The doctor is in: What UGA must do to rise from mediocrity
Yes, but being 6-6 shouldn't ever be cause for celebration. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
This is the week, Mark Richt said late Saturday night, to recruit in earnest. And it’s true that one of the teams that played in Sanford Stadium on Saturday needs a talent infusion, but it’s not Richt’s Bulldogs.
Georgia Tech has a clear idea of what it is but insufficient manpower to get it where it wants to go. Georgia has, and has long had, enough players — not that it couldn’t use more — but has come to lack direction. As these middling-by-definition teams head into December and then 2011, we address their respective needs. First, Georgia’s.
Step 1: Get stronger. It has long been suggested that Georgia’s conditioning program has gotten soft, and we saw striking evidence again Saturday night. Tech ruled the line of scrimmage. Dave Van Halanger, Georgia’s strength coach, had a hand in building SEC championship teams here — those were his offseason mat drills, transferred from Florida State, referenced in “Finish The Drill” — but the Bulldogs have come to look comparatively peaked. (And not just against Tech; Auburn scored touchdowns on six of its final seven possessions two weeks earlier.)
The issue: Van Halanger is Richt’s best friend. Willie Martinez might have been Richt’s college buddy, but it’s Van Halanger with whom Richt goes jogging. Richt waited long — too long — to sack Martinez as defensive coordinator, but finally he did it. He needs now to make an even more difficult personal decision and upgrade a position that has become substandard.
Step 2: Get edgier. An acronym born under Erk Russell is still written on the board before every Georgia game — GATA. (Loosely translated, “Get After Them Aggressively.”) The Bulldogs, however, have become slow burners. They didn’t take a lead against an SEC opponent until the season’s fourth conference game. They trailed Florida 21-7 in a game they might have won easily had they built a two-touchdown advantage. When they responded to Auburn’s opening touchdown with three of their own, the question asked itself: Why don’t do they do this more often?
As we say in hockey and figure skating, Georgia football has lost its edge. Some of this has to do with preparation, but not all. Which leads us to …
Step 3: Get an idea. Richt is a finesse coach. Georgia runs the ball as a counterpoint. Its staple running play over these 10 years has been the sprint draw, and a draw is by design a fake pass. There’s no reason for Richt to change what he believes and become Woody Hayes reincarnate, and that’s fine. Where Georgia errs is in seeking to be both finesse offense and power offense. Artificial concerns over “balance” need to be tossed in yonder trashcan.
When Georgia fans rage at Mike Bobo for “going conservative,” they have half a point. Running isn’t a bad conceptual idea, but Bobo/Richt seem to feature the run at moments when all running can do is slow Georgia. The top two teams in the BCS standings have gotten there by playing fast and attacking for four quarters. Time for the Bulldogs to join the fun.
Have a seat in the waiting room. Dr. Bradley’s Rx for Georgia Tech can be found here.
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HIRE GRUDEN
November 29th, 2010
11:36 am
Hey Bullfrawg, the offense scored 30+ points on who? That’s what I thought…those defenses were terrible. Get your facts straight and quit listening to Mark Richt. UGA football program is soft. GA-GT game was similar to watching JV football on a thurs. afternoon. You diehards should quit being OPTIMISTIC, and start being REALISTIC. I hope the bowl game gets televised…maybe CSS or Versus will pick it up?? Look forward to next year watching A. Murray throw to…who will he throw to?
What a slack A$$ program, with slack A$$ coaching.
LakeDawg
November 29th, 2010
11:37 am
I disagree somewhat Mark. UGA needs to get more physical. The only way you do that is by futuring the run first and then run play action off of it. Uga does this about 50% of the time anyway, so its no big stretch for them. Your right that UGA could score more points by opening up more, but that requires you have a physical defense. The only way to have a physical defense is to scrimmage against a physical offense, i.e. run-based offense. A balanced offense that is run-based with a physical defense is what wins championships (see Alabama, LSU- twice, and yes even Florida-twice). Auburn/Oregon St. are flukes during a down year in college football and now that I think about it—Auburn runs much more than they pass out of the spread. UGA has failed when they go conservative, because they don’t scrimmage enough and don’t emphasize the run when they do.
