Live from Lexington: UGA’s back in the ol’ SEC East chase
The team in blue is on the mind of Georgia, which plays a different team in blue tonight. (AP photo)
Lexington, Ky. – Two weeks after Georgia lost by four touchdowns in Columbia, the Bulldogs again have the opening they need. Yes, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. But if Georgia is good enough to beat you-know-who you-know-where next Saturday, the Bulldogs will stand atop the SEC East with only two winnable conference games (Ole Miss and Auburn) remaining.
Dept. of details: Georgia does need to beat Kentucky here tonight.
Dept. of reality: Georgia should beat Kentucky by 30 points.
Even if Kentucky were any good, I can’t imagine the Wildcats could stand with a Georgia team that’s coming off a bye and is sure to be enthused by the news that is Florida whipping South Carolina in Gainesville. Kentucky, however, is not any good. Even by UK standards, this is an awful assemblage. Its four SEC losses have come by 38, 21, 13 and 42 points. The 42-point loss at Arkansas was shortened to three quarters by a merciful thunderstorm.
Yes, I know that the Gator-Gamecock tussle isn’t officially over, but I’ve seen enough. Florida’s not losing today. South Carolina, which looked so good against Georgia, hasn’t looked the same since, and now the Gamecocks are pondering a rather epic slide: Could the same Chickens who were ranked No. 3 in the land only eight days ago wind up in Chick-fil-A Bowl?
And now you’re asking: If South Carolina wasn’t half as good as it l0oked against Georgia, what does that say about Georgia? Feel free to discuss among yourselves, while we await the 7 p.m. (or thereabouts) kickoff. And I thank you for your patronage.
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Captain Obvious
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
We have very talented players that are very confused on D.
muleshoe
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
time for a Murray turnover…
GatorsforRicht
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
I still say the dogs need to stick with Richt and Bobo, 9-3 or 10-2 most years is not that bad.
stopthemorons
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
What have they been doing for the past two weeks? “Ain’t” nothing changed.
MenVsBoys
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
And that passive, scared punt return tells you everything you need to know about the Georgia Bulldogs!
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
Cats down ball on the 3
Hairy Dawg
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
Running With The Dawgs is right. These bwrvous bad fans is sad and need to be run off from claim supports for Dawgs.
Ward
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
This is possibly the worse team with a good record in Georgia history… I just wish that Richt would retire… He’s not a motivator or a winner… This staff couldn’t win in the C-USA… Kirby was right not to come here…It will be his job if he wants to be the HBC.
Bill
October 20th, 2012
7:34 pm
So glad Richt is among the top 10 highest paid college football coaches since he consistently delivers a top ten team. Talk about money well spent.
Big Wally
October 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
…..and to think, we could have had Muschamp.
phil
October 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
You idiots that think we’re good, want to reconsider?
Orange12
October 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
Maybe UGA should keep it on the ground down here.
dawgs01
October 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
we have horrible special teams and you can tell that the head coach puts not emphasis on special teams cause the players dont seem to care or seem to take those plays off
Recruiting guru
October 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
7-0 oh yeah we are just as focused as we were for the Sc game!
im going to bed…….
Stinky Pete
October 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
I hate to say it but it has to be money. Are players on the take? How else to explain such a turnaround with so much talent?? An embarrassment.
Captain Obvious
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
Jimmy
October 20th, 2012
7:32 pm
Dogs can’t stop a running QB.
Because they pass rush up field which leaves the corners open. We should have our lineman tie up their lineman, then let the LB do the pass rush. Instead our ends blow up field leaving huge gaps.
Tallahassee Dawg
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
If we cant man handle Kentucky, there is no way we can beat Florida.
Jimmy
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
I never wanted Richt to be fired.
But this game so far is another reason he should be fired.
I don’t care if we end up winning.
We look like crap.
The team doesn’t looked prepared.
It is as if every coach in the SEC has the perfect gameplan against us.
Shame.
jerry
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
Don’t be so hard on the Dawgs, they only had two weeks to prepare for the ‘Cats.
