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AJC > Sports > UGA > Blog > Archives > 2007 > October > 06 > Entry
DEL.ICIO.USShellshocked Dogs stunned by Vols
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wow. Wow! I have to admit, I didn’t see that coming. I would have been the first to tell you Georgia could lose to Tennessee on Saturday. In fact, I thought it was quite likely. But to be blown out like that — 28-0 in the first half, 35-14 in the game — I didn’t see that happening.
So me and my colleagues are just up from the locker room and about to bang out our stories. But quickly, defensive coordinator Willie Martinez said his unit was not surprised by anything it saw from the Vols. “They just beat us physically and out-executed us.” Safety Kelin Johnson said he was “really embarassed” and the performance was “unacceptable.”
The offense could never really get out of the hole and the off Bulldogs were “whipped up front,” according to coach Mark Richt.
I even asked of Richt the dreaded, “Are you concerned that this will give the perception that your program is slipping?” He clearly didn’t like the question but said the Dogs are simply 4-2, nothing more, nothing less. Asked how they made need to reassess their goals since the SEC championship game is effectively out of the question, Richt said, “We’re focused on nothing other than Vanderbilt,” next week’s opponent.
That’s all I have time for now. I’ll check in later. Y’all have at it.
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By Eric C.
October 6, 2007 4:40 PM | Link to this
I had a bad feeling about this game…but didn’t think we’d get shut out like we have. Man…what a tough game to watch.
By Norm Chow Mix USC West
October 6, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this
OVERATED! OVERATED!!!OVERATED!!!!OVERATED!!!!!OVERATED!!!!OVERATED!!!
By Spence
October 6, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this
Fire Willie. Fire him now. How many times can we line up in the f-ing nickel (EVEN WHEN THEY’RE ON THE 5!!!) and let teams pound the ball against us!?!?!? And if you’re going to play nickel can you please put somebody on the recievers sometime before the 10 yards from the line of scrimmage? Is anyone surprised that a good QB like Ainge is picking us apart without pressure?
FIRE HIM. HE HAS TO GO. GEORGIA WILL NOT WIN ANYTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE WITH HIM HERE.
FIRE WILLIE!!!
By Eric C.
October 6, 2007 4:43 PM | Link to this
Also…the Dawgs seem to be looking for leadership on defense. They look absolutely awful and the snowball is getting bigger. I thought 51 pts was bad last year…they are just continuing where they left off.
By 6th Straight LLoss in SEC East
October 6, 2007 4:46 PM | Link to this
28-0 ….
The A$$$ Whoopin Continues as I predicted!!!!!
By burrdog
October 6, 2007 4:48 PM | Link to this
This is ridiculous…our defense is terrible…our program is definitely going to get knocked down a couple of notches after today..all respect is out the window, folks..this is absolutely devastating for the program.
By Henry
October 6, 2007 4:49 PM | Link to this
Dawgs players are flat and on their heels. Does the defense have a game plan? Did WM think the vowels would roll over? Seems an awful lot like very poor planning. Looks like 0-6 against eastern division is all but in the books.
By Jim
October 6, 2007 4:49 PM | Link to this
28-0. Tough to explain this one away. We look like a homecoming opponent, only worse.
By T-Town Dawg
October 6, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this
This D sux. Willie Martinez should have been fired two years ago. Stafford may not be all we thought he was going to be. He consistently misses open guys. P** poor effort all around so far. WE all should have seen this coming. We’ve only played well in one game all year, against OSU. It’s going to be a long year after today. We will lose to Florida, Auburn, Kentucky and have to fight like he!! to beat Troy.
By william cranman
October 6, 2007 4:53 PM | Link to this
The whole problem is the COMPLETE lack of a defensive line-every game they are completely manhandled. They can’t stop the run and they apply ZERO pressure on the quarterback. Owens, Weston and the rest are and have been completely overrated.
By Dawg in Germany
October 6, 2007 4:54 PM | Link to this
I can’t believe this….28-0?????? Poor blocking, TB and KM have 30 yards combined, Stafford can’t get time to do anything. Oh, and we can’t seem to tackle tonight either. We have ONE first down, ONE! Boy, someone needs an a$$ chewing at the half. Wow, guys, this isn’t good. Come on Dawgs, rebound and make this game respectable.
GO DAWGS!!
By john h.
October 6, 2007 4:54 PM | Link to this
awful on both sides of the ball, poorly prepared, poorly executed.Georgia team from coaches to players should be ashamed of this half of football.pitiful, just plain pitiful
By gman
October 6, 2007 4:55 PM | Link to this
The worst half of Georgia football EVER and still 5 minutes to go.
By Uga1989
October 6, 2007 4:56 PM | Link to this
We look like chumps. Humiliating.
