An 8-63 road record! Two 1,000-yard rushers? Owens a first-round pick?
Some notes and numbers this morning:
– Georgia’s recent road record in men’s basketball might be even worse than you think. Yes, Saturday’s loss at LSU dropped the Dogs to 0-11 in opponents’ arenas for this season. But that merely continues a mind-boggling seven-year stretch of futility on the road. The Dogs are now 2-28 on the road over the past three seasons and a mind-boggling 8-63 over the past seven seasons. In five of the seven seasons, Georgia has won one road game or none. Horrific.
– Fascinating quote in a story by David Hale the other day on Georgia’s Caleb King-Washaun Ealey tailback tandem: “We’ve talked about it,” King said, “and we’re both pushing for 1,000 [yards rushing] apiece. I think we can do it.” That sent me to the record book. Georgia has never had two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season, of course, and has had only 10 seasons with one 1,000-yard rusher -– half of those seasons accounted for by Herschel Walker (1980-81-82) and Knowshon Moreno (2007-2008). But Hale pointed out that if Ealey and King maintain last season’s averages per carry (5.7 and 5.2 yards, respectively) and get an average of 15 carries per game for 13 games, they’d finish the season with 1,014 yards (King) and 1,111 yards (Ealey). Hey, that’s more fun to ponder than the road basketball record, isn’t it?
– Speaking of numbers, you’ve probably already noticed that the tailback tandem now wears consecutive numbers -– Ealey switching to No. 3 and King remaining No. 4.
– Sporting News’ latest NFL mock draft has former UGA defensive tackle Jeff Owens going in the first round — No. 31 to Indianapolis. That’s higher than other projections I’ve seen.
– For a team with a bottom seed, Georgia’s position is actually pretty good in this week’s SEC basketball tournament in Nashville. The Dogs’ opener is against a team on a five-game losing streak. (Arkansas.) And if Georgia gets past that game, its next opponent will be a team the Dogs beat in Athens and led by five points with 33 seconds left in regulation on the road before losing in overtime. (Vanderbilt).
– If you missed it, a teammate “definitely” thinks Trey Thompkins will be back at UGA next season.
– More from Nashville later today.
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199 comments Add your comment
jonL
March 10th, 2010
9:17 am
big wins in nashville!
DREW DOWN 75
March 10th, 2010
9:19 am
First!! Go Dawgs!!!
Atomic-Dawg
March 10th, 2010
9:19 am
First
Henry D.
March 10th, 2010
9:19 am
First! What do I win?
I hope Ealey and King both get their thousand yards. That would help the young QB out immensely.
Atomic-Dawg
March 10th, 2010
9:20 am
almost
Termigator
March 10th, 2010
9:24 am
2 1000yd rushers and you win the SEC East.
Cuz
March 10th, 2010
9:27 am
I don’t see Jeff going first round but I would be pleased if he did.
More like one back gets 1200 and the other 800. And that is a dream. Whichever is hot will get the most touches. See previous seasons.
Cuz
March 10th, 2010
9:29 am
I like the 3 and 4 jerseys. It will look good on a “We Run This State” promo sign. Good marketing decison.
PMC
March 10th, 2010
9:29 am
Consider Dennis Felton was the coach for much of that 8-63… there is your explanation.
Wil Walton
March 10th, 2010
9:30 am
The 3-4 punch instead of the 1-2 punch???
SOUTH GA DAWG FAN
March 10th, 2010
9:32 am
they will not get the carries needed especially if they miss a block on a passing play if they miss a block they lose their spot , who knows logan might get some carries if they both miss blocks
how2fish
March 10th, 2010
9:35 am
Termigator agree but I think any team in the East with 2 1000 yard rushers wins it. Cuz is right hot hand early will get more carries and that will weight in the outcome..just hope they both play at a high level and stay healthy.
JC
March 10th, 2010
9:37 am
Tantalizing quote? Really? Strong word for not such a strong quote…….everyone has goals and the higher the better. I think its great they are reaching high. No way at all is that tantalizing….
JB
March 10th, 2010
9:45 am
Let me say this about Richt and Bobo and our offense…..They could do that, but the coach’s won’t let that happen. We will open every game running, and doing it well, 5,6 8 yards a clip and for some strange reason, Bobo will start flinging the ball all over the field and we will punt a lot. Never seen anything like it. They did it against Tech, but they knew they had to control the clock to win. With this line coming back and what I saw late last year out of these backs, this offense could control the clock in just about every game and we would win 10 games.
I’ll hold my breath.
Of A Superior Bloodline = UGA Alumni
March 10th, 2010
9:51 am
Hopefully combined they can egual the real 34 and take us back to the promise land.
J Dawg
March 10th, 2010
9:51 am
2 1000 yard rushers in the SEC very difficult indeed. Ordinarily I would say not a chance, but in this case I say not a chance. However, I do like the high goals these two are setting for themselves, much if not all depends on the O line gelling together early and staying healthy. Good luck Dawgs!!
I would love to see 950 and 900 doesn’t matter long as we get W’s and beat the Gators
Lindsey
March 10th, 2010
9:52 am
Caleb & Washaun Run this State!! GO DAWGS!!
Gen Neyland
March 10th, 2010
9:56 am
Tough choice. Mock drafts or Bock drafts. Hmm. Take the Bock. Owens to Indy would be interesting and a good fit for him, IMO. I mean, to play with and be tutored by the likes of Freeney… SEC Tourney : Anything can happen here. This is put up or shut up time for a few teams coming into Nashville. Fox has given the program at UGA a ray of hope for change you can believe in if you’re a Dawg fan. Stallings SEC Coach of the Year is appropriate. Thankfully Coach Crook at Kentucky didn’t steal it. Seriously, good luck to all in the Tourney, but as always, GBO…
Tim Tucker
March 10th, 2010
9:58 am
JC: Point taken. I changed the word to fascinating. Better?
ToccoaDawg
March 10th, 2010
10:01 am
A 3-4 Offense to go with the 3-4 Defense sounds pretty good to me.
Win P.
March 10th, 2010
10:03 am
I’m leary of all this pre season hype from the sports media. Last year we had a coach on the field with Cox behind the best offensive line in the country. The year before that we were the best team in the country.
NC Dawg
March 10th, 2010
10:03 am
A 3-4 defense…and a 3-4 offense!
Bremen Dawg
March 10th, 2010
10:07 am
What do we always do on offensive if we are running the ball down peoples throats, we start passing because Richt’s wants to be balanced 50 – 50 so the 1,000 a piece will not happen. They can do it but Richt/Bobo won’t let it happen.
ncdawg1992
March 10th, 2010
10:07 am
3 and 4 together looks like… 34. I like the looks of that.
SimpleDawg
March 10th, 2010
10:08 am
If King and Ealy each rush for over 1,000 yards during the regular season, then you can crown the Dawgs the National Champs right now. It will not matter who plays QB, or what type of defense we employ…..
…..but that’s how unlikely it is that in today’s college football any team can have two 1,000 rushers in a season playing in a major football conference.
I would love to see it happen.
Spiller Time
March 10th, 2010
10:09 am
Foxy sure has made a BIG difference at JOEjuh.
rednecks don’t care about about hoops
Tailback U
March 10th, 2010
10:09 am
Predicting Jeff goes middle of the second round.
We need to model a style of play similar to what Auburn
has done recently for there to be any chance of both
of those guys getting a thousand yards.
