Bulldogs watched BCS title game with envious eyes
Yesterday afternoon, about six hours before Alabama and LSU kicked off in the BCS Championship Game, I asked Georgia coach Mark Richt if he thought this time a year from now his 2012 team could be on that stage.
It wasn’t a ludicrous question, considering this year’s team led one of the participants for two quarters of the SEC championship. Nine starters return from the defense that did not allow LSU a first down and only 12 total yards in the first half of that contest.
Richt was, of course, predictably measured in his answer.
Loading ...“As always, we want to compete in such a way and prepare in such a way that we’ve got a chance to win every time we go out there,” Richt said. “The goals aren’t going to change. We want to win the East. If you win the East and you win the SEC, you’ve got a shot at the next one. So, you know, that’s not going to change for us.”
If there was any lesson in last night’s game, won by the Crimson Tide 21-0 in New Orleans, it’s that defense still rules the day in college football. By all indications, Georgia is going to have that covered next season.
Meanwhile, the schedule certainly has broken the Bulldogs’ way. Due to realignment as a result of conference expansion, the SEC dropped Alabama from Georgia’s schedule and replaced it with new member Missouri. Now I don’t know much about the Tigers beyond the fact they lose 12 senior starters before next season. But you have to believe opening the SEC slate in Columbia, Mo., has to be better than playing the defending national champion Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa in October.
But the Bulldogs have several areas of concern to shore up, some of which might not be possible to sew up in a year. Georgia’s three best offensive linemen must be replaced, plus its starting fullback. The running game vanished at the end of the season. Tight end Orson Charles may be in the NFL next fall. Your record-setting punter and kicker are definitely gone. A special teams overhaul is in order besides.
Anybody who thinks Georgia is resting on its laurels of this past season hasn’t been listening to Richt.
“I think we came a long way this year,” he said of the 10-4 season. “I’m proud of the effort; I’m proud of the progress. But we’re still on a journey to do even greater things and that’s going to be the goal.”
Having gone on a 10-game run and having LSU on the ropes for the better part of 30 minutes, then watching their SEC brethren duke it out last night has to provide incentive.
“I would hope the guys would see it that way,” Richt said. “But every year has its new challenges and it’s going to be a new team. I knew that the day we walked out of the stadium after the Outback Bowl, that team right there was gone and they were never going to be together again. It’s going to be a new team next year and a new dynamic and a new leadership and chemistry and unity and all that kind of stuff. It’s going to get built again because everything is brand new. We’re just going to have the thought in mind of trying to get better on a daily basis and getting into position to compete at the highest level.”
The 2012 team had its first meeting as a group Sunday night at 8 p.m. at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. At that time, Richt assigned mentors to the younger players, appointed leaders and, finally, verbalized the goals and expectations for the upcoming season, which for them starts with offseason workouts in three weeks.
“I thought it was received real well,” Richt said. “It got serious at the end when we started talking about our future. I thought everybody responded well.”
South Carolina is, of course, saying the same things as Georgia today. Florida certainly won’t stay down long. Meanwhile, Alabama must replace eight senior starters, LSU nine, and who knows how many underclassmen may make the jump?
Staying on top is tough. The SEC hasn’t had a repeat champion in 14 years. But the league has produced the national champion now six years straight.
Who will it be next year?
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HelenDawg
January 10th, 2012
10:33 pm
Just chipping in, as I’m enjoying all the dang comments! Keep them coming, as I’m cold and wet up in the mountains…
I can’t wait to see Richt’s new F-150 commercial next year, in the Fall…
) It’ll be peachy fun…. I wonder what color the Ford will be? $$Golden$$ I bet.
Go Yellow Jackets!
January 10th, 2012
10:33 pm
THOMAS BROWN! Your post are so predictable.
Rick James, I watch or keep up with all of the teams in this state. I wish the Georgia Bulldogs the best every game except that one in late November. GATA!
