ESPN Rumor Central: Tuberville ready to move … to UGA?

Never going to happen.

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Richt Rocks!

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Actually my article was to spark interest
into possibly getting a job with AJC as a
Sports Writer, inasmuch as the rumor is
all of them will be gone next year.

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fair enough, Mark

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…ROFLMAO!!!!!

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That line is almost as good as Schultz’s last week about talking with Jim Harrick – after he had his shots!!!!

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You never know but so many writers on so many websites have to SPECULATE so much to fill space that we get stuff like this. Gone are the days of waiting on a real story to happen. Just make one up…every hour. AJC guys do it every day with a sensational headline to draw our attention. Just read this one, and then the story.

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No way Mark Richt will be there as long as he wants. Great coach, great program. Go Dawgs!

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I got it now we are holding out for mike leech we are finally coming out of the closet

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UGA would never hire an Auburn retread.

They would go in another direction – like a hot up and coming assistant coach. Can anyone say Kirby Smart???

Silly story…

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CMR gets at least two more seasons before he comes under any real fire.

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Can’t we just blog about Brett Favre some more instead?

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Well, if next year is a repeat of this year, I could certainly see the heat turned up high on Richt. The belly aching of the UGA fans through the middle portion of this year was quickly forgotten only because UGA managaed a win against Tech. If that one game turned out differently, I’d imagine that people wouldn’t be so stunned today about this article. What happens if UGA manages to drop another one to Kentucky and don’t beat Tech this time?

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Petrino is coaching the only SEC team he’s ever going to.

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If your Aunt had a mustache, it ain’t gonna happen. The best thing that ever happened to CMR is losing to Kentucky and getting stuck in Shreveport. The Dawgs come out with a vengeance in 2010. Bad news for all opponents, you all should have pulled for Dawgs to beat Kentucky and win 9 games, then we would still have Willie and company and mediocrity would continue for a couple more years.

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This offseason should confirm to every Dawg fan out there that we have a very good coach in Richt and that we should thank our lucky stars that we have him. Could Richt do things better and win more games? Of course. But, to suggest that Richt isn’t the best coach for Georgia is ridiculous. And, remember this, every major issue Richt has encountered during his tenure, he has dealt with those issues and made the corrections necessary. Time management, play calling, Willie Martinez. He’s known to do the right thing. Sometimes it takes time for him to come to those determinations, but he generally comes to the right conclusions. All in all, I would hope Coach Richt ignores these blogs and knows that a vast majority of fans out there support him 100%.

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Leave it up to Bradley, Just sayin.

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…this as idiotic as living in an igloo on top of a volcano while frying bacon in the nude(and if you have ever fried bacon in the nude you know what I’M TALKING ABOUT)

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We are perfectly happy with Mark Richt that is unless we have a 7-5 season this year.

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Mark, I don’t think it would happen but some bloggers (BuLLdawg is a poster child) are not happy with CMR period. They would certainly support a replacement for CMR. Just as a question — who should that be if the need or desire ever arose?

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Hey Trots, I’m curious. Where do you vacation at?

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Going from Richt to Tommy T. would be like trading in a paid-off BMW 7 series with 10k miles for a Toyota Camry base model. Or dealing Javy Vazquez for Melky Cabrera.

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Well first you can say no because Richt isn’t going anywhere. Now thats cleared up. Let’s say in the future UGA tanks and they do let go of Richt, there is no way they would hire somebody else’s sloppy seconds. Not that they are that arogant (although they probably are), but it’s because of the public perception a move like that would portray. They hire someone who hasn’t already attempted and failed (subjectivly) at another big SEC school. Now hiring another good coach from a lesser (subjectively) SEC school couldn’t be ruled out. A coach like the current Dan Mullen comes to mind.

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No way we fire CMR any time soon. Absent some character issues or complete meltdown of the team in the next two years, he is on solid groud. People like him, and he likes UGA. This guy could be a coach for life if he wins in the next ten years like he has for the past decade. If he did win the NC, he could be Governor. (Vince Dooley gave that a thought, too.) TT would be smart to focus on Texas Tech and let his coaching do his talking. After the Kiffin thing, people don’t like university hoppers.

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I wish more people remembered Jim Donnan these days… lol He and Goff were the dynamic duo, to say the least.

People have very short memories to not remember how relevant Georgia football had become prior to CMR…

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Russ, lets get together some time, I could give you some new material and lord knows you need some. I must admit you have a much better record than I do however.

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Richt has quit coaching and the recruiting this year could be worse than any in recent memory. I think if we have another year like this one and that’s a very big possibility, Richt is gone. A better defense would help but on offense it’s still Richt and Bobo. It could be really ugly. We are no longer a top tier program and headed lower. Actually considering Tuberville never had the talent that Georgia has had, it did an incredible coaching job. Much like our new basketball coach he has coached people up, we get great people and many just disappear. If I had a son who had was looking at Div 1 schools and hoped to make the NFL, I would not recommend playing for Richt. I love Georgia and want a lot more than we’re getting from our current head coach.

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No freaking way.
First of all, CMR is on steady ground and will not go for many many years.
Second of all, when he decides to retire, Tubby Tomerville will have long since gave it up.

get real….go back to the Brett Favre bashing.

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Stir that pot Mark

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it’s a sad day when baseless, silly rumors are worthy of “coverage” on the sports page – regardless of media (edification and entertainment belong on the ENTERTAINMENT or Peach Buzz page). and people wonder why I viewed the “press” as “t*ts on a bull”.

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I don’t know why UGA fans are so hard on Richt. He’s been a great coach, the problem is too many un-realistic fans, sorry guys but UGA has never been a national title contender or top 10 team for longer than a couple of yrs here and there. UGA is a top 20 program but not top 10. U guys should be lucky that U have as good a coach as Mark Richt, and this is coming form a Tech fan/student.

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Tech fans love us some Tubby.. our worst coach-qb combo in 20 years beat him twice in two tries.

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Mark, please seek some treatment for your apparent boredom. Same for the entire AJC staff.

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Coach Richt is our guy. The last 9 years has been the greatest 9 seasons in the history of Georgia football if you like to win, no coach has won more games than Mark Richt in the SEC.

.769 winning %, 6th in NCAA.

Richt & Grantham will dominate football for the next 5 years. You have the BEST OFFENSIVE GENIUS & THE BEST DEFENSIVE GENIUS ON THE SAME TEAM.

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Not Guilty, Your Honor.

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I think sickandTired has hit the nail on the head!

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This is irresponsible reporting. Since when did reporting on other reporters speculation become a legitimate practice? There is no edification or entertainment to be had in this.

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UGA will NOT be looking for a Coach..this is one of the DUMBEST columns of your many DUMB ones.

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I am just giving Mark a hard time I know he is just doing what a good journalist should do he is just saying.

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Ugghh…Richt has won 90 games in 9 years, 3 outright SEC East titles (and a share of another), 2 SEC titles, has taken the Dawgs to 3 BCS games, had 6 top 10 finishes, 8 top 25 finishes, and went 7-2 in Bowl games.

I know he hasn’t won a national title, but a lot of that has been due to luck by other teams. The problem is that 5 out of his 9 years there, SEC schools have won the national title. He’s gotten close, but hasn’t quite finished the drill. (although its worth noting that other teams have won the national title with the same record UGA had in the years it won the SEC title…so luck has a lot to do with it)

Regardless of that, when you look at UGA’s performance under Richt objectively, they’ve done OUTSTANDING in Mark Richt’s years there.

Objectively speaking, Georgia would be insane to get rid of Richt.

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“UGA is a top 20 program but not top 10″

“Georgia: The Wisconsin of the SEC”

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=4845013

Top 10 programs of the decade. UGA is #8. Funny, I don’t see Wisconsin on the list. Or Tech.

But I’m sure this article must have been written by a shameless UGA homer, AMIRITE?

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TROTTINGHOME has won this blog. Best post bar none.

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since you get your stories from espn..you must have been busy writing big bird’s dialogue for sesame street this morning

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Declining UGA

January 25th, 2010
3:06 pm

One other thing – please provide the name of any BCS bowl a Bob Stoops coached Oklahoma team has won in the past 7 years.

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Hey Mark, ain’t it time to get after some of these fellers. Or have you already gone home?

