Georgia’s Bobo a rising star in coaching ranks

He’s a Georgia guy.Nuff said. He hurts as much as every fan when we lose. Could be our coach in waiting. I know Fla. St will make a run at him ( Richt) in 3-4 years when they fire that Jimbo guy who takes over for Bowden

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I think Bobo’s a terrific coach. Yeah, the offense went to sleep a couple times last year, but I thought the playcalling was pretty sound (not perfect, but sound): the players just didn’t always make the plays. I hope he sticks around UGA for a long time.

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I like Bobo, but I hate field goals. The red zone offense must improve.

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Just because Bobo is a UGA guy does not give him a “pass”, that thinking is what kept Ray Goff around 5 years too long. I am not saying he should be gone but he does need to improve as evidenced by much of the play calling in the red zone last year. Sometimes it was just brutal. On the personal side I am glad to see he overcame the deamons he was battling and has become a good, family man.

I agree with his assessment of M.Moore. I watched the Captial 1 Bowl again this week (I know, I’m sick) and he looked great. I look for him to really be major factor in 09′.

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Speaking of Blowouts – 31-0 at the half?!!!!!

As mentioned before – Bama will not be playing UGA this year (UGA will not win the SEC East) – so I will go easy on you guys for a while at least.

2009 season for UGA will be fun to watch – but think UGA will be 7-5, 8-4 or potentially 9-3 if lucky. Which is what UGA historically is – an 8-4 team. I think UGA is back on the Donnan level – and Richt will field good teams – and will at least win 8 games a year.

Parity between OK STATE, Tennessee, Auburn, Arkansas, Ga Tech and So Carolina will make this a season fun to watch. Even though UGA may have slightly better overall talent – there are no guarentee wins. Look at LSU getting beat by UGA, UGA getting beat by GT – GT getting hammered by LSU.

Overall – UGA will be – at best – the 4th best SEC team this year – and possibly the 5th best – it will be settled on the field between AUB, TN, SC and UGA for 4th / 5th best. Again, from a historical perspective – this is UGA’s sweet spot and traditional claim – 4th or 5th best in the SEC.

UT Wildboys may beat UGA – Kiffin and his ways have the Vols fired up – and they have beat UGA 2 of last 3 years – so talent is equal or may even be a little better. If their staff is affective – they will pass UGA – and it will be the 90’s all over again in the SEC East with Florida dominating, Tennessee pushing UF – and UGA trying to be relevant in the SEC East.

Opening at OK State will be very interesting and a great matchup. Of course, rooting for the SEC. Better have your QB’s ready. I stll think Joe Cox = Greg Talley. My gut feeling is that this is a much bigger game for OK State and UGA will this one.

Besides OK State – other potential losses include – So Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee, Auburn and Tech. UGA will lose at least two of these games.

UGA will get beat by LSU and Florida

Bama will win their opener against VA Tech. Will be an exciting season – our big competition will be LSU – which they broke in a new QB last year -and we will be doing the same this year. LSU should be favored – but don’t count out BAMA – we may very well win the West again this year – but will have to play a great game against LSU. Next season – Bama will be back on top of the SEC West – and remain there for some time.

Bama will have close calls – but have moved up in talent and is in the top 2 or 3 of the SEC – with Florida and LSU.

ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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bamastan:

As always, there is so much wrong with your post that I wouldn’t know where to start if I wanted to. Other posters and maybe even Chip will take you to task. I will, instead, follow these NT words of wisdom that apply to you so well:

“Do not cast your pearls before swine”

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Bama Stan – I understand your main (if not quite insightful) point that anything is possible but your reasoning regarding the specifics of your claims leaves me scratching my head. If you think Tennessee’s talent is a little better than Georgia’s and if you think that we’re at a parity level with South Carolina, Arkansas, and Georgia Tech, then all I can say is that you’re entitled to your opinion, but I don’t see it. Florida and LSU may be better than we are entering the season but just like we could potentially lose to Auburn or Tech, we could also just as easily beat Florida or LSU. Also, if you want to talk about sweet spots, since the Bear, what’s Bama’s sweet spot been?

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I know from an outsiders perspective it seems as if UGA won’t be as good this year or have a slightly worse season. As a coach and a very thorough follower of the Red and Black I believe there are so many reasons why this team is going to be better. Last year was a reality check and I believe it is blatantly clear to the players and coaches that its gonna take a lot more than talent to win. Not to say that the talent isn’t there. Other than 4 or 5 guys we really don’t lose much, and there is a reason that we were ranked #1 before last season. That reason is the talent and the coaches. That hasn’t changed despite what some may think with losing Stafford and Moreno. What has changed is the shear focus and determination of this team to prove their worth and get their payback.

A lot of people think that UF is way ahead of UGA because of last years game and the fact that they have almost everyone returning especially from that excellent D. What some don’t understand is that the smallest things can make a huge difference. UF had a lot of small things go right in terms of timing and health. All of their injuries with the exception of Harvin happenned well before the season started with time to adjust and get those other guys reps. I’m not gonna get into the timing and injuries with UGA because it would take me a while.

Anyway, what I’m saying is that UGA has the talent, the coaches, and I believe that they really feel they have something to prove this year after quite frankly being embarrassed last season. Joe Cox is good enough to win every game he plays in. The coaches are good enough to prepare this team to win every game they play in. The defense if healthy and prepared is good enough to keep us in every game no matter who we’re playing. And, our offensive line can only get better. That group has faced more adversity with injury and inexperience than any on the team. The O-line will be very good this year. If our D-ends are healthy this season with the supplement of C. Washington as well as Dobbs returning we will be much improved their as well. Our D-line should be much improved.

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I don’t get the red zone criticism. I think we’ve been alot more effective in the red zone under Bobo than we were when Richt was calling the plays. In 2008, only Florida and LSU scored more touchdowns in the red zone than Georgia did in the SEC. In 2007 we were 2nd in the SEC in red zone offense behind only LSU. So you don’t like field goals in the red zone? WHAT field goals? Georgia was in the red zone 49 times in 2008 and only attempted a field goal 13 times. The facts simply do not support the theory that Bobo struggles in the red zone and that we have to settle for field goals. I don’t see it.

I do think it will be interesting to see how Bobo does without Stafford and Moreno. Those guys would make alot of offensive coordinators look good.

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Cox did throw a game winner against Colorodo and start against Ole Miss in 2006 General. Although it could be pause for concern that he wasn’t able to finish off that Ole Miss game. He wasn’t very impressive.

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BAMA STAN:

Your entire post was largely illogical and certainly sounds like the stream-of-conscious of a delusional Bama fan. What in the world would lead you to believe UGA is back to Donnan days? The facts simply refute that notion–plain and simple. By that illogic, Bama is certainly back to Mike Shula days… But wait, they had a good year last year–oh yes, that would definitely lead me to believe they are the gold standard at this point. Ridiculous.

