10:59 pm September 17, 2011, by Chip Towers
My postgame video report from Sanford Stadium following Georgia’s 59-0 win over Coastal Carolina. Links to all our game coverage stories below.
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dogbone
September 18th, 2011
10:11 am
Congrats to Bobo for his greatest win ………… Now play the sec teams with this magnitude……NOT!!!!!!!!!!!
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
10:19 am
Just watched the replay of the Vols game…..and Muschamp was extremely unhappy with the refs for two consecuative calls at the end of the half. One was Jelani Jenkins running stride for stride with the Vols WR and both were pushing and shoving each other….the Vols WR pushed first. Yet, Jenkins was called for pass interference. Then, Da’Rick Rogers was running down the sideline and literally pushed the Florida DB to the ground before running out of bounds and then back in again to catch the ball. Nothing was called on Rogers. So, Muschamp is thinking-the Vols players can push Florida players down and nothing is called and Florida players can simply touch a Vols player and interference in called. I can see now why he was so mad at the refs at the end of the half.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
10:23 am
The D Line couldnt get hardly any pressure against that team
THE FUTURE’s SO BRIGHT IVE GOT WEAR SHADES
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
10:26 am
TampaGator
What in the world are you worried about.
Our D-line cannot even get pressure on Coastal Carolina High school’s QB to sack him and your worried about Tenn who you pummeled
By the way what is your schedule for the next few weeks
Daphne
September 18th, 2011
10:33 am
After Mark Richt dies and enters the Pearly Gates, God takes him on a tour. He shows Mark a little two-bedroom house with a faded Georgia banner hanging from the front porch. “This is your house, coach. Most people don’t get their own houses up here,” God says. Coach Richt looks at the house, then turns around and looks at the one sitting on top of the hill. It’s a huge two-story mansion with white marble columns and little patios under all the windows. GT flags line both sides of the sidewalk and a huge Yellow Jacket banner hangs between the marble columns. “Thanks for the house, God. But let me ask you a question. I get this little two-bedroom house with a faded banner and Paul Johnson gets a mansion with GT banners and flags flying all over the place. Why is that?” God looks at him seriously for a moment. “That’s not Johnson’s house,” God says. “That’s mine.”
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
10:40 am
Daphne
If that were true GT would be relevant and have more than 10,000 fans
SEC Update
September 18th, 2011
10:42 am
All I remember is that victory formation over a cupcake team from Myrtle Beach.
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
10:42 am
Flat tire…….
What am I worried about? Well, from reading my posts…..not much, except a very young defensive backfield…but a very talented one. Let me see…….Kentucky is next. Win. Then…the big one…..at night….in THE SWAMP……vs. Bama. Look for my ugly face on the 40 on the Gator side. Then…LSU down there. I think the Gators will give both Bama and LSU all they can handle. The Gators are just as fast and just as talented…..but much younger……and they will probably be the difference in both games. Do I think the Gators will win both of those games. Probably not. Bama and LSU are two of the top teams in the country…..along with Boise and Oklahoma. But I am sure that the Bama fans have some uneasy feelings with their team coming into THE SWAMP at night to face a 4-0 Gator team on the upswing. But I do feel the Gators have a better shot at Bama than they do at LSU….down there. But I am not that impressed with LSU’s offense…..so there is some hope there, too. But, most likely, the Gators will be 4-2 after 6 games. But the winner of the East will most likely have two losses in the SEC. SC, Florida, Tennessee, and Georgia will battle it out for the title….and SC has the edge on Georgia now…..and Florida has the edge on the Vols now. Florida just needs to beat everyone else in the SEC to have a shot…..and they can do that.
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
10:50 am
Flat tire……P.S.