I don’t see that happening per se but an offense that puts
the ball in the RB’s hands in multiple ways is the most conducive
way to see those kind of numbers.
I think we will see about a 60/40 ratio on carries resulting in
about 1000 for Ealey and 670 for King.
That would represent a good opportunity for offensive success
and a QB having a chance to fosus on protecting the football.
NoGaGator
March 10th, 2010
10:10 am
2-1,000 yard rushers? Needing to average 15 carries each per game all year?
Y’all are going to make Bobo’s head explode.
cantondawg
March 10th, 2010
10:11 am
With the strong running game, solid offensive line, Freshman Qb i expect us to be much more conservative this year. This should help the defense tremendously. I have felt that we have tried to be too cute on offense the past couple of years. Especially last year, alot of the turnovers were caused by us trying to make big plays and pushing too hard. Just follow the example at GT, Run the ball til the cows come home with the occasional home run to AJ.
cantondawg
March 10th, 2010
10:12 am
I wouldn’t be surprised if AL has two 1,000 yard rusher. Ingram is the Heisman winner and i actually think Trent Richardson is better than he is…However, i hope not. I don’t think i can stand much more boasting from the obnoxious Tide fans.
30th to Post
March 10th, 2010
10:14 am
30th to Post!!! Yes! BTW, I would love to see UGA get 2 x 1000 yard rushers. It may be the only way to win 10 games. With a young QB, we have to rely upon a strong running game. I hope the OL is up to the challenge!
Termigator
March 10th, 2010
10:15 am
cantondawg, good post with one exception; being more conservative will also help the opposing defenses.
JB
March 10th, 2010
10:15 am
Aaron Murray hopefully is the real deal at QB ( and stays healthy) or we are in trouble. Yes, Logan Gray is there, but couldn’t BEAT OUT JOE COX, yikes……Mett is a project for sure and the freshman coming in from Cobb County won’t be much help ( we’re always told it takes 2-3 years to learn the 15 or so plays Bobo calls).
33rd to Post
March 10th, 2010
10:16 am
Man, I was 31st to post last. I got bumped…what a bummer. Now I am 33rd though!! Yeah man!
elviskl
March 10th, 2010
10:16 am
do yall think yall can keep these two 1000 yard rushers out of jail long enough? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Termigator
March 10th, 2010
10:17 am
Saw Murray interviewed and seems a great kid and leader; Tampa friends tell me he has had injury issues. Maybe the 15-20 lbs he has added will help.
UGA Rules!!
March 10th, 2010
10:18 am
Termigator…you must be haluucinating. Two 1,000 yard rushers is likely because of complete inept play by the QB in UGA’s offense. We run a pro-style offense not the triple option and that much rushing likely means UGA finishes 5th in the East just above Vandy. Having the two backs around 700 yards each likely wins the East but the passing game would have to be effective and thus the new QB worked out splendidly.
Far too easy to gang up on a one dimensional team unless your Defense is just pitiful (see GT last year).
cantondawg
March 10th, 2010
10:18 am
Termigator,
I agree with helping out the defense however i believe the benefit of not turning the ball over overrides that plus we should be able to move the ball with our offensive line.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
10:19 am
Cantondawg, I agree, Richardson might be better than Ingram. Tide would be tough to deal with if they won back to back NC’s and back to back Heisman’s with a different RB.
Me
March 10th, 2010
10:20 am
Next weeks prediction: 6,000 yards passing for Aaron Murray with 55 TD passes to go with those 2 1,000 yards rushers. Prediction for week after that: No one scores a point on the all new Georgia defense with the new scheme and mastermind DC. Prediction for the week after THAT: Dawgs easily win NC playing just their 3rd stringers. Delusional Dawgs. REALITY: Another season as an also-ran, 8-4 record, no championships.
termigator
March 10th, 2010
10:21 am
UGA rules, never said they would do it; only said if they did they would rule the East. You must be halucinating.
Football Guy
March 10th, 2010
10:22 am
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cantondawg
March 10th, 2010
10:24 am
Bluemax,
Richardson is definitely a stud but i expect Al defense to take a huge step back this year. They lost 8 starters. All of their fans will tell you they are loaded but i’m telling you now there is no way they can replace the leadership of Mcclain the the sheer massiveness of Terrence Cody. I see at least 2 losses this year
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
10:26 am
cantondawg, I would like to believe you about the 2 losses and hope one is to UF but I doubt it.
elviskl
March 10th, 2010
10:26 am
l see 7 losses for ga this year but the good news is they will lead the nation in felony arrests……..
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
10:27 am
elviskl, you must be a bumble bee
elviskl
March 10th, 2010
10:27 am
blue max, you are correct
Mikey
March 10th, 2010
10:28 am
I’m just glad my last name doesn’t end in “berger”. It has been a tough week to be a Metten or a Roethlis.
Dawglasville
March 10th, 2010
10:29 am
If we can keep Fox I think Damon has got us pretty healthy from top to bottom with every program. I’m not sure why we have tolerated Landers as long as we have but I guess it is because no one is going to spend a lot of energy worrying about women’s basketball.
dawgfan
March 10th, 2010
10:30 am
Lets add some flavor to the Mix and Give a Healthy Dontavius Jackson a few carries and let him build on his 13 yard per carry average
J Dawg
March 10th, 2010
10:30 am
Tide will be good but not great. Richardson is a freak, way better than Ingram, but the D will slip a little with the loss’ of Maclain and Cody. Those guys were difference makers. don’t see them being replaced as easy as Tide fans think
JB
March 10th, 2010
10:30 am
me……………………..you are a hater……..nobody would say that, But Georgia will have one of the Best offensive lines they have had in years, with depth and two pretty good running backs.
notice i didn’t say the line or the backs are the cream of the SEC or the best, but they will be pretty good. Now, If you want to contribute on this blog, do so, but leave the hate remarks and
crap off. We all know you must be a TECH guy …..if so, you’ve got your own problems.
Snoop Dawg
March 10th, 2010
10:31 am
Bulldogs do a lot of talking. I want to see less talk and some action. We’ll celebrated AFTER we have two 1,000 yard rushers… Until then, it’s just talk…
J Dawg
March 10th, 2010
10:34 am
elviskl seriously crack=bad lay off
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
10:34 am
J Dawg, Tide fans are like most of us gators; they think we just reload. I think our offense will be better but we are going to have to score a lot of points to be successful.
cantondawg
March 10th, 2010
10:35 am
The big question about Saban is can he sustain a great program.Yeah, i know people will say that he is a great coach and has won 2 NC’S and i agree with them. But, he hasn’t been anywhere for more than 5 years. There are some coaches that can come in and make a team alot better very quickly but their personalities tend to wear thin on people after a while. I’m not saying this is the case with Saban but if could be. Remember Parcells at Dallas and New York Jets and NE Patriots, He made those teams competitive in a very short time but his personality seemed to wear thin with the players. Remember LSU in their last year with Saban, We absolutely dominated them 45-16 the year after their NC
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
10:36 am
Saban will be at Michigan after this year.
JB
March 10th, 2010
10:36 am
Snoop……. The dawg fans do a lot of talking…..The team doesn’t…..big difference…..nobody on here speaks for the Actual Team. AJC throwing out red meat for blog reaction to sell ad’s is all this about.
Bo
March 10th, 2010
10:36 am
JB, Bobo would start throwing the ball because our line couldn’t consistently open holes. They were supposed to be good last year but were mediocre at best. The only teams they manhandled were Vandy and GT…both had small defensive fronts.
