Gamecocks ‘really controlled line of scrimmage’, Spurrier says; changes ahead for Dogs?
Georgia needs to play more — and bigger — people on the defensive line. And it needs to get better play from a couple of positions on the offensive line “or make some changes there.”
Those were Mark Richt’s answers Sunday when asked about an observation from South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier that the Gamecocks “really controlled the line of scrimmage” against the Dogs on Saturday.
“I don’t know if it was total domination. It was actually a pretty close game to the very end,” Richt said on a conference call. “But I think we’ve got to learn our personnel a little bit better.”
On the defensive line, he said, “we’ve probably got to get our bigger men in there, ‘Bean’ [Justin Anderson] and [Kwame] Geathers. We’ve got to find a way to get them in the game more, got to find the right combination in some of our looks. That’ll help us.”
Neither Anderson nor Geathers played against South Carolina, according to Georgia’s participation chart. Richt said the Dogs also need to get Abry Jones more playing time on the D-line.
South Carolina freshman running back Marcus Lattimore, who had 182 yards rushing on 37 carries, said afterward that the Gamecocks “knew coming into the game … we could gash them up the middle.” He said South Carolina center T.J. Johnson “did a great job of moving their nose guard,” DeAngelo Tyson.
The 6-4, 290-pound Tyson has started the Bulldogs’ first two games at nose but also can play end (and prefers it) if the 6-5, 326-pound Anderson and the 6-6, 325-pound Geathers get playing time at nose.
On the offensive line, Richt said the tackles (Clint Boling and Josh Davis) and the center (Ben Jones) “played pretty good” Saturday. “Our guards struggled more than anybody on offense,” Richt said. “We’ve got to either get better or make some changes there.”
Cordy Glenn and Chris Davis are the starting guards.
More on the Dogs in the aftermath of Saturday’s loss:
UGA falls out of polls at earliest point in season since 2001.
What we learned, injury report and more.
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JB
September 13th, 2010
8:33 am
First, thank the Lord Tech lost to a Nancy pants team. That will keep most of them tied up with computer games and such today. Second, If McGarity is going to keep Richt, next year when all the expansion talk and conference talk comes up, Maybe we can move to the ACC and become a beast over there….LOL
bjohndawg
September 13th, 2010
8:34 am
Here is what needs to get better:
1) Play calling- please tell me why when you are passing almost at will on them, you suddenly decided you have to run the Wild Dawg- and get offside penalties and stopped for no gain…twice? :You should stay with something that works until they can stop it. Need an example Bobo? See Carolina’s running against us. They ran it and ran it and ran it, we could not stop it, and the won the game. Bobo needs to improve IMO..or he needs to go.
2) our offense line is suppose to be the strength of this team. Appears that is not the case. They were man handled.
3) tackling- they should have the defense carry tackling dummies to class.
The Most Interesting Man Alive
September 13th, 2010
8:35 am
That’s pretty good JB, UGA did actually win the ACC last year.
The Most Interesting Man Alive
September 13th, 2010
8:39 am
bjohndawg, you are correct. Back when Erict Rhett was a running back for UF, I saw spurrier run the EXACT same play 8 our of 9 plays against UGA and Goff never did adjust. A good coach runs what works and a bad one never figures it out. Remember Dawgs, Spurrier had the guts to take the play calling away from his own son and Richt just cant do it to Bobo and it took him too long to fire willie. You really think that Bobo is the problem?
That being said, I hope Richt stays forever.
DawgDoc83
September 13th, 2010
8:39 am
I’m afraid we may be 5 days away from another “honor in the arena” speech
destin dawg
September 13th, 2010
8:39 am
I’ve been defending Richt… even to my WIFE !!…( S.C. is really good ).. now it’s time to man-up and take over play calling.. we could still win out ( I’m an optimist )… Fla’ s rebuilding.. Ark.. will take some scoring plus good D… so if you can still Coach “em up Richt……
3-4 D
September 13th, 2010
8:40 am
It will take a couple of more years of recruiting to get the right personnel to run Grantham’s 3-4 D. This year is a rebuilding year but the dogs should win 9-10 games.
