Pooch kicks: Hungry defense, fullback challenge, rethinking Vandy
Todd Grantham keeps reminding his defense of the four losses last season. (University of Georgia)
Georgia’s defense returns nine starters from the unit that ranked No. 5 nationally last year, but looming early-season suspensions apparently have a lot of folks taking a wait-and-see attitude, as an ESPN.com poll shows the Dawgs coming in fourth in a “best defense” vote, behind South Carolina, Alabama and LSU.
Still, as ESPN’s Edward Aschoff notes, “at full strength, this defense will be a handful, especially with one of the best linebacking corps in the country” and a potent starting secondary.
But I’m glad to see that Todd Grantham and his crew are reminding their troops there’s still much room for improvement. Rising senior linebacker Christian Robinson told ESPN that this spring the players dwelled on the 35 points given up to Boise State, the 45 to South Carolina, the 42 to LSU and the 33 to Michigan State — all losses.
“We’re not perfect, so when we go in our meeting rooms we watch the tape and there are always things to get better at,” Robinson said.
Mark Richt summed it up well: “You’re really not a great defense until you play great and we haven’t done that in 2012. We haven’t had a chance to do that yet. There’s an anticipation of having a chance to be pretty good if everybody keeps it together, stays healthy and does their part.”
Better than pretty good, actually. As Robinson said, “We have an opportunity to do something special, as a defense and as a team. If we go out and do what we know and what we’ve learned, we could be one of the best ever to play at Georgia.”
A FULLBACK BATTLE?
Freshman fullback Quayvon Hicks won’t report to Athens until June 4, but he’s already thrown down the gauntlet to junior Zander Ogletree, the presumed starter (assuming Richard Samuel doesn’t move over from the crowded tailback corps). Speaking to the Athens Banner-Herald, the 6-foot-3, 250-pound Hicks said of 5-foot-10, 224-pound Ogletree: “Zander Ogletree, I think, is a great man, but in SEC ball, you’ve got to have the size and I think that’s what he’s missing right now. I think I can come in and become great teammates with him and we can do this thing together.”
Of course, we’ve heard big talk from players arriving on campus before (remember the “Hitman”?), but Hicks, who won the Class AA discus throw this week at the state track meet, was rated as the No. 3 fullback prospect nationally by Scout.com.
If he lives up to his billing and his big talk, it’ll be great to see fullback once again become a strength for the Dawgs.
NOT YOUR FATHER’S GEORGIA-VANDERBILT
OK, so as we’ve discussed, Georgia’s home schedule is a bit lackluster this year and that’s probably one reason I’m hearing a lot more fan chatter about the Vanderbilt game than you’d normally expect. But thanks to last year’s close one with the Commodores in Nashville and the post-game fracas between Grantham and Vandy coach James Franklin, the Dawgs and the Dores actually looks like a pretty compelling story line this year.
As the Macon Telegraph reported, Richt was even asked about it at a fan gathering this week in Macon and joked that he might have to send Grantham upstairs to the booth for that one. He added: “I don’t think we’ll have much trouble getting jacked up to play the Vanderbilt Commodores this year, I’ll tell you that.”
Just what UGA football needs: Another meaningful SEC rivalry!
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Spike 80DF
May 11th, 2012
10:43 am
we know the defense will be stout….offense needs to stop turning it over.
Hiram Dawg
May 11th, 2012
10:43 am
First!
Columbus_Dawg
May 11th, 2012
10:43 am
Go Dawgs!
Raleigh
May 11th, 2012
10:44 am
Go dawgs!
JBGibson
May 11th, 2012
10:55 am
I genuinely hope Vandy, Tennessee, Fl…(I can’t bring myself to spell the name without feeling dirty), and Kentucky are all better this year. Why? Because if these are all “good” teams and the Dawgs can beat them soundly, then everyone will have to shut the hell up about the cupcake schedule and we can prove to the rest of the country that we are a legitimate SEC team again. Then again, if they are good teams, and we lose one or two, then it just proves that we still have a bit farther to go.
LogicalUS
May 11th, 2012
11:01 am
The Boisy – UGA game was on ESPN Classic Monday which showed this “Top 5″ defense getting shredded like a piece of swiss cheese?
So I thought…maybe it was just a one off, even thought the greatest DC in history had an entire summer to prepare for Boisy, and they improved dramatically so i went and looked at their last game and geez…there was this “Top 5″ defense getting shredded by MichState’s TE like a another piece of swiss cheeze. Could not be the same defense, so I went to the SECCG and there was this “Top 5″ stout defense getting absolutely mauled by LSU, who in just a scant 4 weeks would get held scoreless by Bama?
So where is this spin of a dominating stout defense for UGA coming from? They certainly seem to be lambasted repeatedly and often for an elite defense.
OldFan
May 11th, 2012
11:15 am
As both Bill and LogicalUS point out, 35, 45, 42, and 33 sure don’t add up to a stout or elite defense. Whip a good offense by dominating on defense, and I’m with you. Otherwise, it’s the same old story: UGA can beat less athletic teams, and that’s about it.
Frank Lane
May 11th, 2012
11:16 am
What happened with Drew Butler and the draft
DePort
May 11th, 2012
11:18 am
Those stats are flawed – the Defense had alot of starters missing for the first two games which inflated the score and many of those points scored at the SC game was from special teams and turn overs – The LSU game was again special teams and turnovers and when they did score it was because they were aroud the 20 yard line with their backs to the goal… so basically MSU scored a good bit on the D but didnt the offense turn the ball over for a short field a few times in that game too? Looks like to me its the Defense that is keeping us in the games and that is why they are definitely a top 5 D!
