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Championship aspirations? Hmm …

By Jeff Schultz | Saturday, October 11, 2008, 11:10 PM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Athens — Two weeks ago, they were on a high of a No. 2 ranking and coming off a dominating win at Arizona State. On Saturday, they walked into Sanford Stadium ranked 10th, with many wondering whether they could shake the humiliation of the Alabama game.

This must have been the average.

If nothing else, a bye week following their self-immolation on national television seemed to do wonders for the Bulldogs’ psyche. But if you were hoping for some sort of reaffirmation that Georgia is a BCS title team, keep waiting.

They’re good, but not great. They could leave the weekend ranked the same as they started it, and nobody would have an argument.

The offense? It moved the ball at will against Tennessee (458 yards) but managed only two touchdowns in seven red-zone possessions.

The quarterback? Matthew Stafford threw for a career-high 310 yards. But he had two red-zone interceptions — one from the 13-yard line and one from the 9 — that the Volunteers turned into touchdowns and 14-point swings.

The instinct that so many great teams have, knowing how and when to step on an apparent doormat like Tennessee? Sorry. Not this week.

“It’s hard to blow teams out in this league,” Georgia receiver Mohamed Massaquoi said.

And he is correct. But Saturday’s 26-14 victory over Tennessee, while not without its redeeming qualities, kind of went down like a generic light beer.

The thirst for a win? Satisfied. The performance? Eh.

When a team has championship aspirations and it is still at this point through six games, you wonder if it’s going to get any better.

“Obviously, it’s frustrating being in the red zone and not being able to get touchdowns,” said Mike Bobo, the Dogs’ offensive coordinator. “The most frustrating thing was the two turnovers [near] the end zone. We want to take care of the ball down there, and at least get three points. But the good news was it never really got us down. We kept playing.”

Yes, that counts for something, especially when a team is coming off such misery. The Bulldogs have had to wait two weeks while that loss to Alabama swirled in their craniums before playing again. They played hard. They played well on defense, creating pressure. As a bonus, nobody had any nervous twitches.

“You can’t change history,” said Massaquoi, who came back from a helmet-to-helmet hit and finished with five catches for 103 yards and a touchdown. “So there’s no point in dwelling on the last game. You just have to try to learn from it and move on. That’s what we’ve done.”

The Bulldogs certainly had the opportunity to melt down Saturday. And they nearly did. At one point, they led only 13-0 despite outgaining the Volunteers 159-20. After Stafford’s first interception and a 60-yard pass in the other direction that set up a touchdown, Tennessee trailed by only six points.

On the ensuing kickoff, Dogs returner Richard Samuel overran the ball, then had to backtrack and got buried at the 3-yard line. But two key passes by Stafford and a sequence of penalties against Tennessee led to an unlikely 97-yard touchdown drive in the last two minutes of the half, making the score 20-7. From that point, the Dogs never looked back.

“We needed to capture momentum there,” Stafford said. “They put seven on us, and that was tough. I feel like we kind of gave them all of their points.”

Tennessee was held to 209 yards in offense. The time of possession battle looked like a typo: 42 to 18. But this is not the same team that tattooed the Dogs for 86 points in consecutive upsets. The Volunteers’ only two wins this season: over UAB and Northern Illinois. So how much post-game strutting does this win really warrant?

“I’m so thankful for this win, I can’t even tell you,” coach Mark Richt said.

He is not into grading wins, just getting them. At this point, maybe nobody should expect more.

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By johnnyo

October 11, 2008 11:53 PM | Link to this

I agree with you, Jeff. This was not an impressive win. I felt like the Dawgs needed to run the ball more in the red zone. I’m tired of seeing missed catches and wasted opportunities.

The toss sweep is a play we should run more often throughout the game, not merely at the end.

Stafford’s 97-yard TD drive before half did make up for some of the frustrations in this game, but I’m still waiting for the Dawgs to step up and really impress me. I believe the potential is there, they just need to lay it on the line every game.

They need to start playing as a team. Perhaps Southerland’s return will help them gain momentum down the stretch. GO DAWGS!

By johnnyo

October 11, 2008 11:53 PM | Link to this

I agree with you, Jeff. This was not an impressive win. I felt like the Dawgs needed to run the ball more in the red zone. I’m tired of seeing missed catches and wasted opportunities.

The toss sweep is a play we should run more often throughout the game, not merely at the end.

Stafford’s 97-yard TD drive before half did make up for some of the frustrations in this game, but I’m still waiting for the Dawgs to step up and really impress me. I believe the potential is there, they just need to lay it on the line every game.

They need to start playing as a team. Perhaps Southerland’s return will help them gain momentum down the stretch. GO DAWGS!

By dawgthabootyhunter

October 11, 2008 11:56 PM | Link to this

I love UGA, but they’re not playing like they want to play for a championship. I know we have alot of injuries, but we have excellant depth. Our coaching has been average at best with defensive coaching being below average. Maybe I was expecting too out of our squad this year. I hope we can pull our panties up and hunker down the rest of the year!! GO DAWGS!!!

By Denver Dawg

October 12, 2008 12:01 AM | Link to this

Finally, some reason from a writer at this AJC about this game. The reality check is much appreciated. Chip seems to think we were DOMINANT. He must be smokin’ crack this weekend.

By Comin' Down The Track

October 12, 2008 12:07 AM | Link to this

Half-joking, half-not joking as an aside: I wonder if we were already looking to the Vandy game. Further aside: Tennessee is dirtiest team we play. I’m just glad that one is in the books. Punching our RB while lying on top of him? That guy should have been ejected. They did that same kind of crap to Robert Edwards. I believe they’re coached to do that.

By SickandTired

October 12, 2008 12:25 AM | Link to this

Yeah punching Knowshon was pretty rotten after he’d been hit late. Knowshon was guiltless there.

By rick

October 12, 2008 12:32 AM | Link to this

look, the way i see it; it is SEC football. Any given week, anything can happen. Ole miss beats the gators, gators wallup LSU, Miss. State beats Vandy…all the sec teams can’t stay atop the rankings, why?? We beat up on each other! Tomorrow, Ga could handle Alabama, or Fla blows away ole miss. It is pure smash mouth SEC football period! Any SEC team for the most part would destroy any pac 10 or Wac or Mac or even most big 12 teams! With all that in mind, Tenn. hates the Dawgs, they even played above themselves today and made the dawgs look “ok”. With on dawg win over Vandy and the Gators, destiny is in our hands. It will be tough but every team in the SEC plays tough and we all need to recognize this, especially as dawg fans. The only people on here that knock this are those which are dawg haters. I am just a dawg fan that sees the whole picture, or at least this is my opinion. Just keep posting the “W” dawgs, it will pan out in the end.

By coach TRC

October 12, 2008 12:36 AM | Link to this

we’re staring at 9-3. why does dodo change the offense in the red zone? it shifts momentum for no reason. we drive and drive then change the schemes? why? When Mo Mass is singled covered on the outside TWICE hit him on the quick slant to the inside on the goal line. None of this fade BS anymore! Cute TDs are worthless. 7 has the arm to drill it in to the gut of the receiver. Just hit that and it’s a TD every time,. From here on out Bobo or Staff gets 10 laps per fade.

By Dr. Morpheus

October 12, 2008 12:52 AM | Link to this

The other way to look at this game is that Georgia is getting progressively better. A lot of things went right in this game and we showed what we are capable of on both sides of the ball and on special teams. What if we keep improving every week? Wait a sec- that’s what happened last year, too!

By Observer

October 12, 2008 12:57 AM | Link to this

Ask LSU if it’s hard to blow teams out in this conference.

The SEC “greatness” is getting to the point of absurd.

By Ramguy

October 12, 2008 1:04 AM | Link to this

The fake to Knowshon and Stafford run is played out. I hope not to see it again. Does anyone else besides me think that Berry’s hit on Knowshon was helmet to helmet? I thought a flag was in order.

By OldDawg55

October 12, 2008 1:22 AM | Link to this

someone should remind the Wagers crew that defensive holding..ref the end zone holding of our receiver..is an automatic first down..not half the distance and repeat down…cost us at that point of the game into making a bad decision and going for a field goal…why didn’t Richt and staff catch that???

By Michael

October 12, 2008 2:08 AM | Link to this

Gotta agree with Jeff pretty much. That game shoulda-woulda-coulda been about 45-3, but those turnovers and Green’s dropped TD, among other things, were killers. Luckily, Tennessee drank whatever UGA had been drinking previously and had a bazillion penalties called, some of which were a wee iffy.

The lowdown is it’s better to look bad winning 26-14 than it is whatever the Bulldogs did those last two years. Nobody in the SEC ever wins every game with flash and style, so you always take the ugly wins. Ask Alabama how they liked winning by 3 over Kentucky.

By Buzzfan1936

October 12, 2008 2:46 AM | Link to this

KUDOS, DAWGS! YOU GOT YOUR REVENGE ON THE VOLS! I was rooting for you. Good luck for the rest of the season. Watch out for the Gators! They looked pretty tough tonight. I think you should play them home-and-home rather than in Jax every year. I think you would win more often.

