UGA’s next opponent at a glance: Missouri
Who: at Missouri
When: 7:45 p.m. Saturday
TV; radio: ESPN2; 750, 95.5
About Missouri
Record: 1-0 (0-0 SEC)
Last time played: The only previous football game between Georgia and Missouri came in the Orange Bowl at the end of the 1959 season. Georgia won 14-0 on two long touchdown passes by quarterback Fran Tarkenton.
Offense: Missouri’s spread offense revolves around dual-threat quarterback James Franklin, a 6-foot-2, 228-pound junior who last season passed for 2,865 yards and ran for 981. Starting tailback Kendial Lawrence, a senior, ran for 121 yards in a season-opening 62-10 victory over Southeastern Louisiana last week. The Tigers’ top receiver is T.J. Moe, who caught 146 passes in the past two seasons. Freshman Dorial Green-Beckham, a 6-foot-6, was the nation’s No. 1-rated high school receiver last year and caught three passes for 32 yards in his college debut.
Defense: Missouri allowed 380 yards per game last season, which ranked No. 61 in the nation but No. 4 in the offense-oriented Big 12. Outspoken defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson, well-known for his comment that Georgia plays “old man football,” is a highly regarded player who transferred to Missouri from junior college last year. Cornerback E.J. Gaines was first-team All-Big 12 last season, when he had 16 pass breakups. Linebacker Zaviar Gooden has started 27 consecutive games.
Special teams: Sophomore Marcus Murphy returned punts 70 and 72 yards for touchdowns last week, becoming the first player in Missouri history with two two kick-return TDs in the same game.
What you should know: Missouri (8-5, 5-4 Big 12 last season) has won eight or more games in each of the past six seasons.
Coach: Gary Pinkel is in his 12th season at Missouri (86-54 record) and 22nd as a head coach (159-91-3, including 10 years at Toledo).
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191 comments Add your comment
Destin Dawg
September 4th, 2012
3:24 pm
1st
Destin Dawg
September 4th, 2012
3:27 pm
we’ll see.. it should be a huge test in Columbia at night with the Tigers jacked up to be in the SEC….. Go Dawgs.. win the SEC Champs THIS year !!
NC Dawg fan
September 4th, 2012
3:30 pm
Get things right on D and we will have nothing to worry about. We do not want to get in a shootout this week!
Bite that Tiger tail
September 4th, 2012
3:31 pm
Georgia just needs treat it like business. Get it done.
CPJ's maaaan boobs
September 4th, 2012
3:32 pm
first!
Ray
September 4th, 2012
3:40 pm
If Georgia finds a way to lose this game it should be off with Mark Richt and Aaron Murray’s Heads(Fired/Benched) I already wasn’t too impress with last weeks game.
ATL Tiger
September 4th, 2012
3:41 pm
See you at the ZOU!!! I’m expecting a hard-hitting, fast paced game.
Ray
September 4th, 2012
3:44 pm
From which team @ ATL Tiger
Mizzou just plays extreme offense they’ll find out sooner or later that crap don’t pass in SEC FOOTBALL! Just ask Michigan how that worked out.
Ray
September 4th, 2012
3:46 pm
I will say I was impressed by Gurley though this past game shows promise, but it won’t matter to most fans once he gets into trouble(hope not) ish always hits the fan before most facts come out.
UGA Insider
September 4th, 2012
3:46 pm
OK here again we are playing against a highly regarded special teams player like Honey Badger…. UGA has the worst punt team in the country… I am anxious to see what CMR will do. I bet he punts to the kid like he did Honey Badger.
NC Dawg fan
September 4th, 2012
3:53 pm
I thought punts went quite well last week. Kickoffs even better.
Remarkable
September 4th, 2012
3:54 pm
I am a life long Bulldog but I wasn’t very impressed with last weeks game either. Murray overthrew many of his most open receivers. I hope he has gotten the nerves out of his system.
I will say this, the running game looked good already. I’ll bet you will see three different backs with more than 50 yards. Todd Gurley should get another 100 yard game. I just hope it’s enough.
Ray
September 4th, 2012
4:00 pm
@ Remarkable
This upcoming game we shouldn’t worry Mizzou is more offense first than defense just like with Texas A&M they’ll learn that crap don’t fly in SEC Football my friend.
Even though I feel Georgia is overrated highly this year we should get past Mizzou I said it before if Georgia finds a way to lose the entire coaching staff should be fired on LIVE TV lol.
snoop dawgy dawg
September 4th, 2012
4:01 pm
UGA needs to get the lead and then run it down Mizzou’s throat
dawggirl
September 4th, 2012
4:01 pm
I think to say we’re the worst punt team in the country is an exaggeration. I said on Sunday that we shouldn’t kick to this guy, unlike how we did to HB. Hopefully, they’ll make the right call on that.
I’m nervous about this game, I have to say. So many people out. Not an excuse, but I’m not confident. Any word yet on the line?
Dawg Haus
September 4th, 2012
4:03 pm
If the Dawgs play D, they’ll win this game.
Ray
September 4th, 2012
4:05 pm
@dawggirl
While we may not be the worst we are still pretty bad especially to be #6 in the nation.
Honestly in SEC games are won and lost on how good/bad your Defense and Special Teams are lol.
Chilidawg
September 4th, 2012
4:10 pm
What is the purpose for not announcing how long our players are suspended?
Dave
September 4th, 2012
4:12 pm
Enter your comments here
Dave
September 4th, 2012
4:15 pm
From what I have read, it’s the dogs by three. Mizzou scored 62 pints last week, but of that, 28 was by the defense and 14 was on punt returns. I know it all counts, but their “high octane” offense only scored 20 points against a division 2 school. If we don’t have any breakdowns in special teams and no turnovers (OK…maybe one), we should be all right. UGA played a very vanilla defense and offense, because they could and still win. Hopefully, they will come out with their hair on fire for this one. I hope….if not…..*sigh
snoop dawgy dawg
September 4th, 2012
4:17 pm
@Chillidawg
Maybe to see how they act during that week to see if they deserve to play would be my guess
Ray
September 4th, 2012
4:19 pm
@ Dave
SE LA is a D1(FCS) School not D2 I’m not going to lie I hate when people get that mixed up lol. Cause I actually go to a D2 school.
dawggirl
September 4th, 2012
4:20 pm
Ray, we’re #7, not #6.
Did we look good Saturday? No, horrendous at times. I just don’t see the point in making it out like we’re the worst team in the entire country. For god’s sake, Oklahoma barely squeaked by UTEP. We weren’t the only team to look bad. Do we have concerns? Yes. But we know what we’re up against with this team, and we know what our defense has to do. We just have to buck up and do it.
Go Dawgs!
DIT
September 4th, 2012
4:21 pm
I agree, defense shows up and the rest will take care of itself. With that said:
UGA 38 Mizzou 17
dawggirl
September 4th, 2012
4:21 pm
I should say, they have to buck up and do it. I will be sitting on the couch, not really helping out that much.
Silly Bloggers
September 4th, 2012
4:21 pm
Not saying it means anything, but UGA just released their depth chart for the Missouri game and had both Tree and Rambo listed as starters. Granted, we can take almost all of our scholarship players to a game since we are way under the 85 man cap, but still found it surprising. Google Grady NewsSource UGA starting lineup and please let me know if I am missing something.
Ray
September 4th, 2012
4:22 pm
@ Dawggirl
Been in class since 11:00 so I haven’t seen update rankings and what not, but what’s the difference still feels highly overrated.
Silly Bloggers
September 4th, 2012
4:23 pm
Nevermind…they were included on the Buffalo game depth chart as well. Oh well, here I was hoping for nothing.
jalex49
September 4th, 2012
4:23 pm
This is a true test for both teams and Georgia needs all their players on board! Missouri is a good team but so is Georgia. I hope the defense gets it together and play like they are capable of playing. I believe they can and will be a top five defense at season’s end.
I think the offense looks much better and hopefully the line can protect Aaron Murray and the running backs.
