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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1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
11:14 am
Chaz…..I agree. I was shaking my head when some demented bloggers thought Murray had a chance for the Heisman…….LOL
bugsquacher
September 11th, 2011
11:20 am
“We need everybody to support us,” Richt said. “We need everybody to just watch and see what happens, because things will turn around. The future is still very bright, I know that.”
WHEN MARK? WHEN? ………….. (continue to drink the kool-aid, drink the kool-aid)
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
11:20 am
Run Forest Run….
my conspiracy theory is that McGarrity purposely placed Boise St to start off the season to put the heat on Richt…..if he were to have won both games, he and Richt would be the heroes. If he were to lose both (as he did), most would agree Richt has to go. The dilemma would have been if Richt won one of these games.
Hopefully McGarrity is now making the phone calls he needs to
As for winning the NC in 2012….Seriously??? I know you are just goading us Dawg fans, right??
DJup
September 11th, 2011
11:20 am
I lost all confidence in Murray when he accounted for ZERO points against USF – and he had a receiver that was picked in the top five in the NFL draft.
bugsquacher
September 11th, 2011
11:21 am
REMEMBER LAST YEAR WHEN WE THOUGHT, THE CHANCES ARE VERY SLIM WE WOULD BE 0-2…..
WAKE UP DAWG NATION….. THE NIGHTMARE IS ON
SonofaDawg
September 11th, 2011
11:24 am
I am so sick of these Richt apologists, great guy but the game has passed him, no more moral victories. We hear the same thing every year, “this is a young team with great potential, just wait” blah, blah, blah. Prior to last night’s loss manyb people stated if UGA lost, Richt should go. So why the backtracking by some of you fans and where are the so-called sports media talking heads?
DJup
September 11th, 2011
11:24 am
“my conspiracy theory is that McGarrity purposely placed Boise St to start off the season to put the heat on Richt”
You may be right 1-10…and did he intentionally get our “athletes” to eat pizza every day so their fat @sses would be outplayed by the lighter-stronger BSU bunch?
WnE's Big Brother
September 11th, 2011
11:25 am
If there was a National Championship of Excuses, the Trophy would be named after Mark Richt.
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
11:27 am
DJup….that’s on Richt and coaches….not on McGarrity
Santa Cruz Bulldog
September 11th, 2011
11:32 am
The Bulldogs should have hired Tim DeRuyter as D coordinator; like I told everyone.
Just look at how he has turned around Texas A&M’s defense.
RUN FOREST RUN
September 11th, 2011
11:36 am
Hey 1-10 I’m dead serious. I really think this year will be a learning curve and next year the SEC better watch out . The Junkyard Dawgs will be back with a vengance and win the SEC, “mark it down”.
BEAT UGA SOUTH CAROLINA SO RICHT CAN KEEP HIS JOB
September 11th, 2011
11:39 am
THANK GOD CAM NEWTON DIDNT GO TO UGAY!
kerryb
September 11th, 2011
11:41 am
I like all the positive comments I’ve seen from REAL Dawg fans. The rest are either not real Dawg fans or trollers. No one that watched that game can say that our kids didn’t outplay USC on both sides of the ball and didn’t see good play calling. The things that we griped about the week before were corrected. This looks like a great team in the making. If not for the mistakes they could have easily put 50 points on South Carolina and limited them to 17. I was not impressed at all with South Carolina and think they could easily lose 2 games in the SEC this year so it is not over.
Please Do Not Adjust Your Sets
September 11th, 2011
11:41 am
Yes, CMR has moobies comparable to Mickelsons.
Please Do Not Adjust Your Sets
September 11th, 2011
11:42 am
We’ll be right back after these words from Under Armor Man Bobby Bras
kerryb
September 11th, 2011
11:43 am
You sir are mentally challenged
Please Do Not Adjust Your Sets
September 11th, 2011
11:44 am
CMR, What do you attribute the loss to tonight?
Well I think the real turning point was when I realized I had forgotten to put a bra on. After that I just couldn’t concentrate like I should have.
