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By Brian

October 29, 2005 09:53 PM | Link to this

Richt lost this game. Horrible play calling. He did the very thing he said (and the “talking heads”) said he should not do which was restrict Tereshinski and the offense. Just pitiful.

By Brian

October 29, 2005 09:54 PM | Link to this

Richt lost this game. Horrible play calling. He did the very thing he said (and the “talking heads”) said he should not do which was restrict Tereshinski and the offense. He didn’t give them the opportunity to win. Just pitiful.

By Shockley and Awwwwww

October 29, 2005 09:55 PM | Link to this

14 of 16. All is right in the world tonight.

By Joe

October 29, 2005 10:07 PM | Link to this

Let me preface this by saying Coach Richt is the best thing to happen to UGA since Herschel Walker. However, tonight Coach Richt gave UGA no chance to win the game with the pitiful play calling. 4th and 11 and a playaction out of the I formation when everyone on the planet knows we are going to pass. He did not give Joe T a chance to win this game.

By Michael

October 29, 2005 10:09 PM | Link to this

Brian, your point could not be more obvious than on the last offensive play for Georgia. 4th and 11 and they run…play action?!?! You couldn’t have fooled the 2001 Tennessee defense with play action in that situation. Richt needs to hire an offensive coordinator yesterday, not to mention sit Bryan McClendon on the bench until he learns how to not drop key passes.

In other news, it sure is sad that Gator fans celebrate beating a backup QB-led Georgia team by 4 points. Let’s matchup one year where Florida doesn’t have a week off before the game then see who wins.

By jimmy

October 29, 2005 10:17 PM | Link to this

stat of the game: exactly 1 blitz

By Doc

October 29, 2005 10:20 PM | Link to this

If you were a 5-star prospect coming out of high school, and watched this game, would you sign with Ga considering the poor play calling, and the lack of an adequate game plan? Big NO WAY. This is going to hurt us. Just keep an eye on scout.com and our commitment list. Right now we are ranked 2 in nation, think that will last? Not unless some changes are made, SOON. These commits will be dropping like flies. I would (and I love the dawgs). Need an OC STAT.

By Peter Lindstrom

October 29, 2005 10:32 PM | Link to this

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,,,,

H O W B O U T

T H E M D O G S !!!!!!!

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,

JacketPete

By Submariner683

October 29, 2005 10:48 PM | Link to this

Play action on 4th and 11 is beyond lunacy. 4th and 2 or less, maybe.

I hate Florida. Really do. How do they always get up for the Dawgs?

I think it about time to end the largest outdoor cocktail party and make this a home and home game. Or, if they want a neutral site, play in Atlanta every other year.

Playing down in Jacksonville is always advantage Flordia. It didn’t matter before the late 80s because, especially in the 60s and 70s, Florida was horrible.

Time to switch venues and stop giving the Gators another home game. I don’t know if it would have made a difference in this game.

Florida had two good drives and that was it. UGA missed 2 field goals.

At least the Dawgs covered the spread. :)

By Shockley and Awwwwww

October 29, 2005 10:49 PM | Link to this

Michael, there’s nothing at all wrong with feeling hurt, angry, and downright irrational following what must be a horribly painful experience for you and the rest of Puppy Nation. However, let’s not forget that you all chose to hang your hats on your win last year over a team that had fired its head coach 5 days earlier, so you’re darn tootin’ that we’re going to celebrate this one just like we’ve celebrated so many others. And as for your pathetic bye-week argument: what, exactly is stopping UGA from scheduling their bye week whenever they want? Your team has a bye before the Auburn game, so if you beat them, does that somehow diminish the accompliahment? Quit whining and making excuses. Your team lost AGAIN, and your pool of excuses has been run dry over the past 16 years.

By Matthew

October 29, 2005 10:50 PM | Link to this

Hey, Jeff, just keep on twisting that knife. Like it doesn’t hurt enough already right now.

How about this. Since you and the rest your comrades refuse to ask Bobby Cox the tough questions about why the Braves choke every year because you “like” him, maybe you can ask Coach Richt if this game has finally convinced him to hire an OC.

This team deserved more than the game you called today, Coach.

I have been your biggest supporter on these blogs, to all of the other fans everywher.

But you need to do tomorrow what Bobby Bowden took too long to do. Find someone you trust to call plays, like he did with you.

Coach Bobo is waiting. Don’t wait as long as Bowden did, Coach. Learn from his mistake.

FSU didn’t win a single NC until you were calling the plays.

This job, being a head coach, is a handfull.

Get an OC who can call plays from a dispasionate viewpoint in a box high above the field where he can see everything that is happening.

Someone who won’t be calling QB Sneaks with a guy like Joe T. after it has become apparant that Florida was fooled once or twice, but the last two times not at all.

Coach Richt, please, for a team that deserved more than this terribly called game, and for fans who’ve supported you and this team as well.

Let go of your pride, which is what this refusal to name an OC is. Don’t let Georgia fall for your pride.

By Shockley and Awwwwww

October 29, 2005 10:54 PM | Link to this

Submariner, thanks for putting forth the “it’s another home game for Florida” excuse. I’ve been waiting for it. Lemme ask you something…what happened the last time this series went to a home-and-home? I don’t remember the score in The Swamp, but I was in Athens when the Gators won 52-17. And last time I checked, Alltel Stadium is split right down the middle as far as ticket sales to each school. So, essentially your only argument is that because the game happens to take place in the state of Florida, the Gators somehow have a built-in advantage. The drive from Athens to Jacksonville is about 6 hours or so. The drive from Gainesville is a little under 2. I’m fairly certain that the Dawgs have chartered planes to take them to Jacksonville, so the drive really doesn’t matter. Where was that advantage, again? Take your whoopin’ like a man and stop repeating the same old excuses like your buddy Michael.

By Shockley and Awwwww likes men

October 29, 2005 11:04 PM | Link to this

Shockley and Awwwwww wears jean shorts and takes it up the a$$. What he forgets is that we control our SEC East destiny and the Gayturds control their Peach Bowl destiny.

By Brian

October 29, 2005 11:06 PM | Link to this

Shockley and Awwwwwww, we’ll still be the SEC champs when all is said and done while you celebrate your team who beat a team without their starting quarterback by only 4 points. First two drives then zilch the rest of the way. You’ve definitely got nothing to brag about.

By Carl Saxton

October 29, 2005 11:10 PM | Link to this

Coach Richt, if you didn’t have confidence that Joe T. could run most of your offensive package, why put him out there? And, why keep playing wide receivers who cannot catch the ball? Perhaps if you had an OC, you would have more opportunity to observe what your team needs.

By Shockley and Awwwwww

October 29, 2005 11:10 PM | Link to this

Actually, Brian, I have 14 wins in 16 seasons to brag about.

By golden tornado

October 29, 2005 11:22 PM | Link to this

s and awwww, better watch out after they use the one about the game being played in hostile jax which is really south ga. and 50/50 red to blue/orange they will pull the one out they already used on you earlier that you shouldnt be on their blog even though the writer is js.

pesky critters they are.

isnt it amazing how quickly they turn on MR too. i guess he lost his teflon shield this week. happens to the best of them.

By D-man

October 29, 2005 11:26 PM | Link to this

Those that read the Blogs here will recognize that I predicted a GA victory. I was sure of it. I guess what I didnt count on is the lack of play from EVERYONE around the backup QB. I actually thought Joe T played pretty well. He had a lot of heart and I hated the fact that the gameplan suxed so bad for him. Our defense just totally f-ed it up the first quarter putting our backup QB in an impossible position. I was really ashamed of the 1st quarter. Dropped passes from MIlner and others made it very difficult to get anything going. I was very discouraged by the lack of creativeness from our OC/Head Coach. There really werent enough high percentage plays made up for Joe T. Coach Richt what happened to your point about being sorry you handcuffed Joe T in the last game and you were going to open it up in this one???? If that is your idea of “opening it up” than someone else was the OC for Florida State when you were there and you lied on your resume. You were WAY TOOOOO CONSERVATIVE! When you are behind the eightball with a backup QB, you have to do things to help him succeed. You didnt do this. Far from it. Our WRs did not do what they should have done…catch the ball! Heck, Florida was playing man on man most of the game…do our WR sux that bad to where they cant get past man coverage???? I am proud of the defense for keeping Florida at 14 points. If we would have had Shockley, we would won this game. Whats Sad is we could have won with Joe T. if everyone (coaches included) would have stepped it up.

By Shockley and Awwwwww

October 29, 2005 11:26 PM | Link to this

Golden, I’m ready for whatever they want to throw at me…I’ve heard it many times before. I’m sure at some point one of them will pull out the “well we lead the all-time series and that’s what really matters” line. I’m actually surprised I haven’t heard it yet.

By D-man

October 29, 2005 11:40 PM | Link to this

I want to talk about this GA-FL series thing. I, being a big GA fan, just feel like it is time to move to the SEC West. ANYTHING not to have to play FL every year. Yep, I’m admiting it. FL has it, we dont. Yes, we won last year (but the FL team was in a shambles after learning their head coach had been fired) plus, we still had to fight for our lives to win that game! The bottom line is this. FL has our number. We cant beat them. There have been many instances of a much more talented GA team coming up short in these things…is it a curse? Heck, I dont know..but think about this…Spurrier kicked our a*******es, Zook came in and had a winning record against us..they only time he lost was after he had been fired as FL’s coach. Now, with Urban Cryer (waaaaaaah!) our star QB and the highest rated passer in the SEC, gets hurt the week before the big game…Cryer has an extra week to think about how to beat us and even though his team pretty much stunk it up in the 2nd half…and yes, they did give us EVERY chance in the world to win this one and keep title hopes alive…we still lose. Our defense screws it up in the 1st quarter, our WRs cant catch on crucial plays and our kicker (who has made the last eleven FGs - all of a sudden cant kick the last two.) I’m telling you, there is a curse here. I acknowledge it and I say lets get the heck out of the SEC East while we can still claim a winning overall series against FL!

By golden tornado

October 29, 2005 11:42 PM | Link to this

s and awww they say you dont have anything to brag about. wow, just a years braggin rights to go with the 13 of 15 before hand. i really thought they had you this year.

man they better get their head in the game and move on and leave you alone or they might not be ready for auburn, have you win out then lose to auburn themselves, falling way short of the planned three trips to atlanta making it down to one where they whip up on lowly tech to make their year. what a downer!

of course they will say it is too hard to have to go to atlanta three times in one year, it smells bad.

By Andrew

October 29, 2005 11:44 PM | Link to this

GO Jackets!

By Brian

October 29, 2005 11:49 PM | Link to this

Just to keep flogging this horse, what this quote describes from an ESPN story was why we lost the game:

“Georgia opened the second half with a 10-play drive that was 100 percent running plays. On second and 14, Richt called a handoff. On third and 11, he called a draw play — and it worked for a surprise first down. On third and seven he went back to the well with a quarterback draw by Joe Tereshinski and it was stuffed for no gain. Then the Bulldogs missed a 40-yard field goal.”

Bad play calling and Richt didn’t trust Tereshinski with the game.

By Top Dawg

October 29, 2005 11:51 PM | Link to this

Top Three Reasons the Dawgs lost: 1. No UGA Defense during the first part of the game. 2. Receivers (except for Massaquoi and Pope) dropping balls (as usual). Really, McClendon letting that ball hit him in the facemask was pitiful. 3. Questionable play calling at times. Mark Bradley was right-on in a column posted a month or so ago: Mark Richt needs to fire himself as offensive coordinator.

By Don Monteau

October 29, 2005 11:53 PM | Link to this

Has anybody mentioned Richts play calling???? Once again the talent on this team is limited due to Mark’s awful play calling. He is the best and worst thing going for the Dawgs. Georgia should of and could of won the game with Joe T. If DJ were playing it wouldn’t have been close even with the poor play calling. DJ looked and sounded ready in pregame interviews but I think Richt wants to make sure he is healthy for the Auburn game and has turned his focus on winning the SEC Championship. It is ashamed because a national title was within their grasp. Time to hire an offensive coordinator.

