Five yards short: In bitter defeat, a winning Georgia effort

We’ll get em next year.

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Beautifully written Mr. Bradley.

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Thrilled to see Georgia lose, particularly in such a heartbreaking manner. Now, here’s to FSU beating the crap out of the Jackets so hopefully Tech willl send the overrated lug Johnson packing and get a real coach again like O’Leary.

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Great article..Very well said.

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I am proud of our team.
All I want from UGA is for them to be competitive.
They played a big game and lost.
But they didn’t fold.
They looked like they belonged in the game.
There is no shame in losing this game.

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The clock ran out because Mark Richt doesn’t know how to manage it. That and lack of discipline penalties have cost our beloved Dawgs at least 2 national championship opportunities in Richt’s tenure

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(I just posted this at the end of the LIVE blog . . but figured it might be the end of posting there for many – so pasted it here.) I’m not from Georgia, don’t live there now. Normally on AJC for Falcons Live blogs. I see there are quite a few more Dawg Bloggers than Falcon Bloggers. I also saw a real quick change of comments at the end quickly beginning to bash Richt and the QB. At first look, I though it was a bad decision to not spike it, and then a bad pass not to get it in the end-zone. After a few more reviews, I’m not sure. The result was terrible for Dawg fans. BUT . ….the ball was tipped, I think it was going into the endzone. They actually would have gotten potentially two more very quick plays if it wasn’t tipped and just incomplete. Just tough luck on the tip.

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ALUM:

I pray for your shrivelled miserable soul…

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Just mark it in the moral victory column and watch Alabama play for the national championship. All the georgia players should get a trophy for trying.

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To: Tucker and Alum – You Two Are The Real Losers!! Probably never even played badminton! If you can’t acknowledge the pride and effort – you are the pathetic ones!!!

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Our defense won’t be as talented next year, but I suppose they could play better.

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Nice one, Bradley. Thanks.

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Sorry Mark, not a winning effort. Georgia was up 21-10 with 6 minutes left in the third quarter. Then UGA’s defense put up a very poor effort, in part because Georgia failed to sustain any drives in the first half. Alabama outscoring UGA 22-7 from that point on was the ballgame, more or less. A team with supposedly nine, maybe eleven NFL caliber players allowed Alabama to run right through them, and the Georgia coaches couldn’t find a way to stop it, either. Pretty good effort, but not a winning effort at all. Georgia should not have even been in the position to have to drive 85 yards in one minute at the end.

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Thanks Mark, that’s a great post.

“Time ran out”.

I’m sad as could be but really feel for those kids because they played hard every play of that game. Tough loss. I’m also proud of them, they came to play. No shame in that one.

One thing though, how could any of the officiating crew not see that helmet to helmet on Murray?

UGA/85′

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Georgia should get the Sugar Bowl. No way does Georgia deserve to be left out of a BCS Bowl. I’ll take the win, but I tip the hat to Georgia. You have a great team. Best of luck in the bowl game.

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I was afraid that my beloved Dawgs would fold. They didn’t . They fraught hard to the end. No, I’m not accepting mediocracy. Yes, some things were played wrong. This hurt a lot, but I’m a Real fan, and I’m proud to be a Dawg today. Hats off to you Bama. Go take care the Irish. And what ever bowl we go to, I’ll be pulling just as hard as I always do. Go Dawgs!

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Honor? Really Mark, honor? God this state needs some hero’s really bad huh? Was a nice effort, but it is also nice to have a schedule where you have played five or six teams over the past two seasons and you have lost all of them but 1, Yeah, but ok then lets “honor” them. Honor them for what I quess is 2nd place in the sec. Lets all bow now….ROLL DAMN TIDE!!!!!!!!!

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Oh yeah, Go Dawgs !

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This super duper talented UGA team played three good teams this season: destroyed by one, helped by turnovers to win another, and played valiantly in a loss in the third.

A team with the most talent, as so many fans here like to say, does better than that in what is a 3-game season.

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Great game! they ran it right up our middle, that pass that gave them the go ahead was a well executed play. we got within 5 yards and time ran out. I just wonder how long before we get another chance at the SEC championship, losing a lot of the defense for next year. GO DAWGS!!!

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Nice speech but that and a couple of bucks can get you on MARTA.

As a former NFL coach once said, “you play to win the game”. To talk about anything other than how they blew a shot at playing for a national title by bringing up how they ‘hung in’ with Alabama is simply bad comedy. Last I checked, Alabama was in the same conference as they were; this wasn’t a case of Georgia State playing Oregon and hanging in there.

UGA had their shot and blew it by not instructing their quarterback to spike the ball. Save the “sure they lost but they played a good game” columns for your local rec league squad after they lose in the Frank Ski Bowl or something…

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the dawgs had this game……where was the coaching?

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I’ve often been critical of CMR on these blogs, but I thought the Dawgs played a pretty good game against a ferocious program. We always seem to come up a little bit short in the end, but the Dawgs played a very good game today. Hurts to lose, but they showed up to play and acquitted themselves pretty damn well. Maybe enough to keep them out of the Capital One Bowl!

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Bama played a great game.
They deserved to win.

But the officiating was too lopsided.
They didn’t call a fair game.
If I can see pass interference and holding from my recliner and they can’t…something is wrong.

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Wait till next year!
Richt back, because nobody else wants him!
We got Grantham back, because nobody else can pay him as much as we do,good job by the way holding the Tide to 350 yards rushing.
We got 6′ Murray back because the NFL doesn’t want him
Merry Christmas allof us dog fans!
Let’s go out and by something Georgia for all of the family.
Please pass the red Kool-Aide.

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damn i hate bama…….this jacket fan has never been more down about a dawg loss…..

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Bradley, your article is a load of crap. We all know that everybody says winning is everything in sports. And scoreboard watching is the how you determine winning and losing. Alabama won and Georgia lost. Did UGA play a good, maybe even a great game? Yes, but they scored fewer points and most people agree that that’s all that counts, right?

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FalconUGAFan . .. . I noticed:) I was kind of surprised at the quickness of the sudden turn from some. I mean, I’ve seen it somewhat from the Falcon bloggers, but just not that drastic of a turn from rooting to bashing. I thought this was a great game. No horse in this race, but seeing I blog with a few of the folks on Falcons games, I was rooting for UGA to pull it out, and maybe change the perception of the fans about big games. I think UGA showed a LOT today, even with the outcome.

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Oh, and how many players and coaches have said they’d rather win ugly than lose pretty?

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ahhhh, 2008 1 vs 2 when florida came back in the 4th quarter to win was just as good…. and the 1994 game was probably just as good and propelled florida to the national title game BEFORE the time when SEC winner was virtually guaranteed a shot in the title game…. this was a good game between 2 teams that don’t stack up to past SEC winners. I wouldn’t be surprised to see ND give BAMA all they want in the title game.

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“It’s a shame that Georgia won’t get an opportunity to play in a BCS bowl game. The Dawgs played Alabama dead even in what figures to be the game of the year. Instead of representing the SEC in New Orleans, it will go to a lesser bowl behind a Florida team that it defeated earlier this year.

Let’s see how the new playoff system addresses this issue.”

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a tradition among sports teams in Georgia that seems like it will never die ……….

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Nice job, “yearofthedawg.” Resorting to violent thoughts certainly makes me feel more sympathy for your side.

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What a heart breaker. This one may well hurt more than any other. But you are right Mark that this Bulldog team played a gallant football game. Damn, one play with seconds left. The Bulldogs made the SEC EAST proud tonight. Go Gators.

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Our defense is not that great.. Both South Carolina and Bama exposed it which was a farce against a weak weak schedule…..

