Richt: Harrow’s hit ‘most impressive play of the game’
Transcript, provided by UGA, of comments from coaches and players after Georgia’s 45-7 victory over Auburn:
GEORGIA
Coach Mark Richt:
“We just played great. I’m trying to think of another game where we played this well in a situation that was so important to us. We knew South Carolina won its game, so we had to win. We played a top-25 team, a very good football team, and we played solid. I am as proud as I can be of our coaches and players. It’s a great night to be a Georgia Bulldog. … We had tremendous execution. I know we haven’t done that for an entire game like we did tonight.”
“We finished well. We had a lot of first downs when we decided to run the ball and chew up the clock. First downs like that are a tribute to the offensive line, but it also takes the fullbacks and the tight ends, everybody. To have two guys go over 100 yards is a tribute to everyone.”
“I thought the most impressive play of the game was when Quintavious Harrow had that knock-’em-back, get-everybody-in-the-stadium-excited tackle. That ignited our football team.”
“Our fans had a lot to do with our success definitely. They created so much noise. When you see a quarterback walk to every player on the team, you know it’s loud. It slows them down, and it creates a little confusion for them.”
“(After this season’s 0-2 start), I was really hoping we’d continue to improve as the season rolled along. The guys are gaining more confidence and they’re playing hard and they’re playing smart. … After each snap, we want our guys to play hard and play physical. We want each guy to win his 1-on-1 battle. We challenged each guy to win down after down.”
Quarterback Aaron Murray:
“It’s a great win for us. We got off to an 0-2 start, and sometimes the offense was playing great and sometimes the defense was playing great. It seems like it all kind of just clicked for everyone today.”
“All three facets of the game played great. The defense was making it impossible for them, special teams played great and the offense was clicking. It all starts with the offensive line giving me time and opening up huge holes.”
Tailback Carlton Thomas:
“We’ve been working hard. All the coaches and players have been behind each other, and it’s an awesome feeling to come out and do what we did. Everyone was playing tough.”
“Obviously, I got a lot of carries and I was just trying to make them the best carries of my life and make the best of the opportunity.”
“We’ve got great depth and it’s all starting to show late in the season. We’ve just got to keep working. I’m really excited to see where we’ll end up in January.”
Safety Bacarri Rambo:
(On his interception return for a touchdown:) “I saw Abry (Jones) waving for me to come that way, so I did, and those guys just helped me into the end zone. We played great today. It’s a great day to be a Bulldog.”
Linebacker Alec Ogletree:
“Offense, defense, special teams, everyone played great today and it showed. We wanted to come out and play a full game together and that’s what we did. We just worked hard all week and it paid off today in the game.”
AUBURN
Coach Gene Chizik:
“There isn’t a whole lot I can tell you that you didn’t see. It was a disappointing loss for us. We got beat at every phase of the game tonight. We didn’t cover many people all night, couldn’t stop the run and turned the ball over. That’s why we got beat 45-7.”
“Georgia made some good plays and is a very talented team. With the exception of the first drive, they flat out stopped our offense. We couldn’t get some of the perimeter pass game under control. It was pretty evident what we couldn’t do.”
“Hopefully we can fix some of the things that happened. Week in and week out, we look at what the defense gives us and design our game from there. Georgia is tough to defend. Murray threw tonight with great accuracy, which he has been doing all year. We just didn’t do a good job defending the perimeter pass.”
“We’re playing with guys who have the most experience for the last 10 weeks. Tonight, the outward appearance was that we got physically dominated on both sides of the ball. Maybe when we watch film, we will find something different.”
Quarterback Clint Moseley:
“I really can’t put a finger on it. I messed up too much, and this was a big team loss. They got too many yards, and we didn’t get any. It was bad.”
(Comparing LSU and UGA): “Both teams know how to play defense. I don’t want to cause anything by making a prediction, but it will be a great game.”
“I really thought this was the best week of practice that we’ve had all season. We are a young team but that doesn’t make it any better.”
Wide receiver Emory Blake:
“Next week we need to go back to work, watch film and fix our mistakes.”
