Perception of Bobo varies greatly between fans, coaches
Georgia's offense has actually increased its production under the guidance of coordinator Mike Bobo.
ATHENS – Mike Gottfried says Georgia fans should be careful what they wish for with regard to offensive coordinator Mike Bobo. The long time college football analyst predicts Bobo likely will be leaving the Bulldogs sooner than they think — and it won’t be under the circumstances they might expect.
“They won’t have him long,” said Gottfried, a sportscaster and former head coach at Pittsburgh and three other college programs. “He will be a head coach real soon. Coach Bobo is a great human being and a great coach and he’s going to be a great head coach some day, without any doubt.”
Gottfried’s comments illustrate g the disjoint there is between fans’ perceptions the job Bobo is doing and what people inside the business think.
To a large contingent in the Bulldog nation, he is “Bobo the Buffoon” and “Mike Boo-Boo.” He’s characterized in fan forums and chatrooms as a dimwit who is overmatched weekly against the SEC’s powerful defensive minds. But inside college football Bobo in a much different light.
They point to the yards and points Georgia puts up every year, to Bobo’s development of high-caliber quarterbacks and skill players, to his cunning and effectiveness as a recruiter.
Most importantly, Bobo’s boss is quite pleased with him
“Well, I like what he does or he wouldn’t be there,” head coach Mark Richt said succinctly.
Indeed, Georgia’s offense has been very productive under Bobo’s leadership. Since succeeding Richt as the team’s play-caller and being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2007, the Bulldogs have averaged 392.5 yards and 31.6 points per game. That represents an increase of 4.5 yards and 3.3 points over what the team was doing when Richt was calling the shots on a game-by-game basis.
Bobo’s offenses have advanced the ball in more than one way as well. In 2007, the Bulldogs were among the SEC’s best rushing teams at 177 yards per game while finishing eighth passing. A year later they led the league in passing. This past season the Bulldogs were among the conference leaders in both rushing (5th) and passing (3rd).
Bobo’s offenses have been especially good at scoring. The Bulldogs have averaged more than 30 points per game in all but the 2009 season when they scored 28.9.
Nevertheless, a quick Google search pulls up webpages with unflattering names as “Fire Bobo,” Fire Bobo The Clown,” and “Keep Richt, Fire Bobo.”
None of which seems to faze Bobo at all. “I don’t pay any attention to that stuff,” he said.
Which is exactly the tact Bobo should take, Richt said.
“We don’t worry about that,” he said with a laugh. “Anybody who is a play-caller is 100 percent guaranteed to be criticized and critiqued and helped and anything else you can imagine. It comes with the territory.
“I don’t know how many years I called plays at Florida State. We had a pretty good run of victories and offensive output. But I caught heck all the time. I had one guy that was the president of the ‘Evict Richt Club.’ He had his website up and running and that was before they even had websites I think.”
Nevertheless.there is evidence that Bobo is underappreciated even inside the glassy walls of Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. Despite being a relative veteran in the volatile SEC coaching community – 12 years at one school, five as a coordinator – Bobo is not high-paid among his peers.
Bobo’s current salary of $325,000 per year ranks in the bottom half of the SEC and well behind those of relative newcomers such as Alabama’s Doug Nussmaier ($590,000), Auburn’s Scot Loeffler ($500,000) and Florida’s Brent Pease ($500,000), according to published reports.
Meanwhile, the trend in the college football business is for coordinators to have multiyear contracts. UGA defensive coordinator Todd Grantham is about to ink his second three-year deal at more than twice Bobo’s salary. Bobo’s latest one-year deal expires June 30 of this year.
Bobo steadfastly refuses to discuss his contract status or any of the other job offers he’s received (there have been “a few,” he said).
“That’s not my style,” he said. “That’s just not who I am.”
Bobo, a father of five, said he prefers “to just do my job.” But it likely won’t be long before he commands more attention on the market. Bobo is represented by Birmingham-based attorney/agent Russ Campbell. Campbell’s client list includes a number of high-profile head coaches, including one whose name has been in the headlines lately — Bobby Petrino.
“Certainly the current trend has been toward multiyear contracts [for assistants],” Campbell told The AJC. “But like Mike, it’s just not our practice to talk about negotiations at all in the press. It just leaves a bad taste in the school’s mouth and it’s just not the way we do business. So I can’t confirm or deny that any negotiations are underway.”
But, salary talk aside, Campbell doesn’t believe his client gets enough respect.
“That’s something my partner and I have observed; the perception isn’t there on him that should be,” Campbell said. “If you look at the production, clearly he’s been very productive, very good for the offense. He’s a young coach and we really believe in him. But there’s a disjoint in perception and I find that curious. I think that’s one of the challenges we have, to try to change that a little bit.”
More than anything, Gottfried believes Bobo’s simply a victim of staying in the same place a long time.
“Sometimes it’s like when I see some of my former players, I still see them as 18 years old and they might be 35 or 40,” Gottfried said. “I think the fans still see him as that young quarterback. They don’t see him as the strategist who’s very intelligent and thinking ahead and setting up the gameplan every week. I think that’s what it is with the fans.”
Year Play-caller Total Scoring Pass Rush
2011 Bobo 3 (413.8) 4 (32.2) 3 (247.2) 5 (172.7)
2010 Bobo 8 (385.0) 4 (32.7) 5 (242.4) 10 (142.6)
2009 Bobo 8 (362.2) 7 (28.9) 7 (201.2) 7 (161.0)
2008 Bobo 2 (426.0) 3 (31.5) 1 (277.7) 5 (148.3)
2007 Bobo 6 (375.6) 5 (32.6) 8 (198.4) 4 (177.2)
2006 Richt 10 (311.8) 7 (25.2) 9 (184.4) 7 (127.4)
2005 Richt 3 (391.2) 2 (29.5) 2 (229.0) 3 (162.2)
2004 Richt 3 (404.5) 6 (27.9) 2 (247.7) 9 (156.8)
2003 Richt 5 (380.3) 7 (26.5) 3 (245.4) 10 (134.9)
2002 Richt 4 (384.9) 1 (32.1) 3 (245.4) 9 (139.6)
2001 Richt 3 (432.8) 4 (28.6) 5 (270.4) 4 (162.5)
TOTALS (avg) 5 (388.0) 4.6 (29.8) 4.4 (234.8) 6.6 (153.2)
- Georgia has averaged 388 yards and 29.8 points over the 11 years of Richt’s tenure.
- The offense averaged 392.5 yards and 31. 6 points in the five seasons Bobo was play-caller
- The offense averaged 384.3 yards and 28.3 points in the six seasons Richt was play-caller.
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UGAly
April 12th, 2012
8:27 pm
I’m rooting for MIke Bobo to get a job offer too good to turn down. Whatever it takes.
mvdawg
April 12th, 2012
8:29 pm
God bless Mike and his family.
theMoney
April 12th, 2012
8:30 pm
Take my Bobo – please!
KINGDAWG
April 12th, 2012
8:33 pm
Unfortunately it’s a what have you done lately business. But the pay’s good.
Real Talk
April 12th, 2012
8:35 pm
Looking at the “Year Play-caller Total Scoring Pass Rush” stats when comparing Bobo and Richt, doesn’t really help Gottfried’s argument.
Mobile Dawg
April 12th, 2012
8:36 pm
If he’s so highly respected at UGA, why isn’t his salary commensurate with his respect? I like Mike Bobo, he’s a dgd, I just happen to think that we haven’t been where we need to be. I hold him and Richt accountable. I think he would be a good OC if he could impose his “will” on the defense. He hasn’t had the horses to do that, again, why?
