More SEC signees from Georgia than any other state, by far

Georgia should be mentioned in the same breath as Florida, Texas and California when it comes to football recruits.

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It was good to hear our new DC was already wise to this, as he stated in his first interveiw. Bottom line is, if we recruit our state best, UGA will be contending for championships every year. I think we’re on the backside of the storm and it starts getting better NOW.

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Ga is best state for recruiting, SEC best conference, Grantham was right. After going 14-0 in 2010, Georgia will get all the recruits they want.

Georgia #1 again, good news.

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Impressive–70% more than Florida–who knew?

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No wonder we’ve won so many recruiting battles with the other SEC teams. Congrats to Coach Richt for finishing #1 in SEC for recuriting since 2002.

UGA had the longest top 10 recruiting streak in the nation unitl this season. Not bad.

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AND GEORGIA CAN’T KEEP THEM!

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Florida got the best recruits this year. UGA didn’t.

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Because UGA couldn’t cancel teh truck order in time. No way to get it back after giving it to Darick

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Shocking how overpaid Urban Meyer is. Not only has he lost to New Mexico repeatedly, he’s never beat them. Never beat Air Force.

Both times he played Auburn, Meyer has lost.

You simply can’t go 0-2 and have a 0 winning % in the SEC against an SEC rival like Aubrun.

Perhaps in 2010, for the 1st time in 2 years, Meyer can FINALLY beat a top 10 ranked team during the season.

He only plays 1–#1 ranked Bama.

Oh well, how’s 2011 looking?

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The only problem with recruiting in Georgia is, it only takes one player from Florida to equal the talent of 5 players from Georgia, rotflmao!

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Georgia & Florida football is the best in the South, and combined would be the best in the nation!

roll tid—we do not have to cheat like a few other schools we know…(cough) alabammer and tennerseee.

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Thats funny, an Alabama fan talking about somebody getting a free car. You and everybody else knows that Bear “the bigot” Bryant bought most of his players throughout his career, and therefore bought most of those titles for you guys. My God, no one from Alabama should ever talk about anyone else’s program when it comes to NCAA violations, you guys practically wrote that book.

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A bunch of the elite HS players from FL signed with ACC schools…UM and FSU. THis story is a bit misleading…

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Hey, Roll Tide Roll, last time I checked, “The Tide” was the last SEC football program under serious trouble with the ncaa for violations and cheating.

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I just cannot understand the boasting by UGA fans, especially concerning the FL Gators….
A lot of these so called outstanding recruits don’t seem to make much of an impact when they realize hard work and hard classes lie ahead……Gators will stomp UGA again this year….

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UF & BAMA RULES the SEC!!! GA is a second tier team right behind the VOLS and KY!!!

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Doggie fans,,,Get Ready, for another old fashion BUTT KICKING from the Gators again this year. EVERY year GATORS STOMP some GA butt. Get used to it doggies.

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Recruiting ranking are a joke, but I’d have to list the four top states for producing football talent as: Texas, Florida, California and Georgia. In that order.

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Most NFL players
1. California
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Georgia
5. Ohio
6. Louisiana
7. Pennsylvania
8. Michigan
9. Virginia
10. South Carolina

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CRAP! UT96 messed me up…..good list though

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I remember the days, not so long ago, when it seemed as if UT, Clemson and Auburn raided the state at will……

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the state of georgia produces prolific talent, but you have to take in account what high school programs do in this state.

roughly 2/3 of all high schools, regardless of classification, run some version of the stupid wing T offense, which produces good running backs but mediocre linemen and mediocre wideouts and qbs. very few true wideouts come from georgia. georgia produces very few pass blocking guards or tackles relative to the population of the state. we have to go out of state for QBs, WRs and OTs most of the time. just a face. we can get all the defensive players we need without ever leaving georgia. that is a stone cold fact.

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GTDog

Those days were the 90s when UT won its last NC and finished top 10 annually. We also had Garner recruiting for us as well. We still get a few great ones every now and then from Georgia(Eric Berry being one). However, when Richt came and started keeping more Georgia players, our downfall began.

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Just maybe they are overrated. I didn’t check to make sure, but I believe NC had 3 top 100 players, as many as Ga.

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GT, the reason GaTech didn’t recruit well in this state until 2007 is because Chan Gailey preferred to recruit elsewhere for some reason. CPJ is gonna get as many as he can from this state.

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Not saying Georgia put more players in the top tier schools than Florida, but pretty sure Georgia put some kids in the ACC also.

As far as Georgia fans talking a lot of smack. Maybe because it’s a Georgia vent site. Don’t think that it is a Tennessee. or an Alabama vent. It sure as heck isn’t a Florida vent. You don’t like what we say, then get the he!! out.

Olemiss83…………. who knows maybe you’re right. Don’t think so, but who knows.

BBro……….. so it takes 5 players from Georgia to equal 1 Flordia player.If that’s true then when the South Georgia stars laid waste to the North Flordia stars, Georgia must have had 55 players on the field. Probably felt that way to the Flordia kids huh.

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PLUS, the players from the state know Chan Gailey and he had better success recruiting elsewhere.

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Ok, if Georgia got their pick of say 25, that means 40+ go elsewhere in the SEC. Richt catch’s Hell every year because of this. WE CAN’T SIGN THEM ALL. SOME DON’T CARE FOR GEORGIA. Yes, i do wish we did better in state, but we get our share.

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Bama has been pullin’ recruits from ga for years now. Richt started off well but hasn’t Done anything good in the past few years. I know yall remember the “blackout”. Roll Tide.

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Tim, how many Georgia kids signed D-1 scholarships and how many from Florida signed D-1 scholarships. That would be an interesting comparison. The perception is that Georgia has better coached players and Florida more speed. It would be really interesting to see the breakdown by position also.

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Bama got two 4 star players out of Georgia, one of which UGA recruited. I don’t see Bama as a real threat in Georgia, but TN with DD are going to be a factor in N. GA and of course FSU and Auburn have always done well in South GA.

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Bama will be an overwhelming favorite in the West this year and most probablu in the SECCG and Florida will be an overwhelming favorite in the East with South Carolina a somewhat distant second. Uga will probably be third with Tenn close behind. Early predictions (reg season only) Bama 11-1, UF 10-2, South Carolina 8-4, UGA 7-5, Tenn 6-6…

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Do 65 be a big numbur? I dunno, I gradurated from Georgie. Da’rick, come back!

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Most Dawg fans coming from you, that makes my day.

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Ga Gator, I do not find you that far off normally. What do you think Gators record will be in 2010?

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Ha Ha, check this out about Urban Crier……………………….Go Dawgs!!!!

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/photo_images/79707/30378_Urban_Meyer.jpg

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brucemac,

10-2.

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Tdawg, mostly good points, most Florida HS talent is from Gainesville South.

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This one’s a favorite too:

http://www.sundaypaper.com/Portals/0/2008/051108/ReadersChoice/Sports/SB_Richt_051108.jpg

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protest – To be fair to the Dawgies they came into the 08 game ranked #8 and got totally embarrassed 49-10. Also in 2002 they came in as a huge favorite, undefeated, and ranked #4 but they were beaten 20-13 which ended up costing them a shot at the National Title. Oh yeah the Dawgs were 0-13 on 3rd down conversions that game.

