Richt: Aaron Murray reminds me of Heisman runnerup Weldon
COLUMBUS -– Mark Richt reviewed Georgia’s newly released depth chart, player by player, for the Chattahoochee Valley Bulldog Club here Thursday night. When he got to the quarterbacks and reiterated the several-hours-old news that Aaron Murray is No. 1 on the depth chart, the gathering burst into applause.
Someone asked Richt to name a quarterback he has coached, either at Georgia or Florida State, who was similar to Murray.
“I personally think he’s a lot like Casey Weldon,” said Richt, referring to the former Florida State quarterback who was the Heisman Trophy runnerup in 1991.
“Casey Weldon was a really fine quarterback at Florida State. . . . [Murray] reminds me of him,” Richt said. “[Murray] has got a very quick release. He’s got a very strong arm. He moves well. I think he can move well enough to make plays in the pocket, but he will cross the line of scrimmage and get you a first down when you need them. He’s a leader. He’s a hard worker.”
Richt added that Murray “knows how to win.”
“He quite frankly took a setback in college because he had a broken ankle in high school, and after just a couple of short weeks he went back and played in the playoffs and state championship game and probably wasn’t ready to,” Richt said. “But he did it because that’s how much he loved his team and how much he loves to compete.
“We’re in good hands with him right now,” Richt added.
A few other comments from Richt as he reviewed the depth chart for the group gathered at the Columbus Civic Center:
- On Christian Robinson, who as expected is No. 1 on the depth chart at weak-side inside linebacker: “He really had a great spring and did a super job. [He's] a guy we really feel like we can count on.”
- On converted tailback Richard Samuel, who is No. 3 at weak-side ILB behind Robinson and Marcus Dowtin: “We’re just going to see how [Samuel] comes along He’s fast, we all know that. One thing we learned is, he’s not afraid to stick his face on you.”
- On JUCO transfer Jakar Hamilton, the No. 2 free safety behind Bacarri Rambo: “Jakar is going to play a bunch for us, if not lock down one of those starting [safety] jobs.”
- On the cornerback position, where Brandon Boykin and Branden Smith are Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, at one spot and Vance Cuff No. 1 at the other: Boykin and Smith “are almost co-No. 1’s in our opinion. Boykin, Smith and Cuff really did a great job in man coverage [this spring].”
- On Justin “Bean” Anderson, who moved from the offensive line to the defensive line but is not officially listed on the depth chart because he was injured this spring: “We think big Bean can really help us at nose guard. He’s about a 320-325 pound man who is very quick. We think he can line up on either side of that center and dominate up front.”
Richt reiterated before the meeting that he’s committed to getting Logan Gray — the No. 2 quarterback on the depth chart — into “the best position to help Georgia win.”
“Whether that’s No. 2 quarterback or getting some reps at receiver or something,” Richt said, “that remains to be seen.”
The full depth chart is here.
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131 comments Add your comment
jaketekaj
April 23rd, 2010
1:19 pm
First?
jaketekaj
April 23rd, 2010
1:19 pm
Woooo hoooo !!!!
bb
April 23rd, 2010
1:21 pm
First!
bb
April 23rd, 2010
1:22 pm
Aw, crap!!
Jedi
April 23rd, 2010
1:23 pm
Casey Weldon was a runner up Heisman when Richt coached QB’s at FSU.
Man, that’s 3 qb’s that that finished 1 or 2 for the Heisman and 1 that went #1 in the NFL that Richt’s coached.
Richt is the best college QB coach in the nation.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:31 pm
Hey Jedi, how many of those FSU QB’s made it in the pro’s, because Bobo was Staffords coach.
Jedi
April 23rd, 2010
1:43 pm
The point is, no one else had 3 college QB’s finish #1 or #2 for the Heisman and another go #1 in the NFL draft.
Complain, whine, whatever, try and wish it away, but Richt’s the best college QB coach in the game.
HAIRY DAWG
April 23rd, 2010
1:45 pm
Hey #1 Hater…yer a jerk. EVERYONE knows about CMR as a QB coach. Take a hike meathead!!!
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:47 pm
as long as you dont confuse #1 college coach with #1 qb coach.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:48 pm
HAIRY DAWG, yer a …………hairy dog go clean yourself.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:52 pm
You fools are so funny, the rest of the SEC East cant wait for your little midget who Richt wanted along goes 6-6 this year.
fletz
April 23rd, 2010
1:53 pm
would love to see Gray on the field in some capacity. He’s a great Dawg and a true team player. He’s gotta have some package deals in the works, hopefully some where he’s actually going to tun.