Searels was billed as the best O-line coach in the SEC when he came here. I’m ready for these guys to finally be stout.
UGA Rules!!
March 10th, 2010
10:38 am
But remember Moreno had 13 games each year to reach his 1,000 where every tailback before the mid 1990’s had atleast one game less each season (two games less if the team did not go to a bowl game…and remember there used to be only 4 games!). So the number to 1,000 yard rushers is misleading.
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
10:40 am
I’m with you Dawgfan. Jackson is a serious runner out of Heard Co. He put up big numbers in High School and when he ran the ball twice last year against Vandy. However he must be having trouble blocking because that is the only reason that he would not be playing.
termigator
March 10th, 2010
10:41 am
I think the success of UF and UGA is the lines remaining healthy. Yours was supposed to be great last year and then had some injuries. We lost starting LT last year and RG for the last part of season. Both are back but lost the Center to NFL. Talent there, but must remain healthy. OL is toughest to lose a player other than QB.
how2fish
March 10th, 2010
10:41 am
elviskl even if we lead the nation in arrests we will STILL pound a mudhole in the Bugs..if they haven’t all been shot (and I hope not) by the North Ave Natives by Nov..
JB
March 10th, 2010
10:42 am
canton dawg……you are dead on….Now Saban may stay at Bama because of his age, but the lies ( and I’m guessing Bama fans, and I know most do it) to these younf men catch up. He is recruiting some great players, but you can’t have but 22 starters, and the other 60+ high profile 4&5 star guys who remember what Saban said to them to make them sign can cause some problems on a team. I respect Saban, because with him it’s about results, and he’s one of the best, but I don’t care to much for him. But, I’ll tip my hat to him as long as he’s doing it clean.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
10:42 am
Amen, how2
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
10:43 am
Georgia Tech will only win 3 ballgames this year. Gaileys talent is slowly slippng away from Paul Johnson.
Dawg Stephen
March 10th, 2010
10:49 am
Hey Tim,
With the new expectations coach Fox has brought, do you think the fans are now no longer just sitting back with a wait and see on the basketball team? No more pass for Coach Fox?
http://dawgstephen.blogspot.com/2010/03/no-pass-for-mark-fox-not-anymore.html
JB
March 10th, 2010
10:49 am
Tech will feast on the usual ACC suspects this year, but will struggle with “football school Teams”
Remember last year two very average SEC teams ( UGA,USC) we’re better than their ACC title game participants. I just don’t see Tech replacing the 5 or 6 guys that Gailey left that made that team special last year with AS GOOD or better players. Groh has his work cut out for him also.
Tech will prbably be 8-4 this year.
Summit Dawg
March 10th, 2010
10:50 am
Both 3 & 4 can reach 1000 yard goal……but they have to touch the ball to do it, and I don’t
see Bobo calling their numbers enough to do it. It seems “Running Back U” under Bobo has become
“Pass It U!”
Me
March 10th, 2010
10:50 am
JB…NOT a Techie, just a realist. 8-4 record is very realistic record for team with new QB, new defense. How is THAT hating?? I can’t help it if you guys are living in a dream dawg world!
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
10:51 am
Nobody cares about the stupid basketball team. They SUCK! This blog is for the real sport at UGA. GO DAWGS!!
dawgfan
March 10th, 2010
10:53 am
Jackson is just now getting healthy, I don’t think its been the blocking He’s a player all around
BE#3
March 10th, 2010
10:54 am
Now this was funny!!!!! Good one Mikey!
Mikey
March 10th, 2010
10:28 am
I’m just glad my last name doesn’t end in “berger”. It has been a tough week to be a Metten or a Roethlis.
Delbert D.
March 10th, 2010
10:54 am
Ealey and King will do about the same as last year. Murray will be up and down, with TD passes about equal to interceptions. Georgia’s defense will be primarily responsible for a better record. Wait a minute; I don’t make predictions….ignore all of that.
JB
March 10th, 2010
10:56 am
me……you are probably dead on……With all we have going on next year and not going on, 8 -4 sounds about right……..how’s that for a dawg dream world……
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
10:57 am
If they stay healthy, King and Ealey WILL be the best RB duo in the Nation. Ealey was a Freshman last year. Knowshon was a second year player when he started. I think Ealey is a Knowshon type runner and I see no reason he could not be as good. “Taliback U” is back! Can’t wait till FALL!!!
A very important observation
March 10th, 2010
10:59 am
I am a UGA grad. Please understand that we cannot use the last couple of games in 09 to guage UGA’s rushing prowess. Tech’s line was pathetic and sad. YES, we have some very able backs and barring inuriies, we could do well on the ground. Tech and KY and whomever else we played against in the last few games were not UT, nor Alabama nor Florida, nor LSu. Auburn will re build their D line in 2010 and will be better.
2010 COULD be great for UGA but we need to dominate on the ground FIRST and accent that with some nifty passing and play action stuff. Go long AJ may not work this year w.o. the heavy emphaiss on rushing and the play action.
We need to utilize our blue chip fullbacks far more than ever. We ought to use them as receivers coming out of the back field, like in the TX A&M game. A & M has big time players and that game surprisingly, should be a better guage than a Ga Tech. A & M has talent.
Go Dogs
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
11:00 am
Dawgfan, sounds like me and you both want to see some Dontavious. I think he is a stud. Hope he is healthy and they use him. maybe he will be the darkhorse of the RB’s.
SEC observor
March 10th, 2010
11:00 am
Can’t see these 2 getting 1,000 yards apiece. Together last year they combined for around 1250 yards. Hard to believe they will get 1,000 apiece. On top of that with a freshman qb starting sec defenses will put an extra man in the box and dare a freshman qb to beat them through the air. Any idiot can understand this.
Having 2 1,000 yard rushers is much more likely at Bammer. Ingram and Richardson combined for 2500 yards last year twice as many as our guys. Richardson got over 700 of those yards and that monster is going to be better than Ingram was by the time he leaves.
They both rushed for over 100 yards each in not only the seccg but also in the bcs title game so as a tandem they were peaking in the really big games which is scary to think about. Plus they have a senior qb and all their receivers are back. They look much more likely to have the conference’s first 1,000 yard tandem in awhile. I think the Bama tailbacks get it done but I can’t see it done at UGA.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
March 10th, 2010
11:03 am
considering samuel was the main rb for the first few games and ealey didn’t really see playing time until about 6 games in…i could easily see both reaching 1000 yards. owens are 1rst rd pick..i’ll buy it..considering him & atkins did great at the combine..especially in bench presses. both are beasts and will do well in NFL.
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
11:04 am
Heres an observation, Georgia will use AJ like Tech used BaBa Thomas last year. Run, run, run,run, hit AJ for 62 yards down the sideline. Green will still get his 1000 yds. Thomas led the Acc in recieving and only got thrown to twice a game.
Bama fan
March 10th, 2010
11:05 am
JB,
Specifically what lie did Saban say to any young man at Bama? Be specific because when you read what recruits and what players who played under him say they all say that “he promises you nothing”. As a matter of fact one reason the 2nd string tailback Richardson committed was because Saban was real with him. He didn’t promise him he would start, didn’t tell him he was going to be the star player. he was very straightforward with him and other recruits. So specifically what lie did he tell his players?
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
11:08 am
jdawg14, hate to bust your bubble, the 2 might be the best in the SEC East but not better than Ingram and Richardson.