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Hold that Sugar Bowl trophy Mark! You beat a disguised cupcake, Hawaii, and didn’t even play in the SEC Title Game.

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Is Urban Meyer a Good Coach? You are up to your usual Dumb A$$ blogs again.

Richt 0-1 against UF when Spurrier was HC
Richt 1-2 when Zook was HC
Richt 1-4 when Meyer was HC

Richt has best job in US! never has to beat Gators and continues to have support of unrealistic Dawgs!!

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Meyer won 2 National Titles at Florida, Richt has won 0 at UGA. End O’ Story.

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Downtown – that’s a 2-7 record has against Florida right? Solid

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That trophy CMR is holding up is almost a half a decade old now….

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Are we really arguing about these two coaches, each of whom has performed better than any previous coach at his respective school? Are we really?

If Richt leaves UGA who do you get to replace him? Same for Meyer at UF. Who?

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Urban ain’t done nothing Richt ain’t done, Urban’s best year was 13-1, and winning the SEC. Richt dd the same thing.

Been there, done that.

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Steady Gator…you’re messing with fringe again…careful

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Richt 13-1 wins the SEC, How many NC does your man have? How many losses does he have at home against unranked teams (Vandy, KY)?

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Aaron Murray, beat out by Zach Mettenburger.

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GTDog, I would like to agree with you, but dont think I could. Where do you get the GTDog combination from?

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2010 will be the best year in the next few for Dawgs to win the SEC East, don’t know if we will have QB play to pull it off but they are not true freshman, they will have been there for two years when Fall rolls around. I just hope CMR doesn’t play 2 QB’s like he has done in the past. We gotta have the guy by the end of Spring Practice.

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This is just another reason CMR & CRG need to intensify UGA recruiting efforts to get the 20 best GA kids each year to sign with UGA! The other 5 slots you can go to SC, FL or nationally to get players if needed. No more blunders that snowball like occurred this year! We need to take a page from Mack Brown & get the tops targets in GA committed to us early then let them help recruit the rest of the class. All in all I think the DaRick Rogers mess worked itself out, the kid is too much of a ‘me’ guy (We don’t need to enhance his brand! You go to a school to enhance their brand! Which there by enhances both the program & you? For an example see AJ Green!) What hurt more to me is we lost out on other WR’s & didn’t even recruit some top GA WR’s. That can’t happen again! Hopefully the new coaches will also add to our recruiting efforts so that we can convince the top GA kids to stay home so we can compete for SEC titles & NC’s!

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Defense Wins Championships Where did you come up with #1 best? He was a Dline coach and got fired from his only Coordinator Job with the CLEVELAND FREAKING BROWNS. UF’s hire Edwards was so well thought of that the Bills hired him as their DC. But I guess you have inside info that Grantham turned them down.

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I’m still loving this lesson UF’s terrible year in ‘09! Uhm, dude, they were 13-1, losing only to the National Champs.

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Florida Much Worse in 2010–Here’s Why , your lame dude, give up your HC had a losing record against RON FREAKING ZOOK! I dont care if he had 30 starters coming back, they would still underacheive and lose. HE HAS LOST TO KY AND VANDY AT HOME. UF hasn’t lost to either in 30 years, home or away.

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Tech grad and UGA fan? That’s just wrong dude.

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Belichick got fired by Browns too. How did that work out?

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Word is the GSHA & NCAA clearing house are looking into DaRick’s grades. Many of his grades were adjusted & his classes were handpicked so he’s be with teachers who would cut him slack. The GHSA & NCAA infractions committee is looking in Mike Nance’s involvement. The first car may cost Calhoun & Darlington game via forfeit! The new SUV may cost UT scholarships! The kid is looking at Juco or prep school at best. I’m so glad UGA refused to do a deal with Nance & now DaRick is UT’s cross to bear! Good luck building those brands!

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Aaron Murray versus John Brantley

We are in college now. Murry 0-0 passing in college. Brantley in 2009 was 36/48,
410 yards, 0 ints. and 7 TDs. He also had a QB rating of 194.88, about 2 times Cox’s rating.

Brantley will be a forth year junior, that twice the experience of Murry, but Mettz proably beats him out. It will be like men playing against boys in Jacksonville. Expect the pain to continue far in the future——but feel free to dream.

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Meyer had some HUGE wins in 2009 against:

Florida International
Troy
Charleston Southern

Wow, Urban Meyer WELCOMES competition. What a BRAVE coach. Meyer isn’t afraid to play anyone (except teams like Ga Tech, Boise St, Ok St.–you know, the kind of non-conference teams Georgia plays)

Meyer–what man of courage–haaa haa haa ahaa!

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Florida Much Worse in 2010–Here’s Why

First of all the Gators starters are two deep a very position, they will be returning 34 of 44 starters.There are players that have been stocked piled for years and ready to play like Brantley.

So keep trying to convince you self that UGA can play with the Gators, because if a bullfrog had wings he could fly–dream on.

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Ga Gator, that is the problem. Schedule is much much tougher for you guys in 2010. I respect CIM for playing USF and Appalachian. If you beat them you didn’t beat anybody in the eyes of pollsters and they can play.

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Florida fans know, anytime Meyer doesn’t get Auburn or Bama at home, it’s a bad season.

Both seasons that happened, Florida had 3 or 4 losses each season.

2010- Bama game is where?
Tuscaloosa–Away game.

2010–another down year for Urban Meyer–the 3rd in 6 years.

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GaGator , Your Tebowless and i would be worried also your smack talk on here rambles through your head all day long, and some nights. Gators will be fine in 2010, try to get some sleep. But on 3rd and 3 what are Gators going to do? Hasn’t been an issue for UF in 4 yrs. Urban Meyer coaching next year ? If he does we will see what kind of coach not recruiter he really is. Go Dawgs!

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When it comes to recruiting, most players want to make a living playing football. Although the Gators have been great at winning National Championships, it’s obvious Georgia has a huge advantage when it comes to getting players ot the NFL. A good example, is Tebow’s stuggles, when Stafford goes #1. I’m sure that’s why Georgia wins recruiting in the SEC most years. Georgia 45 active guys in the NFL–hard to beat. eyer is a good coach, he sometimes puts his own interests above his players–like Tebow–he certainly hasn’t helped Tebow’s NFL career. #1 draft in NFL–$40 Million contract–Georgia gets guys the $$$$.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/alumni-tracker/school/5813

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The image of the Gators is that Meyer makes them worse each year and they arn’t ready for the NFL. Like how Tebow got worse each year statisitcally for the last 3 years and won’t get drafted high. I am not sure why that is. Hopefully, some of the new coaches will change that in 2010.

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GT51

Agree, but some of the folks are delusional.

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gatorfan46.3

” I’m sure that’s why Georgia wins recruiting in the SEC most years.”

If that is true why is Richt 2-7 against Florida and 1-4 against Meyer. Georgia gets great players and they never get any better, when are you going to figure out you need to replace Richt

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GaGator…your an idiot.