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Chip, drink the koolaid. Join us Orson watchers. Is it 4:30 yet? Rats, only a little after 12:00

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Bama was one of the most complete teams in the SEC last year, and yes this is from a Dawg fan. They went for it all, lost to UF and laid down to Utah. Now as we all know the SEC is the SEC and in 05 UGA was picked 3rd in the east and we won the SEC. Last year Bama was not even on the radar and went undefeated in the reg season. So BAMA STAN you make a good point, but I do not agree with your post. Too much emotion and too many good teams in the SEC to know whats going to happen this year.

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[...] would like to redshirt both of the freshman quarterbacks who enrolled early with the Dawgs.UGA:  Bobo seems to be on the fast track for a future head coaching job.UGA:  Linebacker Rennie Curran is on the 2009 Lombardi Award watch [...]

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Mike Bobo is a great young coach, a fine representative for UGA, and an even better person; we need him to stay at Georgia and follow CMR when he decides to retire, period, end of discussion.

Bama Stan, do y’all not have a place where you can go spread your manure amongst people who may care what you think, or at least don’t recognize how stupid you sound? An 8 -4 program? We’ve averaged 10 + wins per season for the past 7 years. Don’t try to do the math, just take my word for it.

This Charles kid from Florida had better be really, really good wherever he lands because, just by vitue of his lengthy, publicized decision process, he has guaranteed his importance and value. There will be an awful lot of pressure to perform at an extremely high level and deliver huge dividends, immediately. You don’t think his teammates will expect him to excel, do you?

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BOBO, hang with the Dawgs! We have a great staff Garner, Coach S. Keep the staff and go DAWGS!

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Apparently Bama Stan has been buying too much of Jimmy Johns “product”
What an idiot.

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31-0 at the half??

Lunch break – thanks for the comments on my posts. Many have called me illogical and refuse to see the point that I am making. UGA is a Big Time program – but has historically been 4th / 5th best team in the SEC. During the Donnan era – this was AGAIN true. And UGA is back to it’s 4th/5th spot due to emergence of Florida / LSU / BAMA.

Count in Ole Miss – I say UGA is the 5th best program in the SEC at the moment – with TN and AUB right there with you.

That means UGA is in the parity pool with Tennessee, Auburn, and now – an impressive Ole Miss squad – and one can argue South Carolina – as they play great first half of the season – but tank it in the second half.

UGA back to the Donnan days?
Well, yes – not a slight to Coach Donnan – a big time coach at a respected program ( but not considered one of college footballs ELITE programs historically speaking – but a respectable program) …. that played to UGA’s historical level of success. His problem was inconsistency in a couple of games each year against the parity pool teams (usually against Auburn or GT) – AND the fact that Florida and Tennessee were both bonafide TOP 10 at the time – had the separation factor.

Is this relevent today? YES – UGA has been very inconsistent against “lesser” talent the last 3 years. Tech last year? Auburn last year? So Carlona last year?

Look at Tennesssee:
With the two serious beat downs UGA suffered against UT in 2007 and 2006 – and the fact that UGA struggled to put a stuggling UT team away last year suggests talent parity – even suggests that UT may have overall better talent.

With Kiffin – UT is working their tails off – more so than Fulmer did in the offseason. He has put together a seasoned staff that knows how to win. As a head coach – he will focus on recruiting and directing the staff. UT will be better than most people will think.

So Carolina
So Carolina – beat UGA in Athens 2007. UGA was lucky to beat SC last year in Columbia. Curran’s hit on SC tailback before potentially scoring in the end zone SAVED the day for UGA – and was absolutely brilliant!!! But UGA and SC have played to basically a draw in both games – suggestion of Parity??????? I think so!!!!!

Auburn – UGA survived yet another game last year against a sturggling Auburn team. Never bet on this game!!!! Auburn has talent – same level as UGA.

SO where does that put UGA in 2009 ?????
Losses to LSU, UF.
OK State will be favored.
50/50 games against TN, Auburn, SC and at Arkansas against a very bright coach and a muched improved Hogs team. Good thing you do not play Ole Miss this year!!!!!

COX at QB this year – and 2010 – breaking in another new QB????

UGA will lose 2 games for sure in 2009 – and recent history shows you will probably lose to either TN, AUB, SC, Tech and potentially Arkansas. Throw in the OK State team – which has as much talent and will be favored – UGA will lose a minimum of 3 games – and could possibly lose 5 games. I am betting 8-4 – 7- 5 – with some tight losses – and a couple of blow out losses. UGA will beat either Wisconsin or Mich State in a bowl game.

Also – just not sold on Cox – slow kid, decent arm strength only – short – not a QB that will lead UGA to a title – this kid ain’t DJ Shockly. This kid is GREG TALLEY!!!!!!

UGA will be and always be a good program. But so are most of the teams you play. UGA has lost it’s separation with the rise of Florida. LSU and Bama is back!!!!

In fact – I would rate Ole Miss ahead of UGA until proved otherwise.

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Speaking of Ole Miss, Bama Stan, y’all should be on the lookout for them too. That Snead kid is no joke.

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The 2009 Dawgs will surprise most everyone…begining in Stillwater. Joe Cox is a winner and will lead this team to the SEC Championship. Yes, I believe that this team will beat Florida. There is life after Stafford and Moreno…just look what Tennessee did after Peyton Manning left.

This is a rock solid football club. Lots of talent and smart coaches. If there are few injuries and a few good breaks, the Dawgs will be in the BCS mix in Jan 2010.

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I would rate Ole Miss above Bama in 2009 until proven otherwise. What’s your point? You’ve got a newbie no name quarterback. No Andre Smith. No Glen Coffee. Your offense will once again be a totally laughable mess. That’s the Alabama football we’ve all come to know and love. The defense will be solid but you won’t score enough points to win a championship. I’m guessing a 10 win season at best for the Tide, and that’s only if you’re lucky. You’ll probably have to get a bunch of lucky breaks like you did last year to win 10 games in 2009. We’ll see.

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31-0 at the half?!!

Music City Dawg – you are correct.

We better be prepared for Ole Miss!!! Loved the Texas Tech beat down. Coach O. recruited well for Ole Miss – and will do the same for Tennessee. Coach Nutt is very good.

Bama will be very good next year – Defense will be outstanding – our key will be our QB play. Talent is there – but it’s rare for freshman or redshirt freshman QB’s to go all the way.

No doubt – Florida is the team!!! Tebow is on the same level as Hershall or Bo!! But the impressive thing about the Gators is their DEFENSE!!!

QUESTION FOR UGA FANS:
If UGA’s defense is about the same as last year – what will Richt do about Martinez?

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Huh?… McElroy, the QB coming into Bama most consider to be much better than JP. Andre Smith is the concern for Bama. Coffee was good but it was the great OL that made him look all the better.

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AT LEAST we didn’t embarass the SEC in the sugar bowl against that Power Conference…the WAC. Say all you want about 31-0 ….but when it was time to represent, YOU SUCKED. Don’t fall back on 31-0 when you couldn’t finish the drill…..

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Bama Stan, refresh my memory for me please. How long has it been since Alabama has won a SEC Championship and how many times have they been on probation since doing so?

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Cox is Talley???? JP was Talley.

