Sounds like Spurrier might be a little scared of LSU
LSU seems to weigh heavily on Steve Spurrier's mind these days. (Associated Press)
Some random thoughts and impressions while we wait for Georgia’s turn Thursday at SEC Media Days …
Some things are as predictable as a summer afternoon thunderstorm in Atlanta, and Steve Spurrier is one of them. So no one was surprised when he took another shot at the difference between the respective SEC West opponents of Georgia and South Carolina again this season: “You think I make the schedule? If I made the schedule, Georgia would be playing LSU, and we’d be playing Ole Miss.” Funny guy. Except you’ve got to wonder whether him continually harping on his displeasure at having to play LSU might not be planting some doubt in his players’ minds about whether their head coach believes they really have no shot at beating the Bengal Tigers. …
Give Spurrier credit, though. He did come up with a great shot at Saint Nick: “It’s easier to win the national championship than the SEC. Ask Nick Saban.” …
SEC Commissioner Mike Slive, noting that strength of schedule will be one of the criteria used by the new college football playoff committee, along with won-loss record, conference championships and head-to-head competition, said those guidelines “will require conferences and institutions to examine their current nonconference scheduling philosophies.” Until that all shakes out, Greg McGarity is probably going to hold off on ordering a new batch of cupcakes. …
Back to Spurrier: Talking about the SEC’s new members, he managed to send another subliminal message: “I think A&M and Missouri are going to be extremely competitive. I think they’re going to win a bunch of games. Wouldn’t surprise me if they weren’t in the hunt to win a division or so. I think they may be right up in there. I think the two crucial games are obviously Georgia and Missouri early and Florida and Texas A&M early. Think those are two interesting ballgames. I hope we’re playing at a different hour that I can watch both of those live. I think those will be very interesting for all of us.” OK, coach, we get it. You’re rooting for Mizzou and A&M. …
Vanderbilt’s James Franklin: “I will tell you this: You play Vanderbilt, you better be ready to play from the beginning of the game to the end.” Which means, what, guard your knees against illegal blocks until the final whistle? …
Missouri receiver T.J. Moe proved he’s got a knack for a memorable quote when he sarcastically summed up the SEC-is-tough notion by saying, “They’ve also got prettier girls, the air’s fresher and the toilet paper’s thicker.” Moe also said that his team’s opener against Georgia is “probably going to be the most anticipated game in Missouri football history,” but at the same time he took a shot at the Dawgs by saying of the conference’s reputation: “It’s not all 12 teams who are dominating everybody. It’s one or two. The rest are kind of … average.” Ah, bulletin board material. …
Rumors are circulating that Sanders Commings will be the only Bulldog suspended for Georgia’s game with Mizzou. Since the original report on impending multi-game suspensions for Bacarri Rambo and Alec Ogletree was itself little more than a rumor coming from a high school coach and was never confirmed by anyone at UGA, we’re now dealing with rumors about rumors. How about we wait until Mark Richt actually has something to say about this. ….
A lot of folks were surprised that the Florida Atlantic game will be at night since Georgia hasn’t played a non-BCS opponent in the evening hours since 2000. I don’t know about you, but I’d much rather watch Georgia play a team like that at nighttime in mid-September than around noon. And I’m sure the tailgaters and downtown Athens merchants will appreciate the longer pregame period. Meanwhile, you’ve got to wonder how much of Sanford Stadium will be empty when the Dogs kick off against Buffalo at 12:21 p.m. on Sept. 1.
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What the heck!
July 18th, 2012
4:00 pm
UGA 43 Missou 10
UGA 28 So. Car. 13
UGA 21 UF 17
UGA 45 Auburn 3
and, what time is it??? 51 to 7 UGA over Tek
That should stir the POT!
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
4:03 pm
Where do the nerds go when you ask them a serious question?
Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
July 18th, 2012
4:08 pm
Well they did pound the “East champion” like a drum…
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
4:15 pm
Tide is tiring, could you be more specific, loser???
Dawg in Atl.
July 18th, 2012
4:15 pm
Tom, Its a fine line between academic fraud and playing academically ineligible players. Techs considered repeat offender now. How that must sting.
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
4:17 pm
Does that mean that LSU “POUNDED” Bama in the first and only game that should have mattered???
Dawg in Atl.
