Mark Richt: Georgia a young team that ‘will get better exponentially’
Here’s some quotes from players and coaches after Georgia’s 45-42 loss to South Carolina Saturday night at Sanford Stadium. . . .
Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt:
“That was an exciting game. The score didn’t turn out the way we wanted. Losing is no fun.”
“South Carolina is a tremendous team, and I think Georgia’s a darn good team if we don’t help the opponent too much.”
“As head coach, I saw an awful lot of great ingredients in this game. I saw a lit fight from our guys, I saw some outstanding plays at crunch time, I saw banged-up guys sucking it up and going. I saw I a lot of resiliency. We can be very good football team, we just had too many giveaways.”
“I thought we kept fighting. We took the lead a couple of times and never gave in. The clock just ran out on us, basically.”
“I wouldn’t say we’re young across the board, but we have enough young people we’re counting on that we’ll get better exponentially.”
“I think the Eastern Division will be decided down the road and I think we’re going to be in the middle of it. I think everybody needs to wait and let it play out.”
“There were so many bad things that happened to us, it would’ve been easy to lay down and die, but we didn’t.”
On play Murray was sacked and fumbled . . .
“We had a slip screen called and their five technique [tackle] went inside and I don’t think Cordy [Glenn] got a hand on him. If you’re gonna get sacked, you get sacked. But Murray had to hold onto the ball there.”
On Isaiah Crowell . . .
“Isaiah is a dynamic player. He got busted in the ribs early in the game and had a hard time breathing. He showed some toughness to be able to finish.”
“We’ve definitely been through some really tough games, games that take a lot of guts, energy and games where you need the majority of things to go right to get the victories. We lost and we understand that. But we’re going to be a good football team. We’re resilient enough to shake it off and make the corrections.”
On throwing his head phones and play cards . . .
“I guess I wanted to show people that I could get mad. I threw them pretty far, too. If I had a visor on I would have slammed it down.”
“We have a tight-knit group. Our guys love each other and believe in each other. We will tweak a couple of things and be in good shape. The future is still very bright. We’ve just got to do things to get results on the scoreboard.”
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier:
“I’ve never won a game like this that I can remember,” Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier said. “Georgia outplayed us. Give them credit, they outplayed us, but somehow or another we won the game. Sometimes it happens like that. Somebody was looking out for us tonight.”
QB Aaron Murray
On the interception…
“I think I just threw it a little behind Orson [Charles]. There was pressure, it was a tight window, and you have to put those right on the money, and I didn’t. The defender made a great play on it.”
On the game…
“I think we had great plays on both sides of the ball. We had some great plays on offense, and the defense had some awesome plays. We just gave up too many big plays and those mistakes hurt us. We can be a great football team, we have a ton of talent on both sides of the ball, but those four turnovers hurt us.”
On the miscues . . .
“Every mistake we made was big. It stinks to five points away in a ballgame like that. We gave away 28 points tonight. You can’t do that in any game, much less an SEC game.”
TB Isaiah Crowell:
“I hate to lose, but we have to deal with it. We have to come out this week and be ready to work. There isn’t time to put our heads down.”
On what happened on the fumble . . .
“I made a small pocket and the ball hit my hand. It was my fault. I should’ve made a bigger pocket.”
On being put back on the field after the fumble…
“I learned that they have confidence in me. [The fumble] was my fault. I told them it wouldn’t happen again. It was nice to get back out there so I could try to redeem myself.”
On the outlook for the season . . .
“The window is still open to win the East and that’s what we’re focused on.”
LB Christian Robinson:
On the game…
“They made some great plays, and we didn’t do what we needed to do. It’s disappointing, but we’re going to go back to the film room, look at our mistakes and get better.”
On critics…
“It’s our job to get the job done, and we didn’t do that today. It’s not the coaches, it’s us. We played our hearts out and just didn’t finish. I’m looking forward to getting back out there.”