“I’m a little shocked. I thought we were prepared. We made too many mistakes. They are a good team, but we played poorly.”
Linebacker Corey Lemonier:
“They had a good game plan and came out and executed, and we missed out assignments. They dominated us. We’ll come back next week and try to prove something.”
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Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
7:49 pm
@ brewmaster
LSU fans were calling for miles to go just two years ago………..
Funny how things play out now he is the best thing since sliced bread……
Some people live under a what have you done for me lately mentality…..
If so then Saban you can’t win the big games brother you lost to LSU this year and gave the game away to auburn last year! What have you done for me lately saban time for you to go!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
7:49 pm
Dawg 48
I will give the O line “REAL” credit when the O-line plays another good D-line. We havent played a good D-line since SC
But yes they have played better of late
SAV Dawg
November 13th, 2011
7:49 pm
Wow now, by those standards let’s hire Spurrier. This is getting retarded lads. Beta stop hiding behind computers and just have a duel at 20 paces.
exile in georgia
November 13th, 2011
7:50 pm
brewmaster…lsu’s losses were late…miles has been on and off the hotseat…saban set the bar in baton rouge…win it all or we’ll get somebody who will…looks like richt has set the bar in athens…beat tech most of the time, tenn and florida once in a while, you’ll be ok…
exile in georgia
November 13th, 2011
7:51 pm
dawg48…there are crystal footballs at LSU and Bama…win or go…
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
7:52 pm
Brewmaster
Boise does not have the talent UGA has sorry
Again UGA ranks #2 behind USC Trojans in recruiting during the RIcht era
Scheduling Boise was not the problem.
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
7:53 pm
@ flat
Wow we just agreed on something! Lol
We can build on that! Lol
exile in georgia
November 13th, 2011
7:54 pm
scheduling boise was the right thing to do…uga has no respect nationally…no one outside georgia cares about uga football…you want respect, get outside of georgia and play some big boys…evans tried that but richt kept losing the ooc games…
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
7:57 pm
Playing Boise is a lose lose situation
If you beat em you did what you were suppose to do if you lose then well your way behind!
You get no credit for beating Boise.
enough
November 13th, 2011
7:59 pm
ok, that’s enough. Flat Tire: I believe you are right in saying UGA should have been better prepared against Boise State. Bobo’s playcalling was TOO conservative in that game. Credit should be given to CMR however, in how this team has responded and answered the call every week since the SC give away. Regardless of who Georgia played, they won. Less coached teams would’ve lost a game in that streak. Exile: just freakin’ go away loser. Quit trying to ride Tire’s coattails.
exile in georgia
November 13th, 2011
8:01 pm
if you are LSU or Bama, it might be a lose/lose proposition…uga, not the same case…apples and oranges…remember, uga was coming off of a bad bowl game performance, and, uga ain’t LSU or Bama…using your logic, why schedule coastal carolina or nm state…
exile in georgia
November 13th, 2011
8:02 pm
ok enough, i’ll start riding your coattail…give me a couple of minutes to dumb down…i’ll tell you when i’m ready…idiot…
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
8:03 pm
By the way who planted that “TREE” in the middle of our defense? Auburn kept running into it all night!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
8:04 pm
Dawg48
You and everyone else dont understand my points/rants/complaints
Why does it take Mark Richt to have the heat turned up by the board of Trustees and fans before he gets rid of Willie Martinez, and then Fabris, and make changes to our strength and conditioning, and to kick it in the endzone and to STOP ALL THE PLAYER ARRESTS!!!!!
Why does it take Mark Richt to have the heat turned up by the board of Trustees and fans before he realizes I got to start winning ASAP this 2011 season or Im gone.
We are paying him $3 million a year and fans and Trustee members are telling him to make the hard decisions that he wont make.