Wow....
April 23rd, 2010
1:53 pm
Wow #1, thats the best you could come up with?? hahaha
as for Murray being the starter i really couldnt be happier with him. They guy knows how to win. Their are plenty of short qb’s that have made it big. As a matter of fact, I believe one just won the Super Bowl. Murray will do absolutely fine. i’m guessin 10 or 11 wins this year.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:54 pm
Wow! now the koolaid drinkers are comparing him to Drew Brees. The next thing we will have internet pictures of Murray with the catapillar growing on his right cheek.
#1 Hater = erection challenged Yech fan
April 23rd, 2010
1:54 pm
I’d be ashamed to admit who my team is too if I were you
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:55 pm
#1 Hater = erection challenged Yech fan and I would say you are a stump licker.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:55 pm
Don’t make fun of my peepee!!!!! My sister says it’s big!!!!!
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:56 pm
speaking of licking stumps….hmm……tasty……
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:56 pm
typical dawg fans, say something negative about their chosen one and they start talking pee pee’s
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:56 pm
I like girls and girls like me. So suck it!!!
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:57 pm
Josh Nesbitt will win the Heisman, the National Championship and be taken number one in the next draft!!!
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:57 pm
Oops. I just went stinky……..
Wow....
April 23rd, 2010
1:57 pm
Im not comparing him to Drew Brees you idiot. If you would learn how to read i said plenty of short qb’s have made it. I’m sayin that his height will not be a problem for him.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:58 pm
It’s so sticky but yet soft. Doesn’t taste good though.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:58 pm
there’s nothing wrong with watching gay porn. I’m only curious
How2fish
April 23rd, 2010
1:58 pm
#1 Hater that’s right everyone is waiting for Murray just like when they all recruited him…you may or not be the No.1 Hater but your sure the No. 1 DumbAZZ !!
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
1:59 pm
never give yourself an oil check with a ring on. It isn’t pleasant.
ugaaccountant
April 23rd, 2010
1:59 pm
#1,471,327th hater, please work on your hating technique. If you ever want to claim the #1 hater title, you’ll have to really step up your game. 1st, you can’t throw out 6-6 records which has 0% chance of happening. 2nd, 6 foot quarterbacks aren’t midgets. If that’s what you’re hanging your hat on as a failure for him, you’re going to be disapointed.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:00 pm
so what if I hold hands with my bestest guy friend. We are tight!!!
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:00 pm
my mom and I like to tongue. So what?
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:01 pm
is two inches really considered “big?”
Patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:05 pm
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1158327737&ref=name
arent i the #1 imposter?
Jedi
April 23rd, 2010
2:06 pm
Florida fans get crude when Richt shows them up. As usual, they have nothing rational to say here.
Why are ANTI-RICHT fans they here unless they FEAR MARK RICHT?
Why does Urban meyer schedule Mark Richt for his bye week, unless Urban Meyer FEARS MARK RICHT?
Sorry we got the QB Aaron Murray, that Urban Meyer and 55 other colleges wanted, Brantley would be #4 on the UGA QB depth chart, yes, Brantley is THAT bad as a QB.
Colt McCoy says Murray is one of the best he’s EVER seen. I’ll take his opinion or some anti-richt blogger.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:07 pm
laughing at idiots is my passion. ugaaccountant and How2fish and wow yall are competing for #1 koolaid drinking idiots. hahahahahahahah fools all of you for paying the preachers salary.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:08 pm
hey, we aren’t dating!!! Brad is just my good buddy!!
Vandy Dawg
April 23rd, 2010
2:09 pm
Can y’all shut up and talk football? We were on a trash-talk recession for a while. May it continue or is the AJC blog filled with classless idiots?
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:09 pm
if you want to have a penis contest let me know!!! I’ll show you mine any time, any place and any where!!! You can even sleep over!!!
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:10 pm
I’m not single. I’m just contemplating my choices
ugaaccountant
April 23rd, 2010
2:10 pm
you guys have won like, what? 4 games against UGA since 1991? I don’t go talking s#!t on the Florida blog. Just sayin.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:11 pm
Real men watch Glee, American Idol and the Bachelor
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:12 pm
Georgia Tech has 32 National Championships. Including our most recent from last year. Suck it!!