All Gator fans know how difficult the Gator SEC schedule is…..and all Georgia fans know how easy the Dawgs schedule is….by comparison. So…..no excuses for Georgia this year. Period. Florida with Driskell and/or Brissett at QB…..along with all their other young talent…..will be hard….if not impossible….to beat in the next few years…..lead by the brightest young head coach in the conference….and the best OC in the country….and a fairly good DC (Quinn) as well.
dawg4ever
September 18th, 2011
10:52 am
Florida beats a .500 team by 10 at home which was the line, and everybody thinks they are world beaters.Florida has one playmaker on offense, and he weights 170 lbs, give me a break Florida would be 1-2 if they had of opened up with UGA’s schedule instead of playing 3 teams that will all be .500 when season is over. They have no pass defense, and they have one player on defense the L.B. Bostic, who was second team all-sec behind Olgetree by the way.UGA&Florida are after thoughts for the SECE and SEC titles. Florida’s Q.B. is just like Murray, he has never beaten a good team, and he has never brought his team from behind in the 4th qtr. to win a game. You people sound like ESPN and it’s love affair with Fl. This Fl. team that you are so impressed with, will get it’s asses handed to them by Bama in the swamp, and LSU, and S.C. on the road. The UGA game will be a toss-up with 2 teams that are both has beens in the SEC. Someone might remind this clown that Florida has as a head coach, that he isn’t a D.C. now, he is a head coach, and he should start acting like one. He is nothing more than a trooper taylor wihout the cap on backwards. What a joke FLorida and it’s coach are now. This guy couldn’t carry Meyer’s jockstrap.
dawg4ever
September 18th, 2011
11:03 am
Tampa pass some of that kool-aid around would you. OMG, the brightest head coach in the country? The best O.C. in the country. And these 2 all-world Q.B’s you keep bragging on have never done anything. If i recall Murray was just as good as these kids coming out of florida, and what has he done so far. You Florida fans think everything florida has, it’s coaches, it’s recruits, etc, are all better than anyone else’s. You beat a .500 Tenn. team, with no proven head coach, the same team UGA beat by 4 touchdowns last year. Bama will not be impressed coming to the swamp to play your powerhouse team, and LSU and S.C. will beat florida on the road. So 3 losses and a 4th against Fl.State, and you think you have the best young coach in the country. You have a big mouth cheerleader, that will make a fool out of himself on the sidelines before the season is over. Good luck on your powerhouse team that just beat an average .500 team. Now maybe Florida can actually play a team with a ,500 record. Go blow your horn somehwere else, nothing Florida has done so far is impressive. If you don’t believe me, Tulane just lit up UAB last night, and they put 49 up against them, which is more than your great coach and your great O.C. scored against them. What a joke
The Truth
September 18th, 2011
11:07 am
Let’s see…
Coastal Carolina (aka Myrtle Beach Community College)is the new definition of cupcake (FCS) and bulls**t nation want’s to gloat in the victory?…PALEEZE!
Now then, we have Miami taking the big 10’s Ohio State to the woodshed, Clemson laying-the-smacketh-down on your SEC Champion, Auburn, and GT teaching big 12 Kansas the meaning of the word “Option” (as in, I suppose they have the option not to play GT next year), and you guys want to say the ACC is not competitive? Again,…PALEEZE!
Why don’t you ask KU about how competitve the game was yesterday? They used phrases like “It snowballed on us,” and “…completely embarassed,” to describe the event that was called college football.
Eat crow you SEC fans. You’re game ain’t flawless – take your medicine.
Bulls**t nation – great show of class gloating in beating up a lowly FCS team, Myrtle Beach Community College. You guys really are in the doldrums (yawn). LMAO!
Destin Dawg
September 18th, 2011
11:08 am
Florida very sloppy… like 150 yds. in penalties ( with home refs )… Tnn.. couldn’t even snap the ball… very sloppy game… Dawgs defense getting better under Grantham and Co… never mind Bo Bo but Richt needs to get more involved with play calling… Go Dawgs !!!
Destin Dawg
September 18th, 2011
11:10 am
GT did play a hellofa game… they are good…ACC champs if they can beat FSU.. ??