By Top Dawg

October 29, 2005 11:59 PM | Link to this

Hey D-Man: That mindset/attitude/phobia is precisely the problem. It’s all mental w/ us. Again, we had the better team, and simply spotted them too many points early on for us to overcome. Call it intimidation, having our number or whatever, but until we forget that kind of nonsense, we’re going to keep losing to UF.

By Brian

October 30, 2005 12:02 AM | Link to this

Quote I just heard from ESPN Gameday Final:

“Maybe Richt should have taken the muzzle off that dog and let him eat.”

By D-man

October 30, 2005 12:03 AM | Link to this

You see Top Dawg..it is not nonsense…we have lost 14 of 16 games…when will you give up???

By D-man

October 30, 2005 12:07 AM | Link to this

People, we all gotta realize something here…it’s always something with FL..something always gets in the way of our beating them. I mean, yes…we did win last year against them. I guess God just throws us a bone (victory) every decade or so just to keep us from jumping ship…but think about it people…it is SAD.

By D-man

October 30, 2005 12:10 AM | Link to this

We also have to realize that we will NEVER win a national title as long as FL beats us just about every year. Nowadays you have to be undefeated to win the title. FL will never allow us to do that. How many times do we have to go into FL undefeated only to come out with a loss and title hopes dashed???

By Brian

October 30, 2005 12:22 AM | Link to this

A possible national championship on the line and you call plays like you’re scared. Pitiful.

By Dawgbone

October 30, 2005 12:34 AM | Link to this

S&a…we haven’t lost again…this is our first loss of the season. The gayters are more adept at losing this year as they vie for a peach bowl bid. You still have to play the Ole Ball Coach. Poetic justice looms on the horizon ;-o)

For you jackette fans I sincerely hope chan has a long career at tech. I’m a fan of chan.

Dawgs will have the last laugh and urban will have to break out the team tissue box when we take care of auburn and kentucky.

If phil fulmer were our coach he’d be fired by now. Pity.

Dawgbone

By gastr1

October 30, 2005 12:39 AM | Link to this

So many reasons to hate the gators: they now qualify for the ugliest uniforms of all time list; they have a candy-a* qb who doesn’t deserve to win; their former coach was one of the sorest winners to ever hit the planet; the city where we have to play them is a hideous w.t. dump; and they beat us, somehow, even when they suck and we don’t. Dawgs were obviously much better than them when at full strength… Shockley’s in there we win. christ. another year of this. another year of field goals missed and passes dropped. bring on ga tech, please

By golden tornado

October 30, 2005 01:01 AM | Link to this

funny how the mighty fall and the refrain changes, now it is up to lowly, whipping boy tech to make your season. yes, bring it on, just hope we can keep it close.

i hope you can count past five this week to see where you land in the polls. see how that other stalwart on your schedule tenneesee did today against s.c? still dont think it isnt a down year for the sec? now is it really great defenses, parity or no qb’s to run the “offenses”?

By Spoon

October 30, 2005 02:45 AM | Link to this

The sad thing is Georgia has probally the best talent in their tailbacks in the SEC…yet they have yet to unleash them against quality opponents. Funny isn’t it that some of the best drives of the day for Georgia were primarily run driven till they fell apart due to passing. Frankly say what you want about Richt and his “conservative” play calling but his need to throw the ball ended drives that could have resulted in points had y’all just put the heads down and just ran it over them.

To the one person who wrote in saying a national title was within your grasp…frankly thats a stupid thing to say. Cause last year proved you can go unbeaten and still not win one. An y’all aren’t anything compared to Auburn of last year. Two things to think about leading up to Auburn…one Auburn wins more often in Athens than Georgia does. Two they have the best scoring defense in the SEC and y’all have trouble scoring…even with Shockley. In the game coming up never ever assume that Auburn is going to lose to y’all. Even when y’all beat Florida, Auburn comes in behind and kicks y’alls asses to bring you back to reality..see 97 and 04. Maybe y’all are better off losing to UF…means y’all will be more pumped for Auburn right? Oh yeah…best scoring offense in the SEC…that belongs to Auburn too. Fourth in the nation in Defense behind Bama in the SEC so get ready this will be the best Defense UGA will face all season. If y’all lose…pray like hell that Vandy becomes bowl eligible with a win over Florida.

By gogators

October 30, 2005 03:07 AM | Link to this

Just as I expected, the bullpups actually played somebody and got sent back to the kennel crying and doing what georgia fans do best, MAKING EXCUSES!

Just face it “dawg fans”. You’re experiencing what they call a reality check. The dawgs where never contenders and may I say the most overrated team this year. Yeah you might still make a bcs bowl game, but goodluck getting past whomever it is you’ll playing. In fact, you might just want to get out your pad and paper to jot down some excuses early so you’ll be fully prepared for the blogs come Januarary.

By dawgthumper

October 30, 2005 06:42 AM | Link to this

“Only two good drives” and the gaytors still won -what does THAT thell you?

By dawg gone

October 30, 2005 06:47 AM | Link to this

Now the first thing happening is going after your coach(instead of “cryin’ Meyer”) ….Go War Eagles!

By g8rz

October 30, 2005 06:52 AM | Link to this

Deja Vu all over again-just like 2002 but sweeter…stop spewing hatred against “Crying Meyer and the lowly Gaytors and go lick yourselves…

By tvillegator

October 30, 2005 06:53 AM | Link to this

HAHA, Hilarious stuff here, pups are ready to jump ship!!!

nothing quite like it, 14 out the last 16. SWEET

By Dawgthumper

October 30, 2005 06:54 AM | Link to this

“Only two good drives” and the Gaytors still won….what does that say about the Dawgs?

By Bayou Bengal

October 30, 2005 07:05 AM | Link to this

D-Man, you may want to reconsider that move to the SEC West. Trust me it won’t get any easier. At LSU, we play Florida every year too. We’ve beaten them the lat two and three of the last four. Besides, what makes you think you can beat LSU, Auburn and Alabama every year or even Arkansas on a good year? LSU beat you two of the last three, including a romp in the SEC title game.Auburn beat you last year (and is likely to do so again this year with or without Shockley). And, do you really think you could handle Alabama every year? Maybe you saw what they did to Florida a couple of weeks back! Naw, the Bulldogs are better off where they are — squeaking by Vandy, Kentucky and South Carolina each year.

By TennDawg

October 30, 2005 07:05 AM | Link to this

Hey gogators, real classy. Typical obnoxious Gator A-hole.

No excuses from me. Great effort on both sides of the ball! No doubt, UGA did enough to win, but just didn’t get it done. Injuries are a part of the game. So are dropped passes and so are missed field goals. Frustrating? Sure, but it happens to both teams on the field. I do have to lay some blame/responsibility somewhere and unfortunately it requires two fingers. Coach Martinez - WHERE WAS THE PRESSURE? You should have done your homework better and actually reviewed UT, Bama and LSU games. Coach Richt - you are a fine football(head) coach and a helk of a person, but WOW! Too many examples to address, just poor play calling - period!

Alright, move on and focus on Auburn. Get some rest and get healthy. Congrats to UF on a good win.

GO DAWGS!!!

By Steve

October 30, 2005 07:09 AM | Link to this

I too am a huge UGA fan, but get a life people! It was one game, and the sun did come up today. In the end UGA will be at the SEC game here in ATL, and that’s all that matters. We are not, and were not the fourth best team in the nation. We will never be same with with poor execution from the offense and play calling from Mark.

I don’t tie my self worth to what the football team does on Saturday.

By ref

October 30, 2005 07:10 AM | Link to this

When will the Dog Nation realize that the Dogs win DESPITE Richt, not because of him. He inherited a 9 win team with 12 win talent, and he has turned it into a 10 win team with 12 win talent. Tuberville at Auburn inherited a team in disaray, and turned a 3 win team into a true powerhouse, with less talent than UGA. We will never know if Richt is a good coach or not because he never had to build a damn thing. Donnan had the program ready to take the next step, but didnt kiss enough booster butt.

Richt can recruit, but in his short stay with the dogs, he has lost several games because of game day decisions (remember the Auburn goal line loss?)

Why is it that the Dogs can get the top 5 recruiting classes every year, but always seem to stumble, while other teams (Auburn 2004) get lesser recruiting classes and win it all?

As long as Richt is head coach, the dogs will have great talent with dissapointing results (ie Texas before Brown) Let him go to to FSU when the opportunity comes, and steal a proven winner to take this talent to the promise land. Imagine how many SEC and NC Championships a coach like Spurrier or Tubervill could have with the talent/dynasty in Athens. And how upset would our rivals be if their former coaches were beating them!

By james

October 30, 2005 07:21 AM | Link to this

jeff your just another reason why i dont suscribe to paper anymore.

By don

October 30, 2005 07:27 AM | Link to this

I hate to get on the bandwagon for an OC because I have really admired Richt up to this point. But, he’s become like so many others who are arrogant enough to think they know more about a component of the game and feel they can do it themselves. THe day of the head coach/CEO isn’t over and he needs to take a step back and realize it. He’s to be admired for the great things he’s accomplished at UGA, but when MY 12yo son tells me…DAD, let me doing something I’m better at, than what you want me to do….you’d think a man in his 40’s could have the same type of epiphany.

All that being said, we shouldn’t be surprised that he and AD Damon Evans tow the party line on a playoff for Div 1A. I mean Dr. Adams is their boss. But, you have to think, why are these guys so diametrically opposed to a playoff since there’s no reasonable argument to NOT have one. Unless of course, the prezzes are all getting a kickback of some kind from the NCAA

By geechee

October 30, 2005 07:47 AM | Link to this

Well Mr. Schultz you showed why you are the paid professional and I should be applying for a cabby’s license. If you should receive a package from Hawaii, it’s not the Unabomber. It’s just a gambling debt being paid.

That said, some of the crap I’ve read since yesterday on all these blogs is just so typical.

Our receivers are a lot better than one would think, but they are not given many opportunities to succeed on game day.

What exactly does this mean? Should we let them use stickum? If the ball is in their hands and it is dropped is that considered a lack of opportunity to succeed?

�Richt is quickly becoming the Bobby Cox of college football. The players and families love him but he goes brain dead in big games.�

I just sort of stared at this statement in amazement for a couple of minutes. It is just so ignorant. The first play from scrimmage for us is nothing fancy, nothing complicated. A quick, simple, and safe down and out pattern just to get things rolling, just to get Joe T comfortable. It couldn’t have been thrown better or landed any easier. Touches both hands, receiver forgets to close his hands. Man, how could Richt be so brain dead? You are right. He should be fired.

The receiver’s name and number are not important. The whole team lost yesterday not just him or a kicker or a lineman. There were catches dropped. There were blocks missed. There were tackles missed. We lost. We got Beat. Mark Richt is not actually allowed in the games anymore, that was years ago. Half of you, before going into your tirades, go out of your way to first say; “not Joe T’s fault, played his heart out� and you are absolutely right but if this were DJ’s stats, you same people would be in here roasting him right now.

I love the comments about Richt not having enough faith in Joe T. Those are truly classic comments. The fact, that Richt even practiced that play, which Joe scored on, this past week, when it’s Joe’s first start and against the Gators makes you look like the idiots you are.

The fact is we shut them down for three quarters but, sometimes in life you just don’t get a second chance at missed opportunities no matter how hard you work to make up for them. A simple slip off of a mountain by a skilled climber is just a simple slip but, it still does not change the outcome.

A comment like this; “Suck it up.It was a hard fought game and we lost. Should of ,would of, could of dont matter now.Start thinking about Auburn.�, is reality even if it is not perfectly worded. This is the comment of a true Georgia Bulldog fan.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with critiquing Mark Richt or this team or pointing out weaknesses such as clock management. That is what these blogs are for but, to some of you this seems like the end of the world. It is a football game, a huge rivalry yes but, still a football game. The reality is 2 or 3 Americans will die fighting for this country on foreign soil today. It was just a game. If it has had that much effect on your life, you need to take a long look in the mirror. We lost. Get over it. You have to pay the bet you couldn’t afford or face that guy at work you ragged on all last week. You did the ragging not Mark Richt.

