Video: Devasting turnovers, breakdowns cost Bulldogs vs. South Carolina
Here was my video interview with Cinesport following Georgia’s 45-42 loss to South Carolina on Saturday night.
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steverino
September 11th, 2011
6:01 pm
First and the daaaawwwwgs STINK!!!
JAWJeRDAWG
September 11th, 2011
6:03 pm
Four devastating, crucial plays that definitely cost us the game. Limit those and we beat SC. .. Go Dawgs!
rincon dawg
September 11th, 2011
6:04 pm
Man the guys fought hard to win that game. They gave everything they had. But moral victories just dont show up in the win loss coloum.
Blazerdawg
September 11th, 2011
6:17 pm
Ball did not bounce our way..good effort by UGA..go Dawgs!
bugsquacher
September 11th, 2011
6:33 pm
“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)
Athens Dawg
September 11th, 2011
6:41 pm
We improved from week 1 to week 2. We battled so hard against SC that the games we play now are going to seem easy because we’re so battle tested. It makes sense.
typical UGA fan
September 11th, 2011
6:43 pm
MY DAWGS ARE 0-2 BECAUSE OF NICK FAIRLEY!!! HE IS SO MEAN AND DIRTY!!! DID YOU SEE HIM TRY TOU TAKE OUT MURRAYS KNEES??
Athens Dawg
September 11th, 2011
6:45 pm
Most games are not going to be that hard fought for us which will make them easy since we fought so hard against SC. That’s why coaches always say that they make practices harder than the actual game so that when the players get to the game, they can last because they’ve already experienced something tougher. Well SC was like our practice (theoretically speaking) and the rest of the season is when it’s time to step up. GO DAWGS
CHDawg
September 11th, 2011
6:47 pm
Typical, we saw it and so did the SEC refs; that is why they flagged him early in the Bama game and put him on notice–knock out the dirty play, or you won’t play. It was good to see him respond to the overdue discipline.
Big Ray
September 11th, 2011
7:19 pm
Steverino get a life. Those boys left their guts on that field. Have you ever left your guts on the field? I bet not! I bet you have never even been on the field. If you had you would know the difference when your team physically beat the other time for four quarters straight.
Even Spurrier said the dogs out played his team but some times the best team does not win. “Thats just football” Seems to me like an expert like you would know that.
In the meanwhile, thinks Coach Richt and the Georgia Bulldogs. You did not win but you did us proud. Keep playing like you did with the fire, intensity, determinaiton you should against SC and we will one day soon, be back on top sooner than most ever dreamed. Sooner or later the ball is going to bounce our way.
Go Dogs, Sic Em,
Big Ray
Big Ray
September 11th, 2011
7:23 pm
Oops, sorry about Typo’s. I guess you know who really got to me.
Go Dogs,
Big Ray
Win P
September 11th, 2011
7:31 pm
I’m encouraged by the UGA team effort. Additional work and gametime is needed by the younger players. I really believe this team will beat Florida. Murray needs to work on his release when under pressure. Crowell needs to watch his celebration after 5,10 or 15 yds gains. Save the celebrating until after we win. We definitely have a running game and receiver, T.King caught passes this week, along with several others. Only remember one incomplete pass that should have been caught. the Malcome kid from S. Ga. is fun to watch. Thought defense did much better.
Remembering Shockley
September 11th, 2011
7:44 pm
@ Steverino…. What do you mean the dogs stink? I don’t know if you watched the game, but I was THERE. The dawgs played fantastic football 95% of the game!
Improved defense (and without their on field leader I’ll add), improved WR play, VERY improved running game.
I’ll admit that I don’t like the loss any less than others, but don’t say the Dawgs stink when they clearly made huge strides in the last week.
Sometimes I think the FANS STINK. And as an alumni and Soldier in the Army who is very familiar with team work, I can tell you that the 12th man flat out SUCKS sometimes at UGA. Guys like you are the reason for it.
Constructive criticism is appreciated, but complaining is for the pessimistic. We need fans who have no voice left after the game, not those who leave when we’re down by 10 with the ball and over 3 minutes to go.
Mad Dog One
September 11th, 2011
8:14 pm
I have one question. If you were not a DOG fan would you enjoyed seeing this game? I am as mad as anyone but our young men never quit. Yes I am a homer have been one from 1965 and will be until I die. GO DOGS
Mad Dog One
September 11th, 2011
8:21 pm
P.S I forgot to say steveruno you are an a$$ H@!e go back to your tech page and root for them you are not welcome. GO DOGS
UGA Poofer
September 11th, 2011
8:23 pm
I love the way Boykin chickened out on Ingrams fake punt run, We now have a new name for tackle missed on purpose “Boykined out”.
deaddog
September 11th, 2011
9:13 pm
Man even Coastal Carolina is going to beat us like yard dawgs. Richt sent UGA to the other side, now the end is near.
Matthews Dawg
September 11th, 2011
9:21 pm
Shockley….you are right on the money!! We didn’t leave either and we were as loud as we could be! You are right, the fans could be louder. Go Dawgs!!
