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By BirdDawg

April 24, 2006 04:25 PM | Link to this

Surprise, surprise… Carter Strickland likes the Gayturd better than the Dawg.

Could we have a worse coverage situation right now than the current AJC coverage of UGA Football?

What a pitiful excuse for sports journalism.

By S-Dawg

April 24, 2006 04:25 PM | Link to this

Thanks for the update Carter. I’ve been wondering how Tebow looks compared to the other top freshman QBs. I’m afraid of what kind of team Florida might be in the next few seasons. We couldn’t beat them with the terrible Ron Zook, what are we going to do with Meyer at the helm if his offense starts to run like it did at the other places he coached? (Even though those were small time conferences he coached in) And yeah, it would be nice if we had a tight end that could hold onto the ball also.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 24, 2006 04:29 PM | Link to this

Carter, Tebow didn’t have to throw against a defense. Also he won’t sit behind Leaky for long. Urban will want to win ASAP and Tebow is his guy, why bring him in early to sit. This will show the true colors of this coach and why his great recruiting year this year will be his last. He will pull a Phil Fulmer on Leak.

By Ben Sutton

April 24, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

This will be a great matchup for the next few years. I think Tebow will have great numbers considering the offense he is in and his receiving corps. Meyer picked up two five star receivers and one four star to help him out. I have only seen Stafford in practice, and he does have a cannon. I have seen Tebow in competition play, and he lacks the arm strength. He is the better overall athlete right now though. This matchup will only heat up the ole BORDER WAR. Both are solid, and this will be fun to watch. I hope that Richt can bring in a couple of 5 star receivers for the 07 class. Although, Stafford’s roommate Kris Durham from Calhoun, GA is going to be a big help. He is 6’5” with a 40 inch vertical.

By steve b

April 24, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

As much as I hate to see it, Tebow did have an impressive scrimmage game. Stafford has all the tools to be a great one, possibly the best ever at UGA. Stafford and Tebow whould make for alot of highlights in the upcoming years.

By Apples to Oranges

April 24, 2006 04:32 PM | Link to this

Why the comparison? Who cares? Tebow fits Florida’s system better than Stafford and vice versa. Is Georgia that hung up on Florida that we care who has the better throwing true freshman QB after a Spring game? Be happy that Stafford chose UGA and be done with it. We’ll know in 4 years who the better QB and team are.

By ConyersDawg

April 24, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

Wow Carter, you know there is going to be some battles on this blog over this one.

First of all, about the spring games, the orange or second teamers have won like the past 6 in a row at Florida. Sencondly, who couldn’t throw on the defense they had on the field that day.

We say that Stafford was 5 of 12 he should have been 7 of 12 and really didn’t get a lot of time. Again I was happy that something happened to one of the qb’s because they needed time. They gave Teebow a ton of time during the spring game. I am one who doesn’t like the fact that we have a bunch of qb’s getting snaps. The order needs to be established and the one’s and two’s need to get ready for the season.

Who’s better will be answered by their carrer’s. By a scouting perspective, Stafford is the golden arm. I saved this story that the athens paper did on Stafford that truly shows how special this guy is:

By John Kaltefleiter | | Story updated at 12:24 AM on Sunday, December 11, 2005 DALLAS

Matthew Stafford’s pregame preparation in high school did not involve listening to an iPod belching out speed metal or perusing the New Testament for inspirational scriptures.

The senior didn’t sulk away to some empty corner of a locker room to find focus and he didn’t skip around pounding the shoulder pads of teammates.

No, the Dallas quarterback had an affinity to playing with poker chips.Stafford, his receivers and Highland Park High coach Randy Allen scattered blue and red poker chips into offensive and defensive sets on a table.

Blue represented offense.

Red was defense.

Glued to the red chips were the names, positions and mug shots of the defenders Stafford expected to see. When the blue chips were moved to their various routes and assignments, Allen readied to move the red chips.

Stafford normally knew where the reds were going before Allen’s fingers touched them.

“He knows what’s coming,” Allen said. “He understands what a defense is trying to do.”

That coveted instinct, along with a 6-foot-3, 210-pound frame, a strong arm able to heave a football 80 yards and the composure of David Greene made him one of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks.

The college football giants clamored for him, but in the end, he committed to Georgia.

Stafford’s high school career officially concluded Saturday night at Rose Stadium in Tyler, Texas. The 17-year-old went out on top, leading Highland Park to its first state championship since 1957.

Now, he’ll leave his navy blue helmet and uniform behind and don Georgia’s red and black. Stafford is no gamble. He is the star of the Bulldogs’ 2006 recruiting class.

He is arguably Georgia coach Mark Richt’s biggest catch.

Natural-born quarterback

Before the recruiters, the scouts and the media got a glimpse of Stafford’s abilities, John Stafford was the first to realize that his only son might be headed for football stardom.

As a child, Matthew used to sit beside John in an oversized recliner in the living room and watch games on TV. John recalled one day when the two took in an NFL game and Matthew broke down a botched running play.

He was 5 years old.

“It was a run to the left and the play got blown up,” John said. “Matthew, just said matter of factly, ‘The tackle didn’t pull.’ About two seconds later, (John) Madden came on and said something like, ‘Well, the tackle’s supposed to pull, but the nose tackle got in there and took him out of line and blew up the play.’

“It was pretty amazing.”

Matthew was born in Tampa, Fla., and lived in Dunwoody for 2 1/2 years while John finished graduate school at Georgia. The family eventually moved to the Park Cities, an elite, upper-class community nestled in the shadow of downtown Dallas. Along with John, mom Margaret and Page, his older sister by 16 months, Matthew meshed into the tight-knit society.

He grew up playing other sports, and excelled in baseball.

But football grabbed his attention, and no other position enticed Matthew like quarterback. He emulated John Elway and Brett Favre. He studied their throwing motions, their play-fake abilities and their on-field demeanors.

He’s dreamed of reaching their level.

Some, like Allen, believe that’s not so far fetched, even at this point.

“What sets him apart is he’s the best deep-ball passer I’ve ever coached,” said Allen, whose school also produced Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne, a 1944 graduate. “He throws it with such velocity. The ball gets there so quickly that secondary guys don’t have a chance to react to it. It takes a receiver that’s got some courage.

“He’ll put it in there when you think there’s no way he can get it in there. He anticipates when a receiver comes open. When he’s hot, it’s very difficult to stop him from throwing the football for a completion. It’s one thing to do that at a 5- to 10-yard depth, but when you’re doing it at a 15-, 25-, 30-yard depth, that really causes a defense some problems.”

Stafford doesn’t beat defenses with his legs, though he’s mobile enough to escape pressure. He’s proud to be a pocket quarterback in a day and age when Steve Young, Michael Vick and Vince Young have tried to set a different standard for quarterbacks.

“People want guys like Vick and Vince because they fill the seats,” he said. “If I run, I’m looking for the sticks to get first downs. I’m just trying to buy more time to get the ball to the guys who make their living running with it.”

The awakening

Stafford was just another sophomore quarterback when he slipped out of bed on the morning of Nov. 28, 2003 . By midnight, he was the talk of Texas high school football.

Stafford was headed into a Class 4A Division I regional semifinal against Ennis High, a power that had captured two of the past three state titles. Ennis featured one of the top defenses in the state and was nationally ranked.

Highland Park’s chances of winning seemed as slim as George W. Bush holding hands with Al Gore.

But Stafford didn’t falter.

“I remember having a really good game plan,” he said. “We knew what they were going to give us and we had a great scheme as far as getting people open and controlling the ball.”

When it was over, Stafford had embarrassed Ennis. He threw for 403 yards and three touchdowns to secure a 38-28 victory in front of more than 20,000 fans at Texas Stadium in Irving. The onslaught of interest from college coaches soon followed.

“I had been kind of cautious with our offense with him at quarterback and didn’t want to put him in a position where we threw the ball every down,” Allen recalled. “But before the Ennis game, my thought process was that if he was hot, I was going to turn him loose. Because there were 20,000 people there, the word got out like I knew it would. He was the best sophomore a lot of people had seen.”

Stafford went on to finish the season with 2,945 yards and 36 touchdowns. His numbers dipped the following year when defenses used three-man fronts and tried to take away his deep throws. To counteract that, he learned to settle for the short, high-percentage passes.

During the summer, he polished his skills at the California-based EA Sports Elite 11 Camp, a four-day session reserved for America’s top high school quarterbacks.

The result was a season that was the most productive of his career.

“When he went to those quarterback camps this summer, he came back and said, ‘I can do this. I’ve seen all the other good quarterbacks, and I know I can do this. I have the confidence that I can be as good as everybody thinks that I can,’ ” Allen said.

Stress of success

Stafford missed the first two games of this season because of a dislocated knee cap.

In Allen’s eyes, it was a blessing in disguise.

“When he sat on the bench the first two games and we beat two really good football teams with two other quarterbacks, he learned to appreciate the opportunity to play and that he’s not irreplaceable,” he said. “It was a real plus that he got to see that we could execute without him.”

Stafford isn’t arrogant, but one of the toughest challenges he’s faced has been staying humble in spite of the constant atta-boys and accolades.

Somehow, Stafford has stayed grounded.

“I’m pretty critical on myself,” he said. “I have my own mental image on how I want to play as far as completing passes and moving the team down the field. Really, I just want to win football games.”

Jake Feldt, Highland Park’s starting running back and one of Stafford’s closest friends, said Stafford hasn’t changed since they first met on a baseball field in elementary school.

“I’m around Matthew all the time, and he’s not any different now than he was before,” he said. “He doesn’t let it show, even to his closest friends, even if some of the stuff stresses him out.”

A recruiting coup

Eight months after making his commitment, Margaret Stafford thinks University of Texas fans are still in denial about losing the state’s top quarterback prospect to Georgia.

“The other day I saw on the Internet that Matthew was having second thoughts about going to Georgia and he was going to commit to Texas instead,” Matthew’s mother said. “It’s pretty funny stuff.”

After he committed to the Bulldogs in May, recruiting rumors sprouted that Matthew picked Georgia because his sister Page was a Georgia freshman and his girlfriend - now ex-girlfriend - was at Georgia.

But Matthew doesn’t mince words. He chose the Bulldogs over Texas, Florida State, Michigan and Oklahoma because of Richt.

“I was a big fan of Florida State for the longest time because both of my parents went there,” he said. “He was calling the plays over there for a long time and I really liked how he called plays since I can remember. Meeting him and finding out what kind of person he was pretty much did it.”

John Stafford agreed.

“More than any other coach that recruited him, and there were a ton of them, Mark Richt wanted to get to know Matthew as a person - no one else did,” he said. “Everybody talked about his talent and talked about what he could do and winning national championships and all of that. I really believe Mark, not just with Matthew, but all of his players, wants to get to know his players.”

Georgia doesn’t land five-star recruits from Texas too often. The last highly touted Texas prospect to sign with the Bulldogs was Sterling Boyd, a running back from Sherman who was in Georgia’s 1992 class, but never panned out.

Current defensive lineman Dale Dixson is from Garland, but you have to go back to running back Rodney Hampton or safety Terry Hoage to find prominent Bulldogs who were Texas natives. Hampton was from Houston and Hoage was from Huntsville.

Matthew, who said the Longhorns were his No. 2 choice, has no qualms about leaving Texas.

“I was content with my decision, and that’s really all that mattered,” he said. “I knew I was going to catch flak from people around here who wanted me to go to Texas, and I still do. But that’s OK.”

Could Stafford’s future be now?

By the time Stafford is old enough to vote in February, Georgia will be almost a month away from starting its spring practice, and the Bulldogs will need a replacement for D.J. Shockley. Joe Tereshinski, Blake Barnes and Joe Cox will be fighting for the job, and Stafford isn’t enrolling early just so he can redshirt.

“That’s what I want,” he said of vying for the starting job. “They’ve got some good ones already, though.”

Three quarterbacks, and Stafford without a redshirt year, is a quandary Richt might have to deal with. Tereshinski will be a senior next season and has the most experience, while Barnes is a sophomore. Cox just finished his redshirt season.

The last Georgia first-year freshman to win the starting job was Quincy Carter in 1998. That prompted Nate Hybl, Daniel Cobb and Mike Usry to transfer. The last first-year freshman under the age of 20 to start at Georgia was Zeier in 1991, when the Marietta native started the final six games of the year.

Allen knows Stafford has the potential to emerge as a great college quarterback. But he cautioned Georgia fans who might think he’s ready to lead the Bulldogs to a national championship right out of high school.

“If anybody thinks he can just come in there and make something magical happen, that’s not true,” he said. “He’ll only be as good as his teammates.”

Stafford seems primed to make the transition. He guided Highland Park’s no-huddle version of the single-back spread offense for three years, and after winning a state championship, he’s likely ready for a fresh challenge.

“I’m just going to go there, do the best I can and try to be the person I am,” he said. “If they like it, that’s good; if they don’t, that’s fine. That’s all you can do.”

By Ben Sutton

April 24, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

GA/FLA heats up!! This will be a great matchup for the next few years. Time will tell who is better, though. Florida just picked up three great receivers. I agree with you Ben about Kris Durham. I saw them practice together, and he can definitely go up and get it with good speed. Richt needs to add a couple more receivers for 07, though. Looks like the O-Line will be solid judging by the recruits coming in. So, Stafford should get some pretty good protection.

By ConyersDawg

April 24, 2006 04:51 PM | Link to this

I know the story was long but at least I didn’t do a BuLLdawg.

I forgot to mention that I do think Teebow will be successful. I have a hard time not liking teebow because he was homeschooled and comes from a great family and that is how we are raising our kids. It was the same with Danny Weurful sp? I liked him for what he stood for and was the only time I have ever cheered for a gator.

By mountain fan

April 24, 2006 04:53 PM | Link to this

conyersdog=BuLLdog

By ConyersDawg

April 24, 2006 05:01 PM | Link to this

come on mountainfan, I posted a story on teebow, not a bunch of BuLL.

By BirdDawg

April 24, 2006 05:01 PM | Link to this

Hey, did y’all hear about The Bug’s new slogan?

Georgia Tech - It’s not just for American - hating Islamic Jihadists anymore!

By AltamahaDawg

April 24, 2006 05:07 PM | Link to this

Conyers, I was wondering whaqt kind of time they each got, seems that would make a pretty big difference.

Also, no you didnt pull a BuLLdawg, at no point did I see you tell everyone what their opinion is.

By BirdDawg

April 24, 2006 05:49 PM | Link to this

Come go to school and Georgia Tech and see the world!

Stay in the most luxerious settings Iraq and Afghanistan have to offer!

You may even be able to win a free trip to Cuba for consorting with the enemies of the Great Satan!

And we promise you, at the end of your life, 70 Virgins, so you won’t be the only virgin in Paradise!

By Junior Rosegreen

April 24, 2006 05:58 PM | Link to this

Tebow and Neil Caudle will both light up UGA for the next few years and carry on the tradition of castrating the poodles.

By Bryan G.

April 24, 2006 06:08 PM | Link to this

I think the question really is still whether or not the UF offense will work in the SEC. I honestly don’t think week in and week out that it will work, but that certainly remains to be seen. UF didnt’ exactly light up the scoreboard last year, but it was only year one for Meyer.

(and yes, I know WVU lit up the scoreboard against UGA. Truth be told, they snuck up on us. Urban Meyer isn’t going to sneak up on anyone…they’ll get everyone’s best shot).

It’ll be interesting to see what Leak does this year in year 2 of the UF offense. Florida has to go to UT, FSU and Auburn. They also have to play UGA and LSU and S. Carolina. Those are going to be six very tough tests against six very good defenses.

By reality check

April 24, 2006 06:12 PM | Link to this

A comparison of how two true freshman quarterbacks at different schools perform in their respective spring games is not meaningless. But it is close.

By RunningDog

April 24, 2006 06:25 PM | Link to this

It’s a spring game, dude. I think it’s a bit premature to judge who’s the better QB based on controlled scrimmages.

By northwestDawg

April 24, 2006 06:41 PM | Link to this

Conyers, it was long but I read just like a sports column. Very solid perspective and you WERE NO BuLLdawg. It’s very simple. Each coach got the QB. they wanted to run their type of “O”. If I hear one more person say the the spred option O won’t work in the SEC, I’m headed for a padded room. I’m very concerned about MRs conservative play calling. I hope he’ll loosen up some and not wait untill we’re 28 down. He said time and time again last season that Shock had to settle down, maybe that won’t be the case in the future with Stafford.

By ugadawg

April 24, 2006 06:44 PM | Link to this

BirdDawg…he didn’t say Tebow was the better QB, he said that Stafford had the better arm and would probably win more games. Not exactly showing preference to Tebow.

And if that is Junior Rosegreen, take your 2 on the Wonderlic and go home. That would make you the dumbest person to ever play football, so your opinion is null and void. Oh, and that hit on Reggie in ‘04 was a cheapshot, and probably one of the dirtiest hits I’ve ever seen in my life. So congrats for being such a low quality individual.

By Master Baiter

April 24, 2006 06:53 PM | Link to this

Stafford throws a better ball than Tebow. I’ve seen Tebow play a dozen times and watched lots of film on Stafford. The coaches at the Elite 11 camp claim that nobody threw better than MS last yr. Dan Reaves showed up at Spring Practice in Athens to see if the Elway comparisons are true. We got a great athlete in Tebow, you guys got a special QB in MS.

By geechee

April 24, 2006 07:31 PM | Link to this

Carter you could have at least been fair about this and point out a few extra bits of info that you knew such as 1) what was the difference in playing time for both QBs? 2) 9 defensive players were held out of their spring game 3) There was a UF coach standing and observing each and every huddle that Tebow was in and pointing out mistakes. I did not see the game in Athens. Did the Dogs’ coaches also do this for Stafford? Besides, these were scrimmages and not real games. I’m not taking either side but you should not pick and choose which facts you use to make your arguments.

By Hunk Erdown

April 24, 2006 08:16 PM | Link to this

I enjoyed your post ConDawg. Good Stuff. What fires me up is that MR is, imo, going to have the absolute time of his life coaching this young man for the next several years. He has quite a track record for turning good QBs into stars, and I for one am chomping at the bit to see the unfolding of the next chapter of Ga. Football.

I know that we all want to soak up every glimse and sign of what we can expect in the future, but as geechee and others have pointed out, the spring scrimmage games are not very reliable to be a true forecast. I know from experience that there are serious controls and scripting going on. I remember playing linebacker and being told to do a “three quarter speed” blitz off center, on a play that sent the tight end to where I had just been for a “quick pass”. There were times when I was told to blitz a hole where the guard pulled away, just to see how the backfield would react. Just a few examples, but that’s what its all about, and this type of scripting is going on all over the field to create scenarios that fit the coaches’ plans. As tempting as it is, don’t try to glean a whole lot out of a practice or scrimmage. As far as comparing QBs? I’d much rather compare Teebow to our defense and Stafford to their defense. I don’t give a rat’s butt about Teebow’s stats. We got the QB we wanted and we’ve got the absolute best man in the Country to guide his College carreer.

One other thing… The difference in the coverage of Ga football by the AJC and Athens, or the AJC and Anybody is pitiful. For a city like Atlanta to have the poorest quality of coverage for a team like UGA is disgraceful. I can get better insight and information from the local tanning salon than from this rag. Thank Goodness for the folks that take part in these blogs, the posts from readers are consistently 10 times better than the AJC staff.

