Notebook: Bulldogs’ offense needs to stay hot vs. Georgia Southern
Quarterback Aaron Murray and wide receiver Tavarres King (12) are excited about the Bulldogs' offensive possibilities against Georgia Southern. (UGA photo by Perry McIntyre, Jr.)
UGA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
ATHENS – To date, most of the conversation regarding Georgia’s game against Georgia Southern on Saturday has been about the Eagles’ triple-option offense. That hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Bulldogs’ offensive players, who would like it to be known they can advance the football a little themselves.
Wide receiver Tavarres King’s eyes lit up like he was wide open on a go-route when asked if he thought Georgia might have some big-play opportunities against their FCS visitors this Saturday.
“Well, I think so,” he said, grinning wide. “We’re pretty strong out wide and at the quarterback position. We should have a good time out there on Saturday.”
The reality is, Georgia’s needs its offense to have a big day. Again, because of the ball-hogging style of offense that Georgia Southern runs, they tend to hold onto the football for the majority of games. On average the Eagles run 15.6 more plays than their opponents. For the season, they’ve held the ball 55 minutes longer. In the case of last week’s 69-26 win over Howard, they ran 40 more offensive plays in the game, 85 total.
“When you play this kind of team you’re not going to get a lot of offensive possessions,” Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray. “When we do get the ball, we have to make sure we do a great job of giving our defense a break, first off, and having some great drives; and, two, we’ve got to put points on the board. Because you really don’t know how many possessions you’re going to have in this type of game, so you have to make the most of them.”
Southern’s defense is not bad. It comes in allowing just 18.9 points per game. But the Eagles have allowed 88 points in their last three games, including 31 both to Chattanooga and Appalachian State. And they haven’t seen anything approaching the high-powered, balanced attack the Bulldogs are approaching this season.
Georgia comes in averaging 471 yards and 36.9 points per game and is fifth nationally in pass efficiency.
“Anytime you step on that field and go against somebody who has some pride about them, it’s a challenge,” said King, who leads the Bulldogs with 624 receiving yards and 7 TD catches. “They want to beat you and you want to beat them and they want to do everything they can to not get beat. So it’ll be a challenge for us out wide, but hopefully we’ll be able to handle our business.”
Vasser out for year
Chase Vasser became the fourth starter for the Bulldogs to be lost for the season due to an injury Wednesday when it was decided Wednesday he should undergo surgery next week. The junior outside linebacker from Gainesville suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder in the seventh week of the season and hasn’t played since.
“Overall, all through camp and the beginning of the season it seemed like we were doing really good when it came to this type of thing,” Richt said. “I guess this will be the fourth guy now.”
The Bulldogs have lost wide receivers Marlon Brown and Michael Bennett to season-ending knee injuries and defensive end Abry Jones for the last three games due to ankle surgery. Richt said “there’s a good shot” Jones will be able to play in the bowl game.
Vasser finishes his junior season having played in five games with two starts with 19 tackles, four tackles for loss and six quarterback pressures. He is ineligible for a redshirt.
Bulldogs forging on with full contact
The Bulldogs had their third consecutive full contact practice on Wednesday and they’ll don full gear again on Thursday, a day normally reserved for non-contact, walk-through workouts.
“I don’t know if we’ll have them on the whole time, but I think we need some more work still,” head coach Mark Richt said. “(Defensive coordinator) Coach (Todd) Grantham believes we need more work in full pads, so we’re going to do that. Hopefully we’ll get as close to game speed as we can. We know it’s not the same but we’re getting there.”
Working every day in full pads is something Georgia actually started last season in preparation for Georgia Tech’s triple-option offense and the cut-blocking scheme that comes with it. The Bulldogs face that same system against Georgia Southern on Saturday, then again in the regular-season finale on Nov. 24. In a normal week Georgia would conduct full-contact practices only on Tuesday.
“You can’t hardly practice against it without putting pads on,” Richt said. “We just feel like the best thing we can do is teach our scout team to go full speed and try to do it just the way they do it the best they can. Normally we’re not interested in cut-blocking our teammates. But if we don’t do it and just try to act like we’re doing it or do anything less than full speed, we’re just going to be in really big trouble. We might still be in trouble. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
Richt said Georgia might get a break from full-contact on Monday depending on “how well we do” against Georgia Southern.
Harvey-Clemons excited to be in mix
Richt emphasized Wednesday that Josh Harvey-Clemons’ move to outside linebacker this week is not permanent and “has 100 percent to do with what we’re trying to defend.” And that’s just fine with the freshman from Valdosta.