Rocktown Dawg
September 11th, 2011
9:24 pm
murray sucks….. start Mason.. He out performed him during the spring and summer in my opinion..
Rocktown Dawg
September 11th, 2011
9:27 pm
Boykin wasn’t chicken.. he knew there was no way in hell to stop that run away train coming at him.. he lived to fight another day… we would have been sitting beside Tree the next few games if he made contact..
Dawg Grad 85
September 11th, 2011
9:42 pm
Just watched the game again – and it as good today as yesterday except the score – a few breaks here or there and we easily best SC(turnovers and the fake punt did us in). The turnovers have to be fixed but most of the rest that happened was experience based — missed assignments – but yesterday yesterday this team played like the Dawgs – with heart and passion and tenacity and that’s all you can ever ask for — this team looked and played like the Georgia teams we have watched and loved all our lives – too many great plays by everyone to mention anyone specifically – a complete team effort – I am so happy for these young men – there day is coming – the SEC better lookout this year and the next several to come.
Dawg Grad 85
September 11th, 2011
9:43 pm
Make that their day
JRW7
September 11th, 2011
10:09 pm
CMR has sunk our DAWGS to the level of Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Old Miss! We are SEC pretenders and not contenders anymore! Its sad!
David Polelock
September 11th, 2011
10:56 pm
Rocktown Dawg, So, ever time Ingram runs the ball people should avoid tackling him because they may get hurt?
Frank Lane
September 12th, 2011
1:07 am
I am very sick of the fair weather fans. Do you think Dan Mullen should be fired because Miss State failed to score on the last play?
BIGMIKE
September 12th, 2011
2:11 am
Let me remind some of you geniuses out there calling for Mark Richts head:
What we got 10 years ago, after a couple of longwinded failed attempts at aquiring a worthy head coach, is an untested offensive coordinator out of FLA ST that managed to win two SEC Championships and compete for a few more in addition to taking us to the brink of a National Championship.
Along the way he….by his own admission…. made some mistakes. Like the defensive coordinator change after losing Van Gorder, which was a biggie. There were other factors in his recent inefficiency like a less than adequate Athletic Director….the university saw fit to Fire Dooley….remember? And replaced him with a philandering drunk that didn’t provide much support. And his wife’s battle with cancer…if you don’t think that will effect a man’s focus…you need to walk a mile in those shoes (God Forbid).
SO WHAT! ………Those aren’t excuses…they are lessons and a man grows from them. He is a better football coach for it. Richt is and always has been a top notch football coach…he didn’t suddenly become inept. Bowden won Championships with him and we won Championships with. He will go on winning Championships whether its with UGA or some other school. So be careful what you wish for….cause if you push hard enough it just might become reality. Then what? Another round of “will the real Bulldog Coach please stand up”? We could get extremely lucky and land a good one the first time or it could destroy the program for years cause no sane coach would want a job where the fans turn a coach that just took them to wonderland for 6 years and had a down swing during a rebuilding phase.
These guys lose by 14 points to the number 4 team (and I believe eventual #1) in the nation and 3 points to the number 11 team in the nation and you want to rid the University of it’s most successful coach in decades. BRILLIANT! Did any of you really think this young team would step off the bus in August and be streamlined with no kinks ready for a run at the National Championship. That will happen next year or with a little help from some other teams possibly this year…remember LSU? By the end of the year, this team will be the class of the SEC
That’s why “FANS” don’t make decisions….Look what happen to Jacksonville when they dumped Coughlin, mainly due to the negative Fan Support and call for his head during a rebuilding stretch that brought more than the accustomed number of losses….Moreover, look what Coughlin accomplished within a few years of being fired from Jacksonville (SUPER BOWL CHAMPION and perennial Contender) while Del Rio had a few relatively successful seasons with the talent Coughlin had amassed prior to his departure. But Del Rio isn’t near the coach Coughlin was.
Go ahead and get rid of CMR and be prepared for the mediocrity that follows. If winning the SEC was as easy as getting a new coach, then there would be 11 new coaches in the SEC every year. The fabulous Saban that everyone refers to when denigrating Richt is done for a while. What should Alabama do when they don’t win next year….Fire him!??
james the greek
September 12th, 2011
4:28 am
If you really want to know how i feel about the game come listen to my podcast at http://www.speaker.com. There you can listen and follow your team podcast live. I tell it like it is good or bad like me or not i really don’t care.
J.Leto
September 12th, 2011
5:11 am
Well said, Big Mike. Mark Richt has brought us closer to a National Championship than we have been since the days of Walker. He may not always make the right decisions, but the good ones always outweigh the bad ones. He may not have a team full of All-Americans, but he does the best he can with what he has.
Win P
September 12th, 2011
5:50 am
I would hope that Richt would use some of the upcomming games to develope the quarterbacks, in addition to Murray.
phil
September 12th, 2011
6:24 am
Brilliant. The fans are not playing hard enough.
phil
September 12th, 2011
6:27 am
UGA will be playing 1st teamers in the 4th quarter. UA, AU, FL and UT would have 3rd teamers playing in the 3rd qurter.
