Which Georgia team will show up against Ole Miss?
Will John Jenkins and the rest of the Dogs defense come out fired up again this week? (Bob Andres/ AJC)
A lot of Bulldogs fans are worrying that Ole Miss might prove to be a “trap” game for a Georgia team with a disturbing tendency to play down to its opponent’s level.
They wonder whether the defense that came out all fired up against the Gators after being called out as “too soft” will rise to the occasion without provocation. Even Mark Richt has half-joked that maybe someone needs to call them “sissies” in order to get Georgia defenders’ blood boiling.
Nationally, college football watchers wonder, like CBSsports.com asked, “Which Georgia team shows up? The one that beat Florida or the one that was pounded by South Carolina and barely beat Kentucky?”
Then there are others, like the folks at CollegeFootballNews.com, who see Georgia’s play against Florida as a fluke and believe the anemic showing against Kentucky comes closer to telling us what kind of team these Bulldogs are.
As CFN sums it up: “The Bulldogs had to go to a special place to ramp themselves up for Florida, and even then the team didn’t play all that well with just 273 yards of total offense with 14 penalties, three picks, and converting one of ten third down chances. That might have been a one-shot deal, and Georgia could easily slip back to its pre-Gator mold and be the mediocre team that struggled against a miserable UK team and had issues putting away Tennessee and Florida Atlantic. With a terrific pass rush and an aggressive defensive front that’s great at screwing things up, it’s possible the Rebels could catch an unfocused Georgia team napping a bit.”
In fact, CFN predicts exactly that, picking Ole Miss to knock off the SEC East frontrunner.
Of course, that’s not likely to be the consensus view this week. Most observers think that, while Georgia might have trouble coming out ramped up for Ole Miss, the Bulldogs still have too much talent to lose to the Rebels.
Still, it’d make a nice change of pace if Richt’s team came out this week with a determination to prove the naysayers and doubters wrong and put Ole Miss away early rather than following this year’s typical scenario of letting lesser teams dictate play early on while waiting until the second half to get rolling.
Georgia’s easily the better team. But will the Bulldogs play like it?
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Vampire Bill
October 31st, 2012
1:00 pm
Sad that its gotta be UP or DOWN for UGA. Why can’t they just come out for all their games motivated and ready to play hard and well ?
SOUTHGADAWG88
October 31st, 2012
1:09 pm
Winning is more important than looking good
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:09 pm
We want him there a looooooong time
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:10 pm
Ten years at least
That will put the series way out of reach overall and stop this 5-18 babble that is all they have to desperately hang onto
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 31st, 2012
1:10 pm
SSIgator
yea he should be on shortly challenging anyone who dares question Richt and Bobo
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:11 pm
0-6 in the rival game as a player and coach
Keep him 4 EVAH
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:12 pm
patched tire, agreeing with SSI is like going over to the other team.
You a Dawg or a Gator boy?
You better snap out of it
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:13 pm
Look for FSU to throttle the gators just like UGA did
Then their little Sugar Bowl dreams will get shifted to Nashville
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 31st, 2012
1:13 pm
You would think a top 10 salaried coaching staff would want to motivate a team that has and had more talent in the SEC for over a decade
I guess not
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:13 pm
Also wouldn’t be surprised if Mizzou doesn’t upset the gators.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 31st, 2012
1:15 pm
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
I will agree with him on that point; sorry
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:15 pm
You would think a supposed fan of UGA would not side with a gator on a UGA blog
I guess not
GTBob
October 31st, 2012
1:16 pm
You watched Georgia struggle with Kentucky, then you watched Georgia beat Florida.
I watched UGA struggle against Kentucky and Florida. The only difference in the two games was that Kentucky played much better than Florida did. Florida could not have beaten any team in the country the way they played last weekend. They were that bad. And UGA only beat them by 8 points. To me, a performance like that doesn’t make UGA a great team. They were the beneficiaries of a team having an incredibly bad game.
dale
October 31st, 2012
1:17 pm
My hope is that Georgia can win the next two against Florida. That would make 7 wins in 25 games, the same record the Gators had against Dooley.
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:19 pm
GTBob
Florida beat LSU the same way they played against UGA. Difference was UGA forced turnovers by shutting down the running game. LSU couldn’t run the ball on Florida. Georgia did. florida could run the ball on LSU but not on UGA. That’s why UGA won.
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:20 pm
Georgia will win a lot more than 2 in a row if Muschamp is still the coach
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:20 pm
All the haters who wanted Muschamp in Athens look pretty stupid now
dale
October 31st, 2012
1:21 pm
GTBob “Florida could not have beaten any team in the country the way they played last weekend.”