Just play “Georgia football” which I was taught to mean”Hunker Down Dawgs”, it was surprising to hear they are playing old man football?
Old Man Football ? Where’s Hershel?
General Ledger
September 4th, 2012
4:25 pm
Actually, we pretty much saw the entire playbook on Satuday……..run up the middle, sling it 70 yards…….am I missing anything? Oh….wide receiver pass. We’ve added 50% to the playbook this year. However GO DAWGS!
dawggirl
September 4th, 2012
4:25 pm
After Saturday’s game, we’ll know whether we’re a good team or not.
I-DOG
September 4th, 2012
4:26 pm
Does that mean MO plays “old man” defense? Just kidding.
Thoughts on the first game…. I am in the middle, but overall concerned that we look an awful lot like last year’s team. Overall a C-
I thought the WR’s looked good and the running backs. Not too many penalties and no turnovers. Murray was very mediocre. I think Richt’s frustration in his play was heard in the one quote about him overthrowing King for an easy touchdown. OL played about like I thought they would. Certainly not dominant, but they look like they have some potential. David Andrews looked like he was getting his first action. He should be better by game four, but can we get by Missouri?
Defensively, there were some concerns which everyone has pointed out. There were excuses, suspensions, MM’s sprained ankle, the savage heat and humidity, and the fact that we played vanilla.
Georgia would have likely avoided a touchdown if the proper call had been made on a blatant hold on our freshman DE as he was bearing in for his first career sack. That would have set up 3rd and VERY long on their side of the 50.
Still, we were told that this defense has 10 future NFLers on it and this is CTG’s 3rd year teaching the 3-4, and that we will be DOMINANT. We simply weren’t.
Tough to learn alot about the team when playing a weak opponent, but we will learn plenty Saturday night. Does anyone else think that MO will be running some planned and unplanned quarterback draws up the middle? Maybe 20% of their offense?
I’d still like to see us get a 1st down or two on a drive before throwing the ball deep on a 2nd and 10 or 3rd and 6 when we haven’t really moved the chains yet. I disagree with Bobo philosophically on that and I understand that Buff. took their chances with a lot of press coverage, but I’d rather see us take that shot over the top on a 2nd and 3 or 1st and 10 after we have gotten a couple of first downs on a drive. Rest the D. Wear their D out, gain some rythym and confidence. If we don’t hit the TD pass on 2nd and 3, we can still either run or pass on 3rd down. Same if it becomes 2nd and 10 because we missed on a deep pass, it isn’t a drive killer.
Overall C-
Dave
September 4th, 2012
4:27 pm
@Ray…oops….my bad. That being said, Mizzou could get out of hand quickly if we don’t go full speed. Talent wise, I’d say we win and win going away (Defense, mostly), but I’ll be pacing and swearing sometime around 8:30 PM. Hoping for good things….
Dave
September 4th, 2012
4:28 pm
And they outta give Marshall and Gurley the rock 25-30 times between the both of them. Samuel gets 2 carries and Boo gets 5. RUN THE DAMN BALL and keep their offense off the field.
CHDawg
September 4th, 2012
4:28 pm
Dave, I counted 5 offensive TDs. MO has a very strong team and they will be amped higher than a bowl game, but they are at home. I look for something similar to last year’s SC game. 40-50 and a shootout, unless we come out flat and then it could be embarrassing. I’m going to be shocked if we beat them worse than we did Buffalo. I do think we were looking ahead, but all of the suspensions and injuries are hurting us, too. We could be out 6-8 starters. It is going to take a great game imo.
Ray
September 4th, 2012
4:29 pm
@ jalex49
I think that comment was more so because of last year’s abysmal performance to Michigan St. in that bowl game and honestly when a SEC team loses to B1G team something is definitely wrong.
Still though Mizzou can’t talk BIG 12 is known for playing high offense games with little to no defense except for a few teams Oklahoma(whenever they’re really good) comes to mind.
Hotdawgrunnin
September 4th, 2012
4:30 pm
Chilidawg – CMR understands the art of war. Keeping the slightest advantage over your opponent is the coaches responsibility. By bringing the slightest amount of doubt into the minds of the Mizzou O line, those kids will not be able to mentally prepare themselves for who they will be up against as a unit. By bringing attention away from certain matchups and focusing on the drama he has to deal with, Mizzou will have a harder time being prepared.
CMR has done an excellent job with the press. I remember when our team would have taken the bait with the stupid ‘old man football’ comments and lost all focus. Now with their canned responses we are showing real discipline, representative of a cohesive team! I’m proud of the program he has built, and even with suspensions I know our boys can welcome Mizzou to their first SEC game by handing them a L.
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
4:31 pm
Well UGA has been at the top of the SEC in punting team more so than the bottom. Not sure worst in the nation is exactly accurate.
We downed several inside the 20 Saturday. The only return yards that they gave up was on a punt obviously kicked too flat (same mistake that happened in the CG).
(And it was worth it to see Lynch completely blow the guy up)
Most were very high .5 punts, only one returned. 51 yrd average.
I thought that the punt team was actually a pretty bright spot.
We’ll see against a real team, if they have a handle on it or not.
Clanton Dawg
September 4th, 2012
4:31 pm
The Dawgs didn’t show anything on offense or defense this past week against Buffalo. They may not have even had a game plan other than to just win. Expect the exact opposite this week. UGA plays better, gets the win, and dances at the post game party before flying back to Athens. Go DAWGS!!!
Say What???
September 4th, 2012
4:31 pm
If their QB is truly a duel threat, this game will be a good indicator of how our defense will play against South Carolina. We need shut down their “young boy” offense and take the home crowd completely out of it.
I wish I could say I wasn’t worried… But I can’t. Our defense showed me nothing to get excited about. I hope it was a combination of looking past Buffalo and the use of a very limited playbook…
UGA Insider
September 4th, 2012
4:33 pm
I said we have the worst punt team in the country and we do! We are terrible and some kid ripped off 30 yards against us every time it seemed like. You guys must have been taking Valiums like the team that day.
I-DOG
September 4th, 2012
4:35 pm
Anyone else happy we played a cupcake week 1? If Florida, Georgia, or even South Carolina had played a top 25 team, I’m not sure any of us win. Starting with a quality opponent week 1 is always scary. Glad we weren’t playing MO in week 1.
We don’t beat last year’s Boise team either if we play them last week. That is what has me worried, we looked a lot like last year’s team in many ways. Especially defensively.
I hope we are much better than we showed in week 1, but am certainly concerned that we lose 2-3 games out of MO, SC, TN, Auburn, and FL.
Not good enough in my opinion. 10 NFLers on the defense. 4 seniors in the defensive backfield PLUS Mitchell (though two of them are suspended at present) and a 3rd year starter at QB with more than adequate firepower at RB and WR.
Florida hasn’t shown that they are back yet, USC looked very beatable, TN isn’t quite there yet, and Auburn doesn’t seem to have a juggernaut. No Bama, LSU, or ARKY and a cupcake out of conference schedule.
Hope we can play up to the level of talent and make it a special year.
Ray
September 4th, 2012
4:37 pm
@ UGA Insider out of 120 teams I doubt we’re worse than say the Idaho Vandals LOL!
or even FIU, Utah St. Wyoming etc etc.
We are pretty bad for an SEC team, but worst is a far stretch.
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
4:37 pm
I meant The freshman averaged 51. We cut into that overall, with the pooch punts, of cource.
(which is interesting for them to have a designated pooch punt kicker this year)
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
4:42 pm
Well if by “every time” you meant one time, then yes.
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
4:49 pm
I don’t think that I could have imagined the others (3 downed inside the 20, 1 TB) with no returns.
Buckhead Bulldog
September 4th, 2012
4:50 pm
If I hear “well we will know what kind of team UGA has after Sat.” one more time I’m gonna go bonkers. Mizzou is NOT EVEN ranked and we will find out what uga is all about after Sat? No we wlil find out out what UGA is all about after playing the Cocks in Columbia,,,,Mizz is a cake walk!
