UGA’s Mark Richt put on defensive again during SEC coaches teleconferece
ATHENS — Sorry for the relative lack of presence on the blog today. I had to tune into the SEC Coaches teleconference, videotape a segment for ESPN’s College GameDay and go get my knee worked on at my orthopedist’s office. But I’m saddled up here at practice now and will bring you updates the rest of the day.
As for the SEC teleconferecne, Georgia coach Mark Richt continued to get peppered with thinly-veiled queries insinuating that is job may be on this line this week or this year or whatever. For him, that’s pretty much four days in a row of that line of questioning and you can tell that’s it’s starting to wear on him a little bit.
I’ll just quickly share some of his answers from his 10-minute or so session and you’ll get an idea what I mean:
Does Saturday’s game feel like a must-win?
“I wouldn’t say that. It’s a very important game for us, very crucial for the Eastern Division race. It’s not a must win mathematically for the race or not a must win in any other way I know of. But is it crucially important? There’s no doubt about that. But we look at every game like it’s a must-win game, so however you want to spin it, you can spin it. You guys spin it anyway you want anyway. So do with that what you want.”
What’s the general feeling on the team about having to face No. 12 South Carolina coming off such a disappointing loss to Boise State?
“I’d say excitement right now. These guys are really excited about playing this ballgame. They’re getting a chance to play between the hedges for the first time this year, getting play SEC competition for the first time. Maybe they’ll get some form of redemption for last week as far as how we played overall. So everybody’s got a good attitude. They showed up ready to work.”
What about keeping up team morale?
“We don’t have that issue right now. Everybody out there might think that, but nobody had to push anybody yesterday. Everybody’s in, everybody’s working hard, the scout teamers know that Tuesdays and Wednesdays are their game days basically . They’ve got to go great job to simulate what’s going on and I thought they did their part. We were in full pads going live football and competing. There’s no motivational issue right now. There’s no need for anybody to pick anybody up. We’re just going to contuinue to work hard and prepare.”
What are you doing to insulate your team from crictism?
“We’re just coaching ball, OK? You guys want to make things bigger than they are. The bottom line is like anything in life, you’ve got to control what you can, and that is my attitude and my effort and our team’s attitude and effort. That’s true every season. Today’s no different than a year ago or two years ago going into Game two in my mind. Everybody’s locked in, everybody’s working hard and everybody’s confident we’re going to have a good ballgame.”
How do you keep from focusing on the big picture job of getting the program turned around but having to get ready for a tough opponent?
“You answered your own question. You just go to work every day. What can I do today that’s going to help us in Game 9, not much other than getting better at fundamentals, get better at tackling and those kinds of things, and that’s going to help me on Saturday. The goal is to get ready for South Carolina and that’s what we’re going.”
With all the fan forums and blogs and Internet coverage, how do you filter out the noise?
“Well, just what I’ve been saying all along: We get in our meetings, we focus on our jobs, we practice, we compete well, we use the type of energy it takes to have a good day. We can control certain things and that’s what we focus on. And that’s when you’re winning, too, and you’ve got people saying how great you are. You’ve got to be insulated from that, too. If anybody gets to involved in anything that’s swirling around good or bad it doesn’t help you win. So I think you’ve got to manage that.”
Do you address it with the team?
“We don’t talk about it, quite franlkly. We’;e going to work. It’s Game Two, it’s Game One in league play. I don’t see what the issue is as far as any kind of reality,. I don’t even know what’s swirling around. Everybody says there’s stuff swirling around. I usually find about it if my mom calls or I go to church and everybody says they’re praying extra hard for me. That’s when I know it’s out there.”
OK, that’s enough about that. Here’s what some of the SEC coach — including Richt — had to say about the eventual addition of Texas A&M to the SEC.
- RICHT: I’m just going to stay away from commenting on anything as far as expansion right now until all the dust settles and I have a better idea of what’s going on. I’ll say this: It looks like change is coming. I’ll say that. But for me as a coach, my effort and energy has to be focused on preparation and this game and that’s what we’re doing. . . . The truth of the matter is I don’t know and for me to make some kind of comment would be premature. I’ve got an AD as a boss and a president and a commissioner and I don’t think anybody needs my comments on expansion right now.”
- WILL MUSCHAMP: “Whatever Dr. Machen and our administraion decide I’ll support. But Texas A&M has a great tradition and is an outstanding program. . . . I really think we’re headed to the 16-team leagues. Eventually I think there will be four of them at some point if you ask me personally. But whatever our conference decides I’m fine. . . . I don’t know how it will work. Honestly I haven’t put any thought into it at all. But I do think that’s where it will go eventually. I think there’s the haves and have nots esstially.
- STEVE SPURRIER: “It may open up the door for LSU, Arkansas, the Mississippi schools and so forth. I don’t think it will have any impact with us. We’re trying to recruit our state and the border states. That’s about where we are. Every now and then we’ll go up into New Jersey and the OPhiladephia area. But the TV markets and all that if A&M comes in, which looks like is going to happen, that’s fine with all of us. We don’t make those decisions. That just adds a bigtime college program, Texas A&M, to the SEC. And I thnk that’s fine with all of us coaches.” . . . (impact on recruiting) “It won’t for us. Maybe the western teams over there can go into Texas and it can give them certainly more pull. Who knows?”
- LES MILES: “I’m kind of caught because I coached in the Big Eight conference and I coached in the Big 12 conference and I have historic respect for that tremendous conference and the traditions of those teams. So as happy as I am to realize that there will be a greater, plainer view of Texas, I’m saddened in some respect that the old Big Eight-Big 12 is kind of fragile right now. I don’t understand it I guess is what I’m saying.” . . . (Recruiting) “Texas football is great high school football, very talented players. I think there will be a strong view of the strongest football conference and a competitive view of the choices the Texas players have to make and I think they’ll be looking at what conference is the best they can play in and which is closets to my home and what’s the travel distance that my parents would have to go to see me play. I would think the SEC would be preferred to West caost travel or whatever the other choices would be. . . . The dynamics are going to be very significant. I think we would compare very favorably to the other choices of those Texas prospective student-athletes.”
PRACTICE OBSERVATIONS
Real quickly, practice is ongoing. Georgia is in full pads for the second consecutive day. Very unusual. . . . Wide receiver Marlon Brown was wearing a green jersey. His left ankle was heavily wrapped but not sure if that’s the reason. . . . Nose guard Kwame Geathers, who suffered a neck injury (aka stinger) was nowhere to be found for the second straight day.”
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207 comments Add your comment
South GA Dawg
September 7th, 2011
5:57 pm
Really
South GA Dawg
September 7th, 2011
5:58 pm
One Damn Loss and everyone is gone!!!!!!!!! I know I cant be the first????
Pompano Ann
September 7th, 2011
6:08 pm
Where is the redemption? We needed it this past Saturday and now Carolina will be a huge game to keep us in for any hopes of a good season and to maybe keep a coach? So many questions to the formula for a good team; but still the basic questions; why 31 years since a National Chapionship while the SEC dominates around us. Are we a pit stop for the NFL and all good players leave their Junior Year? Saturday will and should determine all key decisions for the future of UGA Football!
roughrider
September 7th, 2011
6:10 pm
It’s time for the UGA Alumni to quit buying season tickets and donating money. When Richt and staff are gone, we can start back.
He Hate Gator
September 7th, 2011
6:15 pm
Good questions and comments Ann…
jackson
September 7th, 2011
6:15 pm
I just wanted to say that I’m second.
ps- please God let our loveable dogs be loveable again after the s.c. game
Dbalcer
September 7th, 2011
6:17 pm
We had some significant injuries Saturday. I hope most of them can play Saturday. I will be there rooting my DAWGS on to victory.
statesboro dawg
September 7th, 2011
6:21 pm
You people need to wake up and get a life it was one freaking game I support mark Richt because before him you never won 10 or 11 games. Go COACH I support you
Frank Lane
September 7th, 2011
6:29 pm
Last year, AJ Green never once apologized to the team for his behavior that led to four games suspended. Bacarri Rambo did apologize to the team today in a public forum, and that turned around my whole impression of the young man.
Rusty
September 7th, 2011
6:32 pm
I am a Bulldog Fan from Encino California and follow the team the past four years. Lay off of Richt until after the season ends. The team needs to perform starting with Saturdays game and marching forward to a bowl bid. Go DAWGS from California!
Joe Momma Angie Daddy
September 7th, 2011
6:37 pm
Hey Roughrider, you hit the nail on the head. When people quit spending money, that will get their attention. When the seats start getting empty, CMR and staff won’t be around lond!
tony
September 7th, 2011
6:38 pm
Dawg Nation Is Completely Blind! I tried to warn you guys about Mr Richt a yr ago. Don’t you people realize that if Mr Richt wanted to win a national championship he could? If Mr Richt wanted to defeat Boise he could have. He can even defeat every team left on their schedule if he wanted to. I will leave it at that.
Please hire an elite coach
September 7th, 2011
6:47 pm
I like Richt and respect him as a man. However, he is not the man to lead UGA to a title. If he was UGA would have at least played for the title by now. It’s not a coincidence that 4 other SEC schools have won titles during his tenure.
Dawg gone...
September 7th, 2011
6:52 pm
South GA Dawg’s 2nd post says it all- Dawwgnation’s psyche was so fragile (even though a few tried to be brave), now all hope is lost. Everyone expects a SC victory on Saturday, even Dawgnation! That tells you alot about state of UGA program.
SEC Fan
September 7th, 2011
6:54 pm
The SC game may not be a “must” win for Richt, but it’s a “must” win for a lot of UGA fans; and, if Richt loses, you ain’t heard nothing yet.
DawgHare
September 7th, 2011
6:58 pm
Reading about all of the heat Coach Richt is getting from fans and the media is getting disheartening.
Say what you will about the recent results of his teams, he is a good man, and he loves his players… certainly a lot more than some of the “fans” who booed the team on national television. Oh wait, *they were just booing Bobo*. Yeah right, I’m sure the players knew that.
It’s hard not to conclude that one of the problems at Georgia is coaching, but another problem at Georgia is the fans. We need to focus on cheering for the Dawgs and not booing them or Richt (or Bobo). That hurts the whole program, present and future.
My hope is that Richt and his staff can turn it around. And personally, my prayers are for a good man, his family, and his team who are feeling a lot of heat.
GO DAWGS!!!
Merry Meru
September 7th, 2011
7:15 pm
When UGA stops recruiting low-class, dreadlocked, tattooed goons with no character, things will improve. That won’t happen while Mark Richt is in Athens.
Richt has sold his soul to the devil, and the devil has reneged on the deal.
