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DEL.ICIO.USDogs could have done without the foolishness
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Terence Moore
Jacksonville — So much for discipline, poise and class. They could return as staples of Georgia’s football program under Mark Richt, but it’ll take a while. They vanished on Saturday at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, where the Bulldogs kept making fools of themselves early and often.
They were fools by choice. That’s the scary thing.
They were fools in victory. That’s the only thing that matters to most in the Bulldog Nation, especially since Georgia played out of its mind during the wildest game you’ll ever see to slay the Mighty Gators.
You can make a case that the Bulldogs had to be fools in this one if they wanted to end their phobia against Florida and if they wanted to keep their hopes of reaching the SEC championship game alive. What the Bulldogs were doing before in this highly overrated rivalry wasn’t working. I mean, it isn’t a rivalry when the other guy keeps knocking the red and black out of you.
So, with a 42-30 triumph in hand, the Bulldogs did a massive Lambeau Leap into the stands. They watched the normally subdued Richt take his highly expressive ways during the game into the aftermath with a passionate kiss of his wife, Katharyn, before 84,481 witnesses. The Bulldogs just went bonkers. After all, they’d lost 15 of 17, eight of nine and two straight to the Gators. Not because Georgia wasn’t as talented, but because Georgia wasn’t as tough.
That’s why the Bulldogs decided to become fools along the way to shocking Florida with a lot of running back Knowshon Moreno, the clutch play of quarterback Matthew Stafford and a defense that turned The Great Tim Tebow into only a good quarterback who spent much of the game scraping himself off the ground.
It’s just that you don’t have to become fools to do what you have to do to slay personal demons. Among the lowlights for what was one of the nation’s most composed teams under Richt, Georgia was penalized five times for personal fouls or unsportsmanlike stuff.
In the first quarter.
Once, two Georgia players were signaled for face-mask infractions on the same kickoff. There was Mohamed Massaquoi creating thousands of orange-and-blue boos after scoring a touchdown and doing his version of the Gator Chomp in the end zone. What triggered the silliness was Richt allowing his players to sprint from the sidelines moments into the game as if they’d never seen a touchdown before. That was when every one of the Bulldogs did their coach’s bidding by jumping and screaming and boogieing while smothering Moreno after he scored the game’s first points.
The Gators weren’t amused. The Bulldogs couldn’t care less, especially with their suddenly ruthless leader.
“Oh, Coach Richt told us during the week that, after we scored that first touchdown, you can have an excessive celebration,” said Georgia defensive end Marcus Howard, adding that Richt informed the team that he didn’t care about the 15-yard penalty that always comes from such an action. “That’s what everybody did [after Moreno’s touchdown]. They just ran out there and formed a big, old Dog Pile.”
Wonderful.
Apparently, when nobody was looking, a bunch of little green men descended from the cloudy north Florida sky to zap the real Mark Richt away in a spaceship.
Who was this Mark Richt?
This was the desperate Mark Richt, and he was coaching a desperate Georgia team, and you know what they say about desperate folks. They do all sorts of crazy things in an attempt to end their desperate ways.
Still, when contrasted with the Mark Richt of the previous six-plus seasons at Georgia, this was baffling, shocking, bizarre. Mostly, this was hypocritical. Just two weeks ago, when Georgia last played, a visibly peeved Richt threw a fit after a bunch of Bulldogs celebrated at midfield at Vanderbilt after the Bulldogs’ victory in the final seconds.
That was the real Mark Richt before the Bulldogs’ mission became to beat Florida no matter what. The thing is, an overly due Georgia bunch against the Gators could have done the same regardless, but we’ll never know.
The fools ruled.
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By bulldawg
October 27, 2007 10:39 PM | Link to this
Wow , everyone was calling for more emotion out of the coach, yet when he does it you critizize. You have no idea what you are talking about, when tebow does it he is superman, when meangelo does it you defend him, you are the hypocrite sir, Good job dawgs noone gave you a chance including mister terrance.
By 1eyedJack
October 27, 2007 10:39 PM | Link to this
Terrance, you are a CHUMP! Just jealous huh? Hoping the DAWGS would lose? Georgia just played an instant classic and all you can do is dredge up negative crap. Just go somewhere.
By amoree
October 27, 2007 10:39 PM | Link to this
I expect nothing better from you, TM. Not enough emotion, too much emotion. Richt can’t please you, can he? I didn’t necessarily agree with the celebration after the first td, but, you can’t argue with the end result. UGA whipped UF. Why don’t you do us a favor and simply quit writing about UGA, period?
By jro
October 27, 2007 10:40 PM | Link to this
terence…it’s been said many times before on here: you’re a complete idiot. one minute you’re talking about how the dogs have no excuses but to win in jax this week, now they win and you weren’t happy about it. your stupidity is in a league of its own. go dawgs!
By DP
October 27, 2007 10:40 PM | Link to this
Georgia has come out flat every game. I think they could be undefeated now if they had not come out flat and let other teams get in front of them. If they had come out flat with Florida, the same would have happened. They sprinted and jumped out onto the field instead of walking arm in arm. You could see the excitement in the players from the moment the game began. Richt knew the players and crowd needed something to take this game to the next level. Meyer is a lowlife who calls a timeout after the other team is running their play- he does not play by the rules. He is not a gentleman SEC coach so he does not deserve to be treated like one! He got a dose of his own medicine and it worked!!! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!
