Georgia’s players lay it on line for coaches as much as championships
Georgia nose guard John Jenkins and many other players don't take kindly to the incessant bashing their coaches receive from some fans. (UGA photo by John Kelley)
ATHENS — Moments after Georgia put the finishing touches on its 17-9 win over No. 2 Florida this past Saturday, coach Mark Richt and senior noseguard John Jenkins hugged near midfield. They spoke animatedly, laughed hard and hugged again. It was clearly a moment of unbridled joy.
Richt was asked Tuesday to recount their conversation, but he opted to keep their exchange to himself.
“I remember what it’s about but I won’t say,” Richt said with a grin. “But it was a good thing. Sometimes I’ll say some things to the team and I won’t even remember what I said to them. Then they’ll bring it up after the game. They’ll say, ‘we took care of you’ or ‘we had your back’ or whatever. It was one of those kinds of conversations.”
According to Jenkins, it was definitely one of those “we had your back” conversations.
In addition to the “soft-defense” talk before the Florida game, Jenkins said the Bulldogs were equally inspired by the bashing that Georgia’s coaching staff had taken since the loss to South Carolina and the endless recitation of their record against Top 10 opponents. After losing to the Gamecocks 35-7 on Oct. 6, Georgia dropped to 1-9 against Top 10 opponents since 2008. Jenkins said the players were tired of hearing about it.
“Sometimes it feels like it’s never enough,” Jenkins said. “When you’re in this line of work and you go out trying to please everybody else, then you, yourself, is not pleased. So a win like that, it was one of those victories where we knew exactly what we had within the group. Excluding everybody else, outside influences, we knew what we were capable of. The coaching staff and the players, we had each other’s backs. It was one of those type of deals.”
It used to be that football players were somewhat secluded from all the blather that swirls around every major football program all the time. They would be directed by coaches to refrain from reading newspapers or listening to talk radio and could remain insulated from the onslaught of critique and opinion.
But that’s impossible in the digital age of smart phones and Twitter and message boards and open blog commentary. Players are bombarded with instant and usually horribly ill-informed feedback about the job they or their coaches are doing. Often the messages come directly to them.
Hushing the bashers was as much a part of the joy of beating Florida as was putting the Bulldogs in position to win the East, players said.
“It was definitely a big moment for us and Coach Richt,” said junior tight end Arthur Lynch, who signed with Georgia out of Dartmouth, Mass. “We all see Coach Richt as a father figure. College football is a monopoly that we live in. It is driven by money – you can spin it how you want; NCAA this, NCAA that, TV deals, power conferences – that’s the world we live in. That being said, I don’t know many other coaches in college football who are as kind and loyal to their morals like he is. His base foundation, whether it’s his faith, his honesty or just basic human qualities, you can’t find anybody better than Coach Richt.”
“That short time after the game’s over, we’re happy for him,” senior linebacker Christian Robinson said. “We’re not oblivious to what people say. I watch GameDay every morning we have a late game. We see and hear what people say and we use that as fuel a lot of times.”
As ever, the gulf between the vocalized minority and reality remains vast and deep. They would have you think that Richt — and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, in particular – are in imminent danger of losing their jobs with a misstep in any significant game. As it is, Richt just received a five-year contract extension; he speaks glowingly every chance he gets about the job being done by Bobo, who has the Bulldogs on a record-breaking offensive pace; and those who write the checks seem unswerving in their support.
In the past three years, as Richt maneuvered the Bulldogs through their most tumultuous period in his 12-year tenure, contributions to the Hartman Fund (which is used to determine ticket priority) have remained consistent, between $22.6 to 23 million. And despite a dramatic national decline in game attendance due to a down economy, Georgia has had only a few empty seats due to unclaimed tickets returned by visiting opponents.
It’s all very annoying to Lynch, a history major who has taken a keen interest in the Southeastern football phenomena he moved more than 1,000 miles from home to be a part of.
“You can say what you want to about him as a coach, but obviously he’s had some success,” Lynch said. “He’s the longest (tenured) coach in the SEC. He’s had 10-win, 11-win, 12-win seasons. For us, the criticism is undeserving. But it’s there because that’s just how our society is. It’s a what-have-you-done-for me lately type deal in college football.”
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ADawg Lover
October 30th, 2012
8:44 pm
Way to go Dawgs!! This sure has been a sweet week. Keep it up!!!
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1970 Dawg
October 30th, 2012
9:01 pm
CMR’s career winning % (74.2) is higher than Coach Dooley, Nick Saban, and Joe Paterno. The vocal minority needs to realize that nobody wins every game. As Lou Holtz once said,”That other team gives scholarships too.”
I-DOG
October 30th, 2012
9:02 pm
While the Florida win was a great one and things look rosy in the short term… the most likely outcome of this season is no championships either SEC or National and the Dawgs will have squandered the best chance for a special season with way they were dominated in all three phases of the game in Columbia with that 35-0 drubbing. This was the rare confluence of talent and experienced roster every where you look and the weakest schedule the Dawgs have faced in years and are likely to face in the forseeable future. It gets a bit tougher next year with LSU and Clemson.
I think at season’s end the most likely outcome is that we are lamenting the fact that we laid an egg in Columbia, especially if we begin playing to our potential the rest of the season.
I certainly hope that Georgia can win the last four regular season games and then rise up and beat the tide and then if two of OR, KS State, and Notredame stumble the Dawgs have a chance to be get into the mythical national championship game.
The talent is on the roster to win the last four games and compete with Alabama (though BAMA certainly has a very good team that takes care of business). I have said all along that Georgia has the 2nd most talented roster in the SEC this season.
However, it is more likely that Georgia will continue to play shaky football and will lose in the SEC championship game pretty badly so no championships brought home to Athens. I still see 3 Georgia 3 losses this year. Hope the Dawgs prove me wrong.
Columbia SC Dawg
October 30th, 2012
9:07 pm
Great column filled with truth.
I-DOG
October 30th, 2012
9:10 pm
Nice to see the players like Richt,, but I think it would have spoken louder if they showed up in Columbia rather than nice quotes about him to reporters.
Georgia played lights out on defense against Florida and it was a great win. However, it was a shaky game in many ways. More penalty yards than rushing yards. Three turnovers by the experienced qb in the first half. 1-10 I believe on 3rd down.
It is extremely rare to lose a game when the opponent turns the ball over 6 times. The record was 11 turnovers and the team still won in 1943. Wonder what the Georgia record is? Has any Georgia team ever forced 6 turnovers and lost? I can’t remember it happening. Will AL turn it over 7 times if we make it to the SECCG? Will 1-10 on 3rd down get it done against the tide with 130+ penalty yards?
Dawgsig
October 30th, 2012
9:14 pm
The sad thing is the AJC is the worst offender when it comes to bashing the Georgia coaches. The writers are complete cheap shot artists and they will write anything to spark controversy and sell the AJC rag. Shame on you!
Dawgsig
October 30th, 2012
9:18 pm
Gee I-DOG, you’re just a little ray of sunshine, aren’t you.
jack bull
October 30th, 2012
9:20 pm
I still say that I would send my twin boys to play for Coach Richt way before I’d send them to play for Coach ‘Step Over You While You’re Having a Seizure’ Saban. But that’s just me.
kauai dawg
October 30th, 2012
9:23 pm
Be careful giving the “bashers” too much power. Just play hard and give your best and all should work out fine.
GREAT win even though it was UGLY. 2-0 would have been fine as along as it’s a win. Now finish the drill. NO let downs. We’ve learned our lesson and see the need for intensity. Go DAWGS!
Dawg1
October 30th, 2012
9:28 pm
We have to beat Ole Miss and Auburn first – then we can talk about the SEC Championship..
And I’m frankly amused that everyone just assumes that Bama is going to roll into Baton Rouge and walk over LSU. Fully expect this to be a battle to the finish…
One step at a time…
Macclenny_dawg
October 30th, 2012
9:29 pm
We was lucky 2 win last week. In all the big games the offense never shows up. Look at our record against top 25 teams and give me Bobo’s average. Defense forces 6 turnovers and we score 17 points now that’s getting it done!!! Bottom line we are just not getting it done. We never put a complete game together. STILL SICK OF RICHT!!!
Austin
October 30th, 2012
9:30 pm
were soft ( except for Jarvis and big jon jenkins) and one game does not change my mind. oh…and saban may have a lower winning percentage, but i’ll take his resume over Richt’s every time.
Austin
October 30th, 2012
9:34 pm
i want tommy tuberville back in the SEC right here in athens Ga…. or keep richt and drop bobo. does any one else miss the days where We had a QB who could make his own checks at the line of scrimmage. if david greene made a check at the line i always felt great about what coming… stafford was not quite as adept but still far superior to murray…. if only murray could face that kentucky secondary every week.
dawg52
October 30th, 2012
9:41 pm
You’ve started something, albeit late, so lets finish this thing……glad to see the unity between players and coaches. Most of you only look at the bottom line, wins. These young men are our future, not just on the field. They’re being molded by one of the class guys in this ruthless business that we call a game. Kudos to the REAL DAWGS who stand behind this program!! GATA this week and keep it rolling.
