Bulldog Nation wonders: Where do we go from here?
Was Georgia's humiliation by South Carolina more than just one loss? (Bob Andres / AJC)
So, how do the Georgia Bulldogs and their fans bounce back from the debacle in Columbia?
Saturday night, Mark Richt started making his case for shrugging off this disappointment and looking ahead when he said that “whether you lose by 28 or lose in overtime, it counts as one loss.”
True. But sometimes a loss is more than just a loss. This one hurt in a lot more ways than just the won-loss record. Richt’s team looked so bad that even the happy-talk ESPN announcers ripped into them for their disappointing showing in the nationally televised contest. I’ve no idea whether that sort of thing hurts in recruiting, but you’ve got to figure it’s certainly not helpful.
Plus, the manner in which the Dawgs lost and the fact that they once again failed when faced with a ranked opponent has left the UGA fan base pretty demoralized.
That malaise lasting the rest of this season and translating into more empty seats is a distinct possibility.
Richt is right that there are games still to be played and history has shown the Gamecocks are prone to stumble down the stretch. So they certainly could wind up losing two and opening the door for the Dawgs to return to the SEC Championship game if Georgia wins out (though at this point the SEC East playing out exactly the same way as last year seems to defy the odds).
And, of course, that would still be contingent on Georgia beating Florida, which at this juncture looks like a much bigger challenge than was envisioned six weeks ago.
Still, even if the Bulldogs somehow manage to make their way to Atlanta again, the prospect of facing the collegiate buzzsaw known as Alabama brings up visions of last year’s meeting with LSU. There’s a been there, done that feeling to that scenario.
Sure, a season with 10 or 11 wins is definitely preferable to what we went through in 2009-10, but if you’re not realistically playing for a championship, what galvanizes the fan base? What does Georgia have left to play for, if the Gamecocks win out? Finally beating Florida two years in a row for the first time in more than two decades?
It’s not like a win over anyone else on the schedule is going to excite Georgia fans (though losing to one of them probably would mark this as a train wreck of a season in its own right). If Georgia loses to Florida, say, and finishes 10-2, the result would likely be another non-BCS New Year’s Day bowl in Florida. I can hear the collective yawn from the Bulldog Nation now.
But hold on. What if Georgia does regroup, the offensive line improves, Todd Grantham’s defense finally decides to try living up to its offseason hype, and the Dawgs finally blow the Jacksonville jinx to smithereens and beat the Gators? Remember 2007? The Dawgs didn’t make it to the SEC championship, but they finished the season as one of the nation’s hottest teams, got a Sugar Bowl bid and wound up as the No. 2 team in the nation. I remember most Bulldog fans being pretty satisfied with that season. Who doesn’t like a postseason trip to New Orleans?
At least one analyst, CBSsports.com’s Jerry Palm, sees the makings of a similar story this year. Palm has South Carolina winning the SEC East, falling to the Crimson Tide in Atlanta and winding up in that SEC Championship loser’s purgatory known as the Capitol One Bowl.
As for the Dawgs, he sees them beating Florida and finishing the season 11-1. With Alabama playing in the BCS title game, Palm forecasts the Sugar Bowl would take a one-loss Top 10 Georgia team as its SEC replacement to face the Big East champion.
That might sound unfair to Steve Spurrier and Gamecocks fans, but as Palm notes: “Bowls, the BCS games in particular, have a history of passing over teams that lost their league championship game if there is any other decent choice. Bowls fear that those fans, who just traveled to a neutral site game at the beginning of December and went home disappointed, might not venture out in as high of numbers a month later. 11-1 Georgia would qualify as a decent choice. In fact, the Bulldogs might even automatically qualify under BCS rules if they finish in the top 4 of the standings.”
No, it’s not the sort of championship the Bulldog Nation hungers for, but as football seasons go, such an outcome would be not too shabby.
So, yes, as Richt noted, the sun did come up Sunday, the Bulldogs “do still have an awful lot to play for” … and Georgia fans still have a team to cheer on to better days.
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Now sobered up
October 7th, 2012
10:39 pm
It was a catastrophe for Mark Richt’s future at Georgia.
BravesDawg14
October 7th, 2012
10:41 pm
I was there. and didnt say a single word after the second play of the game. so disappointed.
Now sobered up
October 7th, 2012
10:42 pm
The dogs have “an awful lot to play for”. The problem is they played awful.
Now sobered up
October 7th, 2012
10:46 pm
How can a top-5 team be so unprepared? Yes, Murray’s short, the receivers can’t catch, the line couldn’t block but this is squarely on the head coach and his 2 coordinators.
Pat
October 7th, 2012
10:47 pm
Last night was embarrassing. No doubt. But this team is good and is perfectly capable of running the table (except Bama in the Dome).
I support Coach Richt and think people that don’t should have their heads examined.
M
October 7th, 2012
10:49 pm
Winning the East by hoping others trip is not the way I want to see the Dawgs win it. How about actually beating a good team to earn it.
UGA Alum
October 7th, 2012
10:50 pm
Aaron Murray must have felt like a dog in heat the way he was chased and knocked around all night long.
LakeDawg
October 7th, 2012
10:52 pm
Sorry, I’m not buying in. I’ve had my fill.
UGA Alum
October 7th, 2012
10:52 pm
Pat, there’s no one standing in the way of them running the table save Florida. And we know what happens in Jacksonville 9′times out of 10.
funny...
October 7th, 2012
10:52 pm
Jon Gruden whatever he wants
funny...
October 7th, 2012
10:53 pm
Richt has fallen to Jim Donnan status, beat the cupcakes and lesser teams, lose to the big teams and lose in big games.
Matt
October 7th, 2012
10:53 pm
I would love nothing more than to see South Carolina run the table and take the east. What they do from there is their own prerogative, but I definitely don’t want to back door our way in the SEC Championship game. One year, not thrilled but ok, but back to back, there’s no pride in that.
ATLNative
October 7th, 2012
10:54 pm
I love the Dawgs but that was an epic fail. Every fan must admit they were afraid that would happen. SC is a very good team, but it should have been a 3 point game if coaching and motivation was equal. Simple as that. McGarity must feel the pain I hope.
Pat
October 7th, 2012
10:54 pm
I hear ya, Alum. Just saying we can get this straightened out.
funny...
October 7th, 2012
10:55 pm
Change happens when the alumni are finally sick of this mediocrity.
How Bobo is still a D1 OC is beyond me.
UGA Alum
October 7th, 2012
10:55 pm
Dogs probably will wind up losing to Florida and whatever bowl opponent they play. Shades of 2011. Beat weak teams and collapse against good ones.
DAWG with two bags over head
October 7th, 2012
10:56 pm
Expecting a similar beatdown from FL. Bill, you were right on point at the start of the article, but it appears you took a great big swig of Richt Koolaide near the end of the article. Several seasons past a time for a change. 0-10 is not worth $3 million/year. Total embarrassed by this coaching staff, on national TV no less.
dawggirl
October 7th, 2012
11:00 pm
Bill, when fans take things into their own hands, they need a reality check. I hope that the police arrest the ones that vandalized Christian Robinson’s and Aaron Murray’s house. Completely classless. I’m not even sure what to say. This fanbase is being ripped to shreds all over social media, and they don’t even care. Disgusting.
DAWG with two bags over head
October 7th, 2012
11:01 pm
Good point UGA Alum, should also be expecting a bowl game beatdown. Dawgs will likely mail it in a la the Liberty Bowl.
Macclenny_dawg
October 7th, 2012
11:04 pm
Fact is a lot of us have known for years Richt is not gonna lead us to a national championship. The games we win are not because of coaching its because of our talent is just better. But put a team with 1 notch lower of talent and we lose. Richt would make a good nfl coach but college games are won on emotion and momentum. Richt has no emotion. These are college kids who are starving to show emotion but Richt want let them show it. He has even toned Grantham down. Grantham sent no blitzes to try and fool the offense. Bobo well should have been fired 2 years ago. Gata left years ago. Because we get after nobody!!! For most of us fans are new slogan is SICK OF RICHT!!!
SSIgator
October 7th, 2012
11:07 pm
It is one thing to speculate as fans @ the state of UGA’s football program, but when a national broadcasting crew calls it out during the broadcast on tv, that is a pretty good indicator of where things stand.
SAWFLEAFLICKER
October 7th, 2012
11:09 pm
Could happen finishing season with one to two loses. And then the same thing next year. Just think…only 2 to 4 loses for two full seasons. Not bad…that is how it is with CMR. Is what it is!
I do not mind losing, but we got whipped. There is history of this, but good record.
Is this good nuff for ya’ll?
Chris
October 7th, 2012
11:10 pm
We finished 6-7 in 2010, and even though we finished 10-4 last year, we beat the teams we were supposed to, and lost to the best teams we played, even though 3 of the 4 were not as talented as us. Again, this year we will probably finish the regular season 10-2 after we loose to Florida, and again every team we will beat will be mediocre and will not finish in the top 25.
If Georgia fans are fine with this, then you are what is wrong with Georgia. We, as fans should demand better results, and I can promise you Mark Richt will never take us there.
dawggirl
October 7th, 2012
11:12 pm
So go root for Alabama then. Bye.
SSIgator
October 7th, 2012
11:15 pm
dawggirl -
Hey maybe it was the altitude. Give Al Gore a call and check it out.
Macclenny_dawg
October 7th, 2012
11:17 pm
Those of you koolaid drinkers that want to blame Murray because he hasn’t beat anybody and he is 2 short. Who has kept him the starting Qb??????? The same person that refuses to name a special team coach. The same person who let Martinez stay around 2 long. The same person who let’s Bobo call plays!!! We might not find a coach that can do any better maybe even worse. But maybe just maybe we might find one better than Saban!!! I would take my chances!!! SICK OF RICHT!!!
dawggirl
October 7th, 2012
11:19 pm
http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/2012/10/07/sec-football-aaron-murrays-dad-diagnosed-with-cancer/
LakeDawg
October 7th, 2012
11:24 pm
dawggirl
You need to grow up.
Uga
October 7th, 2012
11:27 pm
All mt GT friends called me laughing. At least we are not Georgia Tech!
Iloveuga
October 7th, 2012
11:35 pm
Hey-uga fans are right up there with Alabama fans, Kentucky fans now (think bill curry).
That’s great.
Stay classy, uga fans!
Go Dawgs!
Natureboy809
October 7th, 2012
11:40 pm
I love the way you list all of the things we still have to play for “if this, this, and this happen”. UGA’s basketball team will win a NC if “this, this, and this” happen. I will win the lottery if “this, this, and this” happen. “These” aren’t happening. I have no idea what anyone has seen from our offensive line to think that we can do anything against Florida.
Jon
October 7th, 2012
11:42 pm
Well folks. It could be a lot worse. We could be coached by someone like Ray again. Mark my word. Loads of good will come out of this sorry losing effort. Be happy we have the kind of program that we have. We could be like Mississippi,Vanderbilt,Missouri or Arkansas.
GADevildawg
October 7th, 2012
11:43 pm
Correction…UGA played in the Outback (vs Mich St) not Cap One Bowl….SC played in that bowl against Nebraska. I realize that you were pointing out Jerry Palms prediction but didn’t know if it was Jerry who was wrong about who played in what bowl.
Dawgs
October 7th, 2012
11:44 pm
Natureboy-i love the way you say “we”-i wasn’t aware you were actually a member of the team.
SSIgator
October 7th, 2012
11:48 pm
Natureboy -
Ric Flair is still alive?
Ed
October 7th, 2012
11:50 pm
We’re not man enough to beat Florida.
GATA= Get After That @ss
October 7th, 2012
11:51 pm
Tech fans are laughing? Wevr not that bad
Dawgs88
October 7th, 2012
11:52 pm
Before you rag on Aaron Murray read this.
http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/2012/10/07/sec-football-aaron-murrays-dad-diagnosed-with-cancer/
DroopyDawg
October 7th, 2012
11:55 pm
Prayers going out to A. Murray and his family in this time of need and crisis for them….shame on the coaches…0-10 against ranked opponents…I think what some people fail to realize is that most UGA fans aren’t down on the players…we realize they are 17-21 yr old kids…but the coaches should know better and lead by example…Mark Richt looks like his face is paralyzed from Botox on the sidelines at games….and then he actually jokes and laughs at the post game interview??? Wow, just wow…if I was a CEO making over 3 million a year and laughed after my company’s stock collapsed because of a bad business decision I made, I wouldn’t laugh, but hey, that’s just me…..anyway…again I’ll say I hope Mr. Murray the best and will keep him in my prayers…GO DAWGS.
Hairy Dawg
October 8th, 2012
12:02 am
Obama vs. Romney = 2008 Georgia vs. 2012 Georgia
Both of ‘em are bums.
x
October 8th, 2012
12:16 am
Where is my post? Youins are screwing with my koolaid.
x
October 8th, 2012
12:17 am
So I cant post my CMRPONG comments. unAmerican.
Tim Worley
October 8th, 2012
12:30 am
Yep, dogs end up in another mediocre bowl game and lay down to another mediocre opponent. I think we have to realize UGA gets a lot of mileage out of their history and not really their present. This was not a top five team and barely a top 20 one. UGA is a mid-level SEC team and we better get accustomed to beating GA Tech as our seasonal highlight. I just hope we can stay good enough to do that…
ARdawg
October 8th, 2012
12:34 am
Bill
Looking ahead to a 11-1 season is about as optimistic and lame as you could possibly get. We just got our collective azzes handed to us in THE most embarrassing fashion. This column should have been about the work to be done to beat Kentucky which, at this point certainly isn’t a given. There is nothing beyond Kentucky. Yes, we are that bad
Tim Worley
October 8th, 2012
12:34 am
Enter your comments here
Tim Worley
October 8th, 2012
12:35 am
Also, why late in the game after the beating had been administered did I see Number 9 celebrating after a USC receiver dropped a pass as if he had actually done something? Geez…
rlm
October 8th, 2012
12:35 am
Better slogan is, “Ditch Richt”
SSIgator
October 8th, 2012
12:44 am
ARdawg -
Well, I see the KoolAid has worn off – welcome back to earth.
Dawg Man
October 8th, 2012
12:52 am
I am a UGA alum and I am sick of this. We need to move in a new direction and ditch Richt, Bobo, and Grantham. Being embarrassed on National Television year in and year out has got to stop!
old school
October 8th, 2012
12:59 am
Can’t wait to hear CMRs comments on his radio show tonight or will it be damage control spin with an hour of kool aid commentary.
Top Row Dawg
October 8th, 2012
1:08 am
Hope the players don’t quit on season like the fans have.
SSIgator
October 8th, 2012
1:09 am
Bill King -
How do you find guys like this to re-enforce some positive spin for UGA:
“Jerry Palm always wanted to be involved with sports, but wasn’t blessed with natural athletic ability. So he found other ways to be involved in the games.
For instance, despite his lack of athleticism, he was a four-year all-American on the gridiron at Purdue. Actually, he played Alto Sax in Purdue’s All-American Marching Band. He also spent 16 years as a baseball umpire and refereed basketball for eight years, so he developed the thick skin you need in this gig.”
I had to dig through layers of junk on the CBS site to even find this guy. This is really grasping at straws even for you Bill.
Sautee Dawg
October 8th, 2012
1:15 am
Right Bill, still alot to play for. You would like to control your own pathinstead of depending on someone to help you out.
Some of these fans questioning CMR’s demeanor during games should buy a ticket and come to a game and watch.
Every game this season he’s been out on the field getting in the ear of the refs over questionable calls. And on plays that there were missed calls.
Most of this is not seen on TV because of Discount Double Check commercials.
Bill I can’t think of a better coach that we could have, just think that a better game plan could have been drawn up.
Even Clowney said he knew the snap count because the O-line telegraphed it on every snap. For SC to know this, why do we not change things up for these big games?
If you noticed a much shorter Shaw took 7 step drops on his pass plays so he can see down field.
Couldn’t our coaches figure this out by watching film?
Florida match-up not looking good Bill, I’ll be there as i have in the past cheering for my Dawgs but, as of now if nothing changes it will be another long ride home from Jax.
And for anybody on here that’s made that long trip home from Jax you know how bad it hurts.
SSIgator
October 8th, 2012
1:25 am
Sautee Dawg -
“And for anybody on here that’s made that long trip home from Jax you know how bad it hurts”
________________
So then, win or lose stop and stay a couple of extra days on St. Simons Island and chill out – our local economy could use the extra money.