Holy Cow
November 29th, 2010
11:38 am
Can’t we just get along……Love brother,
SECWasteManagement
November 29th, 2010
11:39 am
Tech Rx = Sack the program
Al
November 29th, 2010
11:39 am
Tech’s Rx is this
Qb who can run the offense and pass. Tevin could be the guy or Vad Lee
Get better defensively.
Stop going for it on 4th down early. Take the 3 points. When you wear down the opponents defense in the second half, then go for it.
CHDawg
November 29th, 2010
11:39 am
Another problem on our running game: both Ealey and King are good backs, but neither is a great tackle breakers/avoiders between the tackles; both are pretty elusive when they get some daylight. I noticed a huge difference between Moreno and King. King is better now, but the same blocking produced good results with Moreno between the tackles, and mediocre performance with King. Get him in the open and I think King may be a little better. The I formation relies on a lot of running between the tackles. I think more shotgun draws, quick throws out of the backfield, screens (we need better execution first), and plays designed to get them into open spaces, along with less rock pounding will yield much better results with our current backs.
Mobile Dawg
November 29th, 2010
11:39 am
UGA Insider @ 11:30, your’s is the only comment that gives me hope. The mess we have in Athens is horrible. If CMR is to remain in Athens, and HIS turnaround plan starts tomorrow, a total rebuild of the structure is required, and would take at minimum three years to complete. He doesn’t have that kind of time or grace. His only real out is to take another job, Miami.
Brandon
November 29th, 2010
11:40 am
I think a lot of us Georgia fans have lost our perspective when it comes to Coach Richt. I know the last couple of seasons have been tough, but compare Coach Richt to Vince Dooley (a college football legend, and rightfully so): Under Dooley the Dawgs finished 6-4 in 1965, 5-5 in 1969, 5-5 in 1970, 6-6 in 1974, 5-6 in 1977, 6-5 in 1979, and guess what happened after that year…. Dooley took us to the National Championship in his 17th season!!! Dooley was 8-10-2 in bowl games, Richt is 7-2. The two bowl games that we lost were lost by a COMBINED 7 points! If Georgia wins their bowl game this year, Richt will have won as many bowl games in 10 seasons as Dooley won in 25!!! And I know that people are going to say that we are playing in worse bowls now because there are more bowls, and that I’m comparing apples to oranges, but in 1978 Georgia lost the Bluebonnet Bowl under Coach Dooley… so don’t give me that. Coach Richt’s winning percentage is the highest of any coach Georgia has ever had… In fact, even compare him to other coaches: Bear Bryant averaged 8.5 wins per season, Bobby Bowden averaged 7.3 wins per season, Joe Paterno averaged 8.9 wins per season, Richt has averaged 9.6!!! What the hell does he have to do? Does he need to take us to a BCS game every single year to keep his job? The team may have some problems, and the fans certainly do… But I don’t think it’s the coach.
Skyhook
November 29th, 2010
11:40 am
For the umpteenth time, Murray was not played last year because he was hurt. He had tendanitis in his throwing shoulder, and playing him would have only wasted his red shirt year. The coaching staff knew this and made the correct call.
Not necessary to get rid of S&C coach, but is necessary to change their methods and work outs. This will be done. I was a big critic earlier in the year about the limited contact and lack of two a days. I think Mark has learned from this as evidenced by the full pad workouts they have had, and feel like two a days will be once again utilized next camp.
I fell like Coach Bobo has done a great job. Our problems this year have not been on the offensive side of the ball.
The defensive side is another matter. If it is true (and apparently it is) that we don’t have the personnel to run the 3-4, why not run the 4-3 until you get that personnel in school. A coach that carries the resume that Coach Grantham does should be adept to adapting his coaching style and philosophy to the talent he has available to him.
I was not sure about him when checking out his past resume, and Mark hired him based on the recommendation of his Brother In Law, Brad Johnson, but the NFL is not college, and I’m not sure that CTG has fully grasped the intricacies of teaching that are inherent in such a big jump from high school to college.
There is a big jump from playing a 48 minute game in high school to a 60 minute game in college, and the last ten minutes of the 4th quarter are key. Got to be on top of things with both the S&C and scheme to bring these young, talented guys along.
Al
November 29th, 2010
11:40 am
Oh and when you have the opponents defense worn down, don’t do qb drop backs or roll outs. Hand the ball off to your best back and pound them. Had we done that after the murray fumble, we would have won.