Pierce Dawg
September 7th, 2011
7:17 pm
It is so sad people base their comments off of 1 lose THIS SEASON. Last season is over,give it up. Give CMR a break,he is a good man and coach. They did not throw Dooley under the buse when he had 4 or 5 bad seasons in a row. He later went on to win a national championship. Be positive,the season is young. GO DAWGS and CMR!!!!
Pierce Dawg
September 7th, 2011
7:22 pm
My prayers are with you and the team CMR. I SUPPORT YOU AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!!!!! Hold your heads up,GOD is in control.
dawgfan
September 7th, 2011
7:30 pm
Well, SOMETHING needs to get Richt fired up. Getting knocked around like a rag doll the past few seasons sure hasn’t done it.
BirdDog
September 7th, 2011
7:36 pm
I was as disappointed as I could be Saturday night, but it’s only the first game and it was against a top 5 team. A lot of young guys got game experience on a big stage which will benefit them. I’m not quitting on the Dawgs like so many others. But, I guess most people enjoy a witch hunt. Anyway, Go Dawgs! Protect your house!
dawgfan
September 7th, 2011
7:41 pm
I’m not quitting on the Dawgs either. I have quit on this coaching staff. My allegiances lie with the University of Georgia Bulldogs, not Mark Richt. No coach is bigger than the program. Win or we will find somebody else that will. That’s America. Love it or leave it.
Troup Co. Dawg
September 7th, 2011
7:51 pm
There is no fire in this Program? No will to win! Maybe next year with a new Staff, it will take more than just falling down on each other, half-hearted tackling, and weak game planning! This team has way too much talent in it’s players to make boneheaded mistakes that they make ! You can bet Spurrier will have a plan! He still has fire, Good luck Dawgs! I will no longer have any hype for this program unless they show it on the field! Beat a ranked opponent and maybe I’ll celebrate!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
7:53 pm
Frank Lane-
AJ Greens apology. Make sure you have your facts straight before giving a opinion as a fact
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5547721
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
7:55 pm
One damn game and you would think we are talking about a 2-10 coached team. Pathetic is the way Dawg Nation has turned on the staff and now the media is fueling the fire. I will support this team 100% all season and then let th eguys who get paid to make those decisions make whatever they deem necessary. Until then I support Mark Richt and this staff. Some of you need a reality check of what it means to be a Bulldog supporter.
Innocent bystander
September 7th, 2011
7:57 pm
Nose guard Kwame Geathers, who suffered a neck injury (aka stinger) was nowhere to be found for the second straight day.”
Second straight day? Does that include saturday in the dome?
LOL
September 7th, 2011
7:57 pm
When UGA stops recruiting low-class, dreadlocked, tattooed goons with no character, things will improve. That won’t happen while Mark Richt is in Athens.
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Wow, UGA sure has some educated fans.
Sick and tired
September 7th, 2011
7:58 pm
I’m so sick of hearing “it was just one game people – calm down”. It was just the next joke of a game in a long line of bad games over the past three years! Bobo is getting worse each game!
ga gator
September 7th, 2011
8:00 pm
Be careful what you ask for Dawgsters!
Jiggy Smaha
September 7th, 2011
8:01 pm
It’s time for all true Georgia fans to hunker down behind the team. We haven’t even played a conference game yet. Let’s see where we are around the middle of Octiber.
Sonya
September 7th, 2011
8:05 pm
this says it all!
http://dawgsbui2.com/content/not-must-win-really
DAWG with two bags over head
September 7th, 2011
8:06 pm
For those calling for more patience, I ask, where have you been the last 3 seasons? Last Saturday was not a one-time radar blip, but a direct indication of a drastic 3-year downward slide. Our braintrust had 8 months to prepare and we played like it was the second part of a Liberty Bowl doubleheader. Nothing has changed in 8 months, so why would you think anything would change in 6 days against another very good opponent? Wake up a smell the coffee. We won’t turn this program around with Richt at the helm. Every day he remains is another day we have to endure as the laughing stock of the league.
dawgfan
September 7th, 2011
8:13 pm
It obviously wasn’t “just one game” when we saw the same exact kind of inept and uninspired play that we’ve been seeing going on 3 years now. You Richt apologists just don’t get it. Its not that we lost the game. Its the WAY we lost the game. Its the same way that we’ve been losing games for YEARS now. Not days. Not months. YEARS. You people act like we didn’t go 8-5 in 2009, didn’t go 6-7 in 2010, and didn’t just get schooled on what is essentially our home turf by a team from Idaho. I didn’t even know they played football in Idaho up until about 6 years ago the first time we played them. Yes, they are a top 5 team. We’ve played a lot of top teams and we’re going to play a lot more. Richt hasn’t beaten one in YEARS. Not days. Not months. YEARS.
Wake up and smell the coffee.
Pierce CO Dawg
September 7th, 2011
8:13 pm
I agree lowcountry dawg. If not the media bashing them,its the so called fans. Love or leave them. Quit being some sore losing critics. I support the team and CMR. Try saying something positive for a change. You might like it. GO DAWGS!!!!!
kyle
September 7th, 2011
8:14 pm
You brilliant play callers and know-it-all fringe need to grab a headset and show us all how it’s done.
I’m behind CMR 100%. He’s earned more respect than to be booed by rednecks that probably barely even have a high school degree, much less went to Georgia.
Browndog
September 7th, 2011
8:14 pm
Can’t believe everyone gives up on the team after one game. UGA is young and learning to play and the season will play out. UGA is rebuilding and needs support from the fans much more than the constant barrage of negative comments and opinions. Good luck on Saturday!
Pierce CO Dawg
September 7th, 2011
8:14 pm
Enter your comments here
Melvin Udall
September 7th, 2011
8:15 pm
What if this is as good as it gets?
DAWG with two bags over head
September 7th, 2011
8:17 pm
Melvin,
Welcome to my world.
Pierce CO Dawg
September 7th, 2011
8:17 pm
Sore losers turn your tv off,you amaze me you so called fans.
Cali Dawg
September 7th, 2011
8:21 pm
CMR…take over the OC duties like you used to. I’d much rather have questions about how you handle the time outs with under 2 minutes as OC than what we have to suffer through with the current OC.
I fear CMR gets the boot at UGA and wins a NC as an OC for someone else…it’s gonna happen. CMR, maximize your talent where you’re at.
Sick and tired 2
September 7th, 2011
8:21 pm
Exactly what Sick and tired said. It’s NOT just one game people. Georgia has been very underwhelming since 2008. The record shows it, the stats show it. It’s not just angry Dawg fans and the writers here at the AJC that notice it either. National writers are talking about how disappointing Georgia is.
Loosing to Boise is acceptable considering they are a top 5 team. The WAY we lost is unacceptable. We had too much talent to look like the second most skilled team on the field. We had too much size to be dominated on the line of scrimmage. Boise adjusted at halftime and we didn’t. We were out-coached and that’s not debatable. The coaches are doing these kids a disservice by not coaching them up like they’re paid to do.
Pierce CO Dawg
September 7th, 2011
8:22 pm
I agree Kyle,no class!!!!!
Dawgsgone
September 7th, 2011
8:23 pm
Close your eyes and listen. Change the names & dates and we have Ray (We’ve just got to go back to work and get better)Goff all over again. Love the man and what he stands for but he is not a big time, big game coach and he is too nice a guy to do what needs to be done with his assistant coaches.
kyle
September 7th, 2011
8:26 pm
Pre-season rank 1 in 2008 and Knowshon/Stafford decide to do their own stuff…still finished 10-3. Most teams would kill for 10-3.
8-5 in 2009, yes we struggled but picked up the pieces towards the end and finished with a good win over A&M.
Last year was ugly…so many close games and 4th quarters we couldn’t close out. 11 years would take it’s toll on anyone! Even Spurrier said 12 years at Florida was enough…Everybody needs to take a deep breath and focus on 2011…we have a LONG season to go with plenty of opportunities.
atl xmen
September 7th, 2011
8:26 pm
please…uga fans will keep filling the seats,,they are not tech fans. thats what real and true fans do. they support the team through the good times and bad. richt is the coach to take uga to the bcs nc game.he has already come close a few time in his 10 years..there will be other chances.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
8:27 pm
News Flash-
No one is forcing anyone to be a UGA supporter. If this is to “painful” for you go find another team. If you are a UGA fan that wears two bags simply take them off and guy buy you a Oklahoma or LSU hate. Easy to be a fan win you are ranked #1 or #2 in the nation. This is when the rubber meets the road in fandom. Are you with us or against us? Choice is ya’lls.
SugarHillDawg
September 7th, 2011
8:30 pm
Hey Low Country, where did you get this one game crap? It’s been TWO YEARS and one game of mediocrity and we’ve had a belly full!!!!!!!!!!!
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
8:30 pm
Does Saturday’s game feel like a must-win?
“I wouldn’t say that.
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CMR won’t look his challenge in the face. SC game is a must-win game and UGA better stare it in the face and prevail. But thay won’t. That’s why the Dawgs lose Saturday. I truly hope I’m wrong. I hope the Dawgs go 11-1, because I don’t think I can stand another lost season.
BTW I find it interesting that it takes a crisis for UGA to scrimmage two days in a row. Of course CMR has told a couple of times in the past that he was going to scrimmage more, but that was just fodder for those “crazy” Dawg fans. He knows what in the hell he’s doing. Okay.
And we wonder why UGA has become so soft.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
8:34 pm
Sugar Hill,
Richt cannot fix two years ago, Richt cannot fix last season. What is done is done. We have to let this thing play out and again at the end of the year it is making a change fine, but at this point it is 1 game. Its a 11 game season now and Conference play begins. We gotta let this play out before firing him after 1 game.
James in Athens
September 7th, 2011
8:34 pm
I love the Dogs but let’s be real honest about
this coaching staff. UGA has not recovered since
Alabama came in here in 2008 and kicked
us all of the field. We have pretty much sux since
then and I just think the game has passed our staff
by and they really don’t know what to do. Also our
recruiting has been very overrated as shown on the
field. Just goes to show you that most 4 and 5 star
guys which we have do not pan out. Im guessing we have
3 or 4 players on the field this weekend that would
start for Bama, UF, LSU or even SC…. We are going through
another rough time like the final few Goff years so Im
guessing a change will be coming after the TECH game.
In the mean time lets get behind the 2011 Team and see if
they can’t win 6 or 7 games maybe more starting this weekend…
SC Dog
September 7th, 2011
8:35 pm
All you quitters/crybabies that want to quit on the team after one game, must have never lost a game in your life. I am glad you weren’t in my foxhole or on my team. Back the team. This is our team and our coaches. If a change needs to be made, lets address them after the season. Negativety at this point does absolutely no good. Go Dawgs!!!