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Smitty you are pathetic

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Hey Reality does not matter what Ga does against ranked teams. Ga could have won tonight if theyspiked the ball then your point would not have matter but then again ti does not matter anyway

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Let me see. Destiny only sets sports teams like the lowly Dawgs up once or twice per lifetime. The SEC football Gods set up the Dawgs in 2012. Schedule comprised of girl schools, technical institutes and Tech. Passed the lingerie gauntlet all but once. Overrated QB praised to high Heaven but is non factor in every game of any significance. Legend in his own mind. Winning QBs finish that last drive in EZ not three yards short. Dawg QB not legend, great or even above average. Not hard to rack up big numbers against patsies. Dawg coach no match for 99 percent of mentors in major college football. Should have been sent packing years ago. Will never lead Dawgs to promised land. Offensive coordinator? Should be fired solely for that run up middle on third down and less than a yard! Bye bye momentum. Love Dawgs as a team. Utterly despise coach, offensive coordinator and QB. Hope all three are gone in 2013. Alas, no such good fortune. Nauseating ending. Completely unacceptable for all TRUE Dawg fans!

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Let me see. Destiny only sets sports teams like the lowly Dawgs up once or twice per lifetime. The SEC football Gods set up the Dawgs in 2012. Schedule comprised of girl schools, technical institutes and Tech. Passed the lingerie gauntlet all but once. Overrated QB praised to high Heaven but is non factor in every game of any significance. Legend in his own mind. Winning QBs finish that last drive in EZ not three yards short. Dawg QB not legend, great or even above average. Not hard to rack up big numbers against patsies. Dawg coach no match for 99 percent of mentors in major college football. Should have been sent packing years ago. Will never lead Dawgs to promised land. Offensive coordinator? Should be fired solely for that run up middle on third down and less than a yard! Bye bye momentum. Love Dawgs as a team. Utterly despise coach, offensive coordinator and QB. Hope all three are gone in 2013. Alas, no such good fortune. Nauseating ending. Completely unacceptable for all TRUE Dawg fans!

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DON’T MATTER!! BAMA RULES THE SEC!!! RRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIDE!!!

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FOR ALL OF YOU STUPID JERKS, any real Georgia fan is proud of this team. If you do not believe in this team then find another team to pull for. Georgia does not need any fan that can not stand behind this team. We did not play a perfect game but we did play the best game we have played in five years. ALL of you STUPID JERKS take it somewhere else.

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Conley: “You want to know the situation, and you want to know what you’re going into. You want to be prepared for those things. Unfortunately with the chaos I wasn’t thinking straight. So I wasn’t able to make the smart play.”

See that right there? “Unfortunately with the chaos I wasn’t thinking straight.”

We were in a big hurry in that drive. Spiking the ball gives our guys a chance to catch their breath and be able to think. It might have helped the defense, but it certainly would have helped our offense.

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Mark, you may not even see this comment in the inevitable flood of responses, but I wanted to say thank you for a terrific piece of writing!

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All I want to say is that Mark Richt shoud be fired because he ain’t got the balls to get rid of Mike Bobo. Again, Bobo showed his ability to go brain dead in play calling. Whatever is working for UGA at the time, I grant you your ass Bobo is going to go in the other direction asap! He has cost UGA 2 SEC titles in 2 years. AGAIN, the defense stayed on the field way to long and could not hold out; they did do their job as well as they could being that they had to be on the field everytime you turned around.
UGA can not win big games with this coaching staff; now that the PT players have used their eligibility up, or for some reason or other, they want to turn pro (ain’t but 2 that go pro and be able to play) I hope this coaching staff (all but Grantham) will go with the players and get the hell out of UGA!

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Tough one to lose. We came up short, but those young men showed up to fight. I have been a fan since the late Dooley days, and I have seen our team fade, in many horrific times, like USCe this year. This was not a loss to be ashamed of, unless you feel all losses are shameful. This was a disappointing loss, despite being the underdog, because we were there. We were close. It’s easy to say close isn’t good enough, or that it doesn’t count. That is true. It is also true that sometimes, you get beat. The team represented The University with strength and resolve. This is an excellent team that all Dawg fans can be proud of, even if the naysayers at the work water cooler say otherwise. Being a fan means being fanatical, and that’s why all fans hurt right now. It also means dusting yourself off, and focusing forward. CMR is not the issue, we have lost far more games with as much talent, and so have other champions. Bobo is not the problem, as we have produced points in all but that SC loss, which was irrelevant in the SEC title race. Murray showed up, and that was his only knock in all his career. Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes it eats you, or something like that. We’re still UGA, we’ll still be there, and that’s just what it is. Can we break through? Sure, as long as we keep getting there, and these coaches and players are able to do it. Chase perfection and hope to catch excellence along the way. Richt runs a team that will break through, and when it does, it will be a thing a beauty. Of course, Glen Mason could have accepted the job instead of Donnan, and then we probably would have had even more championships.
Alumx2, classes of 01 and 04

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The double standard of the AJC never ceases to amaze me. How can Mark Bradely defend the indefensible?

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and don’t worry bama fans, we took a few years off while going through a coaching change but we’ll soon reassume our rightful place as the flagship program in the SEC… we’re going to want that nice shiny SEC trophy to come back home next year. It will probably start in a few months when we land the number 1 recruiting class and really come into focus when we’re preseason number 1 and then become clear as we’re celebrating in the georgia dome like we’ve done 7 times…. I applaud your run.. But it’s now to time to take back what is rightfully ours…. first go beat ND…

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Fools Gold, you STFU, you are right you are a FOOL, go pull for TECH, or just go to HExx

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Winning effort?
Bama run all over Georgia.
Dispite UGA attempt to take Bama’s DT out of the game with cut blocks, trying to take Bama players eyes out, cheap shot on Bama’s QB. Bama manhandled Georgia with strait up power blocking.
Lacy by far the best Frosh RB in SEC, he’s almost as good as Gio Banard.

Georgia got luckie a couple of plays, behind the back with eyes closed block punt, and big time hold on one TD, to make the game close

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Best column I’ve ever seen from Mark Bradley. I have been as hard on Georgia as anybody but Bradley is right, any Dawg fan who is anything other than proud of their effort in this game should get lost and find another team to pull for. This was one of the greatest college football games I’ve ever seen and everybody on both the Alabama and Georgia sides should be congratulated.

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Some days, you just have to tip your cap to the opponent.

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Great piece, Mark. Thanks.

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5 yards separated the team from a National Title game….no fault to Richt for this one….

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Go Gator….

December 1st, 2012
9:33 pm
and don’t worry bama fans, we took a few years off while going through a coaching change but we’ll soon reassume our rightful place as the flagship program in the SEC…

The SEC’S flagship program would actually be the one that has 23 conference championships, 9 polled national championships, and more wins and bowl wins than any of the other teams in the conference. And that program would be Alabama. We always have been the conference flagship. And we always will be.

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That Kool Aid tastes soooooo goooood.

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Jerry Kramer said in his book “Instant Replay” that the 60’s era Packers never thought they ever lost a ballgame, they just ran out of time…certainly the case tonight for the Dawgs.

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Yeah, one of the best football games I have ever seen.

If Georgia needs to learn a lesson from this game it should be to value the offensive linemen. All the great WR and RB all take second place to offensive linemen.

Richt and Bobo need to dedicate the team to running the football. The Georgia offense scored only 3 touchdowns and did not have the ball very much. Alabama held the ball 37.35. Offensive linemen.

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applaud on Mark! Florida wouldn’t applaud a team that gave up 350 yards on the ground. Bama wouldn’t applaud a team that was manhandled at the point of attack… but good for you guys!!! easiest schedule in the league! get blown out by 4 td’s and benefit from 6 turnovers from florida and the ability to “keep it close” vs Bama!! Awesome!! Maybe they can even win the capital one bowl???

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All that “great bamaO-line’ couldnt pass block to save their lives!

it was more about the running backs….

even Saban said “we couldn’t block them enough to pass the ball”

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When you give up 350 on the ground you don’t deserve to win

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could have said it better…probably your best editorial

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I agree with my friend Cliff G…we lost this game in the first half when #90 cheap shotted Aaron Murray and no one on the Dawgs took that arsehole out.

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Fla. State Football of the 90’s wont win in the big SEC or the MNC today. GET a Clue Mark Richt!

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Shame on you people who just sit back on your couches and yell and scream when you didn’t put an ounce of sweat into this season. These guys played their guts out tonight, and they earned respect. When you come CLOSE to working as hard as these guys worked, then you can critique.

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Go Gator you are a douche!. Hasn’t FL lost 2 in a row to GA? There are so many losers blogging on here that have obviously never competed in any sport. How can you throw these guys under the bus after this game?