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
March 10th, 2010
11:08 am
plus throw in the fact that we play 3 non-conf teams this year…LAL, IDST, & someone else…we could put up a lot rushing yards in those 3 games alone and with tech/UF/UT losing a lot of D players to the draft this year…could be possible!!
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
11:13 am
We’ll see Blue Max. Georgia will have the better O-Line and they will be hungy to prove it.. Georgia has something to prove, bama does not. Dawgs still pull upset and win SEC
SecIsFootball
March 10th, 2010
11:14 am
cantondawg…..While I would normally agree with you about McClain and Cody, I am more worried about our secondary than the front 7. Most of our front 7 did a lot of rotating so while we will have new starters, we will not be starting a lot of guys who have never played and we are also very deep so there will be a continual rotation. Darius will likely be one of if not the best DE in the league this year. At NT, Josh Chapman has played A LOT of snaps over the last 2 years and while he is not as big as cody (Chapman is 325), he is the strongest guy on the entire team. He will be backed up my Kerry Murphy who is also 330 and will be a soph next year. The other end will be Luther Davis who has played a lot and will be a senior. At LB, Donte Hightower will replace McClain and has the ability to be just as good. Jerrell Harris will replace Reamer not that he is out of Saban’s dog house and Nico Johnson will remain the starter at the Will position. Courtney Upshaw will replace Erick Anders. DL and LB are loaded with depth. The secondary we replace 3 starters which will be tough but many have played a good bit. Dre Kirkpatrick will replace Jackson and Dequan Menzies (Juco transfer) will replace Javy. Rod Woodson will replace Woodall at one Safety Spot and 1st team All-SEC Mark Barron is a Jr. We have a lot of great players on D returning and have a lot of depth. While we will not likely go undefeated this year, we will be damned good and will be the favorite in the west. The step back you are predicting might not be as big as you are hoping for.
As for the Rb situation….I would not trade Ingram and Richardson for any Rb duo in the country. Both have a great shot at 1000 yard season as Trent had over 700 last year with 7-10 carries a game. That will go up this year because you cannot not give him the ball. Kid is a special talent. Ealey will have another good season and get over 1000 but I am still not 100% sold on King.
SecIsFootball
March 10th, 2010
11:16 am
jdawg….BAMA still has a lot to prove. For one, they will want to prove that they arent going to win and then just go away. They will want to prove that they can get 2 RB’s over 1000 yards. Just because we won it all last year doesn’t me we have nothing to prove. We want to prove we can do it consistently and by that I dont mean a NC but rather a team that is up there with the best teams in the country. Prior to 2008, we werent exactly making that statement.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
11:18 am
J Dawg14, without being insulting; remember your prediction. It won’t happen. Untried QB either freshman or Gray. You lost almost as many on D as UF and now they must learn a new Defense. Don’t count out KY and SC either, you play both on the road. Your OL last year was supposed to be good, but injuries hurt the production.
CORCH MEYER & PEARCY HARVY
March 10th, 2010
11:22 am
1 2 3 4 5 THEM GATORS DONT TAKE NO JIVE. GRADILATE, GO GATOR
Douglas
March 10th, 2010
11:22 am
JB: you nailed it. Richt and Bobo both do that: get the running game going..wear down the defense…and then they get pass-happy — about the dumbest playcalling I have ever witnessed.
1eyedJack
March 10th, 2010
11:29 am
I’ll be happy if neither of them gets hurt and one of them gets to a 1,000 yards.
jdawg14
March 10th, 2010
11:32 am
I love to run my mouth. We might not win SEC this year but its comin. UF wins East and Bama wins West, no doubt, and the winner, probably Bama, will play and win the Natl Champ again. That is my real prediction and you can write it down.
Bama fan
March 10th, 2010
11:33 am
cantondawg and jdawg,
We don’t really lose 8 starters on D. Hightower, Barron, and Nico Johnson return as starters. But on the D-line Josh Chapman who takes over for Cody played shared half the snaps with Cody last season. Damion Square returns from injury to take over the other end spot which will also be upgraded in terms of speed and talent. A lot of people don’t know that. Behind Chapman at NT are 2 325lb behemoths and one Kerry Murphy played last year also.
At the other defensive end and jack linebacker are Marcel Dareus hero of the Texas game and Courtney Upshaw(recovered the qb fumble in Texas game). Both have started games in their career and both have played numerous snaps and are actually bigger, faster, more athletic than the guys they replace. Other D ends that were in the regular rotation like Luther Davis also return. Same with linebackers like former 5 star Jerrell Harris who looks to be a vast physical upgrade from the departed Cory Reamer.
In our db backfield Robby Green has started 6 games and if he comes back from suspension for breaking a team rule than that would be yet another player who has extensive playing time.
All told we really have 7 guys coming back who have starting experience and have played a significant amount of snaps in big games. At linebacker and the other def end spot we have guys who played significantly the last 2 years who will be stepping in comfortably.
The only worry will be at db where we have only 1 returning starter if Robby Green doesn’t come back from suspension. No. 1 rated corner in the country from 2 years ago Dre Kirkpatrick steps into one corner slot. The other will likely be manned by former 5 star db BJ Scott or one of several 4 star recruits. The no. 1 rated corner in the country this year Demarcus Milliner enrolled in January for spring practice as well as Johnavon Fulton(no. 6 rated corner in the country in this year’s class) Both come in to compete for playing time.
If Milliner moves to safety as is possibly expected we will have 4 former 5 star recruits starting at the 2 corner positions and the 2 safety positions including Barron, BJ Scott, Demarcus Milliner, and Dre Kirkpatrick. It should be noted that in Milliner and Kirkpatrick for 2 years in a row we landed the top rated cornerback recruit in the nation.
The defensive backfield talent cup runneth over but it will be the only position on D where we will lack for a lot of experience unlike LB and DLine. But you know who personally coaches the defensive backs? That’s right. Nick Saban.
Bottom line is that 7 guys with starting experience and a lot of playing time return and that the defense as a whole will be significantly more athletic, bigger, and faster than the starters being replaced.
BigDawg
March 10th, 2010
11:34 am
Carlton Thomas is hugely underrated!!!!!!!! Bobo needs to get that boy in the mix this season…A force to be reckoned with.
cantondawg
March 10th, 2010
11:35 am
Secisfootball,
You could be right and the AL D could be better than last year. But, i do know that alot of times players can look great in reserve roles and when it comes their time to start and play the whole game they turn out to be not as good. Only time will tell.
I do agree with you on C.King. I’m not completely sold on him yet..He’s too injury prone and inconsistent..But i would agree with you on Richardson-Ingram. Actually, i’m predicting that this will be the first time in history that a Heisman winner will actually lose his starting spot. I think Richardson is better.
Dawg Den
March 10th, 2010
11:36 am
Coach Richt Rules!!
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Urban Meyer
March 10th, 2010
11:38 am
3 and 4 really means that the Dawgs are going to finish 3rd or 4th in the SEC East behind Fla, SC and maybe even TN.
ugaclassof2004
March 10th, 2010
11:39 am
JB is correct.
UGA’s indentity on offense is a power I inside running game mixed in with play action passing. When our runnings backs get a lot of touches, 20-25 per game, UGA usually wins. Look at most of our big wins the last few years( Florida & Auburn 2007, LSU 2008, Ga. Tech 2009): the running game played a MAJOR part in those games. But see both Richt and Bobo are former QB’s and they like to get cute with their sexy passing attacks like Richt had at FSU. Occasionally, the offense will have a game where they torch a secondary, but more times than not, we’ll lose a game early in the season due to an overemphasis on the passing game( South Carolina 2007 or OKST 2009).