This is a true Georgia fan; �You people make me ill. We have a coach who has the best winning percentage in the SEC since he’s been here and you’re asking for his head! A couple of catches here and there and we win the game. A couple of kicks made or a break here or there and we win the game, but all you people can do is bellyache. We lost. Get over it. We’ll win again and we’ll lose again. That’s football, but don’t accuse Meyer of crying when you are the biggest babies ever! We were supposed to finish 3rd in the SEC East this year.�

* This is not: “Ive been following Georgia football since the early 70s and I told my wife that anyone that is still a Dawg fan on Sunday morning is a true fan because I think this game cost them quite a few long time fans. The 2 blown National Championship games in the early 80s didnt sting this much. All of this Gator domination has done me in. Not as much the losses as the half hearted efforts. I respect you remaining fans for holding on. Ive had enough.*

If you call the effort put out by those players trying to stop the damage and then trying to make up for it for the last three quarters half hearted, see ya and wouldn’t want to be ya

� UGA and UF are always going to have talented, competitive teams. But as long as Florida always has that bye week before playing us, having a chance to get injured players healed, add a wrinkle here or there, then they’re going to win this game more often than they lose it.�

Now this is a critical comment of coaching that absolutely should be pondered and debated as opposed to some of the ignorant ones I’ve read in here.

� This was too obvious, too pathetic, too rediculous. Joe T and the rest of the dogs deserve AT LEAST sensible coaching.�

This team also deserves to have AT LEAST sensible fans.

The government of this country allowed the two tallest buildings in this country to be destroyed taking with them 3,000 lives and not a single person was fired other than Bill Maher. Nobody said a word but, lose a football game and heads should roll. Parents are going to jail for their behavior at little league games. Is it any wonder that the future of America’s children is not as bright as our own was?

By PreyDawg

October 30, 2005 07:55 AM | Link to this

First of all let me say to Steve…Shove It!!

We know all your philosophical crapola. But this is not the time or place to say all that about the sun coming up. IT is the day after we lost the biggest opportunity we have had in 25 years. It hurts a little. So give us a break.

Second,

Like Matthew I have been and still am a big Richt supporter. But his play calling was indeed horrible this game. He did call a scared game.

That being said I cannot blame the loss completely on that. Think about this:

If Milner catches a pass

If the line keeps their lines hands down so we dont have 4 batted balls

And most obviously if we hit two field goals….

We win this thing.

Richts field position strategy was not all bad.

By fred

October 30, 2005 07:56 AM | Link to this

Dear Coach Richt,

I understand your are looking for an offensive coordinator. Well, the Tennessee fans have voted me the most offensive coordinator they’ve ever seen and are willing to pay my salary and moving expenses if you’d give me the job.

Sincerely,

Randy Sanders

By Bulldoggy

October 30, 2005 08:07 AM | Link to this

The game was lost on the 3rd and ll play call. QB sneak from the shotgun? That play may have worked earlier, but at a critical time in the game when we needed the clock to stop, it was horrible. Maybe they forgot they have the best tight end in the SEC? Face it guys, we are Florida’s b***, and until we get over that hump, we will never get further than the Outback bowl…by the way, we aren’t even CLOSE to the class of VA Tech, USC and TX-number 4 ranking was a joke anyway….

By TennDawg

October 30, 2005 08:08 AM | Link to this

Geechee - enjoyed reading your opinion on some of the comments.

Remember folks, it is a game. Sometimes ,admittedly, I have a hard time remembering this. Thankfully, a tea party with my 3 yr. old or helping my 4yr. old with his drawing reminds me of what is truly important.

By TampaGator

October 30, 2005 08:16 AM | Link to this

I take umbrage with the posters who claim Georgia “shut down” Florida for three quarters. According to my memory bank, aided by TIVO, UF fumbled the ball at the Georgia 5 and went into halftime with 2, rather than 3, touchdowns. Had Fason not dropped the ball, it was 1st and goal from the 2.

Every year I hear Georgia fans making up a bunch of excuses after Florida beats you. Last year you all did a whole lot of chest thumping. This year, all excuses. I’m not going to make excuses for my guys losing last year. They fired the coach 5 days before the game - not the team. The team lost.

The fact is that Georgia hasn’t beaten one decent team this season. You are paper tigers. You drew a lucky schedule but were not able to take advantage of it. For goodness’ sake - you only had to beat ONE ranked team to win the SEC east outright but you couldn’t do it!!! UF has now played three top ten teams - and played another who was ranked in the top 10 when we played them (UT) but who later turned out to be pretenders. When I say pretenders, I mean in the sense that UGA are a bunch of pretenders.

Face it, Richt can win when he doesn’t have to compete with decent teams. He was great in the ACC and probably beat Duke more times than any other team. He also had a great record against NC State, Wake Forest, North Carolina. But he’s regressed - he used to be able to beat UF when he had a bunch of patsies to get his team warmed up. What happened? Maybe the problem is that the best players in Georgia - like Mincy - like playing in the Sunshine state instead of for a bunch of rednecks in Georgia.

That is all - my rant is over. Good luck against Auburn. I’ll be rooting for the Tigers for my own selfish reasons but I hope your QB gets healthy and you at least get the opportunity to lose without making more excuses thus embarassing your team and fan base further.

By Northwest DAWG

October 30, 2005 08:18 AM | Link to this

It’s just so sad. Yesterday, he just didn’t give his team a chance. Whoever the Def.Coord. is should put out job resumnes’. 1 blitz? Did I read that 1 of the def. players say that all week long they had practice for the option? Did he not see what everyone else saw? Ga. was so weak up front through the middle. They ripped the DAWGS apart. The guys on ESPN were soooooo right when they asked the question: why didn’t you take the muzzle off and give your team a chance to win

By TampaGator

October 30, 2005 08:20 AM | Link to this

Correction: Not Fason. Wynn.

By ref

October 30, 2005 08:28 AM | Link to this

Why all the complaining about the Florida bye week, when Georgia always has a bye before Auburn and the tigers win this game more times than they lose?

By golden tornado

October 30, 2005 08:31 AM | Link to this

yeah steve, go ahead and shove it, reality into their ego driven minds. dude you got the right approach but you didnt spend the whole week thinking that this game was soooo important thereby having to conjure up something to keep the illusion alive.

geechee i think you are beginning to see some pesky critters too. i hope the breezes are still blowing out there, i know you still appreciate them dawgs and cmr, too. was sorry to see so many from the bulldog nation turn on the program, cmr, and the kids. it is just not what it is about as i said last week.

for those of you who want to fire cmr, what coach is going to bring 50 victories in 5 years which is what the next victory is?. now dont come back and say those wins were against inferior teams and dismiss him after all the ranting and pedestal building last week.

good day and the sun did rise but i guess the usual euphoria was gone.

By Top Dawg

October 30, 2005 08:34 AM | Link to this

I will never give up. Also, as far as my top three list, allow me to elaborate on number one (not enough defense early on). Did anybody notice how many times Chris Weak was smiling at the end of each of their plays? He needed knocking around like LSU and Alabama did him.

By D-man

October 30, 2005 08:36 AM | Link to this

Its funny how there are folks like GEECHEE, who will lecture the rest of us about how we need to get lives and remember the important things like men dying over seas, etc…Well, GEECHEE, as the good book says there is a time and a place for everything. THIS is a sports blog…guess what we do here? We vent and we talk about SPORTS! Yep, I know that comes as a shock to you. Actually, it shouldnt ‘cause you spend as much time on this blog as anybody! You spend as much time, effort and space as anybody. So…my friend, your comments are ultimately HOLLOW to me. If I had never seen your blogs before, I would have thought..”You know, this guy read this and is shocked by what he sees” but I dont think that at all. I think you just wanted some kind of platform to spew your lecture from. I’m not saying what you said is not without merit. I’m just saying it is misplaced. If you go somewhere other than a SPORTS BLOG and you see people complaining about a game, coach, players, etc…you would be justified in your comments that somethings are more important than a game. BUT, GEECHEE, YOU made the effort to appear on this SPORTS BLOG, and it is my thought that you should keep it SPORTS related. Keep your opinions about world affairs, Bill Maher, soldiers to yourself while you are on the SPORTS BLOG. There are other blogs for all of that. But once again, my point is this: If you really didnt care about the outcome of the game as much as you say you dont, you would be here expending all of this energy and space. Soooo..dont come down on people that are passionate about this game…whether you agree with them or not, too bad..this is a SPORTS BLOG.

By Hamp Tanner

October 30, 2005 08:36 AM | Link to this

Jeff,

At least Georgia was in a position to have a realistic dream of a national title run. “Poof?” Maybe for now. Enjoy your gloating. However, for nearly a decade now, like the 80 years preceding the 1990’s, your beloved Gators have not been mentioned in the same sentence with “national title” except as a spoiler for Georgia. Losing an average of 4-5 games per year for 4 consecutive years will relegate a program to mere spoiler status. How is the view from down there?

By the way, is it true that your 4 years in the hallowed halls of Gainesville were 1979-1982 when the Dawgs swept your mighty Gators by combined score of 129-62? That may explain your notorious contempt for the red and black.

Sure, the Gators got us this year and they have had a good run recently. However, the difference between the past four years and the preceding 12 is that now when we get together in Jacksonville, your boys are fighting to salvage a disappointing season and we are fighting to clinch the SEC East. This year, like so many many many years throughout history, the road to the SEC championship comes down to Georgia-Auburn. This year, like so many many many years throughout history, Florida is on the outside looking in hoping for some help so they can back into the SEC race. Again, how is the view from down there?

Go DAWGS!

By daddyo

October 30, 2005 08:40 AM | Link to this

Get over it Dawg fans. Your team is overrated. Before this game the Dawgs had struggled against lesser opponents. The Arkansas game proved UGA was not too great. There were games before that one too. Those DAWGS are not everything that their cheeze-whiz sucking mullet wearing fans think they are. hahahahah

By Top Dawg

October 30, 2005 08:41 AM | Link to this

By the way fellow Dawgs, don’t forget that this is a rebuilding year, and there is a TON of football yet to be played from here on in. We have a better team than Auburn, and as long as we beat them and Kentucky, we’re in the SEC Championship Game. The Gators will be watching us on TV. Get over this UF game, and let’s move on.

By ref

October 30, 2005 08:43 AM | Link to this

Mr. Hamp Tanner,

I’m not a fan of the dogs or the gators, but bringing up 1979-1982 really makes you look petty. Its like Alabama bringin up their 12 NCs every time Auburn beats them.

While your at it, why don’t you bring up the great teams of Army, Navy and Minnisota? They probably beat Florida in 1910, and I’m sure you could really rub it in their faces!

By D-man

October 30, 2005 08:51 AM | Link to this

BTW, just checking the ESPN site and the stats from the game…GA beat FL in EVERY statistical category…and still lost…thats crazy!

By D-man

October 30, 2005 08:55 AM | Link to this

OK, maybe not EVERY category..but all the major ones…PASSING, RUSHING, FIRST DOWNS, TIME OF POSSESSION…oh, yeah, and one category we didnt beat’em on…SCORE! oh, well..cant be perfect I guess! :)

By golden tornado

October 30, 2005 09:13 AM | Link to this

d man you show signs you may be on the way to healing.

now leave my cultured friend geechee from savanah alone. he brings a broader perspective to this site and probably the full extent of literature some will read for the year.

By Montreal Dog

October 30, 2005 09:14 AM | Link to this

This blog is getting ridiculous. A Georgia fan wants to move to the SEC west? Perhaps we might swap spots with LSU (wait - they’ve lost 14 of 18 to Florida). Tech fans are crawling out of their holes because they beat the most inconsistent bunch of tigers who don’t play for Missouri. And one mouthy Florida fan doesn’t seem to realize that this is a series, unlike some others (Auburn, Tech, FSU), characterized by long winning streaks. Before the Gators’ current streak of 14 of 16, the Dogs won 15 of 18. Prior to that, the Gators won 13 of 20 with one tie. That followed a period of 16 Dogs wins out of 20.
So, calm down. This streak will end as the others have. Either enjoy it or bear with it, but don’t read too much into it.

By Brian

October 30, 2005 09:15 AM | Link to this

geechee, saying, “It is a football game, a huge rivalry yes but, still a football game.”

That’s what losers say. Kind of reminds me of parents telling their kids, “It’s OK to lose son, it’s only a game.” That’s shullbit! It’s never OK to lose. Especially to Florida.

