Georgia-Florida series: Welcome to the new normal
Ain't it sweet! (Georgiadogs.com)
Old memes die hard.
On “SportsCenter” late Saturday night one of ESPN’s talking heads introduced a recap of the Dogs’ big win over the Gators by noting that “Florida has owned this series” since Steve Spurrier arrived in Gainesville.
That’s just the sort of glib commentary we’ve come to expect from the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports. Yes, we all know the Gators dominated the Georgia Bulldogs during the Spurrier years, with the former Gator QB going 11-1 against the team he hates above all others.
We also know that during that span University of Florida fans developed an interesting amnesia about all the years that went before, acting as if modern football history began in 1990.
It’s understandable that folks in Gainesville like to cite the Gators winning 18 games against Georgia since that time, but it’s also completely arbitrary.
Why start with 1990? Why not start with 1964, when Vince Dooley arrived in Athens? Oh, yeah, he had a 17-7-1 record against the Gators, which they’d just as soon forget.
But the lazy media penchant for playing along with that Gatorized view of football history should have run its course by now. The Visor has been absent from Gainesville for more than a decade and is no more relevant to the discussion these days than Dooley is.
In the years since Spurrier left, the Georgia-Florida rivalry has become ultra competitive. The past nine years? Florida holds a slim 5-4 edge. Over the past six years, it’s dead even at 3-3.
So let’s put to rest this business of anyone “owning” the battle for the Okefenokee Oar, OK?
Unless, that is, we want to start the count with 2011, the Muschamp Era, during which Georgia has won two in a row, making Coach Boom 0-fer against his alma mater.
How’s that for being owned?
A few other thoughts and observations from the Dogs’ win over the Gators …
Jarvis Jones, named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, deserves all the plaudits he’s gotten after the Florida game, but let’s give a big woof also to Damian Swann, who forced the fumble that was recovered by Jones on the Gators’ third offensive play of the game, setting up the Dogs’ first score, and also intercepted a Jeff Driskel pass in the third quarter, leading to a Marshall Morgan field goal.
While we’re at it, let’s note that Mike Gilliard, who felt “disrespected” after Shawn Williams essentially called him out earlier in the week by saying Alec Ogletree and Amarlo Herrera should never come out of the game, responded nicely. Gilliard had six tackles against the Gators, which tied him with Williams, Ogletree and Herrera.
Zander Ogletree celebrates with fans after the win over the Gators. (Bob Andres / AJC)
And how about forgotten man Zander Ogletree, who came in at fullback after Merritt Hall got hurt and not only did a good job blocking but caught a pass for a first down on Georgia’s first drive. …
There’s a fine line between inspired play and out of control, and the Dawgs crossed it too many times Saturday, drawing a ridiculous 14 penalties for 132 yards. The challenge for the Georgia coaching staff this week (particularly on defense) is to find a way to keep the players fired up for Ole Miss while getting the penalty situation in hand. …
Georgia hasn’t had very good luck with trick plays this season. Too often, they appear to be successfully completed only to be wiped out by a penalty, as was the case again Saturday with the onside kick. …
Malcolm Mitchell is back where he should be and that produced great results Saturday, with the erstwhile cornerback catching five passes, including the big one for a touchdown. Which prompted one of my favorite postgame quotes from Mark Richt, who shortly before that had pulled Mitchell after an unsportsmanlike conduct call. “I’m glad I put Malcolm back in the game,” said UGA’s master of understatement.
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201 comments Add your comment
RinggoldDawg
October 28th, 2012
9:52 pm
First! Go Dawgs!
Glory between the hedges
October 28th, 2012
9:52 pm
We will have to be careful with Ole Miss this week. They are much improved from last season. I definitely am not sold on an easy win.
bardawg
October 28th, 2012
10:03 pm
I was shocked and in awe how we won that game. It’s a shame a player had to inspire the team instead of the coaching staff. Oh well , a win is a win, but this one is pretty damn sweet.
Strat Cat Dawg
October 28th, 2012
10:06 pm
I love the way you’re calling out the trolls, Bill!
Mobile Dawg
October 28th, 2012
10:11 pm
We haven’t played a game that physical against a quality opponent in memory. Hopefully Richt and Bobo learned some things from the gutsy performance. If you challenge a group, the Oline, they will respond. I thought they should have used Gurley more given his success in the first half, Murray might not have had two of those picks had we continued to pound the run.
Obviously the defense was spectacular, and the tackling on the special teams was tenacious. Need to channel those emotions, play at a high level but with more discipline. They looked like “Junkyard Dawgs”.
82Dawg
October 28th, 2012
10:11 pm
@bardawg …some times when it comes from a teammate it hits a nerve more than from a coach…been there and done that. Now get off the coach’s back and support “the team”.
Dawg Haus
October 28th, 2012
10:18 pm
That game was one of the sweetest in recent memory. The Dawgs came out hungry from the opening kickoff and never let up. So proud of our football program! I could get used to winning on a regular basis in Jacksonville, too!
social circle dawg
October 28th, 2012
10:24 pm
Great game. Bulldog Nation owes thanks to Shawn Williams…..period. Aaron is Murray questionable. Kid looked rattled big time. Go Dawgs.
P-Man
October 28th, 2012
10:26 pm
Also @bardawg… We don’t necessarily hear about everything that goes on at practice or in the locker room. We don’t REALLY know everything that the coaches do or don’t do. I LIKE the fact that Richt doesn’t throw his players under the bus. He criticizes privately and praises publicly. That’s how you win the respect of your players.
And this whole thing about not showing emotion on the sideline? I don’t recall Tom Landry being all that emotional, and he did OK. I think it’s just the idea that everyone should be like some of the currently successful coaches, that that is the only way to achieve success. I like the idea of a leader remaining calm. I don’t want a captain on my ship(or commander of my battalion, etc) having to be emotional to get his sailors/soldiers to do what is expected. It is a tactic to be used sparingly. And I think Richt understands that…
Snake Plisskin
October 28th, 2012
10:33 pm
Murray has a rough time with really good defenses…wait I take that back, the entire team has problems with really good teams…if #29 didn’t play, or he wasn’t at full strength, then the game would have been different…just enjoy the win…
gordonguy1969
October 28th, 2012
10:34 pm
Interesting…there was all this talk about Mark Richt just not being able to beat Florida. Is this the beginning of the “Will Muschamp just can’t beat Georgia” era? Thanks for bringing up the history of the UGA/FLA rivalry. So many forget that Georgia leads the series. And isn’t it ironic that despite the fact that Spurrier was able to beat his rival, it’s his former team that may have spoiled his chances of returning to the SEC championship? I really believe that South Carolina expended all of their energy on the Georgia game. Spurrier hatred for Georgia really isn’t healthy, is it?
KBP
October 28th, 2012
10:52 pm
Great well earned win! I am more proud of this win than I was embarrased by the SC game. What makes so many people think the coaches have not said to the players what Shawn Williams said? Good for Shawn, just wished he did not identify any specific players.
Coach Richt, I am sorry for questioning whether you and the st’aff could get these supremely talented kids ready to play in the biggest games. Let’s win out and get ready for LSU or Bama.
garby
October 28th, 2012
10:59 pm
But, Spurrier still drinks Georgia’s milkshake.
swimdawg68
October 28th, 2012
10:59 pm
After such a great victory I hate to be negative but Murray just “chokes” in big games. I know some of his throws were dropped by receivers but many of his throws were off the mark. It seems if Murray gets a little heat in the pocket he panics and makes a bad throw. I thought our OL played much better in this game, great to see some running lanes for Gurley. You “win with defense” and we proved that last night. JJ is just a “beast” and the DL played great. I think CMR needs to go back into the market this year for a kicker, this kid we have now is too unreliable, he is going to cost us some close games in the future.
Congratulations to the Defense! Continue to play with the intensity you did last night and we will be hard to beat. We have the players to compete with anybody we proved that last night.