Larry Tucker
October 8th, 2012
3:49 am
This may sound far fetched, but I can see it happening. Ga. Tech is going to fire Paul Johnson eventually. If they make a good hire who is a good recruiter, Mark Richt is really going to be in trouble. He basically has no competition from Tech in recruiting. Somebody, either it be Georgia or Georgia Tech is going to get a Coach that can recruit and Coach up the talent in State and win big. I just hope it’s Georgia and I hope it’s Mark Richt, but I afraid it’s not going to be.
Larry Tucker
October 8th, 2012
3:49 am
This may sound far fetched, but I can see it happening. Ga. Tech is going to fire Paul Johnson eventually. If they make a good hire who is a good recruiter, Mark Richt is really going to be in trouble. He basically has no competition from Tech in recruiting. Somebody, either it be Georgia or Georgia Tech is going to get a Coach that can recruit and Coach up the talent in State and win big. I just hope it’s Georgia and I hope it’s Mark Richt, but I afraid it’s not going to be.
Ty
October 8th, 2012
3:57 am
The key is to recruit enough offensive linemen each year and develop them. Richt mentioned not moving the OL around much after the game……..He does not have anyone except the top 7-8 to move around. We have tons of receivers and RB’s but not enough OL to protect and block for the skilled players. Recruit the best OL in the land and things will fall into place.
FOOLS GOLD AGAIN....
October 8th, 2012
6:17 am
WE BUY INTO THE FOOLS GOLD EVERY YEAR…THIS HAS CONFIRMED IT. WE ARE AN OVERATED PROGRAM….HUGE RECRUITS AND NO RESULTS. THERE GOES THE SEASON, THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE 2013 RECRUITING CLASS……RUN BRICE RAMSEY, RUN…..
CHDawg
October 8th, 2012
6:38 am
Could everybody take a deep breath and start acting like adults please? As fans, we are doing the same exact thing that people are saying they hated about the game. The minute adversity hits, we collapse, losing our senses, and our poise, and we have started acting stupid. How about we support the team and staff right now? Let the season play out, and then if you want to campaign for a new coach do it then? You can write letters to the AD, whatever you like privately, but support the team publicly. Everybody trips, stumbles, makes a bad decision, and once in a while you do it all in one day. The Dawgs had such a day and they were completely blown out by a team they should have been very competitive with on the field. I’m not saying overlook it or make excuses; I am saying that the hate and frustration is counter to your goal if you are really a Georgia fan. I am all for making changes, and there was plenty I wasn’t happy about in the game, especially the offensive packages. I still support *our* Dawgs! Finally, congrats to our fine feathered friends in Columbia–as terrible as we prepared and played, they did great. Go Dawgs!
FOOLS GOLD AGAIN....
October 8th, 2012
6:56 am
WE’VE BEEN TAKING DEEP BREATHS SINCE 98……HOW MANY MORE DO WE NEED TO TAKE BEFORE WE SEE SOME RESULTS?
fan
October 8th, 2012
6:58 am
As I have said many times all fans are not equal. If you do not give BIG bucks you are expendable. RICHT IS MEDIOCRE. He has made the team in his own image. 1 loss is not terrible. But the pattern is unmistakeable. The only way to win is a better coach. The only way to get one is to stop with the money!. But sadly next summer”we have the best d in the country” We have the best rb in the country ” we have the best o line in the country” our new SC coach and attitude will change things ” we have the best kicker in the country ” Every year 1 of the above comes to your lips. Please! These quote go back 4 years . what a pantload. get a grip. richt has made ga. ordinary. USC has passed UGA with spurrier. it ain’t gettin better kids.
Dog4Life
October 8th, 2012
7:10 am
Spurrier said it best sunday in columbia–Ga doesn’t own anyone anymore–sad, but true!
Coarch Ric
October 8th, 2012
7:19 am
I see at least two more losses to Ole Miss and Florida. A 9-3 season is still pretty impressive though. That’s a 75% winning record. Not too shabby.
tide is in
October 8th, 2012
7:26 am
UGA fans I have said over and over you guys have some of the best in state talent, high school,(yes Tide fans better than Alabama) , tons of money and fan support, great facilitates, however you will only go as far as your head coach. FANS DEMAND EXCELLANCE. You are 1 of 4 teams in the SEC that should never underachieved and have no excuses.UGA,UA,LSU,and FLA. These should be first tier teams. Tenn. AU, and SC do not have all of the factors. these teams HAVE to go out of state to recruit. Just beat albarn.
VA DAWG
October 8th, 2012
7:29 am
Another year of just enough not to be fired and not good enough to be worth the time. They’ll probably end up 10-2, beating nobody of substance. I’ve been in Richt’s corner long enough, but I can no longer defend him anymore. A great man of character and leader of young men, but an above average coach (and that’s debateable). I can’t believe I’m going to say this but I’m looking forward to basketball season (no expectations). Go DAWGS!
Sigma Dawg
October 8th, 2012
7:30 am
Once again, Dawg Nation is left to ponder the What If’s and maybe next year. When will it come to the point that you have to seize the moment. Why wait every year for someone else to determine what happens to us? Aren’t you tired of the same old every year. One of the most pathetic things I heard Jeff Dantzler say on the fifth qtr call in show was that GA may have to wait up to 4 years to see the silver lining in the problems that GA has, but why later when you can have success now?
ozzfest
October 8th, 2012
7:35 am
ONE BIG PROBLEM AWAITS EVEN WITH A “WIN ALL TH REST OF THE GAMES”…..
McGARRITY INFURIATED ME WITH THE 3 GARBAGE GAMES ON THE HOME SCHEDULE…NO ON WHICH I WILL ATTEND…..
THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO NEW ORLEANS TO WATCH GEORGIA PLAY LOUISVILLE OR UCONN.
WHAT PURPOSE WOULD THAT SERVE?
Coarch Ric
October 8th, 2012
7:36 am
Auburn is looking more and more like a potential win. That’s why I predict 9-3, rather than 8-4. Ole Miss is a problem. I think they’re a better team than is South Carolina.
Return to Glory
October 8th, 2012
7:37 am
Where do we go ? Same as always feast on the week teams, lose to Florida finish 10-2 lose in the bowl game to wind up 10-3, recruit some more selfish thugs, eveyone brag about what were going to do in 2013 and then get smoked again by the good teams in 2013. will the cycle ever end ? not as long as we keep CMR. I have supported him up until now, I am tired the excuses. We HAVE TOO MUCH TALENT to get blown out. If we were playing hard, smart and tough and losing close games against the elite teams that would be a sign of hope and understandable. But we do not, we get blown out and make the same dumb mistakes every year.
gomdawg
October 8th, 2012
7:51 am
tHE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS GET BEHIND OUR TEAM AND SHOW THAT WE ARE PROUD OF THEM . YES WE GOT OUR AS- BEAT BUT ITS OVER . TIME TO MOVE ON . I THINK OUR PLAYERS FILL JUST AS BAD AS WE DO. BUT IT TIME TO SHOW OUR TEAM THAT THEY HAVE A LOT TO PLAY FOR HELL WE CAN STILL WIN THE EAST AND PLAY FOR THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP ,THAT’S HOW CHAMPIONS PLAY IF WE DO THIS THEN IT WILL KILL SOUTH CAROLINA LIKE IT HAPPEN LAST YEAR. SO TAKE THE LOSS AND GET OVER IT OUR TEAM NEEDS OUR SUPPORT. GO DAWGS 11-1
chilidawg
October 8th, 2012
7:55 am
Where do we go from here? Orlando.
Minnesota Dawg
October 8th, 2012
8:02 am
Y’all come live in Minnesota and root for the Gophers and then you will be thankful for what Georgia has and it’s tradition of winning. Go Dawgs!!!
astrouga
October 8th, 2012
8:08 am
Boy, the dogs just didn’t show up. That is the on the coaching staff. No other way to put it. They lost this one on the first would-be-pick that turned into a big gain for SC. No doubt, UGA plays the chickens at home and this is a different game.
Still, none of that matters. I’d say it would take a miracle for UGA to make the NC game, but I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see USC lose to Florida and perhaps both Tennessee and LSU. So the East is still worth playing for.
I was pretty determined to throw in the towel this weekend, but I suspect UGA will bounce back. One thing is for sure, after the 0-2 loss last season NO ONE predicted 10 straight wins. We looked worse in the Boise St game last year.
Dave
October 8th, 2012
8:13 am
Simply put, USC is a much better team than UGA, in spite of our talent level. The biggest difference is their defense, which is nothing short of brilliant, and our offensive line. They outmanned us, outplayed us and were faster than us. Murray was very off, but he barely had time to take two steps back before they came crashing in on him. We don’t have an answer when defenses come straight ahead, al a USC, FL and AL. I don’t see us getting past FL from what I saw from them against LSU. It is what it is. I hate it, but I’m not going to lose my shirt over it. We just lost to a better team and USC might not have a loss until they play Florida and then it’s a toss up. They were just better than us….a lot better. I would venture to say to look at the plays Spurrier drew up and throw them into the play book. Spurrier is a great, great coach and even better of an offensive mind. There aren’t but three of four coaches in his league in all of college football. That being said, I hope UGA improves and gets better.
Wayne
October 8th, 2012
8:13 am
Everyone keeps asking me how I can call every game from kickoff to the end. If you know anything about people and football it is very very easy. I stated before the game that our TB’s wouldn’t get 100 YDS between them, they didn’t. I told my father in law that we might get some garbage points in the game but don’t be surprised at a shutout, dead on. I knew the defense would be riddled, especially in the passing game, we are as porous as a piece of chicken wire. I knew that Murray would struggle and again have that look in his face. And we will not even go into the Coaching staff, they are the worst at what they do and you can script darn near every play. This was ALL evident in the Missouri game but everyone drank the kool-aid because we squeaked out a win. The day Richt was hired I told everyone that we will never win a NC with this coach, he has no heart, no desire, no guts, no motivation, and certainly no reason to try any harder since he knows that as long as he wins 9 to 10 games a year he is safe. Seems the Alum have bought into his scam because they aren’t making any noise. Hell, Penn State seems to have a better program than we do and after all that team has had to endure. The only thing that will insure a change is empty seats, but there are way too many Richt lovers for that to happen. Maybe that is one of our problems, a couple of hundred thousand Mark Richts’ in the stadium. Of course in this age of everyone gets a trophy we have to be amused at our constant failures. Face it people, society is changing, and we in Georgia are leading the way in accepting mediocrity as the new standard, not excellence. Changing one DC or OC here and there won’t change nothing, the head of the dragon must be severed, and a new attitude installed. But that cannot happen ever again at this institution. Stick a cross on the dirt pile and give last rites, the bulldogs are finished.
CMR
October 8th, 2012
8:17 am
You’ve got to admit my hair and tan look lots better than Coach Spurrior’s. Also, I’ve got a better looking wife!!!
Wayne
October 8th, 2012
8:18 am
PS – Spurrier will be blasting his team come Tuesday because of all of their mistakes; only two touchdowns over three quarters of play, against that Georgia defense, bet on it. He doesn’t accept the excuses from players as we do.
Hanky Panky
October 8th, 2012
8:19 am
DRAFT JON GRUDEN FOR UGA HEAD COACH.
START THE MOVEMENT, DAWG FANS!
Xenophon
October 8th, 2012
8:19 am
Losing is one thing, getting splattered and humiliated (every season) is another. Call it the Richt pattern.
oakwood dawg
October 8th, 2012
8:21 am
I said last year it was a mistake to extend CMR’s contract. I said it should have been put off until after this season. This season was supposed to be even better than last year. Now we have CMR for another 3? years. Mark my words–it won’t get any better. Great person but no so good a coach.
Wayne
October 8th, 2012
8:21 am
Minnesota Dawg – I’d rather support an 0-10 team that at least makes an effort and puts their heart and soul into each and every game. When was the last time our teams have showed anything even resembling those qualities?
Mobile Dawg
October 8th, 2012
8:25 am
Bill, I quit listening what Richt has to say a long time ago. Seems every time he opens his mouth nothing of substance really comes out. Facts and actions speak much louder than words. Tell you where I go from here, fishing, a little golf, honey do’s, spending more time with family. I quit my donations several years back, Richt has done nothing to make me remotely consider reestablishing my monetary support, now he’s lost my interest.
I’ve said it many times before, it’s not really the winning or losing that I pay attention to, it’s whether we’re competitive or not.
FOOLS GOLD AGAIN....
October 8th, 2012
8:25 am
JUST WALLKED THROUGH THE OFFICE TO A HAIL OF LAUGHER AND “WHAT HAPPENS?’ I AM A DIE HARD FAN..MY CUBILE IS DECK OUT IN RED AND BLACK, MY CAR IS RED AND BLACK AND I INCORPERATE RED OR BLACK INTO MY DRESS ATTIRE EVERYDAY, BUT TODAY I AM ASHAMED TO BE A DOG FAN…..9 MORE HOURS OF THIS…..
RT
October 8th, 2012
8:26 am
The DAWGS can play down to the competition when playing a small college, but can’t play up to competition when facing a tough test. Frustrating and disappointing! GO DAWGS!
Michelle in Euharlee
October 8th, 2012
8:27 am
The catastrophic blowout loss was a classic case of players and coaches reading their press clippings and believing they were God’s gift to the football world, and thinking that all they had to do was show up, and the walls of Jericho would fall down, figuratively speaking. That didn’t happen, of course, and it’s 99% the coaches’ fault for letting the players walk into the lions’ den in Columbia with that attitude.
It’s going to be another long, disappointing season with Richt at the helm.
TossSweep
October 8th, 2012
8:27 am
After every loss, the coaches and players keep saying they have to look at the film and evaluate. We’ve got to do this, we’ve got to do that. We hear “We’ve got to” from the coaches and trickled down to the players each and every year we lose to a team we are expected to beat or at least compete with. At the same time, while they’re evaluating how to get better by “we’ve got to” mentality, every other team which UGA whipped in the past has leap-frogged them. When will UGA stop adjusting after a loss and actually be a top tier program like Alabama, LSU, and now SC and actually win games they are supposed to win every time. No one is scared of UGA like they are Alabama and LSU. When people think of the Top 5 teams, they automatically think Alabama, LSU, Florida. We don’t see Georgia in that category consistently. What’s the possibility of hiring a really good coach next year such as Christ Petersen from Boise State who will actually take talent and use them to their full potential? I don’t think SC is ever ranked as high as UGA in recruiting yet their players have become bigger, faster, stronger and more disciplined than UGA. Am I wrong?
Columbus Dawg
October 8th, 2012
8:33 am
This was the third game that goes to the demise of Richt’s tenure. LSU in the dome, and Michigan State in the bowl were the other two. It took several of these kinds of games to finally do Ray Goff in. Coach Richt is a good man, even though he is not a Bulldog like Goff, he has earned enough respect at Georgia that it will take about as much to finally do him in. Donnan was easy to get rid of because he was neither a Bulldog or a great man like Richt. One can only hope that as long as it took to get Richt’s new contract done, that it’s aspects fall in Georgia’s favor. Richt is set financially, and with the business climate being what it is, it’s hard to feel sorry for him. I have supported Richt, not to say that I have not been critical of a lot of his shortcomings, but I have always supported him up until the Michigan State loss. Sure I had high hopes for this season, but of coarse those hopes were tempered by reality. Every Dawg I know is now ready to turn the page on the Richt era. There is a good coach out there that is not a P.O.S. like Saban or Spurrier that can take the state of Georgia’s talent base and turn it into a championship season.
dale
October 8th, 2012
8:34 am
Enter your comments here
Dwag One
October 8th, 2012
8:34 am
You know, there are worse places than Shreveport. Right offhand, I can’t think of one, but I’m sure there are.
Or maybe not.
Mobile Dawg
October 8th, 2012
8:36 am
Why not make a serious run at Muschamp, I couldn’t think of any better way to stick it to the Gators, well, other than beat them consistently. He’s cleaned that program up and got it going in the right direction in two short years.
Xenophon
October 8th, 2012
8:39 am
Dawg One, if you’ve ever been to Gainsville, FL, you know it’s worse.
GaDawg
October 8th, 2012
8:39 am
A Gator friend of mine told me four years ago that as long as all you dog fans accept winning 9 or 10 games a year that Richt will never be fired.
No sugar falling from the sky
October 8th, 2012
8:40 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 even win an SEC championship.
4. Red panties and Damon Evans.
5. 84% of UGA football recruits would not be admitted to UGA based on grades and SAT scores. These morons are called “Special Admits.”
In other words, UGA has sunk into total irrelevancy both regionally and nationally.
So why is UGA still paying Mark Richt millions of dollars a year?
Rooster
October 8th, 2012
8:44 am
I told you what was going to happen. Clowney and co. mopped the floor with the leg humpers. We know right where UGA belongs now.