BigRedandBlackDawg
May 11th, 2012
11:20 am
Mark it down. The Dawgs will run the table, beat LSU in Atlanta and win they’re 6th National Championship.
How do I know this? The Dream Team has a full year in what is tradetionally the best football program in the country, the defense is stacked and our QB is a legit Heaisman Trophy candidate.
I also know we are loaded with the kream of the crop of high school football talent from the best state for high school talent in the country. I know this first hand becuause I played in Cobb Co. and would have been a Dawg but I blew out my knee my softmore season. Even though I didn’t get to play for the Dawgs, I’m a proud alum and will be at every home game to watch this championship season.
Go DAWGS!
Spike
May 11th, 2012
11:23 am
Vandy. Bring it on….
Joey
May 11th, 2012
11:24 am
Our return teams and QB gave up half of the points in the 4 losses, but don’t let facts get in the way of your bashing, you morons.
It’s called a “box score,” by the way – gives an educated fan lots of info on games. Try it sometime . . .
Spanky
May 11th, 2012
11:25 am
One game at a time, fellas!! We do have the potential to be awesome, but one more suspension just might mean the difference between a win and a loss… It would be nice to see a resurgence of a new “Junkyard Dawgs”!!
Sam
May 11th, 2012
11:27 am
Not all of those 45 points in the USC game were the defenses: I recall an INT for a TD. Also the special teams blunders and fumbles put the defense in very tough spots.
That said, the team lost the games against any reasonably good teams and that has to be corrected on both sides of the ball (and special teams).
Joey
May 11th, 2012
11:30 am
Nice enthusiasm, BigRed, but didn’t we have all of that in ‘07 and ‘08? Truth is Richt always loses a game or two (occasionally several) he shouldn’t, which keeps UGA from the Big Game.
THWGT
May 11th, 2012
11:35 am
Last year the defense gave up 17 points to USCeast, 28 points came from offense and special teams. I’m more worried about those two legs of the proverbial stool. A team must dominate two out of three phases in order to consistently win games. I sure hope we’re better on offense and special teams; otherwise, results will not be much different then last year’s.
bubba4dawgs
May 11th, 2012
11:51 am
Most concerned about the OL! This just has to be a mighty good year for the Dawgs! If they get to the Big Dome, I know they will be hungry, very hungry and will play their hearts out to win! I can’t wait until Sept. Meanwhile, all Dawgies, pleas behave and stay outta trouble! We can’t afford to lose anyone!! GO DAWGS!!
chilidawg
May 11th, 2012
12:00 pm
Exactly what I was thinking, DePort. In those four losses, how many points were the result of pick-6s and short fields?
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
12:06 pm
“Just what UGA football needs: Another meaningful SEC rivalry”
I wonder who that could possibly be. It certainly isn’t the Gators in the last couple of decades. Bill must be refering to Auburn.
Spike 80DF
May 11th, 2012
12:12 pm
that ship has sailed ssigator, spurrier & meyer are long gone. what happend to willy’s guarantee this past year? i’d be worried with that goofball in charge.
Spike 80DF
May 11th, 2012
12:23 pm
haha, check it out. bobo’s playbook was recently found:
http://www.dawgsports.com/2012/5/1/2991363/dawg-sports-gains-access-to-oc-mike-bobos-playbook
Meaningless Poll
May 11th, 2012
12:37 pm
Who participated in this ESPN.com poll? Their fan poll of the top 25 (prior to the bowls) teams left UGA out, and had Auburn in the top 20. If fans voted, this “poll” means less than fan opinions, because some trolls have nothing better to do than multi-vote for their school. Absurd…
Quayvon Hicks has the size of a beast, but he did play at AA level football. We’ll see how that translates for a true freshman in the SEC. Hope he turns out to be a star.
Let’s play DOWN Vandy, instead of up. The players know what went down last year. No need to have them so hyped that they trip over themselves in an effort to lay down (legal) licks.
wrong again
May 11th, 2012
12:37 pm
You can’t put that 45 point South Carolina game on the defense. The offense scored 3 TD’s against our defense. They had one fake punk go for 68 yards, one INT returned and one fumble recovered for a TD. The only real knock on the D from that game was that Lattimore had 176 yards rushing.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
12:54 pm
#5 UGa v #1 Bama at 5:30
nobody wants to talk about the UGa v Bama match up? The Recruiting blogs are all Bama v UGa.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
12:57 pm
D ranked #5……………….BUT…………LOST every HARD Game/Team they played. #5 against the bad teams and HOW will they do this year? They should be #1 going into the USCe game and how will they do after that? Should Be #1 against the WEAKEST SCHEDULE the WORLD has ever seen. the SECCG will EXPOSE the UGa D. like last year and in the Bowl game.
Number34
May 11th, 2012
1:00 pm
Hey Bill, just wanted to let you know all is good down here below the gnat line.
The Ol Bawl Coach
May 11th, 2012
1:01 pm
Let’s see about this phat loudmouth Grantham’s defense:
1. Gave up 35 against a bunch of 2 star athletes.
2. Gave up 28 against VANDY and within inches of losing the game.
3. Gave up 20 against the absolute worst Gator offense since Emmit Smith.
4.Gave up 42 against LSU in virtually a home game.
5. Choked when it mattered against Mich St in a disgraceful quitting performance.
Oh, I forgot about the performance against my drunk QB Steven Garcia.
Keep on worshiping him doggies and Richt I would worry about him stabbing you in the back like he did Romeo Crommel in Cleveland.
The Ol Bawl Coach
May 11th, 2012
1:02 pm
Spike 80fool, dont worry about Champ, even the Zooker owned UGA.
