So does UGA always fall flat when much is expected? Well …
Sept. 27, 2008: Alabama sneers at Georgia's black jerseys. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
One guy I know — actually, I’m the guy — has picked Georgia to play Southern Cal for the BCS title. That prompted the usual round of carping from those who don’t care for the Bulldogs: “Georgia thinks it’s going to win the national championship every year, and it never does.”
Neither point is technically true — Georgia claims five national titles (two consensus, three iffy), and I don’t recall anyone seriously believing Ray Goff’s last team and Jim Donnan’s first team were bound for glory — but recent history does suggest that the Bulldogs do better when less is expected.
In the three Herschel Walker seasons (1980-82), UGA finished higher in the final Associated Press poll than in the preseason edition. The same was true for the first post-Herschel year, which yielded a giddy run to the Cotton Bowl. But Georgia has been ranked in the top 12 of the AP preseason poll six times since 1983, and only twice has it finished higher than it began.
Since early rankings have slotted the Bulldogs at No. 5 or thereabouts for the coming season, I thought it’d be fun — OK, maybe not fun — to analyze what happened the past half-dozen times much was anticipated. (A word regarding methodology: I used No.-12-in-the-preseason-AP-poll as my cutoff because I wanted to include the 1988 and 2003 seasons. I stopped at 12 because the Bulldogs have been ranked between 13th and 15th so often — eight times since 1983 — with no discernible trend. Four times they finished better than they started; four times they didn’t.)
1988: 12th in preseason, 15th in the final AP poll after going 9-3. Vince Dooley’s final team was picked by one guy — yep, same one — to go undefeated. Those Bulldogs didn’t make it through September unscathed. Early indicators: Troubling. A difficult opening victory against a Tennessee team that would finish 5-6; a 42-35 road win at Mississippi State that foretold issues on defense. First loss: At South Carolina on Sept. 24 as Todd Ellis picked Bill Lewis’ D to pieces. Subsequent losses: At Kentucky (yikes), at Auburn.
2000: 10th in preseason, 20th in the final poll after going 8-4. The team Donnan said he had “waited 55 years to coach” remains the last team he ever coached. He was fired by president Michael Adams after the regular season. Early indicator: Ominous. Linebacker Boss Bailey tore up his knee covering the season-opening kickoff against Georgia Southern. First loss: At South Carolina on Sept. 9. Quincy Carter threw five interceptions. Subsequent losses: Against Florida in Jacksonville, at Auburn in overtime, at home against Georgia Tech on the day George Godsey ran untouched through a host of NFL-caliber Bulldogs defenders.
2002: Ranked No. 8 in preseason, finished No. 3 after going 13-1. In Year 2 under Mark Richt, Georgia won the SEC for the first time in two decades. The division-clinching victory came at Auburn when Greene found Michael Johnson on fourth-and-14. Early indicators: All positive. A come-from-behind opening victory against Clemson; the Pollack snatch-and-grab victory at South Carolina; a last-gasp win at Alabama on Billy Bennett’s field goal. Blemish: A strangely uninspired loss to the Florida Gators of Ron Zook on Nov. 2.
2003: Ranked No. 11 in preseason, finished No. 7 after going 11-3. A second SEC East title was undercut by two losses to LSU, which in hindsight weren’t so awful — the Tigers wound up winning the BCS title. Early indicators: Again, all good. Georgia won 30-0 at Clemson in the opener and hammered South Carolina two weeks later. First loss: At LSU on Sept. 20. Tyson Browning took a screen pass 93 yards to tie matters inside the final two minutes, but a long kickoff return by Devery Henderson triggered the winning touchdown pass to Skyler Green. Subsequent losses: Another inexplicable defeat at the hands of the Zooker, a second loss to a by-then-clearly-superior LSU in the SEC title game.
2004: Ranked No. 3 in preseason; finished No. 7 after going 10-2. Still the biggest missed opportunity of Richt’s career. A senior-laden team didn’t even win its division. Early indicators: Mixed. Georgia rallied from 16 points down to win at South Carolina, but beat reigning champ LSU by 29 points in Athens. First loss: Against Tennessee at Sanford Stadium on Oct. 9, one week after the thrashing of LSU. That victory essentially gave the Vols the SEC East title. “We lost the wrong game,” Richt would say. Subsequent loss: At Auburn on a day when the Tigers — who would finish 13-0 — were dominant.
2008: Ranked No. 1 in preseason, finished No. 13 after going 10-3. Georgia was a hot item after the 2007 team finished No. 2 after a surprising 11-2 season. Early indicators: Awful. The offseason was marked by a flurry of Bulldogs arrests, and Georgia barely survived its first road test against middling South Carolina. First loss: Against Alabama on Sept. 27. The Tide led 31-0 at the half. It was Nick Saban’s first signature win as Bama’s coach. Subsequent losses: By 39 points to a Florida team that would take the BCS title, to Georgia Tech in Athens after leading by 16 at the half.
Conclusion: If you’re going to outperform high expectations, don’t lose early. Five of the past nine BCS champs have carried a loss, but only one of the five — Florida in 2008 — lost in September. Only twice in the six cases cited above did Georgia exit September undefeated. By way of contrast, Richt’s breakthrough season of 2002 featured an 8-0 start. All the more reason to underscore that Sept. 8 date in Columbia, Mo.
By Mark Bradley
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532 comments Add your comment
tonyb
June 21st, 2012
12:40 pm
First and GO DAWGS
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
12:48 pm
Who is #24 with his hands on his hips just watching Stafford get sacked. NoShow Moerno? LOL Nice whiff Pass blocking.
DAWG FAN
June 21st, 2012
12:49 pm
Mark, it really bugs me for the Dawgs to be rated so high preseason. It seems to be a real prediction of doom. Bloggers forget that the Dawgs aren’t the ones who do the rating, but they can sure blame them.
I think it will be a good year, but I will reserve my prediction until the season is OVER!
bucket
June 21st, 2012
12:50 pm
Interesting read MB. I know how this will be interpreted by the Dawg haters, but an interesting take I got from it is that at least 2 of CMR’s teams would have qualified for the playoffs under the new proposed playoff system.
DERP
June 21st, 2012
12:51 pm
The name says it all…….Can’t believe it till it’s post UF with no losses.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
12:52 pm
“Skew the process” or not, MB, there are a bunch of programs who would like to have been rated in the AP Top 15, fourteen times since ‘83. A few of them are geographically close . . . Tech, SC, Clemson, etc.
DERP
June 21st, 2012
12:53 pm
I like that pic of Cody there. Did he stay in the NFL? I thought he tried to eat Goodell after the draft and they kicked him out.
LESD
June 21st, 2012
12:55 pm
>>>Conclusion: If you’re going to outperform high expectations, don’t lose early.
For a higher final ranking, isn’t it better to lose early than to lose late? And are there other circumstances in which losing early is really smart strategy?
I think the real conclusion should be that losing will harm your rankings and it’s therefore better to win.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
12:57 pm
twinkie pants, bet you would like to switch paychecks with Knowshon.
He must have a pretty good pass blocker to get drafted in the top 10 in the NFL draft.
GTBob
June 21st, 2012
12:59 pm
The only problem with this article is that you are equating the expectations of UGA fans and preseason rankings. It doesn’t quite work that way. Voters usually have some small sense of reality when they fill out their polls. UGA fans do not. They don’t know or even care how good any other teams are, they think their team is by far the best every single year.
WDE
June 21st, 2012
1:02 pm
In all of those years they ended in the top 20…
"The Georgia Way"
June 21st, 2012
1:02 pm
In 5 years, Knowshon will be painting houses for $10 an hour.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
1:02 pm
88 all you had to say was BILL LEWIS……..I can Only say his name on here because it refers to UGa and not Tech.
2000…….did I read Quincy Carter? Got to love that guy!
2002…..Donnan’s recruits. D. Greene was the best Ball Fake QB I ever saw. That kid had MORE Guts than ANY QB I know. He would stand with the ball and his back turned(blind) to the D-line for 3-5 seconds then turn and throw.
2003……..Zook had UGa’s Number for some reason.
2004……..Proof mounting Richt can get players but can’t win the BIG GAMES.
2008…….. Proof Bobo is no better than Richt at calling plays and the Fulmer Cup run is in full force at UGa.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
1:05 pm
You could expand your list for the Richt era
2001-about as expected
2002-over
2003-over
2004-under
2005-over
2006-as expected
2007-over
2008-under
2009-as expected
2010-under
2011-over
That makes Richt 5-3-3(over,under,as expected)
Lately is the problem except for last year.
Time to win big. No more excuses
Big Albany Dawg
June 21st, 2012
1:06 pm
Mark, Couldn’t we find another picture somewhere?
Joey
June 21st, 2012
1:07 pm
The last time we were highly rated in the preseason (’08), we had a gruesome schedule – Bama (BCS Champ ‘09), LSU (BCS Champ ‘07), UF (BCS Champ ‘06, ‘08), not to mention AU, Arizona and Tech.
Maybe we will have some good karma this year with the easy schedule. I think we will be better, if for no other reason than Grantham’s D.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
1:07 pm
Yeah why couldn’t you post the pictures of the 2 Bama QB’s being carted off the field between the hedges in 2003?
Really?
June 21st, 2012
1:08 pm
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many typos on a major publication’s website, individual blog or not.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
1:09 pm
JOEY…………..Well you don’t have to worry about that this year. IF Richt & Bobo can’t do it this year it probably NEVER happen.
Jamaaliver
June 21st, 2012
1:12 pm
Herschel Walker played from 1990 – 1982??? Tht seems…difficult.
How many years of eligibility did they have back then?
Joey
June 21st, 2012
1:12 pm
Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!
10-1
NCAA Probation
“New sheriff in town”
“Bigger fish to fry”
Punch em right in the face”
Haha!
Joey
June 21st, 2012
1:13 pm
You’re right, twinkie pants.
It’s almost as easy as a acc schedule . . .
SSIgator
June 21st, 2012
1:15 pm
“So does UGA always fall flat when much is expected?”
I don’t know for sure Mark, but one would probably have better luck seeing Halley’s Comet again or winning the lottery than the reverse being true.
Marvin Mangrum
June 21st, 2012
1:16 pm
Right now, schedule unseen, 7-4 record. Back to tha stink bowl in Shreveport. Either they are no good or they are coached downward. I do not get how you can sign 25 champs a year then in 4 years you have nobody.
Abnerish
June 21st, 2012
1:17 pm
4 out of the last 6 is worthy of the reputation, and I’m a Georgia fan and alum. Perhaps it’s just the Munson in me, but I always hate coming into a game as the heavy favorite or a season as highly ranked. It doesn’t seem to go well for us (about 2/3s of the time!). Thanks for doing the research Mark, that was an interesting read.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
1:18 pm
JOEY…………..you feel better and more like a man after you got that off your chest.
wolfman
June 21st, 2012
1:18 pm
The Dawgs have an easy SEC schedule Get past MO (as they should do) and SC and its on to the SEC championship game. That will be the true test.
SSIgator
June 21st, 2012
1:23 pm
Joey -
Take Bill King’s advice from yesterday:
Bill King -
Joey: Just read the Blawg itself and skip the comments
Joey
June 21st, 2012
1:24 pm
We’re all gonna see what UF can do without Myer and Tebow, SSIgator. So far, not very promising, huh?
You really think Muschamp is gonna give Gator fans something to brag about?
Joey
June 21st, 2012
1:25 pm
This ain’t the “Blawg” SSIgator. MB kicks off morons.
Be verrry careful . . .
Joey
June 21st, 2012
1:29 pm
twinkie pants, just the facts. Other than the ‘08 loss to Tech, it’s hard to remember the last time UGA lost to the acc.
Not to mention, UGA alone has as many BCS Bowl wins as the entire acc. Hard to take, huh?
SSIgator
June 21st, 2012
1:30 pm
Joey -
I take it then that Mark Bradley has already issued you a warning?
Bob LaBlah
June 21st, 2012
1:33 pm
Joey – any national titles over there in Athens since 83? Didn’t think so. There was on on North Avenue however.
GTBob
June 21st, 2012
1:37 pm
It really just depends on what you expect of them. I don’t think preseason rankings accurately reflect the yearly unrealistic expectations of UGA fans. They truly believe they have one of the best teams in the country every year. The fact that you think they may actually make the championship game is a pretty good representation of that.
Bob LaBlah
June 21st, 2012
1:42 pm
Joey, the little dweeb, is another Walmart fleabag. He didn’t play football, he’s about the size of a teacup chihuahua and never attended college except when he took a shorcut through Perimeter College’s campus.
Rickster (channeling his inner Horshack)
June 21st, 2012
1:42 pm
Jamaaliver, Herschel was so fast… he time traveled. Every preceding year he still had his full number of years of eligibility left.
Red Stick
June 21st, 2012
1:44 pm
Georgia could go 9-3, 10-2, 11-1 or 12-0 depending on how the O line comes along and replacing both kickers. Special teams can win or lose games, especially in close games.
I expect South Carolina, Missouri, Florida and yes, Tennessee to all be close games. I think Auburn will be improved over last season but not improved enough to beat the Dogs.
Geaux Tigers
Go SEC
mark
June 21st, 2012
1:45 pm
Common denominator when Georgia over-achieves – David Green. Common denominator when they under-achieve – Richt/Bobo. Everything else changes, but Richt couldn’t win with Murray or Stafford and countless future NFL players. Green was the difference – he overcame even Richt and Bobo.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
1:45 pm
Joey
SIMPLE STUPID IGNORANT GATOR(aka Elvira, mistress of the dark) giving blog etiquette advice is equivalent to the following:
Jerry Sandusky becoming a Boy Scout troop leader and taking a group of boys deep in the woods on a camping trip
or
Auburn University hiring Harvey Updyke as the groundskeeper at Jordan Hare Stadium
BONELESS KNIGHTS
June 21st, 2012
1:47 pm
DURRRRRRRRRRRR GEORGIA
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
1:47 pm
DiLex…….that was funny.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
1:47 pm
mark
Common denominator 2005?? Greene was with the Seahawks.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
1:51 pm
Bottom line is Richt is not as good as the totally blind Richt loyalists will tell you he is. He also is not anywhere near as bad as the Dawg haters will tell you he is.
I give him credit for what he has done and how he has gone about it but in my book, 2012 is his time to really win big.
No more excuses. He has his DC and the D is loaded. Returning QB with enough weapons to score a lot. Easy schedule.
It’s time
82DAWG
June 21st, 2012
1:52 pm
@Bob LaBlah…That one on North Avenue happens to have an asterisk beside it….as in
“co- champions” if you are going to brag make sure nobody else can claim the same thing.
Gary
June 21st, 2012
2:00 pm
2008 – Injuries injuries injuries… Never showed up to a game with a healthy line. Half the linemen spent the summer on ice instead of the field. They were not ready physically for 2008. That being said, that was a really good Florida team, and Bama was finally back. Healthy or not, doubt it could have been the year of the dawg.
2012 – We will be better but so will a lot of teams. We finish in the top 20 with 3 losses.
Joe Cox
June 21st, 2012
2:01 pm
“we’re 8 and O. what are we doing?” Larry Munson 2002
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
2:01 pm
82dwag……….you put an asterisk maybe.
The Asterisk is on the Colorado side not the Tech side.
Colorado lost a game and was given 5 downs to avoid losing 2 games to go with their tie.
TECH 11-0-1
Colorado 11-1-1 should have been 10-2-1
Nice TRY. Show where TECH’s 1990 Championship has an ASTERISK by it!
Dawg Fud
June 21st, 2012
2:02 pm
We are only good on paper, supposedly. Let’s see the results. LSU looks mighty formidable this year.
Tech Rules
June 21st, 2012
2:02 pm
Actually Mark, this was fun!
Bill
June 21st, 2012
2:02 pm
4 National Titles?How many of those were before indoor plumbing was commonplace?
Wes Mantooth
June 21st, 2012
2:02 pm
In recent times, UGA is one of the most over hyped team in the country. Same thing every year. Ridiculous expectations driven by a fanatical fan base. They are always decent, but second tier in the SEC. Their good years are generally when the big boys are down. Florida and Tennessee won’t be down forever, so they better get it done soon. Same goes for Spurrier and crew.
GTBob
June 21st, 2012
2:03 pm
Test.
Eddie
June 21st, 2012
2:05 pm
Herschel played from 1990 – 1982? Interesting, Mark. Learn something new with each column!
Blue Moon
June 21st, 2012
2:06 pm
I think a little perspective is needed here. I mean, we’re talking about the differences, basically, between 5 and 15th in the nation. All it takes is 1 loss to skew the standings and justify a made up argument.
I mean, it does stand to reason the higher you are ranked in preseason the greater chance there is of finishing below that preseason rank. Just common sense…
Tech Rules
June 21st, 2012
2:06 pm
In Athens the answer would be all of them. And so will the next one.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
2:08 pm
Congrats on that half of a title, LaBlah, won . . . .(chuckling) . . .in the . . . .(laughing hard) . . . the . . . .
Tangerine Bowl
vs a 3-loss team that was tied for 2nd in a 8-team conference.
Congrats on that “title” techie . . . .
WDE
June 21st, 2012
2:08 pm
@I dropped my fried twinkie we have beaten that Bug butt 10 out of the last 11 times we have met ……why did I bring that up ? I love reminding Bug village of it because at the end of the day it gives you folks the yips…enjoy!
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
2:12 pm
the 1990 Tech team tied an 0-10-1 UNC team
Miami would have DEESTROYED the 1990 Tech team if they had played just like Georgia, Miami, VT destroy Tech every year now.
Most of the 1990 team returned in 1991 and an 8-3 Georgia team whipped them with Ray Goff as coach.
Gary
June 21st, 2012
2:15 pm
DawgLex
I love the easy schedule montra. We still have to play Florida, USC, Auburn, Tennessee, and Now Missouri…. None of these teams are going to role over. They will all be better this year than they were last year. If we get through that we will still meet the really good LSU or Alabama everyone claims we are hiding from.We still have the exact same weeknesses. It is not coaching. It is recruting. It is lack of depth. Georgia is not stacked with talent. The defense is great against decent teams but will get tired quick against good ones. The offsense and the Special teams love to cause more harm than good. Nothing great is going to come of this year. So all the haters can call for Richts head. I am not one of them. Good season 2 losses and a bowl win. Means that 80 percent of the time I am pretty pleased with my team. Or I could pretend we have the talent Bama and LSU have and be miserable and want my coach fired all the time. Personally, their are a ton of other schools that would kill for what we have and I don’t want to throw it away. Firing Coaches does not seem to work out for most schools. Look at it this way. Texas has more money than any school and god. There coach appears to be slipping. They should be able to buy any coach they want, including Saban. I don’t know why they are sitting on that pile of cash and loosing, but I am guessing someone there knows something I don’t. I am going to assume the folks in Athens might know a thing or two as well. Sometimes what you have now is better than what you can get next.
Dirty Dawg
June 21st, 2012
2:15 pm
Not to be a excuse-making, whiner, but those ‘08 Bama and Gator games were riddled with bad calls, non-calls and fluke plays to the point that in my mind they never counted…see how easy that was?
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
2:16 pm
Mark,
Interesting read. Now, if you really wanted to write a column about teams that have high preseason rankings and underachieve you could have written about ND (last 25 years), FSU (last 12 years) or England (last 46 years, and counting).
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
2:20 pm
“Most of the 1990 team returned in 1991 and an 8-3 Georgia team whipped them with Ray Goff as coach”
It’s a good job that the 1990 team’s record was based on the scores in 1990 then! Who knew that 18-15 was a whipping?
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
2:23 pm
WDE………..you better PRY the dWags don’t face BAMA this year. It seems many times(or All Modern Times) UGa can claim a National Championship they don’t play BAMA.
1927 Won 20-6
1942 Won 21-10
1946 Won 14-0
modern era
1968 No BAMA
1980 No BAMA
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
2:23 pm
“the 1990 Tech team tied an 0-10-1 UNC team”
That has to be news to the members of the UNC-CH team that went 6-4-1 in 1990.
