Richt on Florida struggles: ‘Flip schedules and I’m not sure it wouldn’t be different’
Following is a transcription provided by UGA from Georgia’s media day Tuesday for Saturday’s game against Florida. . . .
HEAD COACH MARK RICHT
Opening statement:
“Coach (Will) Muschamp has a very outstanding team in my opinion. I know they’ve lost the last three, but they’ve played three ranked teams, and two of them are dominating everybody that they play. I think there is a perception that Georgia is on a roll and Florida is struggling, but if you flip those schedules I’m not sure it wouldn’t be a whole lot different story for us and for them as far as winning. They are a very talented team as always, very fast team. That’s the one thing that sticks out more than anything is just the team speed, offense, defense, special teams. We have issues to deal with in that regard.”
On what was said to Aaron Murray about last year’s 3-interception game against Florida:
“I think the less said the better. We’re trying to focus real hard on not the fact that it’s in Jacksonville, not the fact that it’s even Florida. We’re looking at the team we’re playing as far as their personnel, their scheme. If you are a quarterback, what’s really important? It’s not important if it’s your hometown, it’s not important if it’s in Jacksonville. It’s important to know if there is enough crowd noise that you are going to have to deal with that. It’s important to know what jersey numbers they wear and what positions they play and what types of tendencies they have in the red zone or third down. Those are the things we are focusing on, not so much that it’s Florida, not so much that it’s his home state team. I want him to focus on what’s going to help him win when the ball is snapped. That’s where our conversations are going.”
Did Murray’s emotions affect his performance?
“I think it has a lot more to do with the fact that they played well. That first pick of the game, the guy breaks on the ball and makes the play. I don’t think it had anything to do with emotions. I think Murray threw the ball to the right guy on time, and he jumped it. He did a great job. I think it’s more of an execution issue, really.”
On status of WR Malcolm Mitchell:
“He didn’t do well yesterday. He practiced for about five minutes.”
On preparing for three different quarterbacks:
“We’re trying to study what each guy does when he’s in the game. There is not a huge difference among the three guys. They might be doing a little bit less without (John) Brantley. (Jeff) Driskel seems to be the guy who is more apt to run, although I don’t think they are building a quarterback run game with Driskel. If anybody else is back there we’ll consider that a wildcat look, and we have to look at the tendencies of what they do when somebody else besides a traditional quarterback is back there like we do most games. Most everybody has a package like that. I don’t think they are drastically different in style. They are certainly different in experience, but we do have film of every one of them. We have a rough idea of what to expect from each guy. Now you have two weeks. Who knows who you’ll see or what you’ll see?”
On Georgia’s defense:
“The first role of everybody is to still play stout against the run. We’ve got to not let the run game get away from us. If we do we are in trouble in any ballgame, so we have to play strong against that. If we do get into some situations that look like passing downs situations, we’d love to have pressure without blitzing. If you can rush four and squeeze the pocket a little bit or cause the quarterback to thrown it sooner that he wants to, it helps you coverage a lot. That’s what Cornelius (Washington) was doing there, especially in the last couple of games before his suspension. I hope he comes back with the same kind of energy. He was playing harder and faster than I’ve seen him his whole career. I’m very proud of that and I hope he gets back to doing that.”
On ILB Alec Ogletree’s return:
“I think Alec, just in yesterday’s practice, looked fast, looked quick. He didn’t look very rusty to me. I’m sure there will be some rust on him once we get in the game, but he looked good. I think he has total confidence in the healing of his foot.”
On how special teams were addressed during bye week:
“We looked at our scheme again, we looked at our personnel again. Let’s say you make a mistake in any phase of the game, you can go and correct that mistake, but if you go and correct that mistake based on what happened last week, it may not be what you see this week. So if you spend too much time correcting the mistake from a week ago, you really aren’t preparing for that’s going to happen this week. We didn’t try to go too crazy about it, but we know we have to get better. I think a lot of it has to do with challenging those units to do exactly what the coaches tell them to do. That’s been at least 50 percent of the issue.”
On special teams personnel:
“Every time guys get healthy, that does give you more depth in your special teams. Not to say (Alec) Ogletree couldn’t run down and cover a kick too. I wouldn’t be surprised to see more of that. Even Shawn Williams, as that Vanderbilt game was going on and he knew what was at stake every time the ball was being kicked, he was personally taking younger guys off the team and putting himself on the team to help us win, so I wouldn’t be shocked to see that.”
On the effect Blair Walsh’s season has had on him:
“As a head coach, it really hasn’t phased me. I’m sad for him that he has struggled and maybe didn’t have the type of season statistically that he had hoped he’d have at this point. But I really do have full confidence in him. I’m not going to go into this game saying I’m not going to attempt that 52-yarder or 47-yarder. I’ll have the same mindset with him that I had in game one in regard to that. I know how hard he has prepared, and I know how good he is. When it’s your senior year and you’re wanting great things to happen and he knows it is a team sport, but he also knew he had a really good shot at some national awards at that position. Those things are not very likely now but he still wants to help Georgia win and finish strong, and I believe he will.”
On how the off week has helped Isaiah Crowell:
“I think Isaiah is healthy right now. Until you get in the game and start taking shots I don’t know if that wrist injury is 100-percent healed, but I’m hoping by time we get there it will be like game one for him in regard to that injury.”
How much of Crowell’s battle with the injury is a mental thing?
“I think it is part of the learning process. In our league, anywhere in college or in the NFL, there’s time where you’ll run the ball and there’s some space and you can do great things on those plays. But there’s a lot of plays where the blocking is in place but you’re not getting a tremendous amount of movement where everybody is stood upright and maybe all you need is one guy to hit the pile and push it through and all of a sudden break out of there or get two or three yards after contact. Sometimes it just flat out stinks and you get hit in the backfield. That’s not much fun either, but you got to get used to that. I think all young backs, especially high school backs, could dominate people who couldn’t hardly tackle them and they could start one way and turn around and go the other way and no one could pursue them and chase them down. It just doesn’t happen anymore in their careers and they got to learn to deal with that. I think Isaiah as well as all young backs are learning that.”
At a point where he is considering a redshirt year for WR Rantavious Wooten:
“I suppose Wooten could be redshirted at this point. We’ve been hoping that things would turn. He’s still on the injury report. I ask every day how he’s doing. I’m asking about symptoms. When you hear ‘not much of a change,’ ‘not much of a change’ long enough you realize that this thing was a little more serious than we thought. It’s still week-to-week in my mind though. There’s still a lot of football to be played, a lot of very meaningful games to be played, so I’m not counting him out right now.”
On if there is any awkwardness preparing for Florida with two players out the first half:
“With Kwame (Geathers) and Shawn (Williams) being out the first half as far as nose guard goes we know we got big (John) Jenkins and we also play enough nickel stuff where those guys might not even be in there. I think that’s the easier personnel thing to handle. With Shawn it’s a little trickier. How are you going to play it the first half? Are you going to double train some guys? How are you going to fill that spot? I know how we are going to do it. I’m not going to say how we are going to do it, but that one a little bit more tricky to find the answer for on how to handle that first half.”
On if it is harder knowing those players will be back in the second half instead of out for the whole game:
“We are glad we are getting them both back in the second half I can tell you that. I think the challenge to the players would be that whoever plays in their place to step up and take care of business. That way when those guys get back we are still in position to win the football game. As coaches when you know a guy is out the entire game I think it simplifies the decisions that you have to make, but I wouldn’t trade it for getting them back in the second half.”
On if it’s really just another game for UGA letterman and Florida head coach Will Muschamp:
“He won’t know until the game is played in my opinion. He has experience coaching against Georgia, so he’s used to that. He’s just not done it as a head coach, so I’m sure there might be some different emotions as maybe a coordinator, I don’t know. The first time I did it I was just a couple years out of leaving Miami. I was a young graduate assistant coach, and I still had teammates that I played with and most of the staff that coached me was still there. It was very emotional. When I came to Georgia and coached against Florida State I knew at least 50-percent of the players and just about 90-percent of the staff. Now, it is far removed for him. He hasn’t really coached or played with hardly anybody on our staff, so I think I can buy into what he is saying.”
On going week-to-week knowing that a loss would be set back after getting on a winning streak:
“Our focus is the Eastern Division. That’s all we really have been thinking about, talking about and aspiring to win. We know this game could set us back but it wouldn’t bury us. With the way things are happening in our league it doesn’t count us out. We know if we win it, it doesn’t count us in. It’s important and it’s huge and we know we are in much better shape if we win the game, but there’s no guarantees either way win or lose.”
On if preparing for Florida has evolved through the years:
“We’ve tried different things. I know one year or two years, and one year in particular that I can remember we had a team meeting every day in the off week bringing in somebody that played for Georgia or coached for Georgia that had success and let them talk to the group. I can’t remember when we did that. I think we might have done that a couple years and one year we won and one year lost. I think we are much better off focusing on the things that really truly matter, and that’s what is your job, what is your assignments, what are you going to do if this happens, what are you going to do if that happens. When we get there, I don’t think we are going to have any problems emotions. I don’t think we are going to have any problem with guys being excited to play that game. We practice crowd noise, practice schemes, try to get better fundamentally and get after it.”
On how he feels about the defense playing well:
“When the defense plays good it helps everybody. I know when I was a play caller when the defense played good it was the offensive coordinator’s best friend. Even if you were having a rough day it wasn’t as noticeable. Field position, turnovers, points off defense – all those things help your team in general. If you make mistakes offensively with a turnover or a special teams mistake and your defensive can bow their neck and turn it into three points or no points that’s huge. I like the fact that our defense is really beginning to become a championship defense. I wouldn’t say we are there, but we are getting there.”