July 18th, 2012
4:20 pm
Allowing players that were known to be ineligible to participate isn’t unethical.
Amen Kingdaddy.
t2go
July 18th, 2012
4:24 pm
I hope our O line can gel quickly…..if they can make some seams for the backs we should be better than alright at running the ball. This kid Gurley is NO JOKE! 244 yds in the state championship w 4 TD’s! Samuel was coming on last year…Malcome is a workhorse and we will see what Marshal can do! Man if we can rotate these guys and keep em fresh we may be able to go back to the Dooley days of pounding and pounding the ball! This could be a great thing for our Defense, which I think everyone believes will be our strength…Come on Bobo! Help the D out, PLEASE!!!! Please no two throws deep then run up the middle then punt! Be patient and let these guys grind out 3-4 yarders all day!!!!
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
4:29 pm
DiA
It’s not that they don’t know, they are just used to lying so much, they start beliveing their lies. It’s easier to bash UGA than it is to face their own wretched history. “Oh, the pain, the pain! “Poor ol trolls…
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
4:38 pm
T2go
I agree with your concept. Run the bawl, and eat the clock. Keep the D. fresh…The only problem is we have to “spread it”, roll-out passes, fullback passes, two tightend sets, end arounds. Work that edge then bust it between the tackles . Get then back on their heels, then hit MM deep. Let Rico go-go. Open it up…
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
4:40 pm
Lil stevie has that “deer in the head-lights” look in the picture above, lol.
Good Picture Bill…
Dawg Haus
July 18th, 2012
4:52 pm
What up, kingdaddy? Still fighting the good fight this afternoon, I see.
McDawg
July 18th, 2012
4:52 pm
last time we were w/o Rambo and Ogletree Bosie St. shreded us
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
4:53 pm
The tired ol bawl coach looks constipated in the above picture…
Dawg Fud
July 18th, 2012
4:58 pm
I don’t care what anyone says….I have always liked Coach Spurrier. I would love to play a round of golf with that guy.
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
4:58 pm
Haus,
Guilty as charged, lol. Glad you’re here, now I can relax. Tell me what you think of the picture B.K.put in this article. Is little stevie already conceeding defeat???
Dawg Haus
July 18th, 2012
4:59 pm
My first thought was, “Man, that old fool looks tired.” I really hope the Dawgs stick it to him this year.
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
5:07 pm
D.Fud,
Have you ever seen him grab one of his own players that just jumped off-sides, by the facemask and in front of 80-90,000 people in the stadium “and” National T.V., embarrass that kid by screaming at him and jerking his helmet while he humiliated this poor kid who made a mistake??? I’ve seen it many times. He’s a jerk, pure and simple, a jerk. Other than that, I still don’t like him…
Dawg Haus
July 18th, 2012
5:07 pm
Columbia, SC is a tough place to win for the Dawgs, but they’ve pulled off some memorable victories over there. I’ll never forget the game in 2002 where Pollack stripped the ball from their QB in the end zone.
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
5:09 pm
I hope Coach Richt runs up the score. I know lil stevie will do it to us…
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
5:20 pm
Haus,
It will be a tough game. Their defence is very good, probably the best we may see all year. Only LSU & BAMA have as good as the lame-crows.(and UGA)…Our offense should be better, so we just have to contain Lattie and get to Shaw…
Dawg Haus
July 18th, 2012
5:24 pm
Have you heard any updates on Lattimore, kingdaddy? Coming back from such a surgery is no simple task. I’m sure he’ll play against the Dawgs, but the question is will he be at 100%? Based on what I’ve read, it sounds like Stevie is rushing him in his rehab, which doesn’t surprise me at all. I feel bad for the kid. He seems like a good dude, unlike his coach.
Dawg Haus
July 18th, 2012
5:25 pm
That Shaw kid doesn’t scare me too much, but Lattimore sure does.
veritas
July 18th, 2012
5:45 pm
Bill, will someone point out that in 2008 UScar did play Ole Miss and UGA did play LSU, and Alabama, and a better Auburn team than Arkansas. And of course UScar still didn’t win the east. They can only win the east when UGA, UF, AND UT suck. Does no reporter do their homework. It’s cyclical. But one thing is constant, Uscar will always be a red headed step child in the SEC.
oldline
July 18th, 2012
5:47 pm
georgia will beat missouri easily—they don’t have the talent yet to match up with a team like the dogs.