RJ
October 30th, 2012
9:46 pm
I think most of the UGA bloggers look past a lot of the glass is half empty comments, I know I do but each person has and is entitled to their on opinion. That being said it speaks volumes when the players say the kind of things in support of their coaches. Time to Get over the South Carolina game we don’t need to be reminded. Btw we recovered from that loss to beat the number 2 team while South Carolina two in a row but you don’t see blogging to have Spurrier replaced. Be grateful and appreciate what you have. We are 6th in the BCS poll and have a chance to move up or solidify that position. It is football not life and death like we are seeing up north.
OkieDawg
October 30th, 2012
9:49 pm
AJC has an open blog…Is there any wonder all of us anonymous behind the keyboard bloggers try to harpoon CMR? Like Artie said, “that’s just how our society is.”
Very astute Arthur Lynch and shame on us!
ChattaDawg
October 30th, 2012
9:50 pm
I agree with you Mr. Lynch but please CATCH the Football!
Austin
October 30th, 2012
9:54 pm
real dawgs? win or lose all i have ever wanted from my dawgs is to be proud of the teams performance after the game. and frankly the least few years have left alot to be desired. every year with discipline problems off the field and frankly, even stupider play on the field. personal foul after personal foul. richt is a classy guy no doubt and maybe he helps mold young thugs into stand up, classy citizens but he gets paid millions to do so. all we ask for in return is that the effort on the field maintain some consistency. im tired of being blown out on national television.
DirtyDawg
October 30th, 2012
9:59 pm
Idog and Austin…why don’t you guys go post with Bill King or something? He’s just as bad as you are. Don’t you people get it? This is about being ‘all in this together’. This is our team…these are our coaches….this is our school…first you give em your support – no matter how self-centered and narcissistic you are. The money guys will tell McGarity if, or when, it’s time for a change. Meanwhile pease don’t do or say anything that will say to kids considering Georgia ‘we are the most disloyal, front-running, arrogant bunch of fans you can find and if you come here and for whatever reason you don’t measure up…well you’ll find out.’
WtfWruthnkn
October 30th, 2012
10:03 pm
Paul, get a hobby
Austin
October 30th, 2012
10:20 pm
alright dirty dawg, ill just blindly follow and support the team and not be critical of the product these yound men and their coaches put on the field. i’ll just pat them on the back and tell them im content with mediocrity. oh im sure that many high school prospects read this blog to get a good read on the fanbase in order to make there college choice. unfortunately, those prospects we need are sitting in nicks sabans office or waiting for Richt to call and sing happy birthday. in short, some of us want championships sooner rather than later. i respect richt but i fear his time has run its course. so, quit being a tool dirty dawg and put down the kool aid.
Austin
October 30th, 2012
10:22 pm
self centered and narsassistic? really? kill yourself.
Steve
October 30th, 2012
10:36 pm
Mr. Lynch’s comments hit a nerve with this old grad, class of 64, and season ticket holder since then. I seen some great Ga. teams and many not so great. All the years come and go like a flash.Saw the NC game in 1980 with my 12 year old daughter, she is now 44, and we still talk about that game. Saturday I yelled and cussed the tv and the coaches just like always. And still like to win,but not more than the players or the coaches. My point it’s a game, folks for young men and not the fans, we just get to pay to watch. Mr Lynch will remember what he learned from Coach Richt for the rest of his life and very little of it has to do with football. Go DOGS
manateedawg
October 30th, 2012
10:58 pm
I bet I-Dog, Maclenny_dawg and Austin are ~300 lb couch potatoes who can’t see their shoes, much less tie them… and they have the audacity to complain about these young men, who are putting their hearts and soles into a game, so that these slobs (who purport to be fans, but I have my doubts) can sit in their broken down ‘Barco-loungers’, drinking Milwaukee’s Best and pretend that they are God’s Gift to SEC Coaching.
I personally am thankful that we have not only have quality coaches such as CMR, CMB and CTG, but that we have quality role models for these young who are playing for them! These players love and respect these coaches, these coaches love and respect these players, and I for one appreciate all that they give to the Bulldog Nation. I know they aren’t perfect, and I would no doubt do things differently if I were in their shoes, but I am not… and neither are you guys. So in the words of Theodore Roosevelt…
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
Dare Greatly Dawgs!!! Godspeed!!!
college is forever, class of 1977
October 30th, 2012
11:03 pm
Hey Dirty Dawg, I truly understand your blind loyalty and I was once that way myself. But as a season ticket holder (4 seats) I have given plenty of money, time, energy, and emotion to this team and school and have not received a very good return on my investment. You can question my and the other many thousands who think Richt’s time has come and gone, that is your right and but you stand on very shaky ground to question my loyalty to this team. If you feel Richt, Bobo, Grantham are the answer then show your support. However I think this staff has lost it’s mojo and I do not see them getting it back. Let’s all agree that we are all true red and black Dawg fans, and that we disagree on how to acheive our common goals.
Go Dawgs!!
Vampire Bill
October 30th, 2012
11:14 pm
Bulldawgs don’t have to answer to anyone or make anyone happy. ALL they have to do is play sound hard hitting football. I’ve complained loud and long about the team lately. However I support my dawgs and would never fault them for a hard fought well played loss. All the fans want is competitive well played football. It’s not really that complicated.
OBDawg
October 30th, 2012
11:17 pm
John Jenkins has it right. In team sports, you play first for your teammates and your coaches. If you happen to please the fans, that’s a bonus. If you’ve prepared in the weight room, practice field, and film room, and given your best effort during the game, that’s all any reasonable fan can ask. No doubt in my mind that all UGA players and coaches left it all on the field in the Fla game, and I appreciate it.
The unreasonable fan does things like complain about HOW you won the game.
Dboy
October 30th, 2012
11:41 pm
College is forever, Class of 1977,
Sit yo old a$$ down somewhere and shut up. This aint your team and you dont make decisions so keep getting mad at the team for every fault you may see maybe you will get a heart attack and kick the bucket. @ Austin no kill yo self..You act like you can hit the field now and even compete with the guys on the field. If you cant do what they the players or coaches are doing on the field yourself you shut the F-up too. Just watch the games and cheer for your team if they lose it’s ok to be disappointed but to take it to the levels you guys take it is ridiculous. It seems you people personal happiness depends on a win or a lose by a college team. That’s patheic
Dboy
October 30th, 2012
11:45 pm
Now I want 1 of you F-a-g-s to say somethin to me
Kevin
October 30th, 2012
11:51 pm
Amen Dboy!!!
Frodo
October 30th, 2012
11:55 pm
Quality coaches in CMB and CTG? Are you kidding me? And, the last person I’d ever call a role model is CTG. He should have been fired 2 years ago after his stunt in Jax. You don’t act like that in the NFL, much less when you’re coaching 19 year olds. What a terrible post. We’ll see how that “quality coaching” does against a real man staff in Atlanta.
Athens
October 30th, 2012
11:56 pm
John J, Christian R & Arthur L,
Keep the faith guys. Most of the tools that post here never attended UGA. It is embarrassing to have them as fans. GATA
Go Dawgs!!
Dboy
October 30th, 2012
11:59 pm
Frodo you can get it too. You dont know CMB or CTG…Just hush while you are ahead homie. CTG is a coach I would play for anyday. If you ever played sports you know coaches are intense dumba$$. I guess you like Willie Martinez
flo-ri-duh
October 31st, 2012
12:01 am
Most of those doing the bad mouthing have never played a down of football in their lives. True fans are loyal fans and don’t boo the players at the games. There are always a few miserable people in the stands that live miserable lives and they need some one to take it out on. We don’t need you fair weather “fans”.
Athens
October 31st, 2012
12:03 am
I should have said, most that come on these blogs and bash UGA never spent a semester hour on campus or gave a contribution outside of buying a ticket and a hotdog.
GATA!! Go Dawgs!
Lonnie
October 31st, 2012
12:09 am
Frodo do you have a poster of Saban on your wall? Let’s go dawgs!
Ted Striker
October 31st, 2012
12:34 am
Proud of the coaches. Proud of the men who wear the G…scholarship players AND walk-ons.
The doubters can doubt, the haters can hate, but the men who wear the G will show up for weight lifting, practice, film study, class and games. Folks who want to leave in the 3rd and 4th quarter, go ahead. In the words of Fred G. Sanford “Let the door knob hit ya where the good lord split ya.”
college is forever, class of 1977
October 31st, 2012
1:05 am
Dboy – you are ingnorant inner city, ghetto, hip-hop loving, no count thug. You could not find Athens on a map. Your opinion means nothing.
drbasic1
October 31st, 2012
1:07 am
@Dboy
DUDE!! well said!! I was reading those comments from the ones you spoke of and ready to give my 2 cents worth and by gosh you said it just like I would, however, let me go a step further…….