LOYAL DAWG
September 4th, 2012
4:57 pm
Dawg fans I know we didn’t impress vs Buffalo, but we’ll be fine in all 3 phases of the game. It seems like everybody wants to be uptight and nervous about this game and understandably so, but I don’t think they better than Tenn or Vandy quite honestly. So what they can score a few point with a big mobile QB. All those run and gun Big 12 teams don’t really impress me. We just have a better team and we as dawg fans should expect something like dawgs 27, tigers 19 and that’s only cause we going into a hostile environment. Relax Dawg fans, get you some medium/extra crispy wings and enjoy the game!
DirtyDawg
September 4th, 2012
4:57 pm
Not real sure about our FG kicker. His leg just didn’t look that strong. Kickoffs were OK but since they’ve moved them to the 35 YL everybody’s leg looks OK. The pooch kicker didn’t seem to do more than 30-35 yards on his ‘end-over-end-style’ kicks. Maybe thats all they want or need, but then if the line of scrimmage is on the opposition’s side of the 50, sometimes you gotta go for it. Didn’t try but one screen pass that I recall and it sucked, but you’ve got to get Messers Marshall and Gurley open in space.
MizzouTiger88
September 4th, 2012
4:57 pm
@Say What???? Our “young boy” offense is gonna run twice as many plays and wear out your “old man” defense by the 4th quarter. Our dual threat QB “Tony the Tank” should scare you as should Vegas only making a “top ten” team only a 3 point fav against an unranked squad. M-I-Z-S-E-C!!!!!
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
4:59 pm
I don’t see how any UGA fan can predicting a “cake walk” at Missouri after having watched UGA against Buffalo. UGA might play better, and heck they might even beat Missouri. However, acting like the Missouri game will be a walk in the park is either a sign of a complete UGA homer, or a complete fool.
Buckhead Bulldog
September 4th, 2012
4:59 pm
MizzouTiger88
…dude! you have NO IDEA what is coming at you. CRUSHED!!!!
DirtyDawg
September 4th, 2012
5:00 pm
One other thing…just maybe Buffalo’s a better football team than we thought they were gonna be.
Buckhead Bulldog
September 4th, 2012
5:00 pm
Huh?…ah no…a REALIST
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
5:01 pm
Even if that were true BB, we will get to see what Georgia has when it actually runs more than 5 plays, so it’s still a better chance to define for us what kind of a team they are.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:02 pm
Buckhead….ok bud. If it helps you sleep better at night. Just know that a lot of people, including Vegas, disagrees with you.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:03 pm
DirtyDawg…I can tell you what kind of team Buffalo is…..BUFFALO. No more excuses….UGA should have beaten the crap out of Buffalo with 5 plays and the scout team.
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:04 pm
Is anyone else pissed at the polls? Why did oklahoma get to stay ranked in the top 5 but UGA dropped to 7? WTF?! They play MUCH worse than we did. What the hell voters? Did you not watch the game! Ok didn’t win the game, UTEP lost the game! You look me in the eye and tell me they didn’t deserve to drop out of the top 10 in that game! You look me in the eye and tell me Georgia didn’t look a million times better, but we are the one that drops?! Can anyone explain that to me?
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:06 pm
Go Dawgs…it’s way to early to get jacked up about the polls. Win your games and everything will work out.
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
5:07 pm
Don’t mind HUH?, Dawg fans know he is just a tool Bama fans who likes to argue with everybody.
Dawg-Gawn
September 4th, 2012
5:08 pm
Best Hi-light from the Buffalo game:
Arthur Lynch taking out one of Penn Wagers officiating crew…. dude made him bleed bad!
Give Artie a game ball for that hit!
@AltamahaDawg – The Try-Angle punt might get it’s first real test against Mizzou!
“Fan-Up”
“Get the G on”
“Our Team, Our Time, No Regrets”
Believe in the “G”
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:09 pm
Huh? What the hell are you talking about? Do you remember when Auburn went undefeated in 03, or 04? They were withheald from the National title game and they were undefeated! What the hell makes you think they won’t do that to us this year? The polls have always hated UGA, and I don’t know why? They are willing to move Nothing Dame into the top ten next week if they beat a mid level oponent again and go 2-0, but UGA can blast Mizzery and won’t crack the top 5! Its bs!
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:11 pm
That’s funny AltamahaDawg….so far, I’ve been accused of being a fan of SC, FL, TN, Auburn, GT, and now Alabama. That’s a new one.
Altamaha should know, by now, who I am a fan of. However, he’s too busy arguing with everyone else to actually read a post. (Also, he is trying to get back at me because another UGA fan said the same thing about him a few days ago).
Clanton Dawg
September 4th, 2012
5:12 pm
Trying to gauge the Dawgs based on how they played against Buffalo is RIDONKULOUS. I agree we didn’t play well enough to move up the polls but this was Buffalo guys! More focus this week for sure. Just hide and watch if you don’t believe me.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:13 pm
Go Dawgs…being undefeated and not playing for the NC is a one-in-a-million scenario…and it will not happen to an SEC team now. And, the polls do not hate UGA…every fan thinks that the polls hate their school. From where I sit, UGA has been treated pretty fairly.
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:14 pm
Don’t get me wrong, after that material their d-lineman gave out, I think UGA wins by 17 at least, but it still won’t help in the polls. Mark my words, unless someone takes UGA’s side and makes a stink about this, even if UGA goes undefeated, if there are 3 undefeated teams, UGA will be on the outside looking in.
DostaDawg
September 4th, 2012
5:14 pm
Thanx S. Richardson. Dawg’s need to get p.o.’d after last week.
kingdaddy
September 4th, 2012
5:15 pm
Hio St. moves up 4 spots because they beat the powerhouse North Iowa. Come on…
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:15 pm
Huh, it has happened MANY times in the past. If UGA is treated fairly, why didn’t OK move down more than us? They played MUCH worse than we did. We should be ahead of them if you are going by how teams played. Hell, Auburn should be ahead of them if you went by how teams played week one!
Buckhead Bulldog
September 4th, 2012
5:15 pm
Huh?
Do NOT ever call me “bud’ again you fu…ing puzzy!
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:16 pm
Go Dawgs…if there are 3 undefeated teams, then maybe (schedule). However, that rarely happens.
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:17 pm
kingdaddy, thank you for proving my point! Thats a load of crap! If OK didn’t move, UGA shouldn’t have moved either. OK shouldn’t even be in the top ten after that preformance.
kingdaddy
September 4th, 2012
5:18 pm
Ohio St., damn keypad…
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:19 pm
Buckhead…I was trying to be nice…however, name calling is pretty predictable among UGA fans.
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:19 pm
Huh, maybe you should check your history books. There are usually at least 3 undefeated teams at the end of the year. Sometimes more. And not always have the ranking and decision of the three to determine the national title been fair, and not always has the best team won.
01HAWK
September 4th, 2012
5:20 pm
UGA…………………………………You have to do like BAMA did…………………SMASH them in the mouth the first half and then coast to a victory with your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th string.
Once you build a 20-30 point lead then the other team gets really down and will not play as hard alot of the time.
Kenyon Drake and Dillon Lee both got a chance to play for BAMA.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:20 pm
GO Dawgs…you worry too much about how other teams are doing. UGA was treated fairly because of how THEY played. Every week, some fan of some school has an argument about the polls. Point is, if you win all of your games and you play in the SEC, then you’ll be fine trust me. What happened to Auburn ten years ago is a rarity.
MIZTIGER
September 4th, 2012
5:21 pm
Missouri will win this game by 2 touchdowns. The Dawgs will head back to Athens like a bunch of puppies with their tail between their legs. Can you say….Overrated!!!
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:23 pm
Really, huh, seriously, you need to check your history. The SEC as a whole has had several undefeated teams held out of a national title, often to a one loss ND or USC team. The polls have always been bs and if you don’t stand up for your team, they will fall out of contention before they even loose a game.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:23 pm
Go Dawgs…Tell me the years that 3 legitimate teams went undefeated (except the Auburn year). There have been years where a nothing team went undefeated and nobody game them any thought.