By DawgGrad311
October 27, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this
Terrance, you are the biggest damn fool of all. Of course the ajc, and it’s racist card leader, has to rain on our parde. Can’t you just wait till later in the week to ruin our buzz? The Auburn kicker did the chomp after they beat Fla, so what’s the big deal with Mo-mass doing it? The UGA football team has been w/o a pulse pretty much the season, and celebrating to get everyone into the emotion was a way to get life into our team. The program still has class, and I believe that UFag had a few personal fouls of their own. Go move to Gainesville and write for their paper you bum.
By mark
October 27, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this
Maybe Petrino should do the same!
By buldawg216
October 27, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this
terrence, I still find it hard to believe I actually read your columns each day. You could not dislike the sports teams in this state anymore so hopefully they will relocate you far away very soon. You boo-hoo Richt for not being passionate enough and then spend the past 1200 words bashing him for going crazy. Which is it? How about you be happy the Dawgs took it to FlorDUH for once and enjoy it.
By Scott
October 27, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this
Ah, Terence. A gray lining to every silver cloud.
By Matt
October 27, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this
No one cares other than the media.
By dawgs
October 27, 2007 10:42 PM | Link to this
You are an idiot! GO DAWGS
By K D
October 27, 2007 10:42 PM | Link to this
Terence you show your ingnorance with your article, give him a hard time for no heart and no energy and then blash them for having it. Your article served it’s purpose like all of your other useless rambling in making people upset. Have a great Sunday and remember that you are worthless.
By budro
October 27, 2007 10:42 PM | Link to this
Does Richt contradict himself? Very well then, Richt contradicts himself. Richt is large. Richt contains legions.
By Dave
October 27, 2007 10:42 PM | Link to this
I couldn’t disagree with this column more. It was an excellent move to fire up the team and the crowd and create a change in the 17 year-old momentum in this series. Hopefully that action signals the moment when the Dawgs were no longer intimidated or psyched out heading into the Georgia-Florida game.
You talk like he had the team go out and take cheap shots on Tebow or knock folks around after the play. It was just a celebration, and the team took the 15 yard penalty that came with it. (The separate taunting penalty for Velasco is a separate issue.)
By Elmo P. Grogan
October 27, 2007 10:42 PM | Link to this
You wouldn’t say that if he weren’t European-American;, would you?
By cdawg
October 27, 2007 10:42 PM | Link to this
Hey Terrence that is awful….leave it to the AJC to kill the victory celebration of dawg nation..U sir are an idiot.ALways have to put a negative in a positive.
By Randal
October 27, 2007 10:43 PM | Link to this
Terrence, better to be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt — or, in your case, type this ridiculous garbage. I’m sorry Notre Dame sucks this year — don’t take it out on Georgia.
By DecaturDog
October 27, 2007 10:45 PM | Link to this
What a disappointing column…sigh…
By georgiagirl
October 27, 2007 10:46 PM | Link to this
Oh shut up they had fun and loved it. And so did the rest of the bulldog nation. The game was fun and full of great plays, but you forgot that.
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Jimmy lee
October 27, 2007 10:46 PM | Link to this
It wasn’t as in your face as logo stomping… it wasn’t instructing a player to go after someone’s knee or ankle. It was a CELEBRATION after a TOUCHDOWN! and it was a TEAM celebration as well. it was unconventional and against the rules and he paid the price for it. In fact he paid it time and a half because one of his players took it upon himself to taunt. But, as a team they did not taunt. They celebrated.
By rick
October 27, 2007 10:46 PM | Link to this
Moore you are one complete idiot! Why don’t you go back up north somewhere? “mighty Gators”??? get a grip, according to Gary D and Vern L, it was Georgia VS Tebow…whenever Ga did something good, it ws because Tebow was hurt, whenever Ga did something bad, it was because Tebow was great, very poor announcing, just as your article. It is college football, they play for the fun and love of the game, they are not PAID. It is fine to see young men get excited and jubilant. They needed a spark, they needed for the coach to do something different, it worked. How long have you been around for this rivalry? Not near long enough, remember when they scored 50 between the hedges? If you can’t say something good then write about Tech! You FOOL.
By Jimmy lee
October 27, 2007 10:47 PM | Link to this
It wasn’t as in your face as logo stomping… it wasn’t instructing a player to go after someone’s knee or ankle. It was a CELEBRATION after a TOUCHDOWN! and it was a TEAM celebration as well. it was unconventional and against the rules and he paid the price for it. In fact he paid it time and a half because one of his players took it upon himself to taunt. But, as a team they did not taunt. They celebrated.
By dandydawg
October 27, 2007 10:47 PM | Link to this
Oh Terence, get over it! It was your blog that challenged this team. They answered your challenge… now you want to cry foul! Get over it…where were your blogs when the nasty gators were planting their flag on the field or mocking Dawg fans. CMR put some fire under this team, now Florida knows that we are going to battle them and we are NOT afraid!
By John
October 27, 2007 10:48 PM | Link to this
Terence Moore knows a lot about being a fool by choice or otherwise.
