What Mark Richt had to say after loss to Florida
Opening comments:
“It was a very good game. I’m sure the fans [watching] on TV enjoyed it. The television people probably loved it. It was that kind of game. But it certainly didn’t end the way we wanted it to. I want to give Florida credit. They did a good job of getting prepared and doing the things they needed to do to win the game. I want to give our guys credit, too. I thought they fought valiantly. I don’t think anyone can question their effort or question their competitive spirit. It was just one of those games someone had to lose, and unfortunately it was us. I’m proud of the players and the coaches and our fans and the band and everyone else. It was a great effort by their guys and by ours too. And in the end they won. You’ve got to give their punter Chas Henry credit –- a guy who’s been a punter by trade was kind of thrown into the fire as the field-goal guy and was able to make a big kick.
On Aaron Murray’s play in the first half, when he threw two interceptions and lost a fumble:
“I know this game was very meaningful to him. I don’t think he was approaching it any different. I don’t know if once the thing started he had some different feelings inside of him, but I thought the guy really played pretty well. The first pick –- he threw the ball where it was supposed to go. … [Cornerback Janoris Jenkins] took a chance and made the play. But I can’t sit here and say Murray did anything wrong on that play. The second interception –- I thought the ball was probably catchable. And of course he got hit and fumbled, and he’s got to do a better job of hanging on to that ball.… The point I’m making is … I don’t think he was making mistakes out of immaturity or because he’s a first-year starter or anything like that. Sometimes those things happen, and you have to decide how you’re going to rebound from it. And he rebounded extremely well. The whole team did. I told the team at halftime, ‘This is one of those games where I can promise you if you treat it like it’s 0-0 and start from scratch again and play hard on both sides of the ball, we’ll get back in this thing and win it.’ And we almost did.”
On the interception Murray threw in overtime:
“… On third down you are trying to get in position to score a touchdown because you know a field goal might not be what it takes. When you are in those situations, you just have to play ball, and they got some pressure and the ball got tipped up in the air and got picked.”
On what he said to the team after the game:
“I talked to them about deciding how they are going to react to this thing. There have been some tough losses this season, no doubt, and we have had some very big disappointments. We were going in the right direction and getting a lot of momentum and actually getting back in the SEC Eastern Division race. A victory here could have put us in a position to be in Atlanta [for the SEC championship game].”
On what now:
“Just keep fighting. Keep grinding. Show up to work. Be a grown man and do your job. And enjoy it. We’ll come back home; we’ll get back to work, play Idaho State, play as hard as we can for the Georgia people; and then we’ll hook it up the next week.”
On bowl eligibility as motivation:
“I’m sure that conversation will come up. What do we have to win, two out of three? I’m sure we’ll be fighting hard for that.”
On how to turn around the Florida series:
“Win a game like this, but we didn’t do it. We’ll be back.”
More reaction to the game:
From UGA locker room: ‘My worst nightmare,’ Murray says of OT interception.
From Florida locker room: ‘I almost burst into tears after the game,’ linebacker says.
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Meyer > Richt
October 31st, 2010
2:31 am
UGA should have busted the black helmet/ arena football uniforms out. Remember how good that worked! Oh wait……
U.G.A
October 31st, 2010
2:33 am
We suck, Fire everybody!!!! Get Richt and his hair rubbing sunglass wearing bobo calling thug loving ford truck driving jail bailing loser a$$ out of the program!!! This is embarrassing.
Meyer > Richt
October 31st, 2010
2:34 am
Better ingrediants, better pizza, Papa Johns
Call us now for our two large 1 topping pizza for $18.99 and we will throw in two UGA vs Temple Papa John’s bowl game tickets!
just get those two wins!!
DrDawg
October 31st, 2010
2:36 am
well he’s obviously a greatly emotional person what with all the crying and homicidal rage. what do you think those UF trainers have him on anyway?
Meyer > Richt
October 31st, 2010
2:36 am
Dont sleep on the Owls from Temple
P.S. AJ’S agent called and he wants his client to sit the remainder of the 2010 season out to avoid possible injury and protect his NFL career.
