Richt advises uneasy fans: Just watch Aaron Murray’s tape
Most people who follow Georgia football had figured since the end of last season that Aaron Murray probably would be the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback in 2010. What no one figured, of course, was that his competition would dissipate as it has.
But with Zach Mettenberger dismissed from the team and Logan Gray shifting part-time to wide receiver, Murray seems suddenly solidly entrenched as the Dogs’ 2010 quarterback.
“We’re thinner at QB than we expected to be at this time,” coach Mark Richt told a Bulldog Club gathering this week, “but if you want to feel good about it, just go back on the Internet and do a little search on Aaron Murray and watch Aaron’s high school tape. And I think you’ll get just as excited as you were the day he . . . committed to Georgia.”
Murray in spring practice, watched by Mike Bobo (AJC photo/Brant Sanderlin)
(If you want to heed Richt’s advice, by the way, you can find plenty video of Murray’s high school days on YouTube.)
Richt has said that Murray, a redshirt freshman, would have been No. 1 on the post-spring depth chart even if Mettenberger had not been kicked off the team, and Gray’s desire to play wide receiver seems to speak volumes about how he saw the chances of surpassing Murray at quarterback this summer.
In high school in Tampa, Murray was a Parade Magazine All-American and MVP of the prestigious Elite 11 camp for the nation’s top quarterback prospects. But fresher on Georgia fans’ minds is his underwhelming performance in the G-Day spring game.
Richt seemed to be trying to ease those concerns during the Bulldog Club meeting at the Walnut Creek Shooting Preserve near Macon this week.
“His skill set -– you would take Aaron Murray every single year that you are recruiting a quarterback,” Richt said. “He’s got a very quick release. He’s an accurate passer. I know in the G-Day game he wasn’t super-accurate, but you got to admit we threw a lot of very low-percentage balls that day. He’s an accurate passer.”
Murray will be the only newcomer on an offense that returns starters at the other 10 positions. He’ll have the luxury of an experienced line, two talented tailbacks and one of the nation’s top wide receivers.
Murray “is to the point, in my opinion, where he just needs to play,” Richt said in an interview. “The biggest thing for him is to understand that you don’t have to do anything spectacular. You don’t have to put the team on your shoulders. You’re not required to carry this football team. You’re required to do your job. And part of your job is to not try to be a hero.
“My biggest thing is: Don’t turn a bad play into a catastrophe. If it’s a bad play, throw it away, take a sack, whatever you got to do.. . . Let’s not be flippant or casual with that ball.”.
Georgia committed 28 turnovers (17 interceptions thrown and 11 fumbles lost) last season and had an atrocious turnover ratio of minus-16 (28 lost, 12 gained). Richt calls turnover ratio the most important statistic in football.
“If we just turn that around, we win a minimum of 10 and probably 11 games [last season],” he said. “So we got to get better at that.”
That will require forcing more opponent turnovers, which is up to Todd Grantham’s defense, and protecting the ball better on offense, which starts with Aaron Murray.
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254 comments Add your comment
Amazing
May 15th, 2010
1:04 pm
I like the vibes so far for UGA football, and basketball for that matter
Magic Man
May 15th, 2010
1:13 pm
Look for the dawgs to pick up a commitment from Justin ScottWesley today at the state track meet.
UGA Faithful
May 15th, 2010
1:20 pm
aaron murray would have been the number one quarterback for many recruit ranking systems (espn, etc.) had he not broken his leg. all these “fans” who bash murray for bad accuracy and a weak arm obviously never has seen his camp and season tapes–hes a beast!! how many of his passes were either dropped or hit the finger tips of his receivers on g-day. of course in his first game in front of a large crowd in college hes gonna have some nerves but thats expected. murray will have a productive season and great career at uga and prove all his doubter wrong
poopdawg
May 15th, 2010
1:34 pm
Murray will be the best all around QB at UGA since David Greene but more athletic.
Clint
May 15th, 2010
1:37 pm
I think the thing that worries most UGA fans about Murray is that if he is so good, then why did Joe Cox start every game last year? They probably forget or maybe do not know that Murray was injured for a good portion of the season and that’s more than likely what held him back from starting.
Dawg Days
May 15th, 2010
1:39 pm
Okay I did, he hasn’t played in a game in 16 months, 20 months come September. Zero SEC experience for the young man, his first SEC test will be in a hostile enviroment against a pretty good team and defense.
Murray the Midget
May 15th, 2010
1:39 pm
I don’t like that picture that they have of me throwing. And what exactly is a shorty? Heard that in a club last night.
freedyg
May 15th, 2010
1:48 pm
LEMAY IS THE FUTURE….
Weak Schedule
May 15th, 2010
1:51 pm
The main reason Murray will have a decent season–Georgia plays the weakest schedule in the SEC. When Georgia is getting all lathered up over a visit to Columbia you know it’s a weak atse schedule. Once they hit Jax reality will set in. This is another avg Richt team. Plays the avg teams well but can’t matchup physically with Fla, Bama, LSU and other elite SEC teams.
destin dawg
May 15th, 2010
2:03 pm
great season coming… I’m pumped.. Murray will be fine.. good O line, 2 great TB’s, AJ., Durham, super TE’s.. plus Gran tham’s big DDDD..Go Dwags !!!!!
Brandon Spikes
May 15th, 2010
2:20 pm
This makes me wish I had one more year.
Murray can play
May 15th, 2010
2:37 pm
Murray is a player. Go watch film. Barring some bad injury he will be a great quarterback. Strong arm, quick release, good feet, and he is smart, a hard worker and a good kid to boot. He is the real deal.
My Sympathy
May 15th, 2010
2:38 pm
My sympathy to all the nerds who troll here because there is just not enough interest in Tech to make them worth writing about.
SEC Champions 2010!
May 15th, 2010
2:40 pm
Weak Schedule,
What are you talking about?
Georgia holds the all-time series lead against the following teams from the SEC: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.
The Dogs also own the all-time series lead against non-conference and in-state rival Georgia Tech. In the past 20 meetings, the Bulldogs have defeated the Yellow Jackets 15 times.
On the flip side, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and Tennessee each own the all-time series lead against the Dogs. Georgia, however, has closed the gap on Alabama and LSU by winning 3 of the last 4. And the Dogs have owned Auburn as of late winning 4 out of the last 5! On the flip side, the Bulldogs have not faired well against Tennessee winning only 2 of the last 5 contests. As for hanging with the big dogs, Georgia is the the big DAWG!
Teresa
May 15th, 2010
2:41 pm
FACT: Aaron Murray is a kid with marginal intelligence and athletic skills. The Dawg fans who are getting all pumped up over him need to get a better grip on reality. There are plenty of impressive looking high school quarterbacks who fizzle when they get to college. The SEC isn’t high school, folks, and you let Coach Bozo work with this kid during the summer and fall, you’re getting set up for a huge letdown.
Mettenberger was by far the best QB prospect, and he’s gone. Maybe Richt should be on the phone begging Zach to come back. After a few games, I can just see Sanford Stadium full of signs saying ZACH COME BACK.
So get steeled now for a very frustrating season. If the Dawgs can cut down on penalties and arrests and get a break or two, they may finish 7-5 or 8-4, but that’s as good as it’s going to get as long as Richt is the head coach at UGAy.
Murray the Midget
May 15th, 2010
2:41 pm
Gosh AJC, could you please take that picture down. I mean, how tall is Coach Bozo behind me, like 6′6″ or something?
Murray the Midget
May 15th, 2010
2:43 pm
OMG! I mean Bobo. Another darn Freudian slip!
Jacob Flinder in Waynesboro
May 15th, 2010
2:47 pm
“Georgia holds the all-time series lead against the following teams from the SEC: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.”
What the hell does that have to do with the price of tea in China? Are you living in today’s world, or are you stuck in the past?
Me
May 15th, 2010
2:51 pm
I tried to do an internet search on Aaron Murray but couldn’t get it big enough to read.
Go Dawgs
May 15th, 2010
2:54 pm
Sign Ricky Cochran from Madison – He still has 1 yr of eligibility left!!
BigGAdawg
May 15th, 2010
3:01 pm
“My biggest thing is: Don’t turn a bad play into a catastrophe. If it’s a bad play, throw it away, take a sack, whatever you got to do.. . . Let’s not be flippant or casual with that ball.”.
AMEN
A real effort to cut out stupid mistakes at the QB position and throughout the defense will make a huge difference in the games this fall. Of course showing up with a REAL defense is going to make things SO MUCH better for everyone.
Clint, Injury was only a part of it. CMR has stated that given the choice he will ALWAYS redshirt QBs and interior linemen. QBs not only have to get used to the much faster pace that they will face in the SEC but the playbooks are as thick as big city phone books and the QBs have a couple of them. The system is very complex and they have to know everything in them so well that they don’t have to stop and think but rather just act and react. That redshirt year is invaluable to those kids. It also gives them a chance to build confidence in themselves and instill confidence in their teammates that they are going to be able to handle the position.
Rick
May 15th, 2010
3:02 pm
Teresa -
Can you back-up your so called “FACT” sweetie? Show the proof sweetheart.
I also see that morals and personal responsibility doesn’t enter into the equation for you when it comes to selecting a QB.
You’re all the reason what’s wrong with alot of so called DAWG fans today.
Find another team babe!
destin dawg
May 15th, 2010
3:04 pm
hey Teresa.. FACT: Richt’s average is 9 or 10 wins at UGA..plus a bowl game.. FACT
BigGAdawg
May 15th, 2010
3:06 pm
Teresa,
Is your last name Mettenberger?
SatchelBuzz
May 15th, 2010
3:07 pm
Murray should do well,….figure by his sophomore season he will surpass Joe Cox’s level of performance. Don’t see him leading uga to a victory over USC-east in the 2nd game,..so you start 1-1. I’ll say this,..CMR shouldn’t be on the hot seat,….he’s .500 against CPJ, damn fine job.
THWG!
jzdawg
May 15th, 2010
3:09 pm
Hey Murray the Midget. Have you ever met Aaron Murray face to face? I bet not. I have actually talked to him face to face and he is not short by any means . I am 6′5 and he is all of 6′1 if not taller – and no he didn’t have on platform shoes. You must be very self conscious of your height or something else because you seem to be dwelling on this issue.
Lane Pimpin
May 15th, 2010
3:17 pm
By Jacksonville, the three Gator first team AA defensive linemen will be contributing. Book it, Ron Powell, the best player in the nation last year and his DT buddy who was picked MVP in two all-star games, will stuff a ball or two thrown by the midget rookie QB for the Poodles — if Murray still is in the line-up because he is an injury prone guy. That is good news because it will prevent another pick thrown by the Athens rookie.
Ahead of Florida...
May 15th, 2010
3:21 pm
The Georgia Bulldogs; The 15th
Most Prestigious College Football Program in the Nation
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3849468
The University of Georgia began their football history 116 years ago in 1892. Since that time, the Bulldogs have played 1,174 games and have compiled an overall record of 731-389-54; the third best Southeastern Conference (SEC) record behind Alabama and Tennessee.