Saban Never Sleeps
June 21st, 2012
2:23 pm
You have got to be kidding me!!! What a bunch of LEG HUMPER hype. Isnt Bobo still the Offensive Coordinator and I emphasize “Offensive.” Did each of you Leg Humpers not find the humilation and embarassment from last year’s SECCG enough to last you a lifetime?
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
2:26 pm
DiLex……………..now you are just being DUMB. 0-10-1 UNC team?
Can you please provide a link where you found that to be the truth?
9/1/1990 UNC vs. Miami W 34-0
9/8/1990 UNC @ South Carolina L 5-27
9/15/1990 UNC vs. Connecticut W 48-21
9/22/1990 UNC vs. Kentucky W 16-13
9/29/1990 UNC vs. N.C. State L 9-12
10/6/1990 UNC @ Wake Forest W 31-24
10/20/1990 UNC vs. Georgia Tech T 13-13
10/27/1990 UNC vs. Maryland W 34-10
11/3/1990 UNC @ Clemson L 3-20
11/10/1990 UNC vs. Virginia L 10-24
11/17/1990 UNC @ Duke W 24-22
Record: 6-4-1
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
2:26 pm
The dwags have no shot against Bama.
Zero chance.
Over by half-time.
It would be a mauling.
We will destroy you puppies.
We will send your players home to mommy crying for dope $$.
We will beat y’all so bad, Richt will lose his religion.
Bama 56 Dwags -14
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
2:27 pm
How bout beating Clemson lite(SC) first!!!
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
2:28 pm
DILex WRONG AGAIN. Now you are really being STUPID and I like you.
Miami would Destroy TECH like this?
9/1/1990 UNC vs. Miami W 34-0
Joey
June 21st, 2012
2:29 pm
“So all the haters can call for Richts head. I am not one of them. Good season 2 losses and a bowl win.”
*********************************************
Damn Gary. Just damn.
You need to consider something.
Since “2 losses and a bowl win” is your happiness threshhold, when is the last time you were “pretty pleased?”
You must have a short memory, cause you haven’t had one of your dream seasons since ‘07.
I’m not a “hater” but I sure think we can do better with the talent that goes through our program. This year will tell the tale. And for the record, I hope Coach Richt makes every one of his performance incentives.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
2:30 pm
1989 UNC team was 1-10 1990 team had 6 wins
Point remains the same
no true national champion team ties that UNC team
Miami would have destroyed them
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
2:31 pm
VIP destroyed TECH in 1990?
Georgia Tech ended the season 11-0-1, with the lone tie coming against North Carolina.[3] The team won the Coaches’ Poll by a vote of 847-846 over Colorado.[4]
[edit]Schedule
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 at North Carolina State* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 21-13 40,021
September 22 Chattanooga* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 44-9 32,911
September 29 #25 South Carolina* Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 27-6 46,011
October 6 at Maryland #23 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 31-3 31,941
October 13 #15 Clemson #18 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 21-19 46,066
October 20 at North Carolina #11 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC T 13-13 48,000
October 27 Duke #16 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 48-31 44,061
November 3 at #1 Virginia #16 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Toe meets leather) W 41-38 49,700
November 10 Virginia Tech* #7 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 6-3 43,011
November 17 at Wake Forest #4 Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 42-7 13,493
December 1 at Georgia* #2 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 40-23 82,122
January 1 #19 Nebraska* #2 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl) W 45-21 72,328
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
2:32 pm
i’m talking the real miami, the one in florida
UNC beat the one in Ohio 34-0 in 1990
Mel from SW ATL
June 21st, 2012
2:32 pm
Georgia is a bunch of LOSERS man! Since 1980, they’ve CHOKED and the only people that believe otherwise are the same crackas around here that drink dat koolaid. LOSERS, man, LOSERS! 32 years and STILL counting.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
2:33 pm
DiLex you Stupidity and hate are getting to you right now. have a makers mark and Ice and get back to being RATIONAL not just Pie in the Sky wishful thinking.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
2:34 pm
Y’all know the 1990 GT team was not worthy of being a national champion
come on
Watch the Miami, Florida team from that year.
They would have destroyed Tech
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
2:35 pm
I’ll just have a diet Coke and continue to know that I am right
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
2:37 pm
DiLex you are right that was MIAMI of OH. Sorry, but you are still just GUESSING just like the football polls guess for the first 5 weeks of the season for the most part.
CO Dawg
June 21st, 2012
2:37 pm
Interesting observation about the Dawgs. It would help to see how other Top 12 teams performed during the same time frame. You could keep it simple and use the SEC or better yet, examine all teams during that same time frame. At times, I think people are wearing blinders. Michigan went 50 years or so between NC titles until they won in 97. Texas went 35. LSU went 50ish. Same for Auburn.
I’m fine critiquing the Dawgs. It’s fair and my ‘gut’ says it’s accurate. However, without more stats, this conversation is sort of futile.
Curious to hear your thoughts, MB.
Thanks – Matt, Denver
Nesbitt for Heisman
June 21st, 2012
2:38 pm
Dang MB, some bad memories ye stirred here. I had almost forgotten Quincy’s 5 pick game against the roosters. Thanks for ruining my lunch
Bremen Dawg
June 21st, 2012
2:38 pm
I feel dumber after reading Mark’s articles. Just sayin
DIT
June 21st, 2012
2:40 pm
Why are we so worried about what happened in 1990? Big deal, and the same for 1980!
If anyone’s team has not won a NC since 2002 there is no room to go bragging on anything.
This makes both of our fan base look pretty clueless when we are posting about records that happened last millennium.
I look for good things from both tech and UGA this year. Probably not a NC, but to be in our Conference championships. Let’s get the season started!
juvenal
June 21st, 2012
2:41 pm
aw, Lex, I thought you had more class than to sass the pas’-2014 will mark the first real FNC-we were the only unbeaten team, that got byu a mnc against a 6-5 UMich…….seems like you barely beat a team in ‘80 that was tied by some 1-9-1 team…….
WDE
June 21st, 2012
2:44 pm
@I dropped my fried twinkie I won’t Pray or Pry in an effort to avoid Bama…I want Bama we have everything to gain and nothing to lose playing them…and newsflash if we can manhandle LSU for a half we can beat anyone. Your a crack smoking moron if you don’t think there was a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth at half time on the LSU side…and we didn’t have a running game. Bring Bama on I’d rather lose to them than have them ASSUME they can beat us and run that mouth like they have I want to play the best and that don’t include Bug U. Bama,LSU bring them on..
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
2:46 pm
WDE………… “if we can manhandle LSU for a half we can beat anyone”
LMFAO
You can beat ANYONE but Boise St, So Carolina, LSU or Michigan St.!!!!!!!!!
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
2:46 pm
Lex — how bout some props for Coach Grant.
#2 in the SEC on that APR thing!!
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
2:48 pm
Twink — Only the dwags would reward a tool like No-shon with a “C” on his jersey!!
WDE
June 21st, 2012
2:48 pm
@I dropped my fried twinkie seems like your the one afraid little Bug..hiding behind the big boys to get your licks in…sad.
Nesbitt for Heisman
June 21st, 2012
2:49 pm
“Your a crack smoking moron”
Man, you just have to love this blog!
Mike
June 21st, 2012
2:50 pm
Yeah its hard to say, Mark. I dont expect a repeat of 2008 because of Grantham’s D. The issues in 2008 began and ended with the defense. They had to outscore most of their opponents.
If UGA doesnt meat expectations, it will be a 2004 scenario where they dont fall too far short. There are a couple of SEC teams poised to be the Auburn team, and South Carolina or Missouri could prove to be the unexpected game lost. They need to play those two games like they are National Championship games.
WDE
June 21st, 2012
2:50 pm
@Big Crimson 75 is Cody still in the NFL or has he “retired” ?
DIT
June 21st, 2012
2:51 pm
@ Mike
You can add Florida and Auburn to that list as well!
WDE
June 21st, 2012
2:53 pm
@Nesbitt for Heisman there are a lot of great ones here example : WDE………..you better PRY the dWags don’t face BAMA
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
2:54 pm
WDE — He starts for the best defense in the NFL.
SSIgator
June 21st, 2012
3:01 pm
I dropped my fried twinkie -
Don’t argue with Nancy. She knows everything. As you can tell by her comments, she even knows the outcome of mythical games that were never played between two teams over twenty years ago. No Sir, you don’t want to tangle with that clairvoyant fountain of knowledge.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
3:01 pm
The dawgs can’t beat the ACC so how they going to win the SEC?
DIT
June 21st, 2012
3:03 pm
“The dawgs can’t beat the ACC so how they going to win the SEC?”
??????????????????????????????????????????
Joey
June 21st, 2012
3:06 pm
Big Crimson, I give Grant some props. In fact, I think AG would have come to Athens, but Bama wisely made a quick move. Turns out, our AD was evaluating skirts (or underneath) instead of BB coaches.
I think Fox is Grant’s equal on the court, but it’s becoming clear Grant is a better recruiter – thus, the better record and better students.
WDE
June 21st, 2012
3:06 pm
@Big Crimson 75 it was a legit question I really lost track of where he was, last I heard he was injured I thought.
WDE
June 21st, 2012
3:08 pm
@SSIgator –GTBob that you??
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
3:09 pm
DIT the ACC…The Athens Clarke County PD!!!!!!!!!!!
lynnie
June 21st, 2012
3:10 pm
MB, I will never understand why you are SO Biased. You’re supposed to be a journalist,but you always show your ignorance. Why can’t you report on the other great schools in the Atlanta area or
even better the SEC? In case you didn’t know, the past 2 National Championships have been won
by Alabama and Auburn ( the SEC). I think you just get a kick out of aggravating people!
juvenal
June 21st, 2012
3:10 pm
so, Lex, the crystal football we got in “90 is tarnished compared to lsu in ‘04, the one USC deserved? what about the streak? any red sticks out there feel the same way? besides, this is now……
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
3:11 pm
WDE — it was a legit answer.
He started every game for the Ravens last year.
UGA = the chicago cubs of the SEC
June 21st, 2012
3:13 pm
nuff said. well…it hasn’t been quite that long since we won a championship. but our fans are one and the same……think they can win a championship every year.
SSIgator
June 21st, 2012
3:18 pm
UGA = the chicago cubs of the SEC -
That sounds about right. I heard that UGA is going to put up a sign at Sanford Stadium that says “Welcome to the Friendly Confines”
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2012
3:19 pm
Interesting filler for mid June. ( I would agree about 2004. That was FAR more disapointing than 2008). Would also be interesting to administer this same test to pretty much any program over time and see what the results are.
WDE
June 21st, 2012
3:20 pm
@Big Crimson 75 I hate to admit this but it was Farley I was thinking about that got hurt..
Joey
June 21st, 2012
3:26 pm
“Crystal football?” Dang, if Tech has some crystal, they bought it. UPI trophy is what you got in ‘90. It’s not tarnished – you just got half of the “National Title.”
That means, every time Tech celebrates some anniversary of it, Colorado is doing the same – on the same day.
Congrats again.
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
3:29 pm
WDE — no worries.
Fairley is a thug that needs to be taught a lesson!!
What He did to Murray a few yrs ago was absolute barbaric.
It’s funny how these 300lb clowns think they are bad a$$es when they cheap-shot a 200lb defenseless QB MULTIPLE TIMES!!!!
Fairley should have been kicked out of that Ga game & suspended for the rest of the Season!!
That is not the way to “play the game”.
bham dawg
June 21st, 2012
3:34 pm
With high expectations in 2012… What is Expected? Overachieving? Underachieving?
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
3:38 pm
Back to the topic at hand Elvira
Remember what Bill King said?
Don’t read the comments
Practice what you preach
SSIGator Advice for the blog=Sandusky Boy Scout Leader=Updyke Auburn Groundskeeper
Carry on
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
3:41 pm
altamaha
The 2004 loss to UT was the worst loss for Richt in his first 4 years. We had just destroyed LSU as revenge for 2003 and Greene just plain out sucked against UT and Shockley came in and almost won the game. That is the 1 game of that season where Richt should have benched Greene and let Shockley play a lot more.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
3:42 pm
bham dawg, low expectations make for better dinners on Saturdays night for this Bulldog. You should try it.
We should have won at least 2 of our losses last season, so while I’m hopeful of a special teams improvement, and of our QB taking much better care of the football, I’ll believe it when I see it.
But, as always, I won’t go to the fridge during a game, unless a commercial is on . . .
Go Dawgs!
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2012
3:42 pm
UPI……… is that an actual thing?
RP
June 21st, 2012
3:45 pm
How come nobody gets the 2008 season? 18 season ending injuries. Most of them were to players on the 2 deep. That is ridiculous. Given that, the losses to BAMA and UF are completely understandable and do not constitute “under performing.” There is never any excuse to lose to the nerds.
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2012
3:47 pm
Greene was not on his game that day, but it was a lot more of a team loss. Defense couldn’t stop thier frosh QB.
Then of cource, the phantom “block in the back”.
My schedule that year only allowed me to go to one of those particular 2 games. Guess which one.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
3:47 pm
I hope so AD. We have a UPI Trophy in our case from ‘80.
I think it was an actual thing until the BCS.
Maybe you should Google it?
Joey
June 21st, 2012
3:48 pm
Lex, I bet Richt would call the ‘02 loss to UF his worst.
It cost him the ball of wax . . .
Here we go again
June 21st, 2012
3:49 pm
If we lose more than 2 games with this schedule,the whole coaching staff sould be fired! For some reason i’m having a bad feeling about this season.9 and 3 or 8 and 4 could happen.
Jon
June 21st, 2012
3:50 pm
Interesting article. An even more interesting analysis was done a number of years ago which compared every BCS schools pre-season ranking with their final ranking over an extended period of time. Guess what? UGA was ranked in the top ten (I believe 7th) of schools that out-performed pre-season expectations. UGA was much more likely to perform better than expected rather than worse. If anyone has access to the CFB database I would like to see that analysis updated.
juvenal
June 21st, 2012
3:52 pm
take the coaches over the left wing liberal media a(ll) p(imps) any day-joey, what about lsu?
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
3:55 pm
JOEY you are an IDIOT.
The Crystal Football has been the Coaches Poll Trophy for years. The BCS decided it was Too Beautiful not to use as the BCS Championship Trophy.
You really need to read, study, learn and pull your HEAD OUT before you post.
UGA = the chicago cubs of the SEC
You hi-jacked my JOKE punchline from the other day and made it your handle.
Come back with “Dabo Swinney is the Mike Bobo of Head Coaching.”
or
“Mark Richt is the Dale Earnhardt Jr of College Coaching.”
DIT
June 21st, 2012
3:55 pm
Joey – You just might be right about that 02 loss to UF!
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:00 pm
Well, there’s something we can agree on, juvenal! See, Bulldogs and Jackets have some common ground!
I really don’t care what LSU won but I’m pretty sure they won the BCS Title and USC got the AP in ‘03.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:02 pm
“So does UGA always fall flat when much is expected?”
No one outside of Ga cares about UGA football. UGA football hasn’t been relevant since Carter was president.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:02 pm
Joey
Do you happen to live in Texas right now?
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:03 pm
“Fairley is a thug that needs to be taught a lesson!!
What He did to Murray a few yrs ago was absolute barbaric.
Geez, more whining and crying about how Fairly beat up on the MUCH overrated UGAG qb.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:04 pm
“I heard that UGA is going to put up a sign at Sanford Stadium that says “Welcome to the Friendly Confines””
No, that sign would go above the Athens jail.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:04 pm
“We had just destroyed LSU as revenge for 2003″
And LSU returned the favor recently.
Face it dawg fans, UGA SUCKS at football.
1eyedJack
June 21st, 2012
4:05 pm
“UPI……… is that an actual thing?”
They lost all credibility somewhere around 1991 and soon folded.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:07 pm
” If you’re going to outperform high expectations, don’t lose early.”
Or play a cupcake schedule. Oops, looks like there’ll be more whining when UGA underperforms again.
bham dawg
June 21st, 2012
4:09 pm
@UGAG sucks… for a program that isn’t relevant you spend a lot of time on our blogs tellings us just how irrelevant we are. Little ironic don’t ya think?
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:11 pm
“One guy I know — actually, I’m the guy — has picked Georgia to play Southern Cal for the BCS title. ”
How does that even make sense, Bradley? UGA plays a cupcake schedule and will likely lose to whomever they play from the West. USC is NOT that good of a team and Kiffen is a bigger loser of a coach than Richt is.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:12 pm
“for a program that isn’t relevant you spend a lot of time on our blogs tellings us just how irrelevant we are. Little ironic don’t ya think?”
A lot of time? I’ve been on here for maybe 20 mins. I guess 20 mins is a lot of time in dog years.
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
4:13 pm
joey
It would not have mattered if we went undefeated in 2002 and beat florida. It would have still been OSU and Miami for the title in the cheaters r’ us bowl. That UT loss in 2004 set the tone for the rest of the season and we lost our mojo. Really reared its head at Auburn.
See Auburn 2004 for further proof
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:13 pm
Since you questioned my knowledge and called me an idiot, twinkle pants . . .
The Crystal Football trophy is the BCS Trophy. The major polls before the BCS, the AP (sportswriters) and UPI (coaches), gave gold and silver trophies. I just looked at UGA’s 1980 trophies (yes, we were UNDISPUTED CHAMPS) and there is no crystal.
Educate YOURSELF jackass.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:13 pm
“Georgia claims four national titles”
LIE. UGA claims TWO, liar.
1942, 1980
Now, tell us when UGA won the other “two” championships, Bradley.
bham dawg
June 21st, 2012
4:15 pm
@UGAG sucks… and in that 20 mins you have posted too many times to count about how irrelevant uga is. little ironic don’t ya think?
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2012
4:15 pm
yes, thanks. I an familiar with it. It’s the precurser to the coaches poll. I’d be more interested in our 1980 AP selection, though. Was poking fun of tech, but thanks for backing me up there, buddy.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:20 pm
“Go back to banging your sister you inbred GED candidate”
Could you be any dumber, ma’am?
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
4:20 pm
JOEY you are an IDIOT.
Once the BSC started there was NO OTHER POLL that mattered. Saying USC won the UPI poll in 03 is WRONG. If the UPI/ Coaches Poll then the BCS would not be around. There was NO OTHER POLL that could award a national championship because that is WHY the BSC was created the Coaches(UPI) and AP had to vote for the BCS Champ Game Winner..
Joey go look at the 1900 GT national Championship Trophy. You MORON it is THE Waterford Crystal Football now used by the BCS.
The More You type the more ignorant you prove yourself to be.
juvenal
June 21st, 2012
4:22 pm
not like you, lex…..
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:23 pm
We were ranked #5, ahead of OSU that Saturday, and everybody lost in front of us but #1 Miami, but yeah, we probably woulda got shafted anyway, DIL.
The Little Ten was still gettin a lot of love back then . . .
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
4:23 pm
JOEY since you are to SLOW to do the research here is the link you fool.
http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=Trophy
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
June 21st, 2012
4:24 pm
UGA doesn’t have coaching,players, nor the discipline to win the glass ball. Please continue your yearly BS on what the leg humpers will do for it makes for great conversation. Many of us would take you serious if only you would beat someone that has beaten somebody. That would be a great starting point for a team at your level. Sorry to have interrupted.
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2012
4:27 pm
The BCS didnt END other polls, twinkie. It’s still possible to be “voted #1″ in a variety of polls.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:27 pm
“Educate YOURSELF jackass.”
Gotta love the incredibly stupid folks like Joey.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
4:28 pm
Hey JOEY the Turf Management Rocket Scientist can you READ and comprehend?
Since 1986, the winner of the UPI or USA Today Coaches’ Poll has received the Coaches’ Trophy.
The trophy — valued at $30,000 — features a football made of Waterford® Crystal and an ebony base. The winning institution retains the AFCA Trophy for permanent display on campus.
