5 reasons Georgia will – repeat, WILL – win at Arkansas
1. Georgia has played somebody. Two somebodies, actually. Arkansas has played Missouri State.
2. Mark Richt is still King of the Road until proven otherwise. And he has never lost more than one game in an opponent’s stadium in a single season. No, Georgia didn’t win in Stillwater, but it re-learned a lesson there.
3. Orson Charles = Big Time. The best asset an inexperienced quarterback can have is a strong running game, and Georgia hasn’t found that yet. The second-best asset an inexperienced quarterback can have is a first-rate tight end, and this freshman is.
4. The Hogs aren’t quite ready yet. Arkansas is 6-7 under Bobby Petrino, 2-6 in SEC play. Its two conference victories have come by a total of four points. Petrino will get results soon, but not just yet.
5. The game’s at night, and you-know-who likes to slip away under cover of darkness. There’s every chance Petrino could be coaching the Saskatchewan Rough Riders by the time the fourth quarter arrives Saturday. See the above photo for confirmation.
(This completes our all-Georgia Tuesday. Earlier we offered 5 reasons Georgia might well have turned the corner and then, in a flip-flop worthy of Petrino himself, 5 reasons it might not have. If you haven’t availed yourself of those entries, please feel free.)
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Kevin
September 16th, 2009
9:45 am
Hmmm….something seems worth noting…..2002- vs Carolina weird “takeaway in endzone by pollock that was game winner. 2009- vs Caroloina blocked extra point that was game winner. 2002…David and David. 2009 Brandon and Brandon. hmmmm…you never know. Seems like the Carolina games has led to bigger things
Michael
September 16th, 2009
10:09 am
I think the offense needs to stop giving away the ball and good field position for opponents before we start getting on Willie’s back. The defense has proven to be strong in the interior, and actually was getting good pass rush vs. SC…its just that Garcia was too mobile.
There are definitely some issues with covering the flats… and guys not playing the zone correctly… but i want to see how well the defense does with zero- to one offensive turnovers.
Tennhogfan
September 16th, 2009
10:16 am
Mark-
Let’s give some real x and o reasons as to why UGA could beat Arkansas.
1. Arkansas’ D is still unproven
2. Arkansas’ Special teams is anything but special, just yet
3. Arkansas hasn’t played anyone yet…
Now, to the other side…..
1. Ryan Mallett
2. Running game. 3 guys who could start ANYWHERE else in the SEC
3. Wide receivers and tight ends. That’s right, Arkansas has wide receivers. You wouldn’t know it since no one could get the ball to them last year, but they will shine Saturday night.
4. The Razorbacks and the ENTIRE STATE have had this game circled ALL summer.
5. Bobby Petrino. Yes, the guy you all love to hate is now the head man at Arkansas. He’s a winner and he isn’t going anywhere. Maybe after they embarrass the dawgs, everyone will quit saying that. There is plenty of Money in Northwest Arkansas to keep him there. Trust me.
bulldogfan43
September 16th, 2009
10:33 am
you get paid to write stuff like this?????
shards1967
September 16th, 2009
10:41 am
Whether it is the Arkansas game or the TN Tech game, I still invision QB Logan Gray or Aaron Murray in a roll out of the pocket to avoid the rush scheme, throwing the ball to our speedsters out in the flats. That creates a perfect “look” to offer up for SHORT passing, QB keeping it or QB pitching it to the trailing backs. With our fullbacks blocking abilitiies ……………this scheme is do able. We ought to be able to really move the chains …………then bust one wide open with speed.
Can Cox roll out? Is he simply too slow and slow footed? We need to get more than AJ in the passing game. Throwing it to him with three guys jumping up all around AJ is gonna hurt us badly one game. Must get the ball to the MANY other skill players or we are looking at a 6-6 year. We should strive for maybe, possibly 8-4 with this UGA team. Too in-experienced we are to win much more than 7 or 8.
It starts with Arkansas.
Go Dawgs !!
PensacolaHog
September 16th, 2009
11:16 am
This game makes me very nervous. After getting beat up last year I’ve been looking forward to this game for a year. This game will tell a lot about my hogs, but I still feel in my heart of hearts we are a year or two away. Our D is terrible and the Dawgs are so physical on offense I’m not sure how we will stop them from scoring. I do think we will be able to score as well, I just hope it’s enough. Good luck to the Dawgs, I hope you guys have a great season, but just not this week. GO HOGS!!!