UNDER Richt

Vs. SEC foes: 43-22
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Vs. Top 25 foes: 29-18
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Vs. Top 25 foes away from home: 18-12
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Vs. Top 10 foes: 8-6
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In postseason games (bowls and championships): 9-3
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In games decided by a touchdown or less: 34-14
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Record at home: 47-9
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Record on the road: 27-6
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Losses to unranked teams: 6
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Top 25 finishes: 8
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Top 10 finishes: 6
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Fact:………UGA was 12-1 in 2002 (prior to bowl selections)
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Fact ………Fla was 12-1 in 2006 (prior to bowl selections)
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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”
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Fact:………Luck not merit 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 lost a NC game and if UGA would have been invited nothing indicates that it would have been different
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Fact……….UGA has 2 SEC titles..same as Fla in last 9 years and equal amount of total wins over all.
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Fact……….UGA has been ranked more times top ten in last 9 years than any SEC team.
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Fact……….UGA 90 wins in 9 years no other SEC team has more.
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Fact………..UGA has 2 SEC titles…same as Fla
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Fact………..UGA has won 4 str8 bowls….more than any other SEC team.
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Fact……..UGA has won 11 of last 13 bowls…more than any team tied with LSU and more than FLA
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Fact…… UGA has won 8 or more games in last 13 years…more than any other team.
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Fact…… UGA has been ranked more times in top ten than any SEC team over last 9 years.
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Fact…….UGA is clearly as good or better than any SEC team over last 9 years. Only a fool or a fan of the mythical BCSNC selection process (non playoff) would think otherwise.
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Fact…….Coach Mark Richt in 9 seasons at UGA:
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Fact…….UGA had same record when they won the SEC title in 2002 as Fla did in 2006/8 when they won the SEC title. But UGA had the misfortune (luck) to have that record in a year that had 2 other teams with undefeated records.
Hardly an indictment on UGA but rather on the NC selection process.
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.

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patrick

Most of that was BS, but you know Richt can’t beat Florida 2-7, get was even 1-2 against
ZOOK!

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I’m not stupid enough to argue about Fla/GA. We have to beat them twice in a row before I’ll say anything.

I do believe florida will struggle some in 2010 but not 6-6 struggle. They might lose 2 or 3 games at the most. Bama will beat them and SC is capable but it is in Gainesville. UGA could beat them but we have ground to make up mentally. Grantham can help in that department.

I see both teams along with SC playing for the East. Bama will win the west. LSU will falter and Miles will go to Michigan. Arkansas will finish 2nd in the west with Auburn 3rd.

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You are just ignorant, Meyer in 5 years in the SEC is 57-10 and in his 9 years as a head coach is 96-18 with TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. So shut up about how good Richt is—-learn your facts son. Don’t talk to me about 90 and 27- I’ll take 96-18 pal.

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96 wins???? LOL with almost have of those wins against div1aa and midmajor teams?????

or 90 wins playing mostly div1a BCS teams. Hmmm

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2/3 times in top ten (richt)

to 1/3 top ten (Meyers)

hmmmmm

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Florida has twice the population of Georgia, Yet we produce the best talent in the country!!!ALWAYS HAVE!
The Gaytors should always remember the Arkansas Game….. A perfect example of the level OF cheating that allowed your success, Not to mention the BCS Joke of a fair system. I want Urban to stay at the Gaytors so he can be exposed for the Scumbag Loser that he is…..that is if Games are officiated fairly, and ESPN and CBS will get their lips off his tiny tootsie roll.
UGA HAS MORE PLAYERS IN PROS, THREE SUPER BOWL MVP’S, AND OH YEA WE STILL HAVE 46-39 EDGE. WE HAVE BEEN KICKIN YOUR NO TRADITION UNIVERSITY’S ASS……..IN EVERY SPORT…….. FOR A VERY LONG TIME…..AND JUST LOOK AT YOUR STUDS FROM OUR STATE….PLEASE DON’T CHEAT ANYMORE (BRANDON SPIKES ETC..) AND STAY AWAY FROM OUR GREAT STATE…..YOU NO CLASS S.O.B.s……….

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Fla was not lucky USC lost? Really? Had USC won the last game where USC was favored by 30 points would Fla have been invited???? No.

Hardly impressive to have to back into a NC because of someone elses misstep.

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Richt’s first 4 years in the SEC, he was 42-10 (80.8%) and 24-8 in the SEC (75%).

after Meyer, Miles and Saban arrived, he is 48-17 (73.8%) and 26-14 ( 65%) in the SEC-

I hope you notice the decline, meanwhile, Meyer is 57-10 (85%) 32-9 (78%) in the SEC.

I think I’ll take Florida’s record. Patrick try looking at facts.

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Meyer Doesn’t Like to Play Top 10 Teams

Your right, that why he keeps Georgia on the schedule.

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Gator Nation was pretty ticked when Meyer lost out on Aaron Murray, a Florida guy. Meyer went after him hard but he got away to Georgia. I don’t think he wanted to QB in the spread, not too NFL friendly. Also lost out on other guys in the state of Florida like Georgia’s TE–who I think broke the Natl Championship trophy, and lost out on top speedster from state of Florida Branden Smith. Don’t know how or why Meyer lost all 3 of those big-time guys–hopefully the new coaches will start winning some of these battles. Maybe Florida will move away from the spread offense, maybe go Pro-Style and get some better QB’s.

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Ray Charles(UGA on my mind)

Did you forget about 3 National Championships. And Patrick you little nerd, Sure,Meyer is a terrible coach, that’s why he was voted COACH OF THE DECADE.

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GaGator…..I OWNED you LOL. See ya later loser

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Reptilesrule…………….So UGA at 12-1 was not in a good position but Fla at 12-1 was in a good position? Yep your logic is sound. LOL

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Umm, wern’t Meyer’s 1st 5 years at Bowling Green and Utah?

Did he have a lot of top 10 finishes there?

Any conference Championships?

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ReptilesRule

Little Patrick had to get back to the mental hospital.

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Meyer had a .740 winning % his 1st two years, in a really bad conference, against really bad teams.

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“6 times top ten under Richt”……Richt has been at UGA 9 years….hence 6 times top ten in 9 years….not that hard to understand

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Richt has put them in a position to be in the SEC title hunt every year. How many other programs in the SEC can say that? That’s the problem with a lot of UGA fans (and you), you only see what UGA hasn’t done. You don’t see what they HAVE done.

All Richt needs is one lucky year.

Its interesting to note that UF and LSU have won national titles with the same record UGA had when it won its two SEC titles. Its not that UGA is not as good of a program as either of the two, they have just been luckier than UGA. And that’s the truth.

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In his 1st 3 years at Florida, Meyer tried really hard not to schedule any good teams.

But when he played a team with at least a .750 winning record, his record was 3 wins and 5 losses.

So, Meyer is great coach against horrible teams, and a bad coach against great teams.

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Meyer’s 1st 5 years

Try this out and learn something

In 2001, Meyer took his first head coaching job at Bowling Green.[5] In his first season there, he engineered one of the greatest turnarounds in the NCAA football history, going 8–3 and capping off the season with a 56–21 victory over Bowling Green’s rival, the University of Toledo Rockets.[14] He also earned Mid-American Conference coach of the year honors. The next year, Bowling Green finished with a 9–3 record.[14] After a 17–6 overall record, Meyer left for the University of Utah.[15]
After two seasons at Bowling Green, he took the job at Utah in 2003.[16] In his first year there, Meyer was named the Mountain West Conference’s Coach of the Year with a 10–2 record, the best ever for a coach’s first season at Utah.[16] He also earned honors as The Sporting News National Coach of the Year, the first Utes coach to do soIn 2004, Meyer led the undefeated Utes to a Bowl Championship Series bid, something that had not been done by a team from a non-automatically qualifying BCS conference since the BCS’ creation in 1998.[20] He remained at Utah long enough to coach the team to a Fiesta Bowl win over Pittsburgh,[5] capping off the Utes’ first perfect season (12–0) since 1930.[21]

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Meyer has never beat a top 10 ranked team with his own recruits.

