Dogs’ Lakatos ranked best DB coach hire — ahead of Oklahoma’s Martinez
Mark Richt’s new hires continue to draw applause.
Tom Dienhart, senior college football writer for Rivals.com, lists what he considers the nation’s best position-coach hires of this off-season.
Scott Lakatos
He ranks Georgia’s Scott Lakatos as the best hire among defensive-backs coaches, calling the former Connecticut assistant “an adept teacher and well-respected tactician.”
A familiar name gets an honorable mention in Dienhart’s best-defensive-backs-coach-hire category. None other than Willie Martinez, Oklahoma’s new DB coach.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s Warren Belin gets an honorable mention as best new hire among linebackers coaches –- behind N.C. State’s hire of Jon Tenuta.
(If you’re wondering, defensive coordinators who double as position coaches weren’t considered. So no mention of Georgia’s other linebackers coach, DC Todd Grantham.)
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VAdawg
February 17th, 2010
10:18 pm
excited to see what Grantham and the rest of the staff can do to improve our D
Sane Dawg
February 17th, 2010
10:26 pm
Awesome! Are you back full time with AJC or did I misunderstand and you never left? Thanks for the info… we need your reporting!
GA Faithful
February 17th, 2010
10:27 pm
best part about Lakatos is his preference for big, tall DBs
patty cakes
February 17th, 2010
10:27 pm
CMR…AKA Coach February… always has the best staff. And recruits.
Ask anyone on this board!
aarh
February 17th, 2010
10:33 pm
patty cakes- Don’t recall anybody ever saying Richt had the best staff when they had W. Martinez…just saying!
RomeDawg
February 17th, 2010
10:39 pm
I love loser Tech fans that are so embarrassed that they use a name like “patty cake”. Patty cake is what UGA’s offensive lineman done to your weak D line. That “Junkyard D” is coming back!
bakers man
February 17th, 2010
10:39 pm
Perhaps patty is talking about the dawgs’ penchant for optimism absent of realism.
bakers man
February 17th, 2010
10:41 pm
Nice use of the English language there, RomeDawg.
RomeDawg
February 17th, 2010
10:47 pm
Take a look at UGA’s record over the last 10, 15, 20, or 30 years. Now look at Tech’s over that same span. What do we notice, bakers man. Nice use of the word LOSER! HA HA. Here is your reality, you are second rate in this state. Maybe even third rate once GA State get rolling. Hey loser, nice use of the word “penchant”. YOU SO SMART, LOSER!
Tim Tucker
February 17th, 2010
10:51 pm
Sane Dawg: Never left! Well, I did once, but I’ve been back since 1994. Time flies!
Dawg stuck in Bham
February 17th, 2010
11:22 pm
11 is heaven!
The Sham
February 17th, 2010
11:22 pm
NO offense to our hire at LB Coach, but did we persue Tenuta for our position vacancy? That guy knows how to dial up the pressure!
The Sham
February 17th, 2010
11:23 pm
We being UGA of course
Dawg stuck in Bham
February 17th, 2010
11:23 pm
Ok, does Tim count as the 11th post or does my sweet rhyme get it??
Dawg in VA
February 17th, 2010
11:28 pm
The Dawgs have the best defensive staff in the SEC—they should shut down florida which will be way down and UT which has no talent. Look for the Dawgs to take over the SEC east for good!!!
mike
February 17th, 2010
11:35 pm
Tanuta: all he knows how to do is blitz on every down — once you put in 2 TE’s against his defense, he is done.
Goldtimer
February 17th, 2010
11:40 pm
So Georgia gets accolades for it’s new hires – yaaaaawn. No different that all the Top 10 classes that continually underperform in Athens. Rivals caters to the fans of schools that buy it’s service.
Greg
February 17th, 2010
11:56 pm
Yeah, our top 10 classes underperform….that’s why we’ve finished in the top 10 6 of the last 8 years and still ran over Tech at your place even in a year that we lost 5 games and Tech went to a BCS bowl(thanks to playing in a crappy conference).
The D
February 18th, 2010
12:01 am
Lakatos will be a terrific hire. Our DB talent pool will proove this correct. Glad to see you back covering Mr. Tucker
bkbroila4224
February 18th, 2010
2:51 am
If that were the case, Gregory, then why wouldn’t rivals cater to the “richer” croud of engineers who can afford their services rather than a bunch of redneck trailer park trash? It is very nice to “underachieve” and still kick the shtt out of your pathetic team every year…Go back to world of warcraft and leave the football to us…
bkbroila4224
February 18th, 2010
2:56 am
Sorry, Gregory, my friend…I was talking to the Goldtimer….I was just too busy laughing to type in the correct name…You know we UGA fans can’t laugh and type at the same time
The Watergirl
February 18th, 2010
3:04 am
We finally have a complete coaching staff that hopefully will get the best out of our players by coaching them up!! CMR is a great coach with an outstanding record, but as a life long UGA fan/alum it’s time to start delivering Nat. Championships. I know what everyone will say, “we compete blahblah”, it’s time to deliver
stw
February 18th, 2010
3:49 am
TT: Nice cloumn. Short and to the point. Perhaps Martinez wasn’t as bad a DB coach as we thought, instead he was such a bad DC he rose to his level of incompetency and there he stayed. There are some great ass’t coaches out there who can take orders/recruit but cannot formulate an overall plan. Wish him luck. Does anyone else think our new DC reminds them of a former DC that was short on hair. They have at least one MOTTO in common—-ATTACK !!!! I cannot wait until spring game…and also see Mr. Ogletree remove Da’ricks head from his shoulders. I believe he’d better have his head on a swivel when/id he goes over the middle.