McDawg
May 11th, 2012
1:09 pm
one game at a time
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
1:12 pm
U People do know it is not as much about University against University anymore. Yes U carry your Car Flag high, but with big Money it is Coaching Staff against Coaching Staff. There are SEC coaches that Fear UGa’s Offensive TALENT but not Richt/Bobo’s Offensive minds. More SEC coaches Fear UGa’s D Talent and GRANTHAM’s MIND.
Sam
May 11th, 2012
1:13 pm
The Ol Bawl Coach,
You would think that a fan of Floriduh or South Cackalacky would know that Spurrier is the “Head ball Coach”, not the Ol Bawl Coach. I would not call anyone else a fool until I at least know what to call my teams coach.
Chris
May 11th, 2012
1:13 pm
It’s funny reading posts from UGA bashers. Facts are facts and stats are stats. Everyone has a favorite team and want them to win. Why, though, do people come on this blog and say things that they certainly would never say face to face with a UGA fan, or any other team fan for that matter?
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
1:17 pm
“I don’t think we’ll have much trouble getting jacked up to play the Vanderbilt Commodores this year, I’ll tell you that.”
This is the level that UGA football has finally achieved? Is this what Richt is so proud to call “The Georgia Way”? Wow, what a con artist.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
1:17 pm
CHRIS…………what makes you think we would not say it to your face? Are you thinking that we fear you posing physical violence would change our argument?
Desert Fox
May 11th, 2012
1:17 pm
Agree w/LogicalUS. Would add the Boise D outplayed the GA D in that game. When it came to the UGA D stopping the 4 teams GA lost too they couldn’t do it consistently and ended up losing in the end. They’re one of the better D’s in college FB but not one of the best. Maybe they could be but all the suspensions, defections and suspensions have to have an accumulative affect on that side of the ball. Even vandy made them look suspect.
I’d have to say I’d be filled w/enthusiasm for the D had it not been for all the turmoil its gone through in the off season. Still holding my breath for the next hammer to fall. Still, they have a chance to be better than last season if they can come together once they all get back on the field. They’ll need more help then they got from the O last season in the 4 losses. Against better or equal caliber opponents the D alone cannot win games on their own as shown last season. The offense cannot put the D in a position to lose. Otherwise, it’ll be a repeat of last season.
Chris
May 11th, 2012
1:20 pm
Kool-aid –
I said nothing about physical violence, but now I know you’re one of those types of people. Very classy!
Class of '98
May 11th, 2012
1:21 pm
Offense and special teams gave up 28 points against South Carolina.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
1:22 pm
SSIgator UGa is now one of the EDUCATION Teams in the SEC. The fans Bully TECH fans then cry Academics to the SEC powerhouses.
DIT
May 11th, 2012
1:32 pm
Great thing about last year is that it is over. Only the Bama people have the rights to brag. Yes, UGA gave up many points to good teams. Not all was because of the defense. Bash all you want, but any student of college football could see that UGA’s defense has the potential very good this coming fall.
Every person should be talking the same about their own team. The one’s that bash the most are the one’s that UGA beat last year. Hmmmm.
On the other side, if the strength & conditioning, special teams, ball control(running game) and offense can’t get it done Dawgs could have the best defense and still lose 2 to 3 games.
roughrider
May 11th, 2012
1:44 pm
UGA will be an average team this year because of the O line. When you can’t run the ball , you are limited in what you can do.
Ohio Dawg
May 11th, 2012
1:55 pm
Do y’all even WATCH the games? The special teams and offensive turnovers are the reason we lost 3 of those 4 games.
Cdpridg
May 11th, 2012
2:02 pm
kool aid if you didn’t enjoy being bullied you would get a life son and get off the Bulldawg blog daily….same goes for the SSI fella….some folks enjoy being inferior
Nimrod Dawg
May 11th, 2012
2:02 pm
Wrong Bozo. We lost those games because we didn’t call for a black-out.
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
2:07 pm
Shouldn’t those of you that are so quick to point out the issues with the offense last year at least admit the defense did have some let downs that very much contributed to the losses? Nobody is going to accuse you of liking Coach Bobo to even talk about the defense needing improvement.
Considering they were pretty bad in 2010, they were one of the most improved Defenses around in 2011, but they did give up some drives and points late in the game. It still counts, the points still are part of the final score. yes even the point that you can;t hang on Murray, still get put up on the scoreboard. They have a LONG way to be a championship defense. Do seem to have the players starting to look like one now though.
Pilfer Dawg
May 11th, 2012
2:08 pm
SSI and STILL- Why aren’t you more interested in your team instead of obsessing over the dawgs in these blogs? Are you really that creepy?
Pilfer Dawg
May 11th, 2012
2:10 pm
And also you guys know you wouldn’t say it to anyone 3 pant sizes bigger than you are so you get on a UGA blog to run your mouth.
Pilfer Dawg
May 11th, 2012
2:11 pm
really classy guys, really classy
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
2:14 pm
It works both ways. If you don’t let the other guys score, the offense can basically sit on the lead, and TOs do not happen nearly as often.
Everybody wants to talk about a TO at “the worst possible time”. What made it the worst posible time in the first place, was thay the other team was starting to drive and score to tighten up the game, in the first place.
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
2:16 pm
Actually Ohio, it was the inability to run the ball effectively and consistantly that lead to the losses. You are talking about symptoms, not causes, IMO.
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
2:29 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR, lets get a room at Days Inn so we can obsess about the Bulldogs together.
bill arp
May 11th, 2012
2:47 pm
All of those points given up by the D? Not! About half, maybe less. The other points given up in those games were single handidly given up by the Great One himself, Aaron Murray. How soon we forget.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
2:48 pm
UGA fans’ sheer stupidity still never ceases to amaze me.