Harvey-Clemons said he’s just glad to be in the mix on defense. Primarily a nickelback and safety in Georgia’s defensive scheme, almost all of Harvey-Clemons’ game action this season has come on special teams.
“It’s nice because I’m really still playing safety,” Harvey-Clemons said Wednesday. “I’m just rotating in (at outside linebacker) a couple of plays and it’s not too hard. It’s simple stuff really, so it’s really not like a new position.”
Harvey-Clemons came to Georgia as a five-star prospect who projected as an outside linebacker. But he wasn’t able to pack on the pounds over the summer like his roommate Jordan Jenkins, who is now starting at strongside outside linebacker. But once the Bulldogs got an everyday look at Harvey-Clemons’ speed in camp, they decided to keep the 6-foot-5, 215-pound athlete in the secondary.
“I’m just excited about getting the opportunity to play,” Harvey-Clemons said. “I knew we weren’t going to run nickel against (Georgia Southern), so I didn’t think I was going to get in. But they put this in and I’ve just been trying to learn that the best I can because I want to be out there.”
Richt said he isn’t sure what future holds for Harvey-Clemons. “Hard to say exactly where he’ll end up right now,” he said.
King unsure on jersey number
King is not sure what jersey number he’ll be donning against Georgia Southern. Last week, he honored fallen teammate Marlon Brown by wearing his No. 15 jersey. He never got a chance to the same with Michael Bennett’s No. 82 earlier in this season and said this week that’s still a possibility. And then there is a lot to be said for wearing his own No. 12. After all, King is fourth in UGA history with 19 career TD catches and sixth in receiving yards (2,276) wearing “uno-dos,” as he likes to say.
“I’m not sure,” King said slyly. “We’ll see.”
King caught three passes for 73 yards and a nifty 17-yard touchdown wearing the jersey of Brown, who was lost for the season to a knee injury against Ole Miss on Nov. 3.
“I went and saw him Monday and chilled with him a couple hours,” King said. “He was pleased.”
But Brown did bust on his buddy a little. “He said I looked a little small (in his jersey),” King said. “I was, like, ‘man, that thing was huge.’ I might not be able to wear that again.”
Etc. . . .
The Bulldogs will be aiming to secure their 10th win on Saturday. If they get it, that would mark the 20th time in school history they’ve won 10 or more games. Eight of those have occurred during Richt’s 12-year tenure. . . . Senior fullback Richard Samuel did not practice due to an abdominal strain. Redshirted wide receiver Blake Tibbs (ankle) was also out Wednesday. . . . Equipment manager John Meshad and his wife Nichole had a baby boy, Michael Clayton, on Wednesday. The Meshads were the second members of Richt’s staff to add to the Bulldog Nation this season. Video coordinator Brett Greene and his wife Meghan had a little boy, Hudson Christopher, about two weeks ago.
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116 comments Add your comment
Spike
November 14th, 2012
9:01 pm
No way I am first….
Scott
November 14th, 2012
9:01 pm
First
Finchdawg
November 14th, 2012
9:11 pm
Too bad to hear about Vasser. He was doing pretty well after the suspension. Get well, Chase. We’ll need you more than ever next year!
My-Guy
November 14th, 2012
9:12 pm
It’s gonna be very interesting how our offensive is going to play this week, and definately our defense these next three weeks!
My-Guy
November 14th, 2012
9:14 pm
Suspensions, injuries, suspensions, injuries, smh…
Lagdawg
November 14th, 2012
9:30 pm
The offense needs to learn how to sustain a drive without the big play. Smash mouth football will be the way to beat Alabama. With the discipline in the secondary and the lethargic OL UGA will not be able to get the big plays,so they must establish the running game to get the playaction to work.
t2go
November 14th, 2012
9:45 pm
I agree Lagdawg…we gotta give our dD a break as much as possible. RUN RUN RUN !!!!!
BORO DAWG
November 14th, 2012
9:48 pm
people here in the boro, are expecting the eagles to ruin the Dawgs, talking a lot of trash……hope the Dawgs take it to them unlike Alabama did last year
drbasic1
November 14th, 2012
9:50 pm
dang i thought he might say BOBO was having another child….what they have now like 11 or 14 or something along those lines??
drbasic1
November 14th, 2012
9:51 pm
no wonder he tries to run a high powered offense, guess athome he runs a high……ah never mind
Mobile Dawg
November 14th, 2012
9:53 pm
When was the last time we lost to the triple option? A challenge yes, biggest thing is to play your position and rely on everyone to do “their” job. And then play lagdawg ball, ball control offense. Why complicate things?