Phuch Le` Duch
September 12th, 2011
7:54 am
(pronounced / foosh le duke)
If folks cannot see that CMR has done a bit of weeding,
which will allow the garden to grow.
I thought there were more farmers in georgia.
I especially appreciated the comments from BIGMIKE
who noticed that alot of our problems began with D.Evans.
“Spreading the Georgia Brand, while tearing apart the Winning Culture” !
At this point, I would like to quote Ted Turner while turning a paraphrase;
r e, Bobby Cox / insert Mark Richt: (upon firing Bobby Cox 1st go ’round)
“If I had not just fired Bobby, he would be my leading candidate to replace him”
Spokesman
September 12th, 2011
8:36 am
Without Hershel UGA is equal to MS State without the coeds.
ga gator
September 12th, 2011
8:39 am
Clearly outplayed Carolina, but the difference after going to both games is Boise and Carolina players expect to win and UGA players hope they can win. The more talented team did not win Saturday night but just like Boise, the better coached team won.
GSO Dawg
September 12th, 2011
8:53 am
You can’t pin that loss on Richt. If you want to pin that loss on anyone, it would definitely be Aaron Murray. Terrible pick and two costly fumbles gave up 21 points. We should have won that game and it makes me sick we didn’t. Missed FG from 36(ish) yards out by an all american, a fake punt to the house… It was almost like Georgia was destined to lose because we outplated them the entire game. There was only 1 noticable mistake by Bobo that almost gave up the momentum… The first half when we abandoned the run deep in our territory, running 3 straight shotgun plays. We punted the ball and they scored a TD the next drive.
We will go on a run, and it will be very interesting where this team ends up. I am excited to watch it.
I-DOG
September 12th, 2011
9:43 am
Stop referring to this team as a young team. It isn’t.
All college football teams have some young players that contribute. UGA had 1 true freshman starting on defense and even he basically split time. There are plenty of Juniors and Seniors on this defense.
On offense, we didn’t start ANY true freshman. Sure, Crowell and Mitchell played a good chunk of the game, but just because we have 2 true Freshman contributing on offense out of about 18 to 20 contributors, doesn’t make us a young team. We have seniors and juniors all over the offense as well and a 3rd year QB.
This whole, “we are a very young team and we will get better” is a myth. Most of the game losing mistakes in this game were committed by players that have been in the program for 3+ years.
I-DOG
September 12th, 2011
9:57 am
Congrats to South Carolina for their win.
I was happy to see that our helmets and shoes worked much better this week and that we were properly hydrated for this game. That at least gave us a chance.
I don’t take any moral victories from this one. South Carolina is a flawed team. We had EVERYTHING going for us. We were playing at home, coming off a loss, the players were supposed to be sky high in playing for their beloved coaches job. Garcia was playing terrible in the first half. There is no excuse for not establishing a solid lead with their QB sailing the ball 5 feet too high or in the dirt for the first 20 minutes of the game.
Play calling was better, but you don’t see Spurrier’s best weapon have 0 catches (look how they used Jeffries vs. how we used Charles). Crowell averaged 7+ yards a carry and we give it to him only 16 times?? Did spurrier do that? No, he gave his star rb the ball over 25 times.
Glad to see the state legislature made the screen pass legal in Georgia again. If we had been able to use the screen last week, we might be sitting here at 2-0. WE ARE NOT, we are losers of our last 3 in a row and losers of our last 4 out of 5 games.
Worst play call I have ever seen was lining up in the shotgun on 3rd and less than 1… keep in mind we have been running the ball pretty well and Crowell is averaging 7+ yards a carry. We line up in the shotgun and throw a quick slant that Bennet somehow catches with his fingertips. We got the 1st down, but that was losing football. Why do we have to make a miracle play to get 2 feet?
Richt hugged Bennet for about 2 minutes on the sideline because he knows that only Bennet’s amazing catch kept him from having to answer “why in the world was that play run in that situation” after the game.
Giving up 35 points on 5 careless plays by UGA is not going to get it done. We were the better team, but we were outcoached again and we lost. The players are getting used to losing and in reading these posts, so are the fans.
“Hey, we lost a game we had no business losing, but we looked better than last week” Give Richt time, just give him time. I am not buying it.
Don
September 12th, 2011
10:00 am
Any fan of Georgia’s should be proud of the team’s effort Saturday. Obviously they outplayed South Carolina and would have won but their mistakes cost them the game. The future is bright for this team if they hang in there. The coaches and this team should be commended and supported by real UGA fans.
dawg97
September 12th, 2011
10:25 am
Losing sucks!! However there was a definite improvement in the level of intensity and effort by the players. We absolutely outplayed S.C. but made mistakes that turned into points immedidately. Eliminate half of those and we win going away. I thought the Coaches did a very good job with game planning, and play calling. A.M. should not have thrown the ball to #7 on the pick, but he stared him down and forced it to him. Also should have just taken the sack by Clowney, he tried to do too much. Hard to fault him but he must be smarter right there. Boykin did completely dodge Ingram, at least try and push him out of bounds. IC secure the football. Defense did a great job. Only gave up 17 points. All and All if our field goal kicker doesn’t miss its 45 – 45 and maybe OT.