By Sam
October 6, 2007 4:56 PM | Link to this
I’m a Bulldogs fan and I’ll be one till the day I die but Willie Martinez is testing me. It’s as if he’s trying to call the worst defensive package possible. He’s got to go. UGA’s defenses have been ranked well under him not due to his coaching but in spite of it. Our defense makes plays on pure talent and is handcuffed by Willie’s inept coaching. Today we’re seeing the football equivalent of the Britney Spears VMA awards performance by Willie Martinez. So bad you just want to cry in pity.
By David
October 6, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this
Absolutely pathetic. Terrible play calling. Terrible effort. Sad really. I guess a loss is a loss, and we all know it is over now, so we might as well get our tails kicked. Maybe then we’ll realize how overrated we are and how far we have to go to even compete in the SEC. So sad how we enter every season with SEC east hopes, and never even have a chance.
By sd dawg
October 6, 2007 4:58 PM | Link to this
where are those aholes who were defending CWM yesterday? what losers
By Eric C.
October 6, 2007 5:00 PM | Link to this
Yeah…the calm demeanor is great to a point. But please show some life out there! The offense is just going through the motions…where is the the freakin emotion?
By Norm Chow Mix USC West
October 6, 2007 5:01 PM | Link to this
Hey Dorsey Hill…. What about that defense and Mr. Willie? You said you would Kiss A$$ in front of a crowd in downtown Athens if someone could poit out a game that defense has lost, well I pointed out two earlier and here is the next one!!! PUCKER UP BOY!!!
By Henry
October 6, 2007 5:02 PM | Link to this
What’s up with Bobo? tenn playing the run every down and we cant even loosen them up with short out and screen passes. This is pathetic.
By GM
October 6, 2007 5:03 PM | Link to this
I hear Richt is going to try tickle piles and spooning in the locker room at half time.
By mississippi
October 6, 2007 5:05 PM | Link to this
It really can’t get worse. Can it?
By Queen of the Road
October 6, 2007 5:05 PM | Link to this
If the Dawgs are going to leave with any dignity they need to claw their way back in to making it respectable. Did we hand our gameplan to the Great Pumpkin? Top-Bottom…worthless!!!!
By Dawg G
October 6, 2007 5:05 PM | Link to this
As I stated earlier they definetly were not a number 12 team. top 35 probably, but not 12.
By SC Dawg
October 6, 2007 5:05 PM | Link to this
We rolled early on UT last year…we thought we had that game won. Maybe it’s in the cards for us this year (although it doesn’t look good so far)
By Matt
October 6, 2007 5:06 PM | Link to this
Welcome to the land of the unranked, Dawg and Jacket fans … you both suck.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 5:06 PM | Link to this
sd dawg I agree!!! I didnt say too much this week because I was called a fair weathered fan in being critical of Willie. Tenn has now outscored us 65-9 going back to last year. This wait and see defense has got to change !!!!
By JW
October 6, 2007 5:07 PM | Link to this
We’ve got them right where we want them
By Aaron C.
October 6, 2007 5:07 PM | Link to this
When is this cousin marrying, toothless affair going to end between UT and UGA?
By dc
October 6, 2007 5:09 PM | Link to this
Exposed for what they are…Underachievers and under coached. Richt may be a great guy but he only won big with Donnan players….Defense is weak. WM is weak. Bobo is overmatched and the whole game plan was predictable and I knew what the first 3 plays would be just not the outcome. 50+ to 0
By Buck in the NW
October 6, 2007 5:09 PM | Link to this
The final insult, Chandler’s right where he should be, the ball is right on target and he slips down. Arms and hand attempts doesn’t stop Vol runners. This will set the program back a couple of years at least so CMR needs to take a hard look in the mirror because he’s got some decisions to make.
By liferdawgfan
October 6, 2007 5:10 PM | Link to this
The wheels are off the RICHT ERA at UGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arggggggggggggggg!!
Who in the hell did we think we were???? UF, KY, AU, GT left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our 2 million dollar guy is looking so pathetic!! Fire Willie and get some real players, our guys are asleep!!!!!!
By JDawg
October 6, 2007 5:10 PM | Link to this
Dewberry should not start another game for this team. He is a pile jumper and just doesn’t look natural at linebacker. Sure hope Washington gets better in a hurry. He makes a big difference when he’s in there.
By Mike
October 6, 2007 5:11 PM | Link to this
Why aren’t we going with the screen passes that were used against Alabama. This defense is keying up on our run game, and we are not able to open it up. I don’t understand the lack of adjustments. Plus, What is up with the ‘D’ Hopefully we can make a strong showing in the 2nd half.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 5:11 PM | Link to this
CMR is testing me also …How is it that these other teams seem to move the ball on with ease no matter who we play. And when we are on offense we have to scrap and squirm for every yard???? Something is certainly wrong
By Looking at the big picture...