Drew
September 16th, 2009
11:20 am
Based on these comments, there are going to be a lot of unhappy Georgia fans on Saturday night. The Dawgs won’t know what hit them. Georgia fans are committing a logical fallacy. They don’t realize that a team can better with experience and better players, and they also don’t realize that a team that was good last season may not necessarily be good sans Stafford and Moreno.
Matt
September 16th, 2009
11:20 am
For me, the problem is putting my faith in two people that have done little to nothing to make me put my confidence in them. Bobo and Martinez. Some of you think it’s beating a dead horse, maybe it is. Bottom line is whether it’s a tackling thing, assignments missed, scheme problem, or personnel, it all falls on the coach. They recruit them, they work with them in practice. If they aren’t prepared it falls on them, if they are undisciplined it falls on them.
Chuck Uga
September 16th, 2009
11:26 am
Evil Richt 2009 S.E.C. World Tour: “Banned in Columbus” ,
This early post is proof positive that Mike Bobo is incompetent as a game-day offensive coordinator.
Kevin
September 16th, 2009
11:31 am
GT…I am assuming the GT stands for Georgia Tech. That would explain the completely stupid posting of yours
CJG
September 16th, 2009
11:50 am
“DawgGirl32
First? I would say that we have in fact established a pretty strong running game, Mr. Bradley. Especially if Caleb King plays this Saturday. I definitely agree with everything else.”
I hope this was suppose to have been sarcastic.
atlhawg
September 16th, 2009
12:04 pm
1st- Arkansas has a better tight-end than Georgia.
2nd- Arkansas quarterback actually has more experience (4 starts, 4-0, 3-0 at Michigan) than Cox
3rd – Arkansas will destroy and embarass Georgia secondary winning easily 40-17.
hoggeek
September 16th, 2009
1:01 pm
There will be much gnashing of teeth for the Georgia faithful Saturday night. Sad thing is, you’ll all be complaining about your coach, your team, your fans, and your future, and will totally fail to acknowledge that you were simply beaten by a better team. Meanwhile, the Razorbacks will march on though the season, tearing and slashing through the opposition.
Based on an analysis of these posts, it appears that about 2% of your sorry state understands what actually happened with Petrino and the Falcons, and the rest of you are still waiting on callbacks for the “Deliverance” sequel.
Stock up on the Kleenex, folks.
Coach BoBo
September 16th, 2009
2:39 pm
34 – 10 Hogs…Petrino will out-coach Richt
laxdawg33
September 16th, 2009
2:44 pm
Getting Justin Houston back will help our defense significantly, and we need all the help we can get this weekend against Mallett and the razorbacks stud running backs
Dawg
September 16th, 2009
3:09 pm
I agree with Joey!
Coastal Hog… no, Mark Richt doesn’t wear make up. He’s just that good looking!
Dawg
September 16th, 2009
3:11 pm
Did I just read a post from hoggeek making fun of the state of GEORGIA??? Comparing the state of GA to backwoods, backwards, ARK is just hysterical!!! And yes, we all know what happened with Petrino. He walked out on the freakin job. There’s nothing else to know!
piglicker
September 16th, 2009
3:15 pm
Only good thing to come from Ar-Kansas was the boggy creek creature. Porcine pokers go down.
Jon Davis
September 16th, 2009
4:40 pm
Wow, that’s what you’ve got? Subscriptions must be way down for a “journalist” to resort to mud-slinging and stupid comments from an episode 2-years ago against your boss Mr. Blank – right – thats the reason here – so just say it.
How about this article from Mr. Bradley:
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2009/02/26/ranking-sec-football-coaches-whos-the-most-irritating/
So UAG win because Petrino’s a rolling stone, but Ricth is more irritating so he must be a winner? This is your logic “journalist” not mine.
Really they pay you…
Well I gave you some clicks on an old link, Home Depot Man.
#1 GT fan
September 16th, 2009
5:07 pm
LOL. Wow.
I totally agree with every thing yellow fuzz said.
It is even funnyer because its true.
GO JACKETS!
hoggeek
September 16th, 2009
5:48 pm
Hey, Dawg, I hate to add more pre-show misery to your life but “Deliverance” is a Georgia story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliverance
Captain Hog
September 16th, 2009
5:55 pm
What article wouldn’t be complete with some jabs at Petrino and his “job hopping?” Never mind every stop was a step up,minus going from NFL back to college, but that seems to have worked best for both parties.
Dave
September 16th, 2009
6:50 pm
Mark,
There’s some issues w/ your points:
1. Being tested early isn’t really a big deal. Arkansas has returned nearly our whole team from nearly a year ago that played against SEC competition.
