Young UGA QB surrounded by experience on offense
Georgia’s starting quarterback has never played in a college game, but the extensive experience around him has Mark Richt notably enthused about the Bulldogs’ offense.
“I’d much rather have that kind of maturity around a young quarterback than a very veteran quarterback surrounded by a bunch of puppies,” Richt told the Greater Atlanta Bulldog Club this week.
Particularly comforting to Richt is the experience on the offensive line, where senior Chris Davis has 37 career collegiate starts, senior Clint Boling 36, junior Ben Jones 23, junior Cordy Glenn 22 and senior Josh Davis 9. That’s a combined 127 starts.
Boling, Jones and Glenn have started since their true freshman seasons and Chris Davis since his redshirt freshman season.
“They played before they should have had to play,” Richt said, “but now they’re mature. They’re so much more ready for these games. They’re bigger; they’re stronger; they’re wiser. They have the confidence to know they can play in any SEC venue and have success. When you’re breaking in a young quarterback, that’s very important.”
Richt also feels good about the experience elsewhere on offense.
He has a senior tandem at fullback in starter Shaun Chapas and backup Fred Munzenmaier. “I can’t think of a better fullback combination in the country,” Richt said.
The tailback tandem is less experienced -– sophomore Washaun Ealey (two starts) and junior Caleb King (five starts) –- but Richt expects them to build on their confidence-inspiring successes of late last season.
“Washaun Ealey a year ago was kind of a chubby kid and didn’t really know what to do; he wasn’t in great condition,” Richt said. “But now he’s in tremendous condition and knows what to do. And we got Caleb King starting the season healthy, and he’s going to make a difference.”
Richt also expressed optimism about the mix of talent and experience at wide receiver, led by junior A.J. Green, and tight end.
Someone else should be comforted by all of this experience: Aaron Murray, the redshirt freshman quarterback who will be playing in his first college game on Sept. 4.
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383 comments Add your comment
CarolinaGal
July 28th, 2010
1:21 pm
Will Murray be distracted when thousands of red panties are being thrown at him?
South Carolina will hand this bozo his head on a platter, so have your relief QB ready!
Gratefuldawghead
July 28th, 2010
1:23 pm
CarolinaGal Throw me some Maroon panties
GO DAWGS!
Mark Richt on the phone
July 28th, 2010
1:23 pm
“Zack, please come back. All is forgiven. You’ve got to come back, I don’t have a real quarterback.”
ryan
July 28th, 2010
1:24 pm
Damon Evans is gone enough with the red panties jokes its getting old and stupid can we just talk about football please.
CarolinaGal
July 28th, 2010
1:25 pm
Gratefuldawghead, what makes you think I wear panties?
NerdCentral@NorthAve
July 28th, 2010
1:30 pm
I am–a Jackhole.
B-ham Dawg
July 28th, 2010
1:30 pm
i like the way this is heading
Lost dog
July 28th, 2010
1:34 pm
Based on sentence structure, incorrect use of adjectives and adverbs, verb tense and incorrect spelling, I actually wonder how many posters on this blog graduated from high school, much less college.
Reality Check
July 28th, 2010
1:35 pm
B-ham dog I am not sure what you meant, apparantly you live in Alabama so I do not see how that would be funny. UGA has become irrevelant in the SEC and I know that hurts. The Orlando Columnist was right about UGA being more in line with the Kentucky’s, South Carolinas, etc. Another two or three second tier bowls and maybe some changes will be made.
B-ham Dawg
July 28th, 2010
1:38 pm
Reality Check… What is wrong with the following sentence? “I have went to Alabama and North Carolina to visit family and even they are laughing at UGA football.”
Budweiser Bob
July 28th, 2010
1:39 pm
No QB experience
Loss to FL no problem
Heck
#1 draft pick a QB , first round draft pick a RB, 2nd round WR, Loss to FL no problem
ryan
July 28th, 2010
1:41 pm
You know its real childless to keep taking about that when other schools have more serious problems than underwear.
Dawgs ruin this state
July 28th, 2010
1:43 pm
Right. Sure. Keep kidding yourselves. I’d rather fly on a plane with a first year pilot!
