few years ago LSU and Bama were thankful they didn’t have to play FL, Tenn and UGa. In fact, last year they played the easy teams in the East and avoided UGa and SC…..so the knife cuts both ways. I totally agree with you….anyone criticizing the UGa schedule literally doesn’t have a clue as to how the system works.
kingdaddy
May 8th, 2012
9:02 pm
Neutral
I’ve been “splaining” it to the losers all day!!!
Torching a Blunt With The Bulldog Nation
May 9th, 2012
12:07 am
Ole Yeller, you’re not in left field. You’re in outer space.
Dog Meat!
May 9th, 2012
7:00 am
The dogs roster is loaded with talent this year from all these dream team classes—with a couple of upsets, ga should be able to win 9-10 games again and play in the sec title game!!! florida will suck again so ga can beat them easily.
Columbus Dawg
May 9th, 2012
7:14 am
Here’s hoping Bobo learned something from Gruden. The OL will be better in 2012, I do not think Richt would say that he has seen the OL making strides if it were not. The urgency will be greater in fall camp for OL improvement, and they will continue to fight to get better against one of the best D lines in the nation, and should get better for it. Running game being non existent in most big games, along with no viable placekicker put the Dawgs in a real hurt in 2011. I realize that Richt did not want to kick Walsh to the curb after he had been a pretty decent kicker early on. He actually was trying his best to give Walsh a chance to redeem himself big in the bowl game, and Richt really thought that he would make the kick and go out on a big note. Georgia’s field goal unit should be back on par in 2012. Maybe THIS season was the one that Dooley was talking about when he said everyone will be pleased with the football team. The kickoff problems got fixed by the NCAA, moving up to thirty five. Now fix punt teams coverage/and idiot decisions to kick to best returners in nation with game on the line. Fix all this and Dawgs are probably undefeated in 2012, finally. I still say watch out for the Vols.
Old Dog
May 9th, 2012
10:53 am
“I realize that Richt did not want to kick Walsh to the curb after he had been a pretty decent kicker early on. He actually was trying his best to give Walsh a chance to redeem himself big in the bowl game, and Richt really thought that he would make the kick and go out on a big note.”
There is that loyalty thing again – don’t care if you win or lose.