BoboisDGd
April 12th, 2012
8:36 pm
Enter your comments here
Jefferson Davis Hogg
April 12th, 2012
8:37 pm
There is no doubt that the numbers over all look better but my question would be how many of those points and yardage were put up against top SEC opponents especially considering our record against them of recent, as opposed to the numbers against mid to lower tier teams and the patsy OOC opponents…..My biggest problem is that I’ve gotten too good at predicting the next play…
IT IS WHAT IT IS
April 12th, 2012
8:37 pm
mike bobo a head coach!!! yeah freaking right!!!
red hill
April 12th, 2012
8:38 pm
I’m sure Bobo is a decent coach and he’s a DGD in my opinion. However, Bobo has had to open up the offense on a good number of occasions as the team has been behind quite a bit (and frequently by large margins). Richt had the benefit of Brian Van Gorder his first 4 years and didn’t have to be quite as creative. I believe in Grantham and I see the good things he has done in only 2 years. I wish good things for the Dawgs and for Bobo but I don’t think comparing him to Richt as an OC purely on a statistical basis as being valid.
Augusta dawg
April 12th, 2012
8:39 pm
Undefeated season would cure everything. A lot of pressure there. It just seems the timing of his playcalling is the problem. He gets to predictable, conservative and scripted. He seems to do so well and then…..dunno
Jockich Ahn Smelley II
April 12th, 2012
8:40 pm
Hey, don’t touch my Bobo! I enjoyed the UGA Dawgs football Alumni party……it was the nicest event ever thrown at Reidsville State Prison according to most sources……
Beast from the East
April 12th, 2012
8:41 pm
I’ve always thought he did a pretty solid job. I understand he’s a little conservative at times, but what experienced coordinators aren’t? Trust me when I tell you that changing coordinators every few years is not a recipe for championships. What I’ve learned the past 4-5 seasons from my Gators is that it truly takes a full year to implement a new coordinator’s philosophy. Not an easy transition.
You folks need to pay that man or you’ll be criticizing the next guy that averages 22 points a game.
Homeboy
April 12th, 2012
8:42 pm
Mike. Keep doing what you are doing. Richt did great as O.C. Your numbers have surpassed his numbers as he mentored you. He gave you the chance to run the offence. And you have been solid. You have a beautiful family that is important. Continue to keep The Lord first in your life. And He will take you where He desires to have you. You will always be a Dawg in my life. But other doors will open for you in the very near future. And you can walk away with dignity and character; unlike many of the people that I have watched post so much negative stuff about you. You have class, and you are still a great human being. Keep your head up. Blessing.
Paddy
April 12th, 2012
8:42 pm
He will have a chance this year to light it up with the weapons he has on offense. Light it up and prove everyone wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Show me kid
April 12th, 2012
8:42 pm
When Mike Bobo was a senior in college, he and some cronies sat near the visitor’s dugout for a UGA-Furman baseball game. He harrassed the Furman players and said awful things to them. We were sitting behind one of the Furman players families and they were quite bothered about what all he said. The player’s sister even went down and talked to them, without much effect. This told me all I needed to know about Mike Bobo’s character.
Chris
April 12th, 2012
8:43 pm
You have to look past the numbers. They obivously do not tell the whole story. When you score 50-60 points against New Mexico State, that tends to pad your numbers quite a bit. Plus, when you have Knoshon Moreno, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be one of the better rushing teams in the conference.
Bobo’s play calling in the games that really matter is why he is hated. He just doesn’t get it, and 5 years into this debacle, he never will. The first game against Boise State last year speaks volumes. He had 8 months to prepare for that game, and is was by far one of the worst called games I have ever seen. The list goes on and on, and Bobo is notorious for making boneheaded calls when it matters the most.
Whoever this fool is that thinks he will be a great head coach has really lost touch with reality. He will probably get a chance, and I can promise you he will fail miserably.
Bobo sucks, and the quicker Richt figures that out, the better UGA will be. For the love of God, someone please come steal this rare gem away from Georgia!!!!
BoboisDGD
April 12th, 2012
8:45 pm
Hey Chip . . . The picture of Aaron Murray wearing the power ranger uniform in the Boise State game has been on the AJC UGA page for nearly a year now. I desperately want to forget both the game and the God awful uniform. Can you pull some strings and get somebody to update the picture?
Enjoyed the article . . . Agree that Bobo is under rated. He catches way to much flack from fellow Dawg fans.
Macclenny_dawg
April 12th, 2012
8:45 pm
The article fails to mention that offensive scoring is up in the nation!!! It also fails too mention there is no creativity. Somebody please give him a head coaching job!!!
dawgfan2003
April 12th, 2012
8:47 pm
Arkansas should take him. I hope they call and offer him the job. And for the record…..it is not about how many yards per game and how many points you average. It is about HOW you call a game and HOW you make adjustments during the game. Let’s take the LSU game for example. First half, unpredictable play calling full of reverses, double moves, and come back routes. The second half we get the ball and we start trying to run it up the middle like we are going to overpower them thinking we have some kind of dominant line that can push their guys back. All he had to do was to keep mixing it up. It’s HOW you call a game.
superDawg
April 12th, 2012
8:50 pm
gt needs Bo bo!
Jefferson Davis Hogg
April 12th, 2012
8:51 pm
Chris, I would’nt say he exactly sucks but agree with you on many points…If you score 50 on New Mexico St and only 10 against LSU whats the average…..I know alot of this is just perception but mine is he’s to predictable….Being a DGD aside, I really wonder how many other major schools have called him about openings.
Beast from the East
April 12th, 2012
8:51 pm
If all of you that keep questioning his playcalling are so smart, then why is no one paying YOU $500,000 to coach their offense? Think maybe you folks might have a feeling what play is ran because UGA has basically been running the same (Richt’s) offense for 11 years? Nah, that would make too much sense.
Vance Duly
April 12th, 2012
8:51 pm
Average points per game is a useless stat – look at our offense against GOOD teams, and when we are trying to “protect” a lead instead of whipping the other team’s collective backsides. We are usually far too passive in the 4th quarter when we have a lead. Bobo’s play-calling is loaded with several predictable habits. If one phase of our offense is clicking very well, he stops it in favor of balance. The balance doesn’t occur, and we end up wasting several possessions, which keeps the other team in the game. That is just ONE of his several tendencies that drive me (and others) nuts!
I would rather see him stay and IMPROVE than to leave, but what signs of improvement have we seen in his play-calling?? He IS a Dawg, a good recruiter, a good QB coach, but his in-game performance is predictable and inconsistent when we face a good team. GO DAWGS!
Augusta dawg
April 12th, 2012
8:52 pm
Need him to give up the Jim Donnan playbook he grew up under. He can be good. The UF game with stafford and momass was one of his best. He has had some bright moments. The auburn game. He’s had some good ones. Just don’t take the foot off the pedal
Jefferson Davis Hogg
April 12th, 2012
8:53 pm
As Barnhart said today, Spurrier and Petrino would call a play in the 1st qtr to set up something in the 4th…Don’t like either one of them but they are great offensive minds..
G. Tanner
April 12th, 2012
8:55 pm
Bobo is an excellent coordinator, no matter what my fellow amateurs on this blog and others say. The Hogs might come calling for him here shortly. Personally, I wish UGA would raise his pay and extend his deal.
Vance Duly
April 12th, 2012
8:57 pm
I believe that Coach Richt should be asked —- does he have Coach Grantham analyze and scheme against Bobo’s play-calling, to identify and ELIMINATE the mind-numbing tendencies that Bobo has!?!? How about asking Coach Richt about that!?!
(1st & 10 incomplete pass = 2nd down run between the tackles). (10 yard penalty on 1st down = run between the tackles for 3 yards or less, leaving us with 2nd and 17.) (NO quick-hitting run plays……. very few toss sweeps.) If we’re dominating with the run, we stop. If we’re smoking the defense with our passing game, we STOP rather than forcing them to stop us!! Our offense almost NEVER shows a killer instinct – we get a lead and become scared of losing, instead of playing 4 quarters of intense offense………….. GO DAWGS!!!!