They would have beaten GT.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 31st, 2012
1:23 pm
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
Your name says it all when instead of wanting Richt to go out and motivate the team to beat FL but instead you rather have a lousy coach keep his job so UGA can have a chance to win
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:25 pm
Richt beat him and made him lousy. Muschamp was the cat’s meow before last weekend
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:27 pm
Typical hater aren’t you? Muschamp was a candidate to replace Richt before Richt beat him 2 years in a row. Now Richt is still garbage and Muschamp too. You need to work on getting your story straight and quit straddling that fence son. Those posts sticking in your back side gotta hurt
Zoomie
October 31st, 2012
1:29 pm
WTH? They get Spurrier to write a guest spot for CFN?
GTBob
October 31st, 2012
1:35 pm
They would have beaten GT.
If we started every drive on the Florida 25 yard line then im pretty sure we could have scored more than 9 points.
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 31st, 2012
1:36 pm
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
I guess you’re the typical Richt kool-aid drinker too arent you
GTBob
October 31st, 2012
1:38 pm
Florida beat LSU the same way they played against UGA.
They were plus 1 in the turnover margin against LSU. They were minus 3 against UGA. Either they didn’t play the same way at all, or you think UGA has a much much better defense then LSU does. Which is it?
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:41 pm
Nah, I hate kool aid and I have griped about us losing. But you haters that give him no credit and pick out his replacement are comical. Muschamp is a joke yet before last weekend, y’all were wishing he was in Athens. Changing your story every week makes you a laughingstock.
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
1:43 pm
Georgia forced 6 turnovers because Florida could not run the ball on UGA. They ran the ball on LSU. Against Florida, UGA’s defense was better and that’s all that mattered. Everything else is just speculation. Georgia beat them. LSU didn’t
dale
October 31st, 2012
1:53 pm
GTBob, again, I have no idea what point you are trying to make.
I honestly don’t think you understand athletic competition, how it swings over the course of a game and over the course of a season. It’s not a mathematical equation.
I don’t think you were on the SC boards after they beat Georgia, saying that the Bulldogs wouldn’t have beaten anyone playing like that.
GTBob
October 31st, 2012
2:02 pm
GTBob, again, I have no idea what point you are trying to make.
Well, since you can’t grasp it, I will try to make it clearer. UGA didn’t play much better against Florida then they did against SC, Kentucky, and Tennessee. They just happened to play one of the worst offensive teams in the country who was playing even worse than normal and tried to give the ball away every possession. Is that clearer?
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville
October 31st, 2012
2:03 pm
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
I guess now that Richt has finally won a real game in 4 yrs you hopp right back on the bandwaggon
GTBob
October 31st, 2012
2:05 pm
Georgia forced 6 turnovers because Florida could not run the ball on UGA.
They couldn’t run the ball against LSU or SC either.
dale
October 31st, 2012
2:11 pm
GTBob, so you have no point.
Georgia beat Florida. You don’t like that fact.
SSIgator
October 31st, 2012
2:26 pm
Patched Tire On I-95 in Jacksonville -
October 31st, 2012 – 1:10 pm
SSIgator
yea he should be on shortly challenging anyone who dares question Richt and Bobo
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The meeting at the Kool–Aid Temple is running long today, but wait until AltamahaDawg and Nancy find their newest member-to-be – Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract – they will be in ecstasy.
SSIgator
October 31st, 2012
2:34 pm
GTBob -
October 31st, 2012 – 2:02 pm
GTBob, again, I have no idea what point you are trying to make.
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Stop using logic with dale – you are just confusing him. He misreads my posts also. I guess there would be a night school course to help him with that defect.
dale
October 31st, 2012
2:38 pm
SSIgator, tell me then, what point is GTBob making? That’s there’s parity in college football?
Georgia beat Florida. You don’t like that fact either.
dale
October 31st, 2012
2:40 pm
SIgator’s point is “your team beat my team and my team sucks”
dale
October 31st, 2012
2:42 pm
OK, done arguing with fools.
Enjoy the view behind the Bulldogs SIgator, sorry UGA’s tail is so stubby.
mopardog
October 31st, 2012
2:47 pm
I gotta hand it to GTBob. He makes this blog very entertaining! I think he should be hired outright to coach for the mighty YellowJackets. After a very successful tenure coaching at Tech I see a run for the Presidency of the United States. But not for governer of Georgia because we all know who runs this state!
DawgFaithful
October 31st, 2012
2:50 pm
Gtbob is the biggest, most delusional clown to ever post on this website. Anyone that’s ever read his posts knows that he bounces from point to point using twisted misconstrued evidence and eventually winds up back at totally contradicting himself. He’s a Tech fan. A life of mediocrity and being an all around loser has twisted his mind. He lives in a alter reality where logic and facts add up to equal the opposite of his opinion. You know like the bizarro world. He’s an absolute moron people. Stop responding to his perverted outlandish statements and he might go away. One can only hope. BTW nice showing against BYU. Y’all managed to hold them to 41. That’s 8 less than you gave up to Middle Tenn St. Moving in the right direction now. Lol. The AD jumped ship and the next one will fire PJ if he has any clue. Can’t wait to whip Tech’s ass yet again and add to Bob’s bizarro disposition. Go Dawgs!!