Lakedawg
September 7th, 2011
8:35 pm
One loss to a top 5 team in country and a bunch of so called fans ababdon ship. Play the year out and let McGarity make decisions if they need made. Meanwhile we got 11 more games to support the team this year.
And yeah I thought play ncalling was bad, the one area we clearly was better than Boisr was team speed yet we never utilized that against them. Toss sweeps, swing passes, slants, anything to get some open space for backs and receivers.
AI The Answer
September 7th, 2011
8:37 pm
Richt needs to cut loose mike Bobo and call all the plays on offense. Bring back the quick slants,screens,and mis-direction hand-offs. Stop bein VANILLA on offense. Use all your weapons ! Keep the defense guessing. Again, bench T.King and start M.Mitchell.
DAWG with two bags over head
September 7th, 2011
8:37 pm
Lowcountry,
Why do all you blind homers just want the rest of us to go away? Are you somehow threatened that someone might have a different opinion? Fascism (or should I say Teapartyism) is alive and well with the “it’s only one game” crowd.
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
8:38 pm
LowcountryApologist
Are you with us or against us? Sounds like you don’t like the majority of Dawg fans. The majority of Dawg fans want UGA to be the best it can be. Apparently you’re satisfied with mediocrity. That’s fine. Just don’t castigate loyal Dawg fans, who want more.
AI The Answer
September 7th, 2011
8:39 pm
Lakedawg, its not just one game this year. Its 6-7 last year,all the losses to Florida,no SEC championship after all the top 5 recruiting classes !. Its a recent (last 3 years) body of work.
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
8:44 pm
I would just like to point out that Lakedawg and LakeDawg are two different people. Thank you.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
8:44 pm
The last two posters-
Obviously reading comprehension fails you both. I am not a blind homer as I pretty much made that clear. If he goes he goes, but the season and team needs to let this play out.
If you guys had your way do you want him fired right now? Then who coaches the team? Bobo? Grantham?
Then what happens to the season and recruiting? You guys think this is just a game and real easy on the team,coaches and administration but it isn’t. Tough being a fan?
So stay on the blog and feel free to run down the coach and the program. You cannot have one without the other. You can not run down the coach and say its not about the players. It works both ways.
So support the team and the program let the McGarity make the call in due time. If that makes me a blind homer than so be it. You must be part of the Kool-Aid drinking fire CMR group then.
LOL
September 7th, 2011
8:45 pm
Mark Richt is one if the highest paid coaches in college football making over $3 million dollars a year. He is NOT above criticism. He doesn’t get paid that money because of his values as a christian man. He’s paid extremely well to win football games. UGA is not getting adequate return on their investment.
Big Dawg
September 7th, 2011
8:47 pm
One game? Try a whole decade. Coach Richt is 2-8 against the Gators alone. And read this article to see just how badly he and his staff have squandered the NFL caliber talent that has come through the program over the years. If you can’t handle these facts, you can follow CMR to Mars Hill or Stony Brook next year. As Bill Parcells likes to say, “in the end, it’s all about the wins and losses.”. And by the way, that’s exactly what AD McGarity said yesterday.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/834438-5-things-i-learned-about-georgia-and-boise-state/page/3
CHDawg
September 7th, 2011
8:52 pm
New flash: Athens 2043GMT: Memo from AD–All booing, quitting, negative fans have been asked not to show up on Saturday. Lead, follow, or don’t waste our oxygen in Sanford Stadium on game day! We are asking that you stay home and watch Congressional speeches on CSpan to learn what you sound like.
Richt is stealing money
September 7th, 2011
8:54 pm
2-8 against Florida.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
8:56 pm
Blind Homer? Check out what I wrote to Carter Strickland in ‘07. I unfortunately addressed it to Chip. Like I said I may have issues with the program but I am not going to trash the University I love dearly.
By Lowcountry Bulldawg
October 8, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this
Chip,
Do you feel this program has taken advantage of a SEC Title in 2002 and 2005? Are we “THAT” much better having won those?
Now in 2007 after taking two loses on the chin to USC and UT are we any better now than those 4 straight seasons of 8 wins with Jim Donnan?
At this point I have to say no and this staff is squarely to blame. I am not flip flopping, but have deiceided to take the blinders off. In to many games UGA has been manhandled on the OL/DL and out schemed as well. The recruiting the past 3 seasons seems to have been a flop. As a blogger mentioned how many 1st round picks do you see on the field? The talent is not there.
Chip, 1980 was along time ago. 2002 helped alot of wounds for the UGA Nation. We cannot go another 25 years or for that fact another 5. The time is now. When you couple that with the quick success of Meyers,Stoops and Carroll I think it is fair to question Richt and the direction of this program midway through year 7.
Can you be tough on this staff as a reporter and ask the tough questions for us?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
8:58 pm
Notice when that was written, 2007.
Here is the link:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/uga/entries/2007/10/08/the_problem_oli.html#comments
Richt is stealing money
September 7th, 2011
8:59 pm
2-8 against Florida. $3 million dollars per year. Some people have the nerve to call athletes greedy. If Richt was a real man of character he would step down.
DAWG with two bags over head
September 7th, 2011
9:00 pm
The problem is, if no one questions the play calling, the conditioning, the recruiting, etc. nothing will change. Even with all the ruckus the past 3 seasons, Richt has only begrudgingly made a few changes that should have been made years before (Martinez) or were never made at all(Bobo). To top it off, we’ve started all of the recent seasons as if practice started 15 minutes before kickoff. I also have zero confidence that McGarity will do the right thing at the end of the season without extreme fan pressure. Without keeping the heat on the coaching staff we aren’t going to get to the place where we ALL want to be. That’s where I’m coming from. I’m not drinking anyone’s Kool-aid, I prefer sweet tea.
AI The Answer
September 7th, 2011
9:00 pm
95,000 UGA fans at Sanford stadium ain’t gonna accept losing to SC at home. You can bet on that !
GetReady
September 7th, 2011
9:01 pm
Dawg fans may be up in arms, but all this ‘it was just one game’ crap is bothersome. Dawg fans can take a loss, believe me – we’ve had our share. But getting whipped? AND showcasing the same weaknesses as last year? THAT’s what makes the hotseat so dang hot.
We’re not asking for the moon and stars (anymore), but improvement and relevancy are a MUST. Another opportunity on Saturday. Better be up for it.
UGA grad 90
September 7th, 2011
9:03 pm
The USC game is not a “must-win.” Richt is FINALLY done-for. I guess 2 losing seasons in a row is what he gets for winning 2 SEC Championships. He built our program up and he has destroyed it. Consider the next guy coming in like Obama coming in after Bush.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
9:04 pm
What promises change but delivers nothing? Great exactly what is needed if that happens.
dawg from a distance
September 7th, 2011
9:06 pm
I am a DAWGS fan. I love the DAWGS and I am sticking with them knowing they will right the ship. We lost to Boise, no one wanted to but we can and will beat the chickens and the band wagon will begin to get full.
Go DAWGS!
Gordon
September 7th, 2011
9:09 pm
UGA fans at this point remind me of Tech fans with Hewitt. It was only the last two years, especially the last year, when we stopped going to the games that the AD had no choice.
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
9:12 pm
Lowcountry
I see where you’re coming from. You’re taking the rational approach. College football in the SEC is not rational. It often takes “irrational” fans to push a program to its potential. Ex. Alabama. Shula was doing a decent job with the circumstances he inherited. The rational approach was to give him time, but Bama fans weren’t rational and they got Saban. In the past, UGA has shown a propensity to not make a change as long as the money was pouring in. It took a lot of heat to get rid of Goff and Donnan. UGA fans are raising the heat to send a message. Nobody truly believes that CMR will be fired before seasons end.
As for recruiting, that’s a moot point. If CMR gets canned at season’s end it will kill the recruiting class anyway. Actually, one can make an argument that publicly acknowledging CMR is gone at season’s end will help in recruiting. Every recruit will be watching to see who UGA is going to get. Knowing there is a new day at UGA. The new coach can hit the ground running.
Finally, I don’t think the heat hurts UGA’s season. If anything, it might spur them to accomplish something. Fear is a great motivator in small doses. If the negativity becomes overwhelming after 0-2, then they weren’t going to accomplish anything anyway. CMR needs motivation. Otherwise he would probably sleepwalk to another 7-6 or 6-7 season. He might anyway. I truly don’t think CMR has grasped the reality of his situation. Well, he might now. Anyway, he’s going to have to perform under the gun. He brought this on himself. Who knows, maybe the pressure will bring out the best in him. I hope so. But I’m not going to curtail my criticism when its warranted. This is NOT a 1 game situation.
P.S. I’ve pretty much vented 3+ years of frustration this week. So, I will be quieter from now on, but I reserve the right to call a spade a spade. If CMR can’t handle the heat then he’s in the wrong job.
NJ Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:12 pm
“Today’s no different than a year ago or two years ago going into Game two in my mind.”
That statement is a little scary to me and kind of contradicts what he was saying before the season about how he was more excited and into it this year. Wouldn’t him supposedly being more excited and into it this year be different from a year ago or two years ago. I’ve always been a big fan and supporter of Richt but lately all I’m hearing is “blah, blah, blah, blah” and then we lose….again.
whatacrew
September 7th, 2011
9:13 pm
TO Dawghare – I paid over $800+ (tickets, parking, food in the Dome) for my family to see a team play like they did that CMR did not have ready to play (and oh, he makes about $3M a year) and you say I don’t have the right to boo?? Sorry that I didn’t drink the kool-aide.
UGA grad 90
September 7th, 2011
9:14 pm
Would you jerks stop saying that this is about ONE GAME. This is about the past 3+ YEARS! Have you saying this been sleepingunder a rock? I’m really hoping these are not real Georgia fans, but other fans hoping we’ll keep Richt forever because we one of the worst teams in the the SEC. Really, it’s us and Ole Miss now, just above Kentucky and Vandy.
Ace
September 7th, 2011
9:16 pm
If I were Richt I’d answer that with:
1- We’ve won 96 games in 10 years guys, ok?
2- Since 1995, in 25 years, I’ve only had 1 losing season, little perspective might frame this thing up a little
3- If you look at the great coaches, Wooden and Jackson in BBall, Bear Bryant, they all have periods where for 2,3 4 year,s things went in the wrong direction.
4- It could be worse, Bear Bryant only won 1 game his 10th season, at least I won 6.
5- Fellas, compere me to Nick Saban his first 10 years, let me know who had the better win %, then get back to me
6- I’ve been coaching for 25 years, I think 20 of those we finished in the top 10, 23 of those in the top 25, and 16 in the top 5. Next.
