On Aaron Murray, the TO binge and those scoring Ogletrees
Alec Ogletree racked up major bonus points with this soaring interception. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
This post is an adjunct to the Georgia-Ole Miss game column, which can be found here.
1. Aaron Murray is pretty darn good. He was sacked five times in the first half, twice off play-action fakes. (Generally speaking, play-action should buy an extra second.) He wound up completing 21 of 28 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns. The second touchdown came three seconds before the half after Murray pumped left, ducked right and threw long to Tavarres King. The third was a deep throw to Malcolm Mitchell down the right sideline for the touchdown that put Georgia ahead 21-10. Murray completed 13 of 15 second-half passes, with no sacks. Update: Murray now ranks sixth nationally in passing efficiency.
2. Five plays, four turnovers: Has there ever been a wilder sequence? For posterity’s sake, we recap the dizzying minute midway through the second quarter. Georgia’s Keith Marshall fumbled, recovered by Ole Miss. The Rebels’ Vince Sanders fumbled after catching a pass, recovery by Damian Swann. Todd Gurley rushed for five yards. (No turnover here.) Gurley carried again and fumbled, recovered by the Rebels. Bo Wallace threw long, the pass being intercepted by Alec Ogletree. Five plays, four TOs. Holy Toledo.
3. Zander Ogletree outscored his twin brother Alec 6-2. A fullback, Zander scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 8-yard burst in the third quarter. Eight minutes later, linebacker Alec would dump Ole Miss running back Jeff Scott for a safety. (Safeties are technically scored by teams, not individuals, but who cares?) Said Alec: “I’m sure he’ll try to joke on me.” Said Zander, whose given name is Alexander, speaking of familial bragging rights: “I’m the older brother (albeit by minutes) — it felt great.” Georgia publicists believed this to be the first time siblings had scored, even unofficially, in a Georgia football game. Basketball would be another matter: Think of Jarvis and Jonas Hayes, not to mention Coco and Kelly Miller.
By Mark Bradley
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UGABob
November 4th, 2012
12:58 pm
“He is one of the best QB’s I have ever seen at padding his stats against bad teams.”
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He’ll pad them just that much more against Georgia Yech (bad team). Ha!
AlphaAlum
November 4th, 2012
1:00 pm
@Now 7 & 19: As bad as Murray played against Florida he did bring the Dawgs down the field for the winning TD against the #2 team in the nation…..essentially on the road……with a WR eliminating a first down throw by jaw-boning after the play…..give the man his due. He is the QB on the 5th ranked team in the country and going to the SEC championship…..quit your bitchin’ and whining
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
1:06 pm
@gtbob…..how many td passes does your qb have on the year?..lol …lol
Aaron Murray has 21 passing TDs and 3 rushing TDs. 24 total.
GT QB’s have 22 rushing TDs and 6 passing TDs. 28 total.
ATL Sports Fan
November 4th, 2012
1:07 pm
Game Changer, go back to saying John Jenkins would be ineligible. Aaron Murray recieved a 3rd round draft grade last year. GTBob, I love how you and every other KNOW IT ALL, comments about him. You only wish you could have had the talent as Aaron Murray.
RunninWithTheDawgs
November 4th, 2012
1:08 pm
After watching the replay it doesn’t look like to me that Murray was getting all the way back up into the pocket which was allowing him to be sacked early on in the game. Once he got it right they put on a nice offensive show. Throwing the long ball is the way to beat Bama. GO DAWGS !
oldfart
November 4th, 2012
1:09 pm
Mark, please relay to the editors that though the readership has become accustomed to no AJC reporters attending sporting events like the World Series or anything not including the local teams, we at least should get a wire story on the biggest regular season college game in Alabama vs. LSU.
ATL Sports Fan
November 4th, 2012
1:10 pm
Bob, I love how you threw in rushing stats. The question was not how many total touchdowns does Tech’s qb’s have. It said how many passing touchdowns does Tech’s qb’s have. You would think someone who has a Tech diploma you would understand reading comprehension.
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
1:12 pm
It said how many passing touchdowns does Tech’s qb’s have. You would think someone who has a Tech diploma you would understand reading comprehension.
And I would think that if you watch college football at all you would know how stupid the question was. I guess not. If a GT QB had as many passing TD’s as Murray then we would probably be 0-9 right now.