October 6, 2007 5:12 PM | Link to this
Stepping back, you really have to be concerned with 6 straight losses against eastern division opponents. Based on this performance, I don’t think we even have a chance against Vandy…so we’re staring at 9 straight losses. That is a very disturbing thought for the coaching staff and the program in general.
By aaron
October 6, 2007 5:13 PM | Link to this
Terrible. Get some b@lls and play four down ball. Down 21-0 with our d unable to stop them, we punt with a foot to go. Then they score easily. Down 28-0, 3rd and something, we are still playing 3 down ball. Run twice and pick up the yards necessary. Do I need to suit up and get out there to play some defense? Does anyone have Bobo’s cel number? If so, please call him and let him know that we must play four down ball. This frekin sux.
By Dawgmania
October 6, 2007 5:13 PM | Link to this
Tennessee is controling the line of scrimmage on both offense and defense. No team can win if they can’t control the line of scrimmage. Just like last year, this will be ugly.
By Barry
October 6, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this
Chandler looked like he laid down. I couldn’t see how he fell. They need to find a replacement for him.
By 6th Straight Loss in SEC East
October 6, 2007 5:14 PM | Link to this
Dawg Fans ….I have 2 tickets to the Poulan Weedeater Bowl I will sale them cheap!!!!!!!
By Chop Chop
October 6, 2007 5:15 PM | Link to this
Seems like Willie watched the film, decided that Tennessee would do nothing in two weeks to prepare for this game, and figured the offense would just eat the Vols alive.
Seems like Bobo looked at the film, figured Tennessee wouldn’t show any guts after two weeks of being yelled at and ridiculed by defensive coaches, decided not to be aggressive because everything would be wide open, and that the Dawgs would walk over the Vols.
Seems like we’re getting our asses handed to us by a team that gives a damn. Seems like we don’t. Depending on how what the final score is, this will probably be Richt’s worst loss as a head coach. Not exactly what I was expecting. Not at all.
By golfdawg24
October 6, 2007 5:15 PM | Link to this
we have got to go and get an SEC caliber defensive co-ordinator. Willie Martinez is terrible. We can’t tackle, cover, or pressure the quarterback. fire him now, don’t wait until the end of the season. let’s see what Rodney Garner can do as co-ordinator
By CMR
October 6, 2007 5:16 PM | Link to this
Well at least this cleans Georgia up a little, since half of the UGA nation just commited suicide.
By Harry Balls
October 6, 2007 5:16 PM | Link to this
The good thing about this a* whipping is I can cancel my reservations in Jville and I would have to pay $150 for a ticket
By GM
October 6, 2007 5:18 PM | Link to this
Dawgs could always win the second half - that could be a nice moral victory.
By Help!
October 6, 2007 5:18 PM | Link to this
Give credit to TENN. They are obviously extremely well prepared.
We are lethargic with no fire and are just as obviously NOT prepared.
This is the worst half of GA football in 45 years and maybe ever.
Stafford is underthrowing when he has time and a man open which isn’t often.
The defense? I hesitate to use that word. We cannot make a stop on anything and the butt whipping is embarassing. I have hung until the end, but we MUST make some changes on the defense. No excuses! Youth, etc., etc. It is time for some major changes. We should not squander the talent and speed we have and must do something before we start losing the recruits.
By rw
October 6, 2007 5:18 PM | Link to this
The defense doesn’t deserve all of the blame. Our offense hasn’t exactly kept the Vols off the field. That said, we still look pathetic on defense. In fact, we look bad on ALL phases of the game. We had NOTHING good happen in that first half.
By Barry
October 6, 2007 5:19 PM | Link to this
Man, I don’t like calling for someone to get fired, but some coaches are not doing their jobs. I know the players have to make the plays but they have not been in position to make them. On defense they are overpursuing…not staying in their lanes and are generally out hustled. This stinks!!! On offense Stafford is having one of his typical streaky performances. The offensive line is having a freshman kind of performance. They should be in the spread offense entirely against a strong Tennesee defensive line.
By Boca Raton Choir Boy
October 6, 2007 5:19 PM | Link to this
Quit calling that little punk CMR—-That kind of all initial respect is reserved for someone who has at least SNIFFED a National Championship Game. Does anyone believe the Little Choir Boy from Boca Raton actually has the guts or toughness to actually get this program much farther than Atlanta. We’re suppose to be Georgia!! Do you remember National Championship contention?/ Not anymore!!
Now Contention is defined(Hopefully) as SEC East Contention.
By Eric C.
October 6, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this
DC, you are right on about the Donnan players and losing Van Gorder was huge. This game really exemplifies the difference between Stafford and Greene. Greene was so much more of a play-maker.
By ProudDawg
October 6, 2007 5:20 PM | Link to this
What a pitiful bunch of losers…YOU weblog jerks are. This is a proud program with a gerat future. Fulmer had his job on the line for this one and he had a week to focus only on the Georgia game. A win here may be enough to buy him another year. We may not pull it out but I guarantee they’ll close the 28 point halftime deficit. Meanwhile, why don’t you nay-saying jerks become Tennessee fans…please.