@class of 77……I am an alumnus, class of 81. I too am a season ticket holder of 4, hartman fund cont. and I think you are a jerk, actually i think you are full of shi##! There ARE NOT thousands that are fed up with our coaches, there are very few as a matter of fact, and you that think CTG is a bad role model…rotflmaf….you don’t know him, he is doing his job….great man, great dad…get a clue you bunch of f ing losers!!
drbasic1
October 31st, 2012
1:13 am
class of 77
you just should you were full of shi## by your comment to Dboy….it shows your lack of class and i find it funny someone of your “age” would call another man a thug….you just proved yourself….good day sir
drbasic1
October 31st, 2012
1:13 am
*showed
Glory between the hedges
October 31st, 2012
1:19 am
GTBob
October 23rd, 2012
5:45 pm
Against common opponents (UT, Vandy, SC, UK) this year:
UGA: 3-1, +29 point differential
Florida: 4-0, +102 point differential
On top of that Florida beat a top 10 team. Something UGA hasn’t done in recent memory. Plus its Florida who UGA never plays well against. Sorry, but UGA seems like a pretty silly pick here Mark. I know you want to play the hopeful homer but be realistic every once in a while.
drbasic1
October 31st, 2012
1:25 am
@glory
stats mean…zip…nada…zilch….what counts is “W” and “L”…..that my friend is the bottom line
Fred ™
October 31st, 2012
3:55 am
All I read was blah blah. Go out, beat Ole Miss, Auburn, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech, and Alabama. Then I’ll hear more than blah blah. Unfortunately Mark Richt has set expectations so low, I wouldn’t be surprised if we can only take care of Auburn, and Tech. Georgia Southern is on pace to win a Championship……………
Bitter Q/B-------Evil twinn
October 31st, 2012
5:43 am
Watched the entire game from replay and after studing aaron’s poor play
He really has the multiple personnalites—-so many POOR THROWS
The defence was forced to play 3/4 of the game again because of so
many 3 and outs—–fla Q/B blew so many great op’s for the gators
he missed two wide open recievers——-just our day
Proud of the fight the defence showed—-But the special edd boys
From the special teams—-punter average—kicker—below verage
——-Todd gurley———super freshman———”O” line—nice game
————#36-williams–great game///#18–rambo—great game
—-#9–tree—average—-#29 JJ—-superman–
—–#26 mitchell above average—-#11 murphy—below average
—#3 gurly–above average—–#6 jenkins—above average—–
——–entire Defence———-above average as a unit
Dawg13
October 31st, 2012
6:56 am
I would think if you beat bama you would not have to worry about Kstate or Notre Dame for a place in the title game
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Hey I Dog!!
October 31st, 2012
7:00 am
How many downs did you play this past weekend or last weekend ?? You keep saying ‘WE”
Give it a break folks they are just kids trying to have fun and extend there playing time in a game they love.Personally I do not see how they play a sport and still go to college..
Double Secret Probation
October 31st, 2012
7:02 am
Class of ‘87 here. Very happy for the win over Florida. But it is one game. So we have beaten a good team and lost embarrassingly to another good team. Let’s finish the season strong by winning the East and get our shot at the West champion. And I pray we show up for that one like we did against Florida.
Destin Dawg
October 31st, 2012
7:05 am
no need to worry about anyone except Ole Miss… they’re talented… play fast… have won their last 2 SEC games… almost beat Texas A & M too….. look out for the Rebels… they will be sky high Sat… Go dawgs.. one game at a time !!!
Pete
October 31st, 2012
7:11 am
I have no doubt these players feel this way about their coaches- I would be surprised if they didnt. I think the problem most fans (yes, even those who really do attend games and give money to the school to support football) is we are so inconsistent and in the past few years rarely played to our potential. Now weather that lies with the coaches coaching or the players executing- who knows. We have way to much talent to be have not won anything since 2006. I am sorry- I dont count the SEC east last year as being significant- we won 10 in a row on a very easy schedule and carolina lost with a tough schedule- the hand was delt, but honestly carolina should have been in the SEC game last year. I hope and pray that this team finally keeps the foot on the pedal the rest of the year. Lose to Ole Miss and the doom and gloom returns….again, like I said its being consistent…..
papadawg
October 31st, 2012
7:19 am
I think the Ole Miss offense is much better than the Gators so the defense needs to bring its A Game and forget the naysayers.
AltamahaDawg
October 31st, 2012
7:19 am
My new favorite blog.
Iloveuga
October 31st, 2012
7:21 am
I-dog-it must be sad to be you.
Buzz 2011
October 31st, 2012
7:31 am
@HEY I Dog….I’ll tell you how they do it.. All they do at Dog U, is ” play a sport”, there is no academics to it.. It is called a football mill!!
Buzz 2011
October 31st, 2012
7:35 am
Why would Dawgs talk about concern with Ole Miss? My gosh they are ” national champions”.. That’s what I hear after they limp past an impotent Florida squad.
That game was a comedy of errors and any football fan knows it..Dawgs will probably
fall to the Rebels..
Nativebird
October 31st, 2012
7:35 am
I think you’re on to something here: Georgia’s Recrutiing strategy: fatherless inner city gang thugs. sign here and get a free Glock 9!
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bubba4dawgs
October 31st, 2012
7:47 am
This was a sweet victory indeed! Darth Visor made Flo-ri-duh a hated team during his tenure, now he’s turning it toward the cocks! Any team in the SEC rises and falls with the strength of their recruiting classes. It all starts with that which is why Alabama stays at the top. Sabin gets most of the top players and they win.
UGA needs to break that cycle by playing with the intensity they just did! GO DAWGS!!
Joey
October 31st, 2012
8:01 am
So, according to Jenkins, the Dawgs will play harder if the fans bash Richt?
BobDawg
October 31st, 2012
8:04 am
Did any of you catch the Evil Genius’s comments about Dabo and Clemson in his ‘Birthday Bash for Marcus Lattimore” comments??? Talk about a real jerk… Contrast that with Richt and what the players say about him and no comparison…
Ed Pilcher
October 31st, 2012
8:09 am
See, I have mixed feelings over the coaching issue at UGA. On one hand, I know that UGA will win 10 games a year on the average, and contend for the SEC East most years, but will not contend for the National Title…..That makes me want a change.
On the other hand, I know that UGA with Richt in charge will NOT be involved in a major scandal that will embarrass the school, fans, alumni, etc….Richt will NOT be caught drunk driving with a pair of panties on his head and some skank riding shotgun in his F-150, and he will do what’s best for his athletes…..whether that involves being a father figure to them, or whether that involves kicking them out of school and off the team if they need it. And that makes me want to keep Richt forever.
GT
October 31st, 2012
8:12 am
Best pr machine in the southeastern conference. Big hat no cattle. Got the talent but no coaching. Nothing has changed. If Florida had played Georgia the week after South Carolina, like Florida had to do, Florida would have won. These games make you show your cards on film. I still see lots of undisciplined and lots of penalties. There are actually some teams outside the SEC playing good football this year too.
GT
October 31st, 2012
8:21 am
Ed Pilcher I like what you say but I think it couldn’t be farther from the truth. I think you are sitting on a time bomb in Athens. These kids any day can blow up on you. When the Columbus running back sensation is caught riding around with a gun under his seat check out who was in the car with him. Freshmen football players. Check what time of night it was. When the press gives these things a pass they help Georgia stay in the trouble they have been in every since Richt has been here. The press at Penn State worshiped at the feet of JP and this one is educated at Georgia and turns a blind eye too many times as trouble brews up there. These things keep a very talented team from going beyond triple A ball.
DawginLex
October 31st, 2012
8:25 am
Austin
October 30th, 2012
9:34 pm
i want tommy tuberville back in the SEC right here in athens Ga…. or keep richt and drop bobo. does any one else miss the days where We had a QB who could make his own checks at the line of scrimmage.
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The winning TD against Florida, Murray changed the play at the line of scrimmage because of the blitz. Checked down to Mitchell, got rid of it, TD.
Eisendawg
October 31st, 2012
8:31 am
Check out the comments by the ol ball coach. I’ll stick with Richt, thank you!
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf–spurrier-comments-swinney-stain-lattimore-tribute.html
Bulldawg Charlie
October 31st, 2012
8:31 am
There is no denying that CMR is a terrific coach and an even better person. I, like most UGA fans, have desperately wanted Georgia to “get it done” and for Richt to prove his critics wrong.
I think most fans have become frustrated over not Georgia losing games but the WAY they have lost some bigger games in recent years. There has been a total lack of energy in some of these games. Perhaps Saturday was a sign that things are changing. I was very happy to be wrong about last Saturday’s outcome.
Go DAWGS!
NCDawg
October 31st, 2012
8:37 am
Has anyone ever seen “Facing the Giants”/ It’s a football movie and CMR has a cameo in it but what I will always remember about the film is a scene that demonstrates the huge gulf between what an individual thinks is his best and what his best really is. Here is the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUn36mTEbfU.
Those of you that think that the Dawgs laying an egg against SC is evidence of bad coaching, think about this. The human being always seeks the path of least resistance. Until faced with crisis we usually have no idea what we are actually capable of. You can be told that you are more, be pushed, and even punished for not giving more effort but you always think you are giving your best until the crisis happens and you really push yourself.
These guys had to face a moment of truth to push themselves and they responded. The coaching staff has probably told them a zillion times they need to focus and push but it goes in one ear and out the other. Then they realize that everyone else, including a peer, thinks the same thing. It hurts and it is insulting but it is the truth. So you either respond or you don’t. They responded.
Now we will see if they can keep on responding. My guess is that they will.
Ed Pilcher
October 31st, 2012
8:45 am
Oh well…..one thing we won’t have to worry about is GT this year.
BDK
October 31st, 2012
8:52 am
Wow! It’s way too early in the day for Tech fans to whine and cry about the Bulldogs. Maybe that annual drubbing after Thanksgiving will quiet them down. I see a 48-6 score in that one.
@ Ed Pilcher, I agree. You have to love Mark Richt, but you know that he will never get us a national championship. We need another motivational speaker, such as Shaun Williams, to motivate us for The SEC Championship game. But I would rather have a Richt than a Spurrier any day. Go Dawgs!
