Big John Jenkins starting to make impact for Georgia at noseguard
Big John Jenkins rarely gets his hands on ball carriers but when he does they know it. (UGA photo by Jim Hipple)
ATHENS – Big John Jenkins got the first start of his brief Georgia career this past Saturday against Tennessee. And while it may not have come as quickly as he wanted, it could not have come in a more ideal situation – SEC road game, night kickoff, national TV, prolific offense, highly-touted quarterback.
“Man, that felt good,” said Jenkins, a 6-foot-4, 340-pound junior noseguard who’s expected to start again this week. “To start in that stadium and under those nights against Tennessee, it felt good. It was big, it was big.”
Jenkins and the Bulldogs played big, too. Including a couple quarterback sacks, they held the Vols to minus-20 yards rushing en route to a 20-12 victory. Entering Saturday’s game at Vanderbilt, Georgia is now third in the SEC and 12th nationally in run defense *85.8 ypg). The Bulldogs are now ranked sixth nationally in total defense (260.5 ypg).
Jenkins and his cohort at noseguard – 6-6, 350-pound Kwame Geathers – are the main reasons for that. As is customary for the position, their impact is not quantifiable statistically. Jenkins and Geathers both have six tackles apiece while Jenkins also has three tackles for loss, a sack and five QB pressures. But a successful play for them is to tie up blockers and hold gaps while linebackers and safeties run loose behind and between them.
Georgia has better-fitting players throughout the lineup in year two of defensive coordinator Todd Grantham’s 3-4 defense. But none have meant more than that 700-pound duo in the middle.
“It’s really helped us,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said. “It’s really solidified what we’re trying to accomplish against the run game. You want the big men in there to help stop the run. But then taking DeAngelo [Tyson] and allowing him to play an end position was big for him. And Abry Jones has had a really good season. So we really got stronger inside and out.”
Georgia is also getting a lot more out of sophomore ends Garrison Smith and Derrick Lott at this point. The dominance of the defensive line has kept the depleted linebacker corps from missing a beat despite several injuries.
But Jenkins is the one who has probably come the farthest in the shortest amount of time. The former JUCO All-American out of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College initially struggled with the transition to FBS football and remained behind Geathers in the rotation until recently.
“It’s good competition, that’s the main thing,” Richt said. “Both those guys are playing well and both those guys are going to play. . . . The good news is we have two guys who can play and know they have to compete for that starting job on a weekly basis. That’s when you really have something going on.”
“I would say I’ve some a long way,” Jenkins said. “I’m making some plays in the games now. I predicted I would play more plays, but things are working. And that’s the thing: I just keep working and working and working. Pretty soon my time is going to come where people will know I’m that dominant guy.”
Jenkins actually was a two-way player and a better-than-average fullback in high school and expressed his desire to Georgia coaches during recruiting to tote the rock at least once in college. But from the sound of things that’s not likely to happen any time soon.
“Pretty early on, he said, ‘You know, Coach, I think I just need to work on noseguard right now,’” Richt said. “But when he gets really comfortable, he’ll be back [at running back] I’m sure.”
The good news for Georgia is Jenkins is getting more comfortable every day.
Sterling Bailey now 100 percent
Freshman outside linebacker Sterling Bailey is practicing at 100 percent without limitations and making a very strong impression on Georgia coaches.
“He’s a very athletic guy and we’re eager to see what he can do,” Richt said.
The 6-foot-5, 260-pound graduate of Gainesville’s East Hall High was out of action all summer while recovering from shoulder surgery he had last spring.
Etc. . . .
Sophomore Chris Burnette is expected to start for the second straight week at right guard. . . . Nineteen Vanderbilt players are from Georgia, including eight possible starters: tight end Brandon Barden (Lincolnton), receiver Chris Boyd (Roswell), cornerback Casey Hayward (Perry), punter Richard Kent (Marietta), WR Jonathan Krause (Snellville), safety Kenny Ladler (Stone Mountain), tackle Ryan Seymour (Kingsland) and receiver Udom Umoh (Fort Valley). . . .Georgia senior center Ben Jones and Vanderbilt junior tailback Zac Stacy are best friends since their days at Alabama’s Bibb County High School.
|– Chip Towers
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hmmmm
October 13th, 2011
6:40 pm
Never been first before…
JAWJeRDAWG
October 13th, 2011
6:41 pm
He is indeed, starting to make an impact for the Dawgs!
He has pushed Kwame Geathers to the point where both are playing better than either one would probably would have without the competition at the nose position.
Glad he did decide to sign with UGA.
We are definitely a better defense for him having done so. .. Go Dawgs!
Destin Dawg
October 13th, 2011
6:44 pm
HUGE fullback… run Figgens too.. WoW !!
PDX DAWG
October 13th, 2011
6:46 pm
Way to go big Jon. It’s amazing what competition will do for development. LOVE seeing the UGA defense back!
Destin Dawg
October 13th, 2011
6:47 pm
Richt coach the offense… call the plays… Bo Bo coach the QB”s…. Grantham’s got your Back… Junk Yard Dawgs !!!
hipdawg
October 13th, 2011
6:50 pm
For all that is sacred………beat the gators!!!! until then there is not much to talk about.
Destin Dawg
October 13th, 2011
6:50 pm
this really is getting to be a Dream team.. athletes that can play both ways…. 2 or 3 positions.. BBall too… Jenkins.. Geathers.. Marshall.. Rome.. Beat Vandy.. one game at a time.. run the table.. we can do it !!
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
6:52 pm
Lovegoing to Nashville for this game I hate I’m going to miss it this year! Keep up the good work defense! Love to see a shut out at their place! Vandy,s d is not to be over looked hope we can score early and wear them down on defense and put the game away! They had 4 picks against Carolina but Garcia was just throwing the ball up!
Kramer
October 13th, 2011
6:58 pm
there’s this awesome new thing called spellcheck. Oughta try it out!