KBP
October 28th, 2012
11:02 pm
Snake Plisskin. . . If Tebow had not played in 08,09, then FL would have sucked. If Herschel had not played in 80-82, we would have sucked. Of course if your best players don’t play or are hampered by injury, you will not win many games.
Outer Banks Dawg
October 28th, 2012
11:17 pm
Bill,
Great win for the Dawgs!
You are right about the restoration of the rivalry. Nothing could be sweeter than ruining the gator season, and giving ours a little boost.
I hope the fans will get behind this squad, and not get caught up in criticism of the players or talking about Alabama. We need to focus squarely on an Ole Miss team who has a good football coach who has had success against Georgia. Mississippi is a dangerous team with nothing to lose. They would want nothing more than to ruin it for Georgia. Not to mention Auburn, who by all accounts is AU-awful, but still. Nothing is guaranteed.
I’d like to see Georgia get on a roll against ole miss with the same sort of intensity (minus the flags) and get the talking heads talking about how Georgia is the hottest team in the country by years end.
It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!
Outer Banks Dawg
October 28th, 2012
11:23 pm
Disregard the part about the Mississippi coach having had success against Georgia. I was confused. However, I still think they have the look of a solid football team in the making, and not to be taken lightly.
ATLNative
October 28th, 2012
11:34 pm
The Red and Black reaction — Satisfaction! Thanks team and coaches for an amazing effort! Keep this train rolling.
JRW7
October 28th, 2012
11:37 pm
First of all, Go DAWGS, congratulations to CMR, next, pass me the crow!
Finally!! Now 7-19 Against End of Season Ranked Teams Since '05
October 28th, 2012
11:44 pm
How is it that Richt manages to do the very least to save his job???
Oh well, enjoyed the game very much. If we win out (and that’s a big if), we might have a chance against LSU (cuz they have no offense), but Bama will destroy us.
If that’s the case, 2012 is a replay of 2011…..everyone happy???
Flo-Ri-Duh
October 28th, 2012
11:58 pm
Ole Miss is well coached and won’t roll over. UGA better be up for this game.
Uga74
October 29th, 2012
12:25 am
First, GO DAWGS!, second, listen to THIS call of the Jarvis Jones caused fumble: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9b1EAAFb4w it’s two guys who have started their own broadcast and it is surprisingly good.
little stinger
October 29th, 2012
12:44 am
@ “Finally!! Now 7-19 Against End of Season Ranked Teams Since ‘05″
HAHAhahahahHa. Tech still sucks.
ValDog
October 29th, 2012
6:26 am
Six turnovers and we win 17-9?
Richt saves his job and we win the privilege of being humiliated in the SEC Championship game?
Yeah, thanks but no thanks.
tell me again
October 29th, 2012
6:55 am
There are some people on this blog that couldn’t find a bar of gold in Fort Knox. Wah, wah, wah, if, if, if. Jeepers people we just beat the #2 team in the nation. WHAT’NOT TO LIKE? GO DAWGS!
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
7:12 am
Pull for Alabama then, you little weasles.
Spike
October 29th, 2012
7:15 am
For us Dawgs that live in Florida.. Thanks Dogs!! How sweet it is!!!!
Salty Dawg
October 29th, 2012
7:42 am
Couple of thoughts….
Snake that comment you made is as ignorant as your monicker!Jones did play and so did the other DAWGS get over it
On Arron Murray he is a gamer period,but he is much like Farve and Romo in that he thinks he can thread the needle too much.He had the one Int get away from him and got a flyer the others were just to tight of throws to make.When he came back out in the 2nd half you could sense he was going to get it done.That last drive was golden and let’s remember Florida is a good defense this wasn’t Tech we were playing.
Gurley and Marshal are studs feed them the ball.Gurley got stronger as the game went on.
Mitchel needs to control his mouth but the guy is a player and took the game over on the last drive.We need to get the tight ends in the game plan more but our passing game is looking better every game.
The Defense played at the level of it’s talent for the first time,we looked like Junkyard Dogs! If our D plays like this the rest of the year we can play with anyone,period.The talent has been but the desire to hit someone just showed up.
So you haters keep hating and you bandwagon hoppers keep at it but this is a good team that can become a great team if they and the coaches stay aggressive.Go DAWGS GATA!!
Neutral
October 29th, 2012
7:52 am
@Bill King,
I noted last week on several blogs that over the past 19 UGa-FL games, FL had a 15-4 record and had a “bye” week 15 times before playing the Dawgs. Now the record is 15-5 over 20 games with 15 “bye” weeks. Does anyone see a trend here?
FloridaDawg
October 29th, 2012
7:58 am
My season is now complete…I can walk around proudly with my UGA T on,. You can’t find a gator in Jax…..where are they??? No flags flying….no Timmy Tebow shirts….have the gators moved out of North Florida???
CC
October 29th, 2012
8:16 am
GO DAWGS!
prkiii
October 29th, 2012
8:22 am
An ugly win is still a wing…Go Dawgs…
When talking crap here are a few things Florida fans need to learn…
1. Michael Vick didn’t play college football at UGA so talking bad about him doesn’t bother UGA fans!!!
2. We passed justas many trailer parks on our way to Jacksonville as did in Georgia so move on from this joke!!!
3) Not every Georgia fan is missing teeth!!!
Barry B.
October 29th, 2012
8:23 am
Ironically, the win guarantees more years of mediocrity and irrelevance for UGA, as Richt is now off the hot seat and will be firmly enthroned in Athens.
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
October 29th, 2012
8:32 am
How many dwags arrested today?
Clifdog
October 29th, 2012
8:41 am
Don’t start drinking the Kool-Aid. This is still the same coaching staff that has let down their team and fans far too many times. Under coaching or just flat out getting out coached far too often. While I’m happy the team won, that does nothing to solve the undercurrent of problems that have been there over the last 5 years. Team discipline being one for sure. Yes its a big game, but lack of coaching is still evident.
Wake up people FIRE RICHT.
P-Man
October 29th, 2012
8:43 am
Yeah, Barry B., if only we could be in the top ten of the AP poll, then we would be relevant. Oh, wait…
Well, then, if we could just get in the top 10 of the BCS standings, THEN we would be relevant. Oh, wait…
Well, maybe if we beat Florida twice in a row, THEN we would be relevant. Oh, wait…
Well, maybe if we could just make it to the SEC championship game, THEN we would be relevant. Oh, wait… we did that last year, and are in the driver’s seat this year.
Just not quite getting your definitions of mediocre and relevance, sir! Unless championships are your ONLY definition of success. Then you must consider Auburn relevant and non-mediocre, because they won just 2 years ago. Personally, I’d take our situation over Auburn’s, because we have had success for 11 of the past 12 years. Do I want a championship? Sure I do, but so does EVERY other team in the NCAA. Don’t forget, THEY’RE trying to win, too!
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
8:45 am
Glad to see a UGA team show up looking like Dooley and Russel was on the sidelines firing the team up
Maybe Richt should watch the game over and over a 1000 times to see that being an Energy Vampire will cost him yet another shot at playing for a national title
Bobo once again was absent minded in a big game
GaterHater
October 29th, 2012
9:14 am
Enter your comments here
GaterHater
October 29th, 2012
9:17 am
I’m breaking my rule of acknowledging trolls, but where’s SSIgater…….
OrlandoDawg
October 29th, 2012
9:22 am
Dawg fan in Orlando, wore my UGA cap yesterday and only had an LSU fan congratulate me on the win…loved it…Gator fans stunned and silent….Go Dawgs!
Blind Squirrel
October 29th, 2012
9:29 am
Yep even a Blind Squirrel finds a nut every once in a while. Still same Boo Boo and atill undiciplined players running their mouths and making Bone headed mistakes. Keep drinking the Kool Aid people its the same ole Georgia.
Marvin
October 29th, 2012
9:42 am
GaterHater – I’m with you.
Hello-o-o-o SSIgator?….
