Georgia’s Todd Gurley shares SEC freshman of week honor with Bama back
Freshman Todd Gurley high steps into the east end zone at Sanford Stadium after scoring his first of three touchdowns in his college debut. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
ATHENS – Georgia tailback Todd Gurley was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman Player of the Week following his performance versus Buffalo, which will probably come as no surprise.
What might come somewhat as a surprise is that he had to share the honor.
Alabama tailback T.J. Yeldon split the award with Gurley. Yeldon was fantastic in the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide’s 41-14 win over No. 8 Michigan. He had 137 yards total yards on 12 touches (111 on 11 carries and one 26-yard reception) and one touchdown.
Gurley, a 6-foot-1, 218-pound freshman from Tarburo, N.C., had 227 yards on 10 touches (100 yards on 8 carries and 127 yards on two kickoff returns) and 3 TDs. Of course, Gurley’s work came against Buffalo, a Mid-American Conference team.
Nevertheless, Gurley is the first Bulldog to earn this honor in his first collegiate game. Gurley scored a touchdown on his second career carry — a 10-yard run off left tackle — then scored five minutes later on a 100-yard kickoff return. His 55-yard touchdown run, a gem in which he broke three tackles and stiff-armed two defenders to the ground, came on his final carry of the day midway through the fourth quarter. That made Gurley the first Bulldog freshman to go over 100 yards rushing in his season-opening debut since Danny Ware had 135 yards and 3 TDs against Georgia Southern in 2004.
Gurley’s 100-yard kickoff return tied the school, SEC and NCAA records. He was named the College Football Performance Awards National Kickoff Returner of the Week.
The question now is whether or not Gurley will get the start against Missouri on Saturday as the Bulldogs open their SEC slate on the road (7:45 p.m., ESPN2). This past Saturday’s starter, sophomore Ken Malcome, injured his left hand against Buffalo and was unable to return to the game. His injury was to be revaluated this week.
Coach Mark Richt was non-commital on Sunday. “Well, he’ll definitely get the ball, that’s for sure,” Richt said.
In the meantime, here were the other Week 1 award recipients in the SEC:
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
- Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina: 110 yards on 23 carries, 2 TDs in 17-13 win over Vanderbilt
DEFENSIVE PLAYER
- Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama: 5 tackles, 4 pass break-ups, 1 interception in Alabama’s 41-14 win over Michigan
SPECIAL TEAMS
- Marcus Murphy, TB/PR, Missouri: Returned two punts for TDs and accumulated 206 all-purpose yards in Missouri’s 62-10 win against SE Louisiana.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
- Zach Fulton, G, Tennessee: Starting 16th consecutive game, helped pave way to 524 yards offense in 35-21 win over N.C. State in Atlanta.
Co-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
- C.J. Johnson, DE Ole Miss: 6 tackles and a sack in Rebels’ 49-27 win over Central Arkansas.
- Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas: 6 tackles, a sack and a QB pressure in 49-24 win against Jacksonville State.
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chilidawg
September 3rd, 2012
2:30 pm
attaboy!
west rome dawg
September 3rd, 2012
2:33 pm
First …………… Maybe
west rome dawg
September 3rd, 2012
2:34 pm
Nope Dang
dawggirl
September 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
Looks like we don’t want to kick to Mizzou’s Marcus Murphy. Hope this will be the case rather than when we inexplicably punted to Honey Badger in the SEC CG.
Congrats to Gurley!
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 3rd, 2012
2:35 pm
Does it really count to be the SEC freshmen of the week when you didn’t play against a real team?
Randall "Pink" Floyd
September 3rd, 2012
2:37 pm
Great job, kid. Keith Marshall looked good, too. GATA.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 3rd, 2012
2:38 pm
Bobo calls old-man football plays.
mike on lake hartwell
September 3rd, 2012
2:39 pm
GATA gurley!
Kickoff return record
September 3rd, 2012
2:43 pm
They must not count anything past 100 yards. I feel sure there are some kicks in the end zone that have been taken all the way most every year.
Big Crimson 75
September 3rd, 2012
2:46 pm
Dee Milliner was balling Saturday night!!
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
2:48 pm
Gurley is the real deal…..as is Yeldon. SEC is loaded with excellent RBs, OL, and DL…..something the Missouri player does not understand yet.
P.S. Muschamp named Jeff Driskel the starting Gator QB for the A&M game this morning.
Shawn
September 3rd, 2012
2:48 pm
.That interception of Milliner’s was too funny. He shoved the wide receiver out of bounds and to the ground then finished the guys route to the reception. Unbelievable that the refs let that happen. Anyone can play DB that way. Just tackle the receiver then you don’t have to worry about him being open, laughable!
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
2:49 pm
The A&M game is not this morning…..but Muschamp’s announcement was.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
2:51 pm
Shawn….that play was completely legal….as the ball was not yet out of the QB’s hand. Great play by Milliner. Bama is not only loaded with talent…..that talent is coached up better than anyone.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
2:55 pm
Twinkie……
I think it was a combination of 100 yards rushing and 200 yards on kick returns that did the trick…..against ANY kind of team. Now….Gurley…..needs to show he can do the same thing in the SEC. And…Twinke….that Bama OL…is just a little bit better (whole lot) than the Georgia OL. Gurley would have had an outstanding game against Michigan running behind that OL….maybe better.
Shawn
September 3rd, 2012
2:55 pm
No argument that Bama is good and loaded but past 5 yards you cannot touch the receiver. If it were legal every receiver in the nation would get blown up before the ball left the QB’s hand!
Shawn
September 3rd, 2012
2:58 pm
I’m thankful for having a Gator policing the Georgia blog. It’s like having a Special Needs kid in the Quest program in HS!
Atlanta Dawg
September 3rd, 2012
3:04 pm
Tampa, I don’t think naming Driskel the starter was a surprise. But not sure if that is necessarily a good thing , he looked pretty bad against BG.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
3:06 pm
Shawn….
At least I know the rules for cornerback play….as a “special needs” person. What does that make you….repeating first grade?
Old Hippy Tea Partier
September 3rd, 2012
3:10 pm
Tampa Gator….. do you play golf, go fishing, have another hobby, a family , any life ??? read other papers even ???
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
3:10 pm
Atlanta Dawg….
In what way did he look bad?