D bag!
October 13th, 2011
7:00 pm
Kramer is oughta a word? Did not think so! D bag
rob
October 13th, 2011
7:04 pm
Great moves by the coaches during recruiting. Great scheme with coach Grantham he is targeting his guys for the 3-4 defense. We only get better on that side of the ball. The d-line is balling. The linebackers are balling. The secondary is trying to ball. We need to get the 2012 class together and continue to build. We will be a top 10 defense with Grantham. Now let’s get the ball to our tightends and Crowell more, so we can eat up yards and score TD’S.
Go DAWGS!!!!
Buckhead Bulldog
October 13th, 2011
7:10 pm
Please, please get rid of the maxium idiot, Bill King! I think I might walk over to see Ann at Cox in Dunwoody to voice my displeasure in the jack ass!
this dawg want hunt!!
October 13th, 2011
7:10 pm
UGA hasn’t done anything yet. Still haven’t beaten a decent team. And don’t get too excited about the defense. They have shutdown 3 terrible offenses. Florida held Tenn. to -9 yds. rushing, and this same Florida defense got shredded by Bama and LSU. Until UGA shuts down Fl. Auburn, and Tech, i could care less what they have done against less than average offenses. Once again stats are for losers. Tenn. had amazing numbers on offense against Montana, Cinn, and some other tiny ass school, and look what they did against 2 average SEC defenses, Florida&UGA. They did nothing. UGA want do anything either when they play Florida(If brantley is back), Auburn and Tech. These 3 teams will lite up UGA’s defense just like they did last year. IF not, then maybe UGA has a top 10 defense, but until then, they have done nothing.
Roaddawg80
October 13th, 2011
7:13 pm
I hate it when people come on here and question every grammar thing. This is a sports page, if you want poetry or journalism go to another blog. WE ARE NOT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Now go ahead and point out what I did wrong. JEEEEEZ I can’t stand coming on here to this immature kids anymore. Talk about football!
pj
October 13th, 2011
7:16 pm
When Geathers/Jenkins give that massive push, it collapses the middle of the pocket and makes these younger QB’s more erratic, because they have to reshape the pocket and throw on the run and at odd angles while the Defensive Ends and Blitzing LB’s can just tee off. The 3-4 is beautiful if you’ve got the right talent in the right places. Looks like we’re finally there.
The only thing that can break it is a VERY seasoned QB (see Kellen Moore). Do we play any really good QB’s the rest of the way? I don’t see any. Run the table boys!
L.A. BULLDAWG
October 13th, 2011
7:19 pm
11-2, BABY! IT JUST TAKES TIME FOR THOSE BIG GUYS! WE GAVE SOUTH CAROLINA THAT GAME WITH TURNOVERS, ESPECIALLY A PICK-SIX! WE WILL RUN THE TABLE WITH BIG JOHN AND KWAME GEATHERS! I WANT BAMA!
dawgerbrown
October 13th, 2011
7:21 pm
Destin Dawg…..agree with you. I come down your way on business every 2-3 weeks. Be good to have a fellow Dawg to have a drink with and talk about the Dawgs.
whatadawg
October 13th, 2011
7:23 pm
John Jenkins sounds like one of those players that couldn’t even make it in a community college – much less a university – if it wasn’t for his size.
JDawg1785
October 13th, 2011
7:29 pm
Good to see Big John making an impact!
whatadawg
October 13th, 2011
7:30 pm
L.A. Bulldawg – Your puppies couldn’t handle Alabama. That’s what blows me away with these dawgs and current dawg fans – You beat what kind of teams over the last 4 games?? UGA has played a very small Coastal Carolina, Ole Missy (Vandy beat them 30-7), Missery State (a very bad team), and what does TN have this year? Once again – UGA only seems to do well when they play teams that aren’t anywhere near the Top 20. When they someone who matters, they lose.
And I guess everyone will be barking after Saturday’s win over Vandy – A team who has scored all of 3 points in the last 2 games. Wow – that is a VERY IMPRESSIVE set of victories. In a way – I hope this UGA team DOES run the tables and win the East (East is very pathetic this year). Because ALA or LSU will kick the puppies so hard – it will be embarrassing. Then the fans will know how much further this team has to go and maybe – just maybe – CMR will be shown the door.
JAWJeRDAWG
October 13th, 2011
7:31 pm
@ whatadawg
Big man, bet you wouldn’t say that directly to Big John!
big john 340 lbs
October 13th, 2011
7:39 pm
U don’t know nuthin’ whatadawg
Copy Dawg
October 13th, 2011
7:40 pm
Funny…I saw almost this same exact story on ESPN DawgNation earlier today.
Copy Dawg
October 13th, 2011
7:41 pm
http://espn.go.com/colleges/georgia/football/story/_/id/7094738/nose-tackles-kwame-geathers-john-jenkins-key-defense-georgia-bulldogs
Let's talk about UGA!
October 13th, 2011
7:42 pm
Is he related to Leeroy Jenkins?
The SEC is Alabama, LSU, and the 10 dwarves…
Champs
October 13th, 2011
7:48 pm
Please stop gulping the kool-aid, people. The dawgs continue to improve, especially on defense. The offense is yet to play well for 60 minutes, and I’m not sure they have the depth, stamina, and discipline to finish anybody off. Dawg fans have every right to be optimistic, but to think that this team could reach the point that it could compete with ALA or LSU this season is just crazy. You couldn’t have seen those two play this year if you believe that. The program is headed in the right direction. The team plays hard and with the right attitude, but the dawgs are still far from rising to the top tier of the SEC. The next few weeks will answer a lot of questions, and we will all find out if these dawgs can really play after UF, AU, and GT. They have to keep working hard and quit reading these stupid blogs. Go Dawgs and RTR!