All you can do is win your games and quit worrying. Worry about beating Missouri.
kingdaddy
September 4th, 2012
5:24 pm
Too early to worry about the polls yet, but watch how fast they move Ohio St., Wisconsin, and Michigan St. up the polls. Just watch…Congratulations Alabama…
Buckhead Bulldog
September 4th, 2012
5:24 pm
Huh?
no name calling… just the fact that you are a f….ing puzzy. Facts…not fiction, punk! Go jack off in someones elses neighborhood!
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:25 pm
MIZTIGER, you are an idiot. or should I say mizz tiger because you obviously don’t know football. Your team has NEVER faced a caliber of defense they will go up against on Saturday, and we aren’t all that good for an SEC defense right now. After your dumb a$$ DT let that little speach about playing old man football go, you can bet UGA will show up with the fire and pound your little kitten a$$es! Dawgs by 17! Take it to the bank!
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:25 pm
Go Dawgs…I think you need to check your history. If you want to go back to the 30s, 40s and 50s be my guest. But give me proof in the modern era.
It’s week one. Quit worrying…there is an entire season to be played and for the polls to work themselves out. If UGA loses to Missouri, it won’t matter anyway.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:26 pm
Buckhead Bulldawg…stay classy bud…stay classy.
kingdaddy
September 4th, 2012
5:26 pm
Just win the games and don’t worry about…
GO DAWGS!
September 4th, 2012
5:28 pm
Huh? you ae dead wrong on this one. You have to look at this early, then trend it. UGA will be put on the backburner regardless of preformance
kingdaddy
September 4th, 2012
5:28 pm
I see LSU held steady. Way to go…
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:29 pm
kingdaddy…yeah I agree with you on the fact that sometimes teams are the media darlings of the polls…however, at the end of the year it usually rights itself.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:31 pm
Go Dawgs…Think what you want. I just believe that you need to enjoy the season and not get so worked up about the polls in week one. Just win your games and you will get to where you want to go.
John
September 4th, 2012
5:45 pm
Maybe the media/poll doesn’t understand what kind of coaches are at UGA, but Vegas knows even though UGA is ranked #7 and Mizzou is unranked that Bobo is the offensive coordinator…that makes it a toss-up.
Skint
September 4th, 2012
5:49 pm
I have said many times, we cannot keep playing walk ons on special teams and expect to be good. We cannot keep starting walk ons and expect to be dominant. You can let the walk ons play when the game is out of hand.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
5:50 pm
Vegas has no control over the polls. They could care less what team is ranked and what team isn’t. They set a line based on making money. That said, Vegas is looking at the UGA/Missouri game as a close one.
CHDawg
September 4th, 2012
5:56 pm
Vegas also looks at ~8+ starters missing due to injuries and suspensions. I sure hope Tree is back because waiting till the last second to reveal that key players won’t participate helps the other team. They get a boost at the last second. They will have a plan for any possible lineup.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
6:00 pm
CHDawg…I agree that Vegas looks at potential missing starters. However, how would Vegas know if UGA doesn’t reveal?
I disagree on Tree. It’s his second time being in trouble. He needs to sit another game or two.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
6:09 pm
Fran is still The Man.
North Georgia Dawg
September 4th, 2012
6:10 pm
This game could certainly go either way, but I think Georgia’s pass-rush and Aaron Murray’s passing will be just enough to get Georgia by. Mitchell’s return will help slow down Missouri’s passing game.
Anthony
September 4th, 2012
6:18 pm
The polls mean nothing until October. If UGA is 5-0 heading in to October then we have a chance of a running the table like last year and making it to the SEC Championship game. UGA didn’t make the schedule for SEC opponents. They were scheduled to play Alabama but with the 2 new additions to the SEC everyone’s schedule was redone. I think the SEC East will be better than last year but their is still a huge leap to the elite teams of the SEC West. As each week goes by each team in the SEC will get better which is scary if you have Alabama and LSU on your schedule. Looking forward to watching Missouri and Texas A&M this weekend. The Gator and Dawgs better be ready.
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
6:18 pm
Well, actually that was spin on a direct quote by you. You remember butting in my discussion with somebody else to start “name calling” out of the blue, right?
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
6:19 pm
Anthony….UGA didn’t run the table last year.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
6:21 pm
AltamahaDawg…I repeated what another UGA fan said about you. You and I were debating, and another UGA fan told me to quit wasting my time, since you were a tool and UGA fans couldn’t stand you.
boots
September 4th, 2012
6:24 pm
This game reminds me of the blackout game of the Dawgs v. Alabama. Dawgs were sky-high and all jacked up, and it got ugly really quickly. If we have some of our starters back, especially on D, we will dominate. Without our LBs and some secondary, this could be closer than it should. I hope we are focused. If so, the Dawgs should win by 10.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 4th, 2012
6:26 pm
Play Buffalo and fall in the polls? Hahhahah
That is like being a stripper leaving the Pole after a 3 song set fully dressed………..If you don’t understand that just a UGa Drunk Fake Blonde Co-Ed and she will explain it to you.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
6:29 pm
boots. I don’t see how you can predict domination after UGA’s showing against Bufflalo. UGA might win, but predicting that the Dogs will “dominate” is homeristic.
CHDawg
September 4th, 2012
6:30 pm
Huh?, how do you know what Tree did?
Water girl wants to know
September 4th, 2012
6:34 pm
When CMR be giving us the weather report for Saturday, really really hope it isn’t hot.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
6:34 pm
Well…we all know about the theft from last year. If you want to make the argument that we don’t know that Tree tested positive for weed…fine. However, he was suspended for the first game, so I choose not to live in dreamland about it. Theft+weed=Thug in my book.
MIZ
September 4th, 2012
6:36 pm
Last time Gary Pinkel coached offenses played an SEC team
2007:
vs. Ole Miss W 38-25
@ Arkansas (Cotton Bowl) W 38-7 *
2006:
vs. Ole MIss W 34-7
2005:
vs. S. Carolina (Independence Bowl) W 38-31
Not saying we are winning this game. We have a ton of respect for UGA’s program, but to call us a “Cake Walk” might be a bit premature. Are we on Alabama and LSU’s level… no way, but we will compete in the SEC as we have the last 7 years.
-A Realistic Mizzou Fan
North Georgia Dawg
September 4th, 2012
6:38 pm
The game will start at 8:45 local time, so the heat should not be a problem.
CHDawg
September 4th, 2012
6:42 pm
Huh?, I guess your Kentucky inbreeding is causing this mean streak about Georgia football? You were being deceptive about Crowell’s tests last year when I called you on that one, too. We don’t know what Tree did, and calling people thugs on innuendo isn’t too nice.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
6:45 pm
CHDawg…I’m not anti UGA. I just think that theft and the next year smoking point should be punished with more than 1 game. Ok…you want to argue that we don’t know what Tree did…but we know he did SOMETHING because he was suspended for game 1. It’s been reported that he tested positive…so if you want to go on hoping that it wasn’t for drugs, then be my guest. If it quacks like a duck…
As for Crowell…I wasn’t being deceptive. I said that I didn’t believe that Richt did anything wrong, but that the timing raised eyebrows with the media.
CHDawg
September 4th, 2012
6:53 pm
Yes, and I pointed out that the AJC reported that they weren’t notified until several days after the Florida game. 19/20 year olds make mistakes and they have to be corrected. You can write them all off as thugs, but CMR has helped to reform a number of them. I like that outcome much better. I believe in disciplining the young men, but when you punish the whole team it isn’t really fair. I would rather they handle it privately and hammer them privately. They pay the price or they leave the team. “Grounding” players hurts the rest of the team.
Gdawg '84
September 4th, 2012
6:54 pm
Please, no more, “wait till they play Bama” stuff. It’s our job to welcome them to the SEC. Pretty cool opportunity actually and if we don’t /can’t show them how things are done in the SEC, it’s on us.