10-16 throwing the ball…..with 2 drops by WRs. 114 yards….and one TD….no INT. He also ran for 26 yards and 4 carries. Florida ran an extremely vanilla offense…..running the ball 41 times (mostly up the middle) and passing it 21 times (Brissett was 3-5 passing). Driskel played well….and managed the game well. The only bad play he had was when he rolled out on 3rd down and did not see a wide open receiver for a first down.
BigDawg
September 3rd, 2012
3:11 pm
Gurley for Heisman! Lattimore, there’s a new Sheriff in town. See you in October. We run the SEC East!!
Destin Dawg
September 3rd, 2012
3:13 pm
Tampa Gator… what NO FLA. players of the week ??? man they sure struggled against BGSU ??? any Gator decommits again this week ??
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
3:15 pm
Old Hippy….
Used to play golf when I lived in Atlanta. I am going fishing later today. Landscape photography and biking (motor and peddle) are other hobbies. So is trying to write a novel…which I have been working on today. Live on the beach. Walk on the beach. My entended family is out on Clearwater Beach right now…..and I can see them. Life is good. Life is VERY VERY good…..thank you.
Old Hippy Tea Partier
September 3rd, 2012
3:17 pm
how do you have time ?? you’re on here all day and night !!
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
3:23 pm
DestinDawg….
You should read and watch TV more……Florida had one purpose for the Bowliing Green game. Establish a downhill running game. Gillislee 24 carries for nearly 150 yards. But you just continue with you daily jabs at the Gators….that is what you do. I say good things about good players….Gurley. That is what I do. P.S…..Bowling Green is a lot better team than Buffalo.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
3:24 pm
Hippy…..
Ever heard of minimizing MS Word and keeping open a web site? Easy to do while you take a break between writing. Try it…not hard to do.
Destin Dawg
September 3rd, 2012
3:25 pm
Gators will have close, tough games vs, Texas A & M and Vandy and then losses vs. LSU, S.C., UGA, FSU, another close one vs. Missouri… lucky to get in a bowl game ??
Dawwg87
September 3rd, 2012
3:26 pm
Go study the rule book gator and put your novel down. One cannot shove a receiver to the point he falls down beyond 5 yards unless a course you play for Bama or Fla then the SEC WILL LET YOU PLAY BY YOUR OWN F@-&-@-$ rules
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
3:27 pm
and Destin Dawg…..
No decommits…..but a 4-star WR commit from Tampa…….(Bailey)….who caught a lot of passes for TDs from your future Dawg QB.
harold
September 3rd, 2012
3:29 pm
LOL…..UGA PLAYED BUFFALO AND UGA LOOKED HORRIBLE.
GURLEY PLAYED AGAINST———NO ONE!
HE WILL GET ROCKED AGAINST TOUGH SEC TEAMS. I AM NOT IMPRESSED AGAINST ANYTHING UGA DID AGAINST A BUFFALO———COME ON!
BigDawg
September 3rd, 2012
3:34 pm
Harold, when was your last English class? 7th grade in Florida?! “I am not impressed against anything…” rofl
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
3:36 pm
Dawwg87
September 3rd, 2012
3:26 pm
“Go study the rule book gator and put your novel down. One cannot shove a receiver to the point he falls down beyond 5 yards unless a course you play for Bama or Fla then the SEC WILL LET YOU PLAY BY YOUR OWN F@-&-@-$ rules”
:roll”
Here is the rule:
“During a down in which a legal forward pass crosses the neutral zone, it is pass interference by either team when any player movement beyond the line of scrimmage significantly hinders the progress of an eligible player’s opportunity to catch the ball. Offensive pass interference rules apply from time the ball is snapped until the ball touched. Defensive pass interference rules apply from the time the pass is thrown until the ball touched.”
THE KEY…..”the forward pass crosses the neutral zone”……it had not in the Bama vs. Michigan game. The WR got too close to the sideline and Milliner shoved him out of bounds….and the receiver is not allowed to come back in and catch the ball….and he could do that as long as the ball had not crossed the line of scrimage.
NewnanDawg
September 3rd, 2012
3:41 pm
Bobo may have called “Old man plays” this past saturday, but that was against BUFFALO. Of course we weren’t going to try anything fancy against a team like that. Missouri (except maybe that one cocky player) is going to be watching film like crazy, and Bobo can’t afford for the new-comers to already know what he has planned for them. Georgia will be a completely different team against Missouri, and they won’t know what hit them.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
3:43 pm
Destin Dawg….
The same could be said about Georgia…..after Saturdays game…..but then….thank goodness Georgia does not have to play LSU and FSU….right?
Special K
September 3rd, 2012
3:54 pm
That was the quarterback Denard Robinson who Milliner knocked out of bounds after the int, not a wr.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
4:03 pm
Special K……no…that happened after he intercepted the ball and was running back down the sideline. So….he took out two Michigan players on that play…..both legal.
BILLY JACK
September 3rd, 2012
4:09 pm
HEY HAROLD-YOU KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT FOOTBALL AS I DO ABOUT GAY RIGHTS-YOU JACKASS.
Browndog
September 3rd, 2012
4:21 pm
Congratulations to Gurley and UGA on the win.
Preacher Dawg
September 3rd, 2012
4:24 pm
Congrats Gurley!!! Impressive…..especially in the open field. enjoyed the game. Congrats to the Senior QB for Buffalo, he put together a solid game after finally getting to start, as did his O line. Made this one interesting for me.
Wow
September 3rd, 2012
4:27 pm
I see his Greatness aka Tampa Gator is posting again. Hope you guys do not believe this crap he posts. What a loser!!
Dawg-Gawn
September 3rd, 2012
4:31 pm
Gurley getting the “G” on!
I think Mizzou’s DT Sheldon Richardson’s comment on the SEC & Old Man football is kinda like in the movie Sling Blade when Karl suddenly states “I wanna be baptized”…. Mm-mm!
UGA gets the privilege of baptizing Mr Richardson and Mizzou into the SEC this Saturday night!
“Fan-Up”
“Our Team, Our Time, No Regrets”
Believe in the “G”
Big Crimson 75
September 3rd, 2012
4:36 pm
Tampa — making friends, I see.
Where is intheknow???
I’m still waiting on that wood Michigan was gonna lay on Bama.
ringleader
September 3rd, 2012
4:37 pm
Tampa…………
I will meet you at the Pavilion in Clearwater Beach and give you the current set of rules. It was a foul and should have been a 15 yard penalty and a first down. But, you’ve been wrong before and wil probably be wrong again.