I thought this was the mighty sec. Where’s the logic! If it’s so tough, first year players, especially qb’s have a tough time. It won’t be any different here. That SC game will be loud and ugly for poor Aaron.
Jona
July 28th, 2010
1:45 pm
CarolinaGal
“South Carolina will hand this bozo his head on a platter, so have your relief QB ready!”
Baseball has relief pitchers.
Football has backup quarterbacks.
Women.
Go heat me up a pop tart sweetie and stay off the blogs.
Redneck hubba bubba in Athens on Saturday
July 28th, 2010
1:45 pm
i sho can’t wait to watch my bulldoggies play. It don’t matta none that murray got no espereynce. he gonna throw all ova them sec defense cuz he wear the red and black. uga the best at everthing.
Dawgs in denial
July 28th, 2010
1:48 pm
Every year it’s the same thing. Last year it was Joe Cox and him being a 5th year Senior and learning from Stafford. It’s the Off line. It’s this and that. It never ends. Keep dreaming retards. You do it every year. 17/20 and you think it will change because of a redshirt freshman qb. By week 3, you will be screaming like last year for someone else to take over.
SSIgator
July 28th, 2010
1:49 pm
Mark Richt is the best coach UGA could ever have. A fantastic coach and a fine leader of young men. Better sign him to a long term contract before some other school hires him away. By the way, since Richt says, “what do you want me to do?” is there going to be a drawing before this years UF/UGA game to see who gets to go in the locker room and fire up the team or will a search team be created to find that special someone?
SWGA DAWG
July 28th, 2010
1:49 pm
REALITY CHECK-
ALABAMA IS LAUGHING AT UGA ABOUT BEING IN THE RUNNING FOR THE FULMER CUP?
REALLY!…………THEY WON THE FULMER CUP IN 2008!
Jona
July 28th, 2010
1:50 pm
Dawgs in denial
Yeah and you’ve already got Brantley on the Heisman watch because he threw well in mop up duty last year. Your point is?
Reality Check
July 28th, 2010
1:50 pm
B-Dog, During A recent visit to the States of Alabama and North Carolina I encountered relatives and engaged in a discussion about college football. When the topic of UGA football came up, both parties from said states began to make fun of UGA and called it an outlaw school with no disciplne. Just like most UGA fans, you point out some meaningless english infraction to cover up the real issue. I will make sure and proofread for english errors next time, NOT.
HOUDAWG
July 28th, 2010
1:52 pm
Techies on a Dawg Blog = Dawg Wannabees ……….. sad you have so little of your own to hang with on your own blogs. Josh Nesbitt …… yeah , he may really tear thru those ACC defenses. In Athens ….. in November ….. it’ll be a different story . Have fun till November kids ……
PTC DAWG
July 28th, 2010
1:55 pm
I’ve yet to figure why the Nerds/Gnats are so intent on looking foolish on this blog.
Jona
July 28th, 2010
1:57 pm
Reality Check
Wow. Your relative’s opinions really hit home. We need to just shut the school down I guess.
Freakin techie nerd
Reality Check
July 28th, 2010
2:00 pm
The last time UGA started a freshman quarterback during a season they lost 4 times, and that was with the future number one pick in the draft. There is no reason to expect Aaron Murray to be any better. And based on his height, or lack thereof, no one will ever confuse him with being the number one pick in the draft. Get ready UGA fans for a lot of 9 man front because your QB will not be able see over the lineman to throw those quick slants on blitzes.
timthebrave
July 28th, 2010
2:02 pm
Reality Check, “both parties from said states”. You mean you “a tech fan” made fun of ga so that proves something. I went to Athens the other day and when the subject of GT football came up we all agreed that losing 8 out of 9 to a team would make me as bitter as Reality Check. Get a life.
bugsquacher
July 28th, 2010
2:04 pm
i wish we could play tech 1st…… that way we could beat the crap out of them early and enjoy the rest of the season without all their bs……
get ready nerds…… your beating is coming……..