(Crickets)
Swami SEZ
October 29th, 2012
9:46 am
Dawgs will have a letdown before seasons end.. Bank on it!
Dawg Fud
October 29th, 2012
9:50 am
Don’t know that I blame Bobo for lack of offensive production. Murray was absolutely horrible. Can we all agree that he is an average SEC QB whose stats overshadow his trophy case?
Plus, let’s give Florida some credit. Their defense is pretty dang good, too.
RUTRUEDAWG
October 29th, 2012
9:51 am
I am so happy for Mark Richt,all you idiots on here shut up,you have no clue what coaching is all about He is a Tom Landry type of coach but you may be too young to know about Landry.Do you realize how hard it is to go undefeated in SEC,be proud of what we have and let Muschamp continue to scream and lose against UGA.I will stand behind Mark Richt and his conservative winning style.GO DAWGS
00mpa L00mpa Dawg
October 29th, 2012
9:55 am
Lets face it Murray is horrible in big games. The defense bailed him out against Florida. Sure do like Will Muschamps intensity too. Wished Richt would have an ounce of it as well.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
10:07 am
RUTRUEDAWG
we all know how hard it is to win in the SEC but year after year we play several games SC KY where we have no idea what UGA team is going to show up
Getting beat by SC when the team is playing to win is one thing; getting blown out and embarrassed by SC is another; this has been a year after year trait of this coaching staff
Consider this...
October 29th, 2012
10:11 am
GO DAWGS! I’m eating crown and rather enjoy it. All of the haters and pessimists, find another team to root for. Being this negative after a win against Florida, who just happens to be the #2 team in the nation, is just plain stupid.
Jake Dawg
October 29th, 2012
10:12 am
I said after the SC game that all the naysayers could go get wet. It’s a long season. Glad to be where we are right now. That was a fun game to watch.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
10:18 am
its not negative its reality
We should have never lost to SC period much less get blown off the field against them
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
10:22 am
Big win. Small fans.
Music City Dawg
October 29th, 2012
10:30 am
Just watched a highlight reel of the UGA-FL game from this weekend again. Obviously we all know how well the defense played but kudos to Todd Gurley for his big touchdown early in the game. He made a great cut on his run to get to the endzone. Great running Todd! I hope its the first of many against FLA over the life of your UGA career!!!
And kudos also to Malcom Mitchell for his big catch and 45 yard scamper fighting thru a couple of FL defenders to reach the endzone. Great effort!!!
ARdawg
October 29th, 2012
10:31 am
It’s great to be a Georgia Bulldog!!
The coaching conundrum should be much clearer now. And it is a “coaching” conundrum. How can we be so flat in SC and play like their azz is on fire in Jax?
Shawn Williams needs a few extra bones this week for doing what the coaches couldn’t. I haven’t seen the Bulldogs that physical since the BVG days
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
10:35 am
How could SC be so flat at the Swamp and play one of the best games of thier careers in Columbia? Coaching?
Fools Gold
October 29th, 2012
10:35 am
Big Win. Kool Aid Drinking fans.
SSIgator
October 29th, 2012
10:36 am
Well, well. It only took almost a quarter of a century, but UGA finally prevailed and managed to beat the Gators two years in a row. Congrats to the UGA players because if it had been left solely up to St. Markus Rectumus and his merry band of coaching thieves, it might not have happened.
Gump Dawg
October 29th, 2012
10:36 am
Malcome Mitchell needs to shut his pie hole.
ARdawg
October 29th, 2012
10:36 am
How could SC be so flat at the Swamp and play one of the best games of thier careers in Columbia? Coaching?
YUP
LawDawg
October 29th, 2012
10:38 am
Fools Gold: Beating the #2 team in the country is not “drinking Koo Aid”, which is one of the most overused phrases on this blog. That is defined success.
DJ
October 29th, 2012
10:40 am
Bill, you hit the nail on the head. im so sick of time beginning in 1990. enough!
this victory was much bigger than anything else that will happen this season. i dont care what Mcgarity says about “all games are equally important”…until we get back to beating the gators (which we have now) and go at least .500 with them, we’ll never be “back” where we want.
6 turnovers and only 17 points to show for it
October 29th, 2012
10:40 am
Just shows once again Mark Richt couldnt put the nail in the coffin. Dawgs were still hanging on for dear life at the end of the game…. same ole same ole.
BazookaJoe
October 29th, 2012
10:41 am
Actually overall I think Bobo called a pretty good game. Now the execution of some of the plays were a bit off (and just because a player drops a pass, or trips up doesnt mean it was a bad call)
ARdawg
October 29th, 2012
10:42 am
SSI
Didn’t you read the story? 3-3 in the last six years, 5-4 in the last nine or do I need to remind you of the overall series record? Your lizards were Beeyotch slapped by St. Richt. Took you long enough to show up on the blogs. Is your period of mourning over or is it just your period is over?
SSIgator
October 29th, 2012
10:42 am
Bill King -
“But the lazy media penchant for playing along with that Gatorized view of football history should have run its course by now..”
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Careful Bill, you are speaking of your own “family” now. Not so sure the media uses it because they are lazy, but more than likely because it is a reference point of when the UGA football program started moving in the opposite direction form when Vince was there.
LawDawg
October 29th, 2012
10:44 am
ValDog: If you want UGA to lose to UF, or (at the very least) are disappointed that we won, you are by definition not a UGA fan.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
10:49 am
As predicted…….
Altamaha Dawg has ventured out from hiding in the closet after Richts 1st top 20 victory in 4 yrs
Altamaha Dawg will now be talking up how great the program is in, now that FL was beaten
robodawg
October 29th, 2012
10:57 am
I’m not too worry about the penalty situation for this week. This was a super heated contest. I don’t think we’ll get in a shoving match with Ole Miss in pregame warmups.
Some of those penalties should’ve been no calls — starting with that celebration penalty that still gets applied haphazardly.
But we’ll need to maintain discipline against Auburn and Georgia Tech, who will both be playing with chips on their shoulders.
Regardless, it’s great to be a gator hater!
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
10:58 am
Hiding?
When was that?
Uncle Kirk
October 29th, 2012
11:02 am
Soon patched…..what games should the dawgs loses? Be careful here.
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
11:05 am
The problem with your post flat tire is that not one person in here believes either part of that. You just show what a tiny little man you are to say something like that.
Would have suited me fine to have not even discussed this game with you. rather discuss it with folks who appreciated it. But no surprise, you just couldnt resist the need to be a jerk.
Sorry the game didn’t work out for you, Maybe next year huh. But the rest of us intend on moving on with the seaons, anyway.
Uncle Kirk
October 29th, 2012
11:05 am
Should be soooo….not soon
@SSIgator
October 29th, 2012
11:05 am
You got manhandled and you thought you could just show up and win. That is two in a row buddy.
jack bull
October 29th, 2012
11:09 am
it might just be me, but i do think it’s funny that S Williams called people(which evidently worked), but i didn’t hear his name called all night..
i guess that shows the folks up front were doing their jobs? maybe?
Gump Dawg
October 29th, 2012
11:10 am
Malcom Mitchell has been trash talking on the field all year long. Mark Richt tries to chew Mitchell rear end off after a stupid penalty and he walks away . Richt should make him run stadium steps till he pukes. Still a bunch of undisciplined players on this team.
SSIgator
October 29th, 2012
11:12 am
Bill King -
“The past nine years? Florida holds a slim 5-4 edge. Over the past six years, it’s dead even at 3-3.”
_______________________
Were you an accountant before you became a writer? You sound like our CPA – number are anything you want them to be. The “trending” story, as the vernacular of today’s world would imply, is the referendum on Richt that has been written about by you and others and his inability to win big games. Another AJC writer stated that Richt was 1-9 since 2008 in such games – he is now 2-11. So I guess the bigger question is now that he is 2-11 in “big games” does that erase all of the negative feelings that the UGA fans have who want a change? Doubtful, but it may turn down the flame until the next disaster by the UGA coaching staff.
