Ten@10: McGarity says UGA hopes to wrap up Columbus investigation by end of week
THE TEN AT 10:
1. It looks like Georgia is getting close to wrapping up its investigation into the eligibility issues facing football player Jarvis Jones and basketball player Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Athletic Director Greg McGarity told reporters covering the Metro Atlanta Bulldog Club on Monday that UGA’s internal inquiry could be completed “before the end of this week.”
That’s the good news. The bad news is the Bulldogs will still have to wait for the NCAA to make a ruling. That tends to take a while. Georgia must first turn over its findings to the SEC office, which then forwards it to the NCAA, which will get back to UGA with a ruling after it has thoroughly reviewed the case.
Nevertheless, the Bulldogs remain hopeful the situation will get resolved before the season opener against Boise State on Sept. 3. Last year’s eligibility issues facing wide receiver A.J. Green did not get resolved until the second week of the season.
There is some hope that Jones can maintain his eligibility. According to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Tony Adams, the man who paid for two round-trip flights to Los Angeles for Jones and his legal .guardian, Shelley Stephens, had been in a relationship with Stephens for some time. So there may have been a preexisting relationship that made paying for the trip permissible.
2. There has been all kinds of gossip this summer regarding Isaiah Crowell and how he might have be faring during Georgia’s off-season workouts. But nobody can be sure what’s truth or fiction since only players and strength coaches are privy to what goes on. The players, it seems, are very protective of the ballyhooed freshman tailback.
Probably the most enlightening comments on the subject came from quarterback Aaron Murray this past week at SEC Football Media Days. Murray’s remarks lead one to believe that work ethic may have been an issue early on, but that Crowell’s teammates made sure it didn’t persist.
Said Murray: “Oh yeah, we sat him down. One of the first weeks he was here, me, Ben [Jones] and Christian [Robinson] and a couple of other guys went to his dorm, took him outside, talked to him and ran him through some plays. Then we told him, ‘Hey, we’re here for you. We’re going to push you on this and on that but, in the end, we’re going to make sure you’re ready to go.’ He definitely took that well and has been working hard.”
Asked why they may have felt compelled to address Crowell in such a way, Murray said, “We wanted to make sure he knew we’re here for him and anything he wanted, we’re a call away. We’re excited about getting him out there and getting him to learn the playbook.”
Virtually every other report that has come out about Crowell has been glowing. His teammates have raved about the athletic potential Crowell has displayed in 7-on-7 work, pass skel and conditioning workouts.
“Oh, yeah, it’s a lot of talent,” Murray said. “Isaiah has all the speed and quickness in the world.”
Said Jones: “Very quick, very explosive. He can break it and he’s got power, too. I can’t wait to see how he is in pads because I heard he’s ‘The Man.’ I hope he is because there’s going to be some big-play opportunities.”
3. Speaking of summer workouts, the grueling regimen the players have been exposed to under new strength and conditioning coordinator Joe Tereshinski is already the stuff of legend. The Bulldogs have run more than they have in years as Tereshinski’s philosophy is to train to “win the fourth quarter” by being the better conditioned team. This has meant miles and miles of timed running at the crack of dawn and in the heat of the afternoons.
But it appears the players have gotten used to the routine and actually have started to enjoy it.
“It’s amazing how people’s bodies have transformed and how people are getting into shape,” senior cornerback Brandon Boykin said. “Everyday we’re running around the track, doing speed drills, running hills, tires, sleds, everything you can think of. We’re doing it all.”
The highlight of the week is when the players run from Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall down Lumpkin Street to Sanford Stadium and back to the football complex via East Campus Road.
“We do a morning run, usually on Fridays, where we run to the stadium, run through the stadium and then run back,” Boykin said. “It’s pretty nice to run with your team throughout campus. You’ve got your shirt off and girls are looking at you. Everybody wants to be seen and see the hard work they’ve put in. That’s actually something we look forward to on Friday.”
4. Coach Mark Richt has resurrected two-a-days for preseason camp this year. The Bulldogs scrapped them last year but will practice twice on Tuesday, Aug. 9, and again on Saturday, Aug. 13. Richt, following the trend of many teams in college football, scrapped them last year. Richt also said Georgia will hold several full-contact practices.
5. Richt told reporters before Monday’s Bulldog Club gathering that freshman eligibility issues for signees Devin Bowman and Kent Turene are still “up in the air.”
6. Three quotes from Richt at SEC Media Days last week told me there he is definitely re-invigorated for the coming season:
- On Georgia’s personnel attrition since spring practice: “Some guys have chosen to move on and a couple have gotten a little help from us.”
- On coming off a 6-7 season: “I know you walk into that Butts-Mehre Building and there’s no sense of doom and gloom in there. There’s only excitement.”
- On being at Georgia for 11 years: “The best is yet to come.”
7. Recently-graduated UGA All-American Harris English won the Nationwide Tour’s Children’s Hospital Invitational golf tournament on Sunday at the Ohio State Golf Club’s Scarlet Course. English became the third Bulldog to win a Nationwide event this year — joining Russell Henley and Erik Compton — and just the third amateur ever to win on American golf’s No. 2 tour.
English finished at 14-under-par 270. Since English has maintained his amateur status, the $144,000 first-place prize went to the second-place finisher. Earlier this month, English won the Southern Amateur in Palm Harbor, Fla. He also recently was chosen as a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar for the second straight year by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
8. This one slipped by me this summer: Ray Lamb, the longtime director of high school relations for Georgia and legendary high school coach, retired last month. I first met Coach Lamb back when he fashioned tiny little Commerce High into a perennial football powerhouse. But I really got to know him on the sidelines of UGA’s Woodruff Practice Fields as he’d share stories about football and life as the Bulldogs’ practices were raged on. Lamb’s sons Hal (Calhoun High) and Bobby (Mercer University) followed him into coaching and now he has grandsons that are playing high school ball. So it seems Ray will still be involved in the game fulltime. UGA’s Loran Smith wrote a nice column about Lamb on georgiadogs.com.
9. Richt is asking for prayers for the 4-year-old daughter of linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti. Kasyn Olivadotti has Leukemia and has been in the hospital for more than a month.
10. THIS & THAT: Here’s a news release from Daktronics Inc. about the new LED scoreboard installed at Sanford Stadium.Morgan Leleux, a pole vaulter from New Iberia, La., who signed with Georgia earlier this year, took the gold medal at Pan American Junior Track & Field Championships in Miramar, Fla., this past weekend. Leleux cleared 13-7 1/4. Next she’ll compete in the USATF National Junior Outdoor Championships on Friday. She’ll enroll at UGA in the fall.
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223 comments Add your comment
JYD
July 26th, 2011
10:58 am
GATA
"All da Way Turnt Up" not
July 26th, 2011
11:02 am
What about cosmic bowling and midnight swims at the Ramsey center?
the Bear
July 26th, 2011
11:05 am
You mean Richt scrapped two a days last year? What a clown!
Thanks
July 26th, 2011
11:11 am
No doom and gloom here.
Go Dawgs! Ready to see Everybody contribute this year.
Nuff talk, get it done.
DawginLex
July 26th, 2011
11:12 am
We need to be in prayer for Coach Olivadotti and his family. A 4 year old child with Leukemia trumps all this football stuff by a landslide.
True
July 26th, 2011
11:13 am
And all you critical morons can just shut up too.
You know just as little as everyone else. Let ‘em play the games and keep your trap shut.
Your right
July 26th, 2011
11:15 am
Your right DawginLex. And all you idiots remember that the next time you want to put an ENTIRE coaching staff in the unemployment line
Your right
July 26th, 2011
11:17 am
Coaches have families too. Ask Mike Bobo and his “8 is Enough”. Don’t be so quick to fire.
And who is AVAILABLE to replace.
Sometimes you don’t want what you wish for.
Central Georgia Dawg
July 26th, 2011
11:19 am
Kaysyn, You have the prayers of the Bulldawg Nation.
Spanky
July 26th, 2011
11:28 am
When asked about any more eligibility issues earlier, CMR was kinda vague…kind of a “when we know, you’ll know” answer. I guess he was referring to Bowman and Turene. I know they are both new signees, but (assuming they have to take the GMC detour) would they redshirt anyway? Anybody know? Go Dawgs!
HBTD
July 26th, 2011
11:29 am
Chip. Any word on Jonathon Jenkins?
perspective
July 26th, 2011
11:30 am
something smells here…doesn’t seem right to allow the punishment to follow the kids for the actions of their parents, if they were…do you reckon Jone’s parent mentioned to her son the need for money to fly him to L.A. or that Caldwell-Pope’s mom told him she needed help paying her cell phone bill…. you might be inclined to compare this to the Cam Newton scenario, but there is not even a remote resemblance…..and p.s….you reckon USC will be penalized for what the folks in columbus did to help Jarvis Jones fly out to L.A.