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:13 pm
ugaaccountant, you are so gay. you would probably come over and spend the night if I’d ask you too. Do you want my number?
Wow....
April 23rd, 2010
2:13 pm
Does anyone know what the heck #1 is even talking about?? Dude grow up.
Mystery
April 23rd, 2010
2:14 pm
We need 6 pages of useless drivel or you’re not a REAL anti-Georgia fan. Come on, we’re only on p. 1, get to 6, or you arn’t in the hall of fame.
Of course, Tim Tucker will likely block you before then.
Patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:15 pm
See by the time, some posts are at the same time, who’s the real Patrick?
#1 Hater/patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:15 pm
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1158327737&ref=name, I have the REAL DOG
"All things Georgia"
April 23rd, 2010
2:16 pm
I hear Murray and Charles plan on opening a 7-Eleven in Athens
this fall…Operating hours: 90 minutes each Saturday!
If you look up the term “one-two punch” in the dictionary, you’ll see
a picture of Thing One and Thing Two.
Ealey part Herschel; King part Walker (3)(4)
Advice for Murray: If you do decide to gamble in the passing game,
place your bet on the “Easy Eight”. You’ll come up big more often
than not!
Aaron Murray quote during his college football recruitment: “When I
left Florida with Georgia on my mind, I knew Athens was the place for
me.”
Patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:17 pm
I love Mark Richt. Just kidding with all my rants and all.
#1 Hater/patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:17 pm
“All things Georgia”Aaron Murray quote during his college football recruitment: “When I
left Florida with Georgia on my mind, I knew Athens was the place for
me.” That makes me want to cry. He is so touching.
"All things Georgia"
April 23rd, 2010
2:18 pm
I love Mark Richt, he’s such a winner.
GT BABY
April 23rd, 2010
2:18 pm
Typical Georgia fans like to amp every player up like Hershy Walker. If they dont produce, they rip them apart like Joe Cox….Georgia fans make me sick!
#1 Hater/patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:18 pm
Georgia will go 14-0 in 2010.
GT BABY
April 23rd, 2010
2:19 pm
I’m really a Richt fan too.
tech thing
April 23rd, 2010
2:19 pm
how does it feel to live in a time warp since 1980?
just checkin in
April 23rd, 2010
2:19 pm
Georgia will have an undefeated season in 2010
tech thing
April 23rd, 2010
2:19 pm
I am converting to Georgia
SEC East Spokesman
April 23rd, 2010
2:20 pm
Please dont fire CMR, he has just named the Saviour as #1
tech thing
April 23rd, 2010
2:20 pm
Big Murray fan, the guy rocks the house.
SEC East Spokesman
April 23rd, 2010
2:20 pm
we are all clones of patrick
SEC East Spokesman
April 23rd, 2010
2:21 pm
Seriousloy, Richt is the #3 winningest coach in America and the senior SEC member. Big fan of Richt.
SEC East Spokesman
April 23rd, 2010
2:21 pm
Patrick is a mystery.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
April 23rd, 2010
2:22 pm
Nesbitt is not going to win the Heisman … he can’t even pass and doesn’t have any one to throw to. Oh, I forgot, Tech doesn’t pass any way….. in that case Nesbitt does make an excellent fullback but fullbacks don’t win the Heismann.
GT BABY
April 23rd, 2010
2:22 pm
Mark Richt is not the best head coach by the way. Richt is a good qb coach, I’ll give him that. Too many penalties results in an undisciplined team.
James T. Kirk
April 23rd, 2010
2:23 pm
Flord-gay is just jealous that Nesbitt turned down Meyer and decided he wanted to win championships at Tech.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:23 pm
I love Murray and Richt, both look great on the field.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
April 23rd, 2010
2:23 pm
Pouncy drafted in round #1 and the #1 reason Tebow got so many yards running up the middle. I hope Tebow makes it but I don’t see how.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
April 23rd, 2010
2:24 pm
I am changing over to Georgia fan.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:24 pm
you tell ‘em BABY!!
I love patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:24 pm
James T. Kirk what championships, they came in behind uga and sc last year.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
April 23rd, 2010
2:24 pm
Can’t believe Bama killed us in the SEC. Tebow’s fault.
I love patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:25 pm
He’s such a mystery, seen his profile?
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:26 pm
I have backstage passes to Justin Bieber. Jealous????
