What Mark Richt had to say after win over Idaho State
Opening comments:
“Good to have a victory. Good to be 5-5 at this point. And we got a chance to play a couple of great football teams [the next two games]. We start out with Auburn and are looking forward to that. I know Auburn is one of the best teams in the country, so we’re looking forward to that opportunity next week.
“But today was a day I thought our defense and special teams kind of sparked our offense. I thought we were a little bit shaky in the beginning throwing and catching, but once [Aaron] Murray settled down and started hitting his target, everything started to work offensively too. Just a good team victory. I’m glad we got a lot of young guys opportunities to play, and we had a couple of older guys who hadn’t gotten a chance to play much in their careers get in there too. It’s fun to give those guys that opportunity. It means a lot to them. I’m very happy for those guys to get a chance to play and play well.”
On the three interceptions by Georgia defensive backs, including two returned for touchdowns:
“That really sparked us as a team. In that first quarter with a couple of field goals, there’s nothing wrong with that, but we feel like we could have gotten at least one touchdown on the board in the first quarter offensively. But it kind of took the defense to show the way a little bit and just spark the team. And after that, I thought the offense began to play real well. Once we got into the massive substitutions, we started punting again. But the defense definitely sparked us.”
On freshman Alec Ogletree’s first start at safety:
“When he’s been in there, he’s made plays. And he makes plays in practice. He’s a very special player, physically. He’s big; he’s strong; he’s fast. All the things that people thought about him in high school, he is that and more. He just needs the experience, so we want to continue to get him more experience and we felt like now was the time to give him a chance [to start] and see how he responds to it. … From what I saw, he did well. I don’t know if there was a lot of opportunities to make plays or make hits. A lot of their run game didn’t get past the initial wave, and not many balls got thrown downfield either. It was more quick slants and quick outs and things of that nature, so I don’t know how many opportunities he had to really make plays. But it looked like he was getting lined up right.”
Asked who Auburn quarterback Cam Newton reminds him of:
“Oh, wow. Probably a guy like Vince Young in that he’s a big man who can run and throw extremely well and also [is] playing on a football team and in a system that would allow him to be ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the country. I don’t think there’s any doubt Vince Young elevated Texas, and I think the same is going on with Newton.”
On wide receiver Kris Durham’s status for Auburn after missing the Idaho State game with bruised lung:
“We hope Durham will be back. We do expect him to be back.”
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NOBODYYOUKNOW
November 7th, 2010
10:21 pm
Auburn is not Idaho State! Yes its possible for UGA to win. If the dogs play PERFECT ball and Auburn plays sloppy and fumbles alot. Stranger things have happened. However my money is on Auburn.
south eastern chumps
November 7th, 2010
10:31 pm
yep champions of the world, 2 of the 5 wins over lafayette and idaho st, and the other 3 over ky, vanderbilt and ?, yep tough schedule, bwahahahahahahahahaha
Tigerfan
November 7th, 2010
10:50 pm
Be prepared to meet your maker mutts. It an’t gonna even be close.
Spokesman for the SEC East
November 7th, 2010
11:04 pm
See what I mean about Richt? Someone relay to Adams: NEVER,EVER FIRE MARK RICHT!!
dawg149
November 7th, 2010
11:09 pm
“tell me again” well put. Its easy to bash when things go bad and jump on the banwagon when they pick up. REAL FANS hang in no matter. I’ll b n Auburn Saturday, waiting, and hoping we put together a complete game and show the nation what we shoulda been doing all season……Go Dawgs….look out Tigers, we’re comin to town!!!!!!!
col fot
November 8th, 2010
12:25 am
i smell an upset!
WOW
November 8th, 2010
12:30 am
Shouldn’t your OC be a coach in waiting? I really hope CRM isn’t looking at BoBo to be that person. If he is then that may be the problem. If not then get someone that you consider to be that person.
As far as Tech and their greater education. GT battles for the same recruits UGA does, so STFU. When GT trys recruiting them they are brillant but as soon as they choose UGA over GT they turn stupid. You guys are ret@rded.
WOW
November 8th, 2010
12:37 am
Truth is only a small percent will ever graduate. And UGA does have the second best graduation rate in the SEC behind Vandy.
Roy Wood
November 8th, 2010
1:13 am
What is the dif of UGA playing Idaho state than Auburn playing chat wake up a lot of teams play push overs so do not down UGA I sure wish you people who critize UGA would say who you support.Yes the tide is just like UGA 2008 team.All coach Richt said 5-5 is good for the shape they have been in better 4-6 sorry for the spelling I am not a TECH grad
Realists58
November 8th, 2010
1:38 am
You fair weather georgia fans really make me laugh. Most of you bone chewers expect 10 win seasons and a national championship year end year out. When are you gonna wake up from your bad dream and understand that its you the fans that put all this pressure on the players and coaches from high expectations.
You post players on bill boards infact to do what? Humiliate them. You whine and grumble and think its the end of the world because youre 5-5. Every big college school is bad this year. You want Mike Bobo fired, then you want Mark Richt fired wats next the mascott?
Tech fans arent as radical as you bull pups are atleast we have some descency and are able to show some restraint toward our coaches.
You guys dont want him, we’ll take him as would alot of teams. This guy is the winningest coach in the SEC and you jump ship and demand his release.
Go ahead and do so then after they hire another HC and you’ve gone thru 5 more years of losing then you’ll be wanting them to fire that coach.
I just think its funny how you so called “fans” really rally behind your coach and team whats even more funny is how we’ll beat you this year and rack up 300 yds in rushing against you so called Georgia Fans.