JB
September 13th, 2010
8:41 am
Folks are right about Chris Peterson…… The SEC would not be kind to him…..He loads up on California talent and beats up on pretty weak teams. He almost couldn’t be a VT team that lost to Ms. Madison . I hate to say it, but Kirby Smart needs to come home…You ask what has he proved ? What had Mark “proved” when he got here ?…. After 6-8 years with Saban, He gets it. Kirby would have to lay out the bucks and bring in a top notch OC. It’s a business, it’s about results, and getting ” bitch slapped” by frigging Carolina has most Dawgs stomachs in a flux. Saturday was more than a loss Saturday. It was a Statement of where this program is after two years in decline. Saban won a National Title in year 3. We can’t beat Carolina Starting on three years of falling. Out of the top 25 week 2. Nuff said.
Red Panties
September 13th, 2010
8:41 am
Alabama. Florida Arkansas, South Carolina, LSU, and Auburn are all
ranked in the top 16 in the country. They are 1,10,12,13,15,and 16 respectfully.
Where are Richt’s mighty bulldogs, no ware to be seen, if this suits
ya’ll, keep Mr. Nice-guy—I personally think his best days are behind him.
dawgster
September 13th, 2010
8:42 am
Hey Gainesville Dawg…good comments, i couldn’t agree more, i think the true dawg fans will continue to support this coaching staff…We made off season improvements and we will get better, however, with that being said, i am losing patient with Coach Bobo, although you can’t blame fumbles and dropped balls, or the O-line not run blocking as they should…I do however think he shows very little imagination on offense and with the talent we have. receivers, tight ends, we should be doing more…Our Rb’s are good but none in the class of the SC back, thats why eveyone in the nation wanted him… I think we have a good one in Murray, its time to let him do what he can do and we are going to have to live with the RS Freshman mistakes…I think a true dawg fan will see how the season plays out and if our offensive struggles continue i think Coach Richt will do what he needs to do…Remember, everyone, its just one game right now, lets focus on getting the job done against Ark..Go dawgs..
Francoerstein
September 13th, 2010
8:44 am
If Ealey doesn’t fumble then the game gets really close. SC was shut down in the second half. Plus Murray was handcuffed and still turned fine numbers. He has a bit of the Tarkenton in him perhaps. He’s smart and mobile with a good arm. The game was a lot closer than is being admitted in this space. Low on penalties. SC can beat Florida this year, but so can UGA with or without Green. It is encouraging to see Murray throwing so well without Green in the game and being double-covered.
Red Panties
September 13th, 2010
8:46 am
Francoerstein
IF a bullfrog had wings it could fly and if Richt could coach, we’d be ranked.
Jeffrey
September 13th, 2010
8:47 am
In 07′, Georgia lost to SC in game 2, finished #2 in final polls. This team reminds me a lot of the 07′ team, gonna be a great year.
Thought SC would put up 50 points on our Fresh QB and brand new defense, but they didn’t even throw a single passing td.
If georgia doesn’t fumble on the 3 yard line, Georgia wins the game.
Alpha23
September 13th, 2010
8:47 am
Can the D ever make a tackle? Looks more like hugging to me!! Get off your A$$E$ and start making some plays! This was very embarrassing! Where was the offense?
SOUTHGADAWG88
September 13th, 2010
8:48 am
Bobo is on the hot seat…freshman or not he will be let go if we finish with less than 10 wins.We need better play calling and some fresh ideas.I was never in love with CMR’s play calling either to be honest.I am a bit shocked Kwame and Bean got no playing time at all in that game.Rodney Garner and Stacy Searles better get it together this year or 1 or both could be outta here too.Before Richt gets fired some other heads are going roll.RG is our Recruiting Coordinator and frankly we have been slipping for the past 2-3 years instate.If we lose out on a bunch of the top instate talent again this year look for him to move on.Bobo don’t have as long a leash as most seem to think…10 wins or else is what I’m hearing.