Nate the Great
July 26th, 2011
11:31 am
@theBear: spurrier and the NFL scrapped them tis year. Get your head out out of the lelphants a$$ and you might know that. Clown
GeoffDawg
July 26th, 2011
11:33 am
Absolutely DawginLex. Our thoughts and prayers are with her.
osei
July 26th, 2011
11:34 am
DawginLex you are right and my prayer go out to Coach Oliviadotti and his family glad to see Isaiah Crowell doing go but your right HBTD I wonder how Johnathan Jenkins is doing
Dwayne
July 26th, 2011
11:37 am
pass me another glass of that kool aide. any blog would be boring if everyone on it agreed. nothing wrong with having a different opinion than yours or the majority.
I’d love for the Gawgs to win the east, probably wont happen tho.
I’d love for UGA to beat Fl. not likely.
Pretty sure we beat the stingerless buzz kills….again.
Dont worry about finding coach’s to replace the ones we have now. Weren’t UGA looking when they found the ones they have now?
I’m sure people were asking “Mark Richt? Really? when he was hired.
DawginLex
July 26th, 2011
11:37 am
SC QB coach got arrested for urinating on the street and he had a smell of alcohol on him!!!!
Well, at least we know where Garcia learned it from.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
getthepicturenow
July 26th, 2011
11:38 am
great work as always chip. thank you.
@ the bear
July 26th, 2011
11:38 am
the clown is 3-1 vs bama.
Tobias Funke
July 26th, 2011
11:42 am
Please learn how to spell “You’re.”
osei
July 26th, 2011
11:43 am
well
Alabama | MrSEC.com
July 26th, 2011
11:47 am
[...] with his players’ off-field issues this year.4. Aaron Murray says he and some teammates plan to push freshman tailback Isaiah Crowell.5. South Carolina is in the middle of several major construction projects.6. But AD Eric Hyman [...]
BigGAdawg
July 26th, 2011
11:47 am
@Your right
July 26th, 2011
11:17 am
Yep, everytime I hear some idiot calling for Richt to be fired I think of two things: I first assume they are not a Bulldog fan (nothing our enemies would like more than to see him gone,)or at best have no more connection to UGA and it’s football program than the hat they bought at Wally-world. (And certainly they could not coach their own way out of a wet paper bag yet they think they have an opinion that matters regarding this. Whereas CMR has been at his profession at top level teams for 25 years.)
The second thing that comes to mind is Tennessee and Coach Fulmer. Wonder how many TN fans rue the day they called for his head. Look who they got to replace him and what it has done to their program. TN fans put aside the great record he had there when he had a couple of off years.
If CMR were fired I bet 50 schools would be calling him the first week. And I cannot think of anyone that I would choose ahead of him as a replacement.
Everyone needs to remember that our expectations can be so high because CMR has set the bar so high in the first place.
D as in DAWG
July 26th, 2011
11:48 am
I think this team will look night and day different than last years team.
just another handout..
July 26th, 2011
11:52 am
@perspective…these parents live their whole life on handouts and pass those same traits to the next generation..viscious cycle that each generation expects as an entitlement. They don’t know up from down, right from wrong. They get news from MTV, and think “reality” tv is real. Most normal, productive citizens wouldn’t even know how or where to sign up for welfare, but these idiots that keep birthing babies do as if it’s second nature.
Notso Fast
July 26th, 2011
11:52 am
You know , Aaron Murray maybe just what the Dogs need as a leader to finally live up to their potential.
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
11:58 am
@AL fans…the Teflon Redneck, otherwise known as some idiot nicknamed bear, isn’t coming back..And Saban is about on schedule to walk away soon.
shankit
July 26th, 2011
12:04 pm
Maybe Saban can join Tressel and open up a
sports memorabilia store in a mall somewhere.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:06 pm
Murray is going to be a great leader for this team, Rev. Ray Drew will also step up as a freshman into a vocal leader role.
I have to say taking the time to talk to IC was a class act by those guys. Help take some things off of IC’s mind so he can focus on football. Murray will end up being the best QB UGA has every had.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:07 pm
ever not every
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:10 pm
Leave Richt alone by the way, its Bobo that calls the plays that cost us games.
Granted Richt should have taken that back over a while ago or told Bobo “hey you know it is ok to pass on 3rd and 20″ or ” hey I know its nice to run the same plays on the same downs so the fans know what we are running, but I think the other teams are catching on too”
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
12:14 pm
That 2-a-day thing sure has got a lot of coverage for such a non-story. They only had three scheduled last year, and decided it better to use a scheduling option allowed by the NCAA to get more actual days of practice and instruction time for the new defense. Then they ended up having one anyway, so it was a pretty nothing story back then. BUT now it’s all back. Going to bring back the 2-a-day. All both of them.
McDawg
July 26th, 2011
12:15 pm
we need Turene on campus
seemed like unsure w/ coaching changes-not sure we will keep him if he has to go to JC
JB
July 26th, 2011
12:16 pm
LMAO…. you can’t make this stuff up. Garcia’s position coach at Carolina arrested in Greenville, SC, Drunk and urinating in public……I’m sure Spurrier will not do anything….You know winning is more important than what’s right and representing the University…….. Still laughing….Like QB like coach I guess……
dawg from a distance
July 26th, 2011
12:17 pm
Praying for Kasyn
Thanks for the updates. Great article full of info
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
12:17 pm
Mike Bobo is one of our coaches with large family.
Coach Olividatti has sick child.
There are some major human elements that go along with firing coaches.
Do unto others….
Have you ever wished yourself to be fired and how that would affect your family? Didn’t think so.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
12:19 pm
The QB coach at SC is “basically a nice guy”.
Do it for the ladies. | Get The Picture
July 26th, 2011
12:23 pm
[...] Tereshinski’s training program has already paid one handsome dividend, according to Brandon Boykin: “We do a morning run, usually on Fridays, where we run to the stadium, run through the stadium [...]
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:24 pm
Thats the nature of the job they have chosen. You must produce to get paid and keep your job.
Bobo hasnt produced and is the most predictable play caller in college football. I would feel for him and his family if and when he is let go, but they have given him a few years to straighten it out, and nothing has changed.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:27 pm
It would be like not firing your least productive worker bc he has a big family. Thats not how the world works B.B.
We didnt make him choose this career path, he could have tried his hand at announcing or commentating or something else. And as is the nature of this job, produce or move along so someone else can try.
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
12:27 pm
UGA’s coaches aren’t going out breaking laws.
They’re pretty much trying to lead by example on how to live life properly.
Not all kids grasp that, but all adults should.
And all adults should not be so quick to fire.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 26th, 2011
12:27 pm
Thoughts with the Olivadatti’s and the fight with Leukemia. My cousin who will be 11 this Sunday was diagnosed last October. He has bravely fought through it with the love and support of his parents and family. Words cannot express the feeling you get when that diagnosed is given. My thoughts and prayers are with him.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:29 pm
And if you cant draw up 10 + plays a game for a tight end built like a receiver, then something is obviously wrong. Orsen should have been the main target when green was out and should have been the number 2 when green was back instead he was like 3rd or 4th option all year. That wont win us games.
VA DAWG
July 26th, 2011
12:29 pm
Praying for the Olivadotti family.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
12:30 pm
in ALL of college football huh?
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:31 pm
Its not quick to fire. Maybe just a demotion back to QB coach. That is where he belongs. Richt needs to take the play calling duty back or hire someone that can bring some life to our offense.
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
12:32 pm
Quick to fire without clue as to who is BETTER and AVAILABLE to hire at thios time?
Want Mason back for more than a week?
Or Dick Sheridan, or George Haffner. They were on a wish list at some time years ago between coaches.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 26th, 2011
12:34 pm
Also we need to remember how we got tired of CMR calling plays and at one pointed wanted Bobo to take over those duty’s. Some people you just cannot make happy.
Emptyskull
July 26th, 2011
12:35 pm
Thanks for the info. As in the case of a bad play or game, I think they must put last year in the rearview. And concentrate on this season, the next game.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:35 pm
I guarentee there is someone more qualified and better than Bobo at play calling available after this season.
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
12:35 pm
I’m just saying hiring a new coach for the sake of change, is a BIG shot in the dark.
Yes it pays off sometimes, but mostly not when giving up a proven winning coach.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:38 pm
Richt at one point was an offensive genious for bowden. We wanted him to give up play calling to focus on the team as a whole.
I have never been a bobo fan even when he played QB at UGA. I thought it was a terrible decision to give him the play calling. He is a great QB coach (was making 95K a year doing that), but falls short of being a great play caller. And maybe Richt has a leash on him I dont know, but whatever it is isnt working.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
12:39 pm
Why would he be retained as the QB coach? If you didn’t like the recognition of the TE option…… that’s on the QB,(and his position coach) not the OC.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:40 pm
Im not saying they should do that. Obviously it depends on who is available, but every now and then you have to take a chance.
