– Add to the long list of Super Bowl XLIV connections to Georgia: Former UGA player Travis Jones, roundly rumored recently as a candidate for a spot on the Bulldogs’ coaching staff, is New Orleans’ assistant defensive line coach. Jones is in his second season with the Saints after previously coaching under Nick Saban with LSU and the Miami Dolphins. Jones’ coaching career began in 1997 as a graduate assistant at UGA, where he played on the defensive line (1990-94). A lot of Bulldogs fans would love to see him fill the UGA staff’s remaining opening for a linebackers coach (he worked with the outside linebackers in Miami for a couple of years, by the way.)
– Happy to hear that ex-Dog Sundiata Gaines, after working under a couple of 10-day contracts, has been signed for the rest of the season by the Utah Jazz.
– His nickname preceded him to Athens: “The Hit Man.” Safety Jakar Hamilton enrolled at UGA this month from Georgia Military College and joined off-season workouts with the football team. “Living up to ‘Hit Man,’ a lot of people expect me to come here and be like [former hard-hitting UGA safeties] Greg Blue and Thomas Davis,” Hamilton said. “And that’s what I’m trying to do, trying to work hard and get bigger and hit harder just like those two guys so that when I leave everybody will know that I was ‘The Hit Man.’”
– Hamilton heeds new defensive coordinator Todd Grantham’s call for an aggressive, attacking defense. “Especially on defense, you got to be aggressive,” Hamilton said. “I’ll throw my whole body. Even if I have to break something to do it, I’ll do it. If I have to catch a concussion, I’ll do it.”
– If you missed it, this definitely merits noticing: UGA sophomore sprinter Torrin Lawrence set a new collegiate record in the 300-meter dash at the Hokie Invitational in Blacksburg, Va., last weekend. His time of 32.32 broke the collegiate record set 23 years ago. It also was the fifth-fastest time in the world ever, less than a half-second off the fastest.
– Last I checked, Mark Richt’s one-handed, behind-the-back trick shot in Stegeman Coliseum on Saturday morning had been viewed more than 22,000 times on YouTube. Click here if you haven’t seen it yet.
– Georgia plays two basketball games on the road this week –- at Florida on Wednesday and at South Carolina on Saturday. For whatever it’s worth, 12 of 27 SEC games have been won by the road team so far this season.
– UGA had its first basketball sellout in almost three years on Saturday. It’ll have another in early March, if not before. UGA said Monday that the March 3 game against Kentucky in Stegeman Coliseum is sold out except for student tickets.
– If Travis Leslie, the SEC’s Player of the Week, had gotten one more rebound and three more assists against Tennessee on Saturday, he’d have posted the first triple-double in the history of Georgia’s basketball program.
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98 comments Add your comment
A.J.
January 25th, 2010
11:19 pm
first
Eat It St. Simons
January 25th, 2010
11:24 pm
((((30-24)))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
((((8 of 9)))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
((((73-66)))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE
January 25th, 2010
11:25 pm
Looking forward to Rambo & The Hitman in Athens next fall!
that's my dog!!
January 25th, 2010
11:26 pm
this is going to be a good year for my dogs. 2nd!
a j is
January 25th, 2010
11:27 pm
gay
Satilla Dawg
January 25th, 2010
11:33 pm
Hell of a shot, Coach!
MtPleasantDawg
January 25th, 2010
11:39 pm
I don’t see how the Bulldogs could get Travis Jones, the guy’s in the Super Bowl, but if Damon Evans REALLY wants to get a National Championship, he needs to back up the brinks truck at Jones’ door and lay down $400,000 a year.
If the Bulldogs add Jones to Lakotas and Grantham and Garner, it’s lights out.
Defense wins championships.
David Polelock
January 25th, 2010
11:59 pm
Anyone with any since nos we won’t loose a game this year. We WILL be in the NC game and win it all!
Rocket Rod
January 26th, 2010
12:05 am
You just never know!
redandblack80
January 26th, 2010
12:44 am
DAVID-POLLOCK DOSNT HAVE AN E IN IT -YOU DAMM POLLOCK>LEARN TO SPELL DAMNIT-GT GRAD NO DOUBT.
MESSENGER
January 26th, 2010
3:38 am
They gave Trey Thompson TV player of the game, not Travis Leslie. I said then how could they not give Travis Leslie TV Player of The Game. All of the Assists of Travis Leslie is why Trey Thompson scored 1 more point.
Reality
January 26th, 2010
4:09 am
30 -24 all year long, damn.
The Watergirl
January 26th, 2010
4:11 am
I love all of the defensive changes, but with all of the changes and all of this attention means Coach Bozo will get even more predictable trying not to turn over the ball. We need to get the GATA attitude on both sides of the ball and start attacking teams both ways!!!
MESSENGER
January 26th, 2010
4:42 am
The Watergirl.
Right on. You go girl.
Speaking of women, Tim Tebow’s Super Bowl Ad at a cost of $ 3 million dollars is OFFENSIVE.
Tim Tebow should NOT be telling every woman in every circumstance what THEY should do. Pam Tebow made a choice. Everyone should have that choice.
Advocating that the government should impose NO CHOICE on ALL WOMEN is so absurd.
dagnabit
January 26th, 2010
4:46 am
Well first the D-line will have to stay out of jail!
MESSENGER
January 26th, 2010
4:50 am
UGA Safety Hamilton should not have made these statements for a college football player in the NCAA. This quote will get Jakar Hamilton a huge rebuke by Coach Todd Grantham. This is college football, and a tackle is a tackle.
Discussing intentional injuries even of yourself in play draws attention from NCAA Officials, who it has been my experience go out of their way then to find fault with such a player and his team.
I had great hopes for Mr. Hamilton in our Secondary this year; so this is disappointing that he would do this 2 days after Coach Todd Grantham gets to campus finally. The last thing UGA needs, with UGA records in the NCAA as it is for penalties. We do not need to be the worst penalized football team. We need to win the games against Ranked Teams, not have a losing record, not lose to UNRANKED teams, get a Win in a Major Bowl against a Top-Ranked Opponent better than # 19 in the Final AP Poll which we have NEVER DONE in the Coach Richt Era. Not draw attention to a Junior College Transfer who obviously has very bad grades discussing hard hits in college football against student-athletes who are supposed to be trying to get their degree and show good sportsmanship at the same time. This is all wrong.
MESSENGER
January 26th, 2010
4:55 am
QUOTE
patrick
January 24th, 2010 2:43 pm
in mark richt era
“Equal amount of wins as Fla, more than ALA.”