By MidnightRambler

October 12, 2008 2:50 AM | Link to this

Congrats on a big win. You got a big break from the refs on the helmet-to-helmet call which wasn’t. It led to one of your TD’s. The outcome could have been different. You also got a break from Miss. State beating your Division Leader Vandy and SC defeating Kentucky. BTW, those “bad” dawg fans who came over to the Tech blog to taunt us by informing us how bad Miss. State is in the SEC might take note that they are not really all that bad after all. Didn’t their coach win SEC “Coach of the Year” last year?

By MidnightRambler

October 12, 2008 2:54 AM | Link to this

I like the way Chapas plays.

By JJ the Jet Plane

October 12, 2008 3:20 AM | Link to this

Come on Jeff,

A win in this league is a win. Bama kicks our butts and the next week barely gets by Kentucky. SC beats Ky. today and we kicked SC A$$! Does any of it make any sense? You of all people know that the dawgs haven’t had a consistent, cohesive OL since the Ga. Southern game. How many times has matt been hurried/hit/sacked when trying to pass. Run blocking was the best today than I’ve seen all season,(See Brandon Southerland).

The Dawgs are doing fine. Until you’ve suited up and strapped it on in this league, you can write and biotch all you want to but you don’t know what you’re saying.

Game plans change, injuries are a part of the game. Every win is a good win. If you’re not a Dawg fan then what you write doesn’t matter. If you are a Dawg fan, then DAWG UP! Encourage our team and our fans. We’re not out of this thing by a long shot.

By bsmythe

October 12, 2008 3:48 AM | Link to this

jeff you are an idiot..that was a great win..any win over an sec team like that is great..tennessee is a power house i dont care what their record is.

By darrell starks

October 12, 2008 3:53 AM | Link to this

GOOD PLAY CALLS MIKE BOBO THATS what make your quarterback good high percentage QUICK PLAY calls like scream plays to your runnning back QUICK SLANTS to the recievers dump of to running back out of the back field and more NOT THE ONES when your quarterback is holding on to the ball for and HOUR trying to throw the ball down field all the time AND ONE MORE THING please no more fade ROUTE IN THE RED ZONE ITS DOESNT WORK i would guess maybe only 20PERCENT OF THE TIME IT HAS WORK AND ONE more thing NICE WIN.GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By jake

October 12, 2008 5:07 AM | Link to this

Coach R, please learn the rules. That defensive holding penalty by Tenn. in the end zone gives Ga. a first and gold, not third down again. You should have challenged that. You would have won. Even the officials admitted they were wrong. That blunder could have cost us thr game, the sec, and you know whatever else. And quit feeling sorry for the other team.

By Villa Rica DAWG

October 12, 2008 5:16 AM | Link to this

I’ll take the W, but another example of UGA playing down to their competition, in my opinion.

Stafford’s first pick was as ugly as any one that he threw his first year…

By Delusional

October 12, 2008 6:54 AM | Link to this

JJ the Jet Plane

You must live in some parallel universe because the GA-SC game I saw can in know way be described as an A*******kicking. It could be described as blind-a$$ luck for the bullpups though!

By '76Dawg

October 12, 2008 7:11 AM | Link to this

Anytime we beat Tennessee, it’s a good win. However, I’m concerned with the lack of creativity in Bobo’s play calling. Do we only have 12 plays in the playbook? At times it looked as if we were not staying on our blocks. As aggressive as Tenessee’s defense is, why didn’t we run some misdirection?

It doesn’t get easier, just look at the schedule for the next 3 games.

By Tom

October 12, 2008 7:33 AM | Link to this

After watching the Georgia game, I watched LSU and Florida. The difference that I noticed between the Dawgs and Florida is intensity. After Florida had LSU beaten, they still displayed a killer instinct and continued to score and were flying all over the field. I don’t know if it’s the players or the coachs but I don’t see that tenacity in the Dawgs - YET. They are going to have to bring their “A” game when they catch LSU and Florida back to back. All that said, I wouldn’t trade Mark Richt for any other coach.

By gomdawg

October 12, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this

R. Jones needs to be BENCHED he not playing like he’s gives a damn A. Allen now he’s playing very good. To many long play TD’s against us Tebow will kill us. So take R. Jones and bench him and let someone play that gives a damn.

By Cheerwino

October 12, 2008 8:06 AM | Link to this

You’re right ‘76Dawg. I thought I was worried about our defense, but it was the offense that didn’t come through for us. What’s with the QB keepers on first down several yards out? Why was Ayers always open and ready to deliver the hit?

It was like we had some kind of spread offense that moves down the field but can’t put it through the goal when we needed to. That didn’t seem to be a problem earlier in the year and now it is. Which, points more to poor play calling than talent or execution.

Thank goodness Southerland is back! I sure missed him!

By Dawgoneit

October 12, 2008 8:12 AM | Link to this

Yes, anytime we beat the Vols, it’s a good thing. 26-14 would have been a great score against the Vols last year, but they are clearly struggling and that’s the best we could manage? Our expectations for the Dawgs this year were simply too high. We’re not playing with the intensity that either Saban or Meyer brings to their teams. I love Mark Richt, but I just don’t believe he has the intensity to produce a true BCS title caliber team. The Dawg faithful have provided the resources, the talent is there, but alas I simply don’t think the coaching is. He gets a lot of credit for bringing UGA football up a level, and I believe that he will continue to field quality top ten teams. But the big dinner is probably going to require another chef in the kitchen.

By raymond

October 12, 2008 8:12 AM | Link to this

Lots of mistakes. Coach Bobo, get rid of the designed runs for Stafford, and put in the time working on the fade pattern in the end zone instead. The new starting DEs did improve the pressure we put on the QB but if we can’t do the same to Tebow without using the LBs we will look like LSU did against the Gators.

By BirdDawg

October 12, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this

Any win over Tennessee is a good win. They have a good defense. On the negative side, the O line had too many missed assignments and that fade pattern in the end zone was was never gonna work. Bobo should have ditched it. Great games on defense by Miller and Allen. In reality this is a good team but not great. It’s going to be harder to run now with another lineman going down. I hate to start talking about next year, but, this team will be loaded if Stafford and Moreno come back, the O line is better and Owens returns on the D line.

By BJ

October 12, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this

Is it just me or does Knowshon need to keep his antics low and his performance high. He is starting to irritate me with all his jumping and jawing before he does anything. A lot of good backs ran for 100 yards saturday. Need to put up all this Heisman and NC talk and get back to performance.

By Jeff sucks

October 12, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this

Jeff your aspirations of being a journalist falls short. You suck. UT has a bad record but their defense coming into the game had not allowed a TD on the ground (yes that includes media darling UF) and was #1 in the SEC, #5 in the nation. We racked up 458 yds of offense, UF vs UT? 248. You could find fault with a beautiful newborn. You Suck.

By BullDawg79

October 12, 2008 8:37 AM | Link to this

Based on the bogus helmet-to-helmet call, we can now assume that all “de-cleater” hits are illegal against UGA. If you tackle us, do it gently.

That hit was clean. It fortunately gave us momentum to get the touchdown.

By GT

October 12, 2008 8:38 AM | Link to this

Hey Buzzfan1936: Pick a team to pull for. Please stop double dipping!!! Your the worst kind of fan. Heck, your not even a fan of any team. Your all over the Tech blogs & Ga blogs. Your absolutely homeless. Pick a team and stick with them. No more double dipping!! I come here to read the Ga blogs…… Never to post a comment because I respect their comments on their blogs. As I would expect them to respect our blogs… All I’m saying is, If your for Tech fan,blog there. If your a Ga fan,blog here. Sorry for this blog Ga fans,but I had to talk to Buzzfan..

By dawgman

October 12, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this

I hate it, but we are a 7-4 team. We will get seriously outmuscled by LSU and Florida….then lose one more along the way.

Only hope is to get back to dancing, trick plays and get Ellerby back on the field. Even AJ loses his concentration playing for this group.

Gotta get some spirit back on both sides of the ball.

By Diggity Dawg

October 12, 2008 8:46 AM | Link to this

The line was 12.5 when we all KNEW the Dawgs should blow out Tennessee. Turnovers, blown penalty enforcements, and the end result is a 12-point win. Those Vegas guys know something.

By BrewNdawg

October 12, 2008 8:47 AM | Link to this

Bobo and Stafford have issues. Stafford still makes bad decisions and Bobo gets too cute with the offense… EVERY time we line up in I formation something good happens. We gain a big chunk of yardage on the ground or play action passes. Especially getting Sutherland back, I feel we’ll be much tougher as an offense when we go to red stick and Jacksonville. This shotgun stuff with no one in the backfield besides Stafford doesn’t work nearly as well as the I formation.

By WCS

October 12, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this

Reminds me of Dooley’s wins when he was coaching- the Dawgs just found a way to win. I guess that’s all that counts, huh?!?

By dumb dawg

October 12, 2008 9:11 AM | Link to this

Georgia Dawgs are GOOOOOD!

we’re gonna win us a national championship!

we’ll go black out on florida and lsu, and give tech a whoopin too!

Dawgs are number one!!!

can’t be too much hype for UGA!!!

Wooo hooo!

By Montana Dawg

October 12, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this

Good but not great - perfect way to put it. We’re still not running on all cylinders yet, but eventually I hope we will. I’m still VERY concerned about our thin, inexperienced, and constantly shifting O line going into LSU and Florida. Bama stuffed our run game, and we don’t do very well as a one dimensional team. The Dawgs are fighters and let’s take care of business against Vandy.