CB/KR Brandon Boykin
On mood in the locker room after the loss…
“People were disappointed, but no matter what, we all know that we have to come back on Monday ready to work. We know that we’re capable of winning a lot of games, and winning close games. We’re ready to get back out on the field.”
On kickoff returns…
“I told [the team] before the game that I was going to give all I got. The blockers did a great job of opening the holes, and I just got myself through the holes. I was happy I was able to give the offense good field position.”
OLB Jarvis Jones:
If you play this game long enough you’re going to lose a game like this. It’s tough. This is the SEC. You make mistakes and good teams are going to capitalize on it and that’s what they did.”
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Carl Childers
September 11th, 2011
1:48 pm
Hey Richt, you better bring a dictionary to practice on Monday so the players can learn what exponentially means. Good luck against the high school team next week!
SSIgator
September 11th, 2011
1:51 pm
“As head coach, I saw an awful lot of great ingredients”
That is like reading the ingredents on how to prepare and cook a gourmet meal, but it doesn’t make you a world class chef.
Ashley
September 11th, 2011
1:57 pm
Disappointed, I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I am not in the minority. I can guarandamntee it.
SSIgator
September 11th, 2011
1:57 pm
“it would’ve been easy to lay down and die”
That is what happened last year in the Liberty Bowl and last week against BSU, why change now?
Lafuntia
September 11th, 2011
1:58 pm
Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt:
“That was an exciting game.
Alas Mark in the record book it’ll still show as a loss. There won’t be an asterik after the L that says ‘but it was an exciting game’.
OnTheMoney
September 11th, 2011
2:03 pm
Looking at the remaining schedule we will lose at least 5 games and my gut says we very well could end up 7-6 again or at the very best 8-5……..To get to those totals we have to either go 8-3 or 7-4 and that won’t be easy………
Will's Champmus
September 11th, 2011
2:07 pm
I kind of felt the same way after the loss to Florida last year in OT. And the rest of the year sucked. I wonder when this “we fought hard sh#t” is going to stop. Dawgs need more than moral victories. Coastal Carolina, Ole Miss maybe? I think that may help, but State comes to town with a team possibly better than South Crapolina, and they have just as many weeks to “tweak” their game. Good luck boys, we are still behind you. Just get better, and finish the drill……….
pcidoc
September 11th, 2011
2:09 pm
This reminds me of the 2007 Dawgs. This team is going to be excellent. CMR has them going in the right direction. I wouldn’t be surprised if we went undefeated the rest of the season.
Go Dawgs!
OnTheMoney
September 11th, 2011
2:14 pm
I expected we would finish better than the Gators this season in the SEC, now not so sure….they play Alabama & LSU & we get Ole Miss & Miss St
john CHEEK
September 11th, 2011
2:19 pm
u wont b here to see it cmr. u and your staff are done
slydog
September 11th, 2011
2:21 pm
I see a loss to Miss St. If the defense, and the team to a certain extent, played better, then how did we allow 45 points? Key stat: Lattimore had 176 yards rushing. If Relf would have pitched the ball to his RB yesterday, Miss. St. would have won that game. If the defense is still a little hazy now, trouble is brewing against Dan Mullen. It’s not a good bet we will win in Tennessee either, because those players seem to be executing according to plan(gee, wonder why) and it’s in Knoxville. That leaves Florida. Forget about it. We will beat Ole Miss, Vandy, Kentucky, and surprise Auburn (cause bad defense will catch up to you at some point). On second thought, we might beat Florida. Why? Charlie Weis struggles traditionally against the 3-4.
01HAWK
September 11th, 2011
2:25 pm
15 WINS……………………..15 LOSSES…………………………NUFF SAID
Delbert D.
September 11th, 2011
2:36 pm
I’m not sure about getting exponentially better just yet. A win next week and then show some linear improvement in the 2 SEC games following would be an improvement.