UGABob
November 4th, 2012
1:19 pm
Okay, GTBob. Let’s just see how many rushing TDs that your QBs are able to attain in Athens. The North Atlanta Trade School QBs could not pass mere gas after dining on frozen Mexican TV dinners for 4 days. Ha!!
Joe Cox
November 4th, 2012
1:20 pm
GTBob for AD!
RunninWithTheDawgs
November 4th, 2012
1:28 pm
0-9 or 4-5 What’s the difference? Tech still has a lousy team this year, and it’s probably not going to get better with Johnson running the show.
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
1:30 pm
0-9 or 4-5 What’s the difference? Tech still has a lousy team this year, and it’s probably not going to get better with Johnson running the show.
The difference is 4 wins. That should be obvious. Also do you think it is going to get significantly better with someone else? Nick Saban couldn’t consistently win more than 8-9 games at GT.
Brainiac(Dawg for life)(CMR fan for life)(J Jones for Heisman)
November 4th, 2012
1:32 pm
@ AR Dawg:
We are saving the ALL-OUT defense and offense for the SEC Championship game…………………………providing we can put Auburn away next weekend.Auburn is NOT dead and can cause us a BUNCH of misery if we don’t GET-IT-Done saturday AT AUBURN.
It would make their whole season to upset UGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LakeDawg
November 4th, 2012
1:32 pm
I must give credit where credit is due. I’ve been rightfully hard on CMR; however, he has had the team ready to play the last two games. I will be curious as to how the Dawgs play against Bama. Losing will be no shame, but they must be competitive.
RunninWithTheDawgs
November 4th, 2012
1:36 pm
GTB — Well there you go. There is someone out there that could make the Jackets more competitive and it’s obviously not Johnson.
UGADawg83
November 4th, 2012
1:40 pm
Dang–with fans like some of ours who needs opposing fans. Geez folks, we are 8-1 in first place in the East and #6 in the nation and you’re complaining? That’s #6 out of 120 FBS schools.
dougmo2
November 4th, 2012
1:42 pm
To quote Ric Flair: To be the man, you have to beat the man.
Until Murray beats Alabama or whomever in the SEC Championship he is just another quarterback.
RT
November 4th, 2012
1:44 pm
GT bob there you go again spewing hate and showing your unabashed one sidedness. Just once I would like to see you show some objectiveness minus the lame platform italized high school attacks. What is it with you anyway?
FischFry
November 4th, 2012
1:46 pm
@Runnin, nobody has ever stopped my offense!! Well, maybe Middle Tenn, LSU, Miami, Clemson, BYU, Iowa, UGA, etc. Now it’s on to NC to post another loss. I blame Groh.
FischFry
November 4th, 2012
1:51 pm
@RT, I think GTBob is on the sauce and has a secret passion for the UGA Bulldogs. Just like a jealous girlfriend – mad at the alpha dawg!!
TROTTINGHOME
November 4th, 2012
1:52 pm
okay 28 touchdowns and a losing record…what part of the picture is missing?…the rest of the team
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
1:59 pm
Just once I would like to see you show some objectiveness minus the lame platform italized high school attacks.
I use italics when im quoting someone. They are never used for attacking. I actually never attack anyone so im not sure where you got that from. As for objectiveness. I am just as objective as everyone else on here. Which is not objective at all.
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:00 pm
okay 28 touchdowns and a losing record…what part of the picture is missing?…the rest of the team
Yeah, we have the worst defense in college football history.
Tampa Gator
November 4th, 2012
2:01 pm
Oh………if Florida just had a decent offense instead of a horrible one. The defense…..even when riddled by the flu (as in yesterday)……is one of the best in the country….along with Bama, LSU, and Georgia.
Tampa Gator
November 4th, 2012
2:10 pm
How is Ohio State ranked above any SEC team…..who have they beat this year? Almost lost to Indiana….and should have. Jezzzzzz. Are you kidding me???
Rick James
November 4th, 2012
2:11 pm
@GTBob
Nope. Here is your dilemma UGA/SEC fans. If UGA wins the SEC championship then the SEC title run ends. If they lose the SEC championship then Alabama has a chance to carry on the crown. What are you rooting for?
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Just wishful thinking on your part Bob..If Georgia makes it to the SEC championship game and beats Alabama they will have beaten the number 1 and number 2 teams in the nation.A one loss SEC champion will always get the nod over some undeated teams from a another conference.Georgia will play for the national title.In fact they may play Alabama for the whole ball of wax..I’m sure the thought of either scenario makes you cringe..
