Dogs move a tight end to fullback, are close to hiring offensive line coach
ATHENS –- Three non-recruiting bits of news:
- 1. Position change. Georgia is moving Bruce Figgins from one of the team’s deepest positions, tight end, to one of its thinnest, fullback.
Figgins, a rising senior, worked some at fullback in Liberty Bowl practices in December, but the plan now is to make him a “fulltime fullback,” coach Mark Richt said Wednesday. “We think that’s going to be a really good move for Bruce,” Richt said.
Georgia returns a wealth of talent at tight end: Orson Charles, the 2010 starter; Aron White, the 2009 starter; and Arthur Lynch, who redshirted last season. Plus, Georgia signed a highly regarded tight end, Jay Rome, as part of its “Dream Team” recruiting class.
The 6-4, 265-pound Figgins figures to get a chance to contribute more at fullback, where the top two players last season -– starter Shaun Chapas and backup Fred Munzenmaier –- graduated.
- 2. Coaching search. Richt expects to fill the offensive-line coaching position, vacated by Stacy Searels‘ departure for Texas, soon.
“We’ll probably knock that out hopefully in the next few days or so,” Richt said. “For sure by early next week.”
He said there has been a “tremendous amount of interest” in the job. “My phone was blowing up hard after Coach Searels decided to go to Texas. . . . We have some tremendous people to choose from.”
- 3. Mat drills no more. The famous/infamous mat drills –- a grueling part of Georgia’s off-season conditioning program since 2001 –- have been replaced in the Bulldogs’ revamped strength and conditioning operation under Joe Tereshinski. Several players have commented on the difficulty of their weight-room workouts under Tereshinski, a long-time staffer who took over Jan. 1 as director of strength and conditioning.
“We’re not doing mat drills,” Richt said. “Some people say, ‘Why aren’t you doing mat drills?’ Well, you can ask the boys why we’re not doing mat drills, because they’re getting a taste of that just about every day with ‘Coach T’ and his strength staff. It’s already paying off.”
Richt mentioned that two members of the 2011 signing class who enrolled this semester, wide receiver Chris Conley and quarterback Christian LeMay, already have gained seven and 10 pounds, respectively, through their work in the strength program.
– Tim Tucker, UGA Blog
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cpinthedawghouse
February 3rd, 2011
5:15 am
Excellent, now we need one mean man thats a great motivator at o-line coach and we should be set. I wanna see some slobber fly!
DunwoodyDawg
February 3rd, 2011
5:18 am
Great move! Figgins is a beast who should do quite well a Fullback. Probably would not see the field too much next season at Tight End and he knows the playbook already.
Mountain Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
5:41 am
I’m liking the ’slobber fly’ idea!
dawgerbrown
February 3rd, 2011
5:51 am
OK. Now for Bobo’s off season assignment. Watch every minute of video from last season and chart the percentage of times you called running plays on second and long. Discover how prdictable you where as a play caller and learn why UGA was so easy to defend. Also learn that there are plays called screens, (beside wide receiver slip screens) and reverses, (which you used to call from time to time). Write a four page essay on when these calls would be appropriate, and why you are going to show more imagination as a play caller on second and long.
lanier
February 3rd, 2011
5:53 am
wonder who will get to coach these guys
Destin Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
5:59 am
Didn’t lose one commitment when Searles left… speaks volumes doesn’t it ???? now with a new ( better ) O line coach.. plus new improved strength and conitioning program… hell Marine basic training got us in shape in 8 weeks !!!!!
Destin Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
6:03 am
What dawgerbrown said…. more Trickeration please !!!! fake kicks.. hurry up… no huddle… once in a while
south
February 3rd, 2011
6:09 am
Searels was part of the problem, not solution. I’m glad he’s gone.
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Richard Tardits
February 3rd, 2011
6:28 am
Just do it. No more excuses. Dominate in the weight room, dominate up front, dominate some opposition. We’ve had too much talent not to be better than we have been. Great notes Tim. Thanks.
doggoneit
February 3rd, 2011
6:30 am
dawgerbrown-Sounds like you have a deep coaching resume. I bet CMR would grab you right away if he only knew who you are. I’m a dawg fan and want the dawgs offense to be explosive and unpredictable next year. Please overnight your resume and I’ll bet CMR will hire you to be our new offensive coordinator and you can hire our next offensive line coach with your extensive coaching contacts.
woebegong
February 3rd, 2011
6:31 am
I sure hope they can hire a good OL coach. They have some beast recruited and it would be nice to see them coached right. It has been a long time since I played football for a school, and then only high school, and then only for a short time at that; but I do remember one thing about OL Play. Our coach always figured you had done a good job, when the DL got up and checked behind them to see what they had left on the ground, after they got hit and driven back and down. I want to see that nasty attitude on the OL for the DAWGS. Don’t just block them, push them back and down, and then step on them if they are in the way. all legal of course.
GO DAWGSSSSSSSSSSSS
Larry
February 3rd, 2011
6:35 am
Matt drills is for girly Dawgs…real hairy Dawgs pump iron and chew on dumbbells!
Spike
February 3rd, 2011
6:37 am
Preach on, brother!! Let’s GATA!!
savannadawg
February 3rd, 2011
6:43 am
Joe “T” was an old school O lineman at UGA. Go ahead and make him O-line coach too.
Apples II Oranges
February 3rd, 2011
6:46 am
Sounds great, but a 6′4 FB seems offputting. One would think at that height he would lose the leverage battle when hitting the hole, LB’s would just need to get lower and schuck him off. Or simply go at his knees to clog the hole. Anyway the coaches know more than me so whatever they think is fine with me, and how many days are left till Boise St.?
bigredandblackdawg
February 3rd, 2011
6:50 am
Finally, after all the hype of 5 star skill players we’re getting to the key to winning football games – THE TRENCHES. Our O line should improve and we’ll be back going for our 6th National Championship if not in 2011, but at least by 2012.
Those that think games are won at running back, wide receiver or even QB don’t know crap about football. I know – I would have been a DAWG but I blew our my knee my softmore season of high school, but I’m still a DAWG at heart.
AltamahaDawg
February 3rd, 2011
7:12 am
The 2 plays that I noticed Figgins in at FG, he absolutely knew exactly what defender he was assigned to block and absolutely blew him up.
TennesseeDawg
February 3rd, 2011
7:13 am
The #1 rated fullback in the country was just down the road in Jackson County and didn’t even get a sniff from UGA.
dawgerbrown
February 3rd, 2011
7:22 am
doggenit……..thanks for the compliment. actually did graduate from UGA as Phys Ed major and studied under some old timers like Red Lawson, Earl Fales, Spike Jones, coach Russell, and did coach a little many years ago. Bobo just can’t be so predictable. Run plays to set up other plays. Dooley was great at that. He would run an end-around four times, then the fifth time, run an end-around pass (see Richard Appleby to Gene Washington vs Florida). Besides Cam, that’s what makes Auburn’s offense so potent. They keep you off-balance and are really very unpreditable. Bobo is a good QB Coach, but, I’m not sure your first O-Coordinator job should be at a program like UGA. GO DAWGS!