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
11:45 am
Run Forest Run…..I just don’t know how to respond to your prediction. There is nothing…..I mean absolutely nothing…..in recent performance or data to even REMOTELY support a prediction like that….
kerryb
September 11th, 2011
11:45 am
Idiot
Beast from the East
September 11th, 2011
11:46 am
What are you people thinking that are comparing icht to Bear Bryant? Newsflash……Mark Richt is no Bear Bryant. He’s more comparable to Larry Coker. That’s an apt comparison.
Please Do Not Adjust Your Sets
September 11th, 2011
11:46 am
Now a word from our sponsor … Built Ford Tough 150 Trucks.
BEAT UGA SOUTH CAROLINA SO RICHT CAN KEEP HIS JOB
September 11th, 2011
11:46 am
YOU UGA FANS NEED TO REALIZE THAT ALABAMA,FLORIDA,LSU AND AUBURN WOULD NOT PUT UP WITH MARK RICHT AND MIKE BOBO,BUT REMEMBER UGA IS NOT ON THE LEVEL OF THOSE SCHOOLS!
Beast from the East
September 11th, 2011
11:46 am
Typo…should be Richt, not icht!
Please Do Not Adjust Your Sets
September 11th, 2011
11:48 am
Coach, it seems kerryb likes to call people names. Do you have any advice for him? Well, what we do as a team is sit in a big circle, hold hands and sing Kum Ba Yah. I would suggest he do that.
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
11:48 am
Simple reality……
Georgia is currently not better than Boise State (4th ranked) and South Carolina (12 ranked). I did not see the game, but it sounds like to me that Georgia played their hearts out against a higher ranked team and barely lost (I expected Georgia to pull the upset at home….or at least wished for it because the Gators needed Georgia to win that game).
Facts:
1. Georgia has top 25 talent and probably will end up in the top 25 this year.
2. Florida is a lot better than everyone thought they would be….but they still have not played anyone yet to really prove it.
3. Florida will get a chance to prove it this coming Saturday against a very good Tennessee team.
4. Georgia will not have to play one of the top 12 teams in the country next week…..and they better win the game next week.
BEAT UGA SOUTH CAROLINA SO RICHT CAN KEEP HIS JOB
September 11th, 2011
11:48 am
1-9 VERSES TOP 25 RANKED TEAMS,AND YOU HICKS WANT TO KEEP RICHT? FLORIDA,LSU,ALABAMA,AUBURN AND TENN SAYS THANK YOU! PLEASE KEEP RICHT AND BOZO!
Frat Boy
September 11th, 2011
11:49 am
WHAP! WHAP!
Please, sir, may I have another?
SonofaDawg
September 11th, 2011
11:49 am
I don’t get the whole “real dawg fans” bologny. Why can’t “real dawg fans” criticize constructively? Why are the only “real dawg fans” the ones who turn a blind eye to what uis blatently obvious? Richt is not the coach he once was. Is it that hard? Every year, some of you “real dawg fans” buy the crap Richt consistantly sells. I’m all for being positive and optimistic but at some point, you have to be real, like some of us “real dawg fans”!
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
11:49 am
kerryb…..those “mistakes” are due to poor attention to detail and lack of discipline…..hallmarks of Richt’s teams the past 5 years…..ie….poor COACHING!!!…….things that costs us games
This is not a talent issue……it’s a coaching issue…..
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
11:51 am
SonofaDawg……exactly……I’m a FAN!!!!
not a CHEERLEADER!!!
Please Do Not Adjust Your Sets
September 11th, 2011
11:52 am
Now for another commercial message from Dooleys Nursery, home of Vince’s Big Petunia.
Please Do Not Adjust Your Sets
September 11th, 2011
11:55 am
O.K. We’re back from out commercial break. Let’s go to the locker room and talk to Bradon Boykin. So Brandon, you going to run your mouth again this week or are you just going to shut up and try to play some football. To h*e*l*l wif you mofo, I dont needs dis sheeeeeeat.