Prozac Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:17 pm
It is really sad to see all this played out in the media. Our coach being being hounded about his job and spending time thinking about that instead of the obvious things he might fix.
Fans booing the players. A lot of them are freshmen (they played against a lot of fifth year seniors). How hard is it to concentrate on football knowing your fans do not support you? (BTW, I don’t know the answer). Yes, I think we were mislead about what to expect this year(although I’m not sure who did it) and I don’t like it. I was embarrassed by the performance during the Boise game. I think CMB could have done MUCH MUCH better. I’m tired of losing, I want the dawgs to have national respect and enjoy reading about them the day after a game. I want a NC really bad.
I think it is important for us to be able to vent to each other. It’s healthy.
But I just can’t see how anything directed at the coaches and players (especially the players) would help get those things.
When the season is over, or nearly over, and we aren’t happy with what we have, then is the time to raise a MIGHTY ruckus. But if I read McGarity right we won’t have to.
Buford T. Pusser
September 7th, 2011
9:18 pm
This is a mastepiece. Not only are you all inbred, but now you are all infighting. The only NC in your history was 31 years ago, quit acting like you are a player on the national scene. With the exception of the 1940s and the first half of the 1980s, you have been nothing more than average. Typical commnts from the most delusional fanbase in America. Accept the fact of what you are, not what you think you are, that is, a program slightly better than Kentucky with no basketball to fall back on.
The Sheriff has spoken.
TheAntiMe
September 7th, 2011
9:19 pm
There is nothing sadder than Bulldog fans in denial. Yes, it was only one game against a possible BCS contender. That being said, for the past three years now, the Bulldogs, in many games, have had at least an equal amount of talent and often times the more talented team on paper but are, more times than not, either out-coached or the team self destructs via horrible tackling or through an avalanche of just plain silly penalties.
It’s not unusual that once a person is set for life financially like Mark Richt is that they lose the motivation that drove them before they were “proven”. Mark Richt is an excellent recruiter who holds his own with anyone in that department, however, as a coach, he just doesn’t have it anymore. Whatever “it” is.
It is time for AD Greg McGarity to think outside of the box and make a new position for Mark Richt as Recruiting Guru Deluxe or, if you prefer, Director of Recruiting and then relieve Richt of his coaching duties and find a coach who can actually get the most out of the four and five star recruits that Mark Richt brings in to UGA.
Prozac Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:20 pm
@Buford
Meds are not that hard to get. Get some and don’t be so mean!!
Ace
September 7th, 2011
9:20 pm
We play 8 unranked teams in the next 11 games. We’ll win those 8 games. Win the Bowl game and that’s 9-4, a 50% improvement over 6-7.
We play 3 more ranked teams, SC, MSU, Florida. Even if we lose all 3, which I doubt, we’ll still finish 8-5 (33% improvement) or 9-4 (50% inprovement).
So, this 1 game means nothing in th big picture as far as getting a lot more wins goes (33-50% more wins).
It’s going to be a better year friends.
And 2012 will be even better.
And 2013 even better.
Relax.
Beatdowndawg
September 7th, 2011
9:22 pm
We just need to let the season play out. This team hasn’t even had a chance to play an SEC game yet. Playing an OOC team as opposed to an annual rival doesn’t give us a true idea of what this team can do. I remember last year that LSU fans were ready to run Les Miles out of town after the Tennessee game. The next week he beat Florida on a lucky bounce and everything turned around from there. He was literally a one inch bounce of the ball from getting fired. This week they are calling him one of the best coaches in the country. The point is, we as fans don’t know how close this team is to turning the corner, hopefully it will happen this weekend. Either way he isn’t going anywhere until after the season ends anyway so we should all be supportive of the team and players until that time comes.
Athens dawg 2
September 7th, 2011
9:22 pm
For all our frustrations, USC and Boise are both better teams than UGA. Their rankings are correct. If we go 0-2 it just means Richt did not pull an upset. In my opinion, these are the 2 toughest teams we will face all year. 9-3 would be a very successful year. Let’s see how it plays out.
Viking fan
September 7th, 2011
9:23 pm
If dawgs loss Saturday I’m done!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 7th, 2011
9:23 pm
I wonder if Richt will have the team watch the documentary on Herschel
Instead of reading books on Energy Vampires
Prozac Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:23 pm
@Anti,
You might be on to something. One thing that a recruit’s parents want to know is that their son will be looked after.
Prozac Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:26 pm
@Viking fan,
Come on dude, don’t you want the dawgs to suck it up. You can’t be anymore embarrassed than anyone else will be by a loss.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
9:27 pm
Lake,
I here you also, it is just frustrating the voracity this is coming at after a single game this year. Plenty can be said for this game but yet if you told me we had a chance to go 1-1 after two games and the victory was against Carolina I would be still excited. I am just trying to reserve judgement at this point.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 7th, 2011
9:27 pm
Just watched Figgens make the key block to open up Boykin
But hey we are not going to use him in the power I to block
We are using him to pass out Kryptonite Kool-aid while we run another shotgun draw up the middle
Hey Figgens will you pass me some kool-aid and see if Bobo needs some
Gridiron dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:27 pm
I hope we pull an upset Saturday, but would anyone here not do a straight up trade for USC’s roster? We have no Lattimore, no Jeffrey, no defensive talent like USC. I would keep our special teams. USC is loaded – they are favored to win the East by everyone for a reason. Maybe Spurrier has messed up Garcia enough he will give us turnovers.
CHDawg
September 7th, 2011
9:29 pm
Buford Puss, UGA finished ‘07 at number 2. That is average in the top 3 teams in America. Let’s bail out of a perfectly good airplane. If we survive, we can start over from square one….the sheriff is mixed up…that is all
Mike
September 7th, 2011
9:30 pm
You guys are all about getting rid of Richt. After this week, I may agree. The question is, who are you going to get to replace him? Who is available? Firing is the easy part. Replacing him with a tried and true, long-term solution is the question.
JB
September 7th, 2011
9:31 pm
Just left the SC message board. They think they are Bama all of a sudden….with a history to back it up…LOL……………They are coming in to Athens reading about our infighting and talking about putting the nail in the ole Richt coffin ( DA’s don’t realize that’s probably the worst thing that could happen to them. A butt kicker in Athens would put them looking up their butts at 3rd place EVERY year with us and Florida fighting for 1 & 2. It’s always a war. I’m saying lot’s of pride on the line. They might run into a buzz saw Saturday.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
9:33 pm
I thought the ‘02 Auburn game was the biggest game Richt has coached. This weekend is the biggest game he may coach at Athens. Is there another game more significant? I can’t think of one.
UGA grad 90
September 7th, 2011
9:33 pm
@ Mike: Kirby Smart. Done.
CHDawg
September 7th, 2011
9:34 pm
Gents, yes you can show up and boo, but the players can show up and not try. Let’s just hope both of you show up and act like winners…
Prozac Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:34 pm
@Gridiron,
As painful as your observation is, it is true. Although we do have some players now, I see our time being 1-2 years away. My only hope for this Saturday is that UGA coaches were messing with us last Sat.. Either that or PBR is on sale and Garcia buys a couple of cases before the game.
LOL
September 7th, 2011
9:34 pm
It’s going to be a better year friends.
And 2012 will be even better.
And 2013 even better
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2-8 against Florida. 2-9 after this year. He makes $3 million dollars a year. Aren’t you tired of saying “next year”? First it was “next year” when Stafford is a sophmore, then it was “next year” when Stafford is a junior, then it was “next year” we’ll have Aaron Murray, then it was “next year” Murray will be a sophmore. Now it’s… guess what… “next year”. In the meantime 4 different SEC teams have won titles and UGA is still waiting on “next year”. LOL
GATA
September 7th, 2011
9:36 pm
Why this game IS a MUST WIN:
-Finally get a win after humiliating losses to end last season and start this year’s.
-SC, divisional rival we used to own, now has risen above UGA.
-Fan base moral (see first point)
-Only way for Richt to get critics to shut the hell up
-Steve Spurrier, ’nuff said
-When was the last time UGA won a big game – a game it had to have?
-Recruiting, although what difference does that seem to make?
-UGA has to make a statement that they are relevant in the SEC/East
I’m sure there are others, but this is a good start. If this game is not a must win, then it just doesn’t exist. I’m actually a Richt supporter and don’t think he should be fired. I do think he needs to get a new coaching staff or it will be his demise.
UGA grad 90
September 7th, 2011
9:37 pm
@ “LOL” – We’ve got some serious brainwashed Georgia fans out there. Or Richt’s paying guys minumum wage to post crap like that on these boards all night.
JB
September 7th, 2011
9:37 pm
Carolina also real worried about their secondary. They have a DB who gave up 3 TD’s pretty quick last week. They are all suspect and fear the Georgia coach’s will see it also and spread it out with quick hits from Murray and neutralize their defense front. They are really worried about it. Others on there say Bobo to dumb and stubborn to see it.
Prozac Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:38 pm
Does anybody really care about CMR’s salary? I don’t. Just win games.
Ralph
September 7th, 2011
9:38 pm
Time to flood the AD’s email box with letters of support for CMR. Mostly the haters that comment on the ajc blogs. CMR has tons of support in the state and nation. He is a fantastic coach, better person and a wonderful representative for UGA. We should be thankful he is our coach. No true fan leaves when the team is behind or not playing well. No true fan boos coaches or players. The “fans” that did that on Saturday are a disgrace to UGA football. Fair weather, short-term minded, fans are not needed. From what I hear CMR is here to stay even if he has less than a great record this year. The AD has given him 3 years to turn this ship and it will turn way before then.
Prozac Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:40 pm
@Ralph,
How do you know he has three years?
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
9:41 pm
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
9:27 pm
Lake,
I here you also, it is just frustrating the voracity this is coming at after a single game this year. Plenty can be said for this game but yet if you told me we had a chance to go 1-1 after two games and the victory was against Carolina I would be still excited. I am just trying to reserve judgement at this point.
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Lowcountry
I realize that I”ve been overly emotional this week. Its 3+ years of frustration pouring out and the memory of how hard it was to get rid of Goff. I really do hope CMR richt can turn it around. I felt that way before the season and still feel that way. However, I don’t have much hope. BTW I think its wrong to boo at the game and I’ve never done that. As always, I will be seated before the SC game with eternal hope.
UGA grad 90
September 7th, 2011
9:42 pm
@Ralph: If Richt’s paying you $7.50/hour to post here, just go get a job delivering pizza, you can make more money that way. If you are serious, you are not a fan. Giving Richt 3 more years and supporting that action is only something that would come from a Florida or Ga Tech fan.
