Notebook: Richt on players’ boasts; Spurrier on UGA, Bama schedules
(Updated 8:30 p.m.)
ATHENS – Georgia coach Mark Richt brushed off comments by two of his defensive players that figured to get a prominent place on the Alabama bulletin board.
Safety Bacarri Rambo told ESPN Radio, in an otherwise tame interview Saturday, that the Bulldogs “have better players” than Alabama “at each position, across the board, especially on defense.” And cornerback Sanders Commings told reporters Monday, “I think we’re the best defense in the country. … Everybody on this defense thinks we are.”
Richt was asked Tuesday about such brash statements.
“You know what? They’re all young and excited, and they say what they want to say sometimes,” Richt replied. “And I don’t think it’s going to matter much what everybody says before the game.
“I think it’s going to matter what happens when we kick it off. So I’m not too worried about that.”
The comments by Georgia’s defensive players have drawn attention because Alabama — the Bulldogs’ opponent in the SEC Championship game on Saturday — statistically ranks No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense (9.25 points allowed per game) and total defense (233.7 yards allowed per game).
Georgia ranks No. 16 nationally in scoring defense (17.7 points allowed per game) and No. 22 in total defense (337.8 yards allowed per game). But after a slow start this season, the Bulldogs’ defense has come on strong, holding its past five opponents to an average of 8.6 points.
Georgia linebacker Amarlo Herrera smiled when asked Tuesday about his teammates’ strong statements.
“I feel the same. … I back those guys up,” Herrera said. “I haven’t seen anyone play better than us the second half of the season.
“You can probably say we were lacking some confidence early in the year because we weren’t playing as well as we should have been. But now we have the swagger back, and we’re feeling like the best again.”
Commings said his and Rambo’s comments simply reflected their belief in themselves and their teammates.
“It’s good to play with confidence,” Commings said. “Confidence is just another word for swagger. We step on the field, and that swagger is turned all the way up. We feel like we can shut anybody down, shut anybody out. In order to play good, you have to be confident; you have to have swagger.”
Like Richt, defensive coordinator Todd Grantham seemed unconcerned about his players’ bravado.
“I think both teams have confidence. Our guys have confidence,” Grantham said. “It’s going to come down to who executes and plays on the field, and we all understand that. … It’s going to be a battle. (Alabama is) a talented team. We all understand that. And even the guys you’ve talked to understand that, too.”
Spurrier points to schedules
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier couldn’t resist noting that the two teams in the SEC Championship game enjoyed favorable regular-season schedules.
“Alabama had the easiest schedule in the West division side, and Georgia had the easiest on our side,” Spurrier told The State newspaper of Columbia, S.C., on Monday. “I find it very interesting, and I haven’t seen anybody really write about (it).
“Before the season started, you would say these guys have the favorable schedule(s). I guess that’s just the way life is sometimes.”
Georgia’s regular-season schedule did not include any of the top three Western Divisons teams (Alabama, LSU and Texas A&M), while Alabama’s did not include any of the top three East teams (Georgia, Florida and South Carolina).
Georgia defeated its two West opponents, Ole Miss and Auburn, while South Carolina lost to LSU and beat Arkansas.
This is the second consecutive season that Georgia won the SEC East despite losing to South Carolina. Spurrier proposed at the SEC meetings this past summer that cross-division games not count in the standings, but the idea went nowhere. Asked this week if he thought the proposal would ever gain traction, Spurrier told The State: “No, TV would never allow it.”
Injury report
Wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell (bruised left shoulder) and cornerback Damian Swann (neck strain) participated in Georgia’s practice on a limited, no-contact basis Tuesday. Both are expected to play Saturday.
“We’re very thin at the (receiver) position,” offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said. “We’re a little banged up going into the game. … We’ve just got to get through this week of practice and stay healthy and be smart with them during the game.”
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97 comments Add your comment
beanster
November 27th, 2012
5:48 pm
Not this time, Goldenrod.