2 years = 2 dawg celebrations in a row in Jax
October 29th, 2012
11:14 am
Coach “Boomer” aka Muschamp has never fared well against the dawgs as a coordinator or now as a head coach. When he was the DC at Auburn we went into their stadium unranked and beat the number 4 Tigers by three touchdowns. I am starting to see a pattern forming. We own coach “boomer” the forehead blood vessel popping moron. Sucked as a player at UGA and sucks as a coach against UGA.
@SSIgator
October 29th, 2012
11:20 am
Glad to see you come on here and show some humility. I know how bad it must feel to see your precious grip on UGA slipping and beyond the fact you have lost two years in a row it really stings that you thought you were going to dominate the game. Instead you were shut down completely and lost your #2 ranking, shot at the eastern division crown, a NC, and bragging rights for the next 365 days (now 363). I know it hurts but show some class dude and accept your beating.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
11:21 am
Altamaha Dawg
The point is you have barely post anything this entire season; now Richt finally wins a big game you’ve posted more today than you’ve posted in several weeks
And no the game did actually work out for me as Ive stated in previous years if we beat FL every year I can deal with 9 win seasons so long as the coach isnt paid a top 10 salary for just winning 9 games and fans having to pay so much for season tickets just for winning 8-10 games against cupcake teams
also
the points I make that have gone over your head for years is the childish posts from moronic people on here talking national title every year and once again after beat FL while looking terrible doing it here we go again with the national title talk
sorry but that ended against SC thanks to your favorite snoozing coaching staff not preparing the team once again to play ball
This coaching staff isnt winning a national title much less playing for one
oh
One more thing; as promised 5 yrs ago I made a change to my name since Richt finally beat FL 2 yrs in a row
SC Dog fan
October 29th, 2012
11:21 am
What those talking heads usually don’t tell folks is that Florida had a bye-week advantage before the Georiga date during most of that run. Glad the new scedule did away with that. Now we’re equally exhasted when we hit each other.
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
11:22 am
Williams made several key plays.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
11:26 am
Admiral James T. Kirk captain of the USS UGA Kool-aid
As I stated before the season started anything less than 11-1 this season is an utter failure; the one loss would come in the SEC championship cause this coaching staff cant win big ball games
So I guess Im ahead of myself cause we arent beating Bama and yea with the schedule and talent we have this year 11-2 is a failure
DAWG258
October 29th, 2012
11:26 am
SSI – your substance is pitaful, just admit it…… your fairy tale is over!
I’m sure we still have our own problems but the “trendy” thing as of this moment is your team got punched in the mouth consistantly for 60 min ——- scratch that – 120 straight minutes proving at this point you sir have the weaker program from top to bottom!
363 more days until you’ll lose again.
own up to the loss and give credit were it’s due!
DBaker
October 29th, 2012
11:28 am
@ Neutral – Of course there is a connection between the schedule and the record. If you go back before the Spurrier era, Florida always played UGA the week after the UF – Auburn game, while UGA had a bye or patsy the week before the UF-UGA game. That’s why UGA has a great record against UF for decades prior to Spurrier fixing the schedule. Now the schedule advantage has been shifted back in UGA’s favor. Also, during many of those decades of UGA domination, UF played most of its games on artificial turf, while UGA played on natural turf. While the UF-UGA game was on natural turf. Spurrier fixed that handicap as well. These things seem trivial, but history shows that they are as influential as players and coaching. Until the schedules get leveled, UGA can look forward to another run of good times.
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
11:29 am
Sure , flat tire. Keep digging that hole deeper.
SSIgator
October 29th, 2012
11:40 am
On a side note, wherever you are Nancy, my wife is disappointed did not join our group for a little pregame/post-game fare. She made a special caesar salad (with home-made croutons) and even had your favorite pinot grigiot on hand. Maybe next year darlin’
John Lennon
October 29th, 2012
11:44 am
What’s new? Spurrier still owns Georgia.
dan
October 29th, 2012
11:44 am
Ole Miss will be a tough out, especially if we stink up the joint like we did on offense vs. Florida. That being said, I just don’t think Ole Miss has the horses to pull off the upset. And Auburn is dreadful, as in the worst Auburn team I have ever seen. Dawgs won’t blow these two games.
Ringo Star
October 29th, 2012
11:52 am
What’s old? UGA whipped Spurrier when he was a player to the point he will never recover and despite all his success as a coach he can’t make up for that disappointment. If you ever played sports you would know nothing replaces winning as a player. No coaching job in the world makes up for your playing days.
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
11:53 am
Hopefully that lettuce was crisp enough, so she didnt have to listen to her husband embarrass himself with the constant juvenile attempts at being the group clown, yet another year.
ARdawg
October 29th, 2012
11:53 am
Dan
Ole Miss doesn’t have the defense FL. Some kudos to FL here. They have a good team, make no mistake. With the bipolar UGA defense, when the good “high” guys show up, few teams will get in the endzone. When the “low guys” show up anybody can
Ole Miss will not be a challenge or, shouldn’t be anyway
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
12:00 pm
Altamaha Dawg
What hole am I digging Master Jedi kool-aid drinker
I mean its hilarious that you have posted like a mad man today yet have been so quiet all year
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
12:16 pm
Excluding the dozens of times I posted in the days going into this game? I posted twice as much on Friday as I have today, And Friday I was bantering with folks who were telling me that we had already lost, so don’t even try that running away crap. Big liar.
Actually I have posted very little today relative to normal, with the exception that YOU keep directly addressing me. Feel free not to do that.
Good luck trying to find one person who believes I have been quite all year. You are grasping at straws and embarrasing yourself at this point, little man.
SSIgator
October 29th, 2012
12:21 pm
AltamahaDawg -
She did consider inviting you as well, but after reading some of your posts she decided to keep the tailgate a little more festive instead of having to listen to you nitpick every comment that someone might have made. Sorry, maybe next year.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
12:28 pm
Altamaha Dawg
Ok yea you have posted so much this year compared to previous years
Anyway Jedi Kool-aid master UGA will win the national title this year
and next year
and next year
Richt is better than Meyer and Saban
blah blah blah Bobo is the best OC in the nation by far
And that about sums up you
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
12:33 pm
Wow.
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
12:35 pm
It’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
12:49 pm
AltamahaDawg
The only train wreck that we have watched over and over is the current UGA coaching staff is the best in the nation garbage from you the past several years
MA English 1975
October 29th, 2012
12:58 pm
@ P-Man, Amen to everything you said!!!
MA English 1975
October 29th, 2012
1:01 pm
Also, I don’t think any Bulldogs have been arrested this season. AAABail, if that’s all you can say, I don’t think you are a true Dawg fan.
Jborodawg
October 29th, 2012
1:09 pm
P-Man@10:26pm and KBP…I agree…T Landry and T Dungey are great examples of remaining calm during the battle and still being successful. I question these ‘experts’ saying CMR is ’soft’ or ‘unemotional’. Far as that goes, Muschump and Chizik are pretty emotional on the sidelines. Saying that it’s too bad it takes a player to fire up the team is specious too. Like you said, unless you’re at practice every day and on the sidelines every game, you have no idea who motivates whom; who has fire; who plays hard, etc etc. One of the better ones is the continuing comment that CMR has ‘throttled back’ CTG.
P-Man@8:43am…right on again. Too many ‘expert fans’ expect nothing less than a NC. I believe a team almost has to have a Heisman winner/candidate to win a NC; stars have to align, BCS ranking, etc. There are about 20 or more ‘top programs’ that these ‘fans’ should call out.
Then ya got your perennial, “CMR/Bobo should have_________”; or “They need to__________”
They watch all the games on TV or played a little HS football and seem to know more about play-calling than the coaches. EG, “Should have run Gurley more.” Well, we ran the ball 35 times and passed it 24 times. Should have run more?