JB
September 7th, 2011
9:43 pm
Ralph…………..Let me help you. There are maybe 200 bloggers on here. This crap goes nowhere but here. Nobody in the program reads this crap. This for our amusement and frustration. Nothing here makes headlines. Richt is never asked about statements on here. We are hard core nobody’s on here. Any questions?
UGA grad 90
September 7th, 2011
9:44 pm
I do want to see I don’t agree with booing the kids. It’s not their fault. It’t the coaches. Now if I could, I would boo the coaches, but not the kids – ever. They work their tails off and they have poor leadership.
JT
September 7th, 2011
9:46 pm
If you’re not happy with the product on the field then donate your tickets to a Boys & Girls Club and just stay home and watch a movie. Then maybe you won’t become so angry as to boo 19yr olds. You may think you’re boos are targeted at Richt and staff, but it’s the players and future players that hear that crap and you end up making that much harder for the program regardless of who will be coaching beyond this year. The “we’re behind you only as long as you’re winning” BS is a heckuva way to support the team. Send a message, absolutely, but do it by staying home or withholding your money. Booing college kids, especially your own team, is completely out of line when an empty seat sends a far more effective message. There are myriad ways to express your dissatisfaction without the ugliness of raining boos down on the players.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
9:47 pm
I think one coach who has gotten a free pass and seems to have a lot of hype around his name is Rodney Garner. Seems like alot of these kids never do reach the full potential. Certainly it is not all coaching, it seems like it can definetly be not fully evaluating the talent we are bringing in.
JB
September 7th, 2011
9:48 pm
UGA grad 90… you are correct………………It’s ALL coaching and lack of proper management in Athens. In year 11 when you have NO depth at OL and have to replace a starting LB with a walk on in GAME ONE, Where should we put that blame? On the ticket takers and ushers?
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 7th, 2011
9:48 pm
I know Boise beat us but sorry Im not sold on them being able to beat a real top 5 team
Boise’s RB had 24 carries for 57 yds
Boise was 4-12 on 1st downs, 0-5 in the 1st half
UGA was 2-13 on 3rd down so there was too many 3 and outs
Moore was good and accurate on short passes with absolutly no pressure and Im almost certain he didnt complete a pass over 20 yds
Moore was pressured one time and he threw an interception
My point
We were outcoached
Face AL or LSU’s defense and have those stats and your not winning
Chris Peterson saw that he could throw the dump route crossing patterns we were too stupid to play man football and had no pressure on him all night
Prozac Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:48 pm
@UGA grad 90 & JT,
Finally the voice of reason. Thank you
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
9:49 pm
That would be the only coach at this point I fill deserves some criticism.
Hurtin' Dawg
September 7th, 2011
9:49 pm
I can take the losses…..I’m just fed up with HOW we lose!!
LogicalUS
September 7th, 2011
9:49 pm
” don’t realize that’s probably the worst thing that could happen to them”
You not making much sense…so winning is the worst thing for them? Putting UGA thru the 3 year turmoil of a new coaching staff would be bad for SC especially with UF going thru tons of issues.
I suspect that Spurrier would really hate that.
Anyway on to most important things, the NG is still missing practice reps? WIll he even play on Saturday? So what does UGA do now? Down to a 205 lb walk-on at MLB and one NG, Jenkins who was certainly not ready for a full 60 mins last Saturday, certainly does not bode well with the Lattimore kid coming to town? What does the UGA staff do? Sell out to stop Lattimore with the hope that Jeffrey will not kill the secondary?
JB
September 7th, 2011
9:50 pm
And boy, we laughed at Auburn when they hired the Russian two years ago.
LogicalUS
September 7th, 2011
9:53 pm
It appears the only hope is that SC is as overhyped as all the UGA homers are certain they are, but those type hopes have not worked out so well lately.
TheAntiMe
September 7th, 2011
9:53 pm
I don’t advocate booing the home team, however, they are all big boys and – just like they handle being cheered when they do well – college athletes are mature enough to handle the boos when they don’t play well. This isn’t Pop Warner anymore. Nobody drowns, nobody dies.
JB
September 7th, 2011
9:56 pm
“putting UGA through a 3 year turmoil.”……………Excuse me, new management in Auburn won a National Title in year two…………………This roster is loaded. This state is loaded. Peterson schooled us with 2 and 3 star white boys. The right guy could have this team winning in year two.
Ralph
September 7th, 2011
9:58 pm
JB, very funny. You are the creative mind of the night. Prozac, here is the deal. Lots of new players from the “dream team” recruits. Several new coaches. In many ways, Richt is like hiring a new coach with the new coaches, new players. They will give him time to make the change. Think sensibly all. Richt for most of his time at UGA has a great record. Last three years not so good. 8 out of 11 years, great record and championships. You don’t fire a coach like CMR. He gets to restart, which is what he is doing. AD has given him 3 years to right the ship. That he will do. Regardless of what happens on Saturday you will see a constantly improving team by years end. The haters have no knowledge of college football and all it takes to win as consistently as CMR has at UGA. He will go down in history as the greatest coach in UGA history–better than Dooley. I love Dooley but CMR is a much better coach.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 7th, 2011
10:01 pm
JB
Your speaking logically
This is a kool-aid blog sir
Im reporting you to be banned
Your not a fan, your a Energy Vampire, your a Tech fan, Your a FL fan, your a hater
Stop giving us truthful responses your crashing my delusional reality
JB
September 7th, 2011
10:07 pm
Ralph………………….Are you new to supporting Georgia? Richt has lost like 8 of the last 10 ranked teams he’s played over a two year period( a life time in the SEC) and has been beaten by some REAL lightweights ( UCF and Colorado come to mind). After one game this year, he has over sold and under delivered for all the hope and change he told us about. He was more concerned about those damn uniforms than Boise.WE looked like a start up team in the first half. We run a no huddle and Murray spends 15 seconds looking at the coach’s for a play while Boise Chuckles and resets. They schooled us on no huddle. We had to call a time out to catch our breath if you remember. We need change…………And yes, he’s a great guy…geez.
Mediocrity Ace
September 7th, 2011
10:08 pm
So 9-4 or 8-5 is good Ace ? All while LSU and Alabama go 13-0 or 12-1 ?
Fran Man Tarkenton
September 7th, 2011
10:10 pm
“UGA football the last 6 years has been Vanderbilt football. We need a coaching staff that can win.”
JB
September 7th, 2011
10:12 pm
I said earlier today that Richt works for a school President that doesn’t even demand Championships, just a decent team……………….He can’t even do that lately.
Ralph
September 7th, 2011
10:18 pm
JB not new to UGA football. I am 49 years a fan. I have followed UGA for a long time. Used to be a season ticket guy til prices got out of my range. Richt is the best coach we have had in my lifetime. No question about it. Almost 100 wins in 11 seasons, wow! 2 SEC championships. Top ten many of his years. The older I get the more I have a long view of things. Bring in a new coach and often there is some quick turn around but soon the new wears off, some key losses occur, and he is not so great anymore. Builders think about the future beyond 3-5-10 plus years. Richt is a long-time builder. AD knows it, Adams knows it. I have been disappointed over the years from time to time but never considered booing either a coach or a player like the “non-fans” from Saturday and the vitrolic haters on the AJC blogs. Bradley and Schultz are leading the pack of haters. I would hate to be in those guys trying to get a good coach fired. How do they sleep at night?
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
10:21 pm
No one can predict the future, but I’m about as sure as I can be that CMR will not turn it around. This was not just a loss to a top 5 team. This showed that CMR hasn’t learned a thing or isn’t capable of instituting change. I understand it often takes time to turn a team around, but I saw ZERO progress toward that last Saturday, after 8 months to get ready. Instead, I saw the EXACT same thing I’ve been seeing for 3 years. There should have been some improvement. I will allow that I saw some improvement in the play of the defense, but that was nullified by Grantham’s complete inability to adjust to what Boise was doing.
My only hope is that Bobo’s comments today were a ruse and UGA comes out like a house afire and knocks SC back on their heels. SC might collapse. I don’t think SC matches Boise in the poise category. Two scrimmages in a row is encouraging. We’ll see.
Mobile Dawg
September 7th, 2011
10:22 pm
Lowcountry @ 9:27, man it’s not about being 1-1 after two games, or even being 0-2 after two games. It’s about how we lost, we looked bad, we didn’t have a clue, we weren’t prepared. It was the same game plan we’ve seen and failed abysmally, as it has in the past. We were looking for improvement, there was none. We are a family, divided, but we are all tired of business as usual. Some of us have just seen the reality of where we are, where we’re going and want a change. I wanted Richt gone last year, I didn’t get my way, I have tried to support him but reread the first three lines plus of this post, I just can’t any longer until things change, I don’t think they will. Regards Lowcountry. We feel your pain, you’re a good, loyal Dawg.
High Country Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
10:23 pm
Mike Bobo is the gorilla in the room…
Mobile Dawg
September 7th, 2011
10:25 pm
Lowcountry, you’re a lazy porch Dawg.
JT
September 7th, 2011
10:26 pm
I’m glad I’m a Bama fan. It must suck being a Dawgs fan about now ?
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
10:27 pm
Lowcountry,JT,High Country,and others are scrubs.
Ralph
September 7th, 2011
10:27 pm
Mobile Dawg,
And you will not get “your way” this year either. Richt will not get fired. I know that angers you and many others here but CMR will be here a minimum of 3 more years and if/when he turns things around probably a lot longer. Get used to it. CMR is the coach. I am very glad. Study the history of UGA football. Look beyond a few years…wake up guys. Don’t join the bandwagon of fair-weather fans who want a good man and great coach fired.
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
10:32 pm
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
10:27 pm
Lowcountry,JT,High Country,and others are scrubs.
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How about getting your own handle and not stealing mine…TROLL.
Mobile Dawg
September 7th, 2011
10:33 pm
It doesn’t anger me Ralph, it’s ignoramuses like you that anger me. Even logic can’t fix ignorance, how does it feel to be broke?
Mobile Dawg
September 7th, 2011
10:34 pm
Got me to Lake, everyone knows it isn’t you.
Ralph
September 7th, 2011
10:34 pm
Mobile Dawg,
And you will get “your way” this year too. Richt will get fired. I know that angers you and many others here but CMR will be here a minimum of 3 more games and if/when he turns things around probably a little longer. Get used to it. CMR is the coach. I am very glad. Study the history of UGA football. Look beyond a few years…wake up guys. Don’t join the bandwagon of smart fans who want a good man and sorry coach fired.