By JoHn

April 24, 2006 09:01 PM | Link to this

Does anyone know when The Red/Black game will be televised? what network?

By ConyersDawg

April 24, 2006 09:07 PM | Link to this

Hunker you brought out the best point and that is the defense. The dawgs have recruited some of the fastest and best defenders in the nation and speed is what will help notice I didn’t just say stop the spread the meyer runs. By all means, no kid that can run like teebow and weighs 235 will be easy to bring down, but having spped to slow him or any of them down is what will work.

By AltamahaDawg

April 24, 2006 09:13 PM | Link to this

If I hear one more person make broad sweeping comments based on one bowl game, I may also end up in the padded room. Been a while since I could pick at ya NW.

Geechee, CMR was in the CSS booth for a good deal of it.

I thought it was a very timely post from carter, topic anyway although the comparison was really a stretch. Not his fault, it was inevitable to do so.

Hunkerdown …….good insight. beers.

By War Eagle

April 24, 2006 09:52 PM | Link to this

Apple to Oranges, I agree with you…who cares who has the best arm etc. All it takes is for Tedow, Stafford and Caudle of Auburn to go on the road for a SEC match-up and see which QB will show up. A hard throwing arm and tons of football knowledge separates the good ones and the average ones when its UGA-Tenn, Florida-Auburn on the road in front of 90,000 loud fans. I though David Greene and Brandon Cox, except Tech, 1st game, handled themselves like winners in such circumstances.Their are several young QB in the SEC this year, which one will bring the cream to the top is a open question?

By Hunk Erdown

April 24, 2006 10:01 PM | Link to this

How good you reckon Bama would have been last year without their defense? Maybe its just me but that was an example of how important defense is in the SEC. I don’t spend a lot of time pouring over stats, but Bama seemed like as bout as lopsided you can get and still have any semblance of success. I mean, it seemed like they just couldn’t score for nothing, but they were actually in the hunt til the end of the season, right?

By War Eagle

April 24, 2006 10:23 PM | Link to this

Hunk Urdown, just read off Auburn board about top defenses in the SEC next year…the selection were 1)LSU 2)Bammer 3) UGA 4)Auburn 5)Arky.Majority of Super Bowls and NCAA national champions are won defense and the running game.Examples Sugar Bowl West Va. beats UGA, Texas win over SC was brake down in defense and VY running game.Auburn did not play either one in the Capital One Bowl..terrible display of football, but we will be back this year 10-2, SEC Champs.

By northwestDawg

April 24, 2006 10:27 PM | Link to this

Conyers, that was a great blog. Yea, a little long but it was NOT a BuLLdawg!!!!!! Each coach got the QB he wanted for his “O”. Now only time will tell but if I hear one more person say that the spread option won’t work in the SEC. I going to a padded room somewhere so people don’t hear my yelling to the high heavens.

By Hunk Erdown

April 24, 2006 10:41 PM | Link to this

Yeah War, I hope ya’ll have a good year. Everybody always talking about Ga-Fla, but some of the very best football ever played has been Aub-UGA. If we have to be de-throned, I hope its the War Beagles to do it. You’ve always showed class in here, and I wish ya’ll the next to best.

I’ve been a defense man all my life, I hate kickers and wish games couldn’t be won by some soccer sissy that has no athletic ability but being able to kick. But there sure have been a lot of our games where thats what it came down to… a friggin field goal.

By SamoanDawg

April 24, 2006 10:57 PM | Link to this

Only time will tell how good these guys will be. But, I’m putting my money on Matt, of course.

Tebow is a good athlete ‘n all but, I’m curious how well he can take the pounding in the SEC. Or, he can learn how to fall down like Leak does.

Georgia has good WRs, we just need to catch it first and be on consistent basis.

By InSouthGA

April 24, 2006 11:17 PM | Link to this

Oh, Lord here we go again.

Tebow had better stats because he didn’t have to split playing time with three other QBs, only with Leak. And technically, he didn’t have a TD because he crossed the line of scrimmage. They gave it to him to appease the fans. He played four quarters and had 195 yards and one questionable TD. Stafford played about a quarter total if you put his drives together and still had over a 100 yrds and 1 TD. Try again.

By northwestDawg

April 24, 2006 11:38 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg, I’m not basing my thoughts on one bowl game. Did you notice that Ohio State of all teams used a version of the spread option during the year and in the Fiesta Bowl? I watched the “Blite” coach at Utah and even though that’s not the SEC. I got more than 1 chance to see how it works. Here’s what most people miss. For that “O” to work it must have a strong running game. If he stays true to form, he’ll have about a 60-40 run to pass ratio. That’s one reason he’s jumped all over his RBs during the spring because they weren’t doing the job. Right now I’m very worried about the SC. game and if our Qb will be set to the point that we can beat SOS in Columbia. Keep picking, makes life fun and I can take and give right back.

By MadMerf

April 25, 2006 12:09 AM | Link to this

CMR has been after Stafford forever, and its obvious he knows a thing or two about recruiting QBs. We got our man and thats all that matters. As far as TT boy is concerned, given the exceptional size, speed and killer instinct of the SEC’s defensive fronts, he will quickly learn the true meaning of the word ‘spread’ and how it relates to his position on the field. Read that last sentence one more time. 2daPadNW.

By HawaiiDawg

April 25, 2006 01:13 AM | Link to this

MadMerf is right, It will be rare, if ever a running quarterback can last thru a season in the SEC or NFL: See Marcus Vick. Defensive players are too big, too mean, and too fast. The Spread or Option may work now and again for some games, but teams will not have enough depth and healthy bodies for a season of SEC play. Running backs have injury problems and they tend to be thicker, stronger, lower to the ground and running straight ahead. Quarterbacks run wide and with elusive open field moves that tend to put them at risk. Georgia had a very good option Quarterback in the mid 70s, remember Ray Goff. The thrower was Matt Robinson. Good teams, but with todays defensive players, those days are gone.

By geechee

April 25, 2006 02:04 AM | Link to this

I’ll say one thing for this topic, it has drawn out some really nice comments from everyone. There are some great posts in here tonight. Lets keep it up. 130 days till kickoff…………. aloha.

By BuLLdawg

April 25, 2006 04:39 AM | Link to this

Nothing about this year’s Heisman Trophy Winner as The Best College Football Player, on this day for us to discuss ?

Just wishy-washy statements of our 4th String QB compared to Florida’s recruit, stating both are going to be great, but that one runs the football too ?

Should Reggie Bush be paid in college as he says today ?

Quotes from the below URL Links :

NCAA rules prohibit student-athletes and their families from receiving extra benefits from agents or their representatives.

“Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, his parents, now realize that, given Reggie’s profile, their personal decisions can reflect on their son.”

Reggie Bush declined to say who paid the rent for his parents.

Reggie Bush did not answer a question about his relationship with Michaels, who provided the house to his brother and parents.

“At this point, I’m not going to get into the particulars of the transactions between the family and Mr. Michaels,” David Cornwell told ESPN’s Joe Schad.

Pac-10 Commissioner Tom Hansen confirmed Monday that the league would conduct the inquiry into the family’s rental of the house from a man that Yahoo! Sports reported Sunday had tried to steer Bush to a San Diego agent and hoped, himself, to handle marketing for the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner.

The family — Bush’s mother Denise Griffin, stepfather LaMar Griffin and brother Jovan Griffin — moved out of the house after questions over its ownership arose. Reporters from several news organizations visited the house on Thursday.

The Union-Tribune said it is unclear what rent Bush’s mother and stepfather paid during their time in the house. If it is less than market value, the NCAA could consider that a violation, the newspaper said.

But Bush, who left Southern Cal to turn pro after his junior season, doesn’t think he should have had to wait this long to be able to fatten his wallet.

“I think [collegiate] athletes should get paid,” Bush told ESPN.com recently. “Maybe not as much as NFL players, but they have to get something more than they get now.”

“It’s a lot of hard work preparing for the college season, and at the end of the day, it’s a lot of strain on your body and you’re dealing with a lot of pressure,” said Bush, who won the 2005 Heisman Trophy.

“Most athletes, their families don’t have a lot of money; and that means that once you pay your rent, there’s little left over for the daily bills.”

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/pac10/2006-04-24-reggie-bush_x.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/pac10/2006-04-24-investigation_x.htm

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2419079

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2419723

Who cares that his parents’ lawyers state that Reggie didn’t know about the rent on their home ?

Why did they instantly move out just when it was revealed that there was a relationship between Michael Michaels and Reggie Bush, who he sought to represent ?

Should he really be paid as Reggie maintains in this story breaking out in college football as the premier story of the day ?

Reggie’s parents realize now that what they do reflects on Reggie, and is why they moved out ?

Reggie will not answer what his relationship with Michael Michaels is or was ?

By spud

April 25, 2006 07:17 AM | Link to this

that scrimmage sat does not say a whole lot about tebow the gators have to many wholes to fill on defense they have 1 good linebacker 1 good cover corner and no depth on the d-line. a lot of you forget ron zook was suppose to be this great recruiter, thats a bunch of bull he only recruited well on offense you put tebow up against the defense that stafford had to deal with in ga g-day game his numbers would not be as good the kid is going to be a great qb in the sec to compare the two now is premature a lot of the so-called experts seem to think the gators are going to win the sec east think again you have to play defense to win a championship the dawgs will be in the mix at the end of the year the reason defense the dawgs will have a much improved defense and will win the sec east.

By GW

April 25, 2006 08:26 AM | Link to this

The NCAA should just cancel the next four seasons and declare Florida the 4X national champions. Going by the recruiting guessperts they’ll never lose another game. They’re already 1-0 after the spring scrimmage. That means they will be the first 15-0 team ever.

By S-Dawg

April 25, 2006 08:48 AM | Link to this

B$tching about Carter is all some of you can do! It was just something to talk about and guys like “BirdDawg” have to turn it into a forum to complain. Damn, just stop complaining about everything. By the way, “Birdawg” how do you know Tebow won’t be better than Stafford? You’ve never seen him play in person! Just because you’re a Georgia fan doesn’t mean you can’t be objective about things. At least know what you’re talking about before you attack someone. None of us know how good either one of these kids are going to be until they actually play a college game so stop ridiculing someone’s opinion who HAS actually seen both of these guys play.

By gator the dog catcher

April 25, 2006 09:06 AM | Link to this

Both are great qbs, but Tebow fits Florida’s system better than Stafford fits Georgia’s. Bottom Line.

By Shock 'em Shockley

April 25, 2006 09:18 AM | Link to this

Hey Rosegreen-Did you enjoy that “victory” parade that was thrown for coming in second? Thanks for living up to every stereotype of Auburn, you sure looked good riding on those hay bales through campus.

P.S. What’s it like to have 1/2 a NC in 114 years of football and as many SEC championships as GT, who left the SEC over 40 years ago?

By Spanky

April 25, 2006 09:28 AM | Link to this

Geez!..Who’s better?..Well, that all depends on how well the offense around them help the cause! S-dawg mentioned earlier that if out TE’s could hold on to the ball, then Staffords’ numbers would be better! That goes without saying, doesn’t it? I’m sure that Tebow is a great QB, and will fit in their system well.Goodie-gumdrops for them! I don’t give a crap!! To sum it up, we’ve got a great team with endless possibilities,..with a coach who is gradually improving the system! I think we’ll all be pleasantly surprised at the progress! If you don’t call it progress, then you don’t follow Georgia football!!…End of story!

By Spanky

April 25, 2006 09:31 AM | Link to this

One more thing,…Tebow is not even supposed to play this year! Urban Cryor already said that he’ll sit, so what’s the point?

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 25, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

hey, geechee didn’t see UF’s game but the way you put sounds like they had a PeeWee league set-up going. Probably used nerf footballs too. The kind with the fins on it. Near dark they got out the ones that glow. War Eagle did you predict a 10-2 record for next year? If so, who do you plan on losing to?

By jpizel

April 25, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

Carter, I don’t know how you put up with it. This blog was interesting with the comparisons. Being a DAWG fan in Jax. is not the best situation, but it did give me a chance to see alot of Tebow. He is a greatest high school quaterback that I have ever seen. How that translates into college, no one knows. I’ve seen alot of clips on Stafford and of course the G-Day game. I think both of them have good arms, but Tebow seems to be more athletic. He lined up on the d-line at some points last year to stop the other teams momentum.

By gator the dog catcher

April 25, 2006 09:53 AM | Link to this

Alot will come down to who can coach the young qb better. Urban Meyer took a nobody (Alex Smith) and made him into a high first round draft pick. Richt took a Parade All American (DJ Shockley) who was Mr. Everything coming to UGAY, and now Shockley is not even in the top 10 qbs to be drafted. In fact qbs from Vanderbilt, South Alabama, UAB, Grambling, Bowling Green, and FURMAN(!) are now ahead of DJ Shockley. And yes the Furman qb is Ingle Martin, a FLORIDA transfer. I don’t want to hear anything about how it is because Shockley only started one year. Shockley had 5 years for the “BEST QB COACH IN THE NATION” to coach him up. Evidently it didn’t happen. Let the excuses roll!!!

By Ft Worth Dawg

April 25, 2006 10:11 AM | Link to this

I think I can hate the Gators with the best of them but I have to give credit to Danny Wuerffel as a class act. Tim Tebow appears to be cut from the same cloth. Tebow is the son of a Baptist missionary and he has made three missionary trips to the Philippines. You sometimes hear that he was home-schooled but his religious beliefs are often omitted. Wuerffel and Tebow both seem to be devout, outspoken Christians and I like that. Having said that, I hope we beat the Gators soundly the next 4 years but I hope Tebow does well otherwise.

By JaxDawg

April 25, 2006 10:11 AM | Link to this

Spanky, attached an excerpt from GatorCountry.com (Scout.com) stating that Tebow WILL play next year regardless. Also, Florida only has two scholarship QBs on the roster. He might not redshirt simply by default.

Regardless, Florida will have a two-headed monster of sorts at quarterback next season. That’s not to say that quarterback Chris Leak will be shuffled in one series and out another. Nor should we expect one guy getting a quarter, while the other waits on deck for the following quarter. Tebow obviously still has some decision making skills to work on with offensive coordinator Dan Mullen. But, by and large he was on target today. And you can bet that Mullen and Coach Urban Meyer want him ready to challenge from that first kickoff. It may be that he starts the season in a similar fashion to that of Josh Portis, one year ago. And why not?

The Florida coaches have just what they had hoped to have last season when Portis backed Leak up. After just four weeks, Tebow is light years ahead of Portis. He’s a better leader. A better pure passer. More decisive. A total team player. Tim Tebow will play football next season.

Tebow’s presence forces defensive coordinators’ to prepare for an offense that Meyer and company have wanted to unleash on the Southeastern Conference since their arrival at Florida. Tebow can run…and pass. He’s even proven this spring that he can make decisions. This spring he successfully added another dangerous element to the Florida offense, which culminated with a fine showing in the Orange and Blue game.

He completed his first five passes that led the team downfield for a Chris Hetland 52 yard field goal. He finished the first half 9 of 13 for 75 yards and a touchdown.

Perhaps his greatest asset was his ability to step up and make plays on the fly. Just as he did in high school, Tebow demonstrated an uncanny ability to eat up yardage running the football or stepping up, forcing defenders to keep an eye on him as he deposits the ball to a receiver who has found open space. That’s not just something he was able to do today, but something he proved pretty consistently this spring.

How much might he play? We don’t know exactly, but indications are that Tebow will team

By War Eagle

April 25, 2006 10:15 AM | Link to this

Hey shock`em, Junior probably feels same way I do about your comments…BS, when a rival foe controls the flow of wins in the last 22 years, we hear you loud and clear…I know the feel, Auburn had it with Bammer under coach Bryant Era, but we are doing something about that…4-0 last four years and growing in numbers..The Dawgs will beat Florida this year because of coaching…go to the bank on that.

By JaxDawg

April 25, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

Sorry for the cutoff! Here’s the ending.

…with Chris Leak to lead the Florida offense next fall- and that’s significant.”

By GoDawgs1

April 25, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this

War Eagle….Not sure how you can realistically mention Caudle in the same sentence as Stafford and Tebow. He is no where on the same level as these 2 QB’s. Stafford and Tebow were 2 of the most highly rated QB’s in the counrty last year. Outside of Alabama and Auburn, the only other big offer Caudle has was Michigan. Not to mention, Caudle cannot stay healthy on the high school level. No way he will be able to take the pounding given in the SEC.

By John

April 25, 2006 10:51 AM | Link to this

I’m willing to bet that neither will win a National Championship!

By Spanky

April 25, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this

Jaxdawg,…well, it looks as if we have conflicting stories. Here is where I read that “There is no in-house QB issue. Leak is our QB.”

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=537085

…not trying to argue. Just showing that my post goes with merit.

By crs

April 25, 2006 11:23 AM | Link to this

I am all for being passionate about our teams but we’re talking about practice and spring games here - Mustain, Stafford, Tebow and Caudle - none have taken a meaningful snap - odds are Tebow and Caudle do not even see the field this year unless injurys or blowouts force it or allow it. Mustain and Stafford should both see time though how much for either is up in the air. Before we start annoiting anyone the second coming, lets see how all these kids and I do mean KIDS do in atleast one meaningful game and even more than that how they stack up after a couple years of competition.

By crs

April 25, 2006 11:26 AM | Link to this

Fl would take a severe hit in future recruiting if Leak is not the starter and allowed to finish his career with the chance to lead the team. Leak has put up with Zook and a gimick offense that nearly got him killed last year. I suspect these are rumours with no basis.

By Steve

April 25, 2006 11:48 AM | Link to this

Who are Stafford and Tebow ??

By Shock 'em Shockley

April 25, 2006 11:56 AM | Link to this

I second GoDawgs1 comments. I follow recruiting pretty closely as some know and I had never even heard of “Neil Caudle”. Who in the sh*t is he and how did his name get brought into this?

To mention him in the same breath as Stafford/Tebow is absurd and obviously biased.

He may turn out to be great, but at this juncture he is a moot point in the discussion.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 25, 2006 12:00 PM | Link to this

Steve,
Stafford and Tebow are the newest country music act.

By StAugDawg

April 25, 2006 12:45 PM | Link to this

(Formerly John or JoHn)

Too many people use the name John. That was not my post about neither winning a NC. I watched Tebow play for 3 yrs. in St. Aug. He’s High school mobile, not SEC mobile. He simply overpowered the HS boys he played against, but wont do that in the SEC. He has a weird throwing motion and often looks at his primary receiver only. Not to mention he had the 3 best HS receivers I have ever seen on the same team: Austin Silvoy and Ryan Ellis are both going to the next level.

On the flip side, he is a kid of good character and a great athlete. He is going to be solid in the SEC. Stafford, on the other hand, is special. Maybe not Herschel special, but possibly Elway (on a good team) special. Think of Danny Wuerffel with much, much, much more talent. From reports I’ve heard and the tapes I’ve watched, few NFL QB’s throw the football like this kid. Also, how many times in history does a kid like Tebow come along and win a State Championship for a 99% white school, in a rich neighborhood, and win back-to-back Mr. Florida Football awards while leading the country in career passing yards, and be considered the 2nd best QB in the nation by most ever publication. In fact, some publications have him 3rd behind Arkansas’ Mitch Mustain. But almost in every case, Stafford is #1. Pretty impressive stuff.