BuLLdawg
February 18th, 2010
3:53 am
ARKANSAS : I am quite sure all the DISNEYdawg.com posters will assure you of a win over a team that played us to the wire last year. Bobby Petrino beat Auburn both years of Bobby Petrino’s 1st 2 years. He also beat LSU the 1st year and Lost to LSU this past year by 3 points. Our posters try to tell me that beating Texas A&M was so great while I point out that they had a LOSING RECORD. Ok, so Bobby Petrino lost both years to Florida and Alabama, well so did we or we certainly would have, given the opportunity. Georgia’s record is NO BETTER than Arkansas’ at 8-5 both of us. Ryan Mallett is 6’ 6” and 255 lbs. along with being the Best Quarterback on either UGA or Arkansas’ rosters. Cakewalk for UGA, that’s what I expect you all to say. Oh, and that I cannot say that this is just the type of game that UGA has LOST in the Coach Richt Era. In fact, in the Coach Richt Era, UGA has LOST to 8 teams not even ranked in the Top 25 Final AP Poll. Don’t give me this, this sets up well for UGA to be playing a better QB than we have coached around here in a long long long long time. Home Game. In the Coach Richt Era at HOME we have LOST to Tennessee vols half the time 2 times, LOST to LSU half the time, LOST to Auburn 2 times, LOST to South Carolina 2 times, heck we even LOST to Kentucky at HOME, LOST to Vanderbilt for God’s sake at HOME and LOST to Georgia tek at HOME. We also LOST to Alabama at HOME losing 31 to Nothing at HALF TIME when Alabama and Georgia were both ranked in the Top 5 in the country. But, Arkansas poses NO ISSUE and is an EASY WIN for UGA. Yeah, right.
MISSISSIPPI STATE : Every poster will say UGA win. Fine. I just point out to you that we LOST to Kentucky and to the vols in the season which just ended and both of those teams would have had a LOSING RECORD had they not both BEAT UGA. At Mississippi State. We LOST to Kentucky ON THE ROAD in Matthew Stafford’s great cough cough Freshman Year, an UNRANKED Kentucky team, but Mississippi State is just show up and collect the victory. Yeah, right.
COLORADO : Big XII team. Never mind they beat Texas A&M too, because UGA beat Texas A&M and therefore UGA is great. At Colorado State. Let’s see started the season against Big XII Oklahoma State who ended the season NOT RANKED in the Top 25 Final AP Poll, and even Houston beat Oklahoma State, but not UGA, not in the Coach Richt Era. Now, we travel to Colorado. Did I miss it or something or is there a recruit we got from Oklahoma which I maybe missed after our great showing out there in Big XII country Oklahoma State, scoring 10 points on them in total ? We beat Colorado by 1 point when we had to YANK Matthew Stafford and be saved by Joe Cox 14-13 but oh out there on the road against Colorado in the Big XII this assures UGA Bulldogs under Coach Richt a sure fire win. Cough Cough. You think we have that KILLER INSTINCT with Coach Richt. I know we do NOT.
TENNESSEE vols : Now we are having fun, right ? Kick their butts like we did last year. Ooops, sorry. Must have got the years mixed up there. Got the vols at HOME. That’s where we want them this year, right ? 8 years in a row, UGA has had the BETTER FOOTBALL TEAM than the vols. We LOST HALF those games 4. This one on the road. And, they came down here to Georgia and took their BEST RECRUITS from Georgia. Hmm. Obvious easy win for UGA on the road in Neyland Stadium. Never mind that UGA in the Coach Richt Era has LOST 12 times away from Sanford Stadium against The SEC. Never mind Coach Richt has taken the better team up there 4 times and LOST 2 already. And, the vols will not be getting all their guys arrested on Cumberland Boulevard on Felonies this year, not with Coach Dooley, the 1st Coach the vols have had in my lifetime who is NOT a total JOKE. Oh, yeah, mark this down on your calendar GUARANTEED WIN for UGA, right ?
VANDERBILT : at HOME. Oh, great. Vanderbilt cannot beat UGA not at our House. We had MATTHEW STAFFORD going against Vanderbilt at HOME and Vanderbilt was a 4-8 team. We BEAT Vanderbilt right ? No. Matthew Stafford scored 22 points against a 4-8 team who would have been 3-9 except to play our OFFENSE. Matthew Stafford scored 24 points against Vandie the next time Vandie came to town and we squeaked out that win, but that gets rid of the revenge avenging the LOSS at HOME to Vandie with Matthew Stafford as our Quarterback. Now, this season we have 3 MORE FRESHMEN QUARTERBACKS. Obviously, this is a game we can just mark it down too like all the others. NO WAY we LOSE to Vandie. Right ? 8 LOSSES in 9 years against UNRANKED teams NOT in the Top 25 Final AP Poll, but Vandie, just mark it down and move on in this discussion. Right ?