Rick James
January 10th, 2012
10:34 pm
@By and by…
You forgot to add that the only differences between Paul Johnson and Chan Gailey are An AAC championship,An Orange Bowl appreances(loss) one win over Georgia(with Gailey’s players) and Gailey could recruit.Also 7 straight bowl losses and one win out of the last eleven against your in state rival.We dont have to name the team do we? I’m sure overlooked the facts when you were posting your list.
Rick James
January 10th, 2012
10:37 pm
@Go Yellow Jackets!
I hear ya!..I’d love for Tech to be undefeated the last week in November so we could ruin your season.
HelenDawg
January 10th, 2012
10:37 pm
Mobile Dawg: You’re gonna have to keep waiting…YES WE CAN… (Oh, dang, there I went and got all political; my apologies…
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 10th, 2012
10:42 pm
No, that is what happened to LSU’s season by Alabama.
MaconDawg
January 10th, 2012
10:42 pm
What does anybody know about Mizzou? Can they beat us in the opening-game next Fall? Are they any good? What are their strengths, weakness, etc.? Can they run? Pass? Speed? Recruits?
Go Yellow Jackets!
January 10th, 2012
10:43 pm
It goes the same way Rick! It has not happened much over the past decade for Tech. I can only hope the trend will change soon.
The Dawgs have the talent to compete for a NC and leave it at that. Good luck UGA!
AugustaPGA UGA
January 10th, 2012
10:46 pm
My father-in-law has had season tickets to UGA games for the past twenty-five years. He told me the other day he thinks Richt’s third-rate coaching has done him in and he doesn’t want to ever buy or own season tickets any more… just sayin’…
SavannahDawg
January 10th, 2012
10:49 pm
Can Murray ever play in the pros? Could he be Scam Newton’s back-up one day?
Techster
January 10th, 2012
10:51 pm
Reading these comments from the dog fans convinces me that they are completely out of touch with reality. HAVE THEY FORGOTTEN THAT THEIR TEAM GOT STOMPED BY LSU WHO LAST NIGHT GOT THEIR BUTTS STOMPED BY BAMA (WHO THE DOGS NOW AVOID PLAYING)?
The dogs are a second tier team in the SEC.
Intellibird
January 10th, 2012
10:52 pm
There is nothing about UGA football that resembles LSU or Alabama, other than names on a roster. Discipline, focus, conditioning, etc. Good luck Dogs.
Intellibird
January 10th, 2012
10:59 pm
Execution is key. Georgia actually had the talent to compete a few years ago when Stafford was here, but poor preparation, coaching, and no discipline doomed them.
Talent-wise, this team is far away from a championship. Knew this year would be a disaster from the very first play and watching Jarvis James helmet come off in order to display his dreadlocks. Then, proceeded to lose to a bunch of homies from Idaho.
It ain’t happenin with this bunch.
Midtown Dawg
January 10th, 2012
11:00 pm
I think Murray should go pro next year — 3rd round draft-pick… He makes that guy at Bama look like a chump! AM for SEC player of the YEAR!
Techster…you’re too negative… AM will go 2nd round…and Richt will win a National Championship before you graduate from the North Avenue Trade School….
(I hope you all see the satire in this…please do not take any of my above comments seriously.)
I’m with DawgDawg — Put Bama back on the schedule so we don’t look like complete wimps in the future…If we’re going to play games next year, let’s play the best and prove that we either are, or are NOT, a real SEC team…I’m afraid we will be found wanting…But, I still want to do it playing Bama and not Florida Atlantic.
Fire Bobo and put the heat on Richt. If that doesn’t work — fire Richt.
HelenDawg; Did you say that Richt’s Ford will be $Golden$ Dude, that’s just plain mean. I would have said the color pink, or “rainbowish”, but that might offend somebody.
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 10th, 2012
11:02 pm
I think we should allow only Positive Comments and Ban All Else, a Strategy for the last 6 seasons now, which has gone very well and obviously propelled us to the national stage with an average in excess of 4 losses a season for the last 6 seasons and counting.
If it ain’t broke, why fix it ?