And AltamahaDawg…the usual voice of reason. I don’t understand why your ‘main detractor’ hasn’t gone over to Bama…or LSU…or Awbun. Yeah, Awbun has a recent NC; great program…and a very fiery, emotional coach on the sidelines.
Mark (another one)
October 29th, 2012
1:16 pm
When will we get a filter for this blog?
Williams was tied for the team lead in tackles and made a vicous neck tackle in the first half to stop UF from getting a first down. He backed up his talk all game.
Murray tried to force passes into tight spaces in the first half and paid for it with three interceptions. Hopefully he continues to develop and learn. He did a much better job of protecting the pass and managing the offense in the second half.
Both defenses were pounding people and ball hawking. Branden Smith is a name we rarely hear anymore. I thought he was going to have a couple of picks this game but he missed. I’d like to see him in the return game. He never seemed to let the ball bounce away.
I think it was Jones who said after the game that we need to play defense like this for the rest of the season. We also need to respect the opposition, who isn’t going to roll over.
piermontdawgny
October 29th, 2012
1:17 pm
alright dawns…win out…win the east…win the sec title game…AND THEN GO ON AND WIN THE BCS TITLE GAME…THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE DAWG!
WDE
October 29th, 2012
1:19 pm
Anyone know when was the last time the gators lead the UGA /UF series in football….yeah that would be NEVER…Oh and bye the way CMR/A.Murray and UGA HAVE now won a BIG game…now on to Ole Miss! Go Dogs !
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
1:22 pm
Jborodawg
Bobo 1-10 on 3rd down conversions
FL 7-16 on 3rd down conversions and FL’s QB was just as awful in the game as our QB so I dont want to hear about Murray
Gary
October 29th, 2012
1:37 pm
I just want to apologize to Coach and the team. I was pretty depressed after the SC and not too impressed after Kentucky and finally started listening to the fools on these blogs and said it was time for RIcht to go. When you are in a stadium hugging complete strangers and can’t wipe the smile off your face that makes up for a lot of what I was unhappy with. I really do not care what happens now. Loose to ole miss and Auburn. I don’t care. We just crushed the hearts of the Number 2 undefeated Florida gators. We have beaten them before, but it has been a looong time since it matter to them for anything more than pride. They were crushed by the loss. It has never felt better. JOB WELL DONE. Thanks coach. Breakfast on Sunday never tasted better.
Brad
October 29th, 2012
1:50 pm
All this people yelling for Mark Richt to go, they are right, they know what they are talking about and what to look for!! Gosh darn it, they coached a 9-10 year old team in Cobb county and they went 7-3 this year, so darn it they know what coaching is all about!
WDE
October 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
@Brad that was funny right there !
Tom
October 29th, 2012
1:54 pm
Wait…if the “new normal” is Georgia winning the game, why take the trouble to point out the 3-3 and 5-4 records over the past 6 and 9 years respectively?
Oh, I get it. The whole piece is homerboy spin.
Hey, it’s a great win, no doubt about it. But the smart fan prays for Death Valley magic, bad gumbo for the Alabama team, or divine intervention this weekend, because there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever to suggest Georgia can move the ball well enough to roll with the Tide for more than a half.
62-39-5
October 29th, 2012
1:57 pm
Lou Holtz said the Gators should win the game fairly easily.
.
Ed
October 29th, 2012
2:00 pm
I know if we pull off the onside kick Richt looks like a genius, but holy crap. Florida’s offense couldn’t do squat against our defense, and you could see that it was going to be a long game for Driskell & Co. very early on. Why even risk giving them the ball at our 45 yard line?
I think about that and the endzone stomp in ‘07. Georgia under Richt has now won two in a row and has split the last 6 against the Gators. Let’s start acting like we belong on the field with them. No gimmicks needed, just good old-fashioned hardnosed football.
Hopefully winning back-to-back will change the entire program’s outlook on this series for the forseeable future.
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
2:12 pm
One thing that surprised me was how fast Coach Bobo was on that TD run. And the cut back angle he took…….good stuff.
UA Grad
October 29th, 2012
2:16 pm
Where is that SI Gator guy?
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
2:26 pm
Im sure you hugged your I love Bobo teddy bear when he made that run
ARdawg
October 29th, 2012
2:55 pm
Patched tire
It was difficult for the FL QB to be any good and effective in that game. It’s tough to make something happen digging your face out of the turf
Dirty Dawg
October 29th, 2012
3:02 pm
Didn’t watch the beginning of the ESPNU college football show this afternoon, but it would appear that that ex Tech – heh, heh, heh – quarterback, Lugy-bill, has decided that Florida will end up as the SEC rep in the Sugar Bowl, with Alabama in the BCS-NC. Guess he’s saying that, and assuming we end up in Atlanta, if we lose to Ala, we’ll have two losses and Florida with only one loss…see? So one year we don’t get picked for something because we didn’t play in the Conference Championship, and this year we get dinged if we play and lose in it. Fact is, we win against Ole Miss and Auburn, and then we upset Alabama, then watch em all squirm. Of course it’ll probably put a K State, or a Notre Dame or an Oregon in the NC and the SEC kicks us out because we cost em all that money…suits me.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
3:03 pm
ARdawg
I agree
But my question to all these ya-hoo Richt and Bobo appologists where has this been
We got motivated against Vandy only because of the game last year and we get motivated after a player calls the other players on the team out
I guess our overpaid coaching staff needs more money to motivate our team
like i said before Im not and will not change my stance on this coaching staff until I see what we saw in the Vandy and FL game until UGA plays inspired ball this coaching staff isnt going to do nothing but beat a good team every 4 yrs or so like theyve done for the past 12 years
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
3:14 pm
Yea, it made me very happy at the time. Imagine that.
BTW, has Finebaum told you what you think about it, yet?
I-DOG
October 29th, 2012
3:31 pm
also would like to give credit to the offensive line. Murray had a lot of time to throw the ball and the running game was certainly effective.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
3:33 pm
Altamaha Dawg
Nah I dont need input from Finebaum; Bill King said it best; Richt is an Energy Vampire to our team and it was proven last week when a player has to call the team out to get them motivated and not the coaching staff
Now….
What I do need to know is when is the “”"Cutting Edge Football”"”" coming to a theatre near Sanford Stadium
1-10 on 3rd conversions and being shutout in the SC until their scout team was on the field is supposed to be Cutting Edge????
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
3:33 pm
How bout them coverage squads, too!
I-DOG
October 29th, 2012
3:35 pm
first post didn’t go through.
Congrats to players and staff for a great win against FL, but Grantham’s bunch deserves special recognition. That was the most dominating defensive game played by UGA in a LONG LONG Time.
The 9 points isn’t even a true indication of how tough a time FL had against UGA’s defense. 6 of the points came on field goals after a 6 yard drive and a 9 yard drive including a 50 plus yarder.
Only one real scoring drive all game against the D. Incredible.
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
3:35 pm
Oh my bad, I knew it was some XM mic jock that you copy your opinion from.
Murray is a case of ......
October 29th, 2012
3:45 pm
Burnout. Murray has done about all that he can. he knows that he will not come back and he is now wrapping up the season by showing up. he is mentally NOT in the games. Hs eyes convey the truth. yes, he wants to win but by going through the motions, is about all that he has to give.
Besides, he is about to earn his PhD in Psychology. He will either try to play in the NFLor do therapy
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
3:48 pm
Nah
I like to listen to many opinions and views and make a decision for myself; thats what smart people in business do
unlike you who listens to only one person (Richt) straight from the kool-aid source and believes the program is right on track
But hey “”"Cutting Edge Football”"”" is really being played out
AltamahaDawg
October 29th, 2012
4:02 pm
For your sake, I hope that you do not address a group of business clients with the same type of callow demeaner you take such pride displaying in here.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 29th, 2012
4:09 pm
Wow I didnt realize making realistic statements was considered callow
Former Georgian
October 29th, 2012
5:34 pm
113 wins divided by 11.5 seasons=9.8 avg wins/season under Richt. Not a national championship but definitely not mediocre. Should be a solid 10 game avg after this season. And weren’t the BCS standings a hoot? Clearly those computers think LSU, GA, FLA and SC are about the same calibre(non lower than #8) since they only lose to each other. Dawgs, don’t mess with their paradigm by losing to Ole Miss!