The Dogs have won twelve SEC titles and two national championships in their storied history: a shared title in 1942 and a consensus national championship in 1980. The football program has produced two Heisman Trophy winners (Frank Sinkwich, 1942, and Herschel Walker, 1982) and is the only college football program in the nation to hold the distinction of having three graduates become Super Bowl MVPs (Jake Scott, 1972, Terrell Davis, 1998, and Hines Ward, 2005).
Georgia holds the all-time series lead against the following teams from the SEC: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt.
The Dogs also own the all-time series lead against non-conference and former SEC rival Georgia Tech winning 15 of the last 20 contests.
Alabama, Auburn, LSU, and Tennessee each own the all-time series lead against the Dogs. However, the Dogs have closed the gap on Alabama and LSU by winning 3 of the last 4. And the Dogs have owned Auburn as of late winning 4 out of the last 5! On the flip side, the Bulldogs have not faired well against Tennessee winning only 2 of the last 5.
Under the leadership of current head coach Mark Richt, the Bulldogs have finished #3 and #2 in the nation (2002, 2007), have recruited a top ten class (according to Rivals) 8 out of Richt’s 9 seasons at Georgia (the nation’s longest active streak until this year), won two SEC Championships (2002, 2005), three SEC Eastern Division titles, and tied for another. Coach Richt’s 90-27 record is sixth best in the country in winning percentage among active coaches (.769). He was named SEC Coach of the Year in both 2002 and 2005. His record against non-conference teams is 39-4 and his teams are 33-6 when playing in an opponent’s home stadium. He is one of only nine head coaches in Division I-A history to record 60 or more wins in his first six season and 70 or more wins in his first seven seasons. He’s one of only six coaches in history to win two SEC championships in his first five years, and one of only five head coaches in SEC history to record four straight 10-win seasons (2002-05). In bowl games during his tenure, he has gone 7-2, with three Sugar Bowl appearances and two Sugar Bowl victories. Fifty-four of Richt’s players have been chosen in the NFL draft over the last nine years, including eight chosen in the 2002 NFL draft–the most Georgia players ever selected in a single year. He also produced two 1st round picks in the 2009 draft in which Matthew Stafford was selected #1 overall.
“Be worthy as you run upon this hallowed sod,
For you have dared to tread where champions have trod.”
TampaDave
May 15th, 2010
3:34 pm
Hey I’ve met Murray. Ask him about Ybor. He’s been there a time or two. He’s only about 6′ or so, not the tallest QB but a good high school player when he was healthy. His best asset is his mobility. He will struggle his first year and then it will be a battle between he and LeMay next year. Even Peyton Manning struggled his first year…
Me
May 15th, 2010
3:37 pm
Dawgs haven’t held the advantage over Florida since the mid 1930’s. What’s your point??
Mike
May 15th, 2010
3:41 pm
Nice article by Steve from the AJC on Murray. The guy’s tough, came back from a broken leg, weeks before he was supposed to, and led his team to a state championship. Legend in Tampa, Fla, the guy is used to playing in big games, and showed himself to be a big game type of guy. He also showed great leadership. Threw for 88 yd’s in high school. Plant’s a classic high school powerhouse in a big division there. Here’s the article:
http://www.ajc.com/sports/uga/georgias-aaron-murray-ready-490463.html
Mike
May 15th, 2010
3:44 pm
ESPN’s Joe Schad knows college football. He said Colt McCoy called Aaron Murray “one of the most impressive players he’d EVER seen”.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/33003/joe-schads-ten-college-football-story-lines-to-watch-this-spring#more
The Sham
May 15th, 2010
3:52 pm
WEAK SCHEDULE? That is true. I’ve looked at it (so you know it must be true) and I realistically think we can be 7-1 going in to FLA. The schedule just lines up for the possibility. More accurately, I think we’ll be 6-2 at that point, but if we are 5-3 (or worse), then I will be EXTREMELY disappointed.
The most important facts are that this team has 10 returning starters on offense and a defense that couldn’t be worse than we were last year. I realize part of the defense failures were rooted in the offense putting them in bad situations repeatedly but that too should be improved with a fully developed run game. Once that came together, it was a different last half of the season than the first! I don’t know about 10 wins like CMR said, but there was obvious room for improvement.
BTW TERESA – Weren’t you Murray’s HS prom date that he dumped for the hotter Cheerleader captain? You sound like sour grapes… I hate North Ave Nerds who have nothing better to do than be envious of a serious football program!
82Dawg
May 15th, 2010
3:58 pm
TERESA …you just need to worry about cleaning the house and cooking super tonight. Not football because you are an idiot when it comes to that.
Mike
May 15th, 2010
3:58 pm
Here’s a few video clips on Murray for those interested, very impressive QB, tough, leader, creative, and character.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Mmf1VDao0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dymxE7USbcE&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e83CX2KZq2M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et_sLhVS6×8&feature=related
Jeff
May 15th, 2010
4:03 pm
Must see Video of Superbowl Champ and NFL MVP QB Drew Brees, all 6′ 0” of him, great highlights, in hd, Murray reminds me a lot of Drew Brees:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ruh-ujts0&feature=related
Tim
May 15th, 2010
4:05 pm
Nice interview with Murray on ESPN here, Murray was the #2 ranked QB on ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/23042
Barkin'Dog
May 15th, 2010
4:19 pm
Ahead of Florida… GREAT REPORT – THANKS!!
BUT… UGA was shown as 14th Greatest! UF was 15th.
Here’s what’s really grating on the jackets (as shown in their report at #18th)…
The Yellow Jackets haven’t had a major bowl win since the 1955-56 season, when they won the 1956 Sugar Bowl at the tail end of the aforementioned five-year dream run under coach Bobby Dodd.
Did you know? Georgia Tech is the highest-rated team in the Prestige Rankings to never be ranked No. 1 in an AP poll.
Suck on that GT fans, while you continue to gloat over a fluke win over the Dawgs – over a year ago.
Dawg Days
May 15th, 2010
4:20 pm
Teresa must be as drunk as Mettenburger to believe any of that BS she spouted. And 1eyed Jack, better hope your mom doesn’t read this blog; she might not do your laundry or cook your supper.
TampaGator
May 15th, 2010
5:20 pm
Huh????…Murray is accurate as long as he only throws only high percentage passes. Duh!!!! Isn’t everyone???? Well, he won’t be throwing those high percentage passes against high school corners in the fall. He better get better at throwing the mid and long range balls, too, if he wants to win in the SEC…and especially when he plays the Bama and the Gators. And just for the record, Brantley has a pro-strength arm and is accurate on any type of pass!!! And he is going to have a ton of weapons to catch and run with the ball this fall.
TampaGator
May 15th, 2010
5:22 pm
And Jeff is Mike and Mike is “Ahead of Florida”….and hopefully, they won’t start talking to themselves.
pcsjax1
May 15th, 2010
5:23 pm
Murray reminds me alot of Joe Cox!
Verne Troyer
May 15th, 2010
5:26 pm
I met Aaron Murray and we were eye to eye.
Paddy
May 15th, 2010
5:27 pm
Teresa,try another sport to comment on, football and you don’t click. I hear badmitton is fun to follow.
Tom Thumb
May 15th, 2010
5:30 pm
Aaron and me were separated at birth.
dawgy2003
May 15th, 2010
5:42 pm
This is an easy one and don’t see why so many people are worried. Does anyone think this guy is worse than Joe Cox? And does anyone think that are defense will be any worse?… I expect a solid 10 win season this year and maybe more.
SOOHSO
May 15th, 2010
6:09 pm
Murray is really only 5′ 11′.
dawgster
May 15th, 2010
6:16 pm
TampaGator, not sure what you were responding to, but I agree that Brantley was a very high rated QB, but he too has not been tested much by the SEC competition, so lets hold off on crowning him the king of all QB’s as you seem to think,,The same thing can be said of Murray, has all the tools, but hasn’t been tested…I can only attest to what i have seen and read of this young man….I get the feeling that the gators can’t stand the fact that we got him away from your precious gators…You know we lost a lot of good players to the gators and other teams just as you have to us…Brantley and Murray’s season will not be just about them, but how the other players perform around them..I don’t know if you are knocking Murray or not, but the negative comments about Murray from alot of gator fans seem unwarranted…
T-Rav and the Eastside Grainger
May 15th, 2010
6:25 pm
Metternberger and Logan Gray looked good on tape in high school too. You kicked one off the team and the other almost transferred. Whether or not he’s good isnt the issue. The issue is you never know with these kids. For UGA, he HAS to be good….or else.
NOBODYYOUKNOW
May 15th, 2010
6:26 pm
1st. there are no easy schedules in the SEC.2nd UGA ALWAYS gets the cream of the crop in recruits. 3rd. Teresa may be wiser than you think.
TROTTINGHOME
May 15th, 2010
6:29 pm
Defense will make all those weak teams look else where next year.
And Florida will lose this year to the DAWGS…mark it down….37-21
TROTTINGHOME
May 15th, 2010
6:32 pm
Teresa you ain’t close. and anybody who thinks she is is going to sinking with her.
SOOHSO
May 15th, 2010
6:34 pm
Trottinghome, are you talking about basketball?
dogbiscuit
May 15th, 2010
6:34 pm
Hey wait a minute I seem to remember a certain red headed clod who was supposed to have been really great in high school. This is not high school. Course a middle school kid starting for UGA would be better than Cox… Lets hope the new DC has the horses to run a killer defense.
mini me
May 15th, 2010
6:39 pm
I can’t see Austin Powers over all these big football players where could he beee???
dogbiscuit
May 15th, 2010
6:40 pm
excuse me I slipped and spelled horses wrong for anyone who couldn’t figure that out maybe a Tech Grad….
Me
May 15th, 2010
6:53 pm
Jeff, Mike and “Ahead of Florida” are all really Patrick who can’t use his name anymore due to severe lack of credibility. And if Georgia is indeed “ahead” of Florida, it’s not because of any recent events. Again, a case of the dawgs grasping at ancient history to show they are still in Florida’s class…which they’re not even close last 20 years…
LPSA
May 15th, 2010
6:56 pm
We, the Little People Society object to the use of the term “midget”. Please, from this day forward refer to him as “Murray the Munchkin”.
Murray the Munchkin
May 15th, 2010
6:58 pm
10-4 my good little buddies. Why does my name always go so well with labels of vertically challenged people??
Delbert D.
May 15th, 2010
7:01 pm
It seems like taller guys with longer legs and arms would be easier sack targets.
Browndog
May 15th, 2010
7:09 pm
Success in 2010 depends on the O line and not Murray. If the O line does its job, Murray will do his!
harold
May 15th, 2010
7:10 pm
ALABAMA AND NICK SABAN AND FLORIDA AND URBAN MEYER ARE SO FAR AHEAD OF RICHT AND GEORGIA FOOTBALL IT IS LAUGHABLE! THIS KID WILL NEVER PAN OUT IN THE TOUGH SEC. HE WILL BE LIKE JASPER SANKS AND GERALD RIGGS. ALOT OF EXPECTATIONS——BUT NOT A BIG TIME PLAYER!
robdawg08
May 15th, 2010
7:20 pm
Tim, ask Richt is Murray BETTER than Joe Cox ? If not we are looking at 7-5 or 8-4 at best. What happens if 3rd game of season Murray gets injured ? Logan comes in after practicing at WR all spring. Recipe for a disaster…
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don't take no jive!