DawginME
November 27th, 2012
5:50 pm
First for a first timer?
padre
November 27th, 2012
5:51 pm
a ok the best
DawginME
November 27th, 2012
5:52 pm
Oh well. I’ll just sit back and read the usual derogatory posts…
WtfWruthnkn
November 27th, 2012
5:55 pm
Say what you want as long a you back it up
d
November 27th, 2012
6:31 pm
DAWG Fans:) Just a little side note because I just plan on enjoying the game saturday, its been nearly 32 years since I jumped up and down in the living room, when Lindsey ran 92 yards, Larry broke his chair, and the Notre Dame fans held a
sign that read “Who the He– is Herschel”…then he conquered the Irish with a broken hand. These are young men after winning 11 games in the toughest conference in the country taking jarring hits that would make most folks brain bleed, lol, Tickets are selling for a 500-800 dollars a piece and yeah most of these guys have a scholarship, but after all the hardwork, dedication, and death defying hits, I’d say they have earned the right to say what they want, let them be confident, and unless your ready to go hit head up with those Crimson helmets, dont sweat it, its why we love the game! Win or Lose, Go DAWGS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp1lYCmmSRQ
zbulldawg
November 27th, 2012
6:35 pm
This ain’t A&M’s defense Bama toying with !! These guys are seasoned , hard nosed & very very HUNGRY !! If Bama needs any extra motivation to play in this game they better stay home !! You think you saw them whoop up on them Gators ? That ain’t nothing to compare to how insane they will be come saturday !! LET THE BIG DAWG EAT
MT
November 27th, 2012
7:02 pm
sign that read “Who the He– is Herschel”…then he conquered the Irish with a broken hand.
Hey d,
It was a dislocated shoulder, not a broke hand, pretty impressive nonetheless.Go Dawgs!Beat Bama
Moobs Johnson
November 27th, 2012
7:38 pm
A non-news story that is getting blown out of proportion. Do you expect them to say that Alabama is more talented than their own team?
jeff
November 27th, 2012
7:46 pm
yep– bullldogs are playin much better second half of season—– tide can be beat with qb like murray— tide needs to run ball at least 25–30 times—- none of that garbage like they had against texas a&m…..
Dawg_Mike
November 27th, 2012
7:46 pm
Nothing wrong with confidence. Just back it up.
Big Enos Burdette
November 27th, 2012
8:00 pm
I’m a dog fan, but Bama’s gonna line up and run it between the tackles over and over and over again
All the talk in the world doesn’t mean much when when the blood and sweat starts flowin’. Hope the dawgs are ready.
Big Enos Burdette
November 27th, 2012
8:03 pm
This game, like most, has aready been settled in the weight rooms last summer.
drbasic1
November 27th, 2012
8:50 pm
according to ESPN…..Alabama already won…..so there is no need to play the game…..and i was looking forward to watching it…..dang
kingdaddy
November 27th, 2012
9:02 pm
Big e
let them run while we pass it and score 7 times in the first half. It takes us about 1:30 to score, so go ahead, run Forest run…
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Neutral
November 27th, 2012
9:22 pm
Kingdaddy,
Aren’t you glad we were positive all season and never voted to bench Murray or fire the coaches. I love it when I’m right and loyal!!!
Steve the Whiner
November 27th, 2012
9:35 pm
It’s always a pleasure to hear the ol’ ball coach whining.
Tennessee Dawg
November 27th, 2012
9:37 pm
The game this week will be great if we bring our A game because you know Sabin and Alabama will bring theirs. It is good for Rambo, Williams, and Cummings to be hyped up but if they play with no discipline getting us dumb dead ball penalties for late hits, trash talking, excessive celebration, then we can be in trouble. They have to play as a team and not showboat. Williams has to know when to get down and not wait for the ball to be stripped. Rambo needs to know when to knock a ball away and not go for the interception when it is not there. We can beat anyone if we play to our capabilities. However, historically we have shown that we can also beat ourselves. I pray that is not the case this time. When the game is over I want to say we played a great game no matter the final outcome. Go Dawgs!
West Coast Dawg
November 27th, 2012
9:52 pm
I know it’s politically correct to be politically correct but you know what to hell with it! Bacarri, Sanders, and the rest of the boys prove ESPN and basically the whole nation besides the state of Georgia choke on their words, figuratively not literally, Saturday. All I hear is how it will be a throwback to yester year to have the Tide and the Irish play for it all. All eyes are on you fellas let’s show them what slobber knocker football is all about! Be aggressive on offense which includes the run game. Let the big boys up front eat and allow them to get their engine revved up to make some holes for Todd and Keith. Aaron play like you did at Tampa Plant let it all hang out just be smart with it! This is a game fellas have some damn fun and show the world what Georgia football is about!! I’m so amped for Saturday!! Let’s do it!! Jan. 7th Miami here we come baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kingdaddy
November 27th, 2012
10:28 pm
Neutral
Yeah bro., some of us were die-hards. We had to put up with a lot of shiz from the trolls and some our own idiot fans. Luckily, we were right this time, lol…
kingdaddy
November 27th, 2012
10:34 pm
I said it about the last 8-9 games. We will probably start slow or tight and those same UGAfans will cuss our coaches and players. I tell them wait until the middle of the 3rd before they giveup, but they dont listen until we go up by a couple. Just like babysitting a bunch of kids…
William G. Little
November 27th, 2012
10:42 pm
Georgia has a good team this year. Better overall than last year’s team, I think.