Lowcountry Bulldawgs
November 29th, 2010
11:41 am
Love people being critical of AJ Green then heaping rewards on Durham. Do you not realize that AJ Green essentially facilitated every big play Durham, Charles and any other Wideout in the passing game? AJ Green essentially made Tech roll coverages his side like he was Randy Moss in his prime and then you wanna rail on the kid for stepping out of bounds? How about improve your football IQ and understand just why Durham has had a productive season, could it be b/c he has a stud on the opposite side of him?
Mister Falcon
November 29th, 2010
11:42 am
A 6-6 team holding up a sign saying they “run” anything is embarrassing. And Georgia’s coaches were embarrassing themselves making “choke” signs to a kid who calmly drilled their azzes! That Florida kicker has more football acumen than the entire UGA football team and coaching staff.
I’m a dawg fan and I’m embarrassed by the shambles this program has become under Richt. Players drunk, half the team in the Clarke County jail at some point, accusations of sexual misconduct, stealing, “choke” signs (waaay out of line, no wonder half the team has been arrested, look at the role model coaching), and to cap it off, 6-6, and one of our little half-azz thugs is holding up a sign claiming to “run” something.
Run into the ground is more like it. Embarrassing. Time for some changes, Dawgs. As they say, the crap starts at the top and runs downhill. Time to take the turd off the mountain. At least you can save some of that money we’re wasting on Richt and start a victim’s assistance fund for all the people the dawgs have stolen from or assaulted.
Vance Duly
November 29th, 2010
11:42 am
Mobile Dawg makes a great point about our offense. As weak as our defense is (even though improved over last year), Georgia should have KNOWN we would have to OUT SCORE our opponents. Therefore, EVERY drive was crucial. Yet, Coach Bobo would abandon what was working. Tech NEVER stopped our passing game. WE DID. (On WSB, after the game, Coach Richt said “we probably should have thrown the ball more in the 2nd half.”) Against Auburn, same thing. For 2 seasons now, our running game has been unreliable and inconsistent. When it works, GREAT. Most of the time, though, our own play-calling helps to bog us down as much as the other team’s defense. We take our foot off the gas whenever we have an offensive outburst.
We did it last year against Kentucky (abandoning the roll-out passing game that had worked 100%), blew a big lead and lost. Bobo’s post-game comment on WSB was “we probably should have run that play more.” We did not attack Auburn relentlessly, and lost. We could easily have lost the Tech game because we abandoned AJ, Kris Durham and Orson Charles in the 2nd half. Ugggh…. Once we have a SOLID defense again, we might be able to afford to waste offensive possessions to “run a little clock” or “establish the run”. Until then, we need to aim for 50 points per game just to give us a fighting chance!!! Go Dawgs!!
Buckeye
November 29th, 2010
11:42 am
Perhaps the can deply your new strategies leading up to and in the B I R M I N G H A M B O W L
Brad
November 29th, 2010
11:43 am
Brandon
When vince was coach, there were only a handfull of bowl games. He played tough teams in bowl games. Uga under richt has played some easy opponents, hence the better record.
CoastalDawg
November 29th, 2010
11:43 am
CMR flaws have been exposed since the elevation of the coaching ranks in the SEC. All the coaches (do I need to name them?) that have come to the SEC have “schooled” CMR. We all have seen a rapid decline in the program in the last 4 years. I hate to say it, but I don’t see him changing. From the very apparent softness of the team, lack of both direction and discipline and his unwillingness to change staff until it is way too late. I wish and hope for the best, but unfortunately the results are not likely to change.
I am hearing Jon Gruden now mentioned for Miami…I was hoping Gruden was a coach UGA would look into to replace CMR.
MR
November 29th, 2010
11:44 am
@Brandon
Wow, talk about living in the past. What the hell does he have to do?, you ask. I think with top 10 recruiting class each year, with some of the most highly skilled athelets I will tell you what he is not suppose to do. GO 7-5 AND 6-6. Just 3 years ago you were No. 1 in the nation. Come on get a clue. Saban, Meyer, Spurrier, or Johnson could take this talent and be challenging for the SEC Championship and a BCS.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2010
11:44 am
Jarvis says “at least we don’t fully have a loser’s mentality yet. We’re unhappy about the way we played in a win.”
