Three UGA players undergo surgery (updated)
Athens – For starters, a quick medical report:
Three Georgia football players have undergone surgery in the past week.
Offensive lineman Justin Anderson and fullback Fred Munzenmaier both underwent shoulder surgeries. They will be limited in spring practice but full speed by pre-season camp in August, UGA said.
Defensive end Jeremy Longo had knee surgery. He will miss all of spring practice but is expected to be fine by August, UGA said.
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I’m working today on a story about how Georgia’s defensive players are dealing with their uncertain “new world” — the new 3-4 scheme, the new coaches, etc. (UPDATE: The full story is posted here.)
The players haven’t yet met the newly hired coaches -– defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and defensive-backs coach Scott Lakatos -– but are looking forward to doing so at a defensive-team meeting on Friday.
“I think it’s a little bit of both . . . excitement and nerves,” Abry Jones said. “Players are excited that we finally got a new coach and a new scheme. We’re also a little nervous because we’ve never run it before.”
Jones said players have been talking among themselves “about where we could play and stuff like that” in the new scheme. “We’re just waiting to see.” Jones, who said his weight is up to 299, was a defensive tackle in the old 4-3 defense, but if given his choice in the 3-4 he said he’d prefer to play defensive end rather than nose tackle. “I played [D-end] in high school. It wouldn’t be much of a jump,” he said.
Meanwhile, safety Bacarri Rambo is fired up about the 3-4, hoping it will result in more pressure on the opposing quarterback and thus more chances for interceptions by the defensive backs. Rambo loved Grantham’s description of his defense to the media last week as an aggressive, attacking style.
“If he said ‘aggressive,’ I’m ready to see how this season will turn out because I think that’s what we’ve been missing. Aggressive,” Rambo said. “Just go out there and make plays.”
Rambo’s new position coach, Lakatos, was the secondary coach at Connecticut this past season. Rambo said he happened to watch UConn’s victory over South Carolina in the PapaJohn’s.com Bowl and was impressed with how the Huskies’ secondary played.
The full story will have comments from additional players as well.
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152 comments Add your comment
UA Alum92
January 20th, 2010
9:37 pm
As much as this pains me to say, stop worrying. The 3-4 is all about having the right players and position discipline. Grantham seems to be the man to instill the discipline and you have good athletes so you should be fine. Roll Tide!!!
GT Fan 4 Life
January 20th, 2010
9:37 pm
Does anyone know the heimlech manuever? I am choking on a big set of Bulldawg balls!!!
GT Fan 4 Life
January 20th, 2010
9:39 pm
(((((((((45-4gurgle2))))) er….gag….30….ech….(dry heave! dry heave!) 24….Yeeeeech!
Josh
January 20th, 2010
9:40 pm
Judging by your handle UA Alum92, I would have to think you had a good time your senior year watching that football team of yours.
Russ' Hairy Sack
January 20th, 2010
9:41 pm
Well said GT Fan 4 Life!
UA Alum92
January 20th, 2010
9:42 pm
It was a blast, Josh! Without compare until this year! The 2009 boys are truly the best I’ve ever seen.
Josh
January 20th, 2010
9:46 pm
Congratulations to Alabama and its fans. Hopefully us Georgia fans will get to experience the ecstacy that comes from finishing number one in the land some time soon.
Reardon Metal
January 20th, 2010
9:49 pm
Can’t wait to see our defense GATA like they did under BVG! BTW……..TECH SUCKS!
UA Alum92
January 20th, 2010
9:49 pm
Thanks, Josh. By God there have been some lean years (Franchione leaving, the Dubose mistake, Mike Price), but it is so sweet to see a dream come to fruition. Good luck, gentlemen. Hope to see you in Atlanta in December!
Josh
January 20th, 2010
9:50 pm
I second Reardon Metal and applaud UA Alum92 for his sportsmanship.
Josh
January 20th, 2010
10:00 pm
Alright, it appears things have calmed on the blogging front. I’m out. Remember, if you say “first” you are last in our hearts and classless comments are not welcome here.
UA Alum92
January 20th, 2010
10:01 pm
Thank you, Josh. Now back to the fun! Your defense should be much improved next year, but the offense is the big question mark. The running game SHOULD be strong, but I believe you’re going to have a rookie QB. Losses on the O-Line, too? From what I know about Richt’s offense, it depends on playmakers at skill positions. Some good ones coming up?