On if he draws experience for the Georgia-Florida series from going through the Florida State-Miami and Florida State-Florida series:
“Early on when I first came to Florida State there was the Florida issue too. I don’t know how many years in a row Florida beat Florida State. We had to get over that hump and then Miami was kind of a nemesis for some stretches three, four and maybe five games. So I’ve kind of been through it at Florida State trying to get over the hump against Florida and Miami. Usually it takes a game — rarely to you usually just line up and whip them – usually you have some type of dramatic moment in a game where it turns the tide for you, some type of defining moment that will probably have to happen for us to win this game. We got to play good solid offense, defense and special teams, but there will be a moment of truth or two in there where somebody has got to make a play. Most big plays are relatively ordinary plays that are done at a spectacular time so to speak or a time where it has got to be made. If you throw and catch a slant and take it to the house on the first play of the game, it’s a good play. If you are down by four and there’s only 15 seconds on the clock and you hit that same play all of a sudden it’s a spectacular play. It’s a play that defines the game that most people will point to. You have to make those kinds of plays all game long, but you definitely need to make them in the fourth quarter or overtime.”
PLAYER INTERVIEWS
CB Sanders Commings
- On the preparation for this week: “We have been paying a lot of attention to details this week. We are focusing on the little things because this game is a little more physical. We don’t like them and they don’t like us. It’s a different type of environment in Jacksonville. You look up at the stands and it’s half red and half blue. We need to focus on getting the job done and making plays. If we do that we will be successful.”
- On the teams focus this week: “We are paying more attention to this game this year because of the way the SEC East race is shaping up. We’re tied for first in the East and we feel like we really have a chance to win the East as long as we do our part. This game is more about that than just the fact that we are playing Florida.”
- On playing Florida: “We need to look at this game as we do any other game on the schedule. Last year we had a chance to win but a couple of plays changed the outcome. If everyone stays within themselves and we play the way we are capable of playing, everything else will take care of itself.”
ILB Mike Gilliard
- Defending Florida halfbacks Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey: “Those guys (UF’s Jeff and Chris Rainey) have blazing speed. You have to respect that. We have to take proper angles to get those guys down. We need to make sure we get to the ball and wrap up and make sure those guys are definitely down on the ground.”
- On playing through injuries on the team: “Injuries and things like that are part of football. Hopefully the back ups will go in there and make plays when they have the opportunity. I’m always excited to see some other players step up when they have the chance.”
- On learning different positions: “I never know what’s going to happen in the game and where the coaches will need me. I just go out everyday and practice at different positions to make sure that I am ready if they need me to play. My main objective is making plays that will help the team win.”
- On being a Bulldog: “At first it was hard to adjust coming to college and playing with guys that are really talented. It was a mental thing that I had to get through. As soon as I learned the defense, everything slowed down and I was able to make plays. Every freshman goes through a phase where they question whether this is the place for them. I’m happy to be at Georgia and happy to be a part of this team.”
- On the role of inside linebacker against Florida: “Rainey and Demps are speedsters. When they see a hole they can get through it. It’s up the our linebackers to get to the ball carrier and take good angles and make sure those guys are down.”
QB Aaron Murray
- On treating the Florida game like just another game: “I don’t know if it’s because I’m from Florida or if it’s just a big game, but it’s a big game. It’s one that you circle on your calendar every year. When we’re working out in the off-season, we’ve got the first game, Florida and Georgia Tech circled. There are other games on the calendar, but those the games that get us motivated and pumped up when we’re conditioning. It’s a great rivalry. I love the atmosphere in the stadium and just being a part of it.”
- On last year’s game: “I was definitely very excited. Growing up, I wasn’t a big Florida fan, but obviously living in Florida means you are going to watch the Georgia-Florida game. Going from seeing it on TV and then getting in the stadium and being a part of it, I definitely had some jitters. I didn’t start off the way I wanted to offensively, but we pushed through and had an unbelievable second half. I’ve definitely matured and I understand what the environment is going to be like; I think I’ll be able to handle it better this year.”
- On the offensive struggles in the Red Zone: “We just have to execute when we’re down there. We’ve had plenty of opportunities to get the ball in the end zone, but we just haven’t connected in either the running or the passing game. We’ve been working on that; just watching a lot of film and figuring out what we need to do in there. It was a great bye week in order to go back and figure out the things we need to work on. That was definitely one of them and I think we figured it out and we’re ready to go out there and put more points on the board.”
OG Chris Burnette
- On where the Florida rivalry ranks for him: “I guess you could say Florida and Georgia Tech are 1A and 1B. I guess which one is a bigger deal depends on who you are. For me, Florida is the biggest rivalry. It’s been so one-sided these past 12 years, so hopefully we can go out there and prove ourselves and do well this year.”
- On really being able to contribute to the O-Line this year: “It’s been encouraging; especially since I didn’t really have the opportunity to contribute an do what I came here to do my first two years. Those first two years really gave me patience and the opportunity to grow as a person and as a player. I feel like having the opportunity to help this year is great. We’ve been doing well the past few weeks and I just pray that we continue to do that and continue to get better.”
- On Florida’s defensive speed: “It’s definitely going to be a challenge. They have plenty of speed, not only in their secondary but in their defensive front. Those guys are very athletic. I guess people are saying there are a lot of five stars on their defense. They’re also young, so hopefully we can take advantage of the lack of experience. Most of the time when you play guys with a lot of speed, you have to get them before they get started. So, if we can catch those guys and block them before they can get a lot of speed going side-to-side I think we’ll be able to do well.”
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225 comments Add your comment
Technically Correct
October 25th, 2011
2:44 pm
Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Gators!
SSI
October 25th, 2011
2:49 pm
Well done column.
Bremen Dawg
October 25th, 2011
2:54 pm
Maybe we can get over the hump this year.
JAS Dawg
October 25th, 2011
2:55 pm
First!~
JB
October 25th, 2011
2:55 pm
don’t get too many shots at a wounded, defective Gator. gotta be the year. They will get their share of talent and retool what they want to do, and by that, they want to get like Bama and LSU as quick as they can and just maul you.
JAS Dawg
October 25th, 2011
2:56 pm
4th! Crap
Kauai DAWG
October 25th, 2011
2:58 pm
Go DAWGS!
Re@listic Dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:00 pm
Go Dawgs!
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
3:02 pm
Sounds like we are gonna need another Marlon Brown sighting like in Nashville.
G-Dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:04 pm
HUNKER DOWN…ONE MORE TIME!!!!
Wet Willie...keep on smiling
October 25th, 2011
3:04 pm
Should be a a great game. I think Ole Will is trying to lead the Dogs along on the Brantly will start thing! Driskell just goes to show how wrong the ratings dudes are about HS talent.
Mark "2-8" Richt
October 25th, 2011
3:06 pm
The Reverend makes a good point
Re@listic Dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:08 pm
It’s Great to be a Georgia Bulldog…
St Simons - we're on Island time
October 25th, 2011
3:10 pm
I noticed a difference between Mark’s answers and Will M’s answers
PLEASE KEEP RICHT UGA
October 25th, 2011
3:13 pm
JUST BEAT FLORIDA PREACHERMAN?
LET’S SEE HOW MANY RICHT SUPPORTERS THERE ARE AFTER THE LOSS TO FLORIDA,IF WE LOSE!
Rabid Dawg 84
October 25th, 2011
3:16 pm
Question for the Dawgs. Would you take 5-5 the next 10 years against UF guaranteed?
For those of you that said yes, how about 4-6? I would take 5-5 and consider 4-6. If it plays out, we might turn it and win 7 or 8 of 10, I know. I would still take 5-5. I saw UGA dominate UF for decades and hear Gators say they hope they can beat us. We never won 18 of 21 in the series and 4-6 would double our wins the last 10 years. I have to DVR it because I have seen UF beat UGA enough to last a lifetime. I hope I get to watch a UGA victory.
Fair and Balanced
October 25th, 2011
3:18 pm
Lose this game and we are left to praying only. Gotta win this one….for all kinds of reasons.
Rabid Dawg 84
October 25th, 2011
3:18 pm
Driskell will be awesome, it’s just that he is still gooey in the middle.
PLEASE KEEP RICHT UGA
October 25th, 2011
3:19 pm
IT WILL BE 2-9 FOR RICHT!
Dawg Fud
October 25th, 2011
3:22 pm
You have to love the GA-FL rivalry. You just gotta love it.
GO DAWGS!
WDE
October 25th, 2011
3:23 pm
Good column I agree flip the schedules and it makes a real difference. Go Dogs !
McDawg
October 25th, 2011
3:25 pm
Rope a dope on Mitchell or is he really hurting
if he is hurting i don’t want him to play-will need him down the road
Fazed and confused
October 25th, 2011
3:26 pm
“As a head coach, it really hasn’t phased me.”
Thank goodness, I would hate to see him get phased.
Not Phased!!
October 25th, 2011
3:29 pm
http://KeepMarkRicht.com
DrDawg
October 25th, 2011
3:31 pm
Correction, Burnette. It hasn’t been one-sided these past 12 years. It’s been TWENTY years.
G-Dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:32 pm
Whats the definition of mass confusion?? Father’s day in The Swamp!!
security dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:34 pm
ii said it b4 and ill say it again now///EVERYTHING IS LINING UP IN THE STARS FOR US TO GO ALL THE WAY IN (SEC EAST & SEC CHAMPIONSHIP AND A BCS GAME)///10-2 //WE BEAT GATORS,, HANDLE THE TIGER(AU)/AND FACE LSU/UALABAMA IN CONFERENCE FINAL/////GREAT TIME TO BE A DAWG
outkasted
October 25th, 2011
3:35 pm
the tide will turn this year….
ca dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:37 pm
good stuff. kids and coaches are saying all the right things. hope they get out on the field and DO them.