SonofaDawg
September 11th, 2011
11:55 am
Why am I not surprised I have not seen a calling for Richt’s firing? Mark, Orlando, Dimino, Tony, Steak, Cellini, get on your job and do us all a favor.
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
11:58 am
SonofaDawg….Agreed. I mean if Tony, Demino, Steak, and Cellini were still up in their beloved Boston, New York, or Philly……do you really think they would keep supporting Richt….
I think the South has made those guys soft!
Okiedawg
September 11th, 2011
12:00 pm
The dawgs much improved from last week”!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh Brother
September 11th, 2011
12:00 pm
“South Carolina is tremendous and we are darn good”…what in the world?
Nomobama
September 11th, 2011
12:00 pm
Uga will be 5-6 going into the tech game with losses to miss st, UT, UF and auburn. If tech wins CMR will be fired. Book it.
SonofaDawg
September 11th, 2011
12:02 pm
Exactly 1-10, they are now part of the same good ol’e boy system that has plauged us for years, they won’t do it. So get ready to hear, “let Richt finish the season out”
THE Dixie Redcoat Band
September 11th, 2011
12:02 pm
We think that UGA should inform the SEC that we’ll counting moral victories in W/L records.
Most Disappointed
September 11th, 2011
12:02 pm
I didn’t see any Michigan fans leave when they were down. I didn’t see any Texas fans leave when they were down. Maybe the UGA fans should looks at themselves before throwing stones at the team and coaches!
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
12:04 pm
I believe this:
A mark of an excellent head coach is if several of his assistants go on to become head coaches or lead assistant elsewhere. With Richt……I believe Calloway at Alabama Birmingham is the only former assistant that has become a head coach after leaving Georgia. Meyer placed many in HC postions. Even Zook did. I think Richt’s biggest problem is not his leadership of players as the Georgia HC, but his poor decisions in hiring assistant head coaches…..including the current DC…who seems to be in over his head and not nearly as good as the one fired recently by Richt…..Mr. Martinez.
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
12:04 pm
Nomobama…..I would submit that unless Richt runs the table and somehow wins the SEC East….he will be fired. Don’t think we need to hope for a 5-7 or 6-6 record for him to be fired. That would just demoralize the current crop of kids
Please Do Not Adjust Your Sets
September 11th, 2011
12:05 pm
Well its time for us to sign off for this weeks installment of CMR Excuse Show. Be sure and join us next week when we will be sponsored by Barabara’s Big Buns and Herschel’s Long Dong.
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
12:06 pm
TampaGator……VERY good point about assistant coaches moving on to bigger and better things….had not thought of that, but makes perfect sense….only assistant I can think of is BVG
lawdawg
September 11th, 2011
12:08 pm
If a coach at Fla.,Al. or L.S.U. ever lost 2 in a row or 3 out of 5 to South Carolina, they would surely be fired.If you want to run with the Big Dogs act like them.
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
12:08 pm
OK, off to enjoy this beautiful day after a very moving early morning 9/11 service. Hope all of you, “real” dawg fans and “fake” dawg fans alike, have a great Sunday.
Go Falcons!!!
Oh Brother
September 11th, 2011
12:08 pm
For those who went to the game…amazingly quiet. The fans didn’t expect UGA to win this game either…it was bizzare.
TampaGator
September 11th, 2011
12:09 pm
Okiedawg…..
“The dawgs much improved from last week”!!!!!!!!!!!!”
And South Carolina is nowhere near as good as Boise State……and no…..you lost again. Improvement would be “winning” the game. Improvement while losing is for…well…..losers. And…if you settle for improvement each week….then….well…..you will not become a winner. Do you think Bama has “improved” this year…..or are they “winning” this year?
Orange11
September 11th, 2011
12:11 pm
Wait until next year or the next year or the next year or the next yearor the next year or the next year.
1-10 Against Ranked Teams (formerly BeerDawg)
September 11th, 2011
12:12 pm
couldn’t resist…..TampaGator…..too funny!!! Yeah, moral victories are a b!tch aren’t they???
I am out……