Mark Richt gets new 5-year contract, Grantham extended 2 years

I love UGA and I also have a ton of respect for the man that CMR is, but the off the field crap has got to stop.

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The best WR to Corner? Im not sure that justifies a 5 year extension.

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@bucket.

Agreed.

Totally.

‘Nuff said.

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We have many capable recievers, especially Conley. The CB situation is dire however. Im glad he is moving MM to CB. At least on paper it looks good

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tough call, but consider the how many experienced wrs UGA has returning in comparison to dbs…..especially for the 1st 2 games.

wrs: king, brown, bennett, conley, wooten
dbs: swann

that’s 5:1…..it’s unfortunately a no-brainer. if you kept mitchell at wr, it’d be 6:1

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@chalk

Agreed.

Speed and hands and can cover–even if he can’t tackle (yet).

Naysayers won’t be when MM starts hauling in INT’s and racking up the pick 6’s.

Agreed that he’s a heckuva WR, but with depth problems at CB, good move.

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With the kind of people Richt recruits, there will ALWAYS be character issues.

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Is this a permanent move with Mitchell? He was very highly regarded as a CB coming out of HS but losing 2 SR CBs hurts a lot. Young guys get a great chance to step up and get some real playing time for 2013. Think WR will be ok though and Mitchell can still get some time there since he knows the offense.

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Ya’ll really are looking good in the race for the Fulmer Cup….But the arrest of another Jailyard Dwag really isn’t worthy of being the lead story…..Actually, it should be on the back page along with all the other common stuff………….

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@ bucket. you either are 75 yrs old, have never had any kids, or not been around anyone under the age of 35 in a long time How naive can you be?.. This is neither a shock, an outrage, or a prob beyond the suspension.

By “off the field crap “, are you suggesting that UGA is somehow recruiting the wrong people because some of them may secretly smoke weed? How would you determine who does and who doesnt?
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Maybe we could just recruit only those players who not only promise that they dont smoke weed now, but absolutely positively promise on a stack of bibles never to smoke weed once they get to Athens. Maybe we even make them pinkie swear.

If wed o that, how would you enforce that? do you chaperone a 21 yr old man going to the beach on spring break?

lets talk about something important

If you are suggesting “a”, you need a reality check
If you are suggesting “b”, howis that possible and how do you minotor it..do you chaperone a 21 yr old man onhis trip to Fla?

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Same ole song and dance, Branden Smith writes another chapter in the UGA Player Arrests novel.

Never a dull moment in Athens

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Wow, where else but UGA can a POS no class, no talent football coach make 750K… Priceless… The hits never quit in Athens….

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Fellow Dawgs,
Relax please. The move of Malcolm to the Secondary is no suprise… Please remember that the young man was recruited to play in the secondary… He was just gifted enough and the need for a play maker at Receiver pulled him to the offensive side of the ball… I’m pretty sure that he will play both ways and be dominate at both. During summer camp last year everyone was saying that he is the second coming of Champ Bailey and a lot of fans (myself included) called this heresy… Well after his freshman campaign I’m a believer. He is smart and has a drive that I think is probably the strongest on the team… I can’t find it now but, I remember Murray saying that Malcolm came into camp (last year) with 90% of the offensive playbook already in his memory bank…. That is simply amazing and when you look at the way he performed I don’t think it was an exageration or a lie. He will be fine.. Our team will be better for it in my honest opinion.. Sucks about Branden.. Damn bro what were you thinking..:O(

Red and Black til Death

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That no talent coach shut down your high school offense.

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you beat Nobody, and your defense stopped NOBODY….But you clowns keep drinking the grape kool aide…

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Well your coach PJ made 2,300,000. last year, and Richt has owned him, so that makes your no class, no talent, comment pretty silly. PS, you guys ever gonna win another bowl game?

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It sucks that B smith got arrested, but at least he didn’t do something awful, like rob someone, or assault someone. Smoking weed is bad, but I don’t think that reveals the true character of Smith. He’s probably just another player with too much time on his hands

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Ummm pretty sure having a top ten D means we stopped somebody. stop being a DA

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I guess if I were a tek backer I would be upset as well being that you only beat Richt 1 time out of 10.

If Richt had stayed home then it still would have been 1 out of 10 or possibly 0 out of 10. Richt is the only reason GT has any chance at all.

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Glad to see it finally happen! Great Job and now let’s go win it all!! Go Dawgs!!

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yada yada yada. UGA recruits the best players as does all other sec schools. Some of the players have questionable backgrounds. Unless CMR is with them 24/7 you will have these players get in trouble. Are the problems hurtful to the team….yes. It is what you get to have the best players. If CMR had perfect kids with no problems and we were a losing team, some of you would scream “why don’t we go after the best players.” Do we just throw anyone in at corner or try to put the best player there we can. Some of you would complain if you were hung with a new rope.

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Moving Mitchell seems like the smart move to me seeing how we wont have our 2 starting corners for the first 2 games. we have a lot more depth at wr than we do cb. He can always go back to the other side of the ball when we get everybody back. Who better to cover than our fastest receiver who knows all the tricks of the trade?