By Mgood15672
October 27, 2007 10:49 PM | Link to this
Only Moore could find something negative in this win. Instead of crying about the Dawgs being fools, why not recognize the move Richt pulled by firing up the Dawgs as brillant. Remeber these are 18-21 year old kids who can really perform when emotinally charged, and we all know football is an emotinal game. Go Dawgs!
By topdaw
October 27, 2007 10:49 PM | Link to this
The usual BS from the worst writer in sports. The coach did what he had to do to win a football game and set the tone for the rest of this year and most importantly next year. Moreno had his coming out party. Georgia will be a major player next year
By bp101
October 27, 2007 10:49 PM | Link to this
In college sports, emotion can win games. I would say CMR got exactly what he and every bulldog fan have been clamoring for. A team that played with fire and emotion. YOU yourself wanted more emotion from the coach. Well, today you and all of the gators got a big bellyfull!!!
By topdawg
October 27, 2007 10:49 PM | Link to this
The usual BS from the worst writer in sports. The coach did what he had to do to win a football game and set the tone for the rest of this year and most importantly next year. Moreno had his coming out party. Georgia will be a major player next year
By hattiesburgjay
October 27, 2007 10:49 PM | Link to this
I feel like a fool for reading this stupid column.
GO DAWGS!
By DawgGrad311
October 27, 2007 10:50 PM | Link to this
How much did Urban Cryer and Tim Teboner pay you to write this article?
By RedAndBlack
October 27, 2007 10:50 PM | Link to this
Moore, I truly don’t think Coach Richt was disrespecting Coach Meyer. He was merely trying to light a fire in the team. The celebration was not at the expense of Florida but at the expense of the Georgia which they were prepared to take. You have to admit that it set the tone for Georgia and their intensity during the game. I believe it was a motivational boost and to challenge the team to rise to the occassion. Coach Richt is best at motivating these young for whom he cares a great deal.
By ditweeddawg
October 27, 2007 10:51 PM | Link to this
Are you sure you are Terence Moore? I don’t believe you because it is obvious that your opinion is worthless and not deserving to have a name attached to it. How about the entire Bulldawg Nation CLEAR THE BENCH and bombard you with how WE feel about the celebration!!!!!!!!!! Go to Jacksonville YOU DAWG HATER!!!!
By UnderDawg
October 27, 2007 10:51 PM | Link to this
Terrence, you’re an idiot. All we hear from the media is how UGA needs someone to build a fire under them, and how CMR is too laid back and unemotional during big games. Now, all of the sudden, UGA is a classless program for showing emotion during a big win? Sorry, boys, you can’t have it both ways. So what if our players do the Gator Chomp? They have been doing the same tauntingto us for years. The complaint department is usually closed whenever the UF fans and players taunt opposing teams and fans with that same Gator Chomp. Everyone enjoyed it whenever AU kicker did it, so why can’t we? Go on back up to Notre Dame,Terrence…oh, I forgot, the ND team can’t win sh1t this season. It was a big win, well deserved, and you media types are just pi$$ed off because you all are in love with Teblow, and have been kissing his a$$ since last year, and he fell flat on his face this week….which made you all look like horse sh!t for not giving UGA a chance at all. Fact is, nobody in the SEC is unbeatable in conference play this season…not even the Mighty Gators and their media darling, Teblow.
By lamar morris
October 27, 2007 10:52 PM | Link to this
Terrance Moore is an idiot. Recogize hearth when you see. Never read you again.
By Coach (Lets Go Braves In 2008)
October 27, 2007 10:53 PM | Link to this
The Bulldogs victory is sweet but maybe just a little to much for this fan when considering the behavior. I can appreciate Coach Richt making every effort to fire up his team (it worked). Beating the Gators in Jacksonville is a rare accomplishment and the Dogs deserve credit for a great game plan. Does all the celebrating and penalties remind anybody of another Coach who is now in South Carolina ? Whatever your opinion , a win is a win , but at what cost to the dignity and respect of the coaching staff.
By Dorsey Hill
October 27, 2007 10:53 PM | Link to this
If we did that against Tech I’d agree, but something, anything had to be done to change the mental aspect of that game. It worked. Hopefully, it won’t be necessary in the future.
By old school atlantan
October 27, 2007 10:53 PM | Link to this
If it takes a 15 or even a 30 yard penalty to get the emotion where it needs to be to win….then that is a penalty worth taking…
By Bobby
October 27, 2007 10:54 PM | Link to this
Shut up! You are a complete jerk! I am so glad I canceled this crappy paper years ago.
By bulldog515859
October 27, 2007 10:54 PM | Link to this
Terrence,
You are a terrible journalist! Period.
By Dr Morpheus
October 27, 2007 10:55 PM | Link to this
Terrance, I see your point, but have a very different take on CMR’s ‘dark side’ coming out. I don’t think our clean cut leader went that far over the top on this one. He just encouraged his guys to be looser and to have more fun. Les Miles down here in Baton Rouge has done much the same thing with great results. Getting Urban Meyer angry right off the bat played into our hands- we stayed loose while he stayed tense. Did you notice the difference in the way the coaches looked on the sidelines, the way they talked to their troops, their reactions to the refs, etc? CMR outwitted UM (I decided to omit the C on your blog). In other words, our guy psyched their guy. IMO, we have a long way to go before we turn into rude boys and thugs. But we took a strong step toward creatively engaging our masculine side, so I’m all up with the program. GIve it some thought.