This whole, “there are wars going on…there are more important things going on” business is not spoken by football fans. It’s spoken by people that think football is too violent and cover there kids’ eyes when a car crashes on TV.

Give me a break. It’s never OK to lose. I bet you think “moral victories” are OK, too. You hippie.

By TechMan

October 30, 2005 09:17 AM | Link to this

I have read a lot of posts that ridicule Richt’s play calling. Have you seen Chan Gailey’s?? I am a fan of college football and know that Richt is a great head coach. He brings confidence to his team and they win 9 or more games almost every year. Spurrier called his own plays and won a National Championship by doing it. I know this loss stings but Auburn will be no picnic with or without Shockley.

I would love to switch Head Coaches with you guys. You get Gailey, we get Richt. I would love to see what Richt could do with some of the offensive talent on our team (receivers, tailbacks).

Just remember, the grass is not always greener on the other side. Our grass is dried up on North Ave. See you at Georgia-Georgia Tech!!

By Gritz Blitz

October 30, 2005 09:18 AM | Link to this

Richt’s playcalling was terrible at times, but the defense gets the blame for this one. All the talk going into the week was how the defense was going to step up to take pressure off Joe T. What happened was UF walked all over UGA in the 1st quarter resulting in a 14 point hole. Yeah, the defense held tight over the final 3 quarters(was fortunate on the Fason fumble), but UGA was playing from behind the entire game. That and Richt’s playcalling made Joe T’s debut that much tougher.

UGA was not going to win the Sears trophy anyway. They would get hammered by most teams in the BCS top 10.

By wes

October 30, 2005 09:18 AM | Link to this

Man, I could have sworn Georgia was going to win it all this year………………………………………………………………………HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!

By animaldr

October 30, 2005 09:22 AM | Link to this

Dreams go poof? We are still in control of the East and will play for the Conference Championship. The sports writers picked us to finish 3rd in the East.

College football is just so different from the pros. In the pros there is really never a chance to go undefeated through the schedule and injuries. But in college all is lost in one week. A college playoff would ease this rediculous climate. And put more strategy to preparing a team to peak at the post season.

Did you see that Anderson commented that they prepared all week for the spread option attack - but only saw one option play? The off week for Fla really helped them. The first two drives surprised us. Did any one notice B. Miller’s absence. Our D- recovered nicely.

This Mighty gator team barely beat an injured UGA team with a back-up quarter back.

Dawg fans - please support the team - players and coaches. This is College Football in the SEC. It is very hard to win them all.

My bet is that Spurrier and South Carolina beat Florida and the DAWGS win out. If that is true then this will be a GREAT “rebuilding� Year.

If any players read this crap - WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AND ALL TRUE BULLDOGS ARE PROUD OF YOU!

Now let’s kick auburn’s butt.

GO DAWGS!

By Hamp Tanner

October 30, 2005 09:23 AM | Link to this

Ref,

I am not worried if you think my comment was petty. I frankly do not know the age of Jeff Schultz, but it is reasonable to guess that he is in his mid forties, which would put him in Gainesville when? You do the math.

For years, he has shown a bilious hatred of Georgia, so there must be an explanation. I posit that his hatred is similar to Spurrier’s well-documented hatred of Georgia - because his Gators got whipped consistently while he was there.

Anyway,the more salient point of my post was that the Georgia program is in great shape when 2 of its last 3 losses to Florida dashed National Title hopes. It sure is better than when Spurrier beat Georgia by 30+ points, relegating Goff’s Dawgs to another 6-5 season and a date with UVA in a bowl game somewhere. Fortunately for Georgia’s program, even with a loss to Florida in 2 of the last 3 contests, we have won games on New Year’s Day each of the past 3 years. Without disparaging any other program (I don’t know who you support and I am not here to sling mud at anyone but Schultz), I think that back-to-back-to-back wins on New Year’s day is a nice accomplishment. I also think that we have an excellent shot at making it 4 in a row. So, while we will not be perfect this year, and we will not play for the MNC, I am pleased with where the Georgia program sits right now. If you are happy with where your program sits right now as well, then that does not detract from my pride in Georgia in any way. I will say “good on ya.”

By the way, as a Navy grad, I thank you for including that once proud football tradition in your post. While Navy will never win another national title, we still put out the best maritime power in the history of the human race.

Go Dawgs, beat Auburn. Go Navy, beat Army.

By Brian

October 30, 2005 09:26 AM | Link to this

Let me clarify a couple things though:

Sure, the war (or the Americans that are fighting it) is/are more important than a football game. But games are meant as escapes from the “more important” aspects of life. I’m not deminishing the efforts of our troops. But c’mon, I hate when people us that as an excuse when their team loses: “there more important things in life than football.” Sure there is, but that’s just a mechanism to cope with the loss of a tough game, not a reason folks should move on. Georgia fans should be p** off for 2 weeks leading into the Auburn game. We should be able to come on this blog and bash coach Richt’s play calling (which is about what I thought he should have done given the circumstances), the lousy receivers (they missed some and will continue to miss some), the poor play of the defense in the 1st quarter (we looked like we’ve looked over the past 2 or 3 games, honestly), the lack of blitzes on Chris Leak from the defensive coordinator (that was a bit of a surprise—I thought for sure we’d get after him with linebackers and the secondary).

My point is, we as fans should be able to roast the coaches and players when we lose. I will never say that Florida was just better. That, again, is shullbit. Georgia just didn’t make the plays necessary to win. You cope with the loss in your way, we cope with it in ours (i.e. bashing the coach, etc.)

By Eric

October 30, 2005 09:40 AM | Link to this

You Dog fans are a pitiful bunch. All that whining and excuse making reminds me of Bama fans. Just another reason to enjoy your misery. And it’s not over yet. I got feeling Auburn is just gonna pour salt in your wounds.

By Jim

October 30, 2005 09:48 AM | Link to this

I really don’t have a “dog” in this hunt (pardon the pun), so it was with a generally objective viewpoint that I read this blog this AM after watching the horribly played game. And I have to tell you, it seems the Florida and Tech “posters” seem a little childish in the put downs, verbal swipes etc. etc considering their horrible performance. IMO, it puts a big question mark about their sportsmanship and class. It would seem to be more appropriate to state the obvious which would be “we were lucky to win the game”. There are plenty of GA offenders…provoked, no doubt, but I guess that is part of the rules upon entering a blog, eh? Georgia did not play well and could have still won the game were it not for some miscues. THat kinda points up how lame Florida’s team was yesterday. The Florida team did not “Win” the game as much as Georgia “lost” the game. And the ways it lost should be embarrassing to the team, coach and its supporters. Florida looked like two different teams in the two halves…correct that…the first quater and the last THREE quarters. So Florida Gator fans should not be doing any “bragging” about their “win”, which they backed into. And Coach Richt has some tough decisions to make about his ability to make the calls with his own team in Athens. A little spray glue or Tacky Finger for Milner and McClendon might help as well. I believe both are available at Office Depot in many metro areas.

And as for Georgia Tech…well Tech is always Tech and very few folks ever think of Tech and good football in the same thought.

I wonder if Florida would think it were a neutral game if the game were in Athens and Florida had half the seats at the stadium. Probably not. If a game is between teams from two states and the game is always held in the same state of one of the teams year after year, that is not neutral PERIOD.

If Mr. SHockley returns against Auburn, I think Georgia will run the table for its last four games. I don’t think Florida OR Tech can predict the same with any confidence or grasp of reality.

GO HOFSTRA!

By Scooter

October 30, 2005 09:56 AM | Link to this

Hey Brian… relax, you have got issues man.. Time to move on, because nothing is going to change yesterday. The truth is, on any given Saturday, most any team can beat any other team. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part its the truth. Mistakes at KEY points in the game, and it seem that many of ours fit well in that category, really do influence the outcome. That’s why there are usually only one or two undefeated teams at the end of the season. Plus, its all the hidden mistakes… like Joe T NOT faking the pass before taking off on the run the last couple of times he ran the quarterback draw play.. whether it was the right play or not is not the issue here but it works much nicer when you remember to show pass before taking off… the success of that play keys off the defense believing we are going to pass.. but that mistake in execution has possibly a big outcome on the play.. another halfstep by the linebacker to retreat gives our lineman a better angle for a block, etc… He did it the first time we ran it for big yardage.. point is, the whole team forgot to do the little things. Is that mistake any less or any bigger than dropping a pass, don’t know sure, but the team that makes the least amount of mistakes in executing its offense and defense wins more often than not. Anyway, I digress. Having said all this, I sense a nice Ga. run brewing over the next few games. We get a week off the get healthy, both mentally and physically.. we now understand what it feels like to lose and can use that understanding to better refocus on the SEC. Winning the SEC would really be a huge accomplishment for this team.

By danforbama

October 30, 2005 10:16 AM | Link to this

Gee chee and other dog fans.

From a long suffering Bama fan, my condolences. Tennessee has dominated us in recent years and it has been frustrating. The dogs played valiantly, but I do think you have to lay the loss at the playcalling of the coaches. Like Yogi Berra said “Hindsight is 50-50” but here goes. 1. the one and only time you employed the blitz you sacked Leak. Alabama and LSU played man and blitzed 75% of the time and Leak wa ineffective. Plus it took Urban cryer 8 games to figure it out but he did’t have an empty backfield until the second half all the more reason to put pressure with the blitz.

1. You played Joe T not to beat Georgia instead of playing him to beat Florida, horrible play calling.

2. Why try that 58 yard field goal down by 4 and you could have pinned them deep with plenty of time to get the ball back.

3. Yes gee cee Bill Maer did get fired and he should have been tried for treason. Blame the terrorist for 3000 lives and next time don’t use this a a vent for your lame politics.

Regards

By tom

October 30, 2005 10:16 AM | Link to this

When ga wins, Jacksonville and it’s surroundings are a wonderful place to be. When they lose it’s always time to change the setting. Before yesterdays game and for the entire week leading up to the game it is a great environment and bulldog/FL fans have a wonderful time. It all changes when they lose. Having lived in Atlanta for several years and watched the hoopla around the SEC championship game it appears when ga plays in that championship that it is similar to Jacksonville. You only drive an hour to get there. Would bulldog fans be willing to give up the SEC championship setting each year to have a home field advantage with FL? No one seems to complain much about Atlanta always hosting the SECCG! Maybe a great venue for the SECCG would be Orlando from now on!

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 10:20 AM | Link to this

We saw Milner do it again just like so many times before. We beat ourselves, thats all there is to it. Just let Milner block for the QB from now on coach or bench him. Makes no difference.

By animaldr

October 30, 2005 10:20 AM | Link to this

Here’s to an SEC Championship!

Beat Auburn!

GO DAWGS!

By TennDawg

October 30, 2005 10:28 AM | Link to this

I have a question for Jeff Schultz. Whose dreams went poof? UGA is in first, will most likely be in Atlanta for the SEC Champ. and could very well be in the Sugar Bowl. That sounds all very good to me and certainly not like “poof.” “Poof” or better yet, BOOM is what I would use to describe UT’s season and aspirations.

GO DAWGS!

By FireRichtNow

October 30, 2005 10:36 AM | Link to this

UGA will always be second tier behind FLA, AUBURN, ALA, LSU and TENN under our brain dead coach - also predict Tech will kick our butts with our joke WRs - oh well, always next year ….

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 10:42 AM | Link to this

Good one TennDawg

By Bruce

October 30, 2005 10:44 AM | Link to this

Worst offensive play-calling I have seen since the days of the Donnan tunnel screen. Joe T running QB draws on about 17 3rd and longs? A play-action pass on 4 and long with under 2 minutes to play? Richt has been living off his defensive now for the past 5 years-it’s time to hire an offensive coordinator: this emperor has no clothes.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 10:48 AM | Link to this

Hey Jeff,your negative attitude toward the Dawgs would make you a sure lock for a Chief staff writer for any news paper in gatornation.So just pack up & go. Bye……..