Bama is good too. Defense may not be quite as good as last year’s — offense is better than last year’s.
Vegas is probably right on the spread, but anything can happen.
The Dome could give one team a home field advantage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA1HNa7rXf4&feature=fvwrel
Hunker down
November 27th, 2012
11:00 pm
What about Theus and Jenkins. But dinged in game. Any one wish to comment?
SatillaDawg
November 27th, 2012
11:24 pm
Go Dawgs!
Beat Bama!
Mr. Smith & Wesson: Sowhatyousayin'
November 27th, 2012
11:38 pm
UGA hasn’t won the SEC yet. The game still has to be played. The non-delusional fans and a player like #36 Williams had the nerve and balls enough to say Georgia coaching and playing in certain games was soft. And Georgia was soft and finesse. They didn’t get better until fans like myself started calling CMR out. We don’t kiss rear-ends like a lot of homer fans. Call it like you see it, hold people accountable, and get the problems fixed. Richt has listened to what he heard and made adjustments. Now Georgia is not soft and they are beating people up physically in games on offense and defense. Only corrective action got the Dogs in the position they are in and it would not have happened if people didn’t take a stand and call out people for being soft. The team and school comes first not individuals. HUNKERDOWN ! Go Dogs ! Beat Bama !
Matt
November 28th, 2012
12:25 am
Article is incorrect… Georgia did not play the top 4 teams from the West, not 3!
Whopper Dawg
November 28th, 2012
12:27 am
Glad they are confident, but no need to talk about it.
Unfortunately, I have visions of them getting blocked by Bama Oline. Carolina blocked them big time, and Bama is much better.
BjohnDawg
November 28th, 2012
1:15 am
Carolina still would not go. GA beat Fla, Fla beat Carolina, and Carolina beat UGA.
So three way tie. If the next deciding factor was win loses against West or highest ranked team…it still would be UGA.
So spurrier is just whining. All he had to do was beat either LSU or Fla and they were in….and they lost both.
7576DAWG
November 28th, 2012
1:32 am
The last two years was Spurriers best chance at winning the SEC or going to the National Championship but he found out he just could not recruit the depth needed for two deep like L.S.U. or Alabama has and Georgia looks to have this year when all those defensive stars decided to come back. Florida is close but needs a great running back and a great Quarterback.
I think Spurrier has taken South Carolina about as far as he can and if he can admit it will not stay more than two more years.
Dirty Dawg
November 28th, 2012
4:31 am
I know that ‘the kids’ shooting their mouths off sorta upset some of us, but Richt’s right…it won’t matter a bit after the game starts…and the worst that can happen is that they – Rambo and Commings – get burned sometime during te game and are embarrassed. The answer to that is, first, to not get burned, and second, if you do make up for it later and finally win the damn game…then it sure won’t matter at all…see?
poopdawg
November 28th, 2012
4:57 am
Saben , will try to sucker Rambo up and go over the top with a pass . If Rambo plays smart UGA wins. Coach Richt is right about these young men. UGA’s swagger and UA’s playing tight, i like GEORGIA. GO DAWGS!
Joe Namath
November 28th, 2012
5:41 am
A Bulldwag shooting his mouth off ?? Typical….Once a thug, always a thug….You can’t spell thug without the UG.
dewnsav
November 28th, 2012
6:20 am
Joe Willy, go have another bourbon…A Bama troll shooting his mouth off on a Georgia blog, typical..go dogs
We (did) Run The East
November 28th, 2012
6:23 am
One thing we know for sure, UGA is inferior to the SC football team for 3 years straight. Next year mavbe the Dawgs can really reach for the stars and try to COMPETE (not win, you gotta compete before your win) with the South carolina team, but i doubt it. UGA has no heartr and it will show before years end. Lucked up, yes, lucked up against FLA. UGA is 3rd best team in East and 5th best in SEC. Dawgs will be BLOWN OUT by Tide. UGA thinks they are good, but they are very weak, actually. Dawgs are the best team in Nation in a country where Obama is a gtreat president and deserves reelection. Neither are true, but Dawgs are closer to #1 than Obama is to being a good Pres. I know Dawg fans hate to be compared to Obama, but neither deserve the recognition they are getting.