So 2010, if he doesn’t quit again, will be the 1st test to see if he’s any good with his own players.

It will be interesting to see how he holds up without Charlie Strong, Tebow, or Percy Harvin.

He’ll also have the #1 recruiting class, so if he has a bad year in 2010, it will all be his coaching.

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I didnt ask what Meyers 1st 5 years at Claxton High school was moron. I asked to compare the two and their SEC 1st 5 years.

reptile rules….you are overlooking the majority of Richt overwhelming success and isolating one a single (albeit painful) failure of UGA/Fla head to head. Now I wonder how the record would be if they played every year in Georgia instead of Fla?

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More pressing is the whereabouts of Lippy Louie? I hope thr frail lil’ feller made home after the Super Bowl. Louie…Oh Louie…..where are you? Come out and play hey.

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Why can’t Urban Meyer beat these teams? Good question. I’m not sure why, especially when he’s had 2 chances at Auburn and New Mexico, he’s just not good enough to beat either team.

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I said it was mythical when UGA won it in 1980. Without a playoff it is just an opinion poll and nothing more. It takes VOTES to get into a BCSNC not wins.

12-1 winning SEC in 2002 didnt get in

12-1 winning SEC in 2006/8 and did get in.

looks like wins have nothing to do with it.

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Louie,
did they scare you off again?

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patrick, so you’re saying that the great 1980 UGA team with Hershel Walker really didn’t win anything after all??!! I’ll bet the majority of your UGA fellow fans will disagree with you! I saw that team with my own two eyes and they were the Champs… no if and or buts. I would never dispute that they were deserving of the crown And every Gator that I know and that saw them play will tell you the same thing!! And besides, the BCS didn’t even exist back then…

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UGA did NOT “win” anything. Your right. They were AWARDED a NC by votes, UGA most likely would have won a playoff in not only 1980 but at least once more in either 1981 or 82.. NOONE has ever WON a NC.

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I never said UGA has a BCSNC.

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competitive championship teams?

Meyers had 2 in his first five years (2 SEC titles)

Richt had 2 in his first five years (2 SEC titles)

Richt has 6 top ten teams in 9 years

Fla has 3 top ten teams in 9 yearss.

hmmm

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One more Patrict, Richt has lost to Vandy and Ky at HOME. Even ZOOK owned Richt.

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Rodney Garner gets paid extra mega bucks for recruiting. Did he take a vacation this year or is he getting to OLD for the job! Is he going to get a pay CUT?

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There are 2 ga gators. 1 ga gator and 1 GaGator. I am not as confrontational because I have a sweet UGA girlfriend.

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Emmit only needed 1 personality to get to the Hall of Fame, Hershel couldn’t do it with 5.

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No, the more arrogant gator fans are young and dont remember the old days like me, Ive been watching the games since Ray Graves and Wally Butts.

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GT Dog, actually I am working on starting one and won’t care if it is filled with Dawgs.

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BEST NAME: Goes to “termigator”

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Thanks GT, my mullet barber gave it to me.

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I know, I know…I’m just bored because I was home with the flu all day. Here’s one for the UGA faithful…

MOST OBNOXIOUS GATOR BLOGGER: Easy choice…murray county mystic.

Okay, I gotta run. You guys get along, play nice, and appreciate the rivalry…till next time.

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Okay termigator and Meyer lost to Ole Miss at home. Your point?

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I forgot what the subject was…

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Well where do I start.

Sorry I’m late, had a long day.

jackhammer, good job gettin tonight.

Funny how mutts SUPPOSEDLY get cream of the crop in-state.

CPJ picks up the crumbs and EXCELS with the rest.

mutts need to coach up ??

Might be the case, yes sir.

Anyway gotta go, will try to be in a little earlier tomorrow night.

STILL L M F A O

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Gator fans don’t like this blog because we tell them the truth.

-Urban Neyer 3-5 against .750 teams in his 1st 3 years.
-Tebow is an average qb and an average rb.
-Urban hasn’t beat a top 10 ranked team since 2008
-Urban doesn’t schedule more than 1 top 10 opponent per year
-Meyer schedules cream puffs like Florida Intl and runs up the stats to impress ESPN
-Urban Meyer doesn’t have heart issues or brain injuries
-Florida is on the decline: averaging 8 points less per game on offense, giving up 15% more on defense, lost 5 guys on offense, lost 6 guys on defense, 5 coaches quit since Dec.
-Mark Richt has done it in the SEC for 9 seasons, Meyer’s done it mainly with Utah and Bowling Green
-Mark Richt got to 5 National Champs with FSU, Meyer 1 as a assistant
-Mark Richt has coached 2 different Heisman trophy winners, Meyer 1
-Georgia has more guys in the NFL than Florida, Bama, LSU, or USC
-Meyer goes 5-3 in the SEC 40% of his years at Florida
-Meyer has never beat Auburn, New Mexico, Air Force, or Texas A & M
-Meyer has NEVER stuck it out at 1` single school and done it with his own recruits–he quits on a team voluntarily every 1-5 years over his 24 years he has quit 7 times
-Meyer lied about driving himself to the hospital–he later admitted he went in an ambulance when caught in his lie

Bottom line, this ain’t ESPN here boys, we don’t but the garbage.

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I’ve been trying to point out all week….TN signed 3 of the top 50 players from Georgia. Eh? so? That’s probably less than normal. Vandy got that many. (and it didnt cost them an extra scholarship). What is all the talk of TN suddenly dominating this state????? Rogers? That’s the recruting test…….paleeeez…..straight up and he never even considers it. I”m not saying the Dooley staff will not be good recruiting, but you can’t possible try to say this year they proved anything. While forgetting that they lost thier top 2 commitments, and early enrollment trapped a couple more.

Top 50 players……….19 scholarships…………hmmm……and some went to bordering state schools…..gee..ya think?

Odd how the Tenersee fans arent bragging about how they signed 2 whole players from thier own state. Really Locking down those borders.

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…….and forgive me if I interupted the tech and gator fans by commenting in the Georgia blog.

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Tomorrow, can somebody explain to me how the Best Recruiting Class in the history of the NCAA, wasn’t actually the top class of this year?…..I’m just asking. I guess it’s a lot like the Best Team in the history of the NCAA not actually being the top team in it’s conference.

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This aint ESPN-
Gator fans love this blog because we keep kicking your ass every year and love to watch you Dawgs find any possible excuse for it. For once I would like to see a UGA fan admit that their program is middle of the road. Stop smoking the pipe, you’re not part of the elite.

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What is this garbage about Meyer not beating a top 10 team since 2008? The LSU game in 09 at Tiger Stadium and the Sugar Bowl don’t count? OK.

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Check your facts—LSU ranked #17 in 2009, not a top 10 team in final polls.

Cincy was a Bowl game without a Head Coach, we’re talking about the regular season.