UA Alum92
January 20th, 2010
10:03 pm
Probably a good call. Have fun boys! Good night.
113th
January 20th, 2010
10:09 pm
Kids are so cute. Umm, Damarcus Dobbs will be a DE in the new 3-4. A DE in a 3-4 is a modified version of a DT in a 4-3. He’s only listed at 275, which is light for a DE in a 3-4, but he’ll throw on some weight over the offseason, and he’s already strong as a bull. He’ll line up between a guard and tackle most times and just try to hold up the line as the Outside backers try to rush around the tackles and the Inside backers come barreling in stuffing the run, or rushing the QB in passing downs.
Now, it’s 10pm, go to bed young man, don’t you have school in the am??
115th
January 20th, 2010
10:10 pm
Dagnabit, too slow again two posts ago.
RED DOG 77
January 20th, 2010
10:21 pm
I Know Georgia Football…….Feedback…..Well my friend it is just about time ! Bravo ..I was extremely impressed with your knowledge of OUR GEORGIA BULLDOGS…. I have been posting like minded thoughts for some time…The problem is, we are not here at the same time it seems, but how refreshing ! I agreed for the most part of the depth chart breakdown you suggested. I do however se Kwamee Gathers perhaps moving up the chart in short order ,if what I read about him recently is true……At 6ft 6in 330lbs and quick on his feet would be a pretty stout NT, What I read and perhaps you could clarify…..He apparently had such a good red shirt year on the scout team he was voted MVP…… Just dont remember where I got that info…..But if true, which I believe it to be….. then there is your foundation in the very near future……I wont go on for now, but I do hope to meet you on a discussion soon. As for the adult thing….man that can be tough, alot of trash to wade through, but if we simply ignore them…and suggest others to do the same….I can see us having some very entertaining discussions amoung real UGA people…..GO DOGS !!!….GATA……. Best Regards, RED
RED DOG 77
January 20th, 2010
10:28 pm
P.S I Know Georgia Football……..I will be back in about 1hr 15min …if you are still around…If not I will look around for your posts Thurs night, RED
BuLLdawg
January 20th, 2010
10:30 pm
Coach Richt Era of 9 years :
17-19 vs Final AP Poll Top 25 teams plus 8 more losses to teams UNRANKED.
The Final AP Poll Top 25 are the real teams a Coach faced that season.
We are mediocre at 17-19 against Final AP Poll Top 25 the year we played them.
And, of course, on the average a Loss every year against some UNRANKED team in the Final AP Poll Top 25 the year we played them with 8 such truly troubling losses.
Looking at just the Final AP Poll Top 25, combined with the 8 troubling losses to teams not in the Final AP Poll Top 25, what we have as a record in the Coach Richt Era, compared to the Final AP Poll Top 25, the year we played them, it is only therefore 17-27.
If you play a 1-A team and Lose, then that counts as a Loss.
If you play a 1-A team and win, that game was not a great game.
Similarly, if we play a team that ends the season not in the Final AP Poll Top 25 and Lose, that is a Loss looking at the Final AP Poll Top 25 because, as against a 1-A team, a Loss to a team outside the Final AP Poll Top 25 counts as a Loss.
17-27 Coach Richt Era 9 years vs Final AP Poll Top 25 or Losses to teams outside Top 25.
Further, sir, if Mike Bobo was supposed to be the answer for Offensive Coordinator, then look a might closer at The Coach Richt Era please.
Coach Richt beat 3 Final AP Poll Top 10 teams. Only 1 of those was by David Greene, his Freshman season in the hobnailed boot, never matched by him again. DJ Shockley had 1 in 1 year against Number 6 LSU.
Since Mike Bobo has been the Offensive Coordinator, we have -0- wins over a Final AP Poll Top 10 team.
Mike Bobo as O.C. is 5-6 vs Final AP Poll Top 25 (0 over Top 10) plus 4 Losses vs UNRANKED teams in the Final AP Poll Top 25.
In the seasons we UGA Bulldog fans consider Close, in fact, Coach Richt got to play a 5-Loss Florida State team who had no business being ranked at all whatsoever, obviously. And, he got to play Hawaii, a hapless team that ended up ranked just barely, like FSU.