HM
October 8th, 2012
8:53 am
I do not understand how UGA is consistently unprepared/unmotivated for big games. Also, it could not have taken a whole week to devise our game plan. Did any of our coaches watch any film? Did any of our coaches try to come up with something new for this game? It certainly didn’t look it to me.
FLA DAWG
October 8th, 2012
8:55 am
Richt, Grantham and Bobo were out – coached and the team was outplayed for four quarters on both sides of the ball.
Absolutely disgraceful. I am ashamed to be a UGA Dawg.
Richt has been given more chances (and talent) and done less with it than any other SEC coach I can think of over the past three years.
Bama, Auburn, LSU, UF and UT would have fired him years ago. Three of these won BCS Titles afterwards. Instead, we give Richt and his dopes contract extensions and raises !!
Those of you who continue to support Richt are to blame as much as he himself.
Until Dawg Nation DEMANDS his firing we’ll see more of the same.
This season we will lose to Florida and GT (and possibly even Auburn). Of course whatever bowl game we end up in we will lose that too.
FIRE RICHT – HIRE DEREK DOOLEY
Red & Black 4 life
October 8th, 2012
8:57 am
No, no more kool-Aid for me, i have had enough! We got destroyed again on national TV. I’ll pass, same coach same results.
FOOLS GOLD AGAIN....
October 8th, 2012
9:12 am
THIS WAS THE ONLY GAME WE HAD TO WIN…THE ONLY ONE AND WE BLEW IT….DOSENT MATTER IF WE BEAT FLA OR NOT NOW……TOILET BOWL HERE WE COME.
GatorsWaiting
October 8th, 2012
9:12 am
We passed you so fast in the rankings on our way up and your way down it was just a blur.
Well, at least things are finally back to normal. The Gators have an embarrassment of riches. And the Dawgs are just an embarassment.
FOOLS GOLD AGAIN....
October 8th, 2012
9:13 am
AGAIN…
Red-N-Black
October 8th, 2012
9:16 am
I lovem and support my Dawgs, but the truth is we are mediocre. Get used to it until the coaching or administration figure out how to be elite – again.
ConsiderThis
October 8th, 2012
9:17 am
Interesting that when FSU lost to NC State, Jimbo Fisher apologized to the fans. When Auburn lost to Arkansas, Gene Chizik apologized to the fans. When Georgia lost, Mark Richt made sure to blame the entire team.
FLA DAWG
October 8th, 2012
9:17 am
Red & Black and FOOLS GOLD,
Yep, and until Dawg Nation screams loudly for a change (as we did to unload Martinez) we will continue to watch more of the same from Richt, Bobo and Grantham.
Gotta tell ya that I am more disappointed in Grantham this season than anyone. I’ve written for years that Richt and Bobo had to go but thought we needed to give Grantham more time. This season of dozens and dozens of points rolled upon us by unranked teams is enough.
FIRE RICHT – HIRE DEREK DOOLEY
HavasuDawg
October 8th, 2012
9:20 am
Watch the Gator coaching staff (led by former UGA safety Will Muschamp) on the sidelines. Then watch the Dawgs’ coaching staff on the sidelines. And get sick to your stomach.
GB's Hamburgers
October 8th, 2012
9:24 am
Lowered expectations …. a more realistic view of the UGA program will mitigate much of this agony. Georgia is a upper mid-level SEC team. Don’t expect more and you won’t be disappointed.
ThreatLavel
October 8th, 2012
9:24 am
Yeah, clearly we will go 11-1 and travel to the Sugar Bowl. Did you watch the game , Bill. Have you watched the last 30 years of uga football. We don’t man up. Our coaches don’t have it. Our players are punks and quitters. Maaco bowl is more likely…new years day bowl?!? We are garbage this year. Watch tech beat us. Your article is terrible.
Strat Cat Dawg
October 8th, 2012
9:26 am
I’m just as disappointed as everyone else at the disastrous game. However, disregarding the trolls, it’s pathetic to read posts where Georgia “fans” give up on the team and coaches after one bad performance in a big game. You same “fans” were oohing and aahing for the first 5 games. People, everything in life doesn’t work out perfectly every time out. You wimps writing that stuff have had days where everything went wrong and you screwed up and life still went on. Watching on TV, everything possible went wrong at the beginning of the game. The missed INT by Rambo and the deflection of Murray’s pass and amazing effort by the SC defender to make the INT were in the category of “breaks of the game.” Suck it up. The season is far from over and the Dawgs have a great opportunity to show their pride, learn from the experience, and GATA from here on out.
ThreatLavel
October 8th, 2012
9:27 am
Hey, gators waiting, we beat you last year. Hahahahahahahaha…you such. Now shut up and put on your jean shorts.
HavasuDawg
October 8th, 2012
9:27 am
@ThreatLavel, the players are not to blame. No matter how talented they are, they need to be coached properly; they need discipliine, they need conditioing, and they need MOTIVATION.
JIm Doannan as in Doans Pills
October 8th, 2012
9:37 am
Where Do We go from here? CLEAN HOUSE! We were flat? Good teams and football programs never come out flat in Big Time Games!
Since Vince
October 8th, 2012
9:38 am
This season id OVA.
Since Vince
October 8th, 2012
9:39 am
is
Rolaids man
October 8th, 2012
9:41 am
It was a Great weekend!
Dumb Dawgs
October 8th, 2012
9:44 am
Spurrier knew he could draw us offsides on that 4th down play on their side of the field. Richt was so clueless and Todd Grantham is a bust!
Guess what?
October 8th, 2012
9:45 am
Tech did your program more harm by losing to the Dawgs in 2009 and 2010 because u might have fired Richt then instead of being stuck with him forever.
There was medicine to take – losing to Tech – that u got out of taking.
But now u r paying for it.
Face it.
With Richt, Spurrier owns u again.
Blither Blather Lou
October 8th, 2012
9:49 am
I see the Dawgs losing to Florida and at Auburn. They will struggle with everyone else ecept Georgia Southern. Ho hum its UGA football as usual.
DIT
October 8th, 2012
9:51 am
Go Dawgs! Beat UK……
For those that actually thought that UGA was going undefeated and to the BCS game. Sorry your dream was busted. I love the Dawgs, graduated from UGA, but I have to say most true Dawg people knew we were not going to go undefeated this year. Look at our O-Line.. way too young. Defense, don’t have an answer on that one. We all thought they were going to do much better.
Still, Dawgs are my team and I will back them after this embarrassing loss just as much as the week before agianst UT.
Next game Kentucky. Go Dawgs!
dale
October 8th, 2012
9:52 am
Strat Cat, it’s not just one bad performance in a big game, this is Georgia’s MO in big games. They can’t play in big games. They wilt. I swear their level of play is inversely related to the game’s Neilson rating. What was the last big game Georgia won? A game where the nation tuned in?
RealDawg
October 8th, 2012
9:54 am
Love my dawgs. Dissapointed but not acting like a d-bag. I will be at whatever bowl we go to spending time with my family and enjoying life.
Fools Gold
October 8th, 2012
9:54 am
Well its another day UGA football. Love my Dawgs and I like and admire Mark Richt. Lets be real people it aint happening under Richt. Go ahead and admit it I know its hard. Time for a change in coaching and the culture in Athens.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
9:55 am
Lobosolo
Truth?
Columbus
CMR
October 8th, 2012
9:55 am
You’ll keep buying those pickup trucks. I love seeing myself in those commercials. My hair and tan look so good.
sprouse27
October 8th, 2012
9:56 am
The problem is that UGA could and should be a lot more than we are. Beating up the little kids on the playground and then losing when a kid close to our size shows up is hardly the type of program we should be. UGA has all the resources. How many times do we watch other SEC teams win BCS titles with kids from GEORGIA? The talent is there. The head coaching is NOT. And that falls squarely on CMR. It has for a long time now and yet we get hopeful every year, that THIS year it will be different. *grin* Unreal. You know the definition of insanity….. CMR is a great guy. But just NOT a great head coach. It’s that simple. We regularly lose to teams that we should beat and instead of getting UP for the big games, we go the other way. Dawgs got smacked in 1st quarter and gave up. No emotion, no fight, just that deer in the headlights ‘oh no, here we go again’ look. Murray is good QB, but not the leader on the field he needs to be galvanize the team and keep fighting back. Maybe it’s too much to expect from him, but he certainly can’t count on the coaching staff to manage it. Would LOVE to see coaching changes in Athens. Maybe we have some ups and downs as a result, but that’s preferable to seeing the continual 8-10 cupcake wins and some mediocre bowl. Georgia is just a classic underperforming team. We ARE pretenders unfortunately, and we seem to be the only people who don’t know it. Amazing what a good head coach can do. SC wasn’t much before Spurrier got there, and look what’s happened since. 3 straight losses. One guy, if he’s the right guy, can make a difference. CMR is not even close to that. Will McGarrity replace him? I doubt it. He’s bad, but not bad enough unfortunately. So get used to what you’re seeing now. I don’t know how many seasons of the same we have in the future. Is what is is…..
RobB
October 8th, 2012
9:58 am
Unfortunately what this game shows is that UGA is not one of the elite schools in the SEC. They produce good teams but not a great teams. UGA will always be a bridesmaid, but never the bride. We’ll put together decent records depending on the easiness of our schedule, but we always lose the must win games.
Personally, although I like coach and he took over a football program in disarray and made it respectable, but he can’t take it to the next level and we will always be the bridesmade.
With as much talent as UGA has had over the years and with top 10 recruiting classes year after year and we still can’t win? I would say with the talent UGA had on the field last night, there is no way a Spurrier or Saban or even the guy at FL would have been blown out like UGA was last night. Those guys may even have won the game, but at the very least would have made it more competitive.
The question is: Do we like Mark Richt enough to be satisfied with always being a bridesmaid, but never a championship or do we accept the fact that Richt can’t take us to the next level and make a change.
Fools Gold
October 8th, 2012
10:00 am
Fans giving up? Havent you been paying attention to Richts records. Passionate fans expect and demand better; thats not being fair weather fans. Some of these Kool aid drinking fans need to support their local little league teams where everyone gets a trophy and they dont keep score.
FOOLS GOLD AGAIN....
October 8th, 2012
10:03 am
WE NEED A COACH WITH AN ATTITUDE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN RICHT POP A VEIN OR THROW A VISOR OR HEADSET. THIS JUST SIGNALS THAT ITS OK FOR THE PLAYERS TO PLAY LACKLUSTER, BECASUE THERE WILL BE NO PUNICHMENT..WHAT…… MAYBE A FEW LAPS……..GOT A CASE W/6 GALLONS OF THE KOOL-AID LEFT…PUTTING IT ON CRAIGSLIST FREE STUFF
castle pines canine
October 8th, 2012
10:03 am
We must face one thing. Steve Spurrier is the best college coach in the land. He didn’t go to Bama to do this, he didn’t go to Ohio State to do this, he didn’t got to Southern Cal to build this. He went to South Carolina and did this. Give him his due respect. He is blatantly honest. He tells it like it is, and now he wins at South Carolina. Think about it, he torched our defense with a third rate, mid tier quarterback. His defense killed our offense with average line backers, average secondary, and tremendous line. You see he figured out a way to maiximze his players. We don’t do that.
OkieDawg
October 8th, 2012
10:08 am
It’s all good. We are just one win away from being bowl eligible. We should get that done against Ga. Southern. Then it’s off to Shreveport for the Advocare Independence Bowl. We gonna party like a rock star. And the coaches will get a bonus check for making it to a bowl game. It is good to be a Dawg.
Just Sayin
October 8th, 2012
10:09 am
Thanks Dawg88 @ 11:52pm for putting things in the right perspective.
hirejongruden
October 8th, 2012
10:09 am
If Governments can be overthrown with social media, so can the Mark Richt Regime. Stop buying tickets, start buying picket signs. See you at the game in 2 weeks! I will be on the corner of Broad and College with the “Fire Mark Richt” sign. Anyone care to join me?
HammerDawg
October 8th, 2012
10:10 am
A coaching change is needed! At minimum Bobo must go, but in reality Georgia will remain
exactly what it is today, an average team, as long as Richt is head coach. Hopefully, the AD and
decision makers are as tired of watching Great players get under coached and out coached by
more and more teams as most of the knowledgable fans are….
Don
October 8th, 2012
10:10 am
Some of my Carolina friends have been on my case about Richt. That he was showing no emotion and saying he lacked passion durring the game. Well hope our fans show some passion at Sanford Stadium. That atmosphere was something else at Williams Brice. We do need a culture change in Athens for sure.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
10:11 am
Columbus
Truth?
Lobosolo
Brainiac
Let us know when you have returned from the Jedi Kool-aid temple to give everyone on this blog some insightful knowledge on why this coaching staff is really the best
Richt = 8-10 wins and mediocre bowl
October 8th, 2012
10:11 am
I’ve been a Richt supporter, but it was evident after Sat night, that the team was ill prepared. Why is it when you look around at big time programs and they have a marquee match up, they always seem to have a few wrinkles in the game plan, but Richt and Co. trot out the same ol’ game plan, week after week, year after year. Sometimes we out athlete the opponent which gives us a false sense of confidence, but when we meet a team with equal talent on the other side of the ball and are PREDICTABLE it makes for easy pickings.
The problem I see with this staff is they have all gotten fat, happy, and lazy. Who scripts out a game plan and runs said script regardless of the outcome – Besides BooBoo?
We have all these extra scholarships lying around, and knew the one area of major concern would be the O-line, so instead of going out and recruiting 3-4 Juco hosses to shore up the one glaring weakness, we sign one and decide to take our chances with a true freshman – albeit he’s going to be a great one, he should have been able to come in as a sub this year and get his technique down without being thrown to the wolves. That’s how Bama, and LSU do it. You rarely see anyone that’s not a Jr or Sr on their O-lines. They recruit big strong athletic linemen, give them a year or two to develop and focus on getting bigger and stronger and working on technique so that when they do get to play as Jrs and Srs they are well developed and well coached.
We do a great job if not outstanding job of bringing in skill position players, but for the life of me I CAN NOT figure out why we can’t recruit good O-linemen. It’s been a problem ever since Richt has been here. The best O-line we had was 2002 and guess what those were Jim Donnan’s players.
If we lose to UF, I think McGarrity’s hand will be forced. We have too much talent and too much available talent in the state to continue down this mediocre path. 10 wins and a Florida Bowl game isn’t going to cut the mustard any longer, not when 7 straight years and SEC team has won a National Title and some teams have more than one in that span.
nobody
October 8th, 2012
10:13 am
we are all frustrated….but it is time to let it go and move on…if we don’t future recruiting prospects may not like what they see…time will tell
DunwoodyDawg
October 8th, 2012
10:13 am
Please correct me if you can. Name a big win the Dawgs have had in the last 4 seasons. This is not a reaction to one loss. This is a one fan who is finally facing up to a cold sobering truth. Our record over the past few seasons is nothing but fluff. When it comes down to it, we don’t perform against good teams. Subsequently, we aren’t a very good football program right now.
So, we need to ask our collective selves is this acceptable? Is this just who we are and that’s OK? We will beat crappy and mediocre teams and that is our lot? It seams the the folks in power feel that way.
As for me, I am over it. With all the top quality football talent on our doorstep it is just unacceptable that our team not fill out recruiting classes with top quality players. It is not acceptable that we cede our position in the SEC East to South Carolina. It is not acceptable that year after year our team lay and egg every time we face a quality opponent.
Greg McGarity and Alumni Board what are you going to do about this?
nobody
October 8th, 2012
10:15 am
time to let it go….so much more to lose if we don’t
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
October 8th, 2012
10:15 am
Amazing that some of you guys actually think UGA will run a table. What about UF, Auburn, UK, ‘Ole Miss? Come on….
bill arp
October 8th, 2012
10:16 am
we go to the Ga Dome on 12/1, that’s where we go. Hide-n-watch.
Dawg Haus
October 8th, 2012
10:16 am
I support Coach Richt and will always love the Dawgs, win, lose or draw, but that beating was just painful to watch. It definitely gives me reason to doubt their ability to win in JAX, but I still hope they do. If not, it’s another ho-hum season where maybe we’ll actually BEAT a Big 10 team on New Year’s Day. Beat Florida and there’s still a lot of play for this season. USCe is prone to choking anyway. Here’s to better days. Go Dawgs!
Just Sayin
October 8th, 2012
10:18 am
@nobody,
I totally agree……let it go!!! We are now in the EXACT boat as other lowlife programs like: LSU, FSU, Ohio State, Michigan, Southern Cal, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, etc.