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I saw Coffee completely demasculate enough linebackers and defensive backs to know that it wasn’t just the O-line that made him look good, but your point is noted. That being the case, Bama also loses a big chunk of that offensive line in 2009. I think they lost their center too. A sub-10 win season is not entirely out of the question. Those idiots will probably put Saban on the hot seat.

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The only prediction I would make about Coach Saban at Alabama is this: he will lose approximately 1 out of every 5 games, just like every other top coach in the history of the game.

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My guess is that Bama Stan’s getting exactly what he wants with all this attention. He’s become the Terence Moore of bloggers.

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I like Bobo, and he has done very well. As for on the job training, how well have programs with “top notch” hires done. Let’s see, the UT “Clawfense”, Franklin at AU, Norm Chow, and the offensive genius of Charlie Weis. Sounds good to me. You don’t hire “top notch” OCs as a rule. There aren’t too many of them, and when they make a move it is usually to a head coaching job. Not a lateral move. FSU got Jimbo Fisher by promising a HC job. I don’t think anyone wants to wait around for Richt to retire. I hope Orson picks UGA but I think way too much attention has been payed to these signings. Just to put things in perspective, I did a little research on the rivals site. Here are some three star players that contributed to UGA over the past few years. Gamble, Adams, Valesco, Chandler, Boling, Milner, Chapas, Jones, Moses and Ware. I am sure I left some out, but these stand out the most to Me. Tim Jennings and Kelin Johnson were two star recruits, and Trae Battle was a walk-on. While these guys got playing time, several four stars fell by the wayside. I guess recruiting is kind of a crapshoot.

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Tell the rising star to game plan a little bit better, learn how to develop an offensive rhythm, and stop trying those *&^% trick plays when we’re running the ball down the opponent’s freaking throat.

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Bama Stan : 0-0 at the kickoff?!! Sorry, I just had to do that. UGA will be in a better position than Tennessee of 2008 due to return of Bobo. Recall, we not only had to find a QB to replace Ainge, we had to learn OC Clawson. A disaster on the O side ensued. This year, we gotta learn yet another OC and now a DC…No matter, at this point, we’re all chasing the Gators in the East, and in the West, well…

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Bobo is developing as an OC. He is young and learning. I think the O will be more in his hands this year as Richt should be spending more time with the Defense. The biggest problem with UGA over the last 8 or 9 years has been on the O line. We have had great talent, but for whatever reason injuries have really hampered the development of the line as a whole. We have good coaching on the O line if we can simply get all the pieces of puzzle to fall together we should be in good shape. This years line should have plenty of experience and we get a few back from injuries. If we get good line play on the Offense, Bobo will be fine and will continue to rise in stock value. The O line will be the success or failure of the offense this year.

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Only one more our till Orson time, the suspense is killing me.

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Hey folks- Lets don’t let our blog get hijacked by some insulting kid.

We are indeed lucky to have the solid Staff that we have. I think they all bleed Red and Black and can’t wait to see their handiwork this year minus injuries like last year. Bet the running backs get to it this year. Who do youall think will end up on the O-line and what do you foresee will be the offensive strength? Don’t forget that it takes two to make a pass play.

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Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah, Utah,
….Bama Stan is a h@mo, thanks for being a Oklahoma and choking to the underdogs.

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STAN #1,
Those are a few examples that DIDN”T work,but I ran a major retail company,and I would NOT put a ROOKIE in a KEY position…Bobo was QB coach!!!!

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Lol cuz, your killin me.

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I just wish I was as smart as Bama Stan. He is surely a CEO somewhere with his analytical abilities.

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truth-serum, maybe I was hibernating that season but when did Alabama win a national championship in the last ten years? Beyond that, we haven’t played in the NC game yet under Richt but we have gotten shafted out of that game twice. I’m very confident CMR will get his ring(s) one year or another.

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The time is here, drum roll please. And the winner is……………

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shane #1 : The recent edition of Consumer’s Report slices and dices new and used vehicles. See where you fall. Me, I drive a 19 year old Chevy P/U. Only 4 more pymts and it’s all mine…

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Zoo, I sit here a humbled and contrite Shane. I even left off the #1. My Ladyfriend informed Me that My remarks were very insensitive in trying economic times. She said that I should be thankful to have a nice car and a job and a home when so many are suffering. She is right. So I apologize to anyone that was offended by My last post. Except Tech fans. You had it coming, You little Dweebs! BTW, I resent the fatbastardlineman remark. As an old fatbastardlineman Myself, I found it to be very insensitive!

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What’s going down at Florida State..? Congrats picking up Orson. He’ll make a great target for our LB’s and DB’s…We got David Oku for the next 3 years…

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I got no problem with you Bamastan. Me and General Neyland are great friends. There is room for enemybloggers. Heck if everyone agreed with me it would just be a conversation between me and Altamaha.

Cheer up shane. The state of Georgia just added another $22 to my unemployment check. I can’t wait to go get a case of Bud.

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The last three signings were all difference makers and game changers! http://www.wedgeorgia.com

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Gen Neyland, What’s going on FSU is the same thing that’s going to be going down at UT soon! PROBATION! YES! Way to Finish The Drill!!! On the 09 class Orson! Once again UGA’s staff got on the kid early & stayed on him till he signed. He didn’t fall for some late Lame Kittin antics or for Pete Carol’s last minute offer for his # of choice…he picked the school that had been with him all the way, had the most spiritual focused staff & the same QB he went to play with in HS

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General, pay not attention to the younguns. I am sure that the new mouth of the South is at least a couple of years away from probation. Give him a chance to tick off some head coaches first. Oh wait a minute, he has already done that. Well heck he is halfway there.

We could get a pool going on who is likely to get probation first among current SEC coaches. And the tie breaker will be the number of scholarships lost. Now this is football only unlike the Florida State nuclear annihlation. Everybody send five dollars to me and I will hold it for the winner or until I need more beer, whichever comes first. My pick, gotta go with my gut, Petrino HC Arkansas. The state named by a pirate who thought he was further North. Where are we Patchy, methinks Arrr-kansas. The number of shollys lost, six.

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Regarding Bobo: I’ll wait and see what he does without Stafford and Marino. Also, his “meteoric” rise, if one wishes to so phrase it, is probably due as much to the fact that Richt likes him as much as it is to anything else. Additionally, except for Searles and Garner, it doesn’t appear as though he has very much competition on Richt’s staff for the “assistant coach of the year” trophy. Finally, Bama Stan may not be too far off in his predictions. Cox may be a good man, but I don’t think he is D. J. Shockly. It will be interesting to read the comments at the end of the season after all is said and done.

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Bama Stan….learn how to spell parody…..alabama hick

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Hey Utah is a tough team. They beat the Mormons at BYU. Of course most of the O-line was off riding those silly bicycles at the time.

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Guess We will have to win the MNC now, running out of excuses. Cuz, I am already cheered up, beer by the pool ! It got up to 75 here today, 80 expected tomorrow. How about them apples Zoo? Later dudes, I hear a MIller Lite calling My name.

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I think the government just alloted several million dollars to study the best way to produce frosted flakes didn’t they?