1eyedJack
October 25th, 2011
3:38 pm
Muschump gauranteed a victory over Georgia. Let’s make him eat his jorts! Go Dawgs!!
anotherdawg
October 25th, 2011
3:38 pm
Thanks for a great column Chip. Very impressed with Richt’s comments.
TampaDawg
October 25th, 2011
3:40 pm
Wet Willie, you don’t think Driskell can come around and be a very good QB? I think it’s too early considering he is a TRUE freshman. That being said, I hope he sucks badly for however many years he starts.
dawgfacedboy
October 25th, 2011
3:44 pm
Crowell better be ready to go. The dawgs have absolutely no run game without him.
Saban
October 25th, 2011
3:45 pm
Dawgs going down, Then I beat the winner by 50.
TampaDawg
October 25th, 2011
3:49 pm
Saban, I don’t think you get to play against Florida being a Tech fan and all.
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
3:50 pm
Saban
You are a Tech fan
I exposed you as a fraud
Just shutup
reasonable dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:50 pm
If he does get “phased”, I hope the phasers are set on “stun”!
Dawg Girl
October 25th, 2011
3:51 pm
If we come out and execute and limit turnovers, then we have this one in the bag. Just not convinced that Florida is a team that has it together enough to dominate us. Go Dawgs!!
truedawg
October 25th, 2011
3:53 pm
Mitchell will be a GO. Look for CMR to have a bigger hand in the Offense this game. If the defene plays well, and doesn’t check out like it did in Nashville, the Dawgs will win by 21. Look for as in Knox the Dawgs will go for it on 4th. Look for some trcik plays on the kick off, and on punts.
I really like the aspect of forget UF vs UGA hype. Do your job, practice and come to battle.
DAWGS win big.
Spanky
October 25th, 2011
3:53 pm
Setting the tone early!..that’s what our dawgs need to do! Remember the infamous endzone celebration? That was the mental edge Coach Richt established, and it worked! Go Dawgs!
UGA Insider
October 25th, 2011
3:54 pm
Punt and kick-off return team scare me. I guarantee trickory is going to be everywhere Saturday.
Spanky
October 25th, 2011
3:55 pm
dawgfacedboy- it is not Crowell, it’s the O-Line! When they dominate, our backs are off the wall and off to the races!
Mountain Dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:56 pm
Blay, Blah, Blah!!! It’s time to put up or shut up!
Anonymous
October 25th, 2011
3:56 pm
G-Dawg:
Really?
That’s all you got?
In the immortal words of Dean Wermer:
“Lame, weak AND racist is no way to go through life, son!”
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
3:57 pm
@ Technically Correct – you’re a doooooooooooooooooouche bag!
G8R GRAD
October 25th, 2011
3:58 pm
Vegas has UGA favored by 1.5
Jeez, that’s close.
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
3:58 pm
Here is a list of things I would like to see:
1.) When the florida players start woofing, turn and walk away
2.) When we make a good play on defense, get up and go back to the huddle
3.) When we score a TD, hand the ball to the official and go to the sideline
4.) Take a knee with a 3 TD lead versus Florida
security dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:58 pm
Saban go back to 14th street you cross dresser!!!!
D Fence
October 25th, 2011
4:00 pm
Florida will try to hit the big plays early, I suppose UGA will too. But it all boils down to UGA running the ball and stomping the run. We do that, we should win the game. Well that and not giving up fake punts, kick offs and blocked punts for TD’s. We need a consistent steady dose of #1 all day long.
Here’s hoping we continue seeing the evil Richt on Saturday.
1eyedJack
October 25th, 2011
4:04 pm
May the force be with us.
News | MrSEC.com
October 25th, 2011
4:05 pm
[...] defense is thisclose to being at full strength.4. Mark Richt says Florida and UGA might have different records if you flipped their schedules.5. Kentucky and MSU will both be desperate for a win this weekend.6. Here’s more [...]
Bill Turner
October 25th, 2011
4:06 pm
They should really start thinking about stopping the series.
Georgia can’t beat the Gators. They complain that it’s played in Jacksonville. They complain about the refs.
Just face it. Georgia will always lose this game.
mb peachtree city
October 25th, 2011
4:08 pm
Going to St. Simons for the big game as I do every year. I think the key is special teams and that has been a real issue for us this year. Hope some changes were made from Vandy game, that was a joke. Hey the schedule is what it is we need to take advantage.
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
4:09 pm
Here is a list of things I would like to see:
1.) When the florida players start woofing, the Dawgs don’t back down – they smash the Gators in the mouth down after down.
2.) When we make a good play on defense, get fired up, make some noise, and play with intensity & passion.
3.) When we score a TD, make sure everyone in blue & orange knows it’s the Dawgs time again.
4.) Don’t take your foot off the gas with a 3 TD lead versus Florida – push it to 6.
5.) DawginLex actually getting up out of his seat and hollerin’ for the Dawgs, instead of sitting back, quietly applauding, for fear of offending any fans of the opposing team.
This is football, not competitive ballet. There’s trash to be talked, mouths to be busted, and scores to be made. This isn’t a game for the timid, the quiet, or the weak. GATA Dawgs – leave it all on the field, and become a nightmare that the Gators can’t shake!
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
4:09 pm
Bill turner
Stop the series?
They are both in the SEC East
They play every year.
i’m sure you won’t be around Monday if Georgia wins
@Bill Turner
October 25th, 2011
4:10 pm
I would think you be quiet after the pounding you and the other Jackets took last weekend!
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
4:11 pm
The truth
There is a difference in showing passion and acting like an idiot and you know it.
I get plenty excited watching the Dawgs play, at home and in the stadium.
You don’t know me so STFU
Willie Boy Martinez
October 25th, 2011
4:13 pm
Get ready for another A** wooping yet again losers
Gators 42-14 (If your lucky) FYI: Brantley is back.
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
4:14 pm
Stay classy DawginLex…Typical. You’re a big man behind that keyboard, aren’t ya?
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
4:15 pm
Willy Boy – Despite the popular belief in Gainesville, Florida Gator football didn’t start in 1992.
Chris Snow
October 25th, 2011
4:16 pm
Agreed Dawg Girl but they always seem to play like National Champs against us. Turnovers and Special Teams will be the difference.
Willie Boy Martinez
October 25th, 2011
4:16 pm
Hey( the truth)Thats usually where you are at when you type dumb A**
Willie Boy Martinez
October 25th, 2011
4:17 pm
I agree the truth
Dawggie Whistle
October 25th, 2011
4:17 pm
G-Dawg
October 25th, 2011
3:04 pm
HUNKER DOWN…ONE MORE TIME!!!!
Question: When was the last Time UGA hunkered down against UF.? A few years right!
Now what makes anyone think it will be different?
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
4:17 pm
Shutup Truth. You called me out over my post you idiot.
Nothing I said can be interpreted as you said. Only a moron would do so which evidently applies to you.
And just give it a rest telling me to be classy. I’ve got more class in my pinky than you have in your whole being.
And quit pretending to be a Georgia fan.
Idiot
PLEASE KEEP RICHT UGA
October 25th, 2011
4:17 pm
WHY DIDNT MARK RICHT GUARANTEE A VICTORY? BECAUSE HE KNOWS MUSCHAMP WILL BEAT HIM!
NOW LETS SEE WHAT THIS UGA TEAM IS ABOUT? PUT-UP OR SHUT-UP (RICHT & BOZO)
TampaDawg
October 25th, 2011
4:18 pm
Willie Boy Martinez
October 25th, 2011
4:13 pm
Get ready for another A** wooping yet again losers
Gators 42-14 (If your lucky) FYI: Brantley is back.
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Wow, so we should worry about a QB with nearly as many career interceptions as TDs? Whatever loser. Go back to your tech blogs. You don’t even have a dog in this fight (pun intended).
Delbert D.
October 25th, 2011
4:20 pm
“I don’t know if it’s because I’m from Florida or if it’s just a big game, but it’s a big game.”
One would think he knows by now.
PLEASE KEEP RICHT UGA
October 25th, 2011
4:20 pm
UGA WILL LOSE,BUT PLEASE PROVE ME WRONG,IM SICK AND TIRED OF LOSING TO FLORIDA!
Andrew
October 25th, 2011
4:22 pm
I have been a Dawgs fan all my life (way back when they were Dogs) and I enjoyed the UGA victories of the 70s and 80s and have lived thru the defeats of the last 20 years. I don’t feel good about this game. Let’s face it, UF (players and coaches) always saves its best game for UGA . We have two key players suspended for the first half, and they get their starting QB back, who if history is any indication, will have a career day. Demps and Rainey are due for breakout games this year. I hope I am wrong, but I have 20 years of history telling me I am not. As coach Dooley might say, I just hope it’s close going into the 4th quarter and we have a chance to win late.
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
4:22 pm
DawginLex – Yeah I called you out. And you responded like a typical inbred – “STFU”. Real classy, Richard.