Neutral
October 8th, 2012
10:23 am
I think the Dawgs can still run the table and I totall agree with “just saying”. We are out of the NC picture, but so are all those other spectacular programs mentioned. Even the loser of the FL-SC game in 12 days will be out! Let’s regroup and go for a big bowl and possibly play in the SEC championship game. It ain’t over til it’s over and pessimism gets you nowhere!
Capital One ???
October 8th, 2012
10:24 am
I ust have went to the wrong bowl game last year…Outback Bowl loss to Michigan State.
Even losing the SECCG, we were not respected enough by the bowls to earn a Cap One bowl.
So it was a little less that purgatory.
Neutral
October 8th, 2012
10:28 am
Does anyone know the answer to this question that I still believe is a possibility? If UF beats SC and UGa upsets UF (and all 3 teams run the table)…..who represents the East in the Championship game?
FOOLS GOLD AGAIN....
October 8th, 2012
10:32 am
IS BILL COWHER OR JOHN GRUDEN AVAILABLE??? ANY ONE KNOW???
Bill King
October 8th, 2012
10:35 am
My bad. Georgia was in the Outback, not the Capitol One. I tend to get those two bowls mixed up.
Neutral
October 8th, 2012
10:37 am
Go Dawgs!
GATiger
October 8th, 2012
10:38 am
Neutral, I’m guessing you meant to include the assumption that all 3 finish with the same SEC record. If that’s the case, then the team with the highest BCS ranking at the end of the year would be declared the East champ. This would have been the case last year if Arkansas had beaten LSU.
Neutral
October 8th, 2012
10:39 am
Bill,
Do you know the answer to my question at 10:28?
DrDawg
October 8th, 2012
10:39 am
Auburn is just two years out from a National Championship. Look what can happen. Guess what? Tennessee is ready for a big upset and they will beat SC.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
10:41 am
nobody
I dont care about recruiting; we have the recruits;
UGA has a coaching staff that is clueless on what to do with those recruits
Columbus Dawg
October 8th, 2012
10:42 am
South Carolina losing to another team does not fix UGA’s problems.
philip livingston
October 8th, 2012
10:45 am
Poor UGA. Always content to lose the big one.
FLA DAWG
October 8th, 2012
10:46 am
FIRE RICHT – HIRE DEREK DOOLEY
Fools Gold
October 8th, 2012
10:46 am
@ nobody…… We have no choice but to let it go…. Weve been doing it for a few years now. Its the same thing over and over. So run and keep your head in the sand.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
10:47 am
Coach Richt said ““whether you lose by 28 or lose in overtime, it counts as one loss.”
Coach Richt…. How about for once taking blame instead of players being the blame or like you did here brushing it off as its not that bad so what if we lost by 28
Richt = 8-10 wins and mediocre bowl
October 8th, 2012
10:50 am
@Nuetral in a 3 way tie, the next tie breaker is the polls. The highest ranked team would go UNLESS (here’s where it gets complicated) two of the 3 teams are ranked within 2 spots of each other then the head to head match up between those two would come into play.
Example:
UGA is ranked 7
UF is ranked 10
SC is ranked 12
UGA would go
UGA ranked 7
UF ranked 10
SC ranked 9
SC would go because they are within 2 spots and beat us in the head to head match up.
Someone correct me if I’m wrong but I believe that’s how a 3 way tie would work
SC Old Dawg
October 8th, 2012
10:58 am
Looks like Spurier will own UGA as long as he is coaching.
aaron murray for heisman
October 8th, 2012
10:58 am
is he taller than the trophy?
ARdawg
October 8th, 2012
11:02 am
SC old dawg
He will as long as the UGA coach allows it. The one we have now is passive aggressive and will permit it
78Dawg
October 8th, 2012
11:04 am
I have been a CMR supporter for a long time…but I’m sick of his happy-go-lucky attitude…..
KBP
October 8th, 2012
11:04 am
The issue is not losing by 28 or in overtime. The issue is in the biggest games over the last 4 years our kids are usually unprepared. We are probably done with winning the east this year as I do not see SC losing 2 games. It’s possible but I don’t think it is likely. Finishing 11-1 or 10-2 and not winning the east is not a good year considering we play none of the wests’ best teams.
RHall55
October 8th, 2012
11:05 am
Chris is correct…tired of mediocrity…with the resouces and the H/S talent in GA and suroounding areas…UGA should be in contention for a NC most seasons….but with this staff: Bobo, poor play calling in crucial games; Ganrer, laziness on recruiting; Friend, horrible OL recruiter and now OL teacher; all the way down to S&C and Player Development….CMR has failed to put the right people in those positions…as the CEO of GA Football he must take responsibility!! C’mon Man!!!
Richt = 8-10 wins and mediocre bowl
October 8th, 2012
11:08 am
@DunwoodyDawg
The last team of serious note we beat would be
11-2 LSU in the 2005 SEC Championship Game 34-14
The next two closet are:
9-4 UF in 2007 – Beating UF is always good, but a 4 loss UF hardly counts as a signature win
12-1 Hawaii – 2008 Sugar Bowl – but again we’re talking about a 12-0 team coming into the game who’s best reg season wins were against a 10-3 BoiseSt and 4-9 Washington (only major conf. opponent on their schedule besides UGA in the Bowl game)
Let’s keep in mind one of the main reasons they were able to get a BCS bowl bid was we were in a year where you had two 2 loss teams ranked in the top 5.
So 6 years have gone by since our last big time win that we could thump our chest about.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
11:09 am
Glad to know we have KY, GSU, GT and MISS still on our schedule
Man I dont know what I would do if we didnt have another 10 win season beating no one again.
Just ordered another 10 win season National Championship T-shirt for this year
UGA grad living in the ZOU
October 8th, 2012
11:11 am
This was the first year since the 2008 sugar bowl that I had become really excited about the potential of UGA’s football program. I don’t “buy in” until at least a couple of games have been played. The “eye-test” prior to Sat game had given me hope for a great season to come. I thought that it was 50/50 shot we would lose to the chickens, but I thought we would make it a game. I expected one loss this season, and I thought it would be against Darth Visor and the Clucks.
Well, after that emabarrassing display that took place at Brice stadium on Sat., obviously my outlook and hopes for this team have changed. I don’t blame those poor players as much as I do the coaching staff for not getting ready for this game. Poor Jarvis gave up the draft last year to only finish out what looks like a mediocre season for 2012.
On Sat, I was calling for Richt’s pink slip….but after the hangover that insued after the loss wore off, I will give reverend Helen Hunt aka Richt one more shot with Fla. If he can somehow manage to pull of a win against what looks like a top 5 team come 10/27, then I will reconsider. Looking at the big picture, we would still have shot for the SEC championship game if we were to beat FLA. And to overcome the underperforming habits during big game situations on the national stage wouln’t have come at a better time. It is all about momentum and timing in CFB.
-But alas, I am not holding my breath.
Hey Now!
October 8th, 2012
11:11 am
your fourth choice for dc had never had success anywhere. was a desperation hire that cmr and red panties tried to pump up to the fanbase as the guy they wanted all along. then he lays the wood for a few years to the weak schedule you serve up to him and you give him a raise and a contract extension. this defensive genius gives up 40+ to buffalo and Florida atlantic combined and then needs the offense to score 50+ to save him from the 44 he gave up to UT. then sc shows up with an offense and a defense and all of a sudden the smoke gets blown away and the mirrors get shattered and there stands your dc exposed for what he really is, your fourth choice. you really do get what you pay for.
JRW7
October 8th, 2012
11:14 am
I agree, CMR has made me ashamed to be a DAWG fan! FIRE CMR!!!!
JRW7
October 8th, 2012
11:17 am
Yea, at least DD has some fire in his belly to win! CMR has lost the will to win!
DawgFanInBama
October 8th, 2012
11:18 am
Can someone tell me the last time that Georgias secondary was good…at all?
Thomas Davis days?
ARdawg
October 8th, 2012
11:19 am
If you are holding your breath for a Richt team to stand up for a big game I am afraid, you’ll die. If he got lucky and did it one more time it would only be luck. He certainly couldn’t do it twice.
FL Dawg
October 8th, 2012
11:19 am
Finding out your father has cancer the week of a big game is going to affect you, unless you are heartless and past feeling as most of the UGA fans apparently are on this board. No sleep, worrying about surgery, life…questions and fears (real ones…not football related) are all part of this process. The Dawgs lost the game. It happens. Murray will regroup, the Dawgs will regroup, recenter and finish strong. All you nay sayers and complainers know what you can do with your comments and negative wishes on the team and its members.
todd grantham
October 8th, 2012
11:25 am
If we can win 3 of our last 6 and keep from getting embarrassed in any of the loses, can I get another extension and a big raise? No one is really trying to hire me away, but it would not hurt to wrap me up just in case. Never know when the buffalo bills are gonna need a linebackers coach and I’m certain to be fourth or fifth on that list.
DogFace Blues
October 8th, 2012
11:26 am
Well said!, UGA grad living in ZOU
House Man
October 8th, 2012
11:29 am
Losing 21 – 20 is one thing but losing 35 – 7 means you were never in the game and is shameful. Not a top 10 team and probably not a top 25 team.
DogFace Blues
October 8th, 2012
11:31 am
Derek Dooley and Kirby Smart are who we need. Tired of UGA being the whipping boy. First year of having season tickets and don’t know if I will go to the remaining games. Waste of talent. Secondary has been suspect ever since we started playing Boise St.
No Motivation Required
October 8th, 2012
11:32 am
Who else was disturbed by this story once it was published? See UGA archive
Georgia’s Mark Richt: Dogs won’t need much motivation for S. Carolina
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
11:34 am
How many more chances does this coaching staff get at $5 million a year
0-10 vs the top 10 since 2008
2-14 vs ranked teams since 2008
500 avg vs the top 25
300 avg vs the top 10
Last big time win 2005
Can someone point me to a job that I can consistently not do anything; get paid very well and not have to worry about getting fired
My resume is ready just let me know where I send it too
Hey Now!
October 8th, 2012
11:34 am
Did I read that correctly, Murray’s father gets diagnosed with cancer this week? And someone vandalizes his home after the loss. Unbelievable!!!! Worst fan base in ALL of sports. Good luck to the Murray family and may you find yourself in a better situation once you shed yourself of this teams terrible fan base.
baruch_dawg
October 8th, 2012
11:35 am
for years we have known the richt is not a championship coach. when florida realized that about zook they quickly fired him and moved on. georgia should have moved on years ago when LSU won the two championships UGA should have won.
we have so much uncoached talent it makes me sick. how can i be told we have 9 guys on defense who will get drafted high into the nfl…and suck this much.
GR
October 8th, 2012
11:35 am
Game 6 and 3 wide open receivers behind the D early.Exactly same as happened against TN, but this ws not TN. All this talk from the D how we have changed. Then cummings said ” we made some mistakes” game 6.
kicking game again.
Offense- calling . what was the scheme? I called the whole sequence of plays before it happened when we got to the 5. Our 180 # wr was supposed toi run over their 2 240 # lb’s and get into the end zone. We have a 6-8 guy who can catch.Let us ignore him. He was open on 3rd down, by the way.Lets have slow developing running plays since we cant block those sc guys. Most success was with quicker hitting plays.Lets run the same play 2-3 times in a row even if it does not work. This happened 2-3 times. Lets run a slow dive and not even block Clowney- we actually did that. Gues who made the tackle from behind?
On and on and on and on. ABC announcers said it. Not prepared . Not disciplined . Time for change.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
11:36 am
How many more chances does this coaching staff get at $5 million a year
0-10 vs the top 10 since 2008
2-14 vs ranked teams since 2008
500 avg vs the top 25
300 avg vs the top 10
Last big time win 2005
Can someone point me to a job that I can consistently not do anything; get paid very well and not have to worry about getting fired
All while making your customers pay outrageous donations to get season tickets for a joke product
My resume is ready just let me know where I send it too
todd grantham
October 8th, 2012
11:39 am
Don’t forget flat tire, during this abysmal run, you and several of your assistants get raises and contract extensions. As a citizen of the state but not a fan of this program, I can only hope that this is not tax payer money going to this nonsense.
dogfan
October 8th, 2012
11:42 am
We have plenty of player talent, the problem is that CMR and Bobo are continually out-coached by opposing coaches that have made a commitment to a BCS championship. CMR and Bobo’s stated standard of success is winning the SEC east by beating enough less-than opponents to keep their jobs one more year. We need passion and commitment to a BCS championship with a “nothing else is acceptable” attitude by our coaches. Every year it is the same “We can still win the SEC east” quote.
SSIgator
October 8th, 2012
11:43 am
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville -
You send it to Washington, D.C. Lots of people there that do nothing, make a lot of money, and only have to keep enough people liking them to remain in power. As you said, kind of like the UGA football coaching staff.
the go to play
October 8th, 2012
11:45 am
what’s the matter dogfan. 3rd and long draw plays are the standard of offensive excellence. It’s all about the odds. Run it enough and it’s bound to work eventually. And when it does, who’s the genius then?
FOOLS GOLD AGAIN....
October 8th, 2012
11:46 am
WE JUST LOST HALF OUR RECRUITING CLASS…WE WONT EVEN BE IN THE TOP 20 CLASSES NEXT YEAR…THIS SUCKS SO BAD.
mad~catfish
October 8th, 2012
11:46 am
at this point i would not mind playing kansas state in the cotton bowl.. that is one i have never been to… i have enough outback coupons from last time we were there.
DelServ Dog
October 8th, 2012
11:50 am
Does anyone know where Hines Ward is, and what his plans are? I’m not buying Richt as the coach to lead us to the promised land.
the go to play
October 8th, 2012
11:50 am
You don’t block a player like Clowney, you just let him run free and eventually he will just get tired. That’s when Bobo makes his move. And no offensive linemen get worn out or hurt in the process. Trust me, when Clowney is on the sideline sucking on oxygen, it will all make sense.
UGA man class of 71&73
October 8th, 2012
11:50 am
UGA is no longer a top tier team and has not been since the sugar bowl victory over hapless Hawaii.UGA is a great school with a solid football legacy but no longer a legit team.
It is what it is. Most alum my age know this fact.
RxDawg
October 8th, 2012
11:51 am
Well I’ll tell you where I go. That’s as a fan resigned to knowing that UGA will always be nothing but a decent football program under this staff. I saw a post somewhere else and thought it defined our problem. It’s not just one loss, it’s an epidemic of big game losses.
BravesFan77
October 8th, 2012
11:51 am
May be a good idea to stay the course. A fluke day in Tallahassee on October 11th 1980 opened the door for Georgia’s so called Championship season. If it wasn’t for Florida State, Pitt would have hands down won recognition by all sources as the National Football Champions that year. With that being said, 8-10 win football seasons with a SEC Championship scattered here and there is nothing to be disappointed about. Georgia fans need to calm down and be grateful for what you have. And act like adults instead of kids. Richt is a good coach.
Dream Team?
October 8th, 2012
11:59 am
Yeah Dream on…..
Neutral
October 8th, 2012
12:10 pm
Thanks Richt=@10:50
now we need the other SC team to show up for LSU, FL and TN
grantham's salary
October 8th, 2012
12:19 pm
todd will be looking for another huge raise at the end of the season, or he’ll threaten to leave like last year! time to pay up!
ARdawg
October 8th, 2012
12:20 pm
The anger at Richt and Bobo is misdirected. McGarity had ample opportunity to clean house 2 years ago, choose not to and pass out some extensions and raises. McGarity is where the responsibility lies
Dogs to New Orleans!
October 8th, 2012
12:22 pm
The dogs will win out, beat fla again easily and finish 11-1!!! Ga to New Orleans—I’ll be there, partying hard for 3 days with hurricanes, red beans and rice, crawfish, gumbo and beignets, nonstop!
Neutral
October 8th, 2012
12:24 pm
Hey guys, I’m frustrated too, but let’s not throw in the towel quite yet.
By the way, to all the naysayers……at least we fielded all the punts and our solo PAT was smack down the middle!!! Finally we got those problems fixed, but forgot how to play the other aspects of the game.
cajdawg
October 8th, 2012
12:24 pm
This all boils down to expectation and desire:
UGA is perenially better than mediocre but less than great. Why? Because fans and administration don’t demand more. It is that simple.
astrouga
October 8th, 2012
12:33 pm
cajdawg:
Agreed. We must demand more.
I am still amazed we got destroyed. All indications were a close game or at minimum a strong showing by UGA. The difference was coaching. On the field and off, Spurrier (like him or hate him — I hate him) prepared his team for the game, made adjustments that were needed when they were needed and did not settle for anything other than the best. Richt did not prepare his team to win this game. It was over the minute Rambo had the INT ripped away.