By Top Dawg

October 12, 2008 9:12 AM | Link to this

WHAT’S UP WITH THE PLAY CALLING? APPARENTLY, THIS BUNCH CANNOT RUN THE FADE SUCCESSFULLY. QUIT TRYING TO FIT A SQUARE INTO A ROUND HOLE.

By jake

October 12, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this

Hey, you guys. Defensive holding is an AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN. Will the coaching staff please LEARN that! That could have cost us the game and possibly other things.

By eddiedawg

October 12, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this

all you “dawg” fans are ridiculous…..enjoy the win you losers…..you think vandy would have taken an “ugly” win today?? a win is a win is a win…….two weeks ago, that vaunted fla team everyone is talking about lost to ole miss at home….yeah we left some things on the table yesterday BUT WE GOT THE WIN. be happy for your team idiots…..you same people were saying we will lose 6 more games last yr after the tenn loss and looked what happened…SUPPORT THE DAWGS AND BE HAPPY ABOUT THE WIN LOSER DAWG FANS….

By jake

October 12, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this

Hey, you guys. DEFENSIVE HOLDING is an AUTOMATIC first down. WAKE UP coaching staff.

By Barkin'Dog

October 12, 2008 9:47 AM | Link to this

Diggity Dawg mentioned the line, and that’s where I think a lot of anxiety is coming from. A lot of posters here lost their bets by 1/2 to a point… and they feel they should have won. I for one would have bet on the Dawgs if I were still betting, so I feel their pain. But that’s no reason to diss them! They got the win, and that’s all that counts (esp. in the SEC). Face it people… this coaching staff plans for wins, not covers. And they are planning for the long haul (entire season), not this game or that game. They gameplan for each team as it comes, and IMHO they did a fine job against Tennessee. Now they have to plan how to change up the OL, with Vance out, to take care of Vandy next week. Then, with more experience, they will be ready for the gauntlet. So, like last year, don’t be surprised by the outcome… one game at a time, folks, one game at a time! Go Dawgs!

By dawgfan1911

October 12, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this

Dawg fans I am happy we won, but Mike Bobo concerns me with his play calling. It’s not one or two plays, its an entire series especially in the red zone.The Dawgs are tied fir first in the east with Vandy losing to msu yeaterday. I actually think we have a good chance against everybody we have left on the schedule except Florida our nemisis, but history shows that in that game you can throw the records out the window these teams will play hard and that means whatever defeciencies UGZA may have, they should at least compete, the difference will be the coaching and Florida has better coaches. Lsu’s offense is really not that lethal and their defense was exposed last night if AJ has his head on straight he will ba matchup problem for them. They should beat Auburn, if you thin we ae struggling look at them, We should run the ball down Vandy and Kentucky’s throat and we should beat the BZZZZZZ from tech who barely beat Gwebb. It comes down to florida and I am trying to see if we have any favorable matchups,,,, but I cant think of any guys!

By UGA

October 12, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this

I, too bought the pre-season hype of being number one.

We will have three losses before this season is over and we WON’T be heading to a BCS bowl game…

By red zone woes

October 12, 2008 10:39 AM | Link to this

How come we don’t have a packege in the redzone that includes Logan Gray at QB. I’ve never understood this with Richt. He could have done the same thing back in the day with Shock and Green but he never did. When were inside the 10, give the defense something else to look at besides a run up the middle or a fade to the endzone. He’s obviously a good athlete or he wouldn’t be returning punts. Just think we could use that wrinkle in the offense down inside the 10. And it has been noted several times on this blog, but does our team just lack intensity, killer mentality, etc, etc… I know CMR is a church going man, but maybe he needs to leave the locker room at halftime for a few minutes and let someone do some hell-raising to fire this team up. We look lazy and sleepy on the field.

By auburn suxs

October 12, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

UGA , at least we don’t already have three loses like tenn and auburn… We can get better ,but for auburn and tenn all they have is defense, and their defense will start to become less of a factor as the season goes on because of their offense. I think it was a good win for us and we move on to the next week… GO DAWGS

By James

October 12, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this

Pathetic play calling……that toss sweep left and right will only go so far. It’s going to be a long day against upcomming teams if we dont learn to go for the throat! I blame all this on coaching, we have the talent, we just dont have a play caller with guts.

By tangweasel

October 12, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this

Midnight Rambler,

I have to disagree with you and the announcers. It was helmet-to-helmet. Also, earlier when the announcers argued that UT did not commit pass interference, I agree, no interference…but it was another helmet to helmet hit from behind this time. The “big hit” from Berry on Knowshon…helmet to helmet again. The UT player punching Moreno(how did he not get ejected) another example of some very rough play from UT.

I know we get more than our share of PFs, but UT was over the top yesterday. FTR I don’t believe tha Berry hit was intentional.

By ace

October 12, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

BooBoo must have read Richt’s famous best seller last week, “How to be unproductive in the Red Zone” or was it “I only need three inside the twenty” anyway it looked as if Richt was calling the plays inside the twenty. Then BooBoo comes out and says, we don’t need to take chances down there so we can at least get three. What a moron. What does he think a fade is, I don’t think UGA has completed one since Richt has been there. The next coach at UGA that calls that play should be shot at daylight at Sanford Stadium. The QB doesn’t know how to throw it and the receiver doesn’t know how to run it! BooBoo is a total joke as the OC but he will never be fired, he is just like Willie the Weasel, he will be there as long as Richt.

By athensdawg

October 12, 2008 11:05 AM | Link to this

Lighten up, dawg fans. We beat freakin tennessee like a drum yesterday.

I wonder how many of you writing in this blog remember how we slogged through the Ray Goff and Jim Donnan years wondering if there was any light at the end of the tunnel? Now, everyone is complaining about Mark Richt. I complained too, over the last two or three years, but then, I realized what is going on….

Here’s the “problem”….Mark Richt doesn’t care about today. What he cares about is longevity and building something that is similar to what Bobby Bowden did at FSU…something like 10-15 years in the top 10. That is what georgia fans have to understand. The reason we are having problems now is because CMR didn’t recruit offensive linemen until it got to be an absolute emergency. Now we are paying the price for it. Will he make this mistake again…I doubt it.

Our play calling stinks at times. Why? Mike Bobo is getting OJT in the toughest conference in the land. If Bobo sticks around (as I think the plan will be) there will be a day when all of a sudden, he is one of the greatest “minds” in college football. Our play calling stunk when CMR was calling plays…what should we do…stick to our plans, or be like Auburn and hire a new offensive coordinator every year?

CMR is building one of the most solid, talent stocked programs in the nation. Everyone knows this (which is why we were honored with preseason #1.) You all forget that unlike Urban and Les and Saban, and most of our competition, this is CMR’s first head coaching job.

His first goal was to get us competitive in the sec…done. His second goal was to win SEC titles (note the plural)…still being done. And I am sure his final goal is to win some National Championships. Will that be done? Gee, he has accomplished everything else…i think so. Will it be done this year. NO. Will it be done next year? Who knows?

The REAL problem is this….can the immature, impatient, ESPN following lemmings that comprise a portion of the georgia fans tune out the noise and look and see what is really going on here?

Or, are you going to stop your feet on the ground and throw a temper tantrum and say, “I WANT A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NOW!!” Lot of good that is going to do you…

chill out. go back to your cofee and enjoy the fact that we came out and gave a half hearted effort against tennesee and won by 12 points. I remember when it was all we could do to stay within two TDs of the Vols…

By GATOR CHOMP

October 12, 2008 11:08 AM | Link to this

UGAY will lose 3 more games this year FLA,LSU AND GT “book it lozers”

By scooter

October 12, 2008 11:27 AM | Link to this

not impressed by the play calling. refs gave dawgies a few breaks. UGA physically dominated but couldn’t put it away until late.

A win is a win but wasn’t pretty

By stendec

October 12, 2008 11:28 AM | Link to this

Happy with Dawg victory but…There is always a but. Breakdown by #3 on touchdown in back of end zone completely unacceptable. This young man, bless his heart, has been liability all season. Teams with championship aspirations cannot tolerate such mental carelessness. Was not satisfied at all with Dawg lack of killer instinct. Should have put Vols away early. Final score should not have been close. Going to same play with continued disastrous results, we all know the one I mean, was not only foolhardy but could have been detrimental, as in an upset defeat. If Dawgs perform like this against LSU and Auburn they will finish regular season with four, if not more, losses. If Dawgs pull Bama against angry Vandy team things could get ugly in a hurry. Oh well, just a few random thoughts, for what they are worth. GO DAWGS!

By Redcoat

October 12, 2008 11:40 AM | Link to this

First: Gator Chomp (read: GAYTOR)- Technerd troller who needed to stop a field goal against Gardner-Webb.

THE MAIN POINT: Say what you want about ESPN, writers, whatever WE allowed the VOLS to stick around. The play calling was suspect and the coaching was poor.

Richt is soft about winning. Just because he’s a christian doesn’t mean you have to be a wussy. “A win is a win” - B******. When you get down to it its the other team’s job to stop your offense yet Richt constantly pulls the ropes back on his team.

I love what Richt has done and is doing with the program. BUT: GROW SOME BALLS THERE MARKY BOY.