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Declining UGA our version of Gailey ? Really Really did Gailey average the number of wins that CMR has..no and neither has anyone else in the SEC or the ACC..where where you for the 20 years between SEC championships? We have a great coach and a better man, running the program…and please for the love of God someone tell me who do you replace CMR with ?? All of you pot-stirring fans of other SEC schools who really want this to happen talk out of both sides of your mouths..UGA is decliniing and can’t get good players or a good DC..but we are going to be able to “upgrade” the best HC we’ve had in 20 years..WTF. And for the rest of you nay sayers..we have a new DC..however we also lost most of the D line, our best linebacker and we will have a new QB..so when your “demanding” 10 wins in the best confrence in the country what are you smoking? It could happen but really demand 10 wins…you morons got 10 wins with Stafford and Co and cryed like babies then.and if you a “fan” that can’t support a team unless they win every NC…Bama is ready when you are..just don’t trip on the state line.

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In 2002, and 2006, Richt had bad seasons.

Both times, he won the SEC the next year, 2002 & 2007.

2010 will be no different–we’ll beat Florida with defense, we’ll beat Bama with offense, and play in the Natl Champ.

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CMR’s leaving has more to do with Miami and FSU than his success at UGA.

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MB, slow day of news huh?

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UGA is a top twenty program that spent four or five years out of the last 9 in the top ten , Be Happy with what you have with richt , it could always be worse , Kiffin, Leach, Glanville, martinez,Gailey,Goff, Al Pacino, Johnson , etc.

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With all due respect Mark, don’t speak for THIS UGA fan when you say that “I’m excited with the Grantham hire.” I am of the opinion that the 3-4 is not a good fit in the SEC. Grantham has 3 years DC experience, with a losing record to boot. That’s not even mentioning the fact his defense was ranked 29th in the NFL when he got canned from the Browns. Now, he may turn out to be the DC hire for the Dawgs. But until he improves the defense, count me as one that’s not sold on the hire.

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Hey Sweet Home Alabama…Youy must have done your reserch in the bathroom of your trailer. It wasn’t long ago that the BAMA program spent 10-12 years wandering around college football looking for a savior to prop up thier football team…..$4 million later and look where you are….I’d say that Bama fans should worry more about thier coach bailing out on them within the next 3-4 years than Georiga fans do of Richt leaving…in the SEC its a quick trip from the penthouse to the outhouse(of course you’s know that living in a traler) if you don’t win consistantly enough to keep your fans happy. I’ll give Saban two more years and then he’ll get antsy and bailout on Bama leaving all you pompous fans wondering what happened. Can You Dig It!

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I agree, don’t let the facts get in your way, you are really on a roll now. You have all us CMR fans on our heels for sure, boy howdy.

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Tuberville did a darn good job at AU but ended up sinking it in 2008 to a 5-7 record, UGA doesn’t need him right now.

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Geez, I am so happy the brain surgeons who reply to this stuff aren’t in charge of hiring and firing at any institution.

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Last time I checked # 9 was inside of the top ten but hea, I went to Georgia so I may be wrong.

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Jim Mora Jr. – I agree with you. The 3-4 defense did not work for Alabama at all last season. What did they finish 4th in the SEC west or 5th? Oh wait they won the National Championship and went undefeated. Nevermind!

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You just can’t get the arse of the camel through that needle’s eye.

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Now way, Mark Richt is a great coach….hope he never leaves and I know he won’t be asked to.

Go Dawgs and quit spreading these kind of stupid rumors at recruiting time.

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I like the Grantham hire but Richt’s stubborn refusal to acknowledge the importance of special teams is perturbing to me. How can a coach in a big time conference like the SEC not try to utilize every advantage when it is surely needed to win. Look at how many big games Frank Beamer has won at VT because of a blocked punt or two. Special teams is a very important phase of the game and Richt needs to get with it and hire a good special teams coach. A great defense, pound the rock running game, and superb special teams play is the formula this DAWG fan would love to see. I don’t like the finesse offense, read and react defense, or the crappy special teams we have seen at UGA the last few years. I’m just not sure Richt is ever going to bring the toughness and instill the discipline we need to compete for a national title. If we don’t see a big improvement in those areas next season then bring on another coach!

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GT fan, some of us get carried away, you understand? I suspect you are pretty excited about CAG, I would be. I hope Tech and Dawgs have 10 wins a piece like the old days come the Saturday after Thanksgiving. That would be some fun between the hedges.

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NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!

You guys need to stay with the news not trying to create stories that don’t exist. Your not the news so stop trying to be the news.

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Bruce Mac,
The D GT had last year was worse than UGA’s. Hell yeah I am happy we got a new DC. Im not sure GT has the talent right away to run the 3-4 but i am a realist. Remember the days of Chan Gaily, trust me, I wanted him gone.

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You people make me chuckle!!!! CMR has one more year and then he will be under fire. If UGA struggles again in 2010, He will fire Bobo and then CMR will be the next to go if he doesnt turn it around. And if Dooley has two good years at UT, he will be next coach at UGA. Doesnt take a genius to figure that out!!!! CMR has had a great run and I think he is a great guy and a great coach but this is the SEC!!!!

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The virus is in the system. A year ago no one would have thought of Richt not being at Georgia but now the light is on him directly. If this DC hire fails or his team fails next year not several years in the future, the same hooded mob that was gathering until he fired his defensive coaches will gather again. This kind of stuff should have been used by the Athens judge, last month, that refused the ex Georgia football player his day in court because you cannot sue the state. The state does not run Georgia football or any other SEC program outside of Vanderbilt. It is the same types on every campus, Auburn even got put on academic probation because of one particularly loud one. The athletic departments are run buy anyone BUT the state or even the university. When statements are made by the athletic department, about the security of a man’s job they are unauthorized because they are generally made by a puppet athletic director or university president. This is not bad or good, but does account for a newspaper believing the job of a coach is secure by misguided information and in the next breath the SEC school is firing their coach. No one is interviewing the alumni or backer, in some cases they might not even know who the real boss is.

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Next year to help keep things close, florida will only use back up players in the Georgia game.

Should keep the score in the 40`s.

Florida coaches say beating the dawgs every year with their starters was simply too easy and a cruelty to the dawgs.

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Hit it again…
You made your point…
I will take that under advisement, now hit it again.

( The insanity of dumb topics….)

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Richt will be at UGA for a few more years while we monitor the progress of Derek Dooley, Will Muschamp, and Kirby Smart and decide which one to bring home to Mama.

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JB,
Sometimes the athelets dont pan out. Plus, its hard to keep guys who are good from going to the NFL. UGA does recuit well but have been hit by injuries the past few seasons.

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Saban, thank you very much. We need all the help we can get. Will you play your second string against the Gators so they too will have a chance in Tuscaloosa? I think if Bama plays the second string the Gators should be able to stay within a couple of touchdowns. We don’t want to see that new QB crying on National TV.

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Mark, I like 99% of your writing, but this is a bit silly. Sorry.

I do wish Tuberville had waited, he could definitely be coaching at Tennessee. But nobody knew Kiffin would leave so abruptly. However someone would have swooped in for the TTU job.

I like Dooley b/c of the family name and recognition. But he’s not ready for the big boys of the SEC.

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Lame, even for Bradley.

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AD Damon Evans FINALLY gave Richt enough $$$$ to go get a real defensive coordinator. It’s the first time Coach Richt has had a really strong defensive coordinator.

To think Richt finished #2 with WILLIE MARTINEZ and #2 with VAN GORDER says a lot about Coach Richt’s abilities.

Lame Kitten was given a fortune to build his staff at Tenn. Georgia’s been WAY far behind.

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The UGA head coaching job will be open after the 2012 season…………………..guarenteed.

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File me under the group that thinks this would never happen. If not because I’m not crazy about Tubberville, then because I don’t think there’s any way UGA will get rid of Richt (I think UGA’d be crazy to get rid of him, by the by).

LSU, on the other hand, may get rid of Miles if he underperforms (read: blows games with horrific clock management) again because, let’s face it, he’s not that good of a coach. Yeah, he has a mythical national championship, but that’s only because he lucked out of having to play what became a monster UGA team that year.

