UPDATED: Georgia Bulldogs steamroll FAU 56-20 on record-setting offensive night
Georgia tailback Todd Gurley breaks free on a 38-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter against Florida Atlantic on Saturday at Sanford Stadium. (AJC photo by Brant Sanderlin)
ATHENS — Georgia and its fans got what they paid for and Florida Atlantic got its $1 million check as the Bulldogs rolled over the Owls 56-20 on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium.
The win gets No. 7 Georgia off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2008, when it began the season ranked No. 1. The Bulldogs (1-0 SEC) play host to Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-1) on Saturday.
Georgia simply overwhelmed their Sun Belt Conference visitors with offense. The Bulldogs rolled up a school-record 713 yards — breaking the 1993 record of 667 yards versus Southern Miss — and did it with strong running and passing.
Tailbacks Todd Gurley (111) and Keith Marshall (104) each went over 100 yards rushing — the first freshman pair to do that in a game since Thomas Brown and Danny Ware in 2004 — and quarterback Aaron Murray threw for a career-high 342 yards on 14-of-19 passing. He accounted for four touchdowns — two passing and two rushing — and he moved up to tie Eric Zeier for second on Georgia’s career passing TDs list with 67. David Greene is the all-time leader with 72.
“It’s a great feeling,” said Murray, who left the game late in the third quarter. “You’ve got to give credit to the way we worked this week in practice and the way we’ve been working. Guys have been determined to work their tails off to understand the game plan and what teams do defensively so we can come out and execute. And that’s what we did tonight.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s vaunted defense didn’t look as dominant. Playing without All-America outside linebacker Jarvis Jones, who sat out with a slight groin pull, the Bulldogs gave up 318 yards and 15 first downs. The Owls, who managed only one touchdown in their 7-3 win over Wagner to open the season, tied the score at 14-14 early in the second quarter and converted eight of 12 first downs in the first quarter.
“I was concerned,” Georgia coach Mark Richt said. “They were legitimately taking that ball and moving it down the field. Their quarterback was very confident, they were throwing and catching the ball and their running backs were good.”
But Georgia shut out the Owls’ offense in the second half and managed to rest most of its starters in the fourth quarter. And not having Jones made an impact.
“Yeah, I think it affected us.,” Richt said. “Guys like Jarvis tend to get you off the field. Knowing Jarvis, he probably would’ve been good for a sack or two.”
Everything wasn’t rosy for Georgia’s offense either. Murray threw an interception in the end zone, backup quarterback Christian LeMay threw a “pick-six” interception and the Bulldogs fumbled three times for the second week in a row, losing two this time. Also, the Bulldogs were penalized eight times after being flagged 12 times a week earlier.
“I didn’t like the turnovers,” Richt said. “There were too many balls on the ground. We’re still not fielding punts and kicks like we should. We have a lot to fix.”
Georgia’s victory came on a night when the school inaugurated — or “collared,” as they like to call it — a new mascot. Russ, the 8-year-old half-brother of Uga VII, was sworn in as Uga IX in a ceremony right before kickoff. Russ had served as interim Uga for 25 games over four seasons after the deaths of Ugas VII and VIII.
Gurley passed the century mark with a 38-yard touchdown run at the 10:18 mark of the third quarter. That gave him 106 yards on nine carries and Georgia a 42-14 lead. At that point Marshall had 104 yards on 10 carries. Gurley has scored a touchdown in all three of his games as a Bulldog and has five touchdowns on the season.
“That’s good right there, both of us getting 100 yards,” said Gurley, who is averaging 92 per game. “If we can do that every game the outcome should always be a win.”
The game featured several career highs for several players. Junior tight end Arthur Lynch scored the first touchdown of his career. He hauled in a Murray pass and went 36 yards, diving and reaching the ball over the pylon. It required an official review to reward him the score. Lynch had a career-best three catches for 73 yards.
A week after catching a career-best eight catches against Missouri, Michael Bennett had a career-high 110 yards receiving on four catches. He had a 67-yard touchdown catch late in the second quarter.
Linebacker Amarlo Herrera had a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown that made the score 49-14 late in the third quarter. LeMay scored his first career touchdown on a quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter.
Whatever passion Georgia may have lacked in Saturday’s game should return 10-fold against the Commodores. You’ll recall that last year’s game between those teams in Nashville — the Bulldogs won 33-28 — ended with a shouting match between Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and Vandy head coach James Franklin.
“I know we’ll be motivated for that game,” Richt said. “We’ll be ready.”
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198 comments Add your comment
vampire bill
September 16th, 2012
12:07 am
D was scary in the 1st half
SatillaDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:15 am
Go Dawgs!
t2go
September 16th, 2012
12:18 am
Go DAWGS!!!! Bring on Vandy and Tenn!!! The SCarolina game is gonna be fun. Everyone contributing….love these guys!!
drbasic1
September 16th, 2012
12:22 am
I am going to question the defense…until they prove me wrong….Good win however
Russell Hall
September 16th, 2012
12:24 am
One game at a time. Go Dawgs!
TDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:25 am
Go Dawgs. Congrats to Russ
KBP
September 16th, 2012
12:26 am
Good win! Not concerned about defense. Hard to focus while playing lesser competition. With Rambo and Ogletree back for Tennessee, D will be fine. Still want to see us line up in the I and run the ball more.
SatillaDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:26 am
Russ rules the Dawg Nation!
Bring on Vandy!
Tdawg
September 16th, 2012
12:31 am
What I’d like to know, is why wasn’t Mason in the game? I thought that he was the back up QB. If I were him, I would transfer first thing Monday morning. I don’t know what lies Richt’s been telling him, because it’s obvious as the nose on your face, Richt ain’t gonna give the kid a fair shake.
Lance
September 16th, 2012
12:34 am
Mason is redshirting
BigDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:35 am
I sure hope Murray doesn’t get hurt!! Or anyone else of course.
BigDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:36 am
Watch our for dirty plays by Vandy, and for CTG to have his troops ready for crybaby Jane Franklin!
KBP
September 16th, 2012
12:36 am
One major concern: Gurley returning kicks. The risk of injury is too great. Let Branden Smith return kicks. We need Gurley on 1st and 10 more than returning kicks, just sayin’.
KBP
September 16th, 2012
12:41 am
Tdawg, in the spring it was being discussed to redshirt Mason to put a year between he and Murray because Mason was considering transferring.
kingdaddy
September 16th, 2012
12:41 am
Tdawg
Mason is going to be given a red-shirt. He is not leaving UGA. Aaron looked great tonight. The red-shirt puts a little seperation between Murray and himself. If Murray gets hurt, Mason will probably jump over LeMay. Mason knows Aaron is the man right now….
11BPSGDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:42 am
Tdawg——Unless Murray goes down with an injury, Mason has been told (and he requested) he will redshirt this year in order to get him a years separation between him and Murray.
Pj
September 16th, 2012
12:42 am
We are gonna kick the snot out of Vandy. They just need to post a photo of Franklin yelling at our guys. Ogletree will be back. October 6th is gonna be an enormous game
Cuz
September 16th, 2012
12:43 am
The play of the d without Jarvis shows just what am impact player he is for this team. Sanders looked out of position on many plays. I expect the same from Rambo when he returns.
Best part was not even on TV. Russ got his just reward. We now have an Uga.
GB's Hamburgers
September 16th, 2012
12:52 am
Murray actually hit those recievers running loose downfield. He was very sharp though the interception was a bonehead play. I’m hoping he’s as accurate against the SEC opponents. All three backs looked pretty awesome too.
Dawg in Napa
September 16th, 2012
12:52 am
D has scared me a bit in each game so far…I hate being the nervous dawg fan, but when 2 of the 3 are creme puffs, we shouldn’t be giving up this many yards
BigDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:53 am
They should have given Richard Samuel some carries in the fourth quarter!! Why didn’t they?! He is the true team player who has sacrificed his college career for UGA!!!
kingdaddy
September 16th, 2012
12:59 am
People we ran a very basic defense tonight with hardly any blitzing. Richt is not tipping his hand. He isn’t showing Franklin much to plan for. We will be fine when Vandy and Tenn come to town. All our starters will be back and you will see our full scheme at the SC game. We were never in any danger…
kingdaddy
September 16th, 2012
1:08 am
Big Dawg,
I agree on Richard. Wonder if he got hurt???
The Bear
September 16th, 2012
1:24 am
I hate to say this but UGA is over-rated! But so are a bunch of other teams!
Big Crimson 75
September 16th, 2012
1:28 am
Fla looks like the team to beat in the East.
Uga & SC are the challengers.
Under The Bleachers
September 16th, 2012
1:49 am
Big Crimson 75
September 16th, 2012
1:28 am
Fla looks like the team to beat in the East.