As part of the AFCA’s involvement with the Bowl Championship Series, the winner of the national championship game each year is presented with the AFCA Trophy in an on-field ceremony following the game.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:29 pm
At least I can read moron . . .
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“I really don’t care what LSU won but I’m pretty sure they won the BCS Title and USC got the AP in ‘03.”
I didn’t say USC won a UPI poll.
Damn . . .
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:29 pm
“We were ranked #5, ahead of OSU that Saturday, and everybody lost in front of us but #1 Miami, but yeah, we probably woulda got shafted anyway”
The ONLY team in the BCS era to get shafted was Auburn in 2004. USC cheated, Auburn was left out and now there isn’t a clear title holder for 2004.
Got it, retard?
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:29 pm
“At least I can read moron”
Joey, UGA offeres remedial english for folks like you.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:32 pm
“Five of the past nine BCS champs have carried a loss, but only one of thee five”
Auburn and Alabama are the ONLY schools in the SEC to go undefeated for a championship in recent history.
UF and LSU have never gone undefeated.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
4:33 pm
AltamahaDawg & JOEY…………..Those POLLS don’t MATTER. THE BCS CHAMPION IS THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPION. Hell I would bet some Yankee Catholic voted Notre Dame the National Champs in his worthless poll every year. SO WHAT. The Creation of the BCS made all the OTHER POLLS meaningless.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:34 pm
“Gotta love the incredibly stupid folks like Joey.”
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Also gotta love morons who come on blog about UGA, and who are too ashamed of their football team to mention who they may be.
You a techie too, little feller?
Dog On Play
June 21st, 2012
4:35 pm
bradleys’ right—this Dog team will win it all. This team may be the best in athens since the 1980 team–they are loaded with top talent on both sides of the ball. Regular season–1 loss max. They will beat lsu or alabama for the title and play fsu or usc for the crystal—take it to the bank! dogs–on top!
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2012
4:35 pm
So Joey said one thing, the other guy got it completely wrong and then went on an insult spree over reading comprehension? Is that what just happened?
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2012
4:36 pm
I never said they did matter, did I?
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:37 pm
Twinkie pants, what are you referring to? I mentioned that Tech won the UPI Title. I stand corrected about the “crystal.”
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
4:40 pm
Joey — this isn’t a uga blog. this is a MB write-up that just happens to feature the dwags.
Yo twink — what up dude?
Your Mom ok?
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
4:42 pm
Bi Cri she was feeling good enough to drive herself to Bible study today. That is a good thing. TY for asking.
AltamahaDawg
June 21st, 2012
4:43 pm
I never said anything about counting. You said nobody could “win” the other polls which is factually incorrect. Although its technically , voted #1 in them.
Not to mention that your comment: “…..because that is WHY the BSC was created the Coaches(UPI) and AP had to vote for the BCS Champ Game Winner..”….just makes no sense. I’ll assume that is just you screwing up all the words, Mr. Insult Somebodies Reading Skills.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
4:43 pm
JOEY……..it was the UPI & Coaches poll. Now it is called the USA Today Coaches poll.
bham dawg
June 21st, 2012
4:45 pm
@Big C… if telling yourself this isn’t a uga blog makes you feel better about spending every minute of the day on here then so be it. Whatever floats your boat. It is 98% UGA 1.5% GT the other .5 is all you brother.
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
4:48 pm
Play — Ga does not make it through this opposition with only 1 loss
GT, Mizzu, UT, Fla, Aubie & SC.
2 losses at a minimum then a beat down in the Dome & maybe, just maybe a W in the Bowl Game this year.
Basically, a repeat of last Season — if y’all get lucky!!
JOEY sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:48 pm
“Also gotta love morons who come on blog about UGA, and who are too ashamed of their football team to mention who they may be.”
Deflection gets you nowhere, little girl.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
4:49 pm
Big Crimson 75
How’s prison going for you? I’m sure you’ll see your hero Harvey real soon.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:54 pm
Ah, yeah, the brainless one starts the “calling a poster a girl’s name” ploy.
Nice comeback, genius . . .
bham dawg
June 21st, 2012
4:55 pm
UGAG is a barner i take it. i got my concealed weapons license just so i can go to the game in awbarn this year.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:57 pm
“Joey — this isn’t a uga blog. this is a MB write-up that just happens to feature the dwags.”
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Come on man, I’m busy enough, if you haven’t noticed. Go back and read – I said it was a “blog about UGA football. Mark Bradley posted about UGA. That’s all I said. Be reasonable.
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
4:58 pm
bham — you wish.
The College Sports section of this paper is at least 25% devoted to Alabama.
Joey
June 21st, 2012
4:59 pm
AD, you remember when you and I could debate Mark Richt in peace?
Those were the days . . .
Dawg Haus
June 21st, 2012
5:00 pm
Looks like I accidentally stumbled into the Player Haters’ Ball. Hate, hate, hate!
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
5:01 pm
as for the .5% devoted to me — that’s way off too “brother”
I’m good for at least 10% !!
Joey
June 21st, 2012
5:02 pm
Love Saban while you got him, Big Crimson. When Bellichick retires, Nick is headin to New England.
Bet you haven’t heard that rumor have you?
59bulldawg
June 21st, 2012
5:04 pm
Dawgs need to face these facts and learn from them not avoid them. Coaching staff needs to focus on the mental aspects of the game this summer and during their game day preparations this fall. We need to get tougher … meaner … and have better game plans and adjustments when our game plan isn’t working.
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
5:04 pm
joey — I hope not.
I much prefer Saban rescuing the Falcons once Smitty goes out in the 1st rd again this year.
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
5:09 pm
“When Bellichick retires, Nick is headin to New England.”
Is that after he leaves to go to Dallas like you loser UGAG fans predicted a few years ago?
UGAG sucks
June 21st, 2012
5:10 pm
“UGAG is a barner i take it. i got my concealed weapons license just so i can go to the game in awbarn this year.”
Go on campus with a loaded gun and you’ll end up with Harvey, ma’am. As for me being a “barner” I’m not sure what that even means. Could you please speak english?
DONNAN OF A NEW ERA
June 21st, 2012
5:11 pm
Oh goody, ANOTHER crap article about UGA winning a title.
Dawg Haus
June 21st, 2012
5:13 pm
Sounds like a simple solution to me, 59bulldawg. I’m hoping for a focused team ready to roll.
LakeDawg
June 21st, 2012
5:16 pm
I remember Godsey running through the Dawg D in 2000. He was a true nerd. He had a stumbling 5.9 second 40 time and ran for 30+ yards through a D with multiple future All-Pros on it. Donnan could sure coach. NOT! Probably the most talented team in UGA history. I believe there were 20+ players from that team that at least made an NFL roster and several All-Pros. Donnan got an 8-4 record out of them.
Terry
June 21st, 2012
5:19 pm
The real Champions
1990 Colorado Buffaloes – 11-1-1- Final AP Ranking: 1
Teams they beat
Tennessee Volunteers – 9-2-2 – Final AP Ranking: 8
Stanford Cardinal – 5-6 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Illinois Fighting Illini – 8-4 – Final AP Ranking: 25
Texas Longhorns – 10-2 – Final AP Ranking: 12
Washington Huskies – 10-2 – Final AP Ranking: 5
Missouri Tigers – 4-7 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Iowa State Cyclones – 4-6-1 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Kansas Jayhawks – 3-7-1 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Oklahoma Sooners – 8-3 – Final AP Ranking: 17
Nebraska Cornhuskers – 9-3 – Final AP Ranking: 24
Oklahoma State Cowboys – 4-7 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Kansas State Wildcats – 5-6 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – 9-3 – Final AP Ranking: 6
The Pretenders
1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – 11-0-1 – Final AP Ranking: 2
Teams they beat
North Carolina State Wolfpack – 7-5 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
South Carolina Gamecocks – 6-5 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Maryland Terrapins – 6-5-1 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Clemson Tigers – 10-2 – Final AP Ranking: 9
North Carolina Tar Heels – 6-4-1 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Duke Blue Devils – 4-7 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Virginia Cavaliers – 8-4 – Final AP Ranking: 23
Virginia Tech Hokies – 6-5 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Wake Forest Demon Deacons – 3-8 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Georgia Bulldogs – 4-7 – Final AP Ranking: N/A
Nebraska Cornhuskers – 9-3 – Final AP Ranking: 24
LakeDawg
June 21st, 2012
5:21 pm
59bulldawg
June 21st, 2012
5:04 pm
Dawgs need to face these facts and learn from them not avoid them. Coaching staff needs to focus on the mental aspects of the game this summer and during their game day preparations this fall. We need to get tougher … meaner … and have better game plans and adjustments when our game plan isn’t working.
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In other words, they need to be coached. I’ve got my fingers crossed.
bham dawg
June 21st, 2012
5:23 pm
@UGAG… you know what it means don’t play dumb. the only way im going to auburn is with a gun that place is quickly becoming more dangerous than birmingham i don’t go anywhere w/o it here.
GA Sandlapper
June 21st, 2012
5:27 pm
Blah, Blah, Blah! Same thing every year!
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
5:31 pm
TERRY is drinking again…….Call His Mom………..
Snake Doc
June 21st, 2012
5:36 pm
Bradley and boneheads.
“One guy I know — actually, I’m the guy — has picked Georgia to play Southern Cal for the BCS title. ” – Bradley
LMFAO – when you play our lady of the perpetual loss as the toughest team on your schedule you will not deserve in any way to play in the BCS title game. Whats wrong with you idiot? Can you all really be so stupid as to believe this team of misfits and bad coaching deserves any recognition for doing absolutely nothing more than beating those they should beat and getting waxed by those much better then them?
Wow – I’ve seen stupid in my lifetime but you maroons take the cake!
Terry
June 21st, 2012
5:39 pm
I dropped my fried twinkie, Its just a fact, Tech played a weaker Schedule that is the reason the AP ranked Colorado No,1, they also played one more game than Tech did.
Snake Doc
June 21st, 2012
5:45 pm
“One guy I know — actually, I’m the guy — has picked Georgia to play Southern Cal for the BCS title. ” – Bradley
When you play our lady of the perpetual loss as the toughest team on your schedule you will not deserve in any way to play in the BCS title game. Can you all really be so out of touch with reality to believe this team of misfits and bad coaching deserves any recognition for doing absolutely nothing more than beating those they should beat and getting waxed by those much better then them?
Ole Big Dawg
June 21st, 2012
5:46 pm
When the Dawgs stay out of trouble…focused and healthy…..not too many programs in America wanna face this bunch!
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
5:46 pm
Terry — the Buffs got the benefit of 2, not 1, but 2 of the worst calls in College Football History in 1990.
The 5th down against Mizzu!! That’s right 5 downs!!! @ the end of the game no less, with the game on the line!!
In the Orange bowl, the Rocket Ismael punt return for a TD, late in the 4th qtr — called back by a bogus holding penalty.
Don’t hate me dude, I’m just bringing facts to the table. Who gets 5 downs to score from the 1 yard line??!!!
Buzzzzzz
June 21st, 2012
5:58 pm
A gentle reminder to leg humpers…
Results from the 2011-2012 season for the Big 3 men’s sports:
Football: UGA 1, GT 0
Basketball: GT 1, UGA 0
Baseball: GT 2, UGA 1
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Total: GT 3, UGA 2
In other words…
GEORGIA TECH RUNS THIS STATE!
Terry
June 21st, 2012
6:01 pm
Big Crimson 75, Every game has bad calls, but its a fact, that Colorado play a harder Schedule than Tech and even one more game. Just looking at the Schedules can you sit there and say Colorado or Tech had the easy season.
Terry
June 21st, 2012
6:04 pm
Buzzzzzz, But everyone knows its the one in football that real chaps you Techies. LOL
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
6:04 pm
TERRY…………11-0-1 or the next best team 10-2-1
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
6:07 pm
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
2:34 pm
Y’all know the 1990 GT team was not worthy of being a national champion
come on
Watch the Miami, Florida team from that year
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Would that be the Miami team that lost to BYU and ND in 1990 or are you confusing Miami in 1990 with Miami in 1991, the same way you confused UNC in 1989 with UNC in 1990?
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
6:07 pm
Terry…..Bill “the proven less than Christian” McCartney got a GIFT WRAPPED National Championship. He probably was 9-3-1 if the penalties and proper calls were made.
Rowdy_Red_Pachyderm
June 21st, 2012
6:17 pm
That is an awesome pic right there of dominance in action, big T-Cody the bull of bull elephants standing over a distraught and shaken Mat Stafford going down for the count.
What a blessed Game Day in Athens that turned out to be after all…
59bulldawg
June 21st, 2012
6:22 pm
@LakeDawg at June 21st, 2012 5:04 pm: To cut to the chase . . . yep! Would love to see a total victory over a quality opponent this season . . . one where we bear down for once instead of easing up!
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
6:22 pm
Looks like Terry had a bad case of amnesia with his wins in 1990
Colorado Buffaloes
Teams they lost to
Illinois (8-4, #24 AP final ranking
GT Yellow Jackets
Teams they lost to
.
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
6:22 pm
rowdy redneck….where is the bull of elephants cody now? Buffet bar??? Somehow I think Staff got the last laugh
Go down Sheba
June 21st, 2012
6:24 pm
Nice photo of dawgs’ hero.
http://bustedcoverage.com/2011/10/26/just-uga-qb-aaron-murray-wearing-fsu-shirt-holding-natty-light-photo/
Terry
June 21st, 2012
6:24 pm
I dropped my fried twinkie, I’ll take the team that played 7 top ranked teams, compared to Techs 3.
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
6:25 pm
Buzz…just because you put things in bold print does not make anyone believe or take you more serious…..we just laugh at you that much more. You are trying to hard because you are inferior.
Terry
June 21st, 2012
6:30 pm
Why do you think the AP didn’t rank Tech No.1 in 1990? WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, SCHEDULE! LOL
Rowdy_Red_Pachyderm
June 21st, 2012
6:35 pm
I think MB is sending CMR a coded message about what all that gimmick color jersey and helmet crap gets you in life.
Crushed & Smushed
Terry
June 21st, 2012
6:39 pm
Paul in NH, Mean to put teams they played, thats why, the Tech tie with North Carolina is on there, give me a break, I’m almost 51. I get enough of that crap from my children. LOL
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
6:40 pm
You are correct Terry….this day in time that would have maybe at best be the 8th ranked team in the nation. Possibly the softest schedule for a highly ranked team ever
@buzz
June 21st, 2012
6:44 pm
40-15- that’s Georgia vs . Tech since 1957. Just a friendly reminder. Something generations of yellow jackets can share, losing to Georgia .Its been 14 years since Tech finished 10th in a final poll. Techs only finished in top 10 twice since Dodds last season.Pretty pathetic.
Ole Big Dawg
June 21st, 2012
7:03 pm
Fellar in NH…no one has amnesia…Colorado is recognized as the 1990 Natl Champion by defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 10-9 in the Orange Bowl by the AP. The poll that counted at the time. Tech was playing some crap team in the crappy Citrus….no amnesia in that bud
GFJacket
June 21st, 2012
7:30 pm
Ole Big Dog, Tech was the only undefeated team in the country, and had no controversial wins, unlike Colorado who need 5 downs to avoid 2 losses. Funny how UGA fans make fun when Tech’s QB can’t keep count of downs, but give Colorado a pass when they do the same.
As far as UGA, they should go undefeated this year. They have an experienced QB and a dominating defense. If UGA does not play for the title this year, it may never while Richt is coach.
Beast from the East
June 21st, 2012
7:44 pm
UGA has as good a chance as anyone to win it all this year, but that has been the case numerous times this past decade. I wouldn’t put any money on them to hoist a trophy unless they start giving out trophies for beating Tech. That seems to be the only safe bet since Richt has been in Athens.
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
7:47 pm
Richt has a winning record verses every SEC team in the conference with the exception of UF
See Rock City
June 21st, 2012
7:53 pm
So what exactly has that winning record given you Cdpridg? Beside the clap…
Fantasy Football (aka ACC Football)
June 21st, 2012
7:55 pm
Here are some of the many asterisks by GT 1990 co-championship.
1. Strength of schedule was comical. They never played anyone in contention.
2. Because Bowls dread having an ACC team, no top tier bowl issued an invitation to the Yellow Jackass. They played their bowl game against then 16th ranked Nebraska in the Citrus Bowl (now Cap One). GT’s championship was the biggest social promotion in the history of college football.
3. GT was given a share of the national title in a split decision. On the half they did win, the now extinct UPI gave them a 1 point edge over Colorado.
For those three reasons and others, GT’s so-called championship gets a huge asterisk.
See Rock City
June 21st, 2012
7:58 pm
My question is can the CMR & TG = MB trio out dual anyone in an equal chess game. I doubt it.
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
8:00 pm
Rock city….facts are facts whether you like them are not bub…..by the way…Chat town is a dump. If you are going to respond to me do so intelligently.
Terry
June 21st, 2012
8:06 pm
Big Crimson 75, In 1973, Alabama was voted the AP Ranked #1 Team at the end of the year, going 11-1, Notre Dame went 12-0, and beat Bama 24-23, in their last game, the AP Ranked Notre Dame #3, do you believe that Bama deserved to be ranked over Notre Dame.
Beast from the East
June 21st, 2012
8:14 pm
Fantasy,
UGA only beat 3 ranked teams in 1980 (#7, #14 and #20). Not exactly a daunting schedule, either.
Terry
June 21st, 2012
8:14 pm
Big Crimson 75, In 1978, Alabama was voted the AP Ranked #1 Team at the end of the year, going 11-1, USC went 12-1, and beat Bama 24-14, in their third game of the season, the AP Ranked USC #2, do you believe that Bama deserved to be ranked over USC.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 21st, 2012
8:16 pm
@ Terry(5:19pm post)
That was vvveerrryyyyy cruel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cruel but factual!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Terry = DGD
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
8:16 pm
Terry
I am older than you but the kids don’t give me grief about my computer skills. Connecting all the wires on the TV, tuner, DVD, CD player, surround sound, etc. is another story.
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
8:19 pm
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
7:47 pm
Richt has a winning record verses every SEC team in the conference with the exception of UF
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When did LSU leave the SEC?
Beast from the East
June 21st, 2012
8:20 pm
Paul,
I hate buying a new TV or device to hook up to it. I feel like a complete moron trying to get all of them working.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 21st, 2012
8:26 pm
@ See Rock City:
You always have questions but NO ANSWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
8:28 pm
Beast,
I don’t even bother trying to connect them up – my wife handles all that. Her stepfather was a GE guy and somehow working with electronics, wiring, etc rubbed off. All that happens when I try to connect things up is frustration and a blue screen.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 21st, 2012
8:28 pm
CMR has the BEST Winning percentage of ANY current SEC HC.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ole Big Dawg
June 21st, 2012
8:34 pm
Richt is also 1 of only 7 men in college football history to have won more than 102 or mor wins in his first 11 yrs. Standing at 106 as of right now. Rare air.
Beast from the East
June 21st, 2012
8:41 pm
Ah, yes…the dreaded blue screen!
SecFan
June 21st, 2012
8:43 pm
I see a little revisionism there Mark. You were as gushy over Donnan as you are with Richt. And four national titles? You must be counting the ones you awarded them in the annual preseason pandering column.
Beast from the East
June 21st, 2012
8:44 pm
Richt has done very well, but the vast majority of his success was in the first 5 years. I agree with Dlex that he has to get it done this year or UGA needs to move on.
See Rock City
June 21st, 2012
8:44 pm
Brainiac, what medal for winning % against low level competition did that ‘getcha?
01HAWK
June 21st, 2012
8:48 pm
Ole Big Dawg
June 21st, 2012
8:34 pm
Richt is also 1 of only 7 men in college football history to have won more than 102 or mor wins in his first 11 yrs. Standing at 106 as of right now. Rare air.
And …………………………..ZERO – BCS TITLES…………………Way to get your monies worth
01HAWK
June 21st, 2012
8:51 pm
Looking at that picture makes STAFFORD think about when he joined the pitiful Detroit Lions.