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I happened to follow Branden Smith on Twitter for a few days before NSD. I didn’t learn much but what I could comprehend from his tweets was that he is fairly egocentric (almost to the point of speaking in the 3rd person) and that he likes to sleep, given that half his tweets were about taking a nap.

Not that those things necessarily equate to pot use but I had to wonder about someone who felt it necessary (and thought it important enough) to update the world every time he took a nap, how long he slept, whether or not it was good sleep, etc.

CMR — how many more chances will Branden Smith get to embarrass UGA?

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We have been sentenced to 5 more years of hell!

@bgness – ” Smoking weed is bad, but I don’t think that reveals the true character of Smith. He’s probably just another player with too much time on his hands.” Another Richt supporter. With fans like this, no wonder we’re in the crapper.

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my name is GTBob…… I open mouth and insert foot

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Yes PJ made 2.3 million last year, and we are down in football… I still don’t understand what that has to do with giving a classless loser like Grantham more money… It’s pathetic how you bulldawg fans have succumbed to this win no matter what attitude… What makes it all so pathetic is that you are NOT winning against good teams… Yeah you own us, but hey, that’s really nothing to write home about… The state of college football in Georgia is embarrassing if not totally pathetic!

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Someone please get these tek people on here a tissue. Bunch of whinny little girls!

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You say classless, I say competitor. He fights to back up his guys, and he is one of the best DCs in the nation in only his third year. He had a top 5 D for much of the year, and would of had more than 10 wins if not other side off the ball giving up TO. Now use that techie brain and tell me how tht doesn’t deserve an extension

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A little Mary Jane, Hash Browns, and Brownies, what isn’t to like about that ? Don’t drive Moron, stay on your scooter and wear your helmet.

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Cmon Man!! UGA is usually ranked as the #1 party school in the NATION! Is anyone really surprised that 17-22 yr olds have trouble keeping themselves tween the ditches?? Give’em a break..they are the few with the work ethic to even try to make something of themselves at this age. Let’s not be quick to judge, rather be quick to check for low hanging beams. However, it would be prudent to teach/study on Trapsnares for a while.

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YOU JOHNSON LOVERS have 0 (ZERO) commitments for next season. What is JOHNSON doing with his spare time?

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Gtbob the man has done everything but win a title here. the true uga fans love richt. He’s gonna bring us a title soon. he was one of the fastest coaches to get to 70 wins, and has done it with class. The man is gonna bring us a title, just you wait.

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…you wrote”With those expectations it is pretty much impossible for him to lose his job” – yep, just like Paul Hewitt and the UGA atty who structured Hewitt’s “lifetime” contract that you guys are still paying – makes no sense at all, but al least a GT atty did not structure this one…

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Yeah, let’s raise Richt and just extend Grantham….that way he will get his HC position next year and further expose Richt.

Good job on moving our best WR to DB. Now, people can pass on us and we will have no one for Midget to throw too. His buddy already left for the NFL and DUI’s.

I am fully supportive of the program, but dam.

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What do you want to bet that this “oh well we just stink” attitude that these tech fans pretend to pass off in our blogs is NOT the type of stuff they talk to thier ACC rivals. Can you imagine them telling Florida State or VT fans that its no big deal to beat GT?

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And the race for the Fulmer-Richt Cup continues.

There’s a reason why UGA is known far and wide as The Cesspool of the South.

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…about Janoris Jenkins getting booted at UF for weed – but he had about 3 or 4 other run-ins while at UF, including additional weed problems, and this is Smith’s first dalience(sp) – so, lighten up…

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Yes, another five years of mediocre coaching and arrests that prevent the UGA program from becoming a legitimate threat in the SEC.

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…that the weed was Smith’s, or was he just in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the cop got lucky…

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GT Bob,

Shut up.

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Britt,

See comment to GT Bob.

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GTBob…. I guess you are part of the many of tekies that enjoy those “moral” victories. Be proud Bobbie, Be proud!

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Talk about a target rich environment.

Dawson Dave: “with the people Richt recruits, there will always be character issues.” Are you aware that all the SEC powers are fishing off the same pier when it comes to recruits? Bama, UT, Auburn, Florida usually offer the players UGA winds up signing. If you don’t think these things go on at other schools, either reported or not, you are probably in the market for a lovely Arizona beach timeshare.

Captian Crunch: Let’s talk Fulmer Cup. Are you aware that UGA has only one Fulmer Cup title? Are you aware that Bama won it in 2008 with a higher score than UGA’s title year? Are you aware that Auburn 2011 set a record number of points that will be hard to top ever? Are you aware that Florida is far ahead of UGA in total Fulmer Cup points?

Moobs Johnson: about Andy Landers. Name one coach in the SEC not named Pat Summitt that comes close to Landers’ record at UGA. Lifetime you can count on one hand the number of women’s programs with better numbers across the board than UGA Lady Dog basketball. The only downside is the lack of NCs. Had two good shots in 1985 and 1996, but did not produce. Other than that his success has spoiled UGA fans.