By StAugDawg

April 25, 2006 12:50 PM | Link to this

That being said, Cameron Newton of Atlanta Westlake would be crazy to sign with UGA or UF. Let’s face it, he is FSU bound. That is one of the negative aspects of 5 star recruits signing with your team. You lose potentially great ones. I dont think X Lee or Drew Weatherford will scare him to awfully bad at FSU.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 25, 2006 01:03 PM | Link to this

crs, wait and see my friend. Cryer is going to get Tebow in as soon as possible.
Leak couldn’t handle it last year and isn’t being prepared for it again this year. One stumble and he is Fulmerized liek his brother.

By dawgsrulegatorsdrool

April 25, 2006 01:05 PM | Link to this

GTDC,

Maybe I have given you too much credit. Are you stupid enough to think that Stafford doesn’t fit Richt’s system ? And, as far as your system is concerned and your “0-2 vs the spread option” crap, did you not realize that UM SCRAPPED his offense last year against UGA ? Read the papers son.

Tebow fits UM’s system IF his system will be run. So far, it hasn’t worked anywhere outside of Utah.

The jury is still out and the pressure is definitely on. If UM doesn’t produce an SEC title this year with a senior QB, 2 DL’s who passed up the NFL and a highly rated recruiting class-what will the excuse be??????????????

So far 0 fer 5 this decade and counting……………………………………………………………….

By Robert

April 25, 2006 01:06 PM | Link to this

If Matthew Stafford stays healthy, he will rewrite the record books at Georgia. He is by far the most talented QB ever recruited by Georgia, bar none. He is also a leader and gets along great with his teammates. He will be the starter by the second or third game this year.

Tebow may also be a great one but if he thinks he is going to run the ball a lot against the SEC defenses, he will not last long!

My prediction for the Stafford led Georgia teams: 2 more SEC Championships and 1 National Championship in the next three or four years.

By geechee

April 25, 2006 01:22 PM | Link to this

gator the dog catcher once again proving you need to read before you write or you will always look like the immature child you are. Alex Smith was first team QB on the California Interscholastic Team. He was 25-1 and as a starter and played along side a running back named Reggie Bush.

By MadMerf

April 25, 2006 01:45 PM | Link to this

Amen geechee, why does it seem like all gator fans on this blog seem so stressed out all the time. I’ll tell you why, because GEORGIA is UP, and FLORIDA is DOWN. Just look at the map Ponce de Loser! And speaking of maps, just a reminder since you gators have been out of the click for so long, the Georgia Dome is located about an hour’s drive west of Titletown. Come check us out. Don’t forget the blood pressure pills!

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 25, 2006 01:50 PM | Link to this

gator, Regarding Shockley, don’t worry about him he was taught by the best. He had one year to prove himself and DID IT. Doesn’t matter where he is drafted, when he gets the opportunity he will make the best of it. Tom Brady (6th round pick), Ryan Leaf (1st round. Go figure!

By dawgfacedboy

April 25, 2006 01:51 PM | Link to this

WOW! You would never know it’s baseball season by reading this blog! The bottom line is that their is no way to tell how either one of the kids is going to do right now! Nobody who watches football would’ve looked at David Greene coming in and said that he would end up the winningest qb of all time! By the same token players like Jasper Sanks, Patrick Pass and Quincy “Cocaine” Carter were supposed to come in and wreck shop and they didn’t do jack sh* while they were a dawg! It’s all going to come down to the players’ ability to adjust to college football and the coachs’ ability to mold them into the great players they both can be! Now that i’ve stayed nice and neutral and objective for a sec…….Urban Meyer ain’t gonna do sh* in the SEC, Tebow is gonna Teblow a big one and everything in Fla. is overrated!!

By dawagfacedboy

April 25, 2006 01:56 PM | Link to this

Robert, don’t forget a Heisman Trophy as well! If Matthew Stafford doesn’t sound like a Heisman winners name I don’t know what does!

By War Eagle

April 25, 2006 02:13 PM | Link to this

GoDawgs, you are correct about Caudle not being in the same league as Tedow and Stafford. I was generally speaking of the future, knowing he might NEVER play a down at Auburn. he is injury prone, but Brandon Cox was in the same mold with parental domestic problems, knee injury and Myasthenia gravis, a deteriorate muscle disease. Brandon has been out of high school since 2001. He could jump out and have a All SEC season, while others Russell and Leake could falter…never know in the SEC.

By gator the dog catcher

April 25, 2006 02:24 PM | Link to this

dawgsdrool - check my facts? So what you are saying is Urban installed a whole new offense in one week (which is impossible) and still beat you! No you idiot, he cut back some of the option but kept the rest of the base offense. And “it hasn’t worked anywhere outside of Utah!!!!! Looked like it worked in Georgia at the Sugar Bowl. But I guess West Virginia wasn’t proof enough for you either. Check your facts.

Geechee - so what if Alex Smith was Academic All State. He sure wasn’t Athletic All State, but he turned out a helluva lot better than Shockley did, and I think he left school early too didn’t he? Oh well, 3 years with Urban is better than 5 years with Richt.

By War Eagle

April 25, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this

Sports Illustrate TOP 20 players for 2006:1)Peterson- Okla. 7), Calvin Johnson GT, 10) Patrick Willis Ole Miss, 14) KENNY IRONS Auburn, 15) Landry LSU, 18) Darren McFadden Ark., 19)QUENTIN MOSES,UGA, 20) Sidney Rice SC. There was NOT a single player from the state of Florida ion the top 20.

By gator the dog catcher

April 25, 2006 02:33 PM | Link to this

Yeah Robert, Stafford went 5 for 12 in the spring game! Go ahead and give him the heisman and a national championship!!! Typical UGAY idiot.

By geechee

April 25, 2006 02:34 PM | Link to this

Keep on burying yourself gator and lying to prove your point. If you scroll up, you’ll see I did not mention anything about academics dipsh**. I stated he was the first team QB on the all state team in the largest state in the country. The California Interscholastic Federation has nothing to do with academics. It is the governing body of high school sports in California idiot.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 25, 2006 02:37 PM | Link to this

GATOR, Alex Smith is having a heck of a career. His next stop will be Detroit if he doesn’t get any better. Also, the spread offense didn’t do crap against us in the Sugar Bowl. Slaton just ran right through us and around and past us. The spread didn’t do that Slaton did. And all of that was pretty much in the first quarter which our defense apparently slept through.

By dawgfacedboy

April 25, 2006 02:48 PM | Link to this

“Typical UGAY idiot?” gtdc- i have one guess who was not on the all-academic team for the California Interscholastic Federation….i’ll give you a hint he’s at your computer and he’s wearing jean shorts! Enjoy your wins over Ga and keep watching the dawgs hoist that tropy up in Dec. smart guy!

By dawgsrulegatorsdrool

April 25, 2006 02:49 PM | Link to this

GTDC,

Fact is you did not run your precious spread option successfully against any high caliber SEC school.

As far as the Sugar Bowl is concerned, UM wasn’t coaching that team we played against and it wasn’t the gaytors playing in the game. Remember the game was in the GA Dome, the place the gaytors haven’t been in for 5 long years except to play in the Peach Bowl or to watch a falcons game or to watch the SEC CG.

Pressure’s on to produce UM !!!!!!!!!!!

By gator the dog catcher

April 25, 2006 03:02 PM | Link to this

dawginkalamazoo - the reason he was able to run all over you is simple. The spread option offense!!! Slayton is a slightly better than average RB if that. The spread option uses a counting system. I have two friends who played for Rodrigues at Clemson, and said it comes down to a numbers game. The play is called in, and is changed 80% of the time based on a numbers and alignment which is what opened things up for the WVU backfield. You just made it obvious that you never played a down of football in your life!

Geechee nice research, but Alex Smith still was not a PARADE ALL AMERICAN. And Alex was not drafted behind a qb from Grambling either!

By geechee

April 25, 2006 03:19 PM | Link to this

gator when did I say he was a Parade All American. Show it to me. Now, first explain why you just lied about me saying Smith was a Parade AA and then explain why, if the crybaby is such a great coach, you saw fit to lie to everyone about Alex Smith’s high school achievements. You are a liar and will always be a liar you high school punk. Anyone answering this guys posts from now on should just tell him he is now a proven liar and say nothing else to him.

By GoDawgs1

April 25, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this

Robert….Before we start awarding Stafford the Heisman or SEC player of the year or the nod for greatest QB of all time at UGA…Why dont we let him play in a game first? He may be a good QB, but he was playing in a spring game and put up good, not great, numbers. Lets let him get a few games under his belt before talking about record books!!!

By Master Baiter

April 25, 2006 03:31 PM | Link to this

I’m a Bull Gator and long time season ticket holder at Florida football games. I am not so confident in the Spread Option myself. Hope it works, but have my doubts. My brother in law played QB at Boston College for Coughlin and Henning and is a huge Gator.(born and raised in Ocala) He has serious doubts too.

As for the UGA/WVA game, Slaton had a Walter Payton performance if I ever saw one. I’m not sure the Spread is what sprung him. I just hope UM has the humility and sense to adapt and change if necessary. Like I keep telling my Gator brothers, this is the SEC not the WAC. Go Gators!

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 25, 2006 03:32 PM | Link to this

gator, Take your medication buddy. FYI, I have played football but I don’t need to justify anything to you. After the first 17 minutes of the bowl game,that spread didn’t do much. Calling one of the best canidates for Heisman next year a slightly better than average back shows your lack of knowledge and medication. Can’t wait till this fall, YOU GUYS are picked to WIN IT ALL, do you want the trophy now? Ha ha ha ha!

By Spanky

April 25, 2006 03:41 PM | Link to this

Geech, I got tired of warning these guys about this clown. He is so bitter that his team won the battle,..but not the wars(battle/game-wars/championship games). When it’s all said and done, we’re the ones running out of room in the trophy case!

Yeah, go ahead with your 14 of 16 comment,..cause that’s all you got, Jack! I’ll take SEC crowns ANY DAY over those battles!….Oh, and you certainly don’t want to bring up who has the series!!

By geechee

April 25, 2006 04:09 PM | Link to this

I know you have Spanky, at least now we have him caught in lies in black & white so instead of arguing with him anymore, we can just point to the fact that he is now a proven liar. You know the old saying; give a kid enough rope and he’ll just hang himself.

By Spanky

April 25, 2006 04:14 PM | Link to this

…Swing Away!!

By Hunk Erdown

April 25, 2006 04:31 PM | Link to this

This has been one of the best blogs I’ve seen in a while, especially with gaytor the deep throater spitting up all over the place… I really thought he was a swallower too… The last time I saw Urban Cryer he was saying that if Fla didn’t have a back to step up on offense the Gaytors were in big trouble. I hope ya’ll spread em real wide, so we can drive it in real deep for ya. I can’t believe the Fla Alums will put up with much more of his crying… and let him lose to the ole ball coach a time or two more…. LOL…. I LOVE IT!

By ConyersDawg

April 25, 2006 04:32 PM | Link to this

gtdc, do you really think that urban can prepare qb’s better then Richt? The last time I checked Richt had 2 heisman qb’s which produced 2 national championships and coached the all time winniest qb in the history of college football. 2 sec championship qb’s! Urban has done what? Richt knows how to coach and prepare qb’s. Stafford will be the best he has ever coached. He will be able to make all the throws that Richt needs to make his offense explosive like his fl. st offense’s were. Take it to the bank Son!

By dallas

April 25, 2006 04:33 PM | Link to this

just curious ? if the ncaa finds out reggie bush is ineligible can usc get in trouble and lose scholarships and be banned from bowl games for a couple of years.

By geechee

April 25, 2006 04:43 PM | Link to this

dallas,if Bush is ruled ineligible because of this and the school did not know about it, then probably the most that can happen is a warning and they would have to forfeit all past games in which he played while ineligible. If someone in the AD’s office was aware of the situation, that would be a different story.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 25, 2006 04:56 PM | Link to this

geechee, how the Heisman does that go back?

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 25, 2006 05:00 PM | Link to this

That should have read, Geechee, how about the Heisman does he keep that? Or does it go back?

By geechee

April 25, 2006 05:07 PM | Link to this

:) The Heisman has nothing to do with the NCAA other than the fact that the winner was a player in the NCAA. It is owned and presented by the Dowtown Athletic Club of NYC.

By geechee

April 25, 2006 05:08 PM | Link to this

I oopsed too. That should have been Downtown.

By ConyersDawg

April 25, 2006 06:39 PM | Link to this

Hey guys, great read today in the athens paper. http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/042506/football_20060425053.shtml

Here is my take on the qb race. Joe-T has not won the confidence to be the man. No where do you read Richt saying Joe-t is the man for the year like Green and Shock.

Read this quote from the athens paper: Richt said he expects the four-man competition will have to be pared down to a minimum of two quarterbacks eight to 10 practices before Georgia opens its season against Western Kentucky on Sept. 2.”We may name (a starter) by then, but more than likely it’ll get whittled down to two, and we’ll just have to work with those two,” Richt said. “After a game or two, one guy may get out and another guy may roll in the picture. I don’t know. It’s that kind of a deal.”

I believe this sets up perfectly for Stafford to be the man. The only part I am scared about is that SC game. I believe we have the defense to win the game, but we will have to score at least 17 that game.

By ConyersDawg

April 25, 2006 06:46 PM | Link to this

They have a part on Sean Bailey maybe comming back as well. I feel if he is not at full speed and able to cut on his knees then red shirt. He could end his career if that knee does not get enough time. I’m always scared his legs are going to break anyway because they are skinny. Every time fred gibson caught the ball I was holding my breath. Sean has that same body type.

By StAugDawg

April 25, 2006 06:57 PM | Link to this

Master Baiter,

You are the most level headed Gator I have ever heard from. Except for maybe Wuerffel himself. As far as I’m concerned, your feedback is a welcome diversion.

By StAugDawg

April 25, 2006 07:01 PM | Link to this

Wonder if Stafon Johnson is content with his decision now. Has he enrolled?

By War Eagle

April 25, 2006 09:07 PM | Link to this

This is what sad about NCAA football and rewards following the season. Unless either receives a injury Brady Quinn and Adrain Peterson will be the Heisman Trophy winner. It really does not matter if Kenny Irons, Greg Lumplin, Chris Leake have great season, the news media will select one of the two, if their season is EVEN AVERAGE.SEC is top conference in the country, but news media goes for Notre Dame. Texas, SC, Oklahoma and Big Ten(ESPN pet).UGA will have their hands full against South Carolina, Steve Spurrier has the Dawgs right where he wants them…inexperienced QB and questionable OL , so his attack mode will be to keep the offense on the field and defense guessing…He`s a good coach weather you like him or not.UGA will win in OT./

By ConyersDawg

April 25, 2006 11:13 PM | Link to this

wareagle, are you referring to a story? I don’t like what the media sells either but let’s not full ourselves, Kenny Irons is not in Peterson’s league. Plus, Brady Quinn is a great qb. I would have both those guys on a short list for the heisman as well.

By northwestDawg

April 25, 2006 11:34 PM | Link to this

Now we have the word from the horses mouth. MR says he’ll have his 1&2 QBs named by the week of Aug. 20th. Watch, Cox will transfer, Barnes will be #3, and he’ll start Joe 3 with MS #2. That won’t last long. And by the end of the 2nd game we’ll all know the type of season we’re headed for. The Dawg’s must beat SC to have a good season.

By geechee

April 26, 2006 12:17 AM | Link to this

Conyers, that was an a great article in the BH. I totally agree with you on Bailey. Why have him waste a whole year on the chance that he may be able to play a few games. Make him take the whole year off like Mario did. It is just not worth the chance, especially if he still has hopes of making it to the pros. I loved the part about how Richt planned in advance about not letting the players go downtown after the game. He’s learning. Northwest, I still disagree with you about Joe Cox. I just don’t think he could play any place other than Athens now, whether he ever starts or not but, I could be wrong. Once again some awesome posts in here today. 129 days till kickoff.

By StAugDawg

April 26, 2006 07:22 AM | Link to this

I just don’t understand all the fear of the South Carolina game. Georgia is a much better program. CMR is now a better overall HC than Spurrier. Spurrier may be a great Offensive coordinator/ Play caller, but UGA’s program is clearly in a different league. We’re treating SC like they’re an AU, UT, LSU, UF. They’re still a 7-5 team as far as I’m concerned. They don’t recruit with us. If a seasoned HC like CMR gets intimidated by SOS and his verbal jabs than we’re in trouble. He’s not in talent rich Florida anymore. Yes, he beat the lowly Gators last year and played us far too close. Hell, Alabama blew the mighty Gators off the field. Remember, Georgia played as bad as they could have played last yr. and still managed to win. I’m not suggesting we overlook this game or take it for granted. I just think it will be another Boise St. situation. Last yr. I remember people were suggesting that we could actually lose to Boise Trivia question: Who was the last team to beat UGA during CMR’s tenure that was 7-5 the previous season?

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 26, 2006 08:55 AM | Link to this

Why is every suggesting that Joe Cox is transferring. From what I gather on these blogs from you guys is that Barnes hasn’t really grapsed the system yet. Don’t know how you come up with that but if that is the case then Cox could easily be the starter due to experience with Stafford as a close second until he gets some playing time. I don’t know much about Joe T other than what the media mill turned out last before the UF game but he looks like a solid player. Granted he only has one year to play and would be excellent again in the backup roll to two of the other three if he is not the starter. It is time to look towards the future. I think next year will be trying at times. Where did this fear of SC come from? Spurrier doesn’t win every game he coaches, granted he is a good coach but he doesn’t have the talent at SC and never. He has already broken the relationships with the HS coaches there when he recinded those scholarships last year. SC to me is kinda like a Tech, could be a nuisance, might be a game, but most likely not.

By dawgfacedboy

April 26, 2006 08:59 AM | Link to this

I think people are scared of S.Carolina because it’s Spurrier, the devil himself! There is a lot of history with that guy and everybody knows he’s a great coach! Nobody in Dawgcountry likes the guy and nobody wants him to beat us!! It’s all of those reasons I believe that drives the fear of playing S.Carolina. To be honest, last year and this year I’m more worried about the S.C. game than the UT game for one reasone, Steve Spurrier!

By StAugDawg

April 26, 2006 09:32 AM | Link to this

Screw Spurrier. Anderson and Johnson will put Blake Mitchell on his a* the entire game. Bear Bryant did a great job at UK, but it took Alabama to make him a legend. Spurrier’s going the other direction. I don’t care if Vince Lombardi came back from the dead to coach SC, they will never out-recruit a CMR-led UGA team. No matter how great a coach is, it takes personnel to win championships. In the end, Spurrier’s career will look sort of like Howard Schnellenberger’s. One more note: If Richt and Martinez allow Spurrier’s pass game to torch them, we’re in trouble. There is more than sufficient film from the past 16 years to review and prepare. NFL DC’s licked their chops when SOS arrived. Asher Allen, Reshad Jones, Thomas Flowers, Bryan Evans, etc. were all much higher recruits than the SC receivers. It would be embarrassing to me to think that SC fans, players and coaches might think that they’ve got the defending SEC Champs this scared. Hope they’re not reading this.