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 21st, 2012
8:51 pm
OK OK OK………Richt is the Greatest Coach in the SEC. UGa is the Best football team in the SEC. Now Show me the Trophies to back up those FACTS.
Delbert D.
June 21st, 2012
8:54 pm
@CMR has the BEST Winning percentage of ANY current SEC HC
Yet in that time, Saban has 3 mythical national championships as an SEC coach in fewer years. That guy doesn’t seem to have problems with over or under expectations.
Ole Big Dawg
June 21st, 2012
9:16 pm
Wow…we got some techie folk….bammer and some feller from NH. Richt has a dominating winning percentage over all of you. Exception for the feller in NH but I am sure if you played Richt you would lose to him also up there in NH.
RLDawg
June 21st, 2012
9:32 pm
alabama’s run is over—Georgia is the new big dog in the SEC—mark this down—GA is winning the SEC with a huge win over alabama in the SEC. Bite DAWG Bite!
14 Titles
June 21st, 2012
9:38 pm
Nick’s loaded the roster with 5 star studs for another title run in 2012–going for #15!!! This Bama D may be better than last year’s team! An easy SEC title with a blowout win over Ga or SC and a match with USC for the crystal–book it!
TigerinGA
June 21st, 2012
9:39 pm
It’s hilarious reading people complaining about a hard schedule in the past as reason for not doing better. LSU played top ranked out of conference this past season and won them all as well as the conference games. If you’re good, it doesn’t matter who you play. UGA is not good.
GFJacket
June 21st, 2012
9:40 pm
With Richt’s recruiting advantage in the state he should have a fistful of NC’s by now. Until Tech gets some “Turfgrass Management” degrees, UGA will have no in-state competition for the academically challenged blue chip athletes. Perhaps that is by design. Many complained earlier this year when Tech withdrew a scholarship from a prospective player when his test scores came in too low. Under the same circumstances, a UGA commit would have gone to Georgia Military Academy before eventually enrolling to play at UGA…
DawginLex
June 21st, 2012
9:44 pm
How does ugag sucks get to post here/
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
9:46 pm
14 titles….sounds like rhetoric out of the trailer park…muzzle it. Girlfriend jacket quit whining….you are just now realizing you cant compete. Jacket fans come around slowly….last 55…15-40 are the jackets
IggyStooge
June 21st, 2012
9:47 pm
That’s funny, Mark, on this site, I see one national championship for Georgia, not four: http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/champions_national.html. As they mention on their page, this is a list of FBS football champions since 1869 according to sources recognized by the NCAA. You should know better.
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
9:48 pm
Terry
Yes & Yes
DawgNole
June 21st, 2012
9:49 pm
Joey
June 21st, 2012
1:07 pm
The last time we were highly rated in the preseason (’08), we had a gruesome schedule – Bama (BCS Champ ‘09), LSU (BCS Champ ‘07), UF (BCS Champ ‘06, ‘08), not to mention AU, Arizona and Tech.
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UGA hasn’t played Arizona since 1985. For not knowing much, you sure do a lot of yappin’ on here.
GFJacket
June 21st, 2012
9:53 pm
Cdpridg, the college football landscape changed when the CFA successfully sued the NCAA. Tech did not adjust its academics in order to maximize its athletics. Many pseudo degrees used by the football powers were created in the 1960’s as a means to expand access to college for the academically challenged.
When was the last time Tech had a better recruiting class than UGA? The same cannot be said for Auburn/Bama, Florida/FSU/Miami, Clems(paw)n/USCe….
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
9:56 pm
So tech has no one to blame but tech…figures
GFJacket
June 21st, 2012
9:57 pm
Correct….Tech does not consider its football team its reason for existence.
GFJacket
June 21st, 2012
10:01 pm
Interesting, though, that though UGA is more than twice the size of Tech in enrollment, Tech’s endowment is more than twice that of UGA.
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
10:03 pm
Million dollar question for you? Why are you here whining?
Fools Gold
June 21st, 2012
10:03 pm
“Fools Gold” always is and always will be under Richt and Boo Boo.
bawbie
June 21st, 2012
10:05 pm
FIRE PERNO AND BOBO!!!!!
bawbie
June 21st, 2012
10:06 pm
IM sick and tired of losing to South Cackalacky!
GFJacket
June 21st, 2012
10:09 pm
Not whining, just stating facts. You hold up your dominance over Tech as your trophy. I explain to you why you are so dominant. Beating Tech consistently is no big deal when you have the recruiting advantage handed to you on a silver platter. Yet, despite perennial top-10 recruiting classes, UGA has no BCS trophies – - while Florida (three times), LSU (twice), Tennessee, Alabama (twice), Auburn, and Tech have all had national title since 1980.
Richt is a good coach and a really nice guy. Will that be enough for the UGA fans?????
evil empire
June 21st, 2012
10:09 pm
if you listen closely you can here joey crying into his pillow…poor lil fella just can’t understand why everyone don’t love the little doggies like he does….
Big Crimson 75
June 21st, 2012
10:18 pm
Evil — hahaha
God Almighty, I hope y’all got some of Spurrier when he was a player. Its embarrassing what he’s done to ga as a Coach. He woulda taken 8 out of 10 from y’all if he stayed at Duke!!
Paul in NH
June 21st, 2012
10:25 pm
Ole Big Dawg
June 21st, 2012
9:16 pm
Wow…we got some techie folk….bammer and some feller from NH. Richt has a dominating winning percentage over all of you. Exception for the feller in NH but I am sure if you played Richt you would lose to him also up there in NH.
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The game they really care about in NH is hockey. I am pretty sure that UNH could wipe the ice with the Bulldogs – with or without CMR as coach.
See Rock City
June 21st, 2012
10:31 pm
So the Squidbillies are going to win it all by wearing neat and pretty colors… Cool got the memo.
Cdpridg
June 21st, 2012
10:47 pm
Fellar in NH….I understand folks up that way enjoy that vastly unpopular sport. Nevermind Ole Big Dawg….I dont know lot of folk have lost to Ol Richt that did’nt think they were going too. I am sure you fine folks have room in the L column as well. But nevermind Ole Big Dawg….I dont mean no harm.
Texasdawg2
June 21st, 2012
10:50 pm
Colin Cowherd made a similar case on his show last week and then called us the Notre Dame of the south.
01HAWK
June 21st, 2012
11:11 pm
So does UGA always fall flat when much is expected? Well ………………………DUH……………YES
Special K
June 21st, 2012
11:25 pm
Pups claim 4 titles? And you folks give Bama a hard time. Where did the other 3 come from?
Come on
June 21st, 2012
11:33 pm
What a stupid article. Literally flip one game in one season almost 25 years ago and you’re right back to “no trend” – 3 seasons finishing better, and 3 seasons finishing worse.
OldFan
June 22nd, 2012
12:02 am
Think: “Michigan State” Ouch.
James
June 22nd, 2012
12:05 am
illusions of grandeur – as always
Terry
June 22nd, 2012
1:04 am
Big Crimson 75, I new you would, Only when its your team, what a homer! LOL
kingdaddy
June 22nd, 2012
5:23 am
This isn’t last year, or 2008 or even 1980. Every year, the ball bounces different when it comes to wins and losses. If we knew what was going to happen before the season started, there wouldn’t be any need to play the game. It’s really funny though, you get one group saying Alabama’s already got it wrapped up! Another group says LSU is unstoppable while others claim UGA even has a shot. Alot of these people know football very good, but just like every other year, lots of these people will be proved wrong because the ball just didn’t bounce their way . At the beginning of the year, everybody’s tied for 1st place. Man, I’m ready for some football…
Thomas Brown
June 22nd, 2012
5:48 am
________________________________________________
Mark Richt all 11 years vs teams made it to AP Poll Top 10 :
10-42 in 2011…# 02 AP Poll…LOSS…LSU
42-45 in 2011…# 09 AP Poll…LOSS…South Carolina
21-35 in 2011…# 08 AP Poll…LOSS…Boise State
31-49 in 2010…# 01 AP Poll…LOSS…Auburn
17-41 in 2009…# 03 AP Poll…LOSS…Florida
10-49 in 2008…# 01 AP Poll…LOSS…Florida
30-41 in 2008…# 06 AP Poll…LOSS…Alabama
37-15 in 2006…# 09 AP Poll…WIN…..Auburn
14-21 in 2006…# 01 AP Poll…LOSS…Florida
35-38 in 2005…# 05 AP Poll…LOSS…West Virginia
31-14 in 2005…# 06 AP Poll…WIN…..LSU
06-24 in 2004…# 02 AP Poll…LOSS…Auburn
10-17 in 2003…# 02 AP Poll…LOSS…LSU
13-34 in 2003…# 02 AP Poll…LOSS…LSU
10-24 in 2001…# 03 AP Poll…LOSS…Florida
26-24 in 2001…# 04 AP Poll…WIN…..Tennessee
3 wins 13 losses 11 Years vs made it to AP Poll Top 10.
.1875 win percentage all 11 years Mark Richt vs made AP Poll Top 10
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NFL College Players Drafted by each Team
College – Alabama – Florida – LSU – UGA
2012.…….8..…………2.…….5.…….7
2011.…….5.………….4.…….6.…….6
2010.…….7.………….9.…….6.…….5
2009.…….4.………….3.…….6.…….6
2008.…….0.………….2.…….7.…….4
2007.…….3.………….9.…….5.…….5
2006.…….5.………….3.…….7.…….7
2005.…….4.………….3.…….3.…….6
2004.…….4.………….5.…….0.…….4
2003.…….5.………….8.…….4.…….7
2002.…….4.………….8.…….5.…….8
2001.…….3.………….4.…….3.…….7
Total…….52.….……60.…….57……72
What is wrong with this picture ?
Poopdawg
June 22nd, 2012
5:51 am
King daddy, I agree . It is called sports, you win some and you lose some . High expectations will not make or break this team. I sure like this team and can’t till the season starts.
Thomas Brown
June 22nd, 2012
5:53 am
We will not beat the top teams, and you both know it.
A dad
June 22nd, 2012
7:00 am
Why does UGA fail? Best guess is because what the middle initial stands for – Georgia. This state is a national laughing stock – last in education, first in political corruption. And yes locals, I know your most witty retort “well, if you don’t laik it, then leave.” Believe me, I’m working on that.
kingdaddy
June 22nd, 2012
7:15 am
Poopdawg
If you ever want to be disappointed, then try to please everyone, lol. I hate crybabies…
TechRon
June 22nd, 2012
7:22 am
It is true that they seem to get the best talent. Seems like every day their is news that another top recruit has chosen UGA. So many that I wonder how they even have scholarships for them all. Even so, they do underachieve. They always have a very good team but seldom make it all the way to great. I really cannot say why, but they don’t. My Tech team gets half the talent, but of course, they are half as good. That and UGA coaching is far better than what we have. Anyway, good luck to the Dawgs, except vs. Tech. We are bound to beat them again SOMEDAY! (Probably after we get rid of PJ and our high school offense).
savannadawg
June 22nd, 2012
7:30 am
Mark, If we let Todd Grantham get out of Athens before he has a shot at being the Head Coach IMO it will be a travesty the likes of losing ERK. And we all know what happened after ERK was gone.
4 Titles!
June 22nd, 2012
7:37 am
Georgia–going for title #5 in 2012!! Richt’s bringing home the crystal to Athens!!
Across the wide Missouri
June 22nd, 2012
7:47 am
Missouri 37, Georgia 13
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
7:52 am
Appologies, brilliant one – as you realize, I left off the “St.” As in Arizona St.
Is that better?
Please check the rest of my posts for spelling. Appreciate it in advance.
Regards . . .
Cdpridg
June 22nd, 2012
7:54 am
Good morning people and How bout them Dawgs!!!
BIG UGLIES
June 22nd, 2012
8:03 am
Well all that and CMR DOES NOT understand the need for OT’S……
Tools!
June 22nd, 2012
8:19 am
AJC should start writing a book called, “Quotes from the most brain dead People” and put every single one of y’alls posts in it. The unintelligent factor with each of is mind boggling! I sure hope that none of you plan to have children. What a bunch of Tools!
Thomas Brown
June 22nd, 2012
8:21 am
Georgie tek plays legitimate student-athletes ?
That’s why only 47 percent graduate – football ?
only 28 percent baseball graduate ?
only 23 percent men’s basketball graduate ?
Aren’t these indeed the 3 sports you run in here to talk about ?
Thomas Brown
June 22nd, 2012
8:23 am
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Danielle Daughtón
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55 % NCAA Federal Graduation Report 4-year avg thru 2011 Football UGA
47 % NCAA Federal Graduation Report 4-year avg thru 2011 Football Georgie tek
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43 % of 62 Black Football players FSR Football Georgie tek
58 % of 20 White Football players FSR Football Georgie tek
53 % of 60 Black Football players FSR Football UGA
56 % of 22 White Football players FSR Football UGA
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28 % Baseball Georgie tek
39 % Baseball UGA
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23 % Men’s Basketball Georgie tek
33 % Men’s Basketball UGA
NCAA 4-Year Federal Graduation Success Rates 21 June 2012
Excuse me Georgie tek, aren’t these the Three (3) Sports you come running in here to talk about ?
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/newmedia/public/rates/index.html
1. Top Left Hand Corner, select Division 1 Graduation Success Rates
2. Click from pull-down School Georgie tek
3. Click from pull-down Year 2010-2011 latest year
4. Make no other selections so as to see all sports
5. In other words, leave conference, sport and state blank
6. Click Search
7. Top right hand corner, press FGR Federal Graduation Rates
8. It sorts then all sports at Georgie tek by Federal Graduation Rates
9. Read sport # 1 worst at Georgie tek : 23 % FGR men’s basketball
10. Read sport # 2 worst at Georgie tek : 28 % FGR baseball
11. Read sport # 3 worst at Georgie tek : 47 % FGR Football
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Danielle Daughtón
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cdpridg
June 22nd, 2012
8:32 am
I tell you what….that Danielle…sunshine and rainbows. Life as a tech fan obviously sucks…ohhhh the envy. Well miss Danielle.. cheer up…and .you have a great Georgia Bulldog kind of day!!!
Buzz2011
June 22nd, 2012
8:34 am
DAwgs are Dawgs…
Double Zero Eight
June 22nd, 2012
8:37 am
The short answer to the question is
“yes – usually”.
I hope this year is an exception.
With the schedule this year,
” it is now or never”..
Delbert D.
June 22nd, 2012
8:48 am
@8:23a.m. You do realize that the GSR is for 2001-2004, right? People who started school then? The APR is used by the NCAA as a projection of what the GSR is going to be, so that corrections may be made, right? Georgia Tech’s Football APR increased by 7 points to 974, right? Georgia’s APR decreased from 973 to 970, right? You remember that McGarity commented on Georgia’s GSR last summer, saying, “at least it wasn’t 948 as it was 4 years ago”, right?
Neither of these schools has anything to be ashamed of.
Bob
June 22nd, 2012
8:48 am
Think back to 2008 when we were ranked first and stumbled to 10-3. Think what Saban or Meyers would have done that year with Stafford, Moreno, Massaquoi, and AJ Green. Our nickname for Richt is 10-3. The past is usually the best indicator of the future, especially for coaches. Great guy, above average coach.
gdawginkalamazoo
June 22nd, 2012
8:49 am
If our offense doesn’t start producing when it needs to produce we will be in for another lackluster season which we are pretty much use to now. If we can keep the defense out of the court systemthey will do their share. It is the lay down, non-agressive, turn the ball over at the most inopportune time offense that worries me. Considering Mark Richt was one of the best, if not the best, offensive coordinators in the country during the 90’s it some what frustrating for us fans.
Bama Fan#2
June 22nd, 2012
8:58 am
Two games stand out for Alabama under Saban
Clemson 08 and the FUNERAL game against
the dawgs!! TIDE STILL ROLLING!!!
Techster
June 22nd, 2012
9:01 am
Can we get some stats on how many dog football players don’t have criminal records?
Delbert D.
June 22nd, 2012
9:07 am
Yes, Georgia Tech has a lower percentage of Football players who do not graduate in the 6-year time frame than Georgia. It is highly probable that the percentages for non-athletes would be significantly lower as well. Here is the difference between GSR and FGR.
Difference between FGR and GSR
FGR – “This is a Freshman-Cohort as it only includes first-time students who enter an institution in the fall semester so the data is somewhat incomplete. (i.e. transfers in are not included; transfers out count as non-graduates.)”
GSR – “New graduation rate that is primarily based on the Fed Rate defined above, but the GSR accounts for student-athletes who are midyear admits and who transfer into the institution. The GSR also discounts student-athletes who separate from the institution and would have been academically eligible to compete had they returned. ”
The bottom line for the current GSR is that Georgia graduated 65% of the students from 2004, and Georgia Tech 55% in the 6-year time frame. The APR predictor that the NCAA uses as a tool to head off low GSRs is up for Georgia Tech, slightly down for Georgia.
Nothing to be alarmed about for either, considering that the bottom schools in both conferences are 931 for the current APR. Tennessee’s GSR is 61, halfway between Georgia and Georgia Tech. However, Tennessee’s low APR shows that they are in trouble (1 point above the minimum for sanctions) unless they make some corrections.
Thogwummpy
June 22nd, 2012
9:20 am
Though new to SEC, Big Mo is no slouch…the Dawgs better buckle up for that one! My concern at UGA is all the reports of a lack of physical toughness (which may explain the lack of mental toughness, manifesting in ridiculous personal foul penalties…a trait of undisciplined teams that get pushed around the field). For years the rumor is that there’s a weakness in strength training in Athens; and perhaps this is further a reflection of an attitude that in order to recruit and keep this generation of atheletes (spoiled and entitled), you gotta let ‘em run wild; take it easy on the kids and be nice to them. Every time there is a football player arrested, I think about how furious that would drive Dooley. For Richt (who I defend plenty…), he seems to shrug if off as if, “eh…well, it’s Thursday…someone was bound to get arrested.”
dawginduluth
June 22nd, 2012
9:26 am
It’s not about Richt being good or bad. He’s just not good enough. Never will be. No NC with Richt. Never.
TampaGator
June 22nd, 2012
9:32 am
Georgia has high expectations. South Carolina needs to win the East this year. Florida needs to get a lot better and fans expect the Gators to win championships. Tennessee will not tolerate Dooley losing very long and his team must show a lot of improvement this year…or he could be in trouble up there.. Kentucky has a black coach, so he better win up there in Kentucky and they don’t win very often. Vandy has high expecations and better pull off some big upsets or their coach may jump ship. Every team is facing higher expectations this year in the SEC East. Not just Georgia. So, forget that excuse. This is the year for Georgia to win. If not, Richt will again be facing unhappy, bandwagon jumping fans up there in Athens and Atlanta.
Chi Town
June 22nd, 2012
9:36 am
Love the blackout pic.
Does it still hurt, puppies?
here we go again...
June 22nd, 2012
9:45 am
Every year, without exception same song and dance. Truth is UGA is a nice middle of the pack SEC team with a delusional fan base. LSU, Bama, UF have been top tier with a few down years here and there. Even AU has gone undefeated 3 times since SEC divisional play, UT has been down as of recent but has a BCS has a trophy. The SEC East (and BTW, UGA is in the same division with UK and Vandy) has been down the last couple of seasons and still, nothing but hype. Again. I know, Iknow this year is the year of the Dawg.., in Dec UGA fans will be going Wait til next year! Again…
Whats the definition of insanity?
Carnac
June 22nd, 2012
9:47 am
2000
Subsequent losses: Against Florida in Jacksonville, at Auburn in overtime, at home against Georgia Tech on the day George Godsey ran untouched through a host of NFL-caliber Bulldogs defenders.
Wally Butts had money on GT.
The Truth is in the Coaching
June 22nd, 2012
9:53 am
Mark,
I do not think it is rather or not UGA exceeds or fails to meets the media expectations. I think it does say alot that some pre-season polls have placed UGA in higher rankings than where they should finish. The bigger problem is that even if they are a top 10 preseason team they never have been able to complete an entire season where they did not have that one game that showed their overall inconsistent ability to stay in conversation of national championship contenders throughout the season.