Rick James
April 12th, 2012
8:58 pm
What’s the anti Bobo nuts also dont realize is what strong recruiter he is..I’m sure a few would love for to see him replaced with Petrino.
Rick James
April 12th, 2012
8:59 pm
~What~ Sorry
Mobile Dawg
April 12th, 2012
9:02 pm
The mark of a good OC is, they take the talent they have and design a game plan to work against what the defense does. They make adjustments during the game to counter what the defensive adjustments give you. It’s a chess match. I’m sorry but Bobo just hasn’t “seemed” to be able to formulate a gameplan based on what he has for weapons. He runs the same “tired” pro style offense with the same plays over and over. He rarely shows any creativity.
Kracka Dawg
April 12th, 2012
9:04 pm
We dawg fans definitely think $50,000 a year is way to much for Bobo the Bozo… Maybe Arkies will hire him… Petrinos a piece of crap anyway.. what a loser
2 national titles in 3 years
April 12th, 2012
9:09 pm
Mike Bobo??? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAH
Larry Bird
April 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
Elise,
You are a terrible human being. You’re damn straight we take pride in our football team. 65% of football players also earn degrees, which are worth something to them and there families and everywhere else in the world. 65% you say? Could be higher? Maybe so, but that doesn’t take into account the ones that go on to live there dreams in the NFL.
Mikedawg
April 12th, 2012
9:11 pm
OK, so BoBo is wonderful. But answer me this Batman, if he is and he has gotten all those great stats then 1 why is he in the lower paid area of OC’s 2 how did he accumulate those gaudy numbers? Was it against big name teams or was it lower teams? 3 why have we not heard any rumors as to him getting any offers anywhere else or is it his agent trying to shop his talents elsewhere. Quite frankly I as a DAWG fan am tired of hearing excuses about Players, Timing, or anything else because if you put your Defense in a bad situation then bad things will occur. BoBo just take off the handcuffs and COACH if you can, if not then God Bless you and move on….
2 national titles in 3 years
April 12th, 2012
9:17 pm
“Maybe Arkies will hire him…”
Why the hell would Ark hire him? That would be a step down for their offense which has been able to light up the scoreboard the last few years. Considering that they’ve been a far more dominant program the last couple of years than Georgia I don’t think Ark would want any Georgia coaches. It would be a step down for them and that’s even after Petrino left in disgrace.
reality check
April 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Well said. There is really nothing he can do to please everyone. Thankfully he knows that and just goes about his job. With the home responsibilities and the team responsibilities. In my humble opinion. He’s doing very well. DGD Thank Mike for your committment and investment.
Go DAWGS!
Grantham's the man
April 12th, 2012
9:20 pm
Mike Gottfried is right about Bobo. Ga has had one hell of a long bad streak with offensive linemen getting hurt. I lost count of how many 4 and 5 star linemen that had season or career ending injuries over the last five or so years. Also, it’s not Bobo’s fault that Stacy Searels forgot how to coach while he was on staff.
He also didn’t get much help from the defense during the Willie Martinez years.
Give him a good O-line with the talent he’s developed at the skill positions and Bobo’s offense will light it up.
RNB
April 12th, 2012
9:22 pm
How many schools have asked to interview Mike Bobo? Enough said. How about winning some games and then you can worry about contract extensions. Big mistake giving Richt an extension. We are rewarding mediocrity.
CrashTestChris
April 12th, 2012
9:22 pm
Mike Bobo didn’t drop the ball on a quick post in the end zone against LSU like T. King did….Mike Bobo didn’t drop a sure TD pass at the 5 yd line like M. Mitchell did….Two brilliantly set up plays by the OC that would have given UGA a 24-0 lead and massive momentum going in at the half…Mike Bobo doesn’t coach special teams either; the one glitch that broke the dam in the Dome…
If you don’t think this man can coach up a studant athlete you need to talk to Matthew Stafford…He came to Georgia and left the NFL’s number one pick because of Mike Bobo..
reality check
April 12th, 2012
9:23 pm
The games within the game is often un noticed. There are times I think… why aren’t we running the ball more? Then I notice an OL getting shoved all around. Many times the plays being called are being dictated by the performance… or lack of…. of OL, backs blocking or picking up blitz etc…
Thanks coach for doing a GREAT job! Go DAWGS!
duronimo
April 12th, 2012
9:25 pm
I do think Bobo is a good OC. He had recevers running open all year long but the quarterback didn’t hit many. He is a person of character and a good family man. At times he’s been hampered by poor line play and inferior running backs. But play calling? Overall, he’s pretty good. Those runs up the middle that many complain about, are essential for balance. A better line and running backs would make him look a lot better.
Don'tsufferfools
April 12th, 2012
9:25 pm
Mike Bobo was raised by a coach and a great man George Bobo. He was taught loyalty and would never let anonymous bloggers like us concern him.
duronimo
April 12th, 2012
9:28 pm
The one thing that bothers me about Bobo and RIcht is what appears to be the lack of effective adjustments at half time. It seems the other team has our number in the second half.
JB
April 12th, 2012
9:33 pm
Bobo is a DGD, but a very average play caller and schemer. Spine it all you want, but he’s predictable, abandons what’s working and guess’s wrong more than right. Yes, the offense puts up big yards, but look at the talent, against mostly weak talent. Georgia has not been a dominate football team in 3 years, and hasn’t beat a real good football team in 3 years. 4 losses last year. 10 pretty easy wins.
10 wins and a Florida bowl is big time football in Athens now.
Otis for UGA
April 12th, 2012
9:35 pm
We can always score (on average) some games we are getting out schemed at half time but overall our lack of ability to hold on defense has been our biggest downfall (which will not be an excuse) In close games we do get very predictable on offense. CMBobo needs to keep the play calling fresh and unpredicatble more than he does. Maybe our stats would be off the chart if we didnt get to conservative in tight games. Just a thought but overall I like MIKE!
Bigdsel
April 12th, 2012
9:36 pm
I think he is a good OC. He just has not had a full deck of cards. When we have a running game and a throwing game, he is great at keeping it balanced. He just struggles when we are one dimensional and he tries to balance us out so that the defense doesn’t figure us out.
kingdaddy
April 12th, 2012
9:37 pm
I for one have been very vocal against. CMB. I think he is a DGD, and a good character, family man. He is also a fair OC but against a stout defense, he disappears. How does such a great OC make such a high-power offense look impotent in the second half of important games? How many times last year did we have a lead going into the second half only to start running a 170lb. running back straight up the gut for no gain again and again until the momentum to change in the other teams favor? I saw it with my own eyes game after game. No adjustments for second half that I can see. CMR allows this to happen so it’s really on his shoulders. We know one thing for sure, he won’t be running Carlton Thomas up the gut this year…
TampaGator
April 12th, 2012
9:40 pm
My vote…..Bobo to Georgia Tech as the next head coach. Wouldn’t that be a kick!!!
dbc
April 12th, 2012
9:52 pm
I remember being uneasy about the Joe Cox year, but we had tons of talent and the argument that he only needed to be a good game manager. The Okie State game was hyped as UGA’s coming out party and a chance to teach other conferences what the SEC is all about. Our offense marched systematically down the field for the opening TD and it looked like the cakewalk was on. I even called a friend who was at the game — “the offense looks better than I’ve ever seen it,” I said. Then Bobo inexplicably stopped what was working and we all know the result. That was the first of MANY times that has happened. I don’t think Bobo knows how to match the other team when they adjust — which the good ones always do.
'94 UGA Alumni
April 12th, 2012
9:57 pm
Bobo is fine until we have the lead late in the game. He does not know how to go for the jugular and end the dang game.
Reporter Dawg
April 12th, 2012
9:58 pm
The hits Bobo takes from UGA fans simply come from past failures in tight game situations where Georgia has failed to deliver in the clutch. Of course that has not been his fault, but the criticism comes from the actual choice of plays which, because they failed, is pointed out as a failure against a top defensive mind from the other team’s defensive staff (or coordinator). I feel very sorry for Mike in these situations, because many of the losses Richt has endured prior to last season were resulting from an execution failure on offense combined with slip-shod defensive play (which he has nothing to do with). Let’s see what happens this Fall with a powerful D returning…if they don’t all get suspended.
