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DEL.ICIO.USRicht: Dogs have unfinished business
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Athens — Mark Richt didn’t like the questions. More precisely, he didn’t like their timing. He was in no mood this week to reflect on Georgia’s season because, as he noted a half-dozen times in a half-hour, the season isn’t done.
“I’ve been hearing a lot of talk lately, even on my call-in show, about next year, next year, next year,” Richt said. “I’m like, ‘Hold on, folks. We’ve got the most important game of the year right now. Let’s not forget.’ “
As tempting as it is for fans and media to write off 2008 as a failed mission, the Bulldogs coach sees two more games — Georgia Tech next Saturday and a bowl, probably in Florida on New Year’s Day. And that “failed mission” can turn into the sixth Top 10 finish a Richt team has managed in the past seven years. (“We’ve got a very realistic shot at that,” he said.)
So, when a visitor asked if Richt is disappointed over this season, he said: “I’m not. I was very disappointed after Alabama, very disappointed after Florida — but not disappointed at being 9-2.”
Georgia is where it was a year ago entering the Tech game, with one huge difference: The 2007 team wasn’t ranked No. 1 in preseason. Being No. 1 mattered to a lot of people. It mattered less to Richt.
“It was the first time in the history of Georgia football we’re preseason No. 1,” he said. “From that perspective, I didn’t think it was a bad thing. But you’ve got to play the cards you’re dealt — it’s not like I tried to mastermind [being No. 1] in any way. As it became pretty evident it was a real possibility, all I was trying to do was say [to his players], ‘Men, this doesn’t mean anything except that it’s a compliment to what you’ve done and it’s a responsibility.’
“And I wouldn’t say they didn’t work hard. We did work hard. We did prepare.”
Did Richt ever regard his team as the best in the land? “I don’t feel like this team was any better or any worse off than some of the teams of the last six years. I felt like this team had a chance to win the East and, if you win the East, to win the SEC, and who knows at the end? But I thought that the year before and the year before that and the year before that.”
That shouldn’t be read as an indictment. “It’s not a downgrading of this group,” Richt said. “Every team’s got some things going for it and every team’s got some issues … I really believe it was just another year that we had a chance to do the things we’ve been trying to do all along, I guess.”
At issue, at least in some fans’ minds, is whether coordinator Willie Martinez will take the fall for the defense’s underperformance. Richt declined to address the issue of possible staff changes. He did, however, bristle when his visitor opined that the defense had “fallen apart.”
“Last week [at Auburn] they didn’t fall apart. In the fourth quarter of the Kentucky game they didn’t fall apart. They had three stops in a row when the offense was fumbling the game away. This last game we held [Auburn] to 13 points. We wouldn’t have beat South Carolina if the defense hadn’t played good.”
As for the egregious 49-10 loss to Florida: “I felt bad for our defensive players. They started out playing pretty stinking good. [Florida took the] ball on the 41, the 29, the 1, the 9 — it’s tough to defend any offense there, let alone the highest scoring team in the league. We had three shots in the red zone. What if we score touchdowns in the red zone?”
Nor was Richt particularly illuminating about the status of Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno, who could declare for the 2009 NFL draft. “They will have a lot to think about, not that they’re not thinking about it now,” Richt said. “Hopefully they’ll get some good solid unbiased information and make the decision that’s best for them.”
With the conversation near its end, the visitor posed “one last question.” Smiling thinly, Richt said: “You’ve already had three or four ‘last questions’ … You sound like a Baptist preacher.”
The question involved the rash of arrests that have dogged Georgia this year and the number of penalties the Bulldogs have incurred: Is there a correlation? Said Richt: “I’d say it’s more coincidental. If somebody did a study … I don’t think there would be a pattern.”
Moments earlier, it had been suggested that, should Stafford and Moreno return to play behind an offensive line that Richt claimed has “done a terrific job” and isn’t yet “what it’s going to be,” his Bulldogs could be preseason No. 1 again in 2009. To this, he said:
“That’s interesting. But not before [playing] Georgia Tech.”
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By birddawg92
November 21, 2008 11:16 AM | Link to this
Until Mark Richt wakes up and recognizes the inferior defensive coaching that he has had since BVG left, and the poor specials teams and receiving corps coaching he has had his entire tenure at UGA, Top Ten and an occasional SEC championship, like we backed into in 2005, will be the most UGA fans can and reasonably should expect.
As my handle attempts to capture, I’m a lifelong UGA fan and a Georgia Southern grad, and I’ve lived in Washington, DC for the past 15 years. I’ve seen what Paul Johnson did down at the “real” GSU and at Navy. As I just posted on Towers’ blog, I predict UGA will get beat by 15 points Saturday next, due to a sorry, undisciplined excuse for a defense. Johnson will expose us mercilessly. And this is just the start, I am a die-hard Bulldawg fan, but I’m here to tell the rest of the Bulldawg Nation, until Mark Richt calls some coaches on the carpet, Johnson and GT are about to bring the winning streak to a screeching halt, and change to serious to a regular exchange of blows.
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By birddawg92
November 21, 2008 11:20 AM | Link to this
That last line should read “…change THE SERIES to a regular exchange of blows.”
By Cremins
November 21, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this
It shows how much Richt has built up the UGA program when some can consider 9-2 (with a rash of injuries) a disappointing season. Hopefully GT can make you 9-3 next week.
By BASEBALL KEN
November 21, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this
Hey Mark, Seems like You guys (press) is starting to put pressure on CMR for his teams disapointments.That’s good. Since we as fans have limited access to the coaches. Most other programs in the country would be happy at 9-2, but this UGA and we hold our football team to a higher standard. CMR has some tough decisions to make this offseason. Do we fire WM and Bobo? Is it time to hire a Special teams coach fulltime? What about a diffrent direction in the strength program, elimanting some of these injuries. CMR has had a nice 7-8 year run, now we as UGA fans (media included), must start holding him accountable. I’m tired of “next year”, the Gaytors and the rest of the SEC are getting better each year through new coaches and or new schemes. We at UGA better get with the program or face what Auburn and UT have gotten, home and Bowless.
By hotrod
November 21, 2008 11:51 AM | Link to this
I think CMR realizes he has coaching problems, how he handles them only he can decide. I love UGA and support him, although I might disagree with the decisions he makes in January reguarding coaching changes , if any. the main thing right now is to get ready for a very good, hungry, g.tech football team. hey folks this bunch in atlanta thinks they can beat us,this bunch of players in athens cant let that happen or the griping that has been going on in this blog will seem like nothing compared to what it will be. lets hope they are ready next saturday, GO YOU HAIRY DAWGS,ONE MORE TIME!
By wally
November 21, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this
well said hotrod. go dawgs!!!
By Dorsey Hill
November 21, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this
I hate to say it but it must be said. What Georgia team have you morons been fans of your whole life? Since 1960, excluding the Herschel years, based on what in God’s name do you think that these past eight seasons have been anything except the Golden Age of Georgia Football? Listen, I too want to win every game we play. It’s not gonna happen and CMR has out-performed the Dooley era in every possible metric, but one. He hasn’t had a Herschel Walker to lead him to an undefeated season. We were an 7-4 or 8-3 program with the occassional big year when we won 10 or more (1971, 1976, 1980-1983) and the occassional down year where we won 6 or less (1969, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979).
And remember this is a much tougher enviroment than Dooley had. Back then we played 6 conference games in a league that was good but not clearly the premier league in the country as it is now. We played UK, Vandy, Auburn, UF, Ole Miss and one other. That’s a cake walk compared to now. Also, UF sucked back then. And you didn’t have to win a SECCG to be a champion.
I am not saying that we shouldn’t have high expectations, but some fans seem to have a really deranged perspective on where we’ve been historically as compared to now. CMR and his staff are the best most consistent staff we’ve ever had. Now stop your whining and let’s beat Tech for an 8th straight time. BTW: No UGA coach had beated Tech 7 straight times til CMR. Also we’ve never had 6 Top Ten finishes in 7 years and we will if we win out. So say thank you, you stupid ingrateful scumbags.
By Bob
November 21, 2008 12:10 PM | Link to this
Mark Richt just needs to read the AJC blogs and UGA will be 14-0 every single year without breaking a sweat. These clowns just have all the answers.
By GSUEagle
November 21, 2008 12:11 PM | Link to this
birddawg92, why don’t you become a diehard GSU fan and not worry about uga. be proud of where you came from.
By Huh?
November 21, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this
No BASEBALL KEN, you end up like Auburn and Tennessee when you’re constantly looking for the flavor the week for a quick fix and have no staff continuity. That’s how they got in to the mess they are in now. Mark Richt will never let that happen.
By Gatorman
November 21, 2008 12:17 PM | Link to this
I’m not trying to throw water on UGA being a preseason #1, but it’s not going to happen. With Alabama, Florida, and several others in the Southwest, nobody will give UGA much consideration. UGA and FL have their own national championship, and we play it every year at the outdoor cocktail party. It doesn’t get any better than that.
By jess
November 21, 2008 12:22 PM | Link to this
Offer Mucschamp the job???
By reebok
November 21, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this
As a Tech fan, I think the Dogs should relax, unwind, not think too much about the rest of this season, and devote all their mental energy to next season. Really. Seriously, Georgia is very good and I think the 2 weeks to prepare will be the difference. I’d give anything to see my Jackets break the streak next Saturday, but I think we’re 1 or even 2 years away. GO JACKETS!
By Anti-Dawg
November 21, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this
Heard a good joke the other day … ready?
UGA ranked preseason #1. LOL :)
Go Jackets!
By The Grinch
November 21, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this
I hate to say it, but a good many of us Dawg “fans” don’t deserve a coach like Richt. Good God, do y’all realize how many programs would love to swap places with us? There are some spoiled, whiny people in this fan base, and it’s embarrassing.
GO DAWGS!
By wp
November 21, 2008 12:25 PM | Link to this
Going into the season I felt the #1 ranking was a huge stretch. We have a young team on both sides of the ball but with early injuries to key players I’m happy with winning nine games, well ten with a win over the bees. The future looks great even if we lose some to the NFL
By AllDawgs
November 21, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this
Cremins, You speak the absolute truth. A potential 11-2 season with the injuries that we have is something that most programs would give a left n*t to have. Our program has been elevated to that point. With that said, thanks for the great season (2 more wins to go) and continue to improve. Work the penalties, stop the off field foolishness, come back strong next year and stomp em all!! Go DAWGS!!! Oh and stay Stafford and Moreno…good doggies….
By BamaFan
November 21, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this
ALA-BAMA!!
By Georgia Fan
November 21, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this
No argument here Gatorman. You can have that preseason #1 ranking with a cherry on top. I don’t think anyone in the Dawg nation is going to lose too much sleep over it at this point. I hope we’re never even ranked in the preseason Top 10 ever again. I hope we’re picked to finish 3rd in the East every single year. I hope ESPN never says a word about Georgia football ever again. The season is so much more enjoyable without all the preseason media hoopla. You can have it.
By Casey
November 21, 2008 12:27 PM | Link to this
Tech 31 Dawgs 24… Take it to the bank.
By ChattaDawg
November 21, 2008 12:29 PM | Link to this
Well Said…Dorsey Hill!
Nothing wrong with taking a look at the position coaches at the end of the year though. Every business has to evaluate it’s talent and seeing if there is truly a better hire to get where you want to go.
By Auditdawg
November 21, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this
@Huh. Tennessee is not bad because of lack of staff continuity. The ony person that’s changed in that program in 20 years is David Cutcliffe. There’s something systematically wrong with them that has nothing to do with continuity of a staff. With Auburn, I’d agree that’s the case.
By Scott
November 21, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
Fire Bobo and Martinez. Bobo is the worst excuse for an offensive coordinator that I have ever seen! He was a crappy quaterback at UGA and he’s an even worse coach.
Hey, lets try another screen! That’ll help our case!
By Scott
November 21, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this
Fire Bobo and Martinez. Bobo is the worst excuse for an offensive coordinator that I have ever seen! He was a crappy quaterback at UGA and he’s an even worse coach.
Hey, lets try another screen! That’ll help our case!
By MoDawg
November 21, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this
Our defense seems to have regressed every year since WM was named as the coordinator. I think what is the most disappointing this year is how unprepared we look on defense in some games. And this is not the first year we’ve seen it. I agree that continuity is very important to a program, but WM may have been given the reigns a bit too early. I hope he redeems himself against GT and then in whatever bowl game because I do like the man. But I, too think CMR needs to have a serious face-to-face with the weak link coaches on his staff and wake them up. Willie, watch some film and let’s coach some kids up for a change. We will need our best effort against the Jackets, with regard to focus (something we seem to lack).