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Get real. Mark Richt is not going anywhere anytime soon. Other than his first year this past season was his worst and he finished 8-5. I remember a lot of fan disgruntlement after Dooley finished 6-6. The next year he won the national championship. Fortunately all the whacked out bloggers on this site have absolutely nothing to do with Richt’s status. For crying out loud! The man has averaged winning 10 games a year, won two conference championships, finished in the top ten 5 times and is one of the top five active coaches over the past ten years. Get real.

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That was a mythical national championship that year UGA was HOSED big time.

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If I was (and I thank God every night I’m not) at Tech,UT,UF,Bama or Auburn fan I’d talk down CMR too your best chance at success is if he leaves..

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I’m edified.
I’m entertained.
I gotta go now . . . Andy Griffith’s coming on.

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And let me pose this question on this blog….. who is every one’s favorite right now to win the SEC East next year? UGA, UF and Tenn have new qb’s and major questions with new coaches etc. Could the USC Lamecocks actually get the majority of first place votes at the SEC meetings this summer???? What does everyone think? Could Kentucky be a major player??

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the hotseat dawgs kinda catchy too bad James Brown isnt around to perform the song at halftime

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This was really a dumb post Bradley. I hope CMR gives you the evil eye the next time he sees you. Why would you even discuss this?

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“That was a mythical national championship that year UGA was HOSED big time”

What year was that?

2002? UGA 1 loss to Florida – oops, National Title = 2 undefeated teams Miami vs. Ohio State

2005? UGA 2 losses – oops, National Title = 2 undefeated teams Texas vs. USC

2007? UGA 2 losses – double oops, no East Title, National Title = LSU(11-2) vs. Ohio State(11-1)

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dawgs are too irrelevant for TT

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Rumor Central:

#1 When the NFL expands it will be to Birmingham, AL. Nick Saban will be named head coach.

#2 Coach Bobby Petrino will be named head coach of South Carolina, taking over for soon to be retired Steve Spurrier. Bobby has been quoted by friends as saying: “I’ve been a cock my whole life, so its the perfect place for me.”

#3 In a shocking turn of events, Bobby Bowden will hire an assasin to kill Joe Paterno and will then take a Division I job until his win total surpasses Paterno’s. At least one university president has assured Bowden that all necessary steps will be taken to ensure that he finishes with the all-time win total, including, but not limited too, cryogenic freezing of his corpse which will be installed with a tape player that says “dadgum” every five seconds or so. A doctor on the school’s payroll will insist that he is still alive until the record is broken, assuming that the “hit” is successful and not traced back to Bowden. A source close to one interested university president says that hiring Bowden wouldn’t be worth the bad press if the Paterno murder were tied to Bowden.

#4 The American Coaches Assocition will be announcing that Lane Kiffin has been awarded their annual “Sportsmanship Award.” The award is given annually to those coaches who excel in honoring the profession by their example.

#5 Urban Meyer has decided against taking a leave of absence because the University President at Iowa State hates quitters. He has been trying to get to Ames for some time and he is afraid that stepping aside will ruin his chances. Truth be told, Urban’s been using Florida to get to where he really wants to be: Iowa State.

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Keep it up Mark and maybe you’ll get a TV show like me.

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30 years, that is first tier, matter of fact it might be tops of all. Point made. The Gators have been our Daddy for 20 years, no argument here.

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this article is just here to make uga fans mad…and to have an article done because nothing is really going on right now except recruiting and players lifting weights. Sure recruitings big and everything but theres only so much u can say and it doesnt really matter until signing day so dawg fans just chill. its just a bunch of B.S.

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Bruce Mac, I don’t think the Gators have been UGA’s daddy, they have just been in their heads. Prior to 1990 it was the reverse. That is the main thing Gator fans can think Spurrier for; instead of hoping, wishing, thinking, maybe winning, he made them believe they would win. All UGA needs is having the right person do the same. Many times between 90 and last year the team with the most talent lost.

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You are a total retard.

I bet you’re wearing a Kool Aid tee-shirt right now.

MORON!!

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Mark “Mr Turnaround” Richt

January 25th, 2010
3:21 pm
In 2002, and 2006, Richt had bad seasons.

Both times, he won the SEC the next year, 2002 & 2007.

2010 will be no different–we’ll beat Florida with defense, we’ll beat Bama with offense, and play in the Natl Champ.

Good God, either this a troll or another really dumb UGA fan. 2007 SEC Title? Nope, didn’t even play in the game. 2010? You are reaching big time, who knows maybe you do beat Florida but National Champions? Dream on, how about you see who your QB is and how he performs in an actual game………..against SEC competition and then start making those claims. There will probably be two or more undefeated teams next year, will Georgia be one of them? Probably not, they will slip up somewhere even before they get to Jacksonville.

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Hi Mark, I heard Terrence Moore is eying AJC, just waiting for you or Shultzie to leave.

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Man, you Georgia fans are something else. Delusional.

You guys think of your program as one of the greats – which is fall down funny, really.

It’s a first rate, second rate program!!

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Rob, we are what we are, #9 last decade and #11 all time, #4 all time bowl wins. 12 SEC Championships and 2 NC. We aren’t Bama and we aren’t Southern Cal but we are better than 90% and those are the facts.

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I heard a great rumor- but I present it in the interest of keeping you, dear readers, fully informed. And that’s why I’m here! To serve! To bring every noteworthy nugget to you who Need To Know! The AJC Sports writers (Mark, Jeff and Tony) are going to be replaced by the end of the 2010 season by 3 sixth graders at a local elementary school. The AJC is reasoning that they can do just as good of job as the current writers- actually maybe a bit better.

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“We aren’t Bama and we aren’t Southern Cal but we are better than 90% and those are the facts”

We aren’t Bama, Southern Cal, and we aren’t Florida but we are better than 90% and those are the facts.

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The Georgia Bulldogs football team will not lose a game in 2010 or 2011. They will break the college football record for consecutive wins.

It’s gonna happen. Get ready.

Some people can see it. Some are blind.

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In the last 20 years we aren’t Florida but depends on the what you are referencing. UGA owns the overall record by 8 games versus Florida and has more SEC Championships by far. If you mean now, no doubt we are not Florida and now Florida has one more NC. I was referencing the all time records when I was speaking of Bama. They are the measuring stick in the South over time.

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“CMR is a good man and a great coach. I hope he stays at UGA until HE wants to leave.”

You won’t be saying that after the 2011 season…………………..guarenteed.

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if Richt leaves, it is becuase he wants to leave. I think TT would be more likely to end up in Columbia than in Athens.

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Please…..Richt…..please, please, please never leave Georgia. We will pay you everyting you want to stay. Please don’t leave. All Gator fans beg you, please don’t leave.

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AJC sucks, and so does you guys dumb ass stories.

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What I want to know is how the heck Daltrey and Townsend can still call themselve The Who for the Super Bowl halftime show when both Moon and Entwistle are now gone. Hard enough to find a decent replacement for Moon but now they’ve got to find a replacement for someone who can do this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVl39LBZGMw
Page/Plant, although very good ain’t Zeppelin and Townsend/Daltrey ain’t the Who.

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Coach Tuberville leads the nation in firing coordinators. I really don’t know why people come up with these silly rumors. I guess since the Defensive Coordinator job is filled the media has to fine something else to stir up.

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UGAKev, Willie didn’t hire himself, the question is who hired him?

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To my memory over the last10+ years only these schools have won the NC and so apparently, if YOUR SCHOOL IS NOT listed here ( like my alma mater UGA ) your school is ALSO LOUSY.

Folks giggle when UGA fans post about the “13 years of 8+ wins a year”. The UGA detractors say that UGA has not won the NC in many, many years. really? THAT IS CORRECT but does that make that school look lousy. I say nope. There can only be ONE NC at a time. geeez.

Only these schools have won it all lately:
USC (not SC ) , Bama, LSU, UT and Florida and Oklahoma, Ohio State over about 10 or 12 years with multi winners Florida,etc. See? Where is Wisconsin or Nebraska or Michigan or Penn State or W VA or VATECH or GT or FSU or Clemson or Texas A & M or Washington or UCLA or Stanford and the list goes on for days.

To argue that UGA has not won it is to ALSO argue that ANY SCHOOL that does not win the NC is lousy and the grads know better.