Have a great season ? Beat great teams ? Get a bowl game against a Top Opponent as the Reward on the National Stage and be therefore considered for a really big Bowl Game ? We haven’t had that.
Largely, we have whiffed on evaluating talent the 9-Year Coach Richt Era.
9 of the Best Football Players in the Nation were Redshirted on this team who Lost 5 games without them.
We ripped the Redshirt Off the Rivals’ Number 11 Running Back in the Nation with three quarters of the 5th game already played, and our season long since by then in the Tank. Washaun Ealey got to play 9 games of the 13, well 8 and a half of the 13.
Even then, we seemed reluctant to send him out there.
Marlon Brown we did not Redshirt. We threw him a grand total of 2 passes all season long for a grand total of 15 yards on the season. He played 8 of the 13 games.
Knowshon Moreno, you recall, we only got to see 2 years because we Redshirted him.
I have no idea what we have done to the recruits that come in here Ranked on The Average in Both Rivals and Scout.com as the Number 7 Recruiting Class in the Nation, but no where is it more evident probably than in the Secondary, that we just haven’t seemed to have UGA Bulldog Secondary players. Not in the mold of Secondary Players prior to Coach Richt.
We have had seasons where it was totally obvious even to AJ-C Sportswriters and the rest of the nation, including truth be told all of us, that we had glaring holes on our team. We went out and recruited nothing to address those holes.
Other years, we have stockpiled our recruits at positions we were already 5-Deep at.
We recruit 6 OL 2 years in a row and then 1 a year for the next 3. Then, we don’t have any again and recruit 6 again. And, wonder why we have a poor offense. We have done this the entire Coach Richt Era.
We have 5 DE recruited in this class of 19. How many DE do we need ? Wouldn’t plan such as get 2 a year be better ? Rodney Garner has been here since Jim Donnan hired him from the vols. Why 5 DE in the class February 1, 2010 ?
Before Matthew Stafford got here, the national publications said that all of this adds up to UGA is NOT an Elite Football Program.
We’re really not.
LSU and Florida both have done better in the Coach Richt Era than UGA. Now, too, Alabama clearly is ahead of us. And, while UGA has been higher ranked in the Final AP Poll every year for the last 8 years and counting than the vols, we have Lost to them HALF OF THOSE GAMES.
We are like the Buffalo Bills of College Football.
We don’t seem to have any strategy on offense.
We can’t even line up and run a play without a penalty.
We don’t seem to have any strategy on kick-offs or kick-off returns.
We watched Caleb King all year the year before this one. And, he was going to be our Savior ? We watched Richard Samuel with his fumbles, and figured we could Redshirt Washaun Ealey ?
9 Top Football Players in the Nation were Redshirted by a team that Lost 5 games.
And, if you are going to talk about and break down The Coach Richt Era, then respectfully, I submit that you must disclose too the 121 Arrests/Suspensions in the Coach Richt Era. You simply cannot ignore it, lie about it and say they did not happen, nor attempt to mitigate it by saying they are 18-year old kids and made a mistake. We have been undisciplined on the field and off. Haven’t we ?
We have largely had a Failed Offense for 9 years. While David Greene and DJ Shockley certainly did not fumble the football or throw interceptions, the rest of our Quarterbacks most assuredly have, especially the Mike Bobo Offensive Coordinator Era.
We went 12 Consecutive Seasons starting Mike Bobo’s Great Senior Season Top 10 Final AP Poll Ranking in 1997 being ranked in the Final AP Poll Top 25; then this year we did not.
So, we tell ourselves that we have won 8 or more games a season for 13 years and that no other program has done that with UGA.
39 NFL players are UGA Bulldogs and we Aspire to Win 8 games ?
Mediocre in a 13-game season guys.
However, there is little reason to believe that we really deserved to be ranked the year before this last season. Had we started out at Number 13 where we ended, we would have been UNRANKED. We started Number 1, as you recall in every poll.
Matthew Stafford’s Freshman Year, we did not deserve to be ranked either, ending up Number 23.
David Greene’s Freshman Year, too, we ended up Number 22 and really did not deserve that ranking either.
2009, 2008, 2006, and 2001, honestly, we were not that great and didn’t deserve to be ranked but got ranked in some polls and other polls we were not ranked. That’s half the Coach Richt Era.