Mad Dog One
October 13th, 2011
8:09 pm
Lets see if I can get this by whom ever is the man. First I will not call fla the g-ytu%d$ and I will not tell anyone to go to he!!. But I will say the Dawg D is playing about the best I have seen them play in the last six yeard. If AM will just play within himself and not try to do so much I think we may have a good chance of running the table. If you don’t agree with me on this refer to the second line. As always GO DOGS & GAYA
duronimo
October 13th, 2011
8:09 pm
Jenkins looks pretty quick for a big man. With him and Geathers clogging the middle, the linebackers are looking pretty awesome cleaning up in the running lanes.
Mad Dog One
October 13th, 2011
8:10 pm
Please forgive the stupid spelling fat fingers that should be GATA
BWG
October 13th, 2011
8:20 pm
Jenkins is a stud! GO DAWGS!!!!!!
jay
October 13th, 2011
8:28 pm
Two true nose-guards is better than none. Look at last year.
P-Cola Dog
October 13th, 2011
8:44 pm
hunt dawg aka thomas brown. read one sentence and instantly recognized your nonsense. read zero words of your other posts. Nice job mr. jenkins. GATA dawgs
darren harper
October 13th, 2011
8:44 pm
This comment is for “Lets Talk UGA” I do think Alabama and LSU are the best two teams but if Richt would have kept BVG they would be chasing UGA. The new defensive coaches at UGA are elite with almost 4 times experience running the 3-4 at a pro level than Saban. The Chavis run 4-3 is an inferior defense and year end stats will bear it out. Alabama is Defense but Georgia will finish 2nd in defense nationaly. Thats what has been missing !!! The state of Georgia produces the talent and Richt can get it and keep it if winning. Expect 10 win seasons with this defensive coaching group.
Bigdsel
October 13th, 2011
8:46 pm
We are looking good, and we might be able to hang with a good team. But our offense needs to step it up in order to win those big games. The D can only do so much. Gooo dawgs!!!! Sic em.
P-Cola Dog
October 13th, 2011
8:46 pm
“lets talk”. you have to pick LSU or ALA. Cant ride the fence brother. Guess that shows your character?
P-Cola Dog
October 13th, 2011
8:49 pm
Let me say again. The absence of gator fans on the uga blawgs is realy nice. I suspect if aubie wins this week the ga/fla week banter will be delayed due to the bye weeks.
run the ball
October 13th, 2011
8:52 pm
This team is not mature enough to run the table. They have the talent, but continue to shoot themselves in the foot instead of putting teams away. Georgia would have to play a near perfect game to beat Alabama or LSU. When is the last time Georgia played a near perfect game? Can CMR even begin to field a squad that plays a clean game? It’s always sloppy, and we just out athlete average teams.
Ellis Yew
October 13th, 2011
8:55 pm
Winning a string of low scoring games can indicate the presence of a very good defense. It can also indicate that you’ve been playing against teams with very poor offenses. Time will tell.
PLEASE KEEP RICHT UGA LOSERS
October 13th, 2011
8:59 pm
JUST BEAT FLORIDA
wdm
October 13th, 2011
9:01 pm
Mark Richt owns the AJC sports columnist again. They (Bradley, the never has been, the never was nor never will be, and Schultz, the most unathletic person in Georgia)tried their best to get Richt fired at the end of last year’s disappointing football season. To see Mark Richt and UGA be successful these last four weeks makes me realize what jerk leg, low lifes sportswriters can be. They (Bradley, a know-it-all who picked USC to be Auburn in the SEC Championship last year, really, what an idiot, and Schultz, who was regularly picked last to be towel boy)kicked Mark Richt as hard as you can kick a man when he was down. Now look at them just 6 months later, sucking up like a newborn calf. You two douches have officially been pawned by Coach Richt becaue he ain’t going nowhere now.
And You Criticize Chip' spelling?
October 13th, 2011
9:04 pm
@ tampaBIGdawg
“CTG could get hime could postition to do so.”
Mobile Dawg
October 13th, 2011
9:06 pm
Come on tampaBIGdawg, you have to be pulling our leg busting Chip for grammatical errors with that last post. Now that’s subtle, funny humor.
JB
October 13th, 2011
9:06 pm
just imagine if Ralph Frigen was running our offense…or Leach.
Dawg in gatorville
October 13th, 2011
9:09 pm
As a DAWG fan living in freakin Gainesville Florida, PLEASE BEAT GATORS THIS YEAR!
Mobile Dawg
October 13th, 2011
9:09 pm
I posted some thoughts on why Richt didn’t make a “real” run at Friedgen a while back. That would have been a great move by CMR. Not sure why he didn’t pursue it further, speculated it might have had to do with possible insecurity.
JAWJeRDAWG
October 13th, 2011
9:18 pm
wdm
Didn’t hold anything back, did ya?
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
9:20 pm
@JB. I’m not one calling for bobo to be fired or to tell mark richt or any coach who they need hire or fire, but I would love to see ralf frigen running our offense! Look what he did at tech with George (goosey) godsey
Mobile Dawg
October 13th, 2011
9:23 pm
Bobo is at best a “very” average OC. Keeping a defense off balance and guessing what you’re going to do is their best asset. Bobo doesn’t seem to understand how to flow a game and is way to predictable.
SugarHillDawg
October 13th, 2011
9:23 pm
Just imagine if our O-line was as good as the d-line!!
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
9:24 pm
@JAWJeRDAWG. No he did not! I kinda like it!
JAWJeRDAWG
October 13th, 2011
9:31 pm
Dawg48
Do you think we’ll see a Bradley and Schultz rebuttal blog?
CrawforDawg
October 13th, 2011
9:33 pm
Does the fullback position have any carries this year? Go Dawgs ‘77
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
9:35 pm
@JAWGeRDAWG heck no to much pride! I been reading about this juco tight end out of Arizona we are recruiting very hard I wonder if they thinking that orson may jump to the pro level
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
9:37 pm
JAWGeRDAWG. We can about throw bill king into that list as well.