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@ Eddie Lacy 181 yards TJ Yeldon 152 yards
December 1st, 2012

OR it could be the program that has won 20 of the last 23 All-Sports trophies AND the most SEC Championship Games (7)…. I would believe that qualifies for the flagship more than titles won in the 1930’s…..

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It was a nice effort by UGA–much better than the one in Columbia, SC. The Dawgs could’ve won, but ended up 1-2 against good teams. Unless we count Vandy.

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Sad that Aaron Murray will be view as a loser that can’t think to win a big one. Spike the darn ball and have three shots at the end zone. Dumbest display of a leader ever. Mark R should figure out Murray isn’t a leader or winner. Defense was a joke, men against boys on the line and 5 needs to go away. Conley is a bozo

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All the UGA fans who are proud of how they played are the reason the rest of the Dawg Nation will have to put up with CMR for who knows how long.I want to win….bottom line!!

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As tough as the loss is folks, it could be worse. You could be Go Gator, or Dacusville Bill, of War Jacket. Spending your time on a team that whipped yours, badmouthing a great effort. Talk about the epitome of Loser…

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Moral victories are never applicable. This wasn’t the Alabama team of the past few years. They were beatable as Texas A&M proved, and LSU basically did as well. The Dawgs played three good teams this season, and lost to two of them. They benefited from a weak schedule, and are not a championship team in any respect. When you give up 350 yards rushing, you don’t win ballgames.

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@ALUM

Hey Tech fan..Your team is getting smacked in a half empty stadium.

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Go jackets.

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Classic? Bama is not that great. CBS clearly tied to give the game to GA. Richt and Murray same ole, same ole against at top 10 team.

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UGA only wins the East win they dont have to play the top teams in the west. They would not have beaten Bama A&M or LSU. OVERRATED!

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@Dawg Realist

Moral victories are never applicable. This wasn’t the Alabama team of the past few years. They were beatable as Texas A&M proved, and LSU basically did as well. The Dawgs played three good teams this season, and lost to two of them. They benefited from a weak schedule, and are not a championship team in any respect. When you give up 350 yards rushing, you don’t win ballgames
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Alabama gave up 425 rushing yards to Georgia Southern last season…And won the game.

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Consider this scenario:

we spike the ball with 12 seconds left. we then call the same play because that is the play to call since mitchell is the go-to receiver. we then throw a pass that is batted at the line by one convenient play by the defensive end, catch it at the 5, fall down and watch the additonal 3 seconds tick off the clock.

spiking the ball is not necessarily the thing to do, it gives alabama, who is on their heels and tired, a chance to sub. we were moving the ball and one play is all you are getting either way. Murray does not suck, Richt should stay, we lost a great game to another great team. period.

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Mark Bradley….well said. Great tribute to all of us TRUE DAWGS. Tucker….take your bandwagon-ass back to your double-wide and stay off our blog. Dawgs….hold your heads high!

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Mark, I’m sorry but it is not a mere “quibble” to question the non-spike decision. Yes this was a great game and great effort by UGA but it ended on an absolutely boneheaded call. You say it was the right decision because Bama was rattled, yet they managed to line up, cover the intended receiver and tip the pass. So I guess…. NOT. Bottom line — WHY WOULD YOU NOT SPIKE IT, CALL TWO ORGANIZED PLAYS AND GIVE YOURSELF A DECENT CHANCE??????????? There is no good answer and never will be.

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I think this Alabama team is outstanding. TA&M really hurt us because they were believing the press, thinking they were unbeatable. TA&M made them better. I don’t think anybody can beat Alabama.

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Just in time for Christmas,now taking orders for UGA Almost National Champion T-Shirts!!!!!!!!!!Guess there is always next year

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@warjacket

I guess we didnt beat Florida then, lol

))))))42-10(((((((

Better than only winning it because another team (who beat you in your own ’stadium’) forfeited the postseason

the worst part about tech is they may be OVERRATED as well and most people think they are the 7th best team in the All Cupcake Conference.

just in case you forgot

))))))42-10((((((

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UGA football – players as good as LSU, expectations as if their Bama with the results of UTenn. OVERRATED!!!

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Sadly, CMR will ride this until his retirement. We are stuck with him, take it to the bank. And, can we get a field goal kicker?

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@Boss

you cant fire him because that particular employee is your DADDY lololololololololololololololololololololololol

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Most penalized team in SEC , Richt says no issue, can’t keep players out of trouble no problem. Please keep Richt at Ga
Roll Tide

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yeah both teams play great, but uga DID really lose

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It’s ok little bro, I’ll give ya 20 bucks to pay your water bill since I have a real job. I’ll take care of your females for you while I’m at it.

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@warjacket

georgia tech=players worse than Maryland, expectations of North Carolina State, results of Vanderbilt. SUCKY PROGRAM

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A wonderful description of an amazing effort. Every so often there’s a game that neither team deserves to lose.

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@ Lake Dawg…truth hurts huh? Tell you what, lets “honor” everyone and give EVERYBODY a trophy so you won’t get your itty bitty feelings hurt… now does that feel better with your PBR redneck? Good we don’t want you upset…

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Welcome back to reality dog fans. No NC and back to mediocrity. It would really help your cause if you’d stop talking smack and just wait until the game is played.

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@Boss

Shouldn’t you be conserned with the beatdown your currently taking in the All Cupcake Conference ‘championship’ game

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Whats really sad is if Tech comes back and beats FSU and goes to a BCS bowl with a 7 and 7 record and GA goes to chick fila bowl

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To all the UGAG fans that started talking about the N.C. at the start of the season,BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!
5 Yards Short!!!!!!!

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“Winning doesn’t make you a better person and losing doesn’t make you a worse one….”

I hope people aren’t teaching their kids that these days. Winning really is everything. I want to win at everything I do, and beat the person I’m competing with. That desire to win makes me better and makes me better than the people I beat. Think Alabama supporters really care if Saban goes to church on Sundays? Nope. Think your bosses care if you’re the nicest guy in world and you give a good effort if you aren’t doing the job they are paying you to and helping them make a profit and win? It’s all about winning in the real world. You should do it with integrity, but winning is the only thing there is.

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I doubt most of the negative posters here have ever played the game, much less poured their guts out trying to win and leave nothing on the field…you all need to seriously get a life, it’s a game folks, a freakin’ game played by college students! I’ve been a dyed-in-the-wool UGA fan for over 30 years and am really bummed right now, but i have NEVER been more proud of the Dawgs after a defeat as I am tonight. If you can’t win it, at least lose giving it all you got, and that’s exactly what they did……and if your a so-called fan who sees anything less than championships as a failure, then i guess your only realistic option is to go on over to the other side and become a bama fan, cause they’re the only one that’s got it goin right now…..mark, thanks for articulating exactly how many of us in dawg nation feel in spite of this loss.

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Watching GT play, nice to see a school that does things the right way.

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See both my beloved Dawgs and Tech were both epic failures in conference championships. At least the Yellow Jackets – who played with fire and heart – did not squander an 11 point second half lead. Gagging Dawgs did!

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god i want it to hurt, hurt forever and ever

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Dejay: You commented that Phil Fulmers recruiting classes would not have dried up so quickly had he won the SEC champ in 01. Maybe, but that dosen’t apply to UGA. If there is a 11th commandment(and I don’t mean to be crude) its that UGA will FOREVER have gobs of 4 and 5 stars. ITS A LAW.

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UGA players, your future is not bright. Hope you enjoyed your little ‘game’. Those memories are all you’ll ever have.

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Mark Richt is my hero, too.

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That is perhaps the biggest batch of kook-aid you have ever served up. Last I looked, Alabama ran for 350 yards against a defense that is supposed to have 9 to 11 NFL prospects. You don’t beat anyone in the SEC giving up that many yards on the ground. That was anything other than a gallant performance. Yes, it was a good game, a slugfest, and highly contested. But don’t make it out like David almost slayed Goliath. Bottom line is that Alabama has the better team in terms of coaching and talent. Georgia stayed closed for one reason – Nick made some sideline blunders, costing a TD at the end of the first half, and they had a special teams breakdown.