By Vick_Piedmont
October 27, 2007 10:56 PM | Link to this
You get paid to write this crap? Your horrible.
By Mark
October 27, 2007 10:56 PM | Link to this
Lighten up Terence and stop being so negative about everything. Georgia didn’t wait until the game was in hand to show an on field emotional display. It was in the 1st quarter and they still had to play an enitre football game. If you think about it, it took some big balls to pull that off. Richt knew UF would be fired up after that but he didn’t care. I’m sure if Notre Dame pulled that stunt and beat USC you would call it a stroke of genius.
By CGeorge
October 27, 2007 10:56 PM | Link to this
Richt was far from desperate…..as CBS pointed out, no coach has beat him 3 straight times.
I read ajc.com for weeks where columnists and fans alike were pining for Van Gorder and the team that was ferocious to the tune of leading the SEC in penalties year after year, and now when we show it again— people are crying foul?
Was it overboard? Probably. The other penalties make it look worse? Maybe. But college football has become so sterilized, I enjoyed seeing a little bit of silly fun. What would sports be without the occasional silliness?
Kudos to Richt. Kudos to the Dawgs.
Mr. Moore, with all due respect, lighten up.
By Traceman
October 27, 2007 10:57 PM | Link to this
Terence, you call Coach Richt a hypocrit but you are the hypocrit in this matter. In your previous column, you said that the Dawgs were a “psychological mess at the sight of orange and blue” and that the Dog’s needed to stop making excuses for their inability to win against Florida. Well, just because you happen not to like the way Coach Richt went about exercising the “demons” you referred to, there was clearly a method to his madness and his plan worked.
The Dawgs not only didn’t back down against the Gators when the going got tough, they came back time and time again. Sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures and Caoch Richt apparently decided that this was the time.
You got one thing right, the Dawgs couldn’t care less about your disapproval of Coach Richt’s methods. Maybe Coach Petrino should try something similar to exercise all the demons surrounding the Falcons right now. Go Dawgs!
Whether Georgia players and coaches wish to admit it or not, visions of Gators always are rattling around their heads. It has turned them into a psychological mess at the sight of orange and blue. That said, Richt told reporters earlier this week that he doesn’t discuss that 15-out-of-17 thing with his players, but you just knew he had his fingers crossed while uttering those words. He even suggested as much later during a private moment.
By Traceman
October 27, 2007 10:57 PM | Link to this
Terence, you call Coach Richt a hypocrit but you are the hypocrit in this matter. In your previous column, you said that the Dawgs were a “psychological mess at the sight of orange and blue” and that the Dog’s needed to stop making excuses for their inability to win against Florida. Well, just because you happen not to like the way Coach Richt went about exercising the “demons” you referred to, there was clearly a method to his madness and his plan worked.
The Dawgs not only didn’t back down against the Gators when the going got tough, they came back time and time again. Sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures and Caoch Richt apparently decided that this was the time.
You got one thing right, the Dawgs couldn’t care less about your disapproval of Coach Richt’s methods. Maybe Coach Petrino should try something similar to exercise all the demons surrounding the Falcons right now. Go Dawgs!
Whether Georgia players and coaches wish to admit it or not, visions of Gators always are rattling around their heads. It has turned them into a psychological mess at the sight of orange and blue. That said, Richt told reporters earlier this week that he doesn’t discuss that 15-out-of-17 thing with his players, but you just knew he had his fingers crossed while uttering those words. He even suggested as much later during a private moment.
By mike
October 27, 2007 10:57 PM | Link to this
after reading this poor excuse for a column, i think i’ll stop reading the writings of mr. moore. it won’t matter in the grand scheme of things but i don’t need to be subjected to reading things that are written just to start an argument. i wonder what would happen if no one clicked on the links or posted comments under moore’s writing. it has become ever more pointless to read his ramblings. instead of writing anything insightful, he takes the low road and tries (with a good deal of success) to stir the pot. i say good day sir.
By dc
October 27, 2007 10:57 PM | Link to this
for one I was not happy with the celebration after the 1st TD. However, it did seem to do something to the gators…did ya see Urban…what an a@&@&@&@6. TM you get paid to do whyat you doIF UGA had lost you would have had something else to critize. All week long EVERYONE said UGA had no chance . Celebrate but don’t get too caught up in it ….after all you only beat FLA
By Sam
October 27, 2007 10:58 PM | Link to this
As a new reader of your blog,[I read your AJC articles often] I must say….your writing today is a muddled mess. Had to re-read a few sentences to finally grasp what your point is.
By dawginheat
October 27, 2007 10:58 PM | Link to this
it takes a fool to know a fool. anyway the vanderbilt thing was something that was uncalled for AFTER the game. this was absolute FUN and BRILLIANCE “DURING” THE GAME. HOW WONDERFUL TO SEE A GEORGIA TEAM PLAY WITH ENTHUSIASM AND RELAX AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. COACH RICHT IS THE SAME COACH RICHT HE WAS LAST WEEK AND THE WEEK BEFORE. he is smart enough to inspire this team to become as great as they want to be. terence, even you could be more original than this article. lighten up and have fun terence.