I wouldnt call him a proven winning coach by any means. The years he has been calling plays we have had down years in UGA standards.
1eyedJack
July 26th, 2011
12:40 pm
Maybe those 3rd and 20 draw plays would have worked had we had a running back with some heart.
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
12:40 pm
My guess is that any head coach worth his salt, that is available, had to be let go somewhere previously for probably some of the same reasons people are bitching about their current coach.
Or they cheated big time and got caught. Want that coach? NO
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:40 pm
OC draws up the plays there bug guy, not the QB coach. QB coach helps develop the players, OC tells them what to do.
JDawg1785
July 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
How horrible to see such positive news about the football program capped off by such terrible news about Coach Olivadotti’s daughter. Please pray for her and the whole family.
1eyedJack
July 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
“UGA standards?” Who set those standards?
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:42 pm
Im not calling for a new head coach, just a new OC
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:44 pm
UGA set the standards when we started winning 10 games every years. Before last year we averaged 10 wins every year for CMR. (only 9 year before last). Bobo has underperformed that mark that CMR had set for us.
Granted it is unreasonable to assume 10 wins a year but when you have the talent we do, 10 wins should be a minimum.
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
12:46 pm
Well at least we’re off the craziness of trying to get Mark Richt fired.
All that crap started by instigators outside of UGA ties.
Same instigators suckered some of you Dawgs into buying their crap.
1eyedJack
July 26th, 2011
12:47 pm
So, Mark Richt IS the standard bearer.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
12:51 pm
I have never wanted Richt gone. He is a great coach and is responsible for getting this program to where it is today.
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
12:55 pm
We have underachieved at times…but all teams do.
Yes ALL. All big time programs have dropped off the map for periods. Vince had a crappy year before he won the national championship. And that team was a TEAM, not just Herschel. What? He was the crap coach in the bad years, but NOT the good coach in the good years?
Football is cyclical. And so are coaches. They bounce back, given the chance. And chances can be more than a couple years.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
12:56 pm
So you think the reason that the ball goes to the TE is that the OC just tells them to? “throw the ball to the TE, I don’t care what the DB or the LBV are doing, throw it to him”. ?
It’s not the QB standing at the line, assessing the Defense, and deciding what he can do? What do you think ‘developing the player” involves? reading the defense would seem to be a pretty big part, IMO.
The staff was asked about this several times last year. They repeatedly said. “we have options for Orson Charles all the time, but for a number of reasons (and they listed several) it hasn’t worked out”. Maybe they were lying, and just didn’t know how to draw up a play for the TE. (or I guess, forgot, since they have a long history of knowing how)
Here’s a question: IF Charles does get the ball a lot more this year, do you really think the only reason will be that Bobo just learned how to draw up plays for the TE this past summer? Or will there be a lot more rational explanation involving circumstances?
What you you like to bet that Coach Bobo could sit in a film room and show you multiple times his position player missed an opportunity to hit the TE?
B.B.
July 26th, 2011
1:00 pm
UGA will have another national championship soon enough if they keep Coach Richt.
Once the talent learns to play as a team and not as me, me, me players, great things will happen.
GoForTwo
July 26th, 2011
1:00 pm
Lets be pro-active with Jarvis. Since a number of schools who commit infactions have placed themselves on probation which have no real effects on the team, we should do the same. We should go ahead and place Jarvis on probation. We could tell the NCAA that we will not let him have lunch during the football season. As Ohio State, Tennessee, LSU, USC and other universities have tried to make themselves look good before the NCAA, we should do the same. Or wait for the four game suspension like Green.
dawg from a distance
July 26th, 2011
1:02 pm
I’m a huge Murray fan but the reality is …. he has not beat a team of value yet. Great numbers (Yards, TD to int ration etc…) but the real number of value is wins.
Will he change that this year?
Looks like leadership is high and that is great now translate it to wins on the field.
What?
July 26th, 2011
1:03 pm
I think Boykin is more worried about the girls watching players run on Fridays than focusing on getting better ON the field.
gdawginkalamazoo
July 26th, 2011
1:06 pm
“Or will there be a lot more rational explanation involving circumstances?”
AltaDawg,
My guess would be that Bobo started reading the blogs and figured that we all know what is best. Then he would go to the program and figure out who this Orson Charles character we have all been talking about is.
What?
July 26th, 2011
1:07 pm
Jeez, it was Murray’s first year. He was definitely our best player out there (last year). What else did you want him to do with all the other me, me, me guys around him (Ealey, King, hope not Charles, etc.)?
What?
July 26th, 2011
1:09 pm
Just hope we can keep Murray till eligibility ends.
Russ the flawed bulldog
July 26th, 2011
1:11 pm
Those casting stones at the SC coach apparently have forgotten Evans and the red panties, and everyone seems to have forgotten the 6-7 season.
Dr.Dave
July 26th, 2011
1:25 pm
Thanks for sharing the prayer request for Kasyn Olivadotti. My daughter was diagnosed with leukemia at age 16. While in the hospital she got a signed ball from CMR. The dawgs then went on to beat Florida and my daughter went on to beat cancer.
Lowcountry bulldawg is a d---che
July 26th, 2011
1:27 pm
I am getting tired of making fun of UGAy… God they $uck.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 26th, 2011
1:28 pm
Glad I am in your head. It is flattering.
how2fish
July 26th, 2011
1:28 pm
Chip good article Coach Olivadotti our best wishes and prayers go out to you and your family.
how2fish
July 26th, 2011
1:30 pm
@Dr.Dave congrats to your daughter!
John Waynesworld
July 26th, 2011
1:32 pm
Russ, no one is throwing stones any more than you. Did someone mention that coaches are held to a higher standard than players? Well they are correct. No excuse for his behavior or others in his position.
My best to the Olivadotti family.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
1:33 pm
Bobo’s problem have been in the spring and summer, NOT play calling on game day being predictable. There are reasons that things in the universe are predictable.
I could watch any team a few games, certainly a couple of seasons, and predict what basic play formation they are going to use on down and distance probably 50% of the time. Throw in a less than average running game, and I’d get it right even more. Stick thier freshman QB out there and I’ll be right 60-70% of the time. Any team, any OC.
It’s not knowing what a team with a very well know philosophy is going to do that is the problem. It’s the results of the play that’s the problem. Nobody has any complaints about doing the same thing during some of the better runs the past few years. And doing something completely unpredictable that doesn’t work (and has less chance of working) isn’t going to get any attaboys either.
Figure out who and how to DO the play better, and take that into the fall. That’s the answer.
nasty dog
July 26th, 2011
1:37 pm
calling the plays is one thing. Executing the play is what they need to do. Mike Bobo is an excellant play caller.The dogs did not execute.That will be the difference this year.They will execute.They will be in excellant condition so they will be able to execute.They will execute all the way to the sec championship game.
DawginLex
July 26th, 2011
1:51 pm
Who was the OC versus VT in the 2006 bowl game?
Who was the OC versus LSU when we hung 52 on them in Tiger Stadium?
Who was the OC when we hung 42 on Florida?
People, it is not the offense. You have to execute it. And, you have to stop someone on 3rd down and not give up 22 PPG.
Increase the stops on 3rd down and drop the PPG to 14 and Bobo becomes a non factor.
MD
July 26th, 2011
2:02 pm
DinLex, I was just about to call you out and find out where you were? You’ve been preaching “it’s not the Offense but the Defense”. Clear as a bell to me. I don’t like Bobo’s game management or he’s play calling but he puts points on the board (most of the time). Hold the opponents to under 20 and we win 10 games every year.
Prayers with Olivadotti and great story Dr. Dave
how2fish
July 26th, 2011
2:03 pm
@DawginLex I watched the USCe game last year and heard fan after fan screaming about our new DC..I went back and watched the game again and time after time we had players in the hole or a yard or two down field and they just didn’t make the tackle and Lattimore just ran amok. The DC’s and OC’s jobs are to put players in position it is the position coaches and more importantly the players that have to make the play……..
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shankit
July 26th, 2011
2:13 pm
Think last season’s close losses was the result of not having the
right players to make the 3-4 defense work. This season will be
different, would not be surprised to hold a lot of teams to 3 points
or less. Got the right players at nose and linebackers to wreak
havoc with the opposing quarterback. Kellen Moore, as great as
he is, has not witnessed the onslaught of what he is to face with
our blitzing.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
2:13 pm
I don’t know about excellent play caller. Although he has called some excellent plays that I guarantee NOBODY predicted from time to time. He is a very sufficient playcaller. Personally, I think the play “develops” at the line more than it’s “called” from the sideline, and that’s why we see Bobo’s approval rating so dramatically tied to the experience of his QB. Maybe one day he will have the years on the job and he can better compensate for shortcomings of the team, But he has proven that he can call plenty well when he has a team doing what it’s supposed to do.