Realist
March 10th, 2010
11:39 am
Looking at the debate between Ingram and Richardson and Ealey and King. No contest. Ingram is a heisman winner and this Richardson kid is better than Ingram was as a freshman. This Richardson kid will be better than Ingram and is a 1st rounder in the NFL also. The same can’t be said yet of Ealey or King. 2500 yds vs 1250 yards. This one goes to the Bama duo.
Bama fan
March 10th, 2010
11:44 am
SECisfootball,
I looked at your post and we disagree a little on who will be taking over at one of the 2 corner spots. You think it will be Menzie and I think it will be BJ Scott or maybe Phelon Jones or Demarcus Milliner. I also think Damion Square takes over one end spot over Luther Davis. Square was in the rotation last year before a knee injury and big things were expected of him. The nice thing is that there is so much dang former 4 and 5 star talent that its sickening trying to guess who will start. A lot of experience returning though and there is no doubt that this year’s defense will be much more athletic than last year. I can’t wait till the spring game. You going or watching it on ESPN?
cantondawg
March 10th, 2010
11:46 am
Realist,
No argument from this UGA fan. However, I do think Ealey will come into his own this season. The dude is a touchdown scoring machine. King has alot of talent but is inconsistent.
Tailback U
March 10th, 2010
11:52 am
Realist
There is one key word in your post .
The word is yet.
tdog
March 10th, 2010
11:58 am
I hope we can just get five wins. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves with the rushing wishes.
SecIsFootball
March 10th, 2010
11:58 am
cantondawg….I hope we are better on D. I think we have the ability to be but it will all depend on how the starters acccept their role after being just rotation guys. Lots of talent there.
I disargee about Richardson taking the starting job. I think Richardson is great no doubt but Ingram is just as good. I think you will see TR get more carries this year as he proved he deserves them.
I am not sure what it is about King I am not sold on but he doesnt seem to have that enthusiasm that I am used to with Knowshon. He is talented but seems he has not completely bought in. Maybe that will change this year.
Paul Dawg
March 10th, 2010
12:03 pm
Has this EVER been done other than Dickerson/James at SMU?
SEC East Headlines – 3/10/10 « MrSEC.com
March 10th, 2010
12:04 pm
[...] teammate Trey Thompkins will be back at Georgia next season.7. Caleb King and Waushaun Ealey both want to top the 1,000-yard mark this season.8. Could the Florida game be the most important contest on Georgia’s slate?9. [...]
option smoption
March 10th, 2010
12:06 pm
Diehard dog fan all the way but 2 1000 yard rushers is a pipe dream. Has anyone who isn’t antiquated and run the option had 2 1000 yard rushers in a season. Maybe Cadillac and Ronnie Brown. I know Nevada had 3 1000 yard rushers last year but cmon, Nevada doesn’t count do they?
BigMike Said...
March 10th, 2010
12:12 pm
If Ealey shines in that #3 jersey, Oh how the DAWG fans will forget B. Evans, if not that jersey might have the curse at UGA forever…..Jeff Owens a first round pick? After his sophmore year I’m with you, but now? Not!…..UGA Coach Mark Fox has got to sell not only that he can coach,(which he really can) but he’s gonna have to sell the program as something more than an after thought of the football season! Also before we give all the carries to Washaun, and Caleb, Mike Bobo needs to find some space in there for Carlton Thomas with swing passes out the Backfield, or something, this kid is to fast and to elusive not to be getting PT regurlarly!
dawgfacedboy
March 10th, 2010
12:13 pm
Hell, i’ll take one 1,000 yard rusher. We were a 10 win team when KM ran for 1,000 yards. We will have a HUGELY inexperienced or a NO experienced qb next year. We better run the ball or we will be lucky to be .500
UGA Class of '94
March 10th, 2010
12:14 pm
I don’t care how many yards Ealey or King get just so long as we win more games than last year. And Jeff Owens is no 1st rounder I’ll tell you that. He wasn’t even all-SEC caliber last year.
BigMike Said...
March 10th, 2010
12:16 pm
Remember the name Ken Malcome as Caleb slowly watches his Pt decrease, this kid is 5′11 220lbs, and plays with passion. People you about to see a star born in Athens!
MattDawg
March 10th, 2010
12:16 pm
TWO 1,000 yard rushers??!! Yes Please.
Pago Flyer
March 10th, 2010
12:20 pm
Third……can we just beat UF/UT and UK this year!!!!
dawgfacedboy
March 10th, 2010
12:20 pm
Hell, someone that has enough time go back since 1980 and see what our record was when we had a 1,000 yard rusher. We all know how we did from 80-82 with a 1,000 yard rusher. Did Hearst rush for 1,000?? Musa Smith I believe rushed for 1,000 and we all know Knowshon did it.
The point i’m trying to make is instead of trying to get 2 1,000 yard rushers why don’t we try and get 1 1,000 yard rusher. Just my opinion.
gator mike
March 10th, 2010
12:22 pm
Ealey is very good, and I believe he may give the Gators trouble in JAX this year if our defense is not properly prepared.
By the way, what happened to Tony Barnhart? I hope he is well. It would be great for him to start chiming in on Spring Practice and the 2010 Season.
BigMike Said...
March 10th, 2010
12:23 pm
All you kids talking about other schools, just remember that Terrell Davis sat behind Garrison Hearst at Georgia and was a SBMVP, And Brown, Lumpkin, and Ware who split time amongst each other while Knowshon was behind them are all in the NFL. Now do you wanna go play tailback somewhere else?
Bama fan
March 10th, 2010
12:23 pm
Paul Dawg,
I would be surprised if Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown didn’t accomplish the feat at Auburn. Then again one or both of them seemed to constantly be injured or banged up so then again maybe they didn’t do it. On top of that they may have played when we only had the 11 game season as opposed to 12 game regular season.
meh
March 10th, 2010
12:26 pm
3-4 offense and 3-4 defense. GATA!
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
12:37 pm
love all the football comments on here today, not a lot of hatin and an insults. Gotta love the SEC.
AltamahaDawg
March 10th, 2010
12:45 pm
So we do have 34 in the backfield again.
Bama fan
March 10th, 2010
12:46 pm
Mcfadden and Felix Jones at Arky ran for over 1,000 each and did it for 2 years in a row. marion barber and laurence maroney did it twice at Minnesota also 2 years in a row.
AltamahaDawg
March 10th, 2010
12:52 pm
I am not nearly as concerned about the 1000 yrd season as I am about being able to pick up 2 or 3 yrds rushing the football when we absolutely have to do it. THAT, or the lack of, is why we have not been a very good football team lately. All the rest is just chatter.
Give Ealey the Ball...
March 10th, 2010
12:57 pm
Ealey proved to be BOTH more PRODUCTIVE (5.7 ypc vs. 5.2 ypc) and better at protecting the football (half as few fumbles as King).
Ealey ran for 8100 yards and 133 td’s in high school, breaking Herschel Walker’s r4ecords and was a Parade All-American.
He is beating Moreno and Walker’s ypc average at UGA.
Ealey will get better with more reps.
