Murray matches a Shockley record; Richt vs. O’Leary in Liberty Bowl?
Cleaning out the notebook before departing the blog for a brief vacation:
- I mentioned a couple of days ago that Aaron Murray needs just one touchdown pass in Georgia’s bowl game to match Matthew Stafford’s single-season school record of 25. What’s more, as Will Brown of Athens pointed out to me and UGA confirmed, Murray already has matched D.J. Shockley’s UGA single-season record of 28 touchdowns accounted for. Murray, like Shockley in 2005, has thrown for 24 and run for four. Pretty impressive rookie season, to say the least. (Click here for more on Murray’s season for the record books.)
- Mark Richt, speaking on his radio show Monday night about Marlon Brown’s recovery of a Brandon Boykin fumble on the kickoff return following the Georgia Tech touchdown/missed PAT that cut Georgia’s lead to 35-34: “That might have been the biggest play of the game for Marlon Brown to recover that fumble.”
- As I mentioned Sunday, Georgia’s expected Liberty Bowl appearance would bring an interesting storyline — the opposing coach. Either Central Florida’s George O’Leary, the former Georgia Tech coach, or SMU’s June Jones, the former Atlanta Falcons coach. O’Leary was 3-4 vs. Georgia as Tech’s head coach from 1995 through 2001. Jones’ Hawaii team lost to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl following the 2007 season. Central Florida and SMU meet Saturday for the Conference USA championship and Liberty Bowl berth.
- Georgia ended the regular season ranked No. 18 in the nation in turnover margin – a 100-spot improvement from last year’s No. 118. The Bulldogs are plus 10 in turnovers this season, compared to minus 16 last season.
- Todd Grantham on Justin Houston’s stay-or-go choice: “He can be one of the most dominant players in college football next year if he chooses to do that. If he doesn’t, then he’s obviously going to be a guy who’s going to play at the next level and he’ll just continue to get better.” Grantham said he doesn’t know if Houston will return for his senior season or enter the 2011 NFL draft. “We’ll just see as we move forward what’s best for him,” Grantham said, “and we’ll kind of go from there.”
- Players will lift weights and run this week, but Richt said bowl practices won’t begin before next week. The bulk of Georgia’s bowl practices will come after fall-semester final exams are completed on Dec. 15.
Today’s other posts:
UGA adds Florida Atlantic to 2012 football schedule — at cost of $1 million.
Richt tells callers he’s staying and wants ‘Dream Team’ recruits to join him.
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truedawg
November 30th, 2010
6:01 pm
Aj will go Houston will be back.Brown needs to step up big time for us next year.My belief is we need rec. and BIG d-line Crowell will probably sell out to a alabama school.Call like i see it hes from columbus my home town and they usally sell out to the warbuzzards or tide
Nick F.
November 30th, 2010
6:06 pm
I guess the great victory over the Tech 2nd string made the whining pups forget all about me.
truedawg
November 30th, 2010
6:10 pm
Also to all TECH fans we are making a family tradition at thanksgiving to watch the mighty Dawgs whipping that u know Murray will go 4-0 as a starter against you tech Merry Christmas Go dawgs
Georgia will pay $1 million for 2012 football game vs. Florida Atlantic | UGA sports blog
November 30th, 2010
6:16 pm
[...] Murray matches a Shockley record; Richt vs. O’Leary in Liberty Bowl? [...]
Marcus
November 30th, 2010
6:36 pm
The two 4th & 1 plays by Murray against Tech. 0 for 2. 3rd and 9? Sacked. Rushing? -4 yards. 1pass completion in the 4th quarter.
No 3rd down conversions in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th quarters against Tech.
Typically Murray performance.
@75-67-DAWG
November 30th, 2010
6:54 pm
@75-76-DAWG stated..
November 30th, 2010
4:09 pm
“That proves my point. If Stafford had Murray’s receivers UGA would have won two national championships. All I can remember of the Stafford years is the announcers and press after each game making it a point to say how many passes that hit our receivers in the hands and were dropped. UGA had the worst receivers that have ever been at UGA back when Stafford played. With Murray’s receivers Stafford could have had 500 yards passing a game, plus a great running game.”