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
10:37 pm
Mobile Dawg
September 7th, 2011
10:34 pm
Got me to Lake, everyone knows it isn’t you
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Yeah, I just noticed that. LOL
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
10:37 pm
Richt needs to be fired after SC game if he loses. I have 75 handles on here. think up your own TROLL.
More good news
September 7th, 2011
10:38 pm
Hey dawgs …the replay of the Boise game is on ESPNU right now. Enjoy!
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
10:39 pm
Ralph, you are weird. You say one thing then another…
ugab
September 7th, 2011
10:40 pm
All I asked from the 1st game was to compete! How many white boy seniors did boise lose? How many times did u see boise act like the U? A ton of talent w no coachin wat so ever
Mobile Dawg
September 7th, 2011
10:40 pm
Ralphs broke, or he got into Prozac’s meds. I may need those meds for Saturday.
Hwy 400
September 7th, 2011
10:41 pm
Richt, in fact is rumored to be headed to SC upon Spurrier’s retirement.
ugab
September 7th, 2011
10:41 pm
Who won Feild adv
Mobile Dawg
September 7th, 2011
10:42 pm
Clemson don’t want him. Maybe North Carolina.
Ralph
September 7th, 2011
10:43 pm
JB, not very funny. You are the non-creative mind of the night. Prozac, here isn’t the deal. Lots of old players from the “dream team” recruits. Several oldw coaches. In many ways, Richt is like hiring a old coach with the new coaches, old players. They will not give him time to make the change. Think sensibly all. Richt for most of his time at UGA has a bad record. Last three years was good. 8 out of 11 years, bad record and no championships. You don’t not fire a coach like CMR. He gets to restart, which is what he isn’t doing. AD has given him 3 years to sink the ship. That he will do. Regardless of what happens on Saturday you will see a constantly worse team by years end. The haters have no knowledge of college football and all it takes to lose as consistently as CMR has at UGA. He will go down in history as the worst coach in UGA history–worse than Dooley. I love Dooley but CMR is a much worse coach.
ugab
September 7th, 2011
10:43 pm
Who won field ADV?
LakeDawg
September 7th, 2011
10:44 pm
Well, I’m outta here for now. I’ll let the fake LakeDawg, Mobile Dawg, ugab, etc. have his fun.
JT
September 7th, 2011
10:47 pm
LMAO at Ralph…
Mobile Dawg
September 7th, 2011
10:48 pm
Ralph’s just getting warmed up LakeDawg.
ugab
September 7th, 2011
10:49 pm
Ralph? I love CMR!!! He has not won with his own players. MR has won w D Pollack etc. MR should have fired wmt 4yrs ago.Now a fellow from tville ‘BOBO’ IS GOIN TO COST MR HIS JOB. MR NEEDS TO GO. HIRE SABAN OR MEYER. DO NOT HIRE NO ONE THAT IS A ASSISTANT
Lowcountry Bulldawg
September 7th, 2011
10:52 pm
We can be civil or rude Mobile. I respect your posts but if youi wanna start the bs name calling fine by me.
JT
September 7th, 2011
10:54 pm
If you’re happy with the product on the field then donate your tickets to a Boys & Girls Club and just stay home and watch a goat. Then maybe you won’t become so smart as to cheer 19yr olds. You may think you’re cheers are targeted at Richt and staff, but it’s the players and future players that hear that crap and you end up making that much harder for the program regardless of who will be coaching beyond this year. The “we’re behind you only as long as you’re winning” BS is a heckuva way to support the team. Send a message, absolutely, but do it by sending your money. Booing college kids, especially your own team, is completely in line when an empty seat sends a less effective message. There are myriad ways to conceal your dissatisfaction without the ugliness of raining cheers down on the players.
ugab
September 7th, 2011
10:55 pm
What is Everyone’s opinion about the SC game? We are going to get our as s wooped!
ugab
September 7th, 2011
10:56 pm
We lost OL , MlB and etc We r thru
ugab
September 7th, 2011
10:57 pm
The Dawgs r embarrassin
ugab
September 7th, 2011
10:58 pm
The gator will win by 40
JRW7
September 7th, 2011
11:01 pm
I have lost all faith in CMR as a coach. He just doesn’t know how to fix the problem. No drive, no fire, no desire to win. Its over for CMR?
Erk Russell's Dog
September 7th, 2011
11:04 pm
South Carolina,Miss State, Tennessee ,Ole Miss, Vandy, Florida , Auburn and Tech.What will it take for CMR to save his job. 6 and 2 ,5 and 3 or 4 and 4 if he beats Florida and Tech.I hope it is 6 and 2 ,but I am worried it will be 4 and 4 or worse.
Castle Pines Canine
September 7th, 2011
11:07 pm
The rednecks are restless. We all want to win, but right now we want UGA to win this Saturday. Say what you want, but the team is our TEAM. Pull for them to do the best that they can do. If CMR is going to make it let him make it. Do you fools want to fire him in the middle of the 2nd qtr of some game. How many times have we been ready to fire a coach. Dooley was on the hot seat in 74 the in 77 after losing the MNC to Pitt he lost to Wafe Forest. Do you fools remember that. How about 79, they got stomped by our real rivals. Let the year unfold. If CMR needs to leave, then he will be leaving, if he has it turned around, then it will be done. Were you guys mad when Clemson but UGA in 1981, well they won the MNC. Think about it, Clemson won the MNC over Nebraska. If CMR is to be sent away, it will all go back to this. He didn’t free Willie soon enough, and he didn’t hire a real Off coordinator. That is it! So get off everyones case and let them play out.
Pierce CO Dawg
September 7th, 2011
11:10 pm
GO DAWGS
RupeDaMan
September 7th, 2011
11:28 pm
The out-of-synch false-staring offense and the lack of conditioning did remind me of the Liberty Bowl – ame old same old – a true fan has to notice that, not turn a blind eye and call it loyalty.
PowerDawg
September 7th, 2011
11:40 pm
I’ve about had enough of the excuses for some of these players and their “injuries”.
A bad ankle now for Brown? Really?
Kwame Geathers is a 6′6″, 350 lb cry-baby who can’t play one whole game without coming out of the game with another ailment of sorts.
Gates practiced the spring and all of fall camp with no problems whatsoever…but now when this team needs him the most he all of sudden can’t play because he’s “hurt”.
Ogletree is the only player on the team with any excuse BECAUSE HE HAS A BROKEN FOOT, and he would still go in and play if they would let him.
The rest of these whiners need to take notes.
I’m sick of it and fed up with the whole green jersey wearing lot of them.
drbasic
September 8th, 2011
12:00 am
@Ralph
You are correct and I too am a long time Dawg fan and follower. Most people here on this blog all have the mentality of “what have you done for me lately”. Most were not around when we suffered through the bad Dooley years, or even the Goff years. Most forget before Richt got here it had been TWENTY years since we won an SEC title. They think this 3year slide is an eternity. I too am disappointed by the start after hearing of all the changes, however; lets give this season a little more time. To boo the home team really makes us look a lot like the haters are here say we are and that’s really sad.
UGA grad 90
September 8th, 2011
12:04 am
(1) Ralph is really Richt. Suprised he would hang out on these boards.
(2) I can’t get the vision of our winded, out-of-shape defense out of my mind. WTF? I’m over 40 and Cardio Insanity has me lookin’ 20 and in the best shape of my life…I could really run cricles around those guys…seriously, too much strength training and not enough cardio conditioning. Did they prepare for the season??? Talk about insanity…
(3) Boise St’s performance did provide quite a bit of motivation and confidence for my sons. I live in Florida and at one point well into the arse-whoopin’ I told my boys (who happen to be caucasion), “see, you guys can not only compete with, but exceed the speed and athleticism of the African-American athletes at school, just look at what this Boise St team of white boys is doing to our Georgia Dawgs.” And they got to see the same thing when BYU beat Ole Miss. Hey, it’s the silver lining…
James K Polk
September 8th, 2011
12:17 am
Please stop calling anyone on this blog “fair weathered” or “bandwagon” fans. All such fans have been gone for three years now. None are left. We now have two types of hardcore fans–hardcore Dawg fans, and hardcore Richt fans. One set wants to win championships, and the other set is happy with 10 wins and an Outback Bowl birth. It’s simple. But, none of us are bandwagon fans. That ship has sailed.
James K Polk
September 8th, 2011
12:29 am
…and, the Dooley comparisons are not as good as people think. I often wonder how many national titles we would have won if Dooley would have been fired in ‘72. With him, we won one, when we should have won about 7 (’75, ‘76, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘88). This is where we are at now with Richt. It’s like 1972 all over. Do we keep a nice coach that may win us one title in 25 years in the distant future if all the stars align and a Herschel comes in that no coach could screw up? Or do we fire him and get a coach that will win multiple titles with the rich High School talent the state has? In other words, do we want the nice man to win us one title in a quarter century, or the hard a$$ that will win us 4 titles in 12 years? I honestly think these Richtofiles would rather have the former. It’s sad because we are capable of so much more.
dbelta
September 8th, 2011
12:35 am
all of you guys complaining about CMR. can someone give me a coach with a better record in UGA history with a team that did not have herschel? there is a saying you don’t know what you have until you lose it..
James K Polk
September 8th, 2011
12:58 am
Richt really isn’t that much better than what we had before him. Donnan lost 3.8 games a year, Richt loses 3.5 games a year (not counting this year which will bring his average up past Donnan’s). All the wins he has is inflated by comparison because we play more games now. We pick up one Tennessee Tech per year that Donnan didn’t have. Georgia is capable of winning titleS with an S.
Fat Dawg
September 8th, 2011
1:03 am
scarolina’s not as good as they say. Ga can beat them if they play good.
Thomas Brown
September 8th, 2011
7:31 am
How is Mark Richt on the defensive, when he and his entire “coaching staff” after every game, blame the players – as he is doing here once again. He has never beat the great football teams, NEVER.
skipper
September 8th, 2011
8:30 am
UGA DOES NOT have the offensive line to win the east….period. People are too busy trying to overanalyze the situation when it is actually simple: We got our asses kicked up front. Hershel couldn’t run behind this crew. Not hatin’ on the kids (linemen) at all, they just ain’t the caliber to win the SEC. We can get all the skill players, etc. but the hosses up front are where its at. Even a novice can see that we’re weak up there. I love the Dogs, and will continue to be a fan. Its hard to blame Bobo or anyone when the line looks so bad that NOTHING WILL WORK!!!!!!
I-DOG
September 8th, 2011
9:08 am
Rusty,
After the season will be too late in my humble opinion to make the needed change in coaching staffs.