By sut lovingood

October 30, 2005 11:29 AM | Link to this

Couldn’t wait to get up this morning and begin reading all the whiny excuse-making on this thing. And the great part of it is knowing how much this loss just eats and eats at you Ga. fans. You’ll be reliving every screwed up play for weeks, pointing out every little thing you could have/should have done that would have won it… at the Wal-Mart on your job, down on the hog farm, and best of all, in your rotten little sleepless dreams all through the night, jarring you awake. How much sleep did you all get LAST night? Everybody in the SEC hates UGa.

By TennDawg

October 30, 2005 12:07 PM | Link to this

To sut lovingood - “couldn’t wait to wake up and read all the whiny…” Dude, you posted at 11:29! That’s almost noon. Either your reading skills are a tad slow or your a loser?!

As I’ve said before, losing is not fun; however, it does happen. Congrats to UF on the win. Now, to all out there from UF, UT, LSU, Auburn, GT, etc. dissing the Dawgs - how does it really feel looking from the bottom up(1st place still after the L)?

By austindog

October 30, 2005 12:21 PM | Link to this

The 1990’s aside (no one was beating Florida, and Georgia was losing 4 a year), the argument to get the game out of Florida has to be made. Richt said earlier that the decision to move it “could have gone either way” and I think after this one the FL “neutral” site is done. Get the game in neutral Atlanta every other year at least. In support of the Gator argument, it would be just a 6 hour bus ride for for Florida team, which is basically the same as one that is less that 2, right?. So why not? Don’t sell me tradition. I arrived in Athens in ‘92, and the only tradition I’ve seen is losing. Goff, Donnan, Richt, Spurrier, Zook, Meier - doesn’t matter. The Gators scored all their points in the first 5 minutes riding the home game buzz, then it evened out.

And for the love of dog, get the bye week scheduled BEFORE Flordia.

Take a lesson from the victors: a rested team playing close to home has the advantage.

(** and don’t give me that “beat you in Athens in the 90’s” nonsense- the Gators played for the NC that year!)

By Scooter

October 30, 2005 12:36 PM | Link to this

For all the crap that Fla wants to give us right now, in their hearts they would rather be right where we are and would have traded a loss to us for what we have… COMPLETE control of our destiny in the SEC.. So let’s get the bellyaching over and get on with beating Auburn.. See you all in two weeks to talk about our Auburn VICTORY

Go Dawgs!

By gdyank

October 30, 2005 12:45 PM | Link to this

I’ve been to the games during the runs of Dooley’s Dawgs and Spurrier’s Fun n Gun. Both teams have won games they should have won, and lost games they should have won.

Georgia played without Shockley. Florida played without Caldwell, their best offensive threat. It will be interesting to see if Richt or Meyer can make a run of winning 9 games out of 10.

It is a great rivalry, certainly on a par with Michigan-Ohio State and Oklahoma-Texas. Neither fan base should get too fired up with a win or a loss. This is perhaps more easily said as a Gator this year, but Florida has also come into Jacksonville undefeated (and at least once ranked number one in the country) and lost to a team with lesser talent.

Is Richt the next Dooley? Is Meyer the next Spurrier? Both schools have good coaches and I suspect this series will not have long runs as long as both coaches remain at their schools.

By gordon17823

October 30, 2005 01:17 PM | Link to this

When I hear Georgia fans complain about the FL/GA game being just another home game for the Gators, I have to laugh. In the 70’s and 80’s, GA was happy to play in the Gator bowl (when they were winning the series); they used that as recruiting fodder to take some of the great Florida talent. Now that the Gators have reversed that winning trend, now all we hear is a whining trend from GA fans. Face it; Florida owns you. You can’t even spit unless we say so. And the issue that we beat GA with a backup quarterback is just more whining. The Gators have their own walking wounded and playmakers who were out of that game as well. Besides, we didn’t beat the backup quarterback, we beat the whole team. There wasn’t an aspect of that game that Florida didn’t do better than GA. Offense - advantage FL; Defense - advantage FL; Special teams/Kicking game - advantage FL; Talent - EVEN; coaching - advantage FL; HEART - advantage FL

By TennDawg

October 30, 2005 01:49 PM | Link to this

Annoying, obnoxious, classless fans - advantage FL. 1st place in the SEC East - game, set, match UGA.

GO DAWGS!

By MBATL

October 30, 2005 02:00 PM | Link to this

I live in Atlanta, and am a Dawgs fan; I was born in J’ville and have lots of friends and family there.

I would much rather see the series played in Gainesville and Athens; and NOT because we have a poor record in J’ville over the past 15 years; I am NOT making excuses.

These are 2 of the finest college atmospheres in the country. My Gator relatives always HATED GA Fans until they went to Athens, the one year we played there; now they appreciate the school, the atmosphere, the spirit (of course they are still rubbing my nose in what happened yesterday, which I fully expect).

What’s the logic of the “neutral site?” Tradition?

IF GA had the FL game in Athens every other year, maybe we would dump one of our weak nonconference games and be willing to play a home and home with a respectable Div 1A school; and I assume the same logic would hold for FL.

Anyway, as to the game: I’m a huge Dawg fan but didn’t really think we had a powerhouse this year; MR called a conservative game, but really if the receivers had stepped it up, and make a couple of field goals, we would’ve won. SEC championships ARE a big deal, so let’s go get it.

By Same old thing

October 30, 2005 02:16 PM | Link to this

To AJC. PA-LIZE. In the future, could you hold off on the “JA-JIA” national championship pretense until after the Florida game? It builds up all these dreamers for a great heartache. Its just not fair. Now. Who else can I blame that they have not mentioned yet!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Auburn and do not be so sure about your place in Atlanta!!

By Dennis

October 30, 2005 02:49 PM | Link to this

I don’t think we can blame any of our loses on playing in Jacksonville. I’ve been to those games. I was at the 1980 game. There is no home field advantage. We just need to outplay them.

Now getting down to the many complaints about McClendon. He is the best we have on this team. The big glaring weakness was left not because Greene and Pollack went pro, but because we lost Reggie Brown and Fred Gibson (as maligned as they were at times) and had no one to step right in. All season long we’ve had no wide receiver corps. Hopefully we’ll find some better replacements next year.

Why do you think we throw to Pope and Milsner so often?

By MBATL

October 30, 2005 02:59 PM | Link to this

Dennis, if you’re responding to me, let me say again I am NOT using J’ville as an excuse…so maybe it’s a bad day to make the point. The point being, given the ridiculous (IMO) BCS system, UGA needs to pick up another strong game, and I get little pleasure out of beating LA-Monroe anyway. We’re too good for that. But we play those weak teams because they don’t demand a home game in exchange.

Picking up UFL at home every other year would give us a better chance to play a Michigan or Notre Dame (or whoever) on a home and home basis. The SEC schedule is what it is; and you play 8 games to win that championship; but if we want to play for national championships, we need to acknowledge the reality of “the system.” Of course, we’ve also got to get a little better.

We know coming into ‘05 that we were depleted at WR. I agree, McClendon is as good as we’ve got. Massoqui is promising, but not there yet.

By John Manautou

October 30, 2005 04:04 PM | Link to this

I think for anyone who keeps up with recruiting now knows that we need to land Vidal Hazelton the 6’3 200lb #1 reciever in the country. You add Stafford with him and Massaqio sp? and I see us back in Title hopes 2 years from now!

By Auburn Dawg

October 30, 2005 04:20 PM | Link to this

I’m still in shock…. I refuse to believe that our offensive play calling can be any more vanalla than what i have seen since the season started! With our speed, we look like a I-formation team of Dooley’s.At least he ruled Florida! Running that 3 man defensive front….didnt anyone look at the Alabama film? My 7 year old could complete passes with that much time! No corrections or adjustments made at half time…. I have accepted the fact that we are just an average team, with a lot of speed, and will always be injured and just a few players away from being a national champion! AUBURN DAWG 80’

By SamoanDawg

October 30, 2005 05:07 PM | Link to this

Relax Bulldawg nation, I’m disappointed too, but we’re still in good shape. We have two weeks to lick our wounds and we’ll be ready to fight again with healthier dawgs. We have a good chance to finish strong.

Next year JoeT will be our qb. I think the kid has a lot of fight and determination in him. Plus, he’s a 4.0 student. Coach Richt will coach him up next year, just like he did with Shockley to fit his style of playing. Our defense played good, but we didn’t attack aggressively and fly to the football from the beginning. I couldn’t bare watching Leak smiling. I wished Martinez would’ve blitz Greg Blue and bury Leak’s head in the turf.

I don’t like the hit and read type of defense. We’ve got to attack and fly around the football! and still play discipline football. Create turnovers. We have great athletes that can wreck havocs. I think the Dawgs will be ready to play some hard nose defense against the tigers.

Mahalo nui loa. Go Dawgs!

By JayDee

October 30, 2005 05:14 PM | Link to this

Urban Meyer’s staff put together a superior gameplan against a superior team, and came out on top thanks to an inferior game plan by the Dawgs, and one which we executed poorly.

For the first time this season, Meyers adapted his scheme to his talent instead of vice-versa. His decision to run an offense which played to Leak’s strengths instead of the spread option was a great idea I wish he had saved for the Seminoles.

For my Dawgs, I can tell you without question that Tereshinski’s strength is not as a runner. Forget the surprise result for a three yard gain, running Joe T. on 3rd and long was ill-advised the first time, but with under two minutes to go in the game, and down by four? Ignorant or blind, or both.

Sorry Coach Richt, but that played only to the strength of the Gator D, and was the worst decision since your rookie season between the Hedges. We had receivers in man coverage all day, and against zone coverage for only limited snaps. The O-Line gave enough coverage to roll-out Joe T. to hit our wideouts or to put our RBs in the clear on screens. Where was the strategy to take advantage of the Gator pursuit? Nowhere on Saturday, and another loss. But…

I’m glad we will still end up in Atlanta playing for the league title. Florida may even avoid Shreveport during bowl season…maybe. SEC Champs is the only title which is a legitimate second-best to National Champs, and we will claim it again. Go Dawgs!

By Dennis

October 30, 2005 06:10 PM | Link to this

MBATL I wasn’t responding to you, as much as I was answering myself in my head. I keep wanting to blame the Gator bowl setting for our record in the last 16 games, but it is really just an excuse.

The way they were stacking the box with 5 down 3 right behind them, I kept waiting for us to try the old Appleby to Washington halfback option pass play. Even after the Joe T trick play I think it could have burned them deep. And I wanted us to go deep to Masoqui (sp?) at least a couple of times.

By Herman Johnson

October 30, 2005 06:40 PM | Link to this

you dawg fans are absoulte amazing. stop whining and admit that gators own you chumps. you dawg fans might love joe t. but the reality of situation is that he garbage, who in hell at georgia though that this kid could play in sec should be terminated.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 07:10 PM | Link to this

Who is the gators no.2 QB? Do you have one? Here’s food for thought leatherheads. How do you think your no. 2 would do in Joe T.’s position? It almost happened remember? I think it hurts you leatherheads more knowing you won against an injury prone Dawg team than it does us knowing we lost by only 4 points to a healthy gator team. It’s kinda hard to make your case to other people that you are a good team when you play a team thats not at their best does’nt it? Alabama has bragging rights though don’t they.

By handmade

October 30, 2005 07:29 PM | Link to this

Only Shultz’s hair has gone poof. We’re still alone in first place in the East.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 07:33 PM | Link to this

We’ll see you lose against South Carolina. They’re better than their record reflects trust me,And the “ole ball coach” won’t let you get away as cheap as we did.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 07:35 PM | Link to this

I promise.

By SECFan

October 30, 2005 08:50 PM | Link to this

Finally, UGA’s legacy policy cost the team a chance at the national championship. Joe T. is only on the team because his father and his father’s father played for UGA. I knew that most of these UGA fans would blame the defense, receivers and even Richt before they blamed the sorriest excuse for a quarterback at UGA ever. How do you even get a scholarship to an SEC school having played your high school games for a private school in the state’s smallest classification? Because daddy got me in, that’s how. Now I’m trying to figure out how these same fans are going to blame this loss on DJ after he returns. The same fans that said “This is not a one-man team” now has to realize how valuble to this team DJ is. I love it when a whole nation of fans believe in a totally useless QB and then get slapped in the face by reality.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 09:00 PM | Link to this

Still ranked higher than you leatherheads after losing to you.See what I mean? They gave you an “A” for effort but an “F” in a well deserved reallity check. Up 3 spots is a pat on the back. We deserved a 7 spot drop for being stupid. Just a brain fart Dawgs,ATL is tastin’ sweeter than ever! Cutler is tryin’ to make his case to get a job. Tread lightly leatherheads!