Coach Richt Era has Averaged Number 13 Final AP Poll Top 25.
That is good, if you compare it Ray Goff Era. And, like I say, we never have had a season in which we were rewarded with a truly big Bowl Game Opponent we then beat.
Number 13 team in the nation on the average.
It is what it is.
It is very difficult to sit there and argue we are an Elite Football Program in the Coach Richt Era with 8 Losses in 9 seasons against teams UNRANKED in the Final AP Poll Top 25 teams.
Moreover,
17-19 vs Final AP Poll Top 25 teams Coach Richt Era plus 8 Losses UNRANKED teams
We are going to have a good season, this season coming up. We have a Stellar Couple of Kickers, and we have Probably The Best Defense we have Lined up since Erk Russell this up-coming season. That was 3 decades ago old-timers.
It’s our Offense.
We knocked the lid off this program with the hobnailed boot and then David Greene NEVER duplicated that feat beating a Final AP Poll Top 10 team after that his freshman campaign.
We do not have an offense.
You can fool yourself all you want about 90-27, but the facts are that we are the 3rd team in The SEC in the Coach Richt Era. And, now Alabama has passed us too.
Only 3 states send more of their high school football players to the NFL than the Sovereign State of Georgia. California, Florida and Texas then Georgia.
We hand this coaching staff better talent than the results prove.
We stockpile at some positions while others which are Glaring Holes to the World, go without proper talent, like we don’t even recognize the Urgency at those positions.
We have not prepared a Quarterback again for next season with 3 Quarterbacks none of whom has taken a meaningful snap.
We are thin at Running Back and recruited 1 ranked outside the Top 25 in the nation by every recruiting service.
We go year after year after year without recruiting running backs.
We go year after year after year without a Secondary.
We have 2 top fullbacks and never gave either the football without any Running Backs.
Then, rip the Redshirt off Washaun Ealey in the 3rd Quarter of Game 5.
Season by then already in shambles.
How long are we going to hang on to Mike Bobo as OC ?
The results are NOT THERE.
The results we do have our LOSING RESULTS.
If you Aspire to be 10-3 every year, you will finish where we do Number 13 on the average.
Just compare that to the other programs in our own conference over the same period of the Coach Richt Era, and you will see that we are 3rd in The SEC in the Coach Richt Era and now too Alabama has passed us. That makes us Number 4 in our own conference.
How are you going to be considered an Elite Football Program when you are the 4th Best in your Own Conference ?
That really is not what I would like to have as our goal.
Therefore, I am not satisfied by it.
There is something called the Top 25.
I would like to be in that.
There is something called the Top 10.
I would like to be in that, and we have done that but we have had HALF the Coach Richt Era where Frankly in 2001, 2006, 2008 and 2009 (note 3 of the last 4 seasons) we did not deserve to be even in the Top 25.
Then, there is something better than Top 25, better than Top 10 and those are the Elite Football Programs that stand out at the top, and yes to be in that group you have to have won a national championship in some poll anyway in the last 3 decades.
We haven’t done that.
Blame it on 3-17 vs. Florida over the last 2 decades all you want.
LSU is better and so is Alabama now too.
Hell, we lose to two 7-6 UNRANKED TEAMS Kentucky and vols.
6-Loss teams, two of them, and we LOSE BOTH GAMES ?
17-19 vs Final AP Poll Top 25 teams Coach Richt Era plus 8 Losses UNRANKED teams
Number 13 in other words.
90-27.
10-3 in other words, with 4 of the 9 seasons frankly not deserving to be even ranked.
RED DOG 77
January 20th, 2010
10:39 pm
UA Alum 92……Congratulations on NC this year……I guess I missed your exchange w/Josh earlier….But as for UGA loses on O line for 2010, We return all two deep with the exception of one…..And our skill positions are pretty solid as well, Rather I would say other than a frosh QB…. Our skill set is as good as any in the SEC….Just my opinion for what it is worth.
RED DOG 77
January 20th, 2010
10:44 pm
BuLLdawg….Go write a book would ya please……or better still GO TO BED…..I swore I wouldnt respond to you ,but I did …..Just please GO AWAY !!!!
BuLLdawg
January 20th, 2010
11:17 pm
RED DOG 77, thank you.