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
6:05 pm
Haus,
Having torn my own ACL, I wish Marcus the best. He will have played 5or 6 games by the time we meet and I just don’t know if he will even make it to our game. I don’t see him being the same by that time, but only time will tell. He is a fine kid and an asset to the SEC…
Vance Duly
July 18th, 2012
6:38 pm
It seems to me that one of Coach Bobo’s play-calling weaknesses has been discontinuing what is working in an effort to achieve balance, or to “get other guys involved” with the offense. The goal of an offense should be to maximize its points total while being aware of the need to keep the defense off of the field to some degree. Yet, Coach Bobo NEVER keeps our foot on the gas pedal for an entire game. It’s never been tried…. We get a lead, and we slow down to see how far behind us the other team is, in our rear view mirror. If pounding the ball against a certain team works, we should pound it 50 times with an occasional pass just for fun. If throwing the ball all over the field is working, we should continue until the defense stops us, instead of Coach Bobo stopping us. Coach Bobo needs to learn this at some point, if Georgia is going to get past being a decent, but not great, team….. GO DAWGS!!!
Vance Duly
July 18th, 2012
6:41 pm
Also, when we do run the ball, we need more than 2 or 3 running plays. Use the fullback, bring back the endangered toss sweep, have a few quick-hitting runs. Our selection of running plays is limited, and dull………..
Salty Dawg
July 18th, 2012
7:25 pm
What’s the deal with all the fuss about the schedule,we have who we have.Do not understand the knock on Georgia Southern,he’ll I bet they end up having more total offense on us than the first three opponents do.As far as anyone cutting on CMR for suspensions you absurd,he brings the hammer on team rules,to fast at times.Regardless who plays in the Missou game I hope Spurier does watch so he can see the beat down that’s coming….Go DAWGS !
NCDawg
July 18th, 2012
7:27 pm
How convenient of the Evil Genius to forget that USC did not play either Bama or LSU in 2010. The scheduling crap is old. The SEC schedule rotates. No one can do a thing about it. The Dawgs will get stuck with LSU and Bama again in a few years. No one is going to cry any tears for them when it happens. The Dawgs have an easy schedule in most people’s eyes because UF, UT and AUB are seen as being down. That might just change once the season begins. No one really knows how a team is going to be until they’ve actually played a few games. No one saw Auburn as BCS champs a couple of years ago. No one. The schedule might turn out to be much harder than anyone could guess. Everyone plays cupcakes. USC plays UAB, Wofford and East Carolina. Wow, those are terrifying opponents. The schedule is what it is so clam up.
kingdaddy
July 18th, 2012
7:34 pm
NCDawg
Auburn isn’t down. They beat the powerhouse lame-crows…
Jackson
July 18th, 2012
7:43 pm
Is there anything to various comments pertaining to John Jenkins and his eligibility?
tyler
July 18th, 2012
7:55 pm
Junkyard blawg- A good shot at Saban. really? How many SEC titles has OBC won? 4 or 5? How many natl titles has he won? 1!!!! Simple math sir- Spurrier will never sniff another. He’s a jackas@@# period. Besides- why don’t they ask someone who’s relevent in natl championship talks? He certainly isn’t- this guy has lost his mojo since he left UF, enjoy 11-2 and what? Top 10, top 11? whatever- he’ll never be in the conversation…..can’t spell Citrus without USC….
LogicalUS
July 18th, 2012
8:53 pm
Well he certainly is NOT worried about UGA that is for sure.
I suspect that he is simply smarter than the UGA beaners who knows that after he dispatches of UGA in Columbia once again the only pediment to the SECCG will be trips to Baton Rouge and a home date vs Arkansas.
I suspect after the coming UGA meltdown at Missouri that Spurrier will feel much more confident that scheduling is not going to impeded his trip back to the SECCG.
LogicalUS
July 18th, 2012
8:57 pm
“USC did not play either Bama or LSU in 2010″
Geez, even the dimmest bulbs know that SC trounced Bama in Columbia that season to end Bama’s long undefeated streak.
No wonder the UGA beaners so delusional.
The SEC East championship will be decided in Baton Rouge in October.