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
9:41 pm
Vandyman Vandy has scored 3 points in it’s last 2 games
BobDawg
October 13th, 2011
9:41 pm
@this dawg will hunt…try some new info on some other blogs. Same blah, blah, blah each time.
BobDawg
October 13th, 2011
9:42 pm
@this dawg will hunt…try some new info on some other blogs. Same blah, blah, blah each time.
Dawgscrews
October 13th, 2011
9:42 pm
Wow… correct grammar, is it all that important ? If it’s not spelled correctly, then just figure it out !! It seems like just a few years that Bama fans were licking their wounds after getting beat by a Louisiana Monroe team, hmmmm… I know, i know.. that was so a few years ago, but my point is.. The Dawgs may have been down for a few years, and who doesnt experience that, but just keep talking about how we couldnt compete with you on the same field and you may get your wish come December !! Believe me, yall dont wanna play a Dawgs team with this talent !!
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
9:46 pm
Tha Georgia fans that have been calling for CMR head are slowly starting to dwindle off of the blogs . Wish Thomas brown would leave town though
Ellis Yew
October 13th, 2011
9:55 pm
@Dawgscrews
Does this year’s team really have that much more talent than the teams of recent years?
BobDawg
October 13th, 2011
10:01 pm
… Better depth and a kickbutt D cures lots if ills
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
10:07 pm
Let’s talk stop being a troll!!!
Ellis Yew
October 13th, 2011
10:10 pm
There’s more depth on this team? I thought there were a lot of Freshmen playing. What about all of the early exits? Were those just the result of over-signing?
JAWJeRDAWG
October 13th, 2011
10:12 pm
@ Let’s talk about UGA!
Baby steps. One at a time.
Look how improved the D is since game 2.
We’ll get there. .. Go Dawgs!
Ellis Yew
October 13th, 2011
10:14 pm
“since game 2″?
Who’d you play since game 2?
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
10:24 pm
@Ellis. Are you a sad little bug?
Ellis Yew
October 13th, 2011
10:26 pm
No Sir.
I’m a happy lil’ Tiger.
GAWGADAWG
October 13th, 2011
10:29 pm
Enter your comments here
GAWGADAWG
October 13th, 2011
10:31 pm
whatadawg and thisdaegwanthunt are saissy boys they wear lace panties and sip coolade
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
10:35 pm
Lol Clemson or auburn? Well that does not matter y’all both are orange!
dawgfan
October 13th, 2011
10:43 pm
“Tha Georgia fans that have been calling for CMR head are slowly starting to dwindle off of the blogs .”
Don’t worry. We’ll be back as soon as we lose to Florida again in a couple of weeks. And before you banish me to hell for what an awful fan I am, remember that Richt is 2-8 vs. Florida. Its just reality and math. We’ll probably lose to them again this year.
My God, a freshman!
October 13th, 2011
10:59 pm
this dawn want hunt,
Shut up fool! You can’t even spell! I believe “this dawn won’t hunt” is the correct term you moron! For the record this DAWG will hunt. Remember people, anything can happen in the Dome.
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
11:02 pm
@ dawgfan go ahead and put on your blue shirt!
Dawg48
October 13th, 2011
11:04 pm
@dawgfan instead of coming on hear to tell your team your proud of them your waiting to see them lose to bash the coach! Dude what a loser !
AltamahaDawg
October 13th, 2011
11:12 pm
but you know he’s a real dawgfan because of his clever name.
Harold
October 13th, 2011
11:21 pm
Hey, “this dawg want hunt!!”…I think you mean “this dawg WON’T hunt!!”…
all I remember is
October 13th, 2011
11:59 pm
4-2 Georgia is 12th nationally in run defense.
6-0 Georgia Tech is 12th nationally period.
dawgfan
October 14th, 2011
12:36 am
So 2-9 against Florida would be okay with you guys? Maybe you guys should join the nerdherd where mediocrity and “big” wins over Maryland are the norm.
Thanks.
RED DOG 77
October 14th, 2011
1:45 am
@JB………..JB, My man, have you lost your marbles? Something tells me all the strees of the last few years is messin’ with your normal good’ol Dawgisms. JB, you are an old fart like me, I know, I’ve read you for a long time……….But Ralph Frigen? or sling it in the wind Mike Leach?…….Come on man! The trademark of The University of Georgia Football program has always been centered on a pro-style offense……..I don’t know about you, but I dern sure don’t want a 7ft 280lb QB running the spread at Georgia………Come on JB, I’ve been just as frustrated as you, and mabe you’re right, we haven’t arrived yet……..But you have to admitt, we are making some pretty sustancial strides. We will be ok, JB, it might take us until next year to bust loose, but if you ask me, it’s coming sooner rather than later…….With all good wishes to a DGD…….Regards, RED
Thomas Brown
October 14th, 2011
2:49 am
RED DOG 77 October 14th, 2011 1:45 am
“Something tells me all the strees of the last few years is messin’ with your normal good’ol Dawgisms.”
“I’ve been just as frustrated as you, and mabe you’re right, we haven’t arrived yet”
“We will be ok”
“it might take us until next year”
________________
We’ll be ok ? Based on what after 2005 ?
Lovely. Wait until next year. Let’s see lose 22 Seniors off the team after this year, and how many of the 25 Juniors ? Next year, at Alabama, at Florida, at Auburn, Georgia tek at our House, at South Carolina and all the rest of The DOWN SEC East along with the other CUPCAKES Buffalo, Florida Atlantic, Vandie, vols, KY, Ole Miss and Georgia Southern University. Not counting the 22 Seniors we lose after this season, how many of the others we have on this roster today, do you believe will be here one year from now – wait until next year – before we even play Florida, before we even play Auburn, before we even play Georgia tek, not that any of those 3 are Top 25 teams because NONE of them are, then our bowl game but before the bowl game too, wait until next year.
WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR
RED DOG 77
proclaims before we are even half-way through with this season.
WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
“I’ve been just as frustrated as you, and mabe you’re right, we haven’t arrived yet”
yes
October 14th, 2011
6:20 am
Glad somebody in Athens realized you have to have a defense when you play football at least.
Jabdawg
October 14th, 2011
6:26 am
When will tech play a real team.
Buckhead Bulldog
October 14th, 2011
6:36 am
Get rid of the waterhead baby Bobo, nad give this Junkyard D a break some….sheesh! When I’m sitting in my ecliner or in the stands and I KNOW the next play, then my gosh, I’m sure the other team’s DC kinda knows.
AltamahaDawg
October 14th, 2011
7:17 am
Couldn’t you call the next play and be right about 80% of the time for pretty much any college game? Especially if you knew anything at all about the teams that were playing. You can be sure the DC’s in the game could.
Diehard
October 14th, 2011
7:30 am
The hot seat bowl. Miss St. Vs. South Carolina. Mullen had a preseason top 20 team and if he loses will be 0-4 in the conference, Spurrier on the other hand is being investigated for the hotel incident last year and lost his quarterback to numerous failed drug tests and if he loses will be down to a 26-27 record in the SEC at Carolina. Whoever loses this game will have the hotseat warmed up for them.
Thomas Brown
October 14th, 2011
7:32 am
If that is the case, AltamahawDawg, and the offense at UGA does not suck, then why are we # 27 in wins after 2005 through today, yet have averaged the # 7 recruiting class ranking all these 6 years ? No. I am sorry, the evidence is clear our # 52 average Total Offense all 11 years to-date, is no stinking good. Of course, you could see that if you looked; but, no, not you : You look for, let’s see now, how can I mitigate what has been going on here and make it look like a sorry football program in shambles, is instead Great Beyond Belief.
Diehard
October 14th, 2011
7:38 am
Thomas Brown – I know you’re bitter Tech has been dominated by Richt but quit wasting bandwidth stalking a Georgia blog. Get a life, try dating a guy, starting a family. Getting out of the basement, fixing your hair, some makeup and a new dress might make up for your dreadful personality.
Thomas Brown
October 14th, 2011
7:50 am
No idea DIEHARD why you are picking on Steve Spurrier about his record vs SEC, when Mark Richt is 14-13 vs SEC East after the 2005 season through today. You must think that is good ?
papadawg
October 14th, 2011
7:54 am
I feel a little bit more confident about the rest of the season now that the Defense is showing its desire to win. Come join the D Offense and we’ll have a good rest of the year.
Thomas Brown
October 14th, 2011
8:00 am
You left out the special teams, the coaching staff Mark Richt hired, and the play calling duties by whomever it is calling them
Dap01
October 14th, 2011
8:06 am
This dawg won’t hunt: There is one thing that this UGA team has done, it has made a Tech nerd like you post on a UGA article.
What a depressing existance you must have, trolling on blogs of other teams. Get a hobby, move out of your mom’s basement, go to Church, get a girl friend, protest with the Occupiers, just go somewhere else.
Thomas Brown
October 14th, 2011
8:12 am
Yes, heaven forbid, someone might actually offer up a different opinion for your opinion, that # 27 in won/lost after 2005 through this day today, is great. Please everyone who doesn’t think that is just awesome – leave now. Just saying 14-13 vs SEC East after 2005 through today is just beautiful. Gracious, we are doing better than South Carolina – eh ?
Dawgman1
October 14th, 2011
8:14 am
Bottom line to winning is coaching, execution and finishing the drill. 4 qtrs gentleman remember 60 minutes you have to stand tall and be ready for anything. We have to BEAT FLA. Stay FOCUSED!!!! GO DAWGS!
JB
October 14th, 2011
8:20 am
Not that I want it, but Richt is one melt down game away from the roars cranking back up. He better not take Vandy lightly. The panel on ” talking sec football’ on CSS the other night all agreed that Richt returning next year all came down to Fla, AU and Tech. lose 2 of 3 of those and the rails will come off for him. Thoughts were that Florida and AU were very beatable this year and Tech is Tech.
AltamahaDawg
October 14th, 2011
8:28 am
I assume you were addressing my comments above, even though your retort had zero to do with what I actually said?
AltamahaDawg
October 14th, 2011
8:33 am
Thomas Brown
October 14th, 2011
8:12 am
Yes, heaven forbid, someone might actually offer up a different opinion for your opinion,
BuLLdawg said that? wow. Odd coming from you to say the least.
And isn’t that really the entire purpose in here, or should we just have a headline “everything sucks” and close commenting?
Destin Dawg
October 14th, 2011
8:33 am
Go Dawgs beat Vandy…. Dream Team is coming together,, give it another year with Grantham’s Junk Yard Dawd defense… just beat Vandy… play Mason and Malcome..
AltamahaDawg
October 14th, 2011
8:36 am
Diehard, actually it would less pathetic if he were that basement young punk kid. A 61 yr old grown man acting like that is so much worse.
Whiskey Breath
October 14th, 2011
8:41 am
One of the few times since CMR has been here have I ever heard him comment on defense.
Not sure he knows what he is talking about , but it is surprising.
WDE
October 14th, 2011
8:59 am
Big John is getting in used to the speed of the game in the SEC. Also he was I think not in as good of shape as he may have thought he was when camp opened. Good to see he is improving and more important KNOWS that he has to continue to work to get better and is willing to do so. Go Dogs!
Troof
October 14th, 2011
9:05 am
L.A. BULLDAWG said ” I WANT BAMA!”
LOL! Are you insane? UGA doesn’t belong on the same field as Bama. Can you imagine what that defense would do to Murray? Russ would drop dead from the horror of it all. Holding the Vols running game in check is one thing. Stopping the Bama running game is something entirely different.
Don’t worry Dawg fans. You’ll get your shot at Bama next year and the following. That will be more than enough to hold you over for 4 more years. If by some luck you manage to make it to Atlanta this year, CMR should take the Houston Nutt approach and beg for mercy from our Dark Lord Saban! LOL!