William
November 14th, 2012
11:02 pm
Good luck to Chase Vasser. I hope he comes back in full form. Assignment football is right. Got to tackle the dive, the QB and the pitch. Let’s hope for a shutout again this week. This “should” be a warm-up for Tech. Hopefully, we don’t take the Eagles lightly, because they are pretty good.
Hammerhead
November 14th, 2012
11:06 pm
Southern will definitely play us tougher than Auburn did…
Brian
November 14th, 2012
11:24 pm
King and Brown are great guys. I was sideline at the spring game and I have a great picture with them posing together. They look like great friends. Keep up the good work tk_unodos and mb_unocinco!!!!
Lonnie
November 15th, 2012
6:15 am
5 SEC championship games and 8 10 win seasons in 12! One losing season in 12 in the toughest conference in the nation! The most pros of any program and no recruiting issues!
Great run Mark!!!!
Destin Dawg
November 15th, 2012
6:30 am
Mark Richt for President !!!!
C. Smith
November 15th, 2012
6:48 am
Wonder why Tech won’t play Georgia Southern? Yeah…they would get beat!
C DunhM
November 15th, 2012
6:52 am
GO SOUTHERN !!
Louboutin
November 15th, 2012
6:57 am
Two ways to build winning teams:
1. Hire 1st rate coaches and recruit players with talent and character (example: Alabama).
2. Hire 3rd rate wannabe coaches and recruit low class trash, then schedule a lot of crap teams (example: Georgia).
Method #1 works. Method #2 gets you a decent W-L record, but no championships.
Tech Sucks
November 15th, 2012
7:01 am
I think people are going way overboard on this whole “WATCH OUT! Georgia Southern is for real! They are going to score in bunches against UGA! They hold on to that dern ball I tell ya!”
They have beaten:
Jacksonville University
Elon
Samford
Western Carolina
Wofford
Furman
Chattanooga
and HOWARD University
They lost to Appalachian State and The Citadel….
Get real people.
Saltydawg
November 15th, 2012
7:03 am
We will do fine this Saturday but Southern will be a far tougher game than Auburn was or Tech will be.Keep your eye on the prize DAWGS this year could be special if we catch a few breaks with the top three ii the BCS.This team is peaking at the right time the SECCG will be a good one!
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:13 am
Dawgs in a no win situation Saturday. If you don’t beat up on them big, they will say you got exposed…and when you do win big, they say, gosh, It’s a AA team…
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:14 am
I’m thinking Southern could beat Tech
JB
November 15th, 2012
7:16 am
Southerns DB’s are like 5′ 7″ and are not as talented as our scout team. Murray has a big day.
The tide ain't rolling and A&M stopped them
November 15th, 2012
7:57 am
Can’t wait to hear from SSiTator Tot and cabbage patch tire on 95. Those two bed buddies are full of real insight these days.
Murray to Mitchell and Bobo and Richt beat the gators again!
Can someone please answer cabbage patch’s never ending question of how we will endure and ever move on after being down 21 to SC in the first qtr???? I think it is called winning the east but apparently that isnt enough. Richt and bobo need to go back in time and fix it otherwise he will never let it go and ramble on and on about the next time we fall behind by 21. It happens so often pal and maybe those two should implement “down 21 after 15 minute package” into every practice.
We lost and got our butts kicked. Get over it and you don’t come back from those type scenarios. Just ask USC about their first qtr against UF.
dagadawgs
November 15th, 2012
8:11 am
Louboutin you are an idiot. Alabama recruits the same “low class trash” we do.
gomdawg
November 15th, 2012
8:12 am
GURLEY 165 YARDS AND MARSHALL 254 YARDS , KEEP THEIR OFFENSE OFF THE FIELD
GO DAWGS
AltamahaDawg
November 15th, 2012
8:19 am
#15 is done for his carrer.Very fitting. #82 will be back to wear his own number. . Put on the #12 King, you’ve been a DGD and deserve your own tribute.
AltamahaDawg
November 15th, 2012
8:21 am
Why doesnt tech play GSU every few years? Seems like that would be an interesting match-up.