JB
February 3rd, 2011
7:33 am
Rivals tally…………Dawgs #5…………Tech…….? didn’t see them…….They’re in trouble, and spinning it as if nothing is wrong over there…some Tech bloggers have mentioned they are concerned about stealing players from Georgia Southern etc. OK, I will admit, Johnson does do a good job of coaching, But against BCS top 25 teams, they usually lose.
The Tan Man
February 3rd, 2011
7:35 am
You delusional Kool Aid drinkers Mark Richt will not allow a mean cussing sailor coach at his Boys Home. Sheesh …… when will Y’all ever learn ?.
? The Mysterian
February 3rd, 2011
7:37 am
TN Dawg: You think there may have been a reason? In a recruiting year this critical if the kid was that good, with the Dream Team theme and all it sure seems they would have at least “sniffed” him. In this day and age no player with any notoriety at all is going to be overlooked. What’s his name? Where’d he sign? Inquiring minds would like to know.
dawg lover
February 3rd, 2011
7:38 am
Really need to hire a good OL coach. Wish they could’ve gotten Robbie Caldwell while he was available.
HoustonTxDawg
February 3rd, 2011
7:41 am
Sounds like a great idea to me. Moving a proven vet that is unselfish and wants what is best for UGA and for himself is good. MLB’s do not want to block a guy who is 6′4″ 265 lbs at the fullback position. We have to put our best players on the field at all times. We need a monster for OL coach, take no prisoner type attitude. Dominate in the trenches and watch the run game blossom. Every player UGA has needs to look in the mirror and say “I am my brothers keeper” you work hard and push other guys around you to work harder..Show accountability for your team and teammates. Take the sour taste that you have in your mouth from these last 2 seasons and WORK HARDER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE COUNTRY. YOU are the University of Georgia and people must respect you and your house(between the hedges). No Retreat, No Surrender……..Go Dawgs.
The Tan Man
February 3rd, 2011
7:42 am
Mark Richt is still asleep at the wheel. Fla. State, Bama and even Clempson is cleaning UGA’s clock in recruiting. Same ole crap here with a new pool of jail blotters coming in.
Calhoundawg
February 3rd, 2011
7:46 am
Well, boys, to say that I’m excited about Georgia Football would certainly be an understatement! Of course, anyone who frequents these blogs knows that I am an eternal optimist, and why not? It’s not like you can switch teams or something
I’ve been thinking about AltamahaDawg’s comments about Richt being given the opportunity by the fans to make (major?) “adjustments” to the program over the course of time, and I believe that this class is a tremendous confirmation from those who really count, the players, that he will be around for some time to come. We kept Georgia’s best in Georgia this year — not just athletes, but leaders with character and a sense of mission. Winning this year will only increase the excitement for the 2012 “Dream Team” and beyond.
dawgerbrown, I hear you and have admittedly said the same thing (sometimes very colorfully) many times last season. However, experience has shown me that “creativity” is a sugar high and won’t last. Execution by disciplined, conditioned, well-trained athletes is much more successful in the long run no matter what play is called. In short, I would much rather see our team resemble a Saban/Alabama than a Meyer/Florida. Just sayin’ …
My challenge to Greg McGarity, Coach Richt, and the entire team this year is to have ZERO arrests, off-field incidents, etc, etc, etc, before the first snap in the Georgia Dome. This is how I will know that we have truly turned a corner. God Bless you Coach Richt — Go Dawgs !!!!
kerryb
February 3rd, 2011
7:47 am
The Tan Man, Why don’t you take your moronic a** to another blog. Nobody cares about your comments in here.
JB
February 3rd, 2011
7:47 am
The Tan Man……Are you Drunk? Dawgs just came off a 6-7 season. Been down for two years. Someone writes an article everyday about Richt getting fired. And he pulls in a number 5 class in the Nation on top of all that AND HE’S ASLEEP. You are a hater. GET LOST
This is not Alabama!
February 3rd, 2011
7:48 am
Ok, TennesseeDawg, I wish UGA could have signed a big-time fullback, too. But remember this is not Alabama and UGA only had a limited number of scholarships to offer. Richt stands behind his scholarship commitments and so when a player doesn’t work out he doesn’t just get “cut” from the team so that UGA can go offer someone else.
kerryb
February 3rd, 2011
7:50 am
Clemson finished 8th in recruiting, UGA #5, UGA’s numbers for five and four star players were comparable to Bamas and FSU’s. They did not clean our clock. Matter of fact we took several top players away from Bama that was considering us and them. So your coment was pretty stupid.
JB
February 3rd, 2011
7:52 am
Tan man may be a unemployed Techie crying over this class they just got. In fairness, Tech picked up 3 or 4 good players…..But, Need more than that.
BIgDawgFan
February 3rd, 2011
7:52 am
Does anyone know where that kid from Pago Pago committed? Last I heard he was having problems with his grades and was thinking Junior college…
BobDawg
February 3rd, 2011
7:53 am
…. imagine having a 6′4″ 265lb fullback coming at you with a head of steam already! Whoa
Close the deal!
February 3rd, 2011
7:56 am
Let’s not forget that one more piece of business is unfinished from this signing class and that is to secure Mr. Jenkins @ nose guard! In my opinion, Jenkins is just as important to our defense as Crowell was to the offense. The 3-4 just will not work w/o a hoss in the middle.
The Tan Man
February 3rd, 2011
7:57 am
Rivals has Clempson with four 5 star players. kerryb you are a kool aid drinking idiot .
kerryb
February 3rd, 2011
7:58 am
When Jenkins signs on Saturday we will have 2 projected 5 star players and 13 four star players. thats the same as FSU so we should move up to 3 on the list.
kerryb
February 3rd, 2011
7:59 am
Tan Man, Rivals must not think much of Clemson’s five 5 star players if they have them ranked at 8th and UGA at 5th, moron.
kerryb
February 3rd, 2011
8:01 am
UGA is getting 14 four star players to Clemson’s 6. Thats not cleaning our clock, nimrod.
Close the deal!
February 3rd, 2011
8:01 am
One more thing, I have been as disappointed in the results on and off the field as anyone else the last couple of years. But with all that being considered this signing class was nothing less than a miracle!!! Coach Richt and his staff should be commended for working their tails off to get this thing turned around. Also, I think Mr. McGarity should be commended for pulling the trigger on the Boise St. game because that should help keep the team focused in the offseason to know they are not playing LA Lafayette the first game or some other cupcake. That first game also probably helped with recruiting. Will all this work? I don’t know, but at least these guys are trying and these last couple of weeks have helped to ease the pain of a disappointing season. Now let’s go win Saturday with Mr. Jenkins, stay out of trouble, and get ready for Boise St. IT”S GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDOG!!!!