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Planet Kolob
November 28th, 2012
7:15 am
It’s really surprising how many pundits are giving Notre Dame a legitimate chance of beating Alabama in the national championship game. If you look at it on paper, it would seem Alabama is the clear favorite. But a lot of folks think Notre Dame is the team of destiny and will find a way to win. I guess we’ll just have to see!
Pete
November 28th, 2012
7:17 am
You DONT Run the east-See it is the team that wins the east that Runs the East and that is GA- “NOT bassackwards S.C”.- South Carolina is a total Crap hole with little whining bitches like you. From all the crap you write I am sure you voted for Obama and if we cared anything at all about S.C. your comments would mean something-They don’t. Can Alabama beat Ga-Yes as they are a well coached team that comes prepared to play most weeks. Georgia can definitely win the game by staying on assignment on defense and opening up the play-book on offense. It should be a very good game and definitely feel the Dawgs are playing better football now than is Alabama. Good luck to both teams and Go Dawgsss!!!!
Say Whut
November 28th, 2012
7:45 am
Steve Spurrier is a poor loser– always has been. He’s also a poor winner. I have a friend who used to live next door to him and said he was the same person off the field.
Florida 44, South Carolina 11. Spurrier went for a field goal down 37-8??????
Douglas
November 28th, 2012
7:47 am
To all of the SC fans: you know what you needed to do to play for the SEC championship — you failed to do it. UGA needed to do what they did and they are in. If you can’t beat the teams you need to, then you don’t deserve to play in the championship game. I mean, come on — Clemson from the ACC almost beat you. If you want to wine, let us know your mailing address — we will be glad to send you some diapers and pacifiers. Once Spurrier retires, you will go back to being a nobody in the SEC east.
tony
November 28th, 2012
7:48 am
We (did) Run The East
November 28th, 2012
6:23 am
One thing we know for sure, UGA is inferior to the SC football team for 3 years straight. Next year mavbe the Dawgs can really reach for the stars and try to COMPETE (not win, you gotta compete before your win) with the South carolina team, but i doubt it. UGA has no heartr and it will show before years end. Lucked up, yes, lucked up against FLA. UGA is 3rd best team in East and 5th best in SEC. Dawgs will be BLOWN OUT by Tide. UGA thinks they are good, but they are very weak, actually. Dawgs are the best team in Nation in a country where Obama is a gtreat president and deserves reelection. Neither are true, but Dawgs are closer to #1 than Obama is to being a good Pres. I know Dawg fans hate to be compared to Obama, but neither deserve the recognition they are getting.
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The state of ga voted republican so why are you slinging Obama’s name around on this message board?
SuperB
November 28th, 2012
7:48 am
Pete; I agree with your comments, but saying Spurrier voted for Obama is the worst thing you could say about ANY American president. Even Nixon wouldn’t ahve deserved that slam.
Chris
November 28th, 2012
7:53 am
Is Steve Spurrier’s whining really press-worthy? Every year USC doesn’t plan in the SEC Championship, Spurrier finds an excuse. What would be more interesting to me would be a reprint of the different excuses Spurrier has come up with each year.
USC Crying Towel
November 28th, 2012
7:53 am
Tony: You are just like all the other poor losers on this blog. Whine because the OTHER USC willl never be any better than they are and whine because you lost the election. All South Carolina does is whine, whine whine– a trait of poor losers– like Spurrier.
Right now– this week, not 2 months ago- either Alabama or Georgia would whup South Carolina.
Chris
November 28th, 2012
7:57 am
Joe Namath
November 28th, 2012
5:41 am
A Bulldwag shooting his mouth off ?? Typical….Once a thug, always a thug….You can’t spell thug without the UG.
… but the good folks of Alabama can spell traler park with an AL.
BILLY JACK
November 28th, 2012
8:05 am
COACH SPURRIER DOESNT GET IT -DONT GET STOMPED BY FLORIDA AND YOU GO-2011 DONT LOSE TO A BAD AUBURN TEAM AT HOME AND YOU ALSO GO TO THE SECCG-VERY SIMPLE.
William G. Little
November 28th, 2012
8:12 am
Coach Richt should check at the courthouse to see if Alabama paid their property taxes on the Georgia Dome this year. Getting the Tide locked out of the stadium would be UGA’s best possible game plan.