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Blaming this on a coach is idiotic. No school can supervise its students 100%, and even if they could, the NCAA wouldn’t allow it.

If he recruited kids with higher character then UGA probably wouldn’t have such a big problem with arrests.

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“…but the off the field crap has got to stop.”

Agreed. But we have been saying this for a number of years. The number of incidents have dropped off but are still way to high.

It is a mystery.

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GTBob: “In the last 6 years UGA has won by an average of 7 points. Think about that. A team that routinely gets top 10 recruiting classes is only beating a team with barely top 50 recruiting classes by only one touchdown . . . .”
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Isn’t it supposed to be about wins and losses? How many wins does GT have against UGA the past 6 years? One. The past 11 years? One. So what if the UGA’s avg margin of victory over GT is 7 points? It’s WINS vs losses. That’s what matters.

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GTBob – remind me again about why you are on ever UGA blog? Do you not have a life? UGA envy? No Job? do not have a life? No girlfriend(scratch that, we already know the answer to that) Need a new blow up doll?
Please clue us in. You are on here more than any UGA fan. It’s pretty pathetic if you look at it.

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You people can criticize Richt all you want about the off the field stupidity, but if the players themselves do not care enough to protect their own image, much less that of the University, then what can any coach do? CMR penalizes the players 2 games. Other coaches do not do that. He is tougher on these type of ignorant moments that others.

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This isn’t Branden Smith’s first foray into the world of suspensions, if I am not mistaken. It may not have been pot before, however, this won’t be the 1st time he will be called to CMR’s office to be disciplined.

UGA may very well have a tough policy. Unfortunately that means more publicity and embarrassment for the University which I think is a shame.

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The dawgs will lose half their starters to arrests, failed drug tests, and flunk-outs before the season even begins.

Missouri 37, UGA 24

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Good points in your 1:20 post. I am for a level playing field in drug testing, which would not put UK and UGA at a disadvantage. NCAA should have a third party handling the drug testing, and the punishments should be standardized across the board. Too many of our rivals have a policy that gives a mulligan to those first timers.

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Verlaine

March 12th, 2012
1:34 pm
The dawgs will lose half their starters to arrests, failed drug tests, and flunk-outs before the season even begins.

Missouri 37, UGA 24

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Mizzou might not score that much.

I’m thinking Mizzou 34, Dogs 17

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…is criticizing UGA for NOT beating Tech more soundly than they have – what a whiner and weiner…

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GTBob – remind me again about why you are on ever UGA blog? Do you not have a life? UGA envy? No Job? do not have a life?

Nope, I am a homeless, jobless, and girlless.

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…is criticizing UGA for NOT beating Tech more soundly than they have – what a whiner and weiner…

Nope, I am criticizing Richt for not being able to beat any good teams, or perform adequately against mediocre teams.

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The lack of national championships is the only blemish on Andy’s career slate. We should have beaten Old Dominion in 1985. Definitely had a better team than UT in 96. Beat them every time but the championship game. If you define success as national titles, no he has not been successful. I would not define success that narrowly.

I think winning numerous SEC titles (second only to UT), 30+ years on the job and a 100% graduation rate for players who finished their eligibility, impeccable record when it comes to NCAA compliance, five final fours, 29 NCAA appearances, etc. etc. etc. This was all done in what has been traditionally the toughest conference in women’s basketball. It was also Andy’s lot to have a parallel career to arguably the greatest coach in the women’s game.

So yes, he has not won the big one, but I think the odds on his successor topping his success are not good.

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Of cource YOU will watch. It involves UGA after all.

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DawgTime

March 12th, 2012
1:46 pm
Mark this down–Richt wins the SEC in 2012
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We’ll see how you feel after that loss to Mizzou.

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GTBob…..”So Richt went from the hot seat to a new 5 year contract after going 10-4, and losing to every good team he played” dang, I’m impressed ole’ GTBob admits Tech is a loser and sucks…hahahahahaha

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What is the excuse this year? Good grief every year its something else with Richt. The Missouri game is looking tougher everyday. Who is gonna cover that monster receiver they got? Blake Sailors? This is why I am sick of Richt, everyone believes he is so holy, but his players are always in some kind of trouble. UGA needs a head coach who is more focused on discipline. This is embarrassing and Richt botches up this easy schedule this year it will be even more embarrassing.

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FIVE MORE YEARS of this?

I think it’s a setup. Take the heat off and watch us slide back to where we were year before last…..

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all this talk from the players about how this is going to be a special year on defense., and we have already lost four members of the secondary, the thinest position. so much for being commited to being specila. actions speak louder than words. selfish immature kids who havent acomplished anything.

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There are two (2) reasons for moving Malcome Mitchell to CB. The first and obvious reason is the depth. Losing two (2) starters for the first two (2) games is a major issue. Losing Nick Marshall, whom was heir to the CB throne is also a major issue. The second and not so obvious reason is for recruiting. Now, UGA will appear much thinner at WR next season with King and Brown graduating after 2012. This will open up a big-time spot for a 5-star receiver like Ahmad Fulwood or Mike Williams to join the Dawgs.