4. How can you say the Razorbacks “aren’t ready yet.” This based upon what? An astute journalist would have researched and found that the Razorbacks only used a small portion of Petrino’s playbook last season, due the transition from the less-complex Nutt system. Therefore, not only do the Razorbacks better understand the offense, but there will be a lot of new stuff that wasn’t run a year ago. You might ask, “well, how can an expanded playbook be a big deal?”
Ask any recruiter which is better, a guy that can run a 4.4 that’s not real sure what he’s doing, or a guy that runs a 4.5 that has good instincts. The answer will always be the 4.5 40 guy, b/c the 4.4 guy is playing at a 40 in the 4.6-4.7 range. Therefore, the Hogs should be faster this year with a better understanding of the new schemes.
I’m not saying the Hogs will win 10 games this year, but they should be a much better football team.
5. This was just a low blow on your behalf. Writing for an elite news outlet such as the AJC, you owe both your employer and readers more integrity. Whether or not you realize the fact, AJC is highly regarded everywhere, and snide remarks toward an event that occurred over a year ago serves no purpose but stirring up a fanbase. Please act with more integrity; it’s your fiduciary duty.
SatchelBuzz
September 16th, 2009
7:31 pm
Absolutley hate Petrino,….hate ugag more. Go Hogs!
woopigga
September 16th, 2009
8:11 pm
Richt may be fired before his feet hit Georgia soil. Petrino will take the desire to coach football completely out of Richt and wee Willy. Richt brings a jab, Petrino brings a nuke. Game over.
The Lone Trumpeter
September 16th, 2009
8:28 pm
Remind me the last time the pigs beat UGA? I don’t even know if im old enough to have seen it and im 27.
hoggeek
September 16th, 2009
10:13 pm
So you were 17 when the Hogs started playing Nuttball, Trumpeter. You were 14 when the glorious Danny Ford years were upon us. You weren’t yet born when the Razorbacks last played in the Orange Bowl, and I dare say your dad may have been having his diaper changed when Arkansas had it’s football national championship.
Maybe, were you to consider it from our perspective, none of that means that we can’t kick your tail all around Dickson Street this weekend; it just means that it’s been a while since we had a competent coaching staff.
Hear that sound? It’s the sound of us breathing a sigh of relief. Fortunately for us, your thugs ran off the coach we’ve been waiting for for 27 years.
WPS
September 16th, 2009
10:54 pm
I wouldn’t be getting all cocky, dawgs. AR is not a gimme game. As bad as we were last year, we improved and managed to pull a W out our asses over LSWho in the last game of the season. We’ve had a whole year to get better. Throw in the fact that BP may want to get a little payback for the way you treated his family…well, you get my drift. You just don’t eff with somebody’s family without expecting some form of payback, and it very well could happen on a football field. Just something to think about. The fact that you are all more pissed off at Bobby Petrino for leaving the Falcons than you are pissed off at M. Vick the Falcon QB Dog Killer is a bit ironic, since you are Dawgs. Hell, it’s hilarious! Ha Ha Ha
Lane Kiffin Wife
September 17th, 2009
2:31 am
[...] He recruited receivers at Southern California – not quarterbacks to play receiver. … 5 reasons Georgia will – repeat, WILL – win at ArkansasJust ask the Lane Kiffin and the Vols about that. They wiped the floor with Western Kentucky one [...]
takedowndawg
September 17th, 2009
9:07 am
To me it comes down to PSI on our opponent’s backfield. Defense wins close games. Giving up 407 yards last weekend is not what I who call having a “good” day. Few hurries by our opponents qb. When your opponent has almost double the number of first downs than your team it is not having a “good” day. Defenders of our defense say our defense had to defend a short field, which was true, but they must also accept the above facts. Little PSI on the opponent’s backfield will catch up with us in a hurry as we go through our tough schedule. PSI MUST BE APPLIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DEFENSE
dan
September 17th, 2009
10:24 am
Great! Bradley has predicted a Dawg win, which means the Fighting Petrino’s will win by 2 TD’s. Mark Bradley= the Lee Corso of the AJC.
Yellow Fuzz
September 17th, 2009
12:04 pm
See what I mean about georgia fans?
http://www.ajc.com/news/uga-news-conference-to-140510.html
How about taking a little more pride in your school PIGS! Just because your football team plays like trash doesn’t mean the dog nation can go to a game and act like they are in theor own living room!
“Sunday morning most of the campus was covered with garbage”.