Uga & SC are the challengers
I agree 100%. UGA is not as impressive on defense as they should be and if a good team can stop their running game they will be in trouble, but to be fair I will wait for their Brownie/ Dopers back before we make a complete assessment. They have given up big plays every game so far.
Florida looks pretty darn good, they make too many dumb penalties and it will catch up with them soon if Muschamp does not get them to play smarter.
Tennessee is not going to be a cake walk for anyone that plays them, they have some big talented wideouts and if Bray could have hit some wide open recievers they would have been ahead in the third quarter. The Vol defense needs a good deal of help.
USC, the jury is still out, with their quarterback musical chairs due to injury it is hard to get a read on them and Lattimore has been very very quiet. The Gamecock defense is scary at times with all that speed and talent.
Kentucky is just awful in everything.
Missouri without Franklin is just above average, with little to no defense.
Vanderbilt is the unknown, they played USC very very well, then went on the road and blew up in the fourth quarter against NW. They have some real talent in Nashville, who is going to upset someone this season in SEC play.
Auburn is just awful and if they win a SEC game it will be against Ole Miss who does not play defense either.
LSU even without four more players missing the season are still loaded but they have not played anyone yet. They will beat up Auburn next week and the Crowd at Jordon Hare will be gone with 10 minutes left in the third quarter. LSU will have 300 yards of offense by halftime.
Alabama is so deep, many of those Atlanta Area kids who many on these blogs were saying would never see the field have played very very well, Geno Smith, Dillon Lee, K. Drake, D, Lake…all have played very very well this short season.
Miss. St, is an unknown after seeing Auburn squeak by ULM.
Ole Miss, great play calling on offense, not enough talent,and they have no defense.
Texas A&M is another unknown, but they have a ton of young kids who are playing very well.
The Big 1O Is AWFUL, JUST AWFUL, Up and down the entire league.
The PAC 10 consist of Oregon and Oregon alone, USC had no depth, no defense and no running game.
TY
September 16th, 2012
2:05 am
Was Samuel hurt duing the g ame?
Eric C.
September 16th, 2012
2:16 am
It is easy to think the worst for the defense after the big chunks of yardage given vs FAU, but I’d like to see them at full strength before drawing too many conclusions.
When a defense is missing 3 or 4 starters every game…it makes it tough to assess. No Rambo, Ogletree, or Jones tonight…keep it real. If FAU moved the ball like that with those guys in…then we should be really concerned.
The Vandy game will be tough, but the real test will be UT because it will be the first common opponent with UF, and hopefully it will be with all cylinders firing on defense.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 16th, 2012
2:51 am
On 1 TD there was Blocking in the back, and Offensive face masking but the review from the booth could ONLY see if he scored. Got to LOVE the Refs missing 2 offensive penalties on one TD play in their FACE.
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 16th, 2012
2:53 am
Eric C what about BUFFALO?
There are 8 top 5 teams and 30 top 20 teams. UGa is in the 30 top 20 teams. UGa is not a top 10 team.
drbasic1
September 16th, 2012
3:08 am
Is everyone that lame to think we through a massive defensive effort at them???……….How blitzes did we use?……How much pressure on QB??…………Come on people, it was vanilla, we stopped them when we needed to
I dropped my fried twinkie
September 16th, 2012
4:21 am
drbasic1……….Yes UGa is keeping the WHOLE O & D basic and Vanilla until you play So Carolina? No No No UGa is going to keep it Vanilla until they play Bama in the SC Championship Game then UGA will Show what they really have.
tony
September 16th, 2012
4:25 am
Our boys aren’t physically strong in the trenches – I notice this last season. I’ve seen Big John Jenkins get push back by Mizzou center and the DL doesn’t deliver a blow in such a manner that they defeats the block or gains position on the blocker in order to quickly penetrate the line of scrimmage. ALA and LSU are very good at this. Mr Richt need to re-evaluate his strength and conditioning and DL coach as well as the OL coach.
As of now, it appear to me that this team is getting by with pure talent. I’m not sure if this will be enough to win a national championship.
RunninWithTheDawgs
September 16th, 2012
5:47 am
I hope we get Rambo, Ogletree, and Jarvis Jones back in there before we play Tenn. Coach Richt and Co. are doing a great job with the freshmen, but you can’t expect your D to play up to speed with these guys sitting out. GO DAWGS !
Strange Murphy
September 16th, 2012
6:00 am
Franklin is an arsehat! Vandy just beat up on some high school team and are now world beaters. Hope the Dawgs put 70 on them.
1969 Graduate
September 16th, 2012
6:19 am
Some excellent comments so far.
Strength and conditioning have been a problem. I don’t know yet if it has improved enough. Depth is an obvious problem. The benchmark team (Alabama) doesn’t seem to have weaknesses of these sorts, and we’ve got to consider what it takes to reach that level. It really is not yet possible to know how good this Georgia team is, nor can we yet know how good the team can be if it continues to grow and improve week to week throughout this year.
Remember the best team we’ve had in a long time? By the end of that year we were likely the best team in the nation. Georgia and USC should have played for the National Championship according to many, including me. However, we certainly weren’t that caliber of team at this point in that season. We grew. We improved. This year’s team has a chance of following a similar pattern. I hope our coaching staff keeps on learning and teaching and doing what we the fans have every right to expect they should do, but haven’t often done.
Under The Bleachers gives us an interesting analysis of the SEC teams. I agree to a degree, but I’m not sure we can tell yet who the best teams are. The competition is still shaking out. Florida, however, is always a team we have to beat. Florida is always a team which causes us fits. How many times have we beat them in recent years? What’s our string of great, impressive victories against them? I really don’t think anyone who knows would be taking Florida or any other SEC team for granted. We are seeing which teams are lining up for the competition for worst teams in the SEC, but even some of them can have a very good day. It’s too easy for a team like Kentucky to decide they have had a horrible season, but it can be salvaged by beating a top ten team towards season’s end.
What I like best about our team and coaches right now is the fact that they are showing signs of understanding how much they have to improve, rather than celebrating how cool they are.
Go, University of Georgia Bulldogs!
ATinSAV
September 16th, 2012
7:49 am
Defense is really shaky. I understand about breakdowns in the secondary with the suspensions, but not getting gashed rushing up the middle by the likes of Buffalo (199yds) and FAU (135 yds). i don’t see LSU, Bama, SC, or Fl giving up these kinds of numbers. D-Line needs to check iteself before the real competition starts, or they are going to get pushed around up and down the field.
Cornelius Washington's Neck Brace
September 16th, 2012
7:55 am
Last night showed why Malcolm Mitchell needs to move back to offense full time.
Joey
September 16th, 2012
8:03 am
So much about what has been written on here by fellow Dawg fans regarding UF being “down.”
They looked fast on offense, and nasty on defense.
Lots of football between now and then, but maybe we both roll into Jax in fine form.
Congrats, Tampa Gator.
Go Dawgs!
Fred
September 16th, 2012
8:14 am
looks like UGA will again assume the role as the Gators’ Beeeeotch in November…
Buzz 2011
September 16th, 2012
8:17 am
@Under The Bleachers….Are you a pro EC scout,,, You like runiing?
Check out our team in Atlanta on North Avenue. You will also like
our defense………
Paddy
September 16th, 2012
8:24 am
Joey…….you are correct. UF looked like a team that shold be respected. It is the SEC and even a below avg team like UT put up a stout game today.
Congrats to UK. That scrappy bunch stayed on the field w/ a good effort against a superior WKY team. With that kind of effort UK should win a few games by years end.
graphite
September 16th, 2012
8:37 am
@Kingdaddy…..We have a mess of Razorback cured ham and smoked sausage.If you need some for breakfast,if you get up in time,give me a shout!!……RollOn…
Motocross Survivor
September 16th, 2012
8:38 am
I’m not up as much as I could be on college football, but how is it that GA gets to play so many puffball teams now? Sounds like they pay for sure and guaranteed wins now. So, they are 3-0 after playing NOBODY so far.
John W Holmes
September 16th, 2012
8:40 am
This team will lose 4 games. Sloppy team that is poorly coached. They are inches from being better.
Joey
September 16th, 2012
8:46 am
I’m hapy with the win, and I know the polls take care of themselves as long as you win. That being said, as long as we keep allowing 20+ points to cupcakes, we will not gain. I know 7 belong to Lemay’s pick-6, but it doesn’t look good.
Hopefully the lackluster halfs by the D will end next Saturday – if not, surely when Rombo and ‘Tree get back vs UT.
Murray proved what he can do when he has the time – now the O-line has to give him time vs SEC opponents. I hope they can.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
8:47 am
@Joey……
I guess you read my post of your summer comment about the Gators……you made a classy post response. The Gators are still a work in progress, but they obviously have a lot of talent and will progressively get better as the year moves forward. It could get ugly for Kentucky in THE SWAMP, and LSU better come to Gainesville firing on all four very talented cylinders or a big upset is possible. This is not your “John Brantley” Florida Gators, but not your Tim Tebow Gators either….not yet.