By BullDawg79

October 12, 2008 11:43 AM | Link to this

Hey tangweasel, what game were you watching? The hit was perfect, shoulder into the body so hard the head snapped back. It was textbook. The official from behind saw the head snap and assumed it was helmet to helmet. Don’t be such a homer to not acknowledge bad officiating that supports our team. You lose all credibility.

By wreckmaniac

October 12, 2008 11:43 AM | Link to this

When UGA fails to perform up to expectations, I am first to run my mouth but after Tech’s performance yesterday its hard to say anything. Any win over Tenn, as already said, is a good win as well as any win over Auburn no matter how poor they are. I get the impression that UGA had this game under control all day and was never really threatened.

By The J.O.

October 12, 2008 11:50 AM | Link to this

Considering the youth and inexperience along the ‘offensive line’, I’m extremely proud of what the ‘DAWGS’ have been able to accomplish thus far. It’s no disgrace to be ranked in the ‘Top Ten’….especially with so much youth. I do agree that we’re not a serious threat to win the BIG PRIZE this year but…LOOKOUT, we’re coming soon to get it!!!

By Mike

October 12, 2008 11:52 AM | Link to this

Quick question Jeffery???? Did we win???? nuff said!

By Phoneguy

October 12, 2008 12:12 PM | Link to this

Good lord people “Calm Down”. Its an SEC win. Thats what matters..(Then again I’m trying to reason with idiots in above posts that call them SCREAM plays, and say it was 3rd and Gold) Man.. I’m glad you people with no football knowledge have absolutely no influence.

By GATOR CHOMP

October 12, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this

Thats right I’m back. I’ve been busy sucking the sweat from Teblows jockstrap after the Ole Miss “LOSS”. Cant wait for him to get back home and TEABAG ME AGAIN Because I love the taste of a man

By Phoneguy

October 12, 2008 12:31 PM | Link to this

athensdawg

That was the most rational, well said post I’ve read in a while. I echoe all of your points. Well said man. I COMPLETELY AGREE.

By Anthony

October 12, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this

UGA will never be in another championship with the coaching and play calling!!!!!We are to conservative!!!!we dont know how to beat teams and we cant score when we have to!!!!!we settle for to many feild goals.We will never move up in the polls if we keep the ball the entire 4th qt and only get a field goal!!!!!I wouldnt consider that style points.The play calling from Bo Bo has to stop!we will never get any where running the same screen plays over and over and over again!!!Until we start BLOWING people out you want see UGA in anybody’s National Championship game, nor the sec championship.Oh yea Florida looked pretty damn good.The way UGA played we have no chance against those GATORS.So for all thos people who think we played a good game needs to rethink that choice.we won but it was not impressive especially coming off a bye week

By Anthony

October 12, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this

UGA will never be in another championship with the coaching and play calling!!!!!We are to conservative!!!!we dont know how to beat teams and we cant score when we have to!!!!!we settle for to many feild goals.We will never move up in the polls if we keep the ball the entire 4th qt and only get a field goal!!!!!I wouldnt consider that style points.The play calling from Bo Bo has to stop!we will never get any where running the same screen plays over and over and over again!!!Until we start BLOWING people out you want see UGA in anybody’s National Championship game, nor the sec championship.Oh yea Florida looked pretty damn good.The way UGA played we have no chance against those GATORS.So for all thos people who think we played a good game needs to rethink that choice.we won but it was not impressive especially coming off a bye week

By Anthony

October 12, 2008 12:45 PM | Link to this

UGA will never be in another championship with the coaching and play calling!!!!!We are to conservative!!!!we dont know how to beat teams and we cant score when we have to!!!!!we settle for to many feild goals.We will never move up in the polls if we keep the ball the entire 4th qt and only get a field goal!!!!!I wouldnt consider that style points.The play calling from Bo Bo has to stop!we will never get any where running the same screen plays over and over and over again!!!Until we start BLOWING people out you want see UGA in anybody’s National Championship game, nor the sec championship.Oh yea Florida looked pretty damn good.The way UGA played we have no chance against those GATORS.So for all thos people who think we played a good game needs to rethink that choice.we won but it was not impressive especially coming off a bye week

By Harris

October 12, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this

I came away from this game feeling like last year. We were embarrassed 1 week, got an ugly win the next, and then kicked everyone’s butt the rest of the way. If this is the start to another 1 of those runs, then I’m sure we’ll all take it.

By robby

October 12, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

all this talk of ‘kinds of wins’ and ‘style points’ make sports writers and fans look like spoiled brats…

waah waaaah…they won but well…i dont like that … that made me ‘feel’ uncomfortable…

UT lined up to win yesterday and has worked hard all year to do so and u know what …

they never really had a chance…

that sounds dominant to me

By Jeff

October 12, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

Schultz is setting himself up to say “I told you so” in case UGA loses to LSU, UF, or both. Shultz, in case you forgot, the SEC writers didn’t pick UGA to finish first in the East. Whose expectations are they supposed to be living up to? Yours? The SEC media writers? The AP? Whether or not they win a MNC or the SEC, I am proud of what this team has accomplished under Mark Richt.

Tom, the UF team that was flying all over the field against LSU is the same team that lost to Ole Miss last week. It is just another example of how difficult it is to consistently perform well from week to week.

By Denver Dawg

October 12, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

The LOSERS and IDIOTS on this board are those of you who think yesterday’s win was dominant, or that a “win is a win,” ragardless of how poorly the players executed and the leaders coached. Stop bashing those of us who love the Dawgs (more than you do) and learn that constructive criticism is more benficial than the lies.

And athensdawg: Florida beat LSU “like a drum,” we beat Tenn because Tenn sucks this year. Bobby Bowden won National Campionships at Florida State. CMR has had 8 years now. We want a NC now??? Geez. W’re so impatient. You’re analysis is so fvcking ridivulous. You think you’ve got the whole “master plan” figured out. You’re a dmb a Mike Bozo - OJT - what the fvck ever. Go climb back up Richt’s a$$.

By StingDoc

October 12, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this

GT YOU ARE A REAL JERK! LAYOFF BUZZFAN* He says he wants to be proud of any team from his beloved state and roots for the dawgs to win all their games except against Tech. I personally find it hard to root for dawgs, but it is because of all the hateful taunts some of their fans hurl at us especially when they beat us and the way they treat visiting fans in Athens. I respect Buzzfan for his position. You, on the other hand, prefer to get into the gutter with the slimy, taunting, “bad” dawg fans, and launch an attack on one of your own. You, I do not respect. I do, however, respect your right to free speech. You want every Tech fan to hate Georgia. Too bad for you. Personally, I think its bad for the soul to be filled with hate, but that’s your decision.

By Denver Dawg

October 12, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this

Here’s just one reason why a “win is not just a win”:

Gators back in the groove By Jason King, Yahoo! Sports Oct 12, 2008 10 hours, 20 minutes ago

Florida was back in the BCS hunt, Tebow had re-entered the Heisman race and the defending national champions had been toppled in humiliating fashion.

Yes, two weeks after a stunning home loss to Ole Miss, No. 11 Florida looks more than capable of winning a national championship. The Gators have administered their share of beatdowns during Urban Meyer’s regime, but Saturday’s throttling of LSU was a whole different cookie.

It’s one thing to whip a struggling Tennessee squad by three touchdowns, and it’s another to dominate a national champion whose roster is littered with first-day NFL draft picks.

WAKE UP PEOPLE, We beat Tenn by 12 ponints and did it looking like we were a little better than the Salukis.

By Simply didnt get it done

October 12, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this

Tennessee is horrible this year period and the dawgs just didn’t get it done. Some of you say that the defense was great today but may I remind everyone that Tennessee offense is pathetic and MADE UGAs defense look good. UGA still had no pressure on the 52 yard bomb to set up Tennessees first score and Evans who looke lost when his man was left wide open for the second Tenn. score. Momass is an idiot if he thinks GOOD teams in the SEC cant blow out other teams in the SEC of lesser talent. Just Ask Fla. and Alabama if its that hard gainst good talent in UGA and LSU. UGA will get destroyed by Fla. this year and will win the east and thats why they were picked to win the east. UGAs performance against teams like SC,Alabama and even todays win is why they wont get much attention in the college football world. Both Bobo and Martinez and even our strength /conditioning coach are jokes at UGA. Well Uga will be in Tampa this year or if they dont wake up they may be in Nashville in the Music Sh1tty Bowl.

By StingDoc

October 12, 2008 1:18 PM | Link to this

tangweasel I agree with your statement: The “big hit” from Berry on Knowshon…helmet to helmet again was a helmet-to-helmet on the sideline that wasn’t called - you could plainly hear it. I still don’t think the earlier one was which led to your TD. It was a big break for you. That call has hurt Tech in two big games: [1] Against Tech by the Big Ten officials in the Notre Dame a couple of years ago. It led to ND’s winning score. ND’s coach, Charlie Weis, said “It was a clean hit.” [2] Against the Jackets in the Va. Tech game this year which also led to their winning score. Most Tech fans felt it was a bad call. Sometimes it is js hard for a player running full tilt to avoid this contact. I think officials should be judicious in calling it, be sure that the player could avoid the contact, that it looks like it was deliberate, that it could have potentially injured a player, etc. They should let them play football. It is a contact sport.

By What

October 12, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this

While you are patting your defense on the back, UT put up more points on the GA defense than the Northern Illinois defense.