Gators have not beat a team who finished in the top 10 in the final polls in the regular season since 2008.

Meyer simply doesn’t schedule teams like that, he prefers NON-TOP 10 ranked easy-to-beat teams like Charleston Southern, Troy, and Florida Intenrational like he did in 2009.

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Urban Meyer has an excellent winning record–against team below .500

But what about teams with a .750 winning percentage?

In Meyer’s 1st 3 years at Florida, he went 3 wins and 5 losses against good teams.

Against good teams, Meyer is a bad coach. Against bad teams, Meyer is a good coach.

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If I were a recruit and I knew that I had to tools to one day go Pro, I would have UGA at the top of my list at a place to prepare myself for the opportunity. Why would I want to go run a gimmick offense like Fla or GT. Tebow has just shown during the Senior Bowl that although he is a great spread offense QB he is a terrible Pro Style QB.

When it is all said and done, I would take Staffords millions over Tebow’s Championships and Heisman.

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ga gator……… gotta believe that you live in Georgia as your user name hints that you do. If so then you know all to well where the majority of the so called d1 prospects reside in the state of Georgia. According to the experts 90 out of a 100 live north of Macon. I would argue that but you can’t argue with North Georgia folk.

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patrich ……… forget it buddy, you are trying to explain commonsense to reptiles. You know lizzards, frogs,gators, snakes you know reptiles. Small brains. They can understand all to well what you’re trying to say, just to dense to admit you are right.

People no matter how you call it, it is called a mythical title, look in the dictionary for the meaning of the word mythical. If you need help finding it I will help. It starts with the letter M.To get a shot at this title you have to have 90% luck and 10% talent, that is unless you have the backing of the jerks at espn. Like let’s just say schools like LSU,Flordia, USC, Ohio State, Olkahoma, Notre Dame seem to have from these idiots. Ask how all those undefeated Penn State teams felt about being overlooked everytime they went undefeated in the 60s. Ask Utah, Bosie State, as a matter of fact why did’nt Cincinatti or TCU get a shot at the title. Crap they had a perfect regular season same as Texas and Alabama had. Luck plain and simple, but politics and $$$$$ played the biggest role. That’s probably over the heads of people like murry county mystic. You know, the idiots who think like they are entitled.

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I don’t care for those WebPages. You try to read it and it cuts it off on the right hand side.

You are left with about every 10th and 11th word missing.

Here is my observation of the facts about recruiting.

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UGA has squandered more top-recruits on offense than any team in the SEC.

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You idiots can state all the facts you want about Meyer not having this record % or that record %, but one thing you cant say is; he doesn’t own UGA. We don’t care what you think about Meyer, he is our coach and a great one. Only UGA fans want him to go. But at least we agree with one thing. WE are just as glad that Richt is your coach as you are. We dont want him to leave. Of course we thought there would never be another Ray Goff either.You fired the only coach we feared (after Dooley) and that was Jim Donnan.

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Tdawg, So what is your point? Its the only system we have until there is a playoff. Funny you never hear a Dawg talking about the glorious 1980 NC being mythical. It’s like everything else; you talk out of your mouth to suit you.

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Same ol GA….all those recruits

(((((((((((((((((((((((((41-17)))))))))))))))))))))))
17 out of 20
7 out of 9

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So where are the nay sayers whose mantra is “UGA should get all the good recruits from the state of Georgia and close the borders”? 65 Georgia high school athletes signing with SEC schools? Can Georgia offer 65 scholarships? Time to get real, guys.

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Grinch..

UGA has to at least get the “top” players and we did not.

The kids that Fl, AL, TN, Aub, and others signed are kids Richt recruited but just could not close the deal, on any of them.

I know, I know, now comes the argument “you can’t tell by the number of stars how good they really are”.

That being said, had Richt signed the kids that the other schools signed, we would not have signed the majority (not all) of the ones we did sign.

Richt should have cleaned up the recruiting in state this year, but did not.

Now I’m sure you are thinking like most Dawg fans, since we lost Willie it hurt our recruiting this year.

That is a load of crap!

Look at USC, FL, TN. They had huge changes in the coaching staff but managed to sign the players that Richt recruited but did not sign.

Richt is falling and falling hard!

Fire Richt and hire the Utah coach!

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??, its convenient to ignore that Richt signed just as many player that other coaches were after, and they couldn’t close the deal.

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Altamah…

Do you really believe that UGA signed a better class than Fl, Al, Aub?

If you do you do not understand the recruiting process.

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uh, did I say that? Did I say it was a “better” class? I will say that 25 is going to score better than 19, simple math, but thats not my point. The point that I was disputing, that you so conveniently sidestepped, was about…..well it’s out there if anyone cares to read it.

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How in the hell can Ga. be compared to Fla. at this point. Fla. has kicked our a$$es for the better part of 2 DECADES. What is the record? Some Ga. fans are so stupid. Makes me want to join the Fla. bandwagon. Well, I just can not do that.

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Dwayne…

It isn’t just Fl. Look at how many other SEC schools have passed UGA in performance.

Talk about stupid UGA fans!

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What??, Even though a life long (57 years) Gator fan, I attend all of the home (and jax) UGA games with my girlfriend. I go to the Dawg walk several times a year and what I notice most about your team is when they dont have their pads on, as Buck Belue says, ” they don’t look good getting off the bus”. I don’t think the problem is recruiting or CMR, I think it is your strength and conditioning coach. In Jax this year I saw the UF team getting off the buses and they looked like monsters, including their QB.

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That ship is sinking folks. If Meyer couldn’t win with Charlie Strong, Tim Tebow as a Senior, and 22 starters back in 2009, Urban SURE can’t win in 2010. The #1 recruiting class won’t help him asnymore than it’s helped every ESPN #1 recruiting class award winner. NONE won the National Championship the next year. They all think recruiting is the problem instead of coaching.

Call Charlie Weis. Ask him about his “recruiting” skillz. Puuuuleeeze. 6-6 every year.

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ga gator

I hear you.

Ultimately Richt is responsible for all aspects of the program. That is what I meant in my earlier post. Richt for whatever reason does not appear to be “tuned in” to all aspects of the program. The fundementals where coaching is concerned.

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If Meyer is a good coach, why couldn’t he beat more than 3 teams with a .750 record in his 1st three years at Florida? 3-5? Not great. Not even good. Pathetic.

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ga gator

Just for information. You know how these UGA folks always throw back that “we lead
the series 47-37-2” when we talk about the 17 and 3 dominance for the past twenty years.
Well I looked it up and that series record is correct, but here’s the catch. From 1904 to 1936 UGA lead the series 13-2-1. Since 1936 Florida leads the series 35-34-1 and the dominance is just beginning.

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Go Georgia State!

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If you take the last 5 years of ESPN team rankings, and create a top 25 based on that, 12 teams in 2009, who should have been there, were not. Thes teams all won the recruiting 5 year ESPN best recruiting team top 25 prize, but didn’t finish in the REAL top 25 final poll for 2009:
Auburn, Georgia, Ok, FSU, Notre Dame, Mich, Tenn, SC, NC, Texas A & M, UCLA and Cal.

ESPN is clueless when it comes to ranking recruiting classes.

ESPN does not know how to rank talent properly.

BEWARE FLORIDA–THE NEW NOTRE DAME.