KENTUCKY : Oh, yeah, this is a really easy schedule for UGA 2010 Bill King, you blithering idiot. ON THE ROAD. That’s even better. I mean for God’s sake Coach Richt has ONLY LOST 12 GAMES IN THE SEC away from home. 12 LOSSES in The SEC alone in 9 years and let’s see Kentucky has already beat us up there. But, I am sure, we just mark this one down, right ? Cough Cough. Who was it who WON the game against Kentucky at our house just played ? Oh, that was Kentucky who BEAT us at OUR HOUSE and now we are going to Kentucky. We scored 27 points on Kentucky at our house and a 7-6 Kentucky BEAT UGA. Now, we go there and well we return 10 of our 11 LOSERS on OFFENSE. Should we just chalk this one up too as an EVIDENT WIN ? No problems with this cupcake schedule UGA has. Go undefeated. Win the National Championship. Win The SEC Championship. Should we just ignore Florida ?
FLORIDA : Uh, here we are. Florida. Obviously we will be 8-0 with our 3 Freshmen Quarterbacks and our great OFFENSE. Well, if you don’t count FUMBLES. Well, if you don’t count INTERCEPTIONS. Well, if you don’t count PENALTIES. Because our UGA offense even without 3 Freshmen Quarterbacks has LED THE NATION in Penalties, Fumbles and Interceptions. Now, we have Florida right where we want them. No off week for UGA prior to the game. CBS. Hottest part of the day. We will get our boys down there the day before Friday to get acclimated to the humidity of Jacksonville with it no doubt 30 or 40 degrees colder for us up here. Go to 45 minutes from their campus. Tim Tebow is gone. Never mind we beat Florida at a higher percentage rate when Tim Tebow was there. But, Tim Tebow is gone. Sure win for UGA never mind Florida too came up here to UGA and took THEIR BEST RECRUITS from RIGHT HERE TOO, like the vols did too, and Auburn and everyone else. What’s our excuse going to be this year ? Injuries ? Bad call by the officials ? Oh, if it weren’t for that 1 play, etc. Just asking but if we LOSE to Florida are we OUT OF IT in our OWN DIVISION ? Does that then TAKE UGA off the NATIONAL STAGE all together ? I guess I must to be a TRUE UGA BULLDOG FAN, say like our Freshmen Quarterback who NEVER TOOK A SNAP UNDER CENTER in his lifetime at 198 lbs and barely 6 feet tall frankly looks shorter and smaller, with INJURIES 2 YEARS IN A ROW NOW because of his size, and he does NOT throw with much ZIP, I guess I should call that then what ? Throws a CATCHABLE BALL. He’s going to go down there and WIN. Win Baby Win. No one cares anyway. We have won 3 games in the last 2 decades against Florida. Our fans ignore this game, probably because all they went down there to do, was to GET DRUNK.
DO WE FINISH OUT THE REST OF THE YEAR ?
OR JUST GIVE UP ?
AUBURN : UGA has LOST to Auburn 3 times in the Coach Richt Era, but this one is in Auburn and Auburn NEVER BEATS US at THEIR HOUSE. Well, almost NEVER because Auburn has BEAT COACH RICHT at THEIR HOUSE and rolled their tree. Now, we 3 Freshmen Quarterbacks oh Mike Bobo is going to kick Auburn’s butt at their house. Auburn is a bad team and UGA has won 4 in a row, never mind we LOST 3 of the previous 5 back when UGA was good. Anyway, UGA beat Georgia tek and tek ended up Number 13 in the Final AP Poll Top 25. Auburn beat Tennessee vols and WE LOST TO THE vols. Auburn also beat West Virginia and Ole Miss and Auburn won on NEW YEAR’S DAY in a New Year’s Day Bowl Game, but UGA ? OBSERVABLY BETTER THAN AUBURN, right ?
GEORGIA tek : Don’t have to discuss this one either, right ? Easy Win. Have them ‘Tween the Hedges. Oh, the LAST TIME ‘TWEEN THE HEDGES Georgia tek won ? That can’t be right can it ? I mean UGA was so great that year. Started out the season # 1 in the nation in every poll. Promptly went out and dropped to # 13 in the Final AP Poll, Coach Richt did without that KILLER INSTINCT. Hey # 13, had we started there at # 13 instead of # 1, we would NOT HAVE BEEN RANKED IN THE FINAL AP POLL TOP 25, obviously. Hey # 13, AND WE LOST to Georgia tek AT OUR HOUSE. Great freaking season for UGA. We gave up 29 CONSECUTIVE POINTS to Georgia tek, our OFFENSE is so damn great with such wonderful play calls. It’s just the players who are to blame for all the penalties, fumbles and interceptions – that has NOTHING to do with the Offensive Coaching Staff. We have to spend $750,000 on the Defensive Coordinator and MORE THAN THAT for his assistants, but on OFFENSE, we don’t need that. We have the BEST PLAYERS, right ? Who cares what we call on Offense. BEFORE we gave up 29 CONSECUTIVE POINTS to Georgia tek the year before last AT OUR HOUSE, this great season we had NO ONE CAN SAY OTHERWISE IN HERE, we gave up 31 CONSECUTIVE POINTS to another team and LOST and gave up 42 CONSECUTIVE POINTS to another team and LOST that game too, but hey we were # 1 in the nation in every poll that year the year before last. We are just great.
SHOULD I LEAVE OUT THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME between ALABAMA and FLORIDA, or I am REQUIRED IN HERE TO SAY THAT IT WILL BE ALABAMA and UGA ? Or just what do I say about the 14th game when we WIN 10 a year, and hey that’s the BEST IN THE SEC. Best in the nation. Never mind both of those are LIES.
