UGA fan talk: Do Richt and Bobo lack a killer instinct?
Do Mark Richt and Mike Bobo play not to lose? (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
I’ll be off next week and away from the Blawg as we get my daughter settled in Athens — which is sure to get me even more primed for football season to begin!
In the meantime, let’s jump into some of this week’s Junkyard Mail. …
David Youngerman writes: Bill, I enjoy your blog and the attempts to stay grounded as a fellow diehard fan. With all the chatter around Top 5 question marks going into the season, I’m in agreement the OL, RB’s, and special teams are potential watch-outs (even though special teams is the only one that scares me). That said, my biggest concern going into the season isn’t one of those three topics and I’m worried my concern doesn’t get discussed more often. Recent years have shown a pattern (particularly from the offense) of not having the ability to close out a team when we have them down. I honestly believe this reflects Coach Richt and Bobo’s personalities as we repeatedly “play not to lose” once we get a nice lead (see Michigan State, Vandy, Miss. St. last year). Seems to me we used to close out games with sustained, time-killing drives and end up in the “victory” formation at the end more often before Bobo started calling the plays. We just seem to have a soft mindset towards really closing a team out.
The lack of a killer instinct has been a common complaint, really, throughout the Mark Richt era, not just since Mike Bobo started calling the offensive plays. (Although, once again, I have to say that Bobo’s maddening tendency in games to go away from whatever has been working offensively drives me up the wall.) But I don’t think it’s just a matter of the coaches trying to play it safe in their play calling (though that certainly appeared to be the case in the bowl game against Michigan State) or generally not keeping the pressure on offensively when they’re ahead (which we’ve also seen quite a few times). More than that, conditioning was a problem for the Dogs late in quite a few games in recent years, and although last season showed some improvement in that regard, the bowl game against the Spartans was an example where our defense looked gassed in the fourth quarter. Hopefully, the continued changes in the strength and conditioning program will help turn that around.
As for your reference to areas of concern, I tend to agree with you that special teams is the scariest, especially since Richt hasn’t taken any really concrete steps to revamp that portion of the game, aside from saying they’ll practice it more and more starters will play kick coverage. Like many fans, I wish he would name a special teams coach to focus more directly on that area, though I understand that NCAA coaching limitations complicate that.
Nick Saban supplements his coaching staff with "analysts." (Associated Press)
There apparently are ways to get around those limitations, however, as Nick Saban is showing at Alabama. Al.com recently reported Saban’s staff now includes nine “analysts,” up from six last season and three the year before that. Five of the “analysts” work with the offense, three “analysts” work with the defense, and John Wozniak, most recently the running backs coach and co-special teams coordinator at UAB, is Alabama’s new special teams “analyst.” If he can’t free up a coaching position to handle special teams, maybe Richt needs to follow the Saban model and add a special teams “analyst” to his staff.
Andy M. Johnson writes: As a Dawg Fan, I worry about our recent years of “slow starts” and wonder what coaching strategy has been implemented to rectify this ongoing issue…
I don’t know what changes might have been instituted, but I just hope the Georgia coaching staff avoids doing whatever they did in getting the team ready for last year’s season-opener against Boise State! That was as poorly prepared a Georgia team as I’ve seen in a while, which made the improvement (at least, in terms of the offense) from that game to the game against South Carolina all the more remarkable.
Along those lines, Steve Upshaw writes: I have absolutely no confidence that Mark Richt will have the Dogs prepared when they go to Columbia, MO. We already have our tickets, as we do for most road games with the Dogs. For 30 years, we’ve traveled with and supported the team, but this organization is on a very long, slow and steady slide. The facts clearly bear this out. I remember standing in the stands at the Superdome the night we beat Hawaii and quietly thinking how lucky and blessed we are to have Richt as our head coach. I have stood by, supported and defended Richt as long as I can. So I’ll state this before even the first game of the season: It is absolutely time for a change in Athens. Of course, we could be satisfied with our 10-win seasons and a Jan 1st bowl game, but that’s all we’ll accomplish with the current regime. I’m in the high-end medical hardware business. My travels take me to every corner of the nation. Outside the SEC region, UGA is never mentioned as a power team and one to be feared, as are Alabama, LSU and even Florida. We have become Tennessee. Like Alabama a few years back, it looks like we will spend the next few years lost in the wilderness looking for a way out.