By ODawg
October 6, 2007 5:22 PM | Link to this
This is a collosal failure in all aspects. Offense, defense, coaching. How were we so unprepared? How many draws do we have to run before we realize it’s not working. How many missed tackles can occur in one half?
I put this mostly on the coaching staff due to obvious lack of preparation.
By S. FL. Dawg
October 6, 2007 5:24 PM | Link to this
This must be where we “hunker down”.
By SOBEDAWG
October 6, 2007 5:24 PM | Link to this
Never have I seen the Dawgs play like this…not since the Goff era…Mark Richt and the coaches need to be heavily scrutinized for their ability to get the team prepared for the big ones. Getting beat is one thing…Spotting an SEC-foe 28 points is SAD, SAD, SAD. That radio show is gonna be tough on Monday…Forget watching the 2nd half of this nightmare…sobedawg
By Top Dawg
October 6, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this
Dawgs were not ready to play … again.
By Dave H
October 6, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this
Why isn’t firewilliemartinez.com up yet? Someone needs to get to work on that.
By C** Lover
October 6, 2007 5:25 PM | Link to this
Man, it’s looking bad for you guys. Come on, ya’ll need to get with the program. Getting beat down this bad makes our win over you look kinda’ lame. Did ya’ll schedule Troy for Homecoming? Smart move. But, look out. They way you guys a playing, they might give you a run for your money. Can’t afford anymore Homecoming meltdowns like last year. Still can’t believe ya’ll got beat by Vandy on homecoming…..or Kentucky at THEIR homecoming!!! hahahahahhahaha
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 5:28 PM | Link to this
Well looks like another year of Fools Gold. Oh Well!
By Vick treats dawgs better
October 6, 2007 5:30 PM | Link to this
May I recommend that you cut back on your donations to this pathetic program?
If you are donating money or wasting it on UGA tickets, you are a fool, sir. Nothing worse than wasted talent - and recruiting top classes year after year for this type of outcome is shameful.
I’m embarrassed for the rest of the conference
By Kevin
October 6, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this
I would deport Martinez even if his green card turns out to be valid. And send Saint Richt back to So. Fla, that’s just like deporting someone anyway.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this
Proud dawg go stick it .You dont have to be a Chef to know if the food taste’s good!!!! This is pathetic!!!!!
By Duston
October 6, 2007 5:31 PM | Link to this
Ok, I will admit that our guys didn’t come into this game very well prepared, but this setting the program back years? Come on people, CMR is the best coach UGA has had since Dooley. This kind of butt kicking happens, get over it people, we knew we were young. GO DAWGS!!!!
By Mercy From Munson
October 6, 2007 5:33 PM | Link to this
At least we now have a road play by play man who doesn’t sound like someone out of a Saturday Night live skit. “Hunker Down”—Well, we’re not known for our School of Journalism—and never will be after the farce that is Larry Munson.
Can’t SEC play by play men sound like pros?? That clown at Florida, Munson—Gosh!!!!
By tbo
October 6, 2007 5:37 PM | Link to this
Can Massaqua (sp)? stop falling down on every pass?
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 5:40 PM | Link to this
Duston… Cut out the youth crap… Our boys need to grow up and hit somebody and tackle. Tenn. has young players as well!!!
By Dave
October 6, 2007 5:41 PM | Link to this
It’s like our D can only defend against an offense like ours. 3rd and 1? Stack the box - the only option is to run it up the middle, right?
For all the good that CMR is doing, it really gets negated by these times that we just get KILLED - and it’s happening too often.
By S. FL. Dawg
October 6, 2007 5:44 PM | Link to this
You can pile on the poor defensive planning by CWM, but come on, you cannot pile on Larry Munson. Munson is classic and a dying breed of game callers. A homer, but classically entertaining. Who do you want calling games? Stephen Hawking’s voice box?
By Supe
October 6, 2007 5:45 PM | Link to this
Hey y’all. Here’s the lyrics for the music you’ll be hearing the next year:
Wish that I was on ole rocky top, Down in the tennessee hills. Aint no smoggy smoke on rocky top, Aint no telephone bills.
Once there was a girl on rocky top, Half bear the other half cat. Wild as a mink, sweet as soda pop, I still dream about that.
Rocky top, youll always be Home sweet home to me. Good ole rocky top, Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.
Once two strangers climbed on rocky top, Lookin for a moonshine still. Strangers aint come back from rocky top, Guess they never will.
Corn wont grow at all on rocky top, Dirts too rocky by far. Thats why all the folks on rocky top Get their corn from a jar.
Rocky top, youll always be Home sweet home to me. Good ole rocky top, Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.