You aren’t serious with this statement are you?
Mohamed Massaquoi…58 catches 920 yds 15.9 avg 8 td’s (drafted 2nd round)
AJ Green…56 catches 963 yds 17.2 avg 8 td’s (future 1st rounder)
Knowshon Mareno…33 catches 392 yds 11.9 avg 2 td’ss (pk’d 12th overall in the 1st round)
Kris Durham…29 catches 451 yds 15.6 avg 2 td’s
Oh yea BTW, the lack of a running game resulted in Moreno rushing for 1,400 yds 5.6 avg and 16 td’s
Now for this year Green 49 catches, Durham 29 catches, Charles, 24 catches, King 23 catches, Brown 10 catches…this while the top rusher was Ealey w/ 141 carries for 751 yds, 5.3 avg and 11 tds
Here’s the link for your review…might want to learn how to use Google…
http://uga.rivals.com/playerstats.asp?Team=GEORGIA&year=2010
DawgFaninFL
November 30th, 2010
7:03 pm
Ahhhh Marcus…was wondering where you were hiding. Keep preaching brotha! The sky is green, the grass is blue, and you sir, are a genius!!!
independent
November 30th, 2010
7:30 pm
O’Leary will school richt. georgia will be exposed for the patsy they are and next year will be worse. Accept it
A Different Jim
November 30th, 2010
7:39 pm
Bo,
If you had read comments from sports writers at the time, they suggested that Stafford could be seriously injured playing behind the Detroit offensive line. Sometimes you have to sit people down and tell them they are not as good as they think nor or they ready for the next level. This is not new news. It has happened to other “great quarterbacks” who joined bad teams. He could have pulled a Manning and demanded to go to a better team. Archie did not raise fools.
Coffee Bluff DAWG
November 30th, 2010
7:44 pm
Marcus,
Maybe you haven’t seen a UGA FB game this year. Murray is the nation’s top rated FR QB and I for one am glad he chose the DAWGS. Selectively picking out stats to fuel your hate toward AM makes you appear angry.
Jim007
November 30th, 2010
7:58 pm
Murray is good, but Dawgs SUCK !
With half the team in the slammer and Richt doing his Bowden Impersonation
No wonder they went 6-6
Time for a new Coach & Staff is NOW !
bob
November 30th, 2010
7:58 pm
Murray will be a good QB at UGA for two more years. Just like Moreno, we wasted a year by redshirting him. But then we would not have been led by Joe Coxsenki the Fourth last year. Besides that year of experience would not have of made any difference in our 6 close losses this year.
jp
November 30th, 2010
8:06 pm
buford king fire saban and meyer and mack brown they suck too, you idiot.richt has won mor than 10 games 6 out of ten years 2 sec titles , 3bcs bowls with 2 wins been ranken in top 10..6 times with a # 2 finish in 05 and # 3 in 02. stop your ignorant blithering and go pull for boise you @#s
Marcus
November 30th, 2010
8:13 pm
Murray ranks #85 in pass effieciency in the red zone.
Kid just chokes under pressure.
Some have the “it” factor, some don’t.
Boy though, he looked great against La Lafayette.
Marcus
November 30th, 2010
8:18 pm
Sure wish Murray could match Shockley’s WIN/LOSS record.
Shall we compare? Maybe not, too depressing.
Here’s a little look beyond the garbage stats.
Murray’s passing accuracy ranking against teams with WINNING records?
#81
Murray’s passing accuracy ranking against teams with LOSING records?
#20
Top 20 QB against the La Lafayettes.
Bottom 20 QB against teams with winning records.
Marcus
November 30th, 2010
8:22 pm
Murray is ranked #89 in passing accuracy in the red zone.
#83 in passing accuracy in the 4th quarter.
Marcus
November 30th, 2010
8:25 pm
When the game is tied, Murray’s ranked LAST in the NCAA in passing accuracy.
Not good when he’s under pressure.