Even if you get lucky and win then we’ll just simply beat you in higher education and graduate most of our players like you dont do.
Why do you think they leave early anyways? it’s because most are flunking school and cant find a real job that requires using their brain. Keep beating eachother up and we’ll keep beating you on the fields and classrooms.
Go Tech!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ga. Tech 44 Ga. 20
collegefaningeneral
November 8th, 2010
3:35 am
Before you go flying off the handle bout Coach Mark Richt. LETS DO SOME COMPARISONS!!!!
O.K. so you want him fired huh? I found a site you can google called ” Grading Mark Richt after 9 years with Georgia Bulldogs”.
Read it and see the comparisons with other Georgia Bulldog coaches of the past and maybe it’ll open your eyes about him.
collegefaningeneral
November 8th, 2010
3:38 am
http://www.dawgsports.com “Grading Mark Richt after 9 years with the Georgia Bulldogs”. If we’re gonna be opinionated lets back them up with facts and be level headed with this.
Jborodawg
November 8th, 2010
8:52 am
“tell me again” and “really”
Thank you for some meaningful comments.
Saying the team is not well-coached, not prepared is debatable . Ask Murray if CMB tried to prepare him for the game. I’ll betcha he’ll say he was coached/prepared just fine; that his slow start was his own fault, not the coaches. Ask any of the DBs if they have been coached/prepared and they’ll tell you that when they get “burned” it was not the coaches’ fault. Yes, there’s always room for improvement when it comes to coaching and preparedness. And yes, sometimes the coaches call the wrong formation/play on O and on D. I just think that overall the Dawgs are being coached/prepared very well. I also think that overall CMB calls a pretty good game. Many of the comments here could be copy/pasted into a Falcons blog (”same old running play up the middle”; “the offense is predictable”). Heck, same with some of Penn State’s games this year…or Bama even.
As for firing CMR, most of y’all saying that would sell your souls to the devil to get a Saban or Patrino (”I’m not going anywhere. I love__________and I’m not leaving.”)
We have a chance against Awbun. Disparaging CMR and the team at this point doesn’t help.
Goooo Dawgs! GATA!
Dap01
November 8th, 2010
10:13 am
Bobo’s play calling and game plan is hard to determine. Ealy or King would have a good tough 8 yard gain and then we would not run again for 10 minutes inspite of being physically superior to the Idaho team.
We need to establish a running game especially against weak teams. Running end arounds does not count.
Tired fo being nice
November 8th, 2010
11:27 am
We lost to Colorado wowsey,wowsey,woo,woo once again…wait til
next year and we will be wowsey, wowsey, woo, woooed again, then
what will we say, anything but the SEC east crown will be a bust
just sayin…no national championship for UGA in 2011. But we
should keep supporting this Bull$hit well, I’m tired of this
crap and Tired of being nice..do yall realize 2011 will be 11yrs
of this crap? Have we not supported this long enough…just asyin
Let's Talk About UGA!
November 8th, 2010
11:43 am
DawgNation,
Looks like I might be heading to ‘the slammer’ today.
Our neighbor said MY dawgs look like Vanderbilt in red uniforms.
I pulled a ‘Grantham’ and choked him down.
Currently, he is crawling back to his trailer. I am convinced, upon arrival, he will certainly dial 911.
Who will take care of Uga VIII’s other little white-trash cousin (our half-bulldog/half-wiener dog)?
I guess I’ll get drunk. It’s gonna be a long day!
Go Dawgs!
Sic ‘em!
Woof! Woof! Woof!
Mike T.
November 8th, 2010
1:11 pm
Most of you bone chewers expect 10 win seasons and a national championship year end year out.
Now were suppose to accept 5-5 records.
Call it what you will, but it is 100% normal for fans to want their team to better itself, win more, especially when you had as many top 10 recruiting classes as we have had, and ten of eleven starters come back.
This guy is the winningest coach in the SEC and you jump ship and demand his release.
Go ahead and do so then after they hire another HC and you’ve gone thru 5 more years of losing
This coach also has a losing SEC E record since 2006,this didn’t just start yesterday.Funny Auburn fired Tubby hired Chizik who no one wanted and in his second year his team is number 2 in the nation.Bama fired Shula hired Saban
and in three years won the NC.Florida fired Zook hired Meyers and played for a NC in two years.Funny its happening all around us. No we wanna keep coaches
hanging around, after the handwriting is on the wall, just like we did Goff.
Dead Dawg
November 8th, 2010
5:29 pm
As long as DAWG fans are happy with 3 and 4 loss seasons they will continue. Woops, this year could be 5 or 6 losses! Keep scheduling those weak teams between the hedges and Dawg fans will be happy.
Saben
November 8th, 2010
6:35 pm
Did Richt comment on the parole situation with most of the team?
Can they be out for the Auburn Game?
Jborodawg
November 8th, 2010
8:00 pm
If Murray comes out ready; if the D gets some sacks and turnovers; if we have a good running game…we can beat the confused-war eagle-tiger-plainsmen…in their house. Now THAT would be a great win!
bgdawg
November 9th, 2010
7:50 pm
i don’t know how many times i gotta say this but THE D DOES NOT SUCK. you blind fans look at the final score of games and say every aspect of our team sucks but look at this
site.http://life.atlantafalcons.com/topic/3904465-uga-offense-and-defense-rankings/
bgdawg
November 9th, 2010
7:53 pm
my bad can’t post the site look up uga defense ranking and go to the first site listed