I didn’t know they had internet service in the trailer park. How the heck do you afford to get a ticket to go to a game? Enjoy watching the game this weekend on your 19 inch Emerson from Kmart. Hopefully you’ve washed your bootleg Starter jersey you bought down at the Fred’s going out of business sale last year.
tide roll
October 25th, 2011
4:22 pm
This is Verne Lunquist, along with Gary Danielson, high above Alltel Stadium awaiting the kick off of the Georgia – Florida game. Any last second thoughts Gary? Yes Verne, I think it’s going to come down to a match up between Todd Grantham’s defense and Richt/Bobo’s offense. Can Grantham prevail, or will Richt/Bobo, due in large part to their bizarre play calling,wear down Grantham’s defense? One thing working in favor of Richt/Bobo is the emergence of John Lilly as Georgia’s Special Teams coach. A ” three and out” by Grantham’s defense means nothing to this guy! Stop Lattimore and he counters by allowing a 280 lb. defensive lineman to lumber 70 yards for a TD on a fake punt! Grantham thinks he’s iced the Vandy game with an interception. Lilly counters with a blocked punt, AFTER Vandy had scored earlier on a kick off return. So I think the combination of Richt, Bobo, and Lilly will prevail over Grantham, as they have the better part of the year. Also, Verne, look for Grantham to be institutionalized after this one. There’s only so much a guy can take!
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
4:23 pm
Later truth.
you are too retarded to converse with
Stop pretending to be a Georgia fan and go back to the Tech blog
Your act is old
Later Elton
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
4:25 pm
@DawginLex – you clearly aren’t man enough. You’re license to contribute any of your thoughts to society should be revoked immediately.
BIGDAWG38
October 25th, 2011
4:27 pm
“The Truth” is a angry little man. I thought this was supposed to be fun! Remember??? Stop ranting over Georgia posts just because you got picked on your whole life! If you didn’t want that to continue as an adult you shouldn’t have gone to Tech!!! Yes, you were a nerd as a child and you are still that same Tech Nerd! Get over it! GO DAWGS!
Alphare
October 25th, 2011
4:28 pm
I pull for coach Richt this weekend.
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
4:29 pm
FatDawg38, I’m all UGA – just tired of whiny “Dawg” fans who want to turn the game of football into a chess match. No go back to Krispy Kreme – the “hot fresh” sign is flashing.
Andrew
October 25th, 2011
4:33 pm
PS, I will be shocked if Mitchell plays. Richt is usually telling the truth about injuries. I doubt MM even makes the trip. Didn’t Fred Gibson miss this game one year with an injury, and was left in Athens?
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
4:34 pm
The truth showed his true intelligence when he commented that he considers taunting and acting like an idiot mre important than playing winning football and playing the right way.
Obviously, he has never played the game.
When woofing is his highlght reel, it is evident he has never played a down
The only thing he has done involving a down is going down on his boyfriend.
Evansdawg
October 25th, 2011
4:49 pm
DawgInLex I agree with the list of things you would like to see. We need to have an all business type of attitude. No showing off, no jawing, no celebration. Make great plays, score lots of points and simply get ready for the next play. At the end, if we are graced with a big lead, take a knee inside the 10 right when we could easily score. That would stick in their heads much moreso than scoring for the sake of scoring. It would be a polite rub, and those can be the most scathing. When the clock hits zero and the Dawgs are the victors, the team should just run to the locker room, no smiling, no celebrating…just CLOSED BUSINESS. Stoic faces, beginning to end.
Joey
October 25th, 2011
4:49 pm
“Sounds like we are gonna need another Marlon Brown sighting like in Nashville.”
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That doesn’t make me nervous, DawginLex. Brown looks really good when healthy.
Good hands. Good speed.
DawginLex
October 25th, 2011
4:52 pm
Evansdawg gets it
Truth doen’t
One is a Georgia fan
The other is a Tech fan
All I remember is
October 25th, 2011
4:52 pm
DawginLex tells the truth, the kid is a punk.
Mad Dog One
October 25th, 2011
4:53 pm
The truth you can’t take the truth. Don’t get your panties in a wad son there are more openions than yours. DL chill I think you have made your point. What I would like to see before a game like this one that might send us to Atl. again” and not to play the nats at the trade school” is to see a united DAWG NATION. The bugger eating jean shorts wearing retards from gainsville can be had this year and I don’t give a da@# how many they have won lets start a new string with the DAWGS on the winning side. As always GO DOGS & GATA
Evansdawg
October 25th, 2011
4:57 pm
We don’t have the room to be overzealous with our celebrations. We haven’t earned that right. Maybe if we beat them two consecutive years would we have the room to celebrate. I think it needs to be all business. Whenever the Dawgs have that attitude, they do well. I cannot remember the year, but the best example I can think of where the Dawgs went on a solid ‘business trip’ was when Tra Battle scored all those points on Auburn at Jordan-Hare. All business, with the foot on the gas pedal.
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
5:00 pm
I’ve gone much further in my career, on the field and off, than you ever will. Keep chirping, DawginLex…as I said before, you clearly aren’t man enough.
Ron Swanson
October 25th, 2011
5:02 pm
Paul Johnson is a special teams coaching genius
Tech Sucks
October 25th, 2011
5:03 pm
Can’t wait. If Murray can throw the ball to our guys we will win. If not, it will be tough. We can’t hand a team like UF 2 or 3 turnovers. We gave the game to South Carolina, we tried to give it to Vandy. hopefully we don’t do that again.
Idiot Dawg
October 25th, 2011
5:03 pm
Dear Mr Truth,
Why are you so mad? Did your mama give you a spanking? Maybe you should run around the block until you feel better. If you don’t feel better I can give you some of my medicine! Play nice!
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
5:03 pm
Have fun d-bags (fatdawg & dawginlex)…I’m headed home to my beautiful family. Maybe one day you’ll both enjoy the company of a woman (or a man – I won’t judge you) that you didn’t have to pay for.
The Truth
October 25th, 2011
5:04 pm
You’re name says it all, Idiot Dawg
Evansdawg
October 25th, 2011
5:04 pm
Yep….talking up one’s own career, self-inflating ego, making gradiose claims….its a Tech fan.
Beast from the East
October 25th, 2011
5:06 pm
Not a lot of confidence heading into this one. UGA has won 5 straight and my Gators have lost 3 in a row. I’m really surprised the line is only 1.5 in favor if UGA. Hope for a good game with no drama from the sidelines or fights amongst the players. Just good old-fashioned, hard-hitting football from both sides. May the best team win.
Go Gators!
LemonThrower
October 25th, 2011
5:07 pm
Georgia will find a way to lose the game….as always.
chuckt
October 25th, 2011
5:07 pm
I am a UGA graduate and a loyal fan, but after watching every play of our 5 consecutive wins against horrible teams, I do not believe we have the discipline needed to beat UF. Note I said discipline, not talent. Unfortunately it will be 3 out of the last 22 after Saturday. Gators by 14.
Beast from the East
October 25th, 2011
5:07 pm
The Truth = The Liar
That about sums it up.
bobby cathey
October 25th, 2011
5:10 pm
good luck DAWGS!!!!!!!!
Saban
October 25th, 2011
5:11 pm
Dawg In lex are you really a Georgia Cheerleader named Gertrude?
Ron Swanson
October 25th, 2011
5:11 pm
Beast- I wouldnt be too worried.Regardless of who is the more talented team, win streaks, etc., Georgia finds a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Our guys are NEVER mentally prepared for this game while UF plays disciplined football with minimal mistakes in Jax.
DawgInLex Eats Idiots Sandwiches
October 25th, 2011
5:11 pm
Beast from the East
October 25th, 2011
5:17 pm
Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun:
“Meanwhile, back in Gainesville, Florida gets ready for its season. Because this is it for the Gators. Lose this game and you’re hoping to squeeze into the Music City Bowl (although the Back Nine likes the idea of Nashville for the holidays). Win and you’ve salvaged this season and kept alive your slim hopes of winning the SEC East. Georgia has inflated its stats by beating up on five mediocre-to-lousy teams, but the truth is the Bulldogs are a play or two away from being 6-1 right now. Sure, Georgia has benefited from its pillow-soft SEC schedule, but the Doggies have played pretty solid football. It’s hard to imagine Florida winning for the 19th time in 22 tries, but it’s still hard to believe the Gators have won 18 of the last 21.”
Mad Dog One
October 25th, 2011
5:19 pm
Beast, I looked at the Fla. wins they compare with ours should be a d@m3# good game. only am hopping the outcome is to our advantage.As always GO DOGS & GATA
Idiot Dawg
October 25th, 2011
5:20 pm
Mr Beast,
I would like to see a well behaved game, too. But I bet we would not agree on the the desired outcome. Sometimes I ponder what would happen if Mr McGarity spent some of that big pile of money we got on a sports psychologist. I would like to wake up Sunday morning and eat my biscuits knowing nothing was left on the field (by either team for that matter).
kybodawg
October 25th, 2011
5:24 pm
go braves! wait a min. what month is this.
Bama in Atlanta
October 25th, 2011
5:32 pm
If I’m Muschamp, here’s what I would do in preparation for UGA:
1) Get a decent haircut
2) No matter how much I would WANT Brantley to play, I need to prepare as if he wasn’t
3) In reviewing game films of the last three games, I do not have a good backup QB
4) UGA has a big, solid defense with the only weakness being depth
5) Whoever is at QB, throw the screens, quick outs and slants
6) Run the “WildCat/WildGator/WildWhatever” to take the QB issue out of the equation
7) Change it up by running the no-huddle to try and get the D tired (see #4). This may not work early but if continued it could either wear down the starting D or force them to substitute to lesser players
That’s my gameplan as Muschamp but not necessarily in that order…..except for #1…..Go Dawgs.
Dawggie Whistle
October 25th, 2011
5:36 pm
This is Vern Lundquist along with my partner Gary Danielson. We come to you today from Jacksonville Florida where the Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators will fight it out to see if one of them or South Carolina will unfortunate to face LSU or Alabama in the SEC Championship game in December. We really tried hard today to show highlight footage for 3 and half hours of LSU and Alabama but our sponsors balked at that plan. So we will go ahead and bring you this game and act like really interested.