I like Richt but you dont see this with Saban or Miles or Meyer good grief and we shouldnt see it at UGA
We are UGA with 3,4,and 5 Star recruits and that means you dont lose to 1,2,3 star Boise recruits PERIOD
Brewmaster
November 13th, 2011
8:06 pm
Flat Tire,Richt’s Dogs beat Saban’s LSU team 45-16 in 2004, Saban’s LSU team 34-14 in the 2005 SEC championship game, Saban’s Alabama team 26-23 in 2007, Miles’s LSU team 52-38 in 2008. His only loss to these “superior” coaches was to Saban in the ill-fated blackout game in 2009. Do your homework, MORON !
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
8:10 pm
@ flat I can agree with some of that I was not a supporter of Martinez
One of my opinions is to never hire a former player of that school to be a coach.
It’s to hard to part ways if you have to.
enough
November 13th, 2011
8:11 pm
exile,
you are really calling someone else an idiot? Really? You have added nothing to this blog except stupidity. Go back to New York and root for your Jackettes from there. Typical Techie living thru other teams (Bama, LSU) to mask your own deficiencies. Again, LOSER!
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
8:14 pm
@ flat
I do agree with you on the pot issue also…….
huh?
November 13th, 2011
8:15 pm
The Board of Trustees turned up the heat? Where did you get that info Flat Tire?
exile in georgia
November 13th, 2011
8:18 pm
hey brewmaster…what about 2003 Saban and LSU crushed the dawgs in the SEC title game, 2009 LSU and Miles beat uga in athens…moron…and as for you…enough…i stand beyou behind my “idiot” comment…your posts just solidify my position…
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
8:20 pm
Brewmaster
2008 LSU was not that good
2007 AL was not that good as it being Sabans first year
I’ll give you the 2004 LSU team as they were 9-3
The 2005 game yes but my MAIN point about this coaching staff is this. What happened in the Sugar Bowl?
Oh and has Richt put together a championship team NOPE
Saban has 2 times, Miles is well on his way for number 2
exile in georgia
November 13th, 2011
8:20 pm
gotta go…back tomorrow…had fun…go dawgs!!!
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
8:21 pm
Exile then by doing the math from you and brewmaster
Richt is 4 & 3 vs miles and saban……
Not to shabby
buzzDawg
November 13th, 2011
8:21 pm
This was the most complete win I’ve seen in the regular season under Richt since the Dawgs crushed Tech 51 to 7 in 2002. I was lucky enough to be present in 2002 and it seemed the Dawgs could do no wrong. I had my doubts about the Dome to Dome run after the first two games but I never felt that Richt should go. If the Dawgs don’t play down to Kentucky like they seem to do on occasion, they should make it back to the Dome for SEC Championship game and it should be a great game.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
8:24 pm
huh?
Please read I dont pull garbage out of my head people
http://espn.go.com/colleges/georgia/football/story/_/id/6959927/georgia-bulldogs-escape-fact-program-decline
ugab
November 13th, 2011
8:38 pm
It was great to see MR and team play a complete game. It has been a long time, since the Dawgs have played as well as they played Saturday. I am not a MR hater. I was tired of seeing the dawgs beat themselves every single year. MR has stepped up to the plate this season. NOW BEAT KENTUCKY, AND TECH. PLAY LIKE WE DID AGAINST AUBURN AND GA COULD BEAT ANY TEAM IN THE COUNTRY. LET’S FINISH THE DRILL AND GO TO THE GA DOME.
Mobile Dawg
November 13th, 2011
8:39 pm
Flat Tire, you can use fact and logic all you want, some people just aren’t going to process the information, be it brainwashed, brainless, brainfreeze, or just to much kool aid and rose colored glasses. They just won’t admit that CMR lost the edge, the focus, the support of the AD, and some bad luck. IMO, Mark Richt thought he, and the program, had arrived and that business would take care of itself. He surrounded himself with friends as coaches and found it difficult to separate when things started breaking down. He found himself on a hotseat that he created, and deserved to be on.