Now Ive had years of cramped up city life, Trapped like a duck in a pen. Now all I know is its a pity life Cant be simple again.
Rocky top, youll always be Home sweet home to me. Good ole rocky top, Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee.
Rocky top tennessee, rocky top tennessee. Yeah rocky top tennesee eee eee eee.
UGA must be a female because she’s been our b**ch so far.
By TreyTN
October 6, 2007 5:46 PM | Link to this
Georgia comes back and wins 28-31. Mark my words on this one. TN had a lucky first 1/2.
By CommadoreDAWG
October 6, 2007 5:47 PM | Link to this
Stay the course dawgs… like my riding gloves say on the knuckles…”HOLD FAST”
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 5:53 PM | Link to this
35 - 7 well.. bring it on …maybe, just maybe it will wake some people up!!!!
By Jack Walsh
October 6, 2007 5:54 PM | Link to this
Plain and simple,, over-rated, over-confident, out-coached, under-achieving, pathetic and very, very disappointing. Those that believe in their own press clippings, will soon be making the kind they won’t like.
Wait till next year,, or the year after, or the year after.
Would could have been,,
By sd dawg
October 6, 2007 5:54 PM | Link to this
so we score then the pathetic D gives up a quarter killing TD drive. Love how our players talk smack down by 21. CWM is teaching them something-how to be trash talking losers.
Agree that we need to stop w/ the youth excuse. Auburn had 3 frosh on their OL last week.
By Disgusted Dawg
October 6, 2007 5:55 PM | Link to this
Our defense is terrible. FOUR offside penalties in ONE game. That is just bad coaching. We have gotten no pressure on any QB all year, and that is why Ainge has all day to pass. I knew after watching Ole Miss in person last week, that our defense couldn’t stop anyone on the run. However, I at least expected our offense to keep it close. Expect the defense to be poor for the rest of the season, just know that when the offense is not clicking, IT IS GOING TO GET UGLY, like today.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 5:57 PM | Link to this
This reminds me of the Ray GOOF Days!!!!! Will muschamp come home!!!
By General Patton
October 6, 2007 5:57 PM | Link to this
FIRE MARTINEZ!!! This team doesn’t stay in lanes, there’s no tackling and no defensive brain power.
BOBO NEEDS TO GO!!!! Stafford is done, please recruit players with skill and talent!!!
By GT7788
October 6, 2007 5:57 PM | Link to this
Isn’t it funny how everyone today said that UGA would win over UT??? And what do they do now? The game isn’t over yet and they are already blaming Willie! Typical fair-weather Georgia fans!!
By midniterider
October 6, 2007 5:59 PM | Link to this
Dogs play just like there coach mo pride and no fire and Willie M what a joke
By golfdawg24
October 6, 2007 6:00 PM | Link to this
Willie Martinez should not be allowed on the flight home
By TW
October 6, 2007 6:01 PM | Link to this
Real defenses stop the run - first. Our defense is all finesse - tiny CBs, tiny DEs, and NO linebackers. Last year, year before and year before that we have highly recruited guys at LB and they always end up doing NOTHING. We might as well play with eight. The mistakes they make - no reads, no getting off blocks, poor tackling, poor picking up the back or TE - all these things are supposed to be taught. We have a powder puff girls mentality on defense. This is going on three years now - how much more???
By midniterider
October 6, 2007 6:02 PM | Link to this
Dogs play just like there coach no pride and no fire and Willie what a joke of d coach set in zone and get picked apart
By Mike
October 6, 2007 6:05 PM | Link to this
So those are the lyrics to Rocky Top? Man, you Vols really are hillbillies.
By Steve
October 6, 2007 6:06 PM | Link to this
We suck All of our 4 star receivers and great recruting classes and look what we have very little offence and no defence.
By JB
October 6, 2007 6:07 PM | Link to this
Pitiful. It looks as though they are just rolling over, and could care less in doing so.
By GM
October 6, 2007 6:07 PM | Link to this
The punting looks good today.
By Dave
October 6, 2007 6:08 PM | Link to this
CMR’s seat is getting a little warm.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 6:08 PM | Link to this
Well I wonder what Mickey Mouse bowl we will go this year???? (If ANY)
By BoroOrange
October 6, 2007 6:08 PM | Link to this
A$$ whoopin. Holy cow. Never predicted this one.
By CommadoreDAWG
October 6, 2007 6:08 PM | Link to this
GT788… Go back to your meth lab in the nathaniel Bedford forest national forest… I will never renounce my Dawgs, the players, or my coach.
Go DAWGS!!!!
Go DORES!!!!
By GODAWGS
October 6, 2007 6:08 PM | Link to this
totally heartless gutless game by everyone on Georgia. Tennessee wanted this game more. Oh well, I can say we were definitely overrated.
AND NO I AM NOT SAYING FIRE RICHT.