The possibility of MM returning to offense is not clear at the moment. However, I would fully expect to see him playing both ways this year. Now it is clear he will be a CB full-time and a WR part-time.

Great move by CMR given his resources and look for the future.

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I’m suprised that the Alabama fans haven’t jumped all over this yet. Oh wait, it’s only 2 o’clock and I guess they haven’t woken up yet. Must have been a long night shift at the chicken processing plant

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Y’all have to forgive Bobbie. He is more into “Moral” victories that the actual victory where the team has the most points.

When have I claimed any moral victories? I know my team will never compete with UGA. I am just surprised that Richt hasn’t done better against us.

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dang, I’m impressed ole’ GTBob admits Tech is a loser and sucks…hahahahahaha

I have admitted that for a while. You must be new.

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GTBob, Does tech play anyone that’s good? Whats the GTbob definition of a good team?

A team that is ranked and is one of the leaders in their conference. If you have no chance at winning your conference then I don’t see how you can be considered a good team.

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Time for a Code Red!!

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GTBob

March 12th, 2012
2:03 pm

It’s the Ws that matter.

So if UGA beats Buffalo on a last second field goal this year you will consider it a great coaching job?
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Absolutely not. But I’ll sure as hell consider it a W. I’m not talking about “coaching jobs” or margins of victory; I’m talking about Ws vs Ls–specifically UGA’s Ws vs GT’s Ls in their series. Margins of victory or coaching jobs don’t mean a thing if you get the W. If UGA gets 13 Ws next fall, they’ll go to the NC game; same with GT. If they don’t, they probably won’t. You have to think W, GTBob. That’s all that matters in the end.

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Richt signs 5 year extension on the same day another Dawg gets arrested!!

oh, the Irony.

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Mitchell to CB is a great move. Most schools recurited him as a DB.

Both UGA projected starting CB’s suspened for first 2 games.
Upset brewing in Columbia, MO
UGA does not fare well in B12 country – look at your last 2 trips that far west – humbled in Stillwater and Boulder. Missouri will be ready.

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Also, we’re shorthanded in all most all positions because we’ve under recruited for the last three years. Our great dream team recruiter can’t fill the slate. We’ll be playing with less players than Sout Carolina which lost scholarships. Maybe a raise will get do nothing Richt to work?

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GTBob
March 12th, 2012
2:09 pm

10 and 1 against your in-state rival is not good enough?

Not when you have 50 times the talent of the other team. UGA should win with ease every year and it is surprising that they don’t.
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Not surprising at all. That’s what happens in rival games. The inferior program (GT in this case) often plays competitively against its superior rival (UGA).

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GTBob
March 12th, 2012
2:17 pm

But I’ll sure as hell consider it a W. I’m not talking about “coaching jobs” or margins of victory

Well there is the discrepancy. The argument started because I think Richt has done a poor job as a coach even in the GT games. You are talking about W’s and L’s and I am talking about coaching ability whether a team wins or loses.
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I’m talking about what matters, GTBob, and Ws are all that matter–not coaching jobs or margins of victory–especially in rivalry games.

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Not surprising at all. That’s what happens in rival games. The inferior program (GT in this case) often plays competitively against its superior rival (UGA).

Really? How does UCLA normally do against USC?

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Mitchell is going to play offense and defense. He is working 100% with the defense in spring to get more reps on that side of the ball. You TROLL people need to learn to read and comprehend what you read.

Nowhere is it ever mentioned that he will only play defense in the fall, just in spring practices.

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Rule 14 of the internet: Do not argue with trolls — it means that they win.

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NCBF

Keep predicting a mizzou win and i’ll be here to laugh at you after we beat them.

34 points ???

What a joke you are!!

UGA 38
Mizzou 17

It will be close for a half but the defensive line will be the difference for UGA.

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Getting Mitchell some work @ cb makes perfect sense. Alot of schools were recruiting him exclusively for db coming out of high school and alot of football people think he could be the number one cb drafted in a couple of years if he plays that position @ UGA.

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I am shocked, shocked I tell you I didn’t think there was a cop in Alabama that EVER pulled over a football player…what’s that you say? Oh I get it they never pull over a Alabama player…got it.

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Great news on the contract extensions…now lets get thru spring ball with hopefully no injuries and GATA!

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Richt will lose 6 games with this easy schedule. ” GO CONS “

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So far, none of 2013 commitments for GT have arrested or gotten into trouble. Actually none have even been mugged on campus. Oh wait, there are no commitments. Yikes!

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what of it?,

Our D would have to be in super-human condition, because of the offensive play-calling. Those 3-and-outs are killers to the D, and just hands over momentum.

And the worst part?

Nothing will change for at least 5 years . . .

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Hey, I won’t hide it, I’m a Richt fan. However, my question to the Dawg people out here. If he has 10 win seasons this coming year and next, but no NC’s do you look for another coach inside of 5 years and if so, who would that coach be? Just curious.