By Ed

October 12, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this

Georgia is not a great team this season, and will not be a great team this season, for one reason only: a decimated offensive line. The team is good enough with what they have on the o-line to beat Vandy, KY, Auburn and GT, but it’s hard to imagine them beating LSU and Florida back-to-back with a patchwork offensive line. It’s real hard to see them avenging the Alabama loss in the SECC game with an even weaker line. Having you stud senior fullback miss more than half the season doesn’t help either. He barely played yesterday and is obviously less than 100%. Georgia’s had bad luck this year. That’s the way it goes sometimes. Even with all of that, Richt has them at 5-1 and ranked in the Top 10. The guy can flat out coach.

By Eric A Dawg fan

October 12, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this

I agree that the Dawgs was not a perfect 10. But they did get a small revenge against a weak Tennessee Volunteers Team.

The Dawgs should have been able to put up more points on the board. That score should have been 38 Dawgs 7 Tennessee. The reason being was that the Dawgs drove to the Tennessee side of the field threathening for a touch down when Stafford threw an interception and Tennessee scored a touch on the Dawgs as a result of that turnover.

The second score should have resulted a touchdown when the Dawgs again drove down to Tennessee side of the field to 1st, and Goal when The Dawgs could not execute. They had to settle for a field goal.

The defensive front did an excellent job against the rush. However; the secondary has a lot to be desired. They were did not execute very well against the pass rush.

Moreno did a great job as did the fullback, and King. I’m glad that Moreno is okay after taking a vicious hit by Tennessee’s Berry. To me, that was very close to being a helmet to helmet. I think a flag should have been thrown for that hit. All in all, I glad that Moreno is okay.

Georgia has got to step the A game in order to beat Florida. Florida is looking a lot better than earlier this season. I know all along that LSU was suspect, and Florida took it to them. Florida has a lot of different offensive looks. They have some very fast running backs and lets not forget about Percy Harvin.

While I am not too concerned about the defensive line, I am concerned about the secondary. For Georgia to beat Florida, the defense has to step up their game, and they HAVE to definitely stop on the penalties. Its getting ridiculous. I think that the Dawgs are leading the NCAA with penalties.

We can win this SEC East if they would HUNKER DOWN.

GO DAWGS SIC EM…..

By Dr. Dawg

October 12, 2008 1:54 PM | Link to this

The one thing that frustrates me the most about watching the Dawgs (besides blown opportunities on the red zone and excessive penalties) is the ignorant play calling. Specifically, whenever Stafford looks at the defense as he steps up to the line and then calls an audible, it will always be a run-up-the-middle play with either Moreno or King. Every single forking time!! No exceptions!! Shucks, if I know it, you have to believe that all of the attending fans know it, all of the TV viewers know it, the UT coaches know it and most importantly all of the UT defensive linemen know it!! Let’s cut the $hit with the predictable play calling and try to mix it up once in a while for a refreshing change!! What’s wrong with a screen pass on an audible call? A reverse? A toss-sweep? What the fork is Michelle Bozo getting paid for? I don’t get it. Frustrating!!!!

By Yaaaaawwwwwn

October 12, 2008 2:06 PM | Link to this

I’m sorry Georgia couldn’t be as exciting as Georgia Tech’s thrilling victory over Whoosa-Whatsit College, Jeff.

Also, congrats to Florida for finally getting their first marquee victory in the Teblow era, over a year after Jeff proclaimed them the Best! Team! Ever!. Maybe this time the Gators can stay within two scores of Georgia. Maybe.

By big dawg

October 12, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this

I am sick off all you losers whinning and acting like techies. To “Redcoat” - you are a moron. The only thing that matters are W’s & L’s. Not rankings, scores, or anything else. You idiots watch way too much ESPN b/c at the end of the day you’ve got to win if you want to play for NC and nothing else matters. We’ve got to beat all these teams regardless of where we are ranked. Win and advance to GA dome to play Bama. Winner goes to NC. These Big 12 teams will fade as always. I guarantee these are the same idiots that wrote us off last year after UT.

I think everyone agrees we looked like crap at certain times and play calling was suspect at times. Pretty obvious we need to get better and/or play better in certain situations. The good thing is that we have the talent to get better & just need to do it.

By Rodney Dangerfield Dawg

October 12, 2008 2:44 PM | Link to this

Hmmm UGA beats Tenn. and stays at no. 10. Everybody knows that CMR has big issues. Fire Bobo and Willie TODAY!!!!!!! DAWGS are a joke with all the wasted talent and resources!

By YUP

October 12, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this

Dawg fans that believe “that a win is a win” evidently haven’t been playing close attention to college football the last few years. Georgia will never get the national respect that it deserves if our coaching staff really believes that. I don’t think that they really do. And, it is not being less of a fan to say that, it is just a statement as to how football championships are played today. Style points don’t count? Who is kidding who?

By benadawg

October 12, 2008 3:32 PM | Link to this

The rules have changed, a win in less impressive fashion is not considered complete. Hell, we win we don’t move up. i was impressed as everyone but please quit kissing Florida azz. I watched tennessee game review this morning and they knew our plays, as the year goes on we must add new wrinkles. the inside screen that was intercepted needs to be thrown out….

By Brokebackvol

October 12, 2008 3:39 PM | Link to this

I bet this win wasn’t very satisfying to Dawg fans because they already knew the Vols are awful - no fun beating up on a bad team.

By R u Serious

October 12, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this

Where the H#LL is the option in our offense. Logan Grey could easily run this with success. Even if it is predictable think about how FLA used Tebow the year they won with Leak as the starter. Why do we always seem to sell ourselves short. Option would be WAAAAY better than designed runs for a non running quaterback. What the H#LL are they thinking!!!! I am really having second thoughts about Bobo!

By dc

October 12, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this

Contrary to some comments;I would trade Right for just about any other coach in the SEC. He is way over his head and I don’t see him ever being able to take a team close to its potential. At $2,5,000,000 per year we should do much better for the money.

By Sid

October 12, 2008 4:56 PM | Link to this

Remember folks,we had two losses last year at this time and we rolled the rest of the way.Play ‘em one at a time!

By Grant Field of Wet Dreams

October 12, 2008 5:09 PM | Link to this

A win over a weak Tennessee counts just as much as a win over a strong Alabama.

A loss to a strong Alabama counts just as much as a loss to any weak SEC team.

So yada yada yada…..

Question:

If Florida’s stadium is The Swamp,

Why isn’t Aubarn’s stadium The Barn Yard?

By BCS Slave

October 12, 2008 5:18 PM | Link to this

You guys that keep saying, “Keep winning and everything will pan out in the end” are just dead wrong. If the teams above UGA keep winning, UGA could blow out their opponent in the SECC and it would not matter. They will not advance several spots over higher ranked teams the way LSU did last year. ESPuke does not cover UGA the same as other teams. So poll voters would vault an Alabama team that struggled against Tulane and Kentucky (who just got beat by SoCar.) to number two just because they beat a UGA team voters apparently respect very little? It reveals the problem with polls and the need for a playoff.

The only poll that means anything comes after the conf. championships. We shouldn’t publish one until then. The polls are a joke. The media has too much influence in shaping them. We need a playoff.

By BCS Slave

October 12, 2008 5:36 PM | Link to this

I think UGA has been disappointing in that they have not shown how good they can be. Some have said they players have not played hard enough. I think this is coaching and play calling. The offense is conservative. Mark Richt doesn’t seem to want to win impressively. I like him, but until UGA starts to pound people, they will be overlooked and disrespected by the polls. Unfortunately, we have to beat the crap out of people when we win to get the respect that the USC’s, Okla, and Alabama’s seem to get in the media and polls. There will be no chance of a NC until we start humiliating teams or until we finally get a playoff.

By Informed

October 12, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this

What score is OK Jeff? Seriously, what is the Jeff Schultz scale for looking like number ten in the country? Is it giving up 45 points!? Is it losing to UNRANKED Oregon State or UNRANKED Ole Miss?

The truth of the matter is that UGA is not a media darling because we made the mistake of being decent competitors the first two weeks of the season and then running into a buzz saw against Bama.

This is all crap. USC is going to have to lose AT LEAST two games to UNRANKED opponents in order to miss the National Title game. I’m sorry, BYU might be good enough to pull that off and I’m DAMN sure the DAWGS could.

The fact that the DAWGS dropped one touchdown and had one taken from them pre-emptively due to a wrong penalty enforcement should NOT be a reason to dismiss this team. This team IS that good. This team has lost THREE offensive tackles (if you include Tripp moving to TE, which he did!) and still managed to shove it down the throat of one of the nation’s toughest run defenses. Yes, that defense played the Mighty Gators!

See whatever you want to see, people, but ask yourselves this question: IF (Hell, yes, it’s a huge IF, but what here ISN’T speculation?) IF the DAWGS run the table, it’s entirely likely they’ll be on the outside looking in at this point. How is that possible when you start the season as Number 1, lose only one game to Number 8 (at the time) and play what was widely considered to be the toughest schedule in the country?

This is clearly a situation of people making up the story they want to see. I for one, hope the DAWGS do embarass the nation and blow up the BCS.

By Eric C.

October 12, 2008 6:35 PM | Link to this

Jeff,

While this win was less than inspiring, keep in mind that a given team only has a couple of “A” games in a season. I’d rather the Dawgs save their most inspiring efforts and “A” games for LSU and UF…wouldn’t any Dawg fan?