Let’s just have everyone say we had a good season 2011 with 4 losses again, and if any of us true Bulldogs’ fans point out that we obviously did not have a good season, we can try a new approach such as we made a
Significant Step Forward
going 0-4 again against teams finishing in the top 10.
# 11 all-time program in wins, and we were 3 wins 9 losses coming into the season after 10 years and now after 11 years we are now 3 wins 13 losses vs teams finishing in the top 10.
Yep, we made a Significant Step Forward.
That one works.
So, does we had a Good Season 2011.
Now, who was it we beat ? 8-5 Georgia tek and 8-5 Auburn. T Kyle King disallows any 5-Loss team from being ranked in his upcoming Poll for the 2011 Season final rankings blog vote.
I was just sure he was going to limit it to just only the 27 teams who put up at least 10-Win Season 2011 for his top 25 poll upcoming.
Then, instead, I read where he gave up on College Football after our latest bowl loss to yet another team we should have beat but did not solely because of our little QB, again. And, now is disallowing Alabama from being voted on even for # 1.
Maybe the DISNEYdawgs.com that call that a Good Season 2011 or a Significant Step Forward 0-4 vs teams finishing top 10, again, would be well to go to T Kyle King’s blog or Bluto’s Get The Picture where Positive Posters are the only posts allowed. Make up rules to disallow anything not positive.
You see ?
Positive comments have served us so well these last 6 years. That works. Just only Positive Comments please.
Scratching my head now for a positive comment.
Oh, yeah.
Good Season
Significant Step Forward.
Great excellent 4-Loss Season, slightly better than our avg last 6 yrs
I got it, we beat two 8-5 teams as our only wins – neither ranked obviously.
Albany
January 10th, 2012
11:07 pm
Intellibird,
What have you got against dreadlocks or homies? And what do you mean UGA lacks “discipline”? Haven’t you heard CMR’s slogan, “Finish the Drill!!!” You’re obviously out of touch. What’s LSU or Bama got on us?!!? They don’t even have a great slogan like we got! They, and 2011 Auburn, just have some silly-ass crystal trophy! But WE GOT SLOGANS!
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 10th, 2012
11:12 pm
Actually jackette, I prefer your posts, predictable as they are in the UGA blog after a multiple TD loss 31-17 for 10 of the 11 Mark Richt games, on NCAA Probation back-to-back in Football, attempting to disregard all that with your # 51 recruiting class Every Year Forever, no Major Bowl Game won since 1955.
Instead while the rest of The Bulldog Nation is licking our wounds of yet another # 7 recruiting class and # 20 or # 19 finish in the polls with 4 losses, you want us to stop that discussion and discuss what exactly, again, please sir ?
And, you call yourself smart.
I saw a top schools in the nation for Academics in Sports again today. Several of them. I looked long and hard to find that # 36 school, what’s it called ? I never hear about them, and again not listed. How can that be possible. I mean you are right up there with Harvard aren’t you ? Just right behind them at # 36 and Academic Athletes lists, and you are not shown anywhere ? What a hose job.
TechMan
January 10th, 2012
11:14 pm
You UGA guys are all TOO damn funny. When the Jackest stink it up in a Bowl, I always hope the Dawgs can shine for Georgia, but then…woops! What is Richt doing in Athens? Does he want UGA to become like us!?!? No way man… somebody must be on the pay-off. By the way, HelenDawg, we Tech-geeks have an especially built Ramblin-Wreck F-150 for sale to CMR. Do you think he’s game? I mean, he would look great in it next Fall.
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 10th, 2012
11:15 pm
Jarvis James ? Where is my Media Guide ?
Rick James
January 10th, 2012
11:21 pm
@Intellibird
Jarvis James?! Georgia has a linebacker names Jarvis Jones who was one of the best in the country.Is this who you are speaking of? Maybe you were just looking at my name as you were typing right?
dawg hunter
January 10th, 2012
11:26 pm
BOTTOM LINE Mark Richt ain’t in Sabin, Miles or Spurrier’s class. Get set for a lot of grief dogs
Won’t get back to Champ game this decade even with easy schedule
Rick James
January 10th, 2012
11:28 pm
@TechMan
I just knew that at the end of all of that nonsense you wrote there would be a line that would say Tech would win in Athens next year.Why want Tech fans ever make that declaration? Burning down the house across the street does not make yours look any better.We do understand that you bash us out of envy..