Courtney has a man face
July 28th, 2010
2:04 pm
Lilburn Dawg – Kind of sensitive, aren’t we? You and your family are prime example of why UGA degrees are worth so little, you have to get a graduate degree just to get a job. I’m not saying that UGA alumni can’t get good jobs, they just can get good jobs with a UGA bachelor degree – WORTHLESS. You’re better off going to Athens technical college. However, UGA law school, MBA program – pretty good. But UGA’s undergraduate degrees are LAUGHABLE.
bugsquacher
July 28th, 2010
2:05 pm
is it ever to early to start hating tech?
Super Dog
July 28th, 2010
2:05 pm
Dawgs in Denial
Long time dawg fan but I will have to agree with you
I usually try to take the approach of “The outside looking in” concept and your right
As a dawg fan Im tired of listening to the crap. I argued with so many UGA fans last year when they talked about Richard Samuel was going to be really good, and I kept telling them he is not a running back
Same thing with Willie Martinez for years I said this guy cannot coach and the first of last yr and the yr before that I was called everything under the sun
Well enough is enough stop talking the crap, what is so funny I dont here this crap comming from Meyer or Saban they just go out and play.
timthebrave
July 28th, 2010
2:07 pm
Courtney has a man face, You have no idea what you are talking about. You can get a good education at UGA and GT. You can also get joke degrees at both universities if you are a football player that needs to pass easy classes. Reggie Ball didn’t pass a test that a 5th grader couldn’t
Jona
July 28th, 2010
2:07 pm
Reality Check
Tell that to Drew Brees. Same height and lighting up NFL defenses.
Murray may never be a Brees but he can still do the job. Hopefully.
Super Dog
July 28th, 2010
2:07 pm
By the way
Meyer was asked about playing freshman at the SEC media days
Meyer’s response we will play the players who give us the best chance to win
Thats the difference that I have seen with Richt and Meyer i.e. Knowshon Moreno sitting out a year and others
VP
July 28th, 2010
2:11 pm
I just noticed the sc game is at noon. Not a fan of ga but isn’t the sc game almost always been at night recently?
I just don't get it
July 28th, 2010
2:12 pm
Tech fans……do you see a lot of UGA people on here talkin sh!t to Florida fans? NO. Do you know why? Let me splain Lucy…..because FLA has whipped our a$$ so much in the past few years we’ve still got red marks on our collective butts. Ya see…..we get that. What I don’t get, is why there are so many tech fans talking SO MUCH trash over 1….that’s one…..uno……win in 9 freakin years?
The rivalry is great and there are a ton of classy tech folks out there. Do some of you know how utterly insane you sound? Yes, I know there are many of my fellow dawgs that bark entirely too much and a lot of them never went to school there……..but dam…….I guess it’s just beyond my comprehension.
Oh well…..gotta get outta this trailer and go to walmart for some tee shirts
B-ham Dawg
July 28th, 2010
2:14 pm
The New Orleans Saints have a qb by the name of Drew Brees, you may have heard of him. He’s shorter than murray and if I had to guess their lineman are bigger and taller than ours. He seems to be just fine seeing over the line. (Now that’s a reality check)
As far as comparing matt stafford’s freshman year to murray’s. Murray has an extra year in the system and he has veteran players around him. Reality Check when you have a legit argument come back and talk I’ll be here.
MonticelloDawg
July 28th, 2010
2:14 pm
Another reference to UGA fans being “delusional.” If you don’t think every fan base has delusional fans, then you probably buy “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you,” or “The check is in the mail.”
Today’s examples of delusional fans show how far back this thing has been going on. Back before the internet, in 1980 you had Bama fans calling Atlanta talk radio and claiming their recruit Lenny Patrick was as good as UGA incoming Herschel Walker. Needless to say, that sort of thing stopped after 1980.
Second example, also referring to Bama. From hearing them gush over QB recruit Freddie Kitchens, I am guessing I missed his induction into the College Hall of Fame.
Yes, Gators you have delusional fans also. Forgive us if we insist you play the season before being crowned national champs, and giving Brantley the Heisman.