Beating UT 50-0 would have been nice… but the most important games are still ahead. Crushing UT would have moved us to 7 or 8…big deal. If we take care of business with the bigger fish, then uninspiring efforts against SC and UT are all water under the bridge.

Let’s just take the win this week, take another win next week against Vandy, and then hunker down for a fight with LSU and UF. The Dawgs haven’t played an A game yet…let’s save them for those two games.

By sherlock

October 12, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this

A Sleepy win. Yawnnnnnnnn……..

By BCS Slave

October 12, 2008 7:46 PM | Link to this

Informed,

Great post! I just wish more SEC football fans could see how ridiculous the poll system is and start clamoring for a playoff.

By TYLER FORSYTH

October 12, 2008 8:13 PM | Link to this

FOLKS, Georgia isnt that good and you know it. I’m a VOLS fan and we are having a horrible year and you managed to score only 26 points on us? after we embarrassed uga not once but twice. good job. I didnt think UT would win this game but we made it a close game until the refs stepped into the drive before half. on the BS call.. I’m glad berry knocked the HELL out of the hotdog Knowshon. he’s nothing but a hotdog and he’s overrated! THANK YOU ERIC BERRY!!!!!!!!!!!! AND GEORGIA DESERVES TO BE # 10 OR HIGHER. you suck! you’ll lose to LSU & FLORIDA

By harvardblue

October 12, 2008 8:37 PM | Link to this

Most of you are right: Any SEC win is good and anytime UGA beats UT it is GREAT but when I went to bed Saturday night and as I sit here typing this I know that the 08 Dawgs are not on the level with the 08 Gators. They are in a different class. Stafford can’t be mentioned in the same sentence with Tebow. Richt is a great guy but he’s just to nice and sweet to be a coach who can compete with Meyer, Miles, and Saban. Those guys could take his lunch and he would try to put a nice spin on it rather than stepping up and doing something about it. Oh, and one more thing: the Gators speed makes the Dawgs look like they are playing wheelchair football. Richt needs to let Stafford know that its his job to get us in the endzone. They can call all of the plays they want to help pad his stats i.e. Blank, Dimitroff, Smith, and Ryan, but if we don’t score it won’t mean a theing. Green should have caught that ball, but he had 10 other chances and still got nothing. If he can’t do it maybe we need to go in another direction.

By heeldawg

October 12, 2008 8:48 PM | Link to this

My take on things:

  • Florida, on Saturday, was the best team in the SEC. Alabama is second, but with less depth. They’ve been very fortunate with injuries this season. Georgia is probably the third best team in the conference right now, with LSU fourth. But all of these things can change; look at what happened last year.

  • Losing yet another lineman to injury makes Georgia less likely to win against Florida. Still, there’s several weeks to go between now and then.

  • Florida really is the fastest team in the country—at least if you don;t include the NFL.

  • Auburn is falling apart. Tubs won’t get fired this season, but the grumbling will start after ‘Bama ends the streak (and they will). The Tigers have not recruited well for a non-spread offense the last few years. Plus, Tommy T. is going to run out of assistants to hire, since he keeps his job by scapegoating them every time things go wrong. Who would work for him at this point? No wonder Muschamp left. The Tony Franklin experiment (and the emergence of Saban) will likely cost TT his job by the end of next season.

  • The Dawgs are hindered by poor offensive play-calling, particularly in the red zone. There is no lack of talent on this team, but execution is spotty, and the decision-making is hit-or-miss. Where were the runs from the fullback on first and goal? Aron White was open all day—why not throw to him every once in a while?

  • Based on current performances, Georgia will win against Vandy, Kentucky, LSU, Auburn and Tech and lose to Florida to end the year 10-2. They’ll then beat some nondescript Big 10 team in the Capitol One Bowl to end up 11-2 and in the top five or so once again. Not a MNC, but not a bad year, either.

    • That’s all for now…

    By stubbs11

    October 12, 2008 9:22 PM | Link to this

    Preseason #1… hmmm… Gators win big in JAX with revenge at the forefront. Was it really worth dancing in the endzone to gain momentum for one win, only to give the Gators motivation against UGA forever? UF will play with that same intensity against UGA as they did against LSU. UGA finishes the season with four losses. Keep wishing for that National Championship UGA. Gators win three before UGA wins another again, if ever. Stay at home and watch the bleeding from your living rooms.

    By Dr. Morpheus

    October 12, 2008 9:49 PM | Link to this

    If we rated last year’s team by performance to date after the Tennessee game, we would not have predicted they would beat Vanderbilt, much less Florida (and the rest of their opponents). Fortunately, teams move in one direction or the other- they get better or they get worse. Which one will it be? Don’t bet against the Dawgs unless you see them starting to go backwards. Check the stats- UGA is leading in total offense, passing, and are second in rushing defense. Teams are passing a lot because they can’t run against us. We ran the ball on a good rushing defense in UT. We should beat Vandy and we can compete against LSU in Tiger Stadium. LSU lacks a critical ingredient- a consistent and effrective QB. (The Gators sliced them up with speed, good play calling and a little luck like the tipped pass that fell into the hands of Harvin). Get by those teams and we take on the histrionic whiners, Urban, Timmy and the Chompers for the SEC East title.

    By Chuck Uga

    October 12, 2008 10:51 PM | Link to this

    Tyler Forsyth, it’s waaay past your bedtime. You are an IDIOT. That was Morley, not Eric Berry that hit Massaquoi in the head. Sorry, but your Vollies are about to lose another 3 or four straight to UGA. I predicted Richt would win nearly 70% of his games head to head with Fulmer, and the next year’s win will make him 6-3 against Fulmer when the retirement announcement comes after the 2009 season. Now run along, your Mommy has your milk ready.

    By TheItalianDawg

    October 12, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this

    I agree with most of you about the play calling in the red zone,it was pathetic. and calling Stafford to run the ball is plain stupid. because it has been called very frequently and risk injury to our starting QB.

    By ButlerDawg

    October 13, 2008 12:24 AM | Link to this

    The hammer is laid so carefully in the Dawgs’ hands, yet the courage to swing it hard at our opponent is lacking…has been for a few years now. It just pains me to see that we can’t have everything come together on both sides of the ball, every game for just one season.

    By DAWGHATER

    October 13, 2008 4:41 AM | Link to this

    GO VANDY! HEY UGAly, How about another blackout? LMFAO! Florida will crush your almighty redneck football team. LMFAO! Hey, next year is our year!

    By DAWGHATER

    October 13, 2008 4:53 AM | Link to this

    Hey ButlerDawg: The answer to your question is simple! UGA is a mediocre team at best. Your fans always say you will win a National Championship, but it ain’t going to happen. I am sorry my friends, as sorry John McCain would say. Your chances of winning the National Championship this year is about the same odds as McCain winning the Presidency. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! Your brag about the SEC and how powerful your conference is and how tough your schedule is, but look at the facts my friends. lol. Miss State gets routed by GT and then beats your division leader Vandy. Auburn and TN both preseason Top 20 teams, both suck. If you look at the records of the teams you have beat, they suck. In a nutshell, your overated once again. Your team will lose at least 3 more games and I can see the Peach Bowl or Independence Bowl in your future. What a shame after all the preseason hype as number 1. The only number 1 your team might see is leading the NCAA’s in penalties. That’s the bulldogs I know. LMFAO!

    By Sautee Dawg

    October 13, 2008 8:40 AM | Link to this

    Buzzfan 1936 Thanks for the support. We’ll need all the help we can get against the Gators. I can see why this event is held in Jacksonville, Haven’t missed one in many years, the atmosphere for that game is beyond describing especially when it’s a close game. If it were ever changed i wouldn’t mind seeing it alternate between the Dome in Atl. and Jax.

    By timthebrave

    October 13, 2008 9:24 AM | Link to this

    Great win by the dawgs. You people sound pathetic because we only beat Tenn by 12. I know you have only been watching the bulldogs and been a fan of college football for the last 5 years so you don’t know better. Look at yards and time of possession and you will see that it was a dominant performance. If we play better in red zone we win this game by 30. We have some things that are still a work in progress but still an excellent win. Mark Richt is a great coach and will win many SEC championships for the dawgs! As far as national championships that takes a lot of luck. The dawgs have been good enough to win one just not lucky enough. As long as we compete for a SEC championship every year and win our share of SEC titles then I am happy with that. A NC will come eventually. Just keep winning. Go dawgs!

    By Moe Ron

    October 13, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this

    Hey, DAWGHATER, I see you posting at 4 in the morning. What kind of shift work is that?

    Also, you like to shoot your mouth off about us. Granted, we’re not the best team in the country, but who’s your team? High schools - or better yet in your case - middle schools don’t count.

    By Condorcet

    October 13, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this

    Just look at what happened in Dallas this weekend. Two highly ranked teams played an extremely competitive game, pollsters all decided that OU’s loss lands them at #4, and Texas goes to #1. Even if you run the table, there’s a good chance that at least one of those two teams will as well, which probably puts UGA on the outside looking in (Penn State could definitely go undefeated). I don’t care what conference you’re in; being in the SEC doesn’t mean you get a mulligan.