Meyer > Richt
October 31st, 2010
2:44 am
I have no doubt bulldog nation will demand to be in the top 10 after they score 50 at home against Idaho state. And after they remain in a 0-0 tie at auburn with 14:32 left in the first quarter the clowns will begin to calculate possible scenarios for uga to win the SEC east. In times like these I really appreciate uga fans. Laughter really is the best
Meyer > Richt
October 31st, 2010
2:50 am
Get your tickets to the papa johns bowl NOW! http://www2.alabamas13.com/sports/2010/apr/15/papajohnscom_bowl_set_for_jan_8_2011_at_legion_f-ar-398279/
Game is Jan 8th at 7am
Richt>meyer
October 31st, 2010
3:00 am
Alabama ring a bell? 2 yrs in a row I think.BAMA has 12 NT’s to uf’s 2 & 18 SEC’s to uf’s 6 SEC,s?Hell UGa has 5 NT’s and 12 SEC’s.It took 88 yrs for uf to get an SEC title.Pathetic losers is what uf is.A BLIND SQUIRREL FINDS A PECAN once in a while.BAWAAAH HAAA
Richt>meyer
October 31st, 2010
3:02 am
I stand corrected BAMA has 22 or 24 SEC’s.titles.Ill get back to you soon.
Saban>Meyer
October 31st, 2010
3:06 am
How did playing that convicted felon work for you?Stooping pretty low now days.You guys are so scared of Ga you take a week off to rest up every year what a bunch of wimps.
SOS Dawg
October 31st, 2010
3:28 am
HeY Sanford Drive…. Two words: SHOVE IT !
Cam Newton
October 31st, 2010
4:20 am
I think I will play defense in two weeks so I can score another way and seal up my Heisman. UGA couldn’t come into my town any weaker.
BoBo Needs to Go!!!
October 31st, 2010
4:22 am
We’re going to stick to our game plan no matter what. We will not make any adjustments. We will not come up with anything new for Florida or anyone else. We will get the ball to A.J. Green no matter what. We will not play smart and we will not waiver from our predictability.
We won’t go with what is working but will keep doing what is not working. We will not call time out on third down with the game on the line. We will not win against Florida or any other upper tier team. We will sit home during the holidays and not even get a bowl bid.
We will make excuses and compliment the band and fans. We won’t take the bull by the horns and say we were beaten by a “very poor Florida team”. We will keep throwing into their strongest element (their secondary) and we won’t keep running into their weakest element (defensive line). We will take a loss and consider a close loss a moral victory.
I know it’s time for Bobo to go and I am not so sure that Richt can carry Georgia anymore.
This season with five … yes five … five losses should never happen to a talent rich program like UGA. It’s got to be the coaching.
Tampa Gator
October 31st, 2010
4:35 am
“clean their crystal football” – I don’t think they gave those for NC back in those days (1980) it was so long ago. If you want to see one of those you might visit North Avenue in Atlanta.
Bippity Boppity Boo Boo
October 31st, 2010
4:39 am
Dawgs are “In the Hunt” as bottom feeders of the SEC ! How did they sink to such a lowly state ?
hop
October 31st, 2010
5:26 am
clearly… our new AD will need to make a complete evaluation of the football program from top to bottom to determine where we are as a program.
the state of georgia is fourth in the nation in developing high school football players for ncaa schools.
yet, we are being out recruited in our own state for the last few years and it is being reflected in recent years moving from the top of the SEC to now the middle with the kentucky’s,vandy and other middle- low end schools of the confernece.
the excuses continue from athens ,but nothing ever changes ,but now the school must really determine where we are as program without the colored glasses and it must begin soon or we will be at the same place next year if we don’t.
G8TR
October 31st, 2010
5:45 am
If I were Mark Richt, I’d be proud of the UGA band, too. He’s right. They were very impressive.
Jim 007
October 31st, 2010
6:30 am
Richt record is now 2-8 vs the Florida .
And he’s still the Coach ?
What the H _ _ _ is going on ?????
bob horner
October 31st, 2010
6:30 am
Im so choked up…I can hardly pin this message..What am I going to do? My entire world is down on me . When I go back to work at the waffle house what am I going to tell the girls? The nation at the trailer park is in a commma.I dont even want to go to wallmart.(sad day)
BAMA FAN #2
October 31st, 2010
6:37 am
If Bama lost 18 out of 21 to Auburn there would be 5 head coaches fired and somebody
would try to dug up Bear Bryant to end the streak. It is time for Georgia to hire a coach
to clean up the mess in Athens and kick the gators in the teeth just like Saban and
company has done the past 2 meetings!!