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Every year but one in a decade is a re-building year at Tech. Wait, I got a great plan to fill up your stadium on game day. Wipe out the upper level and then maybe you will have a sell out. Oh go ahead and throw in free food and a drink just for old times sake.

Gotta love that whole bowl game, what was that, uh four quarters?

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I think Bobo’s terrible. His play calling is very bi-polar. One game they open it up and score over 40 points( LSU, Kentucky, Tech) and then other games they completely disappear( South Carolina, Florida, Auburn). The play calling in the Florida game was horrendous. Drop back pass on 3rd and 1? Stafford running up the middle on 3rd and 18? Terrible, absolutely terrible. Bobo is one of those coaches that can put a game plan together but he can’t “feel” a game plan based on what the defense gives him. It seems like the plays are scripted half the time. He’s a decent position coach, but as a coordinator he’s lousy.

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Uh prophet Paul, Bamastan is like the crazy aunt in the basement, harmless unless you get him around sharp instruments. I get a kick out of the guy, but I am delusional and unbalanced, I can’t stand on just one foot.

Don’t feel all alone, me and Altamaha never met a spell checker we did not like.

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Write on brother I for one am listening.

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BAMA STAN… Or is it STANLEY, what gives you the right to give us crap….Is it the amount of national “respect” you have gotten lately. Come on dude, you know BAMA is not the heritage you dream. Whatever, you beat us in the perfect storm. This is the SEC. Think about it, you were so full of yourself and to think you were so close to Florida, whatever. We hate those pric** but we do realize the’re ability. Why don’t you look at your future. Ole Miss, loss, Arkansas good chance they outscore you, LSU, definite loss. Looks like third in the West and typical Saban. There are only two solid bets I am willing to make, (1) an offshore trip out of Savannah (you can take off your vest anytime, so let’s make it in October), and (2) you will NOT be on this board next March. As the GATOR “people” have stated it before, BOOK IT TURD!!!!

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Stacy Searels is a Rising Star.

Mike Bobo ?

Let’s review the facts please. Mike Bobo had a fantastic senior year 1997 at UGA to begin this amazing 12-year run of being ranked every year in the Final AP Poll Top 25 for UGA. Bobo had been the starter at QB for UGA for 3 years, taking over with Hines Ward in 1995 for Eric Zeier when he graduated. 1995 and 1996 were not all that great for Mike Bobo. 1997 was a different story. In 1997 with Mike Bobo as the Senior Starting Quarterback, UGA went 10-2 with All-SEC UGA players Hines Ward WR, Larry Brown TE, Matt Stinchcomb OT, Champ Bailey CB, Greg Bright LB, Kirby Smart SAF and Robert Edwards RB. Mike Bobo just had a fantastic senior campaign as our Field General on the Field who did everything right in Leading us to a Top 10 Final AP Poll Ranking. Mike Bobo is a Hero in UGA Bulldog lore beginning this run of 12 years no other college football program has been ranked in the Final AP Poll Top 25 with UGA.

Rising Star, Mike Bobo though ?

Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach for 2 whole years.

Coach Richt could not be Offensive Coordinator and Head Coach. We all told him that. This is how Mike Bobo got the job. This does not, and his performance does not, make him a Rising Star March 7, 2009.

Sorry.

Holding his own Conference Call with Media Members who think holding a conference call makes you a Rising Star, does not either with all due respect sir.

Mike Bobo told you himself that he allowed our Running Game, despite Featuring Knowshon Moreno and Stacy Searels’ – who is a Rising Star – Awesome Offensive Line, Mike Bobo allowed our Running Game to not get the football for long stretches in the Alabama 31-point stretch, in the Georgia Tech 29-point stretch of that game too, and in the 49-3 Florida game stretch before Joe Cox was put in that game. Knowshon Moreno carried the football only 13 times in all 3 of those games.

Miserable.

We had not 1 Tight End on the entire roster who caught more than 5 footballs all season long, all games inclusive combined.

We contributed no one from the Mike Bobo Offense to any Special Teams play all season long, again.

We started the season ranked Number 1. We steadily dropped in the Polls losing to every football team who in fact ended up a Final AP Poll team until we played Michigan State who beat no Final AP Poll Top 25 team and did not deserve to be ranked in the Final AP Poll at Number 24.

He had Knowshon Moreno and did not have anything resembling a balanced attack.

He beat no one.

If he had started the season ranked Number 14 like we did the previous year, we would not have been ranked at all.

He talked of his Quarterback valuing the football all Summer last year.

Then, we watched in horror as his Quarterback ended his career with 18 Fumbles and 33 Interceptions by Matthew Stafford in just 39 games played. Add in that we were Number 56 in the nation in Rushing Last Season too to this, and you have the recipe for why the 3 Final AP Poll teams we played last season had consecutive runs of 29, 31 and 46-3 points against us. Mike Bobo failed to develop leadership on the offense again last year, and told you yourself that your hype of his greatness is completely off-base Chip Towers, given the in-fact results to-date.

The year before in his 1st season as Offensive Coordinator, he was Number 83 in the nation in passing with Matthew Stafford as his Quarterback.

Number 74 in total Offense. This with again Matthew Stafford as QB and Knowshon Moreno at Tailback.

Wake up Chip Towers, sir.

Mike Bobo is not the Rising Star.

Far from it.

Mike Bobo never developed any leadership by Matthew Stafford or Knowshon Moreno. Mike Bobo never has shown any commitment to the Running Game, even with Knowshon Moreno. Mike Bobo never taught Matthew Stafford the footwork he still needs, and never made the point that Matthew Stafford has to value the football – not with his 18 fumbles and 33 interceptions in just 39 games as our Quarterback.

Without contributing any player from Mike Bobo’s offense to our woeful Special Teams play Coach Jon Fabris needs Mike Bobo’s Offensive Stars to assist Fabris keeping his job.

Number 73 in the nation in Turnover Margin. Duh, is all I can say with the manner in which Mike Bobo paid lip-service to Matthew Stafford valuing the football, when all Matthew Stafford did was call his own number in a 3-year Interview for the NFL.

If Matthew Stafford is so damn talented, why is all this Chip Towers ?

Because Mike Bobo coached Matthew Stafford so well ?

Now, Mike Bobo does not have Knowshon Moreno.

Now what ?

Fling the ball up on every play again ?

At least in the unimportant games, we could hand the football off to Knowshon Moreno. Moreno is amazing. Knowshon Moreno is a Rising Star.

Mike Bobo a Rising Star ?

No. Hot hardly.

Not yet.

Look.

This is The SEC. You are not going to win football games against Top 25 Final AP Poll teams with your Matthew Stafford Quarterback throwing the football or running it himself 128 plays against Alabama, Georgia Tech and Florida alone.

And, handing the football off to Knowshon Moreno but 43 rushes.

Perhaps that is your idea of an Offense Chip Towers, quite Obviously 3 times as many passes and rushes by Matthew Stafford than by Knowshon Moreno in the huge run of points 29 Tech, 31 to nothing Alabama at the half and 49-3 Florida before Coach Richt yanked Matthew Stafford for Joe Cox.