BankerDawg
January 10th, 2012
11:31 pm
Let’s bottom line it:
I watched Alabama last night and thought to myself, “what can we do to get back to that level of play”? I answers myself and thought “I wonder if Richt and Bobo are thinking the same thing”? My best guess is that they are. The problem is that they believe it’s player execution versus scheme, coaching, and gameplan. They are partially right, but that brings us back to coaching. Let’s learn from the past. Richt consistently took up for Willie Martinez when we were getting blown off the field by other teams and never stopped anyone. I remember watching the WV game in 2005 and saying to family and friends, “this is not GA defense”. Richt defended his guy even though there was institutional rot for the next few years. Finally we get a real football coach in Grantham and look what he’s producing. 2nd year in 3-4 and we’re back having national respect on D. Look at the players he’s hauling in. Jenkins was pulled from Alabama after they just won a National Championship. That’s a statement gents. Now, let’s turn to offense. Where is the production? Where is the “turn around”. Its not there. Why? Because we has the same scheme that we’ve had since 2000. Some may say “so what”? I say, fine. But get players that can be successful in that scheme. My gut tells me that maybe, just maybe, if Murray can grow up, Marshall is a Lattimore type back, and we fix some things on the Oline, we could get back to 2002 type production. Remember, we never had to put 30 points on anyone becuase no one scored more then 17 on our defense. That’s the type of D we have again. Let’s get the O on board and let’s GATA!
Intellibird
January 10th, 2012
11:31 pm
Okay, Jarvis Jones from USC. You can hang your hat on him, doggies. I’m sure theres alot of upside there. Doesn’t look like my idea of a defensive stalwart.
Intellibird
January 10th, 2012
11:34 pm
In fact, when did Georgia stop recruiting caucasians?
TechMan
January 10th, 2012
11:35 pm
Rick James:
Just for fun — Tech will beat you in Athens, in the Fall — AND, we will force Richt to drive around our F-150 Ramblin’-Wreck with Yellow Jackets painted all over it…He can even keep his spray on tan while he does it! HAHA! You DAWGS are gonna have to get rid of BoBo! We wouldn’t even hire him here at the Trade School!
globeflyer
January 10th, 2012
11:39 pm
I enjoy reading the posts from thoughtful, intelligent, Dawg fans. You know, the ones that realize UGA football is about what is happening in Athens, not Tuscaloosa. It’s really tough to stomach reading those written by people who are jealous of what Bama has done. What happens in T-town has no effect on UGA’s football fortune. Heck, you guys get great talent, but it seems to fade when they get that “G” on their helmet. That, my friends, is not Saban’s or Bama’s fault.
Rome
January 10th, 2012
11:44 pm
BankerDawg,
I wish I had your optimism. (I don’t think BoBo watched the game last night; I think he was watching a “highlight” film of all the run plays he called against MSU, and was wondering how to call those same plays, but with new signals. “Should I use the same signals if I call the same play? Or, should I change the signal too? Hmm. I’ll have to ask the COACH what he thinks. Up the middle again? But, HOW do I CALL it in darn it?”