Do you remember the losing streak to start the season!? Richt was desperate to point out a positive–any positive after the games. I am still sick of hearing about the dawgs being close. We are not close to a good team. We are a bad team, with a single truly great player and a few good ones…that bareley manages to beat other worse teams.
Our talent no longer carries us and our coaches never get the most out of our players. Our offense is tired and everyone knows what is coming.
Jimmy is a UGA fan and the insult that bothers him the most is that “UGA gets the least out of great recruiting every year.”
The reason this one hurts so much is that it is absolutely true.
Touch up
November 29th, 2010
11:45 am
And vance what happens next year with no aj or kris? Kris was a hidden gem. How he was not played more amazes me. Don’t say you have players as good or close to as good as these two. take them out and the offense is really lacking.
MR
November 29th, 2010
11:45 am
Sorry that should be NOT go
meh
November 29th, 2010
11:45 am
need to play better defense. more agressive. get all up in the QB’s face. grab a hold of the ball carrier and put his arse on the ground.
GT
November 29th, 2010
11:45 am
I may be wrong but it seems to me, Georgia lost it’s edge when Brian VanGorder left. I think they could run the ball down most people’s throats and win if they had a defense. They have the players, and they are out of condition but a little more ball control would allow the defense to rest. I am not sure if that last touchdown was the only one Johnson gave up in a hurry. Keep the Dawg defense on the field at any cost is the way to beat Georgia. It is very hard to disciple the kind of players that Georgia recruits, so Richt needs to accept that as a fact and keep the ball longer on offense, by running it and letting the clock run, not throwing and stopping the clock, plus less plays. Alabama has two great backs, and Jones is put into the running game too. Auburn has Cam Newton, South Carolina has Latimore. You have got to control the time of possession in the SEC or you will not win. A running game alowed Alabama to play the fattest lineman in college football and he became an All American. You think Cody could last in a league that runs the ball at him every play? How is he doing in the pros?
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
November 29th, 2010
11:46 am
Man there are some angry Techster Nerds on here. Still hurting from another loss to UGA? I’m convinced the people on here calling for Richt’s head are posers. Also, if you don’t know how to spell a 5th year seniors name, then don’t call yourself a “fan.” You lose all credibility. Btw, it’s Kris Durham. Get to know “your team.” Keep Richt and get rid of the fair weather fans!
CoastalDawg
November 29th, 2010
11:47 am
Brandon 11:40….we need to live in the NOW and not the WAS
Sorry
November 29th, 2010
11:47 am
If Paul Johnson had uga players, he would win sec championships. No doubt in my mind.
Mobile Dawg
November 29th, 2010
11:48 am
You’re right Lowcountry, I forgot what a “good role model” AJ was for his team this year. Without him no telling where we would have been. AJ Green as an “individual” and “leader” couldn’t carry Chris Durham’s jockstrap: how’s that for your IQ test?
512 yards of GT offense
November 29th, 2010
11:48 am
The $750,000 per year to Grantham is a pure rip-off.
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
November 29th, 2010
11:49 am
Here here Brandon!!!!!!!!!!!! Some people think that a NC is a reality every year!!!!!! IT IS NOT EASY TO DO AND IT TAKES A PATIENT AND SUPPORTIVE FAN BASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Split family
November 29th, 2010
11:49 am
I’m disgusted with both teams. UGA won but they’re still just 6-6..GT lost they’re still 6-6. what the crap…both teams need a make over. God bless the USA.
SECWasteManagement
November 29th, 2010
11:49 am
@TouchUp,
He has been hurt a lot so that’s why.
Woodstock Dawg
November 29th, 2010
11:49 am
Anyone familiar with football knows to run a play that is working until it stops working. Obviously, Richt and Bobo don’t know this. Instead, Bobo “outthinks” himself every game. When you have a talent like AJ Green, GET HIM THE BALL!! We still scored tons of points this year but we should have known that we have to outscore our opponenents because our Defense will never stop anyone until we upgrade the personnel to run the 3-4 properly, if that’s the defense we’re going to use in the future.
SECWasteManagement
November 29th, 2010
11:49 am
Paul Johnson’s Rx = Stop being so arrogant.