Gman 84
September 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
If old man football is running a pro-style offense, I’m thankful we play OMF! Memo to Mizzou: seen plenty of the spread in the SEC over the years and it typically doesn’t last too long. Bet Mizzou is playing OMF in a few years after the inevitable QB injuries.
I’m sure Franklin will be tough but if our front 7 come to play, it should be entertaining.
In your face
September 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
@I dropped my fried twinkie “Does it really count to be the SEC freshmen of the week when you didn’t play against a real team?”
Don’t punt Michigan down like that. They are a “real team”. You punk skid mark. Behind AL offensive line, half of the high school RB’s in GA would have gained 150 yards. Did I already remind you that you are a punk skid mark?
realitycheck
September 3rd, 2012
4:40 pm
Lots of kool aid big gulpers on here………just a month or two before the fire Mark Richt, hire Kirby Smart or Chris Petersen talk starts all over again. Another meaningless 9 or 10 win season ahead in Athens and that’s with a pitifully weak schedule. Gulp……gulp…….gulp…..LOL!
slobodan
September 3rd, 2012
4:42 pm
Tampa Gator….the rule you quote is pass interference….the rule in question on that play is ‘illegal contact.’ The pass defenders cannot make intentional contact 5 yards past the line of scrimmage..
ZinoDawg
September 3rd, 2012
5:00 pm
Hey Tampa Gator – I am a relocated Dawg living in Dunedin. It is a sweet place – I am one mile from the gulf.
You are correct on Alabama – best coached team in the Land. We (SEC) are all in trouble until Saban retires. His players are afraid to piss him off and it makes them play smart. They will win it all again.
JoeFann
September 3rd, 2012
5:03 pm
Could be wrong about NCAA, but the 5 yd “no contact” rule is an NFL rule. It’s definitely not a Federation HS rule, and didn’t used to be an NCAA rule. Contact would be legal if the ball hasn’t crossed the zone. Chucking the receiver, like blocking, even downfield can be OK. Holding could still be in play, however.
#73
September 3rd, 2012
5:09 pm
Tampa… where OXYCONTIN is a way of life. That place is such a dump. I inherited a beach house in Belle Air Bluffs went down and to spend the week and met with a realtor after two days to sell the place. y.u.c.k.
Huh?
September 3rd, 2012
5:09 pm
Well I see Dog fans are brushing off the Buffalo game and are right back to drinking the Kool-Ade. Well enjoy it while you can I guess….from what I saw on Saturday, the Dogs won’t be playing for any kind of championship this year.
TN looks the best in the East, and nobody is going to beat Bama or Lsu.
Son of Sammy Davis Jr, Jr
September 3rd, 2012
5:15 pm
Marcus Lattimore won SEC offensive player of the week.
Mookie
September 3rd, 2012
5:24 pm
Lattimore was less than 5 yards per carry so not deserving when there were better performances.
harold
September 3rd, 2012
5:27 pm
READ HAROLD’S POST @3:29.
GIRLY IS THE 21st NEXT HERSCHEL WALKER. HERSCHEL IS 5O NOW.
UGA HAS NOT EVEN BEEN TO A BCS TITLE GAME. LAST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WAS 32 YEARS AGO!
ONCE AGAIN: LOTS OF BARK IN ATHENS: NO BITE: THAT D LOOKED HORRIBLE SAT.
AND AGAINST A BUFFALO?
Old Man Football Lover
September 3rd, 2012
5:30 pm
@Zino – stop riding Saban’s jockstrap!
joe jenkins
September 3rd, 2012
5:36 pm
does anybody know when the last time we played a complete game of football on both sides of the ball….geez wake up people….mizzo is going to kill us
Old Man Football Lover
September 3rd, 2012
5:45 pm
@ Joe Jenkins – probably Jan 2008 against Hawaii
William
September 3rd, 2012
5:50 pm
Defense looked pitiful, Had to play freshmen at tailback, Murray looked awful. Special teams were pathetic, Play calling was old man like, we might as well forfeit to Missouri next week. I don’t see how we can stop them with a defense that gives up 23 points to a terrible Buffalo team. I don’t like our chances at all. Too many question marks all over the field. Line play is bad and receivers can’t catch. May as well skip this game and get ready for Florida Atlantic.
daddo
September 3rd, 2012
5:52 pm
But you beat LSU for a half………hahahahahahahahaha.
ringleader
September 3rd, 2012
5:54 pm
Tampa might want to run up to Gainesville rather than to Clearwater and help Muschump out. The Gators had more penalties than they had first downs. And, I think the quarterback was chosen last week. They split the plays, one ran 55, the other 11. I guess its the Gators math of 50/50.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
5:55 pm
@slobodan….
I may be wrong….and I have been wrong before as “ringleader” so graciously posted above…..but I believe the 5 yard rule only applies in the NFL and not college football. I believe….and again I may be wrong….in college football you cannot touch or shove or hit a receiver after the ball has left the QBs hand and crossed the neutral zone. I see college DBs shoving WRs off their routes all the time beyond 5 yards….and I believe it is legal as long as the ball has not left the QBs hands and crossed the neutral zone. I do not believe the 5 yard deal applies in college football or high school football. An NFL CB is not supposed to alter a receiver’s route after the first 5 yards….but a college DB can…..as long as (see above). And….if I am correct….and I might not be…..Milliner play was legal because the ball had not left the Michigan QB’s hand and crossed the neutral zone. I am sticking to that….and obviously the refs for the game did too. As well as the announcers who made no mention of an illegal play on that Milliner INT.
So…..@WOW
…..unless you can find a rule that states otherwise…..you have to believe my “CRAP”….the refs “CRAP” from the game…..and the announcers “CRAP” who made no mention of illegal contact or pass interferance on that play.
duckafawg
September 3rd, 2012
5:57 pm
>Shawn: you’re not as smart as you think…the 5-yard rule is ONLY a pro football rule…you owe Tampa an apology
TDawg
September 3rd, 2012
5:59 pm
@ Joe Jenkins- last complete game
2011 Auburn game was pretty good
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
6:03 pm
Zino Dawg…..
Love downtown Dunedin. Eat there all the time. And wife and I take in all the downtown arts and crafts festivals.
SugarHillDawg
September 3rd, 2012
6:05 pm
I’m not trying to rain on Gurley’s parade BUT if he keeps running straight up like that, somebody is gonna break him in half.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
6:08 pm
ringleader
September 3rd, 2012
5:54 pm
“Tampa might want to run up to Gainesville rather than to Clearwater and help Muschump out. The Gators had more penalties than they had first downs. And, I think the quarterback was chosen last week. They split the plays, one ran 55, the other 11. I guess its the Gators math of 50/50.”