By Spanky

April 26, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

Dawgface,..you have every right to fear Spurrier, because you are 100% right,..to us- he really is the devil! I know that sounds funny,..but let me explain: If Steve Spurrier wanted to have a nice bowl of hate in the morning for breakfast,..they would be “G”s instead of “O”s! His loathing stems all the way back to when he QB’d Fla. against us in the 1960’s. His heart-felt mission to beat us is what worries me! I do think that CMR hates him back, generally because of the FSU/Fla. rivalry, but not quite as thick!! We can beat SC this year without a doubt, but we’re gonna have to be ready to throw down!!

If anyone transfers, it will be Cox. I’m not saying that Barnes is out of the race, though! If Barnes doesn’t play, he’ll be content to hold the clipboard all season. From what I’ve heard, Barnes is a Georgia boy no matter what!

By Ft Worth Dawg

April 26, 2006 10:38 AM | Link to this

Voice of Larry Munson, 2007: “Stafford back. Has time. Gonna dump it off to NaDerris Ward. No, wait. Massaquoi’s got it. Wide open. TOUCHDOWN! TOUCHDOWN! TOUCHDOWN! [Brief pause] There wasn’t a Gator within 10 yards of him. Did you see that? [Longer pause] Good night, ladies and gentlemen I think the Heisman voters will have a tough time picking between Stafford and Massaquoi this year.”

By UGAY

April 26, 2006 11:35 AM | Link to this

All you leg humpers have the biggest erections just thinking about Stafford. It is pretty comical. The poor guy hasn’t played a college game and he has already won the Heisman! FREAKS!

By Steve

April 26, 2006 11:41 AM | Link to this

Voice of Larry Munson 2007: “he’s back to throw. Has time. gonna dump it off to the other guy. No wait. We got it. He’s wide open. Touchdown, US!! My GOD ALMIGHTY DAMN, this Forida team has got some awfully big , thick people. We hit him out around the 40…we…they…us…them….

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 26, 2006 11:48 AM | Link to this

Didn’t SC remove the spikes from their chicken logo? Enough said.

By Chad

April 26, 2006 12:13 PM | Link to this

It really doesn’t matter what Tebow does in practice, because he will get the snot knocked out of him if he thinks he is going to run shotgun triple option in the SEC. Even Mike Vick wouldn’t survive in this system. And for those of you that point to the WV game vs. GA, after we got serious after we were down 28, they couldn’t move the ball an inch. Tell cryer meyer to take his video game gimmick offense back to Utah where he can run it because the defenses avg about 5.1 40 times!

By ConyersDawg

April 26, 2006 12:25 PM | Link to this

northwest, I think I agree with you about Cox. I believe he right now is still strugling with his performance from spring. Plus, at the game, every one cheered for MS when he came in and the other qb’s including cox had to know they MS is already a crowd favorite.

geechee, I just don’t think Cox hangs around to be 2nd string clip board holder to blake barnes. You saw what Richt said about MS. He went from looking like a high schooler to surpasing Joe Cox who had been in the program already a year. MS has all the tools to be a star and be one now.

For all you Munson callers, I would love to hear some of those old “we ran right over him” calls. I am so ready for one back to establish and become the all sec backs that we are used to having.

By Quick

April 26, 2006 12:44 PM | Link to this

I have a few small questions for you gayter fans on this blog: Why are you here? Are you so worried about our opinion so much, that you feel compelled to call us “leg humpers”? I don’t get it! Are you attempting to brag? Are you trying to convert a fan? Seriously, what is the deal with you?! We’re not on your loser blogs for the mere reason of not giving a crap about your sobbing coach, or your 3rd best team in the East!! Sometimes it truely bothers me that I have to share my air with you!!

By RCDawg

April 26, 2006 12:51 PM | Link to this

Quick wrote- “Sometimes it truely bothers me that I have to share my air with you!!”

Man, that’s pretty harsh!Funny but harsh! Go Dawgs!

By UGAY

April 26, 2006 01:04 PM | Link to this

Quick, sounds like someone is just p** that his team can’t beat the Gayters. As far as the “leg humpers” comment, you are what you are. Have you seen the way poor Uga molests that bag of ice on the sidelines? His balls are so blue from leg humping that they have to put him on ice for crying out loud!

By UGAY

April 26, 2006 01:23 PM | Link to this

Well, at least the leg humpers beat the Gayters in golf. Maybe you should let your golf team dress out in the fall bacause obviously they are scared of the Gayters.

By MadMerf

April 26, 2006 01:44 PM | Link to this

Here’s a future Munson classic: “Tebow takes the snap, fakes to the ‘back, rolls to the right, looking, looking, Oh! Charles Johnson just knocked him out of his shoes! He’s crawling around on all fours. Who’s the little guy running onto the field?! UGA’s loose! UGA’s loose! He jumps on Tebow’s leg, no! He’s on tebow’s back! He puts it up! IT’S A LONG ONE! A LONG ONE! A LONG ONE! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!

By dawgfacedboy

April 26, 2006 01:48 PM | Link to this

Gay- sounds like someone is p* that he has to watch the team he hates the most play for SEC titles while his beloved gayterds are preparing for the “who gives a sh* bowl.”

By SunDawg

April 26, 2006 01:49 PM | Link to this

Quick, a couple of the non-DAWG bloggers are welcome here (even lizards) because they love football, bring insight to the blog we otherwise wouldn’t have, support the SEC and understand and appreciate our rivalry without resorting to infantile tantrums and whining. Then there are the others who, without kicking the hornets nest to see if it’s empty, have no reason to live. As others have stated on this blog, if you ignore them the novelty will diminish and they will fade away.

But I have to ask, what’s wrong with a little leg humping, anyway?

By bigdawgfan

April 26, 2006 02:03 PM | Link to this

Joe T. won’t last past the Gamecocks. He gets replaced at half-time by Stafford. You heard it here first.

By UGA Ocala Dawg

April 26, 2006 02:15 PM | Link to this

My first time on this blog and I must say I enjoy the reading. I graduated from UGA and have live in Ocala since 1967. This area of course is Gaytor Country and my 2 favorite teams are Georgia and whoever plays Florida. Master Baiter I think I know you. Did you at one time have an airboat named Master Baiter? If so, you were a customer of mine when I owned a convenience store in Anthony. I believe the jury is still out on SUB-Urban’s spread offense and if you don’t get a good running back it will be long day for you in Jax. By then Stafford will have hit his stride and our defense will be awesome.

By UGAY

April 26, 2006 02:29 PM | Link to this

Bottom line with UGAY’s QBs, Barnes and/or Cox should leave, unless they truly love UGA and want to be a backup. My gut says that may apply for Joe T, but not Barnes and Cox. They will want to start for a program and not rely on mop-up duty. Hopefully for you guys, CMR will stick with one QB and let him be a leader. In my opinion, he has ruined the run game by not sticking with one or two running backs. Sure, UGA has some good backs, but they don’t dominate much like Cadillac or Ronnie did at Auburn, even though I think the potential is there. A 3 or 4 running back rotation is not effective except for bragging rights of saying that we have 4 good running backs. Unless CMR puts the program on the back (no pun intended) of one or two of the running backs, they’ll never dominate. And, it is hurting their NFL potential as well.

By Quick

April 26, 2006 02:31 PM | Link to this

Sundawg,you must be referring to MasterBaiter and Wareagle. Yes, it looks as if they contribute without acting like monkeys. They are the exception and are excluded.Then there’s “UGAY”! This armpit of society is doing nothing more than convincing everyone that he is as dumb as a box of rocks! Georgia did beat Florida 2 years ago, I do believe! If the gayters are so superior, then why is it that Georgia keeps playing for the SEC championship? Let’s see if this “UGAY” Rhoades-Scholar can divert his attention from dogballs long enough to simply answer my question! Why are you here in a Georgia blog, when you supposedly don’t care about Georgia opinions, or Georgia football?

By SunDawg

April 26, 2006 02:38 PM | Link to this

OcalaDAWG, welcome to the blog. I’ve been stuck down here in Hurricane Country (Ft. Lauderdale) since graduation in 1976. Not really lizard country; more of a mix of Miami and FSU, plus every college in the Northeast (aka Yankees). Baiter’s one of the good guys, as you probably know.

GO DAWGS

By northwestDawg

April 26, 2006 02:41 PM | Link to this

geechee, I just think that after those INT’s in the spring game after being in the system will cause him to go where he’ll have another chance. Someone blogged on here a while ago that Cox was having troubles with his reads. It was after I picked up on a few more rumors that I said a month ago that he would go. I have no personal feeling at all about Joe Cox and I wish him well whatever he does. MS will play the 2nd half of the 1st game and then he’ll start against SC. Outside of Clemson, SOS has had hatred of the Dawgs since that day in J’ville a long time ago(I was on the Dawg sidelines) and he’s been pointing for this game big time. Season should be quite the roller coaster ride with a lot of fun thrown in when we beat the Reptiles in J’ville. That’s the game I’m pointing for. We must break the habit.

By Spanky

April 26, 2006 02:46 PM | Link to this

BigDawgFan,…I hope you’re right about Stafford replacing JoeT. in the USC game. My thought was that Stafford gets his first start against Carolina, but hell,..if JoeT. plays well enough in the W. Kentucky game, let him have a go at it!

There are some really good posts on this blog, so keep the posts coming! Heck, I’m even trying to find “NFL Europe” games to watch!…and when the hell is basketball season gonna end?

By War Eagle

April 26, 2006 02:52 PM | Link to this

Dawgfacedboy , Spanky, you both are right on the button with Spurrier and UGA. I played a round of golf with him when he was coaching at Georgia Tech and I remember his love for the Dawgs was nil. This was in early 80`s when the Dawgs were on a run and his envy stuck out like a sore thumb.His remarks were like “they got lucky”, Dooley assistants were his backbone, which was probably true. I later played in the same tourament with him and football was never mentioned. He is a good guy and believes in himself…

By geechee

April 26, 2006 02:53 PM | Link to this

I think people are scared of S.Carolina because it’s Spurrier, the devil himself! There is a lot of history with that guy and everybody knows he’s a great coach! Nobody in Dawgcountry likes the guy and nobody wants him to beat us!! It’s all of those reasons I believe that drives the fear of playing S.Carolina. To be honest, last year and this year I’m more worried about the S.C. game than the UT game for one reasone, Steve Spurrier!

Dawgfaced boy you are either not a Dogs’ fan or you have simply been living in a cave for the last five years and have just emerged. Thank god you are not on the team. I’m from “Dawgcountry” and I don’t hate Spurrier. Do you really believe that just because you and some other fans are “scared” of Spurrier that’s going to affect this team? This team is not “scared” any other team in the NCAA. The SC game is the most important game of the year but it has nothing to do with SOS. It is our first SEC game, they always play us close, the game is in Columbia, there are questions about our QB and OL and if we can come out of Columbia 2-0 then we are in the driver’s seat. It is these things that make this game so important. Just because you live in the past does not mean our coaches and players do.

By Robert

April 26, 2006 03:07 PM | Link to this

Dog catcher, SEC Championship and National champioship is something you won’t experience again since King Spurrier has left.

Florida never won one before and has not since in case you need to be reminded of that little fact.

CUM or Coach Urban Myers is a joke just like you are. Now go get your GED if you can so you can become a professional Dawg catcher!

PS. Stafford will make a believer out of even the most ignorant of Gaytor fans like yourself of course!

By Robert

April 26, 2006 03:12 PM | Link to this

hey UGAY, have you seen your prized QB Tebow riding all the back of a motorcycle holding to his boy in front.

So I guess Tebow should fit right in at UFAG and make you so proud!

By geechee

April 26, 2006 03:13 PM | Link to this

And I forgot to add, I have just come out of the closet. Any of you doggies want to be my “friend”?

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 26, 2006 03:20 PM | Link to this

geechee, I am with you on Spurrier, I really can’t hate the guy, he is afterall hilarious with his quips and knows how to win in college football. I just hope that the lack of talent at SC does him in. Spurrier really does have reasons to hate us, heck, he should hate the world he is stuck at SC. Okay maybe the golf courses and money help out. But it is SC.

By SunDawg

April 26, 2006 03:23 PM | Link to this

Geechee, just because you don’t believe Spurrier is Satan doesn’t mean he isn’t. [I think he may be]

War Eagle, you’r a golfer? You know, admitting something like that lowers your credibility. I know, I golf.

By gator the dog catcher

April 26, 2006 03:24 PM | Link to this

Geechee I never said that you said that Smith was a Parade All American. I am the one who brought up the FACT that Shockley was a Parade All American. Obviously Alex Smith was NOT a Parade All American but became a 1st round draft pick. I guess that you are saying that it is a lie that Shockley was a Parade All American now since he never lived up to the billing. What ever floats your boat bud. Stafford will never win a Heisman if he can’t beat Florida, which is what is going to happen. I didn’t call you out on this topic to begin with. I was talking to the “typical UGAY fans” (Robert, Kalamazoo, BuLLdawg, Shock em, etc.) but if you want to roll, I’ll roll.

By gator the dog catcher

April 26, 2006 03:26 PM | Link to this

Geechee - And no that was not me who just posted the comments under your handle. I made it clear last time that I would not do that. It takes all of the fun out of the arguing.

By ConyersDawg

April 26, 2006 03:27 PM | Link to this

Welcome OcalaDawg, don’t be harsh on those gayturds you have to hire down there.

Perfect scenario for Stafford would be for the dawgs to be down by 7 with the offense struggling and out of the half of SC game Richt goes to Stafford who wins the game and starts the rest of the year.

By mountain fan

April 26, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this

to Chad..WV let up…..

By Robert

April 26, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this

GoDawgs1, your comments about Stafford are right on. He has not played a down yet in a real game and thrown a single pass.

He may never win the Heisman or win the National Championship again for Georgia.

What we do know however, is that he is legendary in Texas for what he did at Highland Park and most observers say he is the most talented QB to come out of Texas in the last twenty years. He was hands down the BEST QB at the Elite Nike Camp in 2005 with Tebow, Mustain and others present.

Without doubt, he has the strongest and most accurate arm of any QB Georgia has ever recruited and he can really throw on the run.

You are right, he has not played a down yet, but all our rivals will soon realize that Georgia indeed has a star in the making. Richt will bring him along slowly, but if he does not get injured, he will be the man for Georgia for many many years.

By geechee

April 26, 2006 03:29 PM | Link to this

Twerp, what century are you living in? You do understand don’t you, that putting a fake email address on your post does not protect you or are you really that stupid? The individual computer address of every single person who posts on AJC blogs is recorded automatically. They do not need your email address to know who you are. Do you seriously not know this? If you start posting as other on here, you will be banned from all AJC blogs once it is reported. If you want to push the envelope and find out as others have, be my guest.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 26, 2006 04:27 PM | Link to this

to mountain fan, you didn’t let up you got tired and who could blame you. Hell of a first quarter and couple of minutes.

By northwestDawg

April 26, 2006 05:24 PM | Link to this

I still give the “Neers all the credit I can. Yep, the Dawgs came back from 28-zip; however, when the Dawgs got the lead they produced that 90 TD. drive to win the game. Afraid of SOS? I’m scared because he’s one of the best college coaches in the game. Add to that his deep dislike of Ga. you can bet he’ll pull out all the stops and tricks he knows to win that game. Don’t forget he’s one damn good QB coach and we won by luck only last year. Best thing going for us is the fact that he got what he wanted in recruiting for his “O” and “D” line but it’ll take time for them to come of age. We should win that game not only for this year, but the last thing I want to see is SOS start another streak against us. I hope our “D” is coached up for the game.

By Eddie

April 26, 2006 05:48 PM | Link to this

Tebow does not have the speed to run the spread as efficient as what UM really needs.That was our problem against West Virginia was their speed.I thought all year long our linebackers lacked speed,a problem I hope we are better at this year.But I do think Tebow will be a major upgrade compared to Leak.Last year they caught us off guard with two measly drives at the first of the game and that was it.Their year really bothered me because I like most people with half a brain beleive we would have beat them with Shock,and I know this speculation but without the terrible celerbration penalty against vanderbilt they could have lost that game too!Yes thats right Vanderbilt!With that in mind their year would’ve been no different than their past four pitiful years.I am just glad they didnt get Brent Shafer when they had the chance he is the type that might could make the spread work with his 4.4 speed.Hope you gators enjoy wathing us again in the SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.And I will be pulling for Steve one game next year again!

By Hunk Erdown

April 26, 2006 05:51 PM | Link to this

I’m not real worried about SC, but I wish it was a week or two farther down the schedule. The difference in talent on the two teams should carry us. We just don’t need to take anybody for granted. I have a tremendous amount of respect for SOS’s ability, but I just don’t think he’s got the team to match up with us.

By northwestDawg

April 26, 2006 05:51 PM | Link to this

Man! we’re busy on the blog today. Taking forever for me to post.

By Eddie

April 26, 2006 05:56 PM | Link to this

Northwestdawg SOS wasnt the only one with a great record during that time against us look at TENN’s and Auburn’s record Heck everybody beat us then shoot the bumble bees even beat us 3 in a row!What was Steves main competition Pumkin Head and does anyone remember their last meeting in the swamp.

By War Eagle

April 26, 2006 08:02 PM | Link to this

SunDawg, my golf is about like my sex life…weak, but enjoy playing. There only 3 estalbished QB`s in the SEC entering 2006. You have Schaffer a Tenn. reject at Ole miss could possible make a move against lower bracket SEC teams(Vandy, Miss State, KY etc), but it seem there is always a unexpected ‘breakout”, who comes and does the right thing at the right time and wins big games.I know all Dawg fans hope it Stafford, Cox or Barnes. My personal opinion is UGA will struggle most of the year at QB simply because it is SEC. Put these young guys at Auburn, Tenn. or what other big road game, its going to be difficult.CMR is a good QB coach, but David Greene was exception, he come in as the master and became winniest QB in NCAA histoy. Of course he had some fine athletes to help him. They will make early mistakes which will be costly, but one plus in this situation, your running game could be better than what you might expect. I could be wrong, but SEC is tough for a 18 year freshman QB.

By SamoanDawg

April 26, 2006 08:46 PM | Link to this

One of you guys brought up Sean Bailey. I agreed that he should sit out this season out. He might be ready physically, but mentally, I don’t think he will be.

Take a year off, brah!

By SamoanDawg

April 26, 2006 09:01 PM | Link to this

I’m not worry about the QB situation. It’s the O-line providing some gaping holes for the RBs!

Defense will have to win most of our games this year. Create some turnovers and shortened the field positions.

By SamoanDawg

April 26, 2006 09:30 PM | Link to this

Gamegawks’ weak.. they lost Ko Simpson and some decent players on defense. I thought Ko was one of the best cover S GA faced last year.

Johnson, Moses & Howard will pinned their Dawg-ears back and licking their chops.. they can smell fear in gawks’ Mitchell.

Sic’em.. Sack’em!

By SamoanDawg

April 26, 2006 10:13 PM | Link to this

Hey, any of you local Dawgs go to the Fan Day or pix day in August?

We can probably hook up but, I’ll probably be too busy chatting with the players/coaches.

Maybe before the players come out.

It’s a good chance to meet most of these players/coaches up close. I enjoyed taking my son and some of his buddies I coached in the youth league football.

geechee is counting down.. funny, good one brah!

kamate kamate kia ora….