I hope this is the team – coaches included – that shows up each and every week. If so I think 9/10 wins including bowl game is a very real possibility. GO DAWGS!! All true fans on deck to support and cheer them on.
Bamadawg
September 12th, 2011
10:40 am
How ’bout all you “Walk-On Alumni” critics simply walk away and let the true UGA alums comment on the good, the bad, and sometimes the ugly. But for you walk-ons, it tain’t your business. Oh wait, don’t walk away better yet take a hike!!
HBTD
September 12th, 2011
11:08 am
Based on Saturday’s performance, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the dawgs run the table. Tennessee in Knoxville will more than likely be the difference in 10-2 and 9-3. Stay loyal dawg fans. The fun is getting ready to start! Go Dawgs!
TampaDawg
September 12th, 2011
11:26 am
I-Dog “We have seniors and juniors all over the offense as well and a 3rd year QB. ” — a redshirt year doesn’t do much for having game experience. Murray now has a grand total of 15 games under his belt.
John
September 12th, 2011
11:35 am
I’ve told my friends for 4 years that Richt’s demise at UGA mirrors Fulmer’s at UT. Both won early. Both then started on steady decline where off the field problems started occurring frequently, started playing with a “not to lose” mentality as opposed to playing to win mentality, recruited great but still lost and most importantly, always lose to the big boys. UGA fans have almost talked themselves into accepting just playing well as acceptable when playing an equally talented team. The bar has been allowed to creep lower and lower. Richt seems like a class act but the facts are he has not produced against his peers at the other big SEC programs. Statistics don’t lie.
Jeffro Bodeen
September 12th, 2011
11:40 am
I was more encouraged by what I saw in this loss, than almost everything I’ve seen in any win the last 2 years. Let em play and see what they can do.
TampaDawg
September 12th, 2011
11:48 am
You’re right John, statistics don’t lie .. I don’t see any in your post though and the fact is, if you were saying that for 4 years, then you were talking during a time when Richt wasn’t even in the midst of a “demise”. 2007 and 2008 were back to back 10 plus win seasons. Last year was his only losing season since coming to UGA. Both 2009 and 2010 were with first year starters at QB. Before that, the last year he had a first year starter at QB was 2006 when Stafford took over part of the way through the season and they went 9-4. Turned out ok for them after he had been there a little bit.
SOUTHGADAWG88
September 12th, 2011
11:54 am
I-Dawg u are off base.Lee had little playing experience.Bennet,Crowell,Mitchell,M.Brown..that’s 5 on offense alone.Jones,Jenkins,Geathers.Gilliard,the walkon Ilb that’s 5 on defense who haven’t played a lot of SEC football…hell Tree isn’t some “grizzled” vet btw.We have Figgans,Samuel,Anderson,Tree and Tyson making position changes…it’s more to it than u imply.We are looking better though..we should be ready for the Msu game.
icedawg
September 12th, 2011
11:56 am
Dawgs fought hard on a lot of losses last year. But losses are losses, duh. In fact they have now become accustomed to “fighting hard” and losing. The recruiting joke will be, “Come to Georgia, fight hard, and still lose.”
TampaDawg
September 12th, 2011
11:58 am
Great points SOUTHGADAWG .. this team really has the feel of one pushing some of the Juniors and Seniors that didn’t perform last year to the bench in favor of a newer feel. And wait till people like Drew and Rome start getting more reps.
I-DOG
September 12th, 2011
12:16 pm
TampaDawg and South Georgia Dawg:
Are you saying this is a young team? Are we waiting for 2013 when Murray is a 5th year Senior to be a competitive team?
Nobody has 11 5th year seniors on offense. We started 0 true freshman and yes, we had Some younger guys contribute on offense, but its not like we are TN from last year. We have 8 Seniors and Junior listed as starters on offense. Admit that Samuel is a starter in name only, so lets cut that down to 7. I don’t consider that a young offense. Maybe if the other 4 were all true Freshman, I’d buy that.
On defense, we list 7 juniors and Seniors as starters. Even the walk on that played ILB is a Senior, so this weekend we played 8 (though one would think that it is a big dropoff from Sophmore ILB Tree)
For backups, Geather is a 3rd year Sophmore, Gilliard is a 4th year Junior. Vasser has been in the program a while. Sure, we have position changes (coaches decision), but BEFORE this season started I didn’t read a single post on these blogs that said “We can’t compete this year because we are too young.”
I’m not saying we have NO youngish players that contribute. Give them time because they are SUCH a young team isn’t what I see when I watch the team play.
The dream teamers are getting used to losing and I don’t think that is good for our program.
Badland Dawg
September 12th, 2011
12:27 pm
10 years from now it will still be 45 SC GA 42 a loss for GA..that will never change!!!!!!!!!! NEVER the ole ball coach will say them dawgs gave us a good one I win and MC losses again…….