Go Dogs.

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Georgia was bad = they fixed the defensive coordinator position.

Georgia is bad again = ? .There’s only so many other positions you can replace before you make it to the head coach spot. I’d say if Georgia has two bad years in a row, Richt is gone (though one really bad year might be enough)

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frank james, Richt is a fine man, and coach. My only point is on these blogs most UGA fans hammered Willie for 2 years and have started the samething with Bobo; how long will UGA fans accept him being dominated by 1 of his main rivals? If the ultimate goal is the win the NC, he will never get there without winning the SEC east and then the Championship game.

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dog man 25, Florida in 2009 = Bad? What does UGA 2009=?

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Mark, the problems of 2 little people dont mean a hill of beans in this crazy world.

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225rd

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Tubby is a good fit at Texas Tech. There must be nothing else to write about. What about some more Favre stuff. I hear he is definitely going to retire. No, wait . . . he’s wants to be a Falcon.

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former georgian, Muschamp would be the one that I would fear.

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A more pertinent question.
In UGA’s 1st loss under the new regime, will it be a failure of Grantham’s D(24-31) or Bobo’s O(14-17)….or both (7-35).

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Please note the definitions of rumor, speculation, and gossip!

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jerry

A more pertinent question

My guess it would be the recruiting coordinator for not having at least some experience waiting at QB.

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jerry, you a dawg?

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SND – Slow News Day

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Trust me, i it comes to CMR getting fired, and I hope it does not, It wipl be Will Muschamp’s job. Tuberville has no chance over a fire brand like Will. I love Richt, and he would not be dealing with any of this if he had pulled it out in 2002 or 2007. There has been specupation at ESPN by certain insider’s that Richt MUST have a big 2010. I would like to believe that UGA is different than those wishy washy universities like USC or Tennessee. But that type of thinking only comes with championships, and Richt has none to lean on. Here’s Big L hoping for the best. Just rememberd Muschamp, Richt better keep an eye all the way around.

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Herbstreit had better hope if his beloved Ohio State makes it to the National Championship game they play someone other than the SEC champ; Ohio State has never beaten an SEC team!

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The funniest video to come out of the Kiffin debacle at UT. I’ve watched this five times.

WARNING: the language is not kid-friendly…

http://www.bareknucks.com/warning-strong-language-tennessee-fan-goes-off-on-youtube-when-hearing-lane-kiffin-is-leaving

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kind sir..to correct you ..it has been eons since ohio state has won a national championship

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Another example of you guys trying to “make” rather than report the news. Where do you come up with this crap? Oh, by-the-way, did you hear that the sky is falling?

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Mark Bradley, you must be on the take. Your articles are not about news and the intent is to influence recruiting. I have heard this by others often. Is this how you stay on with AJC? Coach Mark Richt isn’t planning on quitting. He just fired his good friend because he wasn’t getting the job done. He is a very competitive coach who is all about winning. He loves the Lord and so do I, but he has a job to do and he is all about doing it. You are a pathetic excuse for a sports writer.

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That Kirk Herbstreit hater is the same guy that says Kirk himself cost the Dawgs a shot at the National title in 2007. In reality it was the South Carolina loss and the Vol beatdown that put them in a tie in the East and since Tennessee beat the Dawgs the tiebreaker went to them. No East title, No SEC Championship appearance or title = No National title shot. Now what in the world did a guy from ESPN have to do with those facts? Not a thing

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Brett Farve could be my wing man, I mean quarterback anyday!

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People wanting to fire CMR are plain nuts. I wish that 2% of dawg nation would shut up and log off.

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Tommy Tuberville is a good coach. But I hope to see Richt at UGA for a very long time. He is a good Christian man. He builds good character in his players. Richt just needs to realize he needs to put the best players on the field instead of the boys who are loyal to him. I understand it shows good character in him but really its about winning. He needs to start putting the best players on the field I don’t care if they are seniors or freshman. Best players who work hard and give the DAwgs the best chance to win should see playing time! Go DAwgs!

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Mark,

Agree that it’s a long shot that Tub winds up at UGA. Must be a slow news day.

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Looks like you should have taken today off Bradley!

You will never see Tubs at UGA!

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Bama Lou …this is the first year in 9 years that UGA has been to 2nd tier bowl. If memory serves me correctly didn’t Bama loose to D2 school a couple of years back. Richt has not ever done anything like nor will he.

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What’s more likely, is if Florida goes 5-7 this year, Meyer or Addazio will be fired, and Tuberville can take over at Florida. If Meyer or Addazio goes 5-7, Tuberville’s in, Meyer or Addazio is out.

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Please leave Richt, please please, please, we’ve been on these blogs for months trying to get you fired. We don’t want to face grantham, we’re in a rebuilding year, we’d like to continue to schedule Florida International, Chalreston Southern, and Troy, instead of Georgia. We kept a countdown clock in our locker room for a whole year after you danced on the field. Don’t humiliate us again. Please leave, please?

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hahahahahahaha,,,,,,,, UGA fans are so CLUELESS! CMR has screwed up with his DC hire…. The problem is with the Offense… You still have a less than capable OC. You have NO quarterback next year, and all you UGA fans think your going to win 10 games…. Please, you have NO CHANCE!

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You’d have to be an idiot not to see what a tremendous job Mark Richt has done. 2002 & 2007 were both National Championship calibre years. I kid a lot on these blogs, but I really am Mark Richt’s biggest fan.

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We cajuns know football. It’s about winning. Richt’s a winner. 90 in 9 years. We wish we had somebody over here dat could do dat. Georgia fans are lucky, everybody knows that.

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We all know what’s going on. Meyer says he’s gonna coach, recruits sign on, then he says his “tests” said he is under too much stress to coach.

Who do ya’ll think will replace Meyer after he quits next month? Will they stay with Addazio the High School head coach? I don’t think so. Probably bring back Spurrier. If not, maybe get Paul Johnson, since both Florida and Ga Tech both run the spread high school style offense.

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Just read this article. Why do I waste my f–king time?

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sonny clusters will be next uga coach.

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Grantham #1 before he’s coached in the SEC ? Oh, I guess it was a Dawg fan. You know, one of those intellectually-challenged people.

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MB : It’s the UGA Kool-Aide. Stir in a packet of pro DC, stir and BOOM. To the moon Alice, to the moon…

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Saban floundered at the highest level. His winnning % at the Dophins was worse than Wenstedt, Johnson, or Shula.

Grantham has thrived at the highest level. Turning around 2 different NFL teams in 1 year:
Colts from 3-13 to 13-3, Browns from 4-10 to 10-6.

Browns went 2-14 after Grantham left. Miami wasn’t impacted much after Saban left.

A part of the #2 lowest scoring defense, #4 against rush. Saban never did that in the NFL.

bOTTOM lINE:
Even Nick Saban thought Grantham could do a better job as DC than him–he offered him the job in Miami INSTEAD OF RUNNING THE DEFENSE HIMSELF.

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Mark, i see where you reiterated. the first time, is the correct word iterate?

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unless its A coach like Saban we do not want him or her. haha

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Please stop with all the Saban-bashing, his team blew out Florida, yall should be happy! Alabama is not our rival, and we don’t even play them in 2010, so stop whining about Saban. Anyways, much easier schedule, good defensive coordinator, and better qb should make it a great 2010 season.

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Edwards, Florida’s new DC, helped Miami go 1 win and 15 losses in 2007.

Edwards helped Miami rank #24 in 2009 in scoring defense and #18 against the run.

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Hey reality, Tech sucks even more than UGA does!! haha losers! Miami ACC champs 2010, count on it.

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A number of services are reporting that I will sign with the AJC as early as Friday for a reported $950,000 quarterly, I have yet to confirm or deny the reports…But sources say that I am not a bed wetter, thus will probubly just bide my time till the National Reveiw comes a calling.

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Da U!!!, we know Tech sucks, but why don’t you go to a Miami blog?

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For the Love of God, no.

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Come on Sexton……Give the guy a break, will ya ? DaU sounds like NY to me, but he sounds ok to me …..gotta love that GT v Miami trash, at least we arent involved………Come on back DaU…..you are welcome in my sandbox anyday

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Edwards, Florida’s New Defensive Coordinator, in 13 seasons in the NFL, was a part of history with the Dolphins going 1-15 in 2007.