Willie
October 8th, 2012
12:34 pm
Todds D played much better in the 2nd half. The coots only scored 14 points!
TossSweep
October 8th, 2012
12:35 pm
Enough Said!!!!
The Bulldog Nation went into full meltdown. Former UGA and NFL running back Terrell Davis Tweeted: “I don’t care what anybody says, when you’re the #5 team in the nation , you DON’t give a performance like this, period!!”
Added former Bulldogs and NFL offensive tackle George Foster on Twitter: “I’ve never been this ticked about a game I didn’t play in. I never thought I’d see a UGA team not show up for 4 whole quarters.”
SC Dog fan
October 8th, 2012
12:39 pm
Good article, Mr. King. I especially liked your line “sometimes a loss is more than just a loss,” in response to Richt’s attempt to minimize the significance of this one. I find myself drawn to post the same thing now that I posted after the Boise State loss: something along the lines of being okay with a competitive loss but getting tierd of the blowout humiliations. The fact that I’m able to recycle such comments suggest to me that this is not just “one loss.” It’s the same way of losing to ranked teams over and over.
astrouga
October 8th, 2012
12:41 pm
RE: TossSweep
Thanks for sharing — I totally agree with Davis on that.
bawbie
October 8th, 2012
12:43 pm
Fire Dave Perno!
joe jenkins
October 8th, 2012
12:43 pm
I knew the dawgs were going to be a bust before the season started and here are my reasons.
1. The suspendions of 4 starters proved some of our best players are not truly commited to the ‘G’
2. I haven’t been sold on grantham and it looks like i never will be. the 3-4 does not work here at UGA …because we cannot fill the gaps properly and opposing rb’s gash us.
3. We can’t win the big game anymore!!! Our last big win was in 06 over Auburn.
4. Our O-line lost three starters to the nfl….and this years O-line is much younger and we have uproven ol coach named friend
5. I feel sorry that christain robinson had his house egged….But he is one of the worst lb’s we have had in the last 10 years and walks around like he is an all-american
6. ray drew ….corey moore and jay rome aren’t what everybody thought they would be.
7. No depth in the secondary….and our starters are overated…rambo and commings are not as talented as everybody thinks
8. Aaron murray is a great athlete but not a true pro-style qb…should leard to throw on his toes like drew brees does to compensate for his height
9. mike bobo…do i nedd to say nymore
10. rodney garner should have been fired right along with willie in 09.
bawbie
October 8th, 2012
12:45 pm
Fire Howdy Doody! Fire Chuck Doodle!
Scotty
October 8th, 2012
12:45 pm
Look this averaging 10 wins a year in justifying Richt’s position is getting OLD! The dawg nation is not looking for JUST 10 wins a year from their football team we are looking for championships SEC and National! I am afraid until we get rid of this no emotion, stoic, cigar store Indian statue of a coach we will have neither. Did you see Spurrier and his emotion he was doggin out his QB in the fourth quarter for some infraction leading 38-0. 2-10 against ranked opponents since 2008!
bugsquacher
October 8th, 2012
12:47 pm
Ive had enough. I finished at UGA back in the glory years of the 80’s. Im tired of the missed opportunites and promises of banner recruiting classes
THIS COACHING STAFF HAS TO GO IN ORDER FOR UGA TO CONTEND FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSIPHS.
FACTS:
1-terrible record over the past few years against ranked opponets
2- talent on both sides of the ball this year is superior, FOR ONCE EVEN ESPN AND SI WERE SAYING HOW DAMN GOOD THE DAWGS WERE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL…
3- the schedule for this year set things up for the Dawgs to make a run at the NC. Fla state lost, LSU lost, we could have been sitting at #3. After the departures of players at the end of the season, we start another rebuild period, the schedule only gets tougher, OPPORTUNITY MISSED!
Ive heard enough……. TIME TO GO COACHES…. PAST TIME TO GO….
cajdawg
October 8th, 2012
12:47 pm
I posted this earlier:
This all boils down to expectation and desire:
UGA is perenially better than mediocre but less than great. Why? Because fans and administration don’t demand more. It is that simple
Let me expound:
Look at our neighbors to the west- Alabama. They believe it is their God given birthright to win a national championship at least once a decade. They will cycle through 10 coaches in 10 years if they have to, and before Saban they practically did.
Look at Florida, Zook was better than mediocre but not great. He was shown the door. If Muschamp goes 9-3 this year and is OK next. He is gone. Florida does play football to be better than mediocre but not great. They expect to win national championships and compete for national championships.
TossSweep
October 8th, 2012
12:48 pm
Ok, we’re not happy about the loss but this should not happen.
“egged and rolled.”
Georgia was No. 5 before the 35-7 loss to South Carolina. The Bulldogs fell to No. 14 in the Associated Press top 25 on Sunday.
Robinson, a senior, concluded that the toilet paper and eggs on the house were a result of the loss. He posted on his Twitter account, “Seems that people turn on you when you’re not perfect. Thought we were in this together.”
Coach Mark Richt says negative feedback from fans is not a surprise. Richt says players in the public spotlight must “be man enough to turn the other cheek.”
funny...
October 8th, 2012
12:56 pm
This should all be a non issue.
Mark Richt should have been fired after the Liberty Bowl loss.
Aaron Murray should have been cut. (family is still in our prayers)
Georgia has the money, facilities, fanbase, stadium, alumni, conference, tradition and support for a BIG TIME coach.
Gruden wants $6 mill a year. Pay it. Can you imagine the built in recruiting benefit of having that guy on the sidelines? Hell, just prop up Bear Bryant’s skeleton on the sideline. Better than Richt.
bugsquacher
October 8th, 2012
12:59 pm
I have the remaining season tickets to the Georgia games…any takers?… probably wont renew next year…..
1980
October 8th, 2012
1:09 pm
1980—a long time ago, way before I was born.
ApopkaDawg
October 8th, 2012
1:13 pm
Bill, where do we go from here? No where we haven’t been in the last 4 years.
What are the Bulldogs options?
– We are not going to have any coaching changes. CMR is going 10-2 or 9-3 at worst and nobody is getting fired over that.
- Murray is NOT going pro. He will be with us again next year and CMR is certainly not going to bench a senior b/c we all know that CMR is loyal to his seniors to a fault.
- Grantham seems to have stepped inline with the “comforting quiet” demeanor on the side lines. That certainly doesn’t work as the SC showed us first hand.
- CMR will not be changing BoBo’s position because he will fall back on all that “great work” his did over the first 4 games against cream puffs.
The good, bad, and ugly of all this?
Good – we have some time for the next Saban/Spurrier type coach comes along, because there does not seem to be one out there now. We are going to get 9 to 10 wins this year and a lot of programs would love to have that kind of season.
The Bad – our program is stuck in “neutral”. We are not moving forward in our attempts at getting to the mountaintop that is a BCS Championship. We missed our chance after the UCF loss to take action and bring in Dan Mullen.
The Ugly – we have a lot of talent on paper and we can’t seem to develop them. Also, the really embarrassing losses are coming far too frequently. Eventually, we are going to lose the recruiting war due to fear that a talented recruit will fall into obscurity (i.e Brandon Smith) or get embarrassed on national TV (i.e Bama 2008, UCF Independence Bowl, LSU SEC Championship, now SC regular season).
Hold fast UGA fans and hope CMR doesn’t take the ship down with him.
True Dawg
October 8th, 2012
1:14 pm
I love the Dawgs and always will. But the truth is the truth, the stats don’t lie, Richt just can’t get it done against top competition. Like him or not, this is what it is. This is what we have at UGA. You can’t blame Murray, he’s good enough. The receivers, the line, the backs, the defense, even special teams, they are all good enough to get it done. It’s the playcalling, the schemes, the decisions that are made (or not made) during the course of the game as it unfolds that decide the outcome AND that falls on the coaches. PERIOD!
Atlanta truth
October 8th, 2012
1:26 pm
Aaron Murray is a mockery of overrated non-talent. Until SC, they had played NO ONE. Looking at padded stats from cupcake opponents does not an elite QB make. He’s middlin’ at best.
joe jenkins
October 8th, 2012
1:29 pm
It seems like the players on this current team are incapable of learning grantham’s 3-4 defense. as prove sometimes they don’t know where to lineup and they are repeatley asking eachother in the games. I just think our talent is overated… corey moore…ray drew are really no where to be found…every year we recruit future stars that everybody wants and they come here and they get buried in the depth chart and they make any kind of noise till their senior year…and sometimes never. Washington is very overated and cannot pressure opposing qb’s….the defense will suck the rest of the year…unless somebody else steps up and helps jarvis pressure the qb.
Sunbury Ga dawg
October 8th, 2012
1:30 pm
On a serious note guys and all true Dawg fans, we need to contact the governor and get him to lower the flags to half mast because that game killed the spirit of the Georgia Bulldogs and true fans alike. That was an utter embarrassment to watch, same feeling i had during the blackout in 2008. I see we have not learned. I guess being so talented without leadership is OK.
rematch
October 8th, 2012
1:33 pm
I’m always going to be a dawg, but i am done for this year. That was enough! I am guilty of drinking the koolaid! I did it!
Offseason issues!
October 8th, 2012
1:35 pm
Hey Rambo,Olgetree,Vasser,Commings,
Offseason issues!
October 8th, 2012
1:36 pm
Hey Rambo,Olgetree, Vasser, Commings, thanks for giving all you had to the team during the offseason. Must feel good right now don’t you?
tireddawg
October 8th, 2012
1:37 pm
I cant believe anyone is suprised…..schedule ranked 117 has fooled the homers again this year. Same coach, same environment, same results……..
SC Old Dawg
October 8th, 2012
1:38 pm
the best answer is to see if UGA and play Furman or Woffard instead of USC – maybe UGA could get that Savannah State school on the schedule. If they could just eliminate the SEC teams, they may go undefeated. Just don’t play that ULM team. I want a schedule where the other teams just suck and this will allow UGA to win all the time. And we can see that the players and coaches are happy and believe that they are being coached to compete. Then, when UGA gets blown out in the bowl, we can blame it on their being tired from being out too late.
SC Old Dawg
October 8th, 2012
1:40 pm
at least there is no worry about any of the players going to the NFL
Atlanta truth
October 8th, 2012
1:43 pm
Georgia gets all these top recruits ——— I just don’t know what happens to ‘em. Eh, SC Old Dawg ?
Salio
October 8th, 2012
1:44 pm
ga should win out–fla is overrated and ga can beat them by 10+. 11-1 record and a good bowl game–a good season.
Eric C.
October 8th, 2012
1:46 pm
The defense has been the biggest disappointment this season!!!
They were totally unprepared for SC, but the signs have been there all along — like getting gashed by Fla Atlantic and Buffalo for explosive plays…and getting dominated by the UT OL.
We were duped into thinking this was a shutdown defensive unit as it showed in the first half vs LSU in the SECCG and during the first half vs Mich St in the Outback Bowl….but we now know that the 2nd half of those post-season contests reflects the UGA defense.
If we continue to see more blown assignments, soft inside rush defense, and lack of pressure by the front seven, then it will be a long rest of the season.
Desert Fox
October 8th, 2012
1:49 pm
LakeDawg
October 7th, 2012
10:52 pm
Agree. Many dawg fans have had their fill of watching a paper tiger knowing when the competition gets tough CMR’s teams just seem to fold, the coaching on both sides of the ball cannot stop the hemoraging or make necessary game changes to turn things around until its too late. The players are exposed as well. all these all americans (excluding Jones, he deserves the praise) make critical mistakes and can’t come through in the end when a lot is riding on big games. I doubt they’ll beat FL and as bad as AU looks, GA is primed for an upset after their performance in SC. No bowl or record will ever erase the memory of the beatdown they got by SC. They go up against a conf champion in a bowl game they will dissappoint again as they did in last season woeful loss to Michy St. Nothing will change until CMR is replaced.
dale
October 8th, 2012
1:51 pm
Would you really want to see this Georgia team play Alabama? What was the last marquee game Georgia won? A game in the national spotlight. I think it was LSU in the SEC title game in ‘05.
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
October 8th, 2012
2:02 pm
Somebody told us UGA is still in the Top Twenty?! Why?!
LogicalUS
October 8th, 2012
2:08 pm
The absolutely worst fiasco for the 2012 UGA football is the “lost in netherland” remainder of the season in Athens…
Open Date
Ole Miss
Georgia Southern
GT
Open Date may be the most attractive opponent!
While the rest of college football is going thru the drama of college football falls, UGA is going to be lost in its own “going thru the motion” tour. Will these scores even be covered on SportsCenter and who in their right mind is going to trek all the way out to Athens for that boring nonsense when they can go to local bars\home and enjoy college football drama.
astrouga
October 8th, 2012
2:19 pm
RE: LogicalUS
Agreed. UGA with a win is an attractive game no matter who we play. But when you can’t even field an average performance, who wants to spend their money to watch it?
UGA became obsolete this weekend. Sure, we’ll finish with 10 wins and lose another bowl game – yeah. I guess the atheletic department will still make money, so that is all that matters to the folks at UGA.
HPUCK
October 8th, 2012
2:20 pm
No emotion ! This is football on the big stage. You need a coach that shows some emotion. There is no fire. Even after the loss and Richt being interviewed it was like “ok we lost but we can get better”. This doesn’t get it. Richt is a nice guy, but he has had enough time with this much talent and has not done the job. Time for change.
AirForce1
October 8th, 2012
2:27 pm
Stop waiting and hoping for other teams to “stumble” and care of your own business!
AirForce1
October 8th, 2012
2:28 pm
Take care of your own business
dwagdawg
October 8th, 2012
2:28 pm
Has anyone seen Superdawg? Just want to know if he’ll be keeping his word:
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superDawg
September 26th, 2012
7:50 pm
ss you are a little man that likes to hide behind others.If sc beats UGA I will come down and tail gate with you and your brethren at tek.
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If Superdwag shows up, please ask him to RSVP on the GT blogs, and please make sure he is PUFFED UP.
Thanks
AirForce1
October 8th, 2012
2:30 pm
Hell….our schedule is not even remotely difficult this year??? No LSU, no Bama, no Misst St and it looks like Florida is only getting better.
Richt = 8-10 wins and mediocre bowl
October 8th, 2012
2:31 pm
I didn’t realize Aaron Murray was dealing with finding out his dad has cancer. As someone who lost my dad to pancreatic cancer, I can tell you first hand, getting that news about your father completely wrecks your psyche.
But again it’s on the coaches and preperation. Go back (if you can stomach it) and watch UGA and SC come out of the tunnel. SC players were amped up, fired up, and ready to hit someone in the mouth. Then look at how our players entered the field. They looked as though they knew what was coming and knew they couldn’t do anything to stop it.
I think we can all agree we have the talent. Talent has never been the issue in my opinon, but it’s situations like this one with Murray and the lack of preperation that floor me. Murray gets a pass here, but this STILL doesn’t explain the fact that since 2005 folks that’s 6 years, we have one and depending on opinion two signature wins in that span?!
Under this staff we’re good for 8-10 wins and a mediocre bowl game. I guess it’s time to saddle up and hitch my horse to that waggon and deal with it. At least the weather is nice here in Florida during bowl season.
Someone cited Auburn 06 as our last signature win, granted they were an 11-2 team, but I still say the last true signature win is LSU 05 in the SEC CG
AirForce1
October 8th, 2012
2:35 pm
^Very True
AirForce1
October 8th, 2012
2:38 pm
My name is Mark Richt and I am the very definition of MELONCOLY
AirForce1
October 8th, 2012
2:40 pm
Same old Dawgs….Capital One or Outback Bowl here we come…..nice weather in Florida. FML
dale
October 8th, 2012
2:43 pm
Auburn in 06 was an upset win. It wasn’t a showdown of two top teams.
joe jenkins
October 8th, 2012
2:45 pm
I hate it for murray about his father…i can say i relate to what he is going through. I just dont understand why richt didnt learn from playing joe cox…rarely does short qb make in the sec. You cannot win in this league without a good qb….
AirForce1
October 8th, 2012
2:46 pm
Why can’t UGA run a successful 3-4 defense??? Bama does.
RxDawg
October 8th, 2012
2:54 pm
“Richt is a good coach.”
I don’t disagree with that. But the enemy of great is “good”.
Richt = 8-10 wins and mediocre bowl
October 8th, 2012
2:57 pm
We could win with the 3-4 and Grantham was having success until Richt decided to nueter him. I like fired up CTG, calm subdued CTG doesn’t work. I think Richt could stand to learn from CTG about being fired up. Just tired of year after year of unprepared teams!!!!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
3:00 pm
Rich is a good coach
Sure
Against Buffalo, Western Carolina, Vandy, KY, Savannah Tech
He sure is
1969 Graduate
October 8th, 2012
3:01 pm
Oh, gosh, I’m so excited, we might be able to beat Kentucky this year. We’ve got two weeks to prepare.