RESPONSE : EXCUSE ME BOTH FLORIDA AND LSU HAVE A BETTER RECORD THAN UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, AND ALABAMA HAS NOW PASSED US TOO IN THE SEC. WE HAVE SURVIVED THE SEC, BUT IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, NO ONE WOULD SAY THAT FLORIDA, LSU AND NOW TOO ALABAMA DO NOT MAKE UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, NUMBER 4. OUTSIDE THE SEC, WE ARE ALSO BEHIND OHIO STATE, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, BOISE STATE AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. AND, THEREFORE THE FACTS EXACTLY ARE THAT IN 0 OF THE 9 YEARS OF THE COACH RICHT ERA, HAS COACH RICHT BEEN REWARDED FOR A GREAT FOOTBALL SEASON WITH A GAME AGAINST A SINGLE MEANINGFUL FOOTBALL TEAM IN A HUGE BIG BOWL GAME. HAWAII WAS CERTAINLY POOR AT NUMBER 19 IN THE FINAL AP POLL, AND FLORIDA STATE WAS A 5-LOSS TEAM RANKED NUMBER 22 IN THE FINAL AP POLL. THESE ARE THE REWARDS FOR THE 2 BEST PERFORMANCES BY COACH RICHT IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. THE FAILINGS HAVE CLEARLY BEEN ON THE COACHING STAFF OF COACH RICHT. I AM SORRY patrick, BUT YOU ARE NOT PASSING OFF COACH RICHT AS THE BEST TEAM IN THE SEC, AS YOU HAVE DONE IN THIS POST OF YOURS TODAY. BOTH LSU AND FLORIDA HAVE DONE BETTER THAN COACH RICHT IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, AND NOW ALABAMA HAS PASSED US TOO. THE MAJOR POINT ABOUT COACH RICHT IS THAT IN 9 YEARS, HE HAS A LOSING RECORD 17-19 VS FINAL AP POLL TOP 25 TEAMS WITH ANOTHER 8 LOSSES TO UNRANKED TEAMS IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 25. THAT IS HARDLY GREAT. AND, PARDON ME patrick BUT THE OTHER MAJOR POINT ABOUT COACH RICHT IS THAT IN NO SEASON HAS HE BEEN REWARDED WITH A GREAT BOWL GAME ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. BY THE WAY patrick HOW IS IT AGAIN THAT YOU SURMISE THAT COACH RICHT IS EQUAL TO FLORIDA AGAIN AT 2-7 ?
“Same amount of SEC titles as Fla.”
RESPONSE : LSU HAS 3 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. FLORIDA HAS 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1996, AND UGA 0 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE LAST 3 DECADES. IF COACH RICHT KNOCKED THE LID OFF THE UGA PROGRAM WITH THE WIN OVER THE vols IN 2001, HE HAS STEADILY DONE WORSE AND WORSE SINCE. 3 OF THE LAST 4 YEARS HAVE BEEN SUPREME POOR PERFORMANCES. patrick, DISNEYdawg, SIR WHEN COACH RICHT WON THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2002, THE SEC WAS HORRIBLY DOWN THAT YEAR, COACH RICHT AFTER HE WENT TO JACKSONVILLE AND LOST TO FLORIDA, COACH RICHT PLAYED ARKANSAS A 5-LOSS TEAM IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR GOD’S SAKE. THEREFORE WE PLAYED 5-LOSS FLORIDA STATE AS COACH RICHT’S REWARD FOR THAT SEASON BECAUSE IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL IN 2002, THERE WAS ONLY 1 OTHER SEC TEAM RANKED AT ALL ANYWHERE IN THE COACHES’ POLL TOP 25 FOR 2002; 1. AND, WHEN COACH RICHT WON THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2005, COACH RICHT WAS LOSING 28-0 TO RICH RODRIQUEZ’ WEST VIRGINIA RIGHT AFTER WE SAT IN OUR SEATS. WE WERE NOT READY TO PLAY; I WAS THERE, AND YOU WERE NOT. IT WAS NOT A FUN GAME FOR ME, AND BY THE WAY NEITHER WAS THE 2002 REWARD OF GETTING TO PLAY 5-LOSS NUMBER 22 FINAL AP POLL FLORIDA STATE.
“More times ranked top ten than any SEC team”
RESPONSE :
LIAR.
ANOTHER LIE OF YOURS patrick IS THAT LSU HAS NOT BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 10 MORE TIMES THAN ANY SEC TEAM IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WITH 6.
UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, IS NOT WHO YOU LIE TO MAKE US OUT TO BE. LIE TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME patrick. I KNOW WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT, AND YOU SIR ARE NOTHING BUT A BOLD-FACED LIAR.
COACH RICHT RANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 10 MORE TIMES THAN LSU IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. B. S. LIE. LIAR patrick.
LSU WHEN LSU ENDED THE SEASON RANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 10, HAVE BEEN RANKED AHEAD OF COACH RICHT 5 TIMES. LSU HAS BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 10 FINAL AP POLL 6 TIMES AND COACH RICHT DOES NOT HAVE AS MANY, NOR MORE.
LSU WHEN THEY ARE RANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 10, HAVE BEEN RANKED AHEAD OF COACH RICHT 5 TIMES, AND ACCORDING TO YOU COACH RICHT HAS BEEN RANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 10 MORE TIMES THAN LSU IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. NO. NOT TRUE. TOTALLY NOT TRUE. GROSS MISREPRESENTATION DOESN’T EVEN COVER THIS LIE; IT’S NOT TRUE. NEVER MIND THAT LSU HAS BEEN RANKED BETTER THAN COACH RICHT, LSU HAS BEEN RANKED MORE TIMES IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 10 THAN COACH RICHT HAS IN THE COACH RICHT ERA.
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR LIES ABOUT UGA ?
MAKE THEM UP ?
3 OF THE LAST 4 YEARS HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE DISAPPOINTMENTS, AND THEN I READ YOUR POST patrick AND I MUST HAVE NO MEMORY WHATSOEVER. ONLY YOU HAVE A MEMORY. LET ME REFRESH IT FOR YOU.
2001: MIAMI # 1, FLORIDA # 3, vols # 4, LSU # 7, SO CAR # 13, UGA # 22.
2002: OHIO STATE # 1, MIAMI # 2, UGA # 3.
2003 : LSU # 1, USC # 2, OK # 3, OH ST # 4, MIAMI # 5, MICH # 6, UGA # 7.
2004: USC # 1 AUBURN # 2 OK # 3 UTAH # 4 TX # 5 LOUISVILLE # 6 UGA 7
2005 : TEXAS # 1, LSU # 6, ALABAMA # 8, and UGA # 10.
2006 : FLORIDA # 1, LSU # 3, AUBURN # 9, ARKANSAS # 15, UGA # 23.
2007 : LSU # 1, UGA # 2.
2008 : FLORIDA # 1, ALABAMA # 6, UGA # 13.
2009 : ALABAMA # 1, FLORIDA # 3, LSU # 17, OLE MISS # 20, UGA # 33.
1 YEAR OF 9 IN COACH RICHT ERA WAS UGA THE TOP-RANKED SEC TEAM, ONCE, AND THAT YEAR THERE WAS ONLY 1 OTHER SEC TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL TOP 25, ONE. IT WAS A DOWN YEAR FOR THE SEC, AS UGA HAD TO PLAY ARKANSAS IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP AN UNRANKED 5-LOSS TEAM.
9 YEARS OF THE COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT AVERAGE FINISH FOR THE TOP-RANKED SEC TEAMS IN THE FINAL AP POLL IS 3RD BEST IN THE SEC.
THEN, I COME IN HERE patrick AND YOU SIR SURMISE 3RD BEST AVERAGE FINISH IN THE SEC FOR COACH RICHT IS IN FACT THE BEST IN THE SEC. UH, NO, THAT IS A LIE. AND NOW ALABAMA HAS PASSED COACH RICHT BY TOO. RIGHT patrick SIR ?
ANOTHER LIE OF YOURS patrick IS THAT LSU HAS NOT BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 10 MORE TIMES THAN ANY SEC TEAM IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WITH 6.