Edwards had 3 winning seasons in his 13 years in the NFL.

2009, was one of Edawrd’s best years win/loss wise, but Miami’s defense finished #24 in scoring defense out of 28 teams.

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This article does point to the fact we as fans are some what crazy as hell I’m ashamed to say and admit. I for one will try to do better and quit pointing a finger. I did critisize Wee Willey and Coach Richt did the right thing. But I never suggested getting rid of Richt. Look what happened to the Vols and Auburn!

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Florida should be worried.

Gators didn’t beat a single top 10 team in 2009 with Charlie Strong and the #3 ranked defense in football and 22 starters returning.

Now, in 2010, the Gators have Edwards, who was ranked almost last in the NFL in points allowed running the defense, and only 11 starters returning and 4 new coaches.

2009 = Bad

2010 = Nightmare

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Pit Bull……Auburn is starting to look pretty stout my man, glad they are in the west ,even though we play them every year…..they look like they are doing a pretty good job of building….But I am with you CMR is first class and I dont think it will be long before we are playing for that MNC, I like the Grantham hire !

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All this article is doing is trying to get Mark Richt fired. This is not even a credible rumor it is some guy in Texas just shouting out suggestions. He probably has never even talked to a UGA fan so how can he claim we are getting tired of Richt. The only possible explanation for all these columns is that Mark Bradley had his dog run over by Coach Richt. Quit printing “For Sale” signs for Richt’s yard and do some actual sports writing.

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To BuLLdawg…………..No comment, afraid you will write a book if I do. Regards RED

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You cant even dream up that junk, your an idiot and need to find a job you can do and earn a little respect. Do you even have a wife and if you do have you told her what you try and do for a living, I didn’t think so.

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January 24th, 2010 2:43 pm

in mark richt era

“Equal amount of wins as Fla, more than ALA.”

RESPONSE : EXCUSE ME BOTH FLORIDA AND LSU HAVE A BETTER RECORD THAN UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, AND ALABAMA HAS NOW PASSED US TOO IN THE SEC. WE HAVE SURVIVED THE SEC, BUT IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, NO ONE WOULD SAY THAT FLORIDA, LSU AND NOW TOO ALABAMA DO NOT MAKE UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, NUMBER 4. OUTSIDE THE SEC, WE ARE ALSO BEHIND OHIO STATE, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, BOISE STATE AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. AND, THEREFORE THE FACTS EXACTLY ARE THAT IN 0 OF THE 9 YEARS OF THE COACH RICHT ERA, HAS COACH RICHT BEEN REWARDED FOR A GREAT FOOTBALL SEASON WITH A GAME AGAINST A SINGLE MEANINGFUL FOOTBALL TEAM IN A HUGE BIG BOWL GAME. HAWAII WAS CERTAINLY POOR AT NUMBER 19 IN THE FINAL AP POLL, AND FLORIDA STATE WAS A 5-LOSS TEAM RANKED NUMBER 22 IN THE FINAL AP POLL. THESE ARE THE REWARDS FOR THE 2 BEST PERFORMANCES BY COACH RICHT IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. THE FAILINGS HAVE CLEARLY BEEN ON THE COACHING STAFF OF COACH RICHT. I AM SORRY patrick, BUT YOU ARE NOT PASSING OFF COACH RICHT AS THE BEST TEAM IN THE SEC, AS YOU HAVE DONE IN THIS POST OF YOURS TODAY. BOTH LSU AND FLORIDA HAVE DONE BETTER THAN COACH RICHT IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, AND NOW ALABAMA HAS PASSED US TO. THE MAJOR POINT ABOUT COACH RICHT IS THAT IN 9 YEARS, HE HAS A LOSING RECORD 17-19 VS FINAL AP POLL TOP 25 TEAMS WITH ANOTHER 8 LOSSES TO UNRANKED TEAMS IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 25. THAT IS HARDLY GREAT. AND, PARDON ME patrick BUT THE OTHER MAJOR POINT ABOUT COACH RICHT IS THAT IN NO SEASON HAS HE BEEN REWARDED WITH A GREAT BOWL GAME ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. BY THE WAY patrick HOW IS IT AGAIN THAT YOU SURMISE THAT COACH RICHT IS EQUAL TO FLORIDA AGAIN AT 2-7 ?

“Same amount of SEC titles as Fla.”

RESPONSE : LSU HAS 3 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. FLORIDA HAS 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1996, AND UGA 0 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE LAST 3 DECADES. IF COACH RICHT KNOCKED THE LID OFF THE UGA PROGRAM WITH THE WIN OVER THE vols IN 2001, HE HAS STEADILY DONE WORSE AND WORSE SINCE. 3 OF THE LAST 4 YEARS HAVE BEEN SUPREME POOR PERFORMANCES. patrick, DISNEYdawg, SIR WHEN COACH RICHT WON THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2002, THE SEC WAS HORRIBLY DOWN THAT YEAR, COACH RICHT AFTER HE WENT TO JACKSONVILLE AND LOST TO FLORIDA, COACH RICHT PLAYED ARKANSAS A 5-LOSS TEAM IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR GOD’S SAKE. THEREFORE WE PLAYED 5-LOSS FLORIDA STATE AS COACH RICHT’S REWARD FOR THAT SEASON BECAUSE IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL IN 2002, THERE WAS ONLY 1 OTHER SEC RANKED AT ALL; 1. AND, WHEN COACH RICHT WON THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2005, COACH RICHT WAS LOSING 28-0 TO RICH RODRIQUEZ’ WEST VIRGINIA RIGHT AFTER WE SAT IN OUR SEATS. WE WERE NOT READY TO PLAY; I WAS THERE, AND YOU WERE NOT.

“More times ranked top ten than any SEC team”

RESPONSE : 3 OF THE LAST 4 YEARS HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENTS, AND THEN I READ YOUR POST patrick AND I MUST HAVE NO MEMORY WHATSOEVER. ONLY YOU HAVE A MEMORY. LET ME REFRESH IT FOR YOU.

2001: MIAMI # 1, FLORIDA # 3, vols # 4, LSU # 7, SO CAR # 13, UGA # 22.

2002: OHIO STATE # 1, MIAMI # 2, UGA # 3.

2003 : LSU # 1, USC # 2, OK # 3, OH ST # 4, MIAMI # 5, MICH # 6, UGA # 7.

2004: USC # 2, AUBURN # 2, OK # 3, UTAH # 4, TX # 5, LOUISVILLE # 6 UGA 7.

2005 : TEXAS # 1, LSU # 6, ALABAMA # 8, and UGA # 10.

2006 : FLORIDA # 1, LSU # 3, AUBURN # 9, ARKANSAS # 15, UGA # 23.

2007 : LSU # 1, UGA # 2.

2008 : FLORIDA # 1, ALABAMA # 6, UGA # 13.

2009 : ALABAMA # 1, FLORIDA # 3, LSU # 17, OLE MISS # 20, UGA # 33.

1 YEAR OF 9 IN COACH RICHT ERA WAS UGA THE TOP-RANKED SEC TEAM, ONCE, AND THAT YEAR THERE WAS ONLY 1 OTHER SEC TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL, ONE. IT WAS A DOWN YEAR FOR THE SEC, AS UGA HAD TO PLAY ARKANSAS IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP AN UNRANKED 5-LOSS TEAM.

9 YEARS OF THE COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT AVERAGE FINISH FOR THE TOP-RANKED SEC TEAMS IN THE FINAL AP POLL IS 3RD BEST IN THE SEC.

THEN, I COME IN HERE patrick AND SURMISE 3RD BEST AVERAGE FINISH IS IN FACT THE BEST. UH, NO, THAT IS A LIE.

ANOTHER LIE OF YOURS patrick IS THAT LSU HAS NOT BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 10 MORE TIMES THAN ANY SEC TEAM IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WITH 6.

LIAR.