Hair E Dawg
September 16th, 2012
8:50 am
I’m not impressed. Our Defense looked soft and like they were playing vanilla – but I’m not so sure it was “vanilla”. These kids may be believing everything they’ve read. Sometimes I think Nick Saban and Alabama are lucky their boys can’t read.
This was a pay for play team. Next week we have someone who really, REALLY, wants to beat us.
Wake up!
TY
September 16th, 2012
8:51 am
Where was Richard Samuel? Was he injured?
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
8:53 am
……..and all of you that have been ripping Aaron Murray………..question: still want Lemay to replace him as the starting QB? Yeah boy! Murray is good…..very good.
ugab
September 16th, 2012
8:55 am
Now we are in the SEC games. We will lose if our D starts out like they did against Florida Atlantic. We will lose if our O can not stop getting stupid penalties. I see a team that could be great. Right now the dawgs are just mediocre. Fla will wip us. Tennessee will wip us. SC’s DE’s will sack Murray all night long. It is going to get interesting. CMR is known for not having his players ready for games. I do not see the conditioning paying off. Jenkins and Geathers are too slow.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
8:55 am
@Hair E Dawg…………..
I think Missouri and their fans “really, REALLY” wanted to beat the Dawgs. Didn’t. Not even close.
Dawg4life
September 16th, 2012
8:58 am
Wow! Half of you really have no idea what you are watching…. Yards are irrelevant, its the score that matters. Especially since we were missing the 3 BEST defensive players we have, with a true freshman replacing Jones. Go ask Pellini if he would rather have the 300 yds, or the 56 pts…
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
8:59 am
ugab…..
Are you being serious? Believe me…..Georgia is a very talented team…..and they will get a lot better and deeper on D when Rambo and Ogeltree return. The Dawgs should beat Tennessee…and the SC will be very, very big. The JAX game will be a head knocker as well.
Just Saying
September 16th, 2012
9:00 am
@motocross…
You are correct, you are not up as much as you should be on college football. It is a norm today for ALL the good teams to play 2-3 “puffball” teams. Take a look at Bama, LSU, etc schedules and you will similar teams to Buffalo and FAU. Bama gave up close to 500 yards offense last year to Ga Southern and then went on and won the NC!!! P.S. I would not classify Missouri as a “puffball” team, in fact, I believe they will knock-off several very good teams this year if Franklin is OK to play.
TDawg
September 16th, 2012
9:03 am
Right now we are a talented team with a couple of key areas needing to improve. Pass Defense secondary and pass rush. OLine.
On plus side Murray and receivers are doing really well
BigDaddyC
September 16th, 2012
9:04 am
Enter your comments here
Just Saying
September 16th, 2012
9:05 am
Do not fear Dawg fans, we will play up to our opponents as needed.
BobDawg
September 16th, 2012
9:06 am
Folks, we just finished our “preseason”. We have Alot of depth and have been cross- training others at various positions. Just the fact that 3 All- Americans sat out this game on D tells u we will be more than ready . I wasn’t impressed with Uf or Tn. They held nothing back and Tn has no D let’s face it. UF’s QB will have Jarvis Jones nightmares when we get done with him in Jax.
UGABob
September 16th, 2012
9:06 am
UGA won another warm up game but needs to mature real quickly on defense. They looked lost without Jarvis. No stunting or pass rush to speak of for most of the first half. The offense just needs to keep getting better and eliminate the turnovers and penalties. This is a long season and the next stop in the road is Vanderbilt. Don’t choke down! Go Dawgs! Lastly, no troll today, how refreshing. He wasn’t even on his own team’s site. That probably made them happy too! Lol
BigDaddyC
September 16th, 2012
9:11 am
The Dawgs D is fine! You don’t have to win 72-0 to get what you want accomplished.There is a reason Ga. paid and played these two teams… It’s not to pad stats and it’s not to move up in the rankings.It’s about coaching and growing.We are getting better each week as a team and getting young guys ready to play. Don’t get so caught up in the score… 3-0 and rolling!
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
9:20 am
@BobDawg……
You may be the only college football fan that was not impressed with the Gators yesterday….and last week. They went into two very loud and hostile stadiums…..and won….and are 2-0 in the SEC East. I did not think the Gators could win both games…..but they impressed me. And…..in the manner in which Jeff Driskel is improving each week (and he showed an enormous amount of talent yesterday in Knoxville)….along with the Gator offense……Mr. Jones might be facing a nightmare or two himself in Jacksonville this year. And…..so you know…..Jeff Driskel….is not an immoble target in the pocket. The Vols found that out yesterday. And the Gators HAVE a running game and a very good OL now.
RMikel58
September 16th, 2012
9:29 am
I thought that for once….Bobo made the right calls but with a lesser opponent. FAU has a new coaching staff and its hard to measure because their trying to adjust just as Georgia did when Grantham arrived.
We’re starting to get into the meat of the order this coming weekend and so we’ll see what type team Georgia will be.
We cant give the ball away 3 times and expect the same outcome. I believe when Jarvis is out, the defense seems less motivated to play. Thats what happens when Leaders are not present on the field.
I congradulate our 2 new freshmen kickers for being better than expected after 2 of our best kickers graduated last year.
FAU’s QB ate up our Defense with huge gains. If that had been South Carolina doing that, we’d be in trouble. Our 2nd string players should be better than their 1st string but yet we allowed them huge gains.
The one thing that i didnt think i had to worry about was our defense but yet now i do cause i figured it was going to be our offense.
I dont know bout you but giving up 300+yds. on passing by lesser teams is a concern to me. If you give that kinda yardage to Div. 1A schools then somebodys losing.You say “we dont have everybody back” but yet we should still be better.
Looked to me the guys on defense still dont understand their assignments. Grantham should never wait til just adjusting his defense at half time. Better get back to making sure those backups know where they should be.
I think all of this comes back to CMR not getting the team up for lesser opponents. Spurrier, Saban, and others get them up every game….why cant he?
Thank God for Jarvis Joneses of the world. He’s self motivated!
Best Defensive End ive ever seen at Georgia and no doubt, the best Defensive Player in College Football.
Heisman? I think he could be but he’d have to be measured in big time games to know that. I will say this though…..If he and Aaron Murray stay for their senior years then we could have 2 Heisman hopefulls next year.
CMR needs to let Brandon Smith return kickoffs and punts more. Besides im alittle disappointed in his Defensive play this year. Where have you been Brandon?
Now is the time for our defense to show up because youll be a full strength with no excuses.
chase
September 16th, 2012
9:31 am
drbasic1
you and everyone who wants to “Question Georgia’s Defense”
Answer this question: How many teams in the country would play this well while missing 3 All-American Defensive Starters?
With Jarvis, Ogletree, and Rambo out you are missing not only 3 All Americans but almost the entire center of your defense
In there place….. you a lot of young guys including several true freshman and a bunch of Sophomores…this causes a problem with lining up correctly and that is the key to Georgia’s problems without those guys, getting in the right spot and playing “assignment perfect”
Get those guys back and this defense will be tops in the country
Tech fans
September 16th, 2012
9:33 am
Does anyone think “hey tennessee is Not that good?” seriously bray is soooo overrated it’s not even funny. Dawgs kept it vanilla and did what it had to do to
Win. Not worried about our d at all. Jarvis didn’t play so that shows how much the coaches were worried. They sat their best player. Dawgs will beat Tennessee, Florida, and south Carolina!
Go Dawgs!
chase
September 16th, 2012
9:36 am
Tampa Gator
congrats on the win and you are usually a very fair Gator fan BUT I must say that beating Tennessee is not a great feat
This is a team that let NC State move the ball up and down the field to the tune of nearly 500 yards AND Tennessee cannot run the ball against anyone!
UT was getting way too much credit for beating a also-ran NcState team in a shootout and then poor little Ga State
Florida = good win over a mediocre team
UT = waaaayyyyy overrated based on 1 game that really wasn’t that impressive
SCAR = NO passing game whatsoever and an injury prone QB
I had thought that this game was a battle for 3rd in the SEC East behind UGA and SCAR now, based on talent and schedule, I would say the East will end up UGA, FLA, SCAR, TENN
chase
September 16th, 2012
9:37 am
RMikel58
FAU is a “division 1 team” – they are in the Sunbelt Conference with teams like ULM etc
Joey
September 16th, 2012
9:56 am
chase, I guess we will see how bad UT is in a couple weeks. I just hope we beat them in Athens as bad as UF beat them in Knoxville.
Say what you want, but that’s (Neyland Stadium) a tough environment for a young QB, but Driskel was flawless. 71% completion rate this season and no INTs.