By rick
October 27, 2007 10:58 PM | Link to this
You feel like a fool? What about me? an avid dog fan who is stuck in Texas. I read this crap daily and at least i can say this moronic no journalistic writing clown does not work for the star telegram or dallas morning news, of course if he did and bad mouthed the Texas teams, he would not be here long…GO DAWGS!!!
By MJ
October 27, 2007 10:59 PM | Link to this
I hope the AJC sees what a FOOL they are by CHOOSING to pay you for this crap.
By lamar morris
October 27, 2007 10:59 PM | Link to this
I agree with bobby……stick to something you know Terrance.
By Tonydawg
October 27, 2007 10:59 PM | Link to this
Well the dawgs did what not many though…win against the infamous Fla. in J-Vill. Rict stepped outside himself and created a confidence in his kids. You can’t judge him on his actions. His appearance and team showed emotion. Congrats to the Bulldog nation! It feels great tonight beating the jorts off those Gators! Terrance please stop writing on the Bulldogs, I don’t know why you hate us so much.
By lamar morris
October 27, 2007 10:59 PM | Link to this
I agree with bobby……stick to something you know Terrance.
By JB
October 27, 2007 10:59 PM | Link to this
Mr. Moore, I just have to ask you this one thing. Are you God?
I’m asking because in every single article that you’re written, you’re always criticizing someone like you are this perfect person that has never done anything wrong in your entire life.
You have managed to find something wrong with anything good that happens in sports. We’re tired of your articles where you come off like you are some kind of “Holier than Thou” movie critic that can find the bad in any kind of sporting event. You’re attitude reminds me of the Saturday Night Live skit with the character of “Debbie Downer.” Debbie could always find some kind of way to ruin a feel good moment with a completely asinine comment or a fact that just sucked the life out of a party.
I sincerely hope that the Georgia fans aren’t going to read your little article and get down on a big win against the Florida Gators. Take your bad attitude and your half sadly written articles to another city where someone will actually care about them.
By Honker
October 27, 2007 11:00 PM | Link to this
Is it a requirement that all Atlanta sports writers bash the teams they cover?
Seems like it’s been that way for around 10 years.
By michael
October 27, 2007 11:00 PM | Link to this
the truth of the matter is if we had a bye week like florida has for 14 years Georgia would have more results like today. That should have been your story Terrance. How does a team for 14 straight years get a right to rest for 2 weeks before one of their biggest rivals- You can definitely see there is no way spurrier and the gators come close without tne bye week for 14 years- that’s your story terrance!
By I won't give Terence Moore the satisfaction
October 27, 2007 11:00 PM | Link to this
Terence Moore what Mark Richt did was brilliant. The last games UGA came out they didn’t come out with any fire. So Mark Richt took a win by any cost approach and gets blasted by you? I won’t to see the blog that you had written before UGA won this game(Come on post it). What were your predictions for the outcome of the game. Just like you predicted UGA to lose you didn’t predict Richt to pull that brilliant move which took UF out of the game right after. SHOCKING!!!!!!!!
By Dawg87
October 27, 2007 11:00 PM | Link to this
Terrence,
Your idiocy is complete. It is fascinating that you actually draw a paycheck as a sports writer. You are a shabby, hypocritical “moralist” instead. 42-30! GO DOGS!
By Walkadog
October 27, 2007 11:00 PM | Link to this
Terrence, get a life. Coach Richt and his players were fired up. You seem to be the only person who had a problem with it. As someone who wears their feelings on their sleeve (like you did at the ESPN Town Hall meeting), it seems to me that stooping to name calling is very childish and petty. I guess your mother never taught you that. It’s obvious that you were never talented enough to be an athlete, and you are envious. Your hatred of athletes rings loud and clear in every thing you write. Your horns are showing and it’s not pretty. Accept what and who you are; self hatred is an ugly thing.
By Frank
October 27, 2007 11:00 PM | Link to this
It’s called College Football, Terence
By Tankarelli
October 27, 2007 11:01 PM | Link to this
More often than not, I really do wish that something bad happens to you.
By bp101
October 27, 2007 11:01 PM | Link to this
Ohio State is a joke. They were actually worried about playing Penn St this week. Penn St??? What a joke. Write this down…ANY team from the SEC and about half the teams from the Pac-10 would drill Ohio St. They will probably remain undefeated because of their schedule (Big 10 sucks) and get exposed for the fraud they are by LSU.
By Frank
October 27, 2007 11:02 PM | Link to this
It’s called College Football, Terence
By Joe
October 27, 2007 11:03 PM | Link to this
I got nothing against the Dawgs - my whole family roots for them, but the display in Jacksonville was low class. Florida will probably rub their noses in it next year.
By DawgGrad311
October 27, 2007 11:03 PM | Link to this
Any press is good press. This must be what you live and die by. You write this balogney, just to get a rise out of people, even though you yourself don’t believe it. But b/c everybody comes on here all fired up you get a lot of attention. You don’t mind having everyone dislike you b/c you are not here to make friends or fans, you are here to get a response. Well, I have just exposed you, no go hide behind some other paper’s computer monitor b/c we are tired of you.