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When Will Meyer Be Crowned King?

What’s your problem jerk, are some facts that you have a
hard time dealing with.

10-25-03 NEW MEXICO LOST 35-47 10-2 for the season(his 1st year at Utah!)

10-1-04 at New Mexico (Fri.) WON 28-7 12-0 for the season

In his first year there, Meyer was named the Mountain West Conference’s Coach of the Year with a 10–2 record, the best ever for a coach’s first season at Utah.[16] He also earned honors as The Sporting News National Coach of the Year, the first Utes coach to do so.

In 2004, Meyer led the undefeated Utes to a Bowl Championship Series bid, something that had not been done by a team from a non-automatically qualifying BCS conference since the BCS’ creation in 1998.[20] He remained at Utah long enough to coach the team to a Fiesta Bowl win over 5th rated Pittsburgh, capping off the Utes’ first perfect season (12–0) since 1930

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Urban believes:

Recruiting wins Championships.

So did Charlie Weis.

Good luck with that theory.

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This is one sick puppy that changes his name with every post. And he’s just getting started. Who ever you are, run don’t walk to the nearest mental hospital; you are on the verge of a major brake down.

When Will Meyer Be Crowned King?
#1 Recruiting Class Won’t Save U.S.S. Meyer
Urban Meyer–3-5 against good teams
ESPN Team Recruiting Rankings Proven LEAST Accurate
If Meyer’s So Good, Why Does He Schedule Charleston Southern?

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If Urban Meyer is SOOOO good, why in 14 years as an assistant coach, did he only get his team to the National Championship 1 time in 14 years? Can he REALLY coach? Why no results for 14 years?

Mark Richt at FSU, got FSU to the National Championship 5 times in 10 years.

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To the immature, juvenile poster with multiple names, I’m going to give you a name so you will know I’m talking to you——–that would be “LOSER”

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Please Gators don’t respond to Bill King unless he signs on as himself.

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Of all schools–Auburn? Richt has won against Auburn. What’s so tough about Auburn? Why does Urban Meyer keep losing to Auburn.

Meyer is WINLESS against his SEC rival, therefor, he is not a good coach.

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Why Is Urban Meyer Winless Against Auburn? Sorry Billy boy.

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termigator

February 9th, 2010
10:23 am
Please Gators don’t respond to Bill King unless he signs on as himself.

Are you serious, a grown man is the LOSER?

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It’s odd that Meyer always quits before a year comes up when Meyer is forced ot be accountable for his own recruits. Meyer has never won an SEC or National Championship with his own recruits. Is Meyer a good coach?

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He won’t ever get out, he resides in Athens. out……..

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What Happened to Meyer in 2009?, What happened was they didnt schedule UGA for all 14 games.

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One of the things I don’t think is being put into perspective is that somebody like Auburn now has 32/80 scholarshipped players true freshmen next year. So basically, almost half thier team has never played a college down. Would that make us all feel better to be that team? Obviously if you sign that many player you are going to on paper have better class. They did. If we revoked evey scholarship we had and signed 80 new players, we would have had the “best” recruiting class in the history of “best” classes. The Rivals scoring model would explode!(and I am not talking about the same best class in history, but not even the best of the year Fl class). Its all relative. Yes several schools signed more good player than we did. But that means we already had more players on campus than they did. Right?

Interesting article in the ABH how the loss of one recruit opened the doors for another. I pose the question, in what has been the onfiled issues lately, has it been the lack of a jumping jack flash WR, or the inability to get a push from the offensive line? I believe Rogers opening up the spot for the 6-5 300 OL , will be a quicker fix.

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Funny how both years Richt won an SEC Chamionship, he lost each time to Florida.

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About the UGA numbers in recruiting, sir, you are 100% right. I have decided that on this site, here are some basic rules having to do with UGA:

1.) If UGA ( due to NCAA overall team #s regs) signs “only 19″ UGA is “a failure and Richt is slipping”.
2.) If UGA signs HUGE numbers due to high graduation rates or normal attrition with kids quitting,etc. UGA “has slipped, as their best players have quit on CMR”. SEE?

No matter how you cut it, the haters ( most of whom never,ever attended a UGA class, will bad mouth UGA out of jealousy. I suspect that they have never, ever even sat in on one SEC game.

Who cares anyway? UGA is the #1 team in winning at least 8 games over 13 years. Where is Florida or Bama or LSU or Oklahoma or Southern Cal? Whether UGA ever wins the NC, UGA is still a great program over all. Always has been always will be. Besides, the program according to Forbes magaine is one of the TOP BRAND NAME SCHOOLS …………this says it all, because we all know it is about $$$$. Money talks and smoke walks.

UT, Florida, Bama, LSU and too many like N Dame, Penn State, and S Cal and Oklahoma and NOW Michigan have wandered in the wilderness for a few years. To say otherwise is to reveal that the hater is only about 20 years old and un employed sitting at home on mom’s PC.

Go Dogs.

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You new DC Grantham would give his right nut for this class:

ESPN’s Tom Luginbill called it “the best defensive group I’ve seen put together,” and Scout.com’s Scott Kennedy said “on the defensive side, there was not a miss anywhere.”
What they were talking about was Florida’s 2010 defensive recruiting haul, the centerpiece of which is the line.
Rivals.com rated defensive end Ronald Powell No. 1, defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd fourth, defensive tackle Dominique Easley seventh(these 3 just happen to be the #1 player from their state : NY, Penn. and CAL), defensive tackle Leon Orr 95th and end Lynden Trail 123rd overall. Likewise, Scout rated Powell second, Floyd sixth, Easley 12th, Trail 99th and Orr 255th. Both services ranked Powell, Floyd and Easley as five-star prospects and listed Trail and Orr as four stars.

The class was so loaded, UF coach Urban Meyer had to let defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat (Rivals No. 12, Scout No. 7) know there wasn’t room for him and his five-star rating. He eventually signed with Texas.

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Richt’s 2 last recruits who were offered on SIGNING DAY, are very suspect and look like class fillers or scout team tackling dummies. Then you have Ogletree’s little brother getting an offer, now that smells like the Da’Rick and Nance deal.

If you ask me Rickt signed 16 recruits.

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ga gator seems to have the best perspective of the UGA/UF series. Reality is UF has beaten us regularly since 1990. But to be fair, most have been close hard nosed games. All it takes is for one team to get an advantage, and a blow out can and does happen, on either side.

Since 1933 – the record is 38-37-1 in favor of UGA. A florida win would tie the series since the birth of the SEC.

As another posted stated, Georgia replaced it’s roster vacancies with strong players. That is all they wanted to do. DaRick blew it IMO as his position WAS one Georgia wanted depth in. But those things happen.
Georgia will be better next year than most expect IMO.

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To add to my last post, since 2001, Richt has let the dawgs have losing records against one team in the SEC. Florida. The only other team to have a .500 record against Richt LSU at 3-3. If you consider, 2 of LSU wins game in one year, Richt is ahead winning 3 out of the 5 years they played.

UF? – Losing records to Auburn, Ole Miss, and .500 with Alabama.
UT? – Losing records to Auburn, Georgia, Florida, LSU and Alabama.

No point in arguing who is or has been best, but very obvious that UGA stays poised to be good enough to beat any SEC team.