May 15th, 2010
7:32 pm
I’m a little baffled that Richt would point to high school film. I mean, dont’ all 3-5 star recruits have some pretty good film from high school? Seems pretty silly to me.
I’m sure Murray will have some good games and bad games, as just about all first year starters do. I suspect Brantley will have a poor game or two himself.
I think the Dawgs season will rely on how well Richt has changed the mentality of the TEAM. Penalties, turnovers and the sideline dancing were all due to poor discipline and lack of accountability. The season’s success or failure lies on the shoulders or the coaches….not the players. UGA has always has the talent…..just need to coach ‘em up!
jasont13
May 15th, 2010
7:33 pm
Funny how people are all fascinated with how tall Aaron Murray is. He was one of the most highly recruited QB’s coming out of high school. He didn’t play last year because he was coming off a broken leg with a dislocated ankle. One more thing about his height. Josh Nesbit and Aaron Murray are both listed at 6′1″ so Tech fans you have no leg to stand on.
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don't take no jive!
May 15th, 2010
7:41 pm
The more I think about it the crazier it sounds. Why would the HC at a major SEC program feel he needs to sell his starting QB to his fan base by sending them to “You Tube” to watch his high school highlights?What’s next……home movies from his grandma?
DawginLex
May 15th, 2010
7:43 pm
Teresa go fix my dinner and stay off of the football blogs sweetie.
Murray will be fine because he will be able to make plays with his feet as well as his arm.
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
7:52 pm
BLAH BLAH BLAH…..SHUT UP GEORGIA FANS
INDEPENDENCE BOWL
1980
KENTUCKY
7-5
Logan Gray
May 15th, 2010
7:53 pm
I’m out of here. Oh, wait. He doesn’t look that good. USC may knock him out.
Dawghater
May 15th, 2010
7:59 pm
And Joe Cox was the next All SEC QB this time last year. Keep dreaming!
DawginLex
May 15th, 2010
8:01 pm
Shut up GT Baby
30-24
8 out of 9
Reuben Houston
Joe Hamilton
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:04 pm
DAWGINLEX-
INDEPENDENCE BOWL 1980
KENTUCKY
BLACK OUT AGAINST ALA
FLA 17-20
7-5
1980
1980
1980
METTENBERGER
5 OFF SEASON ARRESTS
ALWAYS SOME EXCUSE LIKE THE REFS OR INJURIES
WHINNEY CRY BABY FANS
RED PANTS WEARING CLOWN HAIR FRAT BOYS
LIST GOES ON AND ON
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:05 pm
OH YEAH, I FORGOT ABOUT ALL THE RAPE CHARGES
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:06 pm
AND 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO YOUR 1
4>1
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:11 pm
barkin dog- all i gotta say is 1980
4 is better than 1 idiot! how bout yall georgia fans and players stop raping people, k?
kgator79
May 15th, 2010
8:12 pm
Aaron Murray reminds UGA fans of Drew Brees huh? Based off what? Being similar in height? Or you heard someone on tv say it? Always love when an ESPN talking head makes a comment regarding a player, the next thing you know everyone and their brother come up with that same scouting report on the kid and act like they have seen all kinds of film on him.
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:13 pm
GEORGIA FANS ARE THE WORSE! IT’S SO FUNNY READING ALL YOUR BS ABOUT YOUR TEAM. I CANT BELIEVE YALL THINK YALL HAVE A GOOD TEAM. YALL ARE A SECOND TIER TEAM AT BEST, GET OVER IT 1980
SickAndTired
May 15th, 2010
8:29 pm
Poor Murray. My heart goes out to him and his family for what they are about to go through with the Dawg Fan Base. Word of advice, don’t wear your sons picture on a button or his jersey when you sit in the players family section. It really galls me when I see supposed Georgia Fans ragging on the players families in the stands. Mark Richt, good man, wrong man for the job in Athens. He’s out on the rubber chicken circuit selling his starting QB to the main stream idiots. That does not bode well, but he knows the deal….whether he’ll admit it or not, it’s time for him to give Georgia a National Championship in the next tow years or he needs to be gone. With the salary he makes, hehould have done better with the talent that’s been there. Honestly Dawg faithful, don’t you think if Saban had taken the Georgia job that UGA would be in better shape today?
Georgia: The Wisconsin of the SEC
Georgia deserves better.
robdawg08
May 15th, 2010
8:30 pm
1 shared national championship in modern era Techie. We won ours OUTRIGHT. 8 of 9 ass whippings should have you back under your rock…
robdawg08
May 15th, 2010
8:31 pm
Take yourself back to your Techie blog. You aren’t welcome here on the Dawg board.
robdawg08
May 15th, 2010
8:33 pm
Murray won’t be reading blogs. Joe Cox didn’t and he was annihilated by us last year.
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:33 pm
SICKANDTIRED-YOU’RE EXACTLY RIGHT! GEORGIA FANS ARE WHITE TRASH IDIOTS WITH NO CLASS!
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:34 pm
ROB-WE GOT TO ORANGE BOWLS, WHERE DO YOU GO? OH THATS RIGHT, INDEPENDENC BOWLS.
robdawg08
May 15th, 2010
8:35 pm
I always stomp on a yellow jacket twice. Once to kill it and the second time in honor of Georgia Tech…
college is forever
May 15th, 2010
8:35 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com The Dawgs are on the verge of a very special time in their program. The Bulldog faithful will have plenty to be proud of for many years to come starting in 2010. Check out the UGA classic tin lunchbox, great for Fathers Day. Go Dawgs!!!
robdawg08
May 15th, 2010
8:37 pm
You got to Orange Bowls playing in the weak ACC. We were the 4th best SEC team and would have beat the top ACC team easily.
BamaDog
May 15th, 2010
8:40 pm
While it’s great that Murray has great film from high school, I think the G-Day game is a much better indicator of where the QBs stand. Murray and Gray looked about even but Mettenberger clearly had the best game that day. The whole Flip Flop Bar thing in Valdosta seemed odd the way it played out but most people are in agreement the Mettenberger had to move on. I agree w/Tampa Gator that Murray’s short passes are fine but his longer throws seem to have too much arc and are often up for grabs. Time will tell if he can make it in the SEC.
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:42 pm
ROB- WEAK ACC? WHY ARE THERE 5 OR 6 ACC TEAMS IN THE TOP 25 THIS YEAR AND ONLY 3 IN THE SEC? HMMMMMMM OH YEH, BECAUSE IT’S TOP HEAVY!
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT 1980
UGAgrad71
May 15th, 2010
8:47 pm
Hey, you Tech nerds! Which conference has produced 3 of the last 4 national champs? Hint, it isn’t the A she she. Get a life!
GT BABY
May 15th, 2010
8:52 pm
UGAGGGRAD- IT’S CALLED A TOP HEAVY CONFERENCE….FLA AND ALA. UGA SUCKS. EVERYONE KNOWS YALL SUCK SINCE YALL WERE RANKED PRESEASON #1.
AND AT LEAST TECHS CRIME IS NOT BECAUSE OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM LIKE GEORGIAS PROBLEMS
Sportsrealist
May 15th, 2010
8:56 pm
You sorry GT fans! You run your mouth on every UGA post, but at some point you realize, like all GT fans, that your a half rate, wanna-be football program that deep down inside wishes that they could be a program like the Dawgs. You know, it’s never too late to switch…..I mean everybody deserves to feel like a winner sometimes.
Ursula
May 15th, 2010
9:03 pm
Florida will give UGA the usual beatdown in Jacksonville this year. Florida is a perfect example of how worthless recruiting classes are as indicator of the team’s success.
It’s real simple, folks: coaching makes a team. Florida has it. UGA does not. So stop getting your panties in a wad over your recruiting class.
As long as Mark Richt is head coach, UGA will never win the division and play in the SEC championship or play in a BCS bowl.
At least the Dawgs will continue to lead in penalties and arrests. That’s something.
ScoutDawg
May 15th, 2010
9:07 pm
Hey Geek you are right, we suck. Our number 5 and our number 6 beat your number1 and 2. Yeah nerd your right we suck.
NOBODYYOUKNOW
May 15th, 2010
9:15 pm
Just admit it folks. UGA or GT ant gonna be no powerhouse this season. GT lost some of their best to the pros and UGA has to many unanswered questons. I know UGA has some good experianced players returning but leadership is a queston mark. I’m no gator fan but they’re gonna be tough.BAMA is the team to beat. LSU, AUBURN, TENN. S. CAR, OLE MISS.ARKANSAS, who knows what to expect from this bunch.
Weak Schedule
May 15th, 2010
9:17 pm
Arizona State–LOL for Dawgs FINALLY playing a tough out-a-confernce team for first time since 1965.
kgator79
May 15th, 2010
9:20 pm
5 or 6 ACC teams in the top 25 this year? Wow! could have swore the top 25 polls came out in August. Must be some great poll you got in the middle of May. Then again this is the same stuff you hear every year from ACC fan “how many teams are in the preseason poll”. Lets see, we are going on 10 years now since an ACC team was actually mentioned in being in the National title hunt near the end of the season. Even the Big East has had programs in the conversations late in the season more recently (West Virginia, Louisivlle ect..) Facts are, without the Florida schools, the ACC is pretty much irrelevant on the national scene. Nobody cares to watch a bunch of North Carolina schools attempt to play football.
kgator79
May 15th, 2010
9:22 pm
UGAgrad…I see you graduated from UGA, so I will help you out with your math. 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 are 4 out of the last 4 national championships won, not 3 out of 4.
Freddie
May 15th, 2010
9:24 pm
“As long as Mark Richt is head coach, UGA will never win the division and play in the SEC championship or play in a BCS bowl.”
In a nutshell, that sums up the problem very nicely. Mark Richt is the problem, not the solution.
The Truth Hurts
May 15th, 2010
9:26 pm
No one outside the redneck confederate state of Georgia gives a rat’s a** about UGA and its sorry football team. Every year there is a big song-and-dance about how many starts their recruits have, how good their team looks, how they beat up on lesser SEC teams, etc. but at the end of the day UGA never has been and never will be anything more than a mediocre football program. UGA cannot hold a candle to some of the other storied programs in their own conference, state, and nationally.
Pipe down bullfrogs – you are irrelevant outside your state!!
Teh Troof
May 15th, 2010
9:34 pm
Look for the 2010-11 dawgs to be insular, entitled, christian mamas boys who fold at the first sign of adversity.
Richt is over and will never win the SEC, much less the MNC.
WestOfAthens
May 15th, 2010
9:39 pm
No surprise within the text i have read.
I believe this unit will surprise the SEC pundits.
HBTD
WestOfAthens
May 15th, 2010
9:41 pm
OH, to all the hating individuals: How ‘Bout Them Dawgs
UGA is relevant, feed elsewhere
Dawg Pay
May 15th, 2010
9:42 pm
Murray’s better than Brantley—the Dawgs will upset florida in 2010—you heard it here first!
Another One Bites the Dust
May 15th, 2010
9:46 pm
nail..hammer..head Freddie! If the recruiting services are correct in evaluating the Ugag players, then there is a big problem in the cesspool and it has to begin with the head coach! The results don’t match the talent level!