Dawg_Mike
February 3rd, 2011
8:05 am
Fullback- Zander Ogletree?
roberto
February 3rd, 2011
8:06 am
From the “This Might Be A Dumb Question” file: What is a Mat Drill? I played football, a long time ago, and don’t know what it is.
Tater Tot
February 3rd, 2011
8:10 am
Johnson Says Friedgen In Play At UGA
02 FEBRUARY 2011
Kelin Johnson tweeted last night that Ralph Friedgen is in talks with UGA about the vacant offensive line position. This relationship was rumored last wekk but dismissed by several UGA beat writers. Maybe Kelin is in the know:
The Tan Man
February 3rd, 2011
8:13 am
Yawn….. whatever… Y’all wake me up when UGA wins anything of significance. Ive seen this movie too. BTW Gymnastics doesnt count.
Eat and Tweet
February 3rd, 2011
8:15 am
Kelin was at the Waffle House when he tweeted last night.
Tater Tot
February 3rd, 2011
8:19 am
Wish they had a Waffle House out here in Dallas Tx. I miss the food and the Waffle House song at 3am coming home from the clubs. LOL
Good Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:19 am
Mat drills = grueling conditioning drills that Richt brought from FSU. Some YouTube clips are available of them.
joey
February 3rd, 2011
8:23 am
Come on Jenkins!!!! GO DAWGS!!!! GATA
lefty fielder
February 3rd, 2011
8:24 am
cautiously optimistic . . . to quote a famous a-hole “georgia gets all that talent – i don’t know what happens to ‘em.”
Jborodawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:25 am
Amen, Calhoundawg. Games are won and lost on the LOS. We’re a running team; so yes, run on 2nd and long and pick up 5,6, 7 yards. Keep doing that and by the 4th quarter the other team is plain wo out. You especially do that if you have an inexperienced QB who throws INTs. And, don’t jump to the conclusion that I’m saying to do that on every 2nd and long. If you actually watched the games you’d have seen: Bobo did mix it up fairly well; the team didn’t always execute the called play very well; that the QB didn’t necessarily get better as the season progressed. And another one that gets me: that CMR “lacks fire”, just because he doesn’t act like an idiot on the sidelines. I’ve seen him get pretty fired up plenty of times. Go root for a Houston Nutt team if you want constant rantin’ and ravin’.
Back to the topic: hopefully Fig will do well at FB. As great as this recruiting class is and as good a job as the coaches did, I too wonder about not getting a D tackle and a FB. Did I miss something there?
CMR will get this thing turned around.
Food Fetish
February 3rd, 2011
8:26 am
I’m really excited about implementing the photographing of players meals before they eat. This is cutting edge !
roberto
February 3rd, 2011
8:28 am
Thanks GoodDawg
NC Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:30 am
New logo for 2011,”Let the slobber fly”! I want a T-shirt!
QueenDawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:30 am
ClemPson?….Seriously?? Learn to spell, moron. Its Clemson.
Gulf Shores Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:31 am
Congratulations to all the UGA coaches for the “DREAM TEAM”! Welcome aboard all the new recruits, the whole class seems to be a “class act”! Go Dawgs!
Humpers are the most amazing fans in College Football
February 3rd, 2011
8:31 am
I have never seen such excitement about an upcoming season, especially after the disastrous last two years. It is like a Viagra commercial warning about a 4 hour erection, humpers are going to wear themselves out before the disaster against Boise.
RunnDawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:32 am
Okay. We have the talent, will have the new coaches in place, and a 2nd year QB. As the SOB from SC says, now we got to “coach these kids up”. Make ‘em strong, teach them the basics, AND then play to win! If you watch our games from the last few years, we have been playing “not to lose” instead of taking control. Let loose the dawgs and play to win, dammit.
Humpers are the most amazing fans in College Football
February 3rd, 2011
8:33 am
RunnDawg, you mean no more field goals on 4th and 6 inches inside the 5?
I thought lying was a sin?
February 3rd, 2011
8:35 am
•2. Coaching search. Richt expects to fill the offensive-line coaching position, vacated by Stacy Searels‘ departure for Texas, soon.
“We’ll probably knock that out hopefully in the next few days or so,” Richt said. “For sure by early next week.”
He said there has been a “tremendous amount of interest” in the job. “My phone was blowing up hard after Coach Searels decided to go to Texas. . . . We have some tremendous people to choose from.”
RunnDawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:42 am
Yeah. That would be a start. Since when did Georgia not have the guns to punch it in from the 6 inch line? Or the guts to call the play? We play soft on defense and are happy to grind out 3 yard runs up the middle. Are our players (or coaches?) just not smart enough to mix in some variation now and then? You can bet Boise State won’t be going for field goals with 6 inches to go!
I thought lying was a sin?
February 3rd, 2011
8:43 am
At least you are a realistic humper RunnDawg.
hirsutedawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:48 am
Actually it’s Clempscum, Queen. Just like it’s Allbarn, Volunqueers or the Gayturds. Act like you know something BEFORE you type.
What does a highly ranked class get you?
February 3rd, 2011
8:49 am
UGA recruiting rankings on Rivals
2005 10
2006 4
2007 9 – SRs in 2010
2008 7 – JRs in 2010
2009 6
2010 15
2011 5
zbulldawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:50 am
Weight Room! Well now,Let’s see play time is over.WECOME DREAM TEAM waiting on you JENKINS or should I say BRING YOUR BIG BAD ASS SOUTH it,s behind what ever door you choose.I give you a hint! IT’S RED & BLACK it’s down on THE corner of SEC drive and NFL ave.
Mr. Rogers
February 3rd, 2011
8:59 am
Tan Man: Thanks so much for all your time caring about us. We are so sorry you don’t have a team that merits your attention. Sad, really.
QueenDawg
February 3rd, 2011
8:59 am
Watch out there, HERSUIT, your moron is showing too!
Pa Pa Bowden
February 3rd, 2011
9:04 am
Gotta admit that ESPNU had a love fest for Clemson on their recruting show yesterday. Clemson stoled the show in plucking that kid away from the noles.
Bremen Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
9:05 am
If we were in better condition last year, we win at least 4 more games. Maybe T is on to something and it will pay off. I am a believer in nutrition and that is where you also get the advantage.