128 plays Stafford 43 rushes by Knowshon Moreno in the losses to Alabama, Georgia Tech and Florida. That’s a Rising Star’s Offensive Strategy ? B.S.

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Um…I am not sure the headline is correct. Bobo is a great bulldog and could be a great coach, COULD….but the offense failed a number of times last year when it was needed and he had unbelievable talent. His offenses never seem to have an identity. Just watch the way the Falcons run offense and then watch Georgia. Georgia never seems to know what they want to do or take advantage of mismatches. Bobo falls in love with the trips/TE formation when it actually hurts the offense in many situations. Having said that, we still don’t know how much Richt reins him in. I think he wants to open it up even more but could possibly be held back by Richt.

Finally if he WERE a star, why is it that nobody offers he or Martinez a job? Searels is the star of this staff…by far.

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If not it is his twin brother question.

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Question, You have learned well Grasshopper. Now try to take the pebble from My hand.

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Bobo is a star on the rise, but he still has work to do to improve…just like everyone does! Who has become a perfect coach/assistant and needs no improvement??

Not sure what Bama Stan has been smoking…You do know the winningest program in the conference since 2000, right? GEORGIA! Not Lsu, Fla, UT or ALA, but UGA! And did you see your bowl game? You just found out what every week was like for UGA with your O-line injuries and suspension. News flash: Big Andre is gone, along with your senior QB. HAve fun back in 3rd in the west, while UGA fights our demon, FLA, for the east! BTW, your hero Nick Satan, 64-29 career in the SEC (LSU, AL), Mark Richt, 84-20!

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Rising STAR ? no
Rising MOON ? no
Rising COMET ? maybe

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How did that work out on Doolie day? (bet the problem was all those fans were late getting back for the third quarter…just like your team! LOL!)

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I know I was late getting back from the grocery store anonymous Tech fan. It was amazing the turnaround from when I got in the store to when I got out of the store. Hey even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then. I personally like the idea that the game this year will mean more to both teams. To much complacency is prejudicial to stellar play.

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Hey UGA/SEC folks,

Last season UGA did have a top notch QB and T back. They ended up 10-3 with no cigars. What went wrong? The offensive line was not ( yet ) able to compete at the highest levels needed in the SEC. U of F had a frosh D line or at least plenty of frosh on their D line, but the D line is a more pin your ear back type of work vs tandem blocking schemes and stunts on the O line. These are the hard facts that we Bulldogs do not want to face about 2008. 10-3? Well, about 7 – 8 schools in the fabled SEC would have loved that record. Look where UGA ended up in the top 20. 10th??? Enough said. Tech, who beat UGA was what # 28 in the land???? No respect, because they are the ACC. They are Tech.

UGA might surprise folks next year with a journeyman PASSING QB, as they will be highly motivated and well lead by HUNGRY QB Joe Cox and BOTH lines will be far superior than one year ago. They will have a huge amount of high quality, QUICK backs that will hurt you if they hit the seam. They will have the usual double tandem of very high quality fullbacks that can do it all. Receivers? See that new guy at App State or I mean, U of Tennessee. He is mad at some guy’s granny. Bizarre.

College football is a funny environment and with all the depth that we have building with a Gaethers or an Orson Charles or the TONS OF red shirted O linemen and the New Memphis,TN flanker ….. we can win big. No, no National Championship in 2009 BUT A MAJOR BOWL with a very, very young, exciting team. That is all that you can ask for year end and year out and when UGA has a fine season, folks will then realize that we have the best coach that UGA has ever had. Why? Consistently good to great is UGA undeer CMR. Most would take that status anytime. See Tech. See Auburn, See U of T. See SC. See Ole Miss.

In 2010 ……….. Look out !!!

Go Dawgs !!
Shardsman, class of 1973

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How on Earth did Bobo support 5 kids on just $95,000. His wife must’ve worked 2 jobs.

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Rashad is going to be fine. Folks overlook what he did do and only remember what he didn’t do. To be near the top in in the SEC in all the stats for somebody in his first year as a starter ain’t bad.

I’m hoping for Rod Battle to recover and live up to his expectations this year.

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Ah spring! Everybody’s undefeated! Alt, I meant no disrespect to Mr Jones, Mr Jones and Me, we’re gone’a have a good time. I was just say’n, Banks impressed the coaches in 2007 and that South Ga. boy is the truth. When they said he was an athlete on the scouting reports they meant it. I think Rambo could play almost any skill posistion on O or D. I think he did in high school, including QB. I am most pleased about the interior lines on O and D. Getting Owens and Sturdivant back makes UGA almost a completely different team. No team can be strong unless they are strong in the middle. Core strength is just as important to a team as it is to an athlete.

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You are wanting help from Cuz? Seven years is a long time to be faithful. By all means, keep your wife! BTW, what’s her number? I am just trying to help. Mr Jones wants to be Bob Dylan, I want to be somebody a little more funky! If Cuz can sing Aretha, I can damn sure sing Counting Crows!

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Help, I am glad you asked me for help. Does your wife get mad when you and your buddies go to the game and you come home drunk and get frisky. Or does she say, it is about time, the warm-up acts were lousy. When you order a pizza and you forgot the money for the tip, does she say you are on your own big boy, hands off the breadsticks. Or does she ride the neighborhood with the geek and come back with enough money to get a side of wings. When you came home with that 69 GTO convertible during your latest mid life crisis, did she say what happened to our retirement, or did she say take me up to the lake then take me for a spin. If all three were the latter, Dude, she is a keeper. Glad I could help.

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shane ….gonna be a big star!

Cuz, I WISH I had bought a GTO with (what used to be) my retirement money.

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Dawgmeister – who said anything about insulting Dawg fans?????

I am just being totally honest – we all see our teams through rose colored glasses – yet I state facts to back up my statements.

Yes – Bama deserved to be on probation for cheating. Coach DuBose screwed us up. Even on probation – we had 3 10-win seasons!!!

And now – Bama is back in the hunt – not just SEC titles – NATIONAL TITLES is what we are after – and that is the fundlemental diffence between UGA and Bama. UGA hopes to get to ATL for SEC Title – and see’s whats next. Bama wants NT’s – and SEC Title is a step along the way – get the picture????

All of this talk about being so great UGA has been excellent this decade under Richt with 3 SEC title appearances and 2 Conference Titles – but ZERO NC appearances.

Besides the Walker years and WW2 years – you are enjoying the golden age of UGA football as we speak.

And yet, LSU and Florida have each won 2 National Titles during this time period. And the college football world talks about Florida, LSU, USC, Ohio State – and Nick Saban and Alabama’s resurgence (and embarrassing loss to UTAH!!!) Get my point??? Nobody is talking UGA in the football ELITE!!! NOBODY!!! UGA is falling short – and the last 3 years – talent has been there – but it has not come together on a consistent basis to be relevent. Look like world beaters one weekend – then a complete no show the next. Hey, it happens – but you got to win those no show games – or lose close – and UGA has been absolutly blown out by Florida, Alabama – GT in the second half, Tennesse the two years prior, etc. etc. – those games were not close. Something is missing as to why UGA can’t put it together for a run at a NC.