NCDawg
October 31st, 2012
8:54 am
DallasDawg 2, which of those involve Coach Richt? He doesn’t set the admissions standards. Other schools allow players in that fail to qualify at Georgia. The other things are on the players’ shoulders. Coach Richt and staff punish these offenses more heavily than most other schools. Athens/Clarke County police do not look the other way when players commit crimes. Zach Mettenberger would still be on almost every other football team but UGA. The school does not intervene in their criminal cases like other universities have been known to do.
Coach Richt would never call himself a saint, it is others that point out his good works and remark on his gentlemanly behavior. If you think he is a phony you are entitled to your opinion but don’t go spouting cooked numbers that have nothing to do with him as evidence. If he had permitted these acts to go unpunished or overlooked these behaviors I would be the first to point it out. The ongoing narrative is that Coach Richt’s disciplinary policies and the university’s policies create a competitive disadvantage. I don’t know what you expect but if you think that you could do better you should apply for the job.
BILLY JACK
October 31st, 2012
8:58 am
There are some fans no matter what Mark Richt does will not make them happy.Georgia needs to win a national title and I think they will soon.I would rather my son play for a man like Mark Richt than Nick Saban who runs off his mistakes and steps over and on players to get where he wants.Mark Richt teaches his players life lessons and help them after they graduate with college jobs or hires them himself.Daniel Inman-Tony Gilbert-Thomas Brown etc.Mark Richt cares about his players in this era of quick results and fire everybody mentality.I hope Georgia plays Alabama in the SECCG and good beats evil.Richt-3 Saban-1-Richt usually gets the upper hand when he plays Saban.
DOGGIE IN NC
October 31st, 2012
8:58 am
NCDawg – great point! By the way, I live in Salisbury – you in Charlotte? I love to read blogs, but find most content lacking. I do think that when the players see enough people saying the same thing, that they do take it to heart. There was a ton of comments last week that the defense was playing soft, then when one of their own spoke up, they finally woke up. If they play defense like that the remainder of the year, only Bama will have a shot at them. GO DOGGIES!
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
9:06 am
I sincerely believe the negative bloggers are either envious Techies trying to dissuade recruits……or total spoiled idiots who will never be happy. Some of these knuckleheads will criticize every coach and player no matter what they accomplish. PLEASE understand that these creeps represent less than 1% of the Dawg fans. They are similar to vagrants/panhandlers who annoy the heck out of everyone, but they will always be out there lying in the gutters.
SRS
October 31st, 2012
9:06 am
Well said article!!! Continue the good work CMR and the Dawgs!!!
Athens Dog
October 31st, 2012
9:06 am
I didn’t go to UGA, but I’ve been a ticket holder for 21 years. My friend, who graduated from UGA, refused to watch the Fla game because he was still pi$$ed about the Carolina game.
If you’re irritated about the coaches, the preparation, the concessions, whatever, it’s your right to be so.
But to stop going to games, stop watching, etc…? It’s why the rest of the SEC says UGA has the ‘most
fair weather fans’ in the conference.
Either you’re a Dog or you’re not. We don’t need fair weather fans!
tony
October 31st, 2012
9:08 am
Without the fans who’s gonna pay for these kids scholarships ? Without the fans what occupation will pay Mr Richt $2.8 million a year? Without the fans how will the university of ga generate $52 million dollars annually in profits? Uga, the coaches and the players need to get off their high horse and recognize why they play at this level.
Arthur Blank is the only sports owner in the state of ga who has shown his appreciation for the fans. He lowered ticket prices, he takes his team to the cap, he apologize for the lockout, he wants the best stadium for the fans, he will never except mediocrity from his employees and he wants to build a championship organization. He’s not perfect but he cares. Thank you Mr Blank.
Bazooka Joe
October 31st, 2012
9:09 am
Here’s something for you….. if you are a contributor to the Hartman Fund and dont like whats going on – stop giving $.
If you arent, then nobody cares what you think anyway……
Matt in ATL
October 31st, 2012
9:12 am
Artie sounds like a very smartbyoung man.
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
9:14 am
Good comments NC bloggers. I get very frustrated by ALL the players CMR releases and then schools like LSU, Auburn, etc are more than happy to pick them up. Richt is total class and I his accomplishments are great both on and off the field. A classic example is he has coached more players than any coach in history who have won the Allstate Community Service Award…..which Murray received this year.
obamaSINLADEN
October 31st, 2012
9:18 am
what he said.
gata dogs.
obamaSINLADEN
October 31st, 2012
9:20 am
it is better to be a victim of your own success than a victimof your unsuccessfulness.
UGA Insider
October 31st, 2012
9:20 am
UGA better come prepared Saturday. Richt has been patted on the back too much this week and I fear a letdown. Ole Miss can score and if our offense is flat like it was against UK we are going to have a dog-fight.
UGA 32
Ole Miss 28
If you look back at the CMR era, UGA historically plays poorly the week following a big win.
Macclenny_dawg
October 31st, 2012
9:22 am
@ manateedawg
I will not come on here and bash u back for your comments. But u are so far from the truth. I for one have or will never bash the players. But I will offer my comments from a standpoint to the people who can control how a game is played and that is the coaches. I respect and support Richt because he is my favorite teams coach. However I like anybody outside this team can see that Richt is not doing the job I think the Dawgnation deserves. Yes 10 win seasons is nice and a occasional chance at a championship. But the reason I for 1 can and will continue to state is Richt has had his time to take us to the top and it hasn’t happened. We have continued to stay medicore with Richt. I don’t think that Richt is the main problem I see for the Dawgs. I see that Bobo should have been fired years ago. But with Richt being to loyal to the coaches and to the upper classmen he doesn’t fix what I think he sees and knows.He is also not able to have the performances for his team to dominate even the average teams as we continue to play to the level of competition and not allowing the under classmen a chance to get valuable game experience. He just believes in faith to work itself out. Being a christian myself I also know that the Lord puts you in situations that you have to make choices you really don’t agree with. With all that being said that is why I am SICK OF RICHT!!! Oh and 1 more thing manateedawg I am 6′1 and weigh only 212. SICK OF RICHT!!!
Hilarious
October 31st, 2012
9:23 am
My haven’t times changed……
Hot seat to father figure in one game.
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
9:24 am
@Athens Dawg
Right on my friend. I can’t stand these fair weather fans who will be totally turned-off if UGa winds up with a 12-2 season…….totally amazing. The only thing they see is NCs…..and anything less is a failure. They just don’t get it!!! By the way, I hope they don’t think that LSU fans gave up when FL blew them out…..or SC fans quit when FL annihilated them…..or FL fans when UGa beat them. Get a life negative bloggers, the bottom line is you are a minority of UGa fans and totally $uck!!!!
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
9:32 am
And we are SICK of you too MR.Macclenny!!!! You are one of the total spoiled idiots we are talking about. You will never be happy…even with 2-3 NCs in a row. If you want a coach who has won a NC then hire Fulmer or transfer your loyalty to Auburn (oops), or Texas (oops again), or Oklahoma (oops)…….and the list goes on. Give it a break and appreciate having a great program that in the last 10 regular season games has knocked-off 3 ranked teams including the #2 BCS team 4 days ago.
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
9:36 am
I sure hope the negative bloggers have bosses and/or spouses who are constantly finding fault with them…..like they find with CMR and company!!!! If we did things your way we would probably have losing records every year!!!
G-Dawg
October 31st, 2012
9:41 am
Athens…so you’re saying only ppl who attended UGA are the only opinions that matter? SMH!!
G-Dawg
October 31st, 2012
9:46 am
Comment wasnt intended for Athens Dog…the other Athens on page one.
1eyedJack
October 31st, 2012
9:53 am
The sky is falling. The Dawgs are 7-1 and control their own destiny. Did I mention the sky is falling?
JLP39
October 31st, 2012
9:57 am
The constant bashing from the vocal minority would make you think the program is in shambles. However, once I got inside Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville on Saturday, and I saw the Georgia side was full 30 minutes before the game, I soon realized that the silent majority (of 42,500) was behind the team and its coaches and was ready for the game.
DawginLex
October 31st, 2012
9:58 am
Macclenny_dawg
October 31st, 2012
9:22 am
@ manateedawg
I will not come on here and bash u back for your comments. But u are so far from the truth. I for one have or will never bash the players. But I will offer my comments from a standpoint to the people who can control how a game is played and that is the coaches. I respect and support Richt because he is my favorite teams coach. However I like anybody outside this team can see that Richt is not doing the job I think the Dawgnation deserves. Yes 10 win seasons is nice and a occasional chance at a championship. But the reason I for 1 can and will continue to state is Richt has had his time to take us to the top and it hasn’t happened. We have continued to stay medicore with Richt. I don’t think that Richt is the main problem I see for the Dawgs. I see that Bobo should have been fired years ago. But with Richt being to loyal to the coaches and to the upper classmen he doesn’t fix what I think he sees and knows.He is also not able to have the performances for his team to dominate even the average teams as we continue to play to the level of competition and not allowing the under classmen a chance to get valuable game experience. He just believes in faith to work itself out. Being a christian myself I also know that the Lord puts you in situations that you have to make choices you really don’t agree with. With all that being said that is why I am SICK OF RICHT!!! Oh and 1 more thing manateedawg I am 6′1 and weigh only 212. SICK OF RICHT!!!
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So, who do you want to replace him? Who are you going to bring in that can beat Nick Saban head to head on the recruiting trail, coaching players up and coaching in big games.