LIAR.
“4 str8 bowl wins…7-2 over all. (11 of last 13) Equal to or better than any SEC team”
B.S. THE SEC PLAYED 10 BETTER BOWL GAMES THE SEC WON THAN ANY BOWL GAME COACH RICHT HAS WON IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. 10.
THANKS FOR BRINGING UP BOWL GAMES patrick.
NOW GO LOOK AT THE B.S. OPPONENTS COACH RICHT HAS PLAYED IN THE BOWL GAMES.
GO AHEAD. I’LL WAIT.
COACH RICHT’S BOWL WINS ARE NOT EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN ANY SEC TEAM. IN FACT, COACH RICHT BOWL WINS ARE 5TH BEST IN THE SEC IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. WE HAVE 7 BOWL WINS OF NO CONSEQUENCE. NONE. NAME ME A BOWL WIN IN THE COACH RICHT ERA OF CONSEQUENCE ? GO AHEAD. I’LL WAIT.
IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, WE HAVE PLAYED IN 0 BIG BOWL GAMES, 0. AUBURN BEAT TOP 10 FINAL AP POLL TEAM VIRGINIA TECH # 10 IN THE SUGAR BOWL 2004; WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT ? GO AHEAD, I’LL WAIT. AUBURN HAS LOST 2 BOWL GAMES IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, THE SAME AS COACH RICHT WHO IS 0-2 VS THE BIG EAST. ALABAMA JUST BEAT TEXAS # 2 IN THE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT, EITHER ? ALABAMA DOESN’T EVEN GET MENTIONED BY YOU EXCEPT THAT ALABAMA IS NOT AS GOOD AS UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WHICH IS TOTAL B.S. GIVEN THE FACT THAT BY EVERYONE’S ACCOUNT UGA IS MIRED IN 4TH PLACE IN THE SEC CLEARLY ACCORDING TO EVERYONE BUT YOU, WHEN ALABAMA CLEARLY HAS SURPASSED COACH RICHT BY A LONG SHOT. FLORIDA JUST BEAT CINCINNATI # 8 FINAL AP POLL IN THE SUGAR BOWL; WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT ? FLORIDA BEAT OKLAHOMA # 5 FINAL AP POLL THE YEAR BEFORE IN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2008; WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT ? 2006 FLORIDA BEAT OHIO STATE # 2 IN THE FINAL AP POLL IN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; GETTING BORED YET patrick ? WHERE IS OUR BOWL WIN LIKE THAT EITHER ? 2001 FLORIDA BEAT MARYLAND # 11 FINAL AP POLL TEAM IN THE SUGAR BOWL; COACH RICHT DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A BOWL WIN AS GOOD AS THAT, EITHER. LSU BEAT # 12 FINAL AP POLL ILLINOIS IN THE SUGAR BOWL. LSU BEAT # 3 FINAL AP POLL OKLAHOMA IN 2003 IN THE SUGAR BOWL. LSU BEAT # 17 NOTRE DAME IN THE FINAL AP POLL IN THE SUGAR BOWL ON THE NATIONAL STAGE AND COACH RICHT DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A MAJOR BOWL WIN OVER A TEAM THAT GOOD IN THE FINAL AP POLL, NOT IN 9 YEARS AND COUNTING AND CERTAINLY WILL NOT THIS SEASON EITHER – NOT WITH THIS OFFENSIVE COACHING STAFF. LSU BEAT # 5 FINAL AP POLL OHIO STATE IN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 2007. WE DON’T MEASURE UP. AND, THEN I COME IN HERE AND UGA IS THE BEST SEC TEAM IN BOWL GAMES, B.S. WE ARE.
COACH RICHT HAS NOT BEAT ANY TOP-RANKED TEAM IN A BOWL GAME SINCE HE GOT HERE. COACH RICHT HAS 3 WINS OVER FINAL AP POLL TOP 10 TEAMS. COACH RICHT AS O.C. AND DAVID GREENE BEAT # 4 FINAL AP POLL vols IN 2001 TO SUPPOSEDLY KNOCK THE LID OFF THIS UGA PROGRAM, AND THEN DAVID GREENE NEVER DUPLICATED THAT WIN IN 4 YEARS, NOT ONCE. COACH RICHT AS O.C. AND DJ SHOCKLEY BEAT FINAL AP POLL # 6 LSU, BUT THAT WAS NOT A BOWL GAME EITHER IN 2005. AND, COACH RICHT BEAT # 9 FINAL AP POLL AUBURN IN 2006 REGULAR SEASON, NOT A BOWL GAME EITHER. SINCE COACH RICHT PROMOTED MIKE BOBO TO OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, MIKE BOBO HAS BEAT NO FINAL AP POLL TOP 10 TEAM.
YOUR STATEMENT patrick IS THAT COACH RICHT IS GREAT IN BOWL GAMES. MY STATEMENT REMAINS HE HAS NOT BEAT ANY TEAM IN ANY BIG BOWL GAME. HE BEAT SOME PODUNK TEAMS IN SOME PODUNK BOWLS AND HE BEAT SOME PODUNK TEAMS IN 2 MAJOR BOWLS, BUT HE HAS NEVER BEEN ON THE NATIONAL STAGE – EVER – AND BEAT ANYONE IN A MAJOR BOWL GAME BECAUSE # 19 AND # 22 IN THE FINAL AP POLLS ARE NOT GOOD TEAMS. COACH RICHT HAS NEVER BEEN ON THE NATIONAL STAGE AND BEAT ANYONE OF CONSEQUENCE AND YOU KNOW THAT patrick, BUT YOU MAKE ME BE THE BAD GUY AND TELL YOU YOU ARE A HORRIBLE LIAR.
10 BOWL GAMES I JUST NAMED THE SEC HAS WON IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WHICH ALL 10 ARE FAR BETTER BOWL WINS THAN ANY BOWL GAME COACH RICHT HAS WON.
10.
YOUR SUMMARY OF THAT patrick ? COACH RICHT HAS PLAYED IN 0 BIG BOWL GAMES ON THE NATIONAL STAGE WHICH HE WON, ZERO. NO, THAT IS NOT YOUR SUMMARY OF BOWL GAMES BY THE SEC IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, BUT THAT UGA IS BETTER IN BIG BOWL GAMES, THE BEST SEC TEAM IN BOWL GAMES IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WITH BETTER BOWL WINS. B.S. SEC PLAYED 10 BETTER BOWL GAMES THE SEC WON THAN ANY BOWL GAME COACH RICHT HAS WON IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. 10. WE HAVE WON 0 BIG BOWL GAMES ON THE NATIONAL STAGE IN THE ENTIRE 9-YEAR HISTORY OF THE COACH RICHT ERA, patrick.
“Ave 10 wins a year.”
RESPONSE : WE PLAY 13. WE AVERAGE THE NUMBER 3RD BEST SEC TEAM EVERY YEAR. WE AVERAGE 10 WINS. WE AVERAGE 1 LOSS A SEASON TO A TEAM UNRANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 25. WE AVERAGE 1 WIN OVER A TOP 10 TEAM EVER 3 YEARS, AND NONE IN THE LAST 3 YEARS SINCE COACH RICHT PROMOTED MIKE BOBO TO OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR INSTEAD OF AN 11-YEAR NFL VETERAN. WE ARE 17-19 VS FINAL AP POLL TOP 25 AND ADD IN FOR GOOD MEASURE 8 LOSSES TO TEAMS UNRANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 25.