I believe it’s in your DNA to be happy with 9 – 10 wins – as we all should be – but the expectation at Bama – and LSU – and now Florida – are NATIONAL TITLES – not just getting to ATL for a Title game. See what I am saying. You are AUBURN of the SEC East.

Bama / UGA facts:

1. Bama is part of College Football Royalty:
– 25 conference championships – 4 Southern, 21 SEC titles
compare to UGA’s 14 total – 2 Southern and 12 SEC.

2. BAMA has 12 National Championships – to UGA’s 2 NC’s

3. 6 SEC west titles – to UGA’s 3 SEC East Titles

4. Alabama has a WINNING RECORD against every SEC team.

UGA is overall 5th in head to head – with losing records against: BAMA!!!!!!, Auburn, Lsu and Tennessee (may catch Auburn in a few years – but Florida will catch you soon.

5. Bama leads the country in Bowl appearances (51) and is tied with USC with most bowl wins (31).

UGA is also BIG TIME in BOWLS – 6th most appearances with 44 (I root for UGA in their bowl games by the way)and is 4th best in the nation with 25 bowl wins – that’s pretty dang good.

BOTTOM LINE – I STATE FACTS about National Relevency from a historic perspective and a recent perspective ….. and ignorant UGA fans that think UGA is the center of the college football world can’t take it – like you!!!

One more thing DAWGMEISTER…..ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIDE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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IM glad for him ,maybe he’ll get a promotion.Im thankful he did’nt get moreno killed with that little quick pitch thing he ran over and over and over…

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Bamastan, just win the SEC and you got almost a fifty-fifty chance of playing and winning the MNC. Get your priorities straight. That is why you lost the SEC last year. Bama was too busy trying to figure out where to place the crystal football that they forgot they had to win the SEC first. Then after being outcoached and outplayed in the SECC, your team fell apart in the Sugar Bowl and lost to a team that had no conceivable chance of beating the fourth place SEC team much less the runner up. I think you should take care of your own house before you tell us how to run ours.

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Darn, I find myself in agreement with with Thomas on his last post. When you consider the fact that it snowed in Lee County last week that means the Dogs must win the MNC. Two minor differences though Thomas. While the LB corps is a strong point, the DT slot will be loaded. DT may be the strong point of the D. However, I feel that the O line, provided that Sturdivant is fully recovered, will be the strong point of this team. Ben Jones has a good work ethic so he should be much better at center, and Sturdivant’s return will allow Boling to be shifted back to guard. I don’t know if you have thought about it partner, but that is the beginings of one heck of a line. Any QB and TB can look good if they have the blockers up front. I agree with you about the TEs, maybe the best group ever. I don’t remember ever having three four star TEs at UGA at the same time. Richt cannot afford to red shirt both freshman QBs. UGA has only two returning scholarship QBs, they need three QBs in the rotation. I think Murray is the most ready, so he should get the nod. Hopefully, he won’t have to start.

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shane#1 : Don’t waste Aaron Murray the number 3 Quarterback in the country according to both Rivals and Scout.com. Not when we have 2 more Top 10 Quarterbacks in the nation already long-since established in this program in 14 Joe Cox and 6 Logan Gray. Joe Cox had 3 rushes for 14 yards and 11 of 15 passing for 151 yards. That’s all he got and you are talking about the Number 3 Consensus Quarterback in the nation sir who you want to play so we have 3 Quarterbacks. If you need Aaron Murray, go to him in November and ask him if he wants to take off his Redshirt for what ? 1 game ? What will he do in that game ? Clearly, if Joe Cox goes down, and that could happen, then Logan Gray has proved his meddle with his Punt Returns and his 2 rushes for 21 yards last season. Both Cox and Gray are Top 10 Quarterbacks in the nation too. Logan Gray could be a significant change of pace in a season where you have to admit, we will miss Knowshon Moreno after but 2 years on the field.

Matthew Stafford was not ready for the NFL this year. Who cares if he is gone after 3 years ? He will not play, even on a sorry football team like Detroit. He’s not ready.

He also was not ready in 2006 with 10 fumbles of which he lost 6 of those 10 fumbles of his, with but 7 TD passes to his 13 Interceptions and our eventual fall from grace to Number 23 in the Final AP Poll 2006, his freshman year he played all 13 games and was the only QB who did that year.

Alabama Crimson Tide last year ? Excuse the living hell out of me sitting there talking about UGA who ended up Number 3 in 2002 and Number 2 in 2007 in the Final AP Polls, Alabama played the Number 35 Official NCAA Strength of Schedule last season to UGA’s Number 4 SoS. We had injuries and you did not, as a direct result thereof.

Alabama ended up Number 6 last year in the Final AP Poll. (UGA Number 13.) Alabama ended up Number 8 in 2005 (UGA Number 10.) and Alabama ended up Number 8 in 1999 (UGA Number 16.)

In the 12 years that UGA alone has been the only Football Program in the Nation to be Ranked in the Top 25 Final AP Poll Every Single Year since 1997, Alabama ended up Ranked ahead of UGA only these 3 years Number 8 Alabama Number 10 UGA 1999, Number 8 Alabama Number 16 UGA 2005 and last year Alabama Number 6 and UGA Number 13 in the Final AP Polls. That’s 9 of the Last 12 Years that UGA has ended up Ranked ahead in the Final AP Poll of Alabama’s easy soft schedules in the Down SEC West.

And, you sit there talking about UGA Number 3 in 2002 and Number 2 in 2007 in The Final AP Polls BAMA STAN, you blithering Idiot talking about National Championships ?

Kiss my backside BAMA STAN. You beat UGA 41-30, and then you Lost Both of Your Last 2 Games last season BAMA STAN. In addition, you struggled with LSU whom we ran out of the stadium, like you struggled with UGA. And, you struggled with unranked Ole Miss. Frankly, Alabama last year struggled with UGA who had no business being ranked in the Final AP Poll Top 25 had we not started out Number 1, Alabama struggled with LSU who never was ranked last year and struggled with Ole Miss who likewise was never considered for the Final AP Poll Top 25 either. Your ultra-soft Number 35 Official NCAA Strength of Schedule saw you Lose then to Utah for God’s sake and to an SEC East team. Alabama beat no one last year and you come running in here having been ranked as high as Number 6 once and Number 8 twice in the last Dozen Years talking about UGA finishing in the Final AP Poll all dozen years and Number 3 in 2002 and Number 2 in 2007. You have no clue BAMA STAN. How can you talk about National Championships and admit UGA was Number 3 in 2002 and Number 2 in 2007 playing far tougher schedules and actually doing something which Alabama clearly did not do over there in the Down SEC West.