STEINER
February 3rd, 2011
9:08 am
dawgerbrown:
You sir are an idiot….Bobo has forgotten more in the past 2 weeks about offensive football than you have known in your who life….The draw on 2nd and long is a good call, see it in the pros every Sunday…They gonna come kill your QB if you throw everytime on 2nd and long….People like you I would like to buy for what you are really worth and sell you for what you think you are worth….DANGERBROWN CALLING OUT AN SEC OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR…OUR PROBLEMS EXCEPT VS. CENTRAL FLA. WERE ON DEFENSE, IDIOT, NOT ON OFFENSE…DIDN’T SEE YOU WRITE A DIALOGUE ABOUT DEFENSE, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVEN’T FIGURED OUT WHERE OUR REAL PROBLEMS WERE LAST YEAR….
Dirty Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
9:08 am
Hey you ‘hind-sighters’ out there, this constant ‘carping’ on going for it on the 6-inch line has gotten pretty tiresome. Sure we should have gone for it, in hind-sight, but the fact is we had moved the ball down the field with ease on our first possession and it figured that we would be able to do it again and again. Hell, even the announcers called it a ‘good idea’ at the time.
Having said that, and with or without knowing what we know now (that hindsight thing again), for the future, ‘it’s the end of the season ‘bowl game’, not the beginning. What’s difference if we go for it or not? Just roll the dice and let ‘em fall where they may…and enjoy the moment. If we make it, great…and if we don’t then we know we’re in for a ball-game’.
Whiskey Clear
February 3rd, 2011
9:09 am
What about Friedgen????????
chickenman
February 3rd, 2011
9:11 am
lemay was a great qb in highschool. Very nice to have a capable backup this season if murray gets hurt( knock on wood) This is a great class and crowell should pack on 10-15 over the summer
robodawg
February 3rd, 2011
9:11 am
Glad to see Figgins at fullback. Can’t wait to see him run some people over, plus slipping out of the backfield on pass routes.
Really?
February 3rd, 2011
9:13 am
Enter your comments here
Big Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
9:17 am
Finally, the right steps are being taken and Coach Richt is acting like a real football coach. Playing like his hair is on fire, what little he has left. Keep it up Coach, you obviously know what to do. Great signing class, much tougher weight room and conditioning, certainly more accountability from everyone, even Figgins to FB. Now, put the final touches on the most encouraging four weeks I’ve seen from you in a long time, put all your pride and loyalty aside, and go bring in the Fridge off of Lake Oconee. Mike Bobo can put his pride aside to and soak up all the knowledge too. Coach Friedgen has forgotten more good plays than Coach Bobo knows right now. Time to lay it all on the line, because as you well know, your future is on that line. Then we’ll know you are serious.
woebegong
February 3rd, 2011
9:21 am
The year is 2011, not 2010. What happened last year can not be erased but I am going on record as saying, “watch out for them DAWGS”. All you negative people that come onto a blog about UGA, need to get a life.
It appears that these naysayers on here are worried about the DAWGS so much, that they think their prophetic words will hurt the DAWGS.
I do not know if most of them are Auburn (darn, I hope the NCAA doesn’t kill us after Cam Newton), Alabama (darn, I hope the NCAA doesn’t get too mad about me recruiting half of the country on 25 scholarships) or Tech. fans (please UGA, leave some for us) but they should not be throwing rocks in a glass house.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Lester Miles
February 3rd, 2011
9:23 am
FYI The Tan Man is Herschel Talker using another blog name because he was ridiculed so much for his stupidity that he now wants to show the same stupidity under another name. You dufus will always be stupid under any name.
I am not going to be the head coach at the University of Alabama. I am the head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
February 3rd, 2011
9:24 am
I wondered why Figgins was in at FB during the bowl. Looks like a good move all the way around.
jasont13
February 3rd, 2011
9:24 am
Have any of y’all considered Stacey Searles was flirting with Texas with hopes of getting a raise? I personally think Richt wanted him out and knew there were potential openings at other places. There was no way Richt was going to offer him a raise after this past season. Funny how people mention being kool-aid drinkers….Think about it for a moment. If you do not have passion for your team then you are a fair wethered fan. No body wants to have bandwagon and fair whether fans. They are a cancer!
Big Dawg Cobb
February 3rd, 2011
9:25 am
It does seem that the UGA coaching staff is finally making a few sound decisions? Let’s hope it transfers to the football field in wins? Not sure about a 6′4 fullback but maybe it will work?
Mostly excited about the better Strength and Conditioning. I LOVE THAT
I’d love more information on the offensive plays side of the ball. Hopefully Richt is giving Bobo some food for thought so we’re not so predictable on offense?
GO DAWGS Next step is Jenkins, you gotta think we have a great shot at him?
jasont13
February 3rd, 2011
9:27 am
Last but not least. For people calling Mark Richt out for being tan. That is very immature. You would think you would have grown out of name calling to make yourself look good when you were in middle school. I just haappen to have Italian roots and guess what…I look like I have been at the beach all year round. Some people skin is just naturally tan.
SmyrnaDawg
February 3rd, 2011
9:34 am
The thought of our weapons this year is so dirty(if we get creative), imagine Murray in shotgun with Figgins and Crowell next to him with Orson out @ slot, White/Lynch/Rome in Tight, and any one of our receivers (Tking,Brown,Conley) out wide. So many athletic combos to choose from. Mitchell or Marshall run the “wilddog” formation. Lots of options offensively just gotta use them and execute. D will be stout with our DBs and LBs. Gotta have Jenkins Saturday. Very optimistic.
bruce mac
February 3rd, 2011
9:35 am
It appears this top five recruting class and the new strength program really have all of UGA’s rivals concerned. They spend everyday denying things have changed in Athens. Don’t worry boys, it won’t be so bad seeing Red and Black in the Sugar Bowl, you can learn to deal with it. Just calm down and hold your ars.
Cyrus' Mother
February 3rd, 2011
9:35 am
Mr. Louder, I can’t hear you, I ain’t signing
no intent for Cyrus til’ you get that wire
transfer to me.
St. Bernard
February 3rd, 2011
9:38 am
Figgins is a HUGE FB. That should help the O line open up a hole for Crowell.
If Jenkins is as good as advertised, he would make a huge difference for the D.
td
February 3rd, 2011
9:49 am
I love this recruiting class and they will make UGA better next year in a few positions but you all are fooling yourself if you think these recent recruits are all going to walk on the field next season and make an all SEC team. There may be 3 or 4 of them that make significant contributions (most likely positions are WR, DB and maybe RB). UGA will win or lose next season with the talent they had on campus prior to yesterday.
Preston
February 3rd, 2011
9:59 am
Sounds like coach T is gonna have these guys ready to do some damage to the opposition! Can’t wait to see how this translates on the field. especially on defense. The D is going to be stellar this year with a badass linebacker corp and (FINALLY!) a pass rush! Hopefully, these freshmen DB’s can complement the veterans in the secondary and give Drew that extra second or two to sack that ass! Junkyard D is back baby!!!