TampaGator
April 12th, 2012
10:00 pm
I hear Jesus is planning to return from heaven so he can replace Richt as the head coach at Georgia….after Richt has recruited an entire team of born-again Christians. I also hear Jesus calls his own preordained plays and has no need of Bobo’s services.
Snoop Dawg
April 12th, 2012
10:01 pm
This article is just incredible. As in not believable. Bobo is an idiot. He is a crony of Vince Dooley’s. He’s in the UGA mafia. He is one of the main reasons why the Dawgs choke more than not against anyone of any talent.
What can the Bulldog Nation do to hasten his upward mobility to another program? I hope he gets promoted to an SEC team like Auburn or Arkansas. Then we won’t have to worry about losing to them anytime soon.
The statistics do not tell the story with Richt and Bobo. This is like Nazi propaganda. Look past this red herring and you see excellent recruit salesmanship, poor conditioning, pathetic player development, zero discipline or presence on the field, lousy game plans, and horrendous play calls.
The buck stops with Richt, but Bobo is the enabler.
This article was a joke. Only a fool would believe such drivel.
BTW, the word is tack, not tact–as in the direction that a sailboat goes. Please get a grammar and spell checker.
TampaGator
April 12th, 2012
10:03 pm
Hey….when JC does return to coach the Dawgs……(as he did in the body of Vince Dooley in 1980)…..Georgia will once again win a national title. But, the following year, Georgia loses to Tech and the Dawg fans crucifiy JC again….and he returns to heaven……and Satan sends Smart to Athens…..and all returns to normal in Athens.
Snoop Dawg
April 12th, 2012
10:04 pm
PS Who do you think is responsible for execution of the offensive unit? Answer: Bobo.
Snoop Dawg
April 12th, 2012
10:05 pm
Tampa is a lousy place to live.
Alah
April 12th, 2012
10:06 pm
I just sent a lightening bolt from heaven and sent that sorry TampaGator fellow staight to hell…..along with the entire Florida Gators football team…….and it felt really, really good.
Buddah
April 12th, 2012
10:08 pm
But I intercepted TampaGator on the way to hell……and he is now in a permanent state of perfect Karma….along with the entire Florida Gators football team.
6-18 Against End of Season Ranked Teams Since '05
April 12th, 2012
10:08 pm
….please, oh please, someone offer him a HC job……
Buddah
April 12th, 2012
10:11 pm
Mohammad…..
I just blew the hell out of that perfect state of Karma TampaGator was in…..pulling one of my virgin crazed deciples from personally inflicted misery to do the job……taking out the entire Florida Gators football team with him…..and it felt really, really good.
6-18 Against End of Season Ranked Teams Since '05
April 12th, 2012
10:12 pm
….and please, oh please, have Bobo take Richt with him as his OC….
Sam
April 12th, 2012
10:13 pm
BoBo is an excellent coach and pretty darn good play caller. The problem is we have a fan base that plays too much NCAA football on x-box and think they have an understanding of play calling.
6-18 Against End of Season Ranked Teams Since '05
April 12th, 2012
10:13 pm
Snoop Dawg, Tampa maybe a lousy place to live…..but at least they are able to keep their pro hockey team!!!
Jesus Christ
April 12th, 2012
10:15 pm
I just pulled off another miracle and saved TampaGator out of the explosion……..and the entire Florida Gators football team with him…..and it felt really, really good. But I made him promise to become a lifelong member of the TEA PARTY before I did it. He has now seen the light……but I had to agree to let him blow up the entire Florida State football team before he agreed to the deal….and he said it felt really, really good.
6-18 Against End of Season Ranked Teams Since '05
April 12th, 2012
10:16 pm
No Sam….we have a fan base that expects a National Championship once in a great while from a program that is ranked as the 2nd most profitable school in all of the NCAA!!!
TampaGator
April 12th, 2012
10:18 pm
Hey….I just experienced a miracle and have returned to heaven on earth….the Tampa Bay area. Praise Jesus, Rick Scott, Sen. Rubio….and Sara Palin….all now my heros.
TampaGator
April 12th, 2012
10:22 pm
OK…..not sure why I did all of that. Probably because I live in such a lousy place and am bored out of my mind from walking on white, sandy beaches while dolphins play in the crystal clear surf in 80 degree weather with no humidy. I just hate that. What a lousy way to live. All I can still go to a hockey game in season.
TampaGator
April 12th, 2012
10:25 pm
Too many typos….time to shut this nonsense down.
GaterHater
April 12th, 2012
10:28 pm
TampaGator, get lost; you’re out of line. Poke fun of MR’s Christianity all you want, but I’m glad to know he will never embarrass the dawg nation like the embarrassing lunatic on your sideline, or do something moronic and humiliating like the ex-hog coach. Plus we routinely acquire commitments to our program due to his faith and beliefs. Plus he’s a freaking good coach. I guarantee you muskchump won’t be wining the SEC champ game in his second year or any time soon. He has won big games and will win more. Take your comments elsewhere; perhaps to a gator blog where they will be embraced with slimy scaly arms……..On a different note, are those numbers statistically significant? GO DOGS!
Chris
April 12th, 2012
10:29 pm
people just blame all there teams probably on the coach and the qb. We have top qbs and offensive coordinators, but uga fans can’t see it
Douglas
April 12th, 2012
10:31 pm
What a piece of crap article? As a former systems analyst, why don’t you put out the stats on how Bobo has done against top tier teams! It will probably be pretty lousy. Yeah, his stats on offense may be high on average, but let’s compare how those stats are against SEC teams. To win in the SEC, you must be able to run first and then pass — Bobo has not figured this out yet.
uga goon
April 12th, 2012
10:33 pm
Bobo needs to go period. No excuses. Georgia has talent across the board. Like mentioned before the play calling is way too predictable with a run up the middle and playaction pass to tight end. Also when the passing is working they stop. When the run is never working we run even more. Dunno how many 3 and out’s we have a game but its alot. SItuational downs example 3rd n inches come out in shotgun and pass. 3rd n long run up the middle. Bottom line get rid of him he can’t utilize the talent on the team. And stop with the silly bubble screens
Otis for UGA
April 12th, 2012
10:40 pm
Douglas has a good point regarding close games (mostly SEC games) But is it Bobo of late or is it Murray pressing too much?? When Murray is on he is awesome but when he presses too much he is a bit hasty. Check out his stats in the Big Games Bobo’s plays are good they just arent executed. I hope AM will calm down this year and play consistently for all the games,
Otis for UGA
April 12th, 2012
10:43 pm
UGA Goon you are correct as well– but would we be in all those 3rd down situations if AM had performed the play as it was called????? You cant blame on one player or coach only the team. Sure I would call some different plays in certain situations and I bitch outloud about CMB calls but at the same time our boys need to execute
Alphare
April 12th, 2012
10:54 pm
Stats are for losers.
icedawg
April 12th, 2012
11:00 pm
Bobo has been average as a play caller and offensive strategist. In recent years he has had offensive lines that have been so so pass protectors against mediocre teams and totally inept at run blocking. He has to work with the talent that he has so offensive mediocrity is not all his fault. The OL talent has been a fizzle. Some of his calls at the end of games have been less than stellar. Running when runs have not been working. Bizarre! Having said that, he could turn out to be a good head coach. Some guys who are not great assistants turn out to be good head coaches. So, I hope he gets the opportunity to test that out. He might surprise a lot of folks.
Ole Yeller Dawg
April 12th, 2012
11:03 pm
Coach Mike BoBo – Offensive game plan:
We will soon have them, right where they want us.