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 09:10 PM | Link to this

It’s not a “one man team”, because the leatherheads could have at least, covered the point spread if it was,right? I get it, you’re an Auburn fan huh?

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 09:20 PM | Link to this

Jeff,(sniff,sniff),you stink.

By TDGATOR

October 30, 2005 09:37 PM | Link to this

Face it Bulldog fans you guys cannot beat the mighty Gators. Perhaps a schedule that features more than Division II teams will prepare you better for this game in the future. I understand GA. Southern is on the schedule for next season. Another 6-0 start only to have the Gators ruin your season again. I remember seeing a lot of you fans on Bourbon Street when you played FSU. Couldn’t beat Florida that year either. Beat us last year, barely with our lame duck coach. The head coach at Illinois has a winning record against UGA. HAHAHAHA!. Keep coming down every year for your piece of humble pie. WAR EAGLE.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 09:48 PM | Link to this

Let’s bring neutral money to a neutral site like,ummmm say,Georgia. Just ask buisiness owners in Athens how their weekend profits hit record marks. You’re welcome FLA.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 10:04 PM | Link to this

Let’s see, when was the last time the leatherheads were undefeated at this time of the year? Oh that’s right,just before Alabama,or wait,Prothro?. Yep, they’re not a one man team either.28 points leatherheads,come on,see you in the Peach bowl.You’ll get used to ATL.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 10:13 PM | Link to this

I’d love a switch from east to west with Alabama & fla. We’d Watch Tenn.keep the Peach Bowl championship for years to come against the leatherheads,at least they share the wealth.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 10:21 PM | Link to this

And we could play in South Carolina for the “neutral site”.Hmmmm.

By DawgNTZ

October 30, 2005 10:53 PM | Link to this

Jeff, what’s wrong with you? Do you enjoy rubbing it in?

I don’t understand why everyone is bashing Richt and crew. There was a reason we were the underdogs in this game. Do you think USC would’ve beaten Notre Dame without Leinhart? Would Va Tech have a chance against Miami without Vick? Would sports writers be in love with Texas without Vince Young?

The fact of the matter is that we gave a rival all they wanted despite not having our starting QB. If Coutu hits his field goals, it’s a different story. If McClendon and company catch the stinkin’ ball, then all of you would’ve been on here declaring Richt a genious. Can there be any doubt that we would have waxed them with DJ?

I still love Joe T. though, he played well enough for us to win. By the way, SECfan, what’s your problem? what did Joe T. ever do to you?

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 10:57 PM | Link to this

It was 7-0. TDGATOR. Does that stand for “Tidegator”? Get back to me.

By klgator

October 30, 2005 11:14 PM | Link to this

Take heart you Dawgs. I’ve been a Gator fan since ‘57, and up until Spurrier came to Florida, we had never won an SEC Championship, and the main reason for that was the Dawgs. I’m reading what we used to say about playing Georgia in Jacksonville.

By Gatorhater

October 30, 2005 11:38 PM | Link to this

What was a gator doing on Burbon st.during the Sugar Bowl in 2002? Free tickets & a vacation,spending time with Bowden’s buddies? You saw Shockley’s touchdown pass to Terrence Edwards after he fumbled on the previous series didn’t you? Are you a fairweather fan? An “in the closet Seminole”? Then you know what could have been. Lol,we might have met on Burbon st.I saw a Seminole fan trying to fight a Dawg fan right outside of the stadium & he was too drunk to even stand up & his Seminole friends had to drag his a* to the car to keep him from being arrested. Was that you?

By Gatorhater

October 31, 2005 12:08 AM | Link to this

See ya for Vanderbilt! Jeff,take a bath.

By austindog

October 31, 2005 07:38 AM | Link to this

Not discussing moving the game to a home-home series (or at least alternating neutral Atlanta-neutral Jax) because Georgia won the series in the 80’s and prior doesn’t hold water. Florida’s program was a sleeping giant back then, Spurrier woke it up in the 90’s. It used to be along the lines of playing Ole Miss in Biloxi. Not anymore. Florida was formerly a team that had a winless year and that had never won an SEC title. Now they’re one of college’s most popular teams. If I was Florida I wouldn’t want the game moved either. The same as I prefer the SECCG played in Atlanta. And LSU prefered playing for the NC in the Superdome. It’s not home field, but it’s defintely an edge, and in a tight game that can be the difference.

By Sally Mae Johnson

October 31, 2005 07:53 AM | Link to this

Congrats to the UF players and coaches. Congrats to Joe T for a valiant effort. This loss is particularly hard for me to swallow. It will be for a while. The Gators get another chance to celebrate at our expense. Let them. We’d be doing the same thing. But remember this:

In the 80’s I was the obnoxious fan that assumed the Dawgs would never lose to Florida again. Guess what? Things change. Like Ed said in a Sat. morning blog I read, “the sun don’t shine on the same dogs a** every day”.

For UGA fans that have anticipated this season for a year now, this stings. I put my Dawgs apparel in the very back of my closet so I wouldn’t have to see it for a while. I thought of gruesome scenarios that would be worse in an effort to cheer up some. I thought about the sun coming up and all that stuff.

But the bottom line is this: Come Auburn, I’ll be wearing my UGA stuff again, and be extremely fired up. So will you guys; even the ones that say they are no longer Dawg fans. Don’t look for excuses. It makes us look bad. When two college athletic teams compete, one wins, one loses. That’s what happened. We simply lost. It’s not MR. It’s not Joe T. Urban didn’t beat us. The Gators scored more points than Georgia did. Let the Gators have their fun. Outclass them. I promise that the 2006 game will eventually be here, and the Dawgs will have another chance to outscore the Gators. The Gators won the NC in ‘96 and beat the Dawgs soundly. At the conclusion of the ‘97 game, Georgia was celebrating after severely outscoring UF. Keep your chins up Dawg fans.

By John

October 31, 2005 07:58 AM | Link to this

Congrats to the UF players and coaches. Congrats to Joe T for a valiant effort. This loss is particularly hard for me to swallow. It will be for a while. The Gators get another chance to celebrate at our expense. Let them. We’d be doing the same thing. But remember this:

In the 80’s I was the obnoxious fan that assumed the Dawgs would never lose to Florida again. Guess what? Things change. Like Ed said in a Sat. morning blog I read, “the sun don’t shine on the same dogs a** every day”.

For UGA fans that have anticipated this season for a year now, this stings. I put my Dawgs apparel in the very back of my closet so I wouldn’t have to see it for a while. I thought of gruesome scenarios that would be worse in an effort to cheer up some. I thought about the sun coming up and all that stuff.

But the bottom line is this: Come Auburn, I’ll be wearing my UGA stuff again, and be extremely fired up. So will you guys; even the ones that say they are no longer Dawg fans. Don’t look for excuses. It makes us look bad. When two college athletic teams compete, one wins, one loses. That’s what happened. We simply lost. It’s not MR. It’s not Joe T. Urban didn’t beat us. The Gators scored more points than Georgia did. Let the Gators have their fun. Outclass them. I promise that the 2006 game will eventually be here, and the Dawgs will have another chance to outscore the Gators. The Gators won the NC in ‘96 and beat the Dawgs soundly. At the conclusion of the ‘97 game, Georgia was celebrating after severely outscoring UF. Keep your chins up Dawg fans.

By DAWGGONE

October 31, 2005 08:22 AM | Link to this

“POOF”

I LIKE SCHULTZ…

By Buddy D

October 31, 2005 08:23 AM | Link to this

UGA fans stop whining. UF fans are celebrating a win over the #4 team. That’s all. The fact it was UGA only makes it sweeter.

Weren’t UGA fans celebrating a win over the Gators last year when they were in turmoil over the firing of their coach? In this rivalry, circumstances do not matter. A win is a win. Period! So UGA fans stop the whining - you are beginning to sound like Vol fans. I just hope you don’t get another miracle catch for a TD against Auburn.

By sut lovingood

October 31, 2005 08:33 AM | Link to this

Does it still sting, Doggies?

By Steve

October 31, 2005 08:34 AM | Link to this

Don’t you people have anything better to do?

By Rutuger

October 31, 2005 09:17 AM | Link to this

Was anyone actually surprised about this outcome? Here’s to UGA for making me a quick 100 bucks with that dreadful showing!

By gatorspook

October 31, 2005 09:27 AM | Link to this

Give me a break:

1. Florida was also without their best player and ran out of receivers mid-game.
2. Georgia WALKED out on the field….sure, the mighty bulldogs playing another easy game, after all, they had a winning streak of, uh, ONE.
3. Richt is GREAT oc. fsu hasn’t been the same since he left.
4. GA almost lost to sc, and maybe were OVERRATED??? 5 GA should thank their stars they avoided AL and LSU….admittedly it’s the luck of the draw, but a good draw.

AND BEST OF ALL:

1. GA is at the top of their program, while Meyer is in his first year….

Face it, you guys have been drinking bad Kool-ade.

By Phil

October 31, 2005 09:33 AM | Link to this

Mark Richt lost this game, bottom line. Terrible game plan, horribe play calling. Joe T didn’t play that bad considering the situation. If we had some receivers that could catch the ball, that would have helped.

But Richt, come on. How many times did you run that Quarterback draw, like 20 times? And I think it worked once. So all of a sudden Joe T is Michael Vick?On that crucial last drive on 3rd down, he calls that play. Unbelievable. And then on 4th down, Joe T is lined up under center. Why wasn’t he in the shtogun?? As soon as he dropped back, they were all over him, he never had a chance.

But let’s go back a little. After we scored the touchdown, why didn’t we go for 2?? That would have made it 14-11 and then all we needed was a field goal to tie. Kicking the extra point didn’t help at all, still forced us to go for a touchdown. I mean, it wasn’t like we were going to score 35 points in that game, every point was critical. So we needed to be in the situation where all we needed was a field goal, not a touchdown. Bad decision by Richt.

And did Richt watch any game film on Florida? Did he NOT know that they routinely fake punts? Like in the Alabama agame? I knew that play was coming at some point in the game. Georgia acted like they had no clue that Florida might try that. Bad coaching again.

We need an offensive coordinator, and Bobo is not a good choice either.

By Greg

October 31, 2005 09:33 AM | Link to this

Re: Jimmy’s Stat of the game. 1 Blitz. You are right on the money. We should have started with the first series. Bama did it, LSU did it. It worked. We could have had that punk Leak smirking with a game total -60 “rushing”. Instead we let him sit there and convert all of those third downs. Poor defensive coaching.

By Carl

October 31, 2005 09:41 AM | Link to this

I think all of the Georgia fans forget the fact that their school still has a decisive lead in the overall series.

It also is interesting that most of those wins over us which gave them the lead in the series took place in Jacksonville.

They have also conveniently forgotten how Wynn (who had his best game in my opinion as a Gator) fumbled away what was sure to be a three touchdown lead, and how Leak refused to take advantage of open running lanes that Portis would have exploited for 20-30 yard clips.

They complain about the poor play calling, but ignore the rather bizzare hibernation Meyer chose to go into with our offense.

Chad Jackson has caught maybe 12 balls in the last 3-4 games. This is a talent that should be touching the ball at least at least 10-15 times a game, and Meyer hardly calls his number. Tate Casey didn’t just emerge. He has been available all year long, but he is completely under utilized.

So we have gripes about the way our offense was executed not only in this game but in most of the games we’ve played. But we are nevertheless thankful that we are a top team in the NCAA, a great university and have great fans and players every year. In all kinds of weather we all stick together for F L O R I D A!!!!!!!!!

By bravedawg

October 31, 2005 10:00 AM | Link to this

I’m a life long Bulldawg and know ho wmuch it hurts to loose to the gators. 14 and 2 since Spurrier came is hard. In the long run this will be better for us - better to end up number 4 in the BCS with 1 loss - than number 4 - undefeated and ledt on the outside looking in. We didn’t execute. Say what you want about the Big 12 qnd Pac 10 opponents - to drop 50 on a team you have to execute. We need to learn that killer instinct. We need to expect to be there. That’w when we’ll beat Florida

By RUDY's BACK!!!