That should be enough time for a cookout, and a swimming party, and a bowling party, and maybe we’ll find time to talk a little bit about how to arm tackle, how to go for the interception but allow the catch, how to blow assignments, and look at some film to see what went wrong.
Not that it even could happen, but can you imagine what a good coach would be saying and doing had their team lost to an arch rival on national television in such a humiliating fashion.
But wait…
Our coaches aren’t stupid (in spite of appearances). They know it wasn’t the players. They know they have all risen to positions of incompetence.
All together now. Who is the worst offensive play caller in big time college football?
Which head coach cares the least about winning?
Colorado Dawg
October 8th, 2012
3:10 pm
Richt will only be a 9 to 10 win coach in a good year. If we want to win championships, then he needs to go. Either do it now, or wait 5 or more mediocre years from now and do it. 1-9 versus top 10 teams in the past 5 years – how many more losses in big games do we need to suffer thru in order to make a change????
joe jenkins
October 8th, 2012
3:12 pm
Well do any of you guy’s think we would of had a chance if michael bennett would have never tore his ACL? and if jarvis jones had been a 100%? I think we might of been more competive…clearly after watching this game…bennett is our best wr on the team and their is no close second. marlon brown has disapeared again…wow 6′5 and stout as a bull…but is just another mediocre 5 star athlete. anyways for yall fans that dont know…bobo and grantham will be on the bulldog hotline tonight…geez cant wait for this
Bo
October 8th, 2012
3:23 pm
Pat or whoever you are. Evidentially you know nothing about football. MR hasn’t beat a ranked SEC team in years. Get you another drink of the Kool Aid and stay on MR bus and see where it takes you!
The Dude76
October 8th, 2012
3:23 pm
Where do we go from here? We fire Richt immediately, and clear out his worthless staff….Bozo, Grantham, everyone…. and start over. Face it Mark Richt does not have the cojones to win big games anymore like he did his first couple years. He is 0-12 vs. ranked teams at the end of the year since 2008. Every big game he chokes horrifically, and combined with the worst Big Game QB in the league who chokes as well (murray is 0-10 vs. ranked teams at seasons end) and you have a perfect storm of embarrassing chokes. Bring on the list…. 2007 UT….slaughtered. 2008 Bama….annihilated. 2011 Boise State….run out of the building…. 2011 LSU….spanked… and now the embarrassing 2012 choke at SC. This is EVERY BIG GAME the last 4 years. When is enough Bulldog fans? Who cares about beating 10 lesser opponents and then dropping the ball terribly against the 3 or 4 worthy opponents you play every year. This is exactly what happened last year 10-0 against mediocre and worse teams and 0-4 vs. top 20 teams. This is exactly what is happening this year, 5-0 vs. mediocre and bad teams and 0-1 vs. top 20 teams. This is not what a 3 million dollar a year coach is paid to do. Fire Richt, and the underperforming Grantham and Bobo and start over with a coach who cares about winning on the level of Nick Saban or Steve Spurrier and then we will finally be headed in the right direction. THIS IS THE HARD TRUTH and 99 percent of Bulldog nation FINALLY understands this after this weekend.
UGA man class of 71&73
October 8th, 2012
3:36 pm
Mark Richt is a 7-3 coach in the old 10 game format. He is not focused to win at the highest levels and he is not wrapped that way either. His love is his missionary work in Honduras and that is his life.
UGA alumni and heavy $ contributors MUST be heard. I look for Richt to resign after a bowl game,anyway. I think he is done.
Go Dogs
DawgFanInBama
October 8th, 2012
3:36 pm
Enter your comments here
Bulldog Born & Bred
October 8th, 2012
3:41 pm
Mr AD go get Kirby Smart before someone else does look what Muschamp has done at Fla in less than 2 yrs listen to Kirk Herbstreit this team is an embarrasment to the Bulldog nation
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 8th, 2012
4:11 pm
Here is the deal
If Mcgarity is happy with national embarrassment everytime
If Mcgarity is happy with not beating Top 20 teams
Then
He needs to stop having the UGA Season ticket holders pay a donation just to get season tickets
PonGT
October 8th, 2012
4:15 pm
I’m just sick and tired of losing the big games. While Dooley may noy have had as many 10 win seasons as CMR, he did at least win the big games more often than not . Remember the win in the Big House; the tie to houston in 68 when they were scoring 56 points on almost every one, and never lost to carolina 3 yrs in a row. Frequently won games he was not supposed to win and seldom lost to teams he was supposed to beat. What disheartens me is that we never win any big games anymore. Losing 3 yrs in a row to carolina …. even Ray Goff didn’t do that! Where is the preparation and the commitment to winning BIG games? It’s like this coaching staff enjoys and loves winning 9 or 10 games a year, but doesn’t hate losing …. as long as they play somewhere on January 1 they’re staisfied. I want to win championships on the field, in head to head competition, not be given a trophy by default.
PonGT
October 8th, 2012
4:22 pm
And why do we always stick with Murray when it is obvious that he’s shell-shocked? Don’t we have 18 more qbs on the sidelines we can turn to? or do they all have that ‘deer in the headlights’ look as Murray has? Where is the pride? Where are the leaders? Why can’t we get a qb that won’t choke under pressure? Buck Belue may not have been able to pass 60 times and throw for as many quick tds as Murray, but he never choked in a big game. He knew how to win. Please get us a qb that will win a Big game soon! Please!
FLA DAWG
October 8th, 2012
4:24 pm
I’m ashamed to be a Dawg Alumn right now and until Richt, Bobo and Grantham are fired I will NEVER attend a game, buy a souvenier or donate to UGA.
FIRE RICHT – HIRE DEREK DOOLEY
dwagdawg
October 8th, 2012
4:51 pm
Sorry to interrupt, dawg fans, but HAS ANYONE SEEN SUPERDAWG? Just wondering if he intends to keep his word:
superDawg
September 26th, 2012
7:50 pm
ss you are a little man that likes to hide behind others.If sc beats UGA I will come down and tail gate with you and your brethren at tek.
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If anyone should see Superdwag, please ask him to RSVP on the GT blogs, and please make sure that he is all PUFFED UP.
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Glock19
October 8th, 2012
5:03 pm
New direction for defense, I hear Al Groh may be available soon.
Fire Garner
October 8th, 2012
5:09 pm
Wonder why Dallas Lee’s brother chose Bama. Wonder why Nkemdiche chose clempson? Wonder folks?
Swami Sez
October 8th, 2012
5:12 pm
Uga will lose two more games…… Book it!
badlands dawg
October 8th, 2012
5:25 pm
DITCH RICHT….. and finish the drill CMR YOUR NOT EVEN COOL ANY MORE YOU ARE DOWN AND OUT MARK YOU LOOK SOOOO BAD OUT THERE…LOL ALL WE WANT IS A GOOD FOOTBALL MAN AND YOUR NOT IT…DO YOU GET IT MARK…. SO WE AS UGA FANS SAY THIS TO YOU……..NEXT
STUDENT ATHLETE
October 8th, 2012
5:31 pm
Where do we go from here? How about Jim Tressel?
DocDawg
October 8th, 2012
5:33 pm
Don
Real Dawgs Fan
October 8th, 2012
5:33 pm
So to get this straight, our fans would be happy to fire Richt, go through 3-4 really bad seasons to rebuild, then jump into the same 3 year rotation of coaching staffs that every other program deals with. UGA fans have got to be the dumbest, most ungrateful people alive. Anyone who was a REAL UGA fan before Richt got here, knows we are doing WAY better than anytime in our recent history.
ARdawg
October 8th, 2012
5:38 pm
Where do we go from here?
We’re already there. It’s the same place we were at in 2008 and haven’t moved since. We won’t be moving unless McGarity gets off his azz and makes something happen.
Even if we win out and finish 11-1. What was accomplished? Another run at the NC?….right! The real shame is that this team easily could be a contender with proper leadership and coaching.
Murray father is ill. I really do pray and feel for his family but, that has no point in these discussion. They are not connected.
Murray’s house was rolled and egged? Tough chit. My house has had the same treatment before. Grow some cajones and take it like a man
Real Dawgs Fan
October 8th, 2012
5:40 pm
OK UGA fans…WHO do we hire? Who is out there that will take us to the next level? And if someone can, how fast till they run off to another jog becuase our ungrateful fans want your head everytime to underperform. Lets be REALISTIC dawg fans, WHO IS OUT THERE?
P.S. Saban already had a job!
Real Dawgs Fan
October 8th, 2012
5:43 pm
Everyone can point fingers, but no one has a better idea. “Yeah, let’s fire him and get a good coach”
Who?
Still waiting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tie0tz7jGDI&feature=related
October 8th, 2012
5:44 pm
If just once in the years of futility Richt would say something like this I could believe he has a grasp of reality. Until then it is the same ole futility of denial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tie0tz7jGDI&feature=related
badlands dawg
October 8th, 2012
5:48 pm
REAL DAWGS FAN …….GIVE ME AND ALL OF US UGA FANS A BREAK… LOL YOU ARE REAL FUNNY MR DAWG FAN GOT SMOETHING FOR YOU TO NEXT OHIO STATE IS DO JUST FIND 1ST YEAR ..ITS ALL COACHING IT WILL ALWAYS BE THAT WAY
yellow hammer
October 8th, 2012
5:54 pm
OLE MISS will beat Jawja
Mobile Dawg
October 8th, 2012
5:57 pm
Real Dawgs Fan, seriously, you’re not that dumb are you? There are numerous examples of teams making changes and turning things around quickly. I love people like you (sarcasm) who can give me a thousand reasons something can’t be accomplished rather than working hard to find a way to get it done.
wreckmaniac
October 8th, 2012
6:05 pm
What is needed is change but most change suggestions will never be considered such as:
1. Join the Big East where UGA will be the team to beat
2. Get a no-name up and coming coach
3. Forget the attitude that you must recruit 5 star players to win.
4. Stop drinking the “we’re going to win the national champ this year” Koolaid every year
These are real changes. Change of this nature is needed.
Mobile Dawg
October 8th, 2012
6:19 pm
For all you fans feeling embarassed, let down, just imagine how poor ole Russ must feel. His coming out party year has been trashed.
sonny
October 8th, 2012
6:26 pm
You idiot sports writers as well as Richt, Grantham and all the bulldog players better focus on one game at a time and not worry about if SC loses 2 games or how the dogs can still play in the conference championship by the back door!! As it stands now Florida will whip the dog’s ass worse than SC did!! What an embarassment to the Bulldog Nation!! Stop your fool excuses and acting like you are Obama and blaming everything on someone else. Play “real man football” or get the hell off the football field and let the equestrian team have the field!! Suck it up Georgia and put your jocks back on and take off those femme belts!!!!!!!
Rangerdawg
October 8th, 2012
6:49 pm
Bill, I have been a Mark Richt supporter for as long as he has been at UGA and I think he is a fine Christian man, but he should apologize to his players and UGA fans for he, coach Bobo and Grantham not having their team prepared to play our most important game of the year. It was the worst coaching job I think I have ever seen!!!! Our players had no idea what to do, but it was not their fault. Grantham has so many personnel packages no one has any consistency and they cannot communicate. We need to simplify our defense and let them play. We have more talent than South Carolina but clearly got out coached on both sides of the ball.
redandblack
October 8th, 2012
7:14 pm
UGA was in the game up until the moment they got off the bus…….
We were exposed for what we really are……..overrated…….a pretender NOT a contender…..
There should be another name for the guys who take the field, instead of offense and defense…….
Because these clowns don’t even know what those terms mean…..
A lot to play for? WHAT!! Hope we can back into another SECCG appearance, and get our asses kicked again like last year? Right! I’m all over that……NOT!!!!
I’m afraid we will always be a middle of the pack program, as long as the current regime is in place….
Murray is not the guy!!!
These clowns play football like I make love…….and that ain’t worth a damn…
I knew when it only took 5 plays to go 70 yeards for Carolina’s first TD, that UGA was in trouble……
And damn if they didn’t prove me right….
Bill
October 8th, 2012
8:12 pm
Okay… Here we go. Here is the plan. Bill King as head coach. Jeff Schultz is the DC and Mark Bradley is the OC. Suck and Jerk Off will coordinate the special teams. Stupid, idiotic red-neck fans will serve as the A.D. Let’s all support these fine people. They have the best interest of the football program in mind.
Browndog
October 8th, 2012
8:30 pm
IMO SC has recruited better athletes position wise than UGA has over the last several years. Spurrier is keeping the top athletes in state and seems to have a better handle on what he needs to do to fine tune his team. SC is now the team to beat in the east. UF appears to be back and Dooley will build a winner at UT, if given the time. Competition in the east will keep getting better and better!
Resident Georgia Fan
October 8th, 2012
9:00 pm
Window dressing at best Bill. I was there. What an embarrassment to those of us who help pay the bills.
Bill
October 8th, 2012
9:21 pm
And Flat Tire will serve as Uga. . .
Bill
October 8th, 2012
9:25 pm
And ARDawg can be the women’s basketball coach . . . Now we are ready to move forward.
Preseason # 1
October 8th, 2012
9:36 pm
Not to worry Dawg fans, we’ll be rated in the top 5 again between next February and October
Bud
October 8th, 2012
10:12 pm
Weekly sensationalism by media. Every week there’s a new Heisman candidate, a new unbelievable team. Slow it down . Still a lot left. Way to much weekly sensational hype by media.
Bill Curry
October 8th, 2012
10:13 pm
@Real Dawgs Fan
That’s what I tried to tell Alabama when they fired me after a 10-2 season. So what if I couldn’t beat Pat Dye? You know, that Coach Mike Shula is a really nice guy too.
80sDawg
October 8th, 2012
11:17 pm
A sure indicator of how good your coaching staff is depends on the number of coaching offers coming from other programs.UGA coaching staff get none, not a whisper. Richt got a slight look from FSU and Miami. Nothing solid. If they were any good, The AD would have to be throwing money at them to keep them here.
SSIgator
October 9th, 2012
12:22 am
redandblack -
October 8th, 2012 – 7:14 pm
UGA was in the game up until the moment they got off the bus.
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Whoa, hold up on that thought. Who knows what St. Markus Rectumus and his band of thieves (as in his asst. coaches stealing from the UGA treasury like their boss does) were plotting BEFORE they got off of the bus.
GatorsAreBack
October 9th, 2012
1:12 am
You Dawg fans just need to enjoy the tailgating. You simply need to forget about SEC championships and NCs in this era. There is no potential head coach out there who is going to out-coach Saban, Spurrier and now, Muschamp. Miles is kind of a goofball, but he’s also much better than Richt.
Want to know the real difference between Georgia and Florida? even with the hiring of Brent Pease as OC, our strength and conditioning coach is considered the most important hire that Muschamp has made.
You guys assemble bunches of marquee talent and think you can’t help but win. But that’s just the starting point.
Vampire Bill
October 9th, 2012
6:25 am
Ask Nick Saban or Les Miles if a 28 point loss is the same as a 2 point over time loss. I’ll bet you Mark Richts tanning membership you get a different answer.
This dawg will bite you!
October 9th, 2012
7:35 am
I will be going to Lexington to pull for the dawgs!!!!!!!!!
GaTruth
October 9th, 2012
7:48 am
Outcoached, outcoached, outcoached, outcoached. After defending Bobo and Richt over the last years, leaning on the numbers (points being scored and a higher winning % than Vince Dooley) – albeit with the consternation of watching Bobo’s fearful play calling steal the momentum of one game after another, the party is over. There was nothing in our game-plan to account for Clowney or Shaw. With time in the pocket, Murray could have picked apart the SC secondary. Without it, you get exactly what we got. Everyone knew it except Bobo and Richt. If we want to accept mediocrity, stay the course.
Beatdown City... also known as Jacksonville
October 9th, 2012
8:10 am
Florida 42
Georgia 24
Buh bye to Richt and the Dwags.
old dog
October 9th, 2012
8:18 am
Until we realize the game is won IN THE TRENCHES (I.E.—GET SOME O-LINEMEN THAT CAN PLAY WITH THE BIG BOYS) we will continue to go back and forth on these blogs and wonder “why?”
The Bottom line is.......................
October 9th, 2012
8:19 am
We have Mark Richt who is as fine a man or person as there is in College Football. We pay him around 3 mil per year to run our program. Many people say that he not only is a great coach but also helps build young men. If that is the case, why are we paying someone that much money with no NC games on his resume as HC and year in and year out has UGA as the leader in the Fulmer Cup for the most arrests.