Kramer
November 4th, 2012
2:12 pm
I was at the game yesterday. Like every fan base we have some real morons that are consumed with stupidity. During the game I heard boos and calls for Mason to come in. First off Mason is not allowed to step on the field for a game unless Murray is injured. It is called being redshirt for next year. Second, the O-line was allowing Murray to be sacked and abused the first half. In the second halfthe team makes adjustments, the line protects Murray and he proceeds to shred the Ol Mis defense. So what does some moron yell out after Murray’sfirst incompletion in the second half? Put in Mason, Murray sucks! Now I know we all have a right to an opinion but, can some of you moron fans start basing your’s on facts instead of stupidity? That felt good to vent. GO DAWGS!!!!
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:14 pm
A one loss SEC champion will always get the nod over some undeated teams from a another conference.
There is absolutely zero chance that a 1 loss UGA team gets in over an undefeated Oregon, K-State, or Notre Dame team. You better hope for two of them to lose.
Dawg Tired
November 4th, 2012
2:15 pm
Suggestion to several bloggers: Give up trying to reason with folks like Steve. Y’all have accurately made your point, to wit: Murray is very good against average to bad teams and pretty bad against really good teams. Obviously the corollary to that is that his stats are misleading because he does things like throw for over 300 yards and 4 TDS against the Ole’ Misses of the world. Against good teams he throws INTs and few TDs and his completion % nosedives. All of this is obvious, but some folks prefer to live in their own world of make believe. My advice: Let them live there.
Rick James
November 4th, 2012
2:16 pm
@GTBob
Nick Saban couldn’t consistently win more than 8-9 games at GT.
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Of course Saban would win consistently at GT the same Cutcliff is turning Duke around because he wouldnt hide behind academics..
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:17 pm
The defense…..even when riddled by the flu (as in yesterday)……is one of the best in the country….along with Bama, LSU, and Georgia.
UGA has one of the best defenses in the country? Based on what?
doug dawg
November 4th, 2012
2:18 pm
yeah, gtbob..let’s see what your wonderful qb’s do against our defense. how about very little. you are really a bitter and delusional little man. and i hope we beat you by eight tds.
Dawg Tired
November 4th, 2012
2:21 pm
@TampaGator at 2:10 – Good point. I am confident the Gators’ offensive woes will be overcome. It just takes time to recover from Charlie Weis’ influence. Now that he is gone, things will turn around, but it takes time. That was a bad hire, but Kansas bailed CWM out of that. It is pretty obvious that CWM has a pretty good idea about how to run a major program that hire not withstanding. The future looks good for y’all.
gordonguy1969
November 4th, 2012
2:21 pm
Here’s hoping Murray’s demons are “exorcised,” not “exercised.”
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:21 pm
Of course Saban would win consistently at GT the same Cutcliff is turning Duke around because he wouldnt hide behind academics..
Duke has lost three of their last 4 games by 21 points or more. Yeah, they are really on fire.
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:22 pm
yeah, gtbob..let’s see what your wonderful qb’s do against our defense. how about very little.
Our offense won’t be a problem against UGA. Unfortunately there is very little chance our defense gets a stop the entire game.
Optical illusion ...
November 4th, 2012
2:26 pm
Update: Murray now ranks sixth nationally in passing efficiency.
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Nice try, Mr. Bradley. Now, please post AM’s passing efficiency vs. the only good teams he will face in the regular season…USC & UF.
Crikcets….. that’s what I thought.
And I’ll go ahead predict his passer rating vs. Bama & the bowl opponent will be similar, or worse, than what it was for USC & UF.
Optical illusion ...
November 4th, 2012
2:30 pm
Nice photo of AO on the pick, MB. What a POOR throw by the QB. If the ball is thrown properly, Ole Miss is up 17-0.
UGA had 7 3rd down converts. 3 of which went for TDs, and 2 of those were 40 & 66 yds! That’s bad D on Ole Miss’s part.
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:30 pm
The really bad thing for UGA fans is that LSU was pretty competitive with Bama last night. That means that if UGA loses the SEC championship game there is little chance for a BCS bowl.
Rick James
November 4th, 2012
2:33 pm
@GTBob
Duke has lost three of their last 4 games by 21 points or more. Yeah, they are really on fire.