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We had 22 players, Bama had 22 players, same field, same ball, and same amount of time, they scored more points than we did.Bama wins and we lost.

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@Boss

I’m sorry I thought this was a FOOTBALL blog, so unless you come here with some arguments that support Georgia tech football is superior to the University Georgia you simply will not win (similar to the Georgia tech football program). Sorry, maybe you and I can meet on an academic blog where perhaps you would have some form of argument to make.

Sometimes your the windshield and sometimes your the BUG, unless your tech then your always the BUG lololololololololol

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To all the so called UGA fans bashing the coach and players that you think cost the game. I bet you have never played a sport in your life. show some class. Be a Dawg fan win or lose or go be a Tech fan
the REAL UGA fans are sick of your mouths NOT the coaches or players. GO DAWGS !!!

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It was embarrassing seeing thier RB’s take 3 of our guys down the field with them for an extra 5-10 yards. I don’t know who their strength and conditioning coach is(could we hire him away?)our little arm tacklers couldn’t man up. John Jenkins isn’t 1st round draft material to me. Mostly a no-show tonite.

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I’ll say this, Gurley and Marshall are awesome and the QB cupboard isn’t bare.

This is the finest team MR has coached perhaps better than the early 2000’s teams that won the SEC.

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Mine too.

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No joy in the Athens Cesspool tonight, is there?

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So much fun! UGA is the dirtiest team in football. They got exactly what they deserved.

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Dear Santa, Please stop the Falcons from drafting any of the Dwag defenders that allowed a records 350 rushing yards from Bama. It was the worst defense I’ve watched in 50 years of being a football fan. 8 yards a carry, are you freakin kidding me. And Rambo, the Freashman reciever just blew past you again for a huge gain. What a joke… more talented than what? Not Bama

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@Boss

42-10.

I don’t know why I need to say anything else, just a waste of typing on an imbecile

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Gt still has the more recent national title! Love it!

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And GT has 4 titles to jawjas 1. Awesome!

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It’s got to suck to be a tech fan, living through Alabama. Not having a decent football team to cheer for and all that. You know I felt that once. ONCE, in the last 12 years. And even that year we beat tech lol

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BOss did you see the hit your guy put on our QB right in front of the referee? Nuff of that squat. BAMA had the referess in their pocket all game . I hope CMR ask the League to take a look at it. On that last drive Ga had, Mitchell is blasted before the ball is even a yard away and of course the refs missed it. Or did they? Refs afraid to call fouls on BAMA,

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I’m so proud of the DAWGS!!!! They played their best! Sure, there were mistakes but on both teams. I believe the last few seconds could have been managed differently…..especially the very last play. Bama was playing tight at the goal line but I believe Murray should have thrown the ball to the tight end over the goal line. Shots into the end zone should have been taken sooner. So close, yet so far!!

The DAWGS “D” just couldn’t handle Yeldon, meaning their “O” line simply beat our “D” line! This I believe was the big difference in the game. Swan getting beat deep and Murray’s interception didn’t help matters either. Regardless of all that, I’m proud of the DAWGS and hope they have another chance next year! Bama will be back for sure and will be an even better team then than now.

Any comments on Murray getting hit late with no call from a referee standing right by the play? It was a head knocking hit that should have knocked Murray out.

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Wamart just marked all their UGA crap 75% off,now you don’t have to wait till next year!!!!

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Always a bridesmaid but never a bride.

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@Boss

Funny because if we used the same criteria as the bugs used we could claim up to 5.

Speaking of doing things the right way…

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Aaron Murray is a SCRUB. If he could have managed the clock better, earlier on, the defense would not have been so tired!!! I am sick and tired of these myopic moronic monkeys comparing this guy to Drew Brees. He could not hold Brees’ jock strap, OK. Aaron Murray lost this game for UGA. and i hope he moves forward, PERIOD!!!

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The worst part is that either the Satans or f-ing ND is going to win the national championship.

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What has happened to the Georgia pitch-out? All I saw was runs up the middle. The pitch-out gets a talented runner out on the edge to shake and bake. It use to be a Georgia staple. Herschel ran it a million times. With about 6 minutes left. It was 3rd and 2. We ran straight ahead against 9 in the box. Our third run in a row. A pitch-out would have been the perfect answer. We had to punt. They took the ball and scored the winning touchdown.

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BUNCH OF IDIOTS ON HERE. WOULDNT TRADE CMR 4 NOBODY. PROUD OF HIM STANDING UP 4 HIS TEAM. 117 WINS N 12 YEARS. GO DAWGS

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Wreck, you’re right. But that doesn’t mean that ask of that talent will end up in Athens, much less the right talent; you still wanted to have Jasper Sanks in your backfield or Jamal Lewis? All of that talent didn’t help UGA one bit in the ’90s when Florida and Tennessee was wiping the field with Goff’s and Donnan’s squads. And how is that talent doing against South Carolina nowadays?

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Now maybe Shawn Williams will shut the h–l up. He and Jarvis Jones were pathetic.

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Richt had no clue what he was doing
His dawgs were along for the ride
At the end of the day when all was done
Triumphant was the Crimson Tide

BURMA SHAVE

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Coach Richt said at the post-game interview that the difference in the game was that the clock ran out; gee, I’m sorry, did somebody forget to tell him that the game only lasts 60 minutes? No, Coach, the difference in the game was that you were outplayed and out-coached.

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Listening to everyone laud yet another loss is why it’s been 30 years since this program has won a national championship. Everyone is happy and satisfied that the team played well. Hang your hat on them doing good and 30 years from now, they’ll still be talking about the 82 season. Sick of this almost crap. There are no moral victories. There are wins and losses, end of story.

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[...] Bradley column: Five yards short in bitter defeat a winning UGA effort [...]

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It’s clear from reading the comments here who the true Bulldog fans are. Yes, I think the spike would have been the better play, and it seemed to me that Murray wanted to go that way as they ran up to the ball. Coaching at any level is not easy, and to keep a program consistently winning 10 games a year si a great accomplishment.

Is it frustrating to get that close to a shot at the national championship and fall short? Absolutley. Is it right to be calling for the coach’s head after an 11-2 season plus a bowl game? Absolutely not.

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Great piece Mark, made me feel much better. What a game, 5yds from Miami! Loved the effort and love the Dawgs!

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I’m hurt over this one too, but some of you are pathetic and are acting like we just got blown out by South Carolina again. We stood toe to toe with an incredible football team that no one gave us a shot at beating. We come up a play short and you’re back to the “fire Richt” and “mediocrity” comments. I’m proud of my Dawgs, and I wish everyone could be.

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[...] Bradley column: Five yards short in bitter defeat a winning UGA effort [...]

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Blame this one on coaching. Murray should have been coached to down the ball with 14 seconds left. Two throws to attempt to win. Nothing further to say.

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I am amused at the folks who believe that this was such a colossal failure of Georgia coaching and talent… remember, the Dawgs were playing ALABAMA – which by the way has ranked #1 in national recruiting over the last 5 years. Yes, Georgia has some great players. But Bama will have just as many (if not more) playing on Sundays in the future.

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UGA was out coached once again… pure and simple…Men against Boys players and coaches…

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BWAHAHA HUUUUUMBLE Georgia=2nd tier

Enjoy your wesucklikenormal2ndtierteam.com Bowl in the bowels of Mississippi.

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This has to be one of the most delusional columns ever written following a loss. Go ahead. Console yourselves, Dawgs. Lick your own parts to your heart’s content. You are truly the most patient fan base in college football. And the least intelligent. No contest. But you’re gallant!

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January 8th will be here soon and represents the off season. You leg humpers are also the off season champs so keep it down for a few weeks

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Humble_U… Are you that Auburn fan that was pouting a few of weeks ago in the stadium? Only you would would know about the bowels of anything. I think I can smell you through the computer.

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This column is nothing but blowing smoke up the rear end. Its a huge loss. Very embarrassing watching the defense getting shredded up the middle time and time again. The whole college football world knows Richt cant win the big games……

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Mark Bradley, thanks for the excellent commentary…it was poetic. And it is really heart-warming the way Mark Richt handled the players after a gut-wrenching defeat.