“4 str8 bowl wins…7-2 over all. (11 of last 13) Equal to or better than any SEC team”

IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, WE HAVE PLAYED IN 0 BIG BOWL GAMES, 0. AUBURN BEAT TOP 10 FINAL AP POLL TEAM VIRGINIA TECH # 10 IN THE SUGAR BOWL 2004; WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT ? GO AHEAD, I’LL WAIT. AUBURN HAS LOST 2 BOWL GAMES IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, THE SAME AS COACH RICHT WHO IS 0-2 VS THE BIG EAST. ALABAMA JUST BEAT TEXAS # 2 IN THE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT, EITHER ? ALABAMA DOESN’T EVEN GET MENTIONED BY YOU EXCEPT THAT ALABAMA IS NOT AS GOOD AS UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WHICH IS TOTAL B.S. GIVEN THE FACT THAT BY EVERYONE’S ACCOUNT UGA IS MIRED IN 4TH PLACE IN THE SEC CLEARLY ACCORDING TO EVERYONE BUT YOU, WHEN ALABAMA CLEARLY HAS SURPASSED COACH RICHT BY A LONG SHOT. FLORIDA JUST BEAT CINCINNATI # 8 FINAL AP POLL IN THE SUGAR BOWL; WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT ? FLORIDA BEAT OKLAHOMA # 5 FINAL AP POLL THE YEAR BEFORE IN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2008; WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT ? 2006 FLORIDA BEAT OHIO STATE # 2 IN THE FINAL AP POLL IN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; GETTING BORED YET patrick ? WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT EITHER ? 2001 FLORIDA BEAT MARYLAND # 11 FINAL AP POLL TEAM IN THE SUGAR BOWL; COACH RICHT DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A BOWL WIN AS GOOD AS THAT, EITHER. LSU BEAT # 12 FINAL AP POLL ILLINOIS IN THE SUGAR BOWL. LSU BEAT # 3 FINAL AP POLL OKLAHOMA IN 2003 IN THE SUGAR BOWL. LSU BEAT # 17 NOTRE DAME IN THE FINAL AP POLL IN THE SUGAR BOWL ON THE NATIONAL STAGE AND COACH RICHT DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A MAJOR BOWL WIN OVER A TEAM THAT GOOD IN THE FINAL AP POLL, NOT IN 9 YEARS AND COUNTING AND CERTAINLY WILL NOT THIS SEASON EITHER – NOT WITH THIS OFFENSIVE COACHING STAFF. LSU BEAT # 5 FINAL AP POLL OHIO STATE IN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 2007. WE DON’T MEASURE UP. AND, THEN I COME IN HERE AND UGA IS THE BEST SEC TEAM IN BOWL GAMES, B.S. WE ARE.

10 BOWL GAMES I JUST NAMED THE SEC HAS WON IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WHICH ALL 10 ARE FAR BETTER BOWL WINS THAN ANY BOWL GAME COACH RICHT HAS WON.

YOUR SUMMARY OF THAT patrick ? COACH RICHT HAS PLAYED IN 0 BIG BOWL GAMES ON THE NATIONAL STAGE WHICH HE WON, ZERO. NO, THAT IS NOT YOUR SUMMARY OF BOWL GAMES BY THE SEC IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, BUT THAT UGA IS THE BEST SEC TEAM IN BOWL GAMES IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. WE HAVE WON 0 BIG BOWL GAMES ON THE NATIONAL STAGE IN THE ENTIRE 9-YEAR HISTORY OF THE COACH RICHT ERA, patrick.

“Ave 10 wins a year.”

RESPONSE : WE PLAY 13. WE AVERAGE THE NUMBER 3RD BEST SEC TEAM EVERY YEAR. WE AVERAGE 10 WINS. WE AVERAGE 1 LOSS A SEASON TO A TEAM UNRANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 25. WE AVERAGE 1 WIN OVER A TOP 10 TEAM EVER 3 YEARS, AND NONE IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. WE ARE 17-19 VS FINAL AP POLL TOP 25 AND ADD IN FOR GOOD MEASURE 8 LOSSES TO TEAM UNRANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 25.

WE ARE 3RD BEST IN THE SEC IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WITH 10 WINS A SEASON, AND 4TH BEST NOW THAT ALABAMA HAS PASSED US TOO. WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT patrick ?

2-1 in BCS bowls

NUMBER 19 FINAL AP POLL HAWAII JOKE OF A TEAM HARDLY COUNTS AS A BCS BOWL WIN OVER A GREAT TEAM ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. NUMBER 22 FINAL AP POLL FLORIDA STATE WHO LOST 5 GAMES JOKE OF A TEAM HARDLY COUNTS AS A BCS BOWL WIN OVER A GREAT TEAM EITHER. WE PLAYED ONE BCS BOWL GAME AGAINST A TEAM RANKED HIGHER THAN NUMBER 19 IN THE FINAL AP POLL, AND LOST.

“UGA had exact same record in 2002 when they won the SEC as Fla had when they won teh SEC in 2008 but Fla was invited toi the BCS. Not being invited to the BCS NC with an identical record as Fla when they did is an indictment on the BCS not UGA.”

RESPONSE : I ALREADY COVERED THE DOWN SEC YEAR OF 2002 AND NOW YOU BRING IT BACK UP AGAIN. UGA PLAYED 5-LOSS ARKANSAS IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THERE WAS ONLY 1 OTHER SEC TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL IN 2002. BUT, I WILL ADD THAT FLORIDA DID NOT WIN THE SEC IN 2008 BUT INSTEAD WON THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN BOTH 2008 AND 2006. GOD patrick HOW CAN YOU FIGURE AGAIN THAT UGA IS BETTER THAN FLORIDA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA AGAIN WHEN UGA DOES NOT HAVE A BETTER WON/LOSS RECORD THAN FLORIDA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. UGA ALSO DOESN’T HAVE A BETTER WON/LOSS RECORD THAN LSU IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. ALABAMA HAS CLEARLY INARGUABLY PASSED COACH RICHT BY NOW TOO. WHY YOU WANT TO PICK ON 2008 BCS NC OF FLORIDA AND NOT 2006, I DON’T KNOW; BUT IF 2008 IS ALL WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT :

FLORIDA BEAT # 13 UGA IN 2008 BY A SCORE OF 49-10. THE FLORIDA PLAYERS CLAPPED THEIR HANDS LIKE OLD LADIES ON THE SIDELINES WITH A MINUTE LEFT WHEN MIKE BOBO FINALLY GOT A TOUCHDOWN AGAINST FLORIDA WHEN WE YANKED MATTHEW STAFFORD FROM THE GAME AND LOGAN GRAY THREW THE TD AGAINST FLORIDA’S 5TH TEAM TAXI SQUAD OF NON-SCHOLARSHIP FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON THEIR 125-MAN ROSTER. 49-10. FLORIDA BEAT # 6 FINAL AP POLL ALABAMA BY NEARLY 2 TD IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WE DIDN’T GO TO. FLORIDA BEAT ALABAMA BY THE SAME MARGIN ALABAMA BEAT US, NEARLY 2 TD. AND OH YEAH, WE LOST TO GEORGIA tek THE YEAR YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TOO, 2008, patrick. GOD ALMIGHTY DAMN IS ALL I CAN SAY. FLORIDA THEN BEAT # 5 FINAL AP POLL OKLAHOMA FOR THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND YOU ARE IN HERE patrick WHINING LIKE A LITTLE BABY THAT FLORIDA DID NOT DESERVE TO WIN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND UGA DID IN 2002 WHEN THE SEC WAS DOWN THAT YEAR WITH 1 SEC TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL IN 2002 YET THERE ARE FIVE (5) SEC TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL IN 2008 WITH FLORIDA THE CREAM OF THE CROP, THE BEST OF THE BEST CONFERENCE. SEC WAS NOT THE BEST CONFERENCE IN 2002, WHICH IS WHY UGA DID NOT GET TO PLAY ANYONE BUT A 5-LOSS NUMBER 22 FINAL AP POLL FLORIDA STATE IN 2002. GET OVER IT. FLORIDA IS A LOT BETTER FOOTBALL PROGRAM THAN GEORGIA IN THE COACH RIGHT ERA, SO TOO IS LSU, AND NOW ALABAMA HAS PASSED COACH RICHT TO MAKE UGA THE 4TH BEST TEAM IN OUR CONFERENCE, NEVER MIND ALL THE TEAMS IN THE OTHER CONFERENCES WHO ALSO ARE BETTER THAN COACH RICHT IN THE COACH RICHT ERA.