BOWL GAME : For the 1st time in The Coach Richt Era, Coach Richt will play a BOWL GAME against a Top Ranked Opponent in the Final AP Poll Top 10. You know on the National Stage so I can come in here and brag about HOW GREAT Coach Richt is ? Oh, no we won’t either. We have played EXACTLY 11 of those games in the Coach Richt Era, and ALL 11 are Top 10 SEC teams in the Final AP Poll and we by the way, won 3 of the 11.
How can this be a rebuilding year Bill King, after we just LOST 5 games ? That was the rebuilding year, last year, right ?
BuLLdawg
February 18th, 2010
4:49 am
The Watergirl,
DELIVER ? Time to deliver, The Watergirl ? Nah, it’s not time to deliver. Coach Richt is already the Best in The SEC, never mind that BOTH LSU and Florida have a BETTER WON/LOSS RECORD than Coach Richt in the Coach Richt Era. Never mind Alabama who led 31 to NOTHING at half time at our house the year before, has ALSO left UGA in the dust, sucking on the crappy one back at the back of the pack. Never mind that the vols have had the WORSE TEAM 8 years in a row, but won HALF those 8 games, 4. Never mind we have a LOSING RECORD at only 17 wins to 19 LOSSES against teams that ended that season ranked in the Top 25 Final AP Poll. Never mind that we have played in NO GOOD BOWL GAME AGAINST A TOP OPPONENT on the NATIONAL STAGE in the ENTIRE COACH RICHT ERA. We have played 11 teams who in fact ended that season in the Top 10 Final AP Poll; too bad we only won 3 of them and worse yet that all 11 are SEC teams in the Top 10 of the Final AP Poll. 3 wins vs 11 teams in the Top 10 all SEC teams. No Top 10 Bowl Opponent, not Top 10 in the Final AP Poll, like the 11 teams we have played in the Coach Richt Era, all 11 SEC Top 10 Final AP Poll teams with but 3 wins.
The Watergirl
You are NOT ALLOWED TO SAY THAT IN HERE madam.
You are authorized as a true Bulldog fan to say ONLY that UGA in the Coach Richt Era has ALREADY ARRIVED, ALREADY DELIVERED, already the BEST in the SEC, Best in the SEC East, best in the nation.
We don’t like your kind around here no more, The Watergirl.
QUOTE
by The Watergirl February 18th, 2010 3:04 am
“as a life long UGA fan/alum it’s time to start delivering Nat. Championships. I know what everyone will say, “we compete blahblah”, it’s time to deliver”
END QUOTE, amen
BuLLdawg
February 18th, 2010
5:03 am
QUOTE :
by Dawg in VA February 17th, 2010 11:28 pm
“The Dawgs have the best defensive staff in the SEC—they should shut down florida which will be way down and UT which has no talent. Look for the Dawgs to take over the SEC east for good”
END DISNEYdawg.com poster quote
Now, you got it. That’s the ONLY TYPE post allowed in here. You are NOT allowed to say anything about the “OFFENSE coaching staff” and certainly are allowed to IGNORE all the OFFENSIVE RECRUITS all those teams you mentioned AND MORE like Auburn came in HERE to this state and STOLE on Offense. Florida way down, oh yeah obviously I mean we have won 3 of the previous 20 against them; I mean they are so DOWN. Wow they really suck. 3 National Championships in the last decade and a half, and we 0 in over 3 Decades Now. Obviously we are going to TAKE OVER THE SEC EAST FOR GOOD with this OFFENSE we got.
I do just have 1 question though. If it is right for us to spend $750,000 on an 11-year NFL Veteran Defensive Coordinator and MORE THAN THAT on the rest of the Defensive Staff, how again is it right that YOU IGNORE TOTALLY THE OFFENSIVE COACHING STAFF again please kind sir ?
Dawg in VA, yeah, I mean we really “shut down Florida” with their 42 unanswered points against us, politely clapping on the sidelines when we finally YANK Matthew Stafford for Joe Cox to score with the time running out.
Hooter Girl
February 18th, 2010
6:09 am
BuLLdawg, why don’t you go to bed?
Winter sucks
February 18th, 2010
6:36 am
I think Lakotos should play third base. I heard he is a good right fielder too. But can he hit?
Lars Taint
February 18th, 2010
6:40 am
BuLLdawg, you seriously need some therapy. I’d be curious to know how many people have restraining orders out against you.
Cherokee
February 18th, 2010
7:08 am
BuLLdawg ….Dude do you hate UGA or what? You have way to much time on your hands.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
7:22 am
Good that Lakotas is gettng the love–his coaching is stunning: top 10 pass defense 2x, least penalties in NCAA, excellent at forcing turnovers, getting guys to the NFL, resiliency, etc.
Surprised Tenuta was ranked ahead of Belin at LB. Tenuta’s LB core, highest rank talent in NCAA, hasn’t led the league in tackles or achieved all conference honors.
Belin’s in the toughest conference, and hasn’t had any 5 star guys. Yet he still leads the SEC in tackles every year, and has an LB make all-conference every year.
Not even close.
Also agree on the Willie Martinez hire as being one of the best. Willie’s an excellent DB coach. Lots of his guys went to the NFL.
H
February 18th, 2010
7:23 am
I just don’t see us being a great SEC team until our offensive play-calling improves bigtime. So much talent, depth, and experience (except for experience at QB position this upcoming year) and our playcalling is predictable, overly conservative, sometimes really mindless. BOBO needs to pack his bags. Great hires on D though.