I’m glad to hear your pessimism hasn’t prompted you to give up supporting the program, even if you’ve given up on Richt. That kind of school loyalty is what makes the Bulldog Nation a great fan base. I haven’t yet given up on Richt, but I know you’re not alone in your view. As for what folks in other regions think, that’s pretty much a function of who’s taken home the crystal football. That’s the millstone hanging around Richt’s neck.
Aaron Murray might surprise some Georgia fans this season. (Brant Sanderlin / AJC)
Glenn Goldstein writes: Bill, It’s fairly easy to point out Georgia’s expected strengths — defense, QB, receivers — and potential weaknesses and questions—OL, tailback, special teams — going into the season, but where do you think the unexpected surprises will come from?
On the positive side, I think the receiving corps might surprise a lot of folks this season, and I believe Aaron Murray may surprise the many naysayers about him in fan forums. Daniel Jeremiah, who covered this summer’s Manning Passing Academy for NFL.com, was impressed by Murray and said he was surprised at how powerfully Murray threw the deep ball. “Murray had as much range as any quarterback at the camp,” he said.
On the negative side, I’m tempted to say we’ll probably have some suspensions crop up during the season, but I’m not sure that would really qualify as a surprise any more.
Bill C. writes: I think Richt is doing a really good job coaching UGA in a highly competitive league. Why can we not get over the hump though? I can think of lots of reasons: inconsistent at best special teams, really bad luck (i.e. losing Shockley before UF), we play in the toughest league ever, etc. But those aren’t the reasons why we haven’t won it all. We haven’t won it all because, unlike his peers, Richt does not value winning above all else. Urban Meyer almost killed himself winning his championships, Nick Saban would kill anyone within 200 miles of Tuscaloosa if he thought they might negatively affect his team, Gene Chizik and Auburn bought their championship, Les Miles isn’t smart enough to care about anything but winning, and it’s no mystery how Steve Spurrier feels about winning. Richt runs an ethical and clean program. I respect where winning ranks in Richt’s overall values: I am guessing 4th, behind his religion, family, and the overall well-being of his players. However, if we’re going to win it all, that value ranking has to change. Winning needs to move to number 2 behind player health for 3 1/2 hours 14 times a year. I’m not talking about partying in the end zone, I’m talking about players never letting up or losing to someone who wants it more. I hope Richt finds that killer instinct somewhere inside of him and finally brings a team above and beyond its potential. Thoughts?
I’m not sure I agree that you have to be ruthless and obsessed to win a national championship, though I’m sure it might simplify the process. A bit of fire in the belly certainly doesn’t preclude having high standards and sticking to them. And despite his laid-back demeanor, I think Richt is probably every bit as competitive inside as the coaches you named. What will it take for Georgia to win a national title? A Heisman-winning player usually helps a lot in that regard. Plus a dominating defense. I don’t know whether Georgia has that kind of game-changing player on the roster right now, but I think the Dawgs are on the right track defensively. A bit of luck usually comes in handy, too. Maybe that’s why so many Georgia fans get so frustrated with Richt: the program isn’t that far away from rejoining the elite.
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wreckmaniac
August 7th, 2012
11:04 am
The problem here is that inane questions such as this or “what color should we wear to the first game” or “what will the weather be like in Columbia MO” or ” will CMR change his hair style” will get 250 responses.
Bob
August 7th, 2012
11:10 am
I agree GA coaches don’t heve that “killer instinct”.
Love him or hate him when Spurrier was at Florida he had it, he would “put teams away” If you can’t stop us that’s your problem, was his attitude, I remember Florida beating team 70-3 or 68-6 etc.during the Spurrier years
ole dawg
August 7th, 2012
11:21 am
Hey Steve Upshaw…. please stop your whining! You have my permission to stop supporting UGA and find another team to support. Your life does not begin and end with football. Maybe spend a little more time with your wife enjoying life. If you don’t enjoy your wife and fiootball is your diversion, find a woman that you do enjoy. Your pessimism is depressing.
tony
August 7th, 2012
11:44 am
A Heisman winner helps
August 7th, 2012
10:42 am
______________________________
Has Vince Dooley ever have the number 2 recruiting program for 9 consecutive seasons(2002-10) like Mr Richt? If not then you can’t compare the 2.
harold
August 7th, 2012
12:16 pm
UGA WILL NOT NEED A KILLER INSTINCT WITH SUCH AN EASY “CAKEWALK” SCHEDULE THIS YEAR.