I love patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:26 pm
Anybody seen Patrick/Mystery’s profile? Lokking a ok, baby.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:27 pm
Urban Meyer can’t coach. Tebow can’t perform.
The Grinch
April 23rd, 2010
2:27 pm
GT BABY
April 23rd, 2010
2:18 pm
Actually, I like to “amp” up other beloved players in the Bulldawg nation…..like Reggie Ball. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
2:27 pm
who cares about tebow he sucks, aaron murra is the bomb.
kerryb
April 23rd, 2010
2:28 pm
#1 Hater, Your best players on a sorry defense went to the NFL and your #1 RB is gone too. Your QB is only a runner, and if you think you are going to win a NC with that you are pretty stupid. Josh Nesbit will be lucky to get drafted in the NFL and if he does it will be as a RB.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:29 pm
stone washed jeans are cool
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
2:30 pm
funny, since they’ve all but already given Josh the Heisman for next season!!!!
TUCK FECH
April 23rd, 2010
2:45 pm
Whish we had Casey Weldon’s ACC (All Coast Clear) Schedule hahahahaha
AltamahaDawg
April 23rd, 2010
2:51 pm
yea, I got to say as far as haters go, you can’t even see the front of the line.
CLEVON LITTLE
April 23rd, 2010
3:04 pm
Not trying to look at the glass half empty, but I worry a little that we only have Gray & an incoming freshman for back-up QB. And if Richt is saying that he may not be suited for QB, and it took all of last years’ practice & this springs’ practice to decide on a QB, then what does that REALLY say about Murray?? I just hope he pans out.
ugaaccountant
April 23rd, 2010
3:25 pm
chicken little – It didn’t take “all of last years practice and this springs practice to decide on a QB”. It was announced this week because that’s the proper time frame to announce it. You have to give all players who sign with your program a chance to compete for the job first before announcing, as that’s the only right way to treat people. But you can rest assured that Richt had already decided long ago on Murray.
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
3:48 pm
What I’m really trying to say is that I hate we’ve only beat UGA #1 time in the last decade!
Ernesto P. Chubbaleen
April 23rd, 2010
3:49 pm
I don’t really have anything else to say other than the following:
(((30-24)))
9 out of 10
5 IAR-B @ Bobby Dodd
We own Tech, because their students smell like an Arab’s arm pit.
nobody
April 23rd, 2010
3:50 pm
I believe that Logan Gray is a quality young man…harken back to the old days when qb’s Payne & Little were defensive ends…certainly, Gray’s too small to play there but he’s street smart…if he’s interested, mix him in at FS…let him sit back there and pick the opposing qb’s mind…like Jake Scott did….
Mike in the SAV
April 23rd, 2010
3:51 pm
Tim, you might need to close comments on this one since the kids are taking it over…
yoda
April 23rd, 2010
3:55 pm
Sounds to this UGA grad that ole CMR is trying to convince himself that his spotty recruiting ain’t gonna deliver another Joe T or Joe Cox
#1 Hater
April 23rd, 2010
4:02 pm
please love me
Jeff
April 23rd, 2010
4:10 pm
Love what I hear but not going to get my hopes up…have heard this before…most recently last year when coach Richt felt “the best about a team than he ever has”…..and of course Stafford hype…..let’s just stop the talk and walk the walk
paulmacon
April 23rd, 2010
4:13 pm
Tim Tucker,
Would you PLEASE have one of your minion remove all of the pathetic, juvenile posting that have been added above, it’s getting a bit embarrassing. Perhaps you can ban some of these clowns while you are at it. It would only elevate the discussion.
With appreciation in advance for your efforts,
paulmacon
paulmacon
April 23rd, 2010
4:15 pm
And yes, I know I mis-typed “postings.”
Bigdawg
April 23rd, 2010
4:18 pm
Murray is too short for college football…Not going to work. Hudson Matson is the answer. Incoming freshmen QB. Time will tell.
kauai dawg
April 23rd, 2010
4:22 pm
I agree AJC who looks over these post? Does your delete button work?
Go DAWGS!
Thanks to all the honorable and subject worthy post
yoda
April 23rd, 2010
4:26 pm
The sad fact is CMR loves QB’s that are similar to he and BooBoo in height & talent……yikes, here we go again, at least Murray isn’t being compared to Qball (Quincy Carter).