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GTBob
March 12th, 2012
2:39 pm

They normally do about as well as GT does against UGA.

UGA has beaten Tech by an average of 7 points the last 6 years.
USC has beaten UCLA by an average of 20 points the last 6 years.

That isn’t exactly equal. USC blows UCLA out pretty frequently.
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You’re going in circles, GTBob. Margin of defeat doesn’t matter. ONLY the Ws matter (UGA 10 Ws vs GT 1 W over the past 11 years; USC 10 Ws vs UCLA 1 W over the past 11 years).

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YES, Let’s get HIGH…….

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lucky21
March 12th, 2012
2:34 pm

Rule 14 of the internet: Do not argue with trolls — it means that they win.
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They win only if they’re right–and a few of them are right. GTBob, on the other hand, is wrong. No winner is he.

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WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! GATA CMR!!!

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I may be wrong but I think it was actually a 3 year extension. CMR’s old contract ran through 2013 which would mean the new contract combined the original contract and the new one into a new 5 year contract extension.

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@7576DAWG

I believe that is correct

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Wait 3 UGA stories they have the extension story up now.

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You’re going in circles, GTBob. Margin of defeat doesn’t matter. ONLY the Ws matter

I’m not going in circles at all. There is a large talent discrepancy in the USC/UCLA series and it is shown in the scores of the games. There is an even larger talent discrepancy in the UGA/GT series, but it doesn’t show in the scores for some reason. Im guessing we just have differing opinions on the matter. You think if UGA has the best team in the country and they beat Buffalo by one point then Richt did a fabulous job. I think some teams should be good enough to win comfortably over other teams. There is a reason that margin of victory used to be in the BCS formula.

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And a GT article about NCAA denies appeal. College Football in Georgia… I think we’ve become the butt of the joke!!

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CMR won’t go know where as long as the dawgs is atl this year. Very disappointed in Branden expect more out of a senior to be. These coaches can’t walk around and hold the players hand 24hrs a day.

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“No, just awkward having those being 3 of the 10 top stories on ESPN.”
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I agree, as an Alumnus I hate seeing us in the news like this anytime.

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Our best WR to corner…yet another off-field issue…and a 5-year extension for the head coach after a “hot seat” year when Georgia beat everyone it should have beaten but lost to the only 4 teams on the schedule that were really good. Sheesh, I’ve been moved away for a long time but I’m beginning to wonder if there’s still anyone in Athens who knows what the hell they are doing these days.

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@GTBob well old man there is nothing for it but for Bug U to stop playing UGA…the way you tell it its damn near cruel and unusual punishment to send those lambs from Bugville out to compete with those wolves in Bull Dog clothing . Your right you should stick to the ACC and the Carolina directional schools..it’s really all Bug U can handle..and when you whine and cry about you can never compete vs UGA first that makes my heart sing….but really it’s an easy riddle to figure out..fire that Wattle Neck Good, get a real offense and get better! Or just play that same old passive aggressive B.S you have in your Bug mind perfected…your really not fooling any damn body.

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Sorry that should have read Wattle Neck Goon…

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And a NOBODY at that.

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but really it’s an easy riddle to figure out..fire that Wattle Neck Good, get a real offense and get better!

Here is the record of GT against UGA in the past 60 years broken up by decade:

1950 – 1959 7-3
1960 – 1969 4-6
1970 – 1979 3-7
1980 – 1989 3-7
1990 – 1999 3-7
2000 – 2009 2-8
2010 – 2011 0-2

You really think the magical solution is to fire CPJ? The UGA/GT riddle has almost nothing to do with coaching.

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@GTBob well old man there is nothing for it but for Bug U to stop playing UGA

For the record, I support this 100%. There is nothing positive about the series with UGA anymore and I expect it to end in the next 5-10 years.

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Another “Just Curious” question to all the tech people, other than GTBob. Do any of you agree with what his last post said. If I’m reading it right he has practically surrendered the fact that y’all will never beat UGA with some consistancy and the series should just end.
Man, I have several tech friends that expect to beat UGA more than what they do and rightfully should feel that way being that it is a rival.
Any others out there that just gave up like Bob?

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Man, I have several tech friends that expect to beat UGA more than what they do and rightfully should feel that way being that it is a rival.

Your friends don’t really know much about football then.

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Both Mark Richt and Grantham are making more than the average head coach and coordinator so I would expect the base salary to stay about the same but I would have large bonuses for winning championships.
Moving Mitchell to defense is a great move. He already knows the offensive play book and will need all the practice he can get to have the defense down by the time we play Missouri. Mitchell will play plenty on offense in 2012. Michael Bennett and especially Chris Conley were great receivers at times last year and will step up . Mitchell was at receiver because of his second gear that would let him out run defensive backs once he hit full stride. Receivers are not where Georgia needed to step up it was running back. We have got to establish a running game so we will have a balanced offense. The move of Mitchell was because we have the best defensive back in the nation in 2011 as a recruit playing wide receiver. It does no good for Mitchell to catch a touchdown play it the other team is going to turn around and throw one themselves on the next play because Georgia has a weak secondary.