Complacency in D-1 football will get you fired.
By UnderDawg
November 21, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this
CMR has done a great job. Dooley won 1 championship with Herschel. No H, No Championship. Period. CMR will get his. Be patient all of you great coaches out there.
By GWJ
November 21, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this
Possible 11-2 season (6 out of 7 years that UGA gets at least 10 wins), New Year’s day bowl, 8 in a row vs Tech and top ten finish again!! Not bad for a “awful” year. Birddawg92, please go be a good fan for GSU, we don’t need you in Athens.
By JB
November 21, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this
I like to see the recruiting ratings change from STARS to Hearts. We seem to be missing SOME. Just about all our starters are 4 and 5 star players ( Everyone wanted them) but we got some 2 and 3 heart players. Note to Coach Richt. You don’t think coaching matters. Ask The Tech fans that. Paul Johnson has them in line for 9 wins. NINE ! Oh yea, mostly 2 and 3 star players ! ( 4 and 5 hearts) We need fire on that staff.We are missing EMOTION !
By AllDawgs
November 21, 2008 12:38 PM | Link to this
Preseason # 1 No thank you.
By Huh?
November 21, 2008 12:39 PM | Link to this
Auditdawg, they’ve had 3 offensive coordinators in the past 4 seasons. How is that not an issue with staff continuity? The second Richt starts going through assistants like this you’ll see the same pathetic results at UGA. I guarantee it. Yet, this is apparently what everyone wants. Be careful what you wish for.
By Tom Davis
November 21, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this
Leave the coaching to Richt. The biggest accomplishment these bloggers have is that they jerked off in the shower this morning.
By DawgDayz
November 21, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this
Casey,
You might want to let the crack pipe cool off for a while.
By Okefenokee Dawg
November 21, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this
I am not upset with a 9-2 year, kinda figured it that way. Didn’t know the two losses were going to be embarrassments on national tv. Don’t wont to fire a Coach, trust CMR to handle all that. BUT I AM TIRED OF BEING OWNED BY FLORIDA!That has got to change. We talk to much about pre-season expectations, and that is not the problem. Dawg fans that I talk to are not all that upset that we won’t win the National Championship, but they are upset that we weren’t more competitive in the SEC. Why shouldn’t Dawg fans want to be able to compete with Bama and Florida? It is not that we were beat by those two teams, it is that we were not able to compete with them.
By Disgruntledeaglefan
November 21, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this
Hey GSU Eagle, maybe he wants to have a favorite division 1A team as well as 1-AA. Should he quit watching his favorite NFL team too? GSU gave up on it’s big plans long ago, now they are a mediocre 1-AA program instead of an up and coming 1A.
By hold em
November 21, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this
Where is Oledawg i need a good laugh
By Blackberry Cobbler
November 21, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
I have no problem with being 9-2 at this point and I’d sure as heck be happy to end up 11-2………….
but that misses the point entirely.
What disappoints fans are the embarassing loses to Florida and ‘Bama on national TV no less and how we barely squeak by inferior teams like SC, UK, and Aubarn…….. all the while the coaching staff blowing smoke up our arses telling us all is well.
That’s bullhockey!!!!!!
By Mark Bradley
November 21, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
If Bobo leaves, it won’t be because he has been fired. It will be because someone has offered him a head coaching job. The Georgia offense has put up massive numbers this season.
By Dorsey Hill
November 21, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
Okefenokee,
Would you really feel better if we’d lost by 1 point against UA and UF? I know I wouldn’t. But I do get your point in that it is very frustrating to not play your best in the biggest games. We had a lot of bad breaks in both of those games and we’ve had a lot of bad breaks this season with the injuries. If you have a couple of things go our way in those games early who knows how the complexion of the game changes. If we don’t hit the QB late on Bama’s first drive when they fumble and if the Tebow INT isn’t called off b/c of another PF then who knows how the momentum shifts happen. It just didn’t go our way. It just happens.
If you want to measure this staff, a week from now will be a good measure. Miami was unprepared and unmotivated and got whipped. It is going to take a big effort and good coaching on both sides of the ball to get a win next week.
By DAWGSINCEBIRTH
November 21, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this
Let me say this about our “TRADITION!” We take a backseat to NO ONE in the country if you look at our program from beginning to end…YES, Dooley was above average, but as a program, we have been awarded 5 NATIONAL TITLES (2 Consensus), 12 SEC Titles, and are in the Top 10 of ALL-TIME winning programs…What Richt has done is what GEORGIA SHOULD do each year!!!! We finally have a coach that BELIEVES that and goes after that! God Bless the Man…are we “disappointed” this year? YES…but we do have ANOTHER chance to win 11 games, beat Tech AGAIN, and finish in the Top 10 AGAIN…(an area we should be very familiar with)…Go Dawgs!!!
By 8inarow
November 21, 2008 12:59 PM | Link to this
If you are looking for comic relief today, read the Tech blog on AJC. They ACTUALLY believe they are going to win next week. And they say UGA fans are unrealistic……LOL.
By hagood
November 21, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
thank you dorsey hill…ga fans are mostly morons. go dawgs!
By 8inarow
November 21, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this
If you are looking for comic relief today, read the Tech blog on AJC. They ACTUALLY believe they are going to win next week. And they say UGA fans are unrealistic……LOL.
By Spence
November 21, 2008 1:03 PM | Link to this
Anyone who wants to fire Bobo is a complete moron. Best offense in the SEC with a near total freshman line? Come on! He’s been great, has developed Stafford from a high-school gunslinger into a solid decision maker who calls plays from the line (take a seat Tebow, and go look over to the sideline some more for the play).
Willie on the other hand…
By WTF???
November 21, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this
I wasn’t jerking off.. I was just washing it, really fast..
By D.Ellis
November 21, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this
Funny how it varies from year to year.
Last year we were better than Bama and UF.
This year we aren’t. Now people want heads AHHAHAA
Mark-I agree about Bobo. He has alot of tools to work with and he does a good job overall IMHO. But he could cool the QB run plays, as well as add more crossing routes like Mo Mass was getting against Kentucky..ie more open field to run in and not so many deep routes which seem to not favor in Staffords strength.
Those guys got speed. Crossing routes would allow MM/AJ to get more yac yards instead of possession receptions.
But then again that’s why I work where I work and Bobo works where he works.
great column.
By blackandreddwag
November 21, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this
9-2 is a good record at most schools. Of course, at UGA it isn’t good enough only because of our winning tradetion. Our tradetion is built on wining and winning championships. We have 5 national championships and we need another one soon. So, no 9-2 isn’t good enough. GO DAWGS!
By hop
November 21, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this
these post who are blaming coach richt shows are stupid and they know very little about football.
coach richt’s record compared with dooley and butts is much higher than neither coach and these yo yo’s want to tell him what to do. it seems some of you have not been following georgia football very long or you would have a better appreciation for the jog mark richt has done!
this guy is the best coach we have ever had so if you don’t like his winning ways go somewhere else!!!
By Laughingly Similar 2U
November 21, 2008 1:13 PM | Link to this
You can point to specific plays where Richt and the Bulldogs lost their season. Richt doesn’t understand the mission of football. Those plays could only have come from a mind that thinks football isn’t war. Those plays came from a lazy, no talent middle school badmitton coach who think’s he’s a college football coach…..he aint. However, he looks like a college football coach, and he can schmooze like a college football coach, and he can gain the easily earned respect a coach gleans from the team itself, and he can fundraise. So we get losing football but dont those helmets shine?
Losers. I’m a crude man. Nobody likes me. I can only promise national championships, not respect. I can only make the score so lopsided, nobody wants to play against me. I can make a college team so feared, hated and despised that even if they win every game, they wouldn’t award the #1 preseason ranking to.
I can only win football games, so I dont have a job.
Richt is a good fundraiser. Those jockstraps are state of the fart.
bwa.
By Are you kidding me?
November 21, 2008 1:15 PM | Link to this
Seriously, have we become so much of a ‘RIGHT NOW BY GOD’ society that we are now quenching the thirst of ‘now’ with things that are to happen in the future? CMR is only 48. What an asinine question to ask, “should UGA name a successor in waiting?” Are you kidding me? The man’s got well over a decade before the thought of retirement should even enter his or anybody else’s mind.
By kauai dawg
November 21, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this
Expectations and injuries have done us in. 18 players lost to season ending injuries. Last year at this time we were on the way up. We have maintained it just doesn’t feel like it because of the expectations. I think the coaching staff has done an incredible job with all the odd dynamics to the year. Chill out DAWGS it is a great year. A chance to be 11-2 again. Beating Tech will be a difficult assignment but Richt seems to use the bye weeks well. It is Thanksgiving for Heaven’s sake. Have a grateful heart it will do you good! We have much to be thankful for!
By Mark Bradley
November 21, 2008 1:21 PM | Link to this
In the grand scheme, Georgia has only lost to maybe the two best teams in the land. Then again, three months ago a lot of us — myself included, as you know — were calling Georgia the best team in the land.
By EdateFred
November 21, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
Only a fanbase as delusional as THuga’s would act like they are disappointed by a 9 or 10 win season.
They seriously believe that they have a rightful claim to some sort of automatic bid in the NC game this year.
Give the rest of the world a friggin’ break!!
You AIN’T all that THuga fans! Sorry to be the messenger of that bad news.
By Bill
November 21, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this
I think its a good sign that for Georgia that Coach Richt is good and p** off about finishing the season strong against GT and whomever Georgia plays in the bowl game. This is really the first time in eight years that he has been on the defensive in a press conference.
By dd
November 21, 2008 1:25 PM | Link to this
To fill out an application to be either Head Coach, DC, Special Teams Coach or OC at the University of Georgia you need to come to the
University of Georgia Employment Office 215 South Jackson Street Athens, GA 30602
Make sure to take 2 copies of your resume and references.
Good luck to all of you guys and thank you for your interest.
P.S. There are immediate openings for shower cleaners.
Sincerely,
Damon Evans, Athletic Director UGA
cc: Michael Adams
By Mark Bradley
November 21, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this
And about Will Muschamp: Let’s say Mack Brown decided to retire two years down the road. Wouldn’t Texas then have its pick of the best head coaches in the country? And what about Will Muschamp tells us he’ll even be a pretty good head coach?
I don’t get why Texas named him coach-in-waiting. I really don’t.
By MountainDawg
November 21, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this
Dorsey Hill - Well said sir! That’s a good prospective for any Dawgs fans who’re overly pessimistic.
I suspected we’d lose 1 (at least) & likely two…although I knew we had the raw talent & potential to run the table (albeit a long-shot due to the brutal schedule). I can deal with the losses (Bama more that UF), but it’s the getting blown out that is irritating. There’s NO way that the Tide & Gayturdz are that much better than UGA.
On the bright side, if Bobo make some basic adjustments in his playcalling & Martinez calls more blitzes & makes more in-game adjustments with coverages, UGA would probably be 10-1. This means the potential & opportunity are there for the taking. Right now, I just want to beat the “North Avenue Nerdz” & land in a good bowl (for another victory). We need to keep the top 10 finish & Tech victory streak going! GO DAWGS!!!
P.S. - If Tech were to luck up & squeak out a victory, it’ll only be because the Dawgs gave it to them via turnovers, dropped passes, blown assignments & missed tackles, etc.
By Johnny Danger Dawg
November 21, 2008 1:27 PM | Link to this
Given the injuries and the opponents, I don’t find 9-2 to be a disappointing record. What is disappointing is the way the Dawgs played like garbage against Florida; it was the worst performance of the Richt era. Also disappointing was the Dawgs’ inability to dominate a couple SEC games the way other 9-2 Dawg teams would have.
By joe
November 21, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this
Keep recruiting non-student athletes like you did at FSU and you will keep getting the FSU ‘arrest a day” and ‘penalty every drive’ lack of discipline.
By 59bulldawg
November 21, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
I hear you birddawg92. I live in Fredericksburg and work in College Park and got to see first hand what Johnson could do with whole lot less talent at Navy. He is the real deal and will build Tech into an ACC power. Martinez better have his boys prepared or it could be another long day. I hope you’re wrong about the outcome but wouldn’t be shocked. I think it’ll be an exciting game and expect a lot of scoring. I’ll go out on limb though and predict Georgia 35 Georgia Tech 30.