24/7/365 (Hahahahahahahahaha)
BK
September 17th, 2009
12:56 pm
I have no doubts that GA will win. But…”King of the Road”? Didn’t they lose that road game?
Yellow Fuzz
September 17th, 2009
2:01 pm
Enter your comments here
31-0 (Alabama beat down at the half)
49-10 (Florida annual beat down)
26-0 (GA Tech thrid quarter beat down)
45-42 (The Thump by the Dump)
24-10 (Loss to Houston)
70 (tons of trash left behind on georgia’s campus by georgia fans!). Very telling.
Yellow Fuzz
September 17th, 2009
2:20 pm
Deposit your trash here
Fort Worth Dawg
September 17th, 2009
3:46 pm
Five reasons UGA wins:
1. Arkansas inbreeding.
2. UGA’s pass defense shows up like part of that Maine regiment at Little Round Top.
3. UGA leans on the running game – scores points/controls clock.
4. Coach Richt.
5. Joe Cox is allowed to throw long once or twice a half.
Buddy El
September 17th, 2009
6:19 pm
After reviewing Petrino’s track record, what makes you think he will show up in Athens next fall?
Razorback
September 17th, 2009
6:58 pm
Nothing more than couch potato cheap shots…. This guy gets paid for this?
Good thing CBP ended up in GOD’S COUNTRY !!
Houdawg
September 17th, 2009
11:40 pm
Hey Mark …… I loved # 5 ……. shoulda been # 1 … !
Hey GT ……. 33 – 17 … ” This is not a good football team , how long does it take to sink in ” ?
Mark Harrell
September 18th, 2009
12:35 am
5 Reason Arkansas WILL WIN
1. they are the hogs
2. They have a great couch.
3. Their Quaterback is not been beaten when he started ( Even Against Penn State)
4. They are playing at home
5. They are a better team than your bulldogs
6. Because I siad so. I look for an upset with Arkanasa WHOPPING Gerogia.
little doggy
September 18th, 2009
8:08 am
I don’t care who wins. I just hope the GA fans don’t trash the Arkansas campus like they did the GA campus.
coach smith
September 18th, 2009
9:00 am
Enter your commI think Tech is at a crossroads now. They can suck it up and have a decent season or self destruct.
If I was a Tech fan, I’d be concerned about some of the post game comments from players AND that your Coach Johnson was caught calling a player “Stupid” on the sidelines
I think Tech could easily go 7-5 with losses to UM, VaTech, FlaSt, UGA, and to one of the 3 teams Vandy, MissSt, UNC
ents here
GaCracker
September 18th, 2009
6:42 pm
Dawgs commited about every kind of dumb play and penalty last week. They should have learned a season’s worth on what to correct. Please tell that dumb Smith to down a kick off when it is 4 or more yards deep or keep 2 men back there, or,don’t play Smith on returns. He did this twice against the Cowboys and once (fumbled) against the cocks. Down the damn football fool!
Great field goal kicker! Maybe our best ever!
GaCracker
September 18th, 2009
6:44 pm
Coach Smith – a Tech player stupid – that is redundant man!
Epiminondas
September 18th, 2009
8:21 pm
Still trying to figure out how a major college program like UGA ended up with Cox as QB. Did anyone not think about the fact that an out of state guy like Stafford would turn mercenary his senior year? And if Cox goes down…who? A program of this caliber should have three quarterbacks ready to go at all times.
NCdawg
September 18th, 2009
8:56 pm
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Why do the Tech nerds keep posting comments on UGA articles. Did you watch the Miami game last night?
icedawg
September 18th, 2009
9:40 pm
I love you optimists. Defense, running game. SC and Okst passed all over the defense. Offense turned over the ball for points. Granted SC had a difficult time getting in the end zone but they dominated the time, in fact everything but the score. So, unless there is a huge turn around, like Popeye eating spinach, I think the Dawgs will struggle with most people on the schedule and lose more than we will like.
Ramble On:
September 19th, 2009
12:01 am
UGA: 5 reasons UGAG will lose to Arkansas!
1) They suck azz
2) They can’t hold onto the ball
3) Their QB’s last name is Phallic
4) Their Defensive Coordinator suxs azz
5) The Hogs will throw all over the dawgs.
THWG! 1-2 baby!
Ramble On:
September 19th, 2009
12:02 am
Hey NC Dawg: Did you watch the OSU vs UGA game?
DogDogDog
September 19th, 2009
8:31 am
Enter your comments here Hey, Mark, are these 5 reasons as good as the 5 reasons you gave that GT would beat Miami?!?