Dawgman
February 18th, 2010
7:26 am
Lakatos D was very lucky vs. USC. They dropped 12 passes but were wide open most of the day.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
7:30 am
South Carlolina droppd 17 passes against Florida, but still Florida gave up a touchdown to South Carolina.
Conn and Lakotas shut South Carolina out, no TD’s, and outperformed Florida’s defense, which was SUPPOSED to be in the top 3 in the nation.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
7:33 am
I don’t see Florida being a player on offense until they get rid of Addazio. He had them scoring 8 LESS points a game in 2009, and the O-Line averaged LESS rushing yards, and gave up 2x more sacks than 2008.
The Florida QB got WORSE in yards, td’s and sacks, for the 3rd straight year. The QB coach needs to be fired too.
Old Coach
February 18th, 2010
8:04 am
BuLLdawg===
I have seen some sad, pathetic individuals in my life but YOU take the cake! Why in the world would you not realize that EVERYONE is absolutly worn out by your posts. I think I figured out that you do not care for Richt or Bobo or for that matter not much else with the program. Give us a break and SHUT UP!! Georgia State could really use your vast wealth of knowledge about football. I am positive you NEVER played a down. Get a life.
Lakotas Great Hire
February 18th, 2010
8:08 am
Lakotas shut down South Carlolina when Florida couldn’t.
Let’s compare how South Carolina did against Florida vs. Conn.
Against Florida: (with all those “top recruits”—ha)
53% completion rate, 186 yards, 1 td, 100 QB rating
Against UCONN: (with no “top recruits”—ha)
42% completion rate, 129 yards, o td, 65 QB rating
Yellow Fuzz
February 18th, 2010
8:10 am
While watching the US speed skater win the gold medal last night (by 18-hundreths of a second) over the South Korea guy, I couldn’t help but wonder if that would have qualified as a severe “a$$ kicking” or “beat down” if he had been from uga.
Hahahahahahahahahahahhahaahhaahahhahahahaha
WonderDawg
February 18th, 2010
8:15 am
Bulldawg’s sleeping meds finally overpowered the liquor …
Snoop Dawg
February 18th, 2010
8:16 am
BuLLdawg, you are full of crap. Hope is not a method… Who appointed you Da Judge?
Hopefully, all the new defensive coaches will know what they are doing. Now that leaves us without any offensive coaching and no head coach. Just da Preacha Man and BooBoo. These two characters instill fear into other teams’ coaches and players, right? NOT!!!
Look for mediocre, second tier teams as long as we continue to keep these two clowns on the payroll…
WonderDawg
February 18th, 2010
8:18 am
I thought a 3-point win over UGA in ‘08 qualified as a beatdown. That’s what I read on AJC blogs for a year.
Iraq Dawg.... Go Army.... Hooah
February 18th, 2010
8:18 am
yellow fuzz, give it up dude. Your not Mr. comedy
Dawgrulz
February 18th, 2010
8:19 am
bulldawg, by your logic UGA should just forfeit all games in 2010. UGA is such a third tier program, only third in the SEC in SEC titles behind Alabama and Tennessee in the history of the conference. No one thinks UGA is going undeafted this year, but they should be equal or better than most teams in talent except UF. How is this Genius, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida all have unproven quarterbacks in the division, so it should be wide open with SC and Kentucky. Why don’t you let UGA play the games before you say UGA is so bad.
Paddy
February 18th, 2010
8:19 am
Ranking position coach hires is laugh out loud funny. OK Martha, get the kids in the station wagon. We are moving to Sweden. The end is near!!!!!
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
February 18th, 2010
8:20 am
DuLLdawg, (yes, intentional) I hereby nominate you for the most annoying and BORING poster to ever appear on a blog in the western hemisphere. You must have a little Massengill lineage in your past, ’cause you are an absolute douche.
Spike
February 18th, 2010
8:24 am
You Tech dorks run your big mouths all you want in this blog. No matter what you say, we whipped your #7 overrated arses on national TV in your stadium. Eight out of nine and still counting. UGA-30. ACC Champs-24.
RomeDawg
February 18th, 2010
8:28 am
Did anyone make it past Mississippi State on BuLLdawgs post? Dude, what are you doing up at 4 in the morning writing some crap like that? Go smoke another rock, loser.
lagadawg
February 18th, 2010
8:32 am
Upsets in college football is like getting a drink of water,everybody does it and it happens all the time,BuLLdawg lighten up a little.
MILAN DAWG
February 18th, 2010
8:34 am
BuLLdawg
Dude you need a woman or a man whatever your preferance may be . ( not saying there is anything wrong with you having a boyfriend , but please go visit him before you have a major episode or something )
MILAN DAWG
February 18th, 2010
8:36 am
18 hundreths of a second is not a beatdown
but
30-24 is
just to clear it up for you
dawg85
February 18th, 2010
8:41 am
Golly. I was really excited about next year with the new coaching hires and talent we have coming back next year but after BuLLdawgs stellar analysis I’m now convinced that Georgia will go 0-12 and that Mark Richt will get fired after we get pummeled by Colorado. Gosh I’m not sure Georgia even deserves to be on the field with those other teams.
dawg85
February 18th, 2010
8:43 am
Like I’ve said before fix the D and a lot of problems go away. CMR is well on his way to fixing the defense.
Cherokee
February 18th, 2010
8:43 am
BuLLdawg is upset that saint simons isn’t posting anymore he misses his buddy……….