WE ARE 3RD BEST IN THE SEC IN THE COACH RICHT ERA WITH 10 WINS A SEASON, AND 4TH BEST NOW THAT ALABAMA HAS PASSED US TOO. WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT patrick ?
“2-1 in BCS bowls”
RESPONSE : NUMBER 19 FINAL AP POLL HAWAII JOKE OF A TEAM HARDLY COUNTS AS A BCS BOWL WIN OVER A GREAT TEAM ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. NUMBER 22 FINAL AP POLL FLORIDA STATE WHO LOST 5 GAMES JOKE OF A TEAM HARDLY COUNTS AS A BCS BOWL WIN OVER A GREAT TEAM EITHER. WE PLAYED ONE BCS BOWL GAME AGAINST A TEAM RANKED HIGHER THAN NUMBER 19 IN THE FINAL AP POLL, AND LOST.
“UGA had exact same record in 2002 when they won the SEC as Fla had when they won teh SEC in 2008 but Fla was invited toi the BCS. Not being invited to the BCS NC with an identical record as Fla when they did is an indictment on the BCS not UGA.”
RESPONSE : I ALREADY COVERED THE DOWN SEC YEAR OF 2002 AND NOW YOU BRING IT BACK UP AGAIN. UGA PLAYED 5-LOSS ARKANSAS IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THERE WAS ONLY 1 OTHER SEC TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL IN 2002. BUT, I WILL ADD THAT FLORIDA DID NOT WIN THE SEC IN 2008 BUT INSTEAD WON THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN BOTH 2008 AND 2006. GOD patrick HOW CAN YOU FIGURE AGAIN THAT UGA IS BETTER THAN FLORIDA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA AGAIN WHEN UGA DOES NOT HAVE A BETTER WON/LOSS RECORD THAN FLORIDA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. UGA ALSO DOESN’T HAVE A BETTER WON/LOSS RECORD THAN LSU IN THE COACH RICHT ERA. ALABAMA HAS CLEARLY INARGUABLY PASSED COACH RICHT BY NOW TOO. WHY YOU WANT TO PICK ON 2008 BCS NC OF FLORIDA AND NOT 2006, I DON’T KNOW; BUT IF 2008 IS ALL WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT :
FLORIDA BEAT # 13 UGA IN 2008 BY A SCORE OF 49-10. THE FLORIDA PLAYERS CLAPPED THEIR HANDS LIKE OLD LADIES ON THE SIDELINES WITH A MINUTE LEFT WHEN MIKE BOBO FINALLY GOT A TOUCHDOWN AGAINST FLORIDA WHEN WE YANKED MATTHEW STAFFORD FROM THE GAME AND LOGAN GRAY THREW THE TD AGAINST FLORIDA’S 5TH TEAM TAXI SQUAD OF NON-SCHOLARSHIP FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON THEIR 125-MAN ROSTER. 49-10. FLORIDA BEAT # 6 FINAL AP POLL ALABAMA BY NEARLY 2 TD IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WE DIDN’T GO TO. FLORIDA BEAT ALABAMA BY THE SAME MARGIN ALABAMA BEAT US, NEARLY 2 TD. AND OH YEAH, WE LOST TO GEORGIA tek THE YEAR YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TOO, 2008, patrick. GOD ALMIGHTY DAMN IS ALL I CAN SAY. FLORIDA THEN BEAT # 5 FINAL AP POLL OKLAHOMA FOR THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND YOU ARE IN HERE patrick WHINING LIKE A LITTLE BABY GIRL THAT FLORIDA DID NOT DESERVE TO WIN THE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND UGA DID IN 2002 WHEN THE SEC WAS DOWN THAT YEAR WITH ONLY 1 OTHER SEC TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL IN 2002 WHEN UGA WON THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2002. YET THERE ARE FIVE (5) SEC TEAM RANKED IN THE FINAL COACHES’ POLL IN 2008 WITH FLORIDA THE CREAM OF THE CROP, THE BEST OF THE BEST CONFERENCE. SEC WAS NOT THE BEST CONFERENCE IN 2002, WHICH IS WHY UGA DID NOT GET TO PLAY ANYONE BUT A 5-LOSS NUMBER 22 FINAL AP POLL FLORIDA STATE IN 2002. GET OVER IT. FLORIDA IS A LOT BETTER FOOTBALL PROGRAM THAN GEORGIA IN THE COACH RIGHT ERA, SO TOO IS LSU, AND NOW ALABAMA HAS PASSED COACH RICHT TO MAKE UGA THE 4TH BEST TEAM IN OUR CONFERENCE, NEVER MIND ALL THE TEAMS IN THE OTHER CONFERENCES WHO ALSO ARE BETTER THAN COACH RICHT IN THE COACH RICHT ERA.
“Sans the Mythical NC UGA has an equal or better record than Fla.”
END YOUR QUOTE LIES NOT IN CAPS patrick.
LIAR. FLORIDA HAS A BETTER RECORD IN THE COACH RICHT ERA THAN UGA, AND SO TOO DOES LSU, AND NOW ALABAMA HAS PASSED US TOO. UGA IN THE COACH RICHT ERA NOW TODAY IS THE 4TH BEST TEAM IN OUR OWN CONFERENCE.
THAT AIN’T GREAT AND YOU SIR ARE A LIAR. NEVER MIND THE LITTLE SUBLIMINAL STATEMENT OF YOURS THAT WE ARE TO DISREGARD FLORIDA HAS 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1996 AND UGA 0 IN 3 DECADES. HOW THE LIVING HELL CAN YOU DISREGARD THAT patrick ? HOW THE LIVING HELL CAN YOU DISREGARD THE 10 HUGE BIG SEC 10 BOWL WINS OVER THE VERY TOP-RANKED OF FOOTBALL TEAMS IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, AND UGA NONE OF THOSE EITHER ?
LSU 4 HUGE BIG WINS IN HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAMES WINS OVER THE VERY TOP-RANKED OF FOOTBALL TEAMS IN COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT 0.
FLORIDA 4 HUGE BIG WINS IN HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAMES WINS OVER THE VERY TOP-RANKED OF FOOTBALL TEAMS IN COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT 0.
AUBURN EVEN, HAS A HUGE BIG WIN IN A HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAME WIN OVER THE VERY TOP-RANKED OF FOOTBALL TEAMS IN COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT 0.
ALABAMA NOW TOO, HAS A HUGE BIG WIN IN A HUGE BIG MAJOR BOWL GAME WIN OVER THE VERY TOP-RANKED OF FOOTBALL TEAMS IN COACH RICHT ERA, COACH RICHT 0.
5 SEC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE COACH RICHT ERA, THEN WE ALL COME IN HERE patrick AND YOU FIGURED OUT THAT COACH RICHT IS IN FACT THE BEST.
B.S.
YOU CAN COME IN HERE AND SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT patrick. I DO NOT MIND YOU PICKING ON ME. BUT I WILL BE DAMNED IF YOU ARE GOING TO COME IN HERE AND LIE TO ME patrick AND THINK YOU WILL GET AWAY WITH IT patrick.