The best hire Muschamp will ever make was getting Boise’s OC, Brent Pease.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
10:02 am
Chase……
Bray faced one of the best defensive secondaries in the country yesterday (the Gator secondary is that good)……and a damn good defense overall…..playing without their best LB in Jelani Jenkins. He will be back for the Georgia game. The Gator DL put a lot of pressure on Bray and the corners covered two of the best WRs in college football about as well as you can do it. But I agree that the Vols lack a running game…..and the exceptionally well conditioned and strong Gator offensive line completely wore down the Tennessee defensive front seven. And I think A&M showed again yesterday that they are a good team. The Gators going into College Station and Knoxville on consecutive Saturdays….and going 2-0…..is impressive. As was Georgia going into Columbia, Missouri, and winning. Give credit where credit is deserved. Otherwise….you sound like a homer.
…..and Florida Atlantic is a bad football team…..period…..no matter what division they are in……
Richt's a Bum
September 16th, 2012
10:03 am
What’s going to happen when he starts playing some football teams. We need a real man as a coach, not someone who just trains our kids to keep getting into trouble.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
10:06 am
@Joey…..
Muschamp did some other hiring of significance this winter…….getting ride of Charlie Weis’ friend that coached the OL…..and getting Tim Davis to coach the offensive line…..as well as hiring a terriffic stength and conditioning coach. Between those two…..the Gator OL and overall team is significantly bigger, stronger, and faster. Pease is taking advantage of that…..and Driskel is going to develop into one of the best QBs in the country before leaving Gainesville.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
10:07 am
“rid”
Buzz 2011
September 16th, 2012
10:09 am
Did the Dogs play their second and third string defense throughout this game with the
mighty Owls.. I am sure that was the case, right?
Al
September 16th, 2012
10:11 am
If anything there is one thing we can all agree on, How bout them Stanford Cardinals!!
Take that Kiffin!! I was never sold on the mighty Trojans!!
STUDENT ATHLETE
September 16th, 2012
10:14 am
$700,000 per year for that defense. Watch Bama play them next week – it will be native yardage. Losses to the Cock and Gators looming (possibly the Vols). Standard 10-2 or 10-3(no championship)Outback Bowl Georgia season.
David Granger
September 16th, 2012
10:21 am
Nice to see Keith Marshall have a good game. Glad that Georgia finally realized that they don’t have to run between the tackles every time, and called a few plays where he could really get lose on the outside. I do NOT like seeing either Gurley or Marshall returning punts or kickoffs…let one of the second string wide recievers do that. It was also nice to see Georgia FINALLY put a team away, and let the second string offense play the entire fourth quarter.
But yet again, it took Georgia most of the first half to really get going. Don’t know why we can’t be ready to play hard from the very opening kickoff. If we don’t fix that, it’s going to hurt us down the line…
chase
September 16th, 2012
10:27 am
Tampa Gator
I didn’t mean that the Gators were not impressive….winning by 17 on the road almost anywhere is impressive
That shot was more directed at “Tennessee is not as good as people were hyping them up to be”
You can have a great QB and 2 great WRs BUT if that is all you have, you have nothing
And I would not classify BRAY as “great” and how is Patterson all of a sudden after 2 games “one of the best WRs in the country?”
Do I think that Florida’s offense is going to have a very very hard time against UGA and LSU’s defenses?…YES I do -so far the Gators have played exactly 1 team with a better than average defense and your QB was beat to death and the offense squeaked out 20 points
Do I think Florida is better than SCAR? YES
My bigger point is UT, Bray, and Patterson were waaaaaayyyyyyy overrated based on a game against NC State?……..YES YES YES
I think Florida goes 9-3 with losses to LSU, UGA, FL STATE just being fair based on talent
I think UT loses at least 4 games if not 5
Much respect for the Texas – Tennessee two step victories
deb
September 16th, 2012
10:30 am
ga bulldogs are the best team in college football this year, they are special,ga will go 14-0 they will be sec champions, and national title champions,all the hipe about alabama and lsu you will see is going to be over there era is over,ga has been made into a college nfl defense and offence and arron murray is th best quarter back in college along with his team.ga will be the only undefeted team in college at the end of the season,yall will see this.
chase
September 16th, 2012
10:30 am
STUDENT ATHLETE
MORON – enough said
chase
September 16th, 2012
10:31 am
Joey
lets settle down on Driskel
he was NEVER under any pressure whatsoever !
he also only completed 14 passes and a couple of them were Burton catching short passes and running for long gains or TDs….so 71% is misleading
Dawg-Gawn
September 16th, 2012
10:39 am
@Under The Bleacher:
You must be related to Seymour Butts?
@STUDENT ATHLETE:
Todd Grantham is at the top of the HC list at University of Kentucky.
@Tampa Gator:
Congratulations on the Gators win!
Time to restore the WLOCP in Jacksonville, back to being relevant to college football!
“Stick with Richt”
“Our Team” “Our Time” “No Regrets”
“Fan-Up”
“BELIEVE” in the “G”
chase
September 16th, 2012
10:40 am
Tampa Gator
“Driskel is going to develop into one of the best QBs in the country before leaving Gainesville.”
That comment sounds like a big time homer
Especially since it is about a QB who was still competing for the job week 1 and struggled mightily against Bowling Green and Texas A&M AND only completed 14 passes with NO pressure against Tennessee
and Florida was only 3-14 on 3rd downs against a pathetic defense (that is 6 – 26 on 3rd downs in the last 2 games) here is the season line where your offense stands
PASSING YARDS
176.3
108th
Overall
RUSHING YARDS
232.7
23rd
Overall
POINTS FOR
28.0
69th
Lets see what happens against defenses like SCAR’s UGA’s LSU’s and FlaState’s
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
10:40 am
Chase….
Burton’s long gain yesterday was out of the wildcat…..not a pass from Driskel. And he was under pressure from constant Vols blitzes yesterday…..he just moved exceptionally in the pocket and checked down to secondary receivers when they did. And Hammond did catch a pass 10 yards down the field….and turned it into a long touchdown because he is just that athletic….and Driskel drilled the pass to him (he was the secondary receiver) under a lot of pressure from blitzing LBs…..which helped cause the long TD. It was a great play by both Driskel and Hammond. You sound completely ignorant with that last post…..and Driskel’s 71% and no INTs….is hardly misleading. Neither is Driskel’s 80 something yards rushing yesterday. He is a star in the making at QB for the Gators. Anyone that watched the Vos-Gators game say that. I am sitting here watching the replay of the game….and the development and the obvious talent of Jeff Driskel is highly evident.
Bud
September 16th, 2012
10:42 am
Need to take a lesson from Saban. When game is over its over and time to focus on next. Does’nt let up on pushing his team so they don’t get complacent .
chase
September 16th, 2012
10:43 am
Tampa Gator
see these stats again
PASSING YARDS
176.3
108th
Overall
Pitbull
September 16th, 2012
10:43 am
I think Georgia is showing just enough each game to win decisively but not show all it has got. They keep things off the field to keep them off the game films so they can keep the next opponent and the ones after that as unprepared as possible.
I think you will continue to see the team growing stronger and more efficient on both the O and the D as the season progresses through the SEC schedule.
My concern is with the special teams receivers on punts and kickoffs. I have seen some bad decisions and I realize they have been made by freshmen. They have to realize that if the kickoff comes down in the end zone then down it and take the ball at the 25 yard line.
If the punt is not safe to catch the get the heck away from it and don’t get near enough for it to bounce towards you and hit you on the leg. Just let the other team down it.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
10:47 am
…..and Texas A&M has a very good defense….and a very good offense. You will see that when the Dawgs play them. And their QB is another star in the making. And Tennessee will give anyone fits for two or three quarters. They just do not have enough depth to win big in the SEC. The Gators wore them down yesterday. And….Driskel….is basically…..a redshirt freshman doing what he is doing. The difference between Driskel this year and Brantley last year…..is night and day.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
10:49 am
Chase…..
The Gators are not throwing the ball like other teams. Where is Bama ranked nationally throwing the ball. Muschamp is all about running the ball first and playing solid D…to win. And that does win games in the SEC……ask the coach at Bama.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
10:51 am
Bud…..
Bama beat W. Kentucky 35-0….then beat Arkansas 52-0. If the Bama fans were Dawg fans….they would have been calling for Saban’s head after the W. Kentucky game and moaning about how horrible their team was.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
10:56 am
and Chase……
See these stats…….
Gators are 3-0 and 2-0 in the SEC East. Those are the stats that matter……
…….and the Gators are playing excellent football except for penalties and some key injuries to Chaz Green at RT (did not play against the Vols), Jelani Jenkins at LB (did not play vs. the Vols), and Cody Riggs at the nickel back position (did not play vs. the Vols). But the Gators are so deep on D and on the OL now…that the second stringers at those positions stepped in and played exceptionally well……LB Morrison (true freshman), CB Watkins, and RT Kohane.