@ringleader…..
First, Muschamp does not need my help. He is doing just fine. Second, they did not have more penalties than first downs. It was 50/50…..14 first downs and 14 penalties….so I guess your MATH is no better………and the only reason the game was as close as it was.
10-2 is a good year! Right?
September 3rd, 2012
6:13 pm
Gurley named freshman of the week, immediately guaranteeing a dozen play-action deep throws on 1st down and another dozen sprint draws on 2nd down from Bobo on Staurday.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
6:13 pm
#73……
Oxycotin is the new drug of choice all over the U.S…..not just in the Tampa area. And I guess it being such a horrible place is why so many millions have chosen to live in the area…..and why the beaches have repeatedly been ranked the best in North America. Maybe you just should find better people to hang out with in Tampa….on your next visit.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
6:15 pm
Now….time to go hunt for some fish in the sea……another horrible draw back from living in the Bay area. But where are my oxycotin pills?
Dawg Bite
September 3rd, 2012
6:27 pm
I would hope that the Dogs can make that Mizzou guy eat his words. Old man football? I hope Mizzou plays Alabama, he will get a great big dose of that for sure. LSU also, and hopefully from UGA unless Bobo tries to air it out long every play. Surely he hid some of the playbook this past game. We do have tight ends to throw to don’t we? And, isn’t a pass over the middle still legal?
kingdaddy
September 3rd, 2012
6:29 pm
If you don’t like the Tampa/St. Pete area, then you probably have never been there or you were in the wrong side of town looking for some oxys…
slobodan
September 3rd, 2012
6:39 pm
Tampa Gator: normally I’m too lazy to look things up, but I did in this case:
you are correct; the illegal contact rule (outside the 5 yard zone) is an NFL rule and does not exist in NCAA or HS..
JoeFann also pointed this out and he is correct as well..
Makes me wonder: why aren’t all recerivers knocked on their arse while QB still has the ball (especially on rollouts).
azdawg
September 3rd, 2012
6:40 pm
“Marcus Murphy, TB/PR, Missouri: Returned two punts for TDs and accumulated 206 all-purpose yards in Missouri’s 62-10 win against SE Louisiana”
We’ll see just how good/improved GA’s punt coverage is this saturday in columbia. Based on both GA and MO 1st game performances, we may see 1st loss of the season for4 the dawgs. Reminds me of when GA went to CO and lost that game.
Hope the defense will be better prepared and hyped for this game. I wouldn’t want to be the team to lose to MO SEC debut. Come on DAWGS.
Special K
September 3rd, 2012
6:43 pm
Agreed Tampa G. Was only looking at what he did after the int. Yes the knock out of bounds on the wr is legal.
Special K
September 3rd, 2012
6:44 pm
You can as a db edge the wr out of bounds. The wr should stay away from the line at teh start of the play. You should never get yourself edged out ob.
Special K
September 3rd, 2012
6:45 pm
Should say the. Sorry for the sp.
kingdaddy
September 3rd, 2012
6:49 pm
Chip
One of the things I didn’t like about Bobo’s gameplan that ticked me off was the fact that we left their offense on the field too long. They held the ball for 32:07 to our 27:53. The question is why won’t Bobo play a more ball-control, grind it out offense that denies the other offense a chance for a big play? I think at times, our Defense was winded because of a quick TD by UGA, ir us rapidly turning the ball over. Why can’t we run more, eat the clock and keep the Defense fresh? This formula has worked well enough for Alabama and LSU, but it not good enough for us! Bobo is like,”Don’t worry about turning the ball over in a 52 second possesion, the Defense has our back! ” CTG should speak-up…
Destin Dawg
September 3rd, 2012
7:13 pm
I sold pelleting equip. to H.P. hood and sons citrus plant in Dunedin.. out of production for years .. recently torn down ?? thats how old I am
kingdaddy
September 3rd, 2012
7:15 pm
Destin Dawg
No new tricks for you, lol.(me either)
Glory between the Hedges
September 3rd, 2012
7:21 pm
I think we have only seen the surface of what Gurley is going to do at Georgia. He may not be Hershel, but he may be the next best thing. The kid has the it factor. Even people who hate Georgia know it. Someone please tell me that us missing Crowell is going to be a big factor now.
BigDawg
September 3rd, 2012
7:23 pm
Harold, you continue to impress: “AND AGAINST A BUFFALO?” And yes, I want large fries with that! You are a DB (not defensive back).
Destin Dawg
September 3rd, 2012
7:29 pm
Crowell got 4 yards on 2 carries for AlA. State Sun… went out hurt ??
BG
September 3rd, 2012
7:38 pm
Congrats Gurley! GO DAWGS!!
ringleader
September 3rd, 2012
7:44 pm
Tampa……..They had 3 penalties which were declined.
CC
September 3rd, 2012
7:53 pm
GATA Gurley!
ringleader
September 3rd, 2012
8:16 pm
You guys see Tech’s helmets. What happened to the Old Gold, did they Clorox them to get that Mello Yello?
hope no more arrests
September 3rd, 2012
8:20 pm
missouri your ass is beat
TDawg
September 3rd, 2012
8:21 pm
Yes, IC looked very familiar In his aL St debut. Mostly standing and watching. His hammy tightened up. Any NFL scouts probably left at half laughing out loud. What a waste.
Had he stayed and had his hammy tighten up Saturday against Buffalo he would have fallen to at least 4th string. He might have even been beaten out in practice by 3 guys. Who needs him?
TDawg
September 3rd, 2012
8:24 pm
Wow, didn’t think they could top the mustard yellow look for ugly. Beauty in the eye of the nerdy beholder I guess
Your Girlfriend
September 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
I see Georgia and Missouri as being fairly evenly matched. Should come down to which team makes the least mistakes.
j,t,
September 3rd, 2012
8:31 pm
Washan and Isaiah who???
'94 UGA Alumnus
September 3rd, 2012
8:41 pm
Hey TampaGator,
Bowling Green is definitely better than Buffalo and FL looked better than UGA on Saturday as did most every decent team in the country. UGA is really missing Ogletree and Rambo and I’m not sure we can beat Mizzou without them. Without ‘Tree and Rambo we lose 2 of our biggest hitters and we look more like a finese team out there.