Tuesday Links 26Jan « Leather Helmet Blog
January 26th, 2010
6:08 am
[...] Is Richt waiting for Travis Jones? Former UGA player Travis Jones, roundly rumored recently as a candidate for a spot on the Bulldogs’ coaching staff, is New Orleans’ assistant defensive line coach. Jones is in his second season with the Saints after previously coaching under Nick Saban with LSU and the Miami Dolphins. Jones’ coaching career began in 1997 as a graduate assistant at UGA, where he played on the defensive line (1990-94). A lot of Bulldogs fans would love to see him fill the UGA staff’s remaining opening for a linebackers coach (he worked with the outside linebackers in Miami for a couple of years, by the way.) [...]
agdawg
January 26th, 2010
6:28 am
Messenger,
Kinda worried about your posting at 4:55 with such vermin. Take a chill pill and enjoy the day! GO DAWGS!!!!
Coach Saban
January 26th, 2010
6:46 am
Anybody know who Patrick is? Seems serious, he is about to give messenger an aneurysm. Some body tell Patrick to back off before its too late.
Jakar’s statement does make him sound like a dangerous nut job. Hope he doesn’t injure Ga players in the preseason. II he were my player his tongue would be gone and we would give it back once we were confident his brain figured out how to use it.
.
January 26th, 2010
6:50 am
Messenger = BuLLdawg…..bar back who is miffed at the end of his work shift because none of the party going women in the clubs pay him any attention, and actually laugh at him. Poor guy! He can hear their giggles.
Happydawg
January 26th, 2010
6:52 am
I have thought all along that Travis Jones was a likely choice in filling out UGA’s coaching staff. Travis is a great recruiter, coach and person. Could not be happier if he comes back to UGA. He is an excellent fit with Grantham and the UGA players, plus he WANTS to come back to UGA.
dap01
January 26th, 2010
7:40 am
Everyone chill on the hard hitting safety. I did not pick up on all of that venon that you speak of. I heard a football player talk about hitting. Football is not politically correct.
Go Clinch
January 26th, 2010
7:50 am
i hear UGA is going after Clinch County’s Jim Dickerson to be the last defensive coach.
ghldawg
January 26th, 2010
8:36 am
Jones would make sense…no word on who the other coach will be or even any “rumors” of who is being asked. Jones is still with his team getting ready for the Superbowl and will be available the after the game (but unfortunately after Signing Day)
ES
January 26th, 2010
9:01 am
30-24 HA HA HA
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
January 26th, 2010
9:04 am
MESSENGER = BuLLdawg = jack@ss = loser = boring as hell
matt r
January 26th, 2010
9:33 am
MESSENGER, what are you trying to say?
Bremen Dawg
January 26th, 2010
9:34 am
Thats what you want a safety to do is what Jakar Hamilton is saying. Lets see it on the field.
Bremen Dawg
January 26th, 2010
9:39 am
Messenger
You are complete freaking idiot. You must live inside the perimeter of Atlanta, probably the piedmont park area.
Pull My Finger
January 26th, 2010
9:55 am
Sounds like Messenger needs some prune juice……….
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True Fan
January 26th, 2010
10:14 am
Messenger: UGA has no control on where their opponents finish. Many of these “fans” on here obviously do not remember Donnan and Goff. Richt is and will be the best coach for OUR team in the years to come. It is people like Messenger that stir up controversy when their is NONE to discuss. The message I get from Messenger is that he is an idiot and should not be payed attention to. GOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!!!
True Fan
January 26th, 2010
10:17 am
As for Jakar Hamilton, GATA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love to hear that.
smyrna-dawg
January 26th, 2010
10:37 am
Messenger,
Have you seen the Tebow ad ? I thought not; and if you are going to bring up social issues on a sports blog make sure you complete your thoughts. The verb to choose is a transitive verb and must have an object. So “what” are they choosing?
I suggest you not bring your politics to a sports blog. You just sound silly (on both counts).
SEC East Headlines – 1/26/10 | MrSEC.com
January 26th, 2010
10:46 am
[...] one remaining spot open on its defensive coaching staff… and a lot of Dawg fans would like to see former UGA player Travis Jones fill it.10. Todd Grantham is in no rush to fill that position.11. Mark Fox says he’s “talked [...]
MtPleasantDawg
January 26th, 2010
10:47 am
As much as I’d like to see the Travis Jones hire, I don’t think it will happen. He’s making $500,000 with the Saints. He’s in the NFL. On the best team. Of course, in the long shot that it does happen, it would be amazing. But I don’t see it happening.
NewnanDawg
January 26th, 2010
10:53 am
I stopped reading even the short posts by MESSENGER when he/she kept calling Trey Thompkins Trey Thompson – getting bad messages and not actually attending any games makes for bad post material.
On the blog topic, what a great week! Yata really works hard and I’m glad it’s paying off – same for Travis. Congrats to TL and I hope the Travis Jones rumors come to fruition. I think Hamilton is just excited about his opportunity – reading what people say instead of hearing it in person can make things sound bad when they are not intended that way.
Not on this blog, but I hope Robey sticks with UGA – it would be nice for he and his cousin (Carlton Thomas) to have family around and they could travel home together at breaks as well. I’m not at all worried about his height because of his jumping ability.
Go Dawgs!
MtPleasantDawg
January 26th, 2010
11:02 am
The Hit Man–love that attitude.
The Hit Man has to be excited about playing for Lakotas.
Lakotas held South Carolina to 7 points. Charlie Strong’s defense gave up 14 to South Carolina.
pi$$onatechie
January 26th, 2010
11:13 am
Messenger,
you are retarded! have no doubt about it
Nick
January 26th, 2010
11:32 am
I like Jakar already!
dawgrific
January 26th, 2010
12:11 pm
Oh my, when one forgets to take their meds we all suffer aye!?
Go Dawgs!! I am pumped about b-ball, and as always, I can’t wait for football. GO Colts, as I can’t have the Saints win a bowl before my Falcons. Is it just me, or is Peyton gonna SHRED that porous Saints d?!
Yellow Fuzz
January 26th, 2010
12:27 pm
45-42 (in Sanford Bowl)
13th in the NCAA
Beat Georgia, won ACC, played in BCS Bowl in first 2 years!
Troup Dawg
January 26th, 2010
12:51 pm
Messenger!! You are a damn dumba__!! There is a tree in Piedmont Park that needs a hug….Idiot panzie!!
Spike
January 26th, 2010
1:35 pm
YellowFuzz.. IS that all you have got? Lame, very lame. UGA-30. ACC Champs-24. All that is so last year.
AltamahaDawg
January 26th, 2010
2:08 pm
If ever there was a title begging for a musical highlight reel montage, its “Rambo and the Hitman”.
Dawg in Cali
January 26th, 2010
2:18 pm
messenger, i guess you have something on your mind, huh?
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patrick
January 26th, 2010
2:28 pm
Fact:………UGA was 12-1 in 2002
.
Fact ………Fla was 12-1 in 2006
.
Fact ………Not UGAs fault there were 2 unbeatens that year. “unlucky”
.
Fact……….Not Flas credit that there was only one unbeaten in 2006. “Lucky”
.
Fact:………Luck had more to do with Fla getting invited to the BCS than whether Fla was more deserving to go to a NC with identical records.
.