GB’s Hamburgers…agree, that was a critical 3rd and short play and I’m still not sure how he didn’t get it.

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MB : Every win is glorious, every loss is bitter. So goes the game. I personally don’t buy into the phrase moral victory so let’s not start that ball rolling. It didn’t come down to one play except in theory. If one wants to play that game, the better team won the last play and at the gun was 4 points better to boot. All in all, another good SECCG. Alabama fans will not be poisoning trees and hopefully Georgia fans will not be throwing eggs at players residences (egging seems to be a trend around the state of Georgia this season).

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For those who love moral victories and believe UGA Football is back

The 2012 10 Win National Championship T-shirts will go on sale Monday at the bookstore

When you buy a t-shirt you will recieve a Moral Victory Trophy to take home as well

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Next year, Bulldog fans. Or the year after that.

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Well, let’s see, UGA has played three games in the Dome in the last 15 months and lost them all. Maybe Georgia should just not ever play in the Dome again. That would mean, of course, that they can never win the SEC, but they can’t win anyway, so what difference does it make.

Well, back to the Kool-Aid for the next nine months while we all convince ourselves that Georgia will be #1 next year. I think I’ll switch to grape this time, the cherry doesn’t seem to work.

It looks like Mark Richt is the Jim Jones of college football, with all of us following him slavishly and drinking the Kool-Aid.

Okay, see y’all next season.

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Glad to see that some of you whiny ass, soft,” take your ball and go home”, bratty, so called UGA fans are blogging away. Your damn team will end up in the top 5 in the final BCS and Alabama was very fortunate to leave ATL with a win… but don’t let that stop your cyring and whining. UGA has put themselves in position to win the SEC championship 2 years in a row. There is every reason to .believe UGA will be back in the SEC championship game next year. I have some advise… go root for another team. Your whining is an embarassment to UGA

To all of you yelling “we should have spiked it”: so we spike it, throw to the corner on the first play and the ball is tipped and Conley is tackled on the 5. Nothing changes. It was the right call. Lady luck just smiled on Bama.

I am damn proud of our coaches and players. I can live with effort. I saw some effort. Championships are our goal and we are headed in the right direction.

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Wow, GA Smegma was closer in their game than thought. But still lost.

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Yes we gave up 350 yards on the ground AND the game still came down to 1st and goal at the 8 with 15 seconds. Their NFL O-line outplayed our NFL D-line. Our defensive talent is legit just as theirs is. They won, congrats Bama and beat ND.

Gators fans: Really? Until you beat us again your words are just noise. You had a chance to beat us this year and you choked. You did not score a touchdown against us this year. Think about that. You did not score a touchdown. If you are so great why didn’t you win? Oh yeah, the turnovers. Well, why turn the ball over?

Tech fans: Please.

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Im also glad to hear UGA has earned respect

Yes we certainly have earned respect

Everyone in the nation knows we cant win the big game

Boy thats the kind of respect that really makes you proud

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Three things you can count on.Death,taxes and ricky bobby blowing another big game.

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There’s a saying or a line from something to this effect: “the only people who don’t worry about money are the ones that have it.”

All the “good effort” people are those that don’t have a real attachment to UGA (Mark Bradley) or have actually experienced the 1980 championship and therefore “have the money”.

I’ve never seen UGA win a national title in my lifetime. I have seen four of UGA’s biggest rivals, and two other SEC schools, win a national title, some multiple titles since I can remember watching football. I want a title, I don’t care if UGA wins 10 games all the time or wins the East multiple times or even beats Florida 7 years in a row. The national title, getting that payoff, is the only thing that matters to me as a UGA supporter.

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Mark Richt is in over his head bottom line…

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Greatness.. Define it Bradley? What is greatness to you?
The Dogs only beat teams at their level. The ” great” teams beat them
every tim e..

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Georgia lost in the trenches..

The Falcons will do the same..

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Bradley, there are no gallant runners up!! Winners and losers. Winners and losers.
Galling loss, galling loss..

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CMR awesome press conference. Eviscerated Chuck Oliver

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I just watched that piece of commode residue CMR in press conference. I wish someone would just kick his miserable backside for him. What a crock of crap loser! Worthless oxygen waste scumbag.

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Mark Richt goT up and walked out LOL

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Come on Bradley and DAWGS!!! IF FLORIDA would not have fumbled then you wouldn’t have been in this game…………… You LOST as usual under Mr Nice GUY…………. This was your year the schedule was stacked in your favor.

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Bradley, there are no gallant runners up!! Winners and losers. Winners and losers.
Galling loss, galling loss..

You should know, how it feels. Can you say 10 of 11. Sure you can.

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You nailed it Mark. Great column Thank you.

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national champions my arse,……hahahahahahaha

that is what you get when you play nobody during regular season..you trade in the Boise States and Oklahomas for Sisters of the Buffaloes..

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Thuga didn’t belong in Atlanta. They’re a second tier team behind Ole Miss &Miss State. Didn’t play anyone except USC(e) and what was the result there. Western Div is where the SEC’s pride lives.

It’s time for thuga’s off season of getting arrested and busting probation.

Chain Gang U from Athens. Go back to your trailers.

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I am damn proud of Yellow Jackets! Took Florida State to very end. Well done stingers…Did not go braindead at end. Just ran out of time. Only allowed top offense 21 points!

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Well said. Proud to be a Georgia Bulldog!

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Today Coach Mark Richt definitively PROVED why he is owned by every other coach in the SEC…Especially Saban.

Richt LOST this game for the Dogs. Sugarcoat and you’re lying to yourself. Murray knew what to do in that situation — GROUND THE BALL — and RICHT was either clueless or delirious.

Problem is Richt doesn’t have the balls to come out and take the blame for telling Murray to NOT spike the ball and stop the clock. Every other coach in the history of football would spike the ball, stop the clock and run 2 or 3 plays to get in the end zone.

Poor Mark Richt…..A loser once again. But he’ll deny it was his missed call until the end of time…..

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Great Game ! Thought Georgia was going to pull it out ! Bama was to tough running the ball.

Georgia for sure deserves the Sugar at worst the Cotton !

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Chance of a lifetime squandered. It will take another 30 to 40 years to get that close again. You got to make it happen when you get that close. Many bulldog hearts are broken tonight and many will go to their grave wondering what might have been.

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Richt melt down with press, truth does hurt…..2013 top 5 CMR excuses…. 5. Young defense 4. My rogaine endorsement didn’t come through 3. We played our tails off, best 5-7 team I’ve coached. 2. Could of, would of should of …..1. Wait ’til next year!

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Moderate this Mark…Saint Mark and Aaron Cox (yes, Cox) are both proven losers against caliber opponents. ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE! Moderate that truth buddy boy. Dawg follower since 1950s!

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Whomever that jerk of a reporter was who had the unmittigated gall to actually ask Mark Richt at the post game press conference about some asserted “trend,” should have his name and credentials publicly identified to everyone so he can earn the rebuke he deserves!

Reporters with that low level of class is why journalism is generally held in such low esteem by so many!

Congratulations to you, Mark, for showing the honor the game earned!

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If any of you on here are REALLY DAWG fans and want to blame CMR, CMB, Murry or any other coach or player for the lose tonight, then you might as well give up watching the DAWGs and for that matter give up watching sprts altogether because you are all morons and idiots.

This game was not lost but it was won because a the Alabama LB stepped up and made a great play. Anything else you can say is total BS and proves you do not know what the h3ll you are talking about.

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I thought that sounded like Oliver. I will be calling his show Monday asking him about being a moron.

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No jerk reporter….truth hurts….we had the friggin’ game…….out classed and out coached…..AND, can we get a field goal kicker. WTF

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Hey Ken chuck Oliver asked a legitimate question and it obviously struck a nerve because richt knows it is true. Oliver was doing his job. Richt isn’t.

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stendek

December 1st, 2012
11:47 pm

You can not be a DAWG fan. If you are then you are a moron and should give up watching the DAWGs and for that matter any sports because you do not understand the game.

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Hey TD! Wish Bama goon would have hit you with cheap shot instead of the no talent chose artist Aaron Murray! Idiot!