Since Vince
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
I will not set my foot in Sanford Stadium until we Fire this clown Richt
Not a Chance
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
Uf 56. UGA 3
UK 24. UGA 21
Snoop Dawg
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
Its hard for the team to get motivated when the head coach acts like Buddha on the sidelines…
Do you realize that UGA pays Richt more than $250,000 for every game that impersonates a Buddha on the sideline?
How do you feel about that?
Ward
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
Screw anyone that says as a fan I cannot voice my frustration over what has happened the last 4 years… I’ve long suffered with the Dawgs for over 30 years and I am sick of not winning like we should…I deserve a winner as much as they have made me suffer.
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:36 pm
Aaron Murray throws out of the end zone. Hits Marlon Brown
Captain Obvious
October 20th, 2012
7:37 pm
Stinky Pete
October 20th, 2012
7:35 pm
I hate to say it but it has to be money. Are players on the take?
No way. Just guys that aren’t sure what they are supposed to be doing. So you have 11 guys playing D, instead of one unit playing D.
Since Vince
October 20th, 2012
7:37 pm
we are a complete joke of a program now
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:37 pm
Murray to Mitchell. Another first. Moving now.
Jimmy
October 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Our O line is not good enough, apparently, to run the ball down their throat.
Our coaches seem to give those guys too much credit.
Orange12
October 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
WOW!!!
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Touchdown. Tavarres King. Wide open.
Captain Obvious
October 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Why aren’t we seeing heavy running against this D. There is no way that pass happens against good teams.
dawgs01
October 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Yall count how many times the defense gets the play in late or does not get the play in and kentucky snaps the ball while we are looking at the sidelines. it happens four to five times a game. count how many times we are not lined up on defense when the ball is snapped too bc grantham got the play in late. count how many times we get burned on a deep pass bc the secondary is confused on the coverage.
ShowmeYurTD's
October 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Finally….beautiful pass!
Big Wally
October 20th, 2012
7:39 pm
I’m in shock, we made a play, way to go.
phil
October 20th, 2012
7:39 pm
Look at the D line….
Hello.
All fat and out of shape.
All one needs to know…..and that TD pass? This IS Kentucky, so calm down.
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:39 pm
Tied with 0:22 left in the quarter.
Snoop Dawg
October 20th, 2012
7:40 pm
Touchdown. So what?
We stink..
RunninWithTheDawgs
October 20th, 2012
7:40 pm
Kty’s a joke we’ll steamroll ‘em ! GO UGA
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:40 pm
Four plays to go 97 yards.
Captain Obvious
October 20th, 2012
7:40 pm
Jimmy
October 20th, 2012
7:38 pm
Our O line is not good enough, apparently, to run the ball down their throat.
Our coaches seem to give those guys too much credit.
Agreed. That is why we can’t beat the good teams. We can’t ever run the ball against them. We should be using TE, FB and TB and pounding the ball. We don’t have to have 3 receivers in every play.
Andy
October 20th, 2012
7:40 pm
UGA bands sounds terrible.
Big Wally
October 20th, 2012
7:41 pm
Dawq1, I’ve been saying the same thing. Grantham is too hung up on personnel packages and our guys are running out of gas running back and forth from the side lines all night long.
Mark Bradley
October 20th, 2012
7:41 pm
Nice return by UK. Georgia’s special teams really aren’t very good, huh?
Russ, the Temporary Mascot aka UGA IX
October 20th, 2012
7:41 pm
Everybody down here is really happy now. I hope we aren’t overconfident.
Not a Chance
October 20th, 2012
7:41 pm
Nice Special teams. Their special alright
Jimmy
October 20th, 2012
7:42 pm
good grief.
another long return.
The coaches can’t get the team ready in all phases of the game.
This is ridiculous.
We start this way against UF, it will be another disappointment.
phil
October 20th, 2012
7:42 pm
Grantham is coaching the band…..
KDS
October 20th, 2012
7:42 pm
Looks like the same Georgia team from 2 weeks ago!!!!
Hairy Dawg
October 20th, 2012
7:42 pm
That should shut mouths of bad fans trying to hot sit Coach Richt. Root for Coach Richt and Dawgs or go home!
Go Dawgs! Sick Em!
no dawg
October 20th, 2012
7:42 pm
Go Cats