Your “defense” was shredded by every decent team you played. I didn’t even say good as MSU scored 30+. A Big 10 team.
This is why the rest of country laughs at you and why BYU has won a championship since you.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
2:50 pm
Good defenses work through offensive mistakes. Wasn’t Todd Grantham like your 4th choice?
The fact that you give a raise to a guy who is shredded by every quality opponent is one biggest of many reasons who will never win a championship.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
2:51 pm
Instead of blaming the offense, Bama would have just fired Grantham and got a better coordinator.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
2:52 pm
HAHAHAHA, UGA and Vandy are a rivalry now. Kinda like Mississippi – Mississippi State.
Flo-Ri-Duh
May 11th, 2012
2:56 pm
UGA’s defense was great for half a game and then the turnovers came and the “D” couldn’t hold up. The OL also wilted in the 2nd half and rarely had a time consuming drive. Not to mention that special teams were the worst in the modern history of UGA football. The “D” will hold their own this year. The “O” and the OL needs to be more consistent and avoid stupid turnovers. Special teams can’t get worse.
Flo-Ri-Duh
May 11th, 2012
3:09 pm
In the big games turnovers and special teams blunders cost UGA 3 of it’s four losses. The only team UGA played that was better was Boise State. Boise was definitely a top 10 team and they had 21 seniors returning from a ranked team the year before. UGA had about 6 seniors returning as starters as I recall. UGA has experience back every where this year except the OL which has talent on the 1st team but again has little quality, experienced depth. Still for some reason I expect the OL to be better. I expect the Game Crocks, the Lizards and Missou to give UGA all they can handle but UGA will win the close ones this time by having less mistakes and better special teams. UGA should take the east. LSU is better on paper than Bummer but I wouldn’t bet on Mettinbubba leading LSU over Bummer in his 1st year in the SEC. Arkansas has the talent but has to be emotionally down with Petrino’s embarrassment.
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
3:16 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR -
Ever notice how a new screen name visitor shows up on a blog and when they do not agree with your opinion the next thing you know, they have hijacked your screen name? I guess they think that is “classy”.
LogicalUS
May 11th, 2012
3:22 pm
“only team UGA played that was better ”
Laughable…MichState, LSU and SC was better than UGA.
That is why they finished Top 10 and beat UGA on the field, but really I am just trying to find out where the greatest defense in the country spin is coming from? Is it because of the homer AJC “reporters” are referenced by other journalist across the country?
Looking at UGA numbers from last season they were good against the weaker teams like UK\Miss St\UT…but who wasn’t? Their numbers against those teams pail in comparison to the numbers by LSU, Bama & even SC who had defenses that outshown the efforts by the UGA defense against those teams, but nobody is touting those teams as the greatest defense evah? And didn’t SC lose both their starting QB and the best RB in the nation, it didn’t seem to slow down their defense?
All of that can’t be because of the Coach Bobo?
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
3:23 pm
Tide is rolling
Haha haha haha What are you like 11 or 12 years old? Michigan is gonna roll the tide like a cheap blount! You are the most childish bloger on here with your asinine comments about something you know absolutely nothing about! Grow-up and quit being such a Dingelberry…
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
3:25 pm
So there is the 2012 standard of counting points, and then there is the 2008 standard. Depending on if you like the name of the DC or not.
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
3:25 pm
Flo-Ri-Duh -
“The only team UGA played that was better was Boise State”
Seriously? Even though it is a slow day for Bill King today, comments like this are at least good for a hearty laugh to take the edge off if you are having a bad day. Wow!
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:25 pm
A good defense could shut Vandy out…
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
3:26 pm
Nice article Bill (The Real) King…
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:27 pm
Kingdaddy,
Georgia has a good defense based on what?
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:28 pm
Kent State could have had a top 10 defense with UGA’s schedule
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
3:33 pm
There are a lot of people on this post that didnt watch the same games that I watched. Take the UGA giveaways back from USC, LSU and Michigan State and then add the score up. The O and lack of Special Teams coaching gave most of those points up, not the D. The D this year will be the strongest and best ranking that CMR has ever had on the field. I just hope that CMR and CMB will get their play calling together and move the ball in the 2nd half instead of throwing INT’s and giving up the game…..
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:37 pm
So, Charlie Hayes, it’s the offenses and special teams fault that the defense gave up points?
Who fault was it when the offense didn’t produce? Was it the defenses fault or still the offense? How does one determine this?
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
3:38 pm
Lady Jackets playing for the ACC Championship and the lady dWags have to face BAMA @ 5:30. Lady jackets 9-0 winners over FSU
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:38 pm
It’d take me a while too, Kingdaddy…
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
3:39 pm
SSIgator it happens ALL the time on ALL the blogs with dWag fans.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:41 pm
UGA’s offense was 4th in the SEC.
It all comes down the fact that you UGA fans don’t understand football. You’ve seen Alabama and LSU’s success with their defense so you’ve pumped up your defense. Every year it’s UGA’s year to win a championship. This time, the D will carry them. It’s the same song, just to a different tune.
Pilfer Dawg
May 11th, 2012
3:42 pm
Guys you still are obsessing aren’t you? What sad individuals… I”ll pray for you
Pilfer Dawg
May 11th, 2012
3:44 pm
Tide- You do realize you are on a UGA blog right? You are a UA fan so what in Sam Houston are you obsessing over UGA and it’s fans for? Do you really care that much about the Dogs? Come on man, I’ll lead you back to your straight jacket and don’t you wiggle out again…. OK?