ATL Eagle
November 15th, 2012
8:23 am
Eagles will bring it for a half then it will be all Dawgs. Size, depth and speed will catch up after two quarters. Good bench mark is Sagarin Ratings from USA Today- current week Dawgs are #8, Ga Sou. #92, Ga Tech #56, of interest- Auburn # 84, Kentucky # 105- out of 246 A/ AA teams. Southern will compete and then fade….. to bad GSU is not playing Auburn this weekend. Erk will be watching-
joe jenkins
November 15th, 2012
8:23 am
GSU is a little school…that couldn’t even beat kentucky! We are taking them serious though…we are wearing full pads again. I think we win 48-14…richt will have the guys ready
joe jenkins
November 15th, 2012
8:32 am
I would love to see us shut gsu out though…we have outscored our last 2 opponents 75-10…thats out standing!! I guess it was a good move to get jhc on the field at lb….since vasser is done for the year
Discount DoubleDawg
November 15th, 2012
8:45 am
Altamaha- becuase Tech doesn’t want to be the second best middle school offense in the state. I agree it would be a good match up though.
CHDawg
November 15th, 2012
9:09 am
I wish they would spring somebody fast and tough to roam around just behind the LBs. The triple option relies on running the defense out of personnel on the edges. They have one more back than the D has required tacklers–that always seems to be the way it looks on TV. Use somebody like Williams or JHC to roll up into the side that gets attacked. It can’t be the corner or safety because they can’t get in the backfield to blow the play up without leaving their assignment. If they went to a three deep and sprung the other guy it might work. Don’t worry, I’ll stick with my day job!
Gary
November 15th, 2012
9:10 am
The only thing Georgia needs to worry about is injuries. Pull everyone. This spread offense might cause a little trouble, but our size and speed will really crush thier hope in 15 minutes.
America spoke
November 15th, 2012
9:21 am
Louboutin: Alabama has the most lax drug policy “enforcement” in the SEC. Georgia has the most strict! First offense at “bama,” nothing and no announcement. First offense at UGA, at least one game suspension and the media knows! Plus, academics at UGA are much tougher than at ‘bama!
Get your facts straight, dude!
GSU Eagle
November 15th, 2012
9:27 am
GA Tech is scheduled to play us (Georgia Southern) in 2014 I believe. If not 2014, then it’s 2015. We have Florida next year.
No one EXPECTS us to win. We just want to win. Why wouldn’t people in Statesboro want to “ruin the dawgs?” Isn’t that what every team should want? You should want your school to win every game no matter who they are playing. The playoffs for us will be coming so I’m not sure how we’ll play this game. We could be conservative and save ourselves for the playoffs or go for it and try to be an upset. Who knows. I’m just proud to be an Eagle.
AltamahaDawg
November 15th, 2012
9:36 am
I suspect we will see a lot more triple option from GSU, than GT. From what I have seen, tech has started to throw the ball more, and If we score early and often, they will have to. Not Sure GSU is going to attempt to play catch up, down by X TDs late in the game. They will stick wth the ground game, see how well they can run it, and the score is the score. “Yards” will be how they judge thier success over a SEC school once again.
RedandBlackDAWG
November 15th, 2012
9:37 am
Louboutin
November 15th, 2012
6:57 am
As you have just proven, there is no shortage of idiots that blog on these articles. It is ashamed you are not smart enough to shed any light or intelligence on any subject. Perhaps if you seriously knew anything about what you were blogging about, you might be able to contribute something worth noting, but I seriously doubt you have that capability. A 5th grade education can only carry you so far.
straightshooter
November 15th, 2012
9:37 am
Georgia Southern’s speed will surprise lots of Dawg fans. Frankly GSU lost two games because of early turnovers and a supect kicking game. They statistically dominated both games and lost by a total of four points after missing five FG in those games (all inside of 30 yards). The kicking game is still suspect, and could be a problem. UGA obviously has great talent all over the field, but don’t think that GSU doesn’t have some quality athletes. They just don’t have as many in the backup positions. After all, the Dawgs do offer 22 more full scholarships than GSU, so there should be a disparity. GSU’s starters can play with a lot of FBS programs, but UGA is on a roll right now and will be tough to stop. They should win the game handily, but I can tell you this. GSU will not roll over and play dead like Auburn did last week.
bill arp
November 15th, 2012
9:38 am
Good job Chip, very informative.
A couple of random thoughts..
-TK, wear number 12, and wear it proudly. You only have 4 games left.
-Wonder why Marshall doesn’t get a look at returning KO’s. He seems like he would be very similar to a Reggie Bush type with his moves/speed in open space. Just a thought.