By Henry
October 6, 2007 6:09 PM | Link to this
We were overrated and many of us knew it. But to be totally dominated and humiliated reflects poorly on team pride.
Oh well … there’s next year, and our young guys will have hopefully learned some hard lessons.
By Dramadawg82
October 6, 2007 6:10 PM | Link to this
Yes, our Dawg defense sucks today. But for all of you bashing Martinez (not that he hasn’t deserved it for this awful game) keep in mind: Rennie Curran, true F; Kade Weston, RSO; Asher Allen, S; Rashad Jones, RF; Prince Miller, S; Roderick Battle, RS; DeMarcus Dobbs, RF; Jeff Owens, Jr;Geno Atkins, S; Darius Dewberry, S. We have THREE seniors on this defense. This is a very young team. The bright side is, they are growing up today with this experience. Vols have to come to Athens next year to play this same team - WITHOUT Ainge. Just some perspective on what is happening today.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 6:10 PM | Link to this
Does Wille have his Green Card???
By BadgerDawg
October 6, 2007 6:10 PM | Link to this
Losing this bad to medicore team is unacceptable. Tennessee is a marginal bowl team and we can’t do anything against that pathetic defense.
By Buck in the NW
October 6, 2007 6:10 PM | Link to this
We had a few watching the game and on Ga. 1st.play we counted 9 Vols in the box. Did we really thing that we could run the ball and win? Everybody talked about our two headed running attack. Tenn. had a choice to make and it was simple. Stop the run and make them throw to win. I just wonder did Bobo think we could run the ball and win? On the Stafford to goodman TD, Stafford put the ball where it should be and GOODMAN, TO HIS EVERLASTING CREDIT, WENT AFTER IT AND WANTED TO CATCH THE THROW. HE DID AND THAT’S WHAT QB’S AND RECEIVERS SHOULD DO. 4TH QT.the only way we score is to ask the impossible and that is Stafford has to continue to throw and his receivers must go after the ball.
By william
October 6, 2007 6:11 PM | Link to this
i never thought i’d say this, but my team quit in the first half. we came out scared & my coach got outcoached from the start of the game. then down 28-0 , knowshon gets a first down & gets mouthy.
By brooksdawgs
October 6, 2007 6:11 PM | Link to this
What a joke, you can’t play a veteran good quarterback and never apply pressure. This is a joke. Why can’t we learn to blitz like every other team in college football.
For the offense it looks like Chavis learned our 4 offensive plays. Run up the middle to the right, up the middle to the left, screen pass throw it to Chandler. Come on where in the world is Richt’s Florida State offense I am so sick of not throwing the ball downfield. Even when they are behind 28 points they still will not do it.
Grow a pair UGA coaches and let Stafford use his arm. If the receivers don’t catch it at least you will have tried.
By Grant Kohler
October 6, 2007 6:11 PM | Link to this
What is it going to take to get rid of the stupidest defensive cord. I’ve ever seen. Why is Willy so damn scared to play man-to-man on receivers? If he’s scared, he should recruit some real damn defensive players. I’m tired of being beaten by buck tooth Tennessee rednecks!….not only beaten, but embarrassed. Richt, Willy is useless, why keep him on your staff? I don’t understand…
By upsetdawg
October 6, 2007 6:12 PM | Link to this
Guys, We have been, and will continue to be pretenders. SEC championships came when the big boys were down. Always will be middle to bottom of the pack. We should cheer our team to the mediocre middle and hope SC takes control of the east even though we all hate Spurrier.
By Shane
October 6, 2007 6:13 PM | Link to this
Come on We still love the dawgs but let Stafford lose and what happened to Kelen and who is Currin #35 missed tackles !@#$#@#%^&%
By uga95
October 6, 2007 6:13 PM | Link to this
To everyone trashing the “fairweather” fans
What do you expect? This is a total embarassment!!!!
We cant do anything!! Im not going to point the finger at anyone but we are down by twenty eight and still running it up the middle and throwing screen passes!!! Stafford didnt come here to throw screen passes!!! Especially not when we are down by twenty eight!!!!! WTF????!!!!!
We are out of the SEC east race in early october!!! How is this ever going to change??? Conservative playcalling works if you actually have a defense!!! We dont and havent all year!!
I am the biggest dawg fan there ever was but weve got nothing!!!! Its really pitiful!!! CMR had better get some fire into this team!! Im all for them being christian gentlemen but deep down what I want them to do is win!!!!!
By Spence
October 6, 2007 6:13 PM | Link to this
Dear Brian Van Gorder,
Please come back. Willie can go back to coaching DB’s, or maybe getting water for the team. But please come back.
Dawg Nation
By UGA97alum
October 6, 2007 6:14 PM | Link to this
OK - this is painfully clear.
We need a new defensive coordinator.