Fact:………No SEC team has ever lsot a NC game and if UGA would have been invited nothing indicates that it would have been different
.
Fact……….UGA has 2 SEC titles..same as Fla in last 9 years and equal wins over all.
.
Fact……….UGA has been ranked more times top ten in last 9 years than any SEC team.
.
UGA 90 wins in 9 years no other SEC team has more.
.
UGA has 2 SEC titles…same as Fla
.
UGA has won 4 str8 bowls….more than any other SEC team.
.
UGA has won 11 of last 13 bowls…more than any team tied with LSU and more than FLA
.
UGA has won 8 or more games in last 13 years…more than any other team.
.
UGA has been ranked more times in top ten than any SEC team over last 9 years.
.
UGA is clearly as good or better than any SEC team over last 9 years.
.
PERIOD.
patrick
January 26th, 2010
2:30 pm
UGA 43 wins over Fla
.
Fla 36 wins over UGA
.
UGA 14 SEC titles
.
FLA 8 SEC titles
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UGA has more bowl wins
.
UGA has more over all wins
.
UGA has been to more bowls
.
UGA has been ranked more
.
UGA has all time ranking of 11…Fla has all time ranking of 35
patrick
January 26th, 2010
2:35 pm
How about that messenger?
patrick
January 26th, 2010
2:36 pm
Coach Mark Richt in seasons at UGA:
6 times finished in the top 10
2 times finished in the top 3
3 SEC Championship Appearances
2 SEC Titles
3 BCS Bowls
2 Sugar Bowl wins
90-27 record over 8 seasons – 79% winning percentage (one of only 7 in the history of college ball to have ever accomplished this)
4 str8 bowl wins
7-2 in bowls (big games)
Mark Richt coached QB coach for Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke = 2 Heismans; Head Coach for David Greene = all time winningest college QB until Colt McCoy this year); and coached Matthew Stafford = very rich #1 draft pick)
No Probations
He has my respect. Period.
champdawg
January 26th, 2010
2:38 pm
Messenger !!!! Crawl back into Mama’s bed before you piss your pants.You need to call CVS and get your meds refilled ……
AltamahaDawg
January 26th, 2010
4:00 pm
There also exist the option of ignoring him.
Bill Stanfill
January 26th, 2010
4:01 pm
Messenger, You need to a life, or at least a job, or a girlfriend or a hobby or something. You’ve got way too much free time on your hands.
Patrick
January 26th, 2010
4:39 pm
Alls I asked was if he wanted cheese on that.
Brian
January 26th, 2010
5:06 pm
I really hope we can get Travis Jones. He’s a great recruiter and position coach.
Brian
January 26th, 2010
5:08 pm
We need another David Greene at qb. I think Aaron Murray will be that guy.
shannon1776
January 26th, 2010
5:52 pm
Jakar Ham-ilton should be called “Jack Hammer”. But, let’s wait and see if he actually does anything first. GO DAWGS.
patrick
January 26th, 2010
5:53 pm
2001 uga #22
2002 UGA #3
2003 UGA #7
2004 UGA #7
2005 UGA #10
2006 UGA #23
2007 UGA #2
2009 UGA #10
Ummmm Messenger??? thats 6 times ranked top ten (5 AP and in 2008 10th in coaches poll)
please list the other SEC team that has more top ten finishes….I will wait
NewnanDawg
January 26th, 2010
6:52 pm
Altamaha – love that – Rambo & Hit man. We already have new tailgate drinks, the “Bacardi Rambo” & “Jakar and Coke.” Or, for those of us that are a little old for that, just a little “Gentleman Jakar hittin’ the rocks.”
Go Dawgs!
Tebow Struggles Continue...
January 26th, 2010
7:01 pm
Poor Tebow, they’re now saying 3rd or 4th round. He had a terrible day today.
Gotta hurt Florida’s recruiting to see a spread guy struggle so bad in the NFL again.
Watch the video form the Senior Bowl Practice and hear comments:
http://www.nfl.com/seniorbowl/story?id=09000d5d815f9058&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
Looking for Louie
January 26th, 2010
7:04 pm
Louie, my dearest Louie, where art thou? Working because Best Buy/Geek Squad has got you working overtime explaining to the little old lady how her remote control works?
Miss you XOXOXO
Aaron Murray 30% Better Than John Brantley
January 26th, 2010
7:19 pm
Murray was the #3 ranked QB in the Nation.
Murray threw for over 4000 yards his best year, Brantley, 2800.
Murray threw for 51 tds, Brantely 41 td’s.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Aaron-Murray-66179
Louie
January 26th, 2010
7:28 pm
Well, where do I start.
Oh yes my absolutely gay friend( se above-”Looking for Louie”) , aka geek squad d.a.
Go back to your double (excuse me , single wide) trailer, turn on Andy Griffin reruns and drink a PBR.
You flatter me by looking for me everyday. You know I will check on you mutts, don’t you son.
Now, about ‘Hit Man’. Don’t you think you better see if he can qualify for school BEFORE you label him an ‘All American.’
Just hate to see you dissapointed.
Louie
January 26th, 2010
7:29 pm
STILL… L M F A O
Flatulance
January 26th, 2010
7:31 pm
Glad to see LOUIE bow up.
he can handle ignorance, apparently.
Vick=Dog killing Thug
January 26th, 2010
7:35 pm
It’s in the hole.. It’s in the hole…
Louie
January 26th, 2010
7:36 pm
Last response to foolish posts.
Mutts are really hoping in one hand, oooozing in the other.
It really is comical.
Has anyone heard from Jackhammer?
JADEN
January 26th, 2010
7:39 pm
WHAT KIND OF PERSON WOULD BE KNOWN AS ‘FLATULANCE?
Hank Williams Jr.
January 26th, 2010
7:43 pm
if this is the promise land,ive had all I can stand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
January 26th, 2010
7:44 pm
JADEN—- poopie
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
January 26th, 2010
7:55 pm
SEE WHERE tek LOST IT’S #1 RECRUITER TO CHAN G. IN BUFFALO……………
DID’NT KNOW THEY EVER HAD ONE……………..
Looking for Louie
January 26th, 2010
8:05 pm
Oh Louie! You are way too easy to play. I have fun toying with you.
Meow!
buzzDawg
January 26th, 2010
8:12 pm
We need to make an exception to the old adage, “don’t kill the messenger.” It appears that messenger is on methamphetamines – he puts out a lot of gibberish that makes no sense.
Louie
January 26th, 2010
8:15 pm
….
Louie
January 26th, 2010
8:16 pm
Gone for the night,mutts to you .
Louie
January 26th, 2010
8:17 pm
STILL L M F A O
Looking for Louie
January 26th, 2010
8:20 pm
See? Bawa ha ha ha ha. Oh Louie! Bye bye my little GT clown.
BT
January 26th, 2010
8:34 pm
Messenger is sitting in his mama’s basement right now thinking of how he will avenge her good name. Once he finishes that he plans to go woka woka woka in the corner with a nice clean sock!
LOWNDES COUNTY
January 26th, 2010
8:36 pm
BUT I HAVE SEEN A FEW SQUIRRELS AND ONE PORCUPINE!
SAVE THE CONFEDERATE FLAG AND I HOPE HIT MAN TAKES OUT THEM GAYTORS AND YANKS
PowerDawg
January 26th, 2010
9:43 pm
Hey Dawgs-
I admit I did not read all of the posts to this article because…I don’t know why I just didn’t!