Marcus
November 30th, 2010
8:27 pm
DJ went 10-3 as a starter in 2005, Murray has gone 6-6.
Rest of the SEC
November 30th, 2010
8:30 pm
Will AJ Green sell his Liberty Bowl jersey? Inquiring minds want to know.
Rest of the SEC
November 30th, 2010
8:34 pm
Liberty bowl bound. Hardy har har!
tell me again
November 30th, 2010
8:36 pm
Let’s get a bowl win and start fixing this years goofs and be better next year and for Pete’s sake…………GO TO THE DMV AND SOLVE ANY LICENSE OR COURT ISSUES NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tlynn
November 30th, 2010
8:57 pm
we had a good offensive.but lack of coaching.offensive did the coaches even watch tapes anymore? you cant keep defense on the field more than offense & win games.
Delbert D.
November 30th, 2010
9:07 pm
Part of an article in the Times about TCU joining the Big East:
“A Times colleague of mine has presciently predicted what’s next is selling naming rights, so no matter how fantastic your new ideas are, you will most likely be uttering the phrase Chik-fil-A Conference with a straight face someday.”
Matt
November 30th, 2010
9:22 pm
The only way these guys will stay is if there is a lock out. That is not a good thing either because that means a ton of top college players will be back for another year. Cam, Ingram, Jenkins. just to name a few. I like our chances without them. has anyone looked at the 2011 scheduel? by far the easiest on I have ever seen. Big games at home Bosie in the dome. Running game needs to improve I hope Ken Malcome will be the guy next year.
Flatsdawg1
November 30th, 2010
9:28 pm
What is the 4234 about
Delbert D.
November 30th, 2010
9:40 pm
Murray is not a Stafford-type QB. He’s more of a Francis Tarkenton, good passer and scrambler.
Valdosta Native
November 30th, 2010
9:47 pm
I have a source in Athens that next year will be Richt’s last as UGA’s head coach, or anyone’s coach. He said that Richt has expressed coaching one more year, especially since this year was so terrible, recruit heavy to get great players for the future, but then to announce his ressignation before or at the start of next season after the season’s end. He wishes to spend his retirement doing missionary work and spending time with his family. I don’t like this news at all, because I’m one who likes Richt as our head coach, and one for a long long time, but it’s just what i’ve heard. Could be a rumor circulating that’s not true or could happen. Hope he’s with us for several years to come!!
Hunker Down
November 30th, 2010
9:50 pm
We’ll keep Murray ya’ll keep Brantley. Go Dawgs!
Delbert D.
November 30th, 2010
10:00 pm
Time for a look back at the Rivals 2007 Top Ten QBs.
Rivals Top 10 Dual-Threat QBs
#1 Tyrod Taylor 5 stars__________VaTech
#2 Cameron Newton 5 stars______Florida/JC/Auburn
#3 Aaron Corp 4 stars___________USC/Richmond
#4 Stephen Garcia 4 stars_______South Carolina
#5 Willy Korn 4 stars____________Clemson/Marshall/N. Greenville
#6 Keith Nichol 4 stars__________Mich. St.
#7 Chris Forcier 4 stars__________UCLA
#8 Kodi Burns 4 stars___________Auburn#
#9 Josh Nesbitt 4 stars__________Ga. Tech
#10 Logan Gray 4 stars__________Georgia#
Rivals Top- 10 Pro-Style QBs
#1 Jimmy Clausen 5 stars________Notre Dame+
#2 Ryan Mallet 5 stars___________Michigan/Arkansas
#3 John Brantley 4 stars_________Florida
#4 Mike Paulus 4 stars__________UNC/Wm&Mary
#5 Peter Lalich 4 stars__________Virginia/Oregon St./*
#6 Pat Bostick 4 stars__________Pitt
#7 Jarrett Lee 4 stars___________LSU
#8 Robert Marve 4 stars_________Miami/Purdue
#9 Steven Threet 4 stars________Michigan/Az. St.
#10 BJ Coleman 4 Stars________Tennessee/UT-Chatt.