I-DOG
September 12th, 2011
12:28 pm
Big Mike:
I am well prepared for the mediocrity that may follow in trying a new staff. I have gotten used to mediocrity the last three seasons because that is where we are with the current staff. What difference does it make if we lose 5 games next year or 6?
We only won half our SEC games with AJ Green and that included some time with Stafford and Moreno in the same backfield. That .500 record includes 2 games each year against KY and Vandy. Against equals we aren’t even mediocre.
The Current actual state of SEC programs ranked by ability to win their next football game against an unknown opponent:
1.) Alabama
2.) Florida and LSU Tied
4.) Auburn
5.) Arkansas
6.) South Carolina
7.) Mississippi State
8.) Tennessee
9.) Georgia
10.) Kentucky
11.) Ole Miss
12.) Vandy
You might disagree with the exact order of 1-4, but does anybody disagree we are slighly ahead of KY and right there with TN in 9th place or so?
Aren’t we less than mediocre now?
dawg4ever
September 12th, 2011
12:34 pm
WOW!! Now that we are reliving the Ray Goff era, i guess all UGA fans are happy with the effort of the team. If i’m not mistaken, good teams play with effort every saturday, not once or twice a season. This is the problem with UGA. The fan base will except mediocrity, and all the team has to do is play hard once or twice a season, and win 7 or 8 games. The fact is, this coaching staff has not been able to win a big game in 4 years, it doesn’t matter that the team played hard Saturday, what matters is the team still lost to an overrated S.C. team. It is a sad day when UGA fans are happy with playing hard, but still losing to S.C. This just shows you how far this program has sunk with Richt in charge. My GOD, for UGA to be happy with a lose to of all schools S.C, makes me sick. You fans have got the coach you want, and the results don’t lie. This coach and his staff have a below .500 winning record the past 2 seasons, is that acceptable to all UGA fans? Is this what our program has become? If you are O.K. with this loss, and if you are O.K. with this coaching staff, then GOD help us all. Think of how awful this program has been lately. They open up against Ok.St, a ranked team, and lose. They lose on the road the next season to S.C., then proceed to have a losing record. THey open up in the Ga.Dome against a ranked opponent and get embarrassed. Then they lose again at home to S.C.. My God , for UGA to lose to S.C. 2 years in a row, is unacceptable if you are a UGA fan, and it should be unacceptable to the A.D. and the coaches. But unfortunately it isn’t, and that says all that needs to be said about the state of the UGA program. This thing is not going to change under this coach, and moral victories got Goff fired. Moral victories got Donnan fired, but moral victories keeps Richt’s job. Why is that?
Go_Bravos
September 12th, 2011
1:12 pm
so which one is correct? “They have enough players to be a 10-win team, but I honestly think their lack of discipline and their vanilla offense and their inability to make in-game adjustments on both sides of the ball — all three aspects of which point to coaching,” ESPN analyst Todd McShay said. “I hate to say it, but I’ve been thinking it for two-plus years now, and finally when you start to look at it and piece it all together, I just think it’s becoming obvious.
“I think that this team consistently gets overcoached and the more coaches that I talk to in the SEC that face off against Georgia and just are not at all concerned about what they’re going to see from a schematic standpoint, the less I believe in this coaching staff with Mark Richt and his group.”
Coach Richt said. “Actually, I love this team. [I'm] proud of them, and time will prove that we’re gonna be a really good team.”
uga88
September 12th, 2011
1:24 pm
Yes SC won by points, BUT, The Dawgs played with their hearts & their might! Errors were made but I know the Dawgs will just get better & better each game!
NO MATTER THE SCORE…I’M A BULLDOG FAN TILL I DRAW MY LAST BREATH…WIN OR LOSE! People don’t be just fair-weather fans! SUPPORT YOUR DAWGS!
I-DOG
September 12th, 2011
1:33 pm
My definition of a fair weather fan is one that stops “caring” about the team when they are not good, but is the first to call them “MY Team” when they ARE good. The Dawgs are still and will always be MY team.
Just because you post something pointing out the obvious flaws of the team and are calling for a coaching change, doesn’t mean you don’t “care” or don’t wish the team well. I am pulling for both the Players and coaches. I don’t wish anything but good things in Richt’s future endeavors. He has made over $20,000,000 coaching the team. He gave us some good seasons in the first half of his tenure. It was mutually beneficial and I think he will go on to do good things in the world.
Naming an interim coach from the current staff with the directive being:
Try to win the game, but play Mason one series each first half (minimum) and play some of the young players a little more than would normally be played. You don’t have to sit the Seniors and Juniors, but give the Frosh and Soph a little extra time as we are preparing for 2013.