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
11:12 am
TampaGator
While I think you will beat UGA I do not think AL or LSU. Miles didnt show much on offense and he never does unless he has to. AL you have a much better chance. I personally do not think AL is all that after watching them play Penn ST so I wont be surprised by an upset either by ARK or FL. And Penn St barely beat some garbage school yesterday
Boise LOL, FL would easily beat Boise by what I saw yesterday.
Our Defensive line could not get any pressure on Coastal Carolina High School. And people want to act like Boise’s OL is good give me a break. They beat us on one play, short passes over the middle
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
11:20 am
Flat Tire…..
Boise State is a top 5 football team. Florida isn’t that right now. So I doubt Florida could beat Boise at this time. Bama has a great defense. So does LSU. So does Oklahoma. So does Boise. Oklahoma and Boise have good offenses. LSU’s offense does not impress me much. Bama’s offense is based on a running game….not much at WR. So, right now, I would say Oklahoima and Boise are the two best teams in the country. Bama and LSU have much to prove on offense….and if they develop that side of the ball….then both replace Boise at the top. But nobody is going to beat Oklahoma this year…..based on what I watched last night vs. FSU.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
11:25 am
The Truth
The ACC hasnt beat a top 5 non-conference opponent in 33 games
Kansas LOL when has that program been relevant
Kansas is like Vandy in the SEC
How about
Middle Tenn High School and Western Carolina High boy thats 3 powerhouse teams there and you let them both score 21 points on you
Clemson beat AUB, Aub lost their whole team and should have lost their first 2 games there luck has finally run out
Take your dramamine and go back to sleep and dream a little bit more because come November The Truth will be depressing to know that you just lost to a sorry UGA team again
Let the "BIG" Dawg eat!!
September 18th, 2011
11:25 am
WOW, what’s with the love fest with Florida on this blog? Florida beat a terrible Tenn. team yesterday, and now they are National Champions? Tenn. is a .500 team at best, and the UAB team Florida beat was beaten by Tulane by 46 points. So what has Florida done to make you people so impressed? Yes they will be 4-0 when Bama comes to gainesville, but beating 4 teams with losing records means nothing. Florida has one playmaker Rainey and that’s it. I will take Crowell anyday over this guy. And Florida has a terrible secondary, that is why Murray lit them up last year, and he will do the same thing this year. Because we all know Bobo will not try and run the ball. UGA&Florida both have average head coaches, if you can say they are even average. They both have Q.B’s that have never beaten a good team much less a ranked team. Neither team has more than one playmaker on offense or defense, and they both think they are world beaters. Neither team will play in Atlanta this year, so enough with the Florida B.S. This is not an ESPN blog for God’s sake
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
11:34 am
Tampa Gator
Trust me Boise doesnt have a great defense Mike Bobo made them look special by calling 3 plays all night which you will see when we play FL because Bobo throws away a playbook and calls the only 3 plays he knows from memory
Our defense didnt even pressure Boise all night and Boise was up by 14-7 at halftime and they were 0-5 on 3rd their best RB who was supposed to be good had 24 carries for 57
If you think Boise will sit back and pass all over LSU or even run your sadly mistaken and I hope to see LSU and Boise in the championship game to let every know that Boise beat no one
Oklahoma wasnt that impressive to me because FSU defense was all over them and their D is not AL or LSU caliber
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
11:40 am
Let the “BIG” Dawg eat!!
Not a love fest here for FL, FL will lose to AL and LSU thats no love fest but the way they are playing they will win the East thats all
SC looks bad against East Carolina, Looks bad in a 28 point give away by UGA, and Looks bad against Navy.
UGA cannot even gain a sack against Coastal Carolina middle school and FL is in Tenn backfield all day. Yea FL gave away part of the game due to tons of penalties but they still looked better than us
RICHT'S A BUM
September 18th, 2011
11:52 am
Richt’s a bum who can only win against “high school ” teams. This is not Class 1-A football, you idiot.