Go Dawgs.
UGA-45 GS-23
AltamahaDawg
November 15th, 2012
9:38 am
I like how you put that. tech is scheduled to play YOU. That’s seem about right.
AltamahaDawg
November 15th, 2012
9:48 am
Any bets on who will bring more fans to the game(s)?
vince
November 15th, 2012
9:48 am
Actually UGA has about the same number on scholarship as GSU
GSU Eagle
November 15th, 2012
9:51 am
As bad as I hate to admit it, I have to agree with bill arp. UGA 40 something, GSU 20 something. It would be awesome if it was GSU 24 – UGA 21. I just hope half our students don’t show up in UGA gear.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
9:51 am
vince
November 15th, 2012
9:48 am
Actually UGA has about the same number on scholarship as GSU
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That is because UGa recruits worthless humans. UGa has more scholarships to offer but choose to offer Criminals.
Steve
November 15th, 2012
9:59 am
“Put in Timeout…” what a moron you are! What’s it like to not understand college football? 95% of the players on UGA’s team were recruited by Tech, Florida, Bama, etc. UGA just won them over. Just like many players on other SEC teams were recruited by UGA as well. Are you really that stupid? Do you really think that UGA has a ton of players on their team that were only offered by UGA? Poor little boy.
reasonable dawg
November 15th, 2012
10:01 am
Good post GSU Eagle! Of course you want to win as does every school! And except for this game I hope you win all of your games!!
straightshooter
November 15th, 2012
10:03 am
Actually UGA has 85 full scholarships to offer. GSU has 63 that can be split. UGA cannot offer partial scholarships. It’s a full ride or nothing. Some of GSU’s players get their books paid for and that’s it. UGA cannot do that.
DawginLex
November 15th, 2012
10:07 am
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
9:51 am
vince
November 15th, 2012
9:48 am
Actually UGA has about the same number on scholarship as GSU
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That is because UGa recruits worthless humans. UGa has more scholarships to offer but choose to offer Criminals.
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Do you really believe what you type? You are a moron if you do.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
10:09 am
STEVE….whatever….when they got to UGa they got in trouble and got kicked off the team…..Did Uga not do good work checking what type of young men those players were? Everybody that knew CROWELL knew he was trouble.
Blue Ridge Dawg
November 15th, 2012
10:10 am
—-The Bulldogs will be aiming to secure their 10th win on Saturday. If they get it, that would mark the 20th time in school history they’ve won 10 or more games. Eight of those have occurred during Richt’s 12-year tenure. . . . —-
Mark Richt is the best UGA head ball coach in school history!
Steve
November 15th, 2012
10:12 am
Crowell had offers from a dozen schools you idiot! Ha. You really are stupid.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
10:14 am
STEVE….yes most good players have offers from other schools BUT he CHOSE UGA because he knew Richt is a pushover.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
10:16 am
STEVE……..How did players fail a drug test after spring break when they were told they would be tested when they came back to school? They didn’t think Richt was going to do it because he is such a FRIEND to players.
DawginLex
November 15th, 2012
10:18 am
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
10:14 am
STEVE….yes most good players have offers from other schools BUT he CHOSE UGA because he knew Richt is a pushover.
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So Crowell represents what the entire team is like? Yeah, right.
And Einstein, the reason he got kicked off the team and the reason that kids got suspended and actually had to sit out is because Richt actually has discipline.
If there was no discipline, you would never hear about anything.
Do you honestly think kids at other SEC schools are not drinking and smoking weed? UGA has the strictest policies of any school in the SEC except Kentucky.
But according to you, 4 or 5 kids messing up makes the whole team criminals?
WRONG
Steve
November 15th, 2012
10:18 am
What? UGA has one of the toughest drug testing policy and punishment rules in the country. Yup, you know a lot! Go back to bed little boy. Mommy will be in in a minute.
DawginLex
November 15th, 2012
10:19 am
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
10:16 am
STEVE……..How did players fail a drug test after spring break when they were told they would be tested when they came back to school? They didn’t think Richt was going to do it because he is such a FRIEND to players.
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More BS
Steve
November 15th, 2012
10:25 am
Gotta love when anti-UGA fans come on a UGA blog and try to make stuff up. How sad it must be to have a life like that. I’d be sad too if I had no woman, friends, life, etc.
G-Dawg
November 15th, 2012
10:26 am
Dawgs roll BIG this week and next!!