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Thomas, I don’t think Murray is goimg to stick around for five years anyway. The kid is a straight A student so he should graduate in four years or less. IMO, he should be in the rotation and getting as many snaps under center as possible in practice since he took snaps in the shotgun in high school. Mett admits he needs a lot of work on his accuracy and footwork and needs to red shirt. Don’t get me wrong, I think it would help any freshman QB to red shirt, but I just don’t see it happening here. Both of the new QBs will practice this spring so we will see what shakes out. Cox is a very accurate passer and if the running game picks up he should be okay. King has the talent to be the man, but will he take the starting slot? Nobody “gives” a starting slot away, you have to TAKE it. Does King have the moxie that your namesake and Moreno had to take his shot? This will be a fun year, that’s for sure!

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I hope it isn’t necessary to throw Murray to the wolves. As to who gets red shirted, that is the UGA coaching staff’s decision, not mine. Thankfully. Good night Mr Brown, I have enjoyed talking UGA football with you.

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Murray was quoted that he was hoping that Stafford would stay so he could RS and learn from him. Back when he signed on, there was still some speculation that Staffard would stay, pushing him back to 4th, or 5th. So he was not opposed to the idea.

I tell you what, we would have a heck of a scout team with him and Mett.

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Opposing linebackers will have to be sharp this year,our back field and tight end threats are stout. A senior QB to read and audible plays at the snap,its going to be fun!!!

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Cuz, you say that as if 4:00 in the morning doesn’t exist anymore.
I’m thinking of doing a post about how good Dr. Adams has been for the university to test your theory.

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Do I hear Don Meredith wailin’n the Ode to Dawgy BuLL, or is it Jerry Jeff Walker and Lefty Frizzell singing about ol’ #39 heading down the tracks..? Whatever, out of ‘Thomas Brown’s’ Top 10 1-A wins 1997-2008, how many collective Crystal Footballs are in that stellar group’s trophy cases since 1997..? Sorry #13, you gotta be in the top 10 in THIS poll…and ‘Thomas’, volmits..? Really. That’s rather BuLLish, don’t you think..?

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Don’t worry so much about the offense, just get the defense to toughen up and do some slobber knocking.

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Yes, a 4th grader might definitely see it that way.

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Don’t know why you guys let Bama Stan get to you the way he does. Its like 30 children arguing with one child.

As far as the argument goes between who is a greater program between Bama and Uga just give it up. UGA wins the very short term argument as in the 2000s but that is pretty much it for UGA. And they win that argument solely because Bama was levied with the 2nd worst probation ever handed down in 2002 including playing with 21 fewer scholarship players than everyone else. Even then it is remarkable that we posted 4 10win seasons since 1999, we won the sec once and we won the division 3 times but in 02 but were ineligible due to the probation. Even given the devastating probation we still fielded some pretty good teams sandwiched by some mediocre teams. Most programs would never have recovered from this nor had at least some successes during those lean years yet we did. We rose back from the mat in very short order and we’re right back where we need to be. Get used to it and just deal with it. It is what it is.

Now that we are back at full strength you can look at the 90s to get a good barometer of where we should stand going forward. In the 90s we were the 5th winningest program of the decade nationally and were 2nd in the conference only to Spurrier at UF. The sec was basically just a 2 horse race for much of that decade. I think what upsets a lot of people is that when we are at full strength we are a dominant force to be reckoned with. And quite frankly a lot of people are scared and upset about it given that Saban is at Bama and has stockpiled 2 consecutive no. 1 recruiting classes. Coaching wise he took an average talent Bama squad to within less than 1 qtr of playing for the nc this year. As for the Utah game. That was just a letdown of a game where our team didn’t especially care to be playing Utah after the seccg. Back to the job Saban is doing. Kinda scary isn’t it to look at the looming juggernaut to the west. You should be scared.

UGA fans can pick a point in time say the last 10 years or the 2000s and say that UGA has been more relevant in the 2000s or in the last 10 years and you are absolutely right. Be happy that you have this one bragging point. But LSU and UF can also pick a point in time to bolster their argument. Lsu can probably say from 2003 on that they are the best in the conference.UF can say from 2006 on or from the inception of the 2 league division in 1992 that they have been the best in the sec. Everyone can pick a point in time to augment their argument.

But please stop arguing with Bama Stan over the alltime stature of UGAs program vs Bamas. You got bragging rights in the 2000s when Bama was down from probation so just stick with that. If you want to look alltime then it aint even close and you will just end up looking foolish. You cannot argue against facts. A fact is a fact and let me tell you why you will never win this argument with Bama Stan.

Over the last 100 years of football Bama is the single most dominant program in the nation. Coming into the season ND led Bama 743 to 742 wins over the last 100 years of football. Since we won 12 games and they won 7 we are now the winningest program of the last century. If you pick a point in time from say the inception of the ap poll in 1936 or the first major polls in the 1920s or the inception of the bowls we are still either no. 1 or certainly in the top 3.

Since everyone that is relevant had a program going since the 1920s we can look at each qtr century from 1925-1950, 1951-1975, and 1976 to 2000 we were 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd winningest program in each of those qtr centuries of football. How’s that for consistency?

We have 12 national titles to UGAs 2. We won 25 conference titles including 4 in the old southern conference to UGAs 14.

Bama Stan is wrong about the bowls. We lead the nation in bowl appearances with 56 not 51 as he says and we are tied with usc for the most wins with 31.

We are 2nd in the nation in double digit winning seasons with 29. Oklahoma has 30.

We are in the top 5 nationally all time and number 1 in the conference by a wide margin in terms of overall winning % and overall # of wins. Michigan will always lead simply because they started their program in 1869 and most other big time programs started in the 1890s or the early 1900s. Most everybody that is somebody had a program since the 1920s which is a better barometer of overall success and consistency. I wonder who wins the argument based on that merit?

We lead the series against UGA 36-25 and as a matter of fact we own the head to head record against everyone in the conference. UGA is 5th in head to head in the conference.

We have 4 separate coaches who have won national titles. Bear Bryant is but 1 of 4 to win it all. By the way, let the man rest. We’ve won the national title and several sec titles since he died.

As for Thomas Brown and his criticism of Bama’s scheduling please allow me to learn him something on scheduling. Part of what gives Alabama a national mystique that only people in Georgia refuse to acknowledge is our historic scheduling. I’m 43 and grew up in the 70s,80s,90s and watching Bama play regular season and home and homes with national powers at that time like Notre Dame, Nebraska, the real USC, Penn St, Ohio State, Washington under Don James, Miami, FL., and very good regional teams like Texas A&M, Missouri, BYU, Boston College with Doug Flutie, etc. I’m probably leaving some teams out but you get the point.

In the 2000s we took on a UCLA program in 2000 and 2001 that had the nation’s longest winning streak in 1998-1999 at 21 games. At that point UCLA was the dominant PAC 10 team and not USC. We went on probation in 2002 but still took on No. 1 Oklahoma on the road that year and again the next year in Tuscaloosa. This year we took on preseason top 10 Clemson. Not our fault Clemson ended up 8-5. Next year we open with a solid Va. Tech team that will certainly be a preseason top 10. Va. Tech has been the most consistent team in the ACC in the last 10 years and along with USC I believe is the only other team to post 4 straight 10 plus winning seasons. In 2010 we will open the season in newly expanded (101,000 seat) Bryant Denny stadium against Penn State and renew a traditional home and home with them that we’ve played several times. Thomas Brown should learn a little about scheduling before he talks smack.