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 10th, 2012
11:47 pm
Florida Atlantic ? 1-11
Buffalo 3-9
Unranked Mizzou 8-5 losing 11 senior starters, when UGA is 54-25 # 21 Win % over our last 6 seasons, finds Missouri 56-24 # 20. Missouri # 60 Total Defense with their Starters 2011. # 55 Punt Returns # 53 in Kick-Off Returns. # 94 in Pass Defense. Mizzou runs the ball and plays no other part of a football program. Mizzou lost to a 6-7 Arizona State team. Mizzou ranked # 31 in Scout.com Recruiting Rankings today (we’re # 21) for the 2012 signing date less than month away and us with no Extension for our coach yet. Last year, Scout has UGA # 5 recruiting and Missouri # 31 for 2011. 2010 Scout has us # 21 and Missouri # 27. 2009 has us # 4 and Mizzou # 38. Mizzou’s WebPages brag they have all 3-Star recruit commitments for 2012 with no 5-Star and 1 only 4-Star. Mizzou loses their back-up QB, both of their leading WR starters, a back-up WR, their Starting TE, back-up TE, one of their Starting OT, both of their Starting OG, their back-up Center. On Defense, Mizzou loses their Starting DE, their Starting DT, their Starting NT, 1 of their 3 starting LB, a back-up QB, and their Starting Safety. They face Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida in addition to Vandie, KY, vols, Texas A&M, and Arizona State. They have 1 sure win for sure, Arizona State. This will be a non-bowl team. 8-5 with all those players, all seniors, all now gone. 2012 is a 3-9, or 4-8. Right ? Is that want you want for a review of Mizzou, not quite the UGA schedule 2012.
Vandie 6-7 James Franklin coach after James Franklin Mizzou QB. Yeah, that’s all you have to say about Mizzou’s 2012 schedule and players to face such a schedule.
vols 5-7
USCe our only ranked team we face
KY 5-7
FL 7-6 worst team since 1979 for FL
Ole Miss 2-10 worst team in Ole Miss history only 1 with 10 Losses ever
Auburn 8-5 unranked any poll
Georgia Southern not 1-A
Georgia tek 8-5 no votes at all whatsoever in any poll at all for 2011.
BAMA
January 10th, 2012
11:54 pm
I’m for anybody but Georgia.
BankerDawg
January 10th, 2012
11:57 pm
Rome:
I can’t help myself sometimes, but your probably right. The question is, an I put this to all Dawg fans, have we peaked under Richt? We’ve had a 13-1 season before and in recent years that would have put us in the BCS title game. We’re building that kind of team with the last two recruitng classes. We’re an Oline and mature QB away from that kind of success. Especially with the schedule next fall.
MiddleGeorgia
January 10th, 2012
11:58 pm
I’m for anybody but Bobo.
A person SMART enough to know......
January 11th, 2012
12:03 am
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MiddleGeorgia
January 11th, 2012
12:05 am
I’m tired of peaking under Richt. He says he wants to coach in Athens for the next ten to fifteen years. I might have to take a sabbatical from him and the team, until he goes. Then I’ll try to get behind that guy and support him, and then, I won’t be so negative, angry, and p*ssed-off every time I see the Dawgs play against wimpy teams, or lose every time against a quality opponent. It still was fun to beat UF this year, but it just didn’t seem like a very fun season, nor last year,… I think real football fans know the difference between good football and bad football — read as, quality football is what fans really want. I think Richt has drunk his own kool-aid, but he should have more integrity than that. I still sadly laugh to think that Bobo will be our OC next year. It feels like the rain won’t stop in Athens…
MaconDawg
January 11th, 2012
12:09 am
4.29 GPA…and the other part of your long-a** name:
)
Still here, but just reading the comments and laughing and crying inside at the same time. Yes, you answered my question, and I appreciate the thoroughness of it. I just think we’d look damn silly getting punched in the nose at our openner against Mizzou. That game scares the hell out of me.
major
January 11th, 2012
12:10 am
It is: Coaching
Mentality of the entire program
Right players in the Right Positions
Ability to Adjust on the fly
Having Team Players not players who are looking for individual awards
Understanding the game not just the plays in a game
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 11th, 2012
12:12 am
BankerDawg,
Sir, if it is Player Execution (Do our own coaches in addition to all our opponents who throw the little guy around like a rag-doll back there, want to do in our QB?)
Then, with Avg # 7 recruiting class all 12 years for Mark Richt avg both Rivals and Scout rankings all years both services which is 2nd best in the nation
Player Execution
Would mean what ?
That we need BETTER PLAYERS as I have read some on this blog ?