“Sans the Mythical NC UGA has an equal or better record than Fla.”

END YOUR QUOTE LIES NOT IN CAPS patrick.

LIAR. FLORIDA HAS A BETTER RECORD IN THE COACH RICHT ERA THAN UGA, AND SO TOO DOES LSU, AND NOW ALABAMA HAS PASSED US TOO. UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA NOW TODAY IS THE 4TH BEST TEAM IN OUR OWN CONFERENCE.

THAT AIN’T GREAT AND YOU SIR ARE A LIAR. NEVER MIND THE LITTLE SUBLIMINAL STATEMENT OF YOURS THAT WE ARE TO DISREGARD FLORIDA HAS 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1996 AND UGA 0 IN 3 DECADES. HOW THE LIVING HELL CAN YOU DISREGARD THAT patrick ? HOW THE LIVING HELL CAN YOU DISREGARD THE 10 HUGE BIG 10 SEC BOWL WINS IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, AND UGA NONE OF THOSE EITHER ?

LSU 4 HUGE BIG WINS IN HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAMES IN COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT 0.

FLORIDA 4 HUGE BIG WINS IN HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAMES IN COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT 0.

AUBURN EVEN, HAS A HUGE BIG WIN IN A HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAME IN COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT 0.

ALABAMA NOW TOO, HAS A HUGE BIG WIN IN A HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAME IN COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT 0.

5 SEC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, THEN WE ALL COME IN HERE patrick AND YOU FIGURED OUT THAT COACH RICHT IS IN FACT THE BEST.

B.S.

YOU CAN COME IN HERE AND SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT patrick. I DO NOT MIND YOU PICKING ON ME. BUT I WILL BE DAMNED IF YOU ARE GOING TO COME IN HERE AND LIE AND THINK YOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT patrick.

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NEVER in MILLION years

No TUB, no thank you

There would be outrage

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Oh, we don’t need an Offense. We can just finally for the 1st time in the Coach Richt Era beat a Top-Ranked Team in a Big Bowl Game without an Offense. All you need is a Defense.

Nebraska this season that just ended had just a Defense.

Nebraska lost to Virginia Tech when Nebraska could only muster 15 points on Offense. Nebraska lost to Texas Tech when Nebraska could only muster 10 points on Offense. Nebraska lost to Iowa State when Nebraska could only muster 7 points on Offense. Nebraska lost to Texas when Nebraska could only muster 12 points on Offense.

Excuse me, do you want to name me a Final AP Poll Top 25 team Nebraska did beat this season that just ended ?

No one.

If you have a great Defense, and Nebraska was the Number 1 Defense in College Football last year, you can still lose all your games against ranked teams and still lose yet several more games against UNRANKED teams.

You have to have an Offense AND a Defense.

We have a Defense. It is going to be glaring how much Better our UGA Defense and Special Teams are than our Offense.

We will lose 3 or 4 games too, just like Nebraska last year.

Nebraska beat no ranked team in the Final AP Poll. None.

Nebraska played in a bowl game in December, not even on New Year’s Eve December 31st even. They played a 5-loss unranked Arizona team.

I want more than that, excuse me.

I’d also like to be better than 4th Best in our own Conference.

Coach Richt, you have done half a job of fixing the B.S. “coaching staff” you assembled here; and, you cannot say we won’t pay more not with the 3rd highest paid Defensive Coordinator.

You need an Offensive Coordinator with 11-year NFL experience.

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heck we could even use a coach from Iowa…maybe their waterboy even…and beat TECH….course “what has Georgia done since 1980″ Paul’s Johnson..a quote from the Head(giving) Flagboy Legend himself

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Again folks, just another column to ruffle your feathers. Richt will be here till it’s time to retire … and I’m very glad of that. Richt is the man for the job and will be for a long time. As for these columns, just another one to ruffle your feathers. I love it….

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Florida is not going to be as bad as people think. The Gators will not got 5-7 in 2010. I agree with the posters here that George Edwards is clearly a #7 or #8 defensive coordinator in the SEC. Yes, we lost 4 coaches. Yes, we lost 5 starters on offense, and 6 starters on defense. Yes, that’s unfortunate. But you still have that high school style triple option spread offense–it works well if you only have one week to prepare, in games where you have longer, like the Alabama SEC Championship, sure, the triple option spread doesn’t work. So, yes, Florida will go 5-3 in in the SEC in 2010 for the third time in 6 years, but enough of this 5-7 stuff. The Gators are not that bad.

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Are you kidding? Mark Richt will be here until he retires…at least we can only hope.

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Florida lost a ton of good coaches and talent, and they should be way down this year. Edwards is no match for Grantham, so Georgia’s D should dominate in that game. With Brantley running for his life, Georgia puts up an easy win this year–bank on it. Georgia and Bama will play for the SEC title, while florida gets stuck in a minor bowl sponsored by a rental car agency or chicken sandwich!

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[...] gig.ESPN.com’s Insiders’ Rumor Central page (registration and cash required) pushes the idea that Tuberville view Texas Tech as a stepping stone job:“Will Tommy Tuberville retire at Texas Tech?  Kirk Bohls of The Austin [...]

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I cant beleive this stupid ****!!!! Never, I mean NEVER gonna happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!To be quite honest, Bradley knows it too!!

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If you like common sense, you know 2010 will be a good year for Georgia.

If you don’t have common sense, this won’t make sense to you.

Every time Coach Richt had a bad year in the SEC, 2001 & 2006, he rebounded with a #2 ranked finish the next season.

The last time Georgia had a recruinting class ranked as high as this one by ESPN, #4, Georgia finished #2 the next year.

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/classrankings?&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf%2frecruiting%2fclassrankings

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I think if Richt can go 9-3 this season( which is very doable) and then go through another 4 year stretch where the Dawgs average 11 wins and are always in the title hunt like they were in 2002-2005; then Richt can stay as long as he likes. But he hasn’t been around long enough nor has his program done enough nationally for him to start mailing it in like he has the last 2 years or so. Once Richt got that big contract after the 2007 season, he hasn’t been nearly as hungry and boy can you see the difference on the field.

If there continues to be struggles at QB; if they continue to get blown out in rivalry games, and if they finish below 8-4, then UGA needs to seriously look into finding another head coach. With that being said, would Tuberville really be a step up? He had that nice season in 2004, but other than that he’s really been pretty mediocre.

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Congratulations, your most pointless article ever.

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If Richt keeps putting up these mediocre seasons, I’m hiring Tuberville ASAP! He’ll be ready to leave Texas Tech when UGA needs him in 2 years!

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Bulldawg- wow!! did you seriously just write that much?!?!?!?!

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Too bad Mark Bradley does not have to work for a living.

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Mark Richt is not on the hot seat and has never been on the hot seat. NO Body has ever in the Bulldog nation has ever thought so. The administration, fans, players, and anybody that has anything to do with UGA LOVES Mark Richt. The only ones that think, try to make, or want him on the hot seat are UT fans and AJC reporters. PLEASE FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO WRITE ABOUT!!

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I don’t know…Tubs aggressively pursued the TTU job, and that job’s stature has risen a lot in recent years. But anything’s possible. College football is the undisputed king in the SEC. In Texas they love football in general, but college? No more than pro football, and definitely less than the local high school team (still don’t get that).

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MARK,

I hate to remind you that there’s still a firemarkricht.net functioning. Another year like this past one, people will call for his head. Do you really think a new DC is going to take Georgia to the SEC Championship?

Georgia was 7th in the SEC in Total Defense (#38 in the NCAA) last year, behind Ala, Fla, SC, Miss, Tenn and LSU. Those are a lot of teams to pass to have a much
more successful year than last year.

Now you look at the offense, Bobo’s had the dawgs #8 in the SEC (75th in the NCAA), behind Fla, Aub, Ark, Ala, Miss, Tenn, and Miss St. I find it hard to believe he will do that much better with a red shirt Fr. QB, even with an improved running game. The offense looks to be in worse shape than defense.

If you look at Richt’s record from 2001 to 2009, he did better from 2001-2004, since 2005 his record has gotten worse, I was just wondering if the fact that he is coaching now against Meyer, Saban, Miles, Spurrier, (Kiffin left), and now he has the young hungry Dooley coming to town. Just food for thought.