31 YEARS AND COUNTING DAWG FANS SINCE YOUR LAST NATIONAL TITLE! LOL!
RTR!
Eaassyy
October 14th, 2011
9:08 am
Thomas B, what are three reasons for the drop off since 2007 in your opinion? More importantly, starting today, what should be done to improve moving forward?
Mobile Dawg
October 14th, 2011
9:10 am
I think there are at the least three to four options for every play, every situation. No way a DC out thinks a good OC. He might “guess” right on occasion. Bobo, way to predictable. Not a lot of imagination to our offense. I like your analogy, they know what’s coming and they still can’t stop it, we’re not there yet.
DawginLex
October 14th, 2011
9:13 am
Funny thing about competitors Troof, you know people that don’t back down from anyone or anything??
We want UGA to win out
We want SC to lose 1 time to help us out
We want to be in the Dome
To be the best you have to play the best.
On paper, we have no shot.
I guarantee you Bama or LSU or Arkansas gets our best shot.
So go ahead and spew all your crap. No one on the UGA staff or any of the players pay attention to you or to me.
Mobile Dawg
October 14th, 2011
9:14 am
Drop off in record only since 2007. Problems were surfacing in 2005. The foundation didn’t collapse until 2010. The tail has been wagging the dawg since 2005, the coaches have finally shown “some” signs of regaining control, although there are still incidents that indicate the job isn’t completely done. Tweeting the opposing coaches, players deciding not to wear protective gear.
doodoobailey
October 14th, 2011
9:15 am
Power I, toss sweep, Jenkins hitting the end of the line first followed by Figgins and Crowell……I’m calling it on the next 4th and 2….or just FB blast him up the middle.
I was reading recruiting rankings from a couple years ago…Richard Samuel and Boo Malcome, both 5 stars at RB…WTF happened?
DawginLex
October 14th, 2011
9:15 am
whiskey
He commented about the defense all the time from 2001-2005, when we actually had one.
Now, he knows our defense is actually legit again.
He knows his bread is buttered with the defense as long as Bobo is calling plays.
Hopefully next year, Bobo goes back to QB coach and Richt takes back playcalling with our improved defense and we actually win something.
Mobile Dawg
October 14th, 2011
9:20 am
Agree with your post Lex, however a lot of people are putting the cart before the horse. We’ve got a lot of work to do to win out just in the SEC. If we take it one game at a time, and continue to improve every game, we have a shot to win out. Rest assured, neither UF or AU will lay down for us, those are two tough competitors for the Dawgs.
Going to the dome again would be good experience to build off of for some of these young Dawgs, if they don’t get to traumatized and develop PTSD from the shelling they might get. Actually the “Defense” could probably keep us in the game, it’s the O that concerns me.
c mccall
October 14th, 2011
9:25 am
all the other coachs talk about geathers being the main man on the defensive line.Kwame has played great all year but the media only talks to jenkins.I’m proud of the way john is playing but give credit to where credit is do.Geathers is the real run stoper on this team.
DawginLex
October 14th, 2011
9:25 am
If we manage to wade through Vandy, Florida and Auburn unscathed, our fanbase will be real excited to go to ATL if MSU or Ark can help us out.
Make no mistake though, we have a lot of football left that will be very tough.
The mental hurdle of jacksonville is big enough to make us all vomit.
One interesting thing, if we were to win out, how many years has it been since we would have beaten
UT
Florida
Auburn
in the same year?
1982?
how2fish
October 14th, 2011
9:27 am
@Mobile Dawg your and DLex’s post hit it on the head..one game at a time and who doesn’t want a chance to play the best in the Dome?? Vandy this week focus folks !
Tobias Funke
October 14th, 2011
9:28 am
Can we please get an IGNORE button on these blogs? Every other online newspaper in Georgia has that option.
If you are not a Dawg fan on here and continually TROLL away, then you are one sad, sad person. Get a life.
JB
October 14th, 2011
9:31 am
All that needs to be said. We have not beat a ranked team since sometime in the 2009 season. I’m not sold yet.
I’m in year 3 watching Dawgs jockey for a second tier bowl game, hoping someone else gets beat to make something good happen. I have seen improvement over last year though.
DawginLex
October 14th, 2011
9:34 am
JB
You gotta admit though it would be funny if we won out and Richt beat UT, UF and AU in the same year and it would be the 1st time since 1982 it was done.
And people will still want him fired
and people will say big deal because all 3 of them are down from past glory
JB
October 14th, 2011
9:35 am
Lex, if we beat all of them this year, it should be noted that when was the last time Fla, AU and Tenn. stunk all in the same year?
Whiskey Breath
October 14th, 2011
9:36 am
Funny to hear you guys talking about beating Florida. It’s that time of year again! Time for tough guy talk from the dawgs and Bulue is the toughest. ” Bring on the Gators.” I think they are shaking in their
cutoffs thinking about their thrashing. You dawgs are cracking me up.
Where is Saint Simons
October 14th, 2011
9:37 am
Has anyone seen or heard of Saint Simon, where ever you are, please come back I miss you.
JB
October 14th, 2011
9:39 am
Lex, if Richt beats Fla and ends up even at 8-4, he’ll be back with some type of extension for recruiting purposes. I don’t think McGarity will lather him up for 4 or 5 more years because I don’t think he’s 100 % sold. McGarity knows 100 times more than we know about the state of the program, and I think anyone with a brain can see that Richt is not out of the woods. improving, yes. playing SEC championship football. Far from it.
DawginLex
October 14th, 2011
9:39 am
The mental hurdle of jacksonville is big enough to make us all vomit.
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Whiskey
I just posted this. Did you not read it or choose to ignore it since it makes your post worthless drivel?