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
3:46 pm
@ Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it-
You are a moron. “Who fault was it when the offense didn’t produce? Was it the defenses fault or still the offense? How does one determine this?” If an offense doesnt produce then it is the offenses problem. You have to score to win a game. Idiot.
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
3:46 pm
Well I know what games I saw. I saw both side have lapses and utter meltdowns. The Offense and ST shouldn’t be giving up any points, and gave up too many. Some is too many, Especially if they were enough to have been within the margin of defeat. But to say they gave up “most of those points” is just factually incorrect.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:49 pm
So Charlie,
According to you, when the pts are given up, it’s the offenses fault. When pts aren’t scored, it’s the defenses fault.
Geez, no wonder you guys don’t like Mike Bobo.
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
3:50 pm
It just occured to me that it is Friday afternoon and True Dawg Fan or TDF or whatever else he called himself, has not been around in some time. I guess his extensive play time on the computer at Tire Kingdom, where he was a customer advisor, finally caught up with him. I hope he didn’t lose his job because of it. I hear it is still a pretty tough economy out there for employment. Maybe he just got sent back to the garage to work on the cars.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:51 pm
So, according to logic champion of the world, Charlie Hayes.
UGA has a great defense (39 pts to ranked teams)
The offense, (4th in the SEC) sucks and it’s the reason the defense gives up points.
Can I interest you in some Enron stock?
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
3:52 pm
@ AltamahaDawg-
Anyone that has followed college football knows that momentum changes are the key to winning a game. I don’t dispute that the D game up some drives last year that should have been stopped. My point is that the O and Special Teams start the momentum swings that create the pressure on the D. Look at the LSU game. In control by 10 points at the half. Kick the ball directly to the best return guy in the country. Not just once, but twice in back-to-back punts. That gave LSU a 14-10 lead and the O never recovered. Even if the D would have held the game at 14-10, what would be the outcome? Still would be a loss.
My problem is that we dont play smart on O with play calling and on Special Teams. I would have never punted the ball to the honey badger….Kick it out of bounds and let the D play ball. It worked the entire first half until the O started stalling around our own goal line and then we gave up the momentum to LSU. Cant hang that game on the D. (Unless you expect them to get a TO and score).
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:53 pm
Not enough points, fire Bobo
Give up too many points, fire Bobo
Boise, freaking Boise, shredded UGA in their own backyard in the first game of the season.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:55 pm
It may appear that way to UGA fans, Charlie, but LSU simply came out flat and UGA was super fired up. AFter a half of getting kicked around, LSU woke up and exposed UGA for the mid-tier team they were.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
3:56 pm
LSU, in a National Championship game COULDN”T SCORE AT ALL against Bama. Now that’s a real defense. Not some sorry scheduled with a 4th choice for a coordinator.
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
3:57 pm
@ Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it,
My decision is that you are still an idiot. Go look who gave up most of those points. In the USC game the O and Special Teams gave up 21 points (1 pick-6, kick return TD and a fake FG for TD. Go watch the freaking game and you will see. How can a D be blamed for that?
Why are you an idiot? Because you are on a UGA forum with nothing better to do that stroke your own ego. When Smart leaves to take a HC job and you lose those paid recruits then Bama will be back in the crapper and you will not be on this forum any longer. Your time is coming….Idiot.
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
3:58 pm
@ Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it-
Tell us about Utah. We never lost to them….But Bama did. Tell us about that game. Idiot.
DawginLex
May 11th, 2012
4:01 pm
I see SSIGator is still a big dumb fool
At least she is consistent
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
4:02 pm
Charlie Hayes -
Stop digging. The hole is just getting deeper. BTW, I think you should also quit dreaming about being a football analyst for television games.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:02 pm
Charlie, I’m an idiot because you are making me reply in idiotic fashion. Isn’t that the logic you apply to your football team.
And also, since the UTAH lose, Bama has won two titles. As much as UGA can claim in the entire mediocre existence.
BTW, am I an idiot?
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:05 pm
But, if the ball hadn’t bounced this way…
But, if Murray would have done this…
But, we kicked this direction…
Barack Obama should hire you for his campaign. I’m sure with your logic you could continue to blame the other guy.
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
4:05 pm
Folks want to talk about the INT in the bowl game but that didn’t give MSU the lead (and 100% Kings fault). And nobody seems to remember the defense giving up 2 EASY scores in the 4th qtr. Once after our offense put the game away with a TD and 2pt conversion. MSU only had 1:55, 85 yrds and no TO. That gave should have been over at that point.
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
4:06 pm
game
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
4:08 pm
Just want we need. A gator trying to tell everyone what to do. You are a Dawg at heart that just cant lose the jean shorts….right? I feel bad for you….You want to bleed red and black, but they want let you in with those jean shorts and the fanny pack. That sucks…
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
4:08 pm
DawginLex -
HI Nancy. How was lunch with the girls today? Did you have your usual ceasar salad with your glass of pinot grigio? BTW, my wife said she will be glad to bring another wine for you to our tailgate in Jax this year if you would prefer something else.
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
4:09 pm
And would you 2 trolls please just go to another room, and let the adults have a conversation, please.
I’ve never seen anybody so obsessed with acting so damn childish. You are an embarrassment to rest of us college football fans.
Ole Big Dawg
May 11th, 2012
4:09 pm
Looks like we have alot of folk from other fanbases that fear the Dawgs as yall should!! Watch the ole Big Dawgs get after that hindside! Sic’em!