I’d far rather have a team doing what it’s supposed to do than somebody new calling the plays.
But again it’s the preparing the team in the offseason, or recruiting, or whatever the issue is, that has been the problem, not the plays.
Damon Evans
July 26th, 2011
2:15 pm
The QB coach at S C is “Good People”. Lay off please!
Spanky
July 26th, 2011
2:17 pm
A heart-felt Georgia prayer goes out to the Olivadotti family…
Spanky
July 26th, 2011
2:19 pm
Shankit- Hope you’re right, buddy!
Big Dirty Dawg
July 26th, 2011
2:20 pm
Bobo has nothing to worry about…except birth control. Grampa Dooley will take care of those grandkids!! LOL
mgdawg
July 26th, 2011
2:29 pm
I just hope the NCAA speeds up this investigation, if he needs to sit out then fine, but don’t make UGA have to sit him out because they don’t know. If the ncaa wouldn’t take so long on these investigations then it would really clear up a lot of these scandals, instead some coaches take chances (tech) and some go the safe route.
Columbus
July 26th, 2011
2:37 pm
Ummmm they talked to Crowell that way because he JUST got on campus and he has NEVER played in the offense and he has a playbook to learn, he has to learn to pass block in the system, he has to LEARN everything! We NEED him and they KNOW what he does NOT know and they are there to HELP and get the offense ready and he is the BIGGEST addition and he just got on the team! That is the obvious reason. How do you take it as he has an issue?
Your perspective on this, if it is only that and you have no other basis to arrive at it, was OUT OF LINE. You should have stated as much instead of trying to stir the hornets nest. That is VERY UNFAIR to Crowell. What is your agenda? It was certainly negative. I hope Murray or Crowell NEVER give you the time of day in the future.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
2:38 pm
OC calls the plays, and yes he can say this is for Orson. Obviously sometimes there are circumstances when he was covered and Murray checked down. But for him to only have like 2 catches a game??? give me qa break. Everyone knows Bobo’s play calling last year was throw it up to Green in any possible passing situation. He hasnt given Orsen a chance to prove that he can be a go to guy in a jam or that he can break off the coverage and catch the ball.
QB coach does help them to read the field and assess coverages no arguement there, but it is up to the OC on what play is called and what options are 1- W/E. There is no way that charles was covered entire game except for an average of like 2-3 catches. He is basically a wideout going up against LB’s. That should have been taken advantage of more.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
2:42 pm
Like i said earlier i never wanted Bobo there so its not me picking and chosing what games to give him credit for. I have had season tickets in my family since 68. Heck my basement, my parents basement, my brothers basement are all UGA shrines.
Im not one of the Fringe UGA fans shouting for change just for the sake of change. Im here voicing a big concern that has to be addressed or we will be 6-7 again.
The biggest problem is that we havent changed any plays over the past decade. Sure maybe a few additions here and there, but where is the Wild Dawg? We have run it 2 times since it was added. We have lots of speed and could use this 2 times a game.
cantondawg
July 26th, 2011
2:49 pm
BIGGADAWG,
I agree with you wholeheartedly on the “Fulmer” firing at UT. The year before he got fired he won the SECEast and should have won the Conference title game. I guarantee you that UT would not be in this situation if they had kept him.
shankit
July 26th, 2011
2:51 pm
Some good plays to introduce would be the use of Malcom Mitchell.
Line him up at WR, line him up in the Wildcat, line him up in the backfield
and send him in motion, a lot like Hines Ward did. He can be a play maker
and disrupt coverage on defense, opening up Orson and others. He will
require double coverage and I don’t think they can still cover him.
Chuck
July 26th, 2011
2:59 pm
Some people insist on an OC that takes less than 4-5 plays to score a TD on every posession – anything short of that, they want anybody fired that’s not them.
Yes, they know how easy it is to draw up an ESPN highlight-reel play every time the team breaks the huddle.
how2fish
July 26th, 2011
3:01 pm
@shankit those are some good ideas..now I have never been a OC heck I’ve never played one on TV…but you have to think I have a OL that dwarfs the Smurfs DL who by all accounts are good at getting after a QB. I have a TB that is over 220 lbs and a FB pushing 270lbs…two words jump out at me power running…..then a steady dose of Orson Charles and our WR’s..
Hit A Single
July 26th, 2011
3:09 pm
how2fish – I agree with the size issue. But quickness and the slanting defenses people use now it is tough to blow people off the ball. The Big Ten has always had trouble with the SEC and pound for pound they have just about always been nothing but beef. Bear Bryant won alot of ball games because he out quicked people. It is not as easy to lineup and blow people off the ball anymore. Speed and stunt defenses are hard to block sometimes. But I sure see your point.
Bay Watcher
July 26th, 2011
3:09 pm
Some random thoughts:
1. Isaiah Crowell will be one of the biggest flops in UGA history. After very unimpressive performance and a few trips to the Athens-Clarke County jail, He’ll end up being sent home to his mama. Look for him flipping burgers at your favorite fast-food joint by this time next year.
2. Ray Lamb has more class and integrity in his little finger than Mark the Phony Saint Richt has in his whole body.
3. After the NCAA ferrets out all the cheating and the sleaze in Athens, UGA will be lucky to avoid the death penalty.
shankit
July 26th, 2011
3:10 pm
Another idea to disrupt Boise would be to paint the turf red at the Dome.
Also, leave off the AC and turn on the heaters.
Hit A Single
July 26th, 2011
3:12 pm
Bay Watcher – How did you get a computer in your cell?
Nate the Great
July 26th, 2011
3:15 pm
@Columbus: Ummmmmm, “Said Murray: “Oh yeah, we sat him down. One of the first weeks he was here, me, Ben [Jones] and Christian [Robinson] and a couple of other guys went to his dorm, took him outside, talked to him and ran him through some plays.”
Translation: We sat him down and told him how to work or that he will not be playing if he doesn’t get his head on straight.
When do you ever take someone outside and give them a pep talk? He said he was here for “weeks” before they sat him down to talk about his behavior and approach to the game. Crowell didn’t come in focused, understandable when he is as hyped as he is and only 18, but it sounds like we have some real leaders in the locker room looking out for him.
If Crowell was doing as well as you think he is, would the coaches have moved Samuels back to RB and proclaim him the starter? Wouldn’t they just get him some reps for depth at the position? We have a serious defenciancy at the RB position and the coaches could tell Crowell wasn’t going to be ready for the first two games. Every coach knows they are coaching for their jobs this season and want the best chance to win, even if it is a LB playing RB. We aren’t building for the future because the future is now. It is now or never here in Athens, and Crowell isn’t ready right now.
how2fish
July 26th, 2011
3:17 pm
@Hit A Single I understand you Big Ten point in fact it was part of my reasoning last year Ohio St’s DL was supposed to be faster,quicker and more athletic than Wisconsin’s OL…the Badgers just lined up and ran right at them all day…their size and strength finally wore the Buckeyes down. Like I said I’m no OC but if it will work for one team and your team can duplicate the players and conditions why not try it?
shankit
July 26th, 2011
3:17 pm
Bay Watcher’s random thoughts probably came from leaving his home in Georgia
and Sitting on the Dock of the Frisco Bay wasting time.
Sorry, couldn’t refuse the corn.
DawginLex
July 26th, 2011
3:21 pm
Bay watcher
you win the newbie TROLL of the day award although I would guess that you have posted under several other blog handles.
osei
July 26th, 2011
3:23 pm
what do you guys think is going to happen to Jarvis Jones
shankit
July 26th, 2011
3:25 pm
Jarvis was on USC”s watch at the time, USC could be
in a heap of trouble………………………………………………
osei
July 26th, 2011
3:26 pm
i think Jarvis jones will be suspended one game this year what do you guy’s think ?
Nate the Great
July 26th, 2011
3:26 pm
Bay Watcher: Crowell isn’t a bust, he just isn’t ready. I orginally said he would be a bust, but I don’t think UGA has ever had a leader like Murray. Crowell does have all the physcial attributes and now a good influence in Murray. If Crowell can learn the playbook and remain grounded, he can be an All-Everything back.
But if he buys into the hype, he’ll end up being a Sanks-esque bust. No one is above hard work.