October 31, 2005 10:15 AM | Link to this

Just as all reasonably objective people predicted:Dogs Choked!!! They were never a legitamate top 10 team anyway.This proves it.Same old swan song every year.Thank GOD Urban chose Fla.over N.D. I was hoping the puppies would play N.D. in the Sugar Bowl but now all Irish fans will look for a more qualified and stronger opponet.UGA goes back on the porch after trying to play with the big boys!!! ACC rules!! GO IRISH!!!!

By Rob Hicks

October 31, 2005 10:29 AM | Link to this

Hey Dawgs, no one hates losing to U of F worse than I do. You gotta remember, it’s only one game and we are still in first place! Yeah the Gators beat our second string QB..big deal. They’ll be watching US in the SEC Championship game in The ATL, again! They can beat us every year for all I care as long as we are in the SEC Chamionship game. Besides, we weren’t going to get a national championship this year anyway. We would have been this years Auburn. You people calling for Richt’s head, you wanna Donan or Goff back? I didn’t think so.

By George Grove

October 31, 2005 10:41 AM | Link to this

What is the scoop on Blake Barnes?

By aj

October 31, 2005 10:49 AM | Link to this

good call rob——don’t really agree with the play calling saturday, hell for most of the season, but richt has done a great job as head coach. hopefully we can win out and end up in the sugar bowl! GO DAWGS!

By wcoastjere

October 31, 2005 10:56 AM | Link to this

florida just has georgia’s #…my thanks to fans who went or watched on tv…i cannot watch this game anymore////too depressing

By Dawgeater

October 31, 2005 11:06 AM | Link to this

D-man you are (mostly)correct….however, it was the (1) kicker missing two field goals(2) Receivers dropping perfectly good throws and, by the way, your D did nothing to stop us,-we stopped ourselves(see the fumble giveaway that otherwise would have made it a 21 point lead……

By Randy

October 31, 2005 11:07 AM | Link to this

Tell em Rob. MR DIDN’T drop the first pass of the game, setting the tone. MR DIDN’T drop the pass that hit McClendon IN THE FACE!!!. (pretty accurate for the # 2 QB) MR DIDN’T miss the 2 fg’s.. Go Dawgs, we still love you and you are still in control and # 1 in the SEC.

By Ala. Jim

October 31, 2005 11:23 AM | Link to this

I can’t believe you Ga. fans are complaining about Richt. He’s still the best coach in the S.E.C. if not the whole country. I agree with TechMan. We’ll swap in a heartbeat.GT ‘56.

By Dogtide

October 31, 2005 11:50 AM | Link to this

OK, here it is: Gators, you beat us fair and square. You own us in the 90’s and 00’s. There’s really nothing else anyone can say about that. However, I would much rather be a UGA Bulldog on the losing side of this game than a UF Gator on the winning side. By the way, we still lead the SEC East and I still got to watch Bama bet the crap out of your team! Now, get off our blogs!

By lj vickery

October 31, 2005 12:39 PM | Link to this

Some things never change! Like classless fans with their excuses.

It was a great game in a great series. Leave it alone. It should not be changed. No one said anything about moving the game when ga was winning in the 70’s & 80’s.

Kidos to the dawgs for playing tough!

By sykojohnny

October 31, 2005 01:13 PM | Link to this

You are missing the point. For the last decade prior to 2002 Florida had the better recruits. Faster, bigger, more skill players etc… When Georgia beat Florida it was an upset and made Georgia’s season. Now Georgia has the better recruits, is always finishing the season ranked higher than Florida and when the Gators beat the Dawgs, it makes their season. No dreams of national championships for the Gators anymore, it is “let’s hope we upset the Dawgs”. ITS OVER Gator fans. You got lucky because we redshirted the furuew QB and Shockley got hurt, and you still could have lost. ITS OVER!!

By gdawginkazoo

October 31, 2005 01:46 PM | Link to this

I hated losing Saturday. Good game Gators. Regarding Coach Richt,I for one am glad that he is our coach. He is a stand-up a guy building a stand-up program. If we had lose, this is the year. I don’t think anyone is going to touch USC, Texas or VaTech this year so we would have been outside looking in anyway. Focus on beating Auburn and whoever in the championship game. That’s our revenge on the Gators. Plus, thank God we are not Tennessee. We started out 14th (overrated by many). We were picked to be 3rd in our division, much less 4th in the country. So great season so far. Let’s win the SEC.

By Chuck_Uuga

October 31, 2005 02:47 PM | Link to this

No way one person could find the time to read all of this blog but.

90% OF THE CRAP ON HERE IS JUST THAT… CRAP. AND MOST OF IT IS WRONG. SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR UGA IS SITTING PRETTY GOING INTO THE UF GAME WHILE UF HAS THEIR BACKS TO THE WALL FACING ELIMINATION IF THEY LOSE. FACT IS, ANY GOOD TEAM IN THE LEAGUE (INCLUDING UGA) WOULD RESPOND WITH A WIN IF THEIR ENTIRE SEASON WAS ON THE LINE (SEE UGA 2004!) UGA WOULD STILL NEED TO BEAT AUBURN TO LOCK UP THE TITLE IN MOST SEASONS, AND THIS YEAR HAD TO PLAY WITH ONE HAND TIED BEHIND THEIR BACKS (JOE T IN FOR SHOCKLEY). SOME IDIOT ON HERE COMPARED RICHT TO BOBBY COX SAYING HE CANNOT WIN THE BIG GAME…THAT IS THE DUMBEST STATEMENT I HAVE EVER READ. UGA IS GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR, IS 41-7 FROM 2002 THROUGH 2005 TO DATE, AND WILL BEAT AUBURN BADLY IN TWO WEEKS TO LOCK IT UP.

By TechGator

October 31, 2005 02:47 PM | Link to this

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

By Mike

October 31, 2005 02:48 PM | Link to this

Bottom line is that it was a good game in a good series. UGA fans always say that “if so and so happened we would have won.” The problem with this is that it also requires all the miscues to still happen to Florida. Wynn fumbles the ball, drops all the passes they did etc. Dropped balls and turnovers are part of the game. Florida came out ready to play and executed enough to win the game. Losers.

By Mike

October 31, 2005 02:52 PM | Link to this

The point about Florida backing into the win is crap. That’s like saying UGA will back into the SEC game if they win out. Florida has not lost a game in the East this year. Georgia has. Florida has plenty of guys playing injured as did UGA so saying, if we had Shockley is pointless. If you had Shockley, then we would have Caldwell, Tartt and a number of other guys not playing at less than 100%

By Chuck_Uuga

October 31, 2005 02:56 PM | Link to this

Oh yeah, UGA will be sitting in the same position next season prior to Florida…in control of their own destiny. Get used to it UGA haters, Richt has (and will have) the top winning percentage in the league for years to come (sorry Visor Boy). Take a look at our commitments (Top 10 for 5th straight year), and you’ll see why. I will take 10-1 or 9-2 every single year and be happy! We will win several SEC Titles under Richt and will win at least one National Title by the time he completes a dozen years as a head coach.

By Chuck_Uuga

October 31, 2005 03:00 PM | Link to this

Mike, Are you the village idiot or just joking? Do you think UF could have won that game without Leak?!! Please, spare us the irrationality. Nice win when you had to. Good luck in Columbia, you’ll need it apparently.

By gdawginkazoo

October 31, 2005 04:36 PM | Link to this

Did I really see a “FireRichtNow” by line up there? That has to be Phil Fulmer or Steve Spurrir chiming in on this blog. That is funny and desperate. I can’t believe the hatred on this blog. As a Dawg fan I always cheer for SEC teams week in and week out. Just not when they are playing us. Everybody complaining and whining about should’ve, would’ve, could’ve. We lost against Florida not the worst thing in the world. Our program is strong and getting stronger. The nation complaining that the SEC offenses are horendous this year. Not really, our defenses are that strong and we beat each other up pretty good in the conference. The national picture only glorifies the Trojans, Texas and the pothead lead Hokies. Maybe they are deserving. If the SEC is healthy enough come bowl season there will be some opponents learning about how football should be played.

By bullg8r52

October 31, 2005 06:54 PM | Link to this

coulda…shoulda…woulda

Hilarious that the Dawgs are using the “if we had shockley” bit. Florida’s top 4 receivers are either out or seriously wounded. Give you Shock and give us those guys and it is Gators over Dawgs no problem. With them we beat LSU as well and you guys are not in control of your destiny. Us Gators are confident that GA will lose to another orange and blue team.

Wait’ll next year!!! Used to be the UF post-UGA game motto. Now you are wearing it. It looks really, really good on you!!!

By payback

October 31, 2005 07:08 PM | Link to this

I heard Coach R is going to dress up as an OC tonight for Hollow-wein.

By Britt

October 31, 2005 07:11 PM | Link to this

The University of Georgia has just been pegged Field Goal U. That is right folks every five star kicker in the country wants to go to UGA. After Billy Bennet led the nation in scoring and now Brandon Coutu is leading the SEC, kickers everywhere are creaming at the opportunity to play for Mark Richt. The University of Georgia has set itself apart in Red Zone Field Goal Scoring year after year by Kicking Field goals over 55% of the time. What an opportunity for a college kicker to show his worth to the pro scouts? How does UGA do it you might ask? Well Coach Richt focuses his game plan on calling the most conservative plays he can think of. Thats right quarter back draw on 3 and 11, or even a play action pass on 4th down. Of course, we all have come accustomed to the Half Back sprint draw.
This is my personal favorite, and Coach Richt makes sure we run it at least 10 times a game especially on third down. Mark attributes his 85% win percentage to his stellar play calling . Although the majority of these wins are over sub 500 teams, Coach Richt says, “We may never win the big games, but we will always have one of the top kickers in the country and we will always be good men.” Well folks in this writer’s view point that is all that counts. For all of those complainers, Richt has a better record than any coach at Georgia has ever had in his first five seasons. Who cares that he has also had the greatest recruiting classes as well, and not to mention one of the top five classes in each of the last 5 seasons.
There is more to life than winning folks, and Mark Richt is teaching all his players that. Just look at how prepared they are for each game to matter who the opponet, and heck if UGA loses he can always blame it on the kicker. Lord knows he want give anyone else a shot.

By ron

October 31, 2005 09:11 PM | Link to this

FIRST I CAN’T COMPREHEND JOE T.BEING THE STARTER NEXT SEASON AS SENIOR,HE HAS NO SKILL AS A LEADER,PASSING SUSPECT AND RUNNING IS NOT HIS FORTE.I SUSPECT RICHT WILL GO EITHER WITH THE SOPHOMORE OR THE FRESHMAN FROM TEXAS EARLY IN THE SEASON. TO THE BULLDAWG NATION,WHY ARE WE CRYING,WE STILL HAVE A GOOD SEASON UPON US.WE HAVE MUCH ANTICIPATED GAMES AGAINST AUBURN AND TECH AND A MUCH ANTICIPATED GAME WITH LS WHO IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. FORGET ‘BAMA,THEY WON’T MAKE IT.TO MOST OF YOU THERE WAS MUCH ANTICIPATED QUESTIONS AS TO WHERE THIS TEAM WOULD BE AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON.MOST OF YOU WERE ANTI SHOCKLEY AND HE’S SHOWN & CONVINCED YOU THAT HE’S MORE THAN A CAPABLE QUATERBACK & FIELD GENERAL.HE’S A WINNER HERE AND THE NEXT STAGE ON SUNDAYS.UNFORTUNATELY YOU’LL ONLY HAVE ONE SEASON TO SEE THIS BRILLANT QUARTERBACK PERFORM BEFORE PACKED HOUSES IN ATHENS BETWEEN THE HEDGES.LET’S ACCEPT THE DEFEAT AND MOVE ON,THE SUGAR BOWL IS JUST AS APPEALING TO ME AS THE ROSE BOWL.THERE IS NO SHAME PLAYING IN THE SUGAR BOWL AND LOOK IT’S BEING PLAYED ON THE RED CLAY OF GEORGIA.BRING ON THE HIGHEST RATED OPPONENT AND IN THE END THE GEORGIA PROGRAM WIIL BE IN THE NATIONS TOP FOUR WHEN THE FINAL POLLS ARE ANNOUNCED COME EARLY JAN’06.