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the fact that this article was written is a joke. as always, GEORGIA, the king of mythical and moral championships hahaha

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Disappointed in the attitude of some of our faithful here. We are a good team with great coaches. Richt deserves a lot of credit.

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The Dawgs paid out great tonight if you bet the game

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Loved it, got their hopes up and were crushed. Couldn’t have happened to a more deserving bunch of priques.

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stendek

December 1st, 2012
11:50 pm

I would actually care about what you said if you had not already shown how little you understand about the game which makes you a moron and not worth listening too. Go away son you only make yourself look less intelligent with each and every post.

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For td and all the other Georgia fans who love Mark Richt…you love mediocrity! Alabama is now playing for a National Championship, AGAIN! And Georgia will be in the Capital One Bowl…AGAIN! Because Mark Richt–who makes $3,000,000.00+ per year, and has top 10 recruiting classes annually, CAN’T BEAT RANKED TEAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s ok with you? It’s NOT with me! I ma sick and tired of beating the Buffalo’s (barely) and constantly LOSING to ranked teams!

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Attention 4 and 5 star athletes… If you like losing the big game, then go play in Athens.

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It’s silly to look for blame after this fantastic game.

In Sports someone goes home disapointed. Georgia did everything possible to win Alabama made one more play. It’s just horrible it’s another year away to hope for better.

For Chuck to ask that question at that moment and not have the stones to just come out with it…. Seriously bad judgement.

They can’t even begin to answer it until next fall

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Mark Bradley thank you….we’ll get ‘em next yr guys……NOT

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Entertaining game. Bama was the better team. Now we’ll see if Georgia can beat a good team outside the conference,.

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should Georgia have spiked the ball before Murray’s last throw? Probably not, for Bama was clearly rattled

MB: Just for the record, Conley, who admitted he should have dropped the ball, said that they were confused….. interesting that the 20 year olds, racing down the field, knew to spike the ball… the fans knew to spike the ball…. the ones paid hundred of thousands and multi-millions…. did not. such a shame that to have another 2001 Auburn outcome…. mis-management of the clock!!! damn shame!!! kids played as great….. Bama was better, stronger, and obviously, better coached….. and that later is not a slight…. it is Saban.

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Good news for Georgia… if they need a coach, there are a bunch on here that think they know how to win the SEC. Miles, Saban, and Spurrier should be worried!

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Should have asked Chuck Oliver if he feels he’s come up short in the battle against food

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Ben . . . Well said!

CMR gave Chuck Oliver a chance to own the question but he chose not to. Good move CMR.

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MB – glad the puppies lost this one – they were getting too cocky. Your comment (MB) “Alabama is the nation’s best program and has the nation’s best coach” is actually false – Does that mean Texas A&M should be the SEC champs?? After all the Aggies (who many people at the beginning season didn’t think were “worthy” to be in the SEC) beat Alabama – and LSU should have beat them. UGA only benefited from a powder-puff schedule this season – only really playing 2 quality opponents, SC (which walloped UGA) and a very over-ranked FL team – who FL should have won that game.
So – UGA had the dream season of a dreamer. Hope you fans enjoyed the “dream”.

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Northern Illinois to the sugar bowl!!!! Amazing,,,,,does their coach want to come to the sec?

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The press corps, coast-to-coast, is awaiting Thomas Brown’s (aka BuLLdawg) response to the game. Stick around. He doesn’t fire up the Commodore until midnight.

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For all of those who say not clocking it w/ :15 was the correct move…

If they did clock it and the same play happened on 2nd down (Conley catches & down at the 4 yd line), Murray could have clocked it again and still had 1 last play on 4th down w/ :01-:02 left on the clock.

CMR blew it and hasn’t understood “clock management” EVER while the head coach at Georgia.

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The Northern Illinois head coach will not be coaching their bowl game this year. He was just hired by my alma mater, NC State!

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Its very sad when “Ben” an admitted Tech fan is smarter than a Georgia Fan. If I had won the Powerball this week I would pay some of these so called fans to get off our bus and ride another. Idiotic comments like the one by ShowMeYurTD’s (who probably has never seen any but his moms as a baby) saying UGA has too much talent year after year to not to win. The problem is that although UGA has recruited top tier talent, our opponents like Bama, LSU and Florida always get better. EVERY YEAR there is an opponent or one or two or three, who has a batter recruiting class. You could make a stronger argument by saying UGA got more out of less than Alabama did.

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Shut up Georgia. Chuck Oliver is fair as he can be to all sec teams and you know it. He asked a legitimate question and it should be asked. If you and richt want to keep ignoring that this staff can’t win big games well keep paying money for peach bowls

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tmc

December 2nd, 2012
12:05 am

Total BS and just shows how little you understand about the game. The pass was not intended for Conley. It was tipped at the line by the Alabama LB (great play on his part).

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N ILL coach….I think he’ll finish the season, don’t you? Wow, why the ACC, when so many SEC openings….

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Well said, Ben. Some of these Dawg “fans” deserve Jim Donnan as their coach for life. As a GT fan, I know I miss him.

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Mark Richt is a great guy…super Christian guy! Outstanding role model! Probably has the most character of any coach in the country, in any sport! He’s also paid handsomly…$3 Million plus per year, with incentives! The only question I have is, with perennial top 10 recruiting classes…WHY is his record 3-16 against ranked teams, since 2009? WHY?! What is the problem?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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The Earth is nourished by Bulldawg tears. Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

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BigJim

December 2nd, 2012
12:07 am

GA lost so the coaches should be fired and the only QB in SEC history to throw for 3000 for his first three years should be gone. Let us not forget that this team was a 71/2 point underdog in the game.

While we are at it the only reason we lost was because of our coaches and had nothing to do with the other team on the field. BTW: They have had the #1 recruiting class in the nation for about the last 4 years in a row and we have had a top 15. But that is the coaches fault as well that these players know that the Alabama fans are behind them 100% and know the university and the town is behind them 100% and do not throw them under the bus at every chance.

Like I said earlier you need to find another team to root for because we true fans do not want your negativity around our team MORON.

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OK, I’ll add , It HURTS .

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How sad has it become – we are now satisfied with moral victories – we played them close. We played 3 good teams this year and lost two of them. We got beat by 4 touchdowns by South Carolina. How could we play for the national championship losing to a team by 4 touchdowns? We had to hold on to beat Florida – they comitted 6 turnovers, we got some fortunate official calls and only won by a touchdown. Bama rolls us for over 500 yds and 350 on the ground and we are happy that we hung with them. What happened to actually winning something important? We have been mediocre for so long that coming close has now become acceptable. We recruit top 10 talent every year and send many guys to the pros but we can’t win the big games. Something has to change or we might become perenial also-rans. We should just go ahead and join the ACC and maybe we can win something over there.

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td…not going anywhere buddy! Sorry! Will always demand what I think Georgia has the capacity to deliver..and that’s a Championship–or 2! Will NEVER EVER EVER settle for this mediocrity that has produced a 3-16 record against ranked teams, since 2009! That is a sad fact that is unacceptable!

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You will keep Richt until he decides to retire, and he will keep giving you “wins” like this.

Enjoy, Leg Humpers!!!!!

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CLOCK Management ?

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Thanks Chuck for asking CMR why his team folds in big games! The media in this town is too soft. I thought it was a fair question. I guess CMR did not.

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ya boy oliver crucified the prentenders. Same as it ever was. Hit the bricks pal and beat it bradley…a loser is a loser.

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I expect every football player’s yard will be toilet papered. Each house will be egged. Each car will be honeyed. You have to be tough to play for the dwags.

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BigJim
December 2nd, 2012
12:14 am

his record 3-16 against ranked teams, since 2009? WHY?! What is the problem?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BIG LOSER–JOHN 3-16 IS A GREAT BIBLE VERSE–TRY READING IT, WILL YOU!!!!

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BigJim

December 2nd, 2012
12:20 am

” settle for this mediocrity ”

You really need to get some meds for your delusional nature. When has UGA ever had a better 12 year run then under CMR?