McDawg
November 15th, 2012
10:27 am
Vasser was having a good year
i like all the hand wringing about this game-hopefully we will be ready
G-Dawg
November 15th, 2012
10:30 am
Auburns Big Chizzy steps down after this weekend. Recruiting news goes haywire!!
DawginLex
November 15th, 2012
10:31 am
Steve
Yeah, ain’t it fun.
Still trying to understand Tech logic. Richt has no discipline because his players do stupid stuff and he punishes them and has real consequences like making All Americans sit out multiple games??????
If there was no discipline, the players would play all the games and laugh at Richt for not having the guts to punish them.
College kids are going to mess up. What is amazing to me is these Tech people are supposed to be so smart yet they actually believe that UGA is the only school in the SEC where the players mess up.
GSU Eagle
November 15th, 2012
10:31 am
There’s no doubt UGA will be ready. They aren’t #5 in the country for being slack. I’m hoping GSU puts up 35 on them though. Maybe as an early Christmas present for us GSU fans.
Steve
November 15th, 2012
10:36 am
Riiiiiiiiiiiight GSU Eagle. UGA 45 GSU 21.
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
10:38 am
GSU Eagle
Dreaming just a bit aren’t you? UGA’s defense has quickly become one of the most prolific defenses in the country
GSU Eagle
November 15th, 2012
10:46 am
Of course I’m dreaming. That’s why I said “I’m hoping” and “early Christmas present.’ One can wish can’t they? I do hope we actually move the ball slowly and effectively. The more we can keep our offense on the field the better.
DawginLex
November 15th, 2012
10:51 am
GSU
The issue for your team is your undersized D line. You will have to do crazy stuff to stop the run and Murray loves it when teams blitz.
JB
November 15th, 2012
10:53 am
I don’t see Chizzy stepping down being owed 7.5 mil for being fired, just say’n
vince
November 15th, 2012
10:53 am
If I was UGA I’d dedicate a fast man to the qb in an option. Let him roam whereever.
JB
November 15th, 2012
10:54 am
Also, Dawgs will not be up for this game and will have to win on individual talent to just take over. It’ll be 35-21 or so.
GSU Eagle
November 15th, 2012
10:56 am
DawginLex, that as well as depth. We have a little depth but nothing compared to the SEC. The more we can keep our D off the field and give them rest, the better. Watch for our trick play, we may punt on first down. You’ll never expect it.
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
10:56 am
GSU Eagle
Sure you can. Your guys play some pretty good football and it might benefit your team that it’s an early game but, I suspect the Georgia offense will score early and often. The Georgia defense has finally came around and getting insulted whenever anyone moves the ball well or scores. I expect they’ll treat your team pretty nasty. If we avoid the slow offensive start, it’ll be a long day for Ga So.
The fact that a FCS school is getting this much attention and play prior to the game won’t bode well for your guys
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
10:56 am
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
10:38 am
GSU Eagle
Dreaming just a bit aren’t you? UGA’s defense has quickly become one of the most prolific defenses in the country
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Against Crappy teams UGa’s D it #1.
DawginLex
November 15th, 2012
10:58 am
GSU
I want the Dawgs to win but I love GSU. Erk made that place special and we Dawgs all have a tie to GSU.
I am friends with the AD at UK and I wanted him to look at hiring Monken and staff. They want to stay the course with a spread offense instead of the TO because they have 3 QB’s who can thrive with the right coaching. Probably going to hire Sonny Dykes from LA Tech
RunninWithTheDawgs
November 15th, 2012
10:59 am
CT — Thanks for another good column however I’ve got to disagree up to a point. I’m just thinking about all the guys on the bench that don’t ever get into the game. If we get a big lead let some of these guys get a taste of the action. If we need them against GT or AL at least they will have had a little playing time. Also, the more time that the starters spend on the bench in this game the less chance they have of getting hurt. That’s funny. I usually agree with you 100% on just about everything. I guess that’s why you give us the opportunity to say our stuff. Thanks. GO DAWGS
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
11:01 am
5150 POAD
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Against Crappy teams UGa’s D it #1.
Well, at least we have a good defense against crappy teams. How many points did MTSU hang on your group of morons with that grade school offense again?
GSU Eagle
November 15th, 2012
11:06 am
DawginLex – If you mention Monken’s name to any AD again I may be forced to break your legs. That is all.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
11:07 am
UGa opponents record right now is 46 wins against 54 losses. I wouldn’t say UGa’s Defense is that great. Now you have GSU and GT left and they are not BAMA for sure.