DOGGIE IN NC
September 3rd, 2012
8:50 pm
Missouri’s offense actually scored less against a Div. II team than the Dawgs offense scored. Their defense scored 28 of their points and another 14 were scored on returns. 20 points is what we have to worry about? Kinda hard to run it back when it goes through the end zone or hangs up there long enough for the coverage to force a fair catch. Dawgs are going to put some “OLE MAN ASS WHUPP’N” on those pussycats! GO DOGGIES
college is forever
September 3rd, 2012
8:54 pm
Now that the fan base knows how good Gurley really is, five bucks says that Bobo will use him for around 10-12 carries.
Dawgbreath
September 3rd, 2012
9:01 pm
What a comeback by Lattimore. Best RB in the country.
PIERCE DAWG
September 3rd, 2012
9:23 pm
TAMPA GATOR the gators looked like s$$$. You have no room to talk. Bama has the class of the sec,but the dawgs will mop the floor with the gators again this year. Muschamp will be gone after this year. Gator days are over,dog days are here. It will be between s carolina and the dawgs for the east. Muschamp will self destruct.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
9:31 pm
Brandon Jenkins…….FSU’s outstanding DE……is done for the year.
@ringleader…..
Are you serious????????
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
@Pierce Dawt at 9:23pm post…….come on man……you can do better than that….I know you can. Let me show you how. Follow along now…this is how you do it….much much better:
Muschamp is a dumbchump. He be really bad coach and can’t hardly beat Bowling Green. So be bad their sorry two QBs. No RBs either. They all be sorry and bad just like last year. OL be bad too. Just like last year. Dawgs will chump all their sorry S$$$ butts. Defense way overrated and they really be bad too. Bowling Green showed everyone that they be bad. Muschamp wishes he was DC for Georgia so can be be good again. And not a sorry Gaytors head coach. No one good except Dawgs except Bama boys. They be OK but not good as Dawg boys. The Dawgs be really good compared to Bama and LSU. Gaytors can’t beat Dawgs ever again. Can’t beat SC ever again either. But Dawgs will beat them because they be better than chickens. Gaytors just be bad because they just be bad and have very bad coach in Mushmancumper. I bet Mutterchamper is wishing he was still at Texas although they also be bad compared to Georgia. We beat Muschuppp and Gaytors this year and every year for every more.
See…..you can post just like that. I know you can. You be really good at posting. Much better than any Gaytor fan. They all be very bad. Just like Muschumpper.
Destin Dawg
September 3rd, 2012
9:45 pm
gators only win 4 games this year .. already won one.. no bowl game.. Muschamp will be gone !!
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
9:48 pm
‘94 UGA Alum….
I am shocked that Georgia does not have more depth at strong safety. And if Marshall does not play…..Georgia may have some issues for that game. I hope Georgia wins……I don’t want to read a million FIRE RICHT AND BOBO posts next week. But I am sure I will….no matter what.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
9:51 pm
Destin…..
4 wins by the Gators….wow….you are being generous tonight. Where is Muschamp going? I heard he sold his condo in the Destin area. Can’t go there.
Tampa Gator
September 3rd, 2012
9:52 pm
Love the new Tech uniforms. They are playing well…in them….on D. Not so good on O.
Dawg Tired
September 3rd, 2012
9:53 pm
I don’t know why I thought the “daily report” might contain some useful information like the status of Theus and Barnette.
Dawg Tired
September 3rd, 2012
9:54 pm
Burnette
Dawg Tired
September 3rd, 2012
10:03 pm
I agree 94 UGA Alumnus – SImply a different defense without Ogletree and Rambo. WHile I have thought Rambo has been overrated, after seeing # 11 trying to play safety, it seems obvious we are not nearly as good back there. Plus Ogletree is our big hitter on the inside. Just a totally diferent D without them.
On the other hand, it does seem like we ought to have somebody watching the QB to prevent those 15 yard runs untouched. That would seem to be a coaching problem.
ringleader
September 3rd, 2012
10:16 pm
Tampa, he bought one in Boca Grande near Sabans new remodel back in January.
floalsini
September 3rd, 2012
10:25 pm
egreg vdsv
The Bear
September 3rd, 2012
10:40 pm
VT always over rated
Bob669
September 3rd, 2012
10:43 pm
Wow! You guys don’t see a lot of BIG 12 games huh? I’ve been in Houston for 9 years so sadly we see ALL of that crap! Trust me when I say this, Missouri is not SEC caliber. I will be shocked if they finish ahead of Kentucky in the East. They were barely compatible in B12…
And also, why is no one giving Buffalo credit for coming into Athens and playing there hearts out? That was a team that had absolutely nothing to lose and gave it all they had! Most teams like that give up before the game starts, that is why there blowouts. They gave it there all and UGA barely tried, and still won by 20+!
Bob669
September 3rd, 2012
10:48 pm
*Competitive*
bubba4dawgs
September 3rd, 2012
10:52 pm
I’m still trying to remember that guys name who wore # 1 last year! Well, I guess he didn’t stay in games long enough for me to remember! Oh Well!!
bitter glad i dont live on 14th st
September 3rd, 2012
11:34 pm
TECH scores with 44 sec to go and takes the lead—-ur—hold the press
its tech and well—–ur—–yes, thats write—-they could not hold
the lead and allowed va tech to score on a tieing field goal as time ran out
—-su_x to be man boobs—–and a tech fan———by the way
———telvin washington is the worst QB ever—-right–news flash
bitter glad i dont live on 14th st
September 3rd, 2012
11:38 pm
bamma was a machine this week——now im glad we get to play mizzo
—–still the state of alabamma should have a fence built around it to
keep the trailer tramps CAGED UP—–HAHAHAHAHAH—TUSK-UR-LOOSERS
bitter glad i dont live on 14th st
September 3rd, 2012
11:42 pm
MY SORCES HAVE IT THAT james franklin will be the next HEAD COACH at tech
—I bet that 14th st —FRY COOK —aka—A PERSON SO DUMB—is pissed
his beloved yeller jackets tossed that game away like a drunk loosing
——a wiskey bottle on a wiskey boat—–hahahahahah
bitter glad i dont live on 14th st
September 3rd, 2012
11:44 pm
———-Final Note————BEE
——————————————–A
——————GURLY
—————————————-MAN———————–go dawgs
Obomaisajoke
September 4th, 2012
12:43 am
How did Ga. get such an easy schedule?