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Look, we know it’s been a rough year for Florida losing all those starters and having 5 coaches all quit on you.

We understand how you want to find somethng POSITIVE to look forward to for 2010.

So if your recruiting class makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside instead of thinking of why Bama blew you out, then go right ahead and choose to live in denial and focus on the fake assumption that because of your recruiting class, you’ll win it all in 2010, great.

Charlie Weis thought the same thing. He got fired.

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Gatorbait 17-3 agreed UF has a stellar class but really you quoted a “expert” who claims that “there’s not a miss anywhere” WTF how can any thinking person make that statement before a down of football is played or the players even enrolled…that is gibberish , how many can’t miss players do we see in fact miss every year?

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Man, all I can say about the comments on here is that they seem to indicate that many Dawg fans must really be satisfied with the direction of their program. I know I wouldn’t be so happy coming off the kind of season they just had!! They even got embarrassed by Lane Kiffin. Yet they seem pretty happy about it all. Shreveport must have been one hell of a time!! I’m sure you are looking forward to the return trip!

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ReptilesRule we are ALL looking forward to the season..don’t count your chickens quite yet lizard I think we match up pretty good with ya’ll this year like 07. And what did ya’ll do in your bowl game that year..? oh and Lammer didn’t get the UF beatdown every Gator was predicting did he..and he gave Bama more than the Gators did..worry about the state of UF football…and please no loud noises it upsets CUM so….and we want him healthy.

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Florida in decline,

I totally agree with you. Losing Tim Tebow , Riley Cooper and Brandon Spikes will be a huge loss for UF. No more sure first downs on 3rd and short anymore. I believe that was TT biggest legaciy is no matter what on 3rd down he would drive forward and get the first down and continue the drive. Now, without a power back they will have to resort to throwing the ball more. Yes UF is loaded recruiting wise but very few of those players will get on the field this year. Based upon this year alone, I like UGA’S chances of beating UF.

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Morons on here are believing now that Grantham is the best DC in the conference? Really? Didn’t UGA list Chavis and Smart ahead of him on their own short list? Ellis Johnson is still in the SEC too. Hmmm….

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As I have said many times on this blog,UGA will be fine. Grantham doesn’t have to be great at Xs and O’s as Willie ran the same basic defense as Van Gorder. What Grantham has to do ( and he seems to be at least talking it) is change the culture from we can win, to we will win. No one at UGA has done that, at least in the Florida series since Spurrier changed the culture.

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Nick Saban #1 defense in NCAA in 2009
(offered Grantham the Defensive Coordinator job)

UGA Alum Will Muschamp–#2 Defense in NCAA in 2009
(recommended Richt hire Grantham or Smart)

UGA Alum Kirby Smart–#1 Defense in NCAA in 2009
(rewcommended Richt hire Grantham)

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Meyer has to change the mindset against Auburn to “we can beat Auburn”. It’s just a mindset. Addazio’s running the same offense Meyer ran, and Heater’s running the same defense Strong ran, so nothing new there. Auburn’s clearly in Meyer’s head. Maybe the new coaches will help change the losing atmosphere around Auburn. Hard to believe Meyer hasn’t beaten Auburn at least once, geez, even Richt has beaten Meyer at least once.

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Tider – I don’t agree with Grantham being best DC in conference. I think he has the tools and talent to be, but only time will tell. Moron’s was probably a little harsh, no?

ga gator – I think some have hit on what Martinez’s problem was. He was easy to scheme against. Our guys were not in position many times because they were not coached well. Grantham should have the experience to know how to scheme against an offense. Again, something the coach said about being aggressive. The defense will try to dictate what the offense does, know what they will check to and be ready to defend it. We have been playing give them this look and if they do this, then do that. Grantham will attempt to make the offense react to HIS formation, not the other way around.

IMO, Martinez never knew what to do defensively to disrupt the rythm of the opposing offense.

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UGA NEWS FLASH!! MEYER TO NOTRE DAME!!! (oh, I’m sorry, that was LAST years stupid rumor).

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ga gator…it is neither scheme nor psychology. The cold hard facts are that the Gators are just a better program all the way around, with better coaching and recruiting. Even Ron Zook had a winning record against Richt and the dawgs because of the strength of the program and what Jeremy Foley has built there over the years. On signing day, when rival fans were all wondering how Florida could have such a historic recruiting class with all of the coaching changes and situation surrounding Meyer, Tom Luginbill said it best…The program is now bigger than any individual coach, even Urban.

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The Gators keep losing because of the strength and conditioning program isn’t as strong as Auburn’s. Hopefully that will get fixed. Auburn has just seemed stronger than Florida and it just seemed like a better system in every way (recruiting, coaching, conditioning) when Coach Meyer has played Auburn. It’s hard ot explain. Auburn is just a better system.

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Defenses like Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and FSU will force Florida to PASS to win. Meyer loves to run–it’s safer. If you force Florida to become 1 dimensional like Bama did, they can’t win. If they couldn’t pass with Tebow as a Senior, sure won’t be able to win with passing with Brantley.

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This what a bad class of recruits can do for your program. Look at AUBARN;S 2005 CLASS. What a joke. No wonder TUBBERVILLE was run out of town. Hardly anyone was a success. Coaches better be sure they can get good players. Read article below.

22 recruits
5 out of 22 transferred
2 academic casualties…………..1 of the 2 never played. Did not qualify academically

Only 8 out of 22 had somewhat of a decent career. A feww ALL SEC performers are in that 8.

What a terrible class. This makes you want to go throw up if anyone had this kind of recruiting class. Majority were over rated.

Revisiting Auburn’s 2005 signing class five years later

While it’s easy for fans to get caught up in euphoria of a highly rated signing class, it’s worth remembering that only a handful of the players in any given class will turn into stars.

Some will have productive careers. Some will leave school early due to injuries or academics. Some will never make it to campus.

Earlier this month, Huntsville Times sports writer Paul Gattis looked back at the 2005 signing class.

This class, signed on the heels of the 2004 undefeated season, has largely moved on. Redshirt seniors just completed their final year of eligibility in 2009. Only Aairon Savage, who has received a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA, will be around in 2010.

There were some hits and misses in this class. Some of the higher rated players were misses (see Tray Blackmon), while some of the success stories came from less-heralded players like Sen’Derrick Marks and Jerraud Powers of Indianapolis Colts.

Here’s the fully tally. See how many names you remember five years later…

Ulysses Alexander: Receiver redshirted as a freshman, then transferred to Florida A&M.

Montez Billings: Caught 55 career passes but left the team before his senior season.

Tray Blackmon: Five-star signee at LB but never fulfilled promise amid injuries and suspensions; left team after junior season.

Antonio Coleman: Two-time All-SEC at DE, finished third in school history with 23.5 quarterback sacks.

Robert Dunn: Caught 44 passes and excelled as punt returner in four-year career.

Oscar Gonzalez: Seldom-used backup lineman as redshirt freshman, then transferred to Howard.

Mike Harness: Rated the nation’s No. 2 center, attended prep school and never played at Auburn.

Alonzo Horton: Played in nine games as backup as redshirt freshman, then transferred to Jackson State.

Zach Kutch: Handled kickoffs part-time for two seasons, transferred to Illinois State and named first-team kicker in Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2009.

Sen’Derrick Marks: Three-year starter at DT, made 113 tackles before leaving after junior season for NFL.