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What part about, other than GTBob did you not understand! I want to see if others share the same worthless opinion as you. So far no one.

That’s why I gave you a link to a GT message board discussing this very topic. More GT fans are in favor of dropping the series then you would think.

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GTBob, We’re confused…how can you say “The UGA/GT riddle has almost nothing to do with coaching” above but then at the same time make the entire basis of your argument about Georgia’s coaching “ability” (another word you’ve used over and over) and inability to win by more than an average 7 points over 6 years?
I guess this just proves that your goal is to get on these blogs and just stir it up; which is fine, if that’s what gets you all excited on a Monday.
Yes, we all agree that there are times when UGA looks as if it needs a new coach. Unfortunately, you have to work with what you have. If AD’s payed attention to people like you and I on these blogs, there would be too many coaching changes – frequently – at just about every school outside the Top 20 in football.
But thanks for sharing your contradictory argument…not sure if it brings out your real age or your real gender

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Ga will roll over Missouri—they will not be able to deal with SEC size and speed. Ga delivers a good beatdown: 37-13–Grantham’s D controls the game.

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If your worst case scenario happened in the next 2 years, DIL, I just can’t see UGA parting ways with $9Million + to pay Richt off.

Dawgs > missouri,

That sounds a lot like what some of my fellow UGA fans said about Boise last summer . . .

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enough already dawgtard d/a’s…so you can beat up on tech…who f’n cares about tech…try winning a game that matters…great decision on keeping cmr and ctg…hahahahahaha…LOSERS….

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Two good hires!! One major bad decision!! B Smith on drug possession!! Get good news then some bad news!! What a trend!!!

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GTBob were you crying the same way the year before CMR got to Athens when tech beat uga 3 years in a row?

Before that 3 game streak we were 2-10 in the previous 12 years. GT will have really short spurts here and there but everyone knows they are not going to last. The talent eventually catches up. Im also pretty amused that you think CPJ is the reason we have been losing to UGA for the last 50 years.

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I agree completely, Ed.

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Well gt4ever, you were on here several times earlier with a whole bunch of criticism of UGA, Mark Richt, blah blah blah, and now I see the AJC has posted where some Tech guys are in trouble, so maybe you concentrate on the problems of your own team, which include not being able to beat UGA, or win a bowl game.
http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-tech-sports/2012/03/12/techs-glen-rice-charged-in-incident/

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He got another BCS Bowl win vs FSU, Abrown. My gripe is that Richt always loses a game he shouldn’t, even with that ‘02 team that went 13-1.

We lost to UF, with Zook.

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Sounds like its time to start recruiting some White players on defense just to make sure we can field a team.

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[...] fans received good news (via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) on Monday morning with the report that Mark Richt and Todd [...]

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GTBob: “The UGA/GT riddle has almost nothing to do with coaching.”
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Correct. Instead, it has everything to do with Ws and Ls. Geez, what took you so long to come to that realization?

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I’m sick of it. For the first time since 1960, when I climbed from the birth canal at St Mary’s Hospital and heard “Glory, Glory to Old Georgia”, I have had enough. I will not waste one more heartache on this team as long as that milquetoast, spaghetti spined youth minister that is moonlighting as a so-called head coach runs this team into the ground. I’m not getting any younger. I will not waste any more time. Sick, sick, sick of it!

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All-America Wide Receiver Malcolm Mitchell moved Full-Time to the Secondary for the entirety of the Spring Practices because Missouri, game 2, has a FAR BETTER QUARTERBACK THAN AARON MURRAY and because :

1. Jakar Hamilton Safety 4-Star, transfer
2. Derek Owens Cornerback, transfer
3. Jordan Lawrence Love 12/31/90 # 21 CB 4-* transfer
4. Chris Sanders, db, Dream Team kicked off, transfer
5. Nick Marshall CB Dream Team kicked off transfer
6. Sanders Commings CB Suspended Buffalo Missouri
7. Branden Smith CB Suspended 2 games or 1 ?

They either signed the Extensions, or they did not. Which is it Chip ? We’ve been hearing about the Extension since our Bowl Loss to throw us to 7-4 in bowl games, and us ending the # 5 team in The SEC in Every Single Solitary Poll.

Over the Current 4-Year Period, we are # 8 of Just 2012 SEC teams in Won/Lost Record.

Perfect time to give him a Raise, however slight.

Current 4-Years compared to other SEC 2012 :

(1)…48-06 # 02 Alabama
(2)…41-12 # 08 LSU
(3)…41-13 # 10 Florida
(4)…36-17 # 22 Missouri
(5)…35-17 # 24 Auburn
(6)…34-17 # 26 Arkansas
(7)…34-19 # 32 South Carolina
(8)…34-19 # 32 Mark Richt

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Ed March 12th, 2012 5:02 pm

“I’ll state unequivocally that if you are an elite D-1 athlete and you’re smoking dope, then you’re a complete idiot. First, because you’re going to get caught.Second, because it’s harmful and not conducive to top level performance on the football field.