Number 1 task for UGA
October 14th, 2011
9:40 am
Football is a team sport and it appears that UGA on D is building some QUALITY depth for the first time in a very long while. Lott was mentioned here and Garrsion Smith and they need to be mentioned because they came to UGA highly regarded and they are contributing on the D line with Abry Jones, D’Angelo Tyson and John Jenkins and Kwame Gathers & Co. We also are building some QUALITY LB depth.
OUR NUMBER 1 TASK is to win in Nashville. Then, we take a week to rest, rehab the legs and various injuries.
Defeat Vandy is our most important job.
Go Dogs.
JB
October 14th, 2011
9:43 am
Saint Simons went into hiding after some bad losses and will resurface here under different names from time to time.
JB
October 14th, 2011
9:45 am
I agree about the defense. The Stats, although against pretty weak teams, look pretty good. I want to see them play a ranked team before jumping to far on the bandwagon.
PTC DAWG
October 14th, 2011
9:47 am
The rival fans are SO easy to spot. You guys keep up the good work.
“That dawg want hunt”. LMAO.
Joey
October 14th, 2011
10:08 am
“We’ve got a lot of work to do to win out just in the SEC. If we take it one game at a time, and continue to improve every game, we have a shot to win out.”
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Mobile Dawg, I’m not so sure the offense is improving. It looked great vs SC, but now looks good for a quarter or half (or until we get a lead), then starts the 3-and-outs.
Bobo has got to do better – stay on the gas til the game is out of reach. Richt, himself called Bobo’s play-calling late in games, “ultra-conservative,” but he has a head-set, so he hears the plays being called.
I don’t understand it.
KingTony
October 14th, 2011
10:21 am
Jenkins is doing good against the cupcakes, he didn’t do well in the first two games.
AltamahaDawg
October 14th, 2011
10:59 am
WARNING: The following post is a limited perspective on a very specific issue. Please do not offer a rebuttal in the form of an argument of an exagerated point invebted solely for the purposes to avoiding an actual disagreement of said specific issue. This post in no way serves to evaluate the overall performance of the Georgia Bulldog offense or in any way exonerates the Georgia coaching staff from any an all responsibility for the performance of the offense in general.
AltamahaDawg
October 14th, 2011
11:04 am
I’ll just start using that disclaimer from now on.
And now, the post:
I’d be willing to bet that I could watch a SC game, pause the action after every down, and predict the next play with the same accuracy of any of the Georgia fans claiming to know what we will do every time.
And I’d be willing to be that if I pinned that same person down to estimate the percentage of time that we actually do whatever play they claim we do all the time they would be grossly off the mark.
AltamahaDawg
October 14th, 2011
11:08 am
I’d also be willing to bet that even a casual fan could watch pretty much any game (college or pro) and guess the general playcalling 60% of the time, not knowing a thing about the teams. And with any familiarity of thier history/players/philosophy, and a working knowledge of the game, up that to pretty much the majority of their calls.
how2fish
October 14th, 2011
11:09 am
@AltamahaDawg agreed its not that easy to predict what is coming.
I-DOG
October 14th, 2011
11:18 am
I’m glad that we have these three SEC wins and think we will handle Vandy this weekend. Still, we really can’t talk about the SEC East until and unless we actually beat Florida.
Brantely won’t play against Auburn, but if he plays against us with another two weeks to heal… they will be a different team and possibly coming off a three game losing streak (depending on what happens this weekend). I think that would make for a difficult game and we have to prove that we can beat someone with equal (or even superior)talent.
Florida took care of TN pretty handily and I like the way our defense is playing, but until we actually beat Florida I don’t think we can be considered favorites in the East. If we lose in J-ville that would be 3 losses and we would be behind in both tie breakers (FL and South Carolina). Win there, and we exercise some demons and we have a real shot at the SEC East.
AltamahaDawg
October 14th, 2011
11:20 am
WEll, actually I was saying that it is pretty easy.
At least in the terms that I believe the “I can tell you what Bobo is going to do” is talking about. That is: of cource being familiar with any team, you know the tendencies and that’s true with any team.
Now if you were to stop the action and ask them the route, player, hole, or formation they are going to do it from, folks are just flattering themselves to claim to know that. You know, since Coach Bobo himself doesn’t know that.
Thomas Brown
October 14th, 2011
12:03 pm
Eaassyy, 2007 ? The drop-off happened after 2005. It is talent. Talent in coaching staff hired by Mark Richt and talent playing football on the field after 2005, I submit because of the coaching staff decisions about how they are recruited, how they are handled when they get here and who they actually play and who they do not play, along with the issues of recruiting way too many at some positions and leaving glaring holes at other positions, often years and years and years in a row at the same position, holes left wide open in recruiting, while again stock-piling other positions.
What can be done ?
(1) Drink the Kool-Aid and say how great it is to recruit the # 7 average rank every year of the 11 years to-date without regard to the holes and without regard to how they are motivated, and without regard to the Favorites only given the chance, and therefore get along great with those here who feel only DISNEYdawgs.com statements can be made about how great it is 14-13 vs SEC East after 2005. Or,
(2) Get rid of the offensive coaching staff. Hire a Special Teams Coaching staff. Upgrade Strength and Conditioning by not moving people to other positions, but upgrading the whole idea to get every scholarship football player on the field, playing, and to coach him up in the 5 years he spends here only 1 of 85. Don’t feed them until they all gain 25 lbs. but run their behinds off until they puke and then tell them to run some more with the puke running down their chins – keep going. Set it up so if they do that, and if they go to class, and work on improving, that they will actually play. All this moping around, transferring out of the program, never qualifying, not going to classes, not getting into the games, and not having a game plan with them in mind such as 2 # 1 both who need to play offense together –
Look, just fire the coaching staff. We ain’t goin’ nowhere. Just don’t tell me I have to be group # 1, when group # 2 is where ALL OF US ARE # 27 in won/lost after 2005 through this day today, talking about Florida in 2 weeks and a day, when we have a game vs Vandie (Cupcake # 5 in a row now) that not 1 poster has spent 1 moment discussing. Why is that ? Because they are all counting their chickens about wow that is 5 in a row wins.