Heard the same, “they ain’t never seen a front 7 like ours” before the Mich St., Boise, Central Fl, Colorado and OK ST games? (all out of conference road failures). Fact is we have struggled badly in these type of games in recent years and those teams ALL handled our strength, size and speed without much problem.
Glad to see our team is staying quiet for once. Talk is cheap and we just need to shut up and play better. So far so good.
Huh?
September 4th, 2012
6:58 pm
CHDawg…yes you did point out what the AJC said. And I said that the timing raised eyebrows at ESPN, the SPorting News, and other media outlets…no re-hash is needed. Except for the fact that saying you called me out and that I was being deceptive isn’t true. We can disagree, but we don’t have resort to that.
As far as punishing players….I agree that kids make mistakes, but if you don’t punish them they don’t learn from them. As far as it hurting the rest of the team…it does and it should. That’s why they call it a team game. Sometimes, it takes the rest of the team to get a player straightened up, especially if the actions of that player hurt the rest of the team. Why do you think a coach sometimes makes the whole team run when a player screws up? Because you win and lose as a TEAM.
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
6:58 pm
OH MY! calling names (then pretending its just the Georgia fans that do that) then lie about it?. Tsk tsk.
Gary Pinkel is a drunk!
September 4th, 2012
7:03 pm
That’s all I wanted to say
CHDawg
September 4th, 2012
7:08 pm
Huh?, you are missing the point. They can discipline the whole team for the mistakes of a few privately. The problem is that most of these guys have worked extremely hard and they aren’t going to play at the next level. This might be their senior year and UGA’s strict policies might cost them a lot. Why not hammer the offender through other means? If you want to punish the whole team, you can do it–privately. I ran into this coaching kids. Some parent would use baseball or football as their hammer when junior talked back to his Mom, they pull him out for a game or two, punishing the whole team for their son’s mistake. If they are on the team, they have a responsibility to the team. Discipline them through other means, or don’t commit to the team.
Browndog
September 4th, 2012
7:17 pm
I believe this should be a really good game and can go either way. UGA has to withstand the first quarter as Mizzou will be sky high and have the crowd into their first SEC game. Believe UGA will be a really good team by the end of the year but right now the suspensions and injuries level the field tremendously.
Browndog
September 4th, 2012
7:24 pm
MIZ is right on the point about the Tigers! Believe UGA is 9 and 3 at best, but all games will be close and fun to watch. Hope I am wrong but a really long season ahead with some pretty good teams in the east this year. Not like the West, but still pretty good.
Mickey
September 4th, 2012
7:28 pm
I don’t know… I think UGA will lose in Mizzu. I just don’t trust the coaching staff. CMR seems too passive and I don’t see him holding his coaching staff accountable. They should have blown the doors off of Buffalo, like OK ST did Savannah ST.
It looks like both coordinators have adapted CMR’s passivity and I can just hear CMR now in the after game press conference talking about how tough Mizzu played them hard and how they are a good team as he is justifying his team’s poor play and the loss.
Unfortunately, UGA will also lose against SC, but CMR will do just enough to keep his job and the athletics director will buy it. We need a coach like Chris Petersen of Boise State who if he had the talented recruits that UGA consistently get would give us a national championship team.
AZDawg
September 4th, 2012
7:36 pm
Biggest concerns with this game are the obvious….Secondary & Bozo’s predetermined game plan….Not to call out individuals but #11 was so out of place on just about every play Mizzou may have a field day….also not the quickest kid in the shop and he is going up against some beasts….With Rambo, Cummings, Mitchell and the balance, I think we win by 10…..without (the obvious) we loose by 13….Then Richt can use the game as a learning experience not to act like idiot off the field!!!
Then there is Bozo’s play calling….never mind….beating a dead horse….
I wish we had Larry to get us through this one because were gonna need him, the broken chair, the hobnail boot and even the kitchen sink….Go Dawgs!!!! Hunker down just one more time…..
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
7:36 pm
Buffalo would have blown the doors off of Sav State.
AltamahaDawg
September 4th, 2012
7:38 pm
Speaking of punishment………..Richt hasn’t announced the suspension yet. Obviously he doesnt know what he is going to do yet, right Huh?
T to theThwang!
September 4th, 2012
8:30 pm
How far does Jawja fall in the polls when they lose to Mizzu? I’m thinking they’ll end up 23-25…..then after USC, Tenn, Vandy and FL beat them they will be praying to be bowl eligible….Too bad Tech’s gonna keep them out of the Music City bowl this year!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA….WE RUN THIS STATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 45-42…..45-42……..45-42…….45-42!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chipper
September 4th, 2012
8:39 pm
Someone make sure this gets to Mark Richt (since he never reads the papers or the websites covering college football:
http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/feed/2012-08/ups-index/story/ups-team-performance-index-leaders-missouri-leads-way-after-week-1
Columbus
September 4th, 2012
8:58 pm
Missouri will keep it close for awhile but UGA will pull away in the 4th. Missouri is no Oklahoma State…and their defense. well, I can say that they have one I guess….same old story as always when playing these teams with all offense no defense. This is the SEC, where above average SEC teams beat offense like this on a regular basis and good teams thrashes them. This offense has been around since the early 90’s. You MUST have a defense as good as your offense or you will get ran out of the stadium…remember UGA playing undefeated Hawaii in the bowl game a few years back with their Heisman candidate QB and high powered offense? Yeah, things didnt go to well for their offense and well, they had a defense I guess too. Talk all your smack Mizzou fans while you can. This is the SEC where DEFENSE rules and the offense is even faster….Your “young boy offense” has been around for 20 years. How is your infantile defense going to do after it is on the field ALL game? 4th quarter will be dominated by UGA. Take that to the bank. Its going to be even better if the humidity is not high. UGA is used to high humidity and that will be like a breather all game long. It will bea good game….for a half. The first half…..
I like how these Missouri fans come in here with ZERO humility. Many are respectul and many recongnize that they are stepping UP in competition level and show respect. But many are also talking smack while walking into the unknown. An unknown with the toughest and strongest reputation in the nation. In a league where defenses are blistering fast week in and week out and the offenses even faster…Odds are Missouri will be behind half the SEC teams, smart bets would be on the upper half of SEC teams being STRONG competition and the top 4-6 SEC teams being big favorites. Yet they talk without even playing an SEC game. I think after this Saturday night, they will have TREMEMDOUS respect and know that they have their work cut out for them for several years. Let me emphasize this, UGA has it tough for one reason ans that is they are the first SEC team to face the Missouri offense live and has no good film to study and see what worked and what didnt work. So that sucks. But Let me be CLEAR to all the Missouri fans showing disrespect and talking BIG SMACK…..this offense will not last in the SEC. It will be figured out quickly and then what? Your defense will not be able to win games for you. Even if you won your first few SEC games, after that it will be all downhill. We have the greatest Defensive coordinators in the nation here and the fastest defensive players… many have MAMMOTH defensive lines that will create panic and turnovers, knock passes down at the line, create sacks and fumbles, defenses that will lure you in thinking you have an open receiver then swoop in and intercept your pass and run 70 yards for a TD…will make your QB timid and scared to throw instead of being confident.
So talk big now. Show no respect. It sounds good but we have heard it all before . The scoreboard has ALWAYS shown that is was just hype when the game is played…..
DOGGIE IN NC
September 4th, 2012
9:12 pm
Never seen so many people making such crazy predictions and judgements based on one game. And just the blantant lies & half/truths. Stop putting Dawg in your name – you are definitely not DAWG fans. This blog must be filled with 13 to 17 year olds!
Mizzou will score some points, but they will not be able to stop the DAWGS from scoring more. I can see a 48 to 27 type score, and if the Defense plays like they did against Auburn last year, we could blow them out! GO DOGGIES!
The Factor
September 4th, 2012
9:16 pm
Screw Missouri. Nothing but mid western Pinheads.
Cracka Dawg
September 4th, 2012
9:22 pm
look folks… Ole Richt didn’t show the Mizzu nothing.. Why should he? Whats the point of running up the score.. Really!!!!! The defense was bland for a reason.. Dont be fooled… I think we will see a entirely different team this week. defensive line played soft due to instability in the secondary…. Lets just let Grantham eval the players.. sit back and have a beer saturday…. Just make sure u have a 30 pack ready just in case we stillhave half our defense suspended…..