exile in georgia
November 13th, 2011
8:40 pm
I wish Tech was worth talking about.things just havent been the same since i had to change my handle from SAINT SIMONS.If only we could be half as good as UGA.Maybe then my life would be interesting enough to quit wasting all of your time on these blogs.I am truely sorry for my incompetance.i would also like to confess that i am also Flat tire on I-95 in Jacksonville.Big shock huh. Live long in prosper,
Mr. Spock
AU in ATL
November 13th, 2011
8:43 pm
Congrats to the bulldog nation, you guys beat us like a drum. Good luck the rest of the way, except for those fans telling me to F off after the game and barking in my kid’s face…
Mobile Dawg
November 13th, 2011
8:45 pm
Has Mark Richt turned the corner? Saturday was a great game, everything fell into place in a perfect storm and we waxed the backsides of Auburn. But, this was the first time we’ve won a game in memory that had as much on the line. That’s why some of us have been, and will still be “somewhat” skeptical until we start consistently playing good football again.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
8:46 pm
Mobile Dawg
You stated
“They just won’t admit that CMR lost the edge, the focus, the support of the AD, and some bad luck. IMO, Mark Richt thought he, and the program, had arrived and that business would take care of itself. He surrounded himself with friends as coaches and found it difficult to separate when things started breaking down. He found himself on a hotseat that he created, and deserved to be on”
That sir was the best; most too the point statement I have read this year.
Thats the point Ive been trying to make.
Brewmaster
November 13th, 2011
8:48 pm
Flat tire, Richt’s record against LSU and Alabama is strong . Here are the results during his tenure :
2002 : GA 27 ALA 25 in Tuscaloosa
2003: LSU 17 GA 10
GA 37 ALA 23
2004: GA 45 LSU 16
2005: GA 34 LSU 14 ( SECCG)
2006:did not play either of them
2007:GA 26 ALA 23 in Tuscaloosa
2008 : GA 52 LSU 38 in Baton Rouge
ALA 41 UGA 30
UGA won 6 of 8 contests against these 2 teams from 2002 to 2008, many of them away games
and one of them for the SEC title. My point is Richt has more than held his own against Saban and Miles. How does a 75% success rate show he can’t stack up to those coaches ? Teams win the MNC based on polls ( voting). Richt’s record against BAMA and LSU was not voted on, he kicked their butts 6 of 8 times. Deal with it. You are not a UGA fan, just another loser troll trying to stir the pot.
AU in ATL
November 13th, 2011
8:50 pm
I really don’t get the negative talk about Richt by the uga fans? He has two SEC championships and close to a 80 percent winning percentage. I’m not a fan by any means but he is a great coach. I think you guys have seen AU, BAMa, LSU, FL win titles and that really hurts but lay off Richt, he is a damn good coach..
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
8:52 pm
Thanks AU in ATL
duronimo
November 13th, 2011
8:52 pm
We finally see what this team is capable of and it came at a great time. It’s a mystery why we couldn’t put it together earlier but I’ll take it. Bobo called a great game. The defense was excellent once again. Auburn folks are saying that they are a “young team”. Couldn’t help but notice how many freshmen were playing effectively for Georgia.
Mobile Dawg
November 13th, 2011
8:55 pm
This team is loaded with talent, both sides of the ball, and the kicking game. It took them some time to gell, with this nucleus we “should” have the makings of a successful program for the forseeable future. It’s Richt’s responsibility to manage the issues, the players, the program, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. A huge, never ending, stressful job, that he’s compensated for very well. If he doesn’t have the committment and dedication to give it his all, I can certainly understand that. It’s one of the toughest, most time consuming jobs in America.
LakelandDawg
November 13th, 2011
8:55 pm
Flat Tire- – — you are a frackng idiot! You need to move to Gainesville (FL) and live with the losers there. Have you been listening to what the sports “talking heads” are saying about our Dawgs? You are a big time loser. If you knew anything about football you you would shut up and go away.
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
8:59 pm
Brewmaster
idiot
Saban and Miles have what championships
and if you had any reading skills you would understand Im a fan I just dont drink kool-aid because we beat 8 mediocre teams
Hey you want to talk about ship being turned around; then upset LSU. Thats a start
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
9:03 pm
Just read were Jordan jenkins loved his trip to Athens and was blown away and his opinion of Georgia has changed!