    By The Truth

    October 13, 2008 9:45 AM | Link to this

    If you say this wasn’t an impressive win then I question your knowledge about the game of Football. Look at the TOP. Tennessee had ‘1’ yard rushing. All this while losing our 3rd starting left tackle this year. We don’t have a kid playing on the OL who is old enough to buy a beer right now and we are tied on top of the SEC East. Y’all need to get a grip and learn about what dominating in Football REALLY means.

    By timthebrave

    October 13, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this

    dawghater, who is your team? I bet $50 it is GT. That way you can say you beat Missippi State real bad. You can talk about beating the #8-10 team in the SEC conference really bad for years to come. Fl did look really good against LSU but they looked terrible against a bad Mississippi team. Alabama looked great against us but were lucky to beat Kentucky. Such is life in the SEC. Take the win and move on with your life or go root for a team that plays in a bad conference. That way you can have 0 or 1 loss every year and play for a mythical national championship. Maybe you can root on USC who beats 1 ranked team, loses to an unranked team and will most likely play a bad big 10 team for the mythical championship. I’m not that impressed. Just keep winning. Go dawgs!

    By wtf

    October 13, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this

    Couldn’t agree more. The Dawgs haven’t really been that impressive this year. We’ve got way too many injuries and are having a hard time overcoming them.

    At least we didn’t almost lose to a division II team like Tech did.

    By Dawg Fud

    October 13, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this

    Jeff

    If nobody should expect more why do have repeat yourself by writing the same version of this column every week?

    Do yourself a favor and stop picking us to cover. Get a clue man.

    GO DAWGS! Beat Vandy!

    By Maddog

    October 13, 2008 10:04 AM | Link to this

    So we didn’t play the perfect game and move up in the polls. Big deal - we got the win! Just a few short weeks ago most UGA fans would have accepted a 12 point victory over Tennessee.

    Poll rankings, with the exception of the final poll, are worthless. It’s a skewed system that screams for a playoff, if the NC is actually that important. Here’s what’s bizzare about the weekly rankings. Two of the three one-loss teams ranked ahead of us have been beaten by unranked opponents, and our only loss came to the #2 ranked team in the country. But again, big deal. UGA and every other top 10 team has the rest of the season to make their point. Our increasing injuries are hurting us, but injuries aren’t the reason for bad play calling, bad execution, lack of motivation, etc. This is something the coaches definitely need to work on.

    We could still lose 2 or 3 more games if out execution doesn’t improve, but the biggest obstacle is obviously Florida. If they play like they did against Ole Miss, we have a good chance to win the game. If they play like they did against LSU, our chances are greatly diminished. I must admit, though, I’m surprised at the UF fans popping off about the “motivation” they’ll have from last year’s end zone celebration. I didn’t know UF needed this type of artificial motivation to get fired up for the GA-FL game. It should be a dandy.

    A previous poster said UGA would finish at #5. If that’s the case, I’ll take it. Shoot for #1, but if you finish at #5 then job well done. It’s a great recruiting tool.

    By The Truth

    October 13, 2008 10:06 AM | Link to this

    And those who are drinking the Urban Myth Kool Aid need to get a grip too. LSU’s defense SUCKS! They let both Mississippi State and Auburn score +20 on them and those are the two worse offenses in the SEC.

    Florida gets like 2 TD’s a game from either special teams, defense, or a defender falling down and some other weird play that happens. Georgia will be ok.

    By paul disatham

    October 13, 2008 10:23 AM | Link to this

    Mathew, I am your truly fan from the beginning. If I am good enough, i would like to suggest you that changing the call in a close range is OK but don’t over do it. Rout running in a close range is SO CRITICAL and allows no error margin. You must communicate with the receiver to the perfection, otherwise… Sorry to bring it up./ Take care of yourself/ We need you now not next time!!

    By Bob H.

    October 13, 2008 11:09 AM | Link to this

    Georgia does not look like a top 10 team. The offensive line doesn’t block effectively and the defense doesn’t seem to get pressure on any quarterback we have played. If we are going to win out we have to crank it up another level or we will lose to Florida, LSU and maybe Vandy. Georgia needs to man-up. Don’t drop passes! GO DAWGS

    By GATORZONE

    October 13, 2008 11:35 AM | Link to this

    TRUTH… I know that LSU does not compare to Tennessee, but they are the defending National Champs…. Oh yeah, UF beat the sh!t out of Tennessee too!

    NOVEMBER 1st is right around the corner!!!

    By Derek S.

    October 13, 2008 11:54 AM | Link to this

    I am a Gator fan with no thoughts that beating GA this year will be easy. As we all know what a team does one week in the SEC has little bearing on how they play the next week (as FLA is painfully aware). FLA and GA have both been inconsistent this year but are equally and enormously talented. Both teams ultimate goal is still in front of them if they win out. What could be better than crushing the NC dreams of your arch rival when the stakes are the highest. In 3 weeks we get to settle it on the field.

    By The Truth

    October 13, 2008 12:20 PM | Link to this

    The UT game was closer than the score. As usual Florida’s scores were set up by some type of special teams or defensive play.

    Brandon James (Why do people kick to him) took the opening kickoff 52 yards on the first score. Tennessee fumbles on their own 20 something for a Florida FG. Brandon James (Again, why do people kick to him) took a punt back for 78 yards. And only after that did Crompton turn the ball over TWICE (and unforced) inside Florida’s 5 yard line.

    If Tennessee doesn’t kick it to Brandon James and doesn’t basically drop the ball and let y’all cover it twice inside your 3 yard line you are looking at a different game. Contrast that to the Georgia game where Georgia was in the red zone six times, held Tennessee to one rushing yard, and held the ball for 42 minutes, and didn’t allow a drive over 7 plays. Which one was the bigger hindside kicking?

    By ...Style Points.... DAWG

    October 13, 2008 1:43 PM | Link to this

    **Florida loses to unranked 3-3 Ole Miss at home…….. Southern Cal loses to unranked 3-3 Oregon State…….Oklahoma loses to #5 Texas by 10. …….GEORGIA loses to NOW #2 ..6-0 ..Alabama by 11…………….DAWGS get no respect, just like last year……IF GEORGIA RUNS THE TABLE, (WHICH they CAN)…The stupid polls will be proved wrong and bias again…REMBEMBER just weeks ago USC was undoubtedly the best team,..then Oklahoma,.. now Texas…. What a joke.

    By richard

    October 13, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this

    The all too usual Matthew Stafford: Not hitting receivers in stride; suffering balls batted down by linemen. Alas,I no longer expect improvement.

    By BIG UGA FAN SINCE 1977

    October 13, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this

    DO Y’ALL REALLY THINK THE DAWGS STILL HAVE A CHANCE AT THE NATIONAL TITLE???

    YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!!!

    UGA IS GETTING NO RESPECT - WHICH IS AS MUCH AS THEY HAVE EARNED.

    THEY LEAD THE SEC IN PERSONAL FOULS

    THEY HAVE EARNED NO RESPECT AT ALL

    By GET PERSONALsince 1969

    October 13, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this

    R-E-S-P-E-C-T————I AM SERIOUS

    By THE OLE BALL COACH

    October 13, 2008 5:04 PM | Link to this

    Time to stop any excuses and start playing like champions. The Dawgs kicked the Vols rear ends good until they redzone then pin head mistakes took over…. for what ever reason. It was so ugly at times I actual turned the TV off for most of the third and fourth quarters… The Dawgs are capable of beating anyone if they play as a team and stop making so many mistakes including the flags…. GATA Dawgs

    By THE OLE BALL COACH

    October 13, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

    Time to stop any excuses and start playing like champions. The Dawgs kicked the Vols rear ends good until they redzone then pin head mistakes took over…. for what ever reason. It was so ugly at times I actual turned the TV off for most of the third and fourth quarters… The Dawgs are capable of beating anyone if they play as a team and stop making so many mistakes including the flags…. GATA Dawgs

    By Sautee Dawg

    October 13, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this

    People are getting to worked up over this Gator romp over LSU. Didn’t Auburn score 20 or more on LSU. Enough said.

    By Ya'll are idiots

    October 13, 2008 5:20 PM | Link to this

    How can UGA people really whine about the not calls in the second half. How about the B U L L S H I T helmet-to-helmet call before half. Morley knocked Massaquoi lights out, but it wan’t head-to-head as the replays showed a thousand times. Morley got massaquoi with his pads clearly.(idk if anybody noticed the surprised expression of massaquoi after the penalty was called) And what about the mythical pass interference call against tennessee in the first half on third and 20 where th reciever was hit AFTER the ball arrived, yet Georgia was rewarded with a fake pass interference call that ended up turning the drive into a field goal drive. Let’s here for ignorant Georgia fans who can’t accept that one of there recievers got hit hard. (BY THE WAY, ANYBODY REMEMBER TWO YEARS AGO WHEN MORLEY KNOCKED MASSAQUOI EVEN HARDER IN THAT GAME WHERE TENNESSEE SET THE RECORD FOR MOST POINTS BY A VISITING OPPONENT IN SANFORD STADIUM) GEORGIA FANS HAVE the most selective memory ever. Ya’ll call this a beat down of Tennessee, WHAT ABOUT TENNESSEE’s UTTER ANNIHILATION OF GEORGIA THE PAST TWO YEARS. By the way Im a Florida fan hating on Georgia and am so excited that Tebow will exact sweet revenge this year. Everybody will get Georgia next year once Stafford and others leave for the NFL, Massaquoi and their whole secondary graduates. Enjoy beatin Tennessee and South Carolina this year, next year ya’ll are screwed.