Army Vet
October 25th, 2011
5:38 pm
Grow up JAS Dawg……pathetic!
DawgFanAlways
October 25th, 2011
5:45 pm
Just Play hard and play smart. We don’t need any trash mouthing or show boating, just good sound fundamental football. It is time for the Dawgs to step up and start making this game a true rivalry again! Three wins in a millinieum doesn’t cut it! GO DAWGS!!!
Dawggie Whistle
October 25th, 2011
5:46 pm
DawgFanAlways
October 25th, 2011
5:45 pm
Just Play hard and play smart. We don’t need any trash mouthing or show boating, just good sound fundamental football. It is time for the Dawgs to step up and start making this game a true rivalry again! Three wins in a millinieum doesn’t cut it! GO DAWGS!!!
Does that mean Rambo is not playing…? Because that is all he does is run that fly trap mouth and get personal foul penalties.
Bob
October 25th, 2011
5:47 pm
I think it will be an interesting game. Both head coaches have similar abilities, and both teams have speed. We can win if we don’t resort to our usual fourth quarter stupid penalties, Bobo continues with what’s working, Grantham ruses the passer on third and long, and Penn Wagers is doing another SEC game.
TampaGator
October 25th, 2011
6:07 pm
Do you really want to win this game and possibly become the practice game for either LSU or Bama in the SEC “title” game this year. Of course, I want Florida to win but for SC to win out so Spurrier can take his boys back for another butt whipping in Atlanta.
For the “Muschamp guaranteed a win over Georgia” repeating poster:
I read the comment you posted and it was obviously made by Muschamp in jest. Give that a break, please. Muschamp knows that Georgia has a good team and is preparing his team to go to battle with a good Georgia team….as they do every year. But neither of these teams are ready for PRIME TIME….not yet. Again….if Brantley plays and is close to 100 percent…..the Dawgs will have their hands with the Gators. But I think Georgia should be favored either way…..but I am not counting out my Gators like so many of you are. I think they are a real good, young team in development…..and they may show it Saturday……with an emphasis on MAY.
P.S. Two more “spread type” players (tiny WR, Robert Clark and hybrid-type TE Gerald Christian) announed they are transferring from Florida. All the little dudes will be gone soon….and Florida will be playing like Bama and LSU again real soon.
TampaGator
October 25th, 2011
6:12 pm
I think you speedy WR will play and play well……but I also think Muschamp thinks he will play and is preparing for him. He is going to be a very, very good WR in the SEC for years to come…..scary fast with good hands. Muschamp knows that. Florida’s CBs are very fast too….but very young (true freshman and true soph starting for the firs time) and make too many mistakes. I think Georgia will hit two or three long passes in the game….and that could make the difference in the final score. But the Georgia OL will also have its hands full blocking the Gator DL and LBs…..they are young, but very fast…..but again….make too many mistakes in critcal situations (although they played much better against a terrible Auburn offense).
Andy
October 25th, 2011
6:14 pm
Last year’s game was the Inept Bowl and the better loser won.
The best part was, since both teams had sucked all season, SportsCenter played a 15 second clip of the game the last 15 seconds of that hour of SC.
TampaGator
October 25th, 2011
6:14 pm
Have a nice evening! And a nice trip to Jax. See you there. And please….if you drink….don’t drive. Enjoy the game…..win or lose. And, if you lose, please don’t jump off a bridge with your coach tied behind you.
Dawggie Whistle
October 25th, 2011
6:27 pm
TampaGator
October 25th, 2011
6:14 pm
Have a nice evening! And a nice trip to Jax. See you there. And please….if you drink….don’t drive. Enjoy the game…..win or lose. And, if you lose, please don’t jump off a bridge with your coach tied behind you.
Tampa Gator….those UGA will never jump off a bridge….they will find someone to blame for the loss and throw them off….if they cannot find someone they will run to the AJC and blame a sports writer for writing negative articles about their beloved bulldawgs.
Switch and Bait has always been the Bulldawg way. But that “Dream Team” will make a difference.
Yeah Right.
Dawggie Whistle
October 25th, 2011
6:31 pm
Tampa Gator…I saw your PS mention of the transferring players…That has been the issue with UF for a few years now…Tebow was their big back for 4 years but without that bruising guy play after play who is not your quarterback it becomes harder and harder to stay in games where the DL and LB are lining up and forcing you outside in the SEC.
d-dog
October 25th, 2011
6:39 pm
Tampadowg……..Did you get ny answer about the sugar bowl in Atlanta…. Incase you missed, HURRICANE KATRINE blew up New Orleans and the SUPER DOME so, The NCAA and the sugar bowl folks moved it to the GA. DOME that year……”.UGA” still lost to “UWV”….YOU CAN”T
Spell SUGAR WITHOUT “UGA” ……………happy trails
War Dang Dawg
October 25th, 2011
7:04 pm
Re: Muschamp’s speech to the UF club in Atlanta
Guaranteeing victory in sports is kind of a kiss of death. It worked out ok for Joe Namath and Ben Crenshaw, but not for too many others. Muschamp gets a pass in his first year like all coaches do, but his sideline antics kind of make him seem like a buffoon, especially when you lose. Add to that a loss (if it happens) of a promised victory, and he might be making some bad lasting impressions.
richie
October 25th, 2011
7:16 pm
stop the run and uga will win!!!!!
bubba4dawgs
October 25th, 2011
7:34 pm
Dawgs, this is your year, now take it!! Mindset: Kick Butt!! Go Dawgs!!!
TK Harty
October 25th, 2011
8:01 pm
For the love of all that is sacred, win or lose, don’t act like fools. Enough already with the bs celebrations. Thanks…..TK
WestOfAthens
October 25th, 2011
8:22 pm
I appreciate Aaron Murray’s comments, helps to motivate. I have been optimistic all week, and knowing UGA has a QB with his instinct helps to motivate.
Many other years UGA has had the better team, optimistic is the word.
Jury is still out, this is Florida up next, right?
HBTD
bugsquacher
October 25th, 2011
8:29 pm
go dawgs…
Miamidawg
October 25th, 2011
8:30 pm
If you can’t beat a healthy Florida team on a regular basis then the Dawgs are not where they need to be. It is not talent, it is coaching.
mike addington
October 25th, 2011
8:52 pm
I have a feeling we’re going to win big, and I mean big. Our “D” is playing like Junkyard Dawgs. Now if Crowell will get the pout off his face and play like a Dawg, that will be even better.
Troup Co. Dawg
October 25th, 2011
8:57 pm
DAWGS win this one by 11 points…makes it look like they’re only average!
Johnson
October 25th, 2011
9:19 pm
Murray has always had issues with nerves. Every big game you see it, heck, the kid still hasn’t won a game against a ranked team in 7 tries over 2 seasons. His choke against Florida was the summit of all his chokes. 3 interceptions. And Murray threw in a 32 yard fumble for good measure. Murray hasn’t figured out how to relax in big games this year either. Another choke against South Carolina, 3 interceptions, and another fumble. We know how UGA will lose, QB turnovers (10 in last 3 UGA/UF games) only question is how many turnovers will Murray commit to lose this year’s game? My guess is 3 or more. After all, Murray is consistent.
AF Dawg in Va
October 25th, 2011
9:22 pm
How UGA wins:
1. Treat every punt as a fake punt
2. Run QB draw until AM calms down
3. Remind Blair Walsh to keep his head down
4. Tell Bobo to play all 4 quarters
Mobile Dawg
October 25th, 2011
9:33 pm
I expect this to be like my golf game. I know where I want to go but in reality, there’s no telling exactly where the ball’s going to go until I hit it.
bitter fair is fair
October 25th, 2011
9:35 pm
this blow out will get rid of richt——————-good ridance————–chruch boy
——————————56-6—————–gaytards——it hurts butt we get chris peterson
Spaceman Spiff
October 25th, 2011
9:46 pm
@ Bill Turner
Wow you really impressed us! Since you asked the question, let us ask you this – As a tech fan, how does it feel to be our whipping boy?
Spaceman Spiff
October 25th, 2011
9:48 pm
@ Willie Boy
See my above post, tech fan…
Larry Ware
October 25th, 2011
10:00 pm
That is not good if Mitchell only practiced for 5 minutes.
Tater Tot
October 25th, 2011
11:04 pm
Great article Chip Chip Chipperoo. I am gonna buy you a BBQ plate dawg.
Thomas Brown
October 25th, 2011
11:40 pm
Ginger October 25th, 2011 9:23 pm
“Don’t think that 1 game makes or breaks anything. Richt would get another job if fired Georgia is on the upswing and stability is important to a program so it would appear that good chance UGA will do really well in the next few yrs—Murray, Mitchell, Crowell, J.Jones, Drew, Washington, Herra, Vasser, Gillard, Commings, Swann….so great nucleus….I would be very careful of making a change when it appears we are on the verge of breaking out of the slump…we are trending up…UGA Football stock—looks like a buy right now !!”