I understand that Ainge is a good, if not spectacular QB. The only way to stop someone like that is to load 8 men in the box and dare him to beat us with the pass. Knock him down, make his teeth rattle, get that uniform dirty. Blitz, Blitz, Blitz…you may give up the big play, but at least you get to hit him. The question is…is it the players or the scheme. We looked unprepared today on defense - that goes squarely on Martinez’s shoulders, bottom line. Is Joe Lee Dunn available….he may be a drunken redneck, but at least his defenses always punished other teams (see UGA-Ole Miss ‘95 for reference). As Erk would say GATA!
By Too smart Dog
October 6, 2007 6:14 PM | Link to this
Fire Martinez now!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By dawgfan
October 6, 2007 6:15 PM | Link to this
Wow, I would have done something constructive had I’d known they were going to play like they didn’t care.
By FIRE MARTINEZ
October 6, 2007 6:15 PM | Link to this
Willie Martinez should be fired ASAP! This is a total melt down on defense and should not be tolerated. Just another in the long line of disappointing UGA defensive showings since BVG left. Get him OUT NOW!!!
By Fire WM
October 6, 2007 6:15 PM | Link to this
Fire WM!!! I am tired of lookin like crap every Saturday for the last two years on defense. VanGorder would not let this happen. We look pathetic period.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this
Why dont we try to strip the ball and get a turnover???
By Herschel Walker
October 6, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this
Two Things For Richt To Do:
@.Well, this isn’t for Richt to do, but isn’t it great that we never have to worry about ANY of our football coaches being courted by the NFL?? Goff, Donnan, Richt——Not exactly names to draw the attention of NFL franchises. We can consider ourselves lucky in that regard—Of course not having the NFL think our coach is worth a look could also be seen as a sign of contempt.
Well, they never looked at the Poster Boy for The Aging Process at FSU either.
By Fire WM
October 6, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this
Fire WM!!! I am tired of lookin like crap every Saturday for the last two years on defense. VanGorder would not let this happen. We look pathetic period.
By Coach Martinez
October 6, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this
I am the worst coach: no attitude no turnovers no agressiveness no ability to adjust no future in Div 1
By RxDawg
October 6, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this
I swear it looks like are throwing this game. This is aweful, the D gets F- and the O gets an F (at least they scored 1 TD).
By AugustaDawg
October 6, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this
I believe the fat lady has sung.Where are our Junkyard Dawgs??I will always love the dawgs but this is very disappointing.
By LaughingAtYou
October 6, 2007 6:17 PM | Link to this
WHAT A FREAKING JOKE THE GA COACH IS Donnan was so close to turning the corner would have at the very least mirrored this overrated idiot. FULMER, until today, had yet to beat a team with a winning record this year.
By Jack Walsh
October 6, 2007 6:18 PM | Link to this
How much do you think Florida is just licking their chops waiting for this poor excuse of a “SEC Powerhouse” to show up in Jacksonville in a few weeks ?? I have a feeling that game is going to make this one seem like a nail biter.
I saw no pride,, no fire, no leadership, no inventiveness, no ability in the coaching staff to dam up the leaks, and turn this around. From our first 3 and out, Tennessee had their way with us. And the worst part is,, they didn’t even give us a kiss goodnight. This team was used, abused and then excused. They should make them find their own way back to Athens after this one.
By em
October 6, 2007 6:18 PM | Link to this
I am taking a break from a dismal game. I have NEVER been a Willie Martinez fan and thought he should never have been given the position of Defensive Coordinator. I don’t like calling for the firing of anyone but the whole season has been ugly defensively and last year’s was not much better. Willie needs to go.
By 77DAWG
October 6, 2007 6:19 PM | Link to this
COACH MARK RISHT, I DON’T THINK WE WILL CAN ANOTHER GAME IF MARTINEZ IS HERE. HIS SCHEMES ARE STINK. IT IS NOT GA FOOTBALL. MARTINEZ IS DISGREATFUL TO THE DAWGS NATION. COACH, WE LOVE YOU, WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN BRING BACK THE UGA TRADITION. A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL DEFENSES ARE BETTER THAN US AT THIS MOMENT!!
By william cranman
October 6, 2007 6:20 PM | Link to this
CAN’T STOP THE RUN AND NO PRESSURE ON THE QUARTERBACK!!!!!!!!!!! THE MAIN REASON WE SUCK IS BECAUSE OUR D-LINE IS SMALL AND IN WAY OVER THERE HEADS! END OF DISCUSSION!
By Fire WM
October 6, 2007 6:20 PM | Link to this
Lets be serious… Bobo is to inexperienced to run our offense. We need to get someone like Joker Phillips from Kentucky! Our offense is high school, Mark Richt needs to take it back over, or hire somebody established.