I forget sometimes, how superior you are to everyone.
pdawg
January 21st, 2010
12:12 am
I know georgia Football….man you do know ga. football. Your blog should be an article on ajc. Hey ajc guys, how aba use that as an article. Most of us would be excited to read stuff like that.
BuLLdawg, well if you are realy a bulldawg then I will say just be a little pit optimistic about your team. How could you look at this record and make such depressive comments? Things would get better…we have a new defensive coaching stuff so let us see what will come out of that. Let us get ourselves pump up for this season. Way to go ‘I know georgia Football’
RED DOG 77
January 21st, 2010
12:18 am
BuLLdawg, No not superior to anyone…..Though some knowledgeable,on a scale of 1-10, I am probubly about a 7……and I thought I was long winded at times, man you just go on for ever…..whats up with that stuff? Post, respond, question, post again…..but this book writing stuff is just fluff……I am not saying you are a bad guy BuLLdawg, but I was under the impression that this was a place to exchange ideas…….I am pretty sure when folks see your name ,they just simply scroll past…..I do……You do have some pretty solid statistical facts at times, try using them in a conversation……..Regards, RED
Eaasssyy
January 21st, 2010
12:23 am
BuLLdawg, are you a statitician? Or do you really have nothing better to do?
Eaasssyy
January 21st, 2010
12:25 am
Nobody is forcing you to be a Dawg fan. If you want to take the easy way out, go be a Florida, Texas or USC fan. DBAG
Eaasssyy
January 21st, 2010
12:27 am
Do you hate Richt so much? In your honest opinion, God knows you have a plethora, who would fit your mold as a suitable replacement for Richt?
Eaasssyy
January 21st, 2010
12:28 am
Did you participate in the interviewing process for the D coordinator job since you are obviously the all knowing source of whats best for UGA athletics?
RED DOG 77
January 21st, 2010
12:31 am
pdawg,….Pretty strong stuff provided by Ol I Know Georgia Football, I especially liked it when he suggested we try to have some adult, as he calls it, I would call it gentlemanly exchanges on UGA Football….I wouldnt mind if other fans, Bama ,Fla, GT, UT, ect chimmed in. But how to cull the trash from these blogs is OUR delima…….Though mabe we can figure it out….Have any ideas? RED
RED DOG 77
January 21st, 2010
12:40 am
Eaasssyy…..Did you check out the post by ‘ I Know Georgia Football’ early on ? if not, its pretty strong, I would sure like to be a part of more ideas, and the exchanges he suggests. What did you think ? RED
RED DOG 77
January 21st, 2010
12:50 am
TO ALL…….Please take the time to check out ‘I Know Georgia Football’ 4:10pm 1/20….IMHO The man knows his college football…and if we could just figure out a way to cull the trash from these blogs…..It would sure be refreshing to have some reasonable exchanges, regardless of your college team.
DoravilleDawg
January 21st, 2010
5:50 am
Forbes Magazine: isn’t it stuffy in that closet of yours?
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January 21st, 2010
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W
January 21st, 2010
6:20 am
Why have UGA players suffered so many shoulder injuries? Is it the conditioning or is this normal compaired to other schools?
BuLLdawg
January 21st, 2010
6:35 am
QUOTE :
RED DOG 77
January 20th, 2010
“UGA loses on O line for 2010, We return all two deep with the exception of one…..And our skill positions are pretty solid as well, Our skill set is as good as any in the SEC…”
ANOTHER QUOTE :
Josh
January 20th, 2010
“Hopefully us Georgia fans will get to experience the ecstacy that comes from finishing number one in the land some time soon.”
A THIRD QUOTE :
pdawg
January 21st, 2010
“BuLLdawg, well if you are realy a bulldawg then I will say just be a little pit optimistic about your team. How could you look at this record and make such depressive comments? Things would get better…we have a new defensive coaching stuff so let us see what will come out of that. Let us get ourselves pump up for this season.”
END QUOTES
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP sometime soon ?
Our skill positions are pretty solid as well, Our skill set is as good as any in the SEC ?
How can I look at this record and make such depressive comments?
Look, I gave it to you straight. We beat 3 Top 10 Final AP Poll teams in the Coach Richt Era.
We have Lost to 8 teams not even ranked in the Final AP Poll Top 25.