UGA IS NOT A CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAM LIKE ALABAMA–FLORIDA—OR LSU.
RICHT IS 9-30 AGAINST RANKED TEAMS AND 23-16 HIS LAST THREE YEARS & UGA FANS ARE HAPPY!
THAT’S GREAT NEWS FOR THE SEC PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO WINNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS——RICHT IS NOT AND BOBO IS A JOKE!
LHarding Dawg
August 7th, 2012
12:30 pm
No HAROLD, the joke is in your hand every time you pull it out. Stupid!
VP
August 7th, 2012
12:33 pm
The questioners show absolutely 0 knowledge of college football in their questions.
UGA’s problem is, it goes for the KILLER INSTINCT too MUCH in the 2nd half. When you lead the SEC in pass attempts in the 4th quarter, sometimes it’s better to dial it back, run the ball, punt, and make them drive the field against your top 5 defense.
We got in trouble in the LSU game on passing plays, with 3 turnovers there. Should have run the ball, and trusted the defense to flip field position.
We got in trouble in the 2nd half in Mich St game with 2 passing plays, and 2 quick turnovers there to let them back in the game.
Sometimes, you have to be as vanilla and boring as LSU was when they went 13-0.
Bolo
August 7th, 2012
12:36 pm
VP, you got it right. You win with fundamentals. UGA needs to become more conservative, run the ball, play good defense, win the turnover battle.
Columbus Dawg
August 7th, 2012
12:46 pm
It is sad, but it’s true, everything is looked at in the WRONG light in this country. UGA has strict policy rules regarding drug testing and other areas of player conduct, much tougher than most schools who field football teams, yet because players pay a price for screwing up at UGA, then the liberal sports morons, err writers, err, pundits say that Richt is somehow not in control of the program. I noticed that the biggest IDIOT blog in America, IBLEEDCRIMSONRED.COM, yes, you guessed it, an ALABAMA blog, is chastising Richt for doing what their program will not do, discipline it’s players when they break rules. Bleacher Report, ESPN, it does not matter, they are all the same. Just like the liberal media since the the worst president in history Obama was elected, they are on the WRONG side of every issue. Win at any length, cheat, lie, steal to get there and you are praised for it. I have come to the conclusion that doing the RIGHT thing will never be looked at as the correct thing ever again in America. It seems that there is nothing that is not corrupt anymore.
Bolo
August 7th, 2012
12:56 pm
The questions by these uninformed cursory football readers, asked have nothing, I mean NOTHING to do with why UGA lost 4 games in 2011.
All came down to turnovers, when we won the turnover margin, we won 10 games out of 10, when we didn’t win the turnover margin, we went 0 & 4.
Killer instincts, oline, running game, red zone issues, none of that was the key stat, only turnover margin mattered.
That’s always been UGA’s issue, heck, UGA has finished with a negative turnover margin, against ranked teams, in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
2007 UGA finished with a strong positive turnover margin in big games, and finished No. 3 in the country.
ToccoaDawg
August 7th, 2012
4:00 pm
Bill do you really have to ask about killer instinct? Grantham has it but not Bobo.
Renwah
August 7th, 2012
6:03 pm
Uh, Bill didn’t say the Dawgs had no killer instinct, some blogger did, Bill actually said that wasn’t the issue, as every UGA fan knows, UGA throws it more than anyone in the SEC in the 4th quarter, Bill said the issue was strength & conditioning.
i disagree, I think it’s turnovers.
uncledaddy
August 7th, 2012
7:53 pm
Richt and Bobo have a killer instinct. They kill momentum, fourth quarter leads, and team depth through suspensions of star players. They are experts at killing victory when it is well within the team’s grasp.
King Gator
August 7th, 2012
7:58 pm
^ funny…killer instinct of a toy poodle
Stephen A.Dogg: Let's be realistic not delusional UGA fans.