By Big D

October 31, 2005 10:07 PM | Link to this

ricth does’nt deserve to be the coach of the georgia bulldogs, he is a decent coach but he does not have what it takes to lead the bulldogs to the top, the bulldogs have too much history in their football program to have it in the hands of such an unexperienced coach, georgia needs to take notes from notre dame and go and get a top notch coach with experience, not some young rookie trying to make a name for himself..until then georgia will have to settle for being a decent team coached be a decent coach… this is not say taht ricth is a bad coach only to say he is not ready for a program like georgia…….

By SamoanDawg

October 31, 2005 10:43 PM | Link to this

Big D, I believe Richt will eventually get the dawgs to the promise land. He deserves to be our coach. Look at what he has done to the program so far. C’mon man, he makes mistakes like we all do. We will prevail.

Next season, DCs’ will figured out how to stop Weis’ offense. Put ND in the SEC and the’ll struggle to win every game. It’s a brutal conference.

Again, Richt will get the job done and he has proven that already. Also, we were supposed to be 3rd in the east. Not too bad to be 1st in the east so far. We’ll finish this year out strong.

Go Dawgs!!

By Big D

October 31, 2005 11:01 PM | Link to this

with the talent georgia has year end and year out they should be doing better, they probally put more players in the pros than any sec school; yet we just cant seem to make it past a certain level, you gotta know how to use the talent that you have in the right way. georgia has always been known as a running team, they have always put running backs in the pros, the best running back they have is lumpkin, why is he not playing? is he hurt still? georgia has to get back to the running game……….

By Rich

October 31, 2005 11:08 PM | Link to this

Come On Coach…. I still remember 3 years ago, against Auburn in the Bowl Game. Punt from their 37 yard line with about 3 minutes on the Clock. no time outs … We were are ranked 4th in the nation last Saturday. We continue to call plays like a High School team. Don’t blame the offensive coordinator. Have the, you know what to accept the blame. Third and 12 and the best you can come up with is (Slow Q.B.) sweep to the right ! We have a nearly 7 foot tight end, just in case you forgot. Throw it up, give us a chance to WIN. Q.B. T.. was set up to fail. He is no Shockley, but Coach this was your loss. We are in no way in the Same class as Texas, USC or V.T. I see a team barely in the top 20. You are a great guy and represent UGA very well. There were many questional calls during this game, it did not boil down to that one play. Yes the kicker had a bad day. 10 points is all we can Muster as a 4th ranked team in the Nation. Somehow this sounds like the Braves and how they choke when an important game is at hand. Being content with winning the SEC is not enough. Auburn is going to bury us at home. Kentucky is as good as Vandy. Oh yeah, that interstate team G.T. Peach bowl is sounding better and better. What message does this send to the recruits we want. No Flordia H.S. player will cross the State line now. Look at the film through a Fans eyes for once. Take us to the next level, you can do it. We must beat Flordia and Auburn. It happens this way every year. By the way, show us that Killer instinct we need to WIN !

By Johnnie Johnson Sr.

October 31, 2005 11:48 PM | Link to this

Here’s what needs to happen in the GA/FL series: nothing. We don’t need a new coach. We could have won with Joe T. We could have lost with Shockley. An off week prior to the game wouldn’t guarantee a win. We don’t need an OC. Here’s why Georgia has been losing against UF:

When two teams compete in an athletic event with similarly talented athletes, one team wins, one team loses. What makes a team win? They simply outscore the other team. They execute better at critical times. They made a block when it mattered, they caught a pass for a critical first down that was almost picked off, their TE didn’t jump off sides on 3rd and 5 in the red zone. It’s all about match ups on every play from scrimmage. A lot goes in to each play, from coaching decisions, execution, crowd noise, conditioning, health, etc. A slight miscue can cost your team dearly. Sometimes, a lucky call or a busted play leads to points. Their is no black and white explanation as to why UF outscores us.

When the dawgs won 8-10 we listened to all UF’s excuses. “Herschell won the game single handedly”, “Jax is really just South Georgia”, “Georgia has a bye week”, “Pell sucks”, etc.

When UGA beat UT in Knoxville in ‘01, nobody said that we needed an OC then. How about this year in k-ville? Get over it. We love this team and pull hard for them to always win, and pray hard for them to beat the dreaded Gators. Don’t let the Gator fans, of all people, see us stoop to their level. In the late 90’s I said to myself,”Slick Willie is our Pres., the Red Sox can’t win it, Woods wins all the majors, and Georgia can’t beat the Gators or even sniff winning the SEC East Championship.” “I think I’ll move to Red China.” However, things have changed a bit since then and we expect UGA to win the East now. For Dawgs fans, the best days are apparently still ahead. Some say that they would rather Georgia go 7-4 and beat UF then go 10-1 or 9-2, win the East or SEC, and lose to FL.

Plain and simple: As of now, we are UF’s b***. We can’t beat them it seems. But that will eventually change. When? I’m not sure. But until it does, act like the classiest fans in the SEC. Remember, it’s not like their fans played a significant role in the victory. Their team scored more points than our did.

By Johnnie Johnson Sr.

October 31, 2005 11:49 PM | Link to this

Here’s what needs to happen in the GA/FL series: nothing. We don’t need a new coach. We could have won with Joe T. We could have lost with Shockley. An off week prior to the game wouldn’t guarantee a win. We don’t need an OC. Here’s why Georgia has been losing against UF:

When two teams compete in an athletic event with similarly talented athletes, one team wins, one team loses. What makes a team win? They simply outscore the other team. They execute better at critical times. They made a block when it mattered, they caught a pass for a critical first down that was almost picked off, their TE didn’t jump off sides on 3rd and 5 in the red zone. It’s all about match ups on every play from scrimmage. A lot goes in to each play, from coaching decisions, execution, crowd noise, conditioning, health, etc. A slight miscue can cost your team dearly. Sometimes, a lucky call or a busted play leads to points. Their is no black and white explanation as to why UF outscores us.

When the dawgs won 8-10 we listened to all UF’s excuses. “Herschell won the game single handedly”, “Jax is really just South Georgia”, “Georgia has a bye week”, “Pell sucks”, etc.

When UGA beat UT in Knoxville in ‘01, nobody said that we needed an OC then. How about this year in k-ville? Get over it. We love this team and pull hard for them to always win, and pray hard for them to beat the dreaded Gators. Don’t let the Gator fans, of all people, see us stoop to their level. In the late 90’s I said to myself,”Slick Willie is our Pres., the Red Sox can’t win it, Woods wins all the majors, and Georgia can’t beat the Gators or even sniff winning the SEC East Championship.” “I think I’ll move to Red China.” However, things have changed a bit since then and we expect UGA to win the East now. For Dawgs fans, the best days are apparently still ahead. Some say that they would rather Georgia go 7-4 and beat UF then go 10-1 or 9-2, win the East or SEC, and lose to FL.

Plain and simple: As of now, we are UF’s b***. We can’t beat them it seems. But that will eventually change. When? I’m not sure. But until it does, act like the classiest fans in the SEC. Remember, it’s not like their fans played a significant role in the victory. Their team scored more points than ours did.

By Bill

November 1, 2005 08:49 AM | Link to this

I am a life long dog fan but I have to agree with the comments that the play calling was the worst! Players also seemed like they were not into the game - especially at the start = one could tell the first offensive play - how the game would go!

By JTL

November 1, 2005 12:22 PM | Link to this

florida will lose to spurrier this weekend in columbia. mark it down.

By Dan

November 1, 2005 12:22 PM | Link to this

Quick Summation .. I saw the same plays ran over and over and over .. every 3rd and 7+ its a QB keeper. It worked a few times .. then got crushed every time after that - POPE - Milner on the Field ? Danny Ware had great vision on a few of those “shotgun sprint draws”, or whatever the heck you call that , or it would have gotten crushed . It DID get crushed when T. Brown ran it .. HE CAN NOT RUN THAT PLAY. Sit McLendons but on the bench ‘til he graduates. A TRUE Freshmen, Massaquoi, has shown him up more than once this year ..

BLITZ THAT CANDY@SS C. Leak. If he is rattled he is HOORRIBLE. Let him sit behind the line with 3 or 4 coming he’ll eat ya up. THE D Buckled down after a lil initial flurry and played well , just wish the Dawgs would STUNT Blitz or Full out blitz more often.

Have 3 Great RB’s - USE THEM … Effectively! Oh , kinda like Arkansas did against us and almost beat us .. Clock control and run … I have posted this here before - have yet to see Georgia really gettin into Power sweeeps .. options .. heck Shockley would be a great option QB.

HIRE FROM THE OUTSIDE a Offensive Coordinator .. and get VanGorder back ..

Did I saay quick ? sorry ..

By Mike

November 1, 2005 01:30 PM | Link to this

Chuck_Uuga, all I’m saying is that had UGA won, UF has just as much room to say, oh if only this and this happened. Shockley being out isn’t what doomed UGA and Leak didn’t have that great of a game. He threw an incomplete pass at one point when he could have easily run 2 yds for an untouched 1st down. Death, Taxes and Florida beating Georgia. The three gurantees in life.

By SteveB

November 1, 2005 04:40 PM | Link to this

Gator fans. Why don’t you go play on your own newspaper websites ? Or are they just too freakin illiterate in your state to create newspapers or blogs ? What a sad sad way to get your jollies. I don’t even know why you’re in the SEC, your state is full of yankees who couldn’t stand being up north anymore and came south. At least they kept going through GA and didn’t crap up our beautiful land.

By wes

November 1, 2005 06:04 PM | Link to this

give it a rest u neysayers. We played hard but like crap most of the day. Much of that the fault of the Gators’ aggressiveness. Hey Fla. played apretty good game. Thats what u do when the chips r down, play agressive!!! We’ve got an oppourtunity not many get, to right a wrong, make up for a poor showing, etc.. SO get your heads right, prepare, and kick Auburn right between the legs from down 1 when they flaunt into Athens. Remember, they are an average team who hasn’t done anything but win against average teams. They lost once to a pretty good Tech team. Thats it !!!!! Put them in their place!!!!!!!

By wes

November 1, 2005 06:07 PM | Link to this

Oh yea, then put the Jackets right next to them.

By SamoanDawg

November 1, 2005 08:35 PM | Link to this

Johnnie, right on brada.

Listen here fellas, we will finished strong. We’ll be in a BCS bowl game! And it’ll be a happy new year again. Go Dawgs!!

By Mike

November 2, 2005 09:34 AM | Link to this

SteveB, because I live in Atlanta douchebag. Have for 10 years. Went to high school in Georgia. Just wanted to go to a Football school for college so I picked UF over UGA.

By SteveB

November 2, 2005 10:23 AM | Link to this

So Mike wanted to go to a “football school” huh ? Here’s a few stats for you: National Championships - Ga 2, Fl 1 SEC championships - Ga 11, Fl 6 Bowl Results - Ga 21-15-3, Fl 14-17 Current NFL players - Ga 46, Fl 40 Series record against Floriduh - Ga is 46-35-2. Against FSU 6-4-1 Against Miami Fl 7-4-1 Against Floriduh in Jacksonville 39-33-1

By Mike

November 3, 2005 01:15 PM | Link to this

Now you should analyze the “school” part of that.

By rob

November 3, 2005 03:15 PM | Link to this

Hey Wes,

That “average” Auburn team sure beat the hell out of your dogs last year,and have won 4 of the last 6. The Tigers love playing in “Jordan-Hare East”, so your dogs better be ready. Auburn has a better defense,offense and coach than the dogs. You better hope your dogs don’t think the same team that lost to tech is who they will play. Its a totally different monster that will come to town. And you better blitz a bunch, cause if our Soph QB has time, the game could be over by half.

If the game comes down to pure talent, the game is even, slight edge to UGA because of experience. If it comes down to coaching, the tigers win. Richt is a real nice guy, but he is a bumbling high school coach during the game.

Shockley gives you a chance, but next year how the hell are you going to score?

Predictions? AU-24 UGA-6