76-Dawg
April 23rd, 2010
4:27 pm
If CMR feels that way about Murray, then that’s good enough for me. Hope he can stay healthy. I still think UGA has a good chance at Lemay out of North Carolina in 2011’s recruiting class. MR knows how important a good QB is especially after last years disaster.
McDawg
April 23rd, 2010
4:30 pm
Gamble was expected to start at ILB and is now 2nd Steing OLB must be tough for the Senior
McDawg
April 23rd, 2010
4:35 pm
Mr Tucker-
Could we also remove postings that describe black players as “thugs” getting sick of some of the veiled racism on this and other AJC blogs
yoda
April 23rd, 2010
4:37 pm
76-Dawg – the sad fact is CMR has recruit only 2 decent QBs in his time in Athens…Shockley & Stafford….the guy with the best record wasn’t even a CMR recruit, David Greene, and he made CMR’s record look a whole lot better than all the others combined. Makes me wonder what CMR is lokking for in QB’s
Murray finds life as No. 1 quarterback ‘pretty cool’ | UGA sports blog
April 23rd, 2010
4:40 pm
[...] Richt says Murray reminds him of Heisman runnerup Weldon. [...]
McDawg
April 23rd, 2010
4:41 pm
#1 draft picks
yoda
April 23rd, 2010
4:52 pm
McDawg….the way you spelled string, just proves that you are indeed a graduate of the Great State of Georgia’s higher education system. Good to see a fellow alum on board.
Am I missing something?
April 23rd, 2010
4:53 pm
I am a UGA grad, both in 71 & 73. Most of the family are also UGA alums. I am not trying to knock UGA or Coach Richt, so here goes:
Now, when Coach Richt says he is preparing Logan at either QB or wide receiver, that suggests that we have another QB back up. With the Athens area young QB gone, how can we groom Logan at wide out when we need him more than ever at QB??
The East Cobb kid is incoming BUT ………….BUT will he be even half way knowledgable of the play book if AM goes down? This entire QB thing to me is very, very spooky. Can Hutson Mason be ready to mentally/physically go in the game, week after week, as a REAL Frosh??? come fall.??
Go Dogs
Dawg Mist
April 23rd, 2010
5:49 pm
Richt knows QBs—Murray will be all SEC next year, bank on it!
Is the glass always half empty...
April 23rd, 2010
6:51 pm
Is the glass always half empty with UGA fans…if Murray goes down, so be it, bring in Gray…they’re the same type of QB and I’m sure Gray will step it up and rise to the occasion…Met wasn’t as far as along as some would like to think…he did make great strides and may have caught up to and perhaps passed Murray at some future time and surely would have received some game experience during the season, but he’s gone…also, I’m sure there’s some JC QB that would welcome coming in and being a part of the team…this QB doesn’t have to be a superstar, but be able to understand /execute a watered down game plan and try not to win games by himself…I’m sure someone will be showing up this fall…Mason needs to be red shirted unless his H.S. team ran the UGA playbook…looking forward to an enjoyable season
1eyedJack
April 23rd, 2010
9:29 pm
Chill…JoeC played 13 games and didn’t get hurt. 10 or 20 of those guys played QB on their high school teams plus I heard somewhere the Dawgs are supposed to have 2 or 3 decent walk-on QBs. We’ll find an emergency QB. We’ll be alright somehow…have faith…remember Hines Ward?
BG
April 23rd, 2010
9:50 pm
Murray will shine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd
April 23rd, 2010
10:22 pm
Mark Richt sucks! I’m a dawg fan without a leader! Save all your bull crap stats about how much better he is than Donnan. He is a dead man walking after USC, tenn & Florida beat us. I predict we will go 7-5 again under this clown. I pray daily he has his calling to go coach oral Roberts university;). Anyone have mitch muschamps ph number?
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
10:54 pm
probably should ban all those who oppose your point of view…while we are at it lets burn some books…and round up those who oppose us and put them in camps….why do we need that whole freedom of speech thingy. Not like we have a constitution or anything.
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
10:56 pm
Todd….are you high?
UNDER Richt
Vs. SEC foes: 52-23
.
Vs. Top 25 foes: 29-18
.
Vs. Top 25 foes away from home: 18-12
.
Vs. Top 10 foes: 8-6
.
In postseason games (bowls and championships): 9-3
.
In games decided by a touchdown or less: 34-14
.
Record at home: 46-11
.
Record on the road: 42-6 (including bowl games)
.