I say that all of us who made fun of the Gators for hiring Muschamp are the ones who are idiots. Muschamp has kicked off at least 12 of Meyers troubled children and after only one season has transformed the hated Gators into a legitimate SEC contender. If they get their QB problems corrected( and the kid seems to improve weekly) they will give Bama a run for their money.
Since I do not see Muschamp leaving a place where he grew up as a kid, our only choice is to give Kirby a call before Tn or Ark does and hire Saban’s 2nd most trusted assistant. Like Saban or hate him, the man knows how to build a program. Go DAWGS!!!
Francis
October 9th, 2012
8:21 am
I’ve never understood how anyone – even an alumnus – could support and take pride in UGA’s football team. When you look at their history for the past forty years, how can anyone ignore Jan Kemp and the “remedial studies” scam, the Jim Harrick fiasco, the DUIs in the athletic office, the DUIs and other arrests of players, the #1 party school tag (i.e., the most drunk students), the suspensions and outright dismissals, the Fulmer Cup, and on and on?
As disgraceful and humiliating as it is, I don’t see many alums and fans demanding an end to this sordid activity. It sets UGA apart as the kind of school most people abhor, and it’s become an embarrassment to the whole state of Georgia.
Will it never end? Apparently not while Mark Richt is at UGA. Richt is the biggest hypocrite in the United States. But even with all the cheating and lawlessness that he ignores, he still can’t win the SEC.
So you’re paying him to be BCS champions, but he can’t even win the SEC. So why do you pay him millions of dollars a year?
Just asking.
Myanmar-Shave
October 9th, 2012
8:38 am
The Bulldogs Have Done It Again
They’ve Lost One They Thought They Should Win
Every Year It’s The Same
They Blow The Big Game
But The Cupcakes Will Add Up To Ten
Nine Or Ten Wins Is Enough
To Justify Not Getting Tough
On The Nice Christian Man
Without A Game Plan
To Beat Anyone But A Cream Puff
Myanmar-Shave
Come on
October 9th, 2012
9:02 am
I knew when it only took 5 plays to go 70 yeards for Carolina’s first TD, that UGA was in trouble……
I told my daughter right after the first TD, when TV went to commercial
the very same thing.Ditch Richt,hire Jon Gruden.
Come on
October 9th, 2012
9:12 am
No, it’s not the sort of championship the Bulldog Nation hungers for, but as football seasons go, such an outcome would be not too shabby.
Why can’t the powers that be,and all the keep Mark Richt crowd, figure it out? This is not just a one loss deal,this is a pattern, it happened with Willie Martinez, now with Grantham, it happened with FL in 2008, 2009, Bama in 08, Boise St and LSU last year.EMBARASSING LOSSES,GETING BLOWN OUT,GAME OVER WHEN WE GOT OFF THE BUS.We can not win the big game
or defeat a top 25 team. The team doesn’t need a swim and bowling night buddy we need a hard nose football coach.Hire Jon Gruden.
PigIron
October 9th, 2012
9:19 am
Jon Gruden isn’t looking for a job, but Georgia would be better off with Houston Nutt than with clinging to Reverend Richt. Why not just bite the bullet and hire Petrino? He might not be the best Harley pilot out there, but he knows how to coach. Judging by his back seat passenger, he’s also a great recruiter.
Whiskey Breath
October 9th, 2012
9:21 am
What do you do ? You keep being a homer and pay Richt millions, that is what you do.
Then you relive the 1980 NC and pat Buck Bulue on the back. Buck then kisses his own backside.
Isn’t that the Ga way?
NCDawg
October 9th, 2012
9:25 am
I have tried a couple of times to post my opinions this weekend and the posts never made it to the board… so I will try one last time. I have been a staunch Mark Richt supporter through thick and thin but I think the time has come for a change. The Bulldogs need a change of culture. Something is terribly wrong when a team this talented gets embarrassed time after time on the big stage. There is something culture wise within the program that is not promoting that type of fiery competitive spirit that is required to win at a high level in college football today. It could be the kids know and react subconsciously to failure with a “I will always be forgiven” mentality. This does not spark a sense of urgency and certainly doesn’t promote soul searching to correct their performance.
I believe in forgiveness but I also believe that accepting anything less than your gut deep best is wrong. The “I’m only human” cop out doesn’t work. We are supposed to STRIVE for perfection…and accept grace when we come up short.
The staff has to go. Sometimes there are inherent flaws that cannot be corrected. The flaws are showing up regularly and have not been corrected for years. This points to something more than anyone on the staff can come to grips with, otherwise it would be corrected. So that leaves Mr.McGarity with no choice but to clean house and try something different. The Bulldawg Nation deserves better than we are getting. I thought we might have finally gotten to where we could challenge the powers again but I know now that I am wrong. The only way I will change my mind is if we BEAT Florida… not survive them… but show that the SC game was just a bad day. That and win every other game the way a team this talented should. Only then will I think that the program has turned the corner. Otherwise the only way we move forward is to fire the staff and start over.
trueblueeagle
October 9th, 2012
9:27 am
You all fire CMR and we will trade you CPJ for him! I would take 9 or 10 wins every year. In your heart you new UGA was not a top ten team after they played UB. The defense could not even lineup right in that game.
NCDawg
October 9th, 2012
9:31 am
BTW this program has the resources to hire the best… and I think that all efforts should be made to do so. Knee jerk hiring will not help. We CAN avoid the Tenn debacle. We can hire the RIGHT coach and be nearly instantly competitive again. The cupboard is not bare by any means.
No Bozos
October 9th, 2012
9:33 am
Reality check – next year’s schedule will be MUCH tougher.
Could we get WV’s coach – and QB?
robodawg
October 9th, 2012
9:55 am
Part of the problem is we started believing the hype. Reality check: We are not and were never a legit national title contender. The O line has no depth and is simply not good enough against the best defensive fronts. Murray has improved on ball security but remains inconsistent. The one real surprise is that the defense has not been more stout.
GT is 4th rate high school team
October 9th, 2012
9:59 am
I am always surprised on how RICHT looks at losses in terms of ranking and mathematical probabilities, however he seem to be just oblivious about the emotional toll these disappointments not only to the players but to the fans, etc. which seem to have been so recurrent.
GT is 4th rate high school team
October 9th, 2012
10:06 am
I have not read the whole contract of Richt but it seem more amenable to mutual understanding to a graceful exit giving time for UGA to find a replacement and not shake up the recruitment. Richt has to go deep inside himself to determine if he really still has what it takes to compete. He has proven in the past that it takes for him a long time to make necessary changes in his staff.
HUH?????
October 9th, 2012
10:11 am
“Where do we go from here?”
You go on to play another unranked opponent.
HUH?????
October 9th, 2012
10:12 am
I always laugh whenever UGA fans talk about how awesome CMR is because he can get UGA a 10 win season. 9 out of 10 of those teams are never ranked and the losses always come from top ranked teams.
Can anyone tell me the last quality opponent UGA beat?
HINT: It’s not Missouri.
hornblowermg
October 9th, 2012
10:26 am
why didn’t you show my last posting?
joe jenkins
October 9th, 2012
10:29 am
Hey huh……i bet we beat your sorry ass wildcats…hell even if ray goff filed in for richt in two weeks we would still beat them…..why dont you go worry about your own team….us dawg fans already know we cant beat the big boys…. we dont need you rubbing it in our faces every five seconds
UGA Insider
October 9th, 2012
10:35 am
I personally wouldn’t care if McGarity cancelled the rest of the season. I really wouldn’t. Thank you CMR for saving me $2000 by not going to the GA/FLA game. Never been so down about a game. Poorly prepared.
UGA Insider
October 9th, 2012
10:40 am
For those calling for a coaching change you could get your wish soon enough. Adams is a lame duck and will be gone in a few months. A new president will be at UGA and will hopefully hold people accountable. McGarity and Richt could be on their way out very soon.
joe jenkins
October 9th, 2012
10:49 am
I still think and believe that michael bennett would have made a difference in the game…evidence to the fact that right before halftime….wooten didn’t finish his route and caught the ball short of the goal line….It’s a fact if bennett played…murray is looking for him and i bet he bennett does cut his route short of the end zone….Guy’s benett is our best wr by far….I would have loved to see bennett and mitchell finishing out the year together…..oh well maybe next year.
hornblowermg
October 9th, 2012
10:56 am
BK. what was the problem with my earlier post that you censored out of here? you have my email address; just let me know if i am wasting my time reading your article(s). i thought that i was right on the money, and many of my uga alumni friends share my opinion.
dawgfacedboy
October 9th, 2012
10:56 am
There are plenty of coaches that could win 10 games at UGA with the talent they have and bring in every year. Just saying.
NCDawg
October 9th, 2012
11:18 am
I think the folks hammering Murray need to look at the dropped passes… the tipped ball interception was unfortunate but that happens every once in a while. Murray had no time at all. He did a great job of not forcing the ball and having more interceptions. Believe it or not it could have been much worse if he had decided to just chuck it and pray. He delivered the ball several times that were dropped. Just dropped. A few of those could have swung the tide. Momentum can be shifted and we didn’t make the plays to shift it. But the ball was there and it was dropped.
NCDawg
October 9th, 2012
11:24 am
hornblowermg… Bill doesn’t monitor this blog… there is some kind of bug in this system because I have had more than a dozen posts that never made through and they had absolutely no objectionable material in it… blaming Mr King will do no good at all… it just happens. I lost several posts that took a long time to write…very frustrating. And it isn’t just this blog. It is the AJC system.
Jborodawg
October 9th, 2012
11:26 am
We can still win the rest of the games. Don’t worry about what S.C. or anybody else does. Just take care of our own business and focus. 11-1 would be a great season, even if we don’t make it to ATL.
Thoughts and prayers are with A Murray and his family. Shame on whomever egged and rolled Robinson and Murray’s house. Same kind of class seen at the Braves-Cards game.
Go Dawgs! GATA against Kaintuck!
Grow a pair CMR
October 9th, 2012
11:43 am
Fire both Grantham and Boo Boo NOW! CPJ must have a pair.
DW
October 9th, 2012
11:51 am
This rest squarely on Mark Richt. The man is not a SEC coach, maybe ACC. To win big games in the SEC who have to coach “MAN” football and CMR is not that kind of coach. Good players, but no preparation and coaching, that the bottom line.
Axl
October 9th, 2012
12:10 pm
Where do we go?
Where do we go now?
Where do we go?
Oh,
Where do we go now?
No, no, no, no, no, no
Where have they gone?
October 9th, 2012
12:55 pm
Have you noticed that many other dawg blog sites dont even post anymore or even havent posted in a while? Seem they must be tired of the same ole crap too that Richt is putting on the field. Bill you need to update those blog sites.
SouthGADawg
October 9th, 2012
1:05 pm
Hey, let’s quit being so selfish here. Think of the joy and celebration that we continue to spread to the fans of our highly ranked opponents. And, we are setting them up for a major let down when they figure out that beating the Dawgs is no indicator of their team’s quality. There are some pluses here!
Sarcasm, the only defense against stupid AND the only defense to the disappointment of being a Dawg fan.
SouthGADawg
October 9th, 2012
1:11 pm
BTW, I clearly hold Richt and the coaching staff accountable for the last 9 debacles against ranked opponents. It is really unfair to send such quality athletes on the field so unprepared week after week. USC knew what they (UGA) were going to do before the UGA offense or defense did. By contrast, the UGA players were clueless on at least 40% of the plays.
same ole same ole
October 9th, 2012
1:23 pm
charlie strong………. where r u.
DawgFanInBama
October 9th, 2012
1:30 pm
You know what is really funny about that picture at the top of the article? That could be a live video and we would never even know it….That is EXACTLY how Richt looks for 4 straight quarters..
Only time Richt has shown emotion this year: When he hugged worthless Rambo on his last suspended game.
Terrible.
Class of '98
October 9th, 2012
1:35 pm
Three hundred and thirty-fourth.
HUH?????
October 9th, 2012
1:36 pm
“i bet we beat your sorry ass wildcats”
Good thing my team’s mascot isn’t a wildcat. Otherwise you’d have a point.
JB
October 9th, 2012
1:42 pm
Bobo should of never been the OC. He ought to be recruiting cord………..Grantham was Richt’s 3rd or 4th choice…..And it’s beginning to show……….And what is different at USCe the last 100 years except Sprurrier? Coaching does matter. We are mid tier SEC because of it.
JB
October 9th, 2012
1:45 pm
Stat of the day: Dawgs have not beat a team with more than 9 wins since 2006. It was Auburn…..Richt does not, cannot beat good football teams.
JB
October 9th, 2012
1:53 pm
Go to SI.com and read all the Zingers Sprurrier rattled off about us. Don’t see us shutting him up anytime soon.
BMOC
October 9th, 2012
2:06 pm
I second that ATLNative
Want Change Dawg Nation?
October 9th, 2012
2:19 pm
Stop sending the MONEY!
Sicht of Richt
October 9th, 2012
2:33 pm
Enough is enough. We will NEVER win a NC under Richt and Mike Bobo is still the biggest clown in the SEC. If you want to unite the fan base, bring in a new regime. It’s time. Hell, it’s past time.
Derek
October 9th, 2012
2:40 pm
All you dreamers….Richt is here to stay. No way the AD fires one of the winningnest and most liked coaches in football. There would be riots in Athens. Richt is beloved by true fans, by the administration. He is a great coach. Not perfect but great. I predict that Bobo will be the HC at a strong program within 3 years. Responders to this blog never read national sports news–I don’t guess. Bobo is respected throughout college football as a fine OC. Now I believe that Richt should call the plays and Bobo should focus primarily on the QB’s. Richt is a great mind on offense–the decline of FL State happened when Richt left. Talk about money–you would see it leave the program by the millions if Richt were fired. Greg is happy with Richt and the University is happy with a great coach who would never be caught on a motorcycle with a pretty blonde. Let Auburn have Petrino (as rumor has it Petrino is headed to Auburn when GC is fired) I will take Richt every day of the week. GA wins out, wins the SEC, wins the bowl and Richt is crowned coach for life.
astrouga
October 9th, 2012
2:53 pm
Where do we go from here?
According to the knucklehead Palm, the Sugar bowl!
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions
The Rest of the SEC
October 9th, 2012
2:55 pm
I hear ya, Derek!
Please give Coach Richt a lifetime contract. He deserves it!
dawgfacedboy
October 9th, 2012
3:13 pm
I was at Dega this weekend. Heard the debacle on the radio. At one point the radio announcer said : “It’s like S.C. knows what is coming on both sides of the ball before the ball is even snapped.” That is the 2nd time I specifically remember someone saying that about the dawgs (about being predictable and knowing what was coming). Jonathan Crompton said almost the same thing in his post game interview after we made him look like a Heisman candidate that day. Readjust your expectations. Say what you will about being a “true fan” but I don’t believe Richt is winning a NC and neither will UGA as long as he’s there.
We WILL however have a 10 win team most years and a 2nd tier bowl game with a relatively clean program. I mean, every year we have guys suspended for DUIs, marijuana, etc. but I don’t forsee any catastrophic problems with the program in our future while Richt is there.
Keep in mind 10 wins a year looks great but there is a HUGE difference in winning 10 a year and 13 or 14.
Neutral
October 9th, 2012
3:20 pm
@JB,
Spurrier is like a little kid and has never gotten over the absolute pounding and humiliation he took by the Dawgs the year he won the Heisman Trophy. I don’t think I have ever witnessed a beat-down like that game and it knocked Florida out of a NC. He is one bitter little guy so let him have his fun today, but let’s all remember with great happiness why he hates UGa so much!!!
Mad Dog One
October 9th, 2012
3:26 pm
Let me start by saying I hate visor boy, the chickens and about any team that dosen’t start with U and end with GA. That said they were better than we were plain and simple we can try to spin it but it won’t wash so get over it and support your team or go root for tech.GO DOGS & GATA
Neutral
October 9th, 2012
3:32 pm
DawgFaceBoy,
It also concerns me, but not that we make predictable plays. My concern is related to Clowney’s comment when he said he got the jump on EVERY play because UGa “tipped-off” their snap count. That explains a lot about how he was able to get around our line frequently untouched. Bummer that we didn’t know we were telegraphing the snap count. I’ll go whacko if we don’t figure this out before the Florida game. It is that type of “attention to detail” that separates a good coach from a great one. Go Dawgs!!!
The Rest of the SEC
October 9th, 2012
3:34 pm
@Neutral
Few are old enough to remember Steve Spurrier as a player. Who cares if he hates Georgia, loves Georgia or has no opinion? The important thing is that he knows how to beat a Mark Richt coached team down like a stray yard dog. If you think Spurrier’s team simply has superior talent, you should watch the replay of the USC vs. Vandy game.