UGA fans are the ones who have tolerated the failures and the leadershship in Athens has allowed the failure rate( losses) to grow at a rate that most dog fans would not be satisfied with in their own personal lives and business.
evil empire
June 22nd, 2012
10:01 am
uga is “notre dame of the south” according to colin cowherd…i used the comparison of the 2 schools over a year ago…great minds do think alike…tony rice is still qb in south bend, and walker is still running the rock in athens…just like greece, all nd and uga have is ancient history…
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
10:03 am
“uga is “notre dame of the south” according to colin cowherd”
Except for the fact that UGAG doesn’t have NEARLY the titles and clout as Notre Dame had.
evil empire
June 22nd, 2012
10:06 am
not a cc fan, but, the comparison is correct in the way the fanbases perceive their programs vs. the truth…
PMC
June 22nd, 2012
10:12 am
They are kind of like Auburn before Cam showed up. Nice program, mostly a good team year in and year out, but unable to overcome major flaws and or unable to keep from making at least a few critical mistakes year in and year out.
Richt has been one of the best coaches in the history of the university over his tenure, but the Martinez gaff, really hurt thier ability to maybe achieve more than just making and or winning a few SEC championship games. That hire crippled the defense.
PMC
June 22nd, 2012
10:13 am
UGA habitually shoots itself in the foot.
robodawg
June 22nd, 2012
10:17 am
Mark, that’s a masterful recap of those seasons.
In 2004, Auburn was clearly just the better team although it was a hard-fought loss. The Tennessee game was your classic emotional letdown, we weren’t prepared coming off that stunning dismantling of LSU. An ugly, ugly loss.
Historically, South Carolina has been the key predictor game. Interesting if they’ll still have that position now that Missouri has taken over that spot in the calendar?
evil empire
June 22nd, 2012
10:24 am
lexipup, seems like danielle may have struck a nerve….maybe a little too close to the truth…she’s right, you’re wrong, get over it…
Carnac
June 22nd, 2012
10:38 am
Take away Uncle Hershel and UGA is like Vandy without the education but better looking women.
DawginLex
June 22nd, 2012
10:39 am
evil
You are an idiot if you believe her crap just because you hate Georgia
Tech has been on probation
Tech has been guilty of academic fraud and using ineligible players
Not everybody wants to be a freaking engineer
Stony Brook says “HI” BTW
Mind your own business cajun boy
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
10:46 am
“They are kind of like Auburn before Cam showed up. Nice program, mostly a good team year in and year out, but unable to overcome major flaws and or unable to keep from making at least a few critical mistakes year in and year out.
Except for the fact that they have more Heisman winners, more undefeated seasons etc.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
10:47 am
Take away Herschel, and UGA STILL has as many SEC Football Titles as UF, dumbass.
ga gator
June 22nd, 2012
10:47 am
Certainly this season sets up better for UGA; with their schedule, the unknown in Gainesville, and Tenn on a slide. I believe the difference in this team will be Grantham’s influence. He is not a particularly brainy DC and his antics would not work in the NFL but he will not allow the defensive slide that laid back Willie did in 08. I see 2 critical games; the first in Missou because it will be their first SEC game and UGA will have some missing pieces on defense. If UGA can avoid Murray having poor play as he did on the road against Colorado they will cruise until Carolina to face a good Carolina squad, especially if Lattimore returns healty. I see the winner of the East having 2 losses, so UGA MUST beat Carolina and Florida for the head to head comparisons. If they do they will go into Atlanta undefeated to play either LSU or Bama.
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
10:48 am
“Take away Herschel, and UGA STILL has as many SEC Football Titles as UF, dumbass.”
Yet UF has more Heismans and national titles.
Carnac
June 22nd, 2012
10:48 am
Duginlessie, the truth about uga hurts doesn’t it sonny boy?
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
10:48 am
“You are an idiot if you believe her crap just because you hate Georgia”
Lex, get a job.
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
10:49 am
“How does ugag sucks get to post here”
Awe, poor whiney baby. Can’t stand it when people speak the truth about a mediocre football program.
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
10:50 am
“Certainly this season sets up better for UGA”
Yep, they don’t play one tough team all season.
Carnac
June 22nd, 2012
10:50 am
Joey, what has UGA done without Uncle Hershel and his Firebird? Take away Hershel and Vince and there is no Jan Kemp.
The Reality is.....
June 22nd, 2012
10:53 am
With the talent on the team of Knowshon and Stafford, Richt should have never had to resort to “uniform inspirations” like he did. It was shameful as a Dawg fan to witness.
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
10:54 am
“With the talent on the team of Knowshon and Stafford”
Whatever happened to Noshot? Stafford is ok, not great.
SSIgator
June 22nd, 2012
10:56 am
Joey
June 20th, 2012
4:28 pm
Bill. Bill. BILL!
Your are about to lose your UGA fans! You’re gonna keep on letting jerks like SSIgator, GTBob, and others come on these blogs and post nothing but IDIOCY – absolutely nothing to do with football – until you have no UGA fans left on here.
They post nothing but insults and I (and a few others) are sick of it.
It’s your blog so do what you will, but I’m telling you, when I scan a new post by you, and I see those posters commenting, I ain’t writing a thing. And I usually put quite a few posts in your comments.
It’s up to you
_________________________________________
You do remember what Bill told you, don’t you Joey?
Seems like Joey can’t play by his own rules.
The Reality is.....
June 22nd, 2012
11:00 am
Richt’s blind loyalty to Bobo and whatever the old fart that ran his conditioning program is what has set this program back. If UGA does not win the East this year, I hope McGarity fires Richt before the season ends and puts Grantham as interim and see if he can inspire. Either Bobo is unimaginative or he is calling exactly the plays that Richt wants. Grantham would tell him to call the offense “Balls to the wall”.
evil empire
June 22nd, 2012
11:05 am
i’m sure some dawg fan has that firebird locked up in a shed somewhere…
bruce mac
June 22nd, 2012
11:06 am
11 out of 12 coming to a small sold out (UGA fans show up in mass) stadium near you. When Yech fans say we don’t play anybody they are at least partially correct as the last game is certainly against a nobody. I remember when this game was a rivalry. Now Yech is our little girl friend.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:07 am
An Auburn fan mentioning Jan Kemp?
Auburn had a play-for-play system, got put on major NCAA Probation, and the AD got kicked off the campus for years because of his involvement. Yet according to Terry Bowden, the pay-for-pay continued, even while AU was on the probation, until he put a stop to it.
POOPDAWG
June 22nd, 2012
11:09 am
lex, you forgot to take away carnac’s cousin Betty. You tell um lex. GO DAWGS!
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
11:10 am
“Auburn had a play-for-play system, got put on major NCAA Probation, and the AD got kicked off the campus for years because of his involvement. Yet according to Terry Bowden, the pay-for-pay continued, even while AU was on the probation, until he put a stop to it.”
And just like that, UGAG fans have to divert attention from their awful football program. Everyone else sucks but UGAG. Even though other schools win national titles, they still suck according to morons like Joey.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:10 am
You are right about that, GAGS when sucking, if not for our cupcakes Tech and Auburn, we wouldn’t have won many games the last few years . . .
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
11:13 am
“You are right about that, GAGS when sucking, if not for our cupcakes Tech and Auburn, we wouldn’t have won many games the last few years
There’s a remedial english class with your name on it, Joey. Oh, and great, you beat an Auburn team that lost 33 players including the best SEC player of all time. Congrats! What did you win? A beat down in the dome.
The Reality is.....
June 22nd, 2012
11:14 am
Joey you have to admit Jan Kemp AND Wally Butts are 2 very embarrassing periods in Leghumper Lore.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:14 am
You brought up Jan Kemp, GAGS when sucking, right? How long was that ago? Almost 30 years ago.
This is what really hurts.
45-7
5 of last 6
DawginLex
June 22nd, 2012
11:15 am
UGA sucks refuses to tell us his team or if he went to college anywhere.
Guess is you are a Tech fan who is working on your GED
Are you scared to tell us?
Rip Van Winkle
June 22nd, 2012
11:15 am
Doesn’t Hershel have another year of eligiblity?
Dr. Phil
June 22nd, 2012
11:16 am
Rip Van Winkle that would depend on which Hershel you are referring to.
The Reality is.....
June 22nd, 2012
11:18 am
You brought up Jan Kemp, GAGS when sucking, right? How long was that ago? Almost 30 years ago.
This is what really hurts.
45-7
5 of last 6
Joey that is because you are probably some 300 pound redneck in overalls who cares nothing about UGA’s academic embarrassment and then the pressuring of Ms. Kemp to resign.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:18 am
Well, we learned our lesson, reality, unlike your boys. Tech has been on NCAA Probation pretty much the whole past decade.
You have to admit that’s really embarrassing in Nerd Lore.
ga gator
June 22nd, 2012
11:19 am
Boys can we not have a civil conversation on here?
The Reality is.....
June 22nd, 2012
11:20 am
ga gator you need to go back to florida.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:20 am
212 lbs, actually.
Do you regret your hero Pat Dye paying Auburn players, and getting kicked off the campus?
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:21 am
ga gator, it can’t happen when these dumbasses show up on here. I prefer to talk football, but . . .
Techman
June 22nd, 2012
11:21 am
Joey, Tech is in the prestigious American Association of Universities which is by invitation only; has UGA been invited to join?
The Reality is.....
June 22nd, 2012
11:23 am
Joey, Pat Dye was a jawja man afterall wasnt he?
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
11:23 am
“Do you regret your hero Pat Dye paying Auburn players, and getting kicked off the campus?”
Dye is a UGAG grad.
BTW, does it suck for you knowing your last championship came at the hands of an Auburn grad?
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:25 am
Pat Dye went to UGA, but did all his cheating at Auburn. The NCAA has it documented, if you’d like to see it . . .
UGAG sucks
June 22nd, 2012
11:26 am
“Pat Dye went to UGA, but did all his cheating at Auburn. The NCAA has it documented, if you’d like to see it”
His training came from UGAG.
DawginLex
June 22nd, 2012
11:26 am
ugag sucks has turned me into the mods
What a baby
DawginLex
June 22nd, 2012
11:27 am
Later boys
Until the trash is removed this blog is no place to be
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:27 am
Mark Bradley knows I never, ever write crap like this, but enough is enough with you little fellers.
cdpridg
June 22nd, 2012
11:31 am
Almost noon…Can I get a Go Dawgs!!! from all you folks and inferior fanbases! Another Great day to be a Dawg! How about the rest of you representing our rivals that we own??
Techster
June 22nd, 2012
11:31 am
This discussion is nonsense. The Dogs win a championship? The Dogs just choke/gag. Last time they had a chance produced a joke of a game (but hilarious for us Tech fans of course).
Don’t dog fans remember– LSU 42 Dogs 10.
Donnan of a new era
June 22nd, 2012
11:33 am
Joey, do you always lie?
dean
June 22nd, 2012
11:33 am
As a lifelong fan, it’s agonizingly true. Same with all the professional Atlanta sports teams. Basically, we are cursed!
dean
June 22nd, 2012
11:35 am
Yet the Dogs are what 12-1 the last 13 years against Tech. Just get over it Techsters, you don’t compete with us and we don’t worry about you. We have enough big boy teams we play every year to concern ourselves over. Untill you beat us consistently keep your envy a secret.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
11:38 am
Go Dawgs!
To Tell the Truth
June 22nd, 2012
11:40 am
Until GA wins a recent NC, there is not much to talk about.
Enough Said!!!
cdpridg
June 22nd, 2012
11:43 am
I dont blame any of the folks here for being envious…if I lost to the Dawgs as much as they do I would be in a tizzy myself.
ga gator
June 22nd, 2012
11:48 am
ACC fans I think West Virgina just scored again.
DawginLex
June 22nd, 2012
12:02 pm
The only way Auburn wins anything is by cheating
A known fact
DawginLex
June 22nd, 2012
12:14 pm
UGAG sucks=2010 BCS Champs
I recognize the same inane, hate filled posts
pb
June 22nd, 2012
12:22 pm
362 comments on this topic so far… Can tell what people care about in Atlanta area. UGA and GA Tech. But I admit I am one of them. Go UGA ! And Tech fans, keep trying. Maybe soon (in my lifetime) you will beat UGA.
John Holmes
June 22nd, 2012
12:42 pm
@Cdpridg:
Direct quote from CMR – (taken directly from Terrence Cody’s Wiki page)
“I haven’t seen anybody who’s a match for this guy one-on-one. Nobody playing on Saturdays, or Sundays probably.”
—Georgia Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt.[6]
And where is he now? He’s currently at 335, anchoring a nasty Baltimore Ravens defense, and mentoring his former teammate Courtney Upshaw.
And as for Stafford getting the last laugh, it sure didn’t happen in college. You must be referring to his contract, I guess. That’s great for him, but I doubt it made you any money. Nobody remembers players for the size of their contracts, they are remembered by how many rings they won.
For those at home keeping score, that’s T. Cody – 1, M. Stafford – 0.
In the NFL, expect that gap to increase. Stafford will NEVER win a Super Bowl in Detroit.
UGA? R U Kidding
June 22nd, 2012
12:50 pm
UGA Football…..32 years and counting.
UGA? R U Kidding
June 22nd, 2012
12:52 pm
Any fan who’s team has won a national championship in the last quarter century, please raise you hand. Georgia?………Georgia?
Cdpridg
June 22nd, 2012
12:52 pm
John Holmes…haha…spent alot of time typing for me to say take a look at the checking accounts. Spend another 30 mins of your day and come back to me with better matieral
Cdpridg
June 22nd, 2012
12:55 pm
Oh and John…you have every reason to be feeling inferior…CMR…3 of 4 against your team
TampaGator
June 22nd, 2012
1:01 pm
The conversation on these blogs just get worse every week. Lord have mercy. I can see why so in recent year and if that was gong to happen this year, I guess. But most of the posts have little or nothing to do with the story line. If you post a civil or intelligent post, very few if any respond. But let one person post something on a 2nd grade level of intelligence or with insults of another and 200 people respond likewise. But that is American these days, I again guess.
On a lighter note,
Georgia definitely has the talent…and the schedule….to win the SEC East this year. But the Dawgs are going to face big time battles with both South Carolina and a much improved FLorida team…..with Vandy maybe stepping in there with an upset along the way. Tennessee will be much better as well. Kentucky is Kentucky. This is….simply…..Georgia’s time. Richt and company better take advantage of it or bandwagon jumping will again occur….as it did at the beginning of last year. But Dawg fans….always…..jump back on the wagon train eventually. But pressure is no more on Richt than any other coach in the SEC East. Spurrier only wants to win championships and may give up soon if SC does not win one. Florida….well winning and winning championships is the expectation of one….Jeremy Foley. Muschamp is a hell of a recruiter and he has a great coaching staff. Florida may be ready to pounce this year. Go Gators.
POOPDAWG
June 22nd, 2012
1:03 pm
John Holmes will NEVER get off his momma’s couch!
TampaGator
June 22nd, 2012
1:06 pm
I don’t know what happened to the second sentence in the above blog. Words were deleted, I guess when I was making corrections…should have read:
“I can see why so many have stopping posting. The article was about Georgia not living up to expectations in recent years and if that was going to happen again this year………..(the the rest)
Sorry about that.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 22nd, 2012
1:27 pm
@ Bill:
ALL of Bammy’s titles came before indoor plumbing in Bammy and probably any in the future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 22nd, 2012
1:27 pm
Damn JOEY is a CRYBABY about Nothing.
Cdpridg
June 22nd, 2012
1:31 pm
Tampa gator…nice post and break down of the East…classy and fairly spot on for each team.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
2:33 pm
I enjoy discussing and debating football on these blogs, but the last couple of days the insane attacks just got too personal.
From here on out, I’m just ignoring the doofuses, not taking the bait, and checking out soon as the insults start.
Tampa Gator, you are correct in your accessment of the ‘12 Bulldogs. I think we are gonna be lucky to get out of Mizzou with a win. They will have nothing to lose, and will want to win their very 1st SEC game badly. That, and the fact that Richt hasn’t outcoached another coach in a long time, plus how badly we have struggled away from home, makes it a perfect storm.
If we can pull it out, then we will have confidence in Columbia, and may be unbeaten when we roll into Jax.
I’m pretty sure UF got a big upgrade at OC, aren’t you? The D was already stout, so a bunch of my fellow UGA fans, who keep calling UF “down” are gonna get a shock down there.
Techster
June 22nd, 2012
2:34 pm
You’re right Mark. Dog U. always falls flat.
Arf, arf, arf, arf.
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
2:35 pm
Tampa Gator (1:01), you are right in so many ways . . .
1eyedJack
June 22nd, 2012
3:19 pm
Our record is as bad against Vandy and Kentucky the last 10 years as it is against Georgia Tech. Darn.
Pitbull
June 22nd, 2012
3:49 pm
Nothing is wrong from having high expectations for your team each year. That is called being a fan and pulling for your team. Better to be optimistic than a defeatest.
On the other hand I never have high expectations for the AJC sports section and that section usually lives up to my expectations because they are so low. Kinda like Tech.
The Commissioner
June 22nd, 2012
4:38 pm
Look, as a UGA fan and grad, let’s put things into perspective. Has Georgia been over-rated over the last decade or 2? Absolutely. Could a better coach come in and do a better job with the talent? Well, with one of the highest NFL transitions, absolutely. Maybe Georgia will go undefeated with an easy schedule this year. Maybe they won’t. If they do, should they make it to the title game? Probably not. Auburn didn’t in 2004 because they played patsies (didn’t they play the Citadel that year?). Georgia is playing quite a few patsies this year. And there will be times where other big SEC teams will play patsies in their future schedule. What is your point? Really? What is it? This is for all those that come on the blog with their put-downs. Everyone’s had their downtimes, even UGA. Hello Alabama Dubose and the following years and subsequent coaches up to the hiring of Nick Saban. Come on, Tech…you’re weighting basketball and baseball wins against UGA to football? Really? Neither school would even be on the map if they relied on the profits from basketball and baseball. Just let it go. You’ll never be able to argue to a point of common ground…but yet you come onto other teams’ blogs just to stir it up. Most of you bloggers IQ’s couldn’t even add up to the $25 monthly trailer payment in the trailer park I just passed rolling through Tuscaloosa. If Alabama were really that much better than Georgia, they wouldn’t recruit from Georgia…but yet they have to – because like Texas, Florida, and California, Georgia is a recruiting capital. They don’t recruit from their own backyard because most people from Alabama probably didn’t make it past kindergarten before they knocked up their sisters.
See, I can spew it too. Just let it go. Georgia actually has bigger problems than anyone on this blog. They have to find a coach and recruiter that can keep the talent in their own backyard…until then, it really doesn’t matter. Georgia will continue to be Georgia. Watch their games, read their blogs, but stay quiet if you have no “value” in your arguments.
TampaGator
June 22nd, 2012
5:03 pm
Joey…
I think the Dawgs win easily at Missouri, and that will spark craziness is Dawg nation. SC will be close and could go either way, as usual. Florida’s year completely depends on the effectiveness of Brissett and Driskell at QB. If either one or both become efficient or very good at the position, Florida becomes a very dangerous team for anyone they play. Gilleslee is going to be very good this year at RB if he stays healthy, and they have two very good backups in Brown and Johnson. We will see this summer what Matt Jones brings to the RB table. I think he will need a redshirt year to get stronger and work on technique. Pittman, a true freshman and early arrival, is the real deal at WR, and he is going to make Dunbar, Debose, Hammond, and Reed more dangerous at WR and TE. Taylor, the freshman TE/Slot Receiver……could add some dynamics to the offense as well. The OL is going to be very much improved….and a lot bigger and stronger under the guidance of the new S & C coach. The defense will be one of the best (and very deep and many positions) in the conference and the nation, I think. Florida also has one of the best placekickers in the nation in Caleb Sturgis, and he should help big time in close games. I do think Georgia and their fans better not come into JAX expecting to beat Florida this year.