Nate the Great
July 26th, 2011
3:35 pm
osei- Its really tough to say, but I hear there is a good chance he won’t be suspended because he didn’t know where the money came from and it was his guardian he was travelling with to LA. I’m no NCAA compliance officer though and the way they hammered GT, the punishment really could be about anything. The only thing the NCAA is consistent with is being inconsistent. Oh and slow, definitely slow.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
3:38 pm
That’s fine HTBD. I’m just going to take them at thier word when asked directly about it. IF as you say there was NO way that Orson Charles was NOT open a lot more, how do you explain Murray not throwing him the ball? And why would the TE be getting open, when appearantly the “play call” specifically excluded him. Was he out there freestyling it?
7576DAWG
July 26th, 2011
4:00 pm
I for one feel any true fan of Georgia have the right to voice their opinion especially the season ticket holders. Those that say we should only say GO DAWGS don’t really care if we win or not. I am not saying those fans are not good fans but they are more wanting to be involved at Georgia. Which is good. But those type fans have to realize that a great athlete only is interested in one thing and that’s to win,nothing else matters. A lot of people that criticize and make suggestions were the leaders of whatever sport they played in their home town and winning is the only thing that matters. If you were never a leader of a sports team, I mean someone that everybody talked about and would lead your team to victory ,over and over, then you have no idea what I am talking about but for those of you that fit in that category I have no problem reading about your suggestion. When a team go’s 6-7 they need help anyway they can get it. Now for those of you that just criticize everything . You know the ones that would have something bad to say if we were 11-1 and lost the one game by one point. I say to you, GET A LIFE.
RxDawg
July 26th, 2011
4:01 pm
Awesome stuff Chip! Thanks for bringing back the 10 @ 10. Between this and Bradley’s column I’m getting pretty pumped up! Ah, that kool aid tastes gooooooooood.
Terrible about the coach’s little girl
My world would be turned upside down if it was mine. I truly hope the best for them.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 26th, 2011
4:01 pm
Dumb and Dumber reside over in Columbia. The QB and his coach. Word had it Garcia told him to, “Just go man.”
gdawginkalamazoo
July 26th, 2011
4:04 pm
According to NCAA protocol as long Jarvis, didn’t know what Cecil was doing, then he will be declared ineligible for 24 hours,maybe 22.5 hours then re-instated.
JayD
July 26th, 2011
4:13 pm
Murray’s remarks lead one to believe that work ethic may have been an issue early on???????
7576DAWG
July 26th, 2011
4:16 pm
Chip great article.
It is great to hear that we have some leadership on this years team and the players are buying into why they are at Georgia. I’m so glad that CMR finally purged this team of the players that were more interested in being COOL or big shots standing out as individuals than helping bring the team together and doing what it took to win in the SEC. It sounds like we have the right mindset, now it will be interesting to see if we have the physical skills as a team to carry that to win the close hard games.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 26th, 2011
4:20 pm
Bay watcher,
I would say the below is definitely a description of you.
If you don’t know what the term means, “troll” refers to an online personality that uses his/her anonymity to “bait” users or turn valid discussions into full-blown arguments.
Don’t take the bait, UGA supporters.
GO DAWGS
My heart and prayers go out to the poor little 4 year old. Pray for his parent also, as it is a tough row for them.
How Bout Them Dawgs
July 26th, 2011
4:21 pm
AltamahaDawg- No on the plays that he was open for I bet he was a 3rd or 4th option and when we had AJ in he was #1 no question every play and I bet they told Murray to get it to him if you think he will catch it. This idea allowed DB’s to not focus as much on others such as TE’s. But we had it instilled in our brains that throwing it to AJ all day was the way to go.
If you look back we havent used the TE much since Pope and that was only bc he was 6ft7.
TE is a huge safety net and you would have expected a RS Freshman to use him more than he did especially since they went to HS together. Something has to change this year for us to be successful on offense and that is to get Orsen the ball 7-10 times a game. He will dominate LB’s across the country given the oppurtunity.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
4:25 pm
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AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
4:26 pm
Sourier said “I’d treat him the same if he were an assitant TE coach”.
Carlton
July 26th, 2011
4:30 pm
I wonder if Stephen Garcia held up his coach for the keg stand
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
4:36 pm
You are missing my point. If Charles was not covered, or “could have” taken the LB, and the QB either doesn’t see that, at the line before the snap, or saw it and just never said anything to his OC, then the QB coach failed. I’m not arguing how valuable a TE can be. I’m saying its silly to suggest that Mike Bobo just didn’t understand that. The failure was more having his QB better prepared. not arguing that AJ was the primary target, but why was that? Do you think he just wanted to see if he could handicap his QB by forcing him to use less options.
college is forever
July 26th, 2011
4:44 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com Don’t be left out get your UGA Classic Tin lunchbox and be the envy of everyone at the office. Go Dawgs!!
7576DAWG
July 26th, 2011
4:50 pm
Chip
Now that the NFL strike is over, how much did A J Green sign for and for how long?
Football Insider
July 26th, 2011
5:24 pm
Turene is ineligible.
Winder
July 26th, 2011
5:30 pm
I’m glad Coach Richt is optimistic but he needs to get it done early or I’m not sure our fans will hang with him. His career is in the balance the first couple weeks of the season (and with Bobo play calling, goodness)! I wish I had the faith some of y’all have.
Paddy
July 26th, 2011
5:33 pm
Don’t worry coach our prayers are coming quick!
Murray sound like a great leader to me.
Sounds like IC either got with the program or the team was calling for a “code red”!
FRANCIS
July 26th, 2011
5:58 pm
BRENT BENEDICT/BAD KNEE + ALOT OF RUNNING = BRENT BENEDICT LEAVING THE TEAM CUS HE NO LIKE TO RUN.
Bob
July 26th, 2011
5:59 pm
Interesting about Turene. When he signed, he had some injury problem, now he’s having eligibilty problems?
Biggdawgk
July 26th, 2011
7:03 pm
According to Chuck Oliver on 680 both the NCAA and SEC have decided not to investigate the Jarvis Jones issue. UGA will decide what penalty if any needs to be imposed and the NCAA will have a decision as soon as next week.
Does anyone here have any more info on this?
Brucerugby79
July 26th, 2011
8:56 pm
Pray for Kaysn- all true dogs-pray for this child
Jimmy
July 26th, 2011
9:01 pm
Is it true that the NCAA gets their info back to schools via Pony Express?? What a joke of an organization.
Mobile Dawg
July 26th, 2011
9:06 pm
Ole Ball Coach just threw his visor.
Jimmy
July 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
More random thoughts:
I first read Bay Watcher’s name as BOY Watcher but didn’t pay it any mind. I just figured him to be a Tech fan.
Mobile Dawg
July 26th, 2011
9:07 pm
QB coach didn’t have any “garnet” panties with him did he?
Mobile Dawg
July 26th, 2011
9:09 pm
BW is sure getting a lot of yall’s attention.
'94 UGA Alumni
July 26th, 2011
9:16 pm
Our prayers are with you Kasyn and the rest of the Olivadotti family. May the Lord provide healing comfort during this difficult time. In Jesus name. Amen.
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
10:11 pm
Mobile dawg and I have both floated out the theory in the past (worded slightly differently) that some of the recent issues with the team can be traced back to a breakdown of leadership among the players. I believe you can actually chart it back a few years ago and watch the cycle of certain classes. The only good thing about struggling (and why every team will cycle) is that at some point a class gets far enough removed from “expecting” and they restart a cycle of what it took for the guys way back when. Sounds like we may be seeing that class. One thing for sure, the survivors from last season aren’t feeling too much entitlement right now.
Jimmy
July 26th, 2011
10:24 pm
Good call Altamaha.
Leadership is about holding one another accountable on the field. Coaches can’t make the plays. UGA is in the top 15 year in and year out when it comes the recruiting rankings. They go after the same players Bama and Florida do yet without as much success(in the last half of this decade anyway).
Forget coaching, these guys need to get it done on the field. A coach is only suppose to put you in position to make a play. On the field, it’s all on the athlete.
NWGA DAWG
July 26th, 2011
10:37 pm
Glad to see the 10 @10:00 back. Alwys looked forward to it every Tuesday and Thursday on the recruiting blog. Keep it going Chip!!!!!!
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!! GATA !!!
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
10:59 pm
Well, I think its a lot more than that. It’s midweek as much as just on the field.
But there is only so many years in a row that upperclassmen can convince the guys below them to ignore the success. Plus I will always be convinced that the injuries situation in 2008 realy threw a monky wrench in the players pushing each other to work harder.. compounded by the staff’s reaction to that.
Tampa Gator
July 26th, 2011
11:04 pm
Kent Turene…..now you know why he did not end up at USC or Florida. Too big a chance that he would not qualify for both schools to risk a scholly. I sincerely hope the kid gets into Georgia….he needs to get the hell out of Lauderdale at begin a new and successful life up yar.