I’d like to see 40 runs, 20 to Ealey, 15 to King, 5 to Brandon Smith (12.2 ypc) and Wooten (7 ypc).
Ealey earned the right to get 20 touches or to be the #1 rb.
King fumbles too much and only averaged 1 ypc vs. LSU, where Ealey averaged over 4 ypc against Fla and LSU.
The Guy nailing Randy Bettis' wife. Also, Avid Addiction is the worse band ever.
March 10th, 2010
1:06 pm
If both rush for anywhere close to those numbers Georgia will be in pretty good shape next season.
CMR's Daddy
March 10th, 2010
1:10 pm
Two 1,000 yard rushers, just like GT?
Monticello Dawg
March 10th, 2010
1:13 pm
To the critic of Andy Landers: Andy is a victim of his own success when Dog fans are upset over a 23-8 record. Would I have liked to have seen more wins, of course, but most SEC teams would be thrilled with that record. For those not aware, under Landers this is one of the top 5 women’s programs in the country over last 30 years, second only to Tennessee in the SEC. What has kept Andy from being more highly acclaimed is the lack of national titles. For whatever reason, the Lady Dogs have basically blown two NCs. 1985 had Old Dominion beaten, but let them off the mat. 1996, had hammered the Lady Vols twice, but in the third go round, came up short in title game. After Michael Shafer left, recruiting fell off, but the Lady Dogs have had banner back to back classes, and should be improved next year.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
1:17 pm
Andy Landers is better than anything we(UF) have had. Whoever said he isn’t good is on drugs.
DawgBuzz
March 10th, 2010
1:17 pm
I think it’s great these two guys are setting goals at RB. May or may not happen, but you have to start somewhere. Still, running over Tech is one thing, but teams in the SEC tend to play the run pretty well.
Brandon Spikes
March 10th, 2010
1:21 pm
You gotta get them eyes man. No eyes = no 1000 yards.
30-24 Dawgs - WE RUN THIS STATE!
March 10th, 2010
1:45 pm
The way Caleb King and Ealey ran all over tech ALL NIGHT LONG convinces me they could have a legit shot of both racking up 1000-yd seasons, especially with a veteran line.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
1:47 pm
SEC defenses are not the same as Tech’s.
DawgBuzz
March 10th, 2010
1:47 pm
Yeah, only if they get to play Tech every other week…..
Shug
March 10th, 2010
2:18 pm
I’d be more impressed and would prefer one back with 2,000 yards than two backs with a 1,000.
dawgfan
March 10th, 2010
2:37 pm
Two 1,000 yard rushers with Bobo running the offense? Don’t make me laugh. Bobo will hand over the reigns to our freshmen QB and let him audible in to pass plays on 3rd and short. Bobo will pass the ball to set up the run, instead of the other way around like you are taught in “Football For Dummies.” Bobo does not have patience for an offense that would produce two 1000 yard rushers. Bobo thinks you only win games if the QB wins them for you. Bobo thinks he coaches in the NFL and that Peyton Manning is his QB. Bobo obviously never watches Bama or Florida games, both of whom have won national championships with QBs who manage the game more than they sling the ball around the field like its freaking flag football or something. Stafford and Moreno made Bobo look a lot better than he really is. We will never have two 1000 yard rushers with Bobo calling the shots. What we’ll have are QBs that pass for a lot of yards, throw a lot of interceptions, and never win championships. That’s what we’ll have. True story folks.
VentingDawg
March 10th, 2010
2:53 pm
Tucker, Hail runs rings around you! Loved you TV sports & sports biz reporter but you SUCK as a beat writer!
run the ball
March 10th, 2010
3:03 pm
Georgia can beat both TN and Fla this year. If they do that, they will go to the SEC title game. The winner of that game usually wins the crystal ball. I’m just saying.
athensdawg
March 10th, 2010
3:16 pm
althamaha…you hit the nail right on the head.
Let’s hope this season is reminicent of the “four horsemen” (Hampton, Worley, Tate, Henderson.)
AltamahaDawg
March 10th, 2010
3:28 pm
What is the entire conference road WP over that period of time? Better than 11% no doubt, but I bet it is surprisingly low.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
3:36 pm
athensdawg, what year(s) were the 4 horsemen that you mention? Were all of them at UGA at the same time or different years. I remember Tate when I lived in Tampa with the Bucs.
DawgBuzz
March 10th, 2010
3:39 pm
dawgfan, I hear what you are saying and last year was a example of that. I think part of the problem was the running game never did much the first half of the season. If you look at the SC game, the Ark. game, it became a throwing fest. Establishing the run is key to the play action pass and a good running team usually owns the clock. Hopefully with CMW getting more involved with the O he will keep Bobo on a short leash.
pigskinfan
March 10th, 2010
3:42 pm
Almost two pages and I haven’t seen the first trash post from a Tech fan on this UGA blog. Now go over to ANY Tech blog and see if the reverse is true. Seriously, there are droves of UGA fans who seem obsessed with anything Tech. Why is that?
Observor
March 10th, 2010
3:42 pm
run the ball,
I don’t think Georgia has ever beaten UT and UF in the same year. They certainly haven’t done it since Richt became coach and I don’t think they’ve done it since the inception of the 2 division format. As a matter of fact you may have to go back to 1980 as the last time the dogs did that. Given this dubious history what makes you think they can do it this year with a team that went 8-5 last year? And even if they could beat both let alone one of the 2 what does it matter? Do you honestly think they could beat both UT and UF and then beat Alabama? Even the most realistic dog fan knows we can’t beat Bama this year.
AltamahaDawg
March 10th, 2010
3:44 pm
Thanks athensdawg. It amazing to me how very few folks ever talk about the main thing that has hurt UGA over the past couple of years. Rather go on and on about stuff that don’t matter. Same crappy coverage, same KO issues, same fumbles, same whatever………and just be able to pick up a 3rd and 2, we win 4 more games.
We needed 2 yards and you never felt like we could. Folks want to complain about the “call” and sometimes you did have to wonder, but one thing for sure we certainly couldn’t line it up and just get it. Florida needed 2 yards and you never felt like you could stop it, even when they pointed to the exact spot they were coming. Now Tebow is a fine fellow and all, but come on, he is literally falling forward for the first down. His height and weight are not magic spells. He is just a big ol boy leaning forward at that point.
Why? or why not in our case?. Seems pretty obvious to me. And it shouldn’t matter who carried the ball. Or who called the play.
AltamahaDawg
March 10th, 2010
3:47 pm
pigskinfan, you must have just woke up from a 5 yr nap.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
3:54 pm
AltamahaDawg, he is Rip Van Teckle.
AltamahaDawg
March 10th, 2010
3:56 pm
dawgfan, you cannot seriously suggest that Coach Mike Bobo is employed as an OC at a major conference school and does not understand the value of a strong running game. And makes up ways to pass the ball just to be a lot more complicated than the easiest way to win the game and keep his job and everybody around him in high cotton. Seriously?
Did you really think that in the game where we did have some success running the ball , we didn’t ride that as long as possible? And in those games where we punted 7 straight times before finally going to the air, it was because he is in love with the passing game?
The difference between his gameplan and the (all hail) Alabama and Florida gameplan is that they actually CAN run the ball. We can about a third of the time.
I will guarantee you that IF, the line is what is suppossed to be, he will run the ball plenty this season.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
4:05 pm
Remember, Bobo was the QB when UGA had it’s lone win against Spurrier and they had a great ground game then.