Shreveport Sociology
May 15th, 2010
9:47 pm
Joe Cox looked good in High School also.
We have a part-time reciever at backup QB.
……yikes !
GT moving up fast
May 15th, 2010
9:53 pm
—Nesbitt for Heisman—
Freddie
May 15th, 2010
9:59 pm
Every year, UGA idiots get all pumped up over your recruiting class. And every year you finish 2nd or 3rd in the division. Can’t one of you morons connect the dots and see there’s a huge disconnect between where your recruiting classes are ranked and the team’s W-L record?
No, I don’t think any of you are smart enough to make the connection. Go back to your beer, and try to remember the month’s only half over, so make that unemployment check last till the end of the month.
DOGGIE
May 15th, 2010
9:59 pm
Hey “the Truth Hurts”. I give a rat’s a** and I live in North Carolina, so it’s your statement that is irrelevant. GO DOGGIES!
Freddie
May 15th, 2010
10:02 pm
I forgot to wish all the UGA fans good night and sweet dreams.
tired of the complaining
May 15th, 2010
10:54 pm
Fact: anyone who participates in chat rooms, blogs and etc…. have one common trait: they love their foootball team and would like to see a sucessful season come to fruition. Anytime someone only enter hate and what not are just that:haters! As a true dawg fan, I am glad to know that We the Bulldog Nation has so many haters. And oh by the way…..Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford both spent a redshirt year and their respected schools, if Murray can come to their success I will be extremely happy. Go Dawgs!
Brainiac(Dawg for life in Louisville, Ga.)
May 15th, 2010
11:02 pm
Jacob Flinder in Waynesboro: The guy was just responding to posts of others…..just like you did to his. It might help if you actually read some of the other posts before engaging your jaw. It ain’t football season so if you really like football like most of us on here then you either talk about the past or the future. Your choice, his choice
Brainiac(Dawg for life in Louisville, Ga.)
May 15th, 2010
11:13 pm
Teh troof: Coach Richt has encountered very, very little adversity when playing the North Avenue Bunglebees and he has won 2 SEC titles. Also slam dunked the 2009 A She She champs which in itself was no super feat but just FYI in case you forgot.
hugedawgfan
May 16th, 2010
12:01 am
Hey Murray the Midget, how do you know he is a midget? Did your mother also “have a Freudian slip”?
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
12:05 am
Rivals compared Murray to Drew Brees. Had some good things to say about him here:
http://uga.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=800299
RED DOG 77
May 16th, 2010
12:44 am
Teresa 5/15 2:41pm………Would you think as highly of Zack Mettenberger if he had touched you the way he touched the young lady over Spring break ? Oh……..Teresa, tell me, you are not that kind of girl, are you ?
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May 16th, 2010
1:03 am
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UGADAWGZ
May 16th, 2010
1:05 am
The Truth Hurts – First the state of Georgia rules screw you. Second- We are one of the most well known national teams, proof: UGA is one of the most recognizable mascots in the world, the NFL loves us and always wants our players, and our coach is the 3rd most winning coach in the country right now. So stop being jealous of a great team and great state.
Teh Troof – Richt has won the SEC twice, you should learn football before making comments. O and way to be a douche making fun of people being christians
UGADAWGZ
May 16th, 2010
1:13 am
GT BABY – How is 1980 supposed to be an insult, it was one of the best teams in history.
Also yea you 4 championships but, when was the last time you had a tough schedule and held the overall record in the UGA-gt game?
BD
May 16th, 2010
1:20 am
Has Mark Richt lost his freakin’ mind? He wants his brainwashed followers to believe that 2 year old HS tapes are gonna beat Florida? Auburn? Tennessee?
Richt spends too much time spray tanning. Appparently the fumes have gotten to his brain.
BD
May 16th, 2010
1:24 am
1980 was NOT one of the best football teams in history. You will find no one outside of a UGA fan that believes that. The teams you played were all mediocre – Auburn, Tennessee, Clemson – Tech was horrible and they even tied the team you played for a National Championship. In fact, I’d say that the 1980 UGA team probably scrapes the bottom of the barrel if you were to rank the National Championship teams from the last 50 years.
UGA owns you tasty bees..
May 16th, 2010
1:52 am
Tech fans are pathetic. Seriously, you have beat us ONE time this decade, please put that little thing back in your pants, the ladies are all laughing at you..
UGA owns you tasty bees..
May 16th, 2010
1:56 am
Hurry tech fans, i heard there’s another overweight, lazy, fullback left somewhere in GA for you to recruit. Hey, who knows, maybe he can switch between RB and QB, like you’re latest QB recruit. Oh wait, he was a RB. I think PJ needs to quit playing with his over-sized boobs, and try and find some REAL football players. You know, the kind that scouting services ACTUALLY rate.. Uh-oh, i just heard Al-groh has misplaced his AARP card again, someone get the depends..
UGA owns you tasty bees..
May 16th, 2010
1:58 am
Your team is the biggest joke of the south (hence the well-deserved nickname, “the joke by Coke”), and if UGA was HALF as BAD as you guys, instead of Todd Grantham, we would have hired Rich brooks to run our D this year..
Anthony
May 16th, 2010
2:11 am
Richt should have planned better.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
2:35 am
It is never good when the coach has to tell all his fans that his fans don’t know squat about the game, while he hypes yet another player who hasn’t done a thing.
Hey Coach Richt.
When Aaron Murray is next injured, who is coming in sir ?
Caleb King was recruited here 2007. He had a broken bone in his upper leg, tibia. He was redshirted 2007 at 5’ 11” and 212 lbs out of Greater Atlanta Christian High School where he transferred to from Parkview. He was the # 1 overall football recruit in the state of Georgia and the # 8 running back in the nation.
Caleb King is a Junior. A redshirt Junior.
2008 he had 100 yards rushing against Georgia Southern in his first game.
He hasn’t had 100 yards rushing since except for the last regular season game against a very porous Georgia tek rushing defense.
In between he had 1 yard rushing 2008 against Florida. None against Kentucky. None against Auburn, 1 yard rushing against Georgia tek. 0 again against Michigan State. Only the Kentucky and Auburn games 2008 could Caleb King not play. He has needed surgery since he got on this campus. He prefers to sit out, or be named the Starting Tailback and not be able to report to the field to take a carry.
Perhaps you remember the 2008 season ?
Alabama who was ahead 31 to nothing at halftime. Caleb King was our tailback. He had 5 yards rushing in the entire game.
He also had 2 passes he caught. That was for 2 more yards. 7 yards is what he had rushing and catching the ball.
No wonder we lost. Why even send him out there ?
The next game Caleb King had 15 yards total in the game. He had 10 touches for 15 yards. He had 9 rushes and 1 catch and amassed a grand total of 15 yards vs the vols that day.
2 games after that against Vandie, Caleb King had 12 yards total in the whole entire game. 12 yards.
Then, we got to the next big game, after we had already seen what Caleb King could do against Alabama. And, this is of course the Florida game. We were losing 42 to nothing. Caleb King amassed a grand total of 1 yard total in the game. He caught a pass and had a rushing play for us. Why send him out there ? To deflate the team ?
You remembering this 2008 season ?
Next big game after we allowed 31 consecutive points to Alabama, 42 consecutive points to Florida was Georgia tek. Caleb King turned in his USUAL PERFORMANCE of 1 yard total in the game. Georgia tek scored 29 unanswered points.
Big player in big games.
Against Georgia tek, Caleb King again had both a rushing carry and a catch. 1 yard total yardage.
Every time we brought in Caleb King, he didn’t do squat.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
2:36 am
STARTING TAILBACK Caleb King.
He is our STARTING TAILBACK. Caleb King is.
He has been.
He is the returning STARTING TAILBACK.
5 games in a ROW Caleb King has been our STARTING TAILBACK.
Last year, you will recall was yet another EMBARRASSING YEAR for The Georgia Bulldogs’ Football team.
Coming off the 2008 season when we started # 1 in the AP Poll preseason, then allowed 31 consecutive points to Alabama, 42 consecutive points to Florida and 29 consecutive points to Georgia tek, we dropped to # 13 in the Final AP Poll. Disappointing. Very disappointing. One of the worst performances by our football program All-Time. Had we started the season ranked # 13 in the AP Poll, we would have dropped OUT of the Top 25 Final AP Poll.
Obviously.
One of the major reasons for this is the play or lack thereof of Caleb King.
Our Starting Tailback now, today.
We have ABSOLUTELY SUCKED in the games Caleb King has played in.
He comes into the games and does not a damn thing.
So, we start last season 2009 and Caleb King is touted, based upon his 2008 performance.
Uh hmm.
Clearing my throat.
Touted as a great running back.
Telling us how great he is.
Was in high school.
You think you are going to get drafted Caleb King ?
I haven’t seen it.
I assure you the NFL hasn’t seen it.
Washaun Ealey is listed on the Official Post-Spring Depth Chart at # 1 Tailback. Caleb King is NOT EVEN LISTED.
You know why ?
Because he is INJURED AGAIN.
Can’t play.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
2:38 am
When hasn’t Caleb King been injured ?
Go ahead, I will wait for that answer when Caleb King hasn’t been injured.
Starting Tailback as The University of Georgia.
http://www.georgiadogs.com/fls/8800/football/depth-chart/depth-chart-final.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=8800
Why would Coach Richt and Mike Bobo leave Caleb King off the Official Latest Depth Chart ?
Well, we know he missed the last 4 practices this team had.
We know he was held out of the G-Day Game.
But, we also know Caleb King has Started at Tailback each of the last 5 games now.
2009.
So, to start the 2009 season, Caleb King was wait for it now, injured.
Could not play against Oklahoma State. Loss. We could not run the football, again.
We recover and are playing at Home against LSU. Caleb King has 8 rushes for 7 yards.
8 eight rushes for 7 seven yards and we lose to LSU. Duh. Thanks a lot Caleb King.
Way to really show up in the big games.
5 big games to date. Alabama, Florida, Georgia tek 2008. Oklahoma State 2009 and now LSU at Home 2009.
You want Caleb King’s rushing totals for those 5 games ?
The 7 yards he got against LSU doubled his total.
14.
14 yards rushing by Caleb King, in the 5 Big Games of 2008 and 2009 so far to-date in this summary of Caleb King as a Running Back at UGA.
With all the hype.
Oh we are going to be so great in 2010 because Aaron Murray can rely upon Caleb King, STARTING TAILBACK, and Washaun Ealey.
So, after the LSU game, we played the vols.
Caleb King could NOT play.
Injured.
Getting the picture yet ?
Oh, sorry we got BLOWN OUT by Tennessee.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
2:38 am
Caleb King has 14 yards rushing against Vandie.
Then, we go to Florida 17-41 LOSS. Caleb King has 19 total yards against Florida catching and running.
19 yards.
That doubles his yardage to date in the 6 big games of 2008 and 2009 for our STARTING TAILBACK.
33 yards rushing in our 6 big games of 2008 and 2009 for Caleb King.
You need to get ready for this now.
This is all I am going to tell you about Caleb King and the FAVORITES that Coach Richt and Mike Bobo play on Offense.
At this point, with these 6 big games of UGA with Caleb King a grand total of 33 yards rushing…
Get ready for it now
GUESS WHO IS MADE THE STARTING TAILBACK AT UGA ?