By StAugDawg

April 26, 2006 10:14 PM | Link to this

Welcome Ocala Dawg,

I am also from Ocala and don’t have the slightest fear of SOS. I did, however, have a major fear of Spurrier combined with Wuerfell, Quez Green, Reidell Anthony, Darrell Jackson, Willie Jackson, Fred Taylor, Chris Doering, Shane Matthews, etc. Just don’t see those caliber athletes heading towards SC. He’s not exactly the most enjoyable guy to play for, and when you take possible NC’s and lots of SEC rings out of the equation, why would 5 Star athletes go there? Example: There was a 5 star, blue chip QB that signed with UT last yr. I can’t remember his name. Anyway, Spurrier offered to start him immediately and build his entire offense around him. The kid rejected the offer. I don’t think the kid would have said no to UF. Unless you are Tim Couch or Eli,the lure of championships is the main attraction to HS kids. I said before last yr. if SOS went 7-5 with that team, SC fans would roll out the red carpet for him and possibly start naming things after him. He did an amazing job. However, consistently recruiting around 20 or worse nationally won’t win SECC’s. Especially in the toughest division in the conference.

By StAugDawg

April 26, 2006 10:22 PM | Link to this

The QB I was referring to was Johnathon Crompton from Waynesville, NC. This kid decided to turn down Spurrier’s offer to start immediately and go play behind Brent Shaeffer and Ainge. (Shaeffer had not decided to transfer when Crompton committed)

By MadMerf

April 27, 2006 01:21 AM | Link to this

Amen on the O-line Samo. Those guys need to grow up fast. They will be key to the maturation of the QBs early on. But enough already about Spurrier and SC. Satan doesn’t belong in this church, and all this talk of fear and publicity is getting the wrong people excited. This blog has nothing to do with them and they don’t deserve the space. We’ve been known to sleepwalk through those games but we wake up in time to win. They’ve lost their top nine tacklers on D from last year so at least our QBs won’t have to face Ko, Joseph & co. My primary concern before the spring game was our inexperienced DBs, but goshalmighty the young guys looked good didn’t they? Paul Oliver will have Rice for lunch and the rest of the secondary will have Blake studying the grass beneath his bench. (Not the same grass Reuben Houston studies, mind you). As long as the O-line holds up, our ‘backs should control the T.O.P. and the fastest thing our QBs will be dodging will likely be a visor! So STOP WORRYING and enough already!

By MadMerf

April 27, 2006 01:56 AM | Link to this

My apologies Samoan. I wasn’t directing the SOS paranoia to you, just premature eclickuation I guess.

By Death Lobster

April 27, 2006 08:16 AM | Link to this

Doesnt matter who the Gators, Dogs or Hogs put behind center. Auburns gonna put a whuppin on all of em.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 08:33 AM | Link to this

Death Lobster, is that one of Auburn’s new mascots? To go with the eagle, tiger, plainsman, and hosers?

By StAugDawg

April 27, 2006 08:47 AM | Link to this

MadMerf,

Excellent post. Funny as hell too. Sorry for the SC ramblings, but ever since last season I’ve heard nothing but how scared everyone is about the SC game. It’s a huge game with big consequences, but I honestly think UGA will pound SC this season. SC always plays us close. Yeah, and UT beat us for years. Georgia and SC = Apples and oranges. I’ll shut up now.

By Ed

April 27, 2006 09:50 AM | Link to this

I don’t see the big deal about the SC game. Georgia has always struggled with SC, losing some games and barely winning others. Last year’s game didn’t look much different from dozens of past SC games through the years. Some of Georgia’s best teams - ‘80 and ‘02 come to mind - won ugly, close games against SC.

By gator the dog catcher

April 27, 2006 10:22 AM | Link to this

Eddie - caught off gaurd??? Did UGAY forget to look at the schedule? I guess UGAY was caught off guard 14 times in the last 16 years. Shockley or no Shockley Florida would have won AGAIN. What will the excuse be this year?

By Hunk Erdown

April 27, 2006 10:27 AM | Link to this

Thats the attitude that needs to change for the Dawgs to get to the next level. We can’t just accept the premise that we are “just gonna have to struggle” against certain teams. We need to be putting a sound beating on the teams that are inferior, and not being satisfied with a lack of execution that causes the “struggles”. If we can come out in the first coupla games and get way out in front, it will help us get playing time for some people who might need that experience later in the year.

By Jim Mewborne

April 27, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

By UGA OCALA DAWG My first time on this blog and must say I enjoy the reading.I graduated UGA and have lived in Ocala since 1967. This area is of course Gaytor Country but my 2 favorite teams are Georgia and whoever plays Florida. Master Baiter I think I know you. Are you the same person who had an airboat named Master Baiter. If so, you were a customer of mine when I owned a convenience store in Anthony. At any rate, I believe the jury is still out on SUB-Urban’s spread offense and if he can’t come up with a good running back, it will be a long day for you in Jax. By then Stafford will have hit his stride and our defense will be awesome.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 10:53 AM | Link to this

Well said Hunk Erdown!

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 11:08 AM | Link to this

Hey Gator, you guys will be the ones making excuses for your 7-4 record and birth in yet another lower tier bowl. Urban Cryer will be bringing in Dick Vermeil as a motivational weeper, I am speaker.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 11:33 AM | Link to this

I mean speaker.

By northwestDawg

April 27, 2006 12:01 PM | Link to this

wonder how strong Colorado is this year? Anybody have any info? Know they have the coach that use to be at Boise ST. but does he have much to work with?

By StAugDawg

April 27, 2006 12:25 PM | Link to this

Ocala Dawg,

Small world. I grew up in SE Ocala in a section called Crestwood. As a small kid I played with 2 twins named Mewborne that were also “little dawg fans”. I remember them well, Jack and Jay. It was us versus all those damn Gators. Of course back then we owned the sorry Lizards. Are you related?

By ConyersDawg

April 27, 2006 12:32 PM | Link to this

wareagle, you said coach Richt is a good qb coach and David Greene was an exception. What are you talking about? The way I read it it seems as if you don’t think Richt can prepare a freshman qb and that he is just a middle of the road coach, please explain so I understand better. Richt is one of the best qb coaches in the nation not a good qb coach. Name 2 other qb coaches in college football that have coached 2 heisman winners and national titles winners. He has coached acc champion qb winners (about 6 of them), and 2 sec championship winners. Wareagle that is not a good qb coach my friend that is a great qb coach.

My last opinion on SOS, he is a great coach and knows offense, but SC will have a big set back on defense this year as noted by others. If I’m CMR, I throw on SC.

By Eddie

April 27, 2006 12:33 PM | Link to this

gator the dog cather,When I said off guard I meant the total change of offense from the spread.And as for the 14 of 16 Ive said before the biggest portion of that record every body else was beating us too Tenn only lost two times against us during SOS coacing days.Auburn only lost 3 times during SOS 11 years, and was not a top tear program all of those years.One thing is for sure the point I made about your whole year was that it was ugly and didnt look a whole lot different than the other past pitiful years.Suuuurrrrreeee you would have beat us with Shock,just like you did the year before!

By crs

April 27, 2006 01:19 PM | Link to this

Anyone think Calvin Johnson could have brought us a national championship in Greene’s last year or Shocks’05/06?

By gator the dog catcher

April 27, 2006 01:29 PM | Link to this

As per his response, Jim Mewborne has a UGAY degree. Where did that degree take him? To a lucritive job working at a GAS STATION! Fill er up! Classic! Sorry Jim, I just couldn’t resist.

By War Eagle

April 27, 2006 01:41 PM | Link to this

Conyers Dawg, very sensitive today on QB coaches!!I think CMR accomplishment is well documented at FSU and UGA. I would say Al Borgas and Steve Spurrier are in the same mold as Coach Richt,maybe Spurrier the best because of more years in coaching., also Jimbo Fisher at LSU has shown his ability.. The greatest quality in any coach is the quantity of athletes developed and wins consistantly.CMR and CSS has been very consistant and are top recruiters.I am referring to CSS recruiting at Florida, too early for Gamecock judgement.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 02:00 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, How do you think Spurrier will do at SC? SC isn’t Florida and they don’t get anywhere near the exposure as the rest of the SEC.

By JamesD

April 27, 2006 02:04 PM | Link to this

Watching GTDC is like watching the Special Olympics. It warms the heart to see how hard they try. When I feel down and think god is playing a cruel joke on me I ask my self, what would GTDC do. Then I put a smile on my face and run into a wall. Thanks for the inspiration. If you would send me your address I will mail you a cookie.

By Eddie

April 27, 2006 02:07 PM | Link to this

Dog catcher,That was uncalled for! You showed your IGNORANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!There is a difference in owning a store and working for someone like you probably do!

By ConyersDawg

April 27, 2006 02:16 PM | Link to this

Thanks wareagle, I wasn’t being touchy. I think the way we write and the way we read our blogs some times mean different things to each other. That’s why I asked for you to elaborate and at the end explained why I felt Richt was a great qb coach. Again, putting Al Borges anywhere near Richt’s class is crazy to me but I don’t keep up with auburn stuff to much outside of recruiting and how your season is comming. I have never heard of Al untill he came to Auburn and don’t know of anyone he has developed. Coach Spurrier has never did that good of a job to me outside of Danny Wurf. and Shane Mathews. I will say though, I am very impressed with Al’s offense and it will be interesting to see what kind of head coach he will become.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 02:26 PM | Link to this

crs, short answer to your question would be no. You need a solid running game to help out there. Although we have some very good backs that might pull another Terrell in the NFL, we don’t have that standout, hand the ball to him and he will be feared running back. Maybe the new RB coach teaches that to our guys. We need some long TD runs this year, at least 1 solid 100+ yard per game running back. We haven’t seen that in awhile.

By OCALA DAWG

April 27, 2006 03:11 PM | Link to this

Hey Gator did we ever have fun filling er up i.e. placing Dawg stickers on rear bumpers and a little sugar in the gas tank. Found out what a Bull Gaytor bellow sounds like—ugly but funny. St.Aug Dawg—Jay and Jack are my sons. Yeah,Crestwood was a special time. A lot of funny, droopy faces and excuses kept us laughing. Believe me, those days are coming back. If (big word) we stay healthy we will have a great year. Our defense will crush Teablow and Leaky. Ain’t nothing greater than a Gaytor Hater. BTW, SOS is a great coach but I can’t stand him and his wise a* mouth. I will however pull for SC when they play the lizards.

By gator the dog catcher

April 27, 2006 03:18 PM | Link to this

Kalamazoo - if you haven’t seen that in a while (consistent 100 yd rusher) then how can UGAY continue to call itself Tailback U? FYI - Southern Cal got the nod as Tailback U. Auburn was 3rd, and I think UGAY was 5th on the list. So you see, outside of the state of Georgia, no one actually recognizes UGAY as Tailback U. Legends in your own minds.

If a JamesD falls in the woods, does anybody …..care? The gas station thing was a joke buddy. I fully understand that he OWNS the gas station! It was just to good to pass up. Lighten up and get over it. Its still a shame that he didn’t use his degree in Sanitation Management, he could’ve been your boss.

By gator the dog catcher

April 27, 2006 03:27 PM | Link to this

Ocala - Of course you will be pulling for SC when they play us, because once again you will need someone else to do what UGAY couldn’t do so you can make it to the SEC Championship game. As for “those days” coming back, just keep wishing in one hand and …………you know.

By geechee

April 27, 2006 03:34 PM | Link to this

gator, isn’t it possible that you could keep your comments to just football like War Eagle does. Why do you have to make so many of your posts simply personal attacks? War Eagle is accepted in here as a regular by everyone because he comes here to discuss SEC football not to attack others. If you would try a little more of this, you would find yourself more accepted.

By dawgsrulegatorsdrool

April 27, 2006 03:39 PM | Link to this

Ocala,

Pay no attention to GTDC, he is still wanting to be in the GA Dome in December for something other than the Peach Bowl or a Falcons game.

GTDC

you want to be in that dome you need to be in that dome

haven’t been lately have ya’ ?

The University of Florida - now officially a basketball school

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 03:54 PM | Link to this

gator the dog catheter Where was your beloved reptile’s located on that list. I haven’t called us Tail back U for awhile. But we do have fine stable of backs right now with a highly touted one coming from New Jersey. We are just use to higher standards. Now, last report on the lizards had the lizard king crying about not having a fast enough lizard in the backfield. His little eye moist buggy eyes looking all tired and red.

By Eddie

April 27, 2006 04:04 PM | Link to this

What is the story on ellerbe will he be around in 2006?Does anyone have a hunch?

By Junior Rosegreen

April 27, 2006 04:20 PM | Link to this

A couple of questions for the poodle nation: How can you prance out there a guy who is on the punt coverage team as the starting QB (Joe T IV) for a SEC team? You not only embarass your team but you are embrassing the league. Secondly, how can the most over-hyped QB in history (Shockley) end up being ranked the 16th best QB in the draft, and still be thought of as better than Brandon Cox? P.S. If hitting someone so hard that snot flies out of his nose is considered a violation, then I am quilty as charged. Reggie had snot bubbles all over his face.

By War Eagle

April 27, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

Kalamazoo, Coach Spurrier will eventually get the SC program where all gamecocks want it…BCS and Heismans…I know you good Dawgs dont like this guy, just I didnt like Coach Bryant…omitting Redskins, the man has built and won every stop..The disadvantage at South Carolina is like you all have mention..recruiting against UGA. SC prizes picks in the past came from Georgia. He won 7 games with a little more than average SEC QB, average SEC defense, baggage among players.My opinion he will have the SC where he had Florida if he does not get to old quick or health problems. South Carolina is a hungray outfit wanting to WIN bad. I know Auburn could have a long day when we go there this year. We wore their butts out last year 49-7 and he has not forgotten it, no matter how good buddies him and CTT seem to be. UGA, as previously blogs I wrote, will have their hands full, it should be a good game.Conyers Dawg, Al Borges is one of the best,not well known because it coached on the West Coast most of his career. Auburn lost three SEC backs Campbell, Brown and Caddy all #1 draft picks and 2005 still had 2200 yard CoxQB(RF)) and 1200 rusher K.Irons(Jr) and Heisman candidate this year…can`t get better than that..plus we have a former UGA lineman, the best in SEC, as our offensive line coach.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 04:30 PM | Link to this

JUNIOR, WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW WE CAN DO THAT, BUT DAMN THOSE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES SURE DO LOOK NICE IN CASE. NOW TAKE YOUR ORANGE (JUMPSUIT) AND BLUE (“COUNTY” PRINTED ON THE BACK) WEARING ARSE BACK TO THE BUS THE CHAIN GANG IS LEAVING.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 27, 2006 04:41 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, I know that Loser Holtz was overrated as a coach but I thought that he might have better success at SC especially with recruiting and such. Yeah you guys better get ready for the devil this year I am sure he has spent many rounds on the golf course thinking of ways to beat you this year. Please stop mention your coaching staff you guys have put a lot good people in place. The only guy you are missing is Bobby Petrino.

By FMBnot

April 27, 2006 05:24 PM | Link to this

Carter, can you just stick to golf?

By geechee

April 27, 2006 05:46 PM | Link to this

Lou Holtz is schmuck with a big mouth. He could not carry Spurrier’s jock strap. The only positive thing he did for the fine fans in Columbia and the rest of the SEC was to convince Spurrier to take the job. Holtz could not recruit because what parents would want their son to play for that guy?

By Eddie

April 27, 2006 07:02 PM | Link to this

SOS had a team two td’s better than Holtz when they met in the Sugar bowl.SOS kept trying to pass when Lou was giving up the run.He took SOS to school.When Holtz had the talent at ND he won a national championship and got ripped off the year he beat Miami and had a tougher schedule than Mia.How many NC’s does SOS have one and he backed into that one.What other team got beat the last game of the season to a team not as good as them (FSU).And got to play that same team for a championship.Had 4 or 5 teams not lost he would not have got that cheap NC.Nebraska totally embarressed them the year before had virtually the same team and lost to Texas.Or it would have been real ugly again.That FSU team was definately not won of Bobbys Best teams.

By Eddie

April 27, 2006 07:11 PM | Link to this

(Behind arguably the finest offensive unit in SEC history, a solid defense that registered a school record six touchdowns, and some good fortune late in the year, the Florida Gators)This is the insert from the Gators website!

By StAugDawg

April 27, 2006 07:35 PM | Link to this

Eddie,

Good points. There was about 4 or 5 major upsets that had to happen for UF to play FSU again that yr. Texas (7-5) had to beat Nebraska in the Big 12 Champ. Game. Ohio St. had a late comeback against Jake Plummer and Ariz. St. (who seemingly had the game won)and more I can’t remember.

The great genius happened to notice that FSU rushed Wuerffel quite a bit in the first win. In fact, I have a picture of Wuerffel with his helmet turned backward after a Cory Simon sack. (I think it was Simon, it may have been Pete Boulware). He simply changed his gameplan a little in the Sugar Bowl by adding 2 fullbacks to block for Wuerffel in the Shotgun. I guess hindsight is 20-20. He beat a very avg. FSU team. I think Busby was the starter at QB.

By StAugDawg

April 27, 2006 07:42 PM | Link to this

That cheap National Championship UF won in ‘96 must have felt like being a 40 yr. old virgin and having your step sister feel sorry for you and arrange a “date”.

By geechee

April 27, 2006 07:55 PM | Link to this

Eddie, believe me, there is nobody other than a few gators’ fans defending Spurrier in here but that does not change the fact that Holtz is a schmuck. It was a happy day when Holtz took over at ND but it was a much happier day when he left. He wore out his welcome at every single school that he coached and he sure did a lot of lying to the SC faithful.

By northwestDawg

April 27, 2006 07:55 PM | Link to this

I’ve asked before with no answer so I’m trying again. Does anyone KNOW what happened on the AU 4&10 that allowed them to win. I have 2 hopes for ‘06. 1. MR will, with stafford at QB., open up the “O” and not be as conservative as he’s been in the past. Hopefully he won’t have to do what he had to last year and that is get Schock to settle down before we could get going on the”O”. 2. Sorry, I don’t have much confidence in Martinez as “DF” coordinater. I’m really hoping that I’ll be blogging later this season praising him. This is not the SEC that I use to know. League wide the “Os” are more wide open than they’ve ever been which will make for many more exciting games in store for all of us.

By geechee

April 27, 2006 08:07 PM | Link to this

NW are you speaking about last year’s AU game?

By geechee

April 27, 2006 09:09 PM | Link to this

128 days till kickoff.

By War Eagle

April 27, 2006 09:19 PM | Link to this

Geechee,I certainly agree with you about Lou Holtz, a vagabond coach who wondered from college to Pros back to college looking for material in place. He found it at Notre Dame and became a legend, but its never mention at William-Mary, Ark., Minnesota, NY Jets NC State Notre Dame and South Carolina did he have to do heavy recruiting.He was a speaker who let others put things in perspective. I know 3 former players under Coach Holtz who had NO respect and though of him as a politican, not a Coach.He didnt hire Steve Spurrier, Steve hired himself, all Hotltz did was recommend…He is full of it, he`s a moron on ESPN.