Beast from the East
October 31st, 2010
6:58 am
Jedi Falcon is a loser! We don’t want you cheering for us at Florida! We have enough classless fans now!
bob horner
October 31st, 2010
7:04 am
As soon as you get a coach with some fire and backbone to control the rif-raf, and as soon as you some how, figure how to make the fans remain sober, and as soon as you keep them from trashing every place the go, including their own place, law and order will be restored and you might win more games. How does a team act when ALOT of their team mates are on probation,or have been in jail etc etc
Steve Spurrierf
October 31st, 2010
7:29 am
Coach Richt, how do you figure you might get to Atlanta when your crappy team still had Auburn to play?
lawdawg
October 31st, 2010
7:31 am
I said before the game if Bozo throws a incomplete pass on 1st down,runs up the middle against a stacked defense on 2nd,then puts Murray in 3rd and long several times we lose and thats is what the moron does the 1st time we get it in overtime,it’s time to clean house.
Top Dawg
October 31st, 2010
7:36 am
Watching the UGA football program has gotten to be sort of like watching The Twilight Zone. It became surreal some time ago.
rosezeee
October 31st, 2010
7:45 am
The Dawgs played their hearts outs – but mindless coaching and play calling sacked us again. This coaching staff is second tier at best – - always has been – - always will be.
Anyone expecting anything more than a second rate program with this brain trust is deluded.
Time for a Change
October 31st, 2010
7:46 am
How about Gary Patterson or Chris Peterson. Either one of those guys would be a huge upgrade over what we have now. Those kids weren’t prepared and it showed on the football field. They don’t have that finish attitude that a football team HAS to have. Play calling was horrific and execution was just as bad! McGarity needs to make a change! UGA will never return to the National Championship front until they can beat UF on a consistent basis. Period!! There is no way around it! Any chance UGA has a NC runs right through Jacksonville!! ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE!!
dawgma
October 31st, 2010
7:48 am
Bobo is a dodo. It may be impossible for CMR to see Bobo as the problem but first play of OT going for the winner pass to someone other than AJ is stupid and set’s up the interception. What did the best WR in the country do yesterday 50 yds and one TD?
Great game Dawgs – GATA next week and roll on! Still can spoil AU, GT!
Buckeye
October 31st, 2010
7:50 am
The Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl or the Birmingham Bowl perhaps? Soulds like recruiting heaven.
HA!
Big Al
October 31st, 2010
7:52 am
Ga fans and moral victories got to love it.
hiveredtech
October 31st, 2010
8:02 am
Mark Richt should be commended….no one can do less with more talent on an annual basis than he can. Of course, those before him (Donnan, Goff) did the same thing. It is amazing to watch…did AJ Green even suit up until the 4th quarter? How do you have a 4-5 team with the type of talented depth that UGA has?
Rivals recruiting ranking for UGA the past five years:
2010- 15
2009- 6
2008- 7
2007- 9
2006- 4
Barry
October 31st, 2010
8:02 am
4 to’s against Florida. What’s new?
Coaches can’t correct mistakes, no learning from past errors.
Why didn’t we run the ball?
Richt’s won 100% of the florida-Georgia games when he gets a 100 yard rusher.
Bad, bad, bad game plan.
FLA UGA
October 31st, 2010
8:05 am
What a great game! What now for UGA because each year it seems to be the same story where it will be a promising season and then lose to Fla. Ga fans cannot be content with this crappy play each year. Did CMR act mad at all after the game or did he just slink off the stage.
Gordon
October 31st, 2010
8:09 am
Why are UGA fans complaining about Richt’s record against Florida? He is 2-8 against them and the previous coaches were 1-10. Even if he loses next year (and he will be there next year) he will have doubled the number of wins. Things are headed in the right direction. I’ll bet UGA wins 3 of the next 11 after next year.
Barry
October 31st, 2010
8:09 am
Did you hear that sound? SLAM.
That was the door slamming shut for recruiting for 2011.
Goodbye recurits.