17-19 against Final AP Poll Top 25 teams in the Coach Richt Era.
Average Number 7 recruiting class every year according to both Rivals and Scout.com
39 in the NFL UGA Bulldogs.
90-27.
Average Number 13 Final AP Poll Ranking Coach Richt Era.
Our 2 Best Years, we get to play on the National Stage against a 5-Loss Florida State team who had no business being ranked at all but came in Ranked 21 in the Final Poll and the other Best Year, we get to play Hawaii whom came in Ranked Number 19 in the Final Poll. Neither of those teams should have been ranked at all.
I have stated repeatedly we have not only the Best Kickers on 1 team in America, but on Defense with the 9 top football players in America, all Redshirted in a 5-Loss season we could have instead sorely used them especially against Kentucky and the vols 2 unranked 6-Loss teams each we lost to again, we clearly have in my mind our Best Defense this coming season since Erk Russell which was 3 Decades ago.
We have prepared 1 Quarterback in the Coach Richt Era, DJ Shockley. We have, once again, this up-coming season, no Quarterback with a meaningful snap.
There are 5 SEC teams bringing in far better recruiting classes than we are, and here we are now today FIVE (5) DAYS after we hired our Defensive Coordinator, and as I understand it the players are trying to figure out themselves what Todd Grantham has to say about them and how they fit in or don’t into his 3-4 one gap.
6 days later ?
When does he show up ?
Dead period ended and the final push is on. It ended right after we hired him.
On the National Scene, we are a program who hasn’t won a National Championship in over 3 Decades now this season. That means fans who are 30 years old, have never in their lifetime seen UGA Football at our Best.
Those who are 40 might remember.
Are we a lot better than we were in the Ray Goff Era. That is hardly the question, is it gentlemen ?
Through UGA history, we have enjoyed the very best Defensive Backs in the history of college football playing for UGA.
The guys who just left and we lost the entire secondary, never covered a player in their entire career here. Not once.
We have and I have stated I have, great enthusiasm for our Defense without them, as I didn’t like watching them try to play the way we coached them here.
The recruits are pretty much in their mold.
I know Georgia Football has TJ Stripling where I put him.
He doesn’t have the excitement I do about Alec Ogletree in my Secondary. I have no questions about him anymore than I have questions about the 9 Redshirted Players I detailed to you.
I hardly think those are statistics.
Neither is it a statistic that Florida and LSU have a better Won/Loss Record in the Coach Richt Era than he has.
Nor that Alabama is now better than UGA in the Coach Richt Era too.
4th.
If you don’t like the truth that we are in fact the 4th in The SEC, sorry.
It is true.
And, you all know it.
Florida, Alabama, Auburn, and LSU all have better recruiting classes than we do, and this is our claim to fame. Good recruiting. Redshirt them all, but great recruiting classes. Even the vols had better recruiting class until their coaches went to USC and re recruited their players OUT of the vols’ recruiting class.
17-19 vs Final AP Poll Top 25 plus 8 losses to unranked teams Richt Era
But, great recruiting classes.
Holes at some positions stockpiled at others.
But, great recruiting classes.
While we have been ranked ahead of the vols 8 consecutive years now today in the Final AP Poll, we LOST HALF THOSE GAMES.
We need someone tall in our Secondary for a change, like Alec Ogletree.
I am sorry that I do not have time to sit here and type posts back and forth all day long with you, I have 18 guys to keep busy. But, the number of words I say are nowhere near as many as you do, 3 posts at t time every 15 minutes all day long.
I sit and think about UGA Football.
I read everything on UGA football, nationally, locally, and that you write in the blogs.
I do it over a cup of coffee and head to work. Long days at work.
While you sit in here typing your 50 million posts each, which are far in excess of the number of words I have to say.
You just don’t like it that we are 17-19 vs Final AP Poll Top 25 with 8 losses vs UNRANKED teams in the Coach Richt Era.
Prefer to say we have had anything but admitting 2001, 2006, 2008 and 2009 seasons, half the Coach Richt Era where NONE of those teams deserved to be ranked at all, were serious downers, and leaves everyone but you, sitting there saying UGA Football under Coach Richt ?
Not a whole lot there.
Our Problems are, have been and will be next season again, on OFFENSE.