We continue to be beaten by teams with inferior athletes, Colorado, Central Florida, Kentucky, Boise State, AR, Mississsipi State. We might rise up and win a big game this season, but we can no longer compete with FL, Mississipi State, Auburn, Alabama, LSU, Arkansas and South Carolina. They have all passed us by. We are back to mid 90’s Georgia football, the Goff Era. We are basically competing with KY for 8th or 9th best in the SEC.
I think Richt is a fantastic person, but we haven’t played a complete game against a decent team since Auburn in 2007. The longer we wait, the deeper our demise and the longer and harder it will be to come out of it.
1 more time....
September 8th, 2011
9:12 am
…. I will drink the kool – aid.
…. I will get up for this game.
…. I will have faith in our coaches.
…. I will talk smack to the nay sayers.
…. I will get up Saturday, cut my grass thinking of the game and the keys to success.
…. I will think our OL will be able to give Murray time to wait for his recievers to get open.
…. I will think our OL will open a hole for Samuel or Crowell to slide through for 4 or 5 yards.
…. I will pray we run out of the I formation with Figgins out front putting Clowney on his a$$.
…. I will assume our wounded front 7 will be able to control Lattimore(huge but not impossible).
…. I will anticipate some pressure from JJ and company to rattle Garcia and sack him 5 times.
…. I will see Boykin return 1 more to the house(special teams).
…. I will see Walsh kick the the winning points.
…. I will feel good about being a Georgia Bulldog fan.
…. Georgia 31 South Carolina 28
I-DOG
September 8th, 2011
9:14 am
Dawghare:
You mean the same fans that donate so much money to the athletic association that it is among the richest in the country? The same fans that sell out Sanford Stadium every week at 90,000 plus 1/3 bigger than many NFL stadiums? The same fans that watch on TV by the millions and the same fans that travel to opposing stadiums and bowl games like few other fan bases do?
I don’t condone booing, but the UGA staff and players should thank their lucky stars that they play for a team that is supported like Dawg fans support their team.
I-DOG
September 8th, 2011
9:21 am
SC Dawg:
It isn’t quittig on the team to want a new staff that can get the most out of their players. This staff clearly can’t.
We didn’t even have working helmets for the opener. That is rec league football.
3 penalties on the opening drive? 60% of the plays were sprint draws up the middle. The change needs to be made on Tuesday win or lose against South Carolina to an interim coach. Delaying the inevitable won’t help turn the program around from its current abysmal state.
Name me one coach in the modern era that turned things around once their seat was this hot. Scheduling the Boise game was a fate sealer. Short of tearing off 5-6 wins… nothing can save him.
Tobias Funke
September 8th, 2011
9:42 am
Bobo’s offense in frustrating to watch. With that said, I will always support my Dawgs.
I have to admit, UGA has some sorry @$$ fans.
A top 5 team beat us. That is what was supposed to happen.
We play #12. They are also supposed to beat us.
After that, it is easy street to 9 or 10 wins.
Is that bad? Since when did the season end in week two? Anbody? Buehler?
Go Dawgs.
James K Polk
September 8th, 2011
9:55 am
“A top 5 team beat us. That is what was supposed to happen”.
There you have it. This is THE problem with our program and our fans. No one demands success. Can you ever imagine an Alabama or Florida fan uttering these words? No! Which is why they win. They would not tolerate anything less. All our fans need is a Cap One Bowl invitation once in a while and they are satisfied. It’s just so sad. We are capable of being so much more.
skipper
September 8th, 2011
9:56 am
Back to the ORIGINAL point ya’ll……….even if we improve on the penalties, etc. we have gotten away from real football, which does NOT involve ballerinas ole’ blocking and gettin tired! People used to play both ways (and not in an air-conditioned dome) w/o being that tired! Those Idaho tater-fed boys overpowered UGA so badly and were in so much better shape (apparantly) that we gotta go back to square one! Start where the game starts, both offensively AND defensively UP FRONT!!!!!! All the play calling comments, defensive schemes, etc. are all for naught ’till we get the studs up front!!
Jerry Alexander
September 8th, 2011
10:01 am
Boise State was the better team with a lot of 5th year seniors on their lines with experience. Georgia had two key players out that could have helped. I am a Georgia fan who lives out west and understand fully that Boise State is a power-house football team.
Even though Georgia lost I’m glad they played a top 5 team and didn’t start this year against cream puffs as some of the SEC teams did. I believe that this team is a solid football team and I’m really happy they played hard and didn’t make a ton of mistakes to lose the game , as they did last year.
As far as Coach Richt is concerned I believe the heat goes with the territory and although some fans are downright rude the majority of fans are taking it one game at a time. I would love to see this program turned around quickly during the current year and under this coaching staff.
I must believe that Georgia would be better served if Coach Richt called the plays and returned Coach Bobo to assist Coach Gardner who has not been successful with the O-line and Qb’s.
I am a concerned fan and yes I do remember how long it took Coach Dooley to get things going at Georgia but once he had it going-it was awesome and fun too watch. Maybe Coach Richt should consider speaking with Coach Dooley or Coach Bowden and ask for their observation of the program and what they may add or take away from the current system. The talent is there and it just needs time.
One game at a time, until this train get’s moving at full speed and on all cylinders. Once that happens it’s going to be fun too watch!!
Go Georgia! Coach and staff you have my prayers and belief it will be up-righted and moving in the right direction quicker than many fans can imagine.
skipper
September 8th, 2011
10:25 am
Great observation, Jerry, and I wish CMR the best likewise, but other than our center, the talent level up front is not there…..if they max out they won’t be what B.States guys were as 5th year seniors. Whether Bobo or Forest Gump calls the plays we have let our up-front talent level go way down. Our grading/observation system for the line is currently flawed to say the least. You ain’t gonna win SEC football w/o the line….period. We’ll pull out some games, and maybe improve. However, S.C. is fixin’ to teach our line a more bitter lesson than they learned against B.State; the lesson will be that you can’t call a good game (Bobo) if the up-front guys ain’t up to snuff!!!!!!
Thomas Brown
September 8th, 2011
10:31 am
I-DOG September 8th, 2011 9:08 am
“I think Richt is a fantastic person, but we haven’t played a complete game against a decent team since Auburn in 2007.”
Auburn 2007 ended up # 15 in the AP Poll. There were a 4-Loss team, who played cupcakes. They were beat by South Florida & Missy State. I am sorry but it has been a lot longer than Auburn 2007 since we played a complete game against really decent team, I-DOG. I know you said decent team, but I am sorry the loss to South Florida, and Auburn was taking it on the chin, 2007. They played, as you recall, a cupcake schedule 2007 full of powderpuff football teams. And, Missy State was not powerhouse Auburn lost to in 2007 too.
I submit, instead, that it has been since beating Auburn 2006 (maybe you meant to say that) since Mark Richt and his “coaching staff” have beat a great team. In 2006, Auburn ended up # 9 in the AP Poll. That’s good. The only problem with that win, however, is that in 2006, Mark Richt ended up the # 5 team in The SEC in the polls because we LOST to 4 teams in 2006, including such horrid losses as losing to a Vandie team who won only 4 games 2006, but they too beat us 2006 (included in their 4-win season.)
I actually go a lot further than that I-DOG. I have said for now the 6th season in a row on these forums that Mark Richt’s “coaching staff” has only beat 3 teams who ended the season in the AP Poll Top 10 – the truly good teams. In 13 games, lost 10, won 3. Of the 3 years we won : 2006 over # 9 Auburn we lost 4 games and ended up the # 5 team in The SEC in the polls, 2005 over # 6 LSU we ended up the # 3 team in The SEC in the poll and lost 3 games, and 2001 we knocked the lid off according to Mark Richt the # 11 all-time college football program in 1-A wins by beating # 4 vols but ended that season again the # 5 team in The SEC in the polls with again 4 losses. All the other 10 games vs teams who ended that season in the AP Poll Top 10, Mark Richt and his “coaching staff” lost. We have NOT beat the top teams. We have lost 16 games in 11 years to-date to teams who would not have finished in the AP Poll Top 25 without their win over us and 10 of those 16 did not still even with their win over us.
We don’t beat the great teams.
We lose to the really sorry teams.
We have done this the entire 11 years.
Restore UGA
September 8th, 2011
10:34 am
skipper, you can’t win if you keep handing the football to the back standing flat footed beside you 8 yards behind the line.
TigerinGA
September 8th, 2011
10:44 am
Just one loss? Don’t you people remember the loss to Central Florida in the bowl game? This is more of the same. You should be praying for a loss so that Richt is fired and UGA can get a better coach. You’re embarrassing the SEC!!!!
skipper
September 8th, 2011
10:55 am
I here ya Restore, but theres gotta be SOMEWHERE for him to go!!!!! You watched the game, I’m sure. Even if they did dive-plays we got SMASHED up front. Lets see this o-line Saturday, and we’ll see. I’m a fan, believe it or not. I just recognize when a particular area is WEAK! (OUR LINE IS NOT A GOOD ONE!) Hard to call any plays that will work when the defense is up your @$$ before the play can develop!
14 Games 6 W's, LOSSES
September 8th, 2011
10:56 am
WHY WON’T RICHT ANSWER THE QUESTION, COULD IT BE HE IS ALL OUT OF ANSWERS, YOU BE THE JUDGE, EACH SENTENCE ALONE.
QUESTION DOES THIS ANSWER THE QUESTION
1) What are you doing to insulate your team from crictism? NO
2) You guys want to make things bigger than they are. NO
3) The bottom line is like anything in life, you’ve got to control what you can, and that is my attitude and my effort and our team’s attitude and effort.
4) That’s true every season. Today’s no different than a year ago or two years ago going into Game two in my mind. NO
5) Game two in my mind. Everybody’s locked in, everybody’s working hard and everybody’s confident we’re going to have a good ballgame.” NO
DO YOU THINK RICHT IS IN DENIAL?
Dawg Ve
September 8th, 2011
11:00 am
Boise was rated #5 in the country! Georgia doesn’t have their talent—it’s not fair to criticize the Ga coaches for not winning that game. Boise is a lot better and has better players—not much Ga could do against a high quality team like that. SC is not nearly as good as boise and Ga can beat them.
DawgByte
September 8th, 2011
11:06 am
I’m not very confident in our chances against SC this weekend, but have we ever lost two in a row to these guys? I know I can’t recall such a thing happening.
14 Games 6 W's, LOSSES
September 8th, 2011
11:10 am
LET’S TRY THIS QUESTION
With all the fan forums and blogs and Internet coverage, how do you filter out the noise?