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Trending up ? We are # 27 in won/loss after 2005. 2005 was Seven (7) seasons ago. We haven’t been to The SEC CG after 2005 and 2005 we ended up the # 3 team in The SEC in every single poll. We have not played 1 great team on the national stage in a bowl game in 11 years now and will not this season. We have run-off 31 players who were supposed to play for us at kick-off Saturday and now will not. That is not getting the bad press out of the papers; it is adding fuel to the fire. Florida win doesn’t matter either way; too soft around here. Way too soft. All we want to do is to drive to JAX get drunk and drive home; nothing about the players and disadvantage they have there. If it is not a home field advantage for Florida with them having all the sky boxes and them having all the 10,000 neutral seats an hour from their campus and 6 hours from our campus, then fine, they will not mind moving the game. Mark Richt is gone whether he wins or not this game against the cruddy team # 100 in passing offense (# 98 before their QB got injured and missed the last 2 games), # 109 in turnover margin and # 120 penalties. 14-game seasons for the top teams and we get 9 wins having beat NO ONE. Auburn is not ranked. Florida is not ranked. Georgia tek is not ranked. We should not be either. Who have we beat after 2005 ? And, whatever this crud is by Bill about SEC hopes, the only hope I have is that we are not pitted against Alabama or LSU or even Arkansas for that matter; because you know we have no HOPE.
azdawg
October 26th, 2011
3:49 am
If Mitchell cannot play it’ll be a huge loss forthe dawgs. Put him in as a decoy if they have to.
Paul
October 26th, 2011
7:01 am
If they cannot adjust to what UF has included in their game plan the last two weeks it will be a long day. When has Uga adjusted to anything to defeat anyone?
Thomas Brown
October 26th, 2011
7:06 am
NCAA federally mandated graduation success rates are out. Georgia tek men’s basketball 27 percent; UGA men’s basketball 43 percent. Georgia tek football 55 percent; UGA football 65 percent. Georgia tek women’s basketball 73 percent; UGA women’s basketball 77 percent. Overall all sports, Georgia tek 77 percent; overall all sports UGA 79 percent.
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/newmedia/public/rates/index.html
They also lose to us in all these sports.
Joe
October 26th, 2011
7:10 am
You know,,,sometimes your schedule just does not have teams with winning records. What are we supposed to do wait until the season is over then schedule only the ones that have 10-0 and play them 10 weeks in a row to make sure we can beat a winning ranked team…..Get over it some teams have losing records when you play them….You cannot play Alabama and LSU every week…Mathematically always half of the teams that ever play have an even or losing record. Get over it.
Go Vols
October 26th, 2011
7:26 am
Maybe it’s because I’m not a Dawg fan, but shouldn’t a reporter summarize the information for us and present the important information instead of simply regurgitate word for word what the Coach said?
Thomas Brown
October 26th, 2011
7:33 am
Do you mean like presenting that UGA beats Georgia tek in all these sports, and has the higher graduation rates as well – along with Georgia tek being on NCAA PROBATION back-to-back repeat offenders in FOOTBALL ?
Tide Floats Like A Butterfly And Stings Like A Bee : BamaFootball4Life
October 26th, 2011
7:37 am
[...] Richt on Florida struggles: ‘Flip schedules and I’m not sure it wouldn’t be different’ They’ve played three ranked teams, and two of them are dominating everybody that they play [...]
Dogs Smell
October 26th, 2011
7:39 am
No doubt if UF were playing the same schedule as Uga how would Ga look any better? They wouldnt in fact they would have an additional loss.Security dog ! This is why you work security, you never have been on a college campus on a weekday!
1969 Graduate
October 26th, 2011
8:06 am
Our coach talks a good press conference, but, like Thomas Brown, I have my doubts about the University of Georgia football program.
If we play fundamentally sound football in all three phases of the game, and if we play with some discipline we should have a chance against this group of Gators, but those are some big ifs given what we’ve seen our coaches put on the field this year, and in recent years.
It’s pathetic when so many of us are hoping without much confidence to beat this bad Florida team, and, perhaps more so, hoping that we don’t act like fools, morons, and bad sports.
I hope our players, and our coaches well represent our University, win or lose, playing their hearts out, making good decisions, and showing some hints of class, and civilized conduct as they play the game of football.
Will we ever again have a fundamentally sound, disciplined football team?
Go, Dawgs.
Jim Donnan
October 26th, 2011
8:15 am
Playing a clean, mistake-free, well-disciplined game (and showing some class in the process) would be a huge step in the right direction for this team – win or lose.
Niceville Dawg
October 26th, 2011
8:46 am
T.Brown,did you just post something positive about UGA?Must be an imposter.The Thomas we all know would never do that.
Gatormeat
October 26th, 2011
8:57 am
What will it be this year dogs? Black helmets? Choking threats? Blackouts? It does not matter, we win easily. The best cure for a three game losing streak is playing georgia, you guys come at a perfect time for us. We romp over you Saturday, win out the rest of our league schedule, you lose to Auburn also, and it is us, the Mighty Gators, who go to the SEC title game. The dogs are heading for Shreveport most likely, which is good for your little football program, it really is the best you can do.
whiskey breath
October 26th, 2011
9:21 am
Ga is setting up to get beat. Doesn’t the comments from CMR sound like the same from the last 10 years? The Cottail week starts out the same. Let’s relive the 1979 Buck to Lynsey touchdown.
Then, let’s not give Florida any respect and dwell on the wins in the 70’s. Forget it was 30 years ago, and let’s kiss Buck’s backside the entire week. ( Buck is so modest) Meanwhile Florida lays low confident the formula has not changed. Hit Ga in the mouth the first quarter and they will lay down.
Am I close?
DawginLex
October 26th, 2011
9:24 am
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October 25th, 2011
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The Truth posts this under a new blog handle and expects us to believe he went home to his beautiful wife and family?
NOPE
He expects us to believe he is “all UGA”?
NOPE
All loser?
YEAH
Niceville Dawg
October 26th, 2011
9:31 am
I admit you’re close Whiskey.The difference this year is defense….we actually HAVE one…..you don’t.Offense is same old same old,but defense is solid.If you wanna win,tell CWM to run a few trick plays.Works every time.The law of averages alone says we gotta win someday…..
G-Dawg
October 26th, 2011
9:55 am
Dawggie Whistle
October 25th, 2011
4:17 pm
Its a Dawg thing…i’m sure you dont understand!!
G-Dawg
October 26th, 2011
10:01 am
We’ve had to hunker down to win the past few games…a win is a win, regardless what sport or how ugly/pretty it is….and we’ll need for these dawgs to HUNKER DOWN ONE MORE TIME!!
G-Dawg
October 26th, 2011
10:02 am
I dont recall seeing any personal foul calls on Rambo this year. We have had issues with his tackling ability the past few years…but like all football players, he does his share of talking. But he’s definitely had an improved year!!
RedandBlackDawg
October 26th, 2011
10:03 am
The one consistent thing that both teams have this year is their defenses. All things being fairly equal on that side of the fence, the game should go the DAWGS way, since their offense is better, has had more consistency with less injuries, and has talent in all of the skill positions right now. Both teams should be rested with the bye weeks, so it should be a good game. As long as we do not go into a conservative play mode, like Bobo has all too often favored, we should put this game away.
It really doesn’t matter that much, who UF plays at QB, because either way, the offensive game plan will not be much different. The only thing that separates Brantley from the other QB’s that UF has is on field experience. Athletically, the two younger QB’s have better tools, and are more athletic. UGA should be able to defense UF, because it is not like they are all that high powered. If UGA contains to an extent, the two speedy guys they have in the backfield, UF loses about 75% of their capability to move the ball. We have big, fast linebackers and the DL of the DAWGS should be able to move the OL of the gators and give the UF QB happy feet most of the time. Do that and UGA will win.
The majority of the young folks on this UGA team, are trying to establish a identity of their own and show they belong in the SEC. They are not carrying the legacy of the previous games on their back, so they aren’t coming onto the field 7 points down to start the game like previous teams did. If Murray plays within his capabilities and takes what UF’s defense gives him, he can have a good game, and move the team down the field. UGA has a lot of offensive threats so I believe they can win. I would love to see Mitchell take the field, but if he is not ready to go, we have other WR’s that had a good game once he went out and against Vandy in the last game, so I am not too worried about that. The RB situation is a little thin at times, but Crowell, is perfectly capable, if healthy of running for 100 yard plus. Bobo just has to realize, we have a full back that can tote the ball occasionally, and if he insist on trying to run off tackle slants or power rushes off tackle, give it to Samuels or Thomas, and keep Crowell for where he is best at. Let him go to the sides, and use him on some out patterns, instead of making him a decoy on some of the pass plays. Anytime, Crowell sees a little daylight, he is a threat to take it to the house and it is up to the coach of the offense, to give him the opportunities to do that. As for Crowell’s frowning, or dissatisfied look on the field; It is because the kid is a competitor. He wants the ball and he wants to succeed. I would be more concerned if I saw him out there with a smile on his face unless we are 50 points ahead or something. If all of the DAWGS play with that same intensity, we can win this game.
GO DAWGS and GATA
flo-ri-duh
October 26th, 2011
10:17 am
Got to stop Demps and Rainey and put heat on the QB…… on offense – PROTECT the ball and score TD’s when you are in the red zone. On special teams – tackle and watch for a fake punt. This will be a close game won by turnovers, penalties and a score of say: 24-21 or 27-24. Florida has a very good defense and UGA must have patience on offense. Get the game to the half with a lead on Florida and bring in Gaethers and Williams fresh for the second half. If Mitchell can play full speed and be a deep threat that will make huge difference in the run game. I will be at the game pulling for the DAWGS.
Ron Burgundy
October 26th, 2011
10:35 am
Stay classy SEC, no timeouts with 3 TD leads or flash mobs in the end zone please
Jiggy Smaha
October 26th, 2011
10:46 am
Take off Vad Lee’s redshirt!!!