CDAWG
February 3rd, 2011
10:02 am
hey does anyone know CMR’s email address?
hirsutedawg
February 3rd, 2011
10:09 am
But not quite as much as yours I’m afraid Queen. Is that Queen like “Of England” or Queen like “Of Midtown”. Never mind I think I already know the answer.
Mat drills =
February 3rd, 2011
10:12 am
grass drills, up-downs, puke drills – one and the same, just different names. They are ‘yesterday’s’ workouts – now yuu have to be much, much stronger AND have the requisite conditioning and agility which the modern workouts maximize; this is where UGA players have been lacking in the past few years…
BILLY JACK
February 3rd, 2011
10:13 am
Moving Bruce Figgins to fullback is a good move he also being from Columbus and the best blocking TE on the team.The hiring of the OL coach is the most important hire and we must hit a homerun.Coach Caldwell would have been a great hire but I believe CMR will hire the right guy.We have other positions that must be improved upon.WR DL and RB are also positions that are underachieving bigtime.We have recievers that are not being coached up Brown Wooten King etc and this must end.S and Conditioning looks good Coach T and Coach Kasay are old school hardasses and Thomas Brown is also a beast in the weightroom.I know Kasay and Coach T and they are very serious coaches who take strenth and conditioning seriously and will run you off in a heartbeat if you dont show up for workouts.These kids will not test Coach T or Coach Kasay trust me.
QueenDawg
February 3rd, 2011
10:14 am
HERSUIT, you can call me QueenB*tch for all I care. Have a nice dag, @sshat!
QueenDawg
February 3rd, 2011
10:15 am
*day
BOBO the Clown
February 3rd, 2011
10:24 am
Hey Tan Man, Where is Clempson?
Jeff
February 3rd, 2011
10:29 am
I’m not a “sky is falling” UGA fan. But I’m also not a “UGA will win the National Championship this year” fan. But I have a really good feeling that everyone in this program is going to work a lot harder this year. And I think we will have a very good year. I want to keep Coach Richt. The new age of firing coaches if they don’t win a national championship in 3 years has really made me sick. There is something to be said about keeping stability, especially when you have one of the games winningest active coaches in your program. I don’t buy into the argument “Well Richt hasn’t won one yet, but the rest of SEC has!!” Everyone knows that there is an element of luck in winning one. We went 13-1 in 2002 and didn’t win one. Florida went 13-1 and won two. The only season I am really not happy with at Georgia is last year. 6-7 with everything we had is unacceptable. 8-5 with Joe Cox was expected. Even 10-3 with the schedule we had in 2008 was expected. Nearly everyone predicted we would lose a few games because of our tough schedule. Everyone needs to chill out and see how this next season turns out. If this next year is a disappointment, I will agree a change needs to be had. As a die hard dawg and an alum, I am really getting annoyed with my fellow fans.
Bigdawgtoo
February 3rd, 2011
10:34 am
What is the latest on the kid from Pago Pago? Vasi Palulu is his name. Someone said yesterday that Jenkins was scared to commit because he would be second string to the “Tombstone”. Any insight?
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hirsutedawg
February 3rd, 2011
10:41 am
Uh, that’s Mr. @sshat to you. You have a nice dag too.
MassiveDawg
February 3rd, 2011
10:42 am
Bigdawgtoo-
I think That the “Tombstone” couldn’t make the grades… He is looking at SE Pago Pago Coastal Community College. I think Jenkins is a lock, and that Vasi will be playing for the Dawgs in 2012… He is definitely on UGA’s radar, but don’t discount his ties to UCLA. This guy is a BEAST!
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10:44 am
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Bigdawgtoo
February 3rd, 2011
10:47 am
Thanks for the update Massive Dawg! Do you know anything about the kid from Between, Ga? 365 lb mammoth animal. Think his name is Peter Goesenya (sp?)
MassiveDawg
February 3rd, 2011
10:51 am
Bigdawgtoo-I’ve heard of Peter… His name is spelled “Gosinya.” The kid is a MONSTER, 6-8 370 lbs to be exact. He’s a Junior that is supposedly ranked in the Top 5 nationally for Defensive Tackles.
ugab
February 3rd, 2011
11:01 am
CMR knew our Fullbacks were graduating this year. It will take a couple of years for a new fullback to adjust to the system. CMR never plans ahead of time
Oversigning
February 3rd, 2011
11:42 am
See a lot of dawg fans hoping John Jenkins will sign and become Georgia’s 26th commit
Georgia cannot take John Jenkins because then it would be the dog’s 26th committ. The limit you can take in a class is 25. And as much as the dog fans love to whine about other program’s oversigning I know Saint Richt and the dog fans don’t want to be just another group of hippocrites.
Now inevitably some dawg moron will say that with Logan being run off that it opens up another slot and that’s why the dawgs will oversign if they get Jenkins.- 2 points to be made bout dat. 1) Isn’t that why other programs oversign- to account for natural attrition like transfers to begin with? and no. 2) doesn’t matter how much attrition you have. The max # you can take in a given class is 25- not 26. Regardless of how many players you have overall on scholarship- the max is 85 you cannot take more than 25 in a given class- at least according to dawg fans always whining about oversigning.
If the dawgs accept Jenkins then I guess that just makes you guys a bunch of oversigning hypocrites and cheaters trying to gain an advantage. Just going by the logic of dawg fans anyway.
how2fish
February 3rd, 2011
11:48 am
Oversigning your a fool and a long winded fool at that…if your were right which your aren’t being one over will never be a problem as there is always 1-2 guys that don’t work out…the numbers at some schools and you know who there are are much higher…now go in the corner put your thumb in you mouth and STFU…we signed a really good class you’ll have to deal with it.
Vance Duly
February 3rd, 2011
11:51 am
Oversigning – wrong. 2 of our players are ALREADY enrolled at UGA (Conley and Lemay). They are allocated to existing scholarship numbers. So, they do not count for 2011’s 25 max. They only count as part of the 85 overall max.
Y'all missed it ............. UGA did find a blue chip FB that can play now
February 3rd, 2011
11:57 am
UGA HAS a big time FB. Y’all must have missed it. No, I know …………… Chapas and Munzenier are gone, I know.
UGA’s new FB? FIGGINS at 6′4″ and 265. What is not to like??? He CAN Block at 265 lbs. and he CAN catch the ball. At FB, I will take that anyday.
Next year, we can use TE Arthur Lynch from MASS.
UGA needs to use all of these athlets that know their assignments and I will guarantee Figgins knows whom to hit and when. I love this move.