By Eddie

April 27, 2006 09:23 PM | Link to this

NW as far as Martinez. The jury is still out of course.I honestly think the LB’s did not have the speed,Im in hopes that it being the second year since Tony Taylors Knee injury he will be closer to his old self this year.Most major knee injuries the person takes almost 2 full seasons to fully recover example Boss Bailey.I do beleive that dew and ellerbe if hes able to play and Tony as mentioned along with maybe some spot playing time from some of these incoming freh that can run should help the def be I think alot better at that position.As for Martinez I will say I liked the turnovers being more agressively played for.You no under Vangorder there is no doubt he did a great job but philosohy wise under his system we never gave up many cheap td’s.But we also hardly ever give the offense many short fields.I personally like a more agressive defense like you see almost all NFL teams use that is most succesful but I think that still goes back to MR hes I think very conservative on both sides of the ball.But after 20 years of no sec’s IM NOT GOING TO COMPLAIN TO LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Eddie

April 27, 2006 09:27 PM | Link to this

I should no but I dont. What is the latest on Ellerbe?

By SamoanDawg

April 27, 2006 10:45 PM | Link to this

They haven’t officially said Ellerbe will be back but, just listening to Buck and Stewart, sounds like they might allow him back. I’m sure he’ll have to pay his dues if the admins allow him back.

By northwestDawg

April 27, 2006 11:11 PM | Link to this

yea geechee,I’m talking about last year. Eddie, I have no problem with what you say that’s why I hope by mid season I’ll blogging good things about the man. I’m sure a lot of people will disagree with me but what you said about short fields with Van Gorder was true. The old way of thinking, that is a bend but don’t break doesn’t work today like it use to. Players are to good and coaching is so much better. Gice me all the stats you want about VG but I’ll never forget sitting up here and talking to my Reptile relative on our cells when the Reptiles play after play kept throwing that screen pass to the flats and time after time moving the chains. For whatever reason we NEVER adjusted and that was a big reason we lost. With a lot more speed this year, I hope Martinez will have the Dawgs blowing and going from the KO and not be spoting teams a couple of TDs before we adjust.

By SamoanDawg

April 27, 2006 11:12 PM | Link to this

Holtz is a crook!

He hates GA, that’s for sure. He made it very clear on ESPN.

ESPN better watch out, that sneaky little old man will probably put them in probation too.

Dudn’t he look like one of those drunk droodle dolls.. whatever whatcha ma call it.

I hate to say this though, he’s good for the college game, as a commentator. Probably one of the best part, is seeing him spit all over the platform and probably on Mark May as well.

By Eddie

April 28, 2006 01:19 AM | Link to this

NW just a follow up on the short field the percentage of teams driving a whole 70 and 80 yards verses 30 and 40 and 50 yards.The percentages in the pros or college is unbeleivably higher.And it puts a whole lot more pressure on your offense.Does anybody remember the LSU AUBURN game years ago I think Auburn returned 4 interceptions for td’s if I remember it right LSU had statistically killed them but Auburn won the game.Maybe Wareagle can help me get the story exactly right being I dont like neither team.Point is Ive seen defenses win ball games.

By MadMerf

April 28, 2006 02:06 AM | Link to this

ATTENTION TRIVIA EXPERTS: I need some info from the archives! CMR is bringing the roadshow to Savannah (my hometown) and I plan on speaking to all featured guests. I have a question to ask about scheduling and I need your help! I need to know what year the administration decided to move our midseason bye week out of the slot preceding the GA/FLA game to the week after the game. I would also like to know when UF picked up that week. We have substituted the time off for the Vandys, Kentuckys, UABs, UCFs, etc. If you look at the last decade or so, we have lost key starters to injury in ALL of those games. Look it up! Last season is a good example. Even before Shock goes down, half the defense was already out. While the backups were chasing down track stars, the gayturds were soaking in hot tubs, resting, planning, healing. I’m not trying to make excuses, but we’ve really looked tired just getting to J’ville the last few years. And moving the bye week to the week after the game doesn’t help either. More often than not, we spend that week sulking about what could have been, and the AU game doesn’t really mean as much anymore. At least if both teams had the week off, it may help to level the playing field. Has anyone else put any thought into it? Sorry for the long post, but I would appreciate any info on the scheduling.

By geechee

April 28, 2006 05:06 AM | Link to this

I think you are the only other Savannahian on here besides me (though I have not lived there in years). I think Spurrier went to the off week before Jax in his second or third season but I am not positive.

By geechee

April 28, 2006 05:50 AM | Link to this

NW, I’m not big on going back and looking at losses. In this case it would be dissing AU who beat us fair and square but to answer your question. The coaches warned them about the play and there was a player totally out of postion though in typical Richt style he has never said who the player was. Also the only player we had who could have caught the guy was Tim Jennings who was injured and as I said AU deserved the win. They made less mistakes but it was still the best game of the year last season.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 28, 2006 08:07 AM | Link to this

I always thought that Holtz was chosen at ND because he looked liked leprechuan. As Samoan put a drunk one at that.

By godawg

April 28, 2006 08:45 AM | Link to this

Draft day coming up. Good story about Dawgs in draft in the ABH. Only once since 1980 have the Bulldogs had three defensive backs drafted in the same year. WOOF!

By northwestDawg

April 28, 2006 10:16 AM | Link to this

A HA! geechee, I asked you a long time ago if geechee wasn’t connected to Savannah. I missed your answer but I was born there. I’m not dissing AU at all. They did win fair and square. I just resd someplace that Battle had a concusssion from the 1st half anf didn’t know for sure where he ws in the 2nd. Story was tht he kept hiding from TS on the side lines so they couldn’t check it out and I think the TV. announces were talking about it. Not sure.

By ConyersDawg

April 28, 2006 11:10 AM | Link to this

If you watched the game and listened to Martinez it was Tra Battle who was out of position in the auburn game as well as it was tra who wiffed twice on long td’s by west virg. I appreciate tra’s heart and smarts but bottom line is I hope someone beats him out.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 28, 2006 11:24 AM | Link to this

Conyers, there were quite a few players who wiffed in the WVU game. When I was growing up playing football I was always taught to keep and eye the runners belly button because those legs won’t go anywhere without it. WVU game almost every replay showed the defense grabbing at the feet and coming up with air. Fundamentals. Bottom line is they better play fired up for 60 minutes every game, got to have the attitude.

By ConyersDawg

April 28, 2006 12:42 PM | Link to this

grabbing at feet and coming up with air is one thing but being out of position is another. The tape doesn’t lie. I know we tackled bad but not being in position to even make the play is worse.

By Robert

April 28, 2006 01:05 PM | Link to this

For Gator The Dawg Catcher

All your stupid garbage talk about other teams letting Georgia make it to the SEC Championship game shows what a moron you are.

Isn’t that funny that we don’t even need to beat the Gaytors to make it to Atlanta and win the SEC Championship. Plus, the sight of your little savior, URBAN THE CRYBABY MYERS crying after losing to LSWho is priceless. Boy, I’m sure the little gators will be tough to beat with all the crying going on.

Small one, if you can’t beat the little USC’s and ole miss’s of the world, you have no room to talk, especially on a Georgia blog. So go put on your little tiny jean shorts and go play outside today!

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 28, 2006 01:40 PM | Link to this

I do agree with you on that Conyers, no arguement here.

By gator the dog catcher

April 28, 2006 02:01 PM | Link to this

For Robert the Idiot

That would be stupid garbage if I said that teams let UGAY win.

What I said was UGAY had to depend on Florida to lose to SC, and usually do not control their own destiny, but need help from other teams. And yes you have won the SEC, but it has been a mediocre SEC for the last 4-5 years. But things are about to come full circle with Spurrier, Myer, and Cutcliffe in the picture.

Small one, if you can’t beat the Ron Zooks and West Virginia’s of the world, YOU have no room to talk. So go put on your Winston Cup shirt and go play outside today!

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 28, 2006 02:22 PM | Link to this

hey dog catheter, YOU can’t beat the SC, Bama or LSU’s of the world (luckily UF had up year last year and the list didn’t need to be longer). Then you struggled against a weak Big Ten team in your bowl game. Put that in your PBR beer can bong and smoke it.

By geechee

April 28, 2006 02:38 PM | Link to this

NW, I know you were not dissing AU. I just knew that if I tried to offer an answer to you that it would have sounded as if I was dissing them and making excuses. I’d rather just leave it at the fact that on that day, AU was just better than us and they deserved the win but it was still an awesome game.

By godawg

April 28, 2006 02:39 PM | Link to this

Two years ago, Mississippi State. HA HA HA HA… still laughing about that one.

By Eddie

April 28, 2006 02:40 PM | Link to this

Not to mention they needed a terrible celerbration penalty against lowly Vandy or could have lost that one too!The coach said they would have went for two and Fl late in the game had Vanderbilt at will moving the ball.I would have put my money on them from 3 yards out.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 28, 2006 02:48 PM | Link to this

geechee, FYI just read somewhere that if Reggie Bush is found in violation of NCAA rules then the Heisman may go back. The Heisman balloting and rules state that the player must be in compliance with the NCAA. Heisman people will hold off until PAC-10 investigation is done. Now that would be interesting, that means Vince Young gets it. And after the Rose Bowl probably deserved it anyway.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 28, 2006 02:57 PM | Link to this

godawg, somebody lost to Miss State? That is hilarious, what kind of s#ck@$$ team could manage that?

By Robert

April 28, 2006 03:35 PM | Link to this

Gator the dog catcher and butt sniffer

Everything you say is stupid. You will wish Ron Zook was back at UFAG after crying Meyers is run out of town. At least Florida has a basketball team to cheer for.

Face it, your football program has always been overrated except when King Spurrier was there and ya’ll were too stupid to get him back.

Now you can’t even beat the South Crackolina, ole misses or Miss States of the world.

Plus we still don’t need to beat you punks to win the SEC,ha,ha,ha! It must be killing you to be such a fool on this blog. It’s killing most of us with laughter.

By War Eagle

April 28, 2006 03:35 PM | Link to this

Dawgs, Auburn 4th and 12…Battle your man…good game, we ate Davis lunch at Auburn 2004 with a halfback TD from Caddy to Mix, we also hurt Blue a couple of times, all excellent players just gets out position> too aggressive, mean players too.Eddie, LSU was #4 in nation leading Auburn late in the 3rd quarter, Auburn intercepted 4 passes for TD and won the game 30-28.The craziest call I have ever seen in football and probably cost Coach Hurley his job was 3rd-4 yds on LSU own 40 yard line, with 1:50 remaing in the game and throws a down and out pass, Robinson picks it off for 4th and the clincher.Auburn had around 150 total offense while LSU had 400 plus.DRAFT NOTICE ON PRE-#1 PICKS ACC- 11-SEC-6.Surprised? Auburn will have its 5th # 1 pick in last two years.

By godawg

April 28, 2006 03:45 PM | Link to this

AuDarn!!! We missed the field goal and the SECC game!

By Robert

April 28, 2006 03:55 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, you forgot one important footnote in your post, so I will say it for you.

Georgia Bulldogs, 2005 SEC Champions, the only SEC team that did beat Georgia Tech and LSU in 2005

By War Eagle

April 28, 2006 04:07 PM | Link to this

godawg, you are right again godawg, sad night for Auburn, the question is who had UGA rather play, Auburn again or LSU, especially after the the 4th and forever call? It doesnt matter, both great football games. I need to get this off my chest, not rubbing it in, but Auburns 5 # 1 picks last two years 3 are GEORGIA BRED Carlos Rogers, Augusta, Ronnie Brown, Carterville, and Marcus McNiell Lovejoy. We have more just like them in the wings.

By gdawginkalamazoo

April 28, 2006 04:20 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, wouldn’t have made a difference WHO we played on that night. Dawgs came out fired up and ready, you could see it before the game and they fed off it all night long. I did make to the Peach Bowl and watched LSU beat the crap out of Miami. I couldn’t believe we put the hurtin’ on them like we did in the championship game.

By godawg

April 28, 2006 04:23 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, all in good fun. I’m married to a girl from the “Plains” and certainly was much happier playing LSU although a re-match would have been very interesting. You’re always going to get GA players, there are too many good ones and UGA only has so many scholarships to give. We’re still thinking about giving you Columbus since its gotten to be pretty much Tiger country. WAR DAMN EAGLE! WOOF! WOOF!

By Robert

April 28, 2006 04:26 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, we would have preferred to have played you in the SECG rather than LSU. No way you boys would ever have beaten us again, but LSU was there because they beat you in the West. Of course, we destroyed LSU and we were the BEST team in the SEC in 2005.

Congratulations for all the Georgia boys that have done well at Auburn. We cannot get them all you know because there are way too many great players in this state every year.

Since Mark Richt has arrived though, we don’t lose many kids to Auburn that Georgia really wants. That’s why you won’t get King this year either.

By mountain fan

April 28, 2006 05:04 PM | Link to this

UM must be a good coach-he beat the dogs!

By Spanky

April 28, 2006 05:15 PM | Link to this

(Brokeback)Mountain Man,..uh no!…That’s called putting too much emphasis on one game! In order to make it to the dance, you gotta not only beat one team, but the MSU’s, the USCarolinas, and the LSWho’s! UM did not, CMR did!….I think that about clears it up!

By northwestDawg

April 28, 2006 05:23 PM | Link to this

With the holes we have to fill and playing will a true freshman at QB., I’m hoping that somebody playing TB will step and be THE TB. for the Dawgs. In MRs “O”, even if EVERYTHING else works, if we don’t have the step up TB. we’ll still be in trouble. I don’t think Ware will get enough touches to give him a chance to overcome the fumbles of last year. If Moreno truly has the speed, bet MR will have a couple of plays where the QB just makes a quick pitch so he can turn his jets on and go. Does anyone know anything about Colorado? They have a new coach from Boise State, but what about returning players?

By mountain fan

April 28, 2006 06:04 PM | Link to this

spanker, did you forget Aub and WV? Your team sleeps in the first quarter.

By StAugDawg

April 28, 2006 08:09 PM | Link to this

Georgia will win the NC in 2007, you heard it here first. GTDC, I’ve got good news for you that UGA fans are gonna hate me for. I predict the Gators win the East one more time before 2012. UT will win it once too, and Georgia will win it 5 times. Florida and UT will get killed in the SECC game, UGA will win 3 of them.

By SamoanDawg

April 28, 2006 08:45 PM | Link to this

Wow.. St.Aug, you got some guts. I feel the same way too but, I can’t really predict that far ahead.

For me, it’s better to weigh out each coming season at a time. We’ll never know which player will depart for the NFL early, injuries, suspensions etc..

But, you just have fun with it.

By SamoanDawg

April 28, 2006 09:00 PM | Link to this

Looks like the Buffs are having the same QB situation as we are.

As for the quarterbacks, Hawkins said he was not ready to name a starter between #3 Brian White-6’5”/225 and #7 Bernard Jackson -6’0/190. White was 10-for-24 passing for 102 yards while Jackson completed 4-of-8 for 28 yards and was the game’s leading rusher with 60 yards.

It’s obvious White is a pocket passer. Jackson is an athlete, he’s also listed as a RB.

I didn’t get much about their D, their defense dominated their O during their spring game, of course, that’s to expect at this point time.

I ain’t worry about it.. buffalo burgers anyone?

By War Eagle

April 28, 2006 09:15 PM | Link to this

Robert, who was the only team in the SEC in 2005 to lose only ONE conference game? Auburn(1 Game), LSU in overtime) I am not saying you dont deserve the SEC title, you beat LSU and won it very impressive, but to say play Auburn over LSU, you must have a fever or flu..something. Auburn was dominant except for 5 missed field goals as in UGA missed 3 field goals against LSU,, which probably UGA cost a #1 Ranking.NWDawg, you are on the right perspective about UGA offense, UGA will struggle at QB, TBS AND RUNNING GAME IS THE KEY, plus offensive line. Auburn will have one of the best offensive line in the SEC, our only weakness will be ????

By SamoanDawg

April 28, 2006 09:29 PM | Link to this

FYI..

if the Vols can just go 6-6 this season they could find themselves in the Music City Bowl, the Independence Bowl or the Houston Bowl (if it’s still in existence). Teams with .500 records also are eligible for bowl play if there are no bowl-eligible teams with winning records available.

One of the new bowls, as reported earlier this week, will be a fifth BCS bowl. It will be played Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz., between the top two teams in the BCS rankings. The other BCS bowls will be played a week earlier in Tempe (Fiesta), Miami (Orange), New Orleans (Sugar) and Pasadena (Rose).

The other new games are the International Bowl, the Birmingham Bowl and the New Mexico Bowl. The International Bowl will be played in Toronto.

A bowl game in Canada in December? Maybe they should’ve named it the Chilly Bowl.

By ConyersDawg

April 29, 2006 01:47 AM | Link to this

nwdawg, please tell me your not talking about Moreno playing this year. Come on my friend, we got 3 studs in brown, lumpkin, and ware, and richt said himself that Jason Johnston had earned some time on the field.

wareagle, I like you but if you think auburn has no weakness you don’t know your team that well. You have one WR who has proven anything, Courtney Taylor. No TE, and all you have is one experienced middle linebacker. Sure you converted your safety, I have to see him play before you can say the linebackers are fine with fast and light weight Blackmon. Your DT’s have some proving to do too. Shall I go on? Why don’t you let us know why your safety’s are going to be so good.

I hate bringing this up, but do not forget just 3 years ago there was an attempt to get rid of TT. I can’t call you guys the most solid football program. Sure your team played well the past 2 years and you have the highest paid staff in college fb but you act sometimes like you have been to the seccg every year. You better be glad Nick Saban is gone too.

Staugdawg, I share your passion, but 2007 is not our year. 2008 or 2009 is more realistic.

By BuLLdawg

April 29, 2006 05:22 AM | Link to this

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Now, we have Notre Dame fans stating that Notre Dame plays a better SOS than UGA does.

See Paul WesterDawg blog today :

http://georgiasports.blogspot.com/2006/04/2-all-time-strength-of-schedule.html

This, while this newspaper has had no new discussion blog to even respond to in the last week now and counting.

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By BuLLdawg

April 29, 2006 05:29 AM | Link to this

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Only in South Bend Indiana, could a fan post an article that shows what the NCAA itself says is not even in the Top 50 Strength of Schedules in the country, and surmise that it instead is a better Strength of Schedule than Number 15 SOS UGA :

http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/Internet/toughest%20schedule/ia9gamespast.pdf

This is like Georgia Tech fans telling us that they are better in baseball than UGA when UGA is 45 Wins ahead in that sport too against Georgia Tech. Now, in baseball after our 12-6 Win last night, UGA is now 188-143-2 UGA ahead there too against Georgia Tech. Yet, their fans try to tell us that Tech is always better in Baseball too. Yeah, right. Like Georgia Tech according to the NCAA has not beaten UGA in 15 Consecutive Years in Football. 12 Wins in a Row by UGA over Tech in Football according to the NCAA.

And, just What do the University of Southern California and the Georgia Institute of Technology have in common ?

They both are going to be on Probation in Football the next several years.

I love the manner in which the Big Ten (11) Bowl Games for Georgia do not count. I presume too that since Georgia has never lost to Notre Dame anywhere, that as well doesn’t count either ?

For the Record, teams representing The SEC are in fact 168-139-9 in Bowl Games. And, the Big Ten (11) are 89-92-1 in Bowl Games, whatever conference it is we are supposed to be talking about. http://www.CollegeBCS.com What the Big Ten (11) have done in Bowl Games, or Notre Dame either, compared to SEC schools, we cannot discuss ? No bloody wonder.

When 61 percent of the NFL Football Players come from The South, isn’t it interesting that the games we play against such opponents, do not count either ?