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
12:01 pm
Let the Big Dawg Eat……
1. I have not read anyone having a “love fest” with Florida on here. God forbid.
2. Tennessee is hardly a horrible team. I guess they are horrible because Florida beat them.
3. Tennessee also does not have a “losing record.”
4. No one on here has said Florida is going to win the national title
5. Florida has a lot of playmakers on both sides of the ball.
6. So you will take Crowell right now over a guy that has over 300 yards rushing, had over 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving yesterday…..also blocked a punt…..returned punts for a lot of yards….made a great block on a LB to set up a TD…….and probably right now is the most explposive player in the SEC. Take your blinders off.
7. Florida very young seconday is terrible…..so terrible that the Vols QB….who came in with a percentage completion rate of 83 percent…..barely completed over 50 percent of his passes yesterday, with two interceptions…the Gators dropped 5 more. Yes, they committed several pass interfernces yesterday (two of which weren’t). But Mr. Murray will see in late October how the horrible the two freshmen and two sophs are……and by then they will have fully grown up.
8. Murray lit Florida up last year…….most of his passing yards came late in that game…..and I remember Will Hill and Jelani Jenkins lighting up Murray last year. P.S. Ahmad Black, Jenoris Jenkins, Will HIll, and Jeremy Brown did not play for the Gators yesterday (the Gator secondary last year vs. Georgia). All have left the program except Brown, who is injured.
9. Brantley and the Gators beat Penn State in the Outback Bowl last year……and Penn State was ranked at the time. It is Murray who has not led his team to a victory over a ranked team…and several unranked teams. P.S. Brantley is playing a lot better than Murray at the moment.
10. Florida’s head coach has an undefeated record…..and won his first big SEC game….and his team will be ranked in the top 15 this week…..HARDLY AVERAGE. Now, Richt is 1-2 and lost his only big SEC game….and is not ranked in the top 25. Now…that is below average.
11. Georgia and Florida have a good chance of ending up in Atlanta this year.
12. But….you were right about one thing…..
THIS IS NOT AN ESPN BLOG….for God’s sake.
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
12:06 pm
Flat Tire…..
That FSU defense is very, very good…..and OU put over 20 points on them. FSU’s offense is also good….and Oklahoma shut them down for most of the game. And OU’s defense is just as good as LSU and Bama….from what I say….they certainly are just as quick and just as fast….and extremely well coached.
PigIron
September 18th, 2011
12:13 pm
It’s hard to gauge just how good this Florida team actually is at this juncture, but I would agree with TampaGator in that both LSU and Bama see the Gators as the biggest threat in the SEC East — so far.
You have to give SOS credit for getting South Carolina into the position that they’re now in, but that program has a long a history of not handling success very well.
Lots of football to play yet. Could Vandy make their first trip to the Dome this December? Stranger things have happened.
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
12:14 pm
Flat tire…..
What impressed me about Florida yesterday was that Florida could put pressure on Bray just rushing 4 guys most of the game. Bray is tough to sack because he moves well in the pocket and gets rid of the ball so quickly, but Floyd, Howard, Ealey, and Powell put pressure on him all day. Also…..no one has been able to run the ball on Florda this year. Tennessee has minus yards rushing. But the young seconday…..although talented……is making a lot of mistakes (putting hands on receivers with the ball in the air). That has to get fixed if Florida is to have a chance against Bama and LSU.