It’s really a no-brainer.”
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EXCELLENT POST, Ed. Thank you sir.

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426-202-15 starting 1957 UGA
341-277-13 starting 1957 Georgia tek

81 games better for UGA than Georgia tek

I am just certain that there is a point there; cannot imagine what it is; that we are supposed to come in here and talk about that on this blog – so why post it Georgia tek fans (both of you.)

Georgia tek has not won 1 single Major Bowl game the entire time. I am sure that was not your point, since you somehow managed to not mention it. You also are on NCAA PROBATION back-to-back in FOOTBALL, which you also 1-day after losing your appeal – still have failed to mention that, either.

I believe your point is that Georgia tek is “CLOSE” to Georgia. No. No, you’re not. Your recruiting is ranked # 52 with Paul Johnson every year, while Mark Richt averages instead a ranking of # 8 all 12 of his recruiting classes.

Major Bowl wins UGA 2007, 2002, 1980, 1959.

We also Won Major Bowl games in 1946, 1942 and 1941, which is why we have

747 Wins UGA – done as well after 1956 as before
686 Wins Georgia tek – basically none after 1956

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“Hope the haters will finally be quiet cause Richt is here to stay.”

No, we will NOT be quiet, because we love our Dawgs. I believe this extension mean five more years of MEDIOCRITY. We will wait and see, but I predict ZERO national Championhips in the next five years, and at most ONE SEC championship (maybe). Now that Richt has his extension, he knows that the moneybag at Georgia won’t pony up to get rid of him, so he is safe no matter what he does.

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I love my Dawgs, but this just tells me our new AD is content with the staus quo and UGA becoming the Virginia Tech of the SEC.

So what’s going to happen if we go 10 & 4 again with our upcoming light schedule.

Is everyone going to be congratulating CMR on a great season like Chuck Dowdle did after yet another second half meltdown against Michigan State?

Maybe one day big money will get fed up with this nonsense and do somthing about it. Looks like that’s the only way things are really going to change.

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Another 5 years with Richt, and won’t sniff a National Championship game. Might make it back to the SECC championship game, only to get mauled by Bama or LSU. If medicore is what you all want, then you got 5 more years of it coming.

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Five years? Wow! That’s a bold decision that may come back to haunt the AD.

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Another 5 years of 8 to 9 wins. I’m loving it. Ya’ll do less with more talent than anybody I’ve ever seen. Quite frankly, CMR and his family can thank Grantham for bailing his sorry a$$ out and sucking off the university for another 5 years. Loserville

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And, he kept Mike Bobo who does such a great job teaching our Quarterbacks that Aaron Murray for all 2011 is the # 72 Quarterback in Pass Completion Percentage (not to mention 1 yards a carry on 6.4 carries a game his career, with 23 fumbles, with 22 interceptions, with 56 sacks, 11 games to-date where the best quarterback in the 27 games to-date is the QB for the other team.)

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“Maybe one day big money will get fed up with this nonsense and do something about it.”
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Maybe one day they won’t get fed up with having a nice guy whose Calling is Head Coach, who as a direct result of being a nice guy, never gets after it against the top teams, takes it easy on punishment especially of his Starters while kicking back-ups off the team for lesser infractions, and loses to teams we should beat – all the while racking up Recruits of his he has to kick-off the team because he cannot teach them Discipline and be a nice guy at the same time.

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5 more years!!! YES!!!

Signed,

Rest of the SEC

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Mitchell to play both ways…..very good move
Richt signed for 5 more years…..just plain stupid
When the bad guys are excited (SEC teams) about our coach it does make you wonder.

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Everyone gets excited about UGA football and we all want UGA to win EVERY game but it is still a game for us to enjoy. I continue to question those of you who want to bash CMR for every decision he makes. If I were coaching, I am sure I would make some different decisions but wouldn’t every coach? I asked the question last year when CMR was criticized so greatly in the press, who else would you want to coach UGA. The established coaches that do win consistently are not necessarily the charater guys I would want coaching my kid. It is a game, kids make mistakes, it is easy to be an armchair quarterback, but I don’t know of another quality person that I would rather have than CMR. As far as Mitchell is concerned, wouldn’t you want your play makers to have as much time on the field as possible.

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This is not the Sunbelt Conference! If you people think a player can effectively play both ways in the SEC, than I’ve got a lakefront condo on Peachtree to sell you. He is basically getting a position change!

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“So what’s going to happen if we go 10 & 4 again with our upcoming light schedule.”
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1) Lots of UGA fans (not this one), and all Richt-fanboys will be giddy about another, magical, 10-Win Season.

2) There will be the usual, post-game excuse for the losses – “the problem wasn’t the preparation or game planning, it was the execution (it was the players’ fault).”

3) Mark Richt will get another raise and extension.