Hairy Dawg
July 26th, 2011
11:06 pm
This what I wants to hear. Dawgs is manning up and in shape to unloading whooping can on SEC. We ready to exposing talents on field and showing how we stacked with SEC speed. We just need gets hold of rest of teams to show Dawgs as best which leads to champs.
Go Dawgs!
AltamahaDawg
July 26th, 2011
11:20 pm
Who will be the starting TB at Alabama, now that Richardson is kicked off the team?
Skyler
July 27th, 2011
12:26 am
I am sorry, but what a crock of smokin’ _ _ _ _ to say: (The players, it seems, are very protective of the ballyhooed freshman tailback.) Duh.
RED DOG 77
July 27th, 2011
1:25 am
@Chip………You’re da man Chip……..Ten @ 10 is the bomb! great story as always…..First, my family will be in prayer for the Olivadotti family and little Kasyn……….Lord grant them peace, and grace that only can come from you…………On to football, I agree 100% with the guy who posted Aaron Murray may well turn out to be the greatest QB in GEORGIA’S history……taking the lead in sitting IC down and having an old fashion pow-wow, supporting the kid, and most importantly pushing him…….expecting him to perform……….As an old DOG, I see something going on in Athens, it seemed to start with the hiring of coach Todd Grantham………that’s one tough dude!………….The Defense will carry the DOGS this year, but don’t think for a moment the Offense won’t want in on some of the GLORY as well…………College football runs in cycles, most intelligent fans are aware of this fact, I just hope our time to cycle-up is 2011……..I feel pretty good about “my” DOGS though, seems to me they have some fire in their bellies, good things are falling into place, and the most important element of all seems to be at hand………..good chemistry!!!!………GO DOGS!!!!……….GATA………God Bless the Olivadotti’s……………..RED
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July 27th, 2011
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Burma Shave
July 27th, 2011
8:07 am
It’s time for Richt
To get out of town
Not much longer
For this clown
BURMA SHAVE
RedandBlackDAWG
July 27th, 2011
8:17 am
BURMA SHAVE,
A loser like you,
It is always said,
Has an obvious birth defect,
You were born, brain dead.
bitter dawgs fan
July 27th, 2011
8:40 am
god bless your baby daughter coach————————–hard to slam pay for play
——————————————————————-or tree killers—————–best of luck SEC nation
TardDawg
July 27th, 2011
9:29 am
Sounds shady.
aprilglaspie
July 27th, 2011
9:33 am
NCAA knows the facts of this case. They surely have access to the full investigation by a (presumably) competent police force. There is no excuse for not rendering a decision sooner rather than later. NCAA MO is arachnoidal. They inject a paralyzing poison and wait to devour their prey at their leisure.
Sarge
July 27th, 2011
9:42 am
Seems Joe T. took a page from Coach Herb Brooks book. Herbie always stressed to his 1980 Gold medal team that “the legs feed the wolf” and he always told his guys “we may not be the most talented team at Lake Placid but we will be the best conditioned team.” That turned out pretty good diddn’t it? Vince Lombardi said: “fatigue makes cowards of us all.” Seems Joe T. channeled Herb and Vince when he was conceiving his training regimin.
Mobile Dawg
July 27th, 2011
10:28 am
Thanks for the recognition Altamaha. The “informal” leadership provided by players can’t be overstated. At this point doesn’t matter what the coaches have done in the past. It “optimistically speaking” appears that we may have a fresh start in Athens. I don’t expect “miracles” as some apparently do, just need to see some “hunger” that’s been missing for quite awhile.
Joe T’s program could be the driving force behind that “hunger”. Pain experienced, worked through, and the gain from those victory’s in training “should” equal a new passion. I think with the “lack of leadership” shown by the past few classes the Seniors may not provide the main spark. It may well come from the newer troops on the team.
I-DOG
July 27th, 2011
10:49 am
I actually think Mike Bobo is a good offense coordinator and play caller and I know that I am in the minority with that opinion. There are things that I disagree with and would like to see changed/implemented, but last year the offense had a variety of problems starting with the OL playing well below their capabilities and expectations. They were supposed to be one of the top lines in the country and that really hurt our ability to have any consistancy. He also had a frosh QB that had never taken a snap and while Murray played very well last year (in my opinion), he was certainly tentative in the first 3-4 games compared to the last half of the season. Also, the AJ suspension for the first 4 games hurt the team more than just not having their best player for 4 games. It was a major distraction to say the least.
Yes, I would like to see more toss sweeps (it seems like we consistantly get 3 yards or more when we toss sweep). I’d love to see us use that at least once a quarter. I’d like to see fewer long bombs thrown particulary in a 2nd and 10 or 2nd and 8 situation (usually resulting in a 3rd and 10 or a 3rd and 8 when that low percentage play goes incomplete). I like the long ball when it is 2nd and 3 or 1st and 5 because of an offsides, but it just seems like the last two years we throw deep when a 5 yard gain would help keep the drive going.
Like all fans, I have my favorite plays that we call and some that I think are ill advised, but I think this guy knows what he is doing.
My issues is this
July 27th, 2011
10:50 am
It does bother me to hear that already a very young man, CMR’s age is saying that he is “Re energized” and so “looking forward to” this or that. I am 62 and at the age of 57 decided to hang it up and do something else, after nearly 34 yrs with one firm. CMR has been at UGA for 10 full years and making $$ kazillions and is feeling re energized? Why does he feel the need to Re anything?
I was in senior management and repsonsible for around 90 employees, national Sales and the BOTTOM LINE and did not ever have that need …………..ever, until I announced my retirement at 57 and I made considerably less than CMR. Does he LOVE his job? Does he love that job at UGA?
If so, then, why the need to re anything?? A 45 or 46? Y.O. man coaching ought not to have to say these things. His mind might be elsewhere in forward mode in his faith based activities, is my fear. I have felt this for about 3 years now.
UGA man class of 71 & 73
Time for a Change!
July 27th, 2011
11:18 am
Really Chip? I would have expected better from you? I listened to Aaron’s comments and how do you get anything out of this other than they took their soon to be #1 RB out and talked to him to make sure he’s on the same page as that team captains. “Murray’s remarks lead one to believe that work ethic may have been an issue early on, but that Crowell’s teammates made sure it didn’t persist.” I expect that from Carvall, but not from you. Very disappointed!
I-DOG
July 27th, 2011
11:24 am
Have to agree with how2fish. We will have an average 40-50 pounds on Boise State’s DL (assuming our front 5 stays healthy and UNSUSPENDED.) Admittedly, I’m not that familiar with Boise State’s front four on the DL, but are they really that much quicker than SEC DL’s? Many think DL is the SEC’s true advantage over other conferences? Just bigger faster more talented and deeper than the big 10, pac 12, and big 12 DL’s.
I would think that even in the air conditioned dome, we could wear out the Boise DL by running a lot of plays. Personally, I think that is the key to beating Boise State. Not time of posession, but how many offensive plays we are able to run. I’d like to see at least 70 as I think they will really start to wear down after 45-50.
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July 27th, 2011
11:37 am
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Mobile Dawg
July 27th, 2011
11:47 am
Not to disagree with your point I-Dog, but isn’t number of plays run, i.e. the more you run, the longer you posses the ball? If we run enough plays we will win time of possession? Keeping the ball away from Moore can only help. IF, the Dawgs come out hungry, prepared, in condition, and motivated, I think we will kick Boise’s a$$. It’s up to us as to how well they do. We have the potential IMO, to destroy Boise. The longer we let them stay in the game the better they will play. If we come out early and establish domination, we win. Love to see the defense score a few points this year.
AltamahaDawg
July 27th, 2011
12:21 pm
I really think that leadership goes in cycles. Not because there are any less good kids on the team, but just a flow of how some kids had to build it, the next group rides the wave but they know how it happened, then 2 years later nobody on the team was around to remember it wasn’t always that easy.
Look at 2001-2004, 2005(06)- 2008, as I said earlier, I’ll forever believe that the odd set of player circumstances really aggrivated the would be cycle of 2009-13.
Compounded by (a variety of) coaching related issues hitting at the worst time.
But I could very easily see a 2002 type cycle coming up.
gdawginkalamazoo
July 27th, 2011
1:23 pm
Mobile Dawg, I don’t know about the old “come out and establish domination” theory on that game. I can’t recall the last time we did that. Or did that and held onto to it the entire game. Halftime tends to slow us down for some reason. Of course this is a new year, more seasoned QB and leadership on the team. I hope we get back to the old way of just winning and feeling like you are going to win. You remember, we are favored, we show up, we play hard all 60 and have the feeling that nothing will stop us.