Losses to unranked teams: 6
.
Top 25 finishes: 8
.
Top 10 finishes: 6
.
Fact:………UGA was 12-1 in 2002 (prior to bowl selections)
.
Fact ………Fla was 12-1 in 2006 (prior to bowl selections)
.
Fact ………Not UGAs fault there were 2 unbeatens that year. “unlucky”
.
Fact……….Not Flas credit that there was only one unbeaten in 2006. “Lucky”
.
Fact:………Luck (not merit) had more to do with Fla getting an invite to the BCS not that Fla was more deserving to go to a NC than UGA with identical records.
.
Fact:………No SEC team has ever lost a BCSNC game and if UGA would have been invited nothing indicates that it would have been different
.
Fact……….UGA has 2 SEC titles..same as Fla in last 9 years and equal amount of total wins (90) over all.
.
Fact……….UGA has been ranked more times top ten in last 9 years than any SEC team at 6. Fla has only been ranked top ten 3 times in 9 years (real impressive).
.
Fact……….In 9 years under Richt the only SEC team with more wins is LSU
Fact………..UGA has won 4 str8 bowls….more than any other SEC team.
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Fact……..UGA has won 11 of last 13 bowls…Thats more than any team (tied with LSU and more than FLA)
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Fact…… UGA has won 8 or more games in last 13 years…more than any other team in the nation including Fla.
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Fact…….UGA is clearly as good or better than any SEC team over last 9 years. Only a fool or a fan of the mythical BCSNC selection process (non playoff) would think otherwise.
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Fact…….UGA had same record when they won the SEC title in 2002 as Fla did in 2006/8 when they won the SEC title. But UGA had the misfortune (luck) to have that record in a year that had 2 other teams with undefeated records.
Hardly an indictment on UGA but rather on the NC selection process.
6 times finished in the top 10
2 times finished in the top 3
3 SEC Championship Appearances
2 SEC Titles
3 BCS Bowls
2 Sugar Bowl wins
90-27 record over 8 seasons – 79% winning percentage (one of only 7 in the history of college ball to have ever accomplished this)
4 str8 bowl wins
7-2 in bowls (big games)
Mark Richt coached QB coach for Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke = 2 Heismans; Head Coach for David Greene = all time winningest college QB until Colt McCoy this year); and coached Matthew Stafford = very rich #1 draft pick)
No Probations
He has my respect.
Period.
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
10:58 pm
Todd are you high?
under Richt
He is 24-7 against the SEC West.
He is 28-16 against the SEC East.
He is 38-4 against nonconference opponents.
He is 8-1 against Georgia Tech.
He won four of his first five games against Tennessee, but has lost three of the last four against the Vols since then.
He was born the same year as Chuck D of Public Enemy.
Ranks third in winning percentage among active college coaches that have coached for at least five years, now that Pete Carroll left USC for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.
He is 90-27, trailing only Urban Meyer (96-18) and Bob Stoops (117-29).\\
yeah he is pretty damn good
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
10:59 pm
Todd are you high?
Mark Richt is one of only six coaches to win two SEC football championships in their first five years coaching. He is also one of only five head coaches in SEC history to record four straight 10-win seasons
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
10:59 pm
Todd are you high?
Coach Richt’s Red and Black outfits have never posted a losing record in conference play and six of his last eight squads have finished 6-2 or better in regular-season SEC contests.
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yeah he is pretty damn good.
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
11:00 pm
Todd are you high?
Mark Richt’s overall success in Southeastern Conference action—including two SEC titles, three conference championship game appearances, and four finishes of no worse than tied for first place in the East, with no losing records in the process—is without parallel in Georgia football history.
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Yeah he is prety damn good
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
11:01 pm
Todd are you high?
Ere anyone attempts to argue that Coach Richt’s superb out-of-conference ledger is the product of schedules stacked with the likes of
Northwestern State,
Western Kentucky,
Tennessee Tech, and
Hawaii in the 2008 Sugar Bowl,
I should hasten to point out that he is 21-4 against
Arizona State,
Boise State,
Boston College,
Clemson,
Colorado,
Florida State,
Georgia Tech,
Michigan State,
Oklahoma State,
Purdue,
Texas A&M,
Virginia Tech,
West Virginia, and
Wisconsin.