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If Les Miles or Nick Saban got blown out by Boise St. and followed that up with losses to South Carolina, LSU, and Michigan St., they’d be too embarrassed to sign a contract extension. Some places obviously set the bar a little higher than UGA. It’s too bad that unacceptable performance at LSU or BAMA is rewarded in Athens.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO PAY FOR PERFORMANCE? THIS WAS A STUPID MOVE.

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YIPPIE !!!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Not-Quite-Devils/189460134436969

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Go Dogs player get your degree it all free.

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On behalf of the rest of the SEC, thank you, thank you!

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Get the facts straight…I’ve heard two other news sources say it’s a 3 year extension that goes through the 2015/16 year. Fox and WSB

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UGA football is officially third tier in the SEC.

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Uh….the photos listed with this story have a huge error:

Greg Schiano is NOT the coach at Rutgers anymore.
He is the new head coach of Tampa Bay in the NFL.
Correction needed…he is not signed through 2016 any
longer. He left the school.

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First post of the day…”he hasn’t really done much” for UGA?

REALLY!!! What a stupid ignorant statement!

Read above…uninformed/irrational folks!

Plus forgot…he has something that Saban never will!

Integrity!

Others find ways around the rules….Richt does not…he lives what he preaches!

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Congrats to Coach Richt and Coach Grantham. They deserve to get extension if this yellow jacket is allowed to give his honest opinion. All I have to say with Richt is that WE (GaTech) is 1-10 against him. An upgrade for dawg fans when compared to the previous regime. The D-Coord Grantham did seem to upgrade the Defense.
I know there are detractors but all I gotta say is that Richt has been able to have a winning record in the toughest conference in the country. He’s the longest tenured coach in the conference and that says A LOT about how hard it is to win and win consistently in the SEC. Of course he’s had his down years but ya know talent and execution alone won’t get ya to the top of this conference. Injuries, luck, and other things also play a factor.
As for Malcolm Mitchell, it sounds like the coaching staff is trying to get him the max number of reps possible at CB during the spring practices so he can play both ways when the season begins. So, I wouldn’t worry about MM switching completely to CB.

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@Dawg ‘88…..my name says it all. He hasn’t done squat since ‘05. As much as it pains me to say this as a UGA fan, I’ve really come to believe he’s become a con artist. As for his “turnaround” 10 win season last year….he went 1-4 against ranked teams….and now he gets a fat new contract!

….go sell it someplace else, no one’s buyin’ it here….

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Don’t forget Richt’s 5 losses in 2009 and his humiliating losses to Alabama, Florida, and Georgia Tech in 2008 (his “#1″ team).

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Dawg ‘88, Richt got beat by underdogs in both ‘02 and ‘07, and that kept UGA out of the Big Game.

Not bad luck or conspiracies.

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Was it Albert Einstein who said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result”? Well, insanity reigns supreme in Athens. For a great read, get “Behind the Hedges”, written by an ex-AJC reporter. For those of who who are still drinking the UGA kool-aod, it will life the scales off your eyes. I am a UGA grad, and embarrassed by my Alma Mater’s comittmentto mediocrity at its finest.

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@ Barney Fife:

You certainly aren’t any more embarassed about UGA than we, the Huge Majority of Real Dawg Nation(aka RDN) are embarrassed over having you as a DFINO(Dog fan in name only). Do Real Dawg Nation a favor. There are over 100 D-1 teams out there. Pick one and remember, in the words of Lewis Grizzard “Delta is ready when you are”.

@ Lakedawg: (6:48 pm post)

You said it best brother. Fortunately we have many more folks like you in Real Dawg Nation than we have like Barney Fife and his ilk.

The 5 year and 2 year extensions for CMR and CTG, respectively, will hopefully, drive the DFINOs off this blog although they have right to their opinions but it is hard to understand some of those single digit IQs who know less about more than anybody else.

Kudos to you and the rest of Real Dawg Nation(RDN)

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@ SO_ CAL_GT_Fan:

Thanks for a post of sanity on here. I agree 100% with your March 13…….12:54 pm post. I have genuine respect for a person in your position while having a difficult situation as far as GT Football goes yet you are able to come on here and post one of, if not THE, best posts of the week about other schools which apparently have a considerable number of single digit IQs and apparently know less about more than everybody else.

You Sir are a Honorary Damn Good Dawg/Damn Good Jacket and have to be a pretty darnn nice guy.

Thanks again for adding to the sanity on here.

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@ FL Dawg:

We are missing 2 of our starting DB’s for the first 2 games of the season due to suspensions.

MM is possibly an even better DB than WR so CMR is going to try MM at DB. MM & CMR both were on record as likely having MM playing BOTH ways so that is going to happen. It worked very well for Champ Bailey. Remember him??? Also for Brandon Boykin!!!

MM was recruited by other colleges primarily as a DB so we should have a pretty good idea if this is going to work by the start of the 2012 season.

I predict he will play both ways even when the suspensions are over so Mr. B. Smith may wish he had went ahead and entered the 2012 NFL draft because he brought little to the table except speed and quickness(not a bad thing).

He should see significant playing time BOTH ways and where he is most effective or most needed will determine where.

I personally think it will be extremely benificial for the team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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