Eisendawg
November 28th, 2012
8:13 am
Spurrier failed to mention that UGA beat Fla, while his team did not. Last year SC fell to Auburn, while UGA did not. Nobody really knows how strong teams are when they do the schedules.
DixieDawg
November 28th, 2012
8:15 am
Spurrier knows that the schedule will favor them some years & not Georgia. That’s the way it’s always been for every team. He’s just whining because it favored Georgia this year. Next year it will favor them (Ga gets LSU & SC doesn’t). I bet you won’t see Richt whining about that. Let’s see what Spurrier whines about next year when Ga wins the east again.
@Dixie Dawg
November 28th, 2012
8:18 am
Spurrier only has two modes, whine or gloat.
Rooney
November 28th, 2012
8:18 am
It’s going to be a war. Go Dogs!
kerryb
November 28th, 2012
8:18 am
All Spurrier has to do is make sure his team doesn’t collapse in the middle of October like they always seem to do. UGA took care of it’s business after that game. SC did not. End of whining.
jay
November 28th, 2012
8:19 am
lol at Spurrier. Next year they will play Arkansas and Miss St so there will be no excuses. I wonder if he will want reporters writing about that.
kerryb
November 28th, 2012
8:22 am
Kenyan Drake says, “Biggest game in 30 years? We do this every year. Someone needs to tell the FRESHMAN that he had absolutely NOTHING to do with what Bama’s done the last 30 years or even last year. Matter of fact he’s only had one good run all year for them so he’s had NOTHING to do with what they’ve done THIS year.
William G. Little
November 28th, 2012
8:23 am
Where will Steve Spurrier be next Saturday?
jimmyraybillybob
November 28th, 2012
8:32 am
Poor ol’ ball coach. Everything is just so unfair, and his little team just couldn’t beat those other teams. He should just take his ball and go home.
jimmyraybillybob
November 28th, 2012
8:34 am
Why can’t they just shut up and play? It sounds so stupid to say we’re the best defense in the country all the stats say otherwise. Wanna say “I feel we’re playing D as good as anybody in the country now?”
Spurriers best chance to go to the SEC Title game?
November 28th, 2012
8:37 am
Play UGA every week.
NCDawg
November 28th, 2012
8:38 am
Ok Stevie… time to put on your big boy pants and face reality. You lost to LSU. That is 1 west division opponent you lost to. You were in the driver’s seat until your team coughed up a hairball and got their rear ends handed to them by UF. UF was in the driver’s seat and LOST to UGA. Muschamp had the maturity to own up to the fact that they had their chance in Jacksonville and just did not get it done. You had your chance against UF and just didn’t get it done.
But think of this… next year UGA gets LSU and Auburn and the roosters get Arkansas and Miss St. from the West. So what will be your excuse next year? We’ll see if you can get it done when the schedule is easier.
SimpleDawg
November 28th, 2012
8:38 am
Ol’ Steve Superior is still kicking his feet and whining about his not being able to determine who each team in the conference plays.
He’s such a Butthead.
Rip Van Winkle
November 28th, 2012
8:38 am
I may finally get to wake up from my 32 year old sleep.
Reality
November 28th, 2012
8:41 am
You can always tell when a team hasn’t been there for a while( or in this case 32 years); they run their mouths like their blowhard DC “Choke Grantham”.
William G. Little
November 28th, 2012
8:48 am
1. Eddie Lacy
2. T.J. Yeldon
3. Jalston Fowler
4. Dee Hart
5. Blake Sims
6. Kenyan Drake
Yep… Kenyan is only a sixth string running back, bet he’s still part of the team.
Team matters. May the best team win — they usually do.
Dawg Talk
November 28th, 2012
8:59 am
Maybe Steve Spurrier should focus on SC schedule & how not to lose 2 games or more each year, instead of whinning & crying about who GA & Bama had to play. In case he has not figured it out, it goes something like this…….you have to WIN the most games on your schedule, especially the ones away from home. Shut-up & try your best in the gator bowl, you cry baby
dawgfan
November 28th, 2012
9:03 am
I would once again invite Spurrier to revisit his schedule during his dominating run at Florida. Every season began with two patsies in the comfy confines of the Swamp. Florida basically had two extra weeks of preseason practice every year. Florida never went anywhere other than Tallahassee for an OOC game. Every season Florida conveniently had a cupcake or an off week before all of its big games. His opponents rarely had the same luxuries. And its not like the SEC had 5 or 6 top 10 caliber teams in the 90’s like it does now. Please tell me all this didn’t contribute to his gaudy win totals. I need a good laugh. Very few, if any, coaches have benefitted as much from favorable scheduling as much as Spurrier has.