P.S. I think Georgia is about to go on a winning streak and I think they will come to JAX with the game being a big one in the East. Even though they did not beat SC, they should have. Georgia is a good team….and they could become very good in time. The people that are down on Murray are nuts. He is one of the most talented soph. QBs in the nation. He just has to cut down on his youthful mistakes…..and he will in time. He will be a great QB by the time he is a senior…..when he, Bray and Driskett (or Brissett) will be the best QBs in the conference.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
12:16 pm
TampaGator
Yea Ive heard that talk before and saw a high powered Texas offense and defensive look bad against AL
Sorry But Ive seen what the ACC has done and the Big 12 against good SEC teams and they arent in the same ball park
You have to plug an AL or LSU into what you saw last night not observe to teams in sorry conferences
Heck watching ND and Michigan play you think those teams looked great but they arent against real competition
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
12:17 pm
PigIron……
What a job that Vandy coach is doing. And what a horrible job that NUTT is doing at Ole Miss. Georgia better beat Ole Miss next week…….or Richt will have to move into the federal protection program.
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
12:19 pm
Flat tire…..
FSU has top SEC talent. Believe what you want. They do. But they are also very young…..and they will be one of the top….if not the top…..teams in the country next year….which will be their year.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
12:22 pm
Tampa Gator
People are being more down on Murray because his throws are becoming more sloppy by the week. Yesterday he didnt look at all that good
Our backup Mason has come in and the times he has the passes have been on the money and again this is where our lousy coaching comes to play. Seeing that a good coach would bring in Mason some to see what he could do and possible put pressure on Murray to get it together
But our staff knows nothing about that
As for UGA yea we will probably win all the games up to FL then get out coached again. Until we get a coach that takes the FL game seriously we arent ever going to beat FL period. We have a coach that wants to blame where the game is played
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
12:23 pm
Anyway…….the Florida vs. Tennessee replay is over and the Muschamp show is about to end. Time to get busy around the house….before the daily beach walk. Go Falcons tonight…..although I think Philly will take it easily. I hope I am wrong. And Go Braves….a win today and a Cards loss….and you can cash the check for the playoffs. Let’s hope it happens.
Enjoy the day…..and get positive, Georgia fans…….and pray the Ole Miss does not pull an upset.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
September 18th, 2011
12:23 pm
Tampa Gator
FSU needs a new QB sorry but he throws to many INT in key times in the game
He is no heisman canididate
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
12:25 pm
Flat tire…..
the coach isn’t the only one blaming the local for the reason for losing recently to Florida….plus the refs. The real reason……..better motivation and coaching….the talent has been very similar.
Now…..time to shut it down.
TigerinGA
September 18th, 2011
12:58 pm
UGA will lose to Florida, Auburn, TN and Miss State!
TigerinGA
September 18th, 2011
12:58 pm
Oops, forgot GA Tech too!
d1reality
September 18th, 2011
1:59 pm
Kentucky, Ole Miss – rotten
Vandy – struggles to beat uconn on their own home field
Miss State – was overrated
Auburn exposed – could/should be 0-3
Boy uga, life is tough in the SEC – what a difficult schedule – geez.
Let the "BIG" Dawg eat!!
September 18th, 2011
2:09 pm
Tampa get over your self and your wonderful powerhouse Gators. Tenn. will be lucky to win 7 games this year, and yes i would take Crowell any day over your little back. He has 300 yards rushing against who again? Oh yeah, forgot he ran wild on UAB and some other junior high team and an undersized Tenn. defense. You are such a blind gator fan, and you think your team is so great as usual. Just so you know how great your team is, Tulane scored more points against UAB than your powerhouse offense. You don’t have playmakers all over your defense, only in your mind.Your secondary is terrible, and you have one player on defense that is a playmaker, that being Bostic. Who was second team all-sec behind Olgetree. Hate to burst your bubble dude, but you have beaten nobody, and your little 170 LB. back has never done anything against a bigtime SEC defense. He want do anything again against Bama,LSU, and S.C. How did he do last year against S.C.compared to a real back like Lattimore? He did nothing. Go blow your horn somwhere else. The only person here that cares what you have to say about your powerhouse(LOL) team is flat tire. Maybe you 2 should rent a room down in Tampa and you both can drool over Florida’s version of Trooper Taylor. One last thing, it is funny how you think Fl will win in Columbia. How many yards did Lattimore put up on your great defense last year? Your all-world defensive line will get gashed by carolina and it’s veteren O.L. You can count on that, and the same will happen against Bama and LSU. See you in Atlanta cheering for Bama, LSU, or S.C. You want be cheering for Trooper Taylor and lardass Weiss.