Fidlin1
September 4th, 2012
12:46 am
I’m sure the Buffalo defense is very aware now that Gurley is no girly man. Way to Go Todd!!
7576DAWG
September 4th, 2012
2:59 am
Obomaisajoke
I’ve been trying to get Georgia to drop Georgia Tech from our schedule for years and replace them with who is not considered a cupcake. But nobody will listen to me.
Larry
September 4th, 2012
6:10 am
________________________
Bob669 wrote: Trust me when I say this, Missouri is not SEC caliber. I will be shocked if they finish ahead of Kentucky in the East. They were barely compatible in B12…
________________________
Actually, being “incompatible” with Oklahoma and Baja Oklahoma is something to be proud of — and I am! Prepare to be shocked, Mr. Guff. (And, no, I don’t trust you.)
Larry
September 4th, 2012
6:18 am
But, getting back to Gurley, he’s clearly a force. Sheldon Richardson is billed as a run-stopper. Maybe it’ll be a case of…resistable force meets moveable object? ;>)
Larry
September 4th, 2012
6:36 am
Speaking of SEC weekly honors:
“Marcus Murphy became the first Mizzou player to win a weekly SEC award when he was honored as special teams player of the week. Murphy returned two punts for touchdowns in the opener and broke the school record with 180 punt return yards. The previous mark was held by Roger Wehrli.”
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mu-notebook-ebner-insists-he-ll-play-vs-georgia/article_1631e863-81e9-5b39-a0fd-b37b9ec0ab8b.html
Your Girlfriend
September 4th, 2012
7:39 am
Missouri could win the East, for what it’s worth. The fifth best team in the SEC won it last year. This year doesn’t look any better, so far.
Tampa Gator
September 4th, 2012
7:46 am
slobodan
September 3rd, 2012
6:39 pm
“Tampa Gator: normally I’m too lazy to look things up, but I did in this case:
you are correct; the illegal contact rule (outside the 5 yard zone) is an NFL rule and does not exist in NCAA or HS.”
Wow
September 3rd, 2012
4:27 pm
“I see his Greatness aka Tampa Gator is posting again. Hope you guys do not believe this crap he posts. What a loser!!”
@WOW…..Hey…..
What did you say about me being a “loser” and full of crap? Maybe you need to get out of your bathroom and out from behind that mirror more often. Just saying.
Your Girlfriend
September 4th, 2012
7:52 am
So far, the Tennessee Volunteers appear to be the class of the East in 2012. SCAR barely escaped Vandy. Florida’s offense looks confused. Georgia failed to dominate an inferior opponent. Could the SEC East be even weaker in 2012 than they were in 2011?
UA Grad
September 4th, 2012
8:06 am
It looks like Dee pushed the guy out of bounds around 7 yards off the ball. Refs are going to let you play football when it is that close…………..10-15 yards off the ball is another thing. I think it just looked so dramatic because Dee was so physical with him.
Larry
September 4th, 2012
8:07 am
When they held a contest to name the ex-Oilers NFL team that landed in Nashville, I suggested that, since the “amateurs” at the U. of Tenn. were the “Volunteers”, the pay-per-game NFL boys should logically be called the “Mercenaries”. Somehow, my quite logical suggestion was overlooked.
RxDawg
September 4th, 2012
8:29 am
Good job Gurley. TJ Yeldon looked really good too. I’m not surprised at all to see these two share the award.
bjohnDAWG
September 4th, 2012
8:43 am
Tampa Gator,
Was in Tampa last week, same time as RNC. Great city.
But that bridge over the bay….I thought with the high winds, my car was going to do a NASCAR move and just fly off the road and over the side.
I believe you are right about the ALABAMA DB’s pick. Purely legal.
As for the DAWGS…and I am a DAWG fan….we are going to have to play much better than Saturday’s effort to beat MISSOURI. Liked Gurley. Rest of team needs to getting cracking.
Bama in Atlanta
September 4th, 2012
8:50 am
It looks like both Bama and UGA have found solid, young RBs. I know some people are saying “it’s just Buffalo” but you could still see the running style, speed and power. It will be interesting to see how he does against Mizzou.
chilidawg
September 4th, 2012
9:01 am
It sure looked to me like CMR was not putting much of the playbook on the table against Buffalo, which may translate to a thorough pounding of Mizzou. The risky part of that is this week’s perception that “well, it looks like the dawgs are not as good as we thought.” It wouldn’t surprise me to see the dawgs fall in the polls this week. When will CMR learn that in the subjective system that is the BCS, style points matter?
Tampa Gator is paranoid
September 4th, 2012
9:03 am
Is my imposter around? Why does everyone hate me so much? I post the most intelligent posts on this blog and people still don’t appreciate me and what I have to offer.
gdawginkalamazoo
September 4th, 2012
9:12 am
It just looks like the MAC teams were better prepared to play against UGA and Florida. I would put that on the coaches. Or were they just more focused on the opponents this week? Could be. Regradless Branden Oliver RB from Buffalo is on the Doak Walker, Maxwell and Walter Camp awards list so our D did face a very good RB to start the season.
Basing things on one game?
September 4th, 2012
9:17 am
First game no less. Basically a glorified scrimmage to get everyone’s feet wet, use the first couple of pages of the playbook only, etc. etc.
Give Buffalo credit- they came to play. Experienced offensive line averaging about 320, heady quarterback, good tough running back. Think they will have a decent season.
Judging how Florida, Georgia, Miss State, Missouri and others who played lesser opponents will do is kind of shortsighted in my opinion.
Teams that played major conference opponents you can get a better read on, even there it is way too early to know how good or bad they will be.
Obviously Bama looked in midseason form, Kentucky looks to be really hurting, still we will know lots more after week 3.
gdawginkalamazoo
September 4th, 2012
9:18 am
Does anybody else on here hear Hans & Fran saying “The Gurley Man had a great weekend running the football” ?
Wild Dog`
September 4th, 2012
9:20 am
Tampa Gater, not impressed with your selfevaluation and your pompous attitude.
zbulldawg
September 4th, 2012
9:35 am
LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
DIT
September 4th, 2012
9:37 am
@Tampa Gator
Good luck against A&M. Making Driskell(sp) starting QB ws a good move by CM. Forget some of these posters on here. You make a much more civil post than most of these so-called dawg fans on here.
I feel it’s important for the Dawgs and Gators to make their own statement games this Saturday. Mizzou is coming into the game pretty confident. I hope it back fires on them. Our D has to look a whole lot better though.
zbulldawg
September 4th, 2012
9:44 am
Shoot I would have rather had been playing Ole Miss !! LOL
HUH?????????????