Dawg Whisperer
September 11th, 2011
2:47 pm
Any sport is played one game at a time but fans don’t have the patience for that. Blogs such as this fuel the fire and create a mob mentality. However, having read the divergent opinions of what ails the dawgs, it is just a reminder that opinions are worth what they cost.
01HAWK
September 11th, 2011
3:03 pm
To show how bad of shape the program is in. Look at some other DOORMATS in the SEC and see what they have done in the last 30 games.
UGA……………………..15 W……………..15 L
KENTUCKY……………16 W……………..14 L
OLE MISS……………..17 W………………13 L
TENN……………………17 W………………13 L..
Middle of the road programs that UGA is grouped in.
Realistic Doggie
September 11th, 2011
3:08 pm
Hate to burst your bubble Slydog, but UGA WILL lose to Miss St, Tenn, Fla, Aub, and GaT. Book it! After yesterday, the seniors, or any pro prospects, are done! The season is lost so what is the point for them. It now becomes a game of “protect my pro career” I have seen it over and over. Mark my words, we have seen the best of our older, impact players. Also, Arron Murray is the worst QB in the SEC. Great numbers and stats do not win games. It is essential for a great QB the be a leader first, and a winner second…he is neither of these things (never won a big game..ever!) He needs to be benched now and lets get Lemay ready and try to save next year.
UGA 4 Life
September 11th, 2011
3:20 pm
Georgia fires Richt, who in their right mind comes to UGA when you fire the 9th winniest active coach?
Kirby Smart hasn’t proven anything, Nick Saban is defacto defensive coordinator for the Tide.
Neither Muschamp nor Mullen will consider UGA, nor will any other worthwhile candidate while the fan base is so fickle and full of ignorant hate.
Let the AD run the program, when he thinks it is time for change, he will pull the trigger
Columbus
September 11th, 2011
3:22 pm
As the staff and players of the Georgia football team walked slowly off the field Saturday night, about half the fans above the locker room tunnel stood. Then they did something no Bulldog fans did last week: They applauded their team!
The heck with all the so-called UGA fans who are just fair-weathered and have no backbone. UGA is turning the corner. Can you give them 2 games to get it together? The team had a losing record last year and this is a NEW team with MANY new guys playing BIG ROLES. They were favored to LOSE against Boise ST and S.C. OK? NOW they are going to learn to win. AND ONCE THEY DO THERE IS NOT STOPPING THEM FOR YEARS TO COME!
No we are NOT PROUD TO LOSE, We are PROUD TO BE AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL YOU SO-CALLED FANS. WE ARE SHOWING SUPPORT FOR OUR TEAM IN THE GOOD AND BAD TIMES.
PLEASE WHEN WE ARE WINNING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WITH RICHT AS HEAD COACH……PLEASE DO NOT CELEBRATE WITH US REAL AND TRUE FANS WHO BELIEVED AND STUCK BY THEM!
YOU ARE THE WORST FANS IN THE NATION! GO ROOT FOR A TEAM WHO NEVER GOES THROUGH TOUGH TIMES……
OH YEAH, THEY ARENT ANY……LOL
UGA 4 Life
September 11th, 2011
3:27 pm
I see comments that UGA hasn’t won a National Championship in 31 years, they weren’t exactly bringing them in with great frequency before that, I seem to recall the last was 1942. The SEC isn’t a cupcake conference, this isn’t he Big 10, Pac 10, or Big 12, One team isn’t going to dominate like Alabama did in the 60’s and 70’s, or Florida in the 90’s. Go Dawgs!
More Excuses!!!!!
September 11th, 2011
3:29 pm
Somewhere along the way the Dawg Nation has got to get tired of CMR’s constant every year excuse making…….We now need no excuse – FIRE MARK RICHT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND MONDAY IS TAKING TOO LONG!!!!!! A FAKE AS A COACH AND AS A MAN – GEORGIA DESEVES BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO MORE EXCUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rocky Top
September 11th, 2011
3:41 pm
Every year the entire SEC gets to hear the delusional chest beating of Dawg fans and how they’re going to own the SEC East. Contrary to popular belief, just because you keep saying it will not make it true. Do it on the field…not in your dreams!