AltamahaDawg
July 27th, 2011
1:42 pm
Speaking of which, I’m predicting a Blackout for the AU game.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 27th, 2011
1:51 pm
I hope the running gmae is ready to go. Ball control will be needed to allow the whole team to get some much needed experience and keep the defense off the field for the majority of the game. If you can pound it out on the ground, it sets up passing plays and controls the clock. If our defense is as good as we hope they are, the offense will get plenty of opportunities to work, so I hope they can run the ball quite a bit. We don’t have a lot of experience in our RB’s, but our OL is good, but thin in backups. Hopefully, with the new S and C program in place and folks having worked in it for a few months, we will be ready to play 4 quarters, and with our D, wear down some offenses of our opponent. Our running game should come around if the guys work as a team, and help each other. We do have guys that have been with the team to show the young bucks how and what it takes.
Mobile Dawg
July 27th, 2011
2:10 pm
I probably got a little carried away Zoo, I forgot that I had a little kool aid with my sandwich for lunch.
24--365
July 27th, 2011
2:27 pm
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Dawg Tired
July 27th, 2011
2:47 pm
Am I the only one concerned that Murray and Jones had to go to Crowell in the first place?
gdawginkalamazoo
July 27th, 2011
2:56 pm
Mobile, we start EVERY season sipping the kool aid, then the beer, then Jim Beam. Then every game is a blackout.
gdawginkalamazoo
July 27th, 2011
3:02 pm
Dawg Tired, you shouldn’t be, nor should anyone else. Do you remember you freshman year, first time on campus as a student? I couldn’t imagine having the expectations on my shoulders that Crowell has. Glad Murray and Jones grabbed him early and offered him some direction and more importantly, support.
how2fish
July 27th, 2011
3:15 pm
I think the main thing with Boise is to take the battle to them..we can not finesse this bunch we have to line up and blow them off the line of scrimmage. Pound them for 4 quarters with a big OL backed up with a 220lb RB and a 270 lb FB….and a defense that keeps Mr.Moore off balance..we give him all day to throw and a lot of possessions and he will pick us apart…our best defense in this game is to keep the ball with our offense…that’s just the way I see it….
AltamahaDawg
July 27th, 2011
3:55 pm
I’m not concerned in the least DT. The BMOCs pull the newbies aside……when does that not happen? This kid is is probably handling all this better than most of us would.
dawg4ever
July 27th, 2011
4:10 pm
How2fish, great idea, but one thing you forgot, UGA under Richt&BooBoo are a finesee team. Always has been and always will be. Even when UGA is clicking in the running game, the brilliant BooBoo will abandon it, and start throwing the ball on 1st&2nd down. This guy is one of the worst O.C. in the SEC, and he doesn’t know what a power running attack looks like,much less how to call plays for one. All this clown knows is draw, and playaction even when the running game isn’t successful. Hate to say it, but UGA will not control the clock against B.S, even if they outweight their D.L. by 50 lbs per man. You can’t take stripes off of a zebra, and you can’t change BooBoo mentality. So, i see B.S. picking UGA apart and with Murray starting out every game like he is scared to death, waiting until the middle of the 2nd qtr. to settle down will get UGA so far behind, it will be impossible to catch up. But i do like your attitude, to bad our coaches don’t know what that attitude means.
T-Dawg
July 27th, 2011
4:59 pm
Great — Repackage the blog as “Educating Crowell” to encourage repeat hits. You’re so cute.
BG
July 27th, 2011
6:28 pm
GATA
rphdawg
July 27th, 2011
6:49 pm
re #6 personnel attrition…. could you give us a summary, name by name, who won’t be with the Dawgs this year but was on the squad last year – so we can (unless you elaborate) determine who chose to move on by themselves, and who was the ones who got ‘assistance’ in their departure. .
LakeDawg
July 27th, 2011
8:09 pm
DawgTired,
Crowell is a true freshman with a ton of talent. I’m sure he’s never had to work that hard to succeed. No surprise there. I think Murray, et al showed great leadership to not only let him know the effort that’s required, but to also let him know he is a big part of the team. Crowell seems to accept that. I think that’s good news.
Mobile Dawg
July 27th, 2011
9:06 pm
Zoo and how2fish got it right. dawg4ever, you shocked me back into reality. I hope the past is the past and we can develop a power running game, complete with the “famous” toss sweep.
kybodawg
July 27th, 2011
9:46 pm
its george bush fault
Snoop Dawg
July 27th, 2011
10:31 pm
Bulldogs, hear ye!
Get a grip! you are paying one of the biggest idiots in the NCAA coaching fraternity over $3M per year to dumb down your football program. In the last year alone, he has lost to such perennial losers as the Unviersity of Colorado and University of Central Florida. Other coaches like Petrino, Chizek, Saban, Meyer and Mullen have schooled him like a child. He is driving our program past the joke stage into the manure.
Why do you continue to support him? Because he is a Christian? There are millions of Chirstians; very few of them receive $3M per year in public unearned income.
Get a grip! Go to the optomotrist! Figure it out. If you can’t figure out something this simple, mail your diploma back to the UGA. Otherwise, do the patriotic thing and demand that they fire this fraud. Today.
Snoop Dawg
July 27th, 2011
10:34 pm
PS The two best HS offensive linemen in the state of Georgia have committed to Alabama and South Carolina. Give da Preacha Man another million dollars for his stupidity, please….
Snoop Dawg
July 27th, 2011
10:40 pm
I hope not, but it sounds like Crowell is just another narcisstic gangsta rappin loser in the mold of Caleb King and Wash-on Easley.
Richt is really harvesting the real talent…
I hope not, but he sounds like the next Jasper Sanks with that I love me pose…
Mobile Dawg
July 27th, 2011
11:26 pm
Snoop, it is what it is. Your posts portray you as an angry man. Been there, done that, get over it. Time will take care of all problems, one way or the other. Relax dude.
Rabid Dawg'84
July 28th, 2011
12:59 am
RS weighs 243, Figgins weighs 272. I want to see Jenkins run in our 4th TD from the 2. We scored 30+ seven straight games last year. Our problem in most losses since BVG left has been the defense. I hope and think we will return to having a strong defense in 2011. Do you not remember all the losses when BVG was here was because of our offense sputtered and couldn’t move the ball? That is why we called for CMR to hire an OC. Do you really think that there is a team out there where all the fans agree with every offensive play call? I too wonder why we run a draw sometimes to Thomas on 3rd and 11. Bobo probably wonders how all these Dawg fans who have never coached successfully are supposed to be thrilled and awed with every call he makes. Do you think AM, as a freshman executed Bobo’s calls perfectly? Bobo produced last year. Our offense has been outscored the last few years by WM’s defense. CTG has the hauses now, let’s see.
Go Dawgs!
DGD
July 28th, 2011
1:30 am
I am going to really miss Coach Lamb, he was a DGD!
PowerDawg
July 28th, 2011
1:50 am
Kasyn-
I will pray for you tonight. May God bless you mightily, give you strength to endure this fight you are beginning, and fill your heart with peace and the joy of the Lord.
Hang tough little Bulldawg.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 28th, 2011
6:49 am
Snoop Dawg,
With your handle you have got the nerve to call Crowell a gangsta, LOL. You are one sore loser. You don’t even know a kid and you are making disparging remarks about him. I sure hope you don’t breed because one of you fools is enough on this earth.
It's HOW high?
July 28th, 2011
8:21 am
It’s common knowledge that 80% of the UGA players are academically provisionally accepted, with Richt and his cronies knowing full well that they will use up all their remedial studies tutors and player elligibility and then have their butts kicked out on the street and soon be pushing grocery carts around Atlanta looking for a warm place to sleep.
And Mark Richt is sooooooooo proud of this!
Reality Show
July 28th, 2011
8:27 am
“Snoop, it is what it is. Your posts portray you as an angry man.”
I disagree. Snoop is just being realistic. Crowell looks like a carbon copy of Ealey and King – the odds are, he won’t last more than two years before racking up enough arrests and suspensions for Richt to send him home to his mama.
AltamahaDawg
July 28th, 2011
8:32 am
No snoop, we don’t support him “because” he is a Christian. Although that does endear him to some of us more as a person, it doesn’t have much to do with playing a game, with a ball. We support him because he is employed as the Head Coach of our favorite college football team. And for the foreseeable future, and as much as any of us have control over it, we have figured out that if our favorite college football team is to win more games, the coach would need to be part of that. So we support his effort do do so, and are just wise enough to know that not doing so is simply a waste of time and energy. Plus most people aren’t just negative in general about things they do for enjoyment. Does that clear it up for you?
DawginLex
July 28th, 2011
8:59 am
Myanmar shave
is a big ol’ douche
call the psych unit
he’s on the loose
DawginLex rules
DawginLex
July 28th, 2011
9:01 am
Yeah Snoop it’s Richt’s fault that Joe Harris was born in SC and still has family there.
Richt is an idiot when it comes to making a kid get born somewhere else.