TampaDawg
September 12th, 2011
1:50 pm
I-Dog, I have not issue playing Mason for a little bit against a patsy here and there. But calling for Murray to be benched and Richt to be let go by game two after playing the toughest two games on your schedule is a bit much. As for how much he has made, Richt could not have made more than $20,000,000 a year. Up until 2007 he made $800,000 per year or less. It went up to $2.8 million in 2008 and is now at around $3 million
Ron Smith
September 12th, 2011
2:14 pm
Unfortunately moral victories don’t show up in W/L collumns. Seems as if some players, coaches and fans are learning that defeat is okay. They are not “our boys or our team”. Richt makes a fortune, the fans fill the stadium and pay enormus ticket prices and the team continues to lose. It’s all about money. UGA football is officially not relevant in the SEC or nationally anymore. It’s a pity. Unimaginative play calling – Bobo needs to go. The Dawgs still have more losing to come this year.
old dog
September 12th, 2011
2:17 pm
I agree….we looked better, but ya think we gonna finish any better than middle of the pack, as usual? S.C., a former weak sister, has passed us. Think we gonna beat Tennessee, Fla., Auburn…? All 3? Really? How ’bout throwin’ M.State in there….and Ole Miss out there, too? Think we gonna finish any better than middle of the pack?? Somethin’ is lackin’…..something….everybody has off-years, but we’re HUSTLING backwards…..
swampdawg
September 12th, 2011
2:37 pm
We lost the game in first half when CMR decided to kick field goal three times rather than going for a first down. Does he not have confidence in his offense. Agree they looked better but if CMR stays he must surround himself with some quality assistance. Next week we run up score and everyone forgets about lose—-I hope not………….
SOUTHGADAWG88
September 12th, 2011
2:39 pm
I don’t think we lose another game.I don’t anybody left on the schedule would beat either of the first two teams we played either.Time will tell
I-DOG
September 12th, 2011
3:04 pm
Tampa Dawg:
I am not calling for a benching of Murray. 2011 and 2012 are over, so I am saying, have the interim coach play Mason for at least 1 meaningful series in the first half of each game. Murray to still play 85-90% of the game.
What if Murray turns an ankle next year? We won’t have anybody else game ready if we play only Murray and let Mason get mop up duty against the patsies. Same is true of the OL. Play the 2 freshman who are most game ready a series or 2 so that next year we aren’t paper thin AND young at OL with the likely loss of 3 of our starting OL at season’s end.
Richt will have made about $20,000,000 when it is all said and done including the buy out. Maybe it is only $19,000,000. My point is that he has made a pile a money and he was given EVERY opportunity to be successful.
Georgia would not fire Richt for the first 2 games of 2011. It would be for his last three years.
Donnan lost only 11 games in his last three FULL SEASONS at Georgia and he was shown the door. Richts has lost 11 games in the last TWO full seasons and is now at 13. So in 3 years he will have 14 to 18 losses in all liklihood vs. Donnan’s unforgivable 11 losses.
Why continue this death watch. It isn’t good for anybody.
chilidawg
September 12th, 2011
3:11 pm
Excellent effort on Saturday. Eliminate one of those big plays and we win. Schedule gets much easier now, and my fear is that this team will put it on cruise control after winning a couple of easy ones. My #1 problem with CMR is that he does not bring this kind of motivated team every week.
TampaDawg
September 12th, 2011
3:35 pm
I-Dog, I agree with the Mason pitch to some degree.
But to compare Richt to Donnan doesn’t add up. Donnan wasn’t fired for going 8-4 in back to back years. He was fired because he never even sniffed an SEC title. In the same time that Donnan had, Richt had two SEC titles and as a total record been in contention 3 other years. I say with what he accomplished early, let him coach through it. You never know. You may fire him and have prize recruits you already have on the team transfer, some you may have committed for next year recommitt somewhere else. Then end up with a new coach who can’t recruit.
Jerry
September 12th, 2011
3:41 pm
Good effort and I’m proud that the “Dawgs” didn’t throw in the towel. Extremely impressed with the fans giving them an ovation while leaving the field.
I will leave my comments regarding the football team and eventual success or failure to the end of the season. Personally, I believe they have improved.
Go Bulldogs and Coaching staff
MAD DAWG.
September 12th, 2011
4:13 pm
It is obvious preferential treatment has been given to Richt by UGA administrators that was not given to his predecessor, Jim Donnan. Richt, for whatever the reason has been given more than the benefit of the doubt and UGA’s performances over the last 3 going on 4 years are reflective of it. The mediocrity is obvious in the records of 8-5, 6-7, and now a 0-2 start this year. Add those marks up and UGA is a pathetic 14-14 in it’s last 28 outings. This plain and simple is totally unacceptable. Even when Richt when 10-3 in 2008 that season was considered a disappointment because of the hype that misled everyone to believing an overrated UGA would go undefeated and win championships.