Mister Falcon
November 29th, 2010
11:50 am
Team is decimated. Good time to rebuild. Make the change. It has to be done. Do it now, before any “bowl” game (what, we’re playing in the Manure Spreader Bowl in Wetumpka, Alabama against a junior college team..again?) so the new coach can start recruiting non-thugs. If we’re gonna have losers, let’s at least try to create NON-CRIMINAL losers. We in Athens can’t afford to have all our stuff stolen by these thugs year in and year out!
1eyedJack
November 29th, 2010
11:50 am
South Carolina, Arkansas, and Mississippi St., the Offense lost those games.
Colorado and Auburn, the Defense lost those.
Florida, the defense and you could say A. Murray lost.
Once AJ was back and in the swing our Offense started laying the wood to everybody. Next year we have to get the fire lit early. Hopefully Boise St. will make us take the off season and fall practice seriously.
MR
November 29th, 2010
11:51 am
@Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
You are right. Keep Richt. I am a Techster and I am not angry. It was a good game except for the fumbles. Truthfully with the kind of team we had this year I would have expected a 42-7 game. Hey,what does talent have to do with it..if you can’t coach. UGA runs this state…Ala, AU, Fla,USC, Ark, MSU run the SEC. (soon to be Tenn, also)
Todd
November 29th, 2010
11:51 am
Analyze all you want,
Take a close look at the “bad losses” over the yrs. under Mark Richt.
The championship attitude, edge, no nonsense approach, focus, all those things, not there under Mark Richt.
Greg McG is already off to a bad start, first it was telling Ga folks to not focus on Florida so much, seriously? Got news Greg, you’ve left Florida and it’s up to you to talk the brass in to the right moves. Miami is about to get Chuckie,
Good luck Greg
Dawgs73
November 29th, 2010
11:51 am
I have to pose this question because it’s been bugging me the entire year, what in anything that Mark Richt has recently shown would have anyone believe that he is capable of turning things around and competing in today’s SEC?
If we were equating Mark’s downward trend (as coach) to your job/employer, would you feel safe that your company would be in business and headed in the right direction? Would you want the owner of your company keeping a CEO who makes decisions in staff that Richt has made (and continues to make)? I would say no, but that would be thinking objectively and putting things in proper perspective.
If we keep Mark one more year are we not repeating our recent history of decline and not moving in the right direction?
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
November 29th, 2010
11:51 am
Mister Falcon, you sir are NOT a Bulldawg. Leave now. We don’t need you.
Bo
November 29th, 2010
11:52 am
Georgia has 3 issues and they all have to do with their physical play (or lack thereof). First, the strength and conditioning is an issue. The linemen are getting blown off the ball against smaller opponents. They should have been able to open holes against Tech.
Second, the offensive line coach has to go. I give Richt credit for trying to improve in this area by bringing in Stacey Searels but he hasn’t worked out.
Third, Rodney Garner has to go. The defensive line has never been that great except for when we have had exceptional atheletes on the team. I think Grantham and Belin should be able to recruit well for UGA. Now we need a good line coach to teach these guys some technique.
Speaking of recruiting, please find Mount Cody II out there somewhere. We need a wide body in the middle to occupy 2 gaps until we can develop our young nose guards.
DIT
November 29th, 2010
11:52 am
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Lowcountry Bulldawgs
November 29th, 2010
11:53 am
Well my IQ starts with knowing how to spell Kris Durham correctly. So how many other individuals does the program have that faced discipline issues, b/c by last count MANY players were arrested and/or suspended during the course of the year and prior to the season. So lets just bunch them all together? Make you feel better?
Durham should go to Green and give him a thank you for allowing him to be in position to benefit from the attention Green received from the defenses B/C without that Durham would not have a highlight tape to send to the NFL in hopes he gets invited to the combines.
I-DOG
November 29th, 2010
11:53 am
Great article. I agree with most of it, but I would substitute the part about being more of a finesse team with becoming a disciplined team. I’d like to see us run the ball more than we do. Nothing wrong with throwing it 30-40 times a game, but I think the most difficult team to stop is the balanced team, meaning a team that is good at BOTH. Auburn killed us running (QB) and throwing.
We need discipline in tackling, turnovers (untimely turnovers cost us at least 2 games this year), being in the right spot to stop the opposition from converting 3rd and longs at least we should be able to stop SOME 3rd and longs(easily cost us another 2 games this year). How many times did a team get 1 yard on 1st down, lose 2 or 3 on 2nd down and get a seemingly easy 15 yards on 3rd down. That is going to happen every now and then. 3 times on a single drive (kentucky)? Undisciplined.