Or, is it that recruiting is not the issue. Mizzou has done better than we have over their last 6 years compared to our last 6 years and they don’t recruit anywhere near Mark Richt’s level. In fact, 4 times worse in the rankings these last 6 years. So, if they are Better and have Way Worse players
Player Execution
is a cop-out by our Coaching Staff, intact once again for 2012.
It’s the coaching.
Nothing else.
Am I right ? That’s what I read when I read your post. That’s what you’re saying, correct ?
A person SMART enough to know......
January 11th, 2012
12:17 am
Is it time to go SWIMMING yet? Coach do the high dive thing again.
MaconDawg
January 11th, 2012
12:17 am
4.29 GPA…and the other part of our long-a** name — I just like typing that now!
Mizzou: No defense, no recruiting, no pass defense, no this, no that, no … what the HELL! Why are they in the SEC? To make us look good! The SEC is not an affirmative action conference! Did we just really stoop that low because we don’t think Ole Miss, Vandi, & Kentucky look stinky enough for us, so we get to beat up another team not that good, so we can go 10-4 again, and say, “Hey, look, we’re beating SEC opponents!” Really?! Really?!
4.29 GPA….and the other part of your long a** name — you just ruined my night! Thanks for nothing.
Just when I thought I only disliked Bobo, now I’ve got to go and add you to the list…sorry sucker.
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 11th, 2012
12:26 am
2002 type production ?
2002 there only was 1 other SEC team who finished Coaches’ Poll top 25, a 4-loss Auburn. We beat no team who finished in the top 10 all season.
What production in a Down SEC 2002 by UGA please ?
We are # 52 Total Offense NCAA avg all 11 years to-date.
Consistently, poorly coached offense.
We had Knowshon Moreno for 2008 and in the 3 games against the only 3 teams we played 2008, he averaged 13 carries a game. We gave up Consecutive Points of 31, 42 and 29 to the only 3 teams we played, losing all 3.
We had Matthew Stafford all 2007 every game and ended up # 83 Passing Offense in the NCAA.
It has NOTHING to do with Talent, now does it ?
We squander the Talent the great recruiting of Mark Richt brings us.
Don’t we ?
Haven’t we ?
All 11 years, including 2002, when The SEC was Down. Way Down. The SEC has not been Down after 2002. The best we have finished in the Polls was 2005 when we ended up the # 3 SEC team in Every Poll 2005. Even with DJ Shockley 2005, the coaching staff told us Joe Tereshinski III was our best QB (they later put him and Joe Cox ahead of Matthew Stafford # 1 overall NFL pick on their Depth Chart.) for injured DJ Shockley when anyone else vs Florida and we beat Florida 2005, then with DJ trying to come back the next game, we lost to Auburn. Then, The Sugar Bowl that Never Happened I was at the Georgia Dome in 2005, mentioned above, I sat down and no sooner looked up to see we had given up 28 points to our zero. 0-28. We lost that game obviously too. With DJ Shockley.
We don’t lack Player Execution.
We lack coaching of the Talent Handed this Coaching staff by Mark Richt all 11 years.
We will again with a pat hand coaching staff for 2012.
Right ?
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 11th, 2012
12:34 am
Intellibird January 10th, 2012 11:31 pm
“Okay, Jarvis Jones from USC. You can hang your hat on him, doggies. I’m sure theres alot of upside there. Doesn’t look like my idea of a defensive stalwart.”
________________________________________________
Jarvis Jones, Consensus All-America in EVERY SINGLE ALL-AMERICA list 1st Team
What is “Intellibird” ?
It sure ain’t intelligent.
Your idea of a Defensive Stalwart is what exactly ? Jarvis Jones is the
MOST DECORATED LINEBACKER IN UGA’S 120-YEAR HISTORY.
By the way, theres is not a word and neither is alot.
Midtown Dawg
January 11th, 2012
12:35 am
“All in favor of of the accused being guilty of POOR COACHING, say I: AYE — darn it! AYE!!”