Caleb King.
And, he has REMAINED THE STARTING TAILBACK AT UGA SINCE.
Washaun Ealey had 1 fumble and lost it and led the team in Rushing.
Caleb King had twice as many fumbles as Washaun Ealey and Caleb King lost both fumbles of his.
Did I mention we lost to a lousy 7-6 Kentucky team not ranked in the Top 25 Final AP Poll obviously at HOME with Caleb King the Starting Tailback ?
So, there you have it the sum total of Caleb King.
And, he is your RETURNING STARTING TAILBACK Aaron Murray Mike Bobo and Coach Richt are relying upon.
God help us.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
3:03 am
UGADAWGZ,
“Coach Richt is the 3rd most winning coach in the country right now”
What in the F are you talking about ?
Coach Richt is # 19 in the nation at 38-14 the last 4 years.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
3:05 am
Coach Richt has lost to 8 teams not ranked in the Top 25 Final AP Polls
Coach Richt has lost to 8 teams Top 10 Final AP Polls and beat 3
Coach Richt does NOT beat the good teams and for good measure LOSES to lousy teams
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
3:28 am
Dawg Pay
Brantley is ready to be QB at Florida. Aaron Murray is NOT ready according to Coach Richt last night in Macon. He doesn’t know the playbook and needs reps.
He needed reps last year and did not get them because he came here injured, then threw his arm out then missing another 21 Fall Practices last year.
Now, this year, he hasn’t gotten the reps and the reason for that is that Coach Richt found himself held ransom by Logan Gray who has to-date in his now 4th year in this system 0 TD passes, 2 interceptions and 5 total completions. Logan Gray made Coach Richt split the reps with the # 1 offense with him and Aaron Murray.
Florida is so much a better team than UGA that it requires no response to crap you post that we will beat Florida.
You say the same thing this time every year.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
3:36 am
I hope we don’t surprise anyone this year.
Because the only way we are going to surprise anyone will be if Aaron Murray gets injured for the 3rd time in 3 years now in a row.
Otherwise, we go through another boring 9-4 or 10-3 record in 14-game seasons nowadays.
That will keep Coach Richt his job.
I say 10-3 or 9-4.
In 14-game seasons nowadays.
I am NOT satisifed with that.
By the way, I looked up what Coach Richt said and what he said was that
“IT IS A CLOSE RACE at quarterback position. Mike Bobo and I will have to go over all 15 spring practices to determine who is # 1 at quarterback now that the G-Day Game is complete.”
That is what his actual quote is, now that he is telling us that hey 2 years ago in high school Aaron Murray was great.
Since, he certainly has NOT distanced himself from ANYONE – not according to Coach Richt after the G-Day Game.
Joedawg
May 16th, 2010
5:55 am
I don’t think anything yet. Murray has yet to step on a CFB field during a live game. No one knows how he’s going to react. I know how good Christian Lemay looks in HS, but that means nothing to UGA QB race this fall.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
6:08 am
That, Joedawg, and if he has his 3rd injury in the last 3 years then this year again, we certainly do know what Logan Gray will not be a good quarterback.
Georgiadawg70
May 16th, 2010
7:03 am
Coach, Its not Murry that I am worried about.
cseay
May 16th, 2010
7:30 am
Watched Murray in High School and Georgia isn’t HS. Offensive linemen are mutch bigger and Murray is a generous 5:11. Yes, Drew Brees isn’t much bigger but let’s be honest, Murray won this job by default and no youtube video is going to change that.
Derek Dooley
May 16th, 2010
7:49 am
Look for another azz-kicking at the hands of The Vols…….get used to it. There’s a new Dooley in town….K-town that is. Go Big Orange!!!
Pauls A. Johnson
May 16th, 2010
8:07 am
Murray is a great passing quarterback, but he can’t run the Wing-T, or the Triple Option. That is why GT didn’t offer Murray a scholarship.
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Pete
May 16th, 2010
8:54 am
Bulldaw is a complete moron. 9-4 or 10-3 in a 14 game season? Practice those math skills
poopdawg
May 16th, 2010
8:55 am
BuLLDawg, Go to BED and then you need to get to church and pray for coach Richt. Enough already !
AltamahaDawg
May 16th, 2010
9:07 am
“I am NOT satisfied with that”
Multiple road show and other appearances taking audience questions and visiting one-on-one with fans. Phone, fax, mail, email. Multiple ways to contact Mark Richt. My queston is: since you are so damn passionate to spend hours and hours a week looking up stats and posting long ranting pages of complaints, WHAT did the coach tell you when you presented him with all this? Surely THIS isnt the extent of your plan.
Me
May 16th, 2010
9:11 am
Nobody is responding to my comment. Why? Am I not offending?. I mean I LOVE GT!!!!! I have a PJohnson shrine in my locker.
me
May 16th, 2010
9:15 am
okay, gotta go then. I’m on the day shift this week at the huddle house. Whoo Hoo.
WonderDawg
May 16th, 2010
9:19 am
Teresa, go put on a load of clothes and fix supper. Chop chop.
gt4ever
May 16th, 2010
9:23 am
I think it is very interesting that CMR points everyone back to his high school tapes for confidence…… Hmmmmmm, that’s almost a laugh. This kid was not even close to being as sharp as Mett was in the G day game….. To say Murray would have been the starter even if Mett had not been kicked off the team is, well, disingenuous at best…. I think CMR needs somebody to write his speeches before he puts his foot in his mouth…. Just Sayin..
Coach Hewitt..
May 16th, 2010
9:25 am
Hi Techies, It’s me..Paul…. My good friend Dave Braine & my UGA Law Grad Agent said hello & THANKS again for my contract..LMMFAO…$7.1million or STFU…I Run This School……
I was at a Tech function last nite with Coach Johnson & Coach Groh. Ran in to Groh in the restroom, did y’all know Al wears Depend diapers & sits down to pee…Darn, he’s a real ball ‘o fire. Hope he makes it thru the season..FWIW, he’s got a cool azz old gold colored Walker tho..
Gotta run…Dave & I are going to spend some of y’alls money in St. Johns & St. Thomas this week. Two suites at the W Hotel…$2800.00 a nite… Thanks Again, LMMFAO…. Paul…
Rico Suave
May 16th, 2010
9:30 am
Teresa- I was in the mem’s bathroom at the Waffle House, and someone had written on the stall door that you have nice, pouty lips. Is this true? Just wondering……………..mmmmmmm, yeah! Hit me up (404) 387-XXXX
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
9:43 am
Pete,
Funny as hell
What you know about 14-game seasons and the fact that UGA is 10-10 last 4 years in The SEC East, thereby absoutely removing UGA from the national scene and hasn’t even been to The SEC Championship Game since 2005, would fit on the head of a pin.
Yet, there you are trying to give me lessons in math.
14-game seasons nowadays.
And, UGA wins 10 games a year.
38-14 the last 4 years.
Idiot.
We don’t play 14 games because The SEC East OWNS us.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
9:45 am
Altamahadawg,
Tell me the extent of your plan isn’t to oust me ?
Dan
May 16th, 2010
9:46 am
I’ve been a Dawg fan since I was maybe six years old. Forty years later I can honestly say that from reading a whole lotta stuff Dawg fans post that in one respect they are not unlike most football fans in the entire country. They are idiots who don’t need to be posting things on the internet.
1eyedJack
May 16th, 2010
9:48 am
Sooooo many Tech fans that want Coach Richt fired.
Sooooo many Tech fans worried about Murray being our QB.
Go wake ol’ Al from his coma, grease up his Rascal, give him an Ensure, and tell him he better hit the recruiting trail and get some players or that mudhole that UGA stomped in the middle of Grant’s Tomb at Bubba Dodd stadium is going to get worse and no amount of free hot dogs are going to fill it up.
30 year anniversary of UGA being relevant
May 16th, 2010
9:52 am
Pretty sad when a coach sends his delusional fan base to you tube to calm them down.
Face it fleabags, you suck. You have for 30 years now, get use to it. It will NEVER change.
dale
May 16th, 2010
9:57 am
Teresa’s last name is Earndhart. She knows as much about football as she does about racing. Nothing.
Coach Hewitt..
May 16th, 2010
9:59 am
Searched Youtube for Tech recruit highlight tapes… Darn it, I couldn’t find any….LMMFAO, Paul…
Seth
May 16th, 2010
10:10 am
Watch high school football. lol. yeah that’s equal to sec play. what a dope.
Tom
May 16th, 2010
10:15 am
Sorry but he couldn’t even get a start after the crap start with Cox. He would have played last year if he was really a stud. A freshman qb that hasn’t played in 2 years and who was passed over by Joe Cox is going to struggle big time. It’s going to be even harder playing against teams in the best conference. I wish the kid luck but it’s not going to be a good year. There’s a reason why uga is recruiting so many qb’s.
Reality
May 16th, 2010
10:20 am
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Krogunner
May 16th, 2010
10:22 am
I can’t believe we have a head coach telling us to watch high school tape. Seriously? High school? We could say that about any prospect. What a joke! It’s time for a new HC in Athens. Richt’s time has ended. Bring in Chris Peterson from Boise St.
Murray's the starter
May 16th, 2010
10:22 am
Murray’s the starter, so get over it and get behind him. If he’s not all that everyone thinks he is, then sit him down. He has a QB mentality and I guarantee, that if he isn’t the starter, then you won’t have to worry about him next year in Athens.
Gee, I wonder if Murray ever has second thoughts about not going to UCLA and having a chance to work with Norman Chow.
UCLA wanted him bad, and this from a guy who developed Jim McMahon, Steve Young, Ty Detmer, Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, Robbie Bosco, and he even prepared a QB that couldn’t even start at USC into an NFL caliber QB in Matt Cassel.
Murray may bomb, but I like to think that “real football people” saw something that they wanted real bad, and UGA won the prize.
BAMA1
May 16th, 2010
10:22 am
That is kinda ignorant. check out the tape on bama’s defense….. i mean really.
Tide Roll
May 16th, 2010
10:29 am
Xavier Nixon, James Wilson, Mike Pouncey, Maurice Hurt, Marcus Gilbert. Now that’s a starting offensive line. How much would Ealy gain behind those guys as opposed to ben jones , chris davis etc. Kiante Tripp and Bean Anderson should have signed with Florida. They would be first round draft picks. As it stands, Gillisee will run for 200yds plus aginst ga.
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don't take no jive!
May 16th, 2010
10:35 am
Murray’s the starter,
I agree the Dawg nation should rally around their QB. I mean, what other choice does a fan have? I just find it REALLY strange that the HC feels he needs to send the fans to YouTube to sell him. Don’t you find that just a little odd?
robdawg08
May 16th, 2010
10:45 am
I’ll be grading him that first game not watching his career hilights on tape. If he leads the team to victory then I’ll be satisfied. I think we all wanna see how he plays against real college opponents instead of local high schools.
robdawg08
May 16th, 2010
10:48 am
We see that you hate Caleb King, bulldawg. But you will be jumping up and down hi-fiving every td he makes this coming year. You know it.
Delbert D.
May 16th, 2010
10:49 am
I saw the UTube on Murray, and he looked very good. What I find interesting from this whole fracas is that Coach Richt is apparently reading blogs or has associates who are doing it for him.