At the risk of echoing someone else, I believe the reason we have heard nothing about the coaching vacancy is because it has been filled already.
I believe Travis Jones will be coming back to Athens after the Super Bowl. I could be wrong but I think it’s a done deal.
I know that he and CMR have talked. And I think CTG has been in contact with him, too.
Otherwise, they would have more than likely tried to fill that slot in a more timely manner. Just like with CSL. And certainly before NSD, if possible.
CMR and CTG probably had only 1-2 specific people in mind that they wanted to talk to. I think TJ was at the top of both of their lists from the very start.
As the Saints advanced, any chances for bringing him in before February 3rd became more and more unrealistic.
We shall see.
athdog
January 27th, 2010
12:56 am
Man, my head hurts reading all of the vitriol between messenger and patrick. guys, swap email addy’s so you can do this between yourselves, the rest of us don’t want to see it….even if patrick is correct.
Messenger, you are a cornhole.
FL fan
January 27th, 2010
3:25 am
“Aaron Murray 30% Better Than John Brantley”
on paper yeah. Most of ga’s recruits the last 20 years have better resumes, But you know what? The game is not played on paper. You gotta coach too.
((((( 17 of 20 ))))) hahahahahahahaha
MESSENGER
January 27th, 2010
4:16 am
Around here, the postseason definitely takes a back-seat to the regular season because we have not beat a top-ranked team in a bowl game in 9 consecutive years now.
Talent Smalent. UGA Bulldogs Football program has been down 3 of the last 4 years because we have stockpiled players at some positions wasting scholarships needed at other positions and because our “coaching staff” in its entirety sucks, especially on Offense. We’ve had plenty of talent. Just too much at one position and not enough at glaring holes elsewhere with a coaching staff that just doesn’t get it. And, who certainly has wasted the talent handed to them, not getting the best playmakers on the field while we play favorites instead.
Why do we need to sign 6 Offensive Linemen in 1 class and go all the other 4 classes with 2 ? Coach Richt has allowed his recruiting coordinator to have this same bubble of being behind the 8-ball on OL since the day he got here on campus. You would think we would smooth that out after 10 years now for Coach Richt, but no that is too much to ask.
Why do we need to sign 4 Defensive Ends this season ? We have 2 Senior DE, a Junior DE, and 3 Sophomore DE. Obviously, we need 4 more half-hearted DE in a recruiting class that only has 19 openings as it is. This is going to be the very worst recruiting class we have had in 10 years of the Coach Richt Era. It stands about 15th best in the nation when we have had far better recruiting classes every other year. Seriously, Dexter Morant at 4.85 in the 40-yard dash is going to play DE in The SEC ? I know better than that. Jalen Fields is exactly the same; so why do we need 4 DE with Dexter Morant too ? TJ Stripling at DE, I can see that. Good one. But, Brandon Burroughs DE too ? Come on. Just by the numbers, these guys should drop out 4 DE in one class. There are 6 DE here already and we need 4 more DE ? We do not.
In fact, if we do not get Da’ Rick Rogers of Calhoun at Wide Receiver, clearly this entire recruiting class will drop to barely inside the Top 25. That means that there are 25 other schools with a better recruiting class than our “coaching staff” and they have been here for 10 years now to be in this situation including with Da’ Rick Rogers looking around. Does anyone really think that Michael Bennett is going to be a great wide-out for us in The SEC ? I doubt it. So, we have one half-hearted recruit at WR looking everywhere else, and 1 wasted scholarship at WR. And, what do we have at WR ? AJ Green injured a lot of last season and this his last season. And, if you listen to the WR coach, Marlon Brown is a bust with us playing him as a true freshman and he accumulating a grand total 15 yards total all season on just 2 catches both against the vols when we got blitzkrieged by the vols, again.
Why did we sign 2 Tight Ends last year when we had 2 good ones the previous season ? We cannot get a sniff from a TE right now and will be able to for years.
Why did we get 1 Running Back last year and basically none this coming year ? Does anyone really think we needed to waste a scholarship on Alec Ogletree’s twin brother, that he is going to be great in The SEC as a Running Back ? Uh, no. No one thinks that. How can 1 twin be 6’ 3” and the other 5’ 8” ? Look, the only reliable RB we have is Washaun Ealey. You say we are settled at RB. Isn’t he it ? Then, why did he only start 2 games if you are so confident of the Offensive “coaching staff” of Coach Richt’s playing him ? So, we get not a Knowshon Moreno or even a Washaun Ealey, we get a guy generally considered that more than 25 other teams got a better RB than we get this season. I like Ken Malcome but he is not particularly big, strong, or fast. I would have hoped that we would get a really quick ready to go Running Back this season with the struggles we had running the football behind this Offensive Line you think is so great who has been wholly unable to block for the run.
What in the world are we doing with all these quarterbacks on scholarship and now after signing 2 more last year instead of 1, we have commitments from another this coming recruiting signing date a week from tomorrow. 3 Freshmen Quarterbacks. Damn that is stupid.
We need cornerbacks badly. Every year, you can look at our team and see where our holes are. Then, look at the recruits and have nothing to address the obvious glaring holes. Derek Owens at 5’ 10” with 4.66 “speed” in the 40-yard dash is all we get at cornerback right after we graduated the entire secondary ? God Almighty. He did not even get a scholarship offer from FSU or Miami, but we gave him one. If he went to Florida, he would never play. I guess he figures we’ve got to have him. But, what are we doing ?
We only got 5 guys on Offense last year. 5 guys. That’s it for the entire Mike Bob Awesome Offense. What do we get this year ? 7.
How crappy is that ?
Where is our Issue 2010 ? Defense ? Special Teams ? Or, is just perhaps our Offense ? These are 2 crappy Recruiting Classes Back-to-Back for Mike Bobo, now. How many in a row do we have to put up with before we go get us an Offensive Coordinator with 11 years NFL experience ? Or, do we intend to be last year’s Nebraska team who had the Number 1 Defense in all of the NCAA last year but Lost 4 games because they too have issues the world knows about on Offense.
Do you think the recruits are trying to tell us fans anything with 5 last year and only 7 again this year on Offense.
This is not a good recruiting class this year next Wednesday. We are treading water, and it is obvious to the recruits while UGA Bulldog fans write on these blogs about National Championships.
I still say Coach Richt needs to FIRE his entire Coaching Staff, not just 3 on Defense. The offense is in a lot worse shape than the Defense, and frankly was last year too. And, the year before and the year before that and the year before that.
Duh. We are going to win the national championship now that we got rid of Willie Martinez. Coach Richt knows more about a coaching staff than anyone does. Just look at who he has had. Who in the hell hired Todd Grantham ? He certainly does not fit in with the rest of the Coach Richt Coaching Staff.
10-3 maybe 9-4 even with our Great Defense this coming season because we don’t have an offense and have not had 1 in years and years and years and years.
MESSENGER
January 27th, 2010
4:52 am
QUOTE:
patrick
January 26th, 2010 2:30 pm
UGA 43 wins over Fla
.
Fla 36 wins over UGA
.
UGA 14 SEC titles
.
FLA 8 SEC titles
.
UGA has more bowl wins
.
UGA has more over all wins
.
UGA has been to more bowls
.