Dawg258
October 31st, 2012
2:56 pm
SSI – What’s happening with your team..? Scared QB, TE that can’t hold on to the ball, No WR’s, DB’s that can’t tackle and a front 7 that can’t stop a freshman from running down their throats. Coach is Average at best, but at least you have a kicker and punter…..
Remember there’s always next season.. lmao
2 in a row SSI…. hahahahaha
I’ll predict 2 more losses on the season as well…. book it!
Ed
October 31st, 2012
2:59 pm
“Haters gonna hate.”
The Constitution needs to be amended to make speaking this way illegal. Or at least declare it a different language from English.
7576DAWG
October 31st, 2012
3:23 pm
Every Senior or Junior going out early better comprehend that you only have THREE more games at Sanford Stadium or in Athens. Has that sunk in, yet. The other two are away games and any Post season play will be played away,so why wouldn’t we expect to see the defense that we got in Jacksonville and why wouldn’t it motivate the offense to play their best ball. If this game was on the road I would be worried but in Athens should only be a showcase for the rest of the season.
DawgFaithful
October 31st, 2012
3:33 pm
GTBob,
“They couldn’t run the ball against LSU or SC either.” Seriously dude? God you’re an idiot.
Florida was Averaging 233 yds rushing coming into this weekends game. That was good for 2nd in the SEC.
Driskel and Gillisee combined for over 100 yds rushing against Scarolina. 5 other Florida players in that game rushed for double digit yards. Did you watch the game?
Against LSU Florida ran for 176 yds on the ground. Gillisee had 136 himself. If you watched the game, and obviously you didnt, you would have seen Florida physically manhandle LSU in the second half. We STUFFED them! Give UGA credit. We physically whipped them up front on both sides of the ball.
So there. I gave you factual statistical evidence. It’s in black and white.
Now here’s the part where you give me your convoluted bizarro response from the other dimension where you and a lot of the Tech faithful reside.
GTBob
October 31st, 2012
3:41 pm
Driskel and Gillisee combined for over 100 yds rushing against Scarolina. 5 other Florida players in that game rushed for double digit yards. Did you watch the game?
No I didn’t but according to the official box score for the game Driskel had -5 yards rushing and Gillislee had 37 yards rushing. The whole team had 89 yards rushing on 48 carries. So im not really sure where you are getting your numbers from.
Against LSU they had 176 yards rushing on a whopping 58 carries. That results in an amazing average of 3 yards a carry.
ARdawg
October 31st, 2012
3:45 pm
DawgFaithful
You writ as if you’ve known GTBoobie all your life. Let me guess, you haven’t but you know some GT fans?
For those thinking they will ever get GTBob to admit there is anything at all good concerning UGA or Georgia football, give it up. It ain’t happening
DawgFaithful
October 31st, 2012
3:55 pm
Lol. Here we go with the twisted logic. Rushing for 176 yds doesn’t count if it takes 58 carries? So in your bizarro delusional world, how many fewer attempts did they need to have for you to consider it a good rushing performance? 10? 20? 14? Where I come from 176 yds is 176 yds. That’s an ass kicking Vs one of the top 5-10 defenses in the country jackass.
BTW They had 81 yds on 41 carries Vs UGA. I’m not really sure where that fits into your bass- ackwards point of view. That’s a shot btw. I don’t really want you to try to explain.
DawgFaithful
October 31st, 2012
4:04 pm
Yes you are a DBAG. Probably another tech fan. Or you could be GT bob.
GTBob
October 31st, 2012
4:22 pm
Where I come from 176 yds is 176 yds. That’s an ass kicking Vs one of the top 5-10 defenses in the country jackass.
Ok, if you think only needing 58 carries to get 176 yards is impressive then more power to you. Having no passing game whatsoever and running the ball every play and getting hardly anything is very impressive. By the way, LSU gave up 188 yards on 40 carries to an FCS school the week before that.
dale
October 31st, 2012
4:40 pm
GTBob, LSU is ranked 3rd in total defense. Behind Alabama and FSU. South Carolina is 13th. So you would expect rushing yard as being hard to come by against those folks. (Florida is 6th in total defense).
sameoldsameold
October 31st, 2012
4:41 pm
WOW…just saw replay of GA-FLA game (couldn’t watch Sat)…man, does Aaron Murray SUCK at QB…I mean, the guy is absolutely clueless…and as far as I can see from the game replay, the Dogs sure don’t have much to feel good about–they sucked, FLA sucked worse; this team has a LONG way to go to be able to beat a true top-tier team.