TomDawg
September 16th, 2012
10:56 am
I thought this was a UGA blog…not Gators or Bama…hmmm….anyway, has anyone noticed that if Gurley and Marshall stand side by side their numbers mirror a certain legendary tailback at Georgia? Thats got to be a good omen in my humble opinion. GO DAWGS!!!!
chase
September 16th, 2012
10:57 am
Tampa Gator
I agree with your comment to BUD
KennesawDawg
September 16th, 2012
11:00 am
I sure wish we could have played a tune up game with Auburn before we had to face Florida Atlantic
chase
September 16th, 2012
11:00 am
Tampa Gator
depth?…nobody has had to have defensive depth like UGA
missing 4+ starters on defense in each game and 3 All Americans at that –
Running does win games BUT against great defenses if you are 1 dimensional you will be in trouble
Here is Georgia’s much more balanced approach
PASSING YARDS
295.0
24th
Overall
RUSHING YARDS
222.7
28th
Overall
POINTS FOR
47.3
10th
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
11:00 am
…….and Chase…..
It is a “horse race” now between Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida for the East title…this year. All three teams are very good teams. I would still put Georgia in the lead……right now….but Florida is climbing the ladder. SC may have QB and WR issues. I do not see a lot of weaknesses on the Georgia and Florida teams at the moment. So…..I would move Florida slightly ahead of SC right now. But Georgia….when they get all their players back….will be a big challenge in SEC games….for anyone….with the exception of Bama and LSU. They are still in a league of their own.
gt4ever
September 16th, 2012
11:02 am
LOL at the team showing enough in these gimme games to get a win…. Your Defense has been torched by 2 cupcakes, and another average team… I can’t wait for UGA to play a good offensive team..
ATLien
September 16th, 2012
11:02 am
The Gators did look impressive yesterday. I know alot of UF people don’t like him, much like many UGA people hate Richt for no good reason, but I believe if left alone to rebuild a program that Urban left in shambles, he will, and UF will again be a national contender.
Good win for the Dawgs, first quarter was kind of shaky. But those types of teams running this no huddle fast break stuff are always a bit tough to prepare for. What is encouraging, for the whole team O and D, is that we’ve gotten back to making in game adjustments to snuff out what the opponent is trying to do.
chase
September 16th, 2012
11:03 am
I agree with almost all of your last comment EXCEPT the bit about LSU
I don’t see anything about LSU that puts them head and shoulder above UGA or Florida for that matter
And BAMA has not been tested yet by a legit team AND NO – Michigan (who barely beat air force) is not “legit”
gt4ever
September 16th, 2012
11:04 am
Tampa Gator…. Very good teams… You MUST be kidding… The only “VERY” good teams in the SEC are LSU, and ALABAMA…
RedandBlackDAWG
September 16th, 2012
11:05 am
Tdawg
September 16th, 2012
12:31 am
If Mason plays in a game, he loses his red shirt. Pretty simple really. If Murray gets hurt seriously, I would think it would be Mason on the field, not LeMay. He is just not ready to play at this level yet. Maybe he is trying too hard but it see,s to me, that he is still mighty green and unsure of himself out there. He is still playing like he was in high school, and trying to pull off super hero stuff instead of controlling the game and the offense.
air of mendacity
September 16th, 2012
11:05 am
D makes me nervous as hell – maybe it is the missing starters (did Jenkins play or sit this game?) but they seem to be reading their press clippings – at least early in the game. Is Grantham considered a great X’s and O’s man – it doesn’t show to me. I know he is a motivator etc and plays agressive but the D seems plain vanilla to me.
Vandy always gives us problems and TN and Gators look better than I thought they would. I just expect to beat USC and Spurrier. Now the real season begins. Undefeated going to Jacksonville – just like the old old days – Go Dawgs.
chase
September 16th, 2012
11:07 am
gt4ever
here come the sad sack Techies
Georgia’s defense has given up an average of 18 points a game to FAU and Buffalo without most of our defense
how was that game against the Hokies? – you know, the team that got housed by PITT (who incidentally got beat bad by Youngstown St)
Tech is not worth a second thought to ANY SEC team
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Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
11:13 am
Chase…..
Georgia has played Buffalo, Missouri, and Florida Atlantic (with 700 total yards against a horrible Florida Atlantic team that bloats Georgia’s stats).
Florida has played Bowling Green, Texas A&M, and Tennessee (over 500 yards of total offense against the Vols…..a little more impressive than 700 vs. FAU….don’t you think?)
Both Georgia and Florida are 3-0…..the only stat that matters.
Also…..Georgia has a Jr (RS) QB that is playing his 4th year in a system….with a lot of SEC game experience……playing against some very weak defenses so far. Florida has a true soph. QB playing well in his first year in a new system….with little on field SEC experience before this year…..and played well vs. a very good Texas A&M team….and played really well vs. a previously undefeated Vols team.
You need to give credit where credit is due……and compaing Georgia’s stats vs. Florida’s stats so far…has little to do with anything.
And all you read on here is how Georgia needs to pass less and run more……..
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
11:16 am
gt4ever……
I would say Texas A&M and Tennessee are just……a little bit……better than Virginia and Presbyterian……with Tennessee probably better than Va. Tech and A&M much better than Va. Tech.
HardTruth Here
September 16th, 2012
11:16 am
Lets set the record straight on this Mason, LeMay situation. First, LeMay came in as the Highest ranked QB of the three(Murray, Mason, and LeMay) and this Kid when given the Chance will lead this team better, Mark Richt has a thing with proven guys not losing there positions. Make know mistake LeMay is the real deal and can play. We don’t need another D.J.Shockley/David Greene situation. LeMay is probably going in as the number 1 next year, Just simply to good to hold on the Bench.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
11:19 am
and….GT4ever……
the last time I checked…..Georgia and South Carolina were ranked in the top 10 with both Bama and LSU. And Florida might just make it into the top 10 either this week or next. And MSU is undefeated….and in the top 25. ACC….well…..it has FSU for now.
RedandBlackDAWG
September 16th, 2012
11:20 am
ugab
September 16th, 2012
8:55 am
You need to learn a little about football, because your evaluation of the DAWGS is not even close to accurate. Lose to Florida and tenn., right. If you had played the sport, then you would know how difficult it is to get ready to play teams, that have something to prove, when your team is so superior that you have trouble getting up for the game. In the first three games, UGA has made halftime adjustments and inflicted serious damage to the other team in the second half. If you are basing UGA’s potential based on yesterdays game, you aren’t quite ready to step up to the spot, of evaluator. 712 yards against FAU should show you all you need to know about cup cake games. If UGA had kept it’s starters in the whole game, or even started them, they could have put up 1000+ yards easily. CMR spent the whole 4th quarter, trying not to score.
UGA will be just fine, now that they are getting into the meat of their schedule.
As for Geathers and Jenkins being too slow, this is another example of your lack of understanding about the 3-4 defense. Their job is to draw double and in some cases triple blockers as nose tackles that allows your DE’s and LB’s, as well as safeties on a blitz to come in and encounter as little resistance on the way to the ball carrier or QB as possible. They have been doing that well.
HardTruth Here
September 16th, 2012
11:21 am
Georgia Tech Fans, Virginia, and Presbyterian who? I mean please don’t come on this blog until you can say we beat UGA. Which God gives you one every eight to Ten years.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
11:21 am
HardTruth…..
I don’t think Murray is going to the NFL…..this year…..he is not ready and will not be drafted in the first round…..he will be the Georgia QB next year in my opinion.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
11:23 am
“Georgia Tech Fans, Virginia, and Presbyterian who? I mean please don’t come on this blog until you can say we beat UGA. Which God gives you one every eight to Ten years.”
@HardTruthHere……
Be careful……..Gator fans could use that comment vs. you and other Dawg fans……at least for the last 20 something years.
Sautee Dawg
September 16th, 2012
11:24 am
Tony at 4:26am
Which Mizzou center pushed Big John Jenkins around? You must have watched a different game than me. Mizzou center left the game early in the 2nd quarter and didnt return. Must have been tired from pushing Big John around. John Jenkins had a helluva game against Mizzou, no rushing yards to speak of.
John Jenkins didnt play but 20 snaps against FAU. He wasnt in the game on FAU’s rushing touchdown either.
Don’t see anyone pushing John around.
Big Crimson 75
September 16th, 2012
11:25 am
SEC power rankings :
1. Bama — Thus far, the Defense is allowing 4.6 points per game.
Fair n Balanced
September 16th, 2012
11:28 am
I really thought that offense was a problem….it still may be. We haven’t beaten a quality opponent yet, had to come from behind to win last week with great plays from the defense. Offense gets 700+ yards, but makes WAY too many turnovers. Careless! And a pick 6! Defense has given up big plays and many more points than it should, leaving poor opponents in games.