Thanks.
sportzfan
November 28th, 2012
9:18 am
@USC Crying Towel….S. Carolina is not playing UGA or Alabama this week, but they did play recently and the Dawgs got stomped….three years in a row. Not to mention that Carolina finished in final rankings in front of UGA……and will again this year. Regardless what game you play in, Carolina has owned you for three years running, and probably four after next year. And to the idiot that said Carolina barely beat Clemson, I suggest you look at score and stats. Carolina controlled the ball for over two thirds of the game.
Bobby B
November 28th, 2012
9:29 am
Looking forward to the the excuses the obc pulls out next year, when that school to the east fails to win the SEC for the 20th successive year…..wait, this year is 20, next year is 21….
OLD DOG
November 28th, 2012
9:32 am
NO TURNOVERS !!!! NO TURNOVERS !!!! NO TURNOVERS !!!!
22 SEC Titles
November 28th, 2012
9:34 am
SC 20 yrs and counting lol…. Win the big one for a change boys or better yet just stick to BASEBALL
Jabo
November 28th, 2012
9:34 am
Georgia played two good teams all year, (destroyed by one and winning the other because of four lost fumbles) and the rest was against average or below average teams. For Georgia to be ranked number three in the nation is a complete joke. The only way Georgia will win the SEC championship game is for Alabama to completely self distruct. So pup fans continue to enjoy your chest thumping and how great we are because I believe you will be back to reality come sat. Oh, continue to spew your hatred for others so the rest of us can really enjoy your downfall.
OLD DOG
November 28th, 2012
9:43 am
Hey Sportzfan
Like your reasoning. You should be in politics. The same thing happened to SC last year. Seems like beating UGA and Clemson are all you guys have. The last time I checked it was called the South Eastern CONFERENCE. UGA didn’t make the schedule they just played the teams as they came up and won 11 games. For your info that is called a schedule. You whine more than SS.
Mobile Dawg
November 28th, 2012
9:45 am
Georgia’s recipe for success is going to be a balance, strong defense, and a great offensive game plan. Bobo and Richt working “together” on offense. I hope we come out conservative the first couple of series on offense, patience, no turnovers, just let the players get their feet under them. Richt should treat this like a chess match. Let’s don’t lose this thing in the first five minutes.
G-Dawg
November 28th, 2012
9:46 am
Jabo…once a DH…always a DH!!
OLD DOG
November 28th, 2012
10:01 am
Boy this is fun. All of the pressure is on BAMA. If UGA wins it will be the worst thing since the Bear passed. If UGA looses OH WELL !!! they were supposed to loose. If UGA can get to the 4th quarter close it will be very interesting how BAMA handles the pressure. Yes they made a good drive against LSU late but that game could have easily gone the other way. I think UGA has no pressure. The under dog never does. What if BAMA loses to lowly UGA? The sky will fall.
laughingstockcocks
November 28th, 2012
10:09 am
“South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier couldn’t resist noting that the two teams in the SEC Championship game enjoyed favorable regular-season schedules.”
“Alabama had the easiest schedule in the West division side, and Georgia had the easiest on our side,” Spurrier told The State newspaper of Columbia, S.C., on Monday.HERE WEGO AGAIN WITH MR WHINE, SLEEZE SUPERIOR. “I find it very interesting, and I haven’t seen anybody really write about (it). NONE OF OUR LOCAL REPORTERS ARE GOING TO WRITE ANYTHIHG IN THE OL’ BALL COACH’S FAVOR AFTER HE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRIVE THEM OF THE RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH EARLY THIS SEASON.
“Before the season started, you would say these guys have the favorable schedule(s). I guess that’s just the way life is sometimes.” WHAT,SUPERIOR, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO THREATEN TO RETIRE TO THE BEACH AGAIN? HAVEN’T HEARD THAT THREAT IN A WEEK NOW. WHEN THE TIME COMES, LET US ALLL KNOW WHAT BEACH IS YOUR RETIREMENT TARGET. A LOT OF US WOULD LIKE TO AVOID IT.
Georgia’s regular-season schedule did not include any of the top three Western Divisons teams (Alabama, LSU and Texas A&M), while Alabama’s did not include any of the top three East teams (Georgia, Florida and South Carolina).
Georgia defeated its two West opponents, Ole Miss and Auburn, while South Carolina lost to LSU and beat Arkansas.