Coach
July 18th, 2012
10:00 pm
Coach has a point–UGA is only got 1 preseason team on the schedule that is in the top 25 (that being USC). USC has 4 listed in the top 25. I think its obvious who has the easier schedule (thats UGA by the way)
Say What???
July 18th, 2012
10:16 pm
It makes since that you would have something to say about Spurrier comment regarding USC’s schedule vs. UGA’s….you (and other UGA fans) are hyper-sensitive about anyone pointing out the FACT that UGA’s schedule is as easy as anybody can remember.
Why is it that UGA players can take cheap shots, but other players cannot? I never see the outrage when a UGA player does it…but God help everybody when an somebody does it against a UGA player…you guys talk about it for years.
So if Rambo and Ogletree don’t get suspended, can you guys shutup about the myth that UGA punishes players more than any other team in the free world?
God…I now see where all the UGA fans get their propoganda.
Spokesman for the SEC East
July 18th, 2012
10:39 pm
Tyler it is quite amuzing when you say that you can’t spell Citrus without USC….I think that is hilarious for a doggie when the dogs went to a lesser bowl in the Outback.
North Georgia Dawg
July 18th, 2012
10:58 pm
People also forget that when Georgia played South Carolina last season UGA was without Ogletree and gave up three non-offensive touchdowns. Jarvis Jones had not established himself as an elite pass-rusher yet either. But who knows, South Carolina could be a great team this season with Lattimore coming back. We will see in Columbia.
Tide Rising
July 18th, 2012
11:00 pm
“It’s easier to win the national championship than the SEC. Ask Nick Saban.” …
That’s pretty funny- especially considering that its coming from a guy with only 1 national championship who won that national title because the powers that be granted a rematch for the title game. Irony….
North Georgia Dawg
July 18th, 2012
11:03 pm
“Bill, will someone point out that in 2008 UScar did play Ole Miss and UGA did play LSU, and Alabama, and a better Auburn team than Arkansas. And of course UScar still didn’t win the east. They can only win the east when UGA, UF, AND UT suck. Does no reporter do their homework. It’s cyclical. But one thing is constant, Uscar will always be a red headed step child in the SEC.”
Thank you, the idiot trolls fail to include that in their posts. Bama did spank us in that game, but we beat LSU that season in Baton Rouge and won on the road at Auburn.
North Georgia Dawg
July 18th, 2012
11:06 pm
To the people who talk about how it’s unfair that South Carolina has to play Arkansas- Do you really think the Hogs are going to be a top 10 team this season? They’ve had some key receivers suspended and they have John L. Smith as their coach… Smith is no Petrino, that’s for sure.
Rsh
July 18th, 2012
11:27 pm
He may be afraid of LSU but he sure as hell ain’t afraid of Georgia.
Top Dawg
July 18th, 2012
11:33 pm
Of course Spurrier is scared of LSU, and he should be.
Gus Walter Dawgs Jr.
July 18th, 2012
11:40 pm
Great stuff Bill. Best stuff I have heard on these rather boring media days that people ask coaches questions they already know the answer too. The bit on James Franklin was my favorite. GODAWGS
damngoodawg
July 19th, 2012
12:13 am
Wha?????
Durango
July 19th, 2012
5:32 am
A few salient 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.
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?
All Saints
July 19th, 2012
5:44 am
As tribute to our beloved martyred Saint Jan Kemp, let’s all bow our heads for a few moments of silent prayer. Thirty years ago, this courageous young lady risked everything to expose the corruption and academic fraud instigated by Vince Dooley, sleazy practices that continue to this day under Mark Richt.
And now, let us all pray for Saint Jan…
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Thank you, you may now resume your normal activities.
Old Dog Class of 1980
July 19th, 2012
7:41 am
If UGA had LSU on its regular schedule, I think we would be scared, too. They have Mettenberger and we have Aaron Murray. If we manage to get to play LSU, I am almost certain we will lose. (Make no mistake – I support our Bulldogs. I just think with our current Head Coach, we are NOT playing good football).
Old Dog Class of 1980
July 19th, 2012
7:48 am
I remember the Jan Kemp saga all too well. She just pointed out what was going on at EVERY major University in the US. The problem was, when she pointed it out, the great President Davidson decided to fire her! How stupid can you be.