Brad
July 28th, 2010
2:18 pm
just don’t get it
why would uga fans go on a uga blog and talk crap to nonexistent uf fans? go to gt blogs. there are 10 to 1 more uga posters there posting crap than tech fans on here. btw, our record against you since conference expansion is a bit better than your 15% winning percentage since that time over uf.
Dahlia
July 28th, 2010
2:20 pm
“South Beach” Green will be suspended and dismissed when the NCAA investigation is completed, so who will Murray throw to?
Assuming, of course, that Murray doesn’t join the very long list of arrested players at UGA.
Dawg!!!
July 28th, 2010
2:20 pm
*sigh* What about Bradon Boykin boys?? Murray is so last 3 mins ago!!
Tech Fan Cooking a Dawg at The Varsity
July 28th, 2010
2:20 pm
You dawgies arent man enough to beat FL
Year after year you talk this same crap. Last yr the experience of Joe Cox, this yr its the offensive line, will help Murry
Heck I agree with Super Joke you had 3 NFL prospects Stafford, Morreno and you get beat by us and look like a joke to FL
You call us Tech fans insane and kool-aid drinkers well I guess you trailer trash UGA fans must be buying the kool-aid from our Tech grad run stores then
Faux Richt
July 28th, 2010
2:22 pm
Zach, all is forgiven. Please come back!
Big Earl
July 28th, 2010
2:25 pm
FYI to all Florida posters: Both Brantley and Murray are first time starters. Brantley was a Rivals 4 star and Scout 4 star recruit; Murray was a Rivals 4 star and Scout 5 star recruit. Granted, only the way you play on Saturdays counts, but these ratings do matter to both of us. If you’ll remember, you gators wanted Murray something fierce! Just one question … why did you want him so bad if he wasn’t any good? I like our chances this year with Murray.
VP
July 28th, 2010
2:26 pm
Isn’t the sc ga game usually been a night game? It says it’s noon this year. Just wondering.
Courtney has a man face
July 28th, 2010
2:27 pm
Please send your half-witted children to UGA so they don’t contaminate the rest of the population. Hopefully they stay in Athens and never leave.
Tron
July 28th, 2010
2:28 pm
UGA folks can brag all you want to about beating Tech in football most years, and that’s perfectly fair. What’s also fair is to point out that with a history of Jan Kemp (Vince Dooley days), Jim Harrick, and now Damon Evans, the UGA Athletic Department is truly “The Cesspool of the South,” and is richly deserving of that title. No one outside of Georgia has any respect for your University or your Athletic Department, and that is a fact. It has been said many times: “Tech people are proud of their school, Georgia people are proud of their football team.” What a legacy to be proud of!
UGA fans can now return to your mobile home parks and resume waiting for your unemployment checks.
And watching those red panties falling from the sky.
Tech Fan Cooking a Dawg at The Varsity
July 28th, 2010
2:29 pm
Big Earl
Shut your mouth
Your not going to beat FL with or without Murry, heck if you had John Elway you still wouldnt
The only thing you will beat FL in is the redneck games
Tech Fan Cooking a Dawg at The Varsity
July 28th, 2010
2:32 pm
UGA FANS
SHUT your mouths and get back to filling shelves at Walmart
You guys still live in 1980, your team is like the team on the Water Boy
You just crawl in a ball when big bad FL comes to play
Damon Evans likes 'em Dawg ugly
July 28th, 2010
2:35 pm
No one respects your football university except simple-minded dawg fans. If you only knew how much you are laughed at.
hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Tech Fan Cooking a Dawg at The Varsity
July 28th, 2010
2:37 pm
Experience at RB FB and the offensive Line.
Heard this crap before and will see another beat down by FL this year
We are good, 1980 yea yea yea
I bet your still playing the Walker runs over Bill Bates footage this year again for whats that now 20 yrs running
Dont you realize Walker had more spectacular runs than that
Guess you dont
You just like to stay focused on 1980 you replay, replay, replay replay
Big Earl
July 28th, 2010
2:40 pm
“Tech Fan Cooking a Dawg at The Varsity” …. Just stating the facts my friend.