We will then lose 14 Seniors after this season coming up plus I predict 4 or more Juniors.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ?
4th best team in our Conference.
Skill Position players, we are VERY THIN.
You guys hype our football program, and you wish no one else could even come in here and tell you the truth that we ARE NOT WHAT YOU ATTEMPT TO MAKE US OUT TO BE ON THE NATIONAL SCENE.
And then you don’t even want to hear anyone tell you the truth that we are an afterthought. That we are poorly coached in the Coach Richt Era. As much as I love what Coach Richt has done to have us 10-3 every year, I know 10-3 is 13 in the nation and 4th in The SEC.
Not exactly what I personally aspire to.
We have a bad offense who for the entire Mike Bobo Offensive Coordinator Years has been wholly unable to line up, run a play without a penalty and not turn the ball over.
True or not true ?
3 of the last 4 years now today, have been HUGE DISAPPOINTMENTS.
True or not true ?
Just be realistic.
That’s all I suggest.
Posting that we will beat Alabama this up-coming season without a QB on the roster with 1 meaningful snap is DISNEYdawg of you. And, our Offensive Line has been just about the biggest disappointment of every position. AJ Green if he isn’t injured again the focus of every defense we play cannot win for us on his own. The injury toll for him is mounting. Who else are our Skill Players, Either Side of the Ball ?
Just be realistic.
9-4, maybe 10-3.
Gatorguy
January 21st, 2010
7:59 am
Good morning
((((((((((((((41-17))))))))))))
superDawg
January 21st, 2010
8:12 am
Good morning gaytur who is going to be your new cry baby.
Gatorguy
January 21st, 2010
8:16 am
superdawg
You guys will always be our little cry babies…
7 out of 9
17 out of 20
Eat and Tweet
January 21st, 2010
9:12 am
Will these players tweet while they are in surgery? Why so many injuries at UGA ? Does that Van Von dude really know what he is doing when it comes to strength and conditioning ?
gatorman
January 21st, 2010
9:27 am
My only question is why did they wait until now to operate. It would seem to be the best to do as soon as the bowl game was over. Who’s in charge in Athens?
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9:36 am
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JaxDawg
January 21st, 2010
9:50 am
I suggest a character limit on these posts
BuLLdawg seeing as you read “everything UGA” over a cup of coffee at work, which I assume your job is not coaching a division 1 team in the SEC, give us all a break and switch to decaf.
Alabama Jack
January 21st, 2010
10:10 am
Russ’ Hairy Sack
January 20th, 2010
8:31 pm
Alabama Jack, while Dawgs fans can sometimes be obnoxious pricks they will never come close to Bamer’s fanbase. You know…like you.
I totally agree, anal cavity.
KeithB
January 21st, 2010
10:35 am
I think you guys will be fine in the 3-4. Athletes are never an issue (top 10 recruiting every year), and the new coaching philosophy should give you guys the shake up you need. I listened to Grantham on the radio this morning, and he sounds like the guy you need. He said the D will be a single gap attacking scheme with pressure coming from all over. I got geeked listening to it, and I am not a Bulldogs fan (I do coach D though)! Sometimes change is good. Also, looking at your schedule, you should at least win 2 or 3 more games. OOC: Colorado, LaLafayette, Idaho State, GaTech. No Bama or LSU. Aside from UF, @ Auburn looks like the toughest conf game. Time will tell. Can’t wait for football to fire up again.
Yellow Fuzz
January 21st, 2010
10:39 am
Off the boards DOGS
IknowGeorgiaFootball
January 21st, 2010
11:23 am
Hey, for all you who took the time out to read and comment about my post, know that it is great to know that there are other passionate and knowledgeable dawgs out there: Thank You. Red Dawg 77 especially, i can feel your energy brother.
I’ve raed through the other posts and there seems to be two players of interest: D. Dobbs and R. Samuel.
On D. Dobbs, i definitely don’t envision him playing LB too often, but i will give the young man his due credit and think that he possesses exceptional athleticism for someone his size. His best bet will probably be to get his weight up to about 290 and become a stout DE/DT. To be perfectly honest, i’ve never been a big fan of bigger, slower DEs playing in 4-3 scheme. And, at the end, this transition probably gives Dobbs the best chance to crack that tight NFL door.