The truth about UGA’s predicament is that Richt is trying to run the program from his old 1990s FSU playbook. Only problem is that was nearly twenty years ago. Richt thinks if you put great talent around a sub par or average QB then that QB’s game will magically elevate to the level of players around him. This is why UGA’s current decline began with Joe Cox at qb and continues with Adam Murray. The Richt/Bobo braintrust will continue to bring in overhyped, average or below average qbs and and stick with them for an entire season despite the need to take a look at other options. Thus because overrated Murray was so highly recruited there’s no way he is in danger of being replaced as a starting qb despite how poorly he performs in critically situations. The real reason UGA was competitive against Carolina was the emergence of a running game led by Crowell. The O-line finally responded and created running lanes. The SC game proved UGA must run to win in the SEC and finally that Murray is not that much better than Joe Cox at quarterback. With Murray at qb UGA has yet to defeat a team with a winning record despite all the stats and preseason all SEC hype. He is undersized and needs a lot of one on one coaching from a good qb coach. But this falls on Richt, because Bobo can’t be an offensive coordinator and qb coach. So UGA will live and die as they did against SC, because of a lack of coaching and Richt’s dependency on the God given ability or talent of key players in key positions. Thus the players are just like the OC, they will learn on their on in gametime conditions and when they come up short as a result of their mistakes it’s okay because Richt sees their potential for greatness in the future.
Richt is about as blind as Mr.Magoo and it is past time for UGA to find a new coach !! WOOF !!
I-DOG
September 12th, 2011
4:15 pm
Tampa Dawg:
That is true that Donnan was fired for not competing for SEC titles. He took over a program that was truly broken. Richt took over one that went 8-4 back to back and was pretty loaded with talent.
Richt deserves credit for bringing us 2 SEC titles and playing for a 3rd, but 13 loss and counting in 2+ seasons and being outcoached week after week has put the lid back on the program that Richt helped take off.
I think Georgia has been fair to the Richts and it hurts the program if we just let the season ride out and the SPRING a coaching change on the recruits a month before signing day. We both want UGA football to be sucessful, I just don’t think holding on to Richt for a few more games is the answer.
braddawg
September 12th, 2011
4:24 pm
Well said Big Mike! Coach Richt has my vote! Band Wagon Fans need to sell their tickets to the real DAWG Fans! Then maybe the 12th man will show up!
Big Dawg
September 12th, 2011
5:23 pm
Fellow Dawgs,
Time after time almost every year we see these same kind of mental errors costing us games and yes in my humble opinion at least 3 chances over his first 10 plus years to play for National Championships. It is like a broken record every year on punt returns where our guys are not checking the other team to make sure they punt the ball. It once again raised its uggly head and cost us a TD and possibly the game. Yes there was overall improvement but to be honest with you we gave up 28 points when guys took plays off and lost focus. That can not be to allowed and there are no excuses for it. Now #83 would be on the bench, play after play he was taking himself out of plays and it cost us big time. That last fumble by Murray and defensive TD is on # 71 as he allowed Clowney to go inside without even pushing him or tapping him on that little slip screen, this guy is a 4th year starter.
Go Dawgs
big marv
September 12th, 2011
6:22 pm
First thing: I am not a fair weather fan just because I do not accept losing. I expect UGA to win. And they should win. UGA is not a great passing team and this is all on Richt. He will not commit to the running game. Early in the game GA was 3rd and 2 near the goal line and Ga called a pass play—-they had 2 plays to get 2 yards. You gotta be an idiot not to figure that out. I am sick of the sissy mentality at UGA these days—-they never want to run over anybody any more—-I am sick sick sick sick sick sick sick of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, if you are at UGA and you are in administration and you want me to help—-I will be glad to help. The AJC can look me up if you wish. Thank you very much.
LogicalUS
September 12th, 2011
6:38 pm
Amazing to see that so many of the UGA fans have come to terms with the reality that they came at SC with everything except the kitchen sink played with every ounce of emotion they could possibility muster and IT SIMPLY WASN”T GOOD ENOUGH.
Just a few years ago, heck just last week, UGA were snickering at SC as the red headed step children who should be embarrassed to pretend they belonged on the same field as the mighty Dawgs.
It is unrealistic for fans to expect that level of fire emotion every Saturday, so how many of the remaining games can UGA win without it. Expect that UGA will have the same level of intensity against UF, but what about UM\Miss State\UT\Auburn\GaTech?
Steve
September 12th, 2011
7:23 pm
UGA outplayed the #11 team in the country and came up just short thanks to mistakes. This is a young team playing against a veteran team and still gave them all they could handle for 4 quarters. SC was lucky to come away with the win. I liked what I saw out there Sat., these boys played their hearts out the entire game. I fully expect to see them win the majority of the games left on their schedule. I support this team win or lose. Yes, the Dawgs have done more of the latter lately, but I truly believe that they are headed in the right direction and have faith in this team. So many great players are emerging (Crowell, Mitchell) that are already a force to be reckoned with after playing only 2 games at the college level. I haven’t seen such a determined Dawg team in a long, long time as I did Sat. and the rest of the SEC will start taking notice soon. GO DAWGS!