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
8:46 am
Grantham will face 4 top scoring offenses in 2010:
#1 Arkansas– 35 points a game
#2 Fla 34 points a game
#3 Ga Tech 33 points a game
#4 Auburn 31 points a game
The good news, none of them have a great defensive staff. So Georgia can outscore these 4 if needed like we did last year against Ark, Ga Tech & Auburn.
Florida, without Strong, will be much worse in 2010.
BuLL***t
February 18th, 2010
8:49 am
BuLLdawg’s posts are pretty funny. You just have to put on hip waders and grab a shovel to get through them.
Bill Belichick
February 18th, 2010
9:01 am
BulllDawg,
The more I think about responding……never mind….
1eyedJack
February 18th, 2010
9:07 am
Hey BuLLdawg, try not to breathe so often…you’re wasting oxygen.
Yellow Fuzz, ya’ll’s 3 point win in ‘08 constituted “stomping a mudhole” in UGA, so using that logic a 30-24 victory should at least qualify as a “beatdown”.
1eyedJack
February 18th, 2010
9:09 am
By the way, have you geniuses “engineered” a solution to that big mudhole Caleb and Washaun stomped in the middle of Grant’s Tomb?
Sick of It
February 18th, 2010
9:34 am
I think the little skirt-clutcher meant Coach November…
CatsFly
February 18th, 2010
9:36 am
Was Fox a good hire for BB? 11-13 overall looks pretty bad to me. I think their SEC record is even more lopsided. But I’m sure UGa fans can find “the best” of something in this record.
FSU
February 18th, 2010
9:44 am
Will some explain what is so great about the new DC Grantham, other than the fact
his name isn’t Willie? He is just a NFL def. line coach and can’t work miricles without great players. GA doesn’t have alot of great players coming back from a sorry def. last year. The 2 best def. tackles graduated and Richt’s 2010 class doesn’t have many def. studs.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
9:51 am
Grantham? Coach Saban tried to hire Grantham as his defense coach. Will Muschamp, Bud Foster & Kirby Smart recommended Grantham.
That’s all I need to know about Grantham.
Defense Wins Championships
February 18th, 2010
9:55 am
Coach Grantham has been training the Alabama defense for Coach Saban during the off-season for a few years. So if you want to know what his defense looks like, watch some video of Alabama’s defense.
Good to know Georgia hired the guy that trains Saban’s defense.
atl-xmen
February 18th, 2010
10:09 am
“bulldawg the yellow jacket” should be bulldawgs new handle..haha..his stats are meaningless. he has yet to put coach richt won loss record out there against the other teams coaches he keeps mentioning . the fact is bulldawg/jacket man is that uga is better and i mean way better than your tech team and uga is also a top5-7 team in college football during the richt era and could jump to 1 with a national title or 2 in the next 4 or 5 years. you are a joke, just like your jackets
atl-xmen
February 18th, 2010
10:20 am
fsu..uga has about 3 to 4 studs coming in as uga always has good def linemen. they will be a young group but the talent is there.
atl-xmen
February 18th, 2010
10:23 am
fsu..how do you know they are not great? give them a chance to prove it first? uga has about 3 or 4 studs that could step up this year. wait and see
Whooooooooooaaaa!!
February 18th, 2010
10:30 am
We got an FSU fan on here making fun of OUR defense and OUR talent?!?! You gotta be kidding? Taken a good look at your program lately dude? I like the 4th quarter come from behind victory over Jacksonville Freakin State last season, or how about the lost to South Florida? You got NO right to make fun of our team dude.
Gatorbait 17-3
February 18th, 2010
10:47 am
I think FSU is right, FSU will be a much tougher game for the Gators than the dawgs in Jax.. I guess FSU was comparing our defensive lineman just signed
to yours, please don’t even think it was close. Our defensive class is the best
in recent memory.
“Defense Wins Championships” I agree with you too.
That’s why the Gators Def. has been in the top 5 the past several years in every
category. Grantham has a long way to go from to take your def. from 118 in the country to even the top 10.
Gatorbait 17-3
February 18th, 2010
10:52 am
More bad news, the Gators are off the week before the Ga. game, I know how you folks like
those weeks off before big games. Let’s see how you like it when the shoe is on the other foot. Kinda of reminds me how you whine when Tenn offers a package deal to Rogers, but are all for it to keep Ogletree.
robby
February 18th, 2010
10:58 am
i couldnt be more happy and excited about these coaching hires…despite the in the profit motivated in the minute judgments by the media on georgias failures as cmr went through the process…i really cant imagine a more solid and attractive defensive staff…
if hs ballers want a first class education plus a chance to win now and the tutoring required to play at the next level…georgia will match any school in america…all in the most georgeous setting and best college town in america…
who wouldnt want to win for ole Uh-guh?
Bulldog59
February 18th, 2010
11:33 am
CatsFly, the old saying is “you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh**” and that’s exactly what Coach Fox inherited. A team devoid of talent and confidence. He’s starting from Ground Zero and is doing a fabulous job! He’s engineered some great wins this year (Illinois, GT, Tennessee,SC, and Vandy.) Imagine what he’ll do when he actually gets some depth in the lineup!
Defense Wins Championships
February 18th, 2010
11:37 am
You Gator fans must not have noticed something very important:
Your best 2 defensive coaches quit working for Urban Meyer and now work for someone else.