Not just poor coaching, but being out-coached, out-Ford-150ied (that’s a big charge; have you seen the commercial??), out-spray-tanned, out-offensed, out-disciplined, out motivated, out-Crowelled, out-Murrayed, out assistant-coach-ied, out-foxed?, out-Obama-ed, out-Wall-Streeted, etc.
I miss Muson, but I’m glad he doesn’t have to watch the tom-foolery in Athens of Richt any longer… RIP,
BankerDawg
January 11th, 2012
12:41 am
GPA 4.2: Yes, you and I are drawing the same conclusions. The problem, no doubt, is both preparation and game day coaching. That said, execution is part of it. I can’t dismiss that part of the equation (Int, dropped passes, etc). My point, in all my posts, is that maybe with maturity under center, a promissing running game, and a shut down D, we can expect a
2002 type team. Yes, I know the stats of the SEC that year. Sounds allot like the East we ran through this year and what we face next year too. I’m not saying I like it or we should aspire to that.
Midtown Dawg
January 11th, 2012
12:44 am
Sorry 4.29 GPA, I think my last comments one-upped the lack of proper grammar and sentence structure of Intellibird… I must be tired, and midnight goofy ’bout now… must be bed time.
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 11th, 2012
12:49 am
MaconDawg,
Sir, The SEC Never Said that it was Adding the Two Best Teams in America that they could find as Fodder for The SEC.
Missouri with 11 senior starters gone from an unranked 8-5 team 2011 who lost to 6-7 Arizona – yes has no defense, cannot defend the forward pass, has no special teams and no passing game, only runs the football faces off against the likes of Alabama.
If you think that is Bad. Just Wait. Texas A&M with 39 percent win percentage all-time vs The SEC plays in The SEC West where I don’t see them winning a game. Texas A&M is the one in for a rude awakening. I have spent signficant time on Texas A&M blogs as this has been on-coming for them to join us in The SEC. They point to 1 play of a blow-out loss to us and say that they don’t see the speed of The SEC. Trust me on this, Texas A&M is WAY Worse than Mizzou.
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 11th, 2012
12:54 am
You’ve got to now go and add me to the list ?
What did I do ?
You asked me for a Missouri analysis, and in fact asked specifically for only that which I then provided. It is a fair and accurate review of Mizzou football. I gave them credit for running and doing better than Mark Richt over the last 6 seasons with # 31 recruiting classes to his # 7.
And, that put me up there with Bozo ?
Patently unfair.
MaconDawg
January 11th, 2012
12:56 am
4.29: You’re still not getting any love from me… You just made me feel worse… I need Obama-care right now. Can I get some Occupy Texas A&M and Occupy Mizzou-help please.
)
And so, what you’re telling me is, “We’re still not going to play Bama in the season openner? And, I have to settle for watching Mizzou, who might, or might not, whip us, with worse kids than what we recruit?” I’m more fragile now than when this whole blogging thing started… I felt better, when I ONLY knew that Bobo was still our OC.
4.29 GPA with 4.35 speed 40-yard dash Captain Football Team on-board.
January 11th, 2012
1:01 am
Interceptions, dropped passes, fumbles, sacks are all
COACHING
How can anyone execute anything never coached ?
TechMan
January 11th, 2012
1:09 am
4.29 & MaconDawg: You two are having way to much fun! We’re (yes, I included myself with you two and the Bulldawg Nation) suppose to be grieving and bemoaning the near apparent downfall of a great football program in Athens, and you two are arguing over who should or should not be on the moveonbobo.com list! Are you kidding me! Western Civilization is at stake here! Geez, c’mon!
What do the Bulldawgs think about have a former d-coordinator in Van Goter move to Auburn? Happy for him? Anger? Bitterness? I think he thinks he can shut down Murrary & Camp. What say you…
I-75 North
January 11th, 2012
1:14 am
TechMan: I think my mom can shut down Murray & Camp. (By the way, TechMan, it is not Murrary, you knucklehead, but Murray! What? They don’t teach you how to spell at the Trade School!) Ha…