~Maxwell Smart
We love ya Mike! DGD
What matters is what the alumni think, not some 16 year old kid trying to gig UGA
April 12th, 2012
11:27 pm
IF UGA wins the SEC this year and goes to a BCS Bowl game, then the negativity swirling around the UGA program wil subside. BOBO is a big part of that. He needs to have em light it up in 2012. UGA fans expect a high powered running game this year, agumented by a high wire passing act.
Murray needs to develop BIG GAME NADS. HE IS 65% of the issues on UGA ’s O. He panics and throws easy pic 6s and fumbles for pick up quick 6s and we all know the specific games.
If BOBO can calm down Murray and get him to think about what he is trying to do ………….then UGA has a better than average shot at the big time this year. This year should tell ALL UGA Alumni what we will be like going forward. This is the YEAR and 2013 to win big. If we do not win big these next two years, then UGA needs to make that much bigger change and refit the program.
I do love the way our D has grown up under CTG and this year it needs to be one bad a– unit.
Go Dogs.
UGA class of 71 & 73
Topp Dogg
April 12th, 2012
11:54 pm
Bye Bye Bobo and Boo-hoo!
Marv
April 13th, 2012
12:01 am
When can he go? The sooner the better. Todd Grantham should sue Bobo for non-support. All the great numbers in the world don’t mean a thing if you don’t win. As one of the most famous high school coaches put it ” it don’t have to be pretty as long as it gets the job done.”
krazydawg
April 13th, 2012
12:04 am
Maybe Bobo should play ncaa on xbox.He could learn something.Its like ray charles is calling the plays.Heck i think he could call better plays than Bobo.He is a very good qb coach and not a bad recruiter but no O.C.
r\gdgd
April 13th, 2012
1:46 am
You have to be an absolute moron with no understanding of football whatsoever to thing bobo is a good OC. His offense constantly put our defense in horrible positions last year, luckily the D saved us on over half of them. The state of Georgia recruits itself to UGA there is no excuse.
7576 DAWG
April 13th, 2012
2:27 am
The problem with Bobo started because Mark Richt made him Offensive Coordinator about 5 years too early. Bobo had very little coaching experience before being made Coordinator of a big time SEC team with the idea that he will be a ” learning in progress” type project. Richt thought he could take up the slack while Bobo learned how to be a Coordinator. but he found out real fast that to be a head coach he not only had to worry about his coaches but also his Coordinators and the development of all his player , both as football players and them growing up to be fine young men. Richt also realized he had to worry about all the recruiting and with all those responsibilities he could spoon feed Bobo like he wanted and Bobo learning through trial and error, has showed in the offensive consistency. He may have had a few minor schools inquire but no big time school would be interested , yet. Georgia hasn’t been worried about losing Bobo because his salary reflects his job performance and a lot of his salary is because he is a very good recruiter , especially in South Georgia. It is obvious that Richt and McGarity agree that Bobo hasn’t progressed in the past like he needed because of the Coordinator school he has been attending with Jon Gruden, who would have been right at the top of the list to replace Mark Richt if he had not made it through last year.
I think Bobo is ready to show the last 5 years was not a waste and he may finally become the Offensive Coordinator that we expect at Georgia. I would rather keep Bobo than lose him because he does love Georgia but it is good to know that I don’t think he has a free ride any longer.
7576 DAWG
April 13th, 2012
2:31 am
should be could not spoon feed
Jimmy
April 13th, 2012
4:44 am
Enter your comments here
Jimmy
April 13th, 2012
4:48 am
Just testing; if I type in the word BuLLdawg can I post??
I’m trying to figure out the magic word that gets my post censored from this blog. Hmmmm
Jimmy
April 13th, 2012
4:48 am
Nope, that’s not the word. Guess I’ll have to retype my post.
Jimmy
April 13th, 2012
4:51 am
Wow Chip. Your blog really sucks!! Let’s see if this one makes it.
Jimmy
April 13th, 2012
4:52 am
LOL. Guess I’ll keep trying.
Jimmy
April 13th, 2012
4:55 am
So BuLLdawg can criticize Richt and Bobo yet if I try to criticize him I can’t get through??? I’m surprised he hasn’t jumped all over this blog post yet with his riveting 10 page essays.
Jimmy
April 13th, 2012
4:56 am
LMAO, yet that gets through??? Unreal.
Jimmy
April 13th, 2012
4:58 am
Well, I’m glad Chip that you let that through on your precious blog. Now I can’t wait to see what BuLLdawg has to say about what Bobo’s offenses have done versus top ranked teams and about how this blog is nothing but nonsense.
UGA fan...not fanatic
April 13th, 2012
5:59 am
He is always over matched in the 2nd half against top tier teams. I do not need to be a 500,000.00 dollar a year coach to see that. Anyone with good football knowledge can see that.
DawgTide
April 13th, 2012
6:05 am
I love the dawgs but Georgia fans are just like the state’s high school students- some of the biggest dumb asses in the world. Very similar to UA in that a lot of the alumni and fans are embarrassing human beings-
oakisland
April 13th, 2012
6:27 am
This article is based on an ex coach’s opinion and has anyone ever heard an ex coach criticize another coach?
te29wr
April 13th, 2012
6:45 am
If all be known 80% of the people that write these comments have never been on campus, know little about football, and have never coached anything related to sports. So take the commrnts for what they are worth as Coach Bobo does. FORGET IT
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7:03 am
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some sense
April 13th, 2012
7:06 am
Common, ordinary people criticize any visible figure they can, helps them feel superior and knowledgeable. No changing that one, but for the Bill King’s of this world, who professes to “bleed Red and Black”, to criticize, well, anyone in his columns is out of line. Bill, whoever he is and whatever he does, really needs to get in or get out.
Ever Wonder
April 13th, 2012
7:27 am
Take out the stats against the cupcakes,then look at his stats,anyboby could call a good game against LaLaF and against Top 20 teams I don’t think they are very good.
Dap01
April 13th, 2012
7:33 am
My issues with Bobo include running every trick play in the world against the SE NW Montana teams of the world instead of working on the running games. Then against big opponents, he will coach well for a half and the turtle up and run Carlton Thomas up the middle.
Has he ever heard of a screen pass? Why does he teach the QB to point toward the running back getting the ball. Middle school teams runs better running plays.
There are more running plays than a draw. Why run the same draw over and over? He has no rhyme or reason to any thing. He would be a qreat QB coach and head recruiter or even a great assistant head coach.
He is a DGD though.
Dap01
April 13th, 2012
7:35 am
Tampagator: You are an offensive jerk. Shut up. Add something constructive or leave. Remember my words…. you will regret making fun of a man of convictions one day. Karma is horrible to some.
bigdawg
April 13th, 2012
7:35 am
Like stated above, he has NEVER been in consideration for any head coaching position from a JUCO to BCS level school. He is awful in 3rd down situations. Look at the last few years of bowl games. Central Florida was a total embarrasment. Having said that the reason why he’s paid so low is b/c rich is really the co-offensive coordinator. I appreciate he bleeds red and black and always has but it’s been long overdue to improve the caliber of the OC. It’s not like we don’t have the funds to reach out and bring in somebody w/ more tenure and IQ. Though Richt certainly doesn’t like to be challenged.
Wallace Butts
April 13th, 2012
7:48 am
Lots of non Dawg fans on here critisizing something they know nothing about. Clueless as to football and jealous of the success the the dawgs program has had thru the years. All teams have ups and downs including the ones that they root for.
ozzfest
April 13th, 2012
7:50 am
An amazing flawed analysis is to consider “points per game”…..THE FINE TUNED ANALYSIS would consider what he has done against other BSC-caliber opponents.
Do that, and the coin is flipped…HE IS A POOR OFFENSIVE COACH. Period.