UGA has been ranked more
.
UGA has all time ranking of 11…Fla has all time ranking of 35
END QUOTE.
patrick really son. You have got to be kidding me you think UGA is better than Florida in football ?
What planet do you live on ?
When were you born ?
14 SEC Championships for UGA. B.S. we have 14 SEC Championships.
Alabama has 22 SEC Championships, and according to you, UGA is better than Alabama too.
You assign to UGA patrick more SEC Championships than the Tennessee vols too, which is also a LIE.
vols have MORE SEC Championships than UGA, patrick. Sorry.
vols have 13 SEC Championships.
That’s more than UGA patrick.
patrick, you like to forget the 27 losses we have under Coach Richt’s coaching staff.
Let’s go back 28 years then and see where UGA is in your lifetime, if you were born in 1983 :
2 SEC Championships UGA 0 NC
3 SEC Championships Alabama 2 NC. 1 SEC & NC in Coach Richt Era
5 SEC Championships Tennessee vols including 1 National Champ.
5 SEC Championships Auburn including 2 shared National Champs.
5 SEC Championships LSU including 3 in Coach Richt Era 2 NC.
8 SEC Championships Florida 3 NC includes 2 in Coach Richt Era NC
We are low man on the totem pole patrick, yet I read your posts daily and get the impression you think we are high man on the totem pole.
No sir. Not only do we have 0 National Championships over these 28 years, but we also have fewer SEC Championships than everyone else here too in The SEC.
In fact, we have not even beat a top-ranked team any year of The Coach Richt Era in a Bowl Game, yet.
MESSENGER
January 27th, 2010
5:12 am
patrick
B.S. our 7-2 are Major Bowl wins vs top-ranked opponent in Final Polls
B.S.
That is why we have 0 NC. You cannot be NC beating # 19 Hawaii in a Sugar Bowl anymore than you can be NC beating # 22 FSU a 5-loss team in a Sugar Bowl. You have to get to such a bowl, have a top-ranked team assigned as your opponent and beat them. So that in the Final Polls, the voters look at your Bowl Opponent, see they are Ranked Number 4 or 5 in the Final Polls and you beat them in the Major Bowl Game.
This is not a knock on Coach Richt.
It is in fact what Coach Richt has NOT DONE ONE SINGLE SEASON.
Throw that in there, and Coach Richt is right there.
Without it, and he is bridesmaid forever – like Chuck Knox.
I do not want to be known as Chuck Knox. Apparently, you think it is great to be Chuck Knox, patrick.
gomdawg
January 27th, 2010
6:18 am
Messenger damn you keep saying we let me tell you something you cannot be a Bulldawg. Get alife ,
and go talke a GOOD SH_T.
Buckhead Bulldog
January 27th, 2010
7:07 am
MESSENGER: I read all of your anti-CMR comments, and I wonder just who you think should be the head coach at UGA? If not CMR, then who do you think could do a better job and why?
If you do not argue an alternative for who should be coaching UGA, then your diatribes/rants are useless and pointless.
AltamahaDawg
January 27th, 2010
9:28 am
“on paper yeah. Most of ga’s recruits the last 20 years have better resumes”. Than UF’s? Really? Really???
What paper do you get?
PowerDawg
January 27th, 2010
9:51 am
Hey Messenger-
Listen, Stupid… quit using the word WE in yours posts. You are not a Dawg fan and we don’t want you to be.
So how about you give everyone a little hint as to where your real loyalties lie and quit hiding behind some anonymous user name, hmm?
As if we didn’t already know.
And one more thing…the next time you feel like you want to write a novel…e-mail your vitriol to RANDOM HOUSE and quit taking up two pages of posting space every time you reply.
bill_in_atl
January 27th, 2010
10:56 am
UGA beat some decent teams in postseason games and the ranking that is relevant is the one BEFORE you beat them because their ranking FALLS after they lose.
2002: Beat #22 Arkansas in the SECC and then #16 FSU
2003: Lost to eventual MNC LSU in SECC and then beat #12 Purdue (with Drew Brees)
2004: Beat #16 Wisconsin
2005: Beat #3 LSU in SECC (but then lost to #11 WVU)
2006: Beat #14 Va Tech
2007: Beat #10 Hawaii
2008: Beat #19 Michigan State
Tron Carter
January 27th, 2010
2:36 pm
Trek still at a #44 recruiting ranking.
Seems like recruits don’t want to play for your high powered (BBBBBBBBBBBWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAA)
offense.
You are being beat by Powerhouses like Baylor and Maryland.
The triple joke is recruit repellant.
No amount of free hotdogs and cokes will get fans in the stands next year.
Come on up to Athens and see what real fan support is like.
It’s not like you have a large stadium to fill or that you aren’t located in the largest city in the State.
30-24
73-66
Eat It
patrick
January 27th, 2010
3:20 pm
Messenger you were right..UGA does not have 14 titles…they have 15
http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/georgia/championships.php
patrick
January 27th, 2010
3:27 pm
Again…..messenger. UGA has 3rd most SEC titles over all.
In Richt era UGA has 2 in 9 years. ranking them 2nd in the SEC over last 9 years behind only LSU but UGA has been ranked more top ten and has more bowl wins in a row than LSU and more totla bowl wins in 9 years. (UGA is tied with Fla at 2 ea for SEC titles)
The reason UGA didnt get invited to the NC with a SEC title and record of 12-1 like Fla was because during the 2002 season there were 2 un beaten teams ahead of UGA.
.
Fla in 2006 and 2008 had an IDENTICAL 12-1 record but were LUCKY enuff that there were not 2 un beaten teams ahead of them. It looks more like LUCk had more to do with Fla getting more NCs than UGA instead of merit. Oh course you are too stupid to see that. AGAIN
Fact:………UGA was 12-1 in 2002
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Fact ………Fla was 12-1 in 2006
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Fact ………Not UGAs fault there were 2 unbeatens that year. “unlucky”
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Fact……….Not Flas credit that there was only one unbeaten in 2006. “Lucky”
.
Fact:………Luck had more to do with Fla getting invited to the BCS than whether Fla was more deserving to go to a NC with identical records.
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Fact:………No SEC team has ever lsot a NC game and if UGA would have been invited nothing indicates that it would have been different
.
Fact……….UGA has 2 SEC titles..same as Fla in last 9 years and equal wins over all.
.
Fact……….UGA has been ranked more times top ten in last 9 years than any SEC team.
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UGA 90 wins in 9 years no other SEC team has more.
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UGA has 2 SEC titles…same as Fla
.
UGA has won 4 str8 bowls….more than any other SEC team.
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UGA has won 11 of last 13 bowls…more than any team tied with LSU and more than FLA
patrick
January 27th, 2010
3:50 pm
Eat that…..MESSENGER
GT FlagBoy
January 28th, 2010
8:48 am
We at GA Tech are proud to have contributed so much to Atlanta being named the “Gayest City in America” by Forbes Magazine. It could not have happened without the great influence and activities of the current students and alumni of Georgia Tech. We are an integral part of the downtown/midtown Atlanta scene and we are PROUD of it!
Go Jackets!!!
PS. The Jackets look so hot in those tight shiny gold pants! Yummy!
Win P.
January 30th, 2010
6:11 am
Messanger, One thing for sure you won this blog. What a computer core dump!