Ghost of Wally Butts
March 10th, 2010
4:08 pm
532nd!
AltamahaDawg
March 10th, 2010
4:11 pm
Bobo runs a pro-style play action offense. He obviously know the run sets up the passing game. That’s the very basis for what they do. It’s the definition of what they do.
Just not doing it very well lately. And it IS his job to do it well, so I am not defending his results, just rejecting the notion he wouldn’t run the ball 60 times and win every game if that were an option.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
4:16 pm
altamaha, your key is your OL staying healthy this year. Injuries killed them and the consistency most of last year.
Cluett Peabody
March 10th, 2010
4:24 pm
What? 2 – 1000 yard rushers in the same season. Do they plan on playing for GT? ‘Cause it’s not happening at UGa. It will happen but the players will be wearing white and gold not red and black. Good luck trying though, I’ll be pulling for them – that is until they reach that game in late November.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
4:26 pm
Cluett, you must not be a very happy football fan are you?
AltamahaDawg
March 10th, 2010
4:35 pm
Max, I’ve tried to say that a few times and get accused of whining. We shoulda been deeper, we shoulda been more experienced, but the reality is we just haven’t had a consistant O-line in a while, and playcalling and the results have suffered. That’s just a fact. Fix that or nothing else matters.
FWIW UGA ran the ball 56% of the time last year compared to Bama and FL 61% of the time. Aside from that not being a huge difference in “trying to use the run”, THEY had very solid lines and Heisman trophy winners in the backfield. We had neither. I’d be willing to bet that this season with (hopefully) a solid line and at least some All-SEC caliber backs we will run the ball over 60% of the time too.
Blue Max
March 10th, 2010
4:38 pm
altama, from the outside of the program looking in, I have questioned your recruiting coordinator to let the Dline, Oline and lack of depth at QB happen. Someone should of played one of the QB’s last year unless they were just not ready.
Tide fan
March 10th, 2010
4:50 pm
Altamaha dog,
Interesting stat on Georgia running the ball 56% of the time compared to 61% for both Bama and UF. Plus UGA tends to run a lot of screen passes which are essentially almost a running play since they are low risk, you’re not throwing down the field, etc. Throw in all the screens Georgia runs and they would probably be identical to Bama and UF as far as running the ball.
willieg hates bill shanks
March 10th, 2010
5:06 pm
the dogs will lose tomorrow night , its a pickem game, put your money on arkansas so you will have much more money for the weekend to PARTY.YOU heard it here first also gt will beat nc tomorrow , have a nice weekend fellow georgians.
J Dawg
March 10th, 2010
5:09 pm
Blue Max its hard to say we didn’t have depth at QB Joe had been there four years and knew the offense inside and out, and when given time could hit targets. Who knew he was so scared of getting hit.That was Cox’s biggest problem, if the line broke down and heat came, he would freak out, throw the ball up for grabs or fumble. As for line both O and D we had/have them scheme on D and injuries on O hurt us alot
Out on a limb
March 10th, 2010
5:13 pm
Dont be so sure the about the hogs Willieg, Mr. Leslie and Co. aren’t done yet, and if the jackets don’t beat the Heels Mr. Hewitt might not have a job. What a let down of a season for them Nerds
Big Dawgs Eat!
March 10th, 2010
5:26 pm
if both king/ealey stay healthy, its very possible. the o-line must step up and be the anchor this yr to do it though, with the new qb in place its gonna be a running yr. should be fun to watch how it all pans out….
Yellow Fuzz
March 10th, 2010
5:32 pm
ROFLMAO
Johnny DangerDawg
March 10th, 2010
5:47 pm
Glad King and Ealey are setting lofty goals. It’s not gonna happen. There will be games where one player will be injured or where one guy is playing so well that the other guy won’t get many carries. Not to mention that at least a couple teams will shut down the run and force the Dawgs to throw it.
willieg hates bill shanks
March 10th, 2010
5:49 pm
hi losers
willieg hates bill shanks
March 10th, 2010
5:51 pm
i mean winners
Scalded Dawg
March 10th, 2010
5:51 pm
Ealy and King 34
Herchel Walker #34
Maybe we will get his production from the two of them
Yellow Fuzz
March 10th, 2010
5:55 pm
Bet Tech out rushes the dogs this year and in the rematch of the 45-42 game in Athens as well.
Yellow Fuzz
March 10th, 2010
5:58 pm
(((((((((((((((((((( forty freakin five to forty freakin two ))))))))))))))))))))
Looking forward to returning to the ole Stamfort Septic Tank myself
Yellow Fuzz
March 10th, 2010
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March 10th, 2010
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Dawg in Athens
March 10th, 2010
6:02 pm
Yellow Fuss:
Your an idiot. And the Dawgs will out rush the little Jackets this fall. Bank it!
Stinger
March 10th, 2010
6:09 pm
Two thousand yard rushers at UGA??? LMFAO – Get real
Bama fan
March 10th, 2010
6:12 pm
I have to admit yellow fuzz just kills me. I’m still laughing. Nothing against the dogs but its just funny the way yellow fuzz gives the dog fans utter hell.
Stinger
March 10th, 2010
6:13 pm
This team will not be able to run the ball and will have to throw 45 times per game. Long season at UGAY.
Dawggirl
March 10th, 2010
6:18 pm
Bama fan
March 10th, 2010
6:12 pm
I have to admit yellow fuzz just kills me. I’m still laughing. Nothing against the dogs but its just funny the way yellow fuzz gives the dog fans utter hell.
DON’T ENCOURAGE HIM BAMA
run the ball
March 10th, 2010
6:37 pm
Observor, because both teams are in disarray with their coaching staffs. We have significantly improved ours. Fla is losing one of the best players to ever play college football, and can’t replace him. Georgia can beat Florida, and owe TN an arse beatin. It can be done this year, and if they do it, they’ll play for the SEC. Write it down!
PowerDawg
March 10th, 2010
6:41 pm
I love the high level of SUPPORT from some of these so-called Dawg fans.
Some of you make me sick.
If it’s not a complaint about one thing, it’s surely negative comments about something else.
I truly believe some of you are absolutely scared to death to get behind this team for FEAR that you will be disappointed.
It’s like many of you EXPECT this team to fail. You want them to fall flat on their face so you can sit at the bar and tell everybody within earshot that you “told them so.”
“The backs can’t block.” “Coach Richt is an idiot” “Bobo won’t call the right plays” “Murray is too injury prone.” “The defensive players will struggle with the new system.” W-T-F?
This football program has enjoyed more success since Richt took over than at any time since the 80’s.
But it’s not good enough that the program is headed in the right direction. You want to point out the failures the last couple years and believe that it will stay that way. We are not moving fast enough for some and not moving at all for others. But instead of getting behind the team and encouraging them, some of you just want to tear them down.
The players, coaches, strategy, scheme,… everything.
If you are one of those, like me, who contribute considerable chunks of their income each year to this program…you expect the team to win, period. So do I.
But getting to the top is difficult.
Florida and Alabama, and to some extent LSU, have just started to realize high-level success recently… and only after long periods of rebuilding and a lot of work. Not to mention a little luck.
Some seem to think that all our problems can be addressed by firing Bobo. Or Richt. That’s it…let’s just start over. Let’s see…who can we get in here to turn this program around?
Whoever he is he better be able to improve on that sorry-ass 90 wins in 9 years thing…and oh yeah, gotta win the SEC almost every year and you better be in the conversation about the BCS NC at least every other year…because you know, Urban and Nick doing it.