Snoop Dawg
September 13th, 2010
8:49 am
Don’t blame the players. It’s the coaches, stupid. Specifically, the head coach and the offensive coordinator. Preacha Man and Boo Boo need to go.
These two clowns are scamming the Bulldog Nation, posing as coaches. They are imposters. They don’t know up from down…
The sooner, the better…
Got Dogs?
September 13th, 2010
8:49 am
Get the running game moving, and the run defense fixed, and the winning streak starts. If Georgia gets past Arkansas, could be a magical year. If Arkansas wins, it’s a rebuilding year.
George
September 13th, 2010
8:50 am
It’s kind of sad to see all the Dawg fans getting so excited this year (just like the year before, the year before that, etc.). How long is it going to take for UGA fans to realize that UGA is simply no longer relevant in the SEC? In the national picture, UGA isn’t even a blip on the radar, and hasn’t been since the preseason #1 ranking two years ago.
Sit back and be grateful for the seven or eight wins you’ll get every year. Coaching genius Mark Richt may take you to 8-4 or even 9-3 occasionally, but Florida will still win the SEC, meaning no BCS bowls and no top 10 final ranking. Most years, UGA will be very lucky to finish in the top 25, and only after a big bowl win over a nobody opponent.
It’s a different world now, and Dawg fans need to adjust their expectations downward to reflect reality.
Unfortunately nothing is going to change until UGA changes its mediocre coaching. That’s where the difference is, and that’s why everyone outside Dawgtard Nation just laughs at Dawg fans getting so excited year after year about what a great recruiting class UGA gets. It doesn’t matter how many blue chip high school players go to UGA, they simply don’t get the coaching they would get at Florida or Alabama, to name two schools whose programs are far ahead of UGA. And that’s not going to change as long as Mark Richt is in Athens.
Get your heads out of the sand and face reality. And mediocrity and irrelevance.
Evans
September 13th, 2010
8:53 am
In 07′, Georgia lost to SC in game 2, finished #2 in final polls. This team reminds me a lot of the 07′ team, gonna be a great year.
Dream on, dawgtard.
The Most Interesting Man Alive
September 13th, 2010
8:53 am
George, I’m not a Dawg, but dont think for a minute that Greg McGarrity will allow this crap to go on for another season. He’s been in Florida and saw first hand what allowing a “CEO” like Bowden who hangs on to his family and friends as assistants too long. Richt will be very fortunate if he gets another season to prove himself.
That being said I hope he stays forever.
Stay thirsty.
TNT
September 13th, 2010
8:54 am
Well said, George.
hatfieldgeoff
September 13th, 2010
8:56 am
I don’t think we are going to find out that South Carolina is a great football team. Lattimore is a good back, but they are not going to go to the SEC championship with Garcia at QB. The best you can say about him was he did not lose the game (though he did fumble), and in the past he has thrown bad interceptions. But Garcia missed half a dozen open receivers in the game. Shaw will probably be the best answer at QB long term but you aren’t going to win SEC with a freshman either. So Garcia remains the QB and Florida goes to another championship game. Congrats to USC for the win but Richt & Cos. inability to make the most of their talent is why this game is usually close and why sometimes we wind up on the losing end. Although Richt brought the program back his first 5 years, the last five have languished in mediocrity. His support among fans is dwindling as bad losses and his inability to control the players and the program becomes more apparent. If their is a problem with talent it is that our recruiting is off the mark. Caleb King and Logan Gray, both touted as big-time recruits, obviously did not havethe ability to complete at their positions in the SEC, so who recruited them and recommended we sign them. There are 8 or 10 other former “recruiting victories” that are serving out anonymous careers at UGA (Brandon Wood, Israel Troupe) If Georgia had signed Nick Saban3 years ago does anyone doubt UGA would be fielding a much stronger team today.
SCTexan
September 13th, 2010
8:58 am
Dumbo, no problem, I know that there are extreme fans everywhere. I think SC is much better but still only a solid “B” grade at this time.
DAWG with bag over his head
September 13th, 2010
8:58 am
Unfortunately George I believe you’re right on target.