This is the second consecutive season that Georgia won the SEC East despite losing to South Carolina. Spurrier proposed at the SEC meetings this past summer that cross-division games not count in the standings, but the idea went nowhere. Asked this week if he thought the proposal would ever gain traction, Spurrier told The State: “No, TV would never allow it.” ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT THE FANS WOULDN’T LIKE IT EITHER…YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS FANTASY, SLEEZE
I’M GAME(C0CKS)
D man
November 28th, 2012
10:10 am
Spurier – Bama played Michigan when they were ranked high, played Arkansas shortly after they were ranked high, beat an undefeated highly ranked Miss St, and of course beat LSU on the road in death valley where some dreams end. Ga beat Florida which is never easy, and all of the normally tough east teams. Stop whining, you lost two games…
William G. Little
November 28th, 2012
10:12 am
Few teams do a good job of handling the pressure of being favored to win a big game. Just ask Kansas State.
Few handle the pressure better than does the Crimson Tide.
Are they “skeered”? I doubt it.
Lonnie
November 28th, 2012
10:14 am
Talk about delusional we did run the east says that the team with the best record GA and the President that had the most votes are not the winners. The rules say the best record wins! We are 11-1! Get a life and get over it! By the way watching GA blow out Saban’s LSU team in 2004!!
William G. Little
November 28th, 2012
10:19 am
Past games are intriguing, I suppose.
I’m looking forward to the next game. I feel pretty good about it.
Joey
November 28th, 2012
10:23 am
It ain’t enough we have to put up with Techies, now the littlecocks are back to visit.
Hey littlecocks, all y’all had to to get to the Dome was what we did, beat UF.
And what happened? In the words of AltamahaDawg: ”
“Cock-a-doodle-didn’t.”
Entrepreneur
November 28th, 2012
10:30 am
Oh my gosh, Georgia. Please don’t worry about Coach Spurrier’s comments. After all he talked about the Georgia 2012 schedule at the beginning of the year. It is old news. Please keep up your great work. You are national championship material and it looks like you will get to the promise land . You will be National Champions! I for one am exicted about the opportunity. I just ordered and received 1,000 bumper stickers to sell in South Carolina. It will read “South Carolina 35 National Champions 7″ Please make it happen Georgia! We both will benefit.
OkieDawg
November 28th, 2012
10:33 am
Spurrier is not in the SECCG because he lost to Florida in the East. All he had to do was beat Florida, we did.
ShowMeYurTD's
November 28th, 2012
10:43 am
Prepare, Focus and Finish! That’s the winning recipe, no turnovers. In the words of the great Larry Munson….”the clock will not move”. I’m dying with anticipation. Go DAWGS!!!
tony
November 28th, 2012
10:43 am
sportzfan
November 28th, 2012
9:18 am
@USC Crying Towel….S. Carolina is not playing UGA or Alabama this week, but they did play recently and the Dawgs got stomped….three years in a row. Not to mention that Carolina finished in final rankings in front of UGA……
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Gamecock fans are becoming very annoying. I never boast when the dawgs beat them 5 in a row but they act like their team is the best on the planet. Congratulation, you have a coach who can out coach Mr Richt. I will say this though – if Mr Richt prepare his team to play the gamecocks the way he prepare them for the yellow jackets, they will never lose to the gamecocks. UGA has to much talent to loss to teams that don’t recruit better than them.
What they’re saying in Georgia about Alabama’s SEC Championship Game opponent (Wednesday links) – Alabama – Crimson Tide News
November 28th, 2012
10:45 am
[...] From AJC.com, the website of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:* Alabama RB pokes fun at UGA* Georgia’s best chance vs. Alabama may be to step on gas* Mark Richt would burn QB’s redshirt season, if needed, for two games* Looking for tickets to SEC Championship?* Muschamp fires back at Saban: “Be careful what you ask for, Nick”* Matchup: Alabama’s rushing offense vs. Georgia’s rushing defense* Notebook: Richt on players’ boasts; Spurrier on UGA, Bama schedules [...]
Joey
November 28th, 2012
10:50 am
Spurrier’s remarks shouldn’t bother UGA fans – I think he wants UGA to consider SC a “rival” in the manner of UF, AU, and Tech. So he takes shots whenever he can at the Dawgs.
I think he’s also desperate to win something of significance at SC because of UF spurning him when they fired Zook.
He was/is a great coach, and can obviously get the best of our coach more times than not, but he sure comes off looking small with remarks like this.