#Changed position to WR
+NFL QB
*Peter Lalich was kicked off the team at Oregon State for “drunken boating”.
fayncdawg
November 30th, 2010
10:28 pm
@blairmissproject
C’mon now! We all know that Cecil Newton paid Blair (Walsh obviously isn’t his last name) to miss that kick! The War Tigers beating a 6-6 team going to a bowl team looks better than a victory over a 5-7 team. The Benz with a tag that reads “The Blairster” will probably be riding around the Tech campus real soon! Or did ol’ Cecil give him enough money for a Maybach?
George O'Leary
November 30th, 2010
10:33 pm
Sure, I’d love to play you guys…always beat you before…does George Godsey have any eligibility left, and is Quincy Carter still your QB? Hey, did I ever tell you I lettered at football at New Hampshire? Or is that where I got that graduate degree….. I get confused. Motherf—–ng Notre Dame, what do they know.
Bug spray
November 30th, 2010
10:39 pm
Valdosta –
Got a feeling I know who you are. If so your source is probably good. If there was ever a scenario where Richt walked away, you just described it.
I wondered if he tired of the heat the past 2 years. Not easy to fire your college roommate.
That raises a question….did Willie Martinez land on his feet anywhere?
BobbyDawg
November 30th, 2010
11:18 pm
We have the makings of a dream team already on offense, but not so good on defense. The triple option almost killed us this year and it will be around for years to come. We have good defensive players but they can’t stop the triple option. Maybe we’ll do better with it next year, but I don’t see a dream team happening ’till we have a solid defense.
Dawgtards ruin this state
December 1st, 2010
12:12 am
Why would talented kids want to lose to Florida EVERY year by 15 points and also lose to Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tenn, Bama and LSU. Go to any other school in the nation and don’t collect garbage for a living, like most 4-5 star recruits that regress at thUGA. Play for a real coach and fans that understand football, not just shop at wal-mart in Bogart, GA and buy groceries at piggly wiggly.
Marcus
December 1st, 2010
7:55 am
Any of you thinking the only measure of a QB is td’s, yards, need to get a clue. #1 measure is wins/losses–measures his leadership. #2 is how he plays against winning teams. #3 is how he plays under pressure: 3rd downs, 4th quarter, red zone, 3rd and long, etc.
Murray fails all 3.
Can’t wait for Georgia to experience a REAL QB who does it ALL: TD’s, yards, wins, leadership, beats great teams, & clutch play.
Lemay arrives on UGA campus in 30 days.
If you havn’t seen his highlight videos, go to ‘youtube.com’, then type in “christian lemay documentary, part 1 & part 2.”
Best 10 minutes you’ll see.
German Shepherd Dawg
December 1st, 2010
8:01 am
Blair Miss,
As a fairly rabid Dawg fan who tired long ago of St. Simons, my question to you is:
why do you wish to emulate a weenie?
German Shepherd Dawg
December 1st, 2010
8:04 am
Valdosta Native,
I’d put more stock in what Richt says publicly than your unnamed source has said privately.
You sound like a poser who wants to adversely affect recruiting.
Florida Dawg
December 1st, 2010
8:07 am
What could possibly be a good story line about UGA’s bowl for this season?
O’leary or june jones…are you kidding?
This season was long over back in Sept.
Florida Dawg
December 1st, 2010
8:17 am
Just read some of the other comments here and I must say…Aaron Murray is a player.
Any good team can win with Murray….As far as the Ga-Fl game..if FL had Murray, they would have beat us by 20.
Better be glad we have him.
Marcus
December 1st, 2010
9:29 am
Any QB on the Georgia roster could have won against La Lafayette, Idaho State, Vanderbilt, Tenn, Ga Tech, and Kentucky. Most Georgia QB’s beat Colorado too. Not 1 team of those 6 wins even has a winning record.
Georgia needs a QB who can win against the Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina, Miss St, & Auburn’s.
Murray had his chance. He choked.
Time for someone else: Lemay, Mason, Gray, let’s get this QB problem fixed.