Concerned
October 29th, 2012
5:37 pm
Murry did not have a bad game – he had a bad half, then came back in the second half and dug out of a hole against a strong FLA defense. Sure UGA’s defense saved the day, but this is a team sport, not just an offensive showing. Florida was # 2 in the country and ESPN was all up in their shorts telling us how FLA was on the upswing while GA was on the down. But gues what, our team put it all together and beat the rising Gators. We laid an egg against USC. Can’t change it, so let’s stop worrying about it and take care of Ole Miss. Then we can worry about Auburn. If you want improvement, we improved this week. One step at a time!! Go Dawgs – you’ve got my backing!
Mobile Dawg
October 29th, 2012
5:58 pm
Kinda looked like Murray had an “overall” bad game to me with a “couple” of completions that we needed. Defense gets all the credit here, not taking away from Mitchell’s herculean effort to get to the end zone.
Minnesota Dawg
October 29th, 2012
5:59 pm
Do you realize that we could still reach the National Championship? The teams ahead of us in the polls could very well lose! Take care of business DAWGS and we will see what happens.
Mobile Dawg
October 29th, 2012
6:08 pm
So Alt, haven’t seen much from you on the game, just bantering back and forth with Flat Tire, what did you think of the coaching performance, the defense, special teams, and the offense. Just talking football. Were you at the game?
ugabulldog81
October 29th, 2012
6:20 pm
Suck it Gators! Jarvis Jones for President! The rest of my season tickets are on Ebay. 81009605685 Can’t make any more games. Go Dawgs!
CUTE QUARTERBACK!
October 29th, 2012
8:14 pm
Our quarterback is cute! We luv him.
Mobile Dawg
October 29th, 2012
8:27 pm
Bill, something needs to be done about the filters on your site. Losing to many posts, I won’t continue to post if I keep losing them.
THR REAL PHIL
October 30th, 2012
1:20 am
Bill I agree with Mobile Dawg. I posted nothing out of the way and it didn’t go through.
THR REAL PHIL
October 30th, 2012
1:27 am
I did however question the mental faculty’s of Altamaha Dog as he has tried for years, usually calmly and rationally to reason with people like Flat Tire who wouldn’t know a football from a flying saucer. What person that had all their marbles would do that?
Sincerely though I do wish these people that wouldn’t be happy if we won 2 crystal footballs in the same year would jump on the Alabama band wagon and just go away. Enjoy having the highest profile representative of your university be someone of that kind of character. It would be more in line with your own.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
9:08 am
THR REAL PHIL
Altamaha Dawg has calmly tried to reason with me give me a break he is the one who attacked me
I wouldnt know a football from a flying saucer
Being happy if we won 2 Crystals
LOL
If you had more than a 3rd grade education you would have read for years that Im not about the national titles
I post responses to kool-aid drinkers like Altamaha; kingdaddy, Brainiac DawginLex and the list goes on who think this coaching staff is all world and will win a national title
who think our current team this year is winning a national title
Its laughable and it doesnt take much of a braincell to realize this coaching staff who has only beaten 1 top 20 team in 4 years is not winning a national title
Ive never demanded a national title in my posts; what I have stated is there is no excuse that a top 10 paid coaching staff with more NFL talent cant win big games
So learn to read
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
9:15 am
Message received fellows. In my defense, every time I have posted in the past several weeks, there has been (someone) lurking in the shadow, ready to pounce and address me by name to pick a catfight about the topic HE is obsessed with, not me, irrespective of what I have attempted to discuss.
But yes, lets do talk about the game of football.
Thats a pretty broad question , Mobile. The defense was out of this world, but really they were as I had said all week, just themselves, and not the imposters that defied explaination. The offense did enough to win, and frankly I thought played a lot better than first impressions, when I saw the replay devoid of the emotion. I thought the special team were solid. We obviously have some issues that only TIME (PK) , or a new player (returner) is going to solve. I thought our coaches had one of thier better game days in that venue.
Be glad to go into more specifics on any of those.
Dawg Daze
October 30th, 2012
9:17 am
The tragedy of this flukish win is that it guarantees that Richt will be in Athens for several more years of mediocrity and irrelevance.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
9:37 am
Altamaha Dawg Writes
“In my defense, every time I have posted in the past several weeks, there has been (someone) lurking in the shadow, ready to pounce and address me by name to pick a catfight about the topic HE is obsessed with, not me, irrespective of what I have attempted to discuss”"
In typical fashion Altamaha forgets he is the one who responds to my posts. A glaring example is right on this blog as he responded to a post I made talking to someone else
The only person lurking to pounce is you ”Little Man”"
LakeDawg
October 30th, 2012
9:40 am
Talk about being glib. The tired refrain that the Dawgs have to play with discipline ignores reality. The officials were clearly rattled by the game’s intensity and called many penalties that would ordinarily not be called. Other than Mitchell’s late game smack talk, I didn’t see undisciplined play. Just the opposite.
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
9:44 am
I believe our interaction on this blog started at 10:49 yesterday. I had completely and intentionally ignored you till then, sport.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
9:50 am
Nah ”Sport”‘ it started at 10:35 from you making your typical smart mouth comment from a post I made earlier about the SC game
Jborodawg
October 30th, 2012
9:55 am
Patched/Flat;
“…As I stated before the season started anything less than 11-1 this season is an utter failure…”
“…Bobo 1-10 on 3rd down conversions…”
Yep, two pretty realistic statements. You’re right, you don’t insist on a NC.
But, l0-2 an utter failure? Admittedly, 10-2 would not be a “great” year. But utter failure? Again, feel free to become a Saban/Bama fan if that’s your expectation. I think most fans consider it a successful year if we play in the SECC game. In your defense, I also believe most fans expect us to not get blown out by ANY team and to play competitively in a good bowl game (EG beat teams like Mich St).
Realistically, I don’t recall seeing Bobo on the field. I do recall Murray throwing INTs, giving Flawduh a short field on three on them.
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
10:14 am
SSIgator
October 29th, 2012
11:40 am
On a side note, wherever you are Nancy, my wife is disappointed did not join our group for a little pregame/post-game fare. She made a special caesar salad (with home-made croutons) and even had your favorite pinot grigiot on hand. Maybe next year darlin’
***************
You just got embarrassed and exposed and this ^^^^ is all you have?
Your boyfriend made me a salad?
What a moron
How does it feel “ma’am”, to have your beloved gaytors get whipped by a coach two years in a row that you constantly bash with your 3 year old childish insults?
Be thankful you never met me “ma’am”. Your boyfriend too.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
10:16 am
Jborodawg
Yes its an utter failure with the schedule and talent that we had this year
FL and SC our only 2 toughest games still do not have the talent that we have this year
Next years realist expectations for me is at least 3 losses with the schedule and players lost
but this year come on; there was no excuse in a 35 pt route by SC
Yea Murray was bad in the 1st half but was better in the second; Every saw Murrays confidence was down why are you going to continue throwing the ball over the middle against their D; why not roll him out more in play action or dump passes to build his confidence up
instead bobo in typical big game fashion ran up the middle that they basically shut down in the second half
again Richt and Bobo have created the No QB competition by telling Mason he isnt playing period so here we are with the situation we are in
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
10:17 am
patched tire idiot
I’m sick and tired of you calling me a dam kool aid drinker.
Can you not read moron?
I have been clear since the summer you DA that I had high expectations for the season and I still do.
I have never blindly said we would go 13-0 every year like you claim
You really need a lesson in how to read and interpret what you read.
I can’t believe how big of an idiot you are.