GT Joe
September 11th, 2011
3:41 pm
nice moral victory mutts
WONDERING
September 11th, 2011
3:43 pm
We lost to a darn good team last week, and lost to a fair team yhis week. Does that make us a POOR team? Just WONDERING.
Aubie-won-knobi
September 11th, 2011
3:56 pm
slydog – bad defense? Auburn holding Relf on the goal line for two consecutive plays IS defense! Now..WHAT were you saying about bad defense? Who did you lose to yesterday…again?
T-DAWG
September 11th, 2011
3:58 pm
Steve Spurrier and Les Miles are coming to town. Surprise, Surprise, Surprise, you think you may see a trick play or two?
GT Joe
September 11th, 2011
3:59 pm
dont worry mutts, ole miss and coastal carolina are a lock. vandy SHOULD be a lock, that’s 3 wins right there.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 11th, 2011
4:19 pm
GT Joe
You forgot GT will be a lock for a victory as well
Dawg Cop
September 11th, 2011
4:20 pm
Columbus..great post and I’m with ya 100%. If you “ain’t” a bulldog then get of the damn message board and find a new team. Thank you to the players and coaches for this game, you win some you lose some and you guys gave it all. Yes mistakes were made, that’s just part of the game. Learn from them and please don’t quit, not for the fans but for the guy next to you on the team, PLEASE DON’T QUIT! As a true Dawg fan I can’t ask for any more than that!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 11th, 2011
4:26 pm
Dawg Cop and Columbus
When is it that you 2 draw the line with this coaching staff
mountainman
September 11th, 2011
4:35 pm
Dream Team needs a “DREAM” COACH if UGA is going to have a DREAM SEASON!!! Richt ain’t a dream coach, he is putting fans thru nightmare after nightmare and getting paid millions to do it!!! Ain’t Right, Richt needs to go find another line of work and Ga. fans need to quit dreaming about this guy being the Second Coming!
Return to Glory
September 11th, 2011
4:36 pm
Winners make plays, losers make excuses, make plays or go home period.
Mark "2-8" Richt
September 11th, 2011
4:44 pm
0-2
Dogs Smell
September 11th, 2011
4:44 pm
Go ahead and celebrate victories over Coastal Carolina ! After next weekend we will hear how Great you are and how you wont lose another game this year? Blah Blah Blah ! Wait till next year BS. Excuses always run rampant among the dog county. Im sure many of you have already said “We will destroy UF, another BS why would this year be any different than the past 20 years. Dont bank on beating Tennessee either, they have a potent offense and Georgia your defense is NOT very good.
Big Old Dawg
September 11th, 2011
4:45 pm
Yes sir dump CMR…..Gomer Goff is ready and willing to revive the UGA program………..YIKES!!!!
Dogs Smell
September 11th, 2011
4:46 pm
WONDERING – You’re sure as Hell not a great one !
The Truth
September 11th, 2011
4:54 pm
Face it. LSU, Alabama, Florida,and Auburn probably beat Boise and S. Carolina (at least go 1-1). UGA’s recruiting classes are at the SAME LEVEL! Have been for YEARS and yet they can’t compete with the “big boys.” UGA has EVERYTHING…Fan base, facility, $$$$, etc. But yet they have NOTHING! Very sad…very sad.
DawginLex
September 11th, 2011
5:08 pm
This coach deserves a chance to finish the year without being asked about his job.
those young men played their guts out.
beanster
September 11th, 2011
5:14 pm
dont worry mutts, ole miss and coastal carolina are a lock. vandy SHOULD be a lock, that’s 3 wins right there.
and #4 is a sure thing with the annual beat down of your pos team, buddy.