QB play was the #1 reason Georgia went 6-6.
Marcus
December 1st, 2010
9:30 am
Tenn, Ga Tech, Kentucky, all went 6-6. Average teams. But defense won those games with 3-4 TO’s in each game, any QB on the Georgia roster could win those games with 3-4 defensive TO’s.
Resumes and high IQs
December 1st, 2010
9:52 am
It is often argued that GT students have much higher IQs than UGA students.
I only look at the facts: O’Leary had a bogus ( like Obama he lied ) resume and the entire GT administration and football family embraced him. Most professional organizations do a back ground search on prospective employees. Maybe at GT they are not aware of such hi tech things as a um, ah, background search.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
Only UGA/GT alumni here
December 1st, 2010
9:58 am
Tell me Marcus, have you ever, ever attended any school ………………, like Perimeter College? To bang away here tells me that you have nada to do. Me? Retired i am. I suspect that you are around 20 and no where to go and nothing to do ………………an obamaron.
Murray is an AA QB and it will only get better. Scam Newton and his bag of $$ and Garcia and McElroy and Mallett will all be gone and Murray will be top QB dog in the SEC, baby. Florida? They will be stuck with Brantley and CUM and his “pain” pills.
PS Did you hear how dumb CPJ was to throw the ball vs UGA in 09 AND AGAIN in 2010 when he has that number one rushing team? Hmmm? Man, is he dumb. He thinks losing by 8 looks better on his resume than to lose by 1. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
Reality
December 1st, 2010
10:05 am
The only uga cycle….
Step 1: Get a top 10 recruting class. Go dawgs!
Step 2: Get a pre-season ranking of top 10. Go dawgs!
Step 3: Lose to Florida.
Step 4: Lose to Auburn/Alabama/South Carolina.
Step 5: Lose to a lowly ranked team (ie: Kentucky).
Step 6: Beat Tech.
Step 7: Go to a pitiful bowl game.
Step 8: Claim superiority because of one SEC team in NC game.
Step 9: “Wait ’till next year.”
Repeat.
Florida Dawg
December 1st, 2010
10:14 am
Marcus….About Murray…last time I checked football was a TEAM sport.
You apparently have a very personal problem….Aaron Murray is a huge positive for Georgia.
There is hardly a day here in Jacksonville, Fl. that a sports radio caller is not commenting on how could Florida miss on Murray ….you don’t get it Marcus.
Try either Jax radio station or call them… any program host will tell you…930AM or 1010AM both station numbers are on the net. Tell them what you write here and see what happens.
You come across as a winy parent whose son wasn’t recruited.
dawgs
December 1st, 2010
10:37 am
BBBieUgaVII–Didn’t know anyone so stupid could use an electronic device. You’re probably the only one in the third grade who needs to shave. Try staying in school and listening to you grammer teacher and you won’t continue to make a fool of yourself. Just think you could be the first in your family to graduate middle school….
dawgfacedboy
December 1st, 2010
10:52 am
Anyone who knows sports knows you don’t win or lose on 1 play. It’s a series of plays that makes or breaks a game.
Green is gone and if Houston is a 1st round pick he’s gone. Marlon Brown and King will have to step up next year as well as Charles. We have to run the ball better, period.
dawgfacedboy
December 1st, 2010
11:07 am
Marcus- while I agree with you that Lemay is a special talent and I am excited about him coming to Athens it will be hard to de-throne a QB who finished with a 162.7 QB rating 62% completion for 2500 yds and 24/6 as a freshman campaign. If not for Lattimore Murray would be winning SEC frosh of the year.
In short, Murray did everything possible for a QB to do to win games. He can’t run block, hit holes, and tackle.
Dan Marino was a HOF on a team that never won a championship. Does that make him the wrong choice at the QB position??
dawgfacedboy
December 1st, 2010
11:10 am
Shockley might have been pretty sick if he had been able to play all 4 years but how were going to justify benching the all-time leader in wins (at the time) in Greene??
jarvis
December 1st, 2010
11:33 am
What’s the interesting storyline?