By Yonah Dawg
October 27, 2007 11:03 PM | Link to this
DAWGS 42, lizards 30 … ‘nuf said. Way to go, Dawgs! You just don’t get it, do you, Terrance? Dawgs finally get the monkey off their back and all you can write about is Coach Richt’s new motivational tactics? Coach Richt has proven himself over and over. He is, without any doubt, a man of class, conviction, and character. He wins consistently, and he does it with honor. Only 3 active coaches in America have a higher winning percentage than Coach Richt (Tressel, Carrol, and Meyer, I think - haven’t done the research to know for sure - don’t crucify me for it, please). Sure, I would rather my Dawgs have won the game without the drama and penalties, but you can be sure of one thing: if we had to have drama and penalties to get over the hump, then so be it. I’m just thrilled that we finally finished the drill, and I won’t apologize for it! Coach Richt and the Bulldog Nation do not owe you an explanation, Terrance Moore. Get over yourself. You sound like a petty, pious, self-absorbed, egotistical knucklehead. Dawgs won the game, Dawgs beat their bitter rival, Dawgs stopped the bleeding, and IT FEELS GREAT! Style points and penalties be damned. And yes, Terrance, no matter what you or the rest of the media tries to say, the Georgia-Florida game is still a rivalry. Always has been. Always will be. THERE’S NOTHING LIKE BEING A BULLDOG ON A SATURDAY NIGHT! ONCE A DAWG, ALWAYS A DAWG … HOW SWEET IT IS!
By dawgfaninbama
October 27, 2007 11:04 PM | Link to this
I mean really, is this the most creativity that you have? Is this the best you can do? What, did you have a quick deadline? Was this really the defining story of the game?
Why would someone who told the GA team to stop its whining and just win the game turn around and whine about how they won? Get a clue.
By TMooreisretarded
October 27, 2007 11:04 PM | Link to this
You get paid to produce this crap Terence? You are an idiot. That is all.
By lamar morris
October 27, 2007 11:05 PM | Link to this
Are you a football player. If not shut up talking about things you know nothing about….GO DAWGS.
By aristoggle
October 27, 2007 11:06 PM | Link to this
Apparently, when nobody was looking, a bunch of little green men descended from the cloudy north Florida sky to zap the real Mark Richt away in a spaceship.
What a stupid sentence. I’m surprised it made it past your editor.
By lester maddoxx
October 27, 2007 11:06 PM | Link to this
Hey terrence, your just like the other street walking, stealing, slimy street gang thugs that occupy this once great city till people like you runied it for all of us.Move to new orleans and write about the saints and be a home boy you fool.
By Dr Morpheus
October 27, 2007 11:07 PM | Link to this
I would like to suggest that all you fellow Dawgs lighten up on Terrence and enjoy the sweet taste of victory. You know you aren’t going to stop reading this column and getting infuriated by TM’s out-of-the-box viewpoint. Besides, insulting people is in poor taste and we (the Bulldog Nation) ought to consider setting a higher standard than followers of all those other teams. The team with Vince, Hershel, UGA, the Hedges, and Larry Munson will always be #1 where it counts. Now would any of those icons approve of these insults when we just in effect told the Gators to “chomp on this?”
By auburn suxs
October 27, 2007 11:07 PM | Link to this
Great Win …. Who cares the VOO Doo is over…no team has beat Mark Richt3 times in a roll since he’s been the head coach at UGA… GO DAWGS…
By lamar morris
October 27, 2007 11:09 PM | Link to this
AMEN JB.
By dawginheat
October 27, 2007 11:11 PM | Link to this
POOR POOR TERENCE THE FOOL. AND POOR POOR AJC FOR KEEPING HIM ON THE PAYROLL. DID HE REALLY GET A DEGREE IN JOURNALISM. ?
By Ga Grad
October 27, 2007 11:12 PM | Link to this
It’s embarrassing to read the comments here from my fellow Alumi. Oh well, it ain’t exactly Princeton.
By Jay
October 27, 2007 11:12 PM | Link to this
Everyone of you who have posted on this blog are morons. If UGA would have lost, you would be saying it was a bad move. I am a UGA fan, season ticket holder since 1989 and found the celebration embarassing. Richt is a hypocrite for letting the players rush the field like that. It could have started a brawl and was totally uncalled for. We are Georgia, not Florida State!
By MRK
October 27, 2007 11:13 PM | Link to this
It must be nice to get paid do nothing more than criticize others and get paid for it. Did you go to night school to get your creditials for this job, that obvious requires no intelligence. You manage no one, motivate no one, teach no one, inspire no one, make last minute decisions with huge consequnces…what inspires you to breathe in oxygen every day. Do your realize Terrance that you are waisting oxygen, just by being you!
By Makeupyourmind
October 27, 2007 11:14 PM | Link to this
Make up your mind Terence. Last week your column said it was time for UGA to put up or shut up. They finally win and your still complaining. Who cares about some stupid celebration penalty in the grand scheme of the game? I don’t understand why you feel the need to criticize instead of complementing the merits of the game. I suspect it’s only to “stir the pot” to sell papers and elicit a response from the Dawg Nation. Well…mission accomplished.
By JL
October 27, 2007 11:15 PM | Link to this
Obviously Mr. Moore, you must not be familiar with the entire GA-FL series (that’d be quite a bit longer than the last 17 years). GA leads the series, thank you. We played better. PERIOD. Tebow saw more turf this game than in this entire season. Maybe you should graze there with him, because we let the big DAWG eat. Have a blessed evening. GO DAWGS!!!