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
11:10 am
POAD
It doesn’t make one hill of shyte what you would say now does it? Get yer head out of your anus or hang out on the Tech blogs where it’s required practice
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
11:14 am
Will UGa have any D players left to play Bama? All this crying about legal blocks by the Dwag D players is really funny. I guess they will cry if/when they get to the NFL too.
JvilleDawg
November 15th, 2012
11:14 am
Lagdawg
November 14th, 2012
9:30 pm
“The offense needs to learn how to sustain a drive without the big play. Smash mouth football will be the way to beat Alabama. With the discipline in the secondary and the lethargic OL UGA will not be able to get the big plays,so they must establish the running game to get the playaction to work.”
Clearly you didn’t watch the Tex A&M game. The way to beat Bama is fast paced no-huddle offense. Why do you think Saban has been crying about a need for a rules change with the no huddle? It’s the one way to keep his defense off balance and wear them out. If we run an up tempo no huddle – which when he wants to, Bobo is actually very good at calling – our offense will carve up Saban’s defense much like A&M.
DawginLex
November 15th, 2012
11:15 am
GSU
Good one. I only know one AD and he is hiring a different coach so you are safe for now
ARdawg
November 15th, 2012
11:19 am
JvilleDawg
LSU had them on the ropes and beaten until the prevent in the last 1.5 minutes with an entirely different game plan.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
11:26 am
How many quarters will Pad My Stats(against crappy teams)MURRAY play against GSU?
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
11:47 am
Murray…………..will play the whole game just to get him 3,000 yards……..With his three touchdown passes last week against Auburn, Georgia’s Aaron Murray moved into fifth place on the SEC’s career chart with 83 touchdown passes. Florida’s Danny Wuerffel holds the SEC record with 114 touchdown passes. Murray can also become the first quarterback in SEC history to pass for 3,000 yards in three straight seasons. He has 2,656 yards this season after throwing for 3,149 last season and 3,049 in 2010 as a redshirt freshman. Counting the SEC championship game and bowl game, Murray still has four more games to reach 3,000 yards for the third straight season, a feat such greats as Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Tim Couch, David Greene or Wuerffel didn’t accomplish.
Alabama Dog
November 15th, 2012
11:48 am
The REAL question is: WHY is Georgia playing Southern anyway?
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
11:48 am
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA
Edward Aschoff: The Bulldogs are headed to Athens and are riding a wave of momentum that started way back in Jacksonville, Fla. The triple option will give the Dawgs fits early, but there’s just too much talent on Georgia’s side. … Georgia 45, Georgia Southern 13
Chris Low: The Bulldogs have been practicing all week in full pads to get ready for Georgia Southern’s triple-option offense. It’s never a lot of fun to play against that style of offense, especially this late in the season. The real trick for Georgia will be not getting anybody hurt. … Georgia 42, Georgia Southern 17
straightshooter
November 15th, 2012
12:23 pm
People who are wondering how long the UGA starters will play on Saturday should consider that Saban had Trent Richardson in the game in the 4th quarter and QB McCarron and other starters in the game with less than a minute to go. I realize that most Dawg fans look for this to be over early, but you don’t always get what you ask for.
LHarding Dawg
November 15th, 2012
12:27 pm
I believe the last time we played Georgia Southern we dropped from #1 in the polls to #2 because we didn’t beat them bad enough. I wouldn’t be surprised if we were behind at halftime.
EagleDawg
November 15th, 2012
12:29 pm
I am normally a UGA fan…..except for this Saturday.
BD
November 15th, 2012
12:32 pm
As a GSU grad and life long bulldawg fan and season tix holder this game means nothing for GSU due to their playoff system. That said – Go Dawgs with no injuries on either side.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
12:46 pm
EagleDwag…..don’t fell bad. Normally UGa fans didn’t Go to UGa either. Most didn’t even go to college.
smitty
November 15th, 2012
12:53 pm
The most likely scenario has already been written here: a pretty tough game for a half, maybe a little longer, then UGA’s size, depth and athletic advantage wear down GS, and Dawgs win, let’s say, 41-17. Hopefully no injuries from the game.
As for comments re Bama recruiting and UGA, they both go after the same players, they both have good coaches. Anyone who believes otherwise is letting partisanship cloud their brain. Saban’s record is terrific, Richt’s a little less so, but both are in the top tier of fb coaches in this country. Sorry to come off sounding sort of sane.