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
10:18 am
Really? unless you really think that my 10:35 comments to ARdawg using almost verbatim words that he used in the post DIRECTLY before that, and clearly meant for him, or the fact that he ANSWERED me, is purely coincidental…..you might want to reconsider flattering yourself so much.
I know its hard for you to believe, but I could not care less what you said about SC earlier. My guess is it was the same as the last 100 times.
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
10:23 am
Not to mention, my 10:35 question was a sincere and fair question. I cannot imagine any level headed college football fan not thinking that was a perfectly legit question.
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
10:24 am
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
10:16 am
Jborodawg
Yes its an utter failure with the schedule and talent that we had this year
FL and SC our only 2 toughest games still do not have the talent that we have this year
Next years realist expectations for me is at least 3 losses with the schedule and players lost
but this year come on; there was no excuse in a 35 pt route by SC
Yea Murray was bad in the 1st half but was better in the second; Every saw Murrays confidence was down why are you going to continue throwing the ball over the middle against their D; why not roll him out more in play action or dump passes to build his confidence up
instead bobo in typical big game fashion ran up the middle that they basically shut down in the second half
again Richt and Bobo have created the No QB competition by telling Mason he isnt playing period so here we are with the situation we are in
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Yeah, I wish Richt had put Mason in. Then we would have lost the game and blown Mason’s redshirt year.
But of course it would have been great fuel for flat tire 2 years from now when he would have said, too bad we have a freshman playing QB with our Junior running backs, a senior OL and 9 returning starters on defense.
Yeah, great plan
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
10:26 am
never demanded a national title in my posts; what I have stated is there is no excuse that a top 10 paid coaching staff with more NFL talent cant win big games
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Liar
All you have talked about is national titles and beating Saban
You said last week that beating florida was not enough and until Richt won the SEC and beat Saban and won the national title, you will continue to bash
Clue for you moron
We just won a big game
God you are dumb
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
10:29 am
DawginLex
I didnt say you said we would go 13-0 I was just saying you like the others have been talking again about winning a national title this year with “”our current team”"
now did you not post that stupid article the other day about us going to the national title?
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
10:30 am
Dawgin Lex
Show me where Ive demanded that we win national titles
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
10:38 am
Do you want me to go back and get your posts from last week?
You said until Richt beats Saban and wins the SEC, that beating Florida was not enough in your eyes to stop bashing. All you have done today is complain about no big wins yet we just got one.
No I did not post an article about the national title. I said we need to worry about Ole Miss
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
10:40 am
And BTW sport, this team is ranked 6th in the BCS and is not out of the running to win the SEC East and the SEC and the BCS, all things that you have said are impossible to accomplish with this coaching staff.
I’m not guaranteeing anything either so don’t go there.
But you can’t win it if you don’t even get to play for it.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
10:40 am
DawginLex
Again learn to read
I said nothing about putting Mason in the FL game; I was stating that Richt and Bobo created a no QB competition environment by basically telling Mason he isnt playing at all this year
I said nothing about bringing Mason in the FL game
Please learn to read
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
10:47 am
I bet you wanted Mason to come in
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
10:54 am
DawginLex
Ive nothing about this coaching staff needs to win a national title to change my mind
I did say that winning out this year would change my perception of them
But Ive never demanded this coaching staff win national titles; just make UGA respectable
Good luck on finding where I posted they must win the national title
Also
Its too late for Mason; why would we even bring him in to a game mid season; give me a break
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
11:08 am
DawginLex
What gets me about you and Altamaha is you two and many of the other kool-aid gang are so quick to come out and defend your Hero instead of looking at where the program is
All Ive ever done is respond to the moronic statements year after year from some of these fans who come on here before the season starts and during the season before we lose about “”We are wining the national title this year blah blah blah
Richt is the best coach; Bobo is the best OC blah blah blah
All ive said is; no we arent wining a National title with a coaching staff that cant win big games but everyone including you and Altamaha is quick to post garbage about how Richt has 100 wins; and the coaching is fine and blah blah blah
100 wins against mostly unranked teams is nice and really not hard to do when 8 games on your schedule are almost sure wins almost every year with the talent that UGA gets compared to their opponents
Chamionship coaches dont have a 1-10 record against the top 10; 1 win in 4 years against the top 20
while having more players go into the NFL than any other SEC school
and with such a poor record against decent teams why should the UGA season ticket holder be forced to pay such high prices for season tickets while a coaching staff that cant get it done against ranked teams is paid a top 10 salary
a national championship isnt happening under this staff and thats all ive said to the kool-aid crowd who think other wise
but I guess that doesnt make me a real UGA fan
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
11:11 am
All you do is gripe about the past and about things you cannot control.
I support the players and the coaches until they are no longer our coaches.
I believe we are getting better. The rest of the year will determine it.
I think we are saying the same thing honestly in 2 different ways.
You believe it absolutely won’t happen and I believe it might.
Doesn’t make me a kool aid drinker
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
11:27 am
DawginLex
Its not griping its called bringing people down to reality with all this NC talk year after year week after week
Richt hasnt ever fielded a NC caliber team and never will; his teams are undisciplined and are never playing at the level they should; I mean seriously every game each year either the D is playing lights out and the offense is playing awful and vice versa;
Rarely do both offense come together as we saw in one game this year Vandy; Aub last year; and many others can be named
And that my friend is the problem with Richt and is why we will never win the NC so I have a problem when people come on here looking stupid by saying this is the year
Just look at AL they play great on both sides of the ball week after week; we stumble around against the likes of KY etc sure bama doesnt win all the time but they dont look like we do
I support the players and the University as for the coaches I dont because they are only there for their job;
they leave for other jobs all the time; me and you will be UGA fans long after they have moved on to other coaching positions;
I mean come on Dooley was about to go to coach at Aub one time remember that
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
11:35 am
I’ve got kids, so I am very used to dealing with somebody thinking If they say something over and ove enough, that somehow its true.
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
11:46 am
2002 team was pretty darn good and din’t cheat to win the SEC.
2005 injury to DJ hurt the momentum that team had.
We lost to WV but if he stays healthy, Florida and Auburn games might have been different. We might have gotten a shot.
Those 2 teams were in the mix. This team can be in the mix if they stay motivated.
Part of this whole BCS title thing is luck. Florida in 2006? USC crapped the bed against UCLA or Florida is in the Sugar Bowl like us in 2002 and 2005.
I only want them to win what they can control and that is the SEC East and then the SEC.
The rest is a beauty contest hosted by Kirk Herbstreit
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
11:50 am
I gotta get back to work
We all want the same thing
WINS!!!
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
11:51 am
AltamahaDawg
And what do you continue to say over and over???
Oh year Richt and Bobo are the best
They sure are Altamaha thats why theyve only beaten 1 top 20 team in 4 yrs cause they are the best
McDawg
October 30th, 2012
12:47 pm
anyone else notice all the eye gouging going on
BullDogMike
October 30th, 2012
1:23 pm
The only downside I can see is we may end up in Outback bowl again..If we win out and then can’t win at the dome. If Gators win out they will end up above us in the polls due to having only one loss. They end up in Sugar Bowl, LSU more then likely in Capitol One. Tampa is ok but its getting little old… If you go to conf. championship and lose, you’re screwed.
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
1:44 pm
Yea, like that. Just like that. Classic.
Come on now, if you are going to poke fun at yourself on cue, we must be ready to move on. I know everybody else is.
Thank God for Reggie Ball
October 30th, 2012
1:59 pm
Sorry taking a full 5 class load in college has disrupted my ability to post with any consistancy. I lived and died with the team just like always, its just that Monday through Friday I havent had the time to hop on a blog for an hour and a half a day.
I think AltamahaDawg hit the nail on the head with an earlier post. Putting Mason in is what teams with nothing on the line and no future do. We have a LOT to lose and an actual FUTURE as a program.