CarolinaDawg
September 18th, 2011
2:38 pm
“White Shoes & Silver Britches”, an ode to Athens & UGA gamedays by Mac Leaphart, an UGA & Braves fan from Charleston, SC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2LaG97Pj5M
Mac’s band is playing in Oxford this weekend for our game at a bar on the Square called The Levee Friday night and then at a place just outside of town called Foxfire Ranch on Sunday. Who’s making the trip to Oxford?
GATA
September 18th, 2011
2:48 pm
Dogs did what they were supposed to do. Don’t make too much or too little of it; it is what it is. The focus is now Ole Miss. Gotta take this season one game at a time.
Destin Dawg
September 18th, 2011
3:16 pm
yes !! one game at a time… we’re getting better.. especially on defense… S.C. scored points on our offense… defense won the game… just not the score… Grantham;s JunkYard Dawg defense is BACK !!! Play Mason more !! Malcome too !!! any good coach would make this a competition for Q.B and R.B….. Go Dawgs !!!!
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
3:21 pm
Let the Big Dawg Eat……
…..never mind…….not worth my time.
Old Dawg
September 18th, 2011
3:25 pm
TigerinGA…. you just got beat by Clempson…. .good luck against the Owls next week… then you have.. . Ark.. S.C… Gators…LSU.. UGA… Ala… good luck with that…. No Bowl game ???
Old Dawg
September 18th, 2011
3:28 pm
TampaGator.. not worth your time ??? you been on here all day .. and this is a UGA Blog ??!!!!
Homer from Homerville
September 18th, 2011
3:50 pm
Another quality win for those Dawgs! Every Dawg should stand up and pat themselves on the rear for this victory. Just a pat and nothing more. Get’em, Sic’em, Woof!, Bark!, let them dawgs eat, ad nausem! NC here we come! Just go ask Coastal Carolina, you know they are close to Myrtle Beach? The National Championship goes thru Myrtle Beach! Just ask Coastal. So far you guys are 1 and 1 against SC schools. That my friends you can hang your…um fur on.
Ramblin on and on and on and on..............
September 18th, 2011
4:12 pm
Great day for Ga Tech now 24th in the nation!!!!!!!
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
4:42 pm
Old Dawg……
I work (actually trying to write a book) on my laptop while watching football……the Gator replay from 8:30 to noon and then the Muschamp show. Then the end of the Bucs game. Blogging on the AJC beats just sitting in a chair and drinking beer while watching the TV. Plus….ever spent a late summer and early fall on the west coast of Florida. Too hot to walk down the street. Fortunately, October through May is pure paradise.
Concerning this being a Georgia blog….. I follow Georgia as my second favorite team……and pull for them unless they are playing the Gators. How many times do I have to say that.
Xenophon
September 18th, 2011
4:45 pm
Richt has to win nine games this year or he’s out. He’s already lost two, so it isn’t looking good. Assume a loss to Florida. Which game will prove his undoing?
oh brother
September 18th, 2011
4:57 pm
Assume a loss to Florida because they beat UT? What a bunch of clowns.
oh brother
September 18th, 2011
4:58 pm
Enter your comments here
TampaGator
September 18th, 2011
5:15 pm
Oh brother……
Last seven years:
Gators are 7-0 against the Vols.
Gators are 5-2 against the Dawgs.
So……those clowns you mentioned might be on to something with the Gators beating the Vols thing…..as least in odds of the Gators beating the Dawgs if they beat the Vols.
Of course…..we all know that last year has nothing to do with this year…..much less the last 7 years.
GT Joe
September 18th, 2011
5:32 pm
GT enters the AP at #25. Where is UGa?