Wah, Wah, Wah
September 13th, 2010
9:00 am
What a bunch of cry babies.One loss and it’s all over. The were too conservative with Murray. Whine about the defense but they gave us a chance to win. They came out flat but did improve in the second half. If this was CVM’s defense we lose 40-6. Dawgs head some chances in the red zone but were hurt by Charles’ drop and Ealey’s fumble and Bobo’s weak play calling. Bobo calls games like he is scared.
SCTexan
September 13th, 2010
9:00 am
Dumbo, PS the State Paper web site has decided that it’s main draw, on the web, is their sports page, so now you have to pay to visit it. We now have to cruise the net to talk SC sports.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 13th, 2010
9:01 am
T.O.P-
At the 18 minute mark of the game USC had the ball 12 minutes, UGA 6. Uga forced a punt and on the first play of the drive they chucked the ball deep down field. Two plays later and less than 2 minutes of game clock having gone off, USC had the ball back.
It doesn’t seem like a big deal at the time, but at the end of the game when it turned into a field possesion game and the D needing a stop, offensive series like this are important. The D was gas by the USC running game.
O well, just one game and plenty more ball to be played. Just wanted to add my two cents!
Carolina Rules
September 13th, 2010
9:02 am
Carolina wins the SEC East—take it to the bank! Florida’s way down this year and Spurrier will beat them in Gainesville. SC – Bama for the SEC title!!!!
Congrats to all the Nerds
September 13th, 2010
9:03 am
Congrats to all the nerds who are trying to make themselves feel better by posing as Dawg fans and posting here. Nesbitt’s Heisman pursuit is in high gear! How bout them Jayhawks George!
playing time
September 13th, 2010
9:03 am
George – You are correct. UGA has won 2 SEC championship in 28 years and they honestly believe they are at the top of the college football elite. With the depth at Bama and talent at Florida, UGA is dreaming of a SEC east or a SEC championship. They have one of the best atheltic facilities in college football, but they must decide were they want to go, or sit down, shut up and accept there irrelevance.
fireBooBoo.com
September 13th, 2010
9:05 am
Everbody hush and stop pointing out all the truth about Boo Boo and CMR and lets go play patti cake with Gainsville Dawg.
Tom B Stone
September 13th, 2010
9:06 am
There was a handful of people that knew at least three years in advance that something was wrong with our defense and that Willie needed to go. There was also a great number of people that accused the former of being irrational or just plain stupid. You see what happened in the end but it took way too long. Looking back, in my opinion, we had an AD that had his mind on something other than UGA athletics and didn’t hold CMR accountable as to what was happening with the football program. That, my friend has now changed. Don’t think for one minute that McGarity isn’t tuned in to what’s going on. Neither is he afraid to make necessary changes. This football program gets far too much talent and these coaches get paid far too much money to be underachieving year after year. Stay tuned and lets see what happens.
JB
September 13th, 2010
9:10 am
A D McGarity see’s, hears the same things. Mark has earned the right to turn this around. We may not lose another game…we might lose 4 more. 2011 will Be the year for Mark. This year let’s just hope things improve week to week as most Georgia teams under Richt do. Bobo scares me. He must open it up and let Murray do his thing. Running off tackle and punting scares no one.
'65 Dawg
September 13th, 2010
9:10 am
Hey, I thought last year was a rebuilding year. So, two rebuilding years in a row…
dawgster
September 13th, 2010
9:12 am
Hey hatfieldgeoff…for your info Caleb King was one of the highest ranked RB’s coming out of high school, pretty much all the major programs wanted him…However, he has been injured on and off alot since his senior year in high school and you are correct he has not performed as we thought…as far as Troupe and Wood, they also were highly recruited, especially Troupe…Gray was a highly recruited QB out of high school by many schools…My point to you is that recruiting is a hit and miss sometimes…The number of stars a player has means nothing, really, when they move into Div 1 Football..I don’t think our recruiting is off the mark, yes we miss some, so do all the teams….Its what you do with them when they get here…Is that Coaching? yes…Is that the attitude and the work ethic of the player? yes…I will agree that on the offensive side of the ball it does not seem we are getting the most out of the talent we think we have….Hopefully, that will be corrected soon…At the end of the season, if our offense continues to struggle i think we will see some changes there…
Jerry
September 13th, 2010
9:14 am
You’d think it was a blowout by some of the comments from Supprrier. Youd’ think they could have scored a passing td on Georgia since they ‘dominated’. You’d think an experienced QB like Garcia could have passed for more yards than a Freshman like Murray. You’d think the score wouldn’t have been 14-6 with 2 minutes to go if SC had dominated the game. Something doesn’t add up, I think it’s Spurrier’s recollection of the game.
