Murray: OT interception ‘my worst nightmare’
JACKSONVILLE – A few comments from the Georgia side after the loss to Florida:
Quarterback Aaron Murray on throwing an interception in OT: “It was my worst nightmare, especially to know that my team had worked so hard to come back. I tried to get it out before [A.J. Green] made his cut, and I threw it a little bit behind him. . . . At first I thought the tip [by Florida linebacker Jelani Jenkins] would just put it on the ground. But Florida has great athletes, and if there’s a tipped ball still in the air, they’ll find a way to come up with it.”
Murray on Georgia’s comeback from a 21-7 halftime deficit: “We fought our butts off all game. A lot of teams would go into halftime in a game like this and give up, but not this team. It wasn’t the way I wanted us to start the game with an interception, and I thought the whole first half was rocky. But we bounced back and finished strong. You have to be accurate when you play this athletic of a team. I had a little jitters, and I was probably more amped up than most games, but I won’t make any excuses.”
Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo on the Bulldogs’ four turnovers: “You just can’t turn it over. It kills momentum. It gives them an extra series, an extra shot at plays. You can’t do that and expect to win.”
Bobo on Florida containing A.J. Green: “They play a defense where they’re going to have an extremely high safety. We called a lot of things for A.J. that just ended up going to other guys, and the tight ends benefited from that, and so did Tavarres King and Kris Durham.”
Outside linebacker Justin Houston: “One thing about this team I like is that we always fight hard, but a big situation for us today was losing the turnover battle. It’s hard to win a game when that happens. I thought the defense looked good at times, but we have got to learn to play all 60 minutes.”
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Randawg
November 1st, 2010
10:45 am
The impatience of all of you so-called “coaches” out there is the problem with sports these days, especially in college football. I’m as upset as any of you about Saturday’s loss, but if schools went by our opinions regarding coaches, sports would be in even worse shape. Just go back and read all of these opinions!! If Vince Dooley coached now he would have been fired after going 5-5-1 and 5-5 in his 6th and 7th seasons at UGA. Instead he coaches 25 years at UGA and becomes one of the most legendary coaches in college football. “But it’s different now” you say. Yes it is. Now there are twice as many quality programs in the NCAA than in 1970, making it even tougher to win the SEC, must less a National Championship. Let’s not become Gator Nation who last week whined about firing a coach who led them to TWO National Championships in the last 4 years.
ugadawg88
November 1st, 2010
10:58 am
http://pricezack.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/tough-loss-has-georgia-fans-questioning-a-bowl-appearance/ this is an interesting read. it is tough to see the dawgs struggle the way they are.
PMC
November 1st, 2010
11:14 am
They don’t have to fire the coaching staff to get better, but my gosh the coaching staff had better change what they are doing.
Supposedly Blair Walsh is an asset, Supposedly this team can win close games because he has a great leg and he’s very accurate. If they get themselves close with enough time they have the assets to go down and kick a game winner…..
You wouldn’t know it becuase the offensive coaching staff has given up TWICE with time on the clock the game on the line and just a few yards to gain to get in range for Walsh.
The Arkansas debacle and the Florida loss are two games that should be haunting Mark Richt and Mike Bobo.
They did get into position in the Colorado loss, they just again…didn’t hold on to the football.
Tackling…ball security, two hallmarks of well coached teams.
The inexplicable way in which they approach these situations is why they lose games. Way to many mistakes and turnovers compounded by the wrong play calls at the wrong time.
fbf1
November 1st, 2010
11:26 am
Murray played pretty well but did have a few regrettable plays. Look to the future Dawgs. Murray showed he has poise and is an aggressive QB. He also has excellent feet. If GA can improve its O-line play and get decent play by any other receiver not named AJ Green UGA will be pretty darn good.
GA needs T. King and the gang to STEP UP. Stop dropping balls and make catches that hit you in the hands.
GA is not an elite team Dawg fans, so get over it. They do have the pieces in place to perhaps be an elite team in a year or two.
GApeachdawg
November 1st, 2010
11:31 am
@ 18-out-of-21
October 31st, 2010
2:25 am
Florida took criticism for keeping Chris Rainey on the team, despite a “legal issue” with a girlfriend.
HELLO! That little “legal issue” was a felony stalking charge against his ex-girlfriend…amazing how it got plead down to a misdemeanor–that seems to happen all the time with these THUG Gator players. He’s not the first one to threaten or assault a girlfriend.