When people like you quit being stupid and start telling people like President Adams to get off his high horse restrictive nature and let CMR recruit the same type players as FL, BAMA, LSU and SC can get and you tell the dam Athens police department and the University of Ga police department to start taking these athletes to the coaches instead of sending them to jail for early season suspensions then we will rise to the level of these schools and will not have the record against them. So either get of your fat a$$ and get involved in important matters to help your team or STFU.

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Td- get it straight, the clock ran out on a FIRST down pass completion (tipped pass) on the 4 yd line when the play started with :15 on the clock.

:15 to run a 5 yd pass play? The ball was snapped @ :09… down at :05
clock runs out cause they couldn’t get it set and clocked in time.

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TD,

Are you suggesting that UGA has some sort of academic restriction on the types of players it brings in? What a laugh. You guys have 8 non qualifiers on your roster. Get the facts, retread!

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td………good point! I do admit at most all the other SEC schools, thugs, gang bangers, criminals do get recruited. Only thing I’ll say is Stanford recruits quality student-athletes, and they win the SEARS CUP every year. But good point nonetheless! I’m just depressed. So close.

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Thankfully, the Leg Humpers won’t be anywhere near Miami, where those clowns would’ve found some way to blow it and hand the title to ND.

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a winning effort in defeat…a perfect summation of a loser mentality

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Why midtndog? We had a very soft schedule beat 1 good team lost to the other good teams we played. We couldn’t stop Bama from running the ball – the most basic part of football. Close but no cigar does not warrant a #3 ranking. We had our chance quit begging for charity.

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Is UGA a Top 10 team right now? Not in my estimation! Maybe after a win in Leftover Bowl they can crack final poll. At 10th spot. Maybe. Some finish huh Dawg Nation?

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Stendek…I agree 100%, sir! Year after year after year of the same. The 3-16 record against ranked teams, since 2009 is a fact. Simply a fact. Richt struggles mightily against ranked teams. And I do agree this might have been the closest chance we’ll get. I am 44 and graduated from UGA in 1993. I don’t understand why many fans accept this. Mark Richt is a great guy. I get that–and concur. But 3-16 against ranked teams, since 2009, is NOT a good record…for a coach paid $3 Million plus per season!

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I was very impressed with UGA’s performance. That said, I’ve been around for a while and have never seen an SEC fan base who has a more elevated opinion of *what they think their program is* vs. *what their program actually is*. A mentality of entitlement. You should appreciate the fact that you took Bama to the wire, because, well, you aren’t Bama. Never have been, and never will be. And this comes from an SEC football fan who was rooting for you to be the 5th different national champ from the SEC in the run of what will hopefully be 7 consecutive. But I got over that when your team failed to show up in Columbia the first Saturday in October.

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Bama alums and fans were very humble and quiet coming out of the dome for a team that just won the SEC…..very classy (unlike some of the tools we have here).

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AM did not cost GA this game, nor did his OL and RB’s. The defense gives up 350 rushing yds and 3 rushing TDs and couldn’t fine a way to stop it???????????? Over and over again the AL RB’s ran thru and around whats supposed to be the strength of this team!! CTG is to blame as well. He finally stacked the def line in AL’s last posession and got AL 3 and out. Why didn’t he ^&U%$&U do that sooner instead of running the same def which AL was more then will to oblige by running right up the middle for 3 TD’s!! These so called pro talent def linemen looked gassed and there was no sign of conditioning on that side of the ball. The D lost this game and CTG shares the blame.

CMR should spend a scholly on another FG kicker. This guy we got stinks! He makes that missed FG, his only try, and its a different game. Instead of having to get a TD to win at the end they could have won by 2 points on a FG. The whole ending would have been different. But instead the dawgs need a TD and blew it by not spiking the ball w/10-15 secs left on the clock. Thats bad coaching.

So don’t bad mouth AM or the offense. They had one or two bad series but scored 21 points on a good defense and looked good doing it! If the defense makes just one stop and out during one of AL’s 3 running TD drives its a different story. But they couldn’t. They looked awful and someone please tell me why the flip were they not going for the legs of these AL RB’s??? Its the only way to stop these guys.

Our best chance to win a shot at the NC was this year and this game. Next year this team will be depleated on D and maybe lose AM to the draft. I don’t agree w/Mark Bradley. CMR cannot win the big one. Proof is just look on the other side of the field and you’ll see why AL is so darned good, Saban, gets his guys in shape and ready to play. CMR does not. Period!!

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Hey Mark. Your Christmas check from Georgia Athletic Department is in the mail. Merry Christmas pal. With love Saint Mark. PS – Thanks again for soft questions. Plus impartial reporting. Wink wink Moral victory good for another extension. Need all my millions buddy.

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Tough way to lose but galliant effort…should have spiked the ball at the eight without question, not sure where the call for that falls on – COACHING has got to have kids ready for those situations especially in big games like this…other than that and our defense sucking air in the third quarter..cant complain….hope we get a decent bowl

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stendek
Who cares about top ten rankings? ,Unless you’re number one you are a loser, the Dogs had their one chance in the last 20 years to finish on top ,and the defense peed the bed and got blown up by the Tide’s O Line. It may be another 20 years before the Dogs are back in this position again.

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Hey Bradley… If you ain’t first, you’re last!

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FLASH: SEC Also Ran UGA will play ACC Also Ran Tech in Leftover Bowl in Hahira. Tickets now available!

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Fi Slamma….I am a Bama fan and you are the reason people hate us. Win with some class if you have any. If you were on Saban’s team and had that attitude, you’d be cut. You exude everything that the team doesn’t want. You don’t have to be an obnoxious As* when you win a game you are favored to win. UGA played a great game tonight and lost on the last play but could of easily won. People can say a soft schedule, etc. but they gave us everything they had and damn near pulled it off if they had another five seconds. You shouldn’t be a cocky as* in that kind of win. Do me a favor, shut your hole and go to bed before you embarrass the Tide Nation even more

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No class by CMR at press conference. In life when you suck, people will call you out. Welcome to the real world CMR

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UGA is a second rate program. You will never have what we have. Have fun at your cruddy bowl UGA fans.

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Good night loser Dawgs. I like what Ricky Bobby’s Dad said — if you ain’t first, you’re last!

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“It takes time to spike the ball.”

“Just one of those games.”

You can’t make this stuff up…….

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Richt asked Chuck Oliver if that was his question? Oliver had a chance to man up and he did not. Chuck has raised that question on his radio show and he should have owned it. Amazing what happens to one’s courage when one has to look another in the eye.

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Anyone who wants to run down the effort put forth by Georgia isn’t a real Bulldog fan and needs to go find another team to pull for. Losing hurts, but placing blame doesn’t do anyone any good. In a classic such as this one, someone must lose the game. Unfotunately, we came out on the short end. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that we played our hearts out. Disappointed, but pround of the effort.

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Shut up, Dave!

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Here’s the question Chuck Oliver asked…..

http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2012/12/why_didnt_bulldogs_spike_the_b.html

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Fi Slamma – truth hurts my friend. If Saban read your comments he’d say we don’t want anything like that here at the University of Alabama. I guess I hit the nail on the head when I identified you live in a double wide.

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stendek
Come on now ,keep the defensive coach, How many yards of total offense did Bama have 500? No Adjustments just go jaw face to the camera and look tough when the camera is on his mug. Great coaching super talenton Defense future NFL players ,and his D still gets run off the field. Punch his bus ticket out on the first greyhound out of Athens.

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The game was great and illustrated why the SEC is best of the best. If one had a playoff between Alabama, Florida, LSU, Georgia, South Caorolina and Texas A@M, it would be for the National Championship. The coolest thing I witnessed about Richt is how he stood up for his team in the after game interview with the reporter who asked about Murray and Richt’s inability to win the big game. It is the only time I have ever seen where Richt publicly was almost challenging the guy to a fight. I thought he was right(Richt) in doing so and showed something we(us fans) had never seen. Georgia has a great future under him… still think he’s knocking on Greatness’ door…put it to the sound of knockin’ on heavens door…I think he’s got it Richt

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Dave… Your wife is an Auburn fan and she is probably frying up some Snickers bars right now. I don’t live in a double wide, I live in a sweet house in Rome. I know Nick well… And he plays it right on TV, but he knows down deep that CMR is a born loser.