AltamahaDawg
May 16th, 2010
10:56 am
Well, if that were my plan BuLLdawg, at least it would actually involve the target in some manner directly. As opposed to hiding in some remote forum complaining about you just to impress myself, knowing you would never see it, and call THAT a plan.
AltamahaDawg
May 16th, 2010
11:02 am
Delbert , the man just did an extensive Road Tour at multiple booster clubs and talked to a boatload of real fans, as well as is inundated every week with personal conversations and concerns from Dawg folks. I doubt he is having to get his clues from blogs.
Bobby Joe
May 16th, 2010
11:08 am
I got out my old HS tapes. I watched myself play QB and CB in the same game. I was great!! Why couldnt I start for Maimi, USC, ND or any other bigge, as long as we are referring to some ole throw off HS tapes years old. CMR jus wants to run his mouth silently, not like other coaches who have balls. Maybe DDooley will have a great 5y run at Tenn, CMR will stink it up as usual, and DD will come to UGA. Id like to see DD coaching HS tapes…
Referee
May 16th, 2010
11:08 am
GT BABY. Did you win the Orange Bowl? If Georgia is a second tier team, where does that put GT?. You have lost 8 out of 9 times that you played Georgia. You sound like the pot calling the kettle black. You don’t sound like you are anything but trash yourself. 1980 is history, but so are your 4 NC’s. But the most important question is, why are you on a Georgia blog, doesn’t GT have a blog where you could beat up Georgia with all your friends. Rhode Scholars? How many form GT>
Delusional Dawg
May 16th, 2010
11:09 am
WOW…Just really watched those Murray tapes for the first time!! This guy is the REAL DEAL. Great arm, very mobile and a certain future star at UGA. In fact, with these skills, our biggest challenge may be keeping him beyond his Junior year. CAN’T MISS with this guy and he has ALL the goods to beat Florida. Who cares if he’s not 6′3″??? This guy has future NFL potential! Hallelujah!!! WAIT A SECOND…Uh hum….Sorry…Need to go back….I was watching Joe Cox tapes by mistake…nevermind…
harold
May 16th, 2010
11:11 am
COME ON MARK—–IT’S HIGH SCHOOL. HE IS THE SECOND COMING OF JOE COX AND JONATHON CROMPTON! GEORGIA IS LIGHT YEARS AWAY FROM CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMS LIKE ALABAMA AND FLORIDA!
Bulldog
May 16th, 2010
11:12 am
You guys need girlfriends–you too, Theresa.
1eyedJack
May 16th, 2010
11:14 am
Come on guys. Do you really think that Coach Richt or Coach Bobo were going to shoot all their silver bullets in the spring game for everybody to have it on tape? I don’t think they’ve unleashed the Dawgs yet.
They were holding Murray back, purposely feeding plays to Mett that would make him look good(I don’t think at this time they knew he would be gone), and not make the young and somewhat overwhelmed defense look bad. Darth Visor and Booby Puktrino are game planning for UGA right now. Although the Ol’ Ball Coach might be playing the back nine.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
11:45 am
Caleb King if he does have a good year, instead of a year of games of 1 yard rushing or less, which is what he has had so far since we recruited him 2007 as the # 1 football player in the state of Georgia, that would be the 1st time.
This has to be done to put it all in perspective
May 16th, 2010
11:47 am
Tech, dating back to Dodd’s last year in 66 or 67, has gone through enough football coaches to average a new one every 3.5 years. Some of them won big, others did fairly well, given Tech’s circumstances and many were simply run off. THEY ALL left every 3.5 years on average, dating back to Dodd.
CPJ is in his 3rd year ………….Tech fans, he will either be gone by end of next year for a better program ( like Bowling Green or Furman or Millsaps College or Rice ) or he will be fired. His middle school offense is ok when seen infrequently. With good ACC caoches around, with even better ACC D coaches ………..tech will win 6 or 7 per year and end up in the Independence or the Music City Bowl on a frequent basis. Boise Blue Carpet Bowl is there too.
ACC’s second place team now goes to the Independence, as The Gator Bowl has dumped the ACC’s automatic second place team berth. See FSU there in 09. Something for y’all to chew on.
UGA on the other hand, averages in the same period a new coach every 10 years. Hmm. That might suggest a stable UGA program and in a MUCH TOUGHER, BIG BOY CONFERENCE.
Go Dogs.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
11:49 am
Coach Richt has been reading a lot of blogs.
He has proved it repeatedly.
Recall, he said to us all last year that we fans don’t know what we are talking about.
Remember that ?
Now, he is telling us to watch tapes from 2 years ago on Aaron Murray because why ?
Because Coach Richt himself said just after the G-Day Game that in his opinion, it was
” VERY CLOSE between all the Quarterbacks ”
” Mike Bobo and I will have to go back and look at all 15 spring practices ”
” Only then could Mike Bobo and I say who might be the # 1 QB ”
Now, of course, he LIES that Aaron Murray was the run-away winner anyway.
Yeah, right Coach Richt.
This has to be done to put it all in perspective - II
May 16th, 2010
11:50 am
Waffle House is ready for REFEREE when he is. WH is the home of Tech’s fans, as WH was launched and is run now, by techers.
Go get my coffee!!
Go Dogs.
Ocala Rehab,Inc. reporting in as usual
May 16th, 2010
12:00 pm
Weeping, sobbing were heard from the room at the end of the hall. Sobs like “oh, rerow or knee bow” or something similar and loud wailing when the TV news mentions the “oil slick is nearing state of ALABAMA”.
Also, now being heard more often, are moans and sobs of “mummy” or maybe “MURRAY”.
Not good is the rehab going.
That is all for now.
Allen iverson
May 16th, 2010
12:09 pm
High school? Are you kidding me high school? High school?
Disturbed Dawg
May 16th, 2010
12:11 pm
Any one else find it disturbing that our head coach is telling us to watch high school tapes? I hate to say it, but Krogunner may be right!
Murray's the starter
May 16th, 2010
12:12 pm
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don’t take no jive!
What I find odd is that this was allowed to go on so long. As the great Harry Hogge stated in Day’s of Thunder to Tim Deland – “Two race teams is one too many!” There was no way Met had improved to the point that he was ahead of Murray, let alone Gray. Now that’s not saying that Met wouldn’t have some where down the road, but Murray was in front, as CMR recently admitted.
I have a small issue with a coach that worries so much about player’s feelings. Hey, it’s time for people to grow up and get prepared for the real world. This coddling of immature behavior is what has this team where it is today. Make examples of some of these problem players and the whole attitude will change, and guess what you’ll start getting a better quality of player. Let the recruits with attitudes by-pass UGA and go play for some coach who condones bad behavior. A team should function as a team and not a group of individuals with their own goals at the forefront.
It starts at the top!
No we've heard it many times before
May 16th, 2010
12:16 pm
I gotta laugh everytime someone writes “the dogs will beat Florida this year, you heard it first”
No we’ve heard it MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY times this time of year in the last 20 years from the UGA fans. It’s one of the most broken records playing in the South. Apparently there’s many dog fans who just wont learn.
One, two, free, fo, fi, them der Gator don't take no jive!
May 16th, 2010
12:42 pm
Ocala Rehab,
Keep making fun of Urban while he continues to totally dominate your program. I’d feel silly saying that a “crazy” person owns my a$$! But then again, I’m not you.
Lane Pimpin
May 16th, 2010
12:44 pm
Richt is obviously listening to the naysayers and critics within Poodle Nation — in sports we call that Rabbit Ears. The folk who are going to watch tapes are the Gator DEs and LBs who will notice that Murray’s delivery goes forward to make him the equivalent of a 5′8 QB. What the tapes show is whole lot of tipped and blocked passes by the Gator DEs, including two of them who were FIRST TEAM AA and will be well into the Gator defense by the time early November rolls around. AJ may be the best WR in nation, but also the most under-utilized who will be deprived of national acclaim because of the mediocre Poodle offense.
Referee
May 16th, 2010
12:56 pm
This has to be done to put it all in P..
In case you didn’t know and it is seems to be you didn’t, I am a Dogs fan, not a Tech fan. I iust happen to referee in the SEC and I do think the celebration penality is a piece of sH%%. So I have to be neutral to some extent.
Zachariah
May 16th, 2010
12:58 pm
You Dawg fans who keep repeating “30-24″ like a mantra enjoy yourselves all you want. The thing is… Tech alumni and fans have lives that don’t depend entirely on what a bunch of kids does on Saturday afternoons. College sports are fun to follow, but the biggest reason for going to college is to get an education.
UGA fans don’t seem to care about anything but football, and they don’t care if their players are enrolled in silly majors that no parents who are paying the bills would send their kids to UGA for. The very few football and basketball players who graduate have no job opportunities and end up unemployed or working in menial jobs that hardly require a college degree.
Georgia Tech is a real school with serious academic standards, and that includes scholarshipped athletes. UGA has a long history of being a party school, where parents send their kids for an easy degree, even if the degree itself is practically worthless.
Jan Kemp exposed the crap going on at UGA with athletes being enrolled in courses a ten-year-old kid could pass. That was almost three decades ago, and nothing has changed. If anything, the abuses are more blatant today. Way too many illiterate morons are being recruited, and the very high arrest rate shows clearly that Richt does not care if his players have any morals or self-discipline.
The bottom line is that most Tech fans have very good jobs and productive lives that don’t depend on Tech’s football record for their happiness in life. It would be great to beat UGA more often, but when you put scholar-athletes up against dummy-athletes, it’s usually no contest.
It’s pretty pathetic to see UGA fans who typically have never been within miles of a college classroom and who live or die with UGA’s weekly results on the football field.
So keep on posting your “30-24″ all you want, especially since you’re home with plenty of time on your hands. I wish you well, maybe you’ll get lucky and get your old job back at the Waffle House before your unemployment checks stop coming.
poopdawg
May 16th, 2010
1:00 pm
Nothing wrong with Richt’s request for worried fans to check out youtube to verify Murray’s skills. Any whining about that is nuts. GO DAWGS !
poopdawg
May 16th, 2010
1:06 pm
Zach, from the length of your post you have plenty of time on your hands. How’s that scholar athlete Eddie Lee Ivory doing ?
Referee
May 16th, 2010
1:21 pm
Zachariah,
If you don’t care about football, why are you here. I could care less who wins on Saturday. But in the 60’s, Tech had a student football player named Billy L. from Gainsville. He played football in the fall and sold cars in Gainsville in the winter and spring. Now that is a true student.
1eyedJack
May 16th, 2010
1:28 pm
Zach your full of yellow crap. 90% of your “scholar athletes” are enrolled in Management or Undecided.
Jethro
May 16th, 2010
1:39 pm
Most of those highlights are from 16 months ago against mostly players that watch games now.
AltamahaDawg
May 16th, 2010
2:16 pm
“Now, of course, he LIES that Aaron Murray was the run-away winner anyway.”
So he said one thing and then tried to say another, as if he had been “all alone”…….hmmm.
Maybe he is reading the blogs. He certainly could have picked up that lil’ trick from you.
I guess if he then turns a third time and dumps on Murray, we will know for sure.