Love to get this guy looks like a stud!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
9:04 pm
LakelandDawg
The talking heads LOL. Like Todd McShay who says Bobo’s play calling is predictable
Bill Kings radio who says Richt has lost the Junkyard and wont get it back even if he wins out this year
Paul Finebaum who laughs every week on how stupid UGA fans are for thinking 10 win seasons are just fine
Yea I listen to the talking heads but not just BUCK and Kinkaid on 680 the fan or the Round table call in show
Mobile Dawg
November 13th, 2011
9:04 pm
Brewmaster, you’re a statistician skewing the numbers. After 2006, name one game of significance UGA won. What was Bama rated in 2007, LSU in 2008. We’re not debating Mark Richt here, we’re arguing with a brick wall.
I challenge you to name one game that was significant that we won after 2005. You can’t until yesterday.
LakelandDawg
November 13th, 2011
9:09 pm
Flat Tire: Not the local yokels you apparently listen to, but the national “heads” who are really know the game.
I’m bored with this blog and will not respnd to any more bull$h*t. Nothing will ever be resolved here.
Good night everyone.
Brewmaster
November 13th, 2011
9:09 pm
Flat Tire, nice response. You did not respond to me pointing out CMR’s reccord head to head against Saban and Miles and the fact he has DOMINATED them overall and the fact that he did it on the playing field and not the voting booth. Yes they’ve both won the MNC ( votes) but they have not been on the winning side vs CMR when they faced each other. Chew on that. Probably too much for your feeble mind to comprehend. You remind me ot the typical democrat when confronted with facts : you attack the messenger rather that arguing the facts. Why don’t you join Obama and Pelosi and start a new Occupy Dumbass Street movement !
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
9:10 pm
Mobile Dawg
I wouldnt consider yesterday a significant game because Auburn lost 16 starters from last year.
Now that was a significant game as far as play calling, and player execution. Something I hadnt seen since the 2007 FL game and the 2005 LSU SEC championship game
The only significant game I see would be LSU coming up
Dawg48
November 13th, 2011
9:11 pm
I’m making a early prediction Arkansas beats LSU, and throws the BCS off it’s axis!
Flat Tire on I-95 in Jacksonville
November 13th, 2011
9:15 pm
Brewmaster
Feeble mind
Still waiting for your response on Richts record against top 25 and top 10 opponents
30-26 against Top 25
8-11 against Top 10
and would Richt have beaten Miles and Saban the last 3 yrs Nope
hows he doing against FL our main rival
Skew your stats all you want bud
Truthometer
November 13th, 2011
9:21 pm
Flat tire = Nerd blogger
Lowcountry Bulldawg
November 13th, 2011
9:22 pm
Hey Thomas Brown or Mathew Ciafaro or buLLDawg-
Lets take that last copy and past you did of my posts….
Dont you think you eptomizes the meaning of the post? When we went 0-2 all the loonies came out to roost. The leading example of brow beating the fans that chose to remain positive was yourself.
Face it the longer the winning streak goes the more of a loser you look to be. So continue the name changing and throwing up of facts that cannot be changed.
Why not get excited about the program rather than looking at the negative? You know it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile? Of course not as you are a glass half empty guy…
playmeortrademe
November 13th, 2011
9:24 pm
Anybody that thinks the $EC will allow LSU to lose in any of their remaining games is smokin rocks. At worst, the conference gets two teams in the BCS provided Alabama wins out, and could have Alabama/LSU part 2 if Okie St loses to Oklahoma. $$$$$$$$. Watch LSU get every call against Arky and in the SECCG.
Mobile Dawg
November 13th, 2011
9:28 pm
The win over Auburn was significant because there was something on the line. The SEC East and a spot in the SECCG is still “highly” possible because of that win.
For the record I’m happy for CMR, Bobo, Granthan, Friend, all the Dawg coaches, for the entire team, the alumni, and for the fans. I hope things continue to improve, see my above post, and Mark Richt stays focused on his job. With McGarity there to support him there’s a good chance he continues to build on the recent successes. I think a beatdown like we saw yesterday only comes along once in a blue moon. I just want us to be competitive and win our share of the “great” games. The rest will take care of itself. Keep up the great work.