Nothing Could Be Finer
July 28th, 2011
9:07 am
That freshman running back for Ga will be so sore after the Boise game that he won’t be able to walk until thursday of the next week. When SC’s defense comes to town, he’ll be in a world of hurt.
AltamahaDawg
July 28th, 2011
9:18 am
What do you want to bet that if Harris would have signed with UGA, snoop would be questioning his character.
DawginLex
July 28th, 2011
9:55 am
Lattimore will get sucker punched by East Carolina and won’t even be able to play against Georgia. Forces Spurrier to let Garcia throw to beat us. 9 sacks. UGA wins
Win P.
July 28th, 2011
10:10 am
Coach Richt…I see among posters to this and other sites, two extremes. One group frequently called “Haters” want Richt fired yesterday. Another group sometime called “Koolade” drinkers look at Richt’s fine qualities and proclaim him the best coach UGA has ever had and talk about how fortunate for UGA that he is our football coach. I’m somewhere in betweem these groups and believe in accountability. As Truman said…”the buck stops here” (or in this case with Richt).
I enjoyed his early success…averaging 10 or more games a season, actually beating Florida (two times) and winning the SEC, winning against some good teams.
Given the results in recents years, one can wonder if the success of the early years should be attributed to inheiting good players, a good supporting cast, and catching the predominate SEC teams at the right time.
Coach Richt is compassionate individual with a strong will. In recent years and for whatever reason, he has been slow and reluctant (too patient)to deal with team and program problems and it’s reflected in the team records. No I have never played or coached football and cann’t imagine what is involved in running a program like UGA. But I have enjoyed a lots of football in 60 years, mostly UGA football. Hopefully, the changes he has made will work.
I-DOG
July 28th, 2011
10:28 am
Mobile Dog:
Often, time of pos. and # of plays go hand in hand, but not always. If a WR or RB stays in bounds after a 5 yard gain, the clock keeps running and if the QB takes their time going with the next play it can run 30+ seconds off the clock. Do a few of those and it is a couple of minutes of poss. but only a few plays.
You tire a defense out by making them line up and tackle you, cover you, and rush the passer and most importanly with Boise… make their D line work against our OL. If you run a 4 yard carry and the RB goes out of bounds and then line up quick and run another for 7 yards and the clock stops for the 1st down, it doesn’t take much time off the clock, but you are making them defend at least another 3 plays.
I just don’t want to see us chuck it down the field all day and have 3-5 play drives, especially if we don’t score. I want to see 10+ play scoring drives and make Boise defend over and over.
AltamahaDawg
July 28th, 2011
10:40 am
Win P, while those extremes exist, I’d say you the big section of posters in between. Also, I’d imagine 90% of the actual fan base (not posting on a blog) are pretty realistic about the situation.
Atlanta Gator
July 28th, 2011
11:35 am
Does anyone know if Tony Barnhart’s blog column will return for the fall college football season? The scope of the AJC’s college football coverage has really declined as a result of the paper’s staff decisions of the last year.
wishful thinking
July 28th, 2011
11:41 am
wow the new scoreboard just really shows how delusional the Darktronic folks are. UGA 35 – SC 14. what are they smoking?
Jake
July 28th, 2011
11:48 am
Remember positive vibes that AJ Green wouldn’t be suspended last year? Pretty much Jones is in the same situation, likely a 2-4 game suspension. Hope not, but we learned from AJ to be ready for bad news.
Every year, UGA touts their S & C achievements, and loses a bunch of games.
I-DOG
July 28th, 2011
11:57 am
Win P:
I agree, Richt has had great success in the first 7-8 years and many of us are hopeful that he can get the team turned around. I like what I am hearing in the off season, but we hear much of these same things nearly every off season. Cautiously optomistic and hope he succeeds at the highest levels.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 28th, 2011
12:31 pm
Jake,
what is your 40 time? How much weight do you dead lift, or bench press.
I would be willing to bet that UGA will play a full 4 quarters of football this year. It might be old school training, but with the exception of a few that quit the program, it is having a positive effect on the players. I have only heard negativity from the bloggers here and a few players, that transferred or quit.
PawTrack
July 28th, 2011
2:45 pm
Mark Richt went 0-5 versus ranked teams in 2010.
2-9 versus ranked teams since 2008.
5 ranked teams on schedule in 2011, either 0-5 there, or 1-4 best case.
7-5, or 8-4, which mediocre year do you prefer?
RedandBlackDAWG
July 28th, 2011
3:24 pm
Paw Track, Could I use your crystal baal so I can get the winning lotto numbers. You must have one since you think you already know how the season will go for UGA. What school are you a fan of?. Give us their record for 2011 and what teams they beat, and I can save the time watching the game. I would be especially interested if it is a school that plays UGA.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 28th, 2011
3:25 pm
baal=ball, either way, I don’t think paw has one.
Tobias Funke
July 28th, 2011
3:26 pm
Gunner Kiel just committed to INDIANA over Bammer! Is Saban losing his Midas touch?
RedandBlackDAWG
July 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
Tobias,
No coach is going to get every player he goes after, no matter his rep. People on these blogs expect the UGA coach to do the same thing. Sadly, there is football outside of the SEC, and some folks do commit, based on their loyalty to their own home state and wish to be closer to home and family.
Obviously, that was the case with this young man. You would think it would have to be, based on this kids choice.
smelly telly
July 28th, 2011
10:28 pm
dogs won’t win over 4 games.
Mountain Dawg
July 29th, 2011
12:05 am
OK, it’s the ‘end of the week’, so what’s the verdict on JJ???
RedandBlackDAWG
July 29th, 2011
9:01 am
“I guess we don’t want to kick him out for stupidity,” Spurrier said. “And there’s some reasons that he’s probably done some things. Basically, we do believe he’s a good kid, good person. He’s already graduated. With this latest incident, we told him he could go play somewhere else if he wanted to, but he wants stay there.
“He’s really made some lifestyle changes to stay there. Hopefully it will keep up. We just felt like he was worth giving another opportunity to sort of change his lifestyle, and thus far he’s done it,” he said.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 29th, 2011
9:05 am
The above quote is from Spurrier. Now he might be a heck of a coach, but I sure wouldn’t want to play for him, considering how he uses the “stupid word and uneducated word,” so much in describing his players. In Garcia’s case, who is really the stupid one anyway. A coach that gives a guy six chances, or the player that takes them. People complain about CMR being too soft but I bet even he wouldn’t give the man six chances.
AltamahaDawg
July 29th, 2011
11:33 am
So let me get this straight……..Garcia has graducated so it’s not about getting a college education at this point? 5 suspensions and he gets an “opportunity”? The only opportunity he is getting is to make Steve Spurriers chances of winning more ball game better (if he actually does). Spurrier just needs to stop insulting everybodies intelligence.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 29th, 2011
1:28 pm
AltamahaDAWG,
I do admire both Spurrier’s and saban’s coaching abilities as college coaches, but the reason they did not succeed in the NFL, is simply that they could not intimidate the players at the Pro. level. Those guys make a lot of money and a lot of them have a certain amount of money guaranteed, no matter what so they do not react positivly, to be treating poorly.
ugab
July 30th, 2011
10:39 am
It is great to hear about all of the off season workouts. I hope the players are working on the play book, tackling, and blocking. MR said they were practicing technique alot. SAYING A PRAYER FOR OUR COACH AND HIS 4 YR OLD DAUGHTER.. It was a disappointing couple of seasons. I believe it takes a good group of leaders to make a solid team. We have been lacking senior leadership and junior leadership also. Injuries have killed us. We have had some negative players that brought the whole team down. I have called for MRs head several times this season and the last 2 seasons. FANS HATE TO LOSE! COACHES AND PLAYERS HATE TO LOSE ALSO.. I am keeping the faith. I am excited football is right around the corner. I love that “G”. LETS GO DAWGS. GO MR! GO PLAYERS!
ugab
July 30th, 2011
10:41 am
PROUD TO BE A DAWG!! TILL THE DAY I DIE. MR IS THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB.
SickandTired
July 30th, 2011
6:25 pm
Sounds just hunky dory about Crowell. But we have heard the same pile of stink about any number of great recruits that have come into Athens since Marky Mark Mark Arrived. Win the first two or hit the road.
RedandBlackDAWG
July 30th, 2011
11:54 pm
Got a deal for you sickandtired. IF CMR wins the first two, will you hit the road and not bother to blog on a story concernimng UGA again. I think that’s a fair deal. Of course what you will most likely do, after UGA has a pretty good season this year, is change your blog name. It seems to be a popular thing for folks like you to do.
D Bag Trolls!
July 31st, 2011
11:28 am
Hungry and ready to eat your teams breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Mountain Dawg
August 1st, 2011
5:38 pm
Well, the “end of the week” is way past. So……???