September 4th, 2012
9:51 am
Not sure how a player from UGA who played an easy opponent gets rookie of the week.
HUH?????????????
September 4th, 2012
9:52 am
“Give Buffalo credit- they came to play. Experienced offensive line averaging about 320, heady quarterback, good tough running back. ”
It gets sadder and funnier to see UGA fans coming up with excuses for their easy schedule. Making Buffalo seem like a big time football program is laughable and UGA fans should be ashamed.
HABDAWG
September 4th, 2012
9:52 am
Just the first week. So let’s just relax and enjoy the ride and in three or four weeks it will be much clearer who the contenders are as well as the pretenders. Until then let every team and every fan dream big because that is what makes college football so great.
I for one was very impressed with Gurley and Marshall as well. The defense not so much, but look for different things this Saturday against Mizz. If not it will be a long afternoon for my Dawgs. I am concerned the early misses from Murray to wide open recievers, hopefully he was just to amped up for the first game?????
Go dawgs………………..
HUH?????????????
September 4th, 2012
9:53 am
GO DAWGS!!!! BEAT THOSE UNRANKED TEAMS!!!! WE GONE WIN US DA SEC CHAMPIONSHIP! BAMA AIN’T GONE KNOWED WHAT HIT EM!
HABDAWG
September 4th, 2012
9:54 am
“….with the early misses….”
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
9:54 am
HUH??
Why are you even commenting?
Auburn was pitiful just like I told you they would be. Pathetic.
Looking at a 1-4 start. Just like I told you.
HABDAWG
September 4th, 2012
9:56 am
@HUH?????????……………………………HUH???????????
You dummy!
D man
September 4th, 2012
9:58 am
I don’t know if the Milliner int was legal or not but as an SEC fan, you gotta love the way Bama beat down the little, BIG 10 Michigan team… That interception was cool and so was all of the hits they put on Michigan. Looked like boys playing against men… SEC, SEC, SEC…
D man
September 4th, 2012
9:59 am
Can’t wait to watch Gurley against Mizzo. That will tell us if he is for real or not. Sure looked good on Saturday…
Alphare
September 4th, 2012
10:20 am
Why cannot Gurley pick on somebody of his own size, like TJ Yeldon did?
UGA Insider
September 4th, 2012
10:22 am
UGA hopefully will get healthy and CMR will not keep Tree and Rambo suspended. Our defense is in trouble Saturday night if we don’t get some pressure.
megamicro
September 4th, 2012
10:24 am
The best back in the SEC is Hilliard at LSU. The best freshman back in the SEC is the Hill kid at LSU. End of story.
megamicro
September 4th, 2012
10:25 am
Ogletree and Rambo should serve their suspension immediately.
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
10:25 am
Thanks for your opinion mega
Your opinion is like your rear end, everyone has one.
Chicago Dawg
September 4th, 2012
10:27 am
Explain to me how Marcus Lattimore’s stats are superior to Todd Gurley’s and he is the offensive player of the week. Gurley was more dynamic.
TallyDawg
September 4th, 2012
10:28 am
Outside of the debate of Ogletree and Rambo, do we get any of our other suspended players back this week?
megamicro
September 4th, 2012
10:28 am
My rear end and your face probaly have more in common than you know. How about shutting your mouth boy.
TallyDawg
September 4th, 2012
10:29 am
Everyone is making excuses for us since we were missing five players on defense, but outside of Mitchell MAYBE being healed enough to play, we will have the same lineup as we did against Buffalo…
megamicro
September 4th, 2012
10:31 am
Gurley played against BUFFALO! A 3-9 MAC squad last season. His numbers shouldn’t even be officially recognized.
WDE
September 4th, 2012
10:52 am
@megamicro and Yeldon was running behind the best OL in the nation what is your point moron? We won’t ding Yeldon, heck he looked great….as did Gurley now crawl back under your rock.
Tide Rising
September 4th, 2012
11:02 am
Good grief. A 27 point thrashing in a game that wasn’t even that close and all the dawg fans can talk about is Milliner’s push of the receiver? Geez.
Both backs did great and shouldn’t be any problem sharing it though I would have rather had Yeldon have it. I mean come on. 200+ yards against Buffalo??? Buffalo??? Had Yeldon ran against Buffalo behind our O-line he probably would have had 6,000 yards. Plus he had to share a lot of carries with 3 other tailbacks. In any event it was great to steamroll another out of conference team.
I watched the first half of the Buffalo- UGA game and other than Gurley’s kickoff return Buffalo looked like the better team. They certainly dominated Georgia for the first half and that’s a kind of shocking statement. If you have to struggle against Buffalo which is usually rated around 110-120 of 120 teams then you’re really going to have trouble in the SEC.
ELEPHANT SQUASHES BULLDOG EVERYTIME
September 4th, 2012
11:14 am
I must say that I thoroughly enjoy all the Bulldog boaster’s creativity when it comes to making excuses for why UGA stinks and truly stunk it up against the University of Buffalo Bulls not to be confused with The NFL franchise Buffalo Bills. For pete’s sake, one of these morons actually blamed the heat and humidity for Georgia’s pi$$ poor showing in their own stadium in the state of, drum roll please, Georgia. As if that team from New York, you know, in the North wasn’t feeling the same weather conditions on their half of the field or sidelines. Geez, and then when you have some individuals trying to post intelligent remarks like Tampa Gator or other more educated Bulldog fans that recognize the weaknesses in the Dawg’s game this past week attack them with remarks straight out of, well, elementary school.
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I also truly enjoy how these moronic fans can talk crap about Alabama (that is 14X NCAA Football Champion) leading up to the game with Michigan and quickly turning on their own coach and asking why UGA is not as good as Alabama after the first quarter of that same game. The funny thing about this is we are doing this well using a good bit of Georgia’s high school talent. I am enjoying every minute of this and look forward to more excuses as to why Georgia sucks. I’m writing them down in case in the distant future Alabama starts to decline and Tide fans, being unuse to making excuses, have these to refer back to. Thanks Georgia fan year in and year out.
Larry
September 4th, 2012
11:17 am
Is Gurley for real? Of course he is. I expect that he’ll get a lot of yards Saturday; Mizzou’s job is to keep him from “hitting home runs”. I think the first two games actually offer no real clues to how it will go this Saturday night. Is it safe to say that “big plays” will make the difference? I just hope it doesn’t come down to a hacked receiver no-call, as in the SC-Vandy game!