LakeDawg
June 22nd, 2012
5:09 pm
I agree with TampaGator. There is no real football talk on this blog anymore. I used to disagree with TampaGator, but its gotten to the point where he is the only one I agree with. This should be UGA’s year. If its not, then the heat will be rightfully turned up on CMR. However, it will be no cake walk. Every team in the east will be better this season with the possible exception of SC, who will still be good.
The Truth is in the Coaching
June 22nd, 2012
5:12 pm
Someone needs to point out that Mark Richt has failed, and there is no other way to say it unless he does finally win a BCS championship. If he does not win a title with this team with this schedule the rankings will not matter, however the big wins do matter.
The Truth is in the Coaching
June 22nd, 2012
5:17 pm
Tampa Gator, If UF does not find a power running game then we will see much of the same as last year without all the off season, off the field drama and problems.
The UF defense will be good, but if they stay on the field like they did last year due to the offense faillings we will see much of the same of staying close in games until late when the plays that win games count and the UF defense is tired from all those minutes on the field.
TampaGator
June 22nd, 2012
5:20 pm
Pitbull…..
I disagree wholeheartedly about your opinion of the AJC. Great sports paper…with excellent writers….just my opinion. There is a reason I continue to read the AJC sports page even after moving south to the Tampa Bay area. Good stuff on the sports page…every day. I look forward to what they have to say every day…….read the Tampa papers and you will see why I think the AJC is so good.
TampaGator
June 22nd, 2012
5:30 pm
The Truth…..
I follow the Gators very closely. Big difference already is the significant difference in size and strength of the OL…..thanks to the Olympic training style of the new S & C coach. None of Florida’s current RBs have the running style of Demps and Rainey. They are all hard nosed, straight ahead runners. And the new motion offense of Peese is going to open up a lot of holes for the RBs this year…..and for the WRs and TEs as well. Gator Nation is excited about the improvement of the offense under Peese and the new OL coach…… and about what Muschamp is doing in Gainesville. He is a winner….and he is going to coach Florida back into the national championship picture….very soon.
DIT
June 22nd, 2012
6:04 pm
@TampaGator
I live in Tampa as well. You sir are 100% correct. I miss the AJC.
LakeDawg
June 22nd, 2012
6:12 pm
The AJC has a great sports page. Always has. Athens paper has really upgraded lately during CFB season as well.
sting_em
June 22nd, 2012
6:25 pm
Terry – Lets not forget that even though Colorado was should have lost the game to Missouri. Colorado was given a 5th down at the end of the game to score. First, they should not have been in the Orange Bowl that year. It should have been Tech and ND playing. Also, the Rocket had his punt return called back. Miami might have been the best team in the nation.
Argentina Blue
June 22nd, 2012
6:36 pm
@sting_em – What’s funny is that Colorado didn’t even score on that fifth down they were given. The ball never got in. Look at the replay…complete gift by the refs!
evil empire
June 22nd, 2012
7:15 pm
@ the commissioner
georgia has right at 10 million people…bama a little less than 5 million…louisiana has 4.5 million and puts almost as many players in the nfl as georgia…you don’t have better football players, you just have more football players…
GaTime
June 22nd, 2012
7:19 pm
auburn got their only fluke title by paying big money to cam newton—before cam and after cam they suck and will suck again this year. mark this down–ga beats auburn by 17+! This dog team is winning the SEC!!!
I dropped my fried twinkie
June 22nd, 2012
7:26 pm
Teach the dwags to tie their shoelaces and maybe they wouldn’t fall on the their faces.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 22nd, 2012
7:47 pm
@ Commissioner:
Damn son. I thought being the “Commissioner” you would know that Georgia has 150(more or less) D-1 recruits signing LOI each year.. Since the limits on signing is 25/year or 85 total I would like to see which coach and recruiter you would select to keep all 150 recruits at UGA.
You are just another Single Digit IQ spouting off about things you don’t think out or research before putting that mouth in gear.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 22nd, 2012
7:51 pm
@ Twinkie:
Only once in 11 years have the dawgs fallen on their faces when playing the N. Avenue Trade School!!!!!!!
Kno whut I’m sayin???
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 22nd, 2012
8:04 pm
@ The truth in coaching:
You are KING of the Single Digit IQs. If you knew ANYTHING about organized football on ANY LEVEL you would know that the most stupid comment ever is when one says “If UGA(OR ANY TEAM) doesn’t win the NC the coach should be fired”. In the most likely event that you don;t know, there are approximately 120 D-1 teams and throughout history most coaches never won their Division/Conference much less a mythical NC and a number of times the BEST team was not voted the best team!!!!!!!!
You and your ilk couldn’t find your a$$ with both hands in your hip pockets!!!!!!!!!!!!!
evil empire
June 22nd, 2012
8:56 pm
hey brainiac…sthu punk…
Argentina Blue
June 22nd, 2012
9:01 pm
The team in the state most likely to win a championship this year is Georgia Southern. That game on November 17 should be pretty good.
Old Dog
June 22nd, 2012
9:02 pm
“Richt is a good coach and a really nice guy. Will that be enough for the UGA fans?????”
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
maude
June 22nd, 2012
9:08 pm
But let’s not forget that CMR is a fine Christian man, unlike Nick Satan.
TampaGator
June 22nd, 2012
9:17 pm
Maude…
You must be a good Christian woman……..since you are so judgemental of another person you do not even know.
boy
June 22nd, 2012
11:44 pm
Mizzou..least of our worries! Grantham and Bobo will have us ready under our great coach!
bawbie
June 23rd, 2012
12:57 am
South Cackalacky plays for third straight championship in baseball. FIRE DAVE PERNO!!
CBdawg
June 23rd, 2012
1:03 am
Mark, Iv’e read you for 30 yrs and until now I learn that you are “playin games” w/ your readers! Dawgs will thrash Missouri!
Thomas Brown
June 23rd, 2012
5:08 am
1955. I wondered when someone would bring up the College World Series now that Matty P beat Arkansas to play for the CWS National Championship. 1955 was the last time an ACC baseball team won the CWS, the same year 1955 which Georgie tek last won a Major Bowl Game in football. ACC = irrelevant conference.
Dog Style
June 23rd, 2012
6:24 am
dogs blow out missouri, UT and florida–win the SEc easy—-take it to the bank. Ga v. alabama for the title—dogs win by 10. This Dog D is for real–maybe the best in the country.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
7:28 am
@ Evil empire:
Don’t be so nasty just because y0ur mentor and showering partner, Jerry Sandusky, is going to prison. You still have visitation days to look forward to and remember “Abscence makes the heart grow fonder” and I love your dumb a$$ anyway!!!!!!!!
BobbyDawg
June 23rd, 2012
7:49 am
The SEC is probably the most unpredictable conference. The ACC isn’t much better. These are two conferences that I’ve learned over several years of wagering not to ever bet on especially when they’re playing teams in their own conference.
“GO DAWGS’ !
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
June 23rd, 2012
8:25 am
UGA doesn’t have the class,character,nor discipline to win the glass ball. When the going gets tuff you quit just crowell. You dance on the sideline when you’re beating the sheet out of the little sisters of the poor but when the big boys come you lose your swag in a hurry. Dogs have a big bark and no bite. 1980.
1eyedJack
June 23rd, 2012
8:38 am
…..and then there was “this year”.
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
June 23rd, 2012
9:07 am
Yes and Elvis will be the halftime show!
TampaGator
June 23rd, 2012
9:12 am
@dog style……
Settle down….boy…….nothing wrong with dreaming…….it’s summer.
Garçon
June 23rd, 2012
9:14 am
A few comments about UGA:
1. Four different SEC teams have won the last six BCS championships.
2. UGA was not one of those teams.
3. During that period, UGA did not win the SEC championship.
4. Red panties.
In other words, UGA has sunk into total irrelevancy both regionally and nationally.
So why is UGA paying Mark Richt millions of dollars a year?
Glass House Rocker
June 23rd, 2012
9:34 am
Unfortunately, the only basis for comparison between GT and Colorado football in 1990 are the games: Colorado -v – Illinois (a Colorado loss) and Clemson -v- Illinois (Clemson 30, Illinois 0) in a bowl game.
Miami was very good but did lose 2 games that year–one to BYU.
I believe this situation–i.e. the split vote in the polls–lead to the eventual “National Championship” game.
Joey
June 23rd, 2012
9:34 am
Tampa Gator, I think Mizzou is gonna be a much harder game than most UGA fans are thinking – my memory is longer than most. Mizzou has much more to gain than we do, and will throw the kitchen sink at us – fake punts, and trick plays. Not to mention a top-notch QB, if he heals up from his injury.
If we can squeak by, we will get some momentum and I think will beat SC and roll into Jax unbeaten. I also don’t suscribe to the thinking that UF is “down.” Too much talent, and (I think) a big upgrade in OC. Y’all will be right in the middle of the East battle.
Our season depends on 1) our QB winning big games, instead of fumbling and pick-6ing them away, 2) new O-line jelling, run-blocking, and being consistant in pass blocking, 3) Richt fixeing our return teams. I’m not worried about a new kicker – it may force Richt will focus on TDs, instead of his FG-fetish, for a change.
My take.
Joey
June 23rd, 2012
9:36 am
Come on MB . . .
FRED
June 23rd, 2012
9:45 am
Come on folks this school will never win a BCS because this school hasent a clue on winning. Good coaching wins in college football. We have 1 coach thats a winner and he is on defence. Ou head coach is a looser but no one will admit it. So good luck with that title.
Mutley
June 23rd, 2012
10:16 am
Again the difference is ATTITUDE. UGA is happy being middle of the road always has been always will
be. Example, Bama expects to win the national championship every year, not just beat Florida
sometimes, Auburn sometimes, SC sometimes, they EXPECT to win every year UGA does not.
Richt will never win a National Championship period. He kept an incompetent defensive co
around for years and would not have fired him had not the pressure been so great.
Now he has an incompetent offensive co that he knows is incompetent and he refuses
to make the necessary change. Do you really think Saban would accept this?
evil empire
June 23rd, 2012
11:05 am
since 2000, the sec mens big 3 sports (football, basketball, baseball) have won 14 (15 if sc wins world series) national championships…since 2000, the sec womens big 3 sports (basketball, softball, track and field) have won 17 national championships…none of these 31 championships were won by the university of georgia…you seem to do ok in the country club sports…not so much in true athletic events…keep rockin the khakis and red uga polo shirts…and be comfortable in your mediocrity…it fits you well…
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
11:14 am
@ Muttly:
If Saban is your idol/hero why not just join the SABANITES???
You say Bammy expects to win NCs. You are correct about the last few years but before Saban you never heard a peep out of Bammy fans unless it was recalling the days of Bear Bryant or to mention Gene Stallings. Bammy had a MUCH worse time between Bear and Saban than most ANY team in the SEC. Maybe if you get off the booze you could recall some of the facts, not just the past 3 or 4 years. Even your short term memory should recall that Bammy and Sabie won their Division only once in the last three years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DAWG
June 23rd, 2012
11:25 am
This rating system always seems amazing to me. I need to gather the group up who makes the predictions and go win the lottery. I take wild as guesses on occasion and seeing where the “DAWGS” rate is not one of my wild ass guesses. The bottom line is let’s see where the chips fall at the end of the season.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
11:25 am
@ Muttly:
CMR has won an SEC Division Championship since Bammy has !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can already hear ….but, but .but UGA’s schedule was easi, UGA hasn’t beaten a top 100 team since the Civil War, etc.
+Do you think Sabie would accept this”. Who in their right mind with their priorities in order and SOBER gives a fat rat’s a$$ what Sabie would/would not accept??? CMR has a better winning percentage than Sabie or Miles and ANY other SEC coach even if CMR does arrange for the schedules to ALWAYs favor UGA.
There isn’t a DAMN thing you and your ilk can do about which makes me sleep better and enjoy life more so take your Single Digit IQ to BammyLand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
11:33 am
@ FRED:
You say a coache’s job is winning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CMR has a BETTER winning percentage than ANY current SEC Coach. Get your head out of where the sun don’t shine and do a little research!!!!. Your Single Digit IQ is exposed every time you come on here with ZERO facts!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
11:41 am
@ Garcon:
Who were the Final No.1 and No.2 ranked teams in the nation for the 2007 season???
Bazooka Joe
June 23rd, 2012
11:44 am
Twinkie – is that like the shot that was clearly after the buzzer that was given to Tech which enabled you to go to the final 4 ? Thought so……
Jason
June 23rd, 2012
11:44 am
No one cares about winning percentage, it’s about championships. Would you rather win it all one year and then next year be in the bottom half of the top twenty or be ranked eigth two years in a row? For UGA the answer seems to be be ranked eigth. CMR is a good coach but he isn’t a great coach. You’re not going to get a year where the Dawgs are fifth or sixth in the division but he’s never going to win the national championship and will only win the SEC when the real conference powers are all having a down year at the same time.
That might be ok for UGA. You’ll never have to endure being laughed at for being beat by West Dakota State after all the stars graduated from the previous year’s championship team but you’ll also never get to know what it is like to win it all. For some, being better than average all the time but never the best is an ok tradeoff. For schools like Alabama, Texas, and Ohio State, it is unacceptable. The real question is, should Georgia decide it wants to be a winner, can they even get someone better than CMR or would they end up like Tennessee?
evil empire
June 23rd, 2012
11:53 am
brainiac is the ultimate keyboard badazz…and the ultimate keyboard dumbazz too…the rare two-fer….congrats, stupid…i’m sure your parents are proud, and as well they should be…they have been blessed with a walking, talking mass of fecal matter…love your use of sandusky in your insults…shows alot of class, and is a direct insight into your upbringing…keep it up kid, you’re going places…and you represent uga nation well….the prototype dawg fan…….
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
12:08 pm
@ Jason:
How do you think you speak for everybody??? FRED clearly stated a coach’s job is WINNING and I respect Fred’s opinion much more than I do yours.
“you will never have to be laughed at for losing to West Dakota State” Do you mean something like when Louisiana Monroe came into Tuskiloser and kicked Saban and his teams a$$ all over the stadium?
You cite the greats as Alabama, Texas and Ohio State.
1) Tell us about Bammy before Saban got there(You don’t have to mention the Louisiana Monroe game. We have already covered that pretty well)
2) Tell us about Texas the last few years!!!!!!!!! If you are going to praise Bammy for recent success you gotta give Texas their due for the last few years,
3) I’m sure you have great praise, etc. for Ohio State. A team on probation so bad their coach was fired. Who has Ohio State beaten ??? certainly not the SEC in bowl games!!!
You need to put brain in gear before putting the mouth in action but I love your uneducated a$$ anyway!!!!!
Jason = Sandusky Diciple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SSIgator
June 23rd, 2012
12:10 pm
evil empire -
UGA fans are like Christmas tree lights: they hang together, they are not very bright and half of them don’t work.
Hairy Dawg
June 23rd, 2012
12:29 pm
This proofs again how Coach Richt exceeded more expectations than not and don’t need to do hot sitting. He has been good at UGA and got us on Christian path with winning. We won east more than other SEC coaches under Coach Richt. And then been to Sugar Bowl to. I told you last year we do table running after Boise got lucky win. Now this year we experienced to get top 5 and win BCS. We don’t need the bad fans to try to dumps on team when we going to win East and SEC and that means BCS champs like others do. So bad fans need to be run off to keep only those supporting Dawgs and Coach Richt and that helps winning.
Go Dawgs!
Jim
June 23rd, 2012
12:39 pm
You forgot about the injuries along the line before the 2008 season even started. UGA lost Sturdivant for the entire season before the first kick-off.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
1:14 pm
@ Evil empire:
Go back and check your drivel!!!!!!!
You started the namecalling which does not bother me at all. I’m on here 98% for fun and if I can get a reply out of nice folks like you I have a good day!!!!!!
You brought my parents into this little, unimportant game between unimportant people which is fine with me because it is nothing but a BS contest MOST of the time. Unlike you, I know who my parents are and that I was the result of a planned pregnancy while your parents were obviously just doing it for fun when you were concieved but I don’t hold that against you because I love your silly little a$$ anyway!!!!
Can’t we be friends??????????????????????
NoAxeToGrind
June 23rd, 2012
1:34 pm
I suspect, if UGA really wanted to win, they could get somebody better then Richt. But the problem is, one has to want to win. It does not appear to me that a significant percentage of UGA fans want to win badly enough to do something about it, unlike LSU or Bama fans. So, unless and until that changes, they are stuck with having a largely irrelevant football program. Jason @ 1144AM is essentially correct in his statement. With Richt, about 2nd or 3rd in the East, except when UF is down, is about all UGA fans can expect. I don’t see that changing unless UGA fans’ attitudes change.
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
June 23rd, 2012
1:35 pm
The Michigan coach was quoted as saying those 5 and 6 * players are nice, but they’ve had some guys who were 2 & 3 * that turned out ok.
UM is also looking for character, intergrity and who fits the mold for Michigan.
Anybody in Athens listening.?
Brady Hoke doesn’t allow hip-hop/slap dancing on the sidelines.
Anybody in Athens listening?
Hairy Dawg
June 23rd, 2012
2:25 pm
That right. We had STurds get hurt and misses season. And we also have to battle Adams that been choking recruiting. Given all those bad things Dawgs faced Coach Richt did great job winning.
Fargus
June 23rd, 2012
2:38 pm
Mark,
There’s no question.
Richt wins less games than the season before 7 OUT OF LAST 9 SEASONS.
So 78% chance UGA goes 9 wins or less in 2012.
But, Richt wins less games EVERY season after finishing 1st in the SEC East, 0-4.
So, 100% chance go 9-4, or 8-5.
Likely losses to:
SC (lost 2 in a row–Lattimore rips Grantham’s 3-4)
UF (havn’t won 2 in a row since 80’s)
Auburn (Defense much improved with Van Gorder)
Tenn (Must win for Dooley)
Mizzou (1st SEC game)
reasontocry
June 23rd, 2012
2:43 pm
yea, and what years?
01HAWK
June 23rd, 2012
2:49 pm
HEY BRAINIAC…………………………………….GOT CRYSTAL ?
NOT , NOT, NOT, NOT
The Answer is here
June 23rd, 2012
2:51 pm
UGA man now retired. My sales& marketing & manufacturing import career was spent working under about two or three great EXECUTIVE salesmen, and MOTIVATORS. They retired over the years and in spite of my poor efforts and southern drawl and my lowly UGA diploma, I ran the same corporation for several years, out of NY City and I traveled the USA and the world in pursuit of sales growth and in finding new innovative products to sell.
Why do some football schools or basketball schools ALWAYS chase the NC every year and others like UGA fall short? ANSWER: SETTING EXPECTATIONS is the answer.
In the beginning of any organizational effort, the LEADER in is his/her written words, spoken words and personal comportment and conduct with associates and in the public eye, should ALWAYS act like General Mc Arthur or Julius Caesar and be in charge. They could care less for friends.
Mark Richt is a fine man, He is not wrapped emotionally to be a nail spitting, finger nail chewing NC type of footbal coach. He is a great coach over 10 years, he will win maybe 79-82 games and his teams will see over 10 years, 6 or 7 fine, to really good bowl games …. Sugar and Cap One and Outback type of bowls. Top 15 usually.
NC s? No way, we are UGA and that is not what we are all about. Sorry. I know better.
UGA
Class of 71 & 73
Check first with ONLY college grads to measure a school's success
June 23rd, 2012
3:01 pm
I am very close to Alabama guys and they are the ONLY ONES that over the last 35 years expected to compete MOST years for the SEC and the NC. During Ray Perkins, Gene Stallings and Mike Dupree and Mike Shula, not so much. Yes, under Sabin, so there. It took them awhile beyond the 92? NC under Stallings. Bear left in 77? 79? 80? How many years did it take them in between Bear’s last NC and the one in 92 and they ARE ALABAMA???
Most college men that I know ( most SEC teams, ND and Ok U. and U of TX and Tx. Tech) care more about their careers and families and their businesses, vs some NC. You guys saying here that the only real measure of success is the NC ……………..are clearly NOT college men.