By Vision
October 27, 2007 11:15 PM | Link to this
Desperate? I have to smile at that definition, since it so well captured the ambience of Urban Meyer’s coaching this afternoon.
What a wonderful turnaround Mark Richt affected when given the luxury of an off week instead of having to overcome the Gators’ annual benefit of yet another two week prep for UGA.
It was…. MAGIC.
By mike
October 27, 2007 11:15 PM | Link to this
Your job is to sell papers and you are very good at that Terrence; very good! But as usual you haven’t got a clue and can’t give Georgia it’s due! Go DAWGS!!!
By lamar morris
October 27, 2007 11:15 PM | Link to this
Take your column and go somewwhere where people want to read it. Not in Dawg country.
By Blitz94
October 27, 2007 11:16 PM | Link to this
Guess what…football is an emotional sport. Georgia has been devoid of emotion all year and this game was a long time coming. You guys have criticized Coach Richt week after week because he is not emotional enough. Then when he turns up the heat, you are embarrassed. There is a ton of difference between celebrating a touchdown and dancing on the visitor’s emblem after a win. I seem to remember Auburn’s kicker mocking the gator chomp after kicking the winning field goal and he was praised. The other penalties that you talk about were bull crap calls that could happen anytime. The bottom line is that we need to get happy, we needed to play with emotion , we needed to make a statement. Mark this win as a turning point for UGA for the rest of the year and the future.
Hey…It didn’t seem to mind UGA President Michael Adams as he gave Coach Richt a hug after the game.
By ATLiens
October 27, 2007 11:17 PM | Link to this
Mark RIcht’s job is to win big games. Done. Terrence Moore’s job is to stand witness to great men, blabbering from the safety of the sidenlines.
Who gives a damn what Terence Moore thinks about UGA football?
By We can conclude
October 27, 2007 11:17 PM | Link to this
that from the posts on this forum, UGA can crank out some racists.
By Georgia Girl
October 27, 2007 11:17 PM | Link to this
Terrence,
What a worthless column. This team needed a fire lit under them, and CMR did just that. It wasn’t unclassy for the team to celebrate in that fashion or for CMR to encourage them to do so - this is very different than the Vandy incident two weeks ago. Velasco crossed the line, and was called out for that.
The Dawgs let the Gators know they had come to play today: they were fired up, and ready to go. This kind of enthusiasm and energy from the team would’ve been mighty helpful in Knoxville or at home against the HBC.
I just hope this is the same team that shows up against Troy, Auburn, UK and the bugs
Why don’t you go write about a team you like instead of trashing the Dawgs and the coaching staff week after week?
It’s great to be a Gator Hater tonight ya’ll!!!
By DurhamDawg
October 27, 2007 11:19 PM | Link to this
Kudos to Mark Richt for allowing his players to show some emotion and rally together. I have no problem with any of the celebration, because it was done as a team. And for a writer to criticize a coach for enjoying a victory and kissing his wife after the game? Are you kidding me? Poor article, poor journalist, enough said.
By Kevin
October 27, 2007 11:19 PM | Link to this
Who lives in a pineapple Under the ground spongeMoore Squarepants…Who silly writin will get his goat spongeMoore squarePants….He Pourous n stupid is he he reminds Me of Coach Gailey!
By Rob
October 27, 2007 11:21 PM | Link to this
Terrance, this is the kind of analysis that makes me think you’re a fool…. Ridiculous comments in your column. Mark Richt did not tell his team to go stomp on Florida’s logo. He told his team to celbrate a touchdown with each other. In my opinion, This is exactly the kind of shakeup in mindset the dogs needed. Quit being so businesslike.. and Richt shoudl be praised for trying a new approach to get their heads in a different space. If he had told them to do it at the end of the game, I would agree with you… but this in no way affects Richt’s level of class as a coach. What do you have against Georgia anyway? Way to keep putting the home team down any chance you get. You should go to work for the Gainesville, FL paper.
By Crosby
October 27, 2007 11:21 PM | Link to this
I am shocked so many people are defending what UGA did. If this would have backfired and Fla won by 30 you same people would be calling for Richt’s head. More importantly ask yourselves this. If Miami or FSU in the 90’s would have done this what would you think? Thugs? Classless? Disgrace? Is it the end of the world? Of course not but it was very disappointing and I think UGA fans are being hypocritical. Aren’t you guys the same ones that hate Spurrier for such things?
By JohninJax
October 27, 2007 11:22 PM | Link to this
Mr. Moore, As usual you choose to go down the NEGATIVE road. It is like you have an “axe to grind” with Georgia. You criticize CMR and Bulldogs all this week. However the Bulldogs answered the bell and DOMINATED the Gators. I know you wanted to see the Dawgs stumble so you criticize the team and CMR in particular. I will say this… despite what you say I will take CMR any day over any coach in America. He is all about CHARACTER and TEAM! That is “Moore” than I can say about you!
By A Traylor
October 27, 2007 11:22 PM | Link to this
Go Dawgs we won and what this man says doesn’t matter at all. We are the Georgia Bulldogs and that is all that matters. We support our team and I think they should do this at every game. It shows that they care and are working as a team and that is all that really matters. If we can keep this energy up we might have us a damn good rest of the year.