By kauai dawg
November 21, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this
I think Texas could see the writing on the wall and they were going to lose Muschamp after only one year. Will went there to be a spring board to bigger and better things. Texas just wanted to keep him around for a while so they made the bold move. That is a pretty big assignment for your first head coaching job???? Will might rethink it. He might ask for a recount.
I don’t really like the “coach in waiting” because so many things can change.
By houston dawg fan
November 21, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
coaching changes need to be addressed,, thats if we would like to compete for a championship. Its nuts with the money, players that UGA gets and has. We are not Ole Miss or Vandy, whoever hates FL should take a look at their programs basketball and football, both winners in my mind. Urban meyer has done terrific job in his short stay there, CMR has been average and gets outcoached by Saban,Meyer, Spurrier all the time. Just frustrated when we have some special players and can’t even get mentioned to at least have a shot at a championship. Imagine if Stafford was at LSU, they’d be talking title right about now. BOBO and MArtinez needs to be let go, there are plenty others way better out there.
By Vince
November 21, 2008 1:41 PM | Link to this
Nothing would make recruits look elsewhere more than folding. Prepare like mad or we’ll end up like Miami.
By MoDawg
November 21, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this
The offensive play-calling is generally very good. Our offense has been stellar this year, by-and-large. When we get to the red zone, though there are some real puzzling calls. I have to pay closer attention if we go with the call from the booth or if Stafford is using his audible authority to change the called play at the line. Regardless, Bobo does a decent job and he will only get better with time. Remember, this is only his 2nd full year as OC, if I’m not mistaken.
By Herschel
November 21, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this
I do not believe that knee jerk coaching decisions are the answer as this has never been the UGA way. I would consider getting David Pollack involved with our defense in some capacity. He is a winner and a true Bulldawg. Bobo is not the conservative play caller that we are used to but he is learning every year and remains aggressive. Please try the short passes to the tailback more often and this will open up A.J. and Momass for the nail in the coffin plays later in the game.
By McDonoughGator
November 21, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this
There is no way that GT beats the Dawgs. Injuries, a brutal schedule, and tremedous expectations factored in to UGA losing two games. Just remember, it took Tom Osborne, Bobby Bowden, and Vince Dooley a long time to win the MNC. UGA beats Tech by two touchdowns. The bye week will pay dividends like it did before the UF game last year.
By dawgsrule
November 21, 2008 1:46 PM | Link to this
The only thing holding the Dawgs back is the unrealistic acadeemic levels. UGA is the hardest school in the country to get to go to. The test scores and high school grades must be the best but most of the best football players don’t have those. So, we lose some of the best players to other schools that will let them get in.
It’s great that UGA is so good in school work, but the principal needs to let some football players in even if they don’t have the highest level of tests or grades. That way the Dawgs can go without a loss.
Go DAWGS.
By techman
November 21, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this
hey mountainman——in other words——outplayed and out-coached—-right——-go pee on a tree—-you guys are now toast—-meet me at the varsity after the game—-i will be in all “old gold” and will be proud to sting your ARZZZ
By Scott
November 21, 2008 1:49 PM | Link to this
Georgia will be at 9-2 and 8-3 for every year that the Mark Richt era is here. The Bulldogs most certainly will not ever win a national championship with him at the helm. He is an excellent coach, but why would recruits want to come to Georgia when there are two other very dominant teams in the SEC. The recruiting certainly will not get any better than it has before this year, so all Georgia will be left with is a good coach for many years to come. Greatness of a national championship hasn’t been in Athens since 1980, and will not return anytime soon.
By timthebrave
November 21, 2008 1:52 PM | Link to this
Anti dog-I got a better joke. GT not ranked in preseason or now. Go dawgs!!
By birddawg92
November 21, 2008 1:52 PM | Link to this
GWJ, GSUEagle and Disgruntled:
I am a proud GA Southern Eagle. I was there during the Erk Glory Days, and our 4th NC with Stowers. Never missed a home game and traveled a little too.
But as Disgruntled says, I have a I-A team, the Georgia Bulldogs. Grew up 30 minutes away, my dad is a grad, so sue me for being loyal.
As far as comparisons of Richt to Dooley, “unreasonable expectations” arguments, armchair quarterbacking/coaching, etc., here’s the bottom line: if you have watched the Dawgs on a regular basis and have been paying attention, the precipitous decline in the defense has been obvious FROM THE DAY WM took over. There is no comparison in the discipline, intensity, and stinginess of the units comparing between the two coaches. Richt keeps WM at his own peril. What gets little or no attention though is that the special teams have been a problem FOR AS LONG AS RICHT HAS BEEN IN ATHENS, as well as the receivers (though there has been some improvement this year). (Aside: I promise you if the receivers had made 50% more catches over Stafford’s years, he wouldn’t be considered “overrated” as many outside the conference today generally claim.)
So you’re all free to play the fireplug and believe it when somebody tell you it’s raining, but I’ve got two eyeballs and I know undisciplined, poorly coached play when I see it. Richt either wises up, or he may find his tenure abbreviated.
By Okefenokee Dawg
November 21, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
Dorsey, we did not loose at Jacksonville, we had our arse handed to us. You can keep on coming with all the excuses you want, but that won’t change what happened. And, no, I did not expect that, and should not have had to sit thru it. I’m as rabid a fan as the Dawgs have, but you have to be realistic. The truth is Florida owns us, and until that stops we have a problem. And to answer your question, yes I would rather have had a one point loss that showed that we could compete with them rather than having gotten embarrassed on national TV.
By 82DAWG
November 21, 2008 1:59 PM | Link to this
Dorsey Hill, Thank you! I may whine about the defense and Soft Willie, but hiring Mark Richt is the greatest thing that has ever happened to UGA. These are our golden years of Football. Anyone who even hints that Richt should be fired is either a complete moron or is just trying to stir things up.
By dawgfan1911
November 21, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this
Things look good ofor next year. I agree with most of the bloggers, Richt has to solve the coaching issues on defense and special teams. With young talent in the fold, they need to be coached up. If Moreno and Stafford leave we should be in good shape because we have experience at the quarterback position and skill positions. The defense is puzzling to me. I am not sure what is going on on that side of the ball. We need to get some good coaching on that side of the ball. I actually hope knowshon and stafford leave because I want to see what logan gray can do. I think Aaron Murray will start his sophomore and Junior years and thats when Georgia will win it’s national championship, until then it’s 9 or 10 wins a season and maybe a major bowl game.
By Old Dog
November 21, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this
While Richt’s winning percentage might be better than Butts or Dooley’s, try comparing his graduation rate and player arrests. Richt leads the country in penalties. He is an effective recruiter for non students. The Richt era ended when he sent his team on the field to dance in the end zone. Woody Hayes was fired for less.
By jarvis
November 21, 2008 2:04 PM | Link to this
Of course Georgia will beat Tech. They always do. What is it now? 15 out of 18?
By 82DAWG
November 21, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this
Old Dog, there was way more #hit that went on in the “old days” than ever goes on now. Don’t even go there. If you truely are an “old dog”, then you must remember the stolen pig incident on the hallowed 1980 team.
By irritated
November 21, 2008 2:15 PM | Link to this
Dorsey Hill….Finally someone came on here and called these people out…Everyone was starting to sound like a bunch of Clemson fans on here and I was close to being embarrassed. So quickly everyone forgets that back in the 90’s they would have paid good money to go 11-2. Rich has made that a regularity. I’m tired of hearing about fire this guy, fire that. This staff has done a great job over the last 7 years. It’s easy to coach from the stands isn’t it? If coaching was an easy thing, I’m sure these guys would’t be getting paid millions to do it. So everone, calm down. Things are better at UGA than they’ve ever been. Quit comparing us to the elite programs in the country. UGA isn’t there yet but is definitly getting closer. Let Richt keep recruiting, coaching his players up, and things will fall into place. If recruiting declines and they win 7,8,9 games a few years in a row, then start calling for heads to roll. But seriously, a year after they won 11 games and could potentially do it again and could have another top 10 year?what’s the issue here?
By timthebrave
November 21, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this
82Dawg, I agree completely. I know that most of you that blog have only been college football fans for a couple of years. You also don’t realize that we have won 2 SEC championships in the last 8 years. You also don’t realize that we are almost always in the top 10. You also don’t realize that GA hasn’t smelled a conference in 20 years before Richt arrived. No way they should fire him. Get ready to beat the bugs. Go dawgs!!
By dawgsux
November 21, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this
Richt is NOT a great coach. He got out coached this year against Florida and Alabama. If Auburn had any coach with some sense, he would have lost that game too. No discipline, poor coaching and excuses are the dawgs problems. I laugh when the dog fans begin saying “wait till next year.” Get some discipline and some coaches and maybe you will only lose by 10 or so to Alabama and Florida.
By Dogbyte
November 21, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this
Even inferring that this blog represents the Ga. “fan base” is ludicrous. I think our real fan base is intelligent enough to know what CMR has done for us and appreciates it. Go Dawgs. Beat Tech!
By PTC DAWG
November 21, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this
I couldn’t have said it nearly as well as “Dorsey Hill”.
GATA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By MikeB
November 21, 2008 2:29 PM | Link to this
My son enrolled at UGA this year. I regret a prior lack of understanding of how great and exciting SEC football is. I can only attribute this defecit to being brought up North of the Mason/Dixon.
Following Georgia football has been great fun. The coaches, and a bunch of the players like Curran, Moreno and others seem like real quality guys I’m proud my son is associated with as a UGA student.
Georgia football has a wonderful program and is in good hands. Go dawgs!
By JDDOG
November 21, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this
Maybe RC35 will have time this off weak to teach the rest of the LB’s and DB’s how to close and wrap up. Better yet RC35 and DP47 can do a film study for the rest of the crew. I wonder if David Pollack is ready to take a defense coaching position at UGA. Billy Donavan and Will Muschamp had to start somewhere.
By Raider
November 21, 2008 2:32 PM | Link to this
Maybe GA should start recruiting some LB’s that have good football instincts. Big and fast don’t always get it done. Rennie’s the only decent LB GA has. The rest are very slow to react to the ball and take awful angles. Just watch the LB’s next week. GT will rush for 250+ yards.
By Kendawg
November 21, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this
IMHO, CMR is the best thing that could have happened to UGA. Consistently, he has 10 wins in a season and we usually wind up in the Top Ten. For those of you who don’t remember the Dooley years, we would have a good season and then have one or two mediocre seasons, six or seven wins. The only time this pattern was broken was when we had Herschel. Also, that’s the only time we won the national championship. Does anybody want to return to the Goff or Donnan years. We were pathetic. As far as firing coaches, we have one of the best offenses in the nation. Bobo must have something to do with that. He will probably be a head coach someday. Also, we have one of the worst defenses in the SEC. It’s hard to say that CWM doesn’t have something to do with that. As far as hiring a special teams coach, that sounds like a good idea. You don’t have to be a coach to see that our special teams’ play is below average in several areas. Maybe a new coach could alleviate that problem.
By timthebrave
November 21, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this
dawgsux, I guess you think that if a team wins or loses that it is all the coaches doing. I guess you think that Mark Richt should have ran out there and tackled tim teboe. Good coaching puts the best players in position to make plays. It’s up to the players to execute. The reason we lost to Alabama and FL was bad special teams along with a defense that can’t pass rush without bringing the blitz. I promise we would have lost both games no matter who was coaching. We have great skill players this year but not a great line yet. Everything needs to fall into place to win a championship. If we beat FL we would be talking national championship THIS YEAR. Stop crying. We aren’t the number 1 team in the nation but we are on the right track. Mark Richt is a good coach but win or lose it’s up to the players. Go dawgs!
By No. 1 Panther
November 21, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this
Are you serious Birddawg92? The “real” GSU? You might as well root for Georgia because after 2010, Georgia State will replace you guys as the best I-AA team in the state anyway.
By williebkind
November 21, 2008 2:41 PM | Link to this
Mark Bradley:
Yeah, againts poor teams the Pac 10 can beat. That does not impress me at all. Only a Pac 10 big 10 big 12 acc conference geek would be satisfied with big numbers against inferior opponents. It reminds me of the Rose bowl I mean the Inconsequential bowl where a 10&2 team plays a 6&6 team. Its about football and winning Mark and not about analysts.
By dawgfacedboy
November 21, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this
A few things dawg fans: We can’t make it to a BCS bowl every year in this conference, just a fact. Can’t win the SEC East every year, just a fact. If you consider 10 and 11 win seasons a disappointment, then you are going to be disappointed a lot every fall. 10 and 11 win seasons will happen a lot more than 12 & 13 win seasons with SECC and BCS bowl bids, just a fact in this conference.