Red Panties
September 11th, 2011
5:14 pm
The def backs can’t tackle a lick, except for Cummings. He is a football player, Boykin and Rambo are great athelets, but they aren’t football players. And that is COACHING or lack there of.
Red Panties
September 11th, 2011
5:17 pm
Lex ,
Great effort, poor coaching loses games. Same old, same old
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
5:17 pm
Columbus….
You tell them. You set them right now. You just go ahead and tell them the truth. Tell them like it is. Go ahead, tell them all straight. Now, start yelling at them. YELL REAL LOUD…… LOUDER! LOUDER!! LOUDER!!!
Feel better now. I am glad. Now…..be sure to leave that $150.00 an hour counseling check on the desk as you leave. And this week…..try not to yell at anyone over sports.
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
5:23 pm
The Truth…..
I doubt Florida would have won in game one against Boise. And it would have been a toss up at this stage between Florida and SC. Same with SC vs. Boise and Florida. Playing Georgia’s schedule, Florida would be either 1-1 or 0-2 at this stage…….but I think Florida would have looked better going 0-2 or 1-1. I think it is almost laughable how much Georgia fans overpredicted Georgia’s success this year during the summer months…..and even more laughable…..or sad…..how they are overreacting to losing to the 4th and 12th ranked teams in the nation.
With that said…….I think Richt is in big trouble at Georgia…..unless he does pull off a 10-2 or 9-3 season….and 9-3 might not save him if he loses to Florida.
A Gator on a Dawg Board?????
September 11th, 2011
5:26 pm
Sooooo you live in Tampa and are a Gator fan but you post smartass comments on a University of Georgia message board….ummmm bored perhaps? I can certainly see why you’d have no friends much less a chick….blowup dolls don’t count but you can still YELL REAL LOUD…..LOUDER!! LOUDER!! Feel better now. I know I am glad!
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
5:27 pm
beanster……
Vandy has a new and very good coach…..and they are playing well. I would not lock that one in just yet for Georgia. The Vols game certainly isn’t a lock. Neither is the Florida game. Ole Miss played well against BYU….and should have won the game….and BYU should have won against Texas in Austin. Ole Miss might not be a lock either for the Dawgs. Auburn isn’t a lock either. C-Southern is a lock. So is the other creampuff. Ga. Tech is no lock at this stage. Could get UGly if Ole Miss and MSU step on the Dawgs in the coming weeks. Then again….it could get very good for the Dawgs if they go into JAX on a long winning streak. This is why they play the game.
beanster
September 11th, 2011
5:29 pm
You know what’s laughable? Or sad? No, just laughable. Being just some dude behind a computer screen who thinks he can authoritatively predict what the team he chooses to root for, who has not played a serious opponent yet this season mind you, would have done against the opponents that UGA has faced so far in 2011. Now that’s funny.
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
5:30 pm
Columbus (at 5:26)…….I do feel better….insulting me makes you feel better too, I bet.
beanster
September 11th, 2011
5:35 pm
I’d ease up there, dude. My guess is that is a family member, moron.
Red Panties
September 11th, 2011
5:35 pm
A Gator on a Dawg Board?????
So 8th grade, grow up
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
5:35 pm
Beanster (or whoever…maybe Columbus)…….
Not an “authoritative” prediction at all….since Florida actually does not play Boise or SC in the first two games. They play much weaker opponents, as you mentioned. More like……a theory based on a fan’s personal, very unauthoritarian “evaluation” of talent and performances of the various teams involved. But say what you will….and laugh all you want.
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
5:42 pm
Beanster…..
But you know…..you are right about this. I need to stop this computer nonsense (doing it because I am bored with watching the NFL)….and go for a walk on the beach, Have a nice day.
P.S. The Gators do play somebody next weekend…..and they to are much better than what people thought…….and that would be the Vols. Bray is special (probably the best QB in the SEC) and so are their receivers…..including the hated Da Rick Rogers.