August 7th, 2012
9:33 pm
Urban Meyer had a killer instinct alright. He won a championship with Zook’s players, then won another by putting undersized but speedy guys around the ground plodding, non-passing Tebow. Meyer almost had a nervous breakdown once he realized what a mess he had on his hands after Tebow graduated. Then he fled the SEC. Easygoing Mark Richt doesn’t have a killer-instinct with his finesse offensive mindset and complete lack of emphasis of a power running game. If Richt had it his way he would let walk-ons start at running back which is essentially what he is doing with Samuel and Malcome running behind a patchwork O-line. There’s no competition for his overrated QB from Tampa,Florida, Murray, who will continue to play smaller than his “6-1 frame” when the going gets tough. This season will tell the story for the underachieving Richt and the writing is already on the wall. Get ready for more of what we saw last season like it or not.
Stephen A.Dogg: Wrecking the sports blog with dum politics.
August 7th, 2012
9:49 pm
@ Colombus Dawg. You tee-tee party nuts are a joke. Always mixing and ruining everything with the hocus-pocus politics. Alright, alright, alright……Let’s play your stupid game. Let’s blame Obama for Georgia only having 68 scholarship players out of the NCAA instituted maximum of 85 scholarships per school. It’s alway’s somebody elses fault and you reprobate delusionalists always spread lies playing mindless blame games ! For once put the responsibility on the ones who make the mess not inherit it !
Stephen A.Dogg: Wrecking the sports blog with dum politics.
August 7th, 2012
10:01 pm
@ Columbus Dawg: If Richt is such a good coach and does things right why is the UGA program mired in mediocrity and no national titles to his credit ? This is a Georgia Bulldog sports blog and you can take your Limbaugh radio/FOX tv inspired political plugs and shove them up your a_ _!
‘Nuff Said. Go ‘Dogs !!
Mutley
August 8th, 2012
12:04 am
UGA just happy to be ranked 2nd twice during Richt’s tenure. This pretty well sums up the UGA attitude.
What do you call finishing 2nd, 1st loser.
DAWGMAN
August 8th, 2012
12:25 am
By Golly! We got a analyst gap! I remember the missile gap of the 60s. Can’t be puttin up with no more gaps of any kind. Especially with that smart alec Saban stretching the rules with freakin analysts!
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
August 8th, 2012
5:40 am
Any more dawgs arrested today?
Old Dog Class of 80
August 8th, 2012
6:33 am
“None of us are ever satisfied with losing and only an idiot would say that we are”
Dawginlex – But you won’t do anything about it! You say you aren’t satisfied about losing, but you accept it and you never criticize your coach or the players! If you aren’t satisfied, then express an opinion about how to correct it! I certainly have made my views known about how to get to a championship season. Fire Richt!
People who accept mediocrity get mediocrity!
Look back at last season and tell me when we were the UnderDawgs and came from behind and won a game? Tell me you thought we played excellent football during the Vandy game? Even the Florida game, we threw some desperate passes and converted on a fourth down to win that game. If we could throw those passes on fourth down in desperation, why could we not complete the passes on 1st, 2nd, or 3rd? What coach keeps a QB in the game after he flubs and throws pick sixes repeatedly? What coach keeps their placekicker in the games (in the Bowl, even) when it is obvious to everyone that he has lost his Mojo? You say you aren’t satisfied with losing but you sure seem satisfied with mediocrity!
ATLD
August 8th, 2012
8:26 am
Killer instinct isn’t the issue, nor is conditioning or offensive line or special teams or run game.
It’s all about TURNOVERS. We go 10-0 when we win the turnover battle,
0-4 when we don’t.
Columbus Dawg
August 8th, 2012
8:43 am
Ahh, another IGNORANT liberal showing the world how stupid he is. I do not need Limbaugh or Fox News, or any other pundit to tell or show me what that piece of s#%t you support is all about, moron. Richt may not have been as tough as he needed to be under that other POS A.D. that was stealing money from UGA in the form of paychecks, but McGarity was told coming in that discipline would be restored at UGA or else. From what I have seen so far, he is living up to the demand. ATLD is absolutely correct, turnovers killed the Dawgs in three of the four losses. Georgia was just not up to the task of opening with Boise, but learned valuable lessons from it. All who are basing their opinions of the 2012 season outcome on previous years will be shocked at the improvements. By the end of camp, the OL will be a strength, not a weakness, and the television jockeys will be falling all over themselves over UGA’s new run game. I still say that I want to see the same daily, cowardly, naysayers on the blogs after the Dawgs kick the crap out of Missouri. But I probably won’t.
Buckeye
August 8th, 2012
8:49 am
You dogs are all bark, no bite. At least since 1981.