1)“Well, just what I’ve been saying all along: We get in our meetings, we focus on our jobs, we practice, we compete well, we use the type of energy it takes to have a good day NO
2) We can control certain things and that’s what we focus on. And that’s when you’re winning, too, and you’ve got people saying how great you are. NO
3) You’ve got to be insulated from that, too. If anybody gets to involved in anything that’s swirling around good or bad it doesn’t help you win. So I think you’ve got to manage that.” NO
THE REPORTER WAS TRYING TO HELP RICHT UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM——-IT NEVER DAWNED ON RICHT TO SAY HE CLOSED PRACTICE, FOR THEM TO STAY OFF SPORTS BLOGS, TURN OFF THEIR FACE BOOK AND TWEETER.
AND ABOVE ALL ELSE PUT A GAG ORDER ON THE PLAYERS.
skipper
September 8th, 2011
11:14 am
DawgByte:You’re fixin’ to be able to recall it…next year. Their D-line will be in our backfield almost as quickly as our o-line will be knocked into the third row of the seats……and Dawg-Ve, you got it right, too! Of course they were more talented, especially up front, which enforces my point! A school in Idaho havin’ us overmatched that much when we’re supposed to have such good pickins’ down here in SEC country??? Whose evaluating these folks? Our o-lines been speeding sownhill for some time…..
skipper
September 8th, 2011
11:15 am
(make that down hill, not sownhill lol!)
14 Games 6 W's, LOSSES
September 8th, 2011
11:25 am
LAST ONE
Do you address it with the team?
1) “We don’t talk about it, quite franlkly. NO GEEEZZ COACH, YOU DIDN’T TELL BOYKIN TO APPOLOGIZE TO COACH PETERSON FOR BE SO DISRESPECTFUL AND PEOPLE WONDER WHY THEIR IS NO DISCIPLINE ON THIS TEAM. EVEN AARON MURRAY NEEDED A REPREMAND, HE TWEETED BEFORE THE GAME, “WHERE AT THE GEORGIA DOME, IT’S TIME. WE ARE GOING TO KICK SOME A$$”
2) I don’t see what the issue is as far as any kind of reality,. I don’t even know what’s swirling around. NO
CLUELESS RICHT DOES NOT EVEN KNOW HIS JOB IS ON THE LINE THIS YEAR—-THE PLAYERS KNOW
3) Everybody says there’s stuff swirling around. I usually find about it if my mom calls or I go to church and everybody says they’re praying extra hard for me. That’s when I know it’s out there.” NO
I REALLY DO THINK HE IS RIGHT, HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT’S GOING AND FOR SURE HE DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. BUT MARK RICHT IS A NICE MAN AND A ROLE MODEL, JUST NOT MUCH OF A COACH.
AFTER HE IS FIRED, I DON’T THINK YOU WILL SEE RICHT AS THE HEAD COACH ANYWHERE, MAYBE AN OFFENSIVE COODINATOR OR QB COACH.
DawgByte
September 8th, 2011
12:17 pm
I’ve been saying for years that Rodney Garner needs to be replaced. The overall team make-up is screwed up. We don’t have a good balance of brains, brawn and speed. You can’t win with speed, alone. We desperately need players like David Pollack, Terry Hoage, Kirby Smart, Will Muschamp, Richard Tardits etc. on our D. Guys that can calm down the athletes and keep their heads in the game when things start going bad.
Thomas Brown
September 8th, 2011
12:56 pm
I-DOG September 8th, 2011 9:08 am
“I think Richt is a fantastic person, but we haven’t played a complete game against a decent team since Auburn in 2007.”
Auburn 2007 ended up # 15 in the AP Poll. They were a 4-Loss team, who played cupcakes. They were beat by South Florida & Missy State – neither of whom was worth a crud 2007. I am sorry but it has been a lot longer than Auburn 2007 since we played a complete game against really decent team, I-DOG. I know you said decent team, but I am sorry the loss to South Florida, and Auburn was taking it on the chin, 2007 Auburn; so, I don’t consider Auburn then worth a hoot 2007 and neither does anyone else. Auburn played, as you recall, a cupcake schedule 2007 full of powder-puff football teams. Auburn is criticized for this schedule and docked for this schedule. And, Missy State was not powerhouse Auburn lost to in 2007 too, along with a below average South Florida obviously, both of whom beat Auburn 2007.
I submit, instead, that it has been since beating Auburn 2006 (maybe you meant to say that) since Mark Richt and his “coaching staff” have beat a great team. In 2006, Auburn ended up # 9 in the AP Poll. That’s good. The only problem with that win, however, is that in 2006, Mark Richt ended up the # 5 team in The SEC in the polls because we LOST to 4 teams in 2006, including such horrid losses as losing to a Vandie team who won only 4 games 2006, but they too beat us 2006 (included in their 4-win season.)
I actually go a lot further than that I-DOG. I have said for now the 6th season in a row on these forums that Mark Richt’s “coaching staff” has only beat 3 teams who ended the season in the AP Poll Top 10 – the truly good teams. In 13 games vs teams who actually ended in the Top 10 (not ranked # 9 week 2 when we beat them and then ended unranked), – in 13 games vs teams finishing in the Top 10 AP Poll Mark Richt has lost 10, won 3. Of the 3 years we won : 2006 over # 9 Auburn we lost 4 games and ended up the # 5 team in The SEC in the polls, 2005 over # 6 LSU we ended up the # 3 team in The SEC in the poll and lost 3 games, and 2001 we knocked the lid off according to Mark Richt of the # 11 all-time college football program in 1-A wins by beating # 4 vols but ended that season again the # 5 team in The SEC in the polls with again 4 losses. All the other 10 games vs teams who ended that season in the AP Poll Top 10, Mark Richt and his “coaching staff” lost. We have NOT beat the top teams. We have lost 16 games in 11 years to-date to teams who would not have finished in the AP Poll Top 25 without their win over us and 10 of those 16 did not still even with their win over us end up in the AP Poll Top 25.
We don’t beat the great teams.
We lose to the really sorry teams.
We have done this the entire 11 years.
We have NO HOPE of fixing this. Mark Richt is a bold-faced liar that he is the # 4 best college football coach in all of America. Hogwash. Drink the Kool-Aid. Watch. Study the results. BS And, by the way, I am fed up with it, and I am the orIginal poster who has called the RICHT-0-FILES the DISNEYdawgs.com all this Summer, all last Summer, all the Summer before that, all the Summer before that, all the Summer before that and all the Summer before that,
I-DOG
Thomas Brown
September 8th, 2011
1:13 pm
Lowcountry Bulldawg September 7th, 2011 7:55 pm
“One damn game and you would think we are talking about a 2-10 coached team. Pathetic is the way Dawg Nation has turned on the staff and now the media is fueling the fire. I will support this team 100% all season and then let th eguys who get paid to make those decisions make whatever they deem necessary. Until then I support Mark Richt and this staff. Some of you need a reality check of what it means to be a Bulldog supporter.”
Please oh great and wondrous one
Lowcountry Bulldawg,
Share with us all what it means to be a Bulldog support ? Does it mean posting as you just did, sir, that you think at the end of the season they guys who make these decisions, should sit down according to you right here in this post, and make that decision ?
What does that sound like ?
Like you are WIMP of the highest order. A Kool-Aid drinker. A DISNEYdawgs.com but hey you think they need to be sat down and make the decision too at the end of the season. My heavens, what is the difference in that and the other 83 percent of ALL UGA fans that we have NO HOPE of beating South Carolina, either, the day after tomorrow ?
Other than we should do as you SAY and not as you DEMONSTRATE once again in THIS POST, right here
Lowcountry Bulldawg
chickenman
September 8th, 2011
2:43 pm
ya marlon was limping after his 2nd catch during the ballgame on SAT. I wondered this week if he would be up to playing but it looks unlikely.. we need a big guy to throw to in the redzone
Ron Smith
September 8th, 2011
2:55 pm
May the force be with you all. UGA will see the second coming before they’ll beat South Carolina on Saturday. UGA hasn’t gotten close to the NC and continues it’s slide towards Kentucky, Vandy and Ole Miss as regular bottoms of the SEC football heap.
Thomas Brown
September 8th, 2011
3:16 pm
castigate or castrate – 1 or the other, either is fine with me (although I don’t think any of the witless coaching staff have a pair to castrate) – let’s stick with castigate. Anyone have any coals we can drag them over ?
skipper
September 8th, 2011
4:02 pm
Love all the comments, good and bad. I’m a true fan, and will stick with the Dogs no matter what. I just HATE to see UGA with an inferior line which has NOT been addressed! We have too good a program to mis-judge talent the way we have. PLEASE GET US SOME HOSSES UP FRONT and all the coaches will suddenly look like geniuses!
mountaindawg
September 8th, 2011
4:49 pm
when will you idiots realize that the d*& reporters are only trying to get something started.IF YOU LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT CMR AND BELIEVE IT, WELL I HAVE AN OCEAN SIDE LOT IN ARIZONA FOR SALE FOR 200.00. THEY CAN ONLY WRITE STUFF THAT THEY DREAM UP. EVEN IF THE DAWGS GO 2-11 THIS YEAR I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE IN THE DAWGS AND CMR. GET OFF CMR BACK AND SUPPORT HIM, NOT JUDGE HIM. MY BLOOD FLOWS DAWG RED. I AM PROUD OF CMR. DID YOU EVER JUDGE WHAT THE GREAT VINCE DOOLEY DID? I DID AND DIDN`T LIKE HIM NOR DID I LIKE HIS BOSSY WIFE AND I CAN`T STAND HIS TURNCOAT SON, DEREK. THAT IS MY OPION AND I STAND BEHIND IT LIKE I STAND BEHIND CMR. ANOTHER THING, I HAVE CANCELLED MY AJC NEWS PAPER WHEN EVER THEY STARTED TO WRITE NEGATIVE STUFF ABOUT CMR. I WILL NEVER READ THERE FISH WRAPPER OF A PAPER EVER AGAIN..
Doodie
September 8th, 2011
7:04 pm
They is just keeping CMR on for this year and next too because they are training up the Dooley boy on them Tick Hounds but right when it start to look good for them he will come home where a Dolley belong
gatordawg
September 9th, 2011
12:00 am
Those calling for Richt to start play calling again obviously don’t remember how poorly he managed the clock when he had that responsibility. I remember several games that time ran out simply because Richt let it. BoBo must go, but can’t the Dawgs get someone as credible as Charlie Weis? There must be some ex-Dawg offensive player more creative than these jokes…
Chris Petersen
September 9th, 2011
11:56 pm
Hope all you UGA fans realize you got whooopd by a team with one, count em one, 4 Star recruit on the roster ( according to Rivals ) What does that say about Richt, Bobo, Grantham, Garner etc. ? Pathetic