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
4:10 pm
@ AltamahaDawg-
I agree with the MSU game completely. The D gave up the last minute drive that costs us the game. But, what about USCe and LSU? You cant hang those games on the D.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:12 pm
AltamahaDawg
Embarassing is Michigan State
Boise State
Central Florida
Colorado
Blackouts
and each time you play a ranked offense (39 pts)
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
4:13 pm
Take the TO’s and poor Special Teams play out of the USCe and LSU games and where would we be? SEC Champs with an 11-2 record. I know, I know…TO’s and poor execution are part of the game. My point is that the D was good enough to get us the SEC championship title this year. It is the poor play calling, TO’s by the O and poor execution/decisions by the special teams that cost us that chance….
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:13 pm
Charlie, you know that it’s your fault that I am posting on this blog, right?
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:14 pm
No, Charlie, it wasn’t the D that got you into the SEC championship, it was your schedule.
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
4:15 pm
forget-southern-cal-alabama-is-ncaas-most-consistent-cheater
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2010/07/forget-southern-cal-alabama-is-ncaas-most-consistent-cheater.html
That is Embarrassing….Go away Tide…
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:15 pm
The best win all year? Florida, Auburn, or the thriller against Vandy?
Charlie Hayes
May 11th, 2012
4:16 pm
Dude, You really dont have a life do you? No friends, no job, no obligations…Wow. I feel bad for you.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:18 pm
It’s not my fault (No friends, no job, no obligations), Charile, it’s my offenses fault.
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:19 pm
C’mon Charile, besides the fact you THINK THEY LOOKED GOOD against sub-par teams and had flashes of brilliance against some good teams, why does UGA have a top 5 defense?
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
May 11th, 2012
4:20 pm
Yes, Grantham is a step up from Martinez, but once again, your delusions are getting the best of you
Ole Big Dawg
May 11th, 2012
4:21 pm
We got some updykes….mullets and little fairy nerds….cute mix…
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
4:24 pm
I’m not hanging anything on either. BOTH side have a long way to go. There’s just a lot more to it, than who gave up THE point that lost a particular game.
But if we are going to be purely subjective. I would say had we won that bowl game, the season would have been view completely different that it is now. I think that is a major factor in the perception right now. The first 2 losses had already been digested, and moved past and nobody really expected us to beat LSU. SO if you say the D gave up the score that lost that game, then isn’t the perception of the season hung on them? Or at least equally so, which was my point.
Bottom line is that I bet Tood Grantham thinks they made bunches of mistakes and need to get a lot better this year.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
4:27 pm
SSIgator………..I got TDF–True Dwag Fan banned cause he just called EVERYBODY St..d or Mor..n or just cussed us and did the Copy & Paste of EVERYBODY’S comment. It got OLD
AltamahaDawg
May 11th, 2012
4:29 pm
Great Tide rolling. You football team is great. And you act like a child in a sport blog.
So what can we conclude from that?
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
4:29 pm
1 hour until the Lady Dawgs play the Lady Tide in Softball. C’mon DWAG fans call out the BamaTards on SOFTBALL like you used to on Gymnastics.
beanster
May 11th, 2012
4:33 pm
“cause he just called EVERYBODY St..d or Mor..n”
followed by
“C’mon DWAG fans call out the BamaTards”
And the pot said to the kettle.
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
4:36 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR -
Well, I do kind of miss when he would mis-spell “handel” in his posts. Every time I would read one of those, Handel’s “Messiah” and the “Hallelujah” chorus would pop into my head.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
4:38 pm
SSI…..AHhAHA
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
4:44 pm
For those without a classical music background:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RrdwElnTU
enjoy!
DawginLex
May 11th, 2012
4:45 pm
SSI
You big queer.
Your wife has a mustache
Bet you think it tickles don’t ya?
Aren’t you late to get your cigs and beer for the weekend?
DawginLex
May 11th, 2012
4:46 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
4:27 pm
SSIgator………..I got TDF–True Dwag Fan banned cause he just called EVERYBODY St..d or Mor..n or just cussed us and did the Copy & Paste of EVERYBODY’S comment. It got OLD
****************
Why don’t you and SSI get a room at the motel 6?
Ol ball coach
May 11th, 2012
4:52 pm
My hoover round takes me where i want to go.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
5:02 pm
DiLex you mostly like me on the Other Blogs by my other name.
I do have a QUESTION
with the New TIME mag cover photo i have to ask
How old was GRANTHAM’S chils before IT stopped Nursing from TODD’s breast?
NCDawg
May 11th, 2012
5:03 pm
Last year’s stats and returning starters mean about the same thing – nothing. The proper answer to this question is and always will be, “we’ll see”. Potential is just that. It is great to get all hyped up about your team in the preseason but what you think might happen and what actually does are usually pretty far off base. I look at the Dawgs’ roster and I think that they should win no less than 10 games but I always temper my expectations with 2 cold hard facts. These are 18-21 year old young men and nobody knows how the injury factor will play out. I am as rabid a Dawg fan as there is but I keep my sanity by reminding myself of those 2 cold hard facts. Bashers and fans, we all need to step back and remind ourselves that in the end we all don’t know what will happen.
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
5:06 pm
Tideis rollin
What easy scheduel? You mean 2012, WESTERN KENTUCKY, 2012-FLORIDA ATLANTIC, OR MAYBE 2012 WESTERN CAROLINA,????????? Oh, wait a darn minute, THAT’S ALABAMA’S MIGHTY MITE SCHEDUEL!!! THAT’S NOT THE ONE YOU’RE TALKING SMACK ABOUT, IS IT? You can dish it out, but you can’t take it, can ya???