Also, even if Richt was contemplating getting rid of Bobo and Martinez do you really think he would tell everybody with 2 games left to go? Have some sense people.
By dawgfacedboy
November 21, 2008 2:43 PM | Link to this
A few things dawg fans: We can’t make it to a BCS bowl every year in this conference, just a fact. Can’t win the SEC East every year, just a fact. If you consider 10 and 11 win seasons a disappointment, then you are going to be disappointed a lot every fall. 10 and 11 win seasons will happen a lot more than 12 & 13 win seasons with SECC and BCS bowl bids, just a fact in this conference.
Also, even if Richt was contemplating getting rid of Bobo and Martinez do you really think he would tell everybody with 2 games left to go? Have some sense people.
By Darriel
November 21, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this
I have to agree with Dorsey’s comments…We wanna win every game, every year…we wanna win the SEC and the natl championship every year but sometimes i cant help but wonder if most of these UGA fans became fans after richt started to build this program..after dooley and before richt there was hardly a season that you could even consider winning every game..A SEC championship was out of the question and a natl championship was not even up for discussion…you have to endure the tough years as a diehard dawg fan to appreciate what we have now..of course we have discrepancies but we are closer now to winning a natl championship than we have been in 20+ years..how nice it is to start every season knowing you have A CHANCE to win the SEC…Majority of the readers who post on this blog are more than likely disgruntled tech fans who have to face every season knowing that they are probably going to get their butts whopped by UGA…Of course they hate CMR. He has beat them pretty consistently. There was a time prior to CMR that a Stafford, Moreno, or Green would not have even considered UGA. Those days are long gone and the future is consistently bright. Anytime you can whine about being 11-2, you must be doing alot of things correctly. Go Dawgs sicem!!!!
By Dub
November 21, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
Mountain Man - I’d say those things are what wins and/or loses every game, wouldn’t you think? Just accept it…UGA is overrated and there ARE better teams (probably 15 of them) than the Dawgs. I know that’s hard to believe because you won the preseason national championship but it’s true!
By williebkind
November 21, 2008 2:49 PM | Link to this
You bloggers should not doubt that I am a die hard dawg fan! But since losing the gator game, the season was over for me. For losing to fla I hope tech wins. I hope they win big. I hope the eejit Martinez gets a coaching job with another University. That would be great! Oh Bobo the clown should get a coaching job with another University too. WONDERFUL!! CMR would have to do like he did at FSU and that is COACH.
By jwatl
November 21, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this
Preach on The Right Most Reverend Dorsey Hill!! YOU ARE TELLING IT FROM THE GOOD BOOK!!! Do I hear an AMEN???/
By James Adams
November 21, 2008 2:56 PM | Link to this
I agree with an earlier post about those of us Georgia fans that gripe about Georgia and CMR like he were Ray Goff Part 2. Other than the Herschel Walker years, Dooley was, at BEST, a very goiod coach. It’s MUCH tougher to coach now than it was 20 years ago. Get off of his back and enjoy what we have. Do you want Jim Donnan back??? With that being said, Willie Martinez HAS to go!!!!!
By timthebrave
November 21, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
You sound like my little sister. Stop whining or you won’t get the glitter barbie for Christams. Go dawgs!
By A true fan
November 21, 2008 2:58 PM | Link to this
Everyone take a breath and just enjoy the game. I for one, was very happy that we were #1 in the preseason. I hope we are next year and that we keep our team healthy so we can make a run for the SEC title and beyond. We have to remember that any given day that another team from the SEC can give UGA a run for their money. I am very happy for our coaching staff and look forward to many more great years of UGA football.
Georgia will win by 14 next Saturday. GT is an ACC team and they would have many more losses if they played in the SEC!! UGA will be ready to play. Go Dawgs!
By wordy
November 21, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this
Tech bloggers think they will win because their team just played very well. Tech bloggers think some dawg fans are unrealistic because one of the following reasons (1) UGA lost to Bama and UF because UGA had an “off” day. (2) because UGA plays in the same conference as UF and Bama they are far superior than all other teams in other conferences. (3) Teams like UK, Auburn, Tennessee, Vandy contribute to SEC being great (4) losing close games to average teams does not point to problems on your football team…i.e a win is a win (5) there are no poor football teams in the SEC and their are no decent teams in the ACC. (6) UGA doesn’t have to prove it on the field and that past years games make this one irrelevant.
Tech will bring you a close game next Saturday. I hope Tech wins, but UGA probably pulls it out. I also think some of the unrealistic bloggers need to be wary of a possible Ohio State/Michigan State Capital One Bowl opponent. But then again there is no football played outside of the SEC.
By williebkind
November 21, 2008 3:03 PM | Link to this
TECH 49 UGA 13 news flash! CMR stated he was disappointed but he could not think about that now because the team must prepare for the bowl game on Dec 26 against Citadel.
By Gator fan since 89
November 21, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
Wait till infinity thats what ur Ga bulldog fans are gonna say… Richt made a big mistake by letting the player run on the field after the TD Moreno BARELY made
By Darriel
November 21, 2008 3:18 PM | Link to this
willie needs to change his post name to williebstupid
By TDOG
November 21, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
Until CMR clamps down on his new “Miami” type kids and stops the gimmicks, we will be second tier in the division. Just keep the kids in line, play football without some sort of a show, stop concentrating on selling cars and furniture and just play football.
By REGGIE #1
November 21, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
Tech is in for a rude awakening next weekend. Georgia isn’t 11-0 right now liked we hoped for but there is the state championship left to play for. Tech has the same squad that got whipped by UNC and minus Nesbitt barely got by Gardner-Webb. Miam quit last night in the second half. Tech fans are thinking it’s already in the bag just like 2 years ago. Then came MASSAQUOI!! All those Tech jackets and mesh hats are being dug out of the closet and dusted off. They’re coming out of the woodwork. The Dawgs D will be ready. GO DAWGS!
By williebkind
November 21, 2008 3:24 PM | Link to this
By Darriel November 21, 2008 3:18 P
That’s cute!!
By limpdickdawg
November 21, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this
Georgie is the best 9-2 team in the state!Richt does a great job with mediocre recruiting classes—dont any of you think that our academic requirements are a little tough? Tech is a joke— they get any recruits that they want and still cant beat us! Shows what superior academics and integrity does for a program. We’ll beat the NATS by 30 pts,without any help from God or Guvners. God Bless Athens and the local PBA—thanks for your consideration.
By DawgDayAfternoon
November 21, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
Just a reminder to the fair-weather section of DawgNation that UGA was ranked No. 2 at the end of last season. It isn’t the top of expectations but it ain’t too far off, either.
I know, I know, you’ll say, but DDA (that’d be me) expectations were high this season - real high: a) I’d already earned plane fare to Miami from my Golden Corral job, b) my girlfriend was being paroled from the state pen before Christmas just so she could attend, and c) Mama even agreed to get off the bottle if there was a chance the Dawgs could get a run at the NCG.
Alas, none of it was to be this season.
But we’ll have no whining. Now, I’ll expect 10 pushups from all you CMR-naysayers prior to the Bug game. No excuses - we’re a team - we’re a Nation - live and die like a Nation.
By gdawginkalamazoo
November 21, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this
Mark, Texas locked up Muschamp because they know he will “get after those motherf*s.” Plus it is cheaper than hiring Nick $aban after he leaves the Detroit Lions.
By Flagboy
November 21, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this
I’m a ramblin wreck from ga tech and a helluva freakin queer! A helluva helluva helluva helluva helluva freakin queer. Just like my jolly good roommate, I take it up the rear! I’m a ramblin wreck from ga tech and a helluva freakin queer!
Tshee ya next Shatuday boys! It’s gonna be Tshuper!
By Mr. T
November 21, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this
Any school that keeps Odell Thurman enrolled does not have academic standards. And there was that scholar turned rapist, Tony Coles, who was personally enrolled by President Adams, and remember Basketball 101?
By shawn
November 21, 2008 3:55 PM | Link to this
As much as I love my Dawgs I have to say if we tackle as bad as we have at times this year vs Tech, we will lose. These Dawgs seem to be missing something from the Dawgs of the past few years. Heart, Desire, Emotion. CMR we love you to death but please dont sit here and tell us you are happy with the way we have played the game of football this year. Wrap up Dawgs, quit trying to make the big hit.
By Jeff
November 21, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this
Talk about some fairweather fans…Both lines lost their best players for the year before any significant playing time. 3 starters on the O-line gone. CMR has 6 out of 7 top 10 finishes. 7 (almost 8) in a row over Tech. 3 in a row over Auburn. Florida is actually a rivalry again. Our program is in a WAY better place than UT. 3-1 against Alabama. 3-2 against LSU. Isn’t that why we brought CMR to UGA. To take care of business in the SEC. He is doing a great job. Too many obstacles to overcome this year. Our 2nd tier players lost who play A LOT of special team snaps has really cost us in that area and on D. I was in school for the Donnan years and I can not tell you how nice it is to see a man like CMR guiding our team. Also, Bobo has our O leading virtually every category in the SEC with a makeshift O line. I agree that WM is not BVG. We need to evaluate that side of the ball. However, lets not get crazy.
Also, whoever posted that we “backed” into the SEC championship in 2005 must have been asleep that season. Shockley and Co. were easily the best team in the conference that year. What an idiot!
Also, birddawg92, stay in DC! We don’t need or want you in Athens. Better yet, jump on the GT bandwagon instead. At least you will be used to losing to the DAWGS like the Eagle and Jackets. You are also an idiot!
Go Dawgs! Beat the nerds!
By 63dawg
November 21, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this
Georgia football is in good hands with CMR and his staff. The record speaks for itself. Statistics are great for conversation; however, stats don’t always tell the whole story. You ask any football coach at college or pro level, probably, even high school, what is their primary goal for any game. The answer would be to win the game. CMR has done this quite well. Losing by big margins is not good for players or coaches. But, a loss is a loss. You get over it. And, prepare for the next game. All this talk about MNC’s and losing to Fla, fan’s should feel good that Georgia’s coaching staff and players can put all that aside and still win football games. This has not always been the case.
By gdawginkalamazoo
November 21, 2008 4:04 PM | Link to this
CMR has the know how and experience to take this program to even greater heights than he already has. He was involved at FSU when they were winning championships left and right. Consistency in a program is the foundation for winning an NC. CMR has been winning consistently and recruiting the talent consistently. For all Pete Carroll/USC hype, for all the victories that Spurrier had at Florida when he started that program in the 90’s, those guys have 1 NC to show for it. And yes that is what we want too but there is a little luck as well as hard work involved to get there. CMR will get there be patient people.
By Flagboy
November 21, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
**I’m a ramblin wreck from ga tech and a helluva freakin queer! A helluva helluva helluva helluva helluva freakin queer. Just like my jolly good roommate, I take it up the rear! I’m a ramblin wreck from ga tech and a helluva freakin queer!
Tshee ya next Shatuday boys! It’s gonna be Tshuper!**
By Pitbull
November 21, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
Mark, it sounds like a lot of you media “professionals” have gone from interviewing CMR to trying to bait him. Shame on all of you clowns. Why don’t you just keep your shameless ugly selves out of Athens. Go write about tech in your Atlanta sewer.
Go Dogs! Beat tech and win the bowl.
By reasonabledawg
November 21, 2008 4:23 PM | Link to this
I think CMR is one of the best things to happen to UGA football. He has taken the program to a whole new level. I also think that Bobo is a fine offensive coordinator. Without those monster numbers on offense, we could easily have lost another 3 or 4 games. The problem is the lack of focus on special teams and defensive problems that seem to becoming a drag on the program. On kickoffs we never have players arrive in sight until the return man is past the 20-25 yrd line. Other teams with a kickoff to a similar spot with similiar height arrive when the return man is around their own 10-15 yd line. Special teams are important enough to stress them more than UGA does (see Meyer, Beamer, etc:). On defense, we seem to play with little fire and we have way too many missed assignments (a bad sign against GT’s option offense) In addition, we never seem to adjust quickly to what an offense is doing and we tackle poorly, mostly grabbing (which leads to facemask calls) and rolling blocks. Gone are the days of fierce hitting (with the exception of Rennie Curren) and monster collisons. In its place, we seem to get a succession of silly personal fouls from the same players over and over again. I know CMR is getting tired of this but I believe that we have had nine games since CWM took over the defense where we were torched for over 35 points, with different players on the defense each year. Under his precedessor, who seems to be doing fine with the Falcons, we had something like 3 such games during his tenure. I am sure CWM is a fine man and knows football, but either he is not preparing solid game plans or has failed tp coach at the level expected. I do not want to see anyone thrown under the bus but something has to be done in this area as well as special teams. As to injuries, some years you just get bit in the backside. One final note, I hope CMR has taken a look at the history of Bowden disciples. It has not been all that good - they strat off strong and then fade. I believe that is because they tend to get too stuck in a rut and lose momentum in their programs. I strongly believe that CMR is too smart for that but I would like to see him re=examine everything in his program, not with an aim to tear everything up but rather to fix what needs fixing, with no excuses or defensive reactions, and improve what needs improving.