Therefor, how you’ve done in the past, no longer predicts how you’ll do in the future.
DawginLex
February 18th, 2010
11:42 am
I’m not stupid enough to guarantee a UGA victory in Jacksonville in 2010. We have blown it way too many times when we shoud have won like 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006.
However, I work with a gator and he admits that the loss of charlie Strong is huge for Florida. Not so much the x’s and o’s but from a recruiting and motivation standpoint. As UGA has proven with Martinez, a talented defense with no emotion and no ability to motivate and make in game adjustments equals a disaster.
I’m excited about Grantham and his staff and his attitude. Now it has to filter down to the kids.
Mark Richt celebrates 50th birthday today | UGA sports blog
February 18th, 2010
11:50 am
[...] a different note, click here to read about a new Richt hire, Scott Lakatos, being ranked as the nation’s best defensive [...]
Hey Gatorbait 17-3
February 18th, 2010
12:13 pm
The only “bad news” is they didn’t teach typing at Saint Edna’s All-Girl Catholic School of Her Magnificent Grace…
Or you
wouldn’t
be typing your sentences like
this
you retarded Gator fan. Or maybe your just 12
years old.
Florida Devastated By Losses...
February 18th, 2010
12:37 pm
Florida Gators
Lost 13 Starters
(5 on offense, 7 on defense, 1 on Special Teams)
Lost 5 Underclassmen
(Including CB, DE, & Safety)
Lost 5 Coaches
Including Head Defensive Coach Strong & Recruiting Coach Gonzales)
AceDawg
February 18th, 2010
12:45 pm
So long as we have a couple guys talented enough to get a pass rush, I have a feeling Grantham will have guys hitting hard and playing much better this year. The defensive style of Martinez was failing so greatly, we don’t need to have more talent on defense this season than last to be significantly better.
I really hope Richard Samuels can be a beast on defense. He’s definitely fast, and what didn’t work as a tailback may be great as an LB.
Defense Wins Championships
February 18th, 2010
1:10 pm
Pass rush? Grantham?
Here’s his video highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_29MX9yx88&feature=PlayList&p=6F1D6E2624B40A45&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=36
Steve
February 18th, 2010
1:25 pm
I don’t know which I should read War And Peace or BuLLdawgs post.
I guess War and Peace because of time factor.
UGA Offesne On The Rise...
February 18th, 2010
1:25 pm
UGA finished the last 3 games of the season (not including Bowl):
#1 in SEC East in Scoring
#1 in SEC East in Rushing Yards (by a mile)
#1 in SEC East in Time of Possession
Phone Check Homey
February 18th, 2010
2:12 pm
Al Groh voted best coaching hire by Hoveround.com
Defense Wins Championships
February 18th, 2010
2:19 pm
Todd Grantham voted best defensive head coach hire by Saban, Muschamp, Foster and Smart.
Phone Check Homey
February 18th, 2010
2:27 pm
Al Groh voted best DC hire by Moses, Abraham, and Methuselah
Bama Defense Devastating Losses...
February 18th, 2010
2:36 pm
Bama lost 9 of the 11 defensive starters in 2009:
3 DL’s
3 LB’s
3 DB’s
Dawg Master
February 18th, 2010
3:41 pm
With all these top coaches, UGA should easily win the SEC east next year. Florida’s in disarray and lost most of their top talent. Tennessee? Get real–UGA beats them by 24. It will be the Dawgs against bama for the SEC title—mark it down! UGA is back!!!!!
ugaaccountant
February 18th, 2010
3:43 pm
“Steve
I don’t know which I should read War And Peace or BuLLdawgs post.
I guess War and Peace because of time factor.”
I wonder if one day the history books will talk about this era as the age of the blogs.
Or perhaps excerpts from BullDawgs post’s will be useful as subject matter for doctoral level studies in the English Literature department.
ugaaccountant
February 18th, 2010
3:52 pm
FSU
“Will some explain what is so great about the new DC Grantham”
Saban tried to hire Grantham before he turned to Smart. Tells me alot about him.
“other than the fact his name isn’t Willie?”
Addition by subtraction. Willie got nothing out of this team that has multiple NFL draftees just this year.
“He is just a NFL def. line coach”
He’s held a variety of college and NFL jobs, including NFL DC where he was reasonably successful without much talent. He lost that job due to managerial turnover not his individual success, because he was an undeniable success.
“and can’t work miricles without great players. GA doesn’t have alot of great players coming back”
That’s where you are wrong. Our freshmen and sophmores on defense were quite good last year and were extremely strong recruits.
“from a sorry def. last year.”
Yeah, could have been better. Hence why Martinez is gone.
“The 2 best def. tackles graduated”
3, but fortunately we have depth and are switching systems anyway to one where different types of DT’s are needed.
“and Richt’s 2010 class doesn’t have many def. studs.”
Look at the class again. It is ****ing loaded. We have 2 safeties/OLB that could start from day 1, plus 3 DL that are among the top handfull overall prospects in our state. Plus some more for depth. Our class may have been small, but player for player it is among the best in the country. Look at the rankings again for the players we’re actually relying on in the near future and you’ll realize it.
jackhammer
February 18th, 2010
4:05 pm
Anybody seen Louie out there? I’m begining to think Louie can’t grab his own caboost with both hands. As for the puppies, I have to admit it looks good. They’re gettin Stardavent(sp)back and they have 7-8 reall good OLs. You throw in the two running backs and Murray won’t have to throw very much. Good be a good year for the pups.
ugaaccountant
February 18th, 2010
4:51 pm
Jackhammer – ah Sturdivant, that’s a name I’d forgotten. Can’t hurt to have someone back that was once viewed as an All-American candidate.
oledawg
February 18th, 2010
5:32 pm
Haven’t any of you gotten it yet? BuLLdawg ain’t no Bulldog! He’s in training and that’s why he pees all over Dawg blogs. And he doesn’t raise his leg.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
6:07 pm
Richt got FSU to 5 National Championships as Offensive Coordinator.