DawginLex
September 4th, 2012
11:31 am
MEGA
Are you mad?
You need to get a grip son.
megamicro
September 4th, 2012
11:39 am
Whatever boy. Keep that mouth of yours closed and we’ll be ok.
Larry
September 4th, 2012
11:55 am
After Week 1, the pundits at CollegeFootballNews (Scout.com) rank Mizzou as the fifth-best team in the SEC.
AP Poll
September 4th, 2012
11:58 am
Congrats UGA, as a reflection of the efforts in your season opener to Sister Mary’s Jr High School for the Blind you have gone from #6 preseason to #7.
Tide Rising
September 4th, 2012
12:26 pm
Alabama is the new no. 1 in the nation by a wide margin. This is the 5th consecutive year dating back to 2008 that Alabama has attained the no. 1 ranking at some point in the season. WOW! That is incredible when you stop and think about it. I’m not even sure if that has ever been done before.
Also good to see Florida back in the polls again. I see that UGA fell back a notch. Not a big surprise given that their overrated to begin with. We can only surmise that their ranking was due solely to ease of schedule and not the overall skill of the team. Its still mind boggling that Buffalo dominated the dogs in the first half especially in the rushing game. I can’t fathom allowing a team like Buffalo to get a 100 yard rusher against Bama.
ELEPHANT SQUASHES BULLDOG EVERYTIME
September 4th, 2012
12:30 pm
Amazing what educated commentary and the backing of 14 National Championships does to quieten the hoardes of Bulldog homers excuses. See Tampa Gator, this is how you must approach Bulldog nation. Flash the bright, shiny Championship rings in front of the UGA backers, ask where their’s are, and then use one maybe two syllable words to explain your position with regards to the many faults UGA makes in football and the infinite excuses that follow for those faults translating to poor showing day in and day out every Saturday. At least they have, well, …still thinking, one of their athletic teams who claimed a National Championship recently, not sure where, they are pulling from, to fall back on and brag about. By the way, Alabama, NCAA football champions, softball champions, gymnastics champions, and for good measure women’s golf champions. That is just this past year. Holla!
BITTER TUR-D
September 4th, 2012
1:52 pm
Sharing a article with the inbread bamma trailer park lovers is like
sharing a hand gun with a grown adult with a child like mind
——Yes bamma looked sharp—kinda blackout like at half—31-0
But there supporters su_x—mouthie freaks chest pumpers
—bamma state flower—-satilite dish—-hahahahahah
ELEPHANT SQUASHES BULLDOG EVERYTIME
September 4th, 2012
2:29 pm
Point proven Mr. TUR-D. Georgia educated I can surmise (big word you might need to look up in that book that collects dust in your “reading material” collection near your outhouse. Of course, while you are at it, you may want to look up the word “satilite” and note if it exists versus “satellite” I believe you were trying to use to insult us 14x National Champions in football. Also, of note, it is sharing AN article not A article as you attempt grammar. How is that for us inbred (also spelled incorrectly in your comment) Bama trailer park lover who has lived in Georgia for 30 years and received my, drum roll please, yet again, education here when Georgia ranked 49th in the nation for education. I truly love living in this state and amonst most of the people here minus morons like yourself who proves daily that maybe 49th was a bit generous Okay, a lot generous. Excuse me while I get back to cataloguing, yes that is with a U, UGA fans excuses.
ELEPHANT SQUASHES BULLDOG EVERYTIME
September 4th, 2012
2:36 pm
“amongst”
Joey
September 4th, 2012
2:45 pm
Oh boy. More of who AltamahaDawg calls, “little old ladies who correct spelling on football blogs” . . .
ELEPHANT SQUASHES BULLDOG EVERYTIME
September 4th, 2012
3:00 pm
As long as you insert 14x National Champion “little old lady” I will be amicable to that characterization. I guess I should know better than to try and bump up the IQ of DAWG lovers on here.
Alabama Dog
September 4th, 2012
3:04 pm
AP Poll: it’s not where you are ranked in September, but where you are ranked in January that counts. Try not to get confused.
Larry
September 4th, 2012
3:38 pm
Rankings are 1/3 sense and 2/3 popularity contest. There will never be enough football games played in a single season to know who is truly best. Merely consider all the formidable teams your team (and mine) will not have to play! What’s most important is to enjoy exciting, well-played games, one by one, and to be man enough to lose with gentlemanly grace (do as I say, not as I do, I might add).
Larry
September 4th, 2012
4:02 pm
Mizzou coaches talk about recruiting in Atlanta, and about “spread vs. smash-mouth” football:
• Pinkel says the game could have positive ramifications for recruiting in Atlanta, where MU is trying to establish itself.
“Well, yeah, if you win it,” he said, smiling.
More seriously, he said the long-term process will be more about direct recruiting, evaluation of talent and positive experiences for those who do come to Mizzou — and their word of mouth thereafter. “We’ll do a good job of recruiting in Atlanta, regardless, but of course we want to win this game.”
• Offensive coordinator David Yost on the big-picture matter of MU’s spread offense vs. smash-mouth SEC defense:
“We believe in what we do, and we believe we can do what we do against anybody we play against … Now you’ve got to go do it. All the talk’s done. And Saturday night when the game’s over, they’ll be able to judge if what we attempted to execute works, and what doesn’t work and what we have to get better at, too.”
The foregoing copied from:
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/tiger-tracker/a-sec-ond-look-at-mizzou-media-day/article_7ea01bd2-f6aa-11e1-98fd-0019bb30f31a.html
Alabama Dog
September 4th, 2012
4:15 pm
ELEPHANT SQUASHES BULLDOG: then get on an Alabama blog! We’re not asking for your presence, or opinions here! Beat it, pachyderm!
ELEPHANT SQUASHES BULLDOG EVERYTIME
September 4th, 2012
5:23 pm
Not that I need a reason to be here, but inital headline involved an Alabama player. But this is where I must troll for all the best excuses from a fan base for why their team underperforms and has since they last one a meaningful national championship back during the Reagan adminstration. That way I have them stored for when my team, ‘eh ghast!!!!!!!!’, becomes irrelevant. So here is it simplified for all you DAWG lovers; University of Georgia = Irrelevant / University of Alabama (Pachyderms) = Face of College Football. Keep posting so I can keep laughing.
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September 4th, 2012
9:09 pm
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