By mcdawg
November 21, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
there are some serious morons in dawg nation
By TechNow
November 21, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this
Tech will beat uga next Saturday—-mark it down. UGA’s defense sucks, and their coordinator will not be able to stop Tech’s powerful option game, that gained 472 yards against a good Miami defense. Tech 30 UGA 23. Tech starts a long win streak against the ga dogs.
By ROOKIES.
November 21, 2008 4:33 PM | Link to this
The offensive and defensive coaches are to blame for this season not being what fans and people expected,and thats a national championship.They(GA)have the PLAYERS they need to be successful but the play calling on both sides of the ball is terrible.9-2 is a good record but to be ranked #1 before the season started and lose the way they did against florida and alabama is unacceptable.I would have felt better about this team if both games would have went down to the wire and they lost not blowouts.I also think you don’t put unproven people in key positions when the world is expecting your the best team, speaking of the playcalling decisions on both sides of the ball.I remember the alabama game when the dawgs were down by two touchdowns and were still in the I offensive set instead of 3 or 4 wide reciever sets.I label both coordinators rookies and not ready for bigtime SEC decisions calling plays.
By Preseason #1
November 21, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
UGA didn’t just “lose” to two real good teams, they got embarrassed, humiliated and slaughtered. And they’ve won nine games against teams that range from so-so to lousy. A win against Tech would be the Dog’s most impressive win of the year. A loss against Tech and the season goes from disappointing to bad.
By Knocks Culpepper
November 21, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this
I’m pulling for the Hairy Dogs, but here’s my prediction: Tech 27 UGA 10. I honestly don’t think it’s going to be particularly close.
By Bob
November 21, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this
Some of these so called fans are idiots. If they go 11-2 are we going to fire coaches? You have to be kidding me. What morons.
There needs to be a reevalutation of how we are doing, but firing coaches? Stupid, ignorant and bandwagon bums if I have ever seen them.
I spent 30 years in the Army in all sorts of God Forsaken places trying like hell to even hear the UGA scores and I have a deep appreciation for what we have. Two SEC titles in the last 7 years with only LSU doing better. Competing for it every single year and the possibility of finishing in the Top 10 for the sixth time in 7 years. Almost no one can match that..not LSU, not Florida, not anyone in the SEC.
If you bandwagon fans want to jump ship, please do. I understand that there are about 10000 folks who would love to get season tickets. Sheeeeesh.
By WishfulThinking
November 21, 2008 4:55 PM | Link to this
Why is this “the most important game” CMR? No wonder we won’t make it to the BCS.
By No Georgia Southerns in the NFL
November 21, 2008 5:15 PM | Link to this
Preseason #1, You got most of it right, but let’s look even closer. If you look at the Right Reverand Richt’s 9-2 you will see the reason why “Alleged” great college coaches don’t work out in the NFL. They don’t work out because their records are inflated by playing schedules in which they basically have a CLEAR talent edge 75 percent of the time. It doesn’t work that way in the NFL. Look at Georgia’s schedule: Georgia Southern, Central Michigan, South Carolina, Arizona State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Auburn—Can ANYONE honestly tell me the talent disparity in those 8 games wasn’t monumental??Okay, so Marky Mark has basically 8 GUARANTEED wins. Any objective observer would say he’s basically playing a schedule in which 4 games appear to be competitive. NOW that he turns what should be 3 non-competitive games(South Carolina, Kentucky and Auburn) into nail biters is indicative of something even worse. But let’s just stick with the 4 seemingly even matched games—and I would bet pro scouts throughout the land would tell you Georgia has way more talent than Tech—-So far Marcus has gone 1-2 in the games oddsmakers would have said could have gone either way. The 2 losses were reprehensible blowouts and the win against a vastly overrated LSU team who played the season without a QB is looking less and less noteworthy. However, let’s give him a win over a quality team. Therefore if he beats Tech he will have gone 2-2 in which the talent was even. I don’t koow about you, but I don’t get all giddy about.500 records. And remember same story will hold true for next year, he will basically have a 4 game schedule next year and that assumes a turnaround by an abyssmal Auburn team. Folks, Look at these schedules and tell me ONE!!!!! of these coaches that wouldn’t win at LEAST 9 games playing Georgia’s schedule—-Carroll, Brown, Stoops, Leach, Meyer, Paterno and a whole bunch of coaches at smaller schools that you will soon be hearing of. Larry(head Coach), Moe(Offensive Coordinator) and Curly(Defensive Coordinator) would win 8 against this schedule, maybe not 9, but 8 is there. And Larry wouldn’t have had South carolina and Kentucky in the Red Zone as the game ended.
By Jerimiah Wright
November 21, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
its not God bless Georgia, but rather g d Georgia……………..the chickeeeeeeeens are coming to roost in athens Nov. 29th hahahahahahah go Jackets
By Jeremiah Wright
November 21, 2008 5:21 PM | Link to this
its not God bless Georgia, but rather g d Georgia……………..the chickeeeeeeeens are coming to roost in athens Nov. 29th hahahahahahah go Jackets
By Jeremiah Wright
November 21, 2008 5:22 PM | Link to this
it’s not God bless Georgia, but rather g d Georgia……………..the chickeeeeeeeens are coming to roost in athens Nov. 29th hahahahahahah go Jackets
By Sarcastic Dawg
November 21, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this
Why is this “the most important game” CMR?
Maybe because its the next one genius. Boy are you a bright one. What do you expect him to say right now? “I really think that South Carolina game in 2014 is really looming large right now Bradley. Its our most important game” Yeah, that would make alot of sense.
Good grief some of you really not that bright. No offense.
By Don
November 21, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this
You are all losers.
By Sarcastic Dawg
November 21, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this
“Carroll, Brown, Stoops, Leach, Meyer, Paterno”
Yeah, because none of these coaches pad the win column with games against D-1aa’s like Georgia Southern now do they? Boy did you really expose Mark Richt as a total fraud. Color me convinced by your highly persuasive reasoning. Lets fire him right now.
My god.
By Mark Bradley
November 21, 2008 5:30 PM | Link to this
Back in August I picked Georgia to beat Tech 31-21, for what that’s worth. Probably not much, I know.
By Mark Bradley
November 21, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this
I should probably also report that I picked Georgia to finish 11-1 (losing to Auburn), and the best it can do is 10-2. I picked Tech to finish 7-5 (losing to Boston College, Virginia Tech, Clemson, North Carolina and Georgia), and the worst it can wind up is 8-4.
I also was pretty sure the Braves would win the 1996 World Series after they went up 2-0.
By far south
November 21, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this
9-2 With a Huge One Left
As I watched the game end Saturday afternoon, I got the feeling that none of the people leaving the stadium or watching the TV were very happy. The Auburn folks were disappointed-beyond disappointed, actually—that their team had lost for the sixth time this year and most of those who were speaking at all were probably wondering aloud who their next head coach would be.
We had won-barely-on the Plains of Auburn, creating the first three game winning streak over our oldest rivals for the first time since you-know-who won the Heisman Trophy, but most of the red-and-black faithful were stunned that we had been forced to hold on for dear life while the Tiger-Plainsman-War Eagle quarterback lofted three straight incomplete passes toward the end zone as the clock mercifully wound down.
So here we are yet again, wondering how good we really are. And the bloggers are in fine form, calling for the heads of Mark Richt, Mike Bobo, Willie Martinez and UGA VII on a platter. Even AJC columnist, Jeff Schultz, who has probably never even worn a jockstrap, much less played a down of football got in on the act, insinuating that this season has basically been a total loss-primarily because of the ineptitude of the coaching staff and a general lack of discipline among the Georgia players.
Well first let’s look at the Auburn game. I felt the same frustration all of you did as we drove through the Auburn defense like a dose of salts through a widow woman, only to bog down, yet again, inside the ten-yard line and getting a chip shot field goal blocked.
And I felt the same thing when the offense began to stutter and when the special teams broke down yet again. Let’s face it. It’s hard to top a roughing the kicker penalty and a fumbled punt on the same play and I almost lost all composure when we scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and promptly kicked off out of bounds.
And I know we made a ton of penalties again and I know that Auburn drove 90 yards to take the lead and that we had to stop them twice in the last quarter and that if they hadn’t missed the first PAT we might have lost.
I know all that stuff, but let me tell you what else I know.
I know we beat Auburn. I know that when they drove 90 yards to take the lead that we drove right back down the field to take the lead back. I know that when we had to stop them twice in the closing minutes of the game to hold on to our ninth victory, we stopped them and held on.
This year’s Georgia’s team hasn’t clicked on all cylinders all year. That is obvious. Maybe it is a lack of senior leadership. Maybe it is the absence of a real Greg Blue-type head hunter on defense. Maybe it’s the 14 or 15 players we have lost to injury, including the equivalent of an entire offensive line. Maybe some witch doctor in New Orleans got p** at a Bulldog fan during Sugar Bowl week last year and is sitting in one of those creepy voodoo dens down in the French Quarter sticking pins in a voodoo doll. Maybe Nick Saban really is Satan and has cast a demonic spell on us, or maybe Urban Meyer drove out to Clarksdale, Mississippi after the Gators lost to Ole Miss and made a deal with the devil at the crossroads out there.
Who knows? Who knows why 19 and 20 year olds don’t live up to the expectations of the pot-bellied alumni who spend huge amounts of money to follow them around the country to watch them play football?
I sure don’t.
But I know this. I know that in the 8 years before Mark Richt became the head coach at the University of Georgia, the Georgia Bulldogs won 59 games and lost 35, with 2 ties. That’s a .563 winning percentage. In the past 8 years those same Bulldogs have won 81 games and lost 21. You don ‘t have to take calculus at the North Avenue Trade School to know that a .794 winning percentage is a hell of a lot better than .563.
In the eight years before Richt we had one Top Ten finish, no SEC Championships and no BCS bowl appearances. Past eight years? Five Top Ten finishes, two SEC Championships, and three BCS appearances. Pre-Richt vs Tech? 3-5. Post? 7-0. Auburn? 3-5 against 5—3. Tennessee? 1-7 compared to 5-3. Florida? OK. 2-6 and 2-6.
Highest national finish pre-Richt? 10th. Post Richt? 2, 3, 7 and 7.
We could go on and on and on. The problem with starting the season on top of the football world is there is only one direction to go. And we haven’t been the team we all thought we would be-but we are 9-2 and have a chance to finish in the Top 10 again and we’ve lost to two of the best teams in the nation. Besides that, we have the chance to establish our longest winning streak in history against the Nerds from North Avenue. I hate Georgia Tech worse than I hate Osama Bin Laden, so let’s pull together and gear up to stop the sand gnats in two weeks.
Go Dawgs!
By Hollywood
November 21, 2008 5:46 PM | Link to this
Get with the program MR, you need to fire BOBO the BOZO and also SLICK WILLIE or these two losers will cost you your job. I read in the AJC that georgia “had no coach in waiting” thats because no assistant thats at Georgia now even resembles a head coach. They counldn’t even be a pimple on, well you no what I’m talking about.
By Hollywood
November 21, 2008 5:48 PM | Link to this
Get with the program MR, you need to fire BOBO the BOZO and also SLICK WILLIE or these two losers will cost you your job. I read in the AJC that georgia “had no coach in waiting” thats because no assistant thats at Georgia now even resembles a head coach. They counldn’t even be a pimple on, well you no what I’m talking about. Georgia Tech by at least 20.
By The Ole Ball Coach
November 21, 2008 5:54 PM | Link to this
I was very disappointed after Alabama, very disappointed after Florida — but not disappointed at being 9-2.”
“great quote”
But I absolutely hope when the season ends that CMR evaluates every game, every position, and every coach & fixes the weak links.
I think CMR is the coach we need at Georgia for a long long time.