Think with this perspective of how things shape up for the next 2 years:
We go into next season with a RS Senior QB with records, division titles, and umpteen SEC games under his belt, to go with a good OL and 2 great RBs to try to hold up a restocking defense. That probably is good enough for 9 wins. Then 2014 comes around with the D restocked, granted not quite as much talent but still formidable, while two veteran RBs, veteran WRs, a (SHOULD be) great OL get to assist a system-savy, RS Senior QB looking to prove something after waiting his turn (shades of DJ Shockley). That could produce another great season.
Mark Richt sees the big picture, some of you are seeing red while trying to watch a football game, which is clearly disrupting your view of reality
Thank God for Reggie Ball
October 30th, 2012
2:03 pm
@BullDogMike
the problem is I dont think Florida will run the table because they have to go to Tallahassee and FSU is no joke. If they lose by 10 or 14 there is NO way they get to New Orleans. not over an 11-2 team that BEAT them.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
2:21 pm
Whats classic is you’re a Richt appologist through and through Richt can do no wrong even when it was obvious Willie Martinez needed to go you were on here defending the decison to keep him.
The UGA program even though weve been a joke against ranked opponents for several years doesnt mean as much as your hero comanding a top 10 salary
G-Dawg
October 30th, 2012
2:27 pm
Really boys!! Y’all sound like Williams and Gilliard last week.
Good win last weekend…but alotta work still remains.
Thank God for Reggie Ball
October 30th, 2012
2:28 pm
@Patched Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
Why is it an indictment on a person to support a coach of your team when he consistantly wins and wins a lot?
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
3:03 pm
Credit where credit is due. DawgIn Lex said that. But I have said for 2 yrs that the “we need to start Mason to teach Aaron Murray a lesson” has to be the stupidest meme I have EVER heard in following Georgia football.
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
3:09 pm
BTW, speaking of the futre, I got o see Brice Ramsey up close Friday night. he probabaly had the worst night of this season, but he still lead them to almost 50 points, threw for 2 TDs. (and actually threw 3 more that should have been caught) . Kid does it all.
Not thatIi expect him to be punting, but he averages over 40 yrds. Not that he will be kicking off, but has booted something like 45/50 out of the end zone. Has kicked a couple of FG too. Sold hotdogs at halftime, played the trumpet in the show, saved a kitten under the stands, and jumped off our team bus with noting more than his personal energy.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
3:11 pm
Thank God for Reggie Ball
A coach that consistantly wins against cupcakes and loses to ranked teams and a coach that consistatly wins against ranked teams and cupcakes is two different things
AltamahaDawg
October 30th, 2012
3:11 pm
Then he offered to proof read my posts.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
3:17 pm
No one is saying teach Murray a lesson
Its called put Mason in games when Murray starts the kind of garbage he did last week
and see how the kid does we will never know how Mason will react in game situations
who knows he might end up better than Murray
Tom Brady / for an injured Drew Bledsoe easily is a great example
Its not the stupidest thing in football if you’ve watched the game once which by your comments you never have
Athens Dog
October 30th, 2012
3:33 pm
Bill, I hate to say this, but Florida does own us during the lifespan of a lot of folks, including the entire student body of both universities that are under 22 years old. Spurrier owned us, Meyer owned us and even Zook owned us, 2 out of 3. Two in a row is great, I’ll take it. It’s a great start, let’s keep it going and get the results back in our favor over a say, ten year period.
UGA24-7
October 30th, 2012
3:47 pm
These are some whiny gator fans. Just accept your loss like big boys. http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/gatorbytes/2012/10/27/gators-wr-solomon-patton-breaks-arm-in-loss-to-georgia/
No Bozos
October 30th, 2012
3:48 pm
Make Martinez Auburn’s head coach!
UGA24-7
October 30th, 2012
3:49 pm
I was looking for video of Shawn Williams taking that guy out when I found the article. Anybody seen a replay of it anywhere?
No Bozos
October 30th, 2012
3:50 pm
Bobo as his OC. Mr. Newton as paymaster. .
SSIgator
October 30th, 2012
4:08 pm
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville -
Wow, looks like you have your hands full. Between AltamahaDawg and his friend Nancy, you will be lucky to get a word in edgewise. But on the other hand, since they know all there is to know about UGA and football in general, why would you even bother? Probably best to just sit cross-legged on the floor before them on a yoga mat in the Kool-Aid Temple and chant every now and then.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
4:13 pm
SSIgator
Yea It seems I know nothing about football when I question a coaches ability to coach when that coach has only beaten 1 top 20 team in 4 yrs
SSIgator
October 30th, 2012
4:22 pm
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville -
Didn’t you get the message? After nearly a quarter of a century, UGA finally beat the Gators two years in a row. Congrats to the players for somehow finding a way to get it done because if it had been left up to St. Markus Rectumus and his over-paid assistants it probably would not have happened.
As Bill’s article states “Welcome to the New Normal” which translated means: every once in a while Murray will turn the ball over fewer times than his opponent and the coaching staff will claim victory in spite of their ineptness. So I guess all is right in the UGA football universe. Right?
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 30th, 2012
4:26 pm
Evidently so
I mean Im glad we beat FL but we did it looking terrible on offense and as I stated earlier
Richt never fields a team that plays good ball on both offense and defense in the same game and thats why he will not take this program to the next level
SSIgator
October 30th, 2012
4:28 pm
Hi Nancy. Even though you were a no-show at our tailgate this year you are welcome to join us next year.
DocDawg
October 30th, 2012
4:48 pm
Live on SSI, didn`t see many gator flags or T`s around from Thurs thru Sat this year, beach was Packed though which my boys caught on camera, no gator kites, but we`re ok with Fl fans joining festivities, makes it fun. They have Fernandina though to congregate, cool place. The SSIgator is indeed in absentia of late, but no doubt will return. Personally glad Fl has had a good year, knocked the evil genius out of it which is fine by me, hated to see M Lattimore hurt again, great young man and player, all the best to his recuperation!!
DawgInLex
October 30th, 2012
5:46 pm
SSI
You are welcome to go jump off the bridge into the St John’s River
SOUTHGADAWG88
October 30th, 2012
7:49 pm
The Tech fans have nothing else to do but become “fake” disgruntled UGA fans now.LOL
Pago Pago DAWG
October 30th, 2012
11:07 pm
Somebody told us that paul finebaum was a carpetbagger.
Sure would be nice if UGA had a backup qb ( not the redshirt) with Some playing time!!!! So we assume the kid from NC is a bust?
gordonguy1969
October 31st, 2012
7:58 am
I’m just stunned at the sheer immensity of the number of unemployed head coaches that shows up on this blog. Why, if UGA (or any school) hired them, there would never be another loss in the history of the school. All recruiting would go perfectly. All plays would be the perfect play, and there would never, ever, ever be another penalty. Oh, and UGA would win the BCS every year.
Unfortunately, there’s this thing called “reality”…..
dale
October 31st, 2012
9:13 am
SI, if Murray is inept, what does that make Florida?
DawgInLex
October 31st, 2012
9:17 am
The wimp SSI tattles on me to the mods yet gets to continue posting her retarded drivel
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS IS WHY THE AJC BLOGS ARE THE BIGGEST RUNNING JOKE IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE
No one has the guts to do anything about it.
dale
October 31st, 2012
9:33 am
besides a team with fans that are sore losers.
SSIgator
October 31st, 2012
10:26 am
Nancy, I never did any such thing, but maybe if you calmed down a little before you post you would not be inclined to write some of the profane things that you do. Maybe you should sign up for an anger management course. I am sure there is probably a school in Lexington that offers one. At least then you would probably be less stressed. Relax darlin’ – it is only college football.
DawgInLex
October 31st, 2012
1:04 pm
SSI
Why don’t you go somewhere else ma’am?
Richt owns Muschamp
Now go get your boyfriend to make you another salad
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:24 pm
Hey SSI, you want to sign the petition?
shamsher
November 4th, 2012
3:07 am
nice infor mation
G.D. Gaston-Dawg 4 life
November 4th, 2012
12:26 pm
Go dawgs!