We’ll need the Offesne to carry Georgia for these 4 games because each opponent scores over 30 points a game (luckily–all have weak defensive staffs):
Arkansas, Fla, Ga Tech, Auburn
Grantham’s D can handle the rest of the schedule easily.
Should be a National Championship run for Georgia with this schedule.
Gatorbait 17-3
February 18th, 2010
6:55 pm
jb’s house
Sorry jb, but you don’t play for NC’s with 7-5 records——yes I know the truth hurts.
Gatorbait 17-3
February 18th, 2010
6:56 pm
Do you really think your new DC can take that sorry defense from 118th in the country
to the NC, I don’t think Soooooooooooooo.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
7:53 pm
Saban, Smart, Foster, Muschamp think Grantham is the guy to get it done.
I’ll go with their opinion instead of yours.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
9:09 pm
UGA was ranked #48 in 2009 in defense, not #118, you were only off by oh….
70 teams….too funny.
Gators Ranked #93 in Red Zone Scoring
February 18th, 2010
9:13 pm
Don’t see Gators improving 88 spots in 1 year.
No National championship for the Gators in 2010. Too far to go.
Gators Ranked #90 in Red Zone Defense
February 18th, 2010
9:19 pm
Dopn’t see Gators jumping 85 spots in one year here either. Just too far to go. No National Champs for Gators in 2010. One of the worst teams in red zone scoring on offense AND defense.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
10:07 pm
Grantham can absolutely turn it around in 1 year, he’s already done it for the Colts and Browns.
Colts went from 3-13 to 13-3 in 1 year.
So, yes, it will be done by Grantham in 1 year, no doubt about it.
Hiram Dawg
February 18th, 2010
10:10 pm
I doubt ranking the assistant coaching hires accomplishes much, other than wasting life’s limited time. But all indications are that Lakatos is a fine coach. I’m glad Dawgs searched to find a qualified candidate – that goes for Grantham and Belin too. Would have been much more concerned if they hired another inexperienced homey (Bobo, McClendon) or one of Richt’s old buddies (Martinez, Van Halinger). Hiring people who are actually qualified for a job usually produces results.
Lakotas Great Hire
February 18th, 2010
10:12 pm
What will more likely happen is UGA will score 7 more points than 2009 on offense, and give up 7 less points on defense.
That’s a 14 point swing.
2 ways to do it, offense 7+ and defense 7-, or just defense 14-.
Defense has been so bad, at 28 points a game, that will be easy to improve by 7-14.
Offense is bringing back 10 starters, should improve by 5-8 points.
gatorfan46.3
February 18th, 2010
10:16 pm
Gators are out of whack this coming year on coaching side. Too many changes. 2 of the defensive coaches will be coaching positions they have no experience in. Nobodies worked with LB’s before. And the DE coach is switching too. Thinner on the D without Charlie.
Lakotas Great Hire
February 18th, 2010
10:18 pm
I like it that Richt hired 3 proven guys on the defensive side so we know these guys are gonna bring it every game. Grantham, Lakotas, Belin, Garner, proven performers. We know what these guys can do, they all rock.
Gaytorbate 69
February 18th, 2010
11:20 pm
Hey buddy Gatorbait, the only teams that get to play with that record for the MNC are LSU, Fla, and of course, Ohio State.
jb's house
February 18th, 2010
11:45 pm
Grantham’s an instant results guy usually.
colts: 3-13 to 13-3 in 12 months
browns: 4-12 to 10-6 in 12 months
Colts, Browns, & Cowboys ALL had their BEST year in 15 years while he was on staff.
Lots of PLAYERS also had their BEST YEAR while Grantham was their coach.
No theory here- the guy will get it done.
RED DOG 77
February 19th, 2010
5:27 am
Good morning football fans ! everything should be smooth sailing today, as long as BuLLdawg/ yeller jacket stays under his rock. Got to be optomistic, keep them fingers crossed ! ………….GO DOGS !!! GATA
Dawg Tired
February 19th, 2010
7:41 am
I keep telling you folks: BuLLdawg is a genius. Those of you critcizing him have got to stop basing your opinions on those assinine posts of his.
gatorfan46.3
February 19th, 2010
9:29 am
Does anyone know whihc coaches for Florida will be doing what? Or is this still undecided? Anyone else besides me concerned about how these coaching changes will effect stuff? Didn’t coach DJ and Meyer have a falling out and what is DJ doing back as a coach–how will this effect team chemistry?
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February 20th, 2010
7:19 am
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LifelongDawg
February 21st, 2010
4:22 pm
I just had to say something about BuLLdawg’s posts/rants. Since I didn’t read the entire content (who did?) I won’t go into specifics, but the AJC needs to cap the amount of space someone can take up on the blog. It’s ironic that he praises Tim’s piece for being to the point and then goes on ad nauseum, thus losing whatever interest anyone might have about his comments.