Image what Georgia’s teams of 2007-2011 could have accomplished with a “Mike Gundy/Paul Johnson” type mindset in the booth….Ugh.
ozzfest
April 13th, 2012
7:52 am
TAMPAGATOR…
What was that promise you made about locals proudly filling Raymond James for the UGA-Michigan State game…my TV showed an empty upper deck.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
April 13th, 2012
7:54 am
Word has it that Petrino is on his way to UGA to replace CMR…..finally, a good move by Athens.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
April 13th, 2012
7:55 am
@Wallace Butts
How do you define success? 1concencus national title in 118 years, and a school that claims a title in 1942 which actually is owned by Ohio State. Talk about clueless, UGA fans don’t do their homework.
Dawg Tired
April 13th, 2012
7:57 am
His play-calling is usually very good until we get the lead. Then becomes way too conservative. That has to change or else we are in for a long season.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
April 13th, 2012
8:00 am
A lady in Athens calls 911.
Hysterically, she says, ‘Someone’s just broken into my house, and I think
he’s going to rob me!’
The police officer says, ‘We’re really busy at the moment. Just get the
guy’s jersey number and we’ll get back to you.’
Mike Bobo 17 INT
April 13th, 2012
8:00 am
Q: What is Mark Richt’s biggest concern?
A: Does the NCAA count bail money as a recruiting violation?
Mike Bobo 17 INT
April 13th, 2012
8:01 am
Q: Why can’t most of the UGA players get into a huddle on the field?
A: It is a parole violation to associate with known felons.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
April 13th, 2012
8:01 am
Q: How did the Dogs spend the first week of Spring Training?
A: Studying their Miranda Rights
short memories
April 13th, 2012
8:08 am
Bobo opens up the second half against LSU clinging to a three point lead and runs the first two up the middle. Then there would be a fumble on a must pass play and it goes from there. Alabama opened up the second half against LSU with a 19 yard pass. There are numerous examples but this play highlights the difference between National Champions and people who play not to lose.
Kerryb
April 13th, 2012
8:16 am
I think what it is with the fans is that they see moments of brilliance and then suddenly they’re scratching their heads and wondering why he started calling what he did. I’ve seen moments that shows that Bobo could be one of the best offensive minds in college football. The 2008 game against LSU was one of them. Last year vs Auburn was another. He just needs to be more consistent. Of course we don’t know how many times he has called plays that would have been great but the players didn’t execute it.
Bremen Dawg
April 13th, 2012
8:18 am
Chip can you run the numbers for only against SEC schools for Bobo vs Richt? I think it would be a lot different.
meh
April 13th, 2012
8:25 am
I guess running it up the middle 90 times in a row does have good results
scdawgboi
April 13th, 2012
8:32 am
UGA will never win a NC with Bobo as our OC, my ten year old said that last year, if he can see it why cant CMR and ADMc? He’s so predictable in what he will call that it doesn’t take a genius to plan a defense.
bill arp
April 13th, 2012
8:33 am
Bobo’s a good coach. Knows what he’s doing. 99% on here are the ones with no clue, hence, they’re on here.
DawginLex
April 13th, 2012
8:35 am
Bobo is not great but not bad either.
My problem is making the team so reliant on the QB.
I just want a change in philosophy. Big huge offensive line with big fullback and big fast running backs. Run the ball 60-70% of the time, play defense. Have a QB capable of making plays but don’t be pass happy.
THE MAJOR
April 13th, 2012
8:36 am
Bobo is a good coach and better a good man. UGA fans should be thankful a competent and dedicated coach.
thetruth
April 13th, 2012
8:39 am
As bad as some of you people think Bobo is the facts are he’s been better than any OC Bamas had the past few years. Bama’s won on defense period.Their offense over the past few years has been average at best…statistics will prove that. So its laughable when all these Bama fans point fingers at Bobo….By the way…sure was fun waching Georgia Southern put up big numbers on Bamas defense this past season…and please don’t try and tell everyone that Bama pulled their starters during the game..they didn’t and you know it!
Atticus
April 13th, 2012
8:40 am
Chip answer me this, why is Grantham making 3 times as much as Bobo? Why has no team come after him despite Muschamp Kirby and even Dooley getting paid a lot more and getting many offers from many schools. I am sure Richt likes him, and he is a good recruiter and may make a decent head coach but he is not a great coordinator and the market has evaluated that much more than any koolaid or hostile fans could ever do so. His offensive game plan is stale and depends upon elite talent and even then underachieves because the running game is not aggressive and they constantly run play action on 3rd and long which is a joke. We also rarely get up on teams and go for the jugular. Your offensive stats as a comparison are bogus because all of college football is scoring at much higher rates and the better athletes are getting recruited on the offensive side of the ball.
Red-N-Black
April 13th, 2012
8:40 am
I’ve been saying the same thing for years! Bobo knows what he’s doing, he play’s to his players strengths – numbers don’t lie and his production is more than Richt’s was. Nuff said.
Atticus
April 13th, 2012
8:40 am
And why would I possibly listen to Mike Gottfried as an authority?
Piney Woods Pete
April 13th, 2012
8:40 am
Some serious rumors tbis morning that Bobo the Clown is going to Fayetteville.
Alexander Hamilton
April 13th, 2012
8:43 am
Fans are idiots.
Lakedawg
April 13th, 2012
8:44 am
When all we need is a first down to run out the clock and win a game, and we don’t, I have to
question the philosophy and execution of the play-calling. Same with a lack of ability to run the
football when we REALLY need to, in order to keep the clock running and maintain possession.
Much of our offensive statistics seem to come vs the weaker teams on our schedule. Finally, when
the offense makes crucial mistakes that place the defense in terrible positions a couple of times per
game, that seems to me to go back to preparation and coaching. And this every-year struggle we
have with offensive line depth is just crazy. Sorry, but that’s how I see it – all of these are offensive
issues, and Bobo is the offensive coordinator. I’m DAWG through and through, but we’ve got to get
better in the above-mentioned areas if we want SEC/National championships. If not, we’ll continue
to struggle with the South Carolina’s and even Kentucky’s of the world.
Atticus
April 13th, 2012
8:47 am
There is NO WAY that Bobo is getting the job at Arkansas.
Big Crimson 75
April 13th, 2012
8:50 am
I just want a change in philosophy. Big huge offensive line with big fullback and big fast running backs. Run the ball 60-70% of the time, play defense. Have a QB capable of making plays but don’t be pass happy.
——————————————————————————————————————————————–
Lex — Sounds like Bama & LSU’s Offensive Philosophy.
Nothing better than watching your Team RUN on 3rd & 5 to keep the chains moving as opposed to throwing every time.
Joey
April 13th, 2012
8:57 am
My biggest problem with Bobo is that he seems to be unable to counter a good DC’s adjustments on the fly. A prime example is the LSU game. He had a good game plan, evidenced by the quick drives and scores. But after Chavis made adjustments in the 2nd quarter for the LSU defense, our offense did little else. Granted Murray was giving LSU the turnovers, field position, and points, but the offense had no drives.
We saw the potential firepower from Bobo’s O vs SC and Auburn – they had no answers for his game plan. But too often Bobo’s game plan is adjusted to by the opponent, and Bobo doesn’t counter, or the adjustments he makes just don’t work.
I like Bobo, and I too think he will make a good HC, but I hope he will wait til Richt retires, then take over at UGA.
Then maybe he will hire a really good OC . . .
Reply to some posts here
April 13th, 2012
9:02 am
I know using logic is alien to internet blogs but here goes anyway:
1. Bobo does not put up big numbers against top tier teams. Well, they would not be “top tier” teams if opponents treated them like New Mexico State, would they?
2 Bobo has never been in conversation for any head coaching position. And you know this how? You have access to all phone calls, correspondence, e mails, etc. that involve Bobo and other schools? Do you happen to work for the CIA?
3. 94% of UGA football players are “special admits.” Duh. How many Duke basketball players have the SAT/GPA of the average Duke enrollee? Same question about GT, Vandy, Stanford, etc. EVERY major athletic program in this country is in the same boat.