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
5:08 pm
DiLex one of our Softball girl grads (on the team playing for the ACC title tomorrow) is going to UGa to get her Masters in Pharmacy or Pharmacological Sciences. I hope your Daughter is doing well. Kiss and Hug your Wife & MOM on this MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND. Don’t get wound so tight. it is in fun. DID you make it to the DERBY? I did Filet and Mint julips to watch……..EVERY DRUNKS FANTASY…….I’ll have Another win. Most didn’t know it was about his wife’s cookies but I bet a lot of people made that bet LOL.
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
5:10 pm
Kool-aid
Play nice or I’m gonna tell Smart on you…
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
5:10 pm
kingDaddy……….you doing anything Special for MOM’S Day? You have so many ex-Wives i figure it could break the bank. LOL
Big Crimson 75
May 11th, 2012
5:21 pm
Legally Speaking — Is Yolcombe allowed to live in Ga being married to 3 different Men???
This ain’t Utah.
Big Crimson 75
May 11th, 2012
5:25 pm
Not to mention with President Hussein’s announcement Tuesday, She & her 6 female mistresses can drive up to Ringgold & make it official!!!!
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
5:25 pm
Koolaid
Only had rug-rats with one of them. Only thing I would buy her is a casket! Anyway, I’ve got a pup down. Mustang Sallys pomeranian just developed a tumor in her mouth by a saliva gland and probably won’t make it to Monday. Was gonna take my mom out after church, but we’re playing it by ear…
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
5:26 pm
Bi Cri 75 you LOST me on that one.
Big Crimson 75
May 11th, 2012
5:31 pm
Smart — She’s married to at least 2 men that we know of.
I can assure you she has a few lady “friends”
Ringgold is a town in N Ga where as I learned staying in that po-dunck place yrs ago, was some sort of spot for people to go for a quickie marriage.
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
5:32 pm
My baby-doll Mustang Sally is very sad. The pup’s an angel and one very sweet Dawg. Pup got a transfusion today. Just got her back from the vet. Melanoma on her gum. Didn’t see it till she started bleeding…
Big Crimson 75
May 11th, 2012
5:33 pm
…….and our fearless Leader made it official on Tuesday, I believe, his true intentions on gay marriage.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
5:39 pm
You Talking Yoculan then…….OK…..My Bendy Free Liquor Suzzie. Hahaha
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
5:40 pm
People are reading this and have NO I.D. what we are saying. Hahahah
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
5:41 pm
Ridgeland, S.C.—No Blood Test Needed, just pay the Justice of the Peace. There’s a good one B.C., Why not Justice of the Damned???
Big Crimson 75
May 11th, 2012
5:42 pm
Not my best post.
I never score her name properly.
I really do not like the woman — for lots of reasons.
For all the insults the Nic-tator gets from UGA fans about character & integrity — my mind immediately conjures up images of that Wicked Witch of the South & all the character & integrity she represents!!!
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
5:45 pm
I wish I knew Suzy Bender. The color scheme of the West Wing just changed to PINK…That’s OK, it can be repainted in Nov…
AtlasJr
May 11th, 2012
5:48 pm
UGA defense in 2012 against ranked teams, among SEC peers:
5th against pass
7th against run
6th total defense
4th in interceptions
10th in red zone score %
10th in tackles for loss
12th in sacks
12th in fumbles recovered/fumbles forced
12th red zone td’s
AtlasJr
May 11th, 2012
6:03 pm
Also, in 2012, against ranked teams, among SEC peers:
12th in defensive scoring/points allowed
A1A
May 11th, 2012
6:39 pm
To paraphrase Jeff Schultz: Most teams give you hope. The Dawgs give you hangovers.
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
6:40 pm
kingDaddy…………taht was MEAN……PINK? Hahah
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
6:42 pm
A1A……… What more would expect for the #1 party School in the US full of Fake blonde Drunk White Chicks with HASH BROWNS in their Undies?
Still@theKool-aidBAR
May 11th, 2012
6:43 pm
*From*
Piney Woods Pete
May 11th, 2012
6:45 pm
“…….and our fearless Leader made it official on Tuesday, I believe, his true intentions on gay marriage.”
Maybe he’ll come out of the closet now.
SSIgator
May 11th, 2012
7:11 pm
Still@theKool-aidBAR -
Exploring around in there (these are UGA girls afterall) you better hope that they are just hashbrowns that you find.
Neutral
May 11th, 2012
7:42 pm
Gosh I love the Dawgs!!! Football season can’t get here quick enough.
Neutral
May 11th, 2012
7:57 pm
Thomas…..are you aka atlas Jr?
Really?
May 11th, 2012
10:19 pm
still@ is a sad little nothing that sells birdhouses for a living and lives with his mom. The deadbeat loser tried to rip me off last year when I felt sorry for him and bought a birdhouse which he never delivered. After weeks of excuses and more pitiful stories I finally had to threaten to come to his house before the techie wised up and returned my money.
Never ever believe anything this habitual liar and multiple name ajc blog junkie posts. He is a sociopath and all around pathetic guy.
kingdaddy
May 11th, 2012
10:41 pm
Bravos looking good tonight…
Dawg Whisperer
May 11th, 2012
10:59 pm
Wow… a beautiful day outside and SSI, Tide is rolling and Mr. Kool (still at the blog) are spending their day inside on a UGA blog entertaining themselves. SSI is still consumed with coach Richt, Tide is rollling and trying to convince himself that Grantham is a crappy coach (if only all those top flight recruits would stop signing with UGA), and Kool and the gang needs a new gig.
Ghost
May 12th, 2012
12:12 am
Still, Georgia can’t play the weakest schedule in the Nation, To have the easiest schedule they would have to play in the ACC.