DamntheButcher
September 13th, 2010
9:14 am
It is plain and simple. If you idiots keep talking about how great it is to have a nice guy like Saint Mark around then this is what you are going to get. This teams record will be worse than last years team. GA will not beat KY, will not beat FL, and AR, TN and Miss St are toss ups. Mark Richt is a total joke of a coach and he should be fired today….. FIRE MARK RICHT
123 dawg
September 13th, 2010
9:15 am
murph i agree with you wholeheartedly this ones on richt for his vanilla offense….. they took the reins off murray against la laff.. so why not now when it matter…. you cannot be affraid to lose… YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME…
Jerry
September 13th, 2010
9:16 am
I remember guys like George loading the blogs with their cynicism back in 07′ after Georgia lost to SC in game 2. Were they right then? No, Georgia had a great team, and finished #2. Are they right now? No, Georgia has a great team and will win the SEC.
DamntheButcher
September 13th, 2010
9:16 am
JB…… Why do we always have to wait until next year. After 2 games it’s wait til next year. IS Alabama waiting til next year? Is FL waiting til next year?
The Most Interesting Man Alive
September 13th, 2010
9:17 am
UGA 28
ARK 41
DamntheButcher
September 13th, 2010
9:17 am
Jerry… That loss in 07 cost GA a chance at a NC. Do you remember that? It wasn’t the loss that year to TN that cost them. It was that pathetic showing they had against SC.
Hoff
September 13th, 2010
9:17 am
Spurrier only called 1 play, the whole game, #21 up the middle, called that play over 30 times. What a lame coach. No creativity.
Jerry
September 13th, 2010
9:18 am
Hey cynics, remember 2007?
DamntheButcher
September 13th, 2010
9:18 am
Bob Patrino’s team will put up about 35 min against that D and ole Bob will have that smerk on his face like he just robbed the bank.
ga gator
September 13th, 2010
9:19 am
DamntheButcher, UF used to be wait’l next year until we hired Jeremy Foley and now with UF hiring McGarrity you will get there pretty soon also. If Richt has followed the Florida program at all the last 15 years, he should be feeling nervous.
Jerry
September 13th, 2010
9:19 am
The Nationla Championship is a popularity contest. All Georgia can do now is try and win the SEC, the #1 toughest conference, and let the chips fall where they may.
well.......
September 13th, 2010
9:22 am
Well,i expected the defense to be a work in progress. not matter how good of a coach you are it takes time. time to get your player that fit your scheme, time to learn and truly know what to do at all times,etc,etc. but they got to tackle better and some changes need to be made. Rambo needs to hit the bench, he was loafing and even got called out by the TV announcers… WTF is up with our o line and mike bobo, sorry, but maybe we need some changes there too. we have never had a dominate line, and his play calling was awful. 3-2 lets run it right up the gut with 11 defenders waiting….. yeah, i hate to say it but if this season tanks, and next season tanks, we will have a new coaching staff. sorry, and trust me it hurt for me to say these things but really, WTF.
Jeffrey
September 13th, 2010
9:22 am
I thought SC would score at least 50 points against Georgia’s brand new defense with a freshman QB, and losign 3 DL to the NFL. But they couldn’t even break 17. The game was close until the end. Better, much better, than I thought.
Looking for confirmation
September 13th, 2010
9:22 am
Is it true that Vandy has been in touch with the ad seeking UGA as next years homecoming opponent?