By No Georgia Southerns in the NFL
November 21, 2008 6:00 PM | Link to this
Sarcastic Dawg, You missed my point. I feel the same about ALL those coaches I mentioned. All their schedules are made up of at least 8 opponents that they are clearly better than. So don’t make them out to be the reincarnation of Lombardi when they win the 8 Gimmes and then split other 4 to go 10-2. Now if you’re going 11-1 or 12-0 then you’re showing me something. 2-2 is showing me mediocrity.
By Jeremiah Wright
November 21, 2008 6:05 PM | Link to this
it’s not God bless Georgia, but rather g d Georgia……………..the chickeeeeeeeens are coming to roost in athens Nov. 29th hahahahahahah go Jackets
By BUSHWACKER 76
November 21, 2008 6:08 PM | Link to this
To birddawg92, as my handle indicates I was rolling off the tracks drunk IN THE MID 70”S before you were born!
Get a grip dude, we don’t have the same caliber talent on defense that WE HAVE HAD IN THE PAST, ITS THAT SIMPLE!!!!
By wreckmaniac
November 21, 2008 6:09 PM | Link to this
DORSEYHILL: Comments like that will get you kicked out of the KoolAid Klub. Don’t you realize that the DAWGS are the #1 team in the country every year ? Don’t let reality get in the way of the dream.
By TrailerKing
November 21, 2008 6:13 PM | Link to this
You people are kwitters. I DEMAND A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND I DEMAND IT NOW !
By No Georgia Southerns in the NFL
November 21, 2008 6:27 PM | Link to this
Trailerking, It’s only been 28 years since you played in a National Championship Game. How about some of that much desired PATIENCE always called for by people who see their programs as elite even though elite usually translates to the BEST.
By Denver dog
November 21, 2008 6:39 PM | Link to this
You characters have too much time on your hands. I’ll take UGA and you can have all the rest. We dogs may not win them all, but we are never losers. RIGHT TECH FANS?
By athdog
November 21, 2008 6:54 PM | Link to this
First off, Dorsey Hill is 100% dead on. Next, Donnan was the FIRST coach we, (yes, WE, being a 49 year ‘dog) ever had to win as many as 40 games in his first four years. Dooley, a good coach in an era of Bryant, Jordan, Dickey, etc..won 201 games in 25 years…do the math, if you can. Richt has surpassed Donnan’s first four years and is on pace to obliterate Dooley’s career record. Finally, FIRE Bobo? Have you seen the numbers the offense is putting up with a qb that is incapable of throwing a catchable deep ball, and a line of ALL sophs and freshmen? BTW, Bobo was a more than serviceable quarterback. Check who has the highest completion percentage for a season and a game in UGA history and you will find: Bobo. Casey,Preseason, Hollywood, and all you other bandwagon jumpers…time to jump off! We don’t want you!!!
By No Georgia Southerns in the NFL
November 21, 2008 6:59 PM | Link to this
Denver Dog, ELITE PROGRAMS—-I never recall anyone calling Tech ELITE—-play for NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS more than once every 28 years. Look who has played for the whole enchilada since 1981. Veritable Who’s Who of college football. There is ONLY 1 ELITE team noticeable by its absence. Now you can talk about winning percentages since Richt arrived and a whole bunch of other crap, BUT Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, LSU, Ohio State, Miami, FSU, Michigan, Penn State and Ohio State have ALL played MULTIPLE times—or at least once—-since Georgia has sniffed playing in a Title game, let alone winning one. If you want to run with the BIG DOGS, you have to act like a BIG DOG and not a chihuahua.
By techsuxdonkeydix
November 21, 2008 7:01 PM | Link to this
The GT - UGA game is already decided as far as I can tell from the nerd blog. I guess UGA will go ahead and concede. I will not! I will bet you GT girls 51 - 7 odds that the Bulldogs will absolutely whip the black hen sh— out of you yellow bugs. Triple fumble offense? Bring it on.
By JT
November 21, 2008 7:11 PM | Link to this
I would hardly call 9-2 a disappointing season in the SEC, or any other conference for crying out loud. WHO we lost to, and the manner in which we lost, were the disappointments. Considering the injuries, I think 9-2 is commendable.
By JT
November 21, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this
I would hardly call 9-2 a disappointing season in the SEC, or any other conference for crying out loud. WHO we lost to, and the manner in which we lost, were the disappointments. Considering the injuries, I think 9-2 is commendable.
By Virginia DAWG
November 21, 2008 7:19 PM | Link to this
birddawg92 are you a member of DC DAWGS? I disagree with your analysis of the season but would love to meet you and buy you a beer. The greatest thing about college football is the debate and uncertainty. See you at Crystal City. GO DAWGS!!!
By history
November 21, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this
Has Georgia beaten both Tennessee and Florida in the same year????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
By weatherdawg
November 21, 2008 7:52 PM | Link to this
My IQ drops about 50 points every time I read some of the stupidity on this board. I would expect nothing else from the Techies and other visitors. I am, however, flat out embarrassed by some of the self proclaimed Georgia fans. We are blessed to have coach Richt. Do I want to win every game—heck yes. Is it a crime that we haven’t —no. To win them all/ win a MNC, you need health,luck and talent. Did not come together this year and might not next year—who knows. I know all of you einstein, rocking chair coaches right. I love the Dawgs and am behind them 100% whether we win then all or go 9-2. I really feel sorry for some of the miserable souls that post on here. That is all—I am sick of it.
By gtforever
November 21, 2008 8:03 PM | Link to this
UGA is sooooo good. We don’t have a chance! :) I sure hope UGA’s football team takes it easy on our young team. Man they are sooooo GOOD!
By UGA Pit Bull
November 21, 2008 8:04 PM | Link to this
far south,
That was a lucid, expressive and very enlightening comment. Your cited facts are exactly correct. I commend you!! It is very rare for someone to put together a lengthy blog such as yours without the usual spelling and grammar errors. You are not a part of the Gnat Gnation and that is very clear. Hat’s off to you, far south!!
The UGA BULLDOGS will rule on their own turf in eight days. That UGA win should set the rivalry record at eight straight, right? Richt? I mean…right???
By AlabamaJack
November 21, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this
If Tech were to luck up & squeak out a victory, it’ll only be because the Dawgs gave it to them via turnovers, dropped passes, blown assignments & missed tackles, etc.
Hey Mountaindawg, all we ask is you play us in that same fine fashion you demonstrated on national television against Alabama and against Florida.
By Gone Baby Gone
November 21, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this
1 Stafford gone to the NFL. 2 Mo-Reno gone to the NFL where he wil be able to unleash his Terrell Owens endzone stunts. 3 Mark Richt delusional with lower expectations than the fan base. 4 Coach paul Johnson is about to show UGA & Richt what a state rivalry is about.By Gator gonna bite that Dog
November 21, 2008 8:37 PM | Link to this
1 Stafford GONE 2 Mo-Reno GONE so he fully express his Terrell Owens endzone stunts. 3 Richt is delusional; his fanbase has far higher expectations than he does. 4 Coach Paul Johnson is about to show Richt what an instate rivalry looks like.By BE#3
November 21, 2008 10:30 PM | Link to this
Flagboy……….is that another screen name for “Ramble On!!!”?
Jeremiah……….Thou shalt not use the Lord’s name in vain. To say “gd Georgia” is just asking for the Lord to be against you next Saturday.
I’m not sure how many of the folks on here actually buy season tix, but if you are so unhappy, give up your tix to those who will be there for 4qtrs win or lose to support the Dawgs. I’m in my seat for kickoff and don’t leave until the clock is at 0:00 in the 4th and the band starts playing — win or lose. My blood bleeds red and black and it’s still GREAT TO BE A GEORGIA BULLDAWG!!!! CMR & the Dawgs will FINISH THE DRILL and make it 8 straight against Tech.
By Mark Bradley
November 21, 2008 10:35 PM | Link to this
For this season to be a “success” in any substantive way, Georgia has to beat Tech. Period. To finish 9-3 having lost to Alabama, Florida and the Jackets would be a disappointment by just about any measure.
By Georgia72
November 21, 2008 10:54 PM | Link to this
Be3, Beating Tech has nothing to do with “finish the drill”. Man, look at the “dogs” they played, look at the talent differential like a couple of others have mentioned. If you wish, sit in your seat until it says “0:00”, I wish we were in Florida’s position where the scores are 65-3, 56-6,49-10 and 42-7 so I can get my sorry butt out to the car for 6 hour drive home. But with us we MUST stick around as we struggle to beat bad teams that Florida pulverizes. Keep looking for and being satisfied with mediocrity and that is what we get. I guarantee to Hell that Meyer isn’t smiling after beating Kentucky on a 4th down throw into the end zone or holding off South Carolina with a late interception. Have we given up all expectations of EVER again playing in a Championship Game and have we instead grown comfortable about hearing drivel about being happy after the only 2 good teams we played all year destroyed us? This is insanity. I went to Georgia and I’m NOT going to define myself or lower my expectations to the “Good old Goff and Donnan years”. So what that Richt has a better record than that?? Does having a better winning percentage than a couple of losers make Richt a great coach? “Great” coaches are defined by Titles won or at least having played for titles. it’s not defined by winning more frequently than Ray and Jim.You want to call me spoiled, feel free. If i was talking like this after LSU, Florida, Texas and Southern Cal runs, I would agree. I would be spoiled, but when you need to go back more than a quarter of a century, I don’t think so.
By I Remember Fran
November 21, 2008 11:05 PM | Link to this
Georgia72,Thanks. I was starting to think I was crazy. Maybe we are both crazy but that sure made a lot of sense. I graduated in 57. I have a 7 hour trip.Don’t mind the trip. Would like to play in the last major bowl of a season. just ONCE more before i die.
By uga-brave
November 21, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this
bobo is a keeper. the offense, except for south carolina, has been good all year.
the problem is the defense cant get off the field. we gave up 20 plus first downs to both kentucky and auburn.
we allow other teams to keep our offense off the field.
willie is just overmatched. no crime in that. the man is just not good enough.
richt will not fire him. willie (how many grown men do you know with the name willie, much less a defensive coorindator,)needs to do the honorable thing and fall on the sword.
wont happen though. he is all ours.
By Larry legend
November 21, 2008 11:44 PM | Link to this
I’m just thankful that Munson did not have to call the Florida or Alabama game. Would have broken his heart.
By DAWGDAYS
November 22, 2008 12:28 AM | Link to this
Hey Casey, I took GT-34 Georgia-21 to the bank, and they rejected it for insufficient funds. So I gave ‘em 8 in a row and they cashed it no problem!
By Braindawg
November 22, 2008 12:52 AM | Link to this
Maybe coach willie is just having a down year. I mean wasnt last seasons D pretty good. Lets worry about this stuff after the season. We have two more wins to earn this year, lets make sure we handle them before we move on to next year. In closing let me quote a very wish man by saying, “TO HELL WITH TECH” Yep still sounds good to me! GO DAWGS!!!!
By stop-hatin'
November 22, 2008 1:11 AM | Link to this
Thank you Mark for your insight of success vs. disappointment, but I think, based on what I’ve read on many a UGA blog, that the majority of the fans are already disappointed with the season.
I have been a Georgia fan since back before the Championship of 1980, and I anticipate the start of every game, in hopes that we will win, but winning doesn’t always happen. The Dawgs have settled into 8, 9, 10 win seasons, mediocrity, which seems to be the norm for the sport teams in this state, mediocrity. So 9 or 10 wins would not define success or disappointment, but merely the norm. But I will say that it was exciting to see the Dawgs pre-season #1, but our success has been greater when we’ve had to climb from a pre-season rank of 10th - 15th.
I think the great expectations for this season got too much into the heads of the players and the anal fans. The loyal (win or lose) fans will appreciate what the Dawgs give us, regardless.
By in sync
November 22, 2008 1:24 AM | Link to this
One of these years the Dawgs will have a complete team in sync. One year a strong D bails out a weak O, and the next year a strong O bails out a weak D, (as in this year). One of these years they will be in sync, and then LOOK OUT….GO DAWGS!!!
By No Georgia Southerns In The NFL
November 22, 2008 2:30 AM | Link to this
stop-hatin, 1980 says it all. Just off the top of my head. Miami-5, Florida-2, FSU-2 Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio State, USC, Penn State, Oklahoma, Nebraska. It’s late so my apologies to the teams I forgot that have won National Championships since Georgia last had a very young Walker.Maybe the reason certain teams tend to contend for Championships year after year is because their “anal” followers demand more than wins over Georgia Southern, Central Michigan, Vandy, Kentucky, a MISERABLE Tennessee, South carolina, Arizona State and a powerful Auburn while being destroyed by the two teams they played who are in the Top Ten. But, glad you are happy.