    By Ya'll are idiots

    October 13, 2008 5:28 PM | Link to this

    How can UGA people really whine about the not calls in the second half. How about the B U L L S H I T helmet-to-helmet call before half. Morley knocked Massaquoi lights out, but it wan’t head-to-head as the replays showed a thousand times. Morley got massaquoi with his pads clearly.(idk if anybody noticed the surprised expression of massaquoi after the penalty was called) And what about the mythical pass interference call against tennessee in the first half on third and 20 where th reciever was hit AFTER the ball arrived, yet Georgia was rewarded with a fake pass interference call that ended up turning the drive into a field goal drive. Let’s here for ignorant Georgia fans who can’t accept that one of there recievers got hit hard. (BY THE WAY, ANYBODY REMEMBER TWO YEARS AGO WHEN MORLEY KNOCKED MASSAQUOI EVEN HARDER IN THAT GAME WHERE TENNESSEE SET THE RECORD FOR MOST POINTS BY A VISITING OPPONENT IN SANFORD STADIUM) GEORGIA FANS HAVE the most selective memory ever. Ya’ll call this a beat down of Tennessee, WHAT ABOUT TENNESSEE’s UTTER ANNIHILATION OF GEORGIA THE PAST TWO YEARS. By the way Im a Florida fan hating on Georgia and am so excited that Tebow will exact sweet revenge this year. Everybody will get Georgia next year once Stafford and others leave for the NFL, Massaquoi and their whole secondary graduates. Enjoy beatin Tennessee and South Carolina this year, next year ya’ll are screwed.

    By Moe Ron

    October 13, 2008 5:48 PM | Link to this

    ya’ll are idiots, I know the call you are talking about. I don’t think the actual culprit was the person reported. The hardest hit was not helmet-to-helmet. However, the other defender on the same play threw a forearm to MM’s helmet. That’s my take anyway.

    Now, if you want to cherry pick calls then I ask anyone who watched the game tell me Berry’s hit to Moreno was NOT helmet to helmet. It was one of the most flagrant h2h hits I’ve every seen, yet it went unflagged.

    Every team has calls go for and against them. Get over it! UGA played bad on offense, but UT was the absolute pits.

    By 2-4 --TENNESSEE

    October 13, 2008 5:49 PM | Link to this

    You are screwed this year, right now,Fumler fan. GEORGIA HAS NEVER BEEN 0-3 IN THE SEC. —-=Tranfer to the MAC CONFERENCE WHERE YOU BELONG.

    By SWAMPED moron

    October 13, 2008 6:03 PM | Link to this

    KENTUCKY WILL TAKE CARE OF URBAN AND HIS SISSY PLAY CALLING.—, JUST LIKE HOUSTON NUTT DID. —GET READY FOR YOUR DOWNFALL

    By Fred G. Sanford

    October 13, 2008 6:13 PM | Link to this

    The “G” stands for Georgia, you big dummy!

    I have to agree with Moe Ron about the helmet hit to Moreno. Absolutely should have been called.

    What I don’t understand is Ya’ll are idiots getting ticked about a people claiming a beatdown. The vast majority of the posts I’ve read have been concern/criticisms of UGAs execution. It may have been a statistical beatdown, but so what. Stats prove nothing. Lighten up Francis!!

    Both teams still have a lot to prove. Unfortunately for UT, they don’t have David Cutcliff calling the plays. I viewed that as the biggest asset going our way prior to the game. UT is in utter disarray. No disrespect intended, just my thoughts.

    By Phil the Man

    October 13, 2008 6:15 PM | Link to this

    This year in the SEC, more than any other year, has taugh t me one thing: the coaching staff that gameplans best is the team that wins. Think about this - these kids practice for 6-8 hour per week - THAT’S IT. The coaches spend 50 hours watching film and they GUESS what their next opponent will do (offensively and defensively). DUring practice that week, they practice plays designed to counter what they PREDICT their upcoming opponent will do. If the coaches are right, the team DOMINATES (i.e. florida versus LSU), if they are wrong, they get KILLED (i.e Florida versus Ole Miss).

    The team is still the same players, its all about the game plan. With the right gameplan (and the right bets placed as far as what your opponents schemes are), EVERY SEC team is great. With the wrong game plan, EVERY SEC team sucks. It’s really simple.

    By HuntingForRednecks

    October 13, 2008 8:10 PM | Link to this

    georgia sucks. To think that they could win a national title is laughable. They want even beat Vanderbilt and I won’t even go into the a$$ kicking they will get from Georgia Tech in their own stadium.

    By wreckmaniac

    October 13, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this

    With 5 teams in the top 11, its clear that the epicenter of college ball has moved to the big 12. It will take the media a year or two to figure this out but oh yea it has moved.

    By baton rouge dawg

    October 14, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this

    If you people recall last year we lost to SC because we couldnt score in the red zone and got thumped by Tenn. but by the end of the year we were considered by many the best team in the country . Anything is possible if the players try hard enough. noone knows what is instore for any team from one week to the next.

    By Jared

    October 14, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this

    I just get tired of the “its hard to blow anybody out in this league” stuff.

    tennessee is an awful football team right now, no matter what league they are in. auburn is the same. mississippi state? hanging with, and giving sec teams all they want. blown out by the Jackets.

    I’m not a UGA hater, but I get tired of leaning on the SEC as a crutch. If you were a great team, you could blow UT out.

    By NW GA Dawg

    October 14, 2008 12:07 PM | Link to this

    Good grief, all the Dawg haters are off the HOOK this week! What? Were you THAT sure that UGA would lay another egg against UT? I read some “guarantees” last week that “Ugag” or “Ugay” would lose to Tennessee again, well that didn’t work so now the whiners are saying that LSU and UF will “definitely” beat Georgia and of course now that ‘Tech has CPJ, it’s all over…

    Guess we’ll all have to stay tuned, huh? Most of this stuff is truly laughable.

    No the win wasn’t that pretty but then UT isn’t too good this year. I thought that would be the case with ‘Cut being gone—as well as Ainge. ‘Taint rocket science…The Dawgs could’ve and should’ve beaten UT worse but that 1 yard net rushing is as pretty as any final score to me—and UT has the same vaunted OL as they had last year.

    As for the rest of the year, well that’s why they play the game… Me thinks the Dawgs don’t look too bad overall.

    Beat VU.

    By tuckerDawg

    October 14, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this

    HEY TECH— GOOD GAME AGAINST GARDNER-WEBB THIS WEEKEND! YOU GOT ALL OF US DAWGS FANS REALLY REALLY WORRIED ABOUT YOUR BIG BAD TEAM!! HAHAHAH!!

    By Moe Ron

    October 14, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this

    Jared, is UF a great team? They got beat at home by Ole Miss. Is LSU a great team? They got hammered by UF. Is USC a great team? They got beat by an unranked opponent. Are Penn ST and BYU great teams? They’ve played a high school schedule up till now. Is OU a great team? They gave up 45 points to Texas. Texas Tech or Oklahoma State? Give me a break - look at their schedule.

    Based on your logic, there are only two great teams a this juncture - Texas and Bama. Oops, stop the press! Bama beat Kentucky by just 3 points, so since it wasn’t a blowout they must not be a great team. That leave Texas as the only great team.

    Get a life man! The season is barely half over. Many more “upsets” are coming and the mythical Top 10 will be like a merry go round. The weekly assault on the Top 10 is what makes things so much fun. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

    By sherlock

    October 14, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this

    florida has three running backs better than Moreno. How will we ever stop them?

    By The Truth

    October 14, 2008 4:12 PM | Link to this

    Y’all people play too much Madden and NCAA football on the xBox. TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATS! The stats point to total domination.

    By Moe Ron

    October 14, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this

    sherlock, you are obviously a UF fan. Are there not gator blogs??

    By Joel in ATL

    October 14, 2008 5:12 PM | Link to this

    A WIN is a WIN damn how they come. I’m getting sick and tired of this “impressive” stuff. the win column says 5 and the loss column says 1. The Dawgs troubles are well documented and rightly so but please stop looking for a perfect game. Yes UGA dominated UT, yes they threw 2 red-zoone picks, yes they settle for field goals in the red-zone but the last time I checked the book had UGA down for a W. I almost sick and tired of theis college football world of impressive and style point victories like it’s arcade football. You can’t take W’s away. For UGA to even still field a team with all the guys in the hospital is a feat within itself. How many other Top 15 teasm would be able to overcome this? Please people leave the Dawgs alone, they haven’t played a complete game yet, they haven’t done this that and another all season but they have WON withthe exception of the Bama Beatdown. All that is important now is another W on Sat vs Vandy, personally I’ll settle for 3-2…pun intended. Coach Richt has shown in his tenure that everything doesn’t have to be peaches and cream to get a W. I rather get a W than look good losing!!! If the Dawgs fall flat on their face then ok the recipe was ther for it since Sept 27th. If they don’t fall flat on their face the recipe would have been there since…the spring!!!

    By Joel in ATL

    October 14, 2008 5:17 PM | Link to this

    To My Man Rick!!! Yor Da MAn. People just don’t understand what it takes to win and SEC football game!!!

    Rick let’s get a beer and talk real football!!

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