Even if we factor out Division I-AA teams, Sun Belt squads, and similar schedule fodder, Coach Richt is .840 against teams from automatic BCS-qualifying conferences other than the SEC. (Yes, I’m going ahead and counting the Broncos in that category because the Mountain West will get a guaranteed bid as soon as Boise State is invited to join.
yeah he is pretty good
patrick
April 23rd, 2010
11:02 pm
There are those in Bulldog Nation (like Todd) who would like to see Mark Richt run out of town on a rail. Such people should be turned over to the custody of Mike Leach, in the hope that he will treat their obvious head trauma the way he treated Adam James’s
An excited Rennie Curran says his heart ’skipped a beat’ when Titans drafted him | UGA sports blog
April 24th, 2010
1:08 am
[...] Richt: Aaron Murray reminds me of Heisman runnerup Weldon. [...]
Pitbull
April 24th, 2010
5:05 am
No way we beat SC this year. They will have our lunch! Spurrier will finally get his revenge. Our only chance will be to run, & run, and shove it down their throat and wear them down, if possible.
hop
April 24th, 2010
5:45 am
if you are a georgia fan, one has to be very nervous about the upcoming year,the only qb prospect who has any NFL potential is gone!
coach richt continues to talk about logan gray as a possible candidate for another position. it sure does not give any warm and fussy’s about the strength of our qb’s.
comparing murray with chris weldon does not excite me since weldon NEVER played in the nfl so another journey man qb.also, murray is very injury-prone and that means we drop big-time at the position.
georgia will be very lucky to finish 7-5 and watch how this blog will turn against richt then.yes, coach richt has shipped out the qb with the best potential who will play on sunday just because of one friggen week-end in the middle of no-where. georgia will play a terrible price for that awful decision by mr. perfect mark richt.
pcsjax1
April 24th, 2010
9:51 am
Aaron Murray reminds me of JOE COX!
DawginOH
April 24th, 2010
10:08 am
One thing the 2009 team was seriously lacking last season was passion (see the UT and UF games) and discipline (think Kentucky). Aaron Murray is a talented, modest kid whose heart will be fully invested in every play of every game. We just have to be patient as he learns the college game. Not even Matt Stafford made an instant adjustment to star QB at UGA. Remember who had to bail him out against Colorado in 2006? So just be patient and show Murray your support. As fans, that’s all we can do. Good things are in store, maybe even sooner than we think. Go Dawgs!
Johnny DangerDawg
April 24th, 2010
11:03 am
Let’s be honest. Without Mettenberger, it only takes ONE injury for Logan Gray to be our starting QB. There is no way he will be playing receiver this year. His reps as QB are just too important at this point.
Thirty to Twenty Four
April 24th, 2010
11:22 am
123?
Thirty to Twenty Four
April 24th, 2010
11:23 am
Boo ya!
Dagny
April 25th, 2010
2:00 pm
Murray is incredibly overrated, and this will be very obvious after SC picks off a few of his first passes. I promise you that by midseason, the words “Heisman” and “Murray” will not be seen in the same sentence.
And can the kid stay out of jail? That’s a key issue with every player at THUGA, and burying your head in the sand won’t make the problem go away. Unfortunately, Mark Richt is not willing to stop recruiting the low class goons he seems to love.
Toole
April 25th, 2010
7:55 pm
If Richt is smart he will name Darryl Gamble a Captain. I am from Bainbridge, GA also. DG is a leader. I have seen him be a leader with the student body and his teammates. DG wants to lead. He passed it along to Nick Williams. If he will let those Bainbridge boys lead; good thing will happen.
Dawg Mark
April 25th, 2010
9:30 pm
Murray’s short, but he’s still better than brantley—the dawgs will upset florida somehow in Jacksonville this year–book it!
The buzz begins about A.J. Green, Clint Boling and the 2011 draft | UGA sports blog
April 26th, 2010
10:40 am
[...] Richt: Aaron Murray reminds me of Heisman runnerup Weldon [...]
kb
April 26th, 2010
10:49 am
Tch Thing does it feel like grounhog day to you every November when UGA whips techs ASS.
Dawg Lover.
April 27th, 2010
9:22 am
Ga may go 6-6 in 2010 but one of them wins will be over Tech.
Sammi
April 27th, 2010
9:52 am
Who cares if Gray stays or goes. If he stays, he’ll be arrested anyway.
The UGA team is made up of thugs and felons, the kind of losers recruited by Richt.
But Gray is a better QB than Marray any day.