Barry
October 31st, 2010
8:11 am
Mark Richt’s words after ANOTHER Florida loss:
Blah, blah, blah.
h walker
October 31st, 2010
8:11 am
Mark Richt may not win more than 8 games in a year again and will lose recruits to other schools, but he instills character and provides guidance like no other SEC coach
Chris Rainey
October 31st, 2010
8:12 am
I told you felons can play ball,Corch Richt quit recruiting misdemeanders
Chris R
October 31st, 2010
8:16 am
Only reason I played was to give you losers an excuse for losing.
Old Gator
October 31st, 2010
8:16 am
I hope you guys keep Richt on for many years to come. He’s starting to learn how to lose gracefully to Florida. He did a great job in making this years game exciting and keeping UGA fans in their seats beyond the 3rd quarter. Hopefully he will still be your coach years from now when Urban gets the win to put UF ahead in the all time series win column.
Dawg stuck in Bham
October 31st, 2010
8:17 am
Meyer should be proud…he let a kid that threatened to KILL HIS GIRLFRIEND and got arrested for it to play because he needed the win. Yea, sure the girlfriend said later she didn’t want him to be prosecuted. But isn’t that what so many abused or battered women say too often when the cops come.
Yes, UGA has had its share of arrests…for suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident, and other for the most part harmless offenses. But Meyer lets kids like Rainey slide.
So congrats UF!! Your felons and your immoral coach has won another one. All UF fans should be proud…
Now, let the UF fans garbage return comments begin…but you know I’m right.
billyboy
October 31st, 2010
8:20 am
That has to be the worst play calling in overtime of any team in the last 10 years. This was a set up for another interception or a long field goal. The reason UGA cannot beat average teams is due to the play calling . . . wake up coaches!
Big_Prune
October 31st, 2010
8:20 am
LOL Most of these quotes are funny. But I think our boys played pretty good, besides the turnovers on offense. They showed a lot of heart and fight. Losin to the gayturds does suck, but I think we’ll bounce back. And Rich is a good coach i thought u could see the players play hard for him yesterday. Damn good game except the end.Go DAWGS!!
Vanderbilt Fan
October 31st, 2010
8:28 am
What a bunch of bed-wetters this Georgia team is.
BullDawgMike
October 31st, 2010
8:29 am
When the television announcers are questioning UGA’s play calling as to why aren’t they using A.J.Green, you know somethings wrong. And they mentioned this several times. A.J. Green is a weapon and a game changer, and he did absolutly nothing in the first half. ! Really good play calling there coaches.
Dave Steel
October 31st, 2010
8:29 am
This was the worst UF team in 23 years. Exactly which UF team upcoming is it the Dawgs are planning on beating?
J Clay
October 31st, 2010
8:34 am
Hate, hate, hate losing to the Gators – a tough one…On the “positive” side ife there is one – 1) we did not come out in trick uniforms 2) continued trend of much fewer penalties this year….
Barry
October 31st, 2010
8:38 am
If Richt truly thinks those 3 interceptions and the 32 yard fumble by Murray were “good plays” he needs to go. Those were bad plays. Bad play calls. Poor judgment. Immature, inexperienced.
3 QB’s in 3 years gets you here. Georgia never learns form past mistakes.
GatorBait
October 31st, 2010
8:42 am
Both teams played well enough to win, although at times it was pretty. But you can’t say it was
for lack of efford—–both teams gave it their all. I would have been more than happy for it to end in
tie. Even though these aren’t the best two teams from either school, they played one of the best
Florida-Georgia games ever.
The dawgs have nothing to be ashamed of—good game.
Jax Dawg Fan
October 31st, 2010
8:43 am
Guys: this was a beauty contest in a pig troth. Why did UF win?
Chris “Time to Die _itch” had 241 yards. No felon no win (but we reached a plea with a Gaineesville DA-blah blah blah).
Bottom line—neither team is very good. Even with the player that would have definitely helped them beat LSU and MSU, we almost pulled it out besides our mistakes.
UF’s Future: Tim Tebow is not coming back and neither is a dominating UF Team. Most of the last 21 years have been blow-outs. Those days are over. I have been to all but 2 of the last 41 years.
—We will be evening things out.
—Dominating-probably not
—-Being dominated-those years are over
Mark Richt is not going anywhere after this season. No matter what happens the rest of the season, as a UGA alumni I support Mark Richt. His record is better than Dooley or any of the other “greats” in our program history. Overall we are very young and we are going to be better next year. I love my Dawgs and I support them through thick and thin.