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Very sad fact…#3 going into this game and we don’t have a field goal kicker….criminal act by CMR choosing that kicker who is not up to sec play. He’ll never be the same

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Go back to Gomer Pyle Sarge Carter! You are as dumb as that Mayberry Marine. I wish reporter would have kicked Richt a**! Was truth. Losers like you evidently cannot handle it! Aaron Murray stunk in Florida game but defense won it. UGA QB choked big time against Carolina and Bama! Amen.

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Maybe next year. Or next year. Or next year. Or next year. Or next year. Or next. Until then…it’s Capital One Bowl time. Pathetic!

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Thanks for those who explained the Oliver/Richy thing.

Ken- I can tell you a good reporter asks the questions his audience wants to know. No matter what the ? Is. To be professional is to take the emotion out of the question.
Your email to Oliver was full of emotion. You definitely have the right to email him, just as he does to ask the tough questions. Maybe the timing of the question wasn’t quite right, but I think the question is fair as long as he takes the emotion out of it.

Just a thought.

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We are stuck….Kentucky and whoever gets petrino will blow our dogs out next yr with our young defense and the recruits running for the hills. Yes our guys played their asses off, but were abandoned by our braintrust coaches…..same old story. Sad

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stendek said it above… close doesn’t count. Saban knows how to win games that matter. Richt doesn’t and never will.

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Ref’s “no calls” cost UGA the game. Blatant helmet to helmet cheap shot on Murray with ref 10 yards away looking right at it AND NO CALL. The ball should have been moved back 15 yards and the Tide player should have been kicked out of the game. Instead Bama scores a field goal. Just one example of many “no calls” by the refs. Saw Bama OL holding 4 or 5 times – very obvious but no call. Pass inference by Bama at least 3 times but “no call”. That was the difference in the game. Good game by both teams but Bama player Dial will be suspended by the SEC review board for the BCS title game.

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I am proud on UGA and Mark Richt, but penalties and clock mgt cost you football games.

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Anybody who comes on these blogs and talks crap about either UGA or Bama tonight is a complete jerk and less than what God made human beings to be.

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Anyone who really thinks that was Chuck Oliver’s question is CLUELESS. Do you ever listen to his show? After every big loss to a ranked team they are flooded with calls about how Richt & Bobo never win the big games —- like THIS big game!

Tune in to the show Monday morning and you’ll hear the same thing over and over. If they didn’t screen the calls, that question and “why didn’t they spike the ball?” would be asked dozens of times by callers….In fact, so many times they’ll have to turn most of them away.

Chuck Oliver “man-up” and own the question? He said it wasn’t his question but “HE HEARS IT EVERY DAY” because he does.

Too bad Mark Richt couldn’t MAN-UP and simply answer the question. After all, it’s on every true Dawg fan’s mind…..Even more so after the loss tonight.

It’s the question that is destroying Mark Richt as a COACH from the inside out, because he runs away from it like a little child…Just like he did tonight.

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You and Mr. Coolege Football.

LAFAO…… you’re together arn’t you?

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jimmy- u r correct! Bama played a great game but the officials blew it! Very lopsided on the calld

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wait, I’m confused. UGA still lost, right? I mean, they’re going to the gator bowl and alabama is playing for the national championship as far as this entire nation is concerned. This article falls under the category of “nonsense” because the first two sentences are ridiculous. Sports are about results: winning and losing. UGA lost, and that’s all that matters. Go home dawgs fans. #dawgsontop is dead. It was cute while it lasted.

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Flo Ri Da
I agree on the missed ref calls. Bama will not be so fortunate with friendly SEC refs against Notre Dame.

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Anyone who really thinks that was Chuck Oliver’s question is CLUELESS. Do you ever listen to his show? After every big loss to a ranked team they are flooded with calls about how Richt & Bobo never win the big games —- like THIS big game!

Tune in to the show Monday morning and you’ll hear the same thing over and over. If they didn’t screen the calls, that question and “why didn’t they spike the ball?” would be asked dozens of times by callers….In fact, so many times they’ll have to turn most of them away.

Chuck Oliver “man-up” and own the question? He said it wasn’t his question but “HE HEARS IT EVERY DAY” because he does.

Too bad Mark Richt couldn’t MAN-UP and simply answer the question. After all, it’s on every true Dawg fan’s mind…..Even more so after the loss tonight.

It’s the question that is destroying Mark Richt as a COACH from the inside out, because he runs away from it like a little child…Just like he did again tonight.

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For all you Dawgs that post all your smack all season long on the GT blogs, Karma paid you a visit tonight. Tell her I said “Hi” and “Thank You!”, OK?

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WTF is wrong with you people? We played our hearts out tonight on coaching, defense and offense! These young people who play only for their school deserve better than some of you are giving them! Going in this was a trenches game which is what it ended up being. Fault Murray if you want, but the ball was headed where he wanted it to go, but it was tipped!

I’m a UGA alum and I say “It’s great to be a GEORGIA BULLDAWG!!” Screw the rest of you!

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I spike it… 2 plays or 1 play, simple math.

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As a Tech grad I shouldn’t have rooted for UGA but their effort in the face of Bama won me over. I found myself cheering for the Dawfs on that last drive. What a game! They definately should go to a BCS bowl!

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Sorry, Bradley I stopped reading the article after “There are people who say that only championships matter, that finishing second is the same as finishing last. To those people, we say this: Go away now”. Why? Because it does matter! Why do you think Saban is beloved in both LSU & Alabama?? Its because he WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Even after having Matt Stafford and the #1 Rated Dawgs did another Mark Richt team under achieve. This team probable had more talent than that overall #1 team which makes it worse. And yes even at 2:52 pm Central time I am still PISSED!
I love the Red/Black but its getting a little old that these 10 or 11 win team fall short every year. How many more “well get them next” will we continue to have to listen too.
This was the easiest schedule UGA has had in years and we still could not make it. Next year will be no hiding for UGA, CMR, BOBO, and Murray. Next year they will be put into the fire and then let me hear you say “I guess will get them next year”……………. Geez

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I’m glad bobo decided not to order murray to spike the ball. With 3 plays to the endzone, GA would have scored. Thanks mike!!! RTR!!!!

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Bad calls? Cheap shots? Whatever makes you feel better, dawgs….RTR!

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The Bradley article sounds like the story of a wimp suddenly rising up against the next door bully and refusing to get his ass kicked in his own front yard in front of his wife and kids. As far as I know, UGA has been under no handicap to Alabama as to what coaches to hire or what players to recruit. So why shouldn’t they play a competitive game? This article should be an embarrassment to UGA that they are considered to be inferior through their own fault.

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It alright to be proud of the bulldogs but it also okay to be angry at yet another loss. Take away the sentiment at the end of the day, UGA came of short because of a lack of discipline and the inability to stop the big play. It is impossible to win any game when you are constantly making errors and giving away hard earned momentum. Alabama played well especially running the football but they could have been beaten. It does not take the perfect game to beat them but each time UGA need a stabilizing play someone dropped a pass or committed a penalty. You cannot win that way.

Richt has to ask himself if it is okay for his team to commit so many penalties but usually they can cause you the game. He also has to ask himself why his experience QB could not get off at least two plays in a span of 15 seconds. You have to spike that ball just to let everybody gather themselves and make sure you are throwing into the end zone at every opportunity. The last play just seemed so rush in it execution that makes spikiing the ball prudent.

I have been watching UGA play since the days of Vince Dooley and Irk Russell and this one disappoints a lot. Just a lot of missed opportunities in this game.

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21 vs the defense, 7 on the blocked fg.

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Ah…Jerry, you beat me to the punch

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Chuck Oliver is a zit on the crack of a 300 pound ass. Oh and one more thing .His Auburn Tigers suck !

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HAD ENOUGH…. I’m with you man… I am done listening to Chuck and Chernoff as long as Oliver is still on there…What a bogus question (and it he wasn’t even man enough to own it ) to CMR in the Postgame news conference… He is a jerk and we gave a Championship effort and came up short…. I’m out….

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