Coach Hewitt..
May 16th, 2010
2:44 pm
The bottom line from somebody close to the program at tech…me, Paul…LMMFAO…
UGAg beats us just about every year..even when they had a down year and we had our best year. ..and yet, we want to deflect and say they don’t develop talent because they don’t win the SEC conference, a much stronger conference, every year? Folks, let’s occasionally take off our yellow tinted glasses once and while and call it like its. UGAg dominates us and to make us feel better about that, we have to say, well you, uh, don’t develop talent, or win a national championship. I mean, who really cares about what UGAg does or doesn’t do beyond our game? However, I’m scratching my head as to why we’re not doing better in this early period post an ACC championship. I contribute that to two reasons. 1) People know the ACC is simply not as strong a conference (we lose to UGAg, Clemson loses to SC where both SEC teams struggled last year..and that’s our conference’s crowning glory?). Plus, the Orange Bowl hurt. We were exposed big time on national television. On the flip side, we lost several good and key players to the NFL this year opening slots. So, that has to be attractive to a recruit. Those players were Gailey’s recruits, though. Let’s see what PJ does with his.
Junior Simms
May 16th, 2010
2:46 pm
A year from now, you won’t even remember the name “Aaron Murray.”
He’ll be gone after the SC game exposes his glaring weaknesses.
DawginLex
May 16th, 2010
3:00 pm
What if he goes 9-12 vs SC with 1 td and no interceptions?
What if we run the ball enough to win in columbia with Murray doing just enough to help us win?
Will you leave the blog and quit pretending to be one of us?
westside jax dawg
May 16th, 2010
3:21 pm
Murray’s better than brantley—UGA beats UF in Jax—-bank on it!!!
Lane Pimpin
May 16th, 2010
3:36 pm
Poodles have walked about six straight batters and are now behind the Gators 9-1. Tell me something, has UGA defeated the Gators in anything this year, except in recruiting about one or two guys the Gators wanted in football?
Lane Pimpin
May 16th, 2010
4:20 pm
Rabbit ears Richt better quit watching HS film and watch Bama and the Gators so that he can learn something about winning and building a real tradition.
Stinger B
May 16th, 2010
4:31 pm
Richt’s qB murray isn’t even 6 feet, and he’s telling fans to read the internet about him? Will he suddenly get taller that way????? Tech beats Ga by 13 in Athens this year—book it. UGA will be lucky to win 8 games with shorty at QB.
Delusional Dawg
May 16th, 2010
5:04 pm
If Murray is 6′ then I’m 9′11″…….
76-Dawg
May 16th, 2010
5:09 pm
Most of the reel on Murray’s showed him hitting bomb’s, which want be available near as much in college ball . I hope he can pick out receiver’s and throw over the middle. Also the number one thing that need’s improvement is Uga’s screen pass which arguably was the worst in college football.
AltamahaDawg
May 16th, 2010
5:13 pm
9′11″ and a fan of what school?
POSER
May 16th, 2010
5:14 pm
I think BuLLdawg is really Saint Simmons in disguise.
Delbert D.
May 16th, 2010
5:16 pm
Still looking for advice on which blog we should read…
patrick
May 16th, 2010
5:18 pm
the ACC good?????
.
Ummm didnt the worst team for UGA in 11 years beat the best team for GT (the ACC champ)?
trey
May 16th, 2010
5:22 pm
Gooooo Iowa hawkeyes: 24
Taliban: 14
Orange Bowl score
LMAOOOOOO
Only a retard would actually try to brag about the orange bowl their team got WHIPPED in. ROTFL
It’s going to be a good year for the dawgs. Maybe 2 or 3 losses at the most.
The 2011 class is incredibly awesome thus far and it’s not even full yet.
Shane
May 16th, 2010
5:32 pm
Plays the avg teams well but can’t matchup physically with Fla, Bama, LSU and other elite SEC teams.
You do realize we are 6-2 over the last 8 against Bama and LSU. Id say we match up fine.
TBags
May 16th, 2010
8:43 pm
The only thing that Murray is likely to have a year from now are a few bad press clippings.
And maybe a rap sheet with the Athens police.
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
8:56 pm
For those of you that didn’t know, Colt McCoy said of Murray he was one of the most impressive players he’s ever seen.
Rivals.com, experts on young football talent, compares Aaron Murray to Dree Brees, here’s that article:
http://uga.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=800299
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
8:58 pm
There’s some nift video highlighz of Drew Brees, just so you know what Georgia has to look forward to in Aaron Murray, take a look at this highlight video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ruh-ujts0&feature=related
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
9:03 pm
A National analyst compares Aaron Murray more to Stafford, then to Drew Brees, here’s what he had to say about Murray being like Matthew Stafford:
http://uga.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=800299
I’m not sure Colt McCoy is right that Murray’s the most impressive ever, or the Rivals expert who compared him to Drew Brees, or the National analyst who compared him more to Stafford, all 3 are cool things to hear.
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
9:08 pm
Here’s da vid on Matthew Stafford so U can see what u gettin’ in Murrau if he turns out like National Analyst say and is like Stafford, killer vid of Matt Stafford:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVEN74CAHqk&feature=related
LSWho?
May 16th, 2010
9:23 pm
I understand the comments about how UGA has been surpassed by Florida and Bama…that’s pretty obvious. I’m less sure how people consistently write that they’ve been surpassed by LSU.
Since 2005 UGA had annihilated LSU 3 straight times before the 2009 game, and LSU had to score in the final minute to win that one. Yes, the Tigers won national titles in ‘03 & ‘07, but overall they have not “surpassed” UGA by any means. Since Nick Saban left I would argue that the Dawgs have been slightly better than LSU, including the 2007 season.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
9:26 pm
If we match up fine with SEC East teams, then why are we 38-14 the last 4 years, good for # 19 in the nation and 10-10 vs SEC East teams the last 4 years ?
Oh, yeah, I really love that.
Go Dawgs, way to go.
With # 9 in SEC football Graduation Rates in the latest NCAA release 2010.
And, with 39 Arrests / Suspensions in the last 3 years.
1-3 vs the vols the last 4 years
1-3 vs Florida the last 4 years
Oh, yeah, we really match up fine.
21 fumbles a year the last 4 years
14 interceptions a year the last 4 years
# 96 NCAA in Penalties every year the last 4 years
I have to be a Georgia tek fan if I don’t love that crap.
Stinger
May 16th, 2010
9:38 pm
Ahhhh, ha, ha, ha, ha! You just got swept again. Fifty loses is a real possibility.
Stinger
May 16th, 2010
9:44 pm
Murray will have more passes batted back in his face than he will complete. LMFAO.
BuLLdawg
May 16th, 2010
9:52 pm
He won’t lose to Georgia tek.
Delusional Dawg
May 16th, 2010
9:59 pm
Who is this person who keeps quoting Colt McCoy saying that Murray is this and that? And why is Colt McCoy all the sudden this great authority on future college QBs?? Are we really supposed to be impressed by what Colt McCoy says about Aaron Murray or anyone else for that matter??? I don’t think so!
Delusional Dawg
May 16th, 2010
10:08 pm
And the Drew Bees comparisons? Really? That’s awfully presumptive for a guy whose never taken a live college snap. You’re really going to compare him to Brees based on high school exploits? Thats awfully asinine. That shows me that someone doesn’t have a clue, whether it’s a writer or a fan who would believe such crap.
Ace
May 16th, 2010
10:27 pm
Trying to get the program back on track with a 5′8” injury prone QB. This is how you end up out of the top 25 like last year. It will be a few years in the dumps.
Luv My Dawgs
May 16th, 2010
10:52 pm
My man Shrinky Dink is goin to save coach Richt’s job. Pummel them aweful gators. And, cause the South to rise again. OBTW, my cousin’s short and he reminds me of Drew Brees 2
AltamahaDawg
May 16th, 2010
11:02 pm
One thing Colt McCoy was an expert on is that he knew what school he supported and not ashamed to admit it like Delusional. Ashamed of your own college team, and obsessed with somebody else’s……… Very fitting name.
Flo-Ri-Duh!
May 16th, 2010
11:22 pm
Teresa wasn’t your name Tom last year… that sex change hasn’t done much for you. To refresh your memory (altered by your hormone imbalance) Murray received scholarship offers from Bama, LSU, Florida, Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Tennessee, etc., etc, etc., – if he is so talent challenged I guess everyone is wrong but you girlie boy!
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
11:34 pm
Nike Camp had some nice things to say about Aaron Murray in this video:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/Gainesville-NIKE-Camp-Aaron-Murray-30565
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
11:38 pm
ESPN had a nice write up after Murray won the most competitive QB cmpetitionin the country at the Elite 11 Camp, winning BOTH the MVP Elite 11 award AND the Elite 11 LEADER award.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3504655
David Granger
May 16th, 2010
11:39 pm
Yeah, and Richt told us all last spring about how much faith everyone had in Joe Cox. I think Aaron Murray is going to do fine…but he should NOT have been awarded the “starting QB” position yet…that shouldn’t have happened till next Fall, even if we KNEW it. And Mark Richt should shut his damn mouth. Just like last year with Joe Cox, it sounds too much like “whistling past the graveyard”.
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
11:41 pm
Aaron Murray AND AJ Green BOTH made ESPN’S 100 top players to watch list for 2010.
Note:
Murray is a red-shirt freshman and still comes in #55 on this list.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/34810/joe-schads-2010-top-100-college-football-players-to-watch
Sir Dog A Lot
May 16th, 2010
11:50 pm
A lot of people are picking Murray to be great:
Colt McCoy
ESPN
Nike
Elite 11
Rivals
Scout
Mark Richt
That’s a lot of people that know a lot about football.
yogi B
May 17th, 2010
2:28 am
Florida will always have the advantage if we always play them at their home field
BuLLdawg
May 17th, 2010
4:54 am
Aaron Murray is number 58 on that list. There are 26 quarterbacks listed AHEAD of Aaron Murray.
AJ Green is on the list.
So, too, are 8 Alabama players
7 Florida players
QB for Arkansas our opponent this year, Ryan Mallett is listed # 1
I will tell you this that if he goes into Columbia in week 2 at night and loses, Coach Richt will have a
LOSING RECORD the last 5 years at 10-11 vs SEC East.
How’s that ?
cseay
May 17th, 2010
4:54 am
Coach Richt is encouraging fans to view Murrays high school films. What’s next, watch my offenses when I was at FSU? Knock, Knock Dawg fans, does that tell you something? Richt is feeling the heat and it’s only going to get hottter after this season. Strap in Dawg Nation, Whuff, Whuff!
cseay
May 17th, 2010
4:57 am
“Florida will always have the advantage if we always play them at their home field.”
Hey Yogi, is wasn’t Florida’s home field when Dooley was whipping our butts ever year, it was Athens South, remember? Maybe you don’t.