Columbus
September 4th, 2012
9:23 pm
Who does this JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFER think he is?! He has played ONE game at this level?! He played against a VASTLY INFERIOR team. His team won how many games last year with his YOUNG BOY offense?! Yeah I said BOY! You hear that BOY?! You will be playing a MAN’s OFFENSE come Saturday night. A WISE MANS OFFENSE. WHY dont YOU go try and stop it little boy?!!! WHO ARE YOU? DO YOU MATTER? DO YOU HAVE A CLUE? YOU ARE HOW OLD? YOU ARE WHO?! YOU WILL HAVE A CLUE COME SATURDAY NIGHT. YOU WILL KNOW THAT YOU DONT KNOW JACK SQUAT AND IT IS BETTER TO JUST BE QUIET INSTEAD OF LETTING THE ENTIRE FOOTBALL NATION KNOW THAT YOU ARE IGNORANT AND DUMB AT THE SAME TIME….MAN, ARE YOU GOING TO GET HIT. YOU BETTER BE THANKING THE HEAVENS OGLETREE AND RAMBO ARENT PLAYING…..!!!!
IF UGA HAD THEIR FULL DEFENSE ON THE FIELD, UGA WOULD SCORE 60 BECAUSE THEIR OFFENSE WOULD BE SCREWING UP LEFT AND RIGHT FROM THE PRESSURE, SPEED AND TALENT….IF YOU ARE GONNA GET A WIN OVER UGA, YOU ARE PLAYING THEM AT THE PERFECT TIME SO THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSES AVAILABLE AFTER UGA PROPERLY WELCOMES YOU TO THE SEC WITH A SPIRIT-KILLING LOSS. AND NOBODY WILL FEEL THAT PAIN WORSE OR BE MORE EMBARASSED THAN BIG MOUTH…..
DOGGIE IN NC
September 4th, 2012
9:33 pm
I challenge any of you naysayers to put on a full football uniform, in 95 degree temperature, with 90% humidity, then run around for 60 minutes, with short breaks inter-mixed. It would kill half of you! Going to be in the 70’s Sat. nite – DAWGS are going to roll! GO DOGGIES!
Columbus
September 4th, 2012
9:33 pm
Murray missed so many passes Saturday with overthrows…..UGA would have scored 65 if not for him being too pumped…see come Sat night…UGA will grind it out with the backs and a short passing game for the msot part and keep the Missouri offense on the bench, watching the clock tick and the UGA defense will stay so fresh and the Missouri offense will be so anxious when they do get on the field, they will make mistakes, force things and be 3 and out many times. UGA WILL have the lead in the 4th quarter and WILL run the clock out while the Missouri offense watches helplessly. Ball CONTROL with the UGA backs….that and GREAT defense neutralizes Missouri at home Sat night…Ive been watching SEC football for 32 years….How long u been watching it and particularly UGA? ive seen these spread offenses/run and shoot offenses come and go for 20 years and all I can tell you is if you dont have a REALLY good defense to go along with it, youre not going to win many games against teams that have a really good defense unless you get several turnovers. So youre county on getting breaks. Dont sound reliable. Not sound football.
Got to get a GREAT defensive coordinator and GREAT defensive players in this league. Defense wins in the SEC. Not offense.
Marjoe Ricked
September 4th, 2012
9:37 pm
Okie State, Boise State, now Mizzou-
CHOKE. Again…
Blog me Monday telling me what a great Christian man Mark Richt is and how he is a bargain at $3M a year…
No improvement over last year. If the opponent had been Boise State on Saturday, the result would have been as bad, or worse than last year…
Dawg Nation voted to give da Preacha Man a big contract extension after a mediocre season where they lost to every ranked team…
Losers!
Anthony
September 4th, 2012
9:52 pm
I meant after they went 0-2 they ran the table to the SEC Championship, Sorry for the wrong wording but I am sure most people understood what I meant.
MIZTIGER
September 4th, 2012
10:02 pm
Hey GO DAWG…I know more about college football than you’ll ever know. I have more knowledge in my little finger than you have across your entire body. Everyone said, when we go SEC, we would run into some STUPID fanatics in the south. I know what they mean now. Uneducated idiots!!! Much like most of your recruits…Thieves, thugs, dopers. Step up in class for a moment. I know that will be a huge step for you, but it can be done. Should be a good game this Saturday. I know all of Mizzou nation is looking forward to it. We’ll roll out the red carpet for all the Dawg fans, and welcome them to Missouri with open arms. We haven’t been playing HS teams the last several years. We’ll compete, and see what happens. I look for ole Mizzou to be 7-5….9-3 before years end. Other than Bama Saturday night, and the Tennessee QB, I’ve not seen anything else that gets me excited. South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Vandy, none impreseed me.
joe jenkins
September 4th, 2012
10:08 pm
When was the last time UGA took advantage of a smaller d-line?…..We out weigh mizzo by 30 lbs!…..Buffalo had a pretty big o-line and held their own against us….I think mizzao has a smaller o-line than buffalo….So will we finally take advantage of a smaller and slower team….or do we continue to let the underdogs push us around……I just don’t what to expect sat night…we are just missing to many star players….for god’s sake richt….let rambo and tree play …geez… they didn’t robb a bank…they just had a little spring break fun
joe jenkins
September 4th, 2012
10:11 pm
hey miztiger i bet your dad’s gay lover impress you.lol…..ya’ll dont belong in the sec….your team sucks
Agridawg
September 4th, 2012
10:30 pm
MIZ, what does impreseed mean? Forgive me, I’m an SEC fan.
bitter troll
September 4th, 2012
10:40 pm
All you fools that come on this BLOG and crank out hate —both sides—
–can go F___k yourself—both teams have tallent and at the end of the game
somebody will have bragging rights for 1 year
nobody can see into the future—look at tech almost beating va tech—none of the socalled experts on espn gave the yeller jackets a chance in he double hocky sticks
——-Lets play on saturday night and may the team that hits the hardest win
—-and to the turds that hate Coach Richt—-stop with the Stupidity
——trailer trash
Snoop Dawg
September 4th, 2012
10:54 pm
Snoop’s heard this BS too many times, too many years. Da Preacha Man couldn’t win a Pop Warner championship with an all-star team.
Remember the Dawgs were going to demolish Boise State’s smaller line. What happened?
It’s the coaching, stupid.
You homer turds need to choke on it…
T Check
September 4th, 2012
11:10 pm
The SEC has long lived off Bama, LSU, at times the Gators. the dawgs have been a second level SEC team at best.
MIZTIGER
September 4th, 2012
11:51 pm
Sorry Agridawg….just a typo. Much like Bitter Troll trying to type Talent with tallent.
I’ll be back Saturday night win, lose or draw. I think someone else said it best…Too many SEC teams are living off the coat tails of Bama, LSU, and Florida to an extent. The rest of the league is mediocre at best. Just ask Arkansas when they had a highly touted RB in the Cotton Bowl. Mizzou killed them. Our DEFENSE shut him down, and our offense was not something they had seen before. Our pitiful RB only rushed for 280 yds against that vaunted SEC defense. The SEC has no imagination on offense, thus it’s much easier for a defense to look good. All teams hit hard. Some are bigger, some are faster, but all hit hard. You don’t believe me? Come on out to a Mizzou practice. We’ll put some pads on you, and you can let me know if they hit hard or not. Should be a good game Saturday. If both teams play to their full potential, Mizzou will win by 2 touchdowns. You probably don’t want to hear that, since you see things through rose colored glasses, but Mizzou is much better than Georgia. PERIOD!!