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
October 9th, 2012
3:45 pm
We don’t think UGA should “over look” UK…and plz no more tv. It’s tooo painful for the country to watch.
BigDave
October 9th, 2012
4:36 pm
I’ll say this again…MARK RICHT SHOULD RESIGN…IMMEDIATELY!
dawg
October 9th, 2012
4:39 pm
next head coach at UGA……….Kyle Whittingham (Coach at unversity of Utah)……..
Want Change Dawg Nation?
October 9th, 2012
4:49 pm
Stay off the Kool Aid….. That goes for you too Derek…..
Want Change Dawg Nation?
October 9th, 2012
4:50 pm
Enter your comments here
Swamp Thing
October 9th, 2012
5:30 pm
Bill – “Bulldog Nation Wonders Where Do We Go From Here? You spin this so well – but just like last year Bill, you get to drive the bus, put it in reverse – and back all the way to ATL..It worked last year, but not this year..
DONNAN OF A NEW ERA
October 9th, 2012
5:34 pm
Georgia’s chickens came home to roost.
Around the Bowl, Down the Hole, Roll Tide Roll
October 9th, 2012
5:41 pm
I’m done with Richt and his staff. My wife and I are ‘94 Grads and we are sick of this. Same thing year after year. Embarassment on the national stage. It’s not like we even compete, you know, close games, we could tolerate that more. But, no, we get crushed. A loss is not a loss. We need new leadership now.
Gators to Go
October 9th, 2012
5:51 pm
Florida 42, Georgia 24
Hang on to something, you know it’s coming.
Burma Shave
October 9th, 2012
5:56 pm
Jarvis Jones says carpe diem
But you know he can’t spell
Just like all the other dawgs
His ignorance will tell
BURMA SHAVE
Real Dawg Fan
October 9th, 2012
7:05 pm
All you dreamers….Richt is here to stay. No way the AD fires one of the winningnest and most liked coaches in football. There would be riots in Athens. Richt is beloved by true fans, by the administration. He is a great coach. Not perfect but great. I predict that Bobo will be the HC at a strong program within 3 years. Responders to this blog never read national sports news–I don’t guess. Bobo is respected throughout college football as a fine OC. Now I believe that Richt should call the plays and Bobo should focus primarily on the QB’s. Richt is a great mind on offense–the decline of FL State happened when Richt left. Talk about money–you would see it leave the program by the millions if Richt were fired. Greg is happy with Richt and the University is happy with a great coach who would never be caught on a motorcycle with a pretty blonde. Let Auburn have Petrino (as rumor has it Petrino is headed to Auburn when GC is fired) I will take Richt every day of the week. GA wins out, wins the SEC, wins the bowl and Richt is crowned coach for life.
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Thank you- these fools on here have no idea how far CMR has brought this program, they obv. weren’t watching us under Donnan and Goff.
Majority of Fans are VERY GRATEFUL for his service.
They seem to want to rotate new coaches in every 3-4 years like every other program. I’ll take consistent contenders.
JB
October 9th, 2012
7:09 pm
Hard to tell if Richt is still “all in”. Emotionless during the beat down. Smiling with Sprurrier after beat down. Only major comment…. ” We all lose together”………..Status quo during the game with game plan. Not sure I want to go to war with him. Thanksgiving dinner and church, yes.
Border dweller
October 9th, 2012
7:11 pm
If you don’t like the product, quit buying tickets.
JB
October 9th, 2012
7:15 pm
Border, Richt is a State employee….We have elections every four years to get rid of non performers, just say’n
JB
October 9th, 2012
7:17 pm
It’s my understanding that with 10+ years with the state, he will have access to state health insurance the rest of his life.
In Case You Forgot...
October 9th, 2012
7:31 pm
UCF 10 UGA 6
fildawg
October 9th, 2012
7:34 pm
Certainly Dan Mullen can be convinced to leave Starkville
Eaassyy
October 9th, 2012
7:51 pm
Dumfounded by the overall lack of preparedness for last week’s game. Defense made Shaw look like freaking RGIII. He is good but not that good. How many defensive players will get drafted (high) this year? How bad will defense be next year?
Offense was twice as underprepared. Richt and Bobo act shocked their All World 6′8 Defensive Ends whipped our mediocre offensive line. Big shocker there. No game planning around these guys? How about run right at them. No misdirection. No roll outs. They literally blew up every play and offense never adjusted. I understand getting whipped up front but make an adjustment and throw a screen, throw slants, throw outs in the flats, do quick drops, MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO WHERE THEY ARE WHIPPING YOU. MR AND MBOBO JUST MAKE EXCUSES.
Big Ron
October 9th, 2012
7:54 pm
At the end of the day it’s just a game. They did what they could and came up short. There will be other games. Hang in there Bull dog, some of us still stand with you in the good and the bad . Go Dogs
Eaassyy
October 9th, 2012
7:59 pm
They didn’t do $#it. Tech would have put up more of a fight and probably gave up less points. They flat out crapped the bed and were as unprepared for a game as I have ever seen at high collegiate level.
DawgInLex
October 9th, 2012
8:12 pm
HUH????
You really have zero business giving football advice “ma’am”.
Fair n Balanced
October 9th, 2012
8:43 pm
We won’t beat FL. All arguments are useless. We just won’t beat FL.
SSIgator
October 9th, 2012
9:04 pm
Big Ron -
“They did what they could and came up short.”
__________________
Seriously? And you have been following college football for how long? My goodness man, even my wife could tell that St. Markus Rectumus is in so far over his head at this point, he does not have a clue which end is up. Came up short (as in almost shut out 35-0) – thanks for the laugh.
The Bottom line is.......................
October 9th, 2012
9:35 pm
This is the first time I have seen DawginLex on here since predicting a UGA victory. Was it that embarassing Lex Ol buddy?
T'ville DAWG
October 9th, 2012
9:37 pm
One thing, GET Jay Rome involved even if you have to line him up in a slot position.
dale
October 9th, 2012
10:22 pm
It’s like watching Mike Tyson’s last comeback attempts. You lose to champions, but you can still beat the tomato cans. Then…
The Diesel
October 9th, 2012
10:35 pm
I am sure Greg and the Alumni love Richt,but they are content with 9 to 10 win seasons and Outback Bowl or lesser bowls.How in the hell can a fan be happy with that performance or lack thereof Sat.night.Spurrier has gotten into Richt’s head.Team totally flat and unprepared.Time for a house cleaning.Hey Richt theres always the ministry,which is not a thing in the world wrong with.Bring in Gruden or Smart and let them have Total control of the program…..
That70sGAdawg
October 9th, 2012
10:35 pm
The last 6 National Champ’s from the SEC, but not us. It’s been 32 YEARS people since we won one!! I think 11 years is enough time…
Pago Pago DAWG
October 9th, 2012
11:04 pm
Muschamp turned UF around in less than 2 years and will pass UGA. Now this is sad…
Dawg gone
October 9th, 2012
11:08 pm
Thank goodness “Where we go from here” is Kentucky (BIG WIN), Auburn (BIGGER WIN), Florida (Win-able), Ga. Southern (OBSCENELY BIG WIN), and then the annual Bee-Slaughter Athens. CMR may not be able to win the big ones, but he sure can schedule the little ones, can’t he?
tdaw
October 9th, 2012
11:12 pm
The lost to SC is probley the worst lost in CMR era… I’ve been a season ticket holder for years and i have never been so dissapointed . the coaches didn’t have our guys ready to play! we looked totally unprepaired for the biggest game of the year! I wonder what CSS could do with a team with as much talent as georgia has?
Dawg gone
October 9th, 2012
11:15 pm
Richt can redeem himself and this team with a win in Jacksonville and by finishing with only one loss. Losing to USC was not disgraceful in itself, but the way in which we lost was. Our inability to win big games when we play in the most challenging conference in the country is absurd. The fact that we could still end up in the Dome for the SEC championship game is absurd, for that matter, and yet it is not only possible, it is likely. IF we don’t win out, THEN let’s put Richt’s job back on the table for discussion.
Dawg gone
October 9th, 2012
11:21 pm
11-1 will most likely mean another SEC Championship appearance (assuming USC stumbles) and another five years for Richt, who will be ready to retire by then anyway. Anything less, and we need to consider our options. Richt’s abysmal record against ranked opponents (in a conference which regularly has the most ranked opponents) can no longer be overlooked. The cowardly bloggers and naysayers who have been calling for CMR’s head for years will, like the blind squirrel and the broken clock, finally be on target if this team does not play well in the Dome in Atlanta in December.
smart dawg
October 9th, 2012
11:24 pm
Lets get Kirby Smart before someone else does
Dawg gone it.
October 9th, 2012
11:31 pm
Ticket sales, merchandise sales, and alumni donations are the only things that will get the AD’s attention. It’s simple mathematics. The SEC television money is going to be good whether we play like Vandy or play like Bama. So belly-ache all you want about Richt, he’s not going anywhere.
tdaw
October 9th, 2012
11:32 pm
Our season will be decided this weekend and were not even playing.
Dawg gone it.
October 9th, 2012
11:32 pm
Oh, I forgot. Sometimes a state trooper and a pair of red panties will get the AD’s attention also, right before they get him a pink slip.
Dawg gone it.
October 9th, 2012
11:33 pm
Geaux Tigers.
smart dawg
October 9th, 2012
11:41 pm
dawg gone it. your probley right but with all the funds uga has we should be playing for sec titles and national championships every year.
RED DOG 77
October 10th, 2012
12:27 am
Those who don’t support coach Mark Richt and these Georgia BULLDOGS should get their heads examined…………..Look back at the twenty years before coach Richt came to Georgia, wanna go back there?………..I didn’t think so. The problem is most college football lovers don’t know the first thing about the “grand ‘ol game”…………….educate yourselves first, then begin your critical rant…………The game of college football is a funny game, it’s not the NFL, it’s college students playing a game that adults get way too emotional about………….it also requires a little “lady luck” to get to the top if you are not Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, or one or two others………….Chill-out folks and enjoy your GEORGIA BULLDOGS…………..and mabe throw-up a prayer for Aaron Murray and his family, and the next chance you get…………….Thank Coach Mark Richt for the last 11 plus years, he’s done a great job, and deserves credit………………….Regards to all……………RED
randawg
October 10th, 2012
2:54 am
What happened to fire in Todd Grantham’s belly? It seems to me that since they put a leash on Grantham the fire the team so desperately needs has been dampened. One thing brought to Georgia was fiery passion. Didn’t we all feel that? Wasn’t it infectious? I like CMR, but fiery he ain’t.
Did Grantham get an unwritten caution in his contract? What is holding Grantham back? Who can ever forget how Erk Russell’s unbridled passion swept the entire team, the entire Bulldog Nation? We loved that, didn’t we? It won games. The Dawgs never stopped fighting. We have a great team, plenty of talent. The need someone on the sideline to feed them fire for 4 solid quarters. Unleashing Grantham would help, perhaps a lot.
Yellow Fuzz
October 10th, 2012
7:57 am
I told you it was the dog fans
Perry
October 10th, 2012
8:02 am
“It was a catastrophe for Mark Richt’s future at Georgia.”
Not really. This kind of fiasco has been a regular feature of Richt’s tenure as head coach, and he’s still there. It looks like the powers-that-be in Athens are perfectly happy as long as the stadium fills up every week and the dollars keep pouring in. And if anyone there got serious about dumping Richt, there’s the little matter of a buyout, which would cost the athletic department many millions of dollars. Richt is raking in four million a year. To those who think he should do the “right thing” and resign, dream on. Richt is not about to give up the huge paychecks he’s getting.
So we’re stuck with him.
Richard
October 10th, 2012
8:09 am
Real Dawg Fan, you are dreaming. But you are right about one thing, I don’t think they will fire Richt, the admin is too satisfied with the status quo. We could keep Richt and be a “good” team for years to come, but win a National Championship, never.
This is what they “should” do, beef up the lines on both sides, maybe take a hit on the skill positions in the short term but in the long term it would lead to a championship. Its like the guy from CBS said, the SEC is a line of scrimage league (plus defense, which we don’t have.)
Oh yeah, and fire Mark Richt because he will not beef up the lines for whatever reason, also because 4 SEC teams have won a NC since he was here. Two of them twice!
Richard
October 10th, 2012
8:12 am
…or actually 3 SEC teams have won the NC twice since Richts been here!
Richard
October 10th, 2012
8:14 am
It really just comes down to whether UGA wants a NC or not. I don’t think that is a number 1 priority for them and it shows.
PigIron
October 10th, 2012
8:51 am
Georgia doesn’t need more “passion”. Georgia needs more discipline. Georgia doesn’t need to promote another assistant coach and let him do his OJT in Athens. Georgia either needs to man-up and hire a proven head coach, or stop pretending to be a pretender every year and just be happy with your 70% win percentage against the sisters of the poor.
College football fans don’t laugh at UGA fans for losing all of their big games, but for thinking that next week, or next year, will be any different.
One thing that UGA should consider: If you fire this coaching staff, then you’re going to put a lot of very nice folks out of work — because nobody else would hire any of these clowns.
shep
October 10th, 2012
9:12 am
Take heart brave bulldog fans. I was in Athens for all the games during the 1959 season. We handily beat Alabama and Vanderbilt for the first two games of the season. Then we went to S.C. for a rainy night game and lost 14-30 on a bunch of bumblin’ errors. S.C. had won their first three games. S,C, finished 6 & 4 for the year. We did not lose again, beat Missouri in the Orange bowl, and finished 5th in the country.
So, look the hell out. Richt, Garner, Grantham, and Bobo ain’t goin’ no where ’cause they are the best.
PigIron
October 10th, 2012
9:16 am
@shep
You got one thing right.
“Richt, Garner, Grantham, and Bobo ain’t goin’ no where”
That will remain true, even if UGA fires the whole lot of ‘em!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 10th, 2012
9:37 am
shep
yea they are the best; (best at losing to good teams everytime they play them)
by the way this coaching staff isnt winning out
this is a good article you ought to read
http://cfn.scout.com/2/1227765.html
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
October 10th, 2012
9:38 am
Don’t you people think UK will be Ready for UGA. This is Not a for sure win up there.
crossdawg
October 10th, 2012
9:42 am
The SC loss didn’t bother ol mike adams. He’s takin the money & runnin (good riddance) like cmr is takin the money and stayin.
monty
October 10th, 2012
10:13 am
THis was supposed to be our year and it has fizzled, the team for whatever reason isn’t prepared to stuff anyone down and beat the pants off of them. What has happened to the defense since that 1st half against LSU in which they looked like world beaters? Fluke I guess. I am convinced of one thing that a CMR led staff could be given all 5 star recruits at their positions and Saban,Miles,Muschamp,Dooley.Spurrier, and a few more could have all 4 star recruits on their teams and still beat GA and beat them bad. NUff said.
Dawgs1
October 10th, 2012
10:19 am
Standing in a line in Orlando Fl. stranger dawg fan behind me says I sure hope Gators whip LSU so we can go up in the polls, I say we have to beat the chickins first , the rest is history. Sunday in Orlando only one bulldawg cap that I see at Disney and he had placed tape over the G.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
October 10th, 2012
10:32 am
Brainiac
Columbus
Lobosolo
Truth??
Where are you guys
Jborodawg
October 10th, 2012
11:06 am
Two weeks ago y’all were singing their praises; for CMR and CMB. After every loss y’all want to fire the coaches. I’m sure FSU fans feel the same way; therefore, Jimbo Fisher should be available.
astrouga
October 10th, 2012
11:07 am
Anyone see this? That would help explain why USC seemed to perform better than they have all season against us:
JADEVEON CLOWNEY, South Carolina sophomore DE said Murray was tapping the center’s leg before snaps to signal for the snap:”The offensive line gave away when they were going to hike the ball, so I got a good jump on it and our crowd got into it.”
That and the usual poor outing by the dawgs in a big game.
Jborodawg
October 10th, 2012
11:25 am
How could I leave out Les Miles?! I’m sure LSU fans are ready to fire him too.
@astrouga…I saw that. Pretty disappointing that it wasn’t noticed, say by at least halftime; and adjustments made.
RedandBlack
October 12th, 2012
12:37 am
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RedandBlack
October 12th, 2012
12:47 am
I guess everyone in the bulldawg nation( including McGarity) is happy with being average. Thats all we will ever be under Mark Richt average. Forget about beating the Gators. We barely beat them in a down year so good luck this year. No SEC title for us this year. Nice guy wont win ball games. He a new voice in that locker room.