Bazooka Joe
November 28th, 2012
10:50 am
East – you are wrong – south carolina is the third best team in the east, guess they dont teach you to read over in columbia (thats why bozo the clowney is still in school – he would have flunked out of any other school by now)
Zoomie
November 28th, 2012
11:14 am
Not a thing wrong with what they said. They’re not disrespecting Alabama, they’re just voicing their confidence in themselves and their teammates. Whatever the outcome, this should be a great game and these guys should be proud of a great, if controversial and tough, season.
Go Dawgs! Sic ‘em!
Tdawg
November 28th, 2012
11:19 am
If South Carolina had beaten a much over rated LSU team kinda like Florida did. You know beat LSU. You didn’t. Then had you beaten “That” Florida team. Again you didn’t. South Carolina would be SEC East champs. I know you beat UGA. Still UGA lost only one conference game and you Gamecock’s lost 2 (what was your forefathers drinking when they decided to choose a freaking chicken for a mascot)? UGA beat Florida and would have beaten LSU unlike you chickens failed to do. If I’m not mistaken 1 is less than 2, so using that mathematical formula UGA and Florida would be co-champs with UGA winning the head to head thing, leaving South Carolina in there proper pecking order. Well that is until Tennessee gets their program back on track. Did South Carolina ever consider applying for the ACC. I hear they’re taking applications.
Zoomie
November 28th, 2012
11:26 am
I love Spurrier. I think he’s hilarious! Here’s why he’ll continue to disappoint:
Spurrier seems to have an unhealthy fixation on UGA. Through his recruiting, his team-building, his scheming and coaching, he seems to gear his actions towards besting UGA every year. Now that he’s getting some players, he’s becoming quite successful at it.
Problem is, he loses strategic focus. He isn’t able to lead the program through the SEC gauntlet because he focuses too many of his resources on one opponent.
This is always the worst time of the year, when we have to sit and read Spurrier’s sour grapes, whining, and listen to all the different reasons it’s everybody else’s fault that USCe didn’t win the Division. But, whining season will soon be over and we can look forward to the humorous quips and competitive barbs as he builds for next year’s season.
You gotta love the guy . . .
David Granger
November 28th, 2012
11:43 am
It’s true that Georgia has more star players on defense…half the starting defense will probably play NFL ball. Yet, the Alabama defense has been much better statistically overall…what does that tell ya? Georgia makes more spectacular plays, but gets burned occasionally.
Frankly, I wish Coach Richt had instructed the team to keep their mouths shut about the upcoming game. Guess I’m “old school”, but I hate to see the team I’ve pulled for all my life start acting like that damn FSU scum.
I hope that…along with the talk…Coach Richt will have the team ready to play hard from the very opening kickoff. Georgia doesn’t always do that, and we’re going to need to in order to have any chance in the SEC championship game. We KNOW Alabama will be ready to play hard.
MurfDawg
November 28th, 2012
12:00 pm
Memo to SOS:
Steve,
Can’t play golf Sat Dec 1.
Have meeting in Atl.
Mark
Ed
November 28th, 2012
3:04 pm
This isn’t a typical season. Most years, a conference schedule that includes Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Auburn (UGA’s usual schedule) would be considered anything but easy. In some years it would be almost unfair. And Alabama was on the schedule before conference realignment. But Alabama is on the schedule anyway, so if we win Saturday we can point to a schedule that featured South Carolina, Florida and Alabama.
Ed
November 28th, 2012
3:08 pm
Spurrier recently took a jab at Clemson, something about them not playing well in the S. Carolina game.
He may have a great coaching resume’, but the man is a low-class jerk. Beating someone 4 times in a row should be enough, I don’t see the point in rubbing their faces in it publicly. He used to pull the same thing with Ray Goff back when his teams beat Goff’s like a rented mule on a regular basis. I don’t get it.
The phrase “act like you’ve been there before” certainly applies to Spurrier.
Silver Dawg
November 28th, 2012
7:39 pm
Dear Coach Spurnier, Ok YOU WIN! Just to make you happy the Dawgs will play Alabama this year. So there!
backed your way into another one???
November 28th, 2012
9:58 pm
1. bama
2. florida
3. lsu
4. carolina
5. a&m
6. vandy
7. uga
bob
November 30th, 2012
9:06 pm
Spurrier is just sad because UGA keeps him out of another NC, no matter what you do spurrier nothing will change the fact georgia kept you out of winning one as a player and more than likely will win one even though you think you were superior this year. You won the battle but lose the war, just like as a player so go suck on a visor