Some of this is typical of this Richt era. We just piddle around with these kinds of opponents. On the other hand, we got a lot of yards and the defense shut em down in 2nd half. I like Murray’s confidence at this point and the fact that Richt said “we’ll be ready”. For sure it’s time to be ready to play well from start to finish.
Sautee Dawg
September 16th, 2012
11:36 am
Tampa Gator
Gators QB is impressive beating A&M and the Vols. Tough league to grow up in, which is how Murray got the job. On the job traning, growing up in the SEC.
Just think what the 2 QB’s would have accomplished if they both played in one of those leagues that don’t play any D.
I like the Barkley kid out at USC, but seems like everytime ESPN turns the heat up on him for a Heisman run he has a game like the one against Stanford. And it’s all about the D. Stanford is probably the only team Barkley will play this season with a decent D.
Congrats on a win against a tough Vols team.
Long-time Dawg
September 16th, 2012
11:39 am
Forget the “slight groin pull”, I think Jarvis Jones was serving a suspension. Also, was the same true of Samuels when they played everyone but Mrs. Richt?
john lula
September 16th, 2012
11:39 am
Congraultions to FAU. They beat the spread of 42.5 pts.
Big Crimson 75
September 16th, 2012
11:42 am
SEC Power Rankings :
1. Bama — thus far, Defense is allowing 4.6 point per game.
2.LSU — Mettenberger makes LSU a better team.
3. Fla — everyone knew either Fla, UT or Aubie would improve over last year — the answer is easy. 2 impressive Rd wins for the Gators.
4. UGA — Nothing worse than wasting talent.
5. S.C. — shoddy passing attack.
6. A&M — this is the newbie who will upset some teams in the conference.
7. UT — they’ve improved. They need to improve more. Dooley needs a signature win.
8. Missy St — barely beat Troy.
9. Arkansas — when you run with Petrinos, you’re bound to catch fleas.
10. Vandy — not sold yet.
11. Aubie — whatever they paid Cam, he was worth every penny!!
12. Mizzu — this team will be lucky to win 3 SEC games.
13. Ole Miss — the Nutt-cracker left a mess for a decent Coach in Hugh Freeze.
14. Ky — bad football team.
Deaf Gray
September 16th, 2012
11:55 am
If the idiots, who always seem to think the DAWGWS will lose, haven’t awakened and seen that we’ve won four straight, they never will!
BRING ON VANDERBILT!!
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
11:55 am
Big Crimson……
1. Bama (proven to be the best so far)
2. LSU (proven they belong on the same field as Bama so far)
3. Georgia (how is 3-0 wasting talent?)
4. Florida (proven they can beat two good SEC teams on the road in very hostile environments)
5. South Carolina (proven they have WR and QB issues….but are still undeated and good)
6. Texas A&M (along with Florida, they have a future star QB in the SEC)
7. Mississippi State (hard to get up for Troy State….but they are talented)
8. Tennessee (still looking for depth on defense….very good on offense)
9. Missouri (played well for 3 quarters vs. Georgia and won this week on the road)
10. Vandy (they have been a disappointment so far this year….changed QBs)
11. Auburn (well….they beat LA-Monroe)
12. Arkansas (well….the lost to LA-Monroe and lost 52-0 to Bama in a statement game)
13. Ole Miss (only if their defense was as good as their offense)
14. Kentucky (how do you lose at home to Western Kentucky????)
BILLY JACK
September 16th, 2012
11:57 am
After speaking with some coaching friends of mine 3 of which are not UGA alumni they think Alabama Georgis and LSU are clearly the class of the SEC and I must agree.Arkansas Tennesee are clearly not what the experts thought and Florida still looks like a work in progress.South Carolina is gonna have major problems with substandard QB play and stopping Lattimore will beat them more often than not against good teams like Georgia.Auburn may win 3 or 4 games and the Miss schools may when 11 games between them.I see the balance of power from top to bottom swinging back to the east in the next 2 or 3 years.Alabama LSU game will be huge with the winner playing a Georgia team with all of UGA players back.Tennesee will be the first game Georgia will be at full strenth with All Americans Rambo and Ogletree back.I believe with these great players back Georgia will be the best def in the country and have major depth for a title run.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
11:58 am
@Deaf….
Any ‘idiot” knows Georgia has won 3 in a row.
chase
September 16th, 2012
12:01 pm
Long-time Dawg
wrong on Jarvis
they said he almost didn’t play vs Mizzou b/c of the groin and sports talk radio was talking about him sitting out vs not sitting out against FAU b/c the groin
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
12:02 pm
Florida game replay over…….have a nice Sunday.
Georgia needs to come to play in quarter one vs.
Vandy (but still will win if they don’t…easy)
Tennessee (same as above….but not as easy)
South Carolina (will still win it in the 4th quarter….close only counts in horsehoes)
Florida (get behind the Gators in the first half…..well….good luck with that task)
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
12:04 pm
@Chase…before I go…….
Current passing leaders in the country……
1 Raquim Cato, Marshall
2 Ryan Nassib, Syracuse
3 David Piland, Houston
4 Dalton Williams, Arkansas
5 Matt Scott, Arizona
6 Corey Robinson, Troy
7 Maxwell Smith, Kentucky
8 Chase Rettig, Boston College
9 Tyler Bray, Tennessee
10 Bryn Renner
See any common thread in most of those names and schools?
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
12:05 pm
……and Mike Gillislee ran for over 100 yards vs. A&M and Tennessee….and is the number one rusher in the SEC……with a bad groin pull. He is good.
See ya.
Martin Fartman
September 16th, 2012
12:09 pm
Hard to take this win seriously. This team lost to Middle Tenn. 31 – 17
BILLY JACK
September 16th, 2012
12:12 pm
As I look at the SEC this year I see Florida losing to Georgia and LSU-South Carolina losing to Georgia Lsu and Florida on the road.Alabama and LSU are about dead even with Alabama being a 3 point favorite but with the game at LSU possibly at night probably even by game time or LSU favored by 1.Tennesee will get beat very badly by Georgia Alabama and lose to Miss St and Tennesee on the road.
Big Crimson 75
September 16th, 2012
12:13 pm
3. Georgia (how is 3-0 wasting talent?
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UGA has under-performed.
Beating softies won’t help once the competition level rises.
Nice start for your Gators. Amazing how the team improves once Fat Weiss hit the road.
DawginLex
September 16th, 2012
12:13 pm
Where are the idiots screaming for Lemay to play ahead of Murray?
BILLY JACK
September 16th, 2012
12:15 pm
Sorry I meant Tennesee will lose to South Carolina on the road.
DawginLex
September 16th, 2012
12:16 pm
Big crimson
We played a ton if true freshmen last night on defense. It won’t look anything like that later
BILLY JACK
September 16th, 2012
12:17 pm
Does Christian Lemay practice during the week?
DawginLex
September 16th, 2012
12:17 pm
Bama still hasn’t beat anyone
Martin Fartman
September 16th, 2012
12:18 pm
Suprised how many want to qualify a non quality win
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
12:22 pm
Decided to watch the Wil Muschamp show……..so still here.
DawginLex…..
Bama beat the then 8th ranked Michigan team on the road…easily……and destroyed Arkansas yesterday….52-0…..and…..they beat the SEC killers….Western Kentucky Hilltoppers….ask Kentucky and Joker Phillips how big that would be!!!!!!!
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
12:25 pm
Big Crimson….
Beating the SEC team killer Western Kentucky 32-0 helped Bama beat Arkansas 52-0!!!!!! Wonder how badly WK would beat Arkansas….or how badly Kentucky would beat Arkansas…..?????
CHDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:26 pm
Well, just got back from a great church service this AM, checked the sports news and saw where we moved up to number 5 in the AP Poll! Go Dawgs. Gators are moving up the chart quickly, exactly like I thought they would. To me, the chest pounding and worry is a bit of a waste–the teams will decide it on the field, and anything can happen–just ask USC. Vandy and SC will both be tough games for us, and I still think the Gators will be the toughest…
azdawg
September 16th, 2012
12:29 pm
The dawgs offensive is good enough to score on anyone in the country, including AL. Conversely, anyone in the country can score on the dawgs. The outcome of the game was never in doubt but you just can’t help but wonder if this continued trend on allowing much lesser teams to score so easily and rack up yards early on in the game is going to be their achilles heel when they face SC, FL and TN down the road. This trend on defense is worrisome. Its not a confidence builder for the dawgs but does build confidence in much better teams the dawgs will face where if they find themselves down several TD’s due to shoddy defensive play early on will they be able to come back against the SEC’s better D’s and be able to stop them defensively late in the game. You cannot be selective on what teams to get up for and play. Better bring their A game week on Defense week in and week out if they expect to be in the NC game.