By HH
November 22, 2008 7:47 AM | Link to this
IF MARTINEZ WERE ANY PART OF A MAN, HE WOULD RESIGN THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR POSITION AND RELIEVE HIS OLD COLLEGE BUDDY OF THE GUT WRENCHING, NOT TO MENTION, PSYCHOLOGY TORMENTING AND SLEEP- DEPRIVING DECISION TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND NEEDED AND FIRE HIM.
THAT, AT LEAST, WOULD SHOW THAT MARTINEZ HAD SOME BACKBONE.
MY GUESS: HE WON’T.
By The Gripper
November 22, 2008 7:49 AM | Link to this
The talent is pretty well spread out evenly in College Football, dont you agree? At come point you have to blame the coach. I love the expression, “Stick to the Game Plan”, what is that? The game plan is to win, and quit calling that stupid flea flicker double reverse genius play that loses fifteen yards on second and five.
No flea flickers, no squib kicks, stack the box infrequently, never rush with less than four guys, and keep running quick openers till they stop you. If they stop your run early, then go home, you cant win. Try badmitton with the little girlies.
Finally, Richt, the opposing coach has memorized the films from your last three games. He knows what your set is. We all do, Knute. Always have variations available to counter defensive audibles. The tight end delayed release is a perfect example of how to thwart anticipation. Try thinking one step ahead just once in your life, Richt. (U Ford Sellout)
A real coach knows that Game plans are as silly as tuff pickup trucks. Every play should be designed to score a touchdown, even on defense. Intercept that pass and run it back. What RU waiting for? Make them stop you.
If you’re a football, with or without the permission of major league baseball, if gridiron is a mineral in your blood, if hashmarks are the tatoos of your life, if you spend most of your thoughts in the imaginary zone where the pylons meet infinity, then they cant stop you, nobody can.
I love the yellow jackets how ‘bout YOU?
By Larry
November 22, 2008 9:08 AM | Link to this
Wow, it took forever to read all these entries which leads me to mine…………ENOUGH ALREADY! This is a FACT: When you are dealing with 18-21 year old young men on a regular basis (and alot of the younger I might add), you are going to get “lapses”. Sometimes those “lapses” result in losses, hence Alabama and Florida. VERY RARELY do you see a College Football team ANYWHERE play the kind of schedule you must play in the SEC and go undefeated anymore. Alabama did NOT play Florida or South Carolina in the regular season and their non conference schedule left a lot to be desired so that’s why they are Perfect, thus far. My point is……..9-2 after 11-games and ranked #11 is NOTHING to sneeze at, look at Auburn, Clemson, Tennessee…..good programs on a downward spiral. With CMR do you really think that we will get to that point? I think not! What to do you want? A National Championship, couple of SEC Championships and then then a few years later BOWL LESS? OR do you want a program that can just about be chalked up to win 10-12 games EVERY YEAR and EVERY YEAR GO INTO A SEASON WITH THE REALISTIC CHANCE of competing for an SEC AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP? EVERYTHING has to fall just right, look at LSU last year. Look at Florida this year, remember they LOST to OLE MISS! Look at any NATIONAL CHAMPION from the SEC, it takes a little good old fashioned luck to get to where you need to be at the end of the year to play for a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Luck has not been our lady……….YET. Patience my friends, with CMR at the helm, luck will find it’s way to Athens. Patience and the faith of a mustard seed. Be careful what you wish for, a program without CMR and what HE feels is BEST for UGA just could turn into a program that closely resembles an Auburn sooner than later. Now tell me, that 9-2 sounds pretty good about now doesn’t it?
By Robert E. Lee
November 22, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this
Richt won 9 skirmishes and lost 2 Gettysburgs and he is not disappointed? I guess I just don’t understand warfare.
By sneakydawg
November 22, 2008 9:51 AM | Link to this
When you read blog comments like this , you realize how few fans really get it. Most never played any significant level of a sport and you can spot them right away by the misery they convey and the way they dismiss being 9-2. I’d say despite being overrated (not our fault), injured like nothing I can recall, and being in a talent development lull, this immature team had been dragged to 9-2 by a staff that instills a ‘get the win ” attitude. It is like saying “Greg Maddox sucks , because Nolan Ryan had a better heater.” We have struggled to win, but we have done so. Don’t kid yourself. The entire outlook for this season should be revamped by the Offensive injuries alone :Sturdivant, Vance, Chandler,Figgins, Southerland, yet Bobo has mad it work. This is the kind of year that pays off in spades when the talent is back on the field. It is hilarious to me to read the stupid fans ‘Mark Richt is too soft, etc., “. Anybody whose been around him knows you don’t want to p** him off. Fools mistake kindness for weakness. In our atrociouis down year ,we are trying to get to 10-2 and having seen GT play 3-4 times this year, they are certainly beatable in what will be a tough game.Johnson is a bit of an a^*^&, but he is a good coach. And he knows what it would mean to win Saturday. Off week gives the edge. go Dawgs. And put us in the pathetic little Capital One bowl, only the best non bCS game out there.
By ace
November 22, 2008 10:15 AM | Link to this
Honey,the WATER GIRL wants to Know when are you going to fire all the coaching staff except Searles and Garner? Honey, that will only happen when they fire me! There you have it in a nutshell. NOthing will ever change until Richt is given his walking papers. So fans get ready. UGA will never finish ahead of Florida and even if they did they will either have Alabama or LSU to face which they won’t beat, and God forbid if Tenn. hires Leach. The prognosis is not good. Now it looks as if Tech is going to finally rear up on their hind legs and say “we aren’t going to take it any more” Its tough being a DAWG fans these days. I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel until Evans realizes he has a loser running the Football program.
By BILLY JACK
November 22, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this
I PLAYED FOOTBALL IN THE SEC IN THE MID 1980S I UNDERSTAND THE GA PROBLEM FROM BOTH SIDES.IT IS HARD TO STAY ON TOP IN THIS CONF WHEN YOU LOST 18 STARTERS AND TOP BACKUPS STURDIVANT OWENS SOUTHERLAND BANKS ANDERSON BATTLE CHANDLER ETC.NO TEAM IN THE COUNTRY COULD OVERCOME THAT AND 11-2 IS A GOOD RECORD CONSIDERING THIS.I DONT LIKE THE BEND BUT DONT BREAK DEF STYLE.I WOULD MUCH PREFER WE CONTEST EVERY PASS AS SABAN PREACHES.KIRBY SMART WOULD BE AN IDEAL DC ,HIS MENTOR IS SABAN AND MUSCHAMP IS NOT AN OPTION.85 SCHOLARSHIP LIMIT YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE EVER PLAYED BIG TIME COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
By Great job Coach Richt
November 22, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this
For goodness sakes people, be happy. Our program is consistently a top 10 winner. Mark Richt is the best thing to happen to Georgia in the last 30 years. LET HIM RUN HIS PROGRAM. I will take what we have with him over where we were before him everyday and be damned glad of it. saxby 08
By The J. O.
November 22, 2008 10:46 AM | Link to this
It don’t take a ‘Rocket Scientist’ to be able to see just how far Mark Richt has brought the Georgia football program. I have been an avid, dyed in the wool, DAWG fan since I was ten years old and I can recall many, many seasons when we would have killed to be 9 and 2. Go Dawgs !!!
By BILLY JACK
November 22, 2008 10:57 AM | Link to this
I ALSO SUPPORT COACH RICHT HIS RECORD THE LAST 8 YRS IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL.I JUST WISHED THE DEF SCHEME WAS DIFFERENT.8 IN A ROW.
By 59bulldawg
November 22, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this
Virginia Dawg,
Tell me more about the DC Dawgs. Been looking for an alum group in the DC area to get together with when I can’t get to Athens.
By wreckmaniac
November 22, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this
GREATJOBCOACHRICHT: You’re too sensible for this crowd. How did you ever get mixed up with them ?
By hhh
November 22, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this
Far South,THANK you for showing the proper perspective regarding this year’s team as well as the overall “health” of UGA’s football program. To Hell with Tech!!
By Dixie Dawg
November 22, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this
Willy Martinez needs to go, bottom line. I think even CMR knows that.
By G8TR
November 22, 2008 12:01 PM | Link to this
We’re most appreciative of CMR being defended by the Dawg faithful. (And it does take a lot of faith to be a Dawg, after all.) As long as UGA is satisfied with a Cane-turned-Nole who doesn’t get angry (only “disappointed”) about an annual loss to his program’s most bitter rival, UF will continue to have the upper hand for the rest of CMR’s born days. Urban Meyer, who is shooting for his second national title in only four years, was not complacent about last year’s fluke loss to UGA. He has UF on track to compete at the top of the league for years to come. Richt won only when UF was in transition. As long as UGA is satisfied with SEC East mediocrity, which the fan base apparently is, that’s fine by us.
So please, keep Mark Richt.
By darkjuice2
November 22, 2008 12:08 PM | Link to this
As long as we have CMR and his lousy staff, UGA will never be contender for the SEC Title or National Title.Always will be 3rd or 4th in the SEC.
By BE#3
November 22, 2008 12:28 PM | Link to this
Georgia72,
So following your logic, Vince Dooley would have never had the opportunity to coach the 1980 team and lead them to a Nat’l Championship.
Mark Richt has Georgia football where it needs to be. Year in and year out, we’ll be in position to win the SEC and with that comes the opportunity to be included in the BCS Championship talk. It takes health and luck my man. The #1 hype was great and energized a lot of folks. I think it brought a lot of the crazies out of the woods to jump on the bandwagon. No doubt I talked my fair share of smack as well only to have egg on my face. But anyone who has followed Georgia football over the past few years would know that 2009 has been mentioned it could be the year that Georgia had the best chance since Greene & Pollock’s senior years to win it all. Who knows if that is true but the loyal fans will be there to support the Dawgs even after the horrible 2008 season and a possible 11-2 record and top 10 finish. Damn we suck. Why can’t we be like Auburn or UT this season?
By No Georgia Southerns In The NFL
November 22, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
PLEASE STOP the”Can tell you guys never played the game” crap. I’m sure you were never President of the United States, a US Senator, A member of the House of Representatives, a Supreme Court Justice, A governor, a mayor of a large city, a CEO of a Fortune 500 Company, head of a big city schoiol board, an anchorman for a major network, a publisher of a large newspaper and on and on and on—BUT I bet that never stopped you from criticizing any of these positions when you saw fit. That was your RIGHT and you properly executed it. Therefore ANYBODY has the right to knock a football coach—who by the way is being paid more than 99 percent of the people in America—who beat Georgia Southern, Central Michigan, South Carolina, Arizona State, a 4 win Tenn. team and loser to Wyoming,Vandy, Kentucky, Auburn and LSU. One “good” team among the bunch. Agreed?? And the “good” team, Fortunately had a QB who couldn’t hit the Pacific Ocean if standing on the QE2. The TWO really good teams that played Markie Mark’s team destroyed and humiliated him. Quit with the “Loyal Fan” stuff and tell me one thing I’ve said that is wrong? I think you realize that if somehow we lose to Tech that this season will have been a disaster by anyone’s standards besides Mark Richt and his immediate family.
By stiggywiggy
November 22, 2008 2:08 PM | Link to this
last year’s fluke loss to UGA
LOL, still making excuses. Well, Stafford wasn’t 100% for the game this year, so your win doesn’t count. See how that works?
Also, how’s your QB situation looking, now that Tebow is on the way out, and your backup is starting up a new discount laptop computer business?
By Sweet P
November 22, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this
If the Falcons lose one more game, if the hawks lose more often, if the thrashers lose lose lose, then fire Richt. Losers is contagious.
Word.
Peace out.
By voice of reason
November 22, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this
jess, offer Muschamp what job? He won’t make another lateral move as a DC because he’s head coach in waiting at Texas. Or are you suggesting that he replace CMR. I hope you’re not that crazy. Us UGA fans need to try and remember what was being said before the season started. We have a very good football team this year…talent wise, but we knew that we were going to have to battle a very tough schedule. Nobody knew we were going to have to battle SOOO many injuries and a plethora of penalties too. A lot of the penalties were stupid and avoidable, but many were BS too. I’m not making excuses for why we lost the two games because we were obviously not as hungry as our opponent but to say that this season hasn’t had it’s share of good things is stupid. 9-2 against the toughest schedule in the country (with your two losses coming against top 4 teams) and being the most penalized team in the country says an awful lot about this team and it’s coaches. CMR obviously needs to hire a ST coach and do a much better job of getting his team motivated before EVERY game and the Dawgs will be fine.