And, why is there no discussion on this page about Notre Dame being in the Big East Conference in Men’s Basketball, but an Independent in Football ? The Football World does not revolve around Notre Dame. Last season, Notre Dame’s schedule was not a good one at all. And, yet Notre Dame had the Number 75 Total Defense. And, of course that was part of Southern Cal’s Number 82 Total Defense Average Opponent Southern California played every week for all 13 weeks last season, including Texas.

But, Bowl Games do not count ?

Is that because Notre Dame has a Losing Bowl Record at 13-14 All-Time ?

Or, is it because Notre Dame has not Won a Bowl Game the Last Eleven (11) years ?

In all fairness to Notre Dame in having not Won a Bowl Game the Last Entire now 11 years in a row, Notre Dame has not even been to a Bowl Game frequently in this recent timeframe.

In fact, starting with Notre Dame’s Loss January 2nd, 1995 to Colorado whom Georgia plays this season, Notre Dame has Lost Every Bowl Game that they have played in.

In 1996, Notre Dame didn’t play in a Bowl Game at all; in 1999, Notre Dame again did not play in a Bowl Game at all again; and, in 2001, Notre Dame did not play in a Bowl Game at all again : Contributing Mightily to the fact that Notre Dame has a Losing 13-14 Bowl Game Record All-Time compared to UGA’s Bowl Record of 22-16-3.

Of course, Notre Dame lost every Bowl Game they did play in starting January 2, 1995 to Colorado.

I would not exactly state that Notre Dame wowed the football world last season with their Defense. Just how can a team be Number 10 in Total Offense in the NCAA and Number 75 in Total Defense ?

http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/Internet/ranking_summary/2005000000513.HTML

Just how can Notre Dame be so great in beating good football teams again with their Number 75 NCAA Ranked Total Defense ? Against such cupcakes, creampuffs, and powder puff football teams, beating No One Ranked in the Final AP Poll All Season Long, as Notre Dame in fact just finished doing before writing this article, denouncing Bowl Games and Games against the teams that in fact put the players into the NFL, as meaningless ? How can this be ?

While UGA beat Number 5 Final USA Today Coaches’ Poll and Number 6 Final AP Poll LSU by 3 Touchdowns for the SEC Championship (Our 2nd in the Last 4 years.), just who was it that Notre Dame beat last season as their best win with supposedly the better strength of schedule ?

We all know that Notre Dame Lost to Lowly Michigan State last season, but just who again is it that Notre Dame Beat, who was good last season ? Michigan State had a Losing Record last season. And, Notre Dame Lost to them. I presume too we are to allow that to be a Topic Not Allowed to be Discussed on this topic of playing good teams either, that Notre Dame Lost to Losing Record Michigan State last season who didn’t even get to play in a Bowl Game ?

And, as every year starting January 2, 1995, 11 years of Bowl Games in a Row now, Notre Dame again Lost its Bowl Game. It was a blowout of Biblical Proportions 20-34, for the 11th year in a Row that Notre Dame has not Won a Bowl Game.

It is certainly, therefore, understandable that Notre Dame fans who think the football world revolves around them, would disallow a discussion of Bowl Games. Isn’t it ?

So, what are we left to discuss then about Notre Dame’s Schedule Strength when only 2 ranked teams did Notre Dame play last season at all ? And, Notre Dame Lost to Both of them and to a Losing Record Michigan State hapless team in addition. The facts of the matter are that Notre Dame played – not counting its annual Bowl Game Loss – one Stinking Team All Season Long that was ranked at all.

And, Lost to them too.

This is the Discussion Notre Dame Fans wish to have now that the season is over and we can judge in fact what are the results ?

Oh, boy.

Bring on this discussion for the next 6 months before the new season starts please.

I cannot wait to see their reply to such a real discussion of just who in fact it is that Notre Dame beats in Football any more ?

There is not One Team Notre Dame beat this last season, including its Bowl Game it at least played in one of this last season, that was in Fact Ranked in the Final AP Poll for last season.

Do you want to read that sentence again, and then come up with some spin for Notre Dame fans about just who it is that Notre Dame beat last season please, while you tell us UGA doesn’t play the Strength of Schedule that Notre Dame does ?

How utterly worthless a discussion of Strength of Schedule, can they really limit the discussion to and not discuss the point that excuse me Notre Dame beat No Ranked Team all Season Long, including their Bowl Game again that was ranked at all in the Final AP Poll.

http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/pastAPPolls.htm

For the last 9 years in a Row, The Final AP Poll has had Georgia and only one other team ranked Every Single Season starting now this up-coming season the Last Decade.

Notre Dame has been ranked ahead of Georgia in Football these last 9 Final AP Polls now, twice only while UGA has been ranked ahead of Notre Dame 7 of the last 9 Final AP Polls. How far back do we have to go to find that the college football world revolves around Notre Dame ?

How far back do we have to go to find that Notre Dame beats more ranked teams than UGA does against a better Strength of Schedule than we ?

That Notre Dame does better against better teams ?

And, based upon what ?

The Final AP Poll Rankings these last 9 consecutive seasons ?

Clearly, Notre Dame fans have opened Pandora’s Box in heaving this salvo The Georgia Bulldogs’ way, that Notre Dame in fact does better than UGA against a better schedule.

When anything but, in fact, is the case.

Excuse me, the AP Poll shows that in fact while UGA has been ranked in every Final AP Poll (87 wins) these last 9 seasons, Notre Dame in fact has only been ranked ahead of UGA twice of the last 9 years.

65 Notre Dame Wins the last 9 seasons compared to UGA’s 87 Wins these last 9 seasons, does not begin to point out that Notre Dame plays a better Strength of Schedule, or more importantly beats even one team that is a Ranked Team.

It just means that Notre Dame doesn’t beat good football teams.

Doesn’t it ?

And, that in fact Notre Dame was not ranked at all in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004 in the Final AP Polls UGA has been ranked in every one of the last 9 Consecutive Seasons.

This while Notre Dame has Not Been Ranked in 6 of the Last 9 Final AP Polls that UGA has been ranked in every one of.

Again, respectfully, how far back do we go to find that Notre Dame Wins its Football games against better teams compared to UGA ?

Look not then, at the posts of a Notre Dame biased fan who states that we must step inside his bias box to not consider the facts too that even the Final AP Poll does not agree with the Notre Dame fan either.

The NCAA itself says UGA’s SOS is far superior at Number 15 to Notre Dame’s at Number 52 : http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/Internet/toughest%20schedule/ia9gamespast.pdf

Tell me again please just what it is we are to look at to determine that Notre Dame does a better job of beating a better schedule than UGA does ?

Tell me again what are the items only that we can discuss about a Schedule Strength ?

First you tell us that the better football players are from The South, then you criticize the fact that UGA plays the Number 15 SOS according to The NCAA to Notre Dame’s Number 52 SOS because you will not allow a discussion of our 22-16-3 Winning Bowl Record (including undefeated against Notre Dame and have won 7 Bowl Games since Notre Dame last won a Bowl Game) to Notre Dame’s Losing Bowl Record of only 13-14 All-Time ?

Nice.

With Notre Dame 10 places worse in the NCAA Official College Football Attendance, why too is there no discussion of what the fans vote as the better schedule to watch against more entertaining better teams whom we enjoy watching our team beat ?

http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2005/Internet/attendance/IA_AVGATTENDANCE.pdf

While there are only 4 other teams who have a better attendance in all of college football than UGA does, Notre Dame languishes in 15th place in the Official NCAA Attendance per game.

In fact, if you look over what the fans vote as the more entertaining schedule strength, last season was a high water mark in attendance for last season’s Number 52 SOS and Number 75 Total Defense of Notre Dame.

You should be ashamed to try to pass this off as a meaningful discussion of SOS for Notre Dame being in fact better than UGA’s. It’s not close.

Tied at Number 35, 36, 37 and Number 38 in the nation in Wins the Last 9 years with only 65 Notre Dame Wins, next when a Notre Shame fan shames himself with a “discussion” limited as it is against another team such as UGA clearly who plays a far better schedule than does Notre Dame, please remember to look at just what in the Blazes your football team has done against its far weaker schedule losing to teams with a Losing Record like 5-6 Michigan State and beating not one single Final AP Poll team all season long as you in fact just did, while UGA for the last 9 seasons now finds only 2 teams in the entire country who have Won More Games than we at 87 Wins.

http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/calc-wp.pl?start=1997&end=2005&rpct=0&min=1&ss=on&se=on&c1a=on&pt=on&by=Wins

It is not who you played, but who you beat that matters. And, you didn’t play a better SOS than we. Either.

Notre Dame did not play a better SOS than UGA for the entire season, not close Number 52 SOS Notre Dame to UGA Number 15. And, Notre Dame didn’t do as well as UGA against Ranked Teams when Notre Dame in fact both Lost to Losing Record Michigan State and did not beat a single Final AP Poll Top 25 team compared to UGA who beat Number 6 Final AP Poll LSU by 3 Touchdowns.

Come on Down to The Rural South Notre Dame fans and try playing our Number 15 SOS before you go bragging how your SOS is better than our own.

It’s not close and you do a horrendous job against your cupcakes, creampuffs, and powder puff Number 52 NCAA Official SOS with your Number 75 Total Defense compared to UGA with the Number 15 SOS against which our Total Defense was Number 18.

Good Lord Catholics. Get a grip. You’re biased trying to limit our discussion of your schedule and results better than Georgia’s, obviously.

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By geechee

April 29, 2006 08:17 AM | Link to this

127 days till kickoff.

By reality check

April 29, 2006 08:50 AM | Link to this

Yeah, and it would take me all 127 to read BULLdawg’s last post.

By StAugDawg

April 29, 2006 09:32 AM | Link to this

What happened to Texas Ed? One of the biggest Georgia fans you’ll ever meet, and I loved to read his insightful posts. Last I heard he was a big time Attorney out in Dallas. One of my favorite stories he tells is the one about him sitting in the old Gator Bowl as an 11 yr. old in 1980 during the Lindsay Scott thriller. Great story. I miss his posts. Has anyone heard from him?

Bonus question: Where were you during “Run Lindsay, Run!?”

By StAugDawg

April 29, 2006 09:41 AM | Link to this

I should have clarified that Texas Ed was one of the biggest personalities on many different UGA Blogs. I don’t think he posted many comments on the AJC site. Many of you big Dawg fans surely have seen his handle before and enjoyed his commentary.

By northwestDawg

April 29, 2006 12:51 PM | Link to this

conyers dawg, I know what we have coming back at TB. I’m just wondering aloud that since we didn’t have the production MR wanted is it possible that “if” Moreno has all the speed I’ve heard about will MR use that speed this year as oppose to RS year. Brown had a good year. Ware put the ball on the ground to much. Lumkin did appear to be coming on by the end of the season. With freshman going to play a lot because they have to will MR maybe fool everybody and use Moreno’s speed. Just a line of thought. I’m fully aware of the reasons for saying no. I’m thrilled to see that BullDAWG is alive and well.

By UGAY

April 29, 2006 02:04 PM | Link to this

How ‘bout all those SEC players drafted in the top 10. Oops, I mean ACC players. And you guys claim the SEC wasn’t down this year.

By UGAY

April 29, 2006 02:23 PM | Link to this

Hey BullDAWG, how many top 10 and top 25 teams did UGA beat in 2005?

By War Eagle

April 29, 2006 05:19 PM | Link to this

Bulldawg how many top 10 teams has UGA beat since 2001? Here is Auburn >> 2001- #1 Florida…2002 #10 LSU #9 Bammer #10 Penn State….2003 #7 Tenn. #7 Ark……2004#3LSU, #9 Tenn. #5 UGA #8 Virginia Tech….2005 #9 UGA #8 Bammer.My favorites was Florida 2001 and LSU 2004.

By geechee

April 29, 2006 07:19 PM | Link to this

ugay, you are shooting the mouth on your fat face off about the Dogs but I noticed you are to embarrassed to actually say who your team is. Your hatred makes me assume it is 1-AA Gatech.

By UGAY

April 29, 2006 07:44 PM | Link to this

Well, geechee, you answer the question: how many top 10 and top 25 teams did UGA beat in 2005?

I’m just posing a question, geechee. No need to get defensive. Even War Eagle wanted to play along. Which, by the way, is a very impressive record.

By War Eagle

April 29, 2006 08:26 PM | Link to this

Bulldawg, how many teams has UGA beat in the Top 10 since 2001? Here is Auburn during this era. 2001 #1, Florida….2002 #10 LSU, #9 Bammer #10 Penn State…..2003 #7 Tenn. #7 ark…..2004, #3 LSU, #9 Tenn. #5 UGA #8 Virginia Tech….2005 #9 UGA #8 Bammer…My favorites 2001 Florida and 2004 LSU.

By UGAY

April 29, 2006 08:42 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, ever notice how they just ignore you when you use facts that don’t support their sweet dreams at night?

BTW, I can’t believe Pope got drafted in the 3rd round. That guy is a beast.

By geechee

April 29, 2006 08:46 PM | Link to this

I’m not being defensive by pointing out that you are just here to attack. I will always defend UGA however while at the same time it is known that I am not one one here that is always standing on the hilltop demanding a national title. I simply love UGA and want them to have a good year. If they go out and do there best but lose, I don’t get upset about it. They did their best and that is all that can be asked. Do not compare yourself to War Eagle ever. He is here to discuss. You are here to attack. Your name alone shows everyone the hate that consumes you. We also know excatly who War Eagle roots for. You are too embarrassed to even say.

By War Eagle

April 29, 2006 09:02 PM | Link to this

UGAY,I will comment about Leonard Pope, I am glad he is gone and wish him the best. He is one heckve of a TE. he killed Auburn on crucial situations. I am surprised he went so late as Marcus McNiell. Marcus agent screwed him up with his back injury, but both will make good pro players.How many got drafted from your school UGAY? Let me know and I will pull for them. I cant stomach watching ESPN especially Michael Irving, what a fluke..

By SamoanDawg

April 29, 2006 11:42 PM | Link to this

geechee.. ignore that sorry loser(ugay).

I can’t stand ignorant fans like him or her.

She did too much pakalolo, perhaps.

By SamoanDawg

April 30, 2006 12:24 AM | Link to this

norhtwest.. Moreno will redshirt, unless he plays special teams. I can’t see him surpass the 3’s we already have, + Jason.

We’re fine at RB position.

I would love to see Lump get more touches. Let him grind it out on the ground.

Maybe we can utilize Brown in spread formations. Take advantage of his power/speed out in the open.

By Jayson Lawson

April 30, 2006 11:39 AM | Link to this

As a Gator living in atlanta, I get quite a kick out of all of the sour grapes. It must be frustrating to have the be constantly looking up at Florida, but tides shift and things change. Instead of proving matters on the field or court, it seems as though Dawg Nation would rather battle in print. This argument of who is the better college QB who has never taking a snap in a college game is a prime example of that frustration. So to is the front page of today’s sports section (Sun. 4/30/06) which points out this about UGA: “Eight first round picks in the previous five drafts (NFL), none on Saturday. At least Florida didn’t have any, either.” Nanny nanny boo boo! How pathetic. See ya in Jax.

By Robert

April 30, 2006 11:55 AM | Link to this

War Eagle, you are right about one thing, you lost only one conference game and that was a BIGGEE! You have to be the best in the West first and you were not. Please explain to us how you were dominated by a very average Ga. Tech team at home too. Again, we beat both of the taems in 2005 that beat you.

I predict you will lose to LSU again this year too.I still would have preferred a rematch with you Barners instead of LSU. LSU was still the most talented team in the SEC and the most to be feared.

As far as all your big wins over the years, don’t forget 2003 when you were ranked number one in the nation and lost to Southern Cal 23-0, Ga Tech 17-3, LSU 31-7 and UGA 26-7. How exactly could that have happened. Perhaps an overrated head coach that you tried embarassingly to run off!

Finally, so much for another Georgia boy from Auburn being drafted number one as you predicted. It was disappointing draft for the SEC but it srill looks like Alabama and Georgia did better on day one.

By Robert

April 30, 2006 12:10 PM | Link to this

Hey Jayson Lawson,

your quote, “it must be frustrating to have the be constantly looking up at Florida”, sounds like a grammatical problem.

Well as a true Dawg fan, it always hurts to ever lose to Florida in football, but let me ask you one very important question.

How many times has Florida played in or won the SEC Championship in the last five years compared to UGA? NOTTA!

I thought so, we don’t look up to Florida, it’s the opposite that’s true. Beat the rest of the SEC with your CRYBABY COACH MYERS besides Georgia and then we will look up to the Gators.

By UGAY

April 30, 2006 12:37 PM | Link to this

Well, Robert, if you want to play along and point out everyone else’s flaws, then why don’t you answer the question: how many top 10 and top 25 teams did UGA beat in 2005?

Just answer the question. It’s not that hard, trust me. Are you scared? It will only take two words.

By Robert

April 30, 2006 01:31 PM | Link to this

UGAY,

OK,never scared to answer any of your posts!

We beat #17 Boise State that was picked by most to beat Georgia, we beat then #11 UT in Knoxville after they had beaten LSU and were picked to beat us as well, and we beat #5 LSU for all the marbles for the SEC Championship.

Now tell me something UGAG, who is your team and be honest if that’s possible!

By Robert

April 30, 2006 01:44 PM | Link to this

UGAY, Here’s UGA other wins over top 25 teams since 2000.

2000- #19 Purdue 28-25, #21 UT. 21-10

2001- #6 UT. 26-24, #21 Ga.Tech 31-17

2002-#22 Ala. 27-25, #10 UT. 18-13, #24 Auburn 24-21, #22 ARK. 30-3

2003- #16 Florida St. 26-13, #25 South Carolina 31-7, #13 UT 41-14

2004- #12 Purdue 34-27, #13 LSU 45-16,

2005- #17 Wisconsin 24-21

By UGAY

April 30, 2006 02:00 PM | Link to this

Your answer for last season was pretty lame. Don’t use preseason polls. That was a terrible effort at giving UGA more credit than it deserves. Based on the FINAL AP poll, UGA beat one team in the top 25 last year, LSU who ended up ranked at #6. Granted it was for the SEC championship, but it is just further proof that the SEC was weak last year AND what little effort UGA had to use to get there with their weak schedule and performance.

By Robert

April 30, 2006 03:12 PM | Link to this

UGAY, that was the ranking of the teams when UGA played them. Boise State was picked by everone to finish in the top 15 and beat Georgia. We destroyed them but they still tied for the WAC.

UT was 3-1 and was ranked #11 after coming back and beating the best team in the West, LSU, when we played them in Knoxville and was on a roll until we dominated them. Their season was in shambles after that.

The win over the most talented team in the SEC,LSU, was a dominating performance when it counted.2005 SEC Champions sounds so good don’t you think! Nothing lame about those wins.

The Auburn and Florida losses were disapointing but we were there at the end to have won both games.We still won it all in the end though and we surely do appreciate the help from those gamecocks.

Now tell us all UGAY, what is your proud team that you want to brag about? Could it perhaps be those little bubblebees on 14th street. Not much to brag about there except for the big Auburn wins!

By Robert

April 30, 2006 03:24 PM | Link to this

UGAY

One more thought before I leave for a few days. Anytime you win a Championship in the toughset conference in America, the SEC, you should get all the credit in the world!