FB
November 15th, 2012
1:00 pm
I agree with straightshooter. Dawgs should win but GSU rang up 21 on Alabama last year. Most points scored all year against Saban. LSU scored 9 points total in its two games vs the Crimson Tide.
Spurrier's an Idiot
November 15th, 2012
1:09 pm
GSU Eagle,
Good luck Saturday……………You should be proud of the Eagles………Go Dawgs!
MA English 75
November 15th, 2012
1:40 pm
Put in Timeout, where did YOU go to college? What degree do YOU have? What was YOUR major? Have you ever set foot on the UGA campus?
CC
November 15th, 2012
1:54 pm
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!
GSU Eagle
November 15th, 2012
1:55 pm
Spurrier’s – I was with you up until you said ‘Go Dawgs’. Then you lost me.
Sammy Dawg
November 15th, 2012
2:12 pm
UGA 49 – GSU 14
UGA 66 – tech 12
Sammy Dawg
November 15th, 2012
2:13 pm
In 2 years when GSU plays tech. That will be a toss-up game. tech will be improved.
Sammy Dawg
November 15th, 2012
2:14 pm
Of course if tech fires moobs after next year they will need 4 years to get back to being an average a-she-she team.
Go Eagles
November 15th, 2012
3:01 pm
Looking forward to coming to Athens and having a good time on Saturday. I hope my Eagles score a touchdown or two and no injuries on either side… we both have other things to play for yet.
Joey
November 15th, 2012
3:28 pm
How long you been a Eagle fan, Go Eagles? I’m a Dawg fan who naturally became an Eagle fan, because of Erk.
I had a buddy who was a talented MLB for the ‘87-’89 Eagles, Darrell Hendrix. I saw the 15-0, 1989 Eagles play a couple of games, and was glad that UGA didn’t have to play that team.
Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 15th, 2012
3:43 pm
MA English 75
November 15th, 2012
1:40 pm
Put in Timeout, where did YOU go to college? What degree do YOU have? What was YOUR major? Have you ever set foot on the UGA campus?
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In Georgia, BBA, Marketing, Yes
CHDawg
November 15th, 2012
4:54 pm
I’m sure the staff is aware of how well GSU runs the ball. If any Dawg fans need to sober up, you might consider last year’s GSU/Alabama game. As you know, Bama won the NC, but they also had the number one ranked rushing defense in college football, allowing a little over 70 yards a game on the ground. GSU got over 300 yards on the ground against the talented Crimson Tide D! The 70+ was in spite of playing GSU. It would have been a whole lot lower, absent GSU.
How do you know when a moron blogs..
November 15th, 2012
6:28 pm
a tell with a moron is when one suggests that UGA alone sets up their soft schedule. The fact of the matter is that the SEC does this.
Example:IF UGA does this alone, then why did UA give that up?? Look at UGA’s 2013 schedule.
CASE CLOSED about the UGA schedule. Besides, LSU and Alabama have not played UGA this year, not UGA has not played them. MORONS abound because of Georgia’s public schools, I suppose.
SauteeDawg
November 15th, 2012
8:29 pm
Loubotin, UGA recruits the same players as Bama. Only difference is UGA has a Police Department!
RSEAGLE
November 15th, 2012
8:33 pm
I like how people think this game will be over in 15 min…and UGA will rest starters. Ask BAMA about that one. All starter still in game with 10 min left. and only a 10 pt lead in the 4th. UGA will win this one, but a few mistakes could make this game interesting. Prediction 35-17 UGA.
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November 16th, 2012
6:42 am
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Peachstealth
November 16th, 2012
2:30 pm
Ga Southern has games scheduled against Florida in 2013, LSU in 2014 and Ga Tech in 2015. Not scheduled yet but probably UGA again in 2016.
DoddSquad
November 16th, 2012
9:29 pm
Southern scored more points on Bama last year than ANY other school. LSU had two chances. Florida had a chance. Auburn and Arkansas had chances. It was GA Southern who gave Bama it’s biggest defensive challenge. Take note of that.
Furthermore, UGA is horrible at playing the option. Let’s review:
2008: GT 45, UGA 42
2009: GT 24, UGA 28
2010: GT 34, UGA 42
2011: GT 17, UGA 30-something
Tech consistently scores on the SEC defense, and UGA hasn’t been one to recruit discipline. I think UGA wins, but Southern will earn more respect from Athens than Auburn, Mizzou or Ole Miss.
2012: GT 42, UGA 34
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