We just won a big game. Richt was under tremendous pressure to win it and he did. You dismiss it and keep on complaining.
So give me names.
Here are a few that have been thrown out as guaranteed to succeed.
Derek Dooley-Nope
Will Muschamp-Nope
Dan Mullen-Nope
Chris Peterson-Won’t leave BSU
Petrino-A crook and Saban owns him
Chizik-A fraud ad a big time loser
Smart-Won’t leave Bama and not welcome in Athens anyway
Gruden-Dream on
Chip Kelly-Dream on
Who ya got? If your standard is national title or bust, who do you hire that can beat Saban?
Gary
October 31st, 2012
9:58 am
Again, thanks to Richt and team for the big win on saturday. Still in jacksonville and still smiling. Starting to get my voice back. Heck of a time in that stadium. That is what the game is about. Passion fire and excitement. It is not about stats, blogs, a media hype. It is all about the energy in the stadium. RIcht has brought a ton this year. One of the best years of games I can remember. Sometimes I think many folks who spend so much time upset on the blogs are not spending any time in the stadium. It has been a damn good year. Even with the SC loss, it has been a damn good year. When was the last time we took down Florida and it mattered to them on a national level. That feels very good. You can hear it in the players how much they love this guy. That is good enough for me. Go dawgs
I-DOG
October 31st, 2012
10:05 am
OK, you guys are right.
I’m sure that Alabama will turn the ball over 7 times and we will squeak a win out in the SEC championship game. Lets all be positive and SUPPORT the team whatever that means and I have no doubt that the penalties will go from 132 yards to 25 or so magically and that Murray will go 28-30 with no interceptions and 2 touchdowns in the next big game we play. All we have to do is be ALL IN AS FANS and SUPPORT these young men and it will be laid at our feet.
No I didn’t play in the game last Saturday. Are you suggesting that only the players that played in the game can comment on it?
I say “we” win or lose because I love Georgia football. That doesn’t mean I am happy with having 132 penalty yards and needing Jarvis Jones to have WATERBOY like stats and an incredible defensive performance overall to squeak out a win against FL. Their best player had the ball inside our 5 yard line running toward the goal line to tie up the game (with a 2 point conversion) with 2 minutes to go. Thank God Jarvis was there again.
We didn’t win any championships with Stafford, We didn’t win any championships with AJ Green, and it looks like we won’t win any with Jarvis Jones. Like, I said I hope we win all the rest of our games and get a little lucky and get in the national title game… however, I call it as I see it.
We played lousy against FL in 2 of the 3 phases of the game. The D was incredible. To those who don’t like the negative view of my post. Tell me where I am wrong. Name all the games where UGA got 6 turnovers and lost. Do you see us beating AL with the same performance we gave against FL? How about the average of the games we played against the two good teams we played FL and SC. Will that get it done against BAMA? We aren’t there yet and next year we lose:
Jarvis Jones (kind of important to us don’t you think?)
Corn Washington
The entire starting secondary
Abry
Jenkins
Tree
I believe 9 starters on the defense will move on and we pick up LSU and Clemson. If not now, when?
CC
October 31st, 2012
10:07 am
Coach Richt is a fine human being and a great coach.
Tom Dial
October 31st, 2012
10:10 am
It annoys me that no one ever mentions the season when Georgia finished No. 2 in the BCS poll and started the next season No. 1. That’s a pretty great achievement. In college basketball, reaching the Final Four is a major success, even if you finish fourth. In pro football, baseball and baketball, reaching the Super Bowl, World Series, or NBA finals is a super success, even for the loser. Why can’t the media and the fans give UGA the credit for super runnerup in ‘07?
I-DOG
October 31st, 2012
10:12 am
Gary, I like and respect Richt as a person and it doesn’t surprise me that the players love him. That is great, it really is.
You say that it has been a damn good year despite the South Carolina game. In my view, Georgia was able to win one of the two games where the talent was even. In the other, we were down 35-0 with a minute left. To me, that “little” blemish is enough to make it not a “damn good year”.
If the players loving Richt, despite getting arrested at unprecedented levels, is good enough for you. I respect that and I agree with you that Richt is a great role model. I don’t like the way the team has played over the past 5-6 years and we will have to agree to disagree on that.
Troup Co. Dawg
October 31st, 2012
10:15 am
They don’t want a National Championship because they don’t play like champions, yeah it’s easy for me to say, but c’mon man this was the year of the Dawg! Are you going to give up and play mediocre football and play in another lousy bowl game. Maybe it doesn’t mean a lot to you UGA players that all of the surrounding states continue to call you soft, inconsistent, unprepared, unable to win. It’s what I here everyday in Alabama, in South Carolina and so on. You have the talent and toughness to win out! Can you bring the state of Georgia an SEC title so that you can shut up all the grumbling fan base, the other opponents fans and bring home the trophy. It would help your school in many ways…. Recruiting, financially,pride! I hope you give it your best in the remaining games! I was proud to see you punch the Gators in the mouth and would love to see you guys punch Alabama in the mouth! They are claimed to be unbeatable. Everyone in this conference can be beaten! UGA, you’re gonna have to show the world you can do it! Let’s Get It !!!!
I-DOG
October 31st, 2012
10:29 am
agree that booing at a college game has no place. Some of you may think I don’t support the team. I scream my lungs out and stay til the end of the game whether it is bitter or sweet. I graduated from UGA and want to see the Dawgs win. I wasn’t secretly rooting for FL to make a point and I hope that UGA starts playing to their potential and wins an SEC and/or national championhip this year.
I am not calling anyone names. I am not cheering against my team. I simply don’t think things are as rosy as some other fans do. I believe we will see a 3 loss season this year and once again no championships and as I have pointed out with facts, this is the year to do something special. Bama was replaced with MO in game 2 (nice break) and we play 3 cupcakes and no LSU or MS State. 9 NFLers on the defense and an offense with great young running backs, incredibly deep receiving corp, average offense line (but getting better) and a 3rd year starter at QB.
If not now, when?
Reality Check
October 31st, 2012
10:42 am
Oh yea, it was Georgia that whipped Florida’s butts last week. The Florida Gators ranked #2 in the nation just got physically manhandled by the Dawgs. That is just a fact! hmmmmm…
Stew on that!
Strat Cat Dawg
October 31st, 2012
10:52 am
The biggest factors in the defensive effort were Jarvis Jones being healthy and the players settling into their positions after all the disruptions from suspensions. With confidence restored, I expect the D to play at a high level from here on out, barring serious injury issues.
ARdawg
October 31st, 2012
10:53 am
The coaches skin should be plenty enough thick by now. If it isn’t they’re in the wrong line of work. Feel free to find something else. IMHO, it is every fans right and duty to speak out when they feel something is wrong with the coaches/team. It is the support that the fans provide that allow them to play the game in the first place. Get over it.
Big John and Arthur are loyal to the coach. I can appreciate that and they should be. The coaches can deflect most of the criticisms by their performance just as the players can deflect from the coaches by theirs. If Richt got his feelings hurt from some fans for his lack luster performance in a 35-7 beatdown, he needs to strap up and put his big girl pannies on. It comes with the territory. Stay out of those embarrassing games by having your team ready. On average, they aren’t 2-3 times ayear
DirtyDawg
October 31st, 2012
10:56 am
Don’t you folks understand what Jenkins and Lynch are saying…who they’re talking about? They came to Georgia because of these coaches. They work hard and play hard because of their loyalty to the coaches AND, probably most of all, because of their loyalty to their teammates. When fans openly bash those coaches, or indeed their fellow players, it hurts. And the only way they could possibly react is to ‘circle the wagons’ (or just quit altogether), and who do you think they’re circling the wagons against? That’s right, those that are attacking them. I’m capable of just as much frustration as the next guy, but I’ve been around long enough to know that this kind of open hostility makes things worse, not better. It says to the players – all of which know kids that are potential recruits – we don’t care about what you think or who you’re loyal to…if I can’t ‘big dog it’ around my (fill in the rival name here) friends then I’m gonna complain – and try to show everybody just how smart and tough I am while I’m at it. Now I ask you, who would recommend to their friends to come to Georgia just to put up with that? Would you?
If young Mr Murray decides to stay for another season, he could get his Doctorate, or do his Masters Thesis, on analyzing the mindsets and personalities on display on sports blogs…it would be revealing – and embarrassing.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
11:04 am
Can I have a hug…………..
1-10 vs the top 10
1 victory over a top 20 team in 4 yrs
Yea this is something to be proud about
Hey players and coaches guess what; when you havent beaten no one in 4 yrs you are going to get
criticized
I guess I will be banned and this comment deleted any minute now since this blog is always censored
1eyedJack
October 31st, 2012
11:06 am
I am an optimist. It does not seem any use to be anything else.
OrlDawgCop
October 31st, 2012
11:08 am
“It was definitely a big moment for us and Coach Richt,” said junior tight end Arthur Lynch, who signed with Georgia out of Dartmouth, Mass. “We all see Coach Richt as a father figure. College football is a monopoly that we live in. It is driven by money – you can spin it how you want; NCAA this, NCAA that, TV deals, power conferences – that’s the world we live in. That being said, I don’t know many other coaches in college football who are as kind and loyal to their morals like he is. His base foundation, whether it’s his faith, his honesty or just basic human qualities, you can’t find anybody better than Coach Richt.”