Tech Grad mows my Lawn
October 26th, 2011
10:49 am
I love the GA / FL game…all those mullets in jean shorts are hilarious…not to mention all those gator women with tatoos who dont know the difference between a 1st down and a fumble….
frank
October 26th, 2011
11:05 am
nice for the high diver to have confidence in his team! Cant be surprised though since their all a bunch of dumb a@@’s
Mean Gator
October 26th, 2011
11:09 am
I can’t help but wonder,what would be Ga’s record be after losing thier first 2 games if they had to play bama and lsu back to back? I understand thier confidence in this game sat and i think it will be a good one,with that said….if they can’t beat us this yr then i don’t know if they ever will..just saying! GO GATORS!!!
cdog
October 26th, 2011
11:11 am
the dogs schedule is just as tough as florida. its just another ploy used by coaches.its just time for florida to be down and rebuild plus new coach in the past 3 years and new system.call it right richt. just win baby, win.
Blackberry Cobbler
October 26th, 2011
11:18 am
So, CMR is saying that UGA’s :improvement” to 5-2 is the result of an easier schedule and that had UGA played tougher opponents like Florida has, UGA would not have faired so well. This is an indictment of CMR himself. In other words, the program has not improved and this year so far is simply a function of the schedule. In other words, UGA can only show a good record against lesser opponents. CMR, IMHO, just sealed his own fate. Please get rid of this clown.
Where is Saint Simons
October 26th, 2011
11:42 am
Hey Chip!
Just curious, are you a gator fan deep down,and do you pull for the gator’s when they play Georgia?
jc_dawgs
October 26th, 2011
12:19 pm
The key to winning for Georgia is simple…..
Dont give up any cheap touchdowns. No pick 6’s….no fake punt miscues(which cost us in the Carolina game and nearly cost us in the Vandy game). No fumbles that get returned for a TD.
Don’t give Florida any cheap points! Do that and UGA prevails 20-16. If we fail to do that…you are looking at 23-20 Florida or perhaps even worse.
Contractor
October 26th, 2011
12:36 pm
Of course it’d be the same. Alabama and LSU would wax us, especially with our lackadaisical offensive calls after we get a lead, if we could even score on their defenses. I think we have a better shot at beating Auburn than they showed, but yes, we would be right there beside them if we had that schedule.
I State your Name
October 26th, 2011
12:47 pm
This game is going to come down to offense, defense, and special teams.
Atlanta Gator
October 26th, 2011
12:49 pm
I will give Mark Richt credit. Whatever else I may have come to believe about his coaching skills relative to other SEC football coaches, he does have an honest streak.
As for some fans’ criticism of Richt for recognizing the obvious, apparently these critics aren’t old enough to remember Vince Dooley’s usual pregame build-up of his upcoming opponents. Before the game was played, ol’ Vince would have you believe that Vanderbilt was the second coming of the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
ARdawg
October 26th, 2011
12:51 pm
Mean Gator, I sense you are looking to discuss some football. What exactly did you mean by your statement/post? UGA plays LSU and Bama as much as FL does. If we had played them this year, the result is likely the same as it was for Florida, who denies that and what was your point? Any team playing them back to back the results would have been the same, up to this point in time anyway
I State your Name
October 26th, 2011
12:52 pm
Richt needs to take some time to study football.
ARdawg
October 26th, 2011
12:53 pm
Atlanta Gator,
Oh I remember. But, that was standard fare for most all college coaches in the day
3 + 4 = 0
October 26th, 2011
12:54 pm
That comment or belief is the issue … A well established long term coach with his recruits believes that he can not compete with BAMA or LSU …. Ummm … versus a first year coach trying to get someone elses recruits/players into a new system …. CMR has lost it … time to go and find greener pastures … stick a fork in UGA.
I State your Name
October 26th, 2011
12:57 pm
Atlanta Gator,
nowadays you have to be a jag off like Muschamp and as part of your opening press conference and guarantee victories against teams.
Send in the (UGA) clowns... AGAIN!!!
October 26th, 2011
1:06 pm
Florida 34, UGA 24
The usual humiliating beatdown in Jax.
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
1:14 pm
Rabble rabble rabble rabble….FL always beats GA.
Nothing to see here today, tomorrow, Friday, Saturday, Sunday or next year. It’ll be around 2014 before GA eeeks one out.
FL always beats GA.
Same 'ol thing
October 26th, 2011
1:20 pm
Here come the cut off jeans wearing, high top white reebox, tank top druken G A Y T E R D S !
God you guys look stupid in those gay clothes!!
You punks also have those stupid looking haircuts, what do you call them, oh yes, mullets!
Change your mascot to mullets. The Florida Mullets. Classic! LOL LOL LOL!
Atlanta Gator
October 26th, 2011
1:21 pm
“Oh I remember. But, that was standard fare for most all college coaches in the day.”
Heck, AR Dawg, ol’ Vince had me believing him about half the time. He was really good at it.
“nowadays you have to be a jag off like Muschamp and as part of your opening press conference and guarantee victories against teams.”
Sir, I’m not sure “jag off” is either an actual expression or what you meant to say. As for Coach Muschamp’s sideline antics and press conferences, I’m pretty sure he didn’t learn that in Gainesville. Rumor would have it that he is the product of another SEC institution.
DawgFaceBlues
October 26th, 2011
1:21 pm
This 18-21 ordeal was just the vendetta of a 66 heisman trophy winner name Spurrier that was beat by UGA en route to sec title. That’s what this is all about. We will have to win atleast 10 out of the next 15 games to get them gators to shut up. Gators don’t wont to talk about how many bye weeks they’ve had against UGA.
Living on a Prayer……..
How about Bobo?
October 26th, 2011
1:24 pm
The quote from Richt on special teams personnel has me worried like hell. It takes the kid(whom Richt called a dumbarse on tv) to know we have the wrong personnel on special teams. And the guy actually takes the ‘younger guys off and he gets in there to help us win.’ This is why we will never compete on bamas and lsu’s level. and btw, i agree with shawn williams. its just a damn shame that our players know it but the coaches do not.
Atlanta Gator
October 26th, 2011
1:27 pm
“jeans wearing, high top white reebox, tank top druken G A Y T E R D S,” eh?
Even after I’ve parsed the grammar and spelling in that statement, I’m not even sure how to begin to answer it. So, I shall simply say “Good luck to your team, too, sir!”
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
1:34 pm
FL always beats GA.
Names, rahrah, and your coach cannot stop it. It always happens, so say it with me now, “FL always beats GA”. Once you get over the denial, acceptance is much easier.
Prep for it now: FL always beats GA.
Atlanta Gator
October 26th, 2011
1:34 pm
In case someone else hasn’t already said it, I’d like to thank Chip Towers for actually engaging in some sports reporting for his UGA blogs leading up to this year’s Florida-Georgia game. The substance and insights afforded by Chip are head-and-shoulders above those offered by his colleagues Jeff Schultz and Mark Bradley in their UGA and SEC-related blog columns.
Atlanta Gator
October 26th, 2011
1:37 pm
“Prep for it now: FL always beats GA.”
Well, 18 of the last 21 anyway. The Gators are still six games short of tying the all-time Florida-Georgia series record . . . but time heals all wounds.
Same 'ol thing
October 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
You know what you are.
The words Atlanta and gator used to create your “name” tell me you dont really know who you are.
Atlanta Gator
October 26th, 2011
1:44 pm
“The words Atlanta and gator used to create your “name” tell me you dont really know who you are.”
I didn’t come prepared today to discuss existential questions, but if you would like to talk about college football, or even trade insults about our favorite college football teams, I’m pretty sure I can keep up.
steve jeffrey
October 26th, 2011
1:49 pm
Against Auburn….that was the first time I ever saw a corned beef brisset throw a touchdown pass!
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
1:54 pm
Oh, if only FL was playing Auburn, and only if GA didn’t have to play FL w/ Brantley at QB…maybe 2011 could have a different outcome for FL and GA this weekend.
Denial isn’t healthy. This GA team could finish with only 3 losses this year and that’s good for a program like GA.
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
2:00 pm
@ Atlanta Gator: GA was relevant in this series back when cassette tapes and VCRs were the dominant technologies.
FL always beats GA.
St Simons - we're on Island time
October 26th, 2011
2:00 pm
We will win, because we HAVE to, Dr Adams & Greg are feeling it, and if we lose, changes will have to be made. I don’t want changes to be made for several reasons, and I don’t want to be a rent-a-coach program like let’s say, some others.
Not a Kool-Aide Drinker
October 26th, 2011
2:04 pm
What the hell are you fair-weathered fans talking about… If we are honest, we know we have not played a single really good team and the two good ones we did play we lost to them. Now we have played the worst of the rest of the SEC and you think we are going to beat UA or LSU… we are not that good… just have a really easy schedule. This is so funny to read the blog now versus 3 weeks ago.. now CMR is a God and our team is a BCS team…. this just goes to show just how hot and cold we run…. from chicken little to Knute Rockne… no wonder the SEC West is laughing at the East…. We should thank the schedulers that we have such a weak schedule and then lay low and see how much traction we get get from all of this…. next year will be tough as our schedule finally gets worthy of an upper echelon SEC team…. until then I am not drinking the Kool-Aide.
St Simons - we're on Island time
October 26th, 2011
2:09 pm
the university with the off-week has won 24 of the last 25.
this time we both got one.
hinesville Dawg
October 26th, 2011
2:13 pm
just what I want my coach to think /say…..”we would have got our but beat also”…….way to coach’em up……. Particularly when your goal is to meet one of these teams down the road in championship…Go Dawgs Win in spite of lack of coaching!
hinesville Dawg
October 26th, 2011
2:17 pm
Gator ChUMP…how does it fell knowing you will go to your grave with a losing record against UGA:)
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
2:21 pm
@ hinesville, I’ll be around by 2020. We should have it in hand by then at latest.