SEC Football News APP
September 12th, 2011
8:56 pm
You can’t logically say Georgia outplayed South Carolina. The goal of the game is to score the most points and Georgia did not score the most points. Georgia had more consistent drives than SC. SC had more big plays. Much better effort by UGA in this game than Boise State game. It will take wins over Florida and Tennessee to cool the fan base down.
valdosta native
September 12th, 2011
10:04 pm
We’re not playing in the Big East or the ACC. This is the SEC. Has it been a couple of difficult years at UGA? Yes. I’ve been there, felt the heartbreak in losses, walked out of the room when that detrimental turnover has taken place. But I always find myself back here, or back in front of the TV screen cheering on the dawgs to pull one out. THERE ARE MORAL VICTORIES! This past week showed us that we can play with the best. I think the players feel that way too from how they react to a heartbreaking loss. They are competitors. Again, this is the SEC who have won several of the last whatever BCS championships. It would be so much easier to come out on top or close to it, in another conference, without having to watch your peers win the whole thing. I think this has more to do with what have you not done for me, than what you have. You don’t Saban, Chizik, or Miles had a few balls bounce their way onward to a championship?? I ask you all to stick with your coach Richt. He’s a good man, a good coach. There was a reason why he was hired and kept a job 10 years. I say if he has a winning record this year 8-5, 9-3 or likewise, it will be an accomplishment and something to build on the next five years of great football. Don’t give up now. Have faith in the program….otherwise, ask for it’s demise and see it happen with his firing and a new carousel of coaches arrive until we find the next Vince Dooley. Be patient…it’s a virtue we all should embrace.
Amazing
September 12th, 2011
10:58 pm
It amazes me how many UGA are spouting the “we beat SC really” or “we outplayed SC” or “if the ball bounces our way we win.”
Have you fallen so low that you have to find solice in moral victories? Do you need to “believe” that you actually beat SC to make yourselves feel better? I remember a time when you had enough pride in your team that a loss was considered a loss regardless. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
MAD DAWG.
September 12th, 2011
11:46 pm
Yes, that’s just how delusional UGA fans that drink Richt’s kool-aid have become. They have lost their pride and now settle for moral victories in the mounting losses. They have become mediocre as Richt’s coaching staff and teams are to continue supporting a 14-14 (.500) coach. The only team that has won less and lost more that Richt’s UGA team in the past 28 games is 6-20 Vanderbilt ! But the delusional Kook reprobates still think Richt is the man for the UGA job so they lower themselves and sell out for moral victories to stand behind the SEC’s worst tenured head coach. They are losers and UGA will continue to be a loser with this kind of fanbase. The losses appease them and they love Richt, because he’s bigger than the program to them. He can loses all his games and all they will talk about is 2002 and 2005 and how great a man Richt is. They stink and can all go straight to h_ll.
MAD DAWG.
September 13th, 2011
12:11 am
1) Alabama 26-3 (.897)
2) Auburn 24-5 (.828)
3) Florida 23-6 (.793)
4) LSU 22-6 (.786)
5) Arkansas 20-8 (.714)
6) SCarolina 18-11 (.621)
7) Miss St. 15-12 (.556)
8)Tennessee 15-13 (.535)
9)Kentucky 15-13 (.535)
10) Ole Miss 14-13 (.519)
11) GEORGIA 14-14 (.500)
12) Vanderbilt 6-20 (.230)
It’s all about wins and losses not moral victories.
Columbus
September 13th, 2011
1:05 am
HEY DAWG FANS:
THAT THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE IN SUPPORT OF OUR COACH. THE NAME IS:
KEEP MARK RICHT
It has been posted in several media outlets that the MAJORITY of UGA fans still support Mark Richt. Not suprisingly, you have not read this ON AJC. Check the Augusta Chronicle or Online Athens to verify what I say.
Also NOT surprising is and I could have told you this a YEAR AGO, is that the fans that want Richt to go the most are the YOUNGEST fans and even 55% of them STILL SUPPORT RICHT!
So what we have is primarily young, internet savvy and on the internet constantly, young, immature and ignorant fans that are pushing to get our coach fired!
Now, most all of us fans that are not ignorant or not old, know what we have in Richt and we know that there are going to be down years. We went almost 20 years since 1982 before Richt brought us an SEC Championship! Thes young fans get a couple and now they cant handle a losing season! Try 20 seasons without an SEC Championship you little twits!
SO…..I want to tell all of you intelligent or not wet-behind the ears teenage and fans under 25 who are on the internet doing things you would not do if you were not ignorant or been around awhile….
THAT THERE IS A FACEBOOK PAGE IN SUPPORT OF OUR COACH. ITS NAME IS:
KEEP MARK RICHT
Lets fight to keep our coach for us and for these young fans who simply do not know what they are doing…..
MAD DAWG.
September 13th, 2011
1:16 am
Mark Richt looks done at Georgia. There’s just little hope he survives a 0-2 start. He’d have to beat Florida. Of Georgia’s nine other games, he’d have to go 8-1. That combo just seems nearly impossible at this point for a coach that’s 14-14 in his last 28 games. More alarming is Richt’s horrid 6-9 mark in his last 15 contests. Two of those wins were over Louisiana-Lafayette and Idaho State. So, really, Richt is 4-9 in his last 13 games against teams with a pulse. That’s pathetic.
Quoted from a very wise source and I agree 100% !!!