Columbus Dawg
August 8th, 2012
9:22 am
This Buckeye fellow is a perfect example of what I am talking about. UGA has played your sorry little team once, and kicked your tails. The idiot pundit Herbstreit was the QB. You had the most over rated running back in college football in Robert Smith. That was back when the SEC could not get any respect despite owning the Big Fat Boy Ten. It was Garrison Hearst that was sitting at the Heisman ceremony, by the way.
Had your Buckeyes, as you all call them, had played the Mighty Georgia Bulldogs after the 2002 season instead of that crappy Miami team, your sorry little program would not even have a National Championship. I understand that you are just having fun trying to get a rise out of Georgia folks on this blog, but you are looking pretty stupid doing it.
ATLD
August 8th, 2012
9:47 am
Turnover Margin in losses:
2011 4 losses: BS 0, SC -1, LSU -3, MSU 0
2010 7 losses: SC 0, Ark -1, MSU -1, Col -1, UF -3, Aub +1, UCF 0
2009 5 losses: OKS -3, LSU 0, UF -4, TN -2, Kent -4
2008 3 losses: UF -4, Ala -1, GT -1
2007 2 losses: SC -1, TN -1
In 20 out of 21 losses since 2007, did not win the turnover battle.
Tide Rising
August 8th, 2012
11:28 am
I see Bill was dogging Saban for hiring “analysts” which is perfectly legal and within NCAA rules. If you have a problem with it Bill then go whine to someone who cares.
Why is it so hard for Georgia sports writers to write an article that doesn’t include some sort of jealous rant about Nick Saban’s success? The amount of sheer envy and jealousy is absurd.
kdawg
August 8th, 2012
11:35 am
certainly UGA feels like it is having a hard time getting over the hump, and i think the conservative play calling criticism is fair. but the fact of the matter is, it is REALLY HARD to win a national title. there are a lot of teams in college football. this notion that richt is a bad coach because he hasn’t won a ring yet is absurd.
does richt “want to win” as much as saban or meyer? who knows what that means, but he def doesn’t have as much of a win at all cost attitude. that said i think richt wants it just as bad as miles and chizik. he could easily win a title at UGA, but doing so always takes some luck. LSU? obviously they had tons of luck in their championship year. auburn got lucky in that nobody was predicting how dominant cam newton would be when he was recruited out of JC (they did cut him loose from florida); they were also lucky in winning pulling off several comeback wins that year, halfway through the season they weren’t seen as real contenders.
i don’t believe that richt should get a lifetime pass or anything. obviously a lot rides on this year for richt. this year we have a good shot to do something special, and if we don’t at least win the east richt will deservedly be back on the hot seat. but right now he’s got them in a pretty good place.
DR
August 8th, 2012
11:47 am
Richt just signed a contract extension, so until 2015, Richt’s the man. Barring a 6-7 season, he’ll be here through 2015. The 1 win season and winning the East bought him a few years, obviously, by the extension.
Saban isn’t as hungry as Mark Richt, Richt finished in the top 10, 6x in his firsat 11 seasons, Saban had just 3 top 10 finishes. Richt also had 2 top 3 finishes in his first 11 seaosns to Saban’s 1 in his first 11 seasons, so Richt is at least twice as good as Saban was in his first 11 seasons.
To this day, Mark Richt has a higher winning percentage than Sban or Miles, they’re just not as hungry for wins as Mark Richt.
SSIgator
August 8th, 2012
12:28 pm
Good grief Patrick, how many names do you post under?
Ty
August 8th, 2012
12:37 pm
DR, good stuff, no doubt we have the best coach in the SEC, you already proved Richt was twice as good as Saban, but I’ll go one further, did you know Richt is 6 times better than Bear Bryant? Bear Bryant didn’t have a single top 10 finish in his first 11 seasons, Coach Richt had 6.
ugab
August 8th, 2012
1:51 pm
CMR needs to let go of bobo and get a great OC. We got a good DC, finally. Martinez cost uga many games.
16
August 8th, 2012
2:00 pm
Been impressed with Mike Bobo. Coached up Greene to become the winningest coach in NCAA history. Coached up DJ to become an SEC Champion. Coached up Stafford to go #1 in the NFL draft. Coached up Murray who is top 5 on every Heisman list in the country. What a coach.