Arthur Lynch, if my son grows up to be half the man you are based on this quote you gave about Coach Richt, I’ll be one proud Daddy.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
11:08 am
With an article like this
Is it any wonder why this program hasnt won big games in years
What a joke boo hoo; poor $5 million a year coaching staff is getting criticized by ESPN an bloggers
boo hoo hoo
This program is going no where but 10 win seasons with victories over 1 good team every few years or so
What a joke
DawginLex
October 31st, 2012
11:13 am
kool aid and hugs
Do you really believe what you type or are you trying to be funny?
We just won a big game.
Who cares what you think or what anyone on a blog thinks or what the ESPN morons think.
The players support the coaching staff and are playing to win for them.
You are the joke
GTBob
October 31st, 2012
11:15 am
Well it is sweet that John Jenkins cares about Mark Richt and doesn’t want him to get his feelings hurt but it doesn’t really change the fact that UGA rarely ever beats a good team and only beat Florida because they completely imploded. A coach gets paid a lot of money to handle criticism. If Richt can’t handle it after performing poorly for so many years than he should find a new profession.
LOL
October 31st, 2012
11:19 am
““You can say what you want to about him as a coach, but obviously he’s had some success,” Lynch said. “He’s the longest (tenured) coach in the SEC. He’s had 10-win, 11-win, 12-win seasons. For us, the criticism is undeserving. But it’s there because that’s just how our society is. It’s a what-have-you-done-for me lately type deal in college football.”
Where is this success you speak of? I have not seen it in my LIFETIME.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
11:26 am
DawginLex
Congrats you just beat your first top 20 team in 4 yrs
LOL
What a joke the UGA fanbase is when they act like world beaters and the program is in such good shape now after barely beating an inept over rated FL team that had 6 turnovers
Archie
October 31st, 2012
11:44 am
There may be more trolls on this blog than in Norway and Sweden put together!
HPDawg
October 31st, 2012
11:46 am
Well, well, I don’t see quite as much “fire CMR, fire this one, fire that one” on this blog. Could it be that some of you naysayers actually saw some potential in the team, including their coaching staff?
I for one am proud of the effort the Dawgs delivered in Jax, and I believe that they will run the table to ATL. And then, well we shall see……. You have to play the game and it is the SECCG. Go Dawgs!!!
SHUT ‘EM ALL UP!!!
RedandBlackDAWG
October 31st, 2012
11:48 am
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
11:26 am
How is the Old Tech. team doing this year, idiot?
robodawg
October 31st, 2012
11:48 am
You’d think some of those “Fire Richt” know-it-alls actually want us to lose so we can hire “the next Saban.” Maybe they should just become Bama fans.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
11:56 am
RedandBlackDAWG
Hows the old Tech team??
well from what Ive seen about the same as UGA they cant win big games and they are a laughable joke against ranked teams;
Now my team the Crimson Tide is doing quite well and is looking forward to having UGA as a warm up practice game for another National Title
1 victory against a top 20 team in 4 years says it all at where the UGA program is but the UGA kool-aid fanbase think their program is going someplace now
lol
Roll Tide Roll, Around the Bowl and Down the Hole
October 31st, 2012
12:00 pm
Kool-aid and Hugs, it’s ashame those tornados a few years ago didn’t take care of you.
Dawglasville
October 31st, 2012
12:08 pm
The trolls are out with extra venom today. It is going to get stronger and stronger until we lose again. Even GTBob has been nice to blog with compared to some of you jokers.
7576DAWG
October 31st, 2012
12:16 pm
If Murray plays the way he did in the second half of the Florida game then Georgia should be able to score 38 to 45 points. Grantham is the key. Ole Miss. is going to run the no huddle so Georgia will not be able to substitute unless they do it a lot faster than they did against Florida. Our defense doesn’t need to look confused at the No Huddle because we have so many Juniors and Seniors on the team.
I think we get the same effort from the Offense but it will be a test to see if our Defense reverts back to the lazy look or the look that they showed in the Vanderbilt or Florida game. When the Defense can check in like they did with Florida then all the complains that our defense have been receiving were valid. They were not playing to their potential but let me remind the defense that you only have a few more games to impress the scouts if you expect to be drafted in the first 5 rounds, now is the time to prove the pre-season hype, we know the talent is there after the Florida game.
Mobile Dawg
October 31st, 2012
12:17 pm
Performance wise the Dawgs players laid it on the line Saturday, hopefully it wasn’t “just” for their coaches. Last time I looked it wasn’t the coaches that were paying their tab. That’s the first time in five years we’ve won a game of significance, against a big time opponent. My advice to the young pups is to be “proud” of that “G” you have the “honor” of wearing and give your best every time you strap it on. Anything less, and some of us will let you know about it. Read this, Mark Richt hasn’t “earned” what we’ve paid him the last five years, the criticism is justified. I’m still not a Richt supporter, maybe he turns things around and raises this program to the potential, and level it’s capable of being. If not, find someone who can. That’s fair I think.
StAugDawg
October 31st, 2012
12:22 pm
I-Dog, I agree with most of your assessment…I think we will lose 2 games, however. The Kool Aid drinkers accuse you of being a hater when you are critical of the team or CMR…Here’s a question: Why should it take gimmicks to fire a team up for big games? Black-outs, Red-outs, new uniforms, players calling the team soft, etc….. Bottom line, UGA takes top HS talent that eventually becomes top NFL talent but they don’t win championships in college. They don’t appear coached up or fired up a lot of times. CMR is a great man and I would love to see him succeed. However, he is paid with top coaches in CFA…..What would Urban “The Cryer” Meyer do with these players? Saban? Miles? Brian Kelly? If fans want a super nice guy that will consistently give you 10 wins (mostly against lower talented programs) and lots of losses against schools who recruit against UGA, then pay him $800k and accept the fact that championships are “off the table.” I agree, if not this year – when?
faithfuldawg86
October 31st, 2012
12:37 pm
Amen, “Hey I Dog”!!
Most of us have your backs too!! Coaches and players are excellent – we have a class A program and win a lot of football games. The ones who constantly criticize (not naming any names, but most of you are on here) are the VAST minority!!
Laughingstockcocks
October 31st, 2012
12:42 pm
Wow, some of you Dawg “fans” are really eat up with the bitter. We’ve got a coach, Ol’ Ball coach Sleeze Superior, who is on a one man campaign to suppress the constitutional right of free speech, coaches for one game a year (UGA) with no other goal like winning the SEC East, whines incessantly about the “tough SEC schedule” (you know, the same schedule kids dream about playing in their careers) and threatens to walk out every other breath. How do you think a player with us feels when his coach is espousing such bitterness, making fun of other coaches, going to war with the media, and calling negative attention to himself and the team nationwide. My god, wouldn’t we like to have a Ritcht coaching us. Go ahead and fire him and we’ll grab him in a heartbeat…You naysayers deserve it.
NCDawg
October 31st, 2012
12:44 pm
Kool-aid and Hugs… the difference is Tech lost to MTSU… by 3 TD’s. They were trampled by BYU. UGA lost to SC and looked bad doing it… but won the big game to even have a shot at an SEC title. Not much of a comparison. If that is all you can come up with then you are in pretty sad shape.
JB
October 31st, 2012
12:45 pm
No doubt Mark Richt is a great guy. No doubt he is really liked by his players. No doubt he is changing their lives, for the rest of their lives……………….And no doubt he is a better man than a football coach and will never get the Dawgs a National title. 12 years. Plenty of money and talent. And yes, he’s a great guy. I’m of the opinion that nothing we’ve seen in the last 12 years will change in the next 12. We’ll have some better years than others, but the trend is down, the roster is such we look like we are probation, we don’t have a #2 QB ready, and our OL situation has been bad for 4 or 5 years. But, I like the guy……Geez.
FLA DAWG
October 31st, 2012
12:46 pm
manateedawg,
Bobo is a quality coach !! ??????
You’ve just lost all credibility.
DawginLex
October 31st, 2012
12:54 pm
kool aid dude doesn’t understand much about football. The turnovers were forced by UGA’s defense. For a Bama fan, who was supposed to have invented football, you aren’t too smart.
Mark (another one)
October 31st, 2012
12:58 pm
This blog’s postings are consistent with the findings that most people on blogs are negative and use these forums to rant and vent. I’m a UGA fan. I believe Richt gives us the leadership needed year in and year out to have a quality program that is always in the running for a great year.
My focus is for UGA to win the SEC East, win the SEC and win the bowl game. I don’t understand all the complaining and think people need to grow up. I respect the rest of the SEC and the coaches. This is the most competitive conference in college football. I also believe UGA can compete with any team in the country including Alabama.
NCDawg
October 31st, 2012
12:59 pm
JB… please get your facts straight. Hutson Mason is ready to take over when Murray leaves. Our roster was purged… something most other schools wouldn’t have the guts to do. And the trend is up. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Dawgs take the SEC east again next year…even with the tougher schedule. and no I am not a “kool-aid” drinker. I am a Bulldog… through and through, win, lose or draw. I have stuck with the Dawgs through thick and thin. I was critical of CMR and staff because the same things kept happening in the big games. Then we beat UF. They won despite not playing a good game. They won against a really good defense that forces turnovers and an offense that hammers the ball down everybody’s throat. We gave them turnovers and still won. That shows heart and that is what everyone was complaining about. I am still watching to see if we can show the same heart against a less hated opponent. And then against a very poor Auburn team. I will feel much more assured after that.