By BE#3
November 22, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
Will Muschamp was the same DC that was responsible for the AU defense that gave up 45 to Georgia last year in Athens. He’s emotional and is a “rah rah” type guy but he’s not the genius people are making him out to be.
By Florida Dawg
November 22, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this
As far as a now 9-2 season…let’s not forget as it turned out, we ended up playing a far weaker schedule than anticipated. Loosing “like” we did against Florida and Alabama shows exactly where we are. We can go 9-2 or 10-2 or whatever, but it’s the TWO… the 2 losses!!! It wasn’t close…it was and is still embarrassing. If we can’t compete with Florida, we are no different than the rest of the middle of the pack schools. The worst thing about this is some of the comments I read our coaches say, it appears that they think it’s cool to make $500,000 to $3 mill a year and loose like we did to Fl and Al. I just don’t remember a Dooley team being beat up like this…maybe it happened but not in recent decades.
By WildBill
November 22, 2008 3:42 PM | Link to this
With each passing day, the TECH game grows in importance. The TECH game now is THE benchmark in assessing the relative success or failure of the season. What self respecting dawg can go out in public after losing to those TECHmites? In your article today, Mark, I wished you had pressed CMR with a follow up question or two relative to the arrests and penalties and whether they caused the team to lose focus. As I watch CMR advertising Ford trucks, and Dalton Carpets, I surely do wish he were putting that time on the dawgs as they have proven thru the season they need it. Well, in one week we will know. Do you think his 3 so-called assistants are working today or started Thanksgiving early. Here is my bet, the dawgs will show up for the game flat, unfocused, and ready to get stung, and stung, and stung again.
By KJ
November 22, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
*Here is my bet, the dawgs will show up for the game flat, unfocused, and ready to get stung, and stung, and stung again. *
Uh huh. I’m guessing that was your “bet” the last 7 years, too. Silly delusional gnats.
By CadillacWilliams
November 22, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
Mark Richt has done a good job with the Bulldogs despite the fact that they are 9-2 and not undefeated or closer up to first place in the BCS. First of all, being in the SEC, Georgia will have always have a brutal schedule because they have to play Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, all of whom are excellent teams. Its a tough schedule and for Georgia to come out of it unblemished so far with only two losses is a testiment to Mark Richts great coaching. The only problem is that most people feel that the way that Georgia got trounced in those two losses to Alabama and Florida which is why people have a bitter taste in their mouths for those two losses. If Richt wins at least 10 games this year, which I believe he will after we beat GaTech, then I think Richt is still one of college football’s elite coaches and is in the same class with Steve Spurrier, Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden, who are considered among the all-time greats. Since Richt has been coaching the Bulldogs I believe that Richts teams have been AVERAGING 10 wins per season which is darn near to impossible when you think about it. There are only a few coaches in history who have pulled off that feat and Richt is among that select number. Richt is an absolutely astounding football coach and should be considered for college footballs hall of fame fraternity of coaches once his coaching career has finished. He has a brilliant football mind and the Georgia program has been the benefactor for hiring a coaching genius such as Mark Richt. I think that Richt can keep this Bulldog job for the next 30 years if he wants it.
By FLA DAWG
November 22, 2008 7:06 PM | Link to this
Dawg Nation; Richt has unfinished business.
Martinez performance has been dismal - fire him. Bobo has been 50-50 at best - fire him.
By georgiagirl
November 22, 2008 11:34 PM | Link to this
A whole alot of turn coat Georgia fans. GO DAWGS GUYS SOME FANS STILL STAND WITH YOU. The H*ll with the rest of the whiners and back stabber. You all are sicken and just jerks. GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Mercer
November 22, 2008 11:42 PM | Link to this
Can everyone stop with the firing of coaches on georgia. Last I checked, Georgia had the best winning percentage in the SEC the last two years and the last seven years. Georgia has lost only 17 games since 2002, LSU - 19, UF - 25.. We have beat the best of the WEST - LSU 6 out of 8, auburn - 3 in a row, Bama - 3 of 4… USC 6 of 7, Tenn 4-3, Ok- UF still a problem 2-5, but we have 2 SEC championships to their one.
Calm down with the firings, If richt needs to fire martinez, then every other head coach needs to fire their coordinators because all of them have an inferior record to ours in the last 7 years.
The truth is this year in our two losses, the offense and special teams cost us those ballgames. Think about it, the 1st team offense scored ONE meainingful TD against BAMA and UF. That occured middle of 3rd quarter against tide when the score was 31-3. Two late 4th quarter scores when the game was decided. Zero 1st team offense scores against florida. Oh, and the offense had 6 tunrovers in those games as well. The special teams stunk in both games also, poor punting against bama and missed Fg’s against UF with also that bad onside kick. Just think about florida, they had drives of 40, 55, 1 and 9 yards in a stretch to make the score 7-3 jump to 35-3. 100 yards of gator offense to gain a 32 point lead.
Watch the games dog fans. Martinez and the D won the USC, Auburn, And kentucky games with late stops when the offense could not put the other team away. The final score in a game is not always an indicator of how well a defense plays.
By DAWHGAHTER
November 23, 2008 8:03 AM | Link to this
HEY FLADAWG: When you lose to the JACKETS, which you will it wil be the iciing on another OVERATED year. You rednecks are 9-2, soon to be 9-3, with wins over nobody now in the TOP 25. Pretty sad considering your team was preseason #1. That’s what you call UGAlyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. ” THWG!!!!
By DAWGHATER
November 23, 2008 8:08 AM | Link to this
UGAy: You have as many wins as most of your fans have teeth! Your going down on 11/29, as Dwyer and Nesbitt will show you what a real team looks like and plays like. See, the difference is we OVER ACHIEVED and you UNDER ACHIEVED. It’s the same story every year. This is our year to win it all! Maybe you can still make the National Championship game and KNOWSOW can win the Heisman. What you better do is start making excuses when the JACKETS kick your sorry overated under achieving azzes next week. THWG!
By DAWGHATER
November 23, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this
UGAy: I can hear Munson now: He says ” Tha ttttt, runn ingg ba ckkkkkk they have, what is hi ssssss name, DWYER, yeah that’s ittttt. DWYER, man can he run…..he is just pushing our sorry D back and back and back, and I just don’t know whatttt is happening, ugh…..This is UGAlyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! JACKETS 28 UGAy 17. See you at the Independence bowl. ” THWG”
By DAWGHATER
November 23, 2008 8:19 AM | Link to this
DAWGBONE NATION: Where are all you rednecks? What’s the problem? Your alarm clocks don’t work in your double wides? LMFAO! GO JACKETS!
By Craig
November 23, 2008 10:25 AM | Link to this
Just wanted to add a comment for that Panther fan who thinks Georgia State will do well in football: with Billy Curry as the coach? Are you serious?
By Wayne
November 23, 2008 10:51 AM | Link to this
Georgia man with a Georgia son playing Georgia High School Football. I will never allow him to attend UGA, although that was to be a proud moment if it happened. This coaching staff is not what I want my son to be around; and is the reason for the WIMPS we have on the team now. Totally downhill from here on out. CMR (Easy Money) for him, and his entourage of incompetent lackies. I would rather be 1 and 10 and have a team I can be proud of than 9 and 2 and a waste of my time. Looking for my son to play for a winner (Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama), although it hurts. But you have to open your eyes to see the real truth; no matter how hard it stings. As I said 7 years ago, wait until the prior coaches recruits are gone; CMR will be exposed; and now it has. UGA will live long, but never prosper.
By BE#3
November 23, 2008 11:24 AM | Link to this
Mercer — good post.
Wayne — Texas and OU would be great places for your son to go. At least the coaches there do not recruit and want players who like to committ felonies around their programs!
By Ed
November 23, 2008 2:28 PM | Link to this
I don’t get the criticism of Bobo - the offense has improved dramatically since he took over. But Martinez’s soft, uninspired defense is no longer defensible.
By AltamahaDawg
November 23, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
Wayne, did you at least tell the coaching staff you aren’t going to waste your time sending your kid to UGA, or will they just have to wait and read about it in Rivals?
By mickeyrho
November 23, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this
Off the subject for this posting…I wanted to throw out something I felt CMR could’ve done at the end of the FL debacle. After Meyers brilliantly called his last two time outs(because I think it was a brilliant CMR move the year before w/excessive celebration(do u realize each player that was a part of that can tell their grandchidren about that one day) UGA had one more timeout too. If I were CMR I would’ve called that last timeout…Here’s the reason…I would’ve got everyone on the sidelines and got in their face and pointed to the score board so that would be the pre cursor for next years matchup and made it very clear to everyone that this will not be forgotten. One more reason to “finish the drill” until next years game. Just a thought because I personally think these young players play better with more angst!
By JF31707
November 23, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
If any of you whiners are ready to unload your season tickets just e-mail me. I’ll take 10-2 every year for years to come. GO DAWGS kick buzz’s arse.
Wayne I hope your pansy son enjoys being a queer or a steer, cause that is all there is in Ok, if satan saban wasn’t at Al would you let your pansy go play for clueless shula, or do you want him to learn to run up the score for style points like cryer, texas is a lot like ga close but no cigar? Wherever he-she-it ends up I hope to hell it’s not UGA cause I don’t want to see your pansy a@@ in the stands.
By Buzz Killer
November 23, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this
Wayne said: UGA will live long, but never prosper.
Busted, Wayne. That Star Trek reference exposed you as the Tech nerd that you are. Nice try. As for your son being a major D-1 prospect…sure, whatever you say. The kid, if he exists at all, is probably hanging out at Star Wars conventions or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
By GTsteve
November 23, 2008 6:17 PM | Link to this
The fact that even 1 UGA fan thinks that GT will win Saturday, proves that Coach Johnson has the Jackets moving in the right direction.
By AltamahaDawg
November 23, 2008 9:07 PM | Link to this
I think the other 3 contradictions sort of “exposed” Wayne as well.
By secondguesser
November 24, 2008 6:39 AM | Link to this
This is for Mountain dawg, scott, altamaha dog, okeefonokee dog, mark bradley and all the other mutts and poodles out there. We ARE that much F*$&!#@ BETTER THAN YOU!!!!! Go GATORS!!!! 2008- the start of ANOTHER decade of dominance!
By AltamahaDawg
November 24, 2008 7:26 AM | Link to this
Well, I’ll say this: you certainly listed a diverse crowd there. I would have thought what you really looked forward to in this decade was turning legal.
By DawgByte
November 24, 2008 8:20 AM | Link to this
Short memories in the Bulldog Nation. Apparently everyone’s forgot about the Goff and Donnan days. Good grief people get a clue.
By Michael Vasilakis
November 24, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this
Richt has gone as far as he can….why is he so scared to get rid of some coaching dead weight. firemarkricht.net
By DawgGirl32
November 25, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this
Secondguesser- it seems as though you’ve forgotten your 9-4 season last year and your bowl loss to MICHIGAN. You guys are great this year. I am not denying that. But enjoy it while you can because as history shows, some seasons are up and some are down. Just wait until Percy Harvin, Brandon Spikes and Tebow leave. Your “decade of dominance” doesn’t look so dominate then.
As for dawg fans: I think that everybody is forgetting the fact that this is the FIRST time in our history that we’ve been preseason number 1. Other teams are pretty regularly ranked preseason number 1 (USC, Ohio State, etc) but how often do they actually win the National Championship? Not very often. There’s a lot that goes into getting to that game. Luck and timing are probably just as important as talent and determination. Just ask LSU last year. The cards have to fall into place just right. That’s why Oklahoma will probably favored over Texas and Texas Tech is probably out of it completely even though they all have the same record. For whatever reason(s), the cards didn’t fall into place for us this year. Could things have been different had we played better the 1st half of the Bama game and the 2nd half of the Florida game? Of course. It didn’t happen. Get over it. All this firing coaches talk is absolutely ridiculous.
Wayne- We don’t want people like you and your “star athlete” son at our school to play with our “wimps.” I bet you weren’t saying that last year when we were #2 in the country. I wish you and your son all the best at his future school of “winners.” I, for one, will be proudly cheering on my “wimps” this Saturday between the hedges.
Go dawgs! Beat Tech!
By CMR
November 25, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this
FIRE COACH RICHT AND ALL HIS “COACHES”