WAM1
August 8th, 2012
2:11 pm
Bobo has led the SEC East in scoring in 2010 & 2011. Beat out 4 time Super Bowl mastermind Charlie Weis last season in offensive scoring.
Bobo also finished top 10 nationally in passing td’s in 2011, the guy is a risk taker, love the way he designs the passing game, no one really stops him.
WAM1
August 8th, 2012
2:13 pm
When your offense outscores Steve Spurrier AND Charlie Weis, proves Bobo is among the great offensive masterminds in the nation.
Scott
August 8th, 2012
4:00 pm
Bill C – great points. Richt needs to retire and follow his passion. His clapping and hugging players after fumbles drive me crazy.
H2M
August 8th, 2012
5:22 pm
Bobo ain’t the problem. Grantham and special teams can’t stop nobody. Bobo’s guys go down in the Bowl game, score the go ahead td, only leave about 1:30 on the clock. Grantham and spec teams can’t stop em’.
When our opponent scored 30 or more points, we went 0-4. When we held our opponents to 29 or less, we went 10-0.
Any real Georgia fan knows that.
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
August 8th, 2012
8:36 pm
Any dawgs arrested today?
harold
August 8th, 2012
10:38 pm
READ HAROLD’S COOMENTS @ 12:16.
VP
August 8th, 2012
11:46 pm
Read VP’s post at 12:33
Old Dog Class of 80
August 9th, 2012
6:40 am
I have been so happy after reading the comments here. I was not aware that we had the best coach in the league – better than Saban, Miles, Spurrier, and Meyer – together. And Bobo is a world class Offensive coordinator who will be taking a job soon as head coach for a prestigious college. I take back everything I have ever said about these two. The long list of National Championships (with crystal footballs) that we have won lately has convinced me of the error of my ways. I will bow and kiss the ground that Richt and Bobo walk on now.
Old Dog Class of 80
August 9th, 2012
6:43 am
“When our opponent scored 30 or more points, we went 0-4.”
If you go back and look, a lot of the points scored agaisnt us was by the opposing team’s DEFENSE (pick-sixes), when our defense was not even on the field.
Dawginduluth
August 9th, 2012
8:13 am
No brains between the two of them.
GFJacket
August 9th, 2012
8:15 am
Tech’s problem will be its defense – - again. UGA’s problem will not be its defense, but its turnovers and special teams play. Fix those two, and UGA is a legitimate national title contender. It has the talent…it just needs to execute better.
GPS
August 9th, 2012
8:26 am
Agree, Bobo wasn’t the problem. 4th in scoring against ranked teams in the conference.
Special teams worst in conference. Last in the conference in field goal %, punt return defense, kick return defense.
Defense was average in big games. How about last in scoring against ranked teams in the conference, last in the conference in red zone conversions, 6th in rushing, 6th in passing, 8th in yards per play, 6th in total yards, last in td’s yielded in the red zone.
GPS
August 9th, 2012
8:32 am
Bobo’s offense, was #1 in total offense in the conference, aganst ranked teams. #4 in the conference in scoring against ranked teams. Bobo was NOT the problem, as real UGA fans are aware.
Jr
August 9th, 2012
8:35 am
The long list of national championships Bear Bryant or Bobby Bowden won in their first 11 years, prove what great coaches they were. They both didn’t have any top 10 finishes, or win any National Championships in their first 11 seasons. Richt has 6 top 10 finishes in his first 11 seasons.
Scott
August 9th, 2012
9:45 am
How many turnovers did the D get inside opponents territory that ended up as field goals? The INT against Mich St that was ran down inside the 10 comes to mind. I said after we failed to score, Bobo would opt for field goal, and sure enough, he tried it. He is horrible. How many Off Cord in the SEC go on to be HC? Bobo could possibly get the Clarke Central job, maybe.
yancy
August 9th, 2012
9:55 am
Not only no killer instinct but they cannot react to anything they didn’t practice for. Stay with Murry too long when he is stinking up the place with interceptions and bad throws. We are a second tier team at best. Tell athens police to stop harrasing the Ga. players. UGA is the only business in town, Holy holy holy is not in football.
Old Dog Class of 1980
August 9th, 2012
11:21 am
“Special teams worst in conference. Last in the conference in field goal %, punt return defense, kick return defense.”
But I have been asured by CMR that we do NOT need a special teams coach.