Go Dogs. Sic them Boise Cowboys or whatever.
dbc
February 3rd, 2011
11:58 am
You guys who keep bringing up this beast from Pago Pago are high. Vasi “Tombstone” Papalu is a made up character by Pacific Dawg to make you look foolish. Congratulations…
Vance Duly
February 3rd, 2011
12:02 pm
For the one rude individual on here who insulted another person just for pointing out the predictability of Bobo’s offense at times, I’ve noticed our tendency to run between the tackles on 2nd down following an incomplete 1st down pass over the past 2 years. Even one of the post-game WSB guys (either Kevin Butler or Jeff Dantzler), questioned the wisdom of running that play repeatedly after an incomplete pass. It is simply a pattern Bobo has fallen into, and if you look at those plays, often we were stuffed for a loss or a maximum 2 yard gain, leaving 3rd & long for a freshman QB to deal with. MAYBE, with Crowell and/or an improved offensive line, we can get 4 or 5 yards from those 2nd & 10 draws between the tackles. ….Maybe.
One of the best things Joe T has instituted with our strength & conditioning is accountability (checking in). 2 different Athens trainers had commented about players showing up late, skipping workouts, or having to ask non-football trainers for advice for their workout regimens.
bruce mac
February 3rd, 2011
12:04 pm
Oversigning = ignorant blow hard.
Looking To The Future
February 3rd, 2011
12:14 pm
The o line men Ward is grey shirting, he will count for the 2012 class. thats why we have and extra
the sham
February 3rd, 2011
12:19 pm
@how2fish, Van Duly, bruce mac (re:oversigning) – way to knock the slobber out of that Closet Bama fan! He’d rather drag other programs down to his Sabanic level than worry about uplifting his program…
cantondawg
February 3rd, 2011
12:19 pm
Oversigning,
You need to do some research on scholarship limit. The SEC limit is 28 per year. Two commits count towards last years.
the sham
February 3rd, 2011
12:27 pm
AND THE SLOBBER KEEPS FLYING!
OVERSIGNING IS ON THE ROPES AND LOOKS DAZED! HIS MOMMY IS SCREAMING FROM THE AUDIENCE: “GO DOWN SWEETY, GO DOWN!!! LET THE NICE MAN WITH THE BOW TIE COUNT YOU OUT!!! YOU ARE GETTING PUMMELED!!!”
I DONT’ KNOW HOW MUCH MORE HE CAN TAKE BEFORE HE SLUMPS BACK INTO HIS MOTHER’S BASEMENT AND RESUMES HIS NORMAL EXISTENCE ONLINE AS A WORLD OF WARCRAFT FAIRY WIZARD…
Da'Rick
February 3rd, 2011
12:28 pm
dbc you a hater, “Tombstone” is coming to play with me…er the Vols, after a intense “session” with him earlier this week he will be signing with the Vols…of course it may take a few days for the passenger pigeon to get to K’ville with the LOI..but he is a Vol baby..oh Rocky Top you’ll always be……
Dean
February 3rd, 2011
12:29 pm
Well, I thought we were going to have a board with Dawg fans only for once. But, oversigning showed up and had to show how others obsess over the dogs even when we have a losing season.
Mikey
February 3rd, 2011
12:31 pm
Wow 10lbs gained in a single month. They either found the juice Hershel is still on or it is from Beer Intro 101
San Francisco Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
12:32 pm
This is a great move…Figgins will probably be more like an H-back then a fullback…he has good hands and decent speed…looks like more screen plays and passes in the flat…more options for Murray with Charles and Rome both in the game in a two tight end formation, Figgins in as fullback…who said we need wide receivers?lol
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
12:33 pm
Cool, now we need to hit a home run with our next head coach hire, and Georgia football should be flying high. The talent is there and it looks like Coach T is off to a good start with conditioning.
Bama Mike
February 3rd, 2011
12:39 pm
Appears several of us missed those classes regariding differential equations. Ok Dawgs you have 20 scholarships to give. You have 2 juniors turn pro, 2 graduate early and give up football from previous classes. How many can you sign? No not 20 you now have 24. It is based on a constant 3mm 6mm and 12mm moving average..It is only a phrase if you go behind the numbers no one oversigns it is statistically impossible.
the sham
February 3rd, 2011
12:51 pm
@ Ed – are you really going there now? Can’t you pessimists let it lay for just one week and bask in the glow?
What are you going to do if we win the Conference, but not the NC? Call for his head to save face for all you “Told You Sos”? Good grief! The guy got a little complacent and waited a year or two too late to fire his DC/close friend. But CMR has shown he can continue to make the moves lateley, that will get us back on top and restore our dignity.
Fire him and replace him with who? There’s no one better to run our program better than CMR and this year will be he redeeming year that will shut your types up.
DrDawg
February 3rd, 2011
12:51 pm
You can be predictable if you execute. If you can’t execute, all the tricks and gimmics in the world won’t work. If we can block and tackle, and out muscle the other guys, we win. Looks like that might happen in 2011. I love the idea of a 265 fullback opening up some holes.
azdawg
February 3rd, 2011
12:53 pm
GA needed another big FB and Figgins can block and is big enough to get the tough one yarders. Don’t mess w/his weight coach Garner.
the sham
February 3rd, 2011
12:55 pm
his year rather…
the sham
February 3rd, 2011
1:03 pm
@azdawg – don’t forget his pass catching skills either! I like the move. It utilizes our depth at one position while not tying up another scholarship that could be used to help address a need elsewhere.
woebegong
February 3rd, 2011
1:05 pm
I believe the rule is that you can sign 25 players on the current years class, and on I believe July 1st, your total scholarships are limited to 85. UGA presently has 23 signed to the class of 2011, since LeMay and Conley are spring enrollees and count towards the scholarship year of 2010.
Oversigning, at least know the rules if you are going to act like an idiot on a UGA blog. The only exception to the acting part, being, If you are from Alabama, Auburn, Florida or Tech. It is probably not an act in that case.
the sham
February 3rd, 2011
1:26 pm
AND WOEBEGONG COMES OUT OF NOWHERE WITH A CRUSHING UPPERCUT! OVERSIGNING DIDN’T SEE IT COMING AND IS LYING 1/2 IN THE RING AND 1/2 OUT OF THE RING. HIS MOMMY IS HOLDING HIS HEAD, WHIPING THE BLOOD FROM HIS NOSE.
Gosh I love blog jabs…
the sham
February 3rd, 2011
1:27 pm
wiping rather…
gosh I love spellcheck… just need to use it.
FLA DAWG
February 3rd, 2011
1:36 pm
Great update – thanks.
Now when can we expect a Head Coaching Change Please?
And when can we expect an Offensive Coordinator Change Please?
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
1:40 pm
“What are you going to do if we win the Conference, but not the NC? Call for his head to save face for all you “Told You Sos”?”