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Duke is bowl eligible and and its division race..Is Tech in the conference race? Is Tech in the division race? Is Tech bowl eligible? When was the last time Tech even won a bowl game? When was the last time Tech beat Georgia? But if we listened to you we would think the Georgia’s program is in world of problems..I guess discussing Georgia’s short comings makes you forget Tech’s Believe or not CPJ would love for his program to be where Georgia’s is right now..So would you
Optical illusion ...
November 4th, 2012
2:38 pm
How in the ever-living heck did UT put up 44 and UK put of 24 on a D of UGA’s calibre?
These 2 teams are 0-12 in SEC play, and 5-14 overall.
Up next for UGA? 0-6 (SEC) 2-7 (overall) Auburn.
To this point 4 of UGA’s SEC opps are a combined 1-23 in SEC play. Mizzou 1-5 & AU, UT, UK 0-18.
Impressive. Is the only thing that comes to mind when I think how UGA beat them.
Rick James
November 4th, 2012
2:40 pm
@GTBob
There is absolutely zero chance that a 1 loss UGA team gets in over an undefeated Oregon, K-State, or Notre Dame team. You better hope for two of them to lose.
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None of those teams play an SEC schedule and none would have beaten the number 1 and number 2 teams in the nation and more importantly the decision makers are not Tech fans..
Optical illusion ...
November 4th, 2012
2:41 pm
@ Rick James ….
Actually, if you look closer, GT can still get to the ACC title game. Highly unklikely, but they are still in the race.
If GT beats UNC & Duke, and The U somehow loses to both Duke & UVA then GT wins their division.
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:41 pm
Duke is bowl eligible and and its division race..Is Tech in the conference race?
Yes Tech is and oddly enough they have a better chance at winning the division then Duke does. That all depends on upcoming decisions by Miami though. And no, I do not want to be where UGA is. Having the most talented team in the country every year and finishing in the middle of the SEC isn’t much of an upgrade to what we currently have. Sorry. Id rather be a miserable Tech fan then a Miserable UGA fan.
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:45 pm
None of those teams play an SEC schedule and none would have beaten the number 1 and number 2 teams in the nation and more importantly the decision makers are not Tech fans.
UGA’s schedule overall has been a joke and you know it. K-State, Notre Dame, and Oregon all play tougher schedules. Even if UGA played a strong schedule they wouldn’t jump over undefeated teams from major conferences. Its just not going to happen.
Rick James
November 4th, 2012
2:46 pm
@Optical illusion …
Actually, if you look closer, GT can still get to the ACC title game. Highly unklikely, but they are still in the race.
If GT beats UNC & Duke, and The U somehow loses to both Duke & UVA then GT wins their division
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And if my aunt had a pair she would be my uncle..I’m not looking closer because I dont care.I’m sure that mathmaticly Tech has a shot at the national title as well but realisticly we know the story.But if that makes you feel better run with it.
GTBob
November 4th, 2012
2:46 pm
If GT beats UNC & Duke, and The U somehow loses to both Duke & UVA then GT wins their division.
The U might declare themselves ineligible for post season play as well.
Eric C.
November 4th, 2012
2:49 pm
Why is the Auburn game at night? Would rather it be at noon just to get it over with…those road night games (see @ SC) are a little more uncertain with the crowd getting into it more. Remember Auburn nearly defeated LSU in a night game. Hopefully the offense get’s it going early and doesn’t let Auburn sniff any shot at a victory.
monty
November 4th, 2012
2:51 pm
If you are in the top 10 and you beat the number 2 team(fla) and the number 1 bama(if we do) how could you not play for the NC? How many more top ramked teams would you need to beat????? Get real. Notree Dame should have easily lost to Pitt?
Rick James
November 4th, 2012
2:53 pm
@GTBob
UGA’s schedule overall has been a joke and you know it. K-State, Notre Dame, and Oregon all play tougher schedules. Even if UGA played a strong schedule they wouldn’t jump over undefeated teams from major conferences. Its just not going to happen.
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Georgia’s schedule strength ranks 38th in the nation while Tech’s is 90th..Which one is really a joke? What you want to say is that you hope Georgia wont jump over the undefeated teams.Like I said Tech fans are not the decision makers so anything can happen.SEC champions play for national titles Bob.ACC champions give up 70 points in the Orange Bowl.