And, not 1 worth a complete darn.
JAWJeRDAWG
October 14th, 2011
12:04 pm
Just FYI to all.
There is a new synonym poster to my handle:
GAWGADAWG
October 13th, 2011
10:31 pm
I welcome his posts and his synonym, but just wanted to say that he is not I.
My handle is based on my name.
The JAW reflect my initials, and I am a Jr; thus, the JAWJRDAWG part.
The e was added to expand the name phonetically to reflect Georgia.
Welcome GAWGADAWG.
Just a note that I haven’t changed my posting handle. Have a good weekend all.
MarineDog
October 14th, 2011
12:26 pm
I think that after the SC game when our special teams and offense gave up practically 28 points, Richt decided that he wasn’t going to give the offense a chance to lose another game. Maybe that’s why after get get a decent lead going into the third quarter that they practically shut the offense down because the defense is able to hold the line. I think that he’s not to happy with some of the decisions that Murray has made but he doesn’t have enough confidence the Hutson won’t make the same mistakes or bigger mistakes. In order words, he’s not willing to experiment with a qb change this far into the season. I think that we will see the same strategy this week, but come the FL game, he will throw in everything but the kitchen sink. Because the FL game could turn out to be the most important game of the year, especially if SC loses again and I think they will lose at least 2 more games between MS, Fl, or Ark. Nothing to back up this theory, just my opinion.
MY 2 cents
October 14th, 2011
12:37 pm
If there was ever a game to line up in the I formation with Figgins and Crowell or whoever and just pound,pound, pound, this is the game to do it. This defense kept Alabama in check for the 1st half. Wear them down and put them away, cause if we dont it may get ugly in Athens Sunday morning. I know, I know we should win this game, but Vandy has me concerned. There will be trick plays. They are gonna pull out all the tricks. They have nothing to loose. We better be ready.And I think we will.
UGA 28 VANDY 10
Thats how I see it. Any thoughts.
JAWJeRDAWG
October 14th, 2011
1:01 pm
MY 2 cents
I just hope we can win the Vandy game without any trick plays.
If we can block on the O line and be able to run the ball with success and mix that with the short passes and maybe a couple of long ones, and if the D plays like they have since the SC game, we should beat Vandy without giving FL anything new to scheme to defend.
Then in the UF game, bring out whatever it takes to move the chains and get into the endzone.
Just my 2 cents. .. Go Dawgs!
Thomas Brown
October 14th, 2011
1:28 pm
28-10
G-Dawg
October 14th, 2011
1:37 pm
T. Brown…quit monopolizing these blogs. It wastes our time hearing these rambling irrational stats. you DO NOT paint an entire picture by adding up random numbers to prove your point. you’re completely biased!! otherwise i’d actually stop and read these long winded comments. BLAHHHHH
G-Dawg
October 14th, 2011
1:38 pm
and i’m with L.A. Dawg….bring on BAMA!! regardless if we’re ready or not at the end of season!! to be the best, you gotta beat the best. each game is a measuring stick!!
G-Dawg
October 14th, 2011
1:39 pm
and GT trolls are starting to annoy me more than Gator trolls!!
Troof
October 14th, 2011
1:47 pm
Lex, I have no doubt that UGA will compete. Unfortunately their best effort will be for naught. The defense Bama has put together is overall better than the 2009 version, which was BCS champion quality. The scary thing is for the East is that the LSU defense is very young and will be great next year. I wouldn’t count on the East winning the SECCG next year either.
Nov. 5th decides the SEC Champ and 1/2 of the BCS title game. That’s the bottom line. The rest is simply window dressing.
Half Century Dawg Fan
October 14th, 2011
2:59 pm
Troof, the games have to be played on the field, not in your mind. If we take care of business and make the SECCG, we will show up ready to play. I hope we get the chance to face either Bama or LSU, two outstanding teams for sure.
Jordan
October 14th, 2011
5:18 pm
http://isportsweb.com/2011/10/14/georgia-vs-vandy-preview/
concern
October 14th, 2011
8:13 pm
Some are saying the SEC is not that strong. Does that mean competition may not be good enough for a SEC team to reach big game. Thats what happen to Auburn. May happen this year when voters chatch on.
Mobile Dawg
October 14th, 2011
11:27 pm
Come on Chip, this is the second post today that’s been filtered out?
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October 16th, 2011
8:39 am
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Fletcher
October 16th, 2011
10:55 am
If the big guys are doing so well at nose tackle, how does a team like Vandy run up the middle untouched? Happened more than once. They may be big, but is it coaching? Does not make sense to have a big guy in the middle and a lane so open you could drive a truck thru it.
jc_dawgs
October 17th, 2011
8:35 am
Maybe I’m imagining it…but I swear that Ga is a much better Defense when Big John is in the game. I was at that Vandy game and it certainly looked that way….especially in the 1st half. Detroit may have Suh but we got big John!
ugab
October 17th, 2011
9:51 am
Man! DTs are looking better than we were last year. We still need more pass rush from the 2 big guys in the middle and the DEs. Washington is missed. GEATHERS ALMOST HAD VANDY’S QB IN THE ENDZONE. Great play by vandy’s Qb to get away from Geathers. Geathers beat his man on the ol, them he crushed the rb trying the block him too. Go Dawgs! Keep your Cool against Fl
ugab
October 17th, 2011
9:53 am
Vandy did have some good runs up the middle!!! Fl coaches are going to notice these things.
ugab
October 17th, 2011
9:57 am
Fl is hungry! Auburn is a good team! Kentucky always plays us hard. We have to win out. Fl and Au are alot better than Vandy. We are barely getting by every week. Al and LSU are making teams that Ga are barely beatin look stupid., We are runnnig out of LUCK. Time to play football.Gooooo Dawgs!!!