We still play a very tough schedule in the SEC every year with UT,UF,LSU,Auburn and others to battle every year. Who did Texas and USC Trogans play anyway?

2005 was not supposed to be Georgia’s year anyway and we still win it all. Nobody picked us to have any chance to beat LSU and we destroyed them. I’m sure even a UGAY like yourself can acknowledge that feat!

You might want to find another blog with your weak responses. Are you still scared to name YOUR TEAM?

By ConyersDawg

April 30, 2006 03:38 PM | Link to this

Woo-hoo, you guys beat some top 25 teams.

Listen dawg fans, we are the sec champs! We beat teams to get there. Who cares what top teams the other guys beat. One win over top teams means nothing. It’s how you go about the whole season.

So for all you haters, if we haven’t beat any top teams and we still have been to 3 of the past 5 sec championships, winning 2, then keep hating because we are here to stay on top.

By northwestDawg

April 30, 2006 04:02 PM | Link to this

Samoan Dawg, your discription of possible uses of our TBs is an extention of what I’m wondering about at that posistion. Like you say, using those guys on the field someway as oppose to using only one at a time. We need a guy on special teams that have the afterburners and that may be Moreno. I’m still not going to be supprised if Ware transfers. It appears to me that maybe MR is looking at some things a little differently that he has in the past. I’m just looking at the team and wondering about some possible supprises. It’s fun and so far I haven’t been to far off base. Does this make sense?

By War Eagle

April 30, 2006 05:04 PM | Link to this

Robert, I have lost my respect for you, the first one on this blog. #17 Boise State, #11 Tenn. We are talking about Top 10. Why do you always come back with Auburn did this, Auburn lost this..How many times have you seen a blog from me being sarcastic of UGA loses especially in BLACK print.NEVER. I am here to discuss SEC football especially UGA and Auburn.. I am sure geecgee, Adawg, CongersDawg and other good Dawgs would say, yes, Auburn has defeated several more top 10 teames than UGA since 2001. In all due respect Robert, please ignore my blogs and NO response from them.You gave me a bad afternoon and heartburn.

By War Eagle

April 30, 2006 05:24 PM | Link to this

Robert, one last note for you….UGA has beat ONE top Ten team since 2001, Auburn has beat 12 top 10 teams, the most by any Division I school. Its like ConyersDawg remarked, what1s the big deal? My point is Ugay asked the Top 10 question which was ignored and then finally given in a unreal mannerby Robert…Go Dawgs except you know when.

By ConyersDawg

April 30, 2006 08:52 PM | Link to this

Robert, listen to your elders, wareagle’s wisdom is welcomed here. Plus after the numerous times he has embarrassed in his blogs you should accept his words and talk sec ball and dawg ball. I can feel your passion Robert but save the harshness for people who want to talk junk.

By SamoanDawg

April 30, 2006 08:54 PM | Link to this

War Eagle.. looks like Tommy is recruiting Enrique Davis hard. Does that mean, Caleb is out of the pix?

Just wondering if Caleb is considering UGA and others.. or his gpa might be a ?.

By War Eagle

April 30, 2006 09:28 PM | Link to this

Hey Samoan, honestly UGA has the edge with Caleb King at this time. he was Auburn strong and still is a possible, but I change my tone, he would sign with UGA today, not Auburn.He is not out of the picture, but certainly Dawgs look good on him Auburn wants Dwyer out of Kell High School in Marietta, dont`t know the situation with him.Auburn has future of RB backs with Tate, Lester, and Stewart.Auburn is in good shape for the next several years as UGA, but never know what reaction yoy get from young kids. I know Trey Blackmon out of LaGrange will be a great one. He is now 215 and growing.This guy is unbelievable quick and loves to hit as in Greg Blue.

By Eddie

May 1, 2006 12:33 AM | Link to this

alright guys listen, there is no chance in hell that tebow is a better qb than stafford. stafford is one of the the most polished qb’s to ever come out of high school. there is not a throw this kid cant make. you name it he can throw it left, right, on the run to both sides, off his back foot, and even side armed which he makes those throws look easy. there is no shot that tebow is as good as stafford. tebow is good ill say that, but stafford is INCREDIBLE, and it will be a long time before there is another qb like stafford. ive seen this kid since he was in 8 th grade. in and 8th graqde game he threw a 55 to 60 yard pass, in 8TH GRADE! stafford will be a special one of a kind plauer and will be a stud in college and maybe even the nfl. i just dont see that out of tebow

By BuLLdawg

May 1, 2006 06:16 AM | Link to this

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Carter Strickland, sir, on Page C6 “Stats that matter” about DJ Shockley, you state that DJ Shockley was “11-1 as a Starter.”

Excuse me. He was not.

He lost by 1-point to # 14 Auburn and lost by 3 points to # 5 West Virginia.

And, everyone in this city but the AJC knows that he won 10 games as well, not 11, for 10-2.

Sorry.

As for the stats that did matter, well you managed to mangle that too since we all know that newest Falcon DJ Shockley (1st Falcons NFL Draft Pick of a BuLLdawg in a Dozen Years) set the University of Georgia All-Time Season Touchdown Record with 24 Passing Touchdowns (beating now # 2 All-Time and # 3 All-Time Eric Zeier) and that DJ Shockley also set the All-Time UGA Season Record in Total Touchdowns with 28. (4 Rushing Touchdowns including the Whirling Dervish to beat Spurrier and South Carolina.

And, that therefore, DJ Shockley scored Touchdowns on 41 of his 599 plays against Top 10 Schedule Strength.

This is 6.8 percent of the plays DJ Shockley actually had that he scored a Touchdown for us.

That’s pretty good.

http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/playerDetail.jsp?yr=2005&org=257&player=3

The Georgia BuLLdawgs now have 37 Drafted by the NFL since Coach Richt took this gig December 20, 2000.

Only 2 schools had more players on NFL Rosters to begin last season than our beloved BuLLdawgs. (Miami of Florida and Ohio State, but FSU had 8 Drafted and they could go ahead of UGA this up-coming season.) Miami had 9 Drafted, Ohio State had 9 and Virginia Tech had 9 Drafted by the NFL this year.

I am very proud of our Quarterbacks in the Coach Richt Era here at UGA : David Greene and now DJ Shockley, both being Drafted by the NFL.

I just have one more question for you then :

How does it feel, given all the crap the AJC wrote daily about for these last 6 NFL Drafts, that Coach Richt’s Quarterbacks have all been Drafted by the NFL, while you pine away about DJ Shockley is a Big Question Mark, DJ Shockley and David Greene are in a Quarterback Controversy, and David Greene is the Best All-Time in the history of the game, to see that in fact now we have 4 more Quarterbacks on the roster this season to follow in their footsteps for you to waste ink and paper discussing what you think is the case now with these 4?

Huh ?

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By War Eagle

May 1, 2006 07:55 AM | Link to this

Bulldawg-“and David Greene is the best all-time in the history of the game”. In all due respect Bulldawg, he was not even the All SEC QB his Sr year, never made 1st team All American, but I agree is was a great QB, but their are several ahead of him as far as ALL-TIME.IF YOU MEAN UGA AS THE HISTORY OF THE GAME…NO ARGUMENT.Eddie, Stafford has NOT played a down in the SEC yet,high school and the practice field is a different venue than Jordan-Hare Stadiuor Vols Stadium. I will be anxious to see him play, hope he does well except against Auburn.

By gdawginkalamazoo

May 1, 2006 09:33 AM | Link to this

Hey people, timeout! Who beat who and who beat the most top 10 team gets you a box of cookies and all that! We have 2 SEC championships over the past five years and played for a third one. WE BEAT WHO WE NEEDED TO BEAT! If you lost a game that you weren’t suppose to lose tough. Auburn went undefeated in 2003, tough to do in this day and age, and got ripped off. They should have had a shot at the title ( I think the TT situation cost you that). That was a damn good team. NOW, IF YOU WANT TO POINT FINGERS AT WHO WE LOST TO AND HOW MANY TOP 10 TEAMS WE DIDN’T BEAT, POINT FIRST AT OUR SEC CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES. THE SEC IS THE TOUGHEST CONFERENCE TO WIN HANDS DOWN (War Eagle, GTDC I don’t think you guys will argue that will you?) Now for David Greene being the best QB ever, he wasn’t, he was good, very good and knew how to win (obvious). As for Bulldawg records he doesn’t hold many of those, they belong to Eric Zeier.

By AltamahaDawg

May 1, 2006 10:18 AM | Link to this

gator, catch any NCAA baseball this weekend? Your momma’s gators got swept by the Dawgs looks like , again. What is that, 7 in a row down there. How did your team ABAC do this weekend?

By crs

May 1, 2006 12:49 PM | Link to this

Congrats to Tim Jennings, always thought of him as the little engine that could during his GA days, from day one he outperformed and played extremely hard and more than once saved our butts. Congrats to the other guys as well, hopefully Shock gets a real shot if not here in Atlanta somewhere else.

By Cuz

May 1, 2006 01:20 PM | Link to this

Glad to see my man DJ gets a chance to play with his hometown team. I may actually go see my first NFL game, pre-season of course, to watch Shock out on the field. This man has earned my respect and the respect of others for his behavior on and off the field. Congrats to Blue, Minter, Pope, Max Jean, Golston and Tim Jennings. You made us proud as Dawgs, not make us proud in the NFL. Also thanks to the all blog crew for holding their own against the Johnny come latelys since I have been gone. See you occasionally but on a regular basis in August.

By gator the dog catcher

May 1, 2006 02:10 PM | Link to this

From highly touted to barely drafted, is how the story of DJ Shockley goes. Not only Shockley, I seem to recall Kedric Golston being a top 3 Defensive tackle entering UGAY, but enters the draft behind several others at his position. What a great developer of talent Richt is!

By Spanky

May 1, 2006 02:24 PM | Link to this

Nice comments, Cuz! Did Marcus Vick ever get drafted? If not, then he got what he deserved. During the draft, they interviewed him, while showing clips of him stomping on a leg, flipping off the fans at an away game(not sure which), and all of the court issues that he was dealing with. I guess it’s Cane & Able, with the Vick family!

By Spanky

May 1, 2006 02:26 PM | Link to this

Gator the Fart Sniffer,…How many QB’s do you know of, who only started for one year, and still did enough to get drafted?…Yeah, that’s what I thought,..now sit down!!

By gdawginkalamazoo

May 1, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this

dog catheter, Don’t worry about DJ and he won’t worry about you. Oh, forget that, he wasn’t worried about you anyway. He doesn’t even know that you exist or even cares. Well, well let’s look at ALL that Florida talent that went to the NFL. The most commonly used word to describe the Florida draft picks would be the word LACKS! Lacks speed, lacks size, needs polish refinement, not nationality). So from the LACK of your draft class you guys should win the NC next year. Good luck.

By SunDawg

May 1, 2006 02:39 PM | Link to this

A plague of lizards is upon us! Rumor has it that if an incoming defensive tackle isn’t drafted in the same spot he held on entering college, it’s the coach’s fault.

Not that every college cranks out defensive tackles (two per team I understand) which makes about a zillion of them available come draft time, and maybe some kids develope better than others (they’re individuals you know) or that the “guess” of their ranking coming out of high school may be wrong (been known to happen). Time to fire the coach, no doubt.

The truly pathetic thing is that a lizard would come on our blog and mention this; no one cares enough to go to a gainsburb blog and compare that team’s player draft rankings to where the kid was coming out of high school. What a loser. Pathetic.

By gdawginkalamazoo

May 1, 2006 02:42 PM | Link to this

Spanky, Word is that Marcus Vick will spend his life living off of Michael Vick’s VALTREX endorsement monies!

By Dawg'92

May 1, 2006 02:44 PM | Link to this

To sum up my opinion of Gay-tor, I’ll quote Rudy, from “The Fat-Albert Show”

You remind me of school on Saturday,…..No class!

By Spanky

May 1, 2006 02:49 PM | Link to this

Kalamazoo, I’m still laughing on that one!

By gator the dog catcher

May 1, 2006 02:54 PM | Link to this

If rankings coming out of high school don’t matter, then why all the fuss about Stafford? Most of you are already penciling him into the starting line-up over high school stats and a 5-12 performance in a spring game. I guarantee you that Stafford won’t be the top quarterback leaving college in 3-5 years either!

By gator the dog catcher

May 1, 2006 02:57 PM | Link to this

Dawg ‘92, you remind me of Shockley on draft day…. Late and don’t make any sense.

By Spanky

May 1, 2006 03:10 PM | Link to this

…I’m pretty sure that I speak for most of the bloggers here, when I say that we couldn’t care less about your little “guarantee”. Can you “guarantee” that your coach won’t cry on national tv?…No!…Can you “guarantee” that Florida won’t win the SEC East?…Oh, I’m pretty sure of that!

Why don’t you leave it at this: You’re happy with your QB, and we’re happier with ours! You’re not going to convince anybody here otherwise,….I “guarantee” that!!

By Dawg'92

May 1, 2006 03:13 PM | Link to this

“Late and don’t make any sense.”

Gaytor, what the hell is that?! What are you, 12?

By Spanky

May 1, 2006 03:21 PM | Link to this

Oh, and “Gaytor”,…why not respond with something other than that little “14 of 16” song you like to sing?!..Is that the only thing you got? How about answering the question I asked you, instead of ducking me?!….Heck, I’ll even re-ask it!

How many QB’s do you know of, who only started for one year, and still did enough to get drafted?

By Samantha

May 1, 2006 03:26 PM | Link to this

GTDC, your comeback to Dawg’92 was about the lamest I have ever heard!!

By JamesD

May 1, 2006 03:36 PM | Link to this

It looks like the special bus dropped of GTDC again. You are so pathetic it makes me feel warm inside.

By AltamahaDawg

May 1, 2006 03:42 PM | Link to this

late and dont make any sence,late and dont make any sence, nanna, nanna, nah na

Reminds me of the preseason top rank UF baseball team.

By Spanky

May 1, 2006 03:46 PM | Link to this

Come on, “Gaytor the Hotshot”,…answer my question! Tick-tock, princess!

By Shock 'em Shockley

May 1, 2006 03:51 PM | Link to this

Yes, yes James D, you are correct. Whenever I’m feeling down, I simply come to this blog and read GTDC’s ignorant ramblings and immediately my spirits are lifted.

He truly is a gift; the kind that keeps on giving.

Thank you GTDC….for it is people like you that make us average folks feel like we have so much going for us.

By Spanky

May 1, 2006 04:05 PM | Link to this

Hey Shock’em,… please read my question, which is 4 posts up. Gaytor can’t answer my question(well, surprise!surprise), but I was wondering if you had this stat.

By gdawginkalamazoo

May 1, 2006 04:05 PM | Link to this

dog catheter, Don’t worry about DJ and he won’t worry about you. Oh, forget that, he wasn’t worried about you anyway. He doesn’t even know that you exist or even cares.

My apologies, Gator the dog catheter, from the above post it looks as if Shock em’ Shockley is aware of your meager existence.

By Spanky

May 1, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this

Yeah,…he’s there, like a wart on toad!!

By AltamahaDawg

May 1, 2006 04:22 PM | Link to this

I just traveled recently to central Florida and had a chance to visit a cousin who is a HUGE gator fan (yea I know, but he is family). This guy is a big booster, knew all the AD guys, been doing it for years, you know, real deal. It’s so nice to have a decent conversation with a rival school supporter who knows something besides “I hate UGA”. Despite what any(one) says in here, the majority of the gator nation is appearantly using guarded optimism. They do not insist the gimmic offence is the greatest deal going, do not compare themselves to any other team using it last year, nor thought they owned anyone. We talked about Jville and he said basically they all felt like a cat that has used up 8 lives, in that deal. While they felt like they would have success, so would we, again. Thats why its a rivaly after all. YES most UF fans do count the past, not just selected years. He was saying he basically felt like they lost any advantage 2 years ago and dodged a bullet last year. And at no point did he guarantee Stafford would flop, and gratiously accepted my best wishes and hope for a fun year.

By Dawg'92

May 1, 2006 04:49 PM | Link to this

Hey Spanky- I don’t see this “wart on a toad”(pretty funny!) answering your question! I think you blocked him with the “14 of 16” comment. Apparently, that is his only tune! You called him out!! Good job!

By Shock 'em

May 1, 2006 07:38 PM | Link to this

Spankster- I am not aware of anyone who has sat for 4 years (albeit behind the winningest QB in NCAA history)and in their last year been as prolific as my man Shockley and been drafted like he has. I saw where a sports columnist predicted Shockley would have a longer, more successful pro career than Young and several others and he cited some very logical reasons why. I’ll try and find it if I get a chance. I think people really overlook his potential as well as the intangibles he possesses.

By Cuz

May 1, 2006 08:16 PM | Link to this

I think that if anyone knows the answer to Spanky’s question to the gaytor needs to be answered by geechee. I dont remember T-Martin being drafted high after following Peyton Manning. I could be wrong, but that is the only one I can think of as an answer. Gaytor you must like being tied up and beat by big fat broads in leather with whips, that is the only way I can understand why you like to challenge the regulars on this blog. Some kind of S and M thing. Stupid and moronic.

By AltamahaDawg

May 1, 2006 10:01 PM | Link to this

gator, have you had time to ask momma about the baseball team yet? Since you are such a huge fan of selected stats let me tell you, that is 8 out 10. I know you have no respect for golf or tennis, but after all baseball is your thing. Star at Life College was it? I am making the following conclusions based on your logic in here given the fact that UGA just swept UF, again.

I will respond to anything you say simply by saying 8 out of 10. Never mind any previous success or overall series record.

I am better than you. UGA is a far superior school than UF.

You are of cource a homosexual.

Isn’t that how it works? Isn’t that how you would see it?

By Robert

May 1, 2006 10:37 PM | Link to this

WAR EAGLE

You can talk all the SEC football you want to, that’s great, congratulations! However, don’t tell me how to respond to you when you constantly parade how great Auburn is and how you keep getting all these great Georgia players with more to come, etc. etc. etc. “Man, look at all those first round players from Georgia that we stole and we will have another in this draft too”.

You love talking smack about Auburn on a Georgia blog and I love talking back at your selfserving little posts. If you don’t like what I have to say, well that’s too bad isn’t it.

I could care less that you have lost respect for me. I will not lose a lot of sleep over that one.

I promise you and others one simple thing. I will engage you, WAR Eagle, and others on this GEORGIA BLOG whether you like it or not. If you don’t care to talk back, it surely won’t hurt my feelings! “How Bout THEM Dawgs”

By justin

May 3, 2006 09:04 AM | Link to this

I saw tebow too…it looks like he has 10 yards less on his arm and isn’t quite as quick as i’ve heard

By Brooks

May 3, 2006 05:31 PM | Link to this

Gator the Dog Catcher, us Dawg fans can only hope that D.J. has half the career that Danny Wuerffel had in the NFL. What an awesome NFL playcaller. You know you would take Shockley in a minute on your football team. He did more in 1 year than Leak will do in 3. If your an NFL owner and want to waste a draft pick take Chris Leak.

By geechee

May 3, 2006 05:46 PM | Link to this

“From highly touted to barely drafted, is how the story of DJ Shockley goes.”

The minimum pay in the NFL this year is $200,000. How much do you get paid and exactly what is your job? What can you possibly have accomplished in your life that was so great that you can now stand in judgement over DJ Shockley?