Even though their chances of continuing that level of success are pretty slim, I give them their props for what they have done to this point. And I personally believe our time is quickly approaching. It will soon again be our turn to rule the league for a while.
If you don’t want to support this team unconditionally, then don’t. If you don’t think you are getting your moneys worth, quit writing those checks. Take that sticker off your car and find another team to root for.
But, don’t come back on here and woof it up when we start winning again. And we will start winning again, make no mistake about that.
The bandwagon is for passionate dawg backers, not dog kickers.
Of A Superior Bloodline = UGA Alumni
March 10th, 2010
6:55 pm
Cluett: I think GT’s opponents will average well over 2000 rushing yards this season before your DC has a stroke! Us Dawgs will not be rooting for you Jackets, I guarantee you!
Gator Guy
March 10th, 2010
7:17 pm
I get a kick out of Yellow Fuzz too. He owns the Dawg Nation as bad as we do.
buLLdawg
March 10th, 2010
7:22 pm
Yellow Fuzz does make some good arguments.
TUCK FECH
March 10th, 2010
7:56 pm
Yellow Fuzz, buLLdawg,and Gator Guy are TROLLS!
DON”T FEED THE TROLLS!
GO DAWGS!
Buckhead Bulldog
March 10th, 2010
8:49 pm
Ahhhh yeah! I’m so happy to get back to UGA’s roots of running the damn ball down team’s throats, and lighting them up with a hard hitting Junkyard D on the other side. I’m liking the direction!
Sic”em Georgia Bulldogs!!!!
Dawg Den
March 10th, 2010
9:26 pm
Don’t have the players for that Junkyard D
Big Dawgs Eat!
March 10th, 2010
9:48 pm
carlton thomas will be used little in the running game, more of a hynrib type back. he must gain some muscle weight before he’ll be seeing alot of touches. hopefully the o-line steps up, and dont start off slow and inconsistent throughout the season.
Big Dawgs Eat!
March 10th, 2010
9:50 pm
IMO, the junkyard D will be seen by seasons end or midway through if grantham is as good as advertised. for sure by next yr, the dawgs D will be a dominating force!
Sanford Drive
March 10th, 2010
10:06 pm
Ealey might get 1000 yards. However, don’t count on King. I expect him to get stuffed at the line. A lot. Again.
Sanford Drive
March 10th, 2010
10:10 pm
I’m surprised Yellow Fuzz came back after making a complete fool of himself in previous blogs. I have to give him credit for showing up. Still haven’t seen Ramble On, but I really haven’t been on the blogs much these days.
Gratefuldawghead
March 10th, 2010
10:20 pm
89 Gator Bowl on ESPN classic today. We were loaded at running Back that year..Hampton, Worley, and Henderson. Hope Ealey and King can bring back Tailback U !
Boca Baby
March 10th, 2010
10:53 pm
If ever there were two at UGA that could do it, those two could do it. The offensive line will be absolutely incredible. Two deep with players and subs with game experience. Potentially 3 All SEC performers on the line. And then there is Trenton Sturdivant coming back. Wow. Who said we need a QB that needs to do more than just hand off the ball? Play action passing will be icing on the cake.
Boca Baby
March 10th, 2010
11:00 pm
Yellow Fuzz: Why do you continue to bring back two years ago? Let’s talk about 9 of the last 10. What did the guy say? “We own this state.” Even when we had a down year we still won our bowl game and kicked the bees at Bobby Dodd. What did the techies do in the bowl? How many straight bowl losses do you now have?
You should embrace the wisdom of the Bible: “The fool, when he is silent appears to be wise.”
You should wise up.
Boca Baby
March 10th, 2010
11:11 pm
Gratefuldawghead: I hate to say it but the ‘88 team was a team reflecting (I am sad to say) one of the many times Vince Dooley wasted a NC caliber team. How many NFL stars came off that team? Unbelievable. In my opinion the wasted talent teams were: ‘68, ‘71, ‘75,’76, ‘78,’81,’82 and ‘88. Possibly ‘74. In ‘81 Dooley was out coached at Clemson and in the bowl game.
Yes, I know that they played for the NC in both ‘76 and ‘82 but Dooley was clearly out coached in both games.
icedawg
March 10th, 2010
11:45 pm
2 – 1000 yd rushers at UGA? Not likely. King was and is vastly overrated as a runner. Ealey might get 1000 yds if he gets enough carries and consistently has breakaways.
RED DOG 77
March 11th, 2010
12:05 am
Cuz…….You’re back ! love that #3 and #4 runningback combo as well……….kinda goes with Granthams 3-4 Defense ! looks like the stars are lining up for the GEORGIA BULLDOGS in 2010.
RED DOG 77
March 11th, 2010
12:13 am
Buckhead Bulldog, looks like we might just be gearing up to look our rivals straight in the eyes and say ” we’re about to run the rock right atcha” and do just that !……….GATA !!!
mark
March 11th, 2010
12:47 am
in order to run the football down their throats and have RBs that are hard hitting, we must first find a RB who hits hard and not like a girl and fumble like caleb king does…. caleb king had 4 fumbles last year and would not pass block.
ealey is the best RB we have but he is only good in the open fiels and is not a north south runner
Buckhead Bulldog
March 11th, 2010
6:59 am
I’m realistic in knowing the Junkyard D and Runningback U will take time to reload. Hence, that is why I said “I’m liking the direction”. If we can get some good results early next season, it will just start rolling for the rest of the season, and for season’s to come. It will help us start recruiting those, big, bad, bruising running backs(Tim Worley type). Run the ball 60-70%…dump to Charles, and some strikes to AJ etc.. Long, time consuming drives, and a hard smacking Junkyard D.
AltamahaDawg
March 11th, 2010
7:29 am
Tide fan, you make a really good point. If you didn’t count the times Tebow pitched the ball to a trailing back, which isnt much different than a screen pass, Fl probably didn’t attempt any more runs that Georgia did last season. Odd that you know our offense better than some Dawgs fans that post in here.
Now Alabama flat out ran the ball. I’d say a couple trophies on the shelf is proof that they had a tad more going on in that area than simply if thier OC knew “football for dummies”. Helps to have the horses.
It’s not the lack of commitment to the running game by our staff, its the lack of commitment FROM our running game to our staff.
Papadawg
March 11th, 2010
8:03 am
Whether they can do it remains to be seen, I just like the fact they are thinking it.
RED DOG 77
March 12th, 2010
1:15 am
Buckhead Bulldog………You my friend are absolutely correct. If I read you right, the way you get on a roll, get that swagger, is to win a few ball games. I can’t remember how many years, while watching college football, I have seen a “good” team become a “Great team” just simply by winning some games ! When college kids believe they can win, all bets are off. UGA, has a very talented roster, with a few wins out of the gate, there is no telling. GO DOGS !!!GATA!!!
RED DOG 77
March 12th, 2010
1:22 am
Yellow Fuzz Buzz……….Or whatever you name is………while scrolling to this point, I was absoluely dumbfounded…….Your skillful ability to write upsidedown, is amazing! How did you do it? hang from the ceiling ? type upsidedown ? what’s your trick ?
LOL
March 12th, 2010
9:13 am
Ok Gator Guy, he owns the Dawg fans by bringing up a game from 2 freaking years ago.
I’ll play along though….42-30!
I just totally owned all the Gator fans with that one.