Be a football fan for sure, but do not pretend to know what the school’s alumni expect.
Go Dogs.
Hairy Dawg
June 23rd, 2012
4:25 pm
Leadership is right. Adams has been bad for football since he got here. He and the pointy heads choking recruiting where we can’t recruit no longer like Bammer and instead have to let some best talent get away to out a state cause Adams and his pointy head restrictoins. Get rid of them and we could stockpile al talent in state with practice squad at Hargraves ready for call up.
Then we player ends up stinky or we have injuries like Sturdivent we just make call to practice squad at Hargraves to bring up replacement that better. Cutting bad players and replacing them from Hargraves encourages them to play hard for Dawgs to keep position or get shipped out as bum. That type of competition causes players to be best and win SEC which means BCS.
Eb
June 23rd, 2012
4:29 pm
Alabama, LSU, Florida, TN, and Auburn have accounted for 10 National Championships since UGA’s last one in 1980. If UGA fans believe they’re in the class of these schools, expectations need to be upped to winning it all and anything short is a failure. IMO, UGA has same low expectation problem the Braves had under Bobby Cox which led to one WS title in 5 appearances.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
4:40 pm
@ Check first with only college:
Damn son!!!!!
You hit it out of the park. However, you are dealing with a large number from ALL schools that their only life is to say “Look at what WE did”. If it doesn’t reek of football they are completely lost and disalusioned and apparently they think it makes them more important.
Check with only college = DGD = Extremely knowledgeable == Hero = Great American
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
5:01 pm
@ 01Hawk:
I must admit that I haven’t been very nice to you and since “we ain’t got no crystal since CMR became HC” I will accept anything you dish out. You appear to be a fairly intelligent guy and I am on here playing most of the time so I will apologize for my unnecessary BS trashing Bama most of the time.
If it makes you feel better about yourself, by all means hit on UGA because apparently Bama fans aren’t content just trashing UGA, they have to tell us on every post(almost every post) how many games/NC/recruits they have or will get. I feel that I am as much UGA as you are Bama but there has got to be a few things just a little more important than football on any level.
Quite a number of Bama fans are quite nice on here and seldom go vicious or include “how great we are” in every post. I really try not to be nasty to them but quite a number openly beg to be trashed and still it is all in fun for me.
If I have offended you personally please let me know which ones and I will/may recant those nasties. I have no ill will towards ANYBODY on here because we all are just a name and can only imagine what others on here are like in real life.
Goodluck and don’t let the prospective recruits handle the Crystal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
5:06 pm
@ MC:
What happened to my 5:04 pm post???????????????????????????????????????????
AAAAA Athens Bail Bonds R Us
June 23rd, 2012
5:10 pm
“Did you fail your drug test or do you even have a job???”
My job is posting the bail bonds to spring UGA players and athletic directors out of jail. It’s been a very lucrative one, too, thank you very much.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 23rd, 2012
5:33 pm
@Mark Bradley:
What happened to my 5:04 pm post?????????
Pitbull
June 23rd, 2012
5:37 pm
I think that if you compared the winning percentages of the SEC schools over the past 10 years that UGA would be either near or at the top.
So to answer your question, much is expected of UGA and much is delivered when you look at the full body of work.
Now has UGA won an NC. No. but then only 10 out of 120+ BCS Division schools have so I think that is only an issue if you are a) aN AJC sports writer trying to get readers to your article, or b) a stupidly rabid fan (emphasis on stupid) that is not in touch with reality.
Stumpknocker
June 23rd, 2012
6:01 pm
The question is “Does UGA fall flat when much is expected ?” The answer is yes, and will continue to be yes until they win the big games against high ranked competion.
Erk Russell's Dog
June 23rd, 2012
6:25 pm
Where did all of these high expectations come from,anyone remember the Michigan State game.The Bulldogs had the same easy schedule last year , less Missouri on the road.Should have lost at Vandy if those nerds knew how to pick up a blocked punt and run with it ,instead of tackling each other.I just don’t see how not having to play Bama or LSU makes UGA a top 5 team. Every year these high expectations lead to unfulfilled results. I will keep my expectations low until after the showdown with Carolina and the “Evil Genius Ole Ball Coach”.
CobraOne
June 23rd, 2012
7:26 pm
UGA football guy says, 9 out 11 times, when UGA had an offensive line with as little inexperience as the 2012 one, LESS WINS THE NEXT SEASON.
So, 90% chance looking at 9 wins or less because of the inexperience on offensive line.
http://patrickgarbin.blogspot.com/2012/04/bad-bulldog-omen.html
saint
June 23rd, 2012
7:34 pm
Cobra One,
Yes, for the optimists out there, right on, due to offensive line’s 31 career starts (poor planning by coaches), 10% chance you win 10 games or more.
For the realist, 90% chance UGA wins 9 games or LESS in 2012.
10% chance, but some guys just wax on with their silly posts…..
AJ
June 23rd, 2012
7:56 pm
Mark Richt has UNDER PERFORMED the PRE SEASON AP POLL about 80% of his career as a head coach.
here’s a 5 year sample:
http://www.pollspeak.com/data/over-underrated-2010-AP-5-Year-OtoU.htm
No, Richt does NOT handle pressure well, CLUTCH he is NOT.
JSS
June 23rd, 2012
9:34 pm
It’s been 5 years, pull out them gimmick black jerseys or Grambling uniforms and dive off the high platform! Sic’em whimpering chihuahuas!!!…
billyho55
June 23rd, 2012
10:22 pm
I HAVE NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD WHY SO MANY PEOPLE TALK ABOUT MY CONFERENCE THIS, MY CONFERENCE THAT. WHO CARES! ALL OF MY ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON “MY TEAM” & I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT HOW THE OTHERS ARE DOING. YOUR ONLY IN THAT PARTICULAR CONFERENCE BC OF VARIOUS FACTORS. IF FSU WINS THE TITLE I’M SURE NOT GONNA PRAISE THE ACC BC AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED THEIR THE ENEMY. YOU TALK SO MUCH TRASH ABOUT HOW MUCH BETTER YOUR CONFERENCE IS BUT TRUTH BE TOLD IT WASN’T YOUR TEAM THAT WON, SO WHO CARES. PLEASE, PEOPLE, COME UP WITH A BETTER APPROACH TO THESE DEBATES, BC IT REALLY DOES GET OLD!
Bama Mike
June 23rd, 2012
10:52 pm
Dear New UGA President:
Please, keep mark richt as uga coach for a long time.
Sincerely,
Alabama, LSU, Florida, South Carolina Presidents
KakNiqueTree
June 24th, 2012
12:03 am
2002- Ugans were a caught Terrence Edwards TD from being undefeated….
Thomas Brown
June 24th, 2012
3:07 am
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vs teams achieving Top 10 after 2005 :
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Auburn :
Lost to # 2 Georgia 2007
Lost to # 10 Coaches’ # 13 AP Georgia 2008
Won over # 3 LSU 2006
Won over # 8 LSU 2010
Lost to # 2 LSU 2011
Lost to # 5 Arkansas 2011
Lost to # 6 Alabama 2008
Lost to # 1 Alabama 2009
Won over # 10 Alabama 2010
Lost to # 1 Alabama 2011
Won over # 9 South Carolina 2011
Won over # 3 Oregon 2010
Won over # 1 Florida 2006
6-7 Auburn after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
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LSU :
Lost to # 1 Florida 2006
Lost to # 1 Florida 2008
Lost to # 3 Florida 2009
Lost to # 6 Alabama 2008
Lost to # 1 Alabama 2009
Won over # 10 Alabama 2010
Lost to # 1 Alabama 2011
Won over # 1 Alabama 2011
Won over # 5 Arkansas 2011
Lost to # 9 Auburn 2006
Lost to # 1 Auburn 2010
Lost to # 10 Coaches’ # 13 AP Georgia 2008
Lost to # 9 Penn State 2009
Won over # 9 Virginia Tech 2009
Won over # 4 Oregon 2011
Won over # 5 Ohio State 2007
6-10 LSU after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
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Alabama :
Lost to # 3 LSU 2006
Lost to # 1 LSU 2007
Lost to # 8 LSU 2010
Lost to # 2 LSU 2011
Won over # 2 LSU 2011
Lost to # 9 Auburn 2006
Lost to # 1 Auburn 2010
Lost to # 1 Florida 2006
Lost to # 1 Florida 2008
Won over # 3 Florida 2009
Won over # 5 Arkansas 2011
Lost to # 2 Georgia 2007
Won over # 10 Coaches’ # 13 AP Georgia 2008
Lost to # 2 Utah 2008
Won over # 10 Virginia Tech 2009
Won over # 2 Texas 2009
6-10 Alabama after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
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Florida :
Win over # 3 LSU 2006
Lost to # 1 LSU 2007
Lost to # 8 LSU 2010
Lost to # 2 LSU 2011
Win over # 8 Alabama 2008
Lost to # 1 Alabama 2009
Lost to # 10 Alabama 2010
Lost to # 1 Alabama 2011
Lost to # 9 Auburn 2006
Lost to # 9 South Carolina 2011
Lost to # 2 Georgia 2007
Win over # 10 Coaches’ # 13 AP Georgia 2008
Win over # 5 Oklahoma 2008
Win over # 2 Ohio State 2006
5-9 Florida after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
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Even Arkansas 4 wins after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
Arkansas beat # 9 Auburn 2006
Arkansas beat # 1 LSU 2007
Arkansas beat # 8 LSU 2010
Arkansas beat # 9 South Carolina 2011
Even Arkansas 4 wins after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
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Even South Carolina 2 wins after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
South Carolina beat # 2 Georgia 2007
South Carolina beat # 10 Alabama 2010
Even South Carolina 2 wins after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
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vols :
vols match our 1 Win after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
Won over # 2 Georgia 2007
Kentucky :
KY match our 1 Win after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
Won over # 1 LSU 2007
Ole Miss :
Ole Miss match our 1 Win after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
Won over # 1 Florida 2008
Georgia :
Won over # 9 Auburn 2006
Lost to # 1 Auburn 2010
Lost to # 1 Florida 2006
Lost to # 1 Florida 2008
Lost to # 3 Florida 2009
Lost to # 9 South Carolina 2011
Lost to # 2 LSU 2011
Lost to # 8 Boise State 2011
Lost to # 6 Alabama 2008
1-8 Georgia after 2005 vs teams achieving top 10
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Only Vandie and Missy State have fewer wins vs teams who actually made AP Poll Top 10 after 2005 than Mark Richt.
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When you find yourself saying Mark Richt – Best Coach in The SEC, just stop yourself
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danny
June 24th, 2012
7:49 am
I bleed red and black. A Bulldog through and through. So it really pains me to say this. When this new playoff format starts, UGA’s national championship hopes go to ZERO with Richt as the coach. I firmly believe that he is incapable of winning the East, the SEC Championship, and then beat 2 of the top 4 ranked teams. He has shown me nothing to believe otherwise. I hope and pray that he proves me wrong but i don’t think he will
» SEC: South Carolina-Arizona start CWS final series tonight John Clay's Sidelines
June 24th, 2012
8:43 am
[...] Does Georgia always fall flat under expectations? asks Mark Bradley of AJC. [...]
Mike Bobo 17 INT
June 24th, 2012
8:45 am
The answer: Yes they do.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
June 24th, 2012
8:45 am
Cut the chatter, tee it up and get it on. The scores will tell.
Dog P Muse
June 24th, 2012
9:49 am
with this new playoff format, Ga will be a regular in the final 4 championship series–Rich’t recruited all these dream team superstars that will start winning big, beginning this year—take it to the bank!
Finish The Drill
June 24th, 2012
10:06 am
Grantham needs to learn how to coach in the second half,
Bobo needs to learn how to burn the clock.
Finish The Drill
June 24th, 2012
10:12 am
Aaron Murray needs to cut “way back ” on his interceptions.
Finish The Drill
June 24th, 2012
10:17 am
Like to see #1 Crowell play any where close to Marcus Lattimore.
Finish The Drill
June 24th, 2012
10:23 am
I. Crowell needs to get that yards per carry up from 4.6 to 5.0 ……….
Finish The Drill
June 24th, 2012
10:27 am
Truly study the game of football, the trends and what’s goin’ on.
rewrite history
June 24th, 2012
10:29 am
Ugag can claim whatever they want to claim. 1 single, solitary (1980) championship is all they have!
Reality bites the hairy dog!
Finish The Drill
June 24th, 2012
10:32 am
Missouri was 6-1 at home last season.
Old Blind Dawg
June 24th, 2012
11:28 am
Mark I didn’t read all the comments so this may have been covered.It would be interesting to look over the same time period (several decades) and compare the pre-season top ten with the final top ten. I suspect UGA did as well as most.
Easy Breezey
June 24th, 2012
12:17 pm
Go Jackets!
Looking at those records, I dont understand why u guys ride CMR so hard. Dude issa winner. And all the recent success the Tide has had in games AND recruiting has to have a flip side attached, no way sny team can be that good that long without cheating(see So. Cal). Lighten up rednecks.
The Professor
June 24th, 2012
1:15 pm
f(x) = x+ 2y + z²
Solve for f(x), given:
X = the probability of Mark Richt winning a national championship at UGA
Y = the number of meaningful degrees awarded to UGA football players
Z = the number of UGA students who are not drunk most of the time
Congratulations if you came up with the correct answer, which is ZERO
The Professor
June 24th, 2012
1:19 pm
Sorry, the first line should be:
f(x,y,z) = x+ 2y + z²
1eyedJack
June 24th, 2012
1:20 pm
The Professor, if you’re so smart, how come you could never come up with a viable plan to escape that island? You were never smart enough to factor Gilligan into the equation.
Dan
June 24th, 2012
1:57 pm
That inexplicable loss to UF in ‘02 is plenty explicable. That was the first sign that Richt may be a great man and a good recruiter but is an overrated field coach. Greene was in his rhythm and UGA was up. Then Richt’s stubbornness took over. He had to get D.J. his snaps, which led to. UF pick six and Greene never again found that rhythm. Blame the loss and the blown BCS opportunity on CMR.
Tucker
June 24th, 2012
1:59 pm
It’s great that the Bulldog Nation has been able to celebrate its last national championship for 30 years! Most other schools would have long forgotten or made a serious run at another one.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 24th, 2012
4:25 pm
@ JSS:
Wasn’t Louisiana Monroe wearing the dreaded black jerseys when they stopped by Tuskiloser to kick Saban and Bammy a$$ all over Bammy stadium????
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 24th, 2012
4:28 pm
@ Thomas brown:
CMR may not be the best coach in the SEC but he has the BEST winning percentage in the SEC and that doesn’t include Saban’s stent in the NFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wreckmaniac
June 24th, 2012
5:25 pm
Mark: UGA fans have made it very clear over the years. They do not care about winning a nat champ. They will take it or leave it. What they care about is:
1. Beating Tech. And they have done a great job of that.
2. Getting top recuits. This must be done. It dosen’t matter what the recruits accomplish. It just matters that they wear the UGA uni.
Wreckmaniac
June 24th, 2012
5:26 pm
For the reasons stated above in my previous post, CMR is the perfect coach for UGA because he delivers on both of the top 2 performance criteria.
Hairy Dawg
June 24th, 2012
5:40 pm
It sickends me that people still trying to hot sit Coach Richt. We won East and 10 games and goning do better this year. Coach Richt is good cause he gets talent recruited to Dawgs. The talent wants to play for him as Cheistian but Adams has been working againts Coach Richt by choking recruiting by creating pointy head rules that deny recruits to come to Dawgs. We knows if we gets them in they can get grades but Adams want let us sign them. Instead Saban come to GA and steals our players that Adams keeps out. Without the Adams pointy head rules we could stockpile more talents. That why true fans got to support Coach Richt against Adams.
Go Dawgs!
Delbert D.
June 24th, 2012
5:48 pm
Is Mark Bradley still with the AJC? Maybe he’s been cut back to 2 says a weeks.
Delbert D.
June 24th, 2012
5:50 pm
Or, 2 days a week. Stupid keyboard.
Buckshot
June 24th, 2012
6:27 pm
Here’s how it goes down.
1) For Richt to meet expectations means finish in the top 5 in 2012.
2) To finish in the top 5 Richt must beat ranked teams
3) Aaron Murray/Mark Richt are 0-9 vs ranked teams that finish in the top 25 since 2009
4) Richt will not be able to finish in the top 5 until his team leader Aaron Murray leaves the campus
Buckshot
June 24th, 2012
6:55 pm
Last time Richt finished nationally in the top 5 was 2007. Richt finished #1 in the SEC against ranked teams in turnover margin that year.
Since then, to margin against ranked teams has hovered between 7th and last in the SEC.
Mark Richt led teams don’t force enough turnovers on defense, and commit too many on offense, especially against ranked teams.
That’s why he’ll never finish in the top 5 nationally again.
Mark Richt can’t fix the turnover margin against ranked teams. Been 7th to last in SEC last 4 years IN A ROW.
Gamecock in Georgia
June 24th, 2012
7:54 pm
I am convinced now.
Brianiac is delusional.
Golden Tornado
June 24th, 2012
8:02 pm
Mark, I read you all the time, and I believe just about everything you say. But you need to avoid perpetuating that old fiction that UGA has some claim to five national titles. They have ONE (1980). They did not really come close in 1927, 1942, 1946, and one other “claim” that I can’t remember just now.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 24th, 2012
8:55 pm
@ Eb:
While you are busy trashing Bobby Cox don’t forget to mention the 14 Consecutive Division Titles he won and that he is a future Hall of Famer or would that spoil your stupid posts????
Freida Lea
June 24th, 2012
9:12 pm
Why hasn’t Mark Richt been fired by now? Inquiring minds want to know.
The Professor
June 24th, 2012
9:23 pm
“The Professor, if you’re so smart, how come you could never come up with a viable plan to escape that island? You were never smart enough to factor Gilligan into the equation.”
It’s a good question. The problem with Gilligan was that he was secretly a UGA fan. We needed him to work with us, but he was simply not capable of any tasks that required some smarts and teamwork.
Atlanta Gator
June 24th, 2012
9:47 pm
For obvious reasons, it’s always better to be underrated rather than overrated . . . .
The three national championships won by the Gators in 1996, 2006 and 2008, they started the season ranked as No. 4, No. 7 and No. 5, respectively. Better not to make the kids think they’re better than they really are, and it’s also better not to have a target painted on your back for every other SEC team and rival to better aim for the upset. Even when the kids’ heads are screwed on right, carrying the Big No. 1 wire to wire is a heavy psychological burden—-see, e.g., the 2009 Gators’ joyless attempt to repeat as BCS champions. Far better to start the season with a preseason ranking of No. 5 to No. 10; that keeps you in the hunt, and allows you to move up when you win. If a team starts in the bottom half of the top 10, it’s pretty darn rare that they won’t move into the top 2 or 3 if they win out. (Notable exception: 2004 Auburn Tigers.)
DawgNole
June 24th, 2012
10:11 pm
A dad
June 22nd, 2012
7:00 am
Why does UGA fail? Best guess is because what the middle initial stands for – Georgia. This state is a national laughing stock – last in education, first in political corruption. And yes locals, I know your most witty retort “well, if you don’t laik it, then leave.” Believe me, I’m working on that.
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Well, you’re obviously not working hard enough on that. Get busy!
DawgNole
June 24th, 2012
10:22 pm
Joey
June 22nd, 2012
7:52 am
Appologies, brilliant one – as you realize, I left off the “St.” As in Arizona St.
Is that better?
Please check the rest of my posts for spelling. Appreciate it in advance.
Regards . . .
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It’s not a matter of being “better.” It’s a matter of being accurate–especially when you run your yap on here incessantly.
And how bout YOU check your atrocious spelling, which–coupled with your gross inaccuracies–makes you look foolish at best.