4. UGA fans have only football to take pride in. Well, athletically there are over 30 national titles, spread out over 8 different sports, not to mention closing in on 140 SEC championships in multiple sports. Sure we love our football, but we can pull for contenders year round in Athens.
5. Add in UGA’s academic standing in the SEC, the ultimate college town in Athens, and a host of other factors and it is no surprise that it is hard to be humble, though we try.
bill arp
April 13th, 2012
9:08 am
Not a coincidence that this article is running, BTW. Ar-Kansas is very interested.
gdawginkalamazoo
April 13th, 2012
9:09 am
I love statistics! You can bend them anyway you want to make your point. Granted Bobo is a damn good dawg always has been and always will be in my book. When were all those yards and stats put up? Who were they put up against?
It is not a question of having a productive offense over the course of the season. It is a matter of WHEN is the offense most productive. Over the course of the past few seasons that has been the problem.
With a defense in place now we hope the offense holds up its end of the bargain.
MusicCityDawg
April 13th, 2012
9:13 am
Of course Bobo is great. Look at all the times other programs have come calling and we sit anxiously hoping he will turn them down to stay at UGA.
Keep Mike Bobo
April 13th, 2012
9:14 am
Hey dummies. Bobo put up 42 against South Carolina which had the #4 defense in the country last year, oh yea with 4 turnovers that he didnt call for. 30 points agains Michigan St who had the 3rd best defense in the country. again turnovers did us in. And lastly he would have put up 24 points in the first 4 posessions against the #2 Defense in the country if malcome and T. King would have been able to hold onto the ball. The numbers dont lie folks. And the runs on 3rd and ten up the middle, well those might just be because of poor field position and not wanting to give up a devastating turnover. Yaw who complain about Bobo dont know anything. He is a damn good coach and quite frankly im glad he doesnt listen or EVEN CARE about yaw losers. He’s getting his. I bet he sleeps so good a night with his hot wife and beautiful children. While yaw stay up crying about a bad turnover. It happens folks. Get over it. Ask the troops over seas right now how they feel about their OC at their favorite school. It probably isnt very important to them. Ask a mother, whose son is serving right now what she thinks about Mike Bobo. Just a hunch, i bet she doesnt care.
NCBulldawg86
April 13th, 2012
9:21 am
Yo! Snoop-Dawg!!! What the hell are you talking about? You are giving a lesson on grammar?
“BTW, the word is tack, not tact–as in the direction that a sailboat goes. Please get a grammar and spell checker.”
Well, you are a dumba$$, aren’t you. Here you go. Pay attention to #2.
Definition of TACT
1
: sensitive mental or aesthetic perception
2
: a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
Tack is the sailing term.
Some people just don’t know how dumb they are before they speak(write).
chilidawg
April 13th, 2012
9:24 am
Just stop calling draws with our smallest tailback on 3rd and long.
Mike Bobo 17 INT
April 13th, 2012
10:06 am
Blogging and stats are nice, but crystal trophies are nicer…
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10:23 am
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Go UGA!!!
April 13th, 2012
10:34 am
Fire Bobo!!!
Hammerdawg
April 13th, 2012
10:37 am
It would be a great day for Georgia football when OC Bobo gets hired by another program. He is the
perfect picture of someone being promoted to a level of incomptence. He is limited in his skill set of plays. He is absolutly terrible at half time adjustments. He has shown no ablility to coach up any players. The stories of his QB coaching abilities are laughable…. To have Stafford, Moreno, and Green on one team none of whom won any titles or indivitual awards is embarrasing!
I compare Bobo to passed AD Damon Evans, most fans did not realize what a terrible job he did and what an anchor he was to the football program he was until he was gone….
Bobo will be the same way… Lets hope he gets another offer to go somewhere else and SOON!
The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
April 13th, 2012
10:39 am
Let’s pay Grantham twice as much because the d looked good against Kentucky.
No wonder Auburn has won a championship since you have.
Vampire Bill
April 13th, 2012
10:47 am
I like Bobo as a recruiter and a QB coach. I mostly question his play calling as predictable and at times silly. 3rd and 9 and you run off tackle again and again?
GABirdDAWG69
April 13th, 2012
10:51 am
“They don’t see him as the strategist who’s very intelligent and thinking ahead and setting up the gameplan every week. I think that’s what it is with the fans.”
Are you kidding me a strategist? He’s lucky to find his way to work every day. I’m glad people are talking about him. I hope someone comes in and offers Coach Turtle a HC job somewhere in Kansas at a Div II school where he can OJT there and not in the SEC. CMR is happy with him because Coach Turtle does what he is told. Wanna know why he’s one of the lowest paid OC’s in the SEC? He doesn’t think for himself. He runs CMR’s game plan. When you are basically an assistant that’s what happens and personally I think he’s overpaid as it is.
Supes
April 13th, 2012
10:57 am
Anyone who watches EVERY snap the Dawgs play knows that Bobo is often over matched against the top tier teams UGA faces every year…his players have to OVERCOME his play calling on numerous occasions…he often doesn’t realize what he’s got in personnel doesn’t ALLOW him to call the plays he does…
Examples…running little Carlton Thomas on a delay draw on 2nd or 3rd and long…
Calling WR routes that take TOO long to develop and since our O-line couldn’t pass protect that long Murray would be forced to take off and run or throw it out of bounce or just an incomplete pass
Often forgetting the great TE we have, not using them enough during games…
Where is UGA’s short pass or screen game went?
Need I say more?
With the talent he has, he needs to DO better against the top teams UGA faces each year…don’t give me this PPG garbage stat that is skewed when UGA racks up points against bottom feeders they are SUPPOSED to beat soundly.
Really
April 13th, 2012
11:04 am
“He had his website up and running and that was before they even had websites I think.” Classic Line!
The Tide is rolling and nothing can stop it
April 13th, 2012
11:20 am
Your entire team is overmatched against quality opponents. Get a clue and start signing more recruits!
38 Yardline Dawg
April 13th, 2012
11:33 am
What a nice article for how wonderful Bobo’s playcalling has been. Now some facts…SEC offensive production rankings for GA since the boo boo error (I mean era):
2011 – #1
2010 – #7
2009 – #7
2008 – #2
2007 – #7
Average #5, but too many #7s = AVERAGE OC AT BEST.
1953dawg
April 13th, 2012
12:17 pm
Not a big Bobo fan,but i have to admit in the SECC game he came out with all guns blazing and was running up an down the field on the vaunted LSU defense. If not for the 2 dropped sure T.D. passes, UGA is up 21-0 on the mighty Tigers, and LSU would have had to forget the run and throw the ball. That would have been playing right into UGA’s hand. So to say he can’t get the job done against great defenses is not accurate. Then special teams gives LSU 2 T.D’s basically and LSU gained the momentum. Then the midget fumbles the ball and throws his pick six, and game is over. If score had of been 21-0 at half or worse, UGA wins that game going away, and Bobo is a genius. Same thing against Mich.St. Another top 10 defense, UGA scored enough to win that game. It wasn’t the offense, it was once again Murray and his pick six, and another pick that set up an easy T.D. Give Bobo a decent Q.B. that doesn’t turn the ball over repeatedly, and UGA will win some big games. The only problem is that Bobo is responsible for Murray and his terrible lack of ball protection skills. So i guess Bobo in the end is responsible for this offense that loses big games. But he can call a good game against quality defenses. His problem is his head coach want allow him to use another Q.B., or to even try another Q.B. So the ultimate problem is now and has been for 12 years. Mr.Richt and his stubborn, arrogant attitude is the problem at UGA. And there is no light at the end of this tunnel. After all, Richt knows what the HELL he is doing, yeah right,
tell me again
April 13th, 2012
12:18 pm
Elise ~ you obviously don’t know squat about UGA’s academics. Just sit down and shut up. Your comments about the football admits applies to just about any SEC school. On that point you have some traction.