JB
October 31st, 2012
1:07 pm
NCDawg…..Alert….Hutson Mason is redshirted. I’m talking about having a QB game ready to step in when your starting QB is having a horrible night, like MOST D1 coach’s do in this country. Richt would ride Murray if he had 5 interceptions and no completes in a first half. I would bet my life he would.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:08 pm
DawginLex
1 win vs a top 20 team in 4 years
a mindless nut can figure out your program is a joke going nowhere
and yet UGA fans are once again as usual running off at the mouth about running the table to a NC game
LOL
I tell me friends all the time when you’re having a bad day; go to the UGA blogs and read what the delusion Dawg fanbase posts and you will be laughing within a minute
Big Wally
October 31st, 2012
1:20 pm
Coaching staff had this very talented team prepared to play twice out of eight games this year. Yippee, pass the kool-aid.
FU Kool-aid
October 31st, 2012
1:21 pm
FU Kool-aid and your bitch mother too……….
Go DAWGS!!!
JB
October 31st, 2012
1:22 pm
Answer this….who gets the game ball from the Florida game ( other than Jarvis), Richt or Shawn Williams?
Voyager Dawg
October 31st, 2012
1:24 pm
Hopefully the Dawgs continue to circle the wagons and back up their coaches. It starts this weekend in Athens. I think the Georgia fans really showed up in Jacksonville and supported the team 100%. GATA early and often against Ole Miss this weekend. The coaches and fans need to show up and do their thing as well. Go Dawgs!
RedandBlackDAWG
October 31st, 2012
1:29 pm
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
11:56 am
When was the last time UGA lost to an FCS team? When was the last time GT did? Make it easier on you. How many times has GT beaten UGA during CMR’s time as a head coach?
Take your time because I am sure you are choking on your cookies and milk, momma gave you this morning.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:29 pm
The 1:21pm post sums up the typical UGA fan
Delusional no decent comeback response other than a moronic response
woofie
October 31st, 2012
1:33 pm
Nobody cares what u think koolaidandhugs. We fill the stands at GA games.. Keep posting your trash. You dont have anything better to do I’m sure.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:33 pm
RedandBlackDAWG
I want you to take your time since you failed reading; Did I or did I not say I was an Alabama fan
#2 When was the last time UGA won a National Championship????
Please take all the time you need Disney Dawg and ask your mamma to read this post for you
royal flush
October 31st, 2012
1:35 pm
koolaidandhugs picks the flavor of the month. since bama is winning, they are a bama fan. Go figure.
snopes
October 31st, 2012
1:38 pm
He likes alabama?? Now thats a trashy state he lives in.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:39 pm
yea I picked the flavor 48 yrs ago
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:40 pm
That trashy state knows how to win unlike the state of Georgia
royal flush
October 31st, 2012
1:40 pm
Sure ya did bitch. Please tell the board another lie.
jobe
October 31st, 2012
1:41 pm
They dont have blogs in alabama. the people cant read in that state.
Roofie
October 31st, 2012
1:44 pm
Lsu going to win this week. GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:47 pm
Is that the best the Delusional UGA fanbase has to offer
I mean no responses to…….
1 victory against a top 20 opponent in 4 yrs
The Commissioner
October 31st, 2012
1:48 pm
Kool-aid and Hugs, … while left speechless, I have to think about the following Math. Either you became a student 48 years ago (when you were 18); or you became an Alabama fan 48 years ago (which you were between the age of 5 and 10). If one of those were accurate, which one would have to be, that would make you between 53 and 66 years old. Looking at the maturity of your posts, well, you should probably find the nearest extension cord and wrap it around your neck because you’ve wasted a lot of time in this world.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:50 pm
Wait I know what the response is
Yea!!!!!!! We finally beat a top 20 team in 4 yrs we are now going to win the National Title this year
blahahahahahahahahaha
The Commissioner
October 31st, 2012
1:51 pm
Well…that pretty much confirms it…
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:51 pm
The Commisioner
I guess that goes for all the National Title talkers on this blog as well
The Commissioner
October 31st, 2012
1:54 pm
Perhaps it does, and that might be the most intelligent thing you’ve identified all day…but the last I checked, the focus at the moment…on this blog…is you. Why draw so much negative attention to yourself? It’s not like Alabama hasn’t had it’s day in the crapper. How many coaches did they go through in the last 10 years to get to where they’re at now? Come on, man. Grow up.
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
1:59 pm
Yea Alabama had its bad years but the difference in fanbases is we dont accept mediocrity and then try to convince ourselves that everything is ok
Thats why UGA is a joke program with a delusional fanbase
Lonnie
October 31st, 2012
2:05 pm
NC dawg I watched the movie twice last week and posted that Coach Richt needs to see himself and follow his advice! The point of the scene is that the young man was the leader and has to buy in. Well dawgs bought in and we beat Florida! Let’s go dawgs!!!!
The Commissioner
October 31st, 2012
2:14 pm
Kool-Aid: look up the graduation rates between the 2 schools (66% Alabama vs. 83% Georgia)…who exactly are the uneducated, delusional ones now? I’ll take a few grimy years in football knowing that it’ll get better someday and overall, the school’s better than Bama (look at college rankings). Having a football program as a joke can be corrected. Having a school and Alabama education in comparison is a bit embarrassing. Why are you on here again?
Ghruten
October 31st, 2012
2:19 pm
This post (Chip’s) is for you Flat Tire, Thomas Brownstain, et al. Your chirping is just that. Accept it, love it, eat it.
StAugDawg
October 31st, 2012
2:22 pm
I’m in sales. If a company makes me one of the highest salaried Salesmen in the Nation and I typically got crushed competing against other companies for new business but consistently picked up the lay-ups and held on to existing customers making it an ok year, my company would fire me for not improving and taking them to the next level. No matter how nice or Christian I am. If a company pays me an average salary and expects a “decent effort” than decent results might be acceptable.
There is absolutely no way we will ever win every game. But there is also NO WAY that UGA should’ve come out flat with a “deer in the headlights” look at USCe. That game was nationally televised and had the Gameday crew on sight. That game involved 2 top 10 teams and the leader had the edge in the East. That game was against a Border rival. That game represented the first time in history that USCe could possibly beat UGA 3 times in a row. That game was against the most hated player/coach that has ever played/coached against UGA. That game was against a team that had a RB with 2 consecutive 200 yd games against us and he supposedly had an “awesome D.” If UGA lost a competitive contest (win or lose), no one would be talking about this game. Richt looked like a Zombie on the sideline and appeared to have no answers for SC. We never changed strategy. We never pulled a starter. We never chewed some ass for whiffing on assignments. Our Special Teams didn’t show up (again).
JB
October 31st, 2012
2:23 pm
Now this is a damn football schedule. Look at this challenge fro Ole Miss this year
Texas
Bama
Texas A&M
Auburn ( normally good0
Arkansas ( shoulda/coulda/woulda)
Georgia
LSU
Miss State
THAT is a schedule. Whew.
Roofie
October 31st, 2012
2:25 pm
The USC game is history. Move along people. For Christ’s sake……………..
Art.
October 31st, 2012
2:26 pm
JB,
Texas is crap.
JB
October 31st, 2012
2:27 pm
StAugDawg…..now now now……He’s working as hard as he can to make us better. McGarity pulled ALL or most of his non coaching duties to get us better……………………………Kidding. It’s a trend the last 4 years
Lonnie
October 31st, 2012
2:29 pm
So kool- aid how do I get on an Alabama blog? What a life!!!! Spend all day talking about Georgia!!!!!
Kool-aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
2:29 pm
The Commissioner
LOL
UGA fans now using the academic argument LOL
Its harder to get into Bama than it is UGA look it up
“”"I’ll take a few grimy years knowing it will get better”"”
LOL again
when is it getting better we arent living in the middle of the 80’s decade you know
What delusions; Its fun to come on a UGA blog and listen to this
What will really be fun is to watch UGA fans get all excited if the game is close in the 1st against Bama then watch as their jaw drops in the second half as they get demolished by a real football team that doesnt cry and boo hoo because ESPN said something bad about them
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
2:34 pm
The sad part about the delusional trailer park hillbilly bama fanbase is they live in a state that has barely had running water for 20 years, 90% of the fans live in trailer parks and have never set foot in any classroom, much less in Tuscaloosa. All they have is bama football because no pro team in any sport could ever survive there. The trash filled putdowns they throw at all of us were nowhere to be seen during the embarrassment of riches known as Dubose/Price/Franchionne/Shula.
They will go back into hiding once the cheating catches up to the NCAA idiots who are slow in the brains.
The Commissioner
October 31st, 2012
2:36 pm
Koolaid, you are an angry old man or woman…or both. Unfortunately, people here are talking about UGA football, not Alabama football. Again, not sure why you’re on here. I’m sure it’s to make yourself feel better…and that’s OK too. Not every fan should be painted with the same brush; but it’s clear that it can indeed be said for you as an Alabama fan…notice it’s you who looks like an idiot. I’m not pasting all the Alabama fans. No…just you. And honestly, your handle, at your age…? What? Are you trying to pick up kids on these blogs or what? Next thing you’ll be calling yourself Halloween Candy ya big dork.
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
2:36 pm
You have to be able to read and write to participate on a blog.