Mark, I would be interested in an article about how many college football coaches that were given “one more year” actually turn things around and succeed. I can’t think of any and my guess is that it is a rare occurence. I would be interesting to read about a half a dozen relevant examples of the stories of coaches that turned it around and coaches that just delayed the inveviatable by a year, giving a program one more mediocre year.
Analyst
November 29th, 2010
11:55 am
UGA’s recruiting class ranking is an 8 for 2006-10. In those 5 years they had a top 10 finish 1 time. In the same 5 year span Florida has 3 (class avg of 2), USC has 3 (avg class of 4), Oklahoma has 3 (avg class of 12), LSU has 3 (avg class of 6), Ohio St. has 4 (avg class of 12), Texas has 2 (avg class of 4), Bama has 3 (avg class avg of 8). Factor in 4 SEC National Champions with a possible 5?? I would say UGA has underperformed. Throw in Boise St. and TCU (soft schedule but great coaching) and UGA has underperformed. It’s obviously not an exact science but compared to the other top programs they have underperformed.
Miami has a class avg. of 9, Notre Dame 11, and FSU 11, none of them have produced a top 10 finish in the last 5 years.
SCAM Newton
November 29th, 2010
11:55 am
If you want to win you have to buy better players. WAR EAGLE!!!
Mobile Dawg
November 29th, 2010
11:55 am
Google Joey Jones, University South Alabama. This is the resume of a coach that would be a “great candidate” for the UGA job. He has started two college programs from scratch. Give a man “like this”, with his background, intelligence, pedigree, character, and the resources of UGA a chance and you would have your “championship coach”. We need a “coach” who has the “work ethic” that is created by actually doing the work, vs a coach who has a name by association.
bjohndawg
November 29th, 2010
11:55 am
Mark,
Right on! Some other thoughts
Why play action, when the opposition knows you have to throw? Fix it Richt
Why run the wild dawg, when you are killing them with the pass? they did this in three games they lost. You do what they cannot stop, until they can stop it …and then you adjust in kind. Fix it Richt
You give no quarter to your opponent. This is not christian belief I know, but this is a sport and there should be a separation of chruch and state er sports. Fix it Richt.
Damn fix it!
sableman
November 29th, 2010
11:55 am
Don’t really agree with your points, but then I hardly ever do. Just don’t think you know what ou are talking about. Why are you not writing about Georgia Tech basketball or the Hawks today! Could it be that both are doing well and so since you can not critisize, you have have nothing to say? Oh, by the way, good call on your pro football predictions for the weekend. Of the three of you that were listed in the paper with the pro football predictions, you were the only one who picked Green Bay and Seattle. Don’t you ever get tired of being wrong?
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November 29th, 2010
11:56 am
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HRC BBA '71
November 29th, 2010
11:56 am
RE: O-LINE QUALITY: WHAT DOES IT SAY WHEN A *** STAR TRUE FRESHMAN CRACKS THE LINE UP WHEN THERE ARE NUMEROUS OLDER O-LINE SCHOLARSHIPED PLAYERS STANDING ON THE SIDELINES? INFERIOR RECRUITING, POOR DEVELOPMENT, POOR OVERALL COACHING FROM THE TOP DOWN? THE BUCK STOPS WITH THE HEAD COACH. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE O-LINE COACHES? WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO EARN THOSE BIG BUCKS?
Jimmy
November 29th, 2010
11:57 am
@ Sorry–What are you thinking? You think AJ is going to play a single snap for Paul Johnson!? Never. Great receivers don’t sign with coaches that throw the ball 6 times a game…neither do good QB’s or Tight Ends. Kids that want to go pro want to play in a pro style offense.
Nesbitt got screwed by Tech hiring PJ. He could have learned to play QB instead Johnson taught him to be a RB that is allowed to pitch sometimes. I feel bad for him.
GT realized that they would never be a football power and went with a gimmick offense. It clearly works but only on a tactical level. It will not bring in the great recruits needed to play big boy football–thus the drop off after Chan’s boys jumped ship.
I am in no way saying UGA is a good team. I am saying a poorly coached UGA team full of good recruits is in a better position that a well coached Tech team full of ok recruits.