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UGA fans should be thankful they have a coach who includes passing in his offensive game plans.
Pity us GT fans who see one completion in 2 attempts with one interception in its one major bowl game in 42 years.

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This entire post is absurd.

Talk about reaching to come up with a story, which isn’t a story.

Get serious.

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Murray was the #3 ranked QB in the Nation.

Murray threw for over 4000 yards his best year, Brantley, 2800.

Murray threw for 51 tds, Brantely 41 td’s.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Aaron-Murray-66179

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Aaron Murray 30% Better Than John Brantley

You know less than your pal above you. Brantley will never lose to Georgia.

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I am really St. Simmons. I drop stink bombs so people will react to my postings and my Boss will think my site is popular. Heee Heee Heee 45-42 HA HA HA HA.

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It’s an annual ritual:
Dawgs = Big Talk in January (this year it’s their new DC that’s gonna be the difference).
November, After Jacksonville = Not So Much

Please, keep Mark Richt around as long as possible.

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Mark you are still an idiot

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King & Ealey bring Georgia a great running attack. They averaged over 200 yards a game in the last 5 games in 2009.

Here’s a sample against a top 10 ranked team–Ga Tech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-zZ_qIJ3aQ&feature=related

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Rick….”…we should thank our lucky stars that we have him. Could Richt do things better and win more games? Of course. But, to suggest that Richt isn’t the best coach for Georgia is ridiculous. And, remember this, every major issue Richt has encountered during his tenure, he has dealt with those issues and made the corrections necessary. Time management, play calling, Willie Martinez. He’s known to do the right thing. Sometimes it takes time for him to come to those determinations, but he generally comes to the right conclusions. All in all, I would hope Coach Richt ignores these blogs and knows that a vast majority of fans out there support him 100%….”

Great post; couldn’t have said it better myself; especially the part about “these blogs”.

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Jborogawg how well has Richt addressed the constant penalties and overall undisciplined nature of his teams? He was supposed to be working on that for the last 2 seasons!

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Gators will be upset by Appalachian St. in 2009.

Appalachian St. went 11-2 and BARELY lost in the Championship.

They’ll be able to score on Edawards and will win this game in 2009.

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Oops, #7 should have said LEAST penailized team

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Georgia fans will put up with Richt’s mediocrity for a few more years. They’re not bright enough to realize the Dawgs dominance in the SEC is over. They will be 5th or 6th in the SEC for some time. Richt can’t fire up his team and the prayers aren’t working.

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Meyer obviously is in a downswing and decline and has not beat a top 10 team since 2008.

Will 2010 be different? Unfortunately, no. As usual, he will onyl schedule 1 top 10 team, and that’s Bama, ranked #1 pre-season by ESPN, so it might be until 2012 intil Meyer beats s top 10 team.

Talk about mediocre.

Congrats to Coach Richt’s top 10 win against Ga Tech in 2009.

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Tebow’s agent, scurrying from Tebow’s dismal 3 days at the Senior Bowl, is now saying, “Tebow’s not feeling too well this week”.

Hey, he learned from Meyer to use the old “flu” excuse for poor play.

Read all about it:

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/149970-agent-struggling-tebow-is-sick?eref=sihp

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2009-
Gators had #3 ranked defense, held other teams to less than 13 points a game. Charlie Strong proven defensive genius. Plus, 22 starters returned.
But? Couldn’t beat a top 10 team in 2009.

2010-
Gators lose Strong to Lousiville. Defense MUCH weaker–George Edwards clear #7 in the SEC (finished #24 in scoring defense in 2009 with Miami, went 1-15 with Miami in 2007, losing record 10 out of 13 NFL seasons). 5 starters gone on offense, 6 starters gone on defense. 4 coaches gone.

If Gators couldn’t beat a top 10 team witht Strong, without the #3 ranked defense, and 22 starters returning, how bad will they be in 2010 without Strong, with only 11 starters returning, and 4 coaches gone?

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Why Gators Will Be Worse in 2010
Idiots like you are why UGA is in the situation they find themselves. Losing 5 from defense, no quarterback with any snaps, 5th choice as DC and delusional about what is going on in Gainesville. 2010= continuation of domination by UF, just like in basketball.

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Georgia had 3 players make the Parade All American 2009 list of top 50 players in nation:

Brandon, Washaun Ealey, and Murray.

2010 bring 3 more:
Ogletree, Rogers, and Mason.

Georgia also had 3 guys make the all-american list for 2009, top 50 players in the nation:

Ealey (RB)
Murray (QB)
Brandon (DB)

THat’s 6 all-americans on this Georgia team right now if you add in the 3 guys from 2010: Ogletree, Mason, and Rogers.

http://www.parade.com/news/all-america/2009/parade-all-america-high-school-football-team.html

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Georgia Loaded with top 50 players, Still not enough!!!

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Mel Kiper rips into Tebow today on ESPN, says he’s 3rd rounder, not a good QB, not a fan of Tebow:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft10/news/story?id=4864763

If Tebow gets drafted, it will be for the NFL minimum $100,000.

Georgia grad Stafford got $40 mill with Detroit.

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The job ain’t open.

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UGA… who… cares.

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What happened with 9 of the top 50 players? We’ll know at the end of this coming season when 8 should be on the field. Mason might red shirt. These 9 have never been on the field together. 3 from 2007, 3 from 2008, and now 3 more this season will be joining the team. Murray and Mason havn’t played yet, niether has Rogers. AJ Green is developing nicely and Ealey is already performing well.

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Richt’s tenure is very questionable because of the past month in Gainesville, Florida. Urban back in the saddle with the highest-rated recruiting class in history. How will Mark R. ever beat a renewed Urban, who now will have more talent? Perhaps only if UGA can convince the Gators to move the game from Jacksonville — so it is played in Athens EVERY year!

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I repeat, the job ain’t open. These folks asking for Coach Richt’s scalp obviously are delusional. It is just as clear they would have fired Vince Dooley before he won his one NC some 17 years into the job. What are they thinking? Fortunately, these bozos are not running the athletic department. Of course, they’re probably not running any department.

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What this guy is saying is that UGA fans are known for their complaining. Dawgs never understand how their 5 stars fail to perform but its their tradition. The real question is why this would apply to LSU which has had success.

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If Richt loses to the Gators two more years in a row, he’s gone. And he should go.

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There are only two criteria to keep the UGA job. 1. Recruit 5 stars
2. Beat Tech. The rest dosen’t matter. Beating FL doesn’t matter as has been proven for years.

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So if we lose to Tech and win the NC, Richt is gone right? No. There are three criteria to keep the UGA job. 1)Average 10+ wins/season, 2) play in the Dome 50% of the time and win half of those, and 3) be in the NC discussions frequently which means top ten finishes frequently. Who we beat and how we get there doesn’t matter.

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Write it down-UGA National Champs next season (with young A. Murray at QB) and Coach Richt is at UGA for life… Grantham’s 3-4 Defense will be an incredible success for UGA and the DAWGS violently dominate all opponents. Tech goes backwards and continues losing to the Bulldogs. The Jacket’s run off P. Johnson, and his funny little option, then GT tries to hire Tuberville-he says NO and Tech hires R. Ball for HC.

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Hey Bradley you sniveling B@stard, do you have to put your two-nonsense into everything? What a damn joke

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this report was made up by someone on the wacky-weed right. this is really a good joke. i laughed so hard i almost peed my pant’s. just where do these sports writer’s get these idea’s? in their sleep?
or on a sugar high? going to texas tech, tuberfield really killed his own future as a major collage coach.

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1- #4 recruting class by espn.com (right behind National Champs Bama)
2- #4 number of top 100 recruits by scout.com
3- #9 ranking by rivals.com

Yeah baby.

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It’s simply unfair to compare a team like Auburn, with 29 places, to Georgia’s 17.

But, if you look at the Star Power Average, Georgia is ranked #6 at 3.47 average score per recruit.

http://uga.rivals.com/teamrank.asp?

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This is the worst rumor mill, anti-UGA, sports column I’ve ever seen!!!!
Is this the best AJC has? Good Grief People!

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Must be a slow news day Mark. What a stupid blog commentary!

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