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
12:11 am
AltlamahaDawg…it was CHDawg that said it the first time. Again, there you go with trying to distort the truth to make yourself look good.
zbulldawg
September 5th, 2012
12:32 am
This old man he play two He play nik nak all over you ! LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
12:37 am
Looks like he already has…UGA is one fat dog.
preferredduck
September 5th, 2012
3:45 am
Giys I watched the game from Saturday now four times after seeing all the Omg comments. We looked vanilla for a reason. No stunts, no blitzes, nothing fancy, no schemes. Do you know why. I’m sure TG playbook is bigger than we saw last year and I’m sure new stuff has been learned/installed since last year also. Remember last year how it just clicked to them better than year one. I’m sure mizzou will have many things they will never have seen on tape coming at them, I promise. I am sure we will also have a spy or a one person always on the QB for the most part. We even ran vanilla plays on offense, why, because more people know the playbook now. Staffords last year he had control on audibles, Murray will too if he sees something. I saw more tosses back to the TB last game than I have in five years, is that how we will run, prob not, bit I’m sure some things we showed will have three to four plays spur off from it and confuse the zou. And we still won’t show everything, happens every year. Ww had no need to be fancy Saturday so why do it honestly and give them film. We want to confuse them and have their D out of position, also of their DB” play far off the wr then we will pick on them. I have noticed the offensive playcalling opening up over the years, just remember how many young guys we had last year and this year that know even more, it will show Saturday. If Murray can het in the auburn game zone from last year we run away with it, and I have a feeling he may be pretty Sharp this week. Let’s all hope so, go dawgs, and please let that D player meet Mr gurly early!!!
Bama Fan#2
September 5th, 2012
6:11 am
Good luck dawgs saturday night against the tigers!!
AltamahaDawg
September 5th, 2012
7:05 am
Ah, so if CHDawg said it , its your committed opinion from then on???? Because it was YOU that spend an hour arguing with me that since Bill King didnt know who was suspended then certainly Richt had NO idea who was or was not. And further that meant he might be contemplating changing the rules. ….then called me argumentative for saying that was ridiculous.
Follwed by your refusal (3 times) to answer my questions as to what you DID know about Mizzou, rather than what you DIDN’t like about the Dawgs.
You like to convince yourself you are just some level headed sports fans adding to the converstion…..but if any of us were in a Auburn blog every days, taking shot at your team and fans, arguing with anything positive about the Tigers, butting into other peoples discussion, you and everybody else would see us as just another troll. And be right.
Also in term of ‘distortion”, I’d be glad to post the actual comment from Fla Dawg, that you turned into name calling , then claim you didnt, and accused only Georgia fans of name calling.
AltamahaDawg
September 5th, 2012
7:12 am
I’m sure it going to be quite surprising news to CHDawg, that he actually thought Richt didn’t really know who was suspended a week befor his SEC opener too.(despite quotes to the contrary, not to mention basic logic), too.
Or that he forms your opinion for you.
ole yeller
September 5th, 2012
7:59 am
Too much at stake, Tree & Rambo play.
Ray
September 5th, 2012
8:03 am
People looking at Rankings on any site need to stop right now.
POLLS DON’T MATTER TILL HALFWAY and even then it won’t matter till maybe week 10 at best lol.
Still Mizzou is no cakewalk don’t get a big head and put your foot in your mouths. Their not Oklahoma, but their not an Iowa St/Buffalo either.
CDAWG
September 5th, 2012
9:05 am
I-DOG, I for one am glad that we played a cupcake team because if we had played a stronger team we may very have lost with all the starters out, furthermore, why not give our young running backs a chance to build some confidence before our schedule gets tougher?
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Larry
September 5th, 2012
9:29 am
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Ray sez: Mizzou just plays extreme offense they’ll find out sooner or later that crap don’t pass in SEC FOOTBALL! Just ask Michigan how that worked
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When you say “later” I assume you mean it might not happen this Saturday. Did Michigan pay Georgia? How much money do you make betting on football games?
M-I-Z-Z-O-U
September 5th, 2012
10:03 am
@ Dave….you wrote..Mizzou scored 62 pints last week, but of that, 28 was by the defense and 14 was on punt returns. I know it all counts, but their “high octane” offense only scored 20 points
Think about it for a minute..If Mizzou scored 42 points (or 6 touchdowns) on defense and special teams that means that the Tiger offense had the ball 6 less possessions to score on.
I don’t know who will win. I think it will be a great game with an outstanding atmosphere. But one thing I do know…..I’m glad we’re playing in the SEC instead of the Big 12 Longhorn league!!!
Larry
September 5th, 2012
10:13 am
Amen, M-I-Z-Z-O-U! To hell with Baja Oklahoma, and Alta Oklahoma too.
Larry
September 5th, 2012
10:16 am
they’re / their / there
They’re not the same! ;>)
Augustabred
September 5th, 2012
11:08 am
I don’t why, we as bulldog fans, should underestimate anyone! Mizzou has been a pretty good ball club for the past few years. If we play good hard nose football and control the clock with the run game we should be all right! What we can’t do is get into a shootout with them. Our depth in the secondary is a big issue! We need to keep that offense off the field as much as possible. Murray can make or break us this game. We cannot afford turnovers! Should be a good game.
David Granger
September 5th, 2012
11:13 am
Predicting now that Franklin will burn us a couple of times when we blitz on third and long. That always kills us, for some reason. I don’t know whether we rush too wide, and leave the middle unguarded…or if we telegraph it too early and let the opposing QB hit the slant-in “safety valve” receiver…but either way there are no defenders until after they’ve picked the first down because our DB’s are having to play deep prevent. But it always happens just about every game…
Mizzou94
September 5th, 2012
11:54 am
I really don’t think UGA is that good..but we will soon find out this weekend. Everyone is clamoring on how UGA did last year…but your scheduel was not very good. only quality wins were GT and Auburn. struggled with KY, Vandy, FL, TN and Miss St…you continue to brag about how good you defense did against those offensive duds! how did you do against Boise, SC or LSU…shhh. the “old man football” was not the best comment for Sheldon Richardson to make…but all the Mizzou Tigers are getting tired of hearing they are doomed because they are in the SEC. Great conference but you all are kidding yourselves to think all SEC teams are great…even good. Bama and LSU are the cream of the crop…no doubt. No we won’t win the SEC…anytime soon or at all (since we didnt’ in the Big 12-2-2+2) but we are a quality football team that is a good addition to the SEC.
Missouri Melvin
September 5th, 2012
11:55 am
1959 is a long time to wait to get our revenge. It will be worth it as Fran T made monkeys of us on that sad sad day in ‘59
Bulldawg Rick
September 5th, 2012
11:59 am
Nothing here!! If UGA plays good offense & has no more than 2 turnovers & the defense plays solid & makes adjustments along the way: Georgia will win this game like 27 – 21..
Go Dawgs!!
& the Falcons will get the Chiefs in Arrowhead Sunday!! Go get em Dirty Birds!!
DeShaun Sanders
September 5th, 2012
12:24 pm
@ Granger
re: Your 11:13
I’ve noticed that about Georgia’s blitzing, too. Just this past weekend, Buffalo got two very key first downs when they caught us blitzing on third and long, and if you recall…last year in the Florida game…the damn Gators actually got a touchdown when we blitzed on 4th and 14. What in the hell are we doing blitzing when the other team has 4th down and 14 yards to go? Sure, if it works your defense looks like a real Charley Badass. But why risk it?
You may be right about our blitz “scheme”, in tht we telegraph it to the other team too quickly. And I’m sure not against all blitzing, or even occasionally doing so on 3rd and long. But it sure seems that what we give up in that situation is NOT worth what we get out of it. I’d bet that if we went an entire game without blitzing a single time on third and long it would pay off a lot more than it is now.
ga gator
September 5th, 2012
1:57 pm
UGA you need to play “Old Man” football just like Bama did against Michigan!!
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
2:37 pm
Altamahadawg…there you go again…do you just argue for the sake of arguing? Is it what you like to do?
Everyone knows that it was you that tried to state that the suspensions were a done deal. I said I didn’t know whether they would play or not. Geez….Altamaha, do you not understand why nobody is coming to your defense? Let it go bud, let it go.