By kunifa
October 27, 2007 11:23 PM | Link to this
War Eagle!
Auburn is on your Radar DaaaaWWWWgggsss Enjoy, but now comes your challenge! It has been 30 years since you beat Fla & Auburn in the same year!
War Eagle!
See ya at the Sanford…
By kunifa
October 27, 2007 11:26 PM | Link to this
Don’t worry Terrance, Auburn will bring these losers back to earth very soon!
War Eagle! coming to get cha’
By lamar morris
October 27, 2007 11:27 PM | Link to this
THE last part of your article…fools ruled..we won though didn’t we.LMAO.
By Gator Hater
October 27, 2007 11:27 PM | Link to this
I want to know where all the loud mouth gator fans are now? They chomped too hard, I guess and don’t have anything to say.
As for the celebration, I don’t think it was any more classless than Florida’s usual behavior. No more so than Urban Meyer’s time out that made the Auburn kicker make the field goal twice. It was no more classless than when Harvin spiked the ball after a big play or than that kid diving into the end zone after the interception. Florida has always been classless in the years they’ve beat Georgia. Their players are posterboys for unsportsman like conduct!
By DVS1
October 27, 2007 11:28 PM | Link to this
Two points: 1. THE leader on this team is Moreno. Has been since his first time on the field. 2. Coaches routinely intentionally draw a dead ball penalty, specifically to create an advantage. For example, delaying the snap on a punt to back up a bit and have more chance at pinning an opponent near their own goal line, no one complains. Florida did it in this game. I did not think it showed Meyer as lacking class. Richt intentionally drew a dead ball penalty, no one got hurt (compare that with Florida guy nailing the kneeling Stafford). So UGA drew a penalty, made a statement, and got an advantage. So what.
TM you should have been writing about point #1 above. That was the story.
By mtn dawg
October 27, 2007 11:28 PM | Link to this
Your an Idiot! They pay you for what you do….I dont see how you look at yourself in the Mirror. You have no substance. Please do us all a favor and move up north, better yet move out west. I think those are your kind of people out there.
By atdawg
October 27, 2007 11:28 PM | Link to this
TM,dogs did what they needed to do;shake things up. This team has slept through most of it’s games this year. The problem I had with all the personal fouls was the field position we gave the reptiles. Had they not started with great field position, we may have won this game going away. I hope CMR has awakened a “sleeping giant”. Moreno is a special talent we have not seen since Garrison Hearst. Stafford looked comfortable having to only manage the game and not having to press himself. Hope dogs take care of business next week. Troy is the kind of game where we come out like zombies and end up in a fight for our lives. TM, if you feel like wacking a team/coach in your column-how about your beloved golden domers. UGA would be so lucky to “scrimmage” such a pathetic excuse for a footnall team.
By Dawg
October 27, 2007 11:29 PM | Link to this
Yawn
It was a great decision by Richt to do that and you know that. You should quit writing about real sports because im sure there is another race card to play somewhere.
By woodie
October 27, 2007 11:29 PM | Link to this
I guess Richt is a hypocrite, what with his southern conservative religious beliefs.
By lamar morris
October 27, 2007 11:30 PM | Link to this
Come on war eagle.
By Disgraced 1
October 27, 2007 11:31 PM | Link to this
Terrance, how many times have the Dogs been the victims of this at the hands of Florida? How many times have the Gators just kept piling it on? What goes around, comes around, and I hope it’s here to stay. GO DOGS!!
By Everyone in Georgia
October 27, 2007 11:32 PM | Link to this
Shut up…you are stupid and no one likes you. Only the AJC would keep a ignorant dweeb like you on staff.
By malinda
October 27, 2007 11:36 PM | Link to this
You, sir, are the FOOL. You obviously have no clue about what being a lifelong Dawg fan is about. We beat the gators all day long, played with a new found passion, and finally finished the drill. With this sweet, overdue victory— We’ll take those penalties anytime!! wAY TO GO dawgs!!!!!!!
By Dawgslayer
October 27, 2007 11:37 PM | Link to this
(edited) That’s what everybody did [after Moreno’s touchdown]. They just ran out there and formed a big, old Tickle Pile.”
By ugafan0202
October 27, 2007 11:37 PM | Link to this
I loved the call by Coach Richt. He did the right thing. He hyped the players up and the outcome of it was just as good. Gator fans are just mad b/c they lost to Georgia. I would have done the same thing if I were in the position Richt was is. Congrats to his great coaching abilities and congrats to my Georgia Bulldogs!!!!!
By AJ
October 27, 2007 11:37 PM | Link to this
I can’t believe you criticize Coach Richt for kissing his wife! Why is it poor sportsmanship when the opposing team does the gator chomp but not when the gators do it? During the play where two UGA players were called for face mask penalties, they were not flagrant; however, the Fla. kick returner grabbed the face mask of one of the UGA defenders on the same play, and that wasn’t called. UGA does exhibit discipline, poise, and class, unlike you. I am proud of the team and the coaches!
By Gwinnett Dad
October 27, 2007 11:39 PM | Link to this
The AJC isn’t known nationally as the Atlanta Urinal Constipation for nothing. With Terence as a typical columnist, isn’t it clear that the AJC is not even worthy of reading while taking a … ?