UGA played outside the cozy confines of the immediate southeast this past season against a mediocre ASU team. That was the 1st time in 50 years that UGA had stepped up to the plate during the regular season and played a bcs conference team on the road and outside of the immediate southeastern U.S. UGA entertained UCLA at Sanford in a good game in 1985 but UGA refused the return trip to UCLA the next year.

This glaring disparity in scheduling quality non-conference opponents is what has really traditionally separated the 2 programs. Alabama has always played on a marquee national stage in the effort to win national championships while UGA has always been satisfied being a good regional program. This is why when you travel around the country and talk college football to anyone over 35 or 40 they recognize the tradition of the Alabama brand.

I say this not to belittle Georgia. I think they are a fine regional program under Richt that is trying to grow into a national program in baby steps. You will see UGA step up and play mid level regional programs like ASU and OK. state this year but you will never see them step up and play the top 1 or 2 programs in a conference like a USC, a Notre Dame in their prime, Ohio State, etc. Mark Richt already said so in an AJC article last year concerning the ASU game. The reporter asked if there were plans to play someone like a USC and Richt flat out said “uh, no. That’s not something we want to do”.

As I said UGA is still a good program. Its just that on a historical level they are simply not in Bama’s league.

So the next time Bama Stan goads you dawg fans just respond by saying UGA has been better in the very recent past when Bama was on probation and leave it at that. Don’t argue with a Bama fan over the historical place of Georgia football vs Alabama football. In the words of Ronald Reagan to Mikhail Gorbachev regarding the arms race during the cold war “IT IS A BATTLE YOU CANNOT HOPE TO WIN”.

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Anybody besides me thinking about our defense?Before you get started on Martinez…. the way I see it the injuries hurt more on the defensive side of the ball than lack of scheme or adjustments.No Owens,Banks,Washington and for the most part Ellerbe was a serious blow.Going into spring last year the future of the DE position was thought to be C.Washington,Ball and Toby Jackson.None of those kids have gotten to the field yet.Add that to the mix and I guess you can say that we didn’t have the horses we expected.The second thing is a little bit of a mixed bag.We had to play some guys a lot more than we planned.Youth is great but inexperience leads to mistakes…part of the package…so in short I think the coaching was not as bad as some may think.Moving forward though we have some areas of concern.A lot of guys hurt are going to be out until fall camp so I don’t think we get an idea about the pass rusher’s of the future until then.Allen played well to me and I haven’t seen anybody so far as good a corner as he was.It looks like two positions where we may look to a freshman or 1st year player to play big minutes.Hopefully we will be healthy this year and have a lot of competition at all positions to allow some play makers to come forward.I do think that Jones and Evans will be a good duo at safety.A super fast FS and physical SS is a good mix.Owens allows us flexibility to have him and Atkins as penetrating tackles and Weston and Tyson as a run stuffing duo.I like that.If healthy the LBs are stocked with athletes so I think we should see more physical play on special teams from more than a few players from this group.That’s my take.DT, LB and Safety are strengths.. but DE and CB are question marks.

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What’s up with all the anal Bama fans? Who cares? They should be getting ready for LA Monroe.

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http://media.scout.com/Media/Doc/64/649366.pdf

2009 Spring Depth Chart by Coach Richt shows what we will see in the nationally televised Spring G-Day Game, which is free attendance for the game to insure we have a huge crowd.

You will note, for example, that the 2nd-string Tailback today is Redshirt Freshman Carlton Thomas. This is because Richard Samuel will not play in the G-Day Game but like these others will be ready for the Fall Camp to challenge Caleb King.

This is a tremendous opportunity for these players listed on this Depth Chart, to step up and show their meddle for everyone to see live or on ESPN.

http://media.scout.com/Media/Doc/64/649366.pdf

Carlton Thomas, Jr. Redshirt Freshman is from Frostproof Florida and is not only listed ahead of injured Richard Samuel as the Back-up Tailback, but also is listed as a Kick-Off Returner. Carlton Thomas 5 feet 7 inches 170 lbs. last year was Under Armour High School All-America, is listed as the Number 8 Running Back in America by ESPN, had 2,386 yards with 25 Touchdowns just rushing the football his All-America Senior Season alone, and is a track star with his Nike 4.5 speed in the 40-yard dash. Notre Dame, West Virginia, Auburn, Clemson, Arkansas and Iowa all thought that they had Carlton Thomas. Coach Richt has used all-purpose running backs like this every year getting them on the field and getting passes out to them too. His timing is very good for this stage he steps onto with Richard Samuel’s fumble costing us the Tech game and Caleb King has not exactly set the world on fire either. We will see if he can move the football and hold on to it, something neither ahead of him have done yet; and, now we don’t have Knowshon Moreno after just 2 years playing for us. Carlton Thomas is tough.

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It becomes harder on a daily basis to read this garbage. It’s as if you clowns have never seen a Georgia football game. When was the last time that Bobo did something remotely noteworthy? UGA did not win a single big game last year. Bobo has never had a defining playcall. Stafford never progressed. He, himeself, was a terrible UGA QB. This consistant propaganda is the reason that Georgia football will never progress. What do you think Alumni/Donars read? Football fans think that there is nothing wrong with Georgia football. And, many could counter this argument with a consistant 8-4 record.

I pray daily that some MAC bottomfeeder will sign this joke of a coach to an outrageous contract. Towers, I expected more out of you.

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I guess the rest of us just have more important things to pray about.

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What? A few months ago, UGA fans were calling Bobo Boo Boo. That was before they settled on Martinez as a whipping boy for Richt’s shortcomings.

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Bama Stan it would probably be wise to stop worrying about Georgia and worry about all the violations Alabama is racking up.Alabama is a serious repeat offender and a couple more charges you could be looking at the death penalty-see SMU.

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[...] Chip Towers of the AJC writes that Georgia football assistant Mike Bobo is a rising star. [...]

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Bama Stan: Alabama has NEVER won the National Championship because it doesn’t exist in Division 1 NCAA football. We have a BCS Championship but it’s not awarded by the NCAA and it’s nothing more than a beauty pageant and that’s all it’s ever been. UGA is easily the third best team historically in the SEC with the third most wins, the third most SEC championship, and the second most bowl wins and bowl appearances. And frankly with continued success they can pass UT for SECC and get pretty close on wins. All won ON the field. Georgia is a bigger state than Alabama, a more populated state than Alabama, has more high school football talent than Alabama, is a bigger school with a bigger donor base than Alabama. Nothing Fundamental points to the fact that UGA going forward shouldn’t be better than Alabama. It is what it is. Records compiled pre-integration have very little impact on what is to become of college football going forward.

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Bama Stan missed one or two points about Georgia. They care more about winning percentage than they do championships. There great coach was only 1 and 2 against Ron Zook. They have won only 3 times in the last 20 years against Florida. They only have the history before 1983 to brag about.

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