LogicalUS
September 5th, 2012
2:37 pm
“we as bulldog fans, should underestimate anyone! Mizzou has been a pretty good ball club ”
Ding, Ding, Ding…we have a winner.
It is like most of these disney Dawgs don’t even watch the games? Where have they been the last 5 years everytime UGA makes an early season road game especially to anywhere west of Sandy Springs?
They must be the worst fans to ever sit beside at any game as their delusional projections of 56-7 beatdowns implode to reality. Geez can yo imagine the raging rants as UGA puts in their usual 12-10 score like UK last season?
Mizzou fans just don’t spill your beverages during the laughing fit when the ACTUAL UGA team runs on the field Saturday…it will bear little resemblance the delusional guaranteed “NFL Superbowl champion” team of the local disney Dawgs.
Will be a good game, but expect Murray to make a couple of huge mistakes when it gets tight and for Mizzou to take a 28-24 type game.
Augustabred
September 5th, 2012
2:52 pm
We have to take into account that we are playing without Commings,Rambo,Tree,maybe Mitchell! We are just not that type of team who can plug in a reserve and keep on chugging! We are not Alabama! Bama doesn’t even miss a beat when a reserve comes in! That is called coaching! Mizzou wants this game bad as their first win in the SEC! I hope we don’t want to be the team in the record books that gave it to them!
Old Man
September 5th, 2012
2:57 pm
Hey Sheldon Richardson, listen here sonny….when I was your age, we were taught to be respectful to our elders. “Old man football”?? What does being old have to do with putting silver britches on inmates and being over-rated? Our guns didn’t even have serial numbers. We fired black powder muskets and we loved it! I want some soup.
Old Man
September 5th, 2012
3:04 pm
1st
AltamahaDawg
September 5th, 2012
3:53 pm
Noooo, I didnt TRY to state they were a done deal . I STATED inexplicable that they were a done deal.
And I would be quite offended if anybody came to my “defense”, on such a no brainer. Every logical person in the blogs know you were full of BS to say Richt really wan’t sure IF he was going to suspend them or not. OBviously YOU didn’t know if they were playing or not.
BUT thats NOT what you said. YOU said Richt didnt know. then argued, and argued about it. Now I see you have modified that just a tad.
AltamahaDawg
September 5th, 2012
3:55 pm
Then Fla Dawg told you were wasting your time to argue with me.
Which you then Turned into “name calling”, then lied about that too.
AltamahaDawg
September 5th, 2012
4:28 pm
Inexplicable? uh no. You should have dinged me on that one.
Inexorably
Bones
September 5th, 2012
4:52 pm
After watching the game openner last weekend, UGA still has the same issues with our defensive calls as we did a year or two ago. Yes we have several key players out, but calling the same old plays over and over is causing problems in our secondary. We have so many people off the line of scrimmage it’s gotten to the point the other guy is saying “I thought you had him”. Here’s the fix. Rush four or more all the time. The other teams quarterback has way to much time to throw the ball. Look back in the 80’s when Ga was a major defensive team. They rushed their defense and covered up the other teams QB so he didn’t have time to think. At this time with the way we set up our defense, we can stop the run for the most part, but the other teams passing game is going to kill us! Go Dawgs!!
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
5:01 pm
Altamaha…you are obviously sensitive because even another UGA fan called you out. I wasn’t suggesting that nobody came to your defense over the suspension debate. I was referring to the fact that all you do is argue and change your story around.
Nor did I say that they weren’t a done deal. I said that until Richt announces, none of us know whether they will play or not. You can say that it’s a done deal, but how do you know?
Also, I gave you 6 reasons why Missouri would win the game. You wouldn’t accept them, not you are trying to say I never gave you any. You are a MASTER at changing your story, denying what you said, and turning things around. That is why nobody is coming to your defense.
Kingsx7
September 5th, 2012
6:39 pm
JUST WIN BABY !!!!!!!!!!
pop
September 5th, 2012
10:59 pm
if our starters on defense are back we will be ok richt the bulldawg nation has spoke we need this win turn the dawgs loose
joe
September 5th, 2012
11:14 pm
i looked at Missouri – their recievers are really big 6-3, 6-4 & 6′-6″ and they run a spread with a fast QB ………………i’m worried boys
Huh?
September 5th, 2012
11:26 pm
pop…you mean the injured players? or the suspended ones? I hope you mean the injured ones.
bee
September 5th, 2012
11:35 pm
are we turning into Miami – i hope not
lapdog
September 5th, 2012
11:42 pm
i have a bad feeling that Mizzouri is going to smoke us unless we can make bail for everyone
RunninWithTheDawgs
September 6th, 2012
8:35 am
If Missouri hasn’t done anything to beef up their defense Murray and company will have a field day Saturday. GO DAWGS
sickdog
September 6th, 2012
1:15 pm
@Mizzou94. Who are you to guage whether UGA is a good team or not. Those teams that you just stated that were offensive duds like KY, Vandy, TN, Fl, Miss St are all in the SEC. You go out and beat them 1st before you talk trash bout them or UGA. OH and we did play SC pretty good from what i remembr. Even though we lost. Mizzou hasnt earned the right to talk trash yet. Go out and show SEC that you are for real. Respect is earned my friend…UGA has a coaching problem not a talent problem…Now im not saying that UGA will kill yall Sat. I for one am not happy with the dawgs right now..toooo much talent to be playing the way they are…imho.
zooman
September 6th, 2012
5:22 pm
Respect – like beating Arkansas in the 2008 Cotton Bowl 38-7 – Mizzou will have the best offense you have seen since Boise last year.
FYI- Missouri avg 32.8 pts per game last year and they are better this year.
MIZZOU B&B
September 6th, 2012
5:35 pm
Im so amped for this game!!!!! Franklin will need to make smart passes an look for moe an green down field. georgia needs to create pressure up the middle and contain franklin from breaking outside he didnt really show too much in the opener but excited to see how he will handle a real challenge. gooden and ebner love to make big hits and big plays interested to see how they play the run which is what georgia should do most of the game to own the clock. excited to show the SEC we arent a slack team. MIZZOUUUU-RAH!!!
Jeremy
September 6th, 2012
10:50 pm
Can’t believe the logic that “DAVE” has saying this, “From what I have read, it’s the dogs by three. Mizzou scored 62 pints last week, but of that, 28 was by the defense and 14 was on punt returns. I know it all counts, but their “high octane” offense only scored 20 points against a division 2 school. If we don’t have any breakdowns in special teams and no turnovers (OK…maybe one), we should be all right. UGA played a very vanilla defense and offense, because they could and still win…..
Mizzou is supposed to score more offensive points than 20 when the score is 62-10? It’s called sitting your starters. Secondly, when your punt returner scores a TD in less than 6 seconds it kind of takes a chance away from the offense….duh? Dave – atleast Mizzou took care of it’s cupcake SEC Style. Can’t say the same for the GA/Buffalo game. Nice job dawgs….looking great versus Buffalo.
Jeremy
September 6th, 2012
10:53 pm
But Dave….GA was vanilla and didn’t show anything. Mizzou couldn’t have possibly shut it down early as well in their 62-10 beatdown in week 1? Only GA is smart enough to play a vanilla game. The only difference is that Mizzou kept it extremely vanilla and still cored 62 because we have stellar special teams and stellar defense. We scored multiple times in each area of the game. You take GA Freshman RB away and that 90+ yrd return out and now the Buffalo game really starts looking close? OUCH.
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Mizzou Denny
September 7th, 2012
6:59 pm
Dawgs deserve healthy respect on their own due to tradition and as an SEC member but Mizzou does not run the same spread offense as Michigan. Mizzou’s QB Franklin is a better passer than the Michigan QB, who is a more elusive runner. Franklin is a more powerful runner who can break tackles.
Last, again with respect, the current strong Georgia defense is not Alabama. I would not read too much of the Michigan and ‘Bama game into the Georgia and Missouri contest. Georgia should be favored but it must play well to win because Missouri is a good opponent. The offensive and defensive line play by both teams will determine the victor.