On R. Sammuel: I just have to say that i, first, feel sorry for the young man. He sacrificed his last semester of high school, and for the past two years he’s been one of the most under-utilized athletes in the nation. he came in as a 5 star guy and is being used like a 2 star player. The Georgia program and Mark Richt have demonstrated that they can recruit big-time players, but as we have seen—with guys like R. Jones, B. Evans, K. Tripp, P. Miller, and B. Miller, all players who came in as highly prized recruits—the Georgia program has wasted talent. I don’t say this to bash or criticize the program, but it’s upsetting to have witnessed R. Sammuel make absolutely no improvements from his first year to the his second at RB–only to be benched mid year by coaches. My question to the coaching staff is why it took them nearly half the season to see that R. Samuel was not, at the moment, a productive SEC back? I pull this question out to deflect the majority of the blame about Samuel’s performance on the coaching staff and Mark Richt.
Now, as far as moving to LB, i have an interesting take on this: we can all agree that he is first-rate athlete with great speed, but for R. Samuel to reach his potential, regardless of where he plays on the field, he has to put on bulk, desirably around 240-245 by the start of fall. Ultimately, i like R. Samuel playing as a strong R. McClain-like ILB, but lets all pause for a second and imagine a 6′2 245 RB who runs like a horse. If its one thing we can give him credit for is that Samuel is a ruthless runner who always finishes his runs. I wonder how that added size, along side two years at the position, help with play at RB–just a thought! Either way, a bigger and stronger R. Samuel–wherever he plays is a better R. Samuel.
I’ll be breaking down the offense in the coming days so i hope to bounce some ideas around with you guys (and gals) pretty soon.
Jerry
January 21st, 2010
1:31 pm
These guys are way too young to be having surgeries
Louie
January 21st, 2010
4:24 pm
I knowgafootball and buLLdoggie need to be put in a dark room together in solatary confinement so they can come off the crank or what ever kind of drugs they are on,my god they know NOBODY wants to read their long winded CRAP.
You mutts get on me with all you have and my comments are short and sweet,to the true point. GET EM OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Jimmy
January 21st, 2010
4:56 pm
Hey BuLLdawg,
Ever heard of the phrase, If youre not part of the solution then youre part of the problem?? That applies here to you my friend.
You give us all of these reasons why CMR and his staff should be fired, but you don’t fire someone just to fire them. Tell me who YOU would hire if you canned Richt??
Unless you hire somebody Sabanesque, i’m just not interested.
This program is at the cusp of greatness w/ Richt at the helm. Sure he’ll have his peaks and valleys, but to average 9 + wins a season over the past decade in the SEC is phenomanal in today’s age. That’s also the problem though. He’s becoming a victim of his own success and since he’s been the HC, Miles, Myer and Saban all have MNCs.
I say we keep him around until he wants to leave(or of course the level of play falls way off), and sooner or later UGA will win a NC.
RED DOG 77
January 21st, 2010
10:20 pm
I Know Georgia Football……..Another very interesting post. Regarding Richard Samuel, I agree, A waste of talent at best. Dude is a train that I would agree would be pretty stout carrying the ball at 245lbs, however I do remember when we were recuiting him, his HS coach told the story that during several games, game officials asked the coach to get Samuel to lighten up on his hits. I always thought due to his hight if he were to beef up some[ as you suggested] he could be a monster LB……mabe all america calibre……But still I dont think it is too late, he played LB in HS and I think the kid has that killer instinct, that would fit in nicely with what coach Grantham has in mind……..Again my sleeper for 2010 is Kwamee Gathers, did you read the same info I did about his stellar play while red shirtihg ? ……Also IKGF…..I go by RED DOG…… Am an old man that never embraced the ” DAWG’ term……mabe a purist, mabe just old….but, at any rate….I have really gotten a kick out of your ” edge” and your take on our GEORGIA BULLDOGS, Keep up the great work, brother, hope to see more reality from you soon…Regards, RED
Josh
January 21st, 2010
10:25 pm
Why do people say stuff about my age when I’m a much more knowledgeable and dedicated fan than they? Just because I’m sixteen years old does not mean I do not know as much and I am apparently already more mature than you. As for BuLLdawg, ever heard of an eternal pessimist? Yeah, that’s you. Optimism plays a large role in what Mark Fox is accomplishing.