Andrew McCain: Signed as a TE, became starter at tackle as a senior and played in 32 games in career.

Gabe McKenzie: Caught 13 passes as TE each of first two seasons, spent junior season at DE before not catching a pass as senior back at TE.

Walt McFadden: CB started final 25 games of career and named second-team All-SEC as senior.

Rudy Odom: Spent career as backup OL, appeared in two games.

Jerraud Powers: Intercepted six passes in starting 23 games at CB before leaving after junior season for NFL.

Prechae Rodriguez: Junior college signee, caught 38 passes with TD receptions in three seasons as backup WR.

Aairon Savage: CB named All-Freshman SEC but missed last two seasons with knee injuries.

Rex Sharpe: Failed to qualify academically, went to junior college and spent two years as a backup at Minnesota.

Patrick Trahan: LB declared academically ineligible after his freshmen season, went to junior college and played the past two seasons at Ole Miss, finishing fourth on the Rebels with 69 tackles as a senior.

Tommy Trott: Two-year starter at TE who caught 45 career passes with four TD receptions.

Brian West: DT never played at Auburn before transferring to Houston in 2007.

Jonathan Wilhite: Junior college All-American, started 21 games in three-year career with 101 tackles and three interceptions.

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AUBARN has a good class coming in, but can they coach them. CHISNIK has not proven he can win. Losing record as a head coach just like DOOLEY.

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ga gator…just to give you a clue, I graduated in 1975 from UF. I received my M.S. there in 1978. So I’ve been around the block a few times. I have seen both sides of the equation. I have also seen what lasts and what doesn’t. What Jeremy has built at UF was not overnight and will not be gone overnight. Will there be a day when that might not be the case?? Sure, but this a solid foundation built and now Florida has an established tradition that it can build on. So my statement about the program has nothing to do with being or not being humble…it is strictly a statement of fact.

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Powers is with Indy Colts
Marks is with Tenn Titans
Blackmon is in the CFL / Calagary Stampeders. He was a 5 STAR out of LaGrange Ga.

Although a little undersized for a typical national type linebacker recruit, Blackmon was considered a legit five-star prospect by several recruiting services. Scout.com ranked him #1 among the 2005 linebackers class.[1] The Player of the Year in AAA for the State Champion Grangers, Blackmon had 116 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 12 Sacks, 5 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, one safety, and one defensive touchdown as a senior.

Blackmon was rated higher than Powers or Marks, This goes to show you that these recruiting services miss alot on players.

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Don’t know why/where the conversation about Auburn is coming from, don’t believe we have played them for a couple of years and I don’t see them on our schedule this year. I AM glad that Tommy Tuberville has moved on and is out of the conference and also that he didn’t end up at Tennessee or Miami. Yep, Texas Tech is just the right place for him, far away from Gainesville. And he tortured UF long before Meyer came along, like in Spurriers last year. Kudos to Gene Chizik and his staff for what they have accomplished so far, especially having to go against that monster in state called Bama. I am sure that the war of words between the two are full on, just like always…

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We know Meyer used to coach at Nore Dame, but thinking that one #1 recruiting class will win you the National Championship the next year, I mean, seems like a Charlie Weis long shot. Meyer should have revamped the defense after they left. That lousy strategy will haunt him in 2010. Maybe they’ll pull a Richt in 2011 and clean house on the defensive side.

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what has richt done in last two seasons??

Well now in 2008 with 18 scholly players lost to season ending injuries PRIOR to game 3 he had 10 wins including a bowl win. Name another school to ever have 18 scholly players lost prior to game 3 that won ten games and finished top ten…………NOW THATS COACHING

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patrick, we sure hope you are happy with CMR, because when UGA fired Goff, we didnt think that there would ever be another like him.

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UNDER Richt

Vs. SEC foes: 43-22
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Vs. Top 25 foes: 29-18
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Vs. Top 25 foes away from home: 18-12
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Vs. Top 10 foes: 8-6
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In postseason games (bowls and championships): 9-3
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In games decided by a touchdown or less: 34-14
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Record at home: 47-9
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Record on the road: 27-6
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Losses to unranked teams: 6
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Top 25 finishes: 8
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Top 10 finishes: 6
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Fact:………UGA was 12-1 in 2002 (prior to bowl selections)
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Fact ………Fla was 12-1 in 2006 (prior to bowl selections)
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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”
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Fact:………Luck not merit 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 lost a NC game and if UGA would have been invited nothing indicates that it would have been different
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Fact……….UGA has 2 SEC titles..same as Fla in last 9 years and equal amount of total wins over all.
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Fact……….UGA has been ranked more times top ten in last 9 years than any SEC team.
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Fact……….UGA 90 wins in 9 years no other SEC team has more.
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Fact………..UGA has 2 SEC titles…same as Fla
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Fact………..UGA has won 4 str8 bowls….more than any other SEC team.
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Fact……..UGA has won 11 of last 13 bowls…more than any team tied with LSU and more than FLA
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Fact…… UGA has won 8 or more games in last 13 years…more than any other team.
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Fact…… UGA has been ranked more times in top ten than any SEC team over last 9 years.
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Fact…….UGA is clearly as good or better than any SEC team over last 9 years. Only a fool or a fan of the mythical BCSNC selection process (non playoff) would think otherwise.
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Fact…….Coach Mark Richt in 9 seasons at UGA:
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Fact…….UGA had same record when they won the SEC title in 2002 as Fla did in 2006/8 when they won the SEC title. But UGA had the misfortune (luck) to have that record in a year that had 2 other teams with undefeated records.
Hardly an indictment on UGA but rather on the NC selection process.
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.

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And, by the way, Tim Tucker, a very nice column on Travis Leslie. I’m gonna have to quit giving you a hard time if you keep that up. Seriously, an uplifting and optimistic UGA piece makes good reading for Dawg fans. Thanks.

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patrick..dude great post…! GATA

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ga gator…Bill who?? patrick…you must have REALLY enjoyed Shreveport! Don’t worry, you’ll be back…soon. termigator…I’m happy that they’re happy, how ’bout you??

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SEC Auburn & Arkansas BOTH averaged more POINTS AND Offensive yards than Alabama, yet finished 7-5.

You can’t win in the SEC without defense.

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wo col coc-ked me?

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Well, where do I start.

jackhammer, top of the evening to you!!!!!!

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” POWER’S NOT SOMETHING YA GIVE !!!!!!!
POWER’S SOMETHING YA TAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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And who the hell is jackhammer. You mention him everyday and he seems to IGNOR you.
Doesnt that tell you something?

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Patrick

Your information is really getting old. To you your entry sums it all up, but in reality your facts that you LOVE to display every chance you get are wrong.

Why don’t you just get married to Richt or something!

You can’t see just how bad Richt is for the growth and development of the UGA program. He has peaked on performance and will not get better!

Fire Richt and hire the Utah coach!

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LATER…………….

AND WHAT EVER BECAME OF Louie Jr. ???????????

What a joke………….

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If the Gators get to the SEC Championship in 2010, it might be against Auburn. Coach Meyer is 0-2 against Auburn, so that’s nt too good. Coach just hasn’t figured out how to get a win against Auburn yet.

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This just in. The G-Day game originally scheduled for April 10th has been changed to April 1st for obvious reasons.

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