Tampa Gator
September 16th, 2012
12:31 pm
My day was just made by looking at the new top 25 poll……Florida jumped over Ohio State and Urban Meyer……life if very, very good right now
14. Florida
18. Ohio State
Biggest top 10 joke…..Clemson ranked #10.
Preston
September 16th, 2012
12:32 pm
RunninWithTheDawgs, we will have everyone back for the Tennessee game. Vandy (this week) will be the fourth and final suspension game.
DallasDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:33 pm
Welllllll, it’s great to see the Aaron Murray critics are still flapping their gums, and of course rightly so…….I mean….he DID throw 4 incompletions, including a meaningless interception…..in 18 attempts, and jeez,…c’mon, he can’t even throw for 350 yards in almost 3 full quarters, what’s up with that? And, let’s not forget the critics of the defense who wouldn’t be happy unless the defense gave up zero yards, zero first downs, and zero points.
I will again say I think this team has big things they are going to accomplish, let’s keep our priorities in order, and that means to focus on winning the East; and we will worry about Bama or LSU the first Saturday in December. Until then, find a way to beat what will be a scrappy and motivated Vandy, get the missing defensive starters back in time to take care of Bray and UT, and then October gets interesting. Go Dawgs!
Preston
September 16th, 2012
12:34 pm
Tampa, what poll is that?
CHDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:34 pm
I don’t get the rivalry thing on our players, folks! Embrace them all if you are a Dawg fan; they are all great athletes. Murray played great last night because we protected him. Awesome throws. Protect Murray and I believe he is very competitive for the Heisman. Unfortunately, we haven’t done that well. However, I am extremely excited about Lemay! I like his aggressive approach. I believe he is going to be a great QB at Georgia. Don’t worry about the pick. Like everything in life, you learn by doing and he is still very green. Some more experience and some more muscle on his frame, and he is going to be a great one. I haven’t seen anything written about JSW. Did you see him light the burners! Let’s get that guy the ball this year!!!
Swampman
September 16th, 2012
12:34 pm
Step up and play some competition. The defense is a beast no matter who they will play but offense is suspect, with the level of competition they are playing and struggling with at the beginning, until the depth chart comes into play. Quit playing the candy azz games and step up in competition, not Ole Miss, that they seem to want to play every year from the west. They better do it this year, because without #29(J. Jones), he’s the glue to the defense. Won’t take nothing from the defense but i would like to see them play the SEC schedule or a viable non-SEC opponent.
Beast from the East
September 16th, 2012
12:39 pm
Really looking forward to the game in Jax. I would say UGA is the team to beat in the East, but my Gators are getting better every week. We have lowly UK coming to town and then we get a week off to rest up for LSU. That game should really tell us if UF is back…or not. I don’t expect to beat them, but we need to test them for 4 quarters and make them earn it.
Go Gators!
Joey
September 16th, 2012
12:42 pm
I liked Lemay’s poise in his first game. Yesterday he looked like a “Wildcat” QB, only lost. Thank goodness if something happened to Murray, we have the Hutson Mason option.
Lex, it’s the way Bama has been beating teams that has impressed me. Michigan and Arkansas won’t get embarrassed the rest of the season like Bama did them, and honestly, without trying to run the score up.
We can’t compare our team and there’s yet, but let’s see what our Bulldogs look like at full strength in a couple weeks . . .
CHDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:42 pm
A couple of thoughts on the D. We played a lot of young guys last night, including several true freshmen. We just didn’t pressure the QB. Reminded me of the bend don’t break days of yesteryear. The addition of a few people can make a big difference, so injuries could change the whole game, but I wouldn’t judge the D on last night’s effort. It may be that getting 9 and 18 back will yield a rusty D, but it also may elevate everybody’s play. Also, getting all of this stressful playing time really grows the young talent. Coming in at the end of a blowout doesn’t do that for you. So, we will just have to wait and see, but I think CTG was just gutsy on letting the young guys sail the ship last night. It might increase our depth over the tough stretch we have coming up…
Joey
September 16th, 2012
12:45 pm
UGA #5 in AP Poll.
Under The Bleachers
September 16th, 2012
12:46 pm
SEC Power Rankings
ALA/LSU- no separation except the quality of teams they have played
UF- good 2nd half team, if they learn to play with urgency in the first half they will be tough
UGA- beat who was on the schedule, some of these guys are good, some holes on OL.
TN- Will learn from the loss to UF
USC- would be right there with UF/UGA,. but qb issues and Lattimore has not been needed
Miss. St- easy schedule, next test Alabama
A&M- good speed, young talent, learning new system
Missouri- good offensive talent, defense is weak, little to no depth
Vanderbilt- is better than what they have shown on the field, could flip/flop with Missouri
Auburn- poor coaching, developing of talent, who knows but this group is in a for a beating with LSU
Arkansas- this ranking is based on Saturday without Wilson, a great deal of questions
Ole Miss- signs of players buying into what Hugh Freeze is selling
Kentucky- dumpster fire, with no tackling skills, no quarterback, coaching change coming
Loved watching those smart Kids from Stanford beat those thugs from Southern Cal and that Muskrat looking Lane Kiffin losing. That ranking was pure PAC 10/ West Coast/ anti SEC voting. Oregon lays 50 plus on USC
Joey
September 16th, 2012
12:47 pm
Good Lord, Notre Dame jumped from 20th to 11th.
Another win and they’ll jump Bama!
Beast from the East
September 16th, 2012
12:50 pm
Joey,
Notre Dame looked good yesterday. I was really impressed with their defense. I’ve always hated them, but I have to admit they do look like a top 10 team this year.
DawginLex
September 16th, 2012
12:54 pm
Arkansas is not a quality win. The defense is horrid and without Wilson they would not win a league game except Kentucky
Joker is done. 2-10 and I bet he has already been told this is his last year by the time they play us
CHDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:56 pm
I was impressed with Justin Scott-Wesley’s speed! They put him in late, but he can fly. Let’s put him in for a reverse, a delayed drag across the middle or a deep route and see what he can do! Also, was pleased to see by Lynch make some plays. The fumble cost us, but you live and you learn. He looks very, very, promising to me, as does Rome. Let’s get them the ball some more. I’d love to see a TE shovel.
Under The Bleachers
September 16th, 2012
12:57 pm
UGA ranked No. 5? Who knows if they are a Top 5 Team? The Big 10 is completely horrible, even Ohio St.
My Top 10
1,LSU
2.Alabama
3.Florida St.
4.Stanford
5.Oregon
6.Florida
7.West Virginia
8.Clemson
9.Georgia
10. South Carolina/Oklahoma
I am a SEC Fan,and Biased, that says enough, I do not like my team being ranked No.1 until the final poll so I place Bama at No.2 . I want to see UGA play a team with a real defense and if they win like they have, they would jump up into the top 5.
CHDawg
September 16th, 2012
12:57 pm
big Lynch
Joey
September 16th, 2012
12:58 pm
Beast from the East, like I told Tampa Gator, I’ve seen enough the last 2 weeks to make up my mind about Driskel. He will be hard to handle in Jax.
My fellow Dawg fans saying different are whistling past the graveyard. I think the past two games with y’all have THESE Dawgs knowing they can beat the Gators – to hell with the past.
This time it will be talent vs talent, and coach vs coach. Pease vs Grantham will be especially fun to watch. We may have a slight advantage on talent, with the Gators having an advantage on depth.
Y’all got another brutal October this year, but it won’t be a “0 – for” this time.
Under The Bleachers
September 16th, 2012
1:03 pm
DawginLex
September 16th, 2012
12:54 pm
Arkansas is not a quality win. The defense is horrid and without Wilson they would not win a league game except Kentucky
Joker is done. 2-10 and I bet he has already been told this is his last year by the time they play us
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Yeah, Joker is done, and Petrino is on their radar, I think Dooley is stating his case so far he wants to keep his job.
As for Arkansas, that win had a great deal to due to the defense that Alabama threw at them and the talent level that separate Alabama/ LSU from others can be seen in their OL on offense, and their front Seven on Defense. But Arkansas is a very poorly coached team at so many levels, and I can say the same thing about Auburn as well.
Beast from the East
September 16th, 2012
1:05 pm
Joey,
We still have a lot to prove. Need to play 4 quarters of quality football, as we won’t be able to rally from second half deficits against LSU, UGA, SC or FSU. Those teams are too good to play catch up against. That said, I’m very excited by the improvement they’ve shown each week. The coaching staff has been nothing short of excellent with the halftime adjustments. This team has shown great poise coming from behind on the road in consecutive weeks. Fun season…so far.