BuLLdawg
May 17th, 2010
5:37 am
Quarterback Rating Leaders – QualifiedRK PLAYER TEAM ATT COMP PCT YDS YDS/A LONG TD INT SACK RATE YDS/G
1 Drew Brees, QB NOR 514 363 70.6 4388 8.54 75 34 11 20 109.6 293
2 Brett Favre, QB MIN 531 363 68.4 4202 7.91 63 33 7 34 107.2 263
3 Philip Rivers, QB SDG 486 317 65.2 4254 8.75 81 28 9 25 104.4 266
4 Aaron Rodgers, QB GNB 541 350 64.7 4434 8.20 83 30 7 50 103.2 277
5 Ben Roethlisberger, QB PIT 506 337 66.6 4328 8.55 60 26 12 50 100.5 289
6 Peyton Manning, QB IND 571 393 68.8 4500 7.88 80 33 16 10 99.9 281
7 Matt Schaub, QB HOU 583 396 67.9 4770 8.18 72 29 15 25 98.6 298
8 Tony Romo, QB DAL 550 347 63.1 4483 8.15 80 26 9 34 97.6 280
9 Tom Brady, QB NWE 565 371 65.7 4398 7.78 81 28 13 16 96.2 275
10 Kurt Warner, QB ARI 513 339 66.1 3753 7.32 45 26 14 24 93.2 250
RK PLAYER TEAM ATT COMP PCT YDS YDS/A LONG TD INT SACK RATE YDS/G
11 Eli Manning, QB NYG 509 317 62.3 4021 7.90 74 27 14 30 93.1 251
12 Donovan McNabb, QB PHI 443 267 60.3 3553 8.02 60 22 10 35 92.9 254
13 Joe Flacco, QB BAL 499 315 63.1 3613 7.24 72 21 12 36 88.9 226
14 Kyle Orton, QB DEN 541 336 62.1 3802 7.03 87 21 12 29 86.8 238
15 Jason Campbell, QB WAS 507 327 64.5 3618 7.14 84 20 15 43 86.4 226
16 Carson Palmer, QB CIN 466 282 60.5 3094 6.64 73 21 13 26 83.6 193
17 David Garrard, QB JAC 516 314 60.9 3597 6.97 63 15 10 42 83.5 225
18 Vince Young, QB TEN 259 152 58.7 1879 7.26 66 10 7 9 82.8 157
19 Alex Smith, QB SFO 372 225 60.5 2350 6.32 73 18 12 22 81.5 214
20 Matt Ryan, QB ATL 451 263 58.3 2916 6.47 90 22 14 19 80.9 208
RK PLAYER TEAM ATT COMP PCT YDS YDS/A LONG TD INT SACK RATE YDS/G
21 Jay Cutler, QB CHI 555 336 60.5 3666 6.61 71 27 26 35 76.8 229
22 Chad Henne, QB MIA 451 274 60.8 2878 6.38 67 12 14 26 75.2 206
23 Matt Hasselbeck, QB SEA 488 293 60.0 3029 6.21 53 17 17 32 75.1 216
24 Marc Bulger, QB STL 247 140 56.7 1469 5.95 50 5 6 14 70.7 163
25 Matt Cassel, QB KAN 493 271 55.0 2924 5.93 61 16 16 42 69.9 195
26 Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB BUF 227 127 55.9 1422 6.26 98 9 10 21 69.7 142
27 Brady Quinn, QB CLE 256 136 53.1 1339 5.23 59 8 7 19 67.2 134
28 Mark Sanchez, QB NYJ 364 196 53.8 2444 6.71 65 12 20 26 63.0 163
29 Matthew Stafford, QB DET 377 201 53.3 2267 6.01 75 13 20 24 61.0 227
The worst QB Rating in the NFL.
Knowshon Moreno, pick # 12 in the first round by a poor Denver NFL team, dealt with a very bad offensive line and rushed for 947 yards with 4 fumbles the same number of fumbles that Beanie Wells had.
213 yards receiving on 28 catches for Knowshon Moreno.
247 carries is not a lot of carries for a team who isn’t very good. That is half the total of carries a featured back might get and at least 5 carries a game fewer than he should have had.
Knowshon Moreno certainly put a great block on Keith Brooking, and there were several other outstanding blocks Knowshon Moreno highlighted his opening season in NFL games.
22 years old, Knowshon Moreno, to me, plays on a poor team with no offensive linemen, a questionable quarterback, and in a poor offensive scheme who should have handed him the ball more and should have also thrown to him more as well.
Tim Tebow, now of course, they took too. That was this season. So, maybe Tim Tebow can be put in there to block for Knowshon Moreno. That would work out very well, since that is the position I see Tim Tebow being anyway.
Knowshon gets the most yards after contact of any running back. Getting him free is what Denver’s problem is.
Here are some of the total number of running plays where Kyle Orton handed the ball off to Knowshon Moreno.
8 carries
10 carries
5 carries
10 carries
9 carries
That is 5 games where Knowshon averaged only 8 caries a game.
They threw to him less than twice a game.
Why take a player with the pick # 12 overall and not even make him the featured back ?
Those are certainly not featured back touches he was given.
BuLLdawg
May 17th, 2010
6:01 am
“Bulldog Nation has had some pretty deflating letdowns the last couple years”
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RED DOG 77
May 17th, 2010 12:37 am
http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/2010/05/15/which-september-game-looks-toughest-for-the-dogs/comment-page-2/#comment-83515
david
May 17th, 2010
6:52 am
I hate to bust the bubble of expectations…but seems like we heard the same thing about Joe Cox and how great he was in HS. Earth to UGA….doesnt matter how great the kid was in HS….it hasnt translated to college for most of our QBs….Stafford (ok, all about himself), Joe Cox…..David Greene wasnt that “great” in hs but look what he did for us……nuff said.
AltamahaDawg
May 17th, 2010
7:21 am
David, what is nuff said? What was your point? Do Not recruit great HS QB’s. Or that we have better luck when we do start Freshman Qb’s?
Notso Fast
May 17th, 2010
8:11 am
Coach Richt still doesn’t understand that it’s not how you look in practice or what color uniform you wear on game day. Can you beat Florida with Murray????
Rita
May 17th, 2010
8:16 am
Murray will lose the job as starter at or before halftime in the second game.
He’s not very good. Richt’s smokescreen is obscuring the fact that he is too slow to run and too inaccurate to pass. Gray or Mason will be the UGA QB this year unless they both get arrested and suspended, which is a very real possibility.
UGABasketball
May 17th, 2010
8:31 am
Dream Lover where are you… to make my dreams come true…..looks like another Tebow.
Dogs are 3-14 vs. Gators this school year | UGA sports blog
May 17th, 2010
10:08 am
[...] And if you’re looking for something more upbeat: Watch Aaron Murray’s tape, Mark Richt advises uneasy fans. [...]
1Baddawg
May 17th, 2010
11:20 am
I’m getting sick and tired of Richt and all you guys slobbering over Aaron “Michael Jackson” Murray. CMR stated he is an accurate passer, and in the G-Day game they really didn’t throw very many high percentage passes. Bull. The passes to A.J. Green weren’t low percentage passes. The first was a normal down and out, 2nd was a deeper same route and the 3rd was a post route that Green was open by 10/15 yards from anyone and Murray threw it 10 yards over his head. He couldn’t hit his butt with both hands much less be claimed an “accurate passer”. CMR says go watch his high school videos. Give me a break. He is not in high school anymore, he’s in D-1 and right now hasn’t showed the public anything. He is only an average quarterback.
Tech Sting
May 17th, 2010
11:34 am
GA–a second tier SEC program—very simple. It’s Bama — Florida, then the next tier, then a third tier. Ga needs to change their coaching and recruiting style to compete with the big dogs.
2010: Ga loses 4 games—but maybe richt can come up with some neat motivational trick to get the team “fired up” like a blackout or an endzone taunting dance!!! He’s a master, you know.
damngooddawg!
May 17th, 2010
11:35 am
Freddie. Been there/done that! Oh…you meant that Richt won’t ever win the division and play in the SEC championship or play in a BCS bowl again….Now I get it.
Kirk
May 17th, 2010
11:40 am
Murray finished the 3 spring games with a 58% accuracy, same as Alabama’s McElroy, and Florida’s Brantley, over their 3 Spring games. If Murray can keep hanging with Alabama, Georgia will be fine.
how2fish
May 17th, 2010
12:13 pm
Tech Sting UGA will again stomp a mudhole in the Bugs…and CMR will again outcoach the Wattle Neck Goon…hell last year he had WNG so nuts the fooled tried to PASS…”what are you stupid? “.
how2fish
May 17th, 2010
12:20 pm
Should have read “the fool tried to pass”..
Kirk
May 17th, 2010
12:33 pm
I’m more interested in td to int ratio than passing accuracy–who cares if you’re 65% accurate, but the other 35% ends up with 17 int’s? In High School, Murray had a 7+ td to int ratio, 51 td’s, 7 int’s. If he can get a 4+ td to int ratio, for example, 16 tds, and 4 int’s, Georgia will have a great year. If he starts throwing too many int’s, look for Hutson Mason to win the job–Mason is more accurate than Murray–completed 73% of his passes his Senior year in High School, AND Mason had a 5+ td to int ratio. By the Florida game, Georgia will have a very capable and efficient QB with a strong td to int ratio. Logan Gray is another potential starter at QB. Georgia has 3 solid guys, 2 Elite 11 QB’s and a Parade All-American, and Georgia just needs 1 out of 3 to turn into something special.
David
May 17th, 2010
1:00 pm
Richt is weak at risk management–too many offensive giveaways, too many penalities, too many risks. He either doesn’t have a risk management plan, or his plans don’t work. You should NEVER allow a QB to CONTINUE playing QB, when that QB shows disregard for risk. Joe Cox like risk-taking was Georgia’s downfall, and what worries fans, is Murray threw more int’s per passes ratio than Joe Cox, and Murray threw more int’s than td’s over the 3 Spring scrimmages. I’m not sure what kind of message that sends to the other QB’s, when the QB with the WORST td to int ratio over the 3 Spring games, gets named the #1 starter.
AltamahaDawg
May 17th, 2010
2:00 pm
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AltamahaDawg
May 17th, 2010
2:09 pm
Did you ever look up Matt Staffords Td-int ratio???? Particualrly early in his career. Hell, he was 0-3 in his first game. And are you seriously trying to extrapolate what a QB career is going to be like in partial scrimmage games.
I think the coaches look at just a tad more than one stat in a small percentages of practises. PLus what you keep harping on is passing stats. Nothing Murray did in spring cannot be improved with time and teaching.
We pass less than half the time. I am more concerned as to which guy can read the defense and call the correct no-pass play.
St. Richt
May 17th, 2010
4:00 pm
Oh, this is too funny to be true! You gotta be kidding me.. “he wasn’t super-accurate in the spring game (against college talent) but you should really go watch his high school tapes..” St Richt has really outdone himself here. Thanks for the laugh. Too bad he won’t be playing against slow midgets in the SEC. Are you Georgia fans really this dumb to not see anything wrong with this article???
Yellow Bug
May 17th, 2010
4:16 pm
Murray is not 6 feet tall—I’ve heard it from sources in Athens. He will have big trouble seeing over the huge Dlines at Florida and Tech. Could be another long year in athens.
AltamahaDawg
May 17th, 2010
5:07 pm
It’s also very easy to say “should have pulled Cox” when you don’t have to actually run a football program or deal with the fall out from what would ahve surely been an even worse option. Where exactly in the year would you have pulled the starter and put in a (soon to be)converted WR to finish it out?