Only if he beats UF. If Richt falls to 2-9 against UF, I could care less what we win. A Georgia football season cannot truly be considered successful when you lose to UF. If Richt wins the SEC and beats the Gators, I’ll definitely give him his due. It’s time for Richt to prove that he can win without his original coaching staff. It’s time for him to prove that his early success was more him than it was Van Gorder, Pollack and Green.
There are coaches out there who beat UF at least half the time. For some reason they all coach in the SEC West. Let’s get one of them.
Richt has proven time and time again that the can’t coach up a team, and he can’t discipline a team. Check the definition of insanity.
“Fire him and replace him with who?”
How much time do you have?
“…bask in the glow?”
Of what, recruiting? We’ve been basking in that glow for 10 years now. I’d like to see it translated to coached-up players who perform well on the field. Georgia has made Richt a multi-millionaire, so I don’t think that’s too much to ask.
td
February 3rd, 2011
1:44 pm
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
1:40 pm
I have been blocked with my last comment to you so I will just say it is time for you to go and support another team. We true UGA fans are firing you and replacing you with a real fan.
td
February 3rd, 2011
1:47 pm
FLA DAWG
February 3rd, 2011
1:36 pm
When can we get some new fans, Please? Since you are in Fl how about selling your UGA gear and buying some Gator gear so that we true fans will not be embarrassed by you BS any longer? PLEASE
dawgerbrown
February 3rd, 2011
1:49 pm
CALHOUNDOG & STEINER: I agree, between the tackles is where the game is won. I would love to see UGA be a team able to move the ball consistenly on the ground too. I’m just saying that when we were face with second and long the last two years we were way too predictable. I understand the idea is to try and pick 4-5 yds and make third down down less challenging. However, most of the time we would only pick up a yard or two at best. Then, we were in third and long. STEINER-you are so right, I don’t, have, or will ever know one/fourth of what Bobo knows. Never said I did. But, when I can watch a game and anicipate what’s gonna be called in certain situations, then maybe it’s time to think about making some adjustments. But, I do feel like an O-Coordinator is better off learning his job a a lower level instead of a D-1 job being his first.
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
1:54 pm
“I have been blocked with my last comment to you so I will just say it is time for you to go and support another team. We true UGA fans are firing you and replacing you with a real fan.”
Thanks for the advice td, but I think I’ll keep pulling for UGA since that’s all I’ve known since 1976, when I was old enough to start paying attention.
I can distinguish between an underperforming head coach (who’s a Miami Hurricane, by the way) and the team he coaches. Can you?
DawgTurd
February 3rd, 2011
2:00 pm
Da’rick-Tell me more about this “intense session” you and Vasi had together… Was it at Swinging Richards? Did you see Coach CPJ there…
Bigdawgtoo
February 3rd, 2011
2:03 pm
DBC- there is a Vasi Palulu from Pago Pago. Look him up in the International Rivals section. This junior from Between, Ga., Peter Goesenya, will be even better than Vasi. Book it!
td
February 3rd, 2011
2:14 pm
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
1:54 pm
Thanks for the advice td, but I think I’ll keep pulling for UGA since that’s all I’ve known since 1976, when I was old enough to start paying attention.
I can distinguish between an underperforming head coach (who’s a Miami Hurricane, by the way) and the team he coaches. Can you?
I have been a UGA fan since 76. I guess you were calling for Dooley’s (Auburn Graduate) head after the 79 season? (77 (5-6), 78 (9-2-1), 79 (6-5)? I guess he underperformed and needed to go? Or could it have been that he just had a few years of bad luck with some of his recruits and needed to reload?
Kendawg
February 3rd, 2011
2:29 pm
UGA did not recruit a fullback probably because the coaches had already decided to move Bruce Figgins to fullback. He’s 6′4″ and 265 or so pounds. That may be big enough to play fullback. They are trying to get Johnathan Jenkins at nose guard. He’s 6′4″ and about 340 pounds. That sounds like a prototypical nose guard to me. Last year our nose guard weighed only 297 pounds and teams consistently ran up the middle for big yardage against us. That’s a big reason we lost seven games. We couldn’t stop a team of grandmothers. If we don’t get Jenkins, look for another tough year.
Big Dick
February 3rd, 2011
2:29 pm
Great move, moving Figgins to Fullback. Choosing a TE is a natural, because of his blocking ability. He is a good reciever, and can be thrown to out of the backfield. He should also be great in pass proteciton. But at 6′5, I hope the Tailback will be able to see the QB. when in the I formation.
cantondawg
February 3rd, 2011
2:30 pm
Lester Miles,
I agree with you. Tan Man is that pos Herschel Talker. Possibly the worst UGA fan ever. he said the other day that he hoped we had a bad season where CMR would get fired. He’s a true piece of crap. I’m glad to see i’m not the only one who ridicules him
Big Dick
February 3rd, 2011
2:35 pm
Kendawg, If we do not get Jenkins, Kwame Geathers and Justin Anderson will have to decide if they really want to play college football. They both have the size to play Nose, and need to step up to the task, and make a name for themselves. Hopefully we get Jenkins.
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
2:36 pm
[I posted something similar to this, but it got lost in cyberspace. Here's attempt no. 2]
“I have been a UGA fan since 76. I guess you were calling for Dooley’s (Auburn Graduate) head after the 79 season? (77 (5-6), 78 (9-2-1), 79 (6-5)? I guess he underperformed and needed to go? Or could it have been that he just had a few years of bad luck with some of his recruits and needed to reload?”
Dooley’s teams didn’t embarrass Georgia fans by failing to show up, like Richt’s teams did against Tennessee in ‘07 and ‘09, Florida in ‘08 and ‘09, and Alabama in ‘08. As well as the rest of the game against Auburn after getting up 21-7 (10-42 blowout after that. You must be proud). Dooley’s teams didn’t have a rash of arrests that have become the norm under Richt. And Dooley didn’t play two guaranteed win cupcakes games a year like Richt does. Dooley played Clemson, not Idaho State. And that was back when Clemson was still Clemson.
I’ll take Dooley any day, td. Win or lose, at least his teams had heart and discipline.
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
2:42 pm
Oh, and how could I forget td – Dooley beat Florida about 70% of the time. And that includes some excellent Florida teams, including ones that would have won the SEC in ‘66, ‘76 and ‘80 if not for Dooley’s Georgia teams beating them. He beat Florida’s no. 1 ranked 1985 team 24-3. It wasn’t even that close.
Richt is 2-8 against Florida, and that includes three games against Ron Zook’s 5-loss teams and two games against Meyer without Tebow, including last year’s mediocre version.
If this is acceptable to you, then fine. But don’t question my loyalty just because I point out the obvious: Richt isn’t getting it done.
LBL
February 3rd, 2011
2:43 pm
Any inside information on Jonathan Jenkins? What’s the percentage he becomes a DAWG?