Alabama | MrSEC
April 13th, 2012
12:50 pm
[...] and Ken Malcome have been recognized for having fine springs at Georgia.4. Football coaches have a high opinion of Mike Bobo, but most UGA fans don’t share it. (An offensive coordinator who’s not popular with [...]
dave
April 13th, 2012
1:35 pm
This guys a moron. The question we should asking is how did we ONLY score that much and gain that much yardage with Matthew Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, and AJ Greene? He’s taken the top talent in the country, and achieved mediocre results…why should he get a head coaching job again?
RxDawg
April 13th, 2012
1:50 pm
Our fan base has most definitely turned Bobo into a bit of a scapegoat. They want to put all the blame on him, and it’s not even close to being accurate.
thetruth
April 13th, 2012
2:47 pm
Tide rolling …kinda like Bama was the whole second half against Georgia Southern this past season?…..over matched!LOLLOLLOL
JRW7
April 13th, 2012
3:03 pm
Just maybe, CMB can go to Arkansas, PLEASE!!!!
Joe
April 13th, 2012
3:33 pm
Rather than looking up total stats, break those stats down between good teams and bad teams, then see what UGA’s offense under Bobo did against the good teams. Go back to last year and look up the SEC championship game, the Outback Bowl, and all of the other games against good teams. Bobo’s offense stuttered and failed time and time against.
There’s an old saying about stats. There are lies, damn lies, then there are statistics.
As for Gottfried, he is and always has been a idiot. Bobo isn’t about to be a head coach, except maybe at some Division III school, Division II at best. I even doubt that. Nobody in the SEC, ACC, PAC-10, Big 10, or Big 12 would ever dream of hiring him as a coordinator.
DIT
April 13th, 2012
3:50 pm
@1953dawg – Good post
I have to admit that I have been critical of Bobo as well as many others. Points you made were very valid. You can call the best plays out there, but if your QB does not execute accordingly it will fail.
Murray needs to live up to the hype this year and make much better decisions if we are to have a chance to get back into the SEC CG. Mizzou will be test #1. Does he throw the ball away or force it into something that is not there. Time will tell. Go Dawgs!
trey
April 13th, 2012
5:54 pm
Him being married to Dooley’s niece helps him keep his job, umm, a little bit….
Natureboy809
April 13th, 2012
5:58 pm
I think Bobo does a pretty good job considering the fact that our offensive line seems to struggle EVERY single year. I think we have had maybe 2-4 offensive lines in Richt’s tenure I would consider “good”. Usually, though, we’re getting beat up front and having to use smoke and mirrors to move the ball (which Bobo does better than we give him credit for). My question to his critics- when you can’t run block, or pass block, what plays do you want him to call?
Gdawg
April 13th, 2012
10:03 pm
Couldn’t expect someone from the AJC to pull up stats against REAL opponents could we. Boy, I tell you… EVERY not some but EVERY Ranked opponent UGA has played against while Booboo has been the O-Coordinator has embarrassed him. Look at the record against ranked opponents Chip Towers. Look at Our record against FL, TN, AL, LSU, and SC. Without even including the likes of Michigan State and USF it is wretched! Stop including his record against Vandy, KY, MS and the like. He is NOT an SEC caliber Offensive Coordinator. If we had half the Offensive Coordinator as our Defensive Coordinator, we’d have had some reason to honesstly feel like we have a chance at a title this year. Not til the clown is gone…
rascaldawg
April 14th, 2012
9:02 am
with all due respect trey…you are an idiot. Dooley couldn’t keep his own job (nothing against Dooley). Bobo is a class act with a Great future!
FreeAtlanta
April 14th, 2012
9:23 am
If he wants respect, he needs to put up 40 points per game regardless of who we play. Bobo has run up a lot of stats against weaker opponents.
UGA has some great talent. It is misused with 3 and long shotgun drawls or too many excessively long throws. Hopefully, the new line and additional runners will help and he will have a great year.
Dawg
April 14th, 2012
12:09 pm
Just points out how stupid football fans are these days. Anyone with has half a brain knows Bobo is great teacher of playing Qb, a great recruiter and has a great offensive minds. Just look at the points UGA averages under him.
ugab
April 14th, 2012
1:48 pm
I would love to see Bobobobo go on down the road.. Bobo’s play calling sucks.. Let me see??? Run up the middle on 3rd and 14. lol bobo is to predictable.. He suks.. I would love to see a great oc come to Uga.. bobo suks
ugab
April 14th, 2012
1:49 pm
Lood at the points Bobo avgs??? Look at the losses and the play calling in big games!!!! What in the hell is everyone thinking??? Bobo suks
dawgfan
April 14th, 2012
7:34 pm
We should get Petrino to class the place up.
Thanks.
Spike 80DF
April 14th, 2012
10:01 pm
what a joke of an article, someone please take Bobo!!!!
Spike 80DF
April 14th, 2012
10:05 pm
UF goes out and gets Boise State’s OC while we’re still stuck with Bobo…..watching the games as a fan you can tell his offense has no gameplan or weakness they’re trying to exploit. Just a bunch of willy nilly plays like my 3 year old calling plays on Madden except at least he is unpredictable, haha….
RHall55
April 15th, 2012
11:04 am
Tired of excuses!!! No more CWM; he is at Auburn as DB Coach which is his job he should be doing; A position coach is his job!!! CMB is a quarterbacks coach and not an OC!!! Promote him to Recruiting Coordinator and give him the position as QB Coach!!
bravefan
April 15th, 2012
9:58 pm
Bobo’s play calling on the last GA series against Michigan State was just plain stupid. The run had been stuffed during the second half. With the game on the line and a lead…..BoBo calls three straight up the middle runs that went backwards.
He is a very unimaginative OC who is not a big time coach worthy of a program like UGA. I understand he is a fine person and family man but none of that helps in the play calling area. Also did a terrible job in the Boise State game.
Whiznot
April 15th, 2012
10:23 pm
Maybe Bobo just needs to change his name. Going through life with a clown’s name has to be a handicap.
AltamahaDawg
April 16th, 2012
8:10 am
Had any NEW OC done what Coach Bobo did this past sesason, we’d all be calling it a great hire.
AltamahaDawg
April 16th, 2012
9:01 am
It’s “arrogant” to use the best QB on the roster to try to win as many games as possible? Odd sort of way to look at it.
LawDawg
April 16th, 2012
1:50 pm
Yeah. Bobo is great at everything but playcalling and scheming. What is your point? That makes him a great HC candidate (or a QB coach) but a bad OC.
AltamahaDawg
April 16th, 2012
2:02 pm
I think his exact point was: that people in the business of coaching football think he is pretty good at those too, while people in the hobby of watching football do not.
John
April 17th, 2012
2:08 pm
How to stop Murray…..take the quick slant/hitch away and take away his peripheral vision (too short) past 10 yards of the line of scrimmage, load the box so UGA can’t run. It’s 3 and out every- time.
You notice last year and this year spring practice, Murray has a short game (quick hitch) or a bomb, if that isn’t clicking, he’s got nothing. No intermediate game whatsoever. Look at last years bowl game, it was feast or famine. Michigan State figured that out and the RB’s couldn’t get out of the back field because the box was loaded and the quick hitch was covered.
Bobo trick is to run up 50+ on lesser teams, then pad his points against the good teams prevent defenses. Thus, UGA offense always averages 30+ points per game. What you don’t see is how many 3 and outs against the good teams that tired the defense causing them to be down by 2 touchdowns and how many field goals the offense produced while the opposing team scored 7.
There’s a unspoken rule among coaches to never speak negatively of other coaches, because you never know who will help you get a job in the future. I believe other coaches speak well of Bozo because it’s customary in the coaching field, not because respect for his abilities. Who’s jealous of Georgia’s offense when Ala, LSU, Auburn, FL is winning titles…they WANT us to keep BOZO!! Of course they support him….
You lemmings…….