Beast from the East
September 16th, 2012
1:08 pm
Under the Bleachers,
I predicted that Petrino will be coaching at UT or UK in 2013. Depends on which one pulls the trigger first. I hope it’s UK because the thought of Petrino at UT is scary. He is a total scumbag, but the man is a heckuva college football coach.
DawginLex
September 16th, 2012
1:12 pm
UK AD will never hire Petrino
BILLY JACK
September 16th, 2012
1:14 pm
Under the bleachers dont do anymore rankings it makes you look stupid-Georgia would beat Stanford by 4 touchdowns.
Beast from the East
September 16th, 2012
1:18 pm
“UK AD will never hire Petrino”
Lex,
I know you’re UK fan and Calipari fan, but my feeling is that if you’ll hire someone with Cal’s baggage, then you won’t hesitate to hire Petrino. Just my opinion and time will tell. It might be UK’s best chance at getting a quality football coach because of Petrino’s current situation.
Beast from the East
September 16th, 2012
1:21 pm
Stanford looked very good last night. Their d-line was just running right over USC’s o-line in the second half. I was impressed.
CHDawg
September 16th, 2012
1:21 pm
Beast, teams take on the characteristics of the staff sometimes, and I have noticed Muschamp’s very even keeled and confident attitude going into halftime (when he was under a lot of stress) in the last two games. He pointed out the good and was confident they could adjust for the mistakes. Then, the team came out and did exactly that. May have a Muschamp team characteristic in the making. Getting noticably stronger as the game goes on is a great trait for winning organizations. I won’t wish him well in Jax, but unlike a few of the few bitter types here, I wish him the best otherwise.
kingdaddy
September 16th, 2012
1:21 pm
graphite
Thanks for the offer. Already had breakfast and have my own “Razorback Roast” on the Rotisserie…
CHDawg
September 16th, 2012
1:23 pm
noticeably
Paul in NH
September 16th, 2012
1:26 pm
chase
September 16th, 2012
11:03 am
I agree with almost all of your last comment EXCEPT the bit about LSU
And BAMA has not been tested yet by a legit team AND NO – Michigan (who barely beat air force) is not “legit”
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This post has to be a joke. Alabama hasn’t been tested but that is more a reflectio of how good they are rather than the level of the competition.
Beast from the East
September 16th, 2012
1:26 pm
CHDawg,
There was quite a bit of griping about Muschamp after week 1, but he’s shut those idiots up and is doing a good job. He’s determined to do it his way and it seems to working. Like I said earlier, we still have 4 top 10 teams on our schedule and it won’t get any easier.
St Simons
September 16th, 2012
1:33 pm
I think Florida is the team to beat in the East.
The game down here will be epic.
We can win it all, but we have to play a whole game, not a half.
You know it. I know it.
We probably aren’t a top 5 team yet. Be realistic, fellow Dawg alums.
But we’re in the hunt, fer dam sure.
Joey
September 16th, 2012
1:34 pm
“UGA ranked No. 5? Who knows if they are a Top 5 Team?”
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Hey, Under the Bleachers,
So who are the geniuses who thought USC was #1?
It’s all speculation, and fodder for the comment boards . . .
Paul in NH
September 16th, 2012
1:35 pm
Both UGA and UF look pretty good to me.
St Simons
September 16th, 2012
1:35 pm
and the BigJoke10 & 12pack are just horrible. The Sunbelt conferrence
is better competition. Really.
Joey
September 16th, 2012
1:40 pm
I think you’re right Beast – Petrino hasn’t been in trouble with the NCAA before. He left the Falcons in the middle of the night, then had a young girlfriend at Arkansas.
In between, he built up the Razorbacks to prominence. Arkansas was justified to fire him, but it sure ain’t enough to keep him a down and out program to snatch (no pun intended) him up.
Kentucky may do it.
7576DAWG
September 16th, 2012
2:14 pm
When the MEDIA pre-ranked Southern Cal #1 I knew that wasn’t going to last . There is no way a team with around 70 to 75 scholarships will have the depth to beat the great teams. To play in the SEC or any team winning the National Championship they must have the depth and the only way to achieve that is to have approx. 85 good scholarship players on the team.
That is the biggest criticism of Mark Richt’s past recruiting failures. Walk-on’s will not cut it. Every once in a while a walk-on will be worthy to get a scholarship but Georgia can not waste 5 to 8 scholarships every year on sub-par players that they didn’t even take a second look at when their class was being recruited.
Since McGarity has started overseeing everything ,Georgia has improved a lot on their recruiting philosophy . With the 4 defensive starters out everybody can see the gaps we have at depth. I hope Mark Richt will continue to show improvement and willingness to get our recruiting results where they need to be.
Under The Bleachers
September 16th, 2012
2:38 pm
BILLY JACK
September 16th, 2012
1:14 pm
Under the bleachers dont do anymore rankings it makes you look stupid-Georgia would beat Stanford by 4 touchdowns.
I do not know who you are, but when you use words like stupid or curse words if really standarizes your level of intellect. Four touchdowns? You have to be kidding or a real homer.
Under The Bleachers
September 16th, 2012
2:42 pm
Joey
September 16th, 2012
1:34 pm
“UGA ranked No. 5? Who knows if they are a Top 5 Team?”
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Hey, Under the Bleachers,
So who are the geniuses who thought USC was #1?
It’s all speculation, and fodder for the comment boards . . .
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Joey, If you have read any of my comments about USC over the summer and during the season I have stated over and over that USC was all smoke and mirrors, and my placement on UGA is all speculative based on suspensions and their not yet proven Offensive Line against a good defensive unit. They may well be a top 5 team, I would just like to see them play a talented team first. That test is coming very soon in the upcoming weeks and UGA may do very well against those teams and earn that ranking.
Under The Bleachers
September 16th, 2012
2:50 pm
Lex,
I just know that UK really would like to get their program to respectability again, and Petrino has spoken to several big time UK boosters already. The Joker experiment did not work and most folks in and around that program were ready for a change last season, but did not make waves. They are now pounding the Athletic Board for change and they want to win and win now or at least be competitive. There is no buy out for Joker and there is no buy out for Petrino, and he knows the area from his Louisville days and it allows him and his family a fresh start at a program that is easy to please with above .500 seasons.
I still think that the folks at Texas Tech will make a run for him once they fire The Tub there.
magadog
September 16th, 2012
3:37 pm
…go dawgs…impressive…who ya gonna play next – girl scout pick-up game? I’ll be impressed when you can beat real football teams.
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graphite
September 16th, 2012
4:48 pm
In my humble opinion,they had USC #1 in order to get the Nat’l Champs out of the SEC…..been here too long….the hook and crook is not over yet!..RollOn
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/Jarvis Jones for Heisman))
September 16th, 2012
7:31 pm
T-Dawg:
Ifr you have been keeping up with all things UGA you would know that CMR and Mason worked out an agreement LAST YEAR where Mason would become the starter if Murray went down. Otherwise Mason will “RED SHIRT” this year and will be the starter next year. Mason has had several quotes on here saying he sincerely hopes nothing goes bad for Murray because he would be forced to take over Murray’s job. Therefore if Murray stays healthy Mason will NOT play one down this year.
Only problem I see is Murray is just a Junior and if the NFL doesn’t encourage Murray he can come back next year!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/Jarvis Jones for Heisman))
September 16th, 2012
7:36 pm
@ Under the bleachers:
Why would you say a team must earn a ranking?????????
What did USCw do to earn their LOFTY rankings this year?????????????
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/Jarvis Jones for Heisman))
September 16th, 2012
7:38 pm
@ Magadawg:
What makes you think anyone on here gives a Fat Rodents A$$ what does/does nt impress you??????
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/Jarvis Jones for Heisman))
September 16th, 2012
7:43 pm
@ 7576 DAWG(2:14 pm post)
If a team can’t win a NC with only 75 scholarshipped players that means you have just written UGA out of a shot at the NC!!!!!!!!!!!
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/Jarvis Jones for Heisman))
September 16th, 2012
7:49 pm
@ Kingdaddy:
Are you eating HAWG MEAT again??????????????????????????????
Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/Jarvis Jones for Heisman))
September 16th, 2012
7:54 pm
@ Beast from the East:
UGA is having to do a lot come-from-behind !!
Probably even moreso than the Gators!!!
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Brainiac (CMR/UGA Fan For Life/Jarvis Jones for Heisman))
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To Whom it may concern:
John Jenkins is NOT slow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
funny....
September 16th, 2012
11:13 pm
do you people know anything about football.
Georgia played such a base defense in the first half. Whay stunt or blitz if you don’t have to. They played off receivers and fell into zones.
Still not a full stregnth either.
This defense is just fine.
With Tree and Rambo coming back possibly this week they’ll be at 100% and they’ll be running the full defensive package with QB pressure and blitz.
The old defense will be back
funny....
September 16th, 2012
11:13 pm
**why** sorry
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