Oh and yes, I know about GA’s arrest records—As far as I’m concerned they should ALL be removed from the team if they are arrested for ANYTHING! But don’t make like Rainey’s was just some lil ole something…he threatened her with “Time to die B**tch.” I’m actually surprised Myers kept him off as long as he did.
As to Murray–everybody give the kid a break—he’s new and nervous and will be fine…better than fine, he’s going to be spectacular!!
I’m no fair weather fan—been a DAWG fan all my life and have lived and worked the last 24 of that in Gator country at UF…so I’m not some whiny, crybaby…I’m just SICK and TIRED of the Dawgs losing to Gators.
Bobo needs to go NOW…Richt should follow soon if he doesn’t get his act together. He’s had plenty of time.
Schmeckdawg
November 1st, 2010
11:33 am
His worst nightmare…mine too! Sitting with some buddies watching the game and before I could say just don’t screw up right here the DB for fla was at our 30 yard line. And why no excessive celebration penalty on that play? The gaytors would have had to start at the 40 instead of the 25. Could have been a HUGE difference!
'94 UGA Grad
November 1st, 2010
11:34 am
Hey 18 out of 21,
Did Rainey tell you it was “time to die” too?
south eastern chumps
November 1st, 2010
11:35 am
ACTUALLY, Murray’s worst nightmare may be the fans reactions on these blogs, Murray has about 2% of their support. Good luck with that
Judge Dawg
November 1st, 2010
11:40 am
I was there and saw a pretty good game. Some of the past games have not been competitive and we have overcome that. The freshman QB and new defense will improve. Cosch Tubervilee said Richt could not win the SEC without a strong running game and this is still true. If you want to fix something, get a running game and the play calling will look great.
Blowing Rock NC Bulldog
November 1st, 2010
11:42 am
What I can’t understand is why we try the scoop and score, on fumbles. Jump on the ball and recover the fumbles.
If Richt has one more down season, we need to hire a disciplinarian type coach, like a Herman Boone type, from Remember the Titans.
The players made to many mistakes, but they have very little discipline.
Schmeckdawg, also how about the phantom offside on UF, on the sack play before they pinned us down, with the punt.
Gator Traitor
November 1st, 2010
11:55 am
Time for Richt to leave. Fire him now. Today, in fact.
Gator Traitor
November 1st, 2010
11:55 am
Time for Richt to leave. Fire him now. Today, in fact.
clay
November 1st, 2010
11:57 am
this one was def. on murray. you could tell he was trying to make something happen by forcing things. it was his bad. nothing else factored in this game but the turnovers. cant blame coaching for that. murray is young and he showed it sat. the good thing about it he is good now and he will only get better. ga is looking at 3 exciting years off football ahead with him at center
Wendy
November 1st, 2010
4:41 pm
For everyone going off about Chris Rainey, you may just want to google it and read all about it yourself. your comments are very VERY misinformed and it is obbious to anyone who has read even one article about this case that it was the DA and the Police who over-reacted in this case. As for the “neutral ground” argument….I dont recall any of you Georgia fans complaining about it when you owned us in the 70s and 80s…but I guess when you start to lose (18 of 21), you need to find something to cry about other than you poor recruiting ability.
Gator Chomp
November 1st, 2010
8:16 pm
Big Red- You may be leading the series but Florida winning 18 out of the last 21 meetings….now that’s owned. Majority of us were not even born when UGA was winning the series.
JC
November 2nd, 2010
6:08 pm
The loss can’t be blamed entirely on the players.Mike Bobo has called several bad plays through the years…Sounds like its time to get a new offensive coordinator>
Bobo must gogo
November 3rd, 2010
8:36 pm
Bobo’s playcalling is wretched at times. Murray struggled with accuracy most of the game, he’s young and inexperienced with these types of pressure games. Bobo gave Murray the rope to hang himself by calling a pass play on 3rd down and OT, the predictable play with Murray trying too hard to force a ball and be a hurray. They were already in field goal position and should have made it a battle of kickers if they couldn’t convert the first down. I’ll take Blair Walsh against Chas Henry, but because Booboo is a predictably lousy play-caller Walsh never got the chance. Defense was playing well enough at the end to hold Florida to no more than field goals. Bobo sucks, he has to go…he should know he has a young QB and not put that QB in a position to fail at the end.