That is why they don’t exist in Alabama
Bulldogs for Muschamp Lifetime Contract
October 31st, 2012
2:37 pm
They do have lots of family trees in Alabama that don’t fork so at least they have that going for them
Kool-Aid and Hugs
October 31st, 2012
2:37 pm
You’re right…I’m gay
The Commissioner
October 31st, 2012
2:42 pm
Huh?!
StAugDawg
October 31st, 2012
2:43 pm
That being said, GO Dawgs! Let’s hope Richt and staff coach the rest of the season like they are obviously capable of. If they do, this could be a special season. And as for last weekend’s win over UF, that was an awesome effort by players and coaches and the win is still being celebrated at my house. Highest paid coaches + 4 and 5 star athletes + Effort = Competitve games against good teams.
StAugDawg
October 31st, 2012
2:45 pm
Muschamp is now 0-6 in the GA-FL game as a player/coach….Let UF keep him.
I-DOG
October 31st, 2012
2:48 pm
Hey I-DOG:
I’m glad you like watching kids play football because they love it and I agree they should never be critiqued. I do to. That is called rec league football and the best part is everybody gets a trophy at the end of the season for participating and at halftime one of the mom’s bring orange slices.
I also like SEC football which is a little different level where the staff gets paid $5 million dollars a year.
LSU Tiger Fan
October 31st, 2012
2:54 pm
Like ANYBODY gives 2 shits about the past. Hell, my team has won AND lost SEC champ games and natl’ chmpshps. Some moron doofus from hickville alliebammy going on and on about how good the team they follow is….. Go clean your fkn trailer you hick.
I-DOG
October 31st, 2012
3:01 pm
Dirty Dawg:
Which hurts recruiting worse? A few critical posts on the AJC blog about the play of the team over the past 5-6 years OR the nationally televised loss to South Carolina that nearly all potential Georgia players for the next 5 years were watching. The one where we were down 35-0 and the announcers were scratching their heads and trying to come up with reasons why so talented a roster didn’t show up? If our recruits have sight and hearing capabilities, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that think that might have hurt us a little.
I think Auburn being able to show off their recent national title trophy to a UGA recruit and Bama showing off their two national title trophies and Florida showing off their two recent national title trophies probably hurts our recruiting efforts a little more than any silly little post I can come up with.
Georgia is a great place to play football. Incredible facilities, sold out 92,000 seat stadium, plays in the best conference, beautiful campus, average SAT for students is over 1,200. Great college town, beaufitul women. Not a tough sell to the hundred plus D-1 prospects in state each year.
I-DOG
October 31st, 2012
3:12 pm
GT:
Couldn’t disagree more with you. When that 5 star RB got caught with a gun under the seat, the AJC reported it and that was all that was talked about the entire week it happened (on these blogs).
Richt gave Crowell the death penalty of college football, he dismissed him from the team. Richt is prohibited by law from beating the snot out of his players or pouring lemon juice on their papercuts. What else did you want Richt and the media to do to Crowell?
Munsondawg
October 31st, 2012
3:23 pm
The best thing to do is not have these little boards where you can post…. Then, get rid of facebook and twitter too. I have never used either one for a minute of my life and haven’t missed a thing I’m sure.
The Memory
October 31st, 2012
4:49 pm
I understand what Athur Lynch and Jon Jenkins are saying about it “never being enough”, but I counter with a team stacked with talent, exceptional facilities, outstanding coaches and fans who consistently support them. With all these conditions, it is hard to understand a 1-9 record against top ten teams since 2008. While we were disappointed vy the South Carolina game, it was the Kentucky game which really frustrated me. I mean, that same afternoon Florida has beaten South Caroliina and the Dawgs played poorly against arguably the worst team in the SEC. Poorly on defense especially. Obviouslty Aaron had a career night and thank goodness for Conner Norman. So let’s put it together for the rest of this season and ALL enjoy it.
Scrappy
October 31st, 2012
5:17 pm
I could not agree more with Arthur Lynch. I have always been proud of Coach Richt as a man and a role model, even when I didn’t always agree with some of his coaching decisions, and I am glad he is Georgia’s coach..
Concerned
October 31st, 2012
5:30 pm
All of you complainers that are season ticket holders and believe that UGA somehow owes you something better for your money – please just give up your ticket so you won’t feel like you’re “wasting” your money any more. Unlike GaTech, where they can’t give away seats – there is a UGA fan out there just waiting to grab any season tickets that come available. UGA will not miss your contribution at all – they will just get it from someone else that wants to be there.
A True Dawg
October 31st, 2012
5:44 pm
I’ve always been proud that Mark Richt is our coach. There are so many scumbags out there who only care about their own job and wins and losses. Winning isn’t the most important thing for a college coach. This isn’t the pros. Mark Richt does things the right way and he is a great example to the anyone that cares to acknowledge it. I hope he’s at Georgia for another twelve years and I hope you haters have to keep eating crow.
graphite
October 31st, 2012
6:13 pm
It’s going to be sadfor the puppies to lose a homecoming game,especially on national t.v…..RollOn
Beano Jr
October 31st, 2012
6:33 pm
Georgia beat Alabama ? When frogs grow wings maybe.
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
7:13 pm
Beano,
You are indeed one of the negative idiots they are talking about. So what if UGa doesn’t beat Bama? Neither has any other team recently. Not bad to be second best to Bama…..and have a clean program. We may not have won a NC in 30+ years, but we also haven’t been on probation for 30+ years.
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
7:22 pm
I have noticed that the negative idiots are having trouble finding anything intelligent to say!!! It is hard to bash a team that has beaten 3 ranked teams including #2 during the past 10 regular season games. And a team that has produced more Allstate Good Citizen Award winners than anyother college in history. And a program that hasn’t been on probation for decades. All of this while UGa has an incredibly strict program kicking players off the team every season…..only to see these guys reappear at LSU, Auburn, etc. It is obvious that it is getting tough for you jerks to find fault with UGa.
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
7:26 pm
@concerned
Do you really believe those “ticket holders” really have season tickets. That is a bunch of malarkey!!! They aren’t true fans……we know real fans don’t act like those knuckleheads.
Neutral
October 31st, 2012
7:36 pm
@I-Dog
OK, I agree the SC/UGa game helped SC…..then FL obliterated SC which helped FL…..then of course all of those recruits had a chance to watch UGa kick the Gator’s butts. Oh yes, so Auburn gets to show recruits their NC trophy and tell them they have had a “top5″ recruiting class for the past 3 years…..and look at our progress…….1-7 with the sole win being an overtime game against Louisiana Monroe. You my friend are scratching for an opportunity to cast stones. You had that opportunity 3 weeks ago, but it is time to let it go because the Dawgs now have it together while FL and SC are the ones who are reeling!!
jack
October 31st, 2012
8:19 pm
http://cfn.scout.com/2/1234901.html
Dawg89
October 31st, 2012
8:43 pm
I support the Dawgs and I support Richt. Go Dawgs!
JB
October 31st, 2012
9:17 pm
Boy Sprurrier stepped in it today. Yahoo sports took him to task. Dabo from Clemson sent a thoughtful statement about Honoring Lattimore today at Lattimore day. Sprurrier ripped Clemson and Dabo in his remarks and made it about him, not Lattimore. Great coach but ALL jerk.
joe jenkins
October 31st, 2012
9:27 pm
We should win this game by 20 points if we are for real…….if we lose to ole missy or auburn….we are not ready to be an elite team and richt needs to make more coaching changes
Old Dog Class of 80
October 31st, 2012
9:40 pm
If what Georgia wants is a good coach who is well-liked and a mediocre team, then they should reduce the price of their tickets to $10 per seat, not ask for alumni contributions, and cut Richt’s salary to 1/10 of what it is now.
They are PAYING for a winning championship team and HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING IT!
I-DOG
October 31st, 2012
10:08 pm
Nuetral:
OK, I agree that Auburn’s season this year isn’t going to help their recruiting.
I can’t agree that we “kicked Florida’s butt”, we won the game… that is a fact. It was a 1 point game with 7 minutes to go and then Florida had the ball inside our 3 yard line to try to tie the game up with 2 minutes to go. Not really the same thing as the 35-0 with 1 minute to go at USC.
Have we turned the corner? Not so sure looking at the last three games. Hope you are right.
joe jenkins
October 31st, 2012
10:12 pm
@old dog 80….opon further review my honest opinion is coaching is not the problem this year….It has aaron murray’s turnovers and the defense having their head else where and maybe the soft schedule had the team a little un focused…..bobo has had a good year!! If murray can stop turning the ball over…the sky is the limit for us
joe jenkins
October 31st, 2012
10:23 pm
@ I-Dog……I agree with alot you have written……I just hope this year is alot like 2007 and we win out…
Bulldawgman49
November 1st, 2012
8:00 am
Dawgs will be focus for this weekend against Ole Miss . GO DAWGS!!!
bulldawg rental player
November 1st, 2012
10:15 am
wow…2 days later and the steam is still rising from this pile…we wanna win for our coaches…what a crock…you win in spite of your coaches….
mark
November 1st, 2012
10:43 am
Coach Richt is one of the most admired and respected men in all of college football. Yes, I want to win more too, but most of these people here have never played a down and it shows with some truly stupid and unrealistic statements. I am all in no matter what. 98% of college teams would LOVE to have Aaron Murray as their QB. I am proud of him and the rest of you can go to hell or go to Tech. Go Dawgs.
mark
November 1st, 2012
11:00 am
@old, You think you are veteran fan? You are a joke.