Berzerk8dawg
February 3rd, 2011
2:44 pm
Love it! GO Joe T! lets Get the Junkyard Dawg Mentality back and get ready for the Blue Ponies from up North!
Big Dick
February 3rd, 2011
2:52 pm
LBL, I have no inside information concerning John Jenkins. I know he wanted to make his announcement at home this weekend in Connecticuit. And he had to travel there from his school in Mississippi. I think he will commit to the Dawgs, because he will want to be a part of the good things that are going to happen, here at Georgia next year. And the year after.
Pacific Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
2:58 pm
dbc
Just because international players don’t get coverage in the U.S., that is no reason to doubt the existence of Vasi “Tombstone” Papulu. Everyone knows that Samoa is famous for producing more NFL players per capita than any place on the planet. There are a lot of awesome players here that go unnoticed across the Pacific. Tombstone is interested in UGA bigtime because he knows that Grantham turned Jay Ratliff into a Pro Bowl player for the Cowboys. You will be eating your words when Tomnstone is laying some massive hits on Lattimore and Dyer in the future for UGA.
Michael from Macon
February 3rd, 2011
3:13 pm
can’t wait to see JJ in a Ga uniform in the fall.
tree & rambo
February 3rd, 2011
3:36 pm
“ROCK THE DOME” 9/3/11
run the ball
February 3rd, 2011
3:39 pm
Does it matter who we have a fullback? Bobo forgets that there are 11 men on the field, and fails to utilize all of his weapons. How many touches to Chapas have last year? He is all american material and he simply was not present in the play calling. Bobo lacks innovation.
PHIL
February 3rd, 2011
5:19 pm
Hey Ed, you must have missed that day KY beat us 35-0 for homecoming in front of Prince Charles if you think Dooleys teams always showed up. Or that 44-0 waxing UVA gave him.
Just for the record, I don’t think most of you people have enough sense to know how to tie your shoes, yet you claim to know more than BCS football coaches and AD’s. Why don’t you apply for the job? Oh, the one you have now is better.
See just above for instance. We score 30 a game and the OC is a moron. How stupid is that?? Say it out loud and see for yourself.
tarheeldawg
February 3rd, 2011
5:37 pm
HUGE dawg fan here in NC. I believe they will have alot of options on offense and Bobo will hopefully use this to his advantage.(tight ends, fullback,et.) Jenkins would be a great get on saturday and would add to an improving defense. I’m pulling for Richt to see this “dream” come true. Hunker Down!
Hector
February 3rd, 2011
6:20 pm
For an offensive line coach, check out Bret Davis at Ga. Southern…….
True Dawg Supporter
February 3rd, 2011
7:09 pm
I would love to see the coaching resume’ of the bloggers like Dawgerbrown and Destin Dawg who obviously know more than the guys like Bobo who do this for a living. It is amazing how people who never played major D1 football, or coached at that level know more than the real coaches. Oh well, I guess that is why the stadium is full every Saturday when the Dawgs play. Support ALL of our guys, or find another to school to support.Selah.
Snoop Dawg
February 3rd, 2011
9:51 pm
Two pearls for the Bdawg Nation today:
1. You’d all better be on your knees pointed toward Mecca praying that John Jenkins announces UGA on Saturday. Without that big slab of beef, Grantham’s 3-4 defense will be no better than last year and that my friends means losing at least as much as we lost last year. It’s all about the hogs on the line. These fancy skill players aren’t crap when they run into bulldozers on the DL.
2. From reading these blogs, sounds like everyone’s fallen off the wagon and once again is drunk on da Preacha Man’s Koolaid elixir. Listen, how many times has UGA under Richt had top 5 recruiting classes? What happens every time? They underperform. Why? Any casual observer concludes it’s poor coaching. Richt’s spots won’t change. He is what he is. He is a loser. He is an imposter who trades on the raw talent of Georgia athletes. He plays his political favorites like Rabbit Mike Bobo who couldn’t win a game of Fantasy Football against Tiny Tim. As much as I love the UGA, I just cannot see him hiring enough competent assistant to compensate for his complete incompetence. I want to hear from all these love it or leave it Preacha Man zombies after we lose to Boise State and South Carolina because of a stupid game plan and poor play calling.
With all that being said, I do take my hat off to the Tan Man and his staff for a great recruiting success. Just reel in Jenkins….
woebegong
February 3rd, 2011
10:04 pm
I beleive that UGA will be where Jenkins lands. He will really help out the defense and might just be the missing link, in UGA becoming a top notch team, employing the 3-4 defense. He has a strong character as well, and he is a mature young man. I think that teamed with Drew, the DAWGS are gonna get after some folks.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
11:28 pm
Phil, I gave 7 examples of Richt’s teams laying major eggs since 2008, and you counter with two bad games for Dooley in 25 years.
I can’t tell if that was a rebuttal or if you were trying to help me make my point.
Look, if you guys are happy with what Richt has given us in the past several years, fine. But you’re not going to sell me. I guess we have different standards, especially for a school that lands top-notch recruits year after year (that didn’t start with Richt). That doesn’t make me less of a Georgia fan – just less of a Richt fan.
Ed (The Original)
February 3rd, 2011
11:34 pm
7 examples since ‘07, that is.
And you can add the first-half stinker against West Virginia in the ‘06 Sugar Bowl. I admired the effort in the second half, but it looked like high schoolers trying to play WVU in the first half. The poor preparation and lack of motivation was shocking. Unfortunately that’s become the norm under Richt. His response isn’t better execution and discipline, but blackouts and a tacky endzone celebration. I’m ready for Richt to take his act somewhere else, it’s gotten old.
WBDAWG
February 4th, 2011
12:57 am
This is the same bunch which that was practically last in D-1 last year in penalties and Destin Dawg wants us to run a hurry-up offense!!! Let’s just run some basic plays, get them down, then we will worry about the trickeration!
Destin Dawg
February 4th, 2011
11:36 am
Auburn’s on side kick to start 2nd half.. was brilliant… turned the game around for them…. LSU.. Fla… not afraid to fake.. Trickeration etc… WAY TOO predictable !!!
doggie pooh
February 4th, 2011
2:57 pm
What happened? Last week, you guys all but had Ralph Friedgen nailed down. Couldn’t get him to come to the cesspool huh?
doggie pooh
February 4th, 2011
2:59 pm
I assume Bill Belichick was persuadable either?
Marietta Dawg Lover
February 4th, 2011
3:43 pm
I wish we would think about running a 2 tight end set more often this year. We are very strong a tight end. We will be weaker at wide receiver this year. This will help out with blocking for run plays and give us two targets to throw too. Also, I think that Friend will be a good O-line coach. I hope that he can get some push out of the O-line this year too. They have got to block better.
NCDAWG
February 6th, 2011
7:14 am
Offensive Line Coach? We need an OFFENSIVE CORDINATOR!!!!!