5-3 is not bad for GA. You guys should be thrilled to be in position for another Liberty or Chickfila Bowl.
Not a Kool-Aide Drinker
October 26th, 2011
2:28 pm
damn Hinesville… you really cannot write the english language can you? That was so poorly stated that I can not follow your message. Don’t give them any more of a reason to call us ignorant.
TampaDawg
October 26th, 2011
2:35 pm
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
2:21 pm
@ hinesville, I’ll be around by 2020. We should have it in hand by then at latest.
5-3 is not bad for GA. You guys should be thrilled to be in position for another Liberty or Chickfila Bowl.
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Hope you feel the same about those two as your buying tickets to see the Gators take on the Syracuse Orangemen in Memphis
Eric C.
October 26th, 2011
2:43 pm
Ball control and mistake-free play will be the key in the first half for the offense to ensure the game is at least close when Geathers and Williams get back…keep Brantley, Demps, and Rainey off the field as much as possible without them.
Will be interesting to see if Brantley is a bit timid at first, hope we can get a few good blitzes on him in the first couple of drives. In any case, gotta limit the turnovers…UF’s defense is pretty good and fast. It will be good to have Geathers fresh in the 2nd half if nothing else…and thank goodness for the deep LB rotation.
TampaDawg
October 26th, 2011
2:43 pm
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
2:00 pm
@ Atlanta Gator: GA was relevant in this series back when cassette tapes and VCRs were the dominant technologies.
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2 words buddy .. Charlie Pell
Anyway, yes 2-8 over the last 10 sucks, but the pain is numbed a bit by the fact that only LSU won more games than UGA (in terms of SEC teams) during that span. That is established relevance.
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
@ Tampa:
My eyes are still hurting from looking at the two national championship crystal footballs that FL won recently so it is hard to focus clearly on your last post outside your bold name print-anything relevant?
Just remember, FL always beats GA.
Eric C.
October 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
Even with a loss, the Dawgs should win the east. No way USC will beat a healthy UF and Arkansas without Lattimore…and the Dawgs should handle Kentucky easily and Auburn at home. Dawgs should finish at least 6-2 and USC will be 5-3 at best.
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
2:46 pm
I think the 8-track tape was the relevant technology in GA’s only national champsionship. At least color tv was invented.
Eric C.
October 26th, 2011
2:48 pm
Chomp, your definition of “always” is a bit off…2004, 2007??? Anyway, 46-40 still looks pretty good.
DawgFaceBlues
October 26th, 2011
2:55 pm
Anytime I need a laugh, all I have to do is read some of this stuff you guys write. But seriously, the odds are stacked against UGA winning 6 straight and UF losing 4 in a row.
TampaDawg
October 26th, 2011
2:55 pm
Gator CHOMP Champ ” GA’s only national champsionship.”
Obviously you’re not a history major. Do a recount buddy because college football started before 1980.
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
3:04 pm
Tampa,
I think it’s cute to discuss national championships that happened before the invention of color tv. All I know is that we have multiple recent NCs and beat GA every year. It is relevant, current history…and reality.
Buck Blew
October 26th, 2011
3:41 pm
Brantley to start and Demps back to 100%. It’s going to be a long day for Goon Grantham and his defensive squad. They couldn’t even stop Vandy. UF 31 Dawgs 16.
Unbiased Observer
October 26th, 2011
3:54 pm
TampaDawg so I guess if UF started playing football in 1990, UGA quit in 1990?
Mike Hunt
October 26th, 2011
4:04 pm
Listen her all you gator, so called fans. Take the corn dogs out of you mouth for a minute and chew on this: Your program is a state of emergency and you have hired the wrong coach to lead you into war. Your AD jumped the gun and did not do his homework as it relates to CWM. This guy was not even a good DC, just so happen to be on teams with great OC minds. You like his passion but that does not win FB games. You were sold that he is the next CUM and the reality has set in. Kids do not look at UF like they have over the last many years. They now see a mid level SEC team that is on the decline. Sorry but this is life and UF will be at the bottom for a while.
ARdawg
October 26th, 2011
4:15 pm
Oh at the manboob haterz. Looky, we even have a manboob dressed up like a Gator.
DAWG!
October 26th, 2011
4:20 pm
Let take them out of the game in the first half. GOOOOOOOOOOOO DAWGS! Which I’m could make it. This it our Year.
gomdawg
October 26th, 2011
4:43 pm
Brantley average 235 yards a game beating , Fl. Atlantic, UAB, Tenn, and Kentucky at its worst ummmmmmmmmmmmm 5 TD’s in 4 games ummmmmmmmmmmmmm LOOK OUT JUNKYARD DAWGS ARE COMING
TampaDawg
October 26th, 2011
5:04 pm
Unbiased Observer
October 26th, 2011
3:54 pm
TampaDawg so I guess if UF started playing football in 1990, UGA quit in 1990?
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I never said UF started in 1990. Not to mention, UGA has had their struggles against UF in the 2000s, but I would hardly say a school who is second in wins in the SEC for the last decade only to LSU “quit” ..
TampaDawg
October 26th, 2011
5:05 pm
Gator CHOMP Champ
October 26th, 2011
3:04 pm
Tampa,
I think it’s cute to discuss national championships that happened before the invention of color tv. All I know is that we have multiple recent NCs and beat GA every year. It is relevant, current history…and reality.
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I know man, like the time UF beat UGA in 2007 .. oh, my bad, didn’t happen .. but when UF beat Georgia in 2004, that was so .. umm, sorry, didn’t happen that time either you history buff you.
TampaDawg
October 26th, 2011
5:06 pm
Gator CHOMP Champ, probably just a tech fan again.
AceDawg
October 26th, 2011
8:32 pm
I’d feel much better if richt was calling our offense[ afterall that was his claim to fame at FSU
genesis
October 26th, 2011
9:24 pm
the Dawgs will be just fine this weekend.we just need to” finish the drill”and everything will be just gooood.10-2 is looking more of a reality.I know 1 game at a time.GOOOOOOOOOOOO DAAWWWWGS.
Xenophon
October 26th, 2011
10:04 pm
Lose this one, CMR, and you can take your tent revival show on the road for good.
mark PRICHT
October 27th, 2011
3:06 pm
No way will the mutts beat the gators….this will be a blowout from the whistle. Gators have something to proove and it doesn’t matter if you call it a dream team or not the gators are better and faster at every position. This team ain’t from Miss and it sure as @#$% aint Vandy
GoDawgs
October 27th, 2011
3:50 pm
I think the key for Georgia is to secure the ball. As long as there are no disastrous turnovers this year, Georgia will win and even win big.
ConfidentDawg
October 28th, 2011
2:56 am
The quote ‘flip schedules and i’m not sure it wouldn’t be different’ clearly explains why mark richt is no longer right for this football program. he’s basically saying since florida lost those games then the dawgs would’ve certainly lost those games had that not been our schedule. no confidence at all in our football team!! why is it an automatic conclusion that both teams wouldve been in the same position had the schedules been flipped. why is it not at all possible that maybe the dawgs would be able to beat a team that florida would lose to. any given saturday. i can no longer stand richt’s timid and underconfident demeanor. its hurting this football team and our player’s confidence and mentality
zbulldawg
October 28th, 2011
8:24 am
You GO D-Fence Stopping the run is what we will do !!!!! This will spell VICTORY !! COUNT RICHT Ue LA Will bring the ghost & gobbles from the past and they will play TOO! THEY WILL TAKE THE PAST AWAY GO DAWGS First game to the FUTURE
'Twan
October 28th, 2011
9:52 am
Gator Chomp Champ definitely lived up to his name at my house last night, before he returned to his regular job, on his knees behind the dumpster at the 7-11 on North Avenue.
Two snaps in a semicircle.
d-dog
October 28th, 2011
12:48 pm
It appears to me that the 2011 yr. GATORS have been in trouble all season. They were lucky to have a series of cup cakes to start the season with. With or without QB “Brantley” “UF” has not played well against better teams.That effort against Auburn was poor in my opinion. The game against “UF” and “UA” and GATECH will define “UGA” season. I like the DAWGS cances the rest of the way. Howerver, looking back we did score 20 + points VS “BS” and 40 points + on “USC”. The “O” and specials teams gave up points in both those games. This could have resulted in costing the DAWGS the “USC” game. So, I think “BS” and “USC” has a better “D” than “UF” or UA”. IF uga stumples in the coming important game It will probably be decision time for “UGA’S” “AD”.
lakesidegator
October 28th, 2011
1:30 pm
Take it from me, you are all correct. The University of __________ definitely will win the game.
Nostradamus
Jborodawg
October 29th, 2011
10:28 am
“….No way will the gators beat the mutts….this will be a blowout from the whistle. Dawgs have something to proove and it doesn’t matter if you call it a dream team or not the dawgs are better and faster at every position. This team ain’t from Miss and it sure as @#$% aint Vandy….”
RedandBlackDawg
October 29th, 2011
10:45 am
All of you history majors from Florida should remember one thing as will painfully be pointed out to you after the game is over today. You learn from the past, but not necessarily follow it. Nobody said UGA would have beaten LSU or Alabama this year, but UF would not have beaten Boise or USC when we played them, and we beat ourselves against USC to top it off. This makes any talk about each others opponents irrelevant in the upcoming game
What matters today, is what team each school will field, and UGA has the superior athletes to field today. The only way UGA loses, is if the coaches call a poor game, and play conservative ball. Even then, the young men UGA has, can still win despite the coaches.
GO DAWGS and GATA