BoiseDawg
May 12th, 2012
12:27 am
Altamaha @ 4:24… I agree with your perspective relative to not winning the bowl game. Had we won the season would have been viewed very differently. The reality is though we didn’t win, so upon reflection the realization is, despite the 10 wins, not really any wins UGA can hang their hat on. Perhaps the Auburn beatdown was the highlight, because well, its Auburn and they beat S. Carolina. I’ll say with regard to the bowl game loss, while the defense caving in the 4th quarter is a big concern, I think we need to admit that Aaron Murray really hurt us in the 2nd half. I hope Murray lights it up in 2012 and proves all the naysayers wrong, but I am one that just is not sold on him yet.
truedawg
May 12th, 2012
1:49 am
I’ve seen a very good D in athens last year, not top 10, maybe3rd or 4th in SEC. Defense is better than USC’s for sure. FOR SURE!! I saw all the points and yards that the chickens gave up to Auburn….and Darth visor couldn’t seem to get enough points to get to the Dome. I think I remember UGA onl;y allowing 3 first downs to Auburn earlier that year..40 something points..humm.
I miss Erk!! I always like a Defense that thinks…”If our offense can’t score, we’ll never win…But if we don’t let them score, we’ll never loose!” GATA!!
Red Dawn
May 12th, 2012
7:12 am
Georgia will wipe the floor over the Dores this fall.
Franklin ran his mouth to much and will pay the
price for it!! RTR
Snoop Dawg
May 12th, 2012
9:15 am
My have we fallen! When they are hyping up the UGA Vandy game, it doesn’t take a genius to tell you what 10 years of Richt ACC football has done to our proud football tradition.
But he’s such a good Christian man…
He’s laughing all the way to the bank every month…
ole yeller
May 12th, 2012
9:28 am
Everone can down play the Vandy game, but for me it will be a hell’ve game. I hope Vandy’s coach “F” comes to Athens this year with his mouth wired shut. It got him in trouble with the SEC and his Vandy Boss last year at Vandy. UGA Coach “G” did’t fair much better..I have to say it was good to see one of UGA coaches strand up for the Players. That goes a long way for togetherness with the team. I don’t see any post game fireworks like last year.
The Tide is Rolling and Nothing can stop it
May 12th, 2012
9:28 am
kingdaddy,
Sorry it took me so long to respond. It was my offenses fault, right Charile
. I suppose when you add Michigan, LSU, Arkansas to the fact that the West division has legitimate National Championship contendors, it’s alittle different. Good luck against Kentucky. I bet your vaulted defense puts on a show in that one.
Old Dog
May 12th, 2012
9:30 am
Hopefully this year Vandy won’t carry the blocked punt into the end zone and WIN THE GAME.
We pulled that one out by the skin of our teeth. Wish I could see the Bulldog go into a game as the underdogs and play REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL and end up winning.
dienlafin
May 12th, 2012
9:36 am
Ok Ok for all of you yeah but fans. Forget the 28 points and 176 yard Marcus ran for, South Carolina was a “fluke” win. Then please explain why your “Top 5″ defense was gutted by Boise, LSU and MSU. You have no special teams, no kicking game, no strength and conditioning plan, no offensive
line,Bobo calling plays, and mascots that would rather die than show up and watch you play.
You are smelling your own farts and enjoying it. Missouri will go through you like applesauce through a goose! I’m dienlafin.
AltamahaDawg
May 12th, 2012
9:38 am
We need to admit it? He’s been getting nothing but blame for that.
LakeDawg
May 12th, 2012
9:43 am
The Dawgs D isn’t great yet. They won’t be great until they can stop a good team in the 4th quarter.
Wilson Pickett
May 12th, 2012
10:06 am
Got to beat someone that has beaten somebody! You know it’s true and so does everyone else. You have to earn respect. Talking …not so much.
kingdaddy
May 12th, 2012
11:00 am
Georgia lacks a killer instinct. When we get a lead, we go into a prevent D. The only thing that has ever done is allow them to run the lenght of the field and score. When the momentum shifts, we are usually left fighting for our lives. So, the question is, why won’t Coach Richt go for the kill when he has them down? I don’t believe ST. NICK, LESLIE MILES, OR THE OLE BALL COACH suffer from the nice guy approach. It’s time for CMR to win games and stop being such a nice guy. There’s time to be a nice guy AFTER THE GAME IS OVER AND WE HAVE HAD A DECISIVE VICTORY!!!
Harry Dawg
May 12th, 2012
11:02 am
Send Grantham upstairs for the Dores game?
Why? He’s the only coach with enough balls to stand up for his own players! Send Richt up to the booth FFS – all he does is turn on his own kids.
kingdaddy
May 12th, 2012
12:36 pm
Harry Dawg
Why not put CTG in charge of CMB too! I’ll bet they wouldn’t know what play we were running on 3rd down anymore! Couldn’t be any worse…
BrandK
May 16th, 2012
1:07 am
mark this down—the dog D will be the best in the SEC! Ga wins the east easily and upsets alabama for the SEC title!! The dogs are back!
The Truth
May 16th, 2012
11:05 am
UGA’s defense is the most over-hyped and overrated I have seen, well since last year’s team. The only playmaker they have is Jarvis Jones, and he isn’t even an original commit. The next best player is Ogletree, and he is playing out of position. Until they get some playmakers at corner and on the D-line, then they will continue to get torched by LSU, Alabama, S Carolina and others. Lets face it, when you give up 33 to a Big 10 team, you are not very good. Grantham’s 3-4 scheme is too complicated for these players to implement to his liking. It doesn’t take a NFL DC to figure out that you have to put pressure on the QB and make him throw underneath. Dream Team Year 2 will be interesting to see. I am sure the AD will be watching. If UGA does not win an SEC championship in the next 3 years, then John Gruden will be the next coach in Athens.