Hairy Dawg
June 24th, 2012
10:29 pm
The Dawgs and state is known for best football talent and that helps to get the recruits. But then Dawgs get stuck with Adams who no friendly to letting us recruits with no restrictions. We have 5 or more national titels and get more once we fix the Adams problem. We play in the SEC and got real mens on the team. They have the talent and guts to be best.
Go Dawgs!
Kimmer
June 24th, 2012
10:36 pm
1eyedJack
June 24th, 2012
1:20 pm
“The Professor, if you’re so smart, how come you could never come up with a viable plan to escape that island? You were never smart enough to factor Gilligan into the equation.”
The heck with that! Getting Ginger and Mary Ann in the “equation” is what would count most!
The Hefty Lefty
June 25th, 2012
1:37 am
Mark: When are we going to win our title?
J. Cole
June 25th, 2012
5:53 am
Georgie is a very solid second tier SEC team that still trails LSU, Florida, Bama, Auburn…even Tenn on the national level. They have had their moments, but never seem to break through. Their equals are Wisconsin, Oregon, West Virginia, Va Tech, Boise St. ..maybe Clemson. All these teams have had their spotlight, but they all aren’t quite there yet.
With the weakest SEC schedule, they have a chance to make a run …
or get Richt fired.
Columbus Dawg
June 25th, 2012
7:02 am
J. Cole = Idiot.
gt4ever
June 25th, 2012
7:37 am
UGA wins this year because of the dismal schedule…. When they have to play somebody good they will of course, LOSE…. I mean they are not as bad as my Jackets, but lets face it, college football in Georgia is an embarrassment. All the good football players coming out of Georgia high school’s and we don’t have a championship caliber team… What a JOKE!
falcon for life and Georgia sucks
June 25th, 2012
8:01 am
3 games against Buffalo, Ga. So. and some other also ran doesn’t shut me up at all that this “team” is completely overrated…..
Dwight in Greensboro
June 25th, 2012
8:01 am
Frankly, I’m pretty fed up with all of the Richt apologists with their lame whining that all schools have the same problems with their athletes. That’s utter baloney. UGA has so many athletes arrested and suspended or dismissed outright because Mark Richt recruits low class dummies with no moral code, no sense of teamwork, and a “me first” attitude that’s like a cancer to the team.
Sally Lea
June 25th, 2012
8:09 am
I agree 100% with Dwight. Mark Richt may be a nice fellow, but he’s not a winning football coach, at least not in the SEC, bless his heart.
Firefly One
June 25th, 2012
8:57 am
2012 will be just another overhyped, disappointing year for UGa. Stock up now on Kool-Aid.
Wreckmaniac
June 25th, 2012
9:56 am
Hairy Dawg: I’m afraid that most of your hair has grown inside your ears.
Bob Sacamano
June 25th, 2012
11:24 am
Georgia beating either Bama or LSU will never happen, You heard it here first
Bill
June 25th, 2012
11:35 am
Mark, what about Hawks new GM…?
ARdawg
June 25th, 2012
11:43 am
One win UGA can count on however is the North Avenue Trade School
gt4ever
June 25th, 2012
11:48 am
@Bill
NOBODY cares about NBA basketball….. It’s a bigger joke than UGA football….
Chris Mike
June 25th, 2012
12:36 pm
Georgia need to get off the butts and hire a gritty get in your players face coach. Hmmm let me think , we got one he just the defensive cord. Gratham! Mark is just a good guy, like your favorite uncle. We need a coach to praise them when they do good, but also put a foot in their butt when they do bad: on and off the field. Yes in the past we have let people down but every year they are several teams that do so Fl State, Clemson, Mich, Texas
LHarding Dawg
June 25th, 2012
1:52 pm
Bob – That is about the stupidest comment I have read all day. And you heard that here first!
wolfman
June 25th, 2012
3:52 pm
Expectations, what a word. Nobody can know what’s going to happen in the mind and body of a 17 year old over the next 4-5 years. Or if a graduate’s good performance can ever be duplicated again. Enjoy every victory. Be generous when the other team has a good day. Looking forward to seeing all the good Georgia folks in Columbia MO. This year’s Missouri v Georgia game will decide some of the most important questions of NCAA football 2012/13. It could easily be the biggest game in the nation that day and might even be the most important game of the year. Even if you can make it up here, you will enjoy seeing it Missouri home field as the venue.
69 signed scholarship recruits plus 4-walk-ons plus 1 transfer-in = 74 on scholarship 25 June 2012
June 25th, 2012
4:50 pm
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life) June 24th, 2012 4:28 pm
“@ Thomas brown: CMR may not be the best coach in the SEC”
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You think ?
Mark Richt MAY NOT BE the best coach in The SEC ?
Really ?
He MAY NOT BE ?
So, he may be ?
Let’s see 3-13 vs teams who made the AP Poll Top 10 all 11 years.
After 2005 when all the Jim Donnan recruits were all gone, only Vandie and Missy State have fewer wins over teams who made the AP Poll Top 10 than Mark Richt, and you think “Mark Richt MAY NOT BE THE BEST COACH IN THE SEC”
?????????????????????????????
7 SEC teams coached by 7 SEC coaches have won the BCS National Championship in Mark Richt’s 11 years, and you think Mark Richt may NOT be the best coach in The SEC ?
- lost 9 in a row to SEC teams who made winning SEC record that season
-lost 9 in a row to teams who made any top 25 poll
-lost 7 games in a row to teams who made AP Poll Top 10
Mark Richt MAY NOT BE the BEST COACH in The SEC.
Can I quote you that ?
Profound
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 25th, 2012
9:20 pm
@ Old 69:
CMR …….has………. the best winning percentage of ANY current SEC HC. Even you can’t misconstrue that statement. In case you are wondering the word “misconstrue” has NOTHING TO DO WITH SEX and the Best Winning Percentage is just like Best Batting Average. You divide the number of games won by the number of games played(Are you with me so far???) and that will give you the winning percentage. CMR is in the TOP 10 best winning percentage among active coaches in the NATION.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 25th, 2012
9:24 pm
@ Old 69:
Who was ranked No.2 in the Nation in the 2007 Final Rankings????????
Oh stupid me. I guess a bunch of Donnan’s recruits got medical or hardship red shirts!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry, my bad!!!!!!!!
Must Love Dawgs
June 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
I love checking AJC UGA articles to see “I dropped my fried twinkie” grace us with his delightful presence. Judging by the amount of time he devotes solely to bashing UGA in a local newspaper comment section, I’m sure he must be doing big things in his life. So nice of him to still devote this time to us little guys.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 25th, 2012
9:29 pm
@ GT4ever:
Somebody is using your handle. I refuse to believe you would make comments trashing UGA Football as a big joke because the past 11 years on the Saturday AFTER Thanksgiving…………………………well you know the rest!!!!!!
Have a nice summer and check out that imposter!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 25th, 2012
9:41 pm
@ Old 69:
Wake up dammit. Salley Lea(8:09am post) has said that Mark Richt MAY be a nice guy!!!!!!!!
Are you going to let her get away with that????????????????????
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 25th, 2012
9:46 pm
@ Salley Lea:
Mark Richt has won two SEC Championships and 6 SEC East Division Championships in his 11 years as UGA HC. He reached 100 career wins quicker than any of those currently coaching in the SEC. I’m beginning to see the Single Digit IQ oozing out of you or maybe you are just copying someone else’s notes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, another COLD Bud Light please!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 25th, 2012
10:20 pm
@ Easy Breezey:(12:17pm post)
Thanks dude for adding a little sanity on here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
69 signed scholarship recruits plus 4-walk-ons plus 1 transfer-in = 74 on scholarship 25 June 2012
June 26th, 2012
1:19 am
I see you cannot find a scholarship football player, not on my list. Or, you would tell me.
So, we are left with 2007 season, when the 2007 season was SIX (6) seasons ago now when we beat not 1 team who actually made it into the AP Poll Top 10 while LSU beat 2. And, what Mark Richt’s win percentage is of 12 current SEC coaches but don’t talk about the ones who won national championships and left, and don’t talk about those who haven’t coached 11 years at the school they are at now. There are only 4 coaches in all of America who have done that.
In the meantime, your discussion is
WIN PERCENTAGE
When Mark Richt’s Win Percentage after the 2005 season is # 23 in the nation and # 6 of just 2012 SEC teams.
When you catch yourself saying Mark Richt is the BEST COACH IN THE SEC, just stop yourself there.
Of the 107 signed by Mark Richt to play 2012, here are the only remaining standing 69 :
69 signed scholarship recruits plus 4-walk-ons plus 1 transfer-in = 74 on scholarship 25 June 2012
June 26th, 2012
1:21 am
Anyway, Brainiac Richt Fan for Life, you said that Mark Richt may not be the best coach in The SEC
69 signed scholarship recruits plus 4-walk-ons plus 1 transfer-in = 74 on scholarship 25 June 2012
June 26th, 2012
1:22 am
2008 Signed Scholarship Recruits who with Redshirt would play 2012 :
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# 22 in the nation WR Tavarres King
# 29 in the nation S Bacarri Rambo
#4 in the nation RB Richard Samuel
# 13 in the nation DE Cornelius Washington
# 46 in the nation WLB Christian Robinson
# 39 in the nation CB Sanders Commings
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=8&toinid=740&yr=2008
2008 Signed Scholarship Recruits 23
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2009 Signed Scholarship Recruits
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# 10 in the nation DT Abry Jones
# 3 in the nation QB Aaron Murray
# 18 in the nation WLB Mike Gilliard
# 2 in the nation CB Branden Smith
# 2 in the nation WR Marlon Brown
# 18 in the nation DT Kwame Geathers
# 34 in the nation S Shawn Williams
# 20 in the nation WR Rantavious Wooten
# 5 in the nation TE Arthur Lynch
# 9 in the nation SLB Chase Vasser
2009 Signed Scholarship Recruits 20
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2010 Signed Scholarship Recruits
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# 84 in the nation WR Michael Bennett
# 3 in the nation OLB Alec Ogletree
# 25 in the nation RB Ken Malcome
# 12 in the nation DE T.J. Stripling
# 6 in the nation DT Garrison Smith
# 74 in the nation MLB Alexander Ogletree
# 53 in the nation QB Hutson Mason
# 90 in the nation OT Kenarious Gates
# 16 in the nation DT Michael Thornton
# 31 in the nation OG Chris Burnette
# 20 in the nation OG Dallas Lee
# 6 in the nation OT Austin Long
# 6 in the nation OG Kolton Houston
# 45 in the nation DE Dexter Morant
# 52 in the nation DE Brandon Burrows
69 signed scholarship recruits plus 4-walk-ons plus 1 transfer-in = 74 on scholarship 25 June 2012
June 26th, 2012
1:26 am
2010 Signed Scholarship Recruits 19
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2011 Signed Scholarship Recruits dream team # 6 Scout ranked team
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69 signed scholarship recruits plus 4-walk-ons plus 1 transfer-in = 74 on scholarship 25 June 2012
June 26th, 2012
1:29 am
# 6 in the nation S Co rey Mo ore
# 11 in the nation MLB Ama rlo Herr era
# 6 in the nation C David And rews
# 34 in the nation WR Chris Con ley
# 38 in the nation CB Dev in Bow man
# 8 in the nation QB Chri stian Le May
# 37 in the nation DE Ster ling Ba iley
# 51 in the nation WR Jus tin Sco tt-Wes ley
# 23 in the nation OT Wat ts Dan tzler
# 41 in the nation OG Hunt er Lo ng
Not ran ked 2 -s tar lo ng snap per Nat han Th eus
# 28 in the nation OT Za ch De Bell
# 9 in the nation CB Dam ian Sw ann
# 27 OLB Ra mik Wi lson
# 136 in the nation S Quinta vious Har row
# 7 in the nation CB Malc olm Mitc hell
# 4 in the nation TE Ja y Ro me
# 40 in the nation OT X zav ier Wa rd
# 6 in the nation DE Ray Dr ew
# 1 in the nation RB Isa iah Cro well
junior college tran sfer DT Jo hn Jen kins
2011 Signed Scholarship Recruits 26
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69 signed scholarship recruits plus 4-walk-ons plus 1 transfer-in = 74 on scholarship 25 June 2012
June 26th, 2012
1:30 am
2012 Signed Scholarship Recruits
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K 7 Marshall Morgan
TE 18 Ty Smith
FB 2 Quayvon Hicks
P NR Collin Barber
DE 74 James Deloach
DT 9 Jonathan Taylor
OT 2 John Theus
OG 41 Greg Pyke
WR 52 Blake Tibbs
QB 24 Faton Bauta
RB 1 Keith Marshall
junior college transfer OT JC sophomore Mark Beard
DE 5 Jordan Jenkins
RB 13 Todd Gurley
CB 11 Sheldon Dawson
OLB 2 Josh Harvey-Clemons
DE 27 Josh Dawson
2012 Signed Scholarship Recruits 19
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2008 Signed Scholarship Recruits 23
2009 Signed Scholarship Recruits 20
2010 Signed Scholarship Recruits 19
2011 Signed Scholarship Recruits 26
2012 Signed Scholarship Recruits 19
69 of these 107 signed scholarship recruits of Mark Richt are on campus.
1 transfer-in Jarvis Jones and 4 walk-ons :
Frix
Horton
Faloughi
Sailors
69 plus 1 plus 4 equals 74 on scholarship with a self-imposed NCAA Probation of 14 scholarship recruits we cannot give a scholarship to to play here 2012 and 10 after the 4 walk-ons who play special teams on our # 80 in the nation special teams.
SEC Football Daily: June 26th | Saturday Down South
June 26th, 2012
5:39 am
[...] Georgia seems to always have better seasons when less is expected of them. This author took the times when Georgia was ranked as No. 5 or better when much was anticipated for the upcoming season. The conclusion was made that if Georgia wants to outperform their high expectations, don’t lose early. Even with the easy schedule, Georgia has to be ready to play Missouri September 8th. [AJC] [...]
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 26th, 2012
7:37 am
@ Old 69:
Go to my original statement before you provided us with your analysis!!!
I said “CMR may not be the best coach in the SEC”. You chose to make mountains of that small mole hill!!!!
69 signed scholarship recruits plus 4-walk-ons plus 1 transfer-in = 74 on scholarship 25 June 2012
June 26th, 2012
8:14 am
What does that mean that Mark Richt may not be the best coach in The SEC ?
7 teams SEC coaches on Mark Richt’s watch now have have won national championships.
After 2005, Mark Richt has been especially poor at # 21 in won/loss record and # 6 of just 2012 SEC teams in won/loss record after 2005.
2007 season was now this up-coming 2012 season, 6 seasons ago.
Do you really think it may be possible that Mark Richt is not the best coach in The SEC ?
MuleBrother
June 26th, 2012
8:16 am
For all the Richt detractors, ( I myself am straddling the fence ) would like to see what Georgia can accomplish with TWO competent coordinators. Does anyone here think Georgia can play a twelve game schedule (easy or not) without Bobo laying an egg? Bobo= albatross.
J. Cole
June 26th, 2012
9:59 am
Well, Richt can hand pick any coordinator of his choice. If failure is due to the lack of coaching, Richt is the man responsible.
Georgia just needs to accept who they are as a team and be content living with healthy expectations.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)
June 26th, 2012
11:13 am
@ Old 69:
What will it take to please you???
You took offense when my original statement was “CMR may not be the best coach in the SEC” so now you have a problem with my saying “CMR may be the best coach in the SEC”.
If winning games is the mark of a great coach CMR IS the best in the SEC because his winning percentage is higher THAN ANY other current SEC coach.
Even if you throw out Saban’s ugly stent in the NFL CMR still has a better winning percentage than Saban or Miles!!!!!!!!!
Was there some other coach you had in mind?????
Jonkdawg
June 26th, 2012
2:30 pm
I hope that GT beat Uga this year, dont you think so GT fans/
MARK RICHT CANNOT BEAT THE TOP TEAMS
June 27th, 2012
5:31 am
Mark Richt’s winning percentage is NOT the highest of the all The SEC coaches comparing only the time Mark Richt has been in The SEC with the time the other coaches were also in The SEC competing head-to-head with him.
How many times do I have to explain it ?
Nick Saban for example has coached in The SEC the same timeframe Mark Richt has and has a far better winning percentage because he has beat just after 2005 six teams who actually made it into the AP Poll Top 10.
Ur ban Mey er as well. Mark Richt and Ur ban Mey er both coached in The SEC in the same timeframe. You can easily compare their over-all winning percentage as you can with Nick Saban.
Mark Richt is # 6 on the list.
HERE IS THE ACTUAL LIST winning percentage head-to-head SEC coaches during Mark Richt era :
92.41 win % Chris Petersen Boise State 2001 to present winning record vs Mark Richt
85.00 win % Chip Kelly Oregon 2001 to present
80.65 win % Les Miles SEC 1 national championship winning record vs Mark Richt
84.62 win % David Shaw Stanford 2001 to present
81.25 win % Ur ban Mey er SEC 2 national championships winning record vs Mark Richt
80.41 win % Bob Stoops Oklahoma 2001 to present 1 previous national championship
80.28 win % Mack Brown Texas 2001 to present 1 national championship
80.00 win % Larry Coker 2 schools 1 national championship on Mark Richt’s watch
79.83 win % Nick Saban SEC 3 national championships winning record vs Mark Richt
78.99 win % Gary Patterson TCU 2001 to present
78.57 win % Dave Doeren Northern Illinois 2001 to present
76.92 win % Dana Holgorsen West Virginia 2001 to present
76.92 win % Hugh Freeze Ole Miss 2001 to present
75.95 win % Bret Bielema Wisconsin 2001 to present
75.00 win % Gene Chizik SEC one national championship on Mark Richt’s watch
74.83 win % Frank Beamer Virginia Tech 2001 to present
73.61 win % Mark Richt 0 national championships beat 1 AP Poll Top 10 after 2005
Any numbskull could step back from the statement that Mark Richt has the best winning percentage in The SEC 2001 to present and see that that is totally WRONG.
Try explaining how Gene Chizik, for example, is 75 % win percentage in The SEC competing head-to-head with Mark Richt, and Mark Richt is WORSE ?
Or, Ur ban Mey er.
Or, Nick Saban.
Or, Les Miles in his time in The SEC head-to-head with Mark Richt.
You cannot be that dim-witted that you really think Mark Richt has a better winning percentage in his time here in The SEC than the coaches, 7 of them in The SEC alone who have won national championships.
Mark Richt cannot beat his way out of a wet-paper bag against teams who made the AP Poll Top 10 at 3-13 all 11 years, and the reason is his offense averages the # 51 NCAA Total Offense all 11 years.
Then, there is you who say, throw out Ur ban Meyer, his 2 NC and winning record against Mark Richt DO NOT COUNT.
active
Ur ban Mey er is an active coach.
SEC.
Only count active SEC coaches.
Excuse me, that includes then Hugh Freeze. Oh, he doesn’t count either.
Look, if you want to remove every coach who has done better than Mark Richt, again, why not just say they have to have been at their current school for 11 years. That narrows it down to 5 there. Does anyone really believe Mark Richt is one of the top 5 best college coaches today ?
Heck fire no.
He can’t beat the top teams.
He has no offense and never has had here at UGA after being hired specifically for that.
He has no idea whom to hire and whom to fire on his coaching staff.
He sucks at Motivation and brings in people to do his motivation speeches.
He has no discipline. Don’t confuse punishment with discipline. Punishment is what you have to resort to sometimes to maintain discipline.
Maintaining Discipline off the field or on it, has been his # 1 Major Problem all 12 years now, to-date.
Oh, yeah, his special teams suck big-time, too, but it’s not his only issue.
Now, is it ?
If you want to count winning percentage compared to Mark Richt, why in the name of heaven would you not LOOK AT THE COACHES IN THE SEC during HIS TIMEFRAME HERE ?
Because you are a RICHT-0-PHILE
Richt Apologist.
Excuse-maker for why he of all 12 SEC teams after 2005 finds only Vandie and Missy State have fewer wins over teams who made the AP Poll Top 10 than he.
CANNOT BEAT THE TOP TEAMS.
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