By Brett
October 6, 2007 6:21 PM | Link to this
I never thought I’d be ashamed to be a Georgia fan, but I am just flat out sickened by today’s performance. I don’t know what the hell we did in practice this week, but it obviously wasn’t preparing for today. Moreno seems to have lost that fire that we’ve all been so excited about and Brown is now out. Our defense sucks (what else is new). And Stafford looks flat AGAIN!!! Above all else, I am so sick and @#%*ing tired of this mellow attitude from this team (coaches included). No one gets excited about anything anymore, as evidenced when we WALK out on to the field at the beginning of the game! Pathetic! Truely pathetic!
By Robbie R
October 6, 2007 6:23 PM | Link to this
Coach Richt is a C.E.O. of what! He was hired to Coach, but he can’t, because he is a C.E.O. Coach BoBo needs a name change to Coach Boo Boo. And Coach Russel is rolling in his grave, God rest his sole. Worsed coached game in 31 years. I wonder if Ray Goff is available? Please sports writers, do not vote for Georgia, they shouldn’t be allowed to be in the top 50 let alone top 25! Coach Richt said that these young men are the most talented football players he has ever coached. If that be the case, then all but the kicking coach need to go. Maybe next year we could schedule teams that the coaches could coach better against, like Clarke Central or Cedar Shoals, or maybe a Middle School! You guys ought to be ashamed of your selves letting this team have such a big let down after such an impressive win over Ole Miss! Give me a break!
By h.h.
October 6, 2007 6:23 PM | Link to this
I wonder how many fools are going to continue to pour money into the Georgia football program year after year and get this kind of bang for their buck. The only hope is that Bowden will retire in 2-3 more years and FSU will hire Richt. So far as I am concerned his initial years of success were due more to the caliber of Donnan’s recruits then to his own ability. Shockly’s athletic ability was directly responsible for his last coaching successes. It seems to me that Richt should at least have enough brains to realize, at the very least, thar he needs a COMPETENT DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR.
By Ray Goff
October 6, 2007 6:24 PM | Link to this
Gosh, when I was coaching we never lost to 10-A-C this bad
By JD
October 6, 2007 6:24 PM | Link to this
and to think we beat Western Carolina…
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this
Drama dawg82 you need to stick it as well. Quit using the young Crap. We were’nt young in the WVU game and the Auburn Game a couple of years ago. and no matter who we play. Hell my wife doesnt know anything about football and she can even tell that UGA isnt too good. We werent too young when we beat OKIE ST either
By Theedge
October 6, 2007 6:25 PM | Link to this
How can you allow that thug T. Chandler play another snap after his summer of beating up young kids and then p** on them. He should be behind bars and nowhere near a football field. No discipline Preacher man Richt ought to reel in these losers.
By Bobo is to inexperienced
October 6, 2007 6:26 PM | Link to this
Ok Lets be honest… Bobo is too inexperienced to run our offense. We need someone like Joker Phillips from Kentucky. Jimbo Fisher!!! Why can’t Georgia be a national power??? This is a disgrace!! Two years in a row the Orange Hicks can say they destroyed us. Another thing is when the Heck are we going to fire John Eason!! He is like 80 years old and its obvious he is worthless.
By Jack Walsh
October 6, 2007 6:27 PM | Link to this
Now I get it,, this was CMR’s plan the whole game. Wait until there is too little time on the clock, too big of a lead to even have a prayer of catching up, THEN<<<< THEN<<< THEN<<<< you let Stafford do what he does best. I know,, I know,, you really wanted to keep up that “running team” reputation. But COME ON !!!!!!!!!! you have,”probably the most talented quarterback I’ve ever coached” , and you use him to hand the ball off for 2 yard gains while being down by 28 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I don’t get it.
By Augustus
October 6, 2007 6:28 PM | Link to this
Looks like ‘Ole Ball Coach was right when he said we were not a powerhouse!
By Bobo the clown
October 6, 2007 6:28 PM | Link to this
I am an Idiot!!!!!
Please stop getting on Coach Willie’s case, because I’m am the biggest Idiot on this coaching staff!!!!
By dawgfan
October 6, 2007 6:30 PM | Link to this
77DAWG…nice spelling and use of the language…what a retard…
By Babs Dooley
October 6, 2007 6:32 PM | Link to this
Dawgs, suck it hard and continue sucking on it! And when you’re done sucking on it, suck on it some more.
OVERRATED, OVERRATED!!!
By Barbara Dooolies
October 6, 2007 6:33 PM | Link to this
Hi dawg fans I hate to tell you but IM sorry to tell you I will be canceling my team makeover tips tour at the UGA book store this season. Its simply not working. Thanks anyway Barb.!
By Ugh
October 6, 2007 6:36 PM | Link to this
For the first time in years, I am actually worried about the Tech game.
By Jack Walsh
October 6, 2007 6:38 PM | Link to this
It’s okay,, really it is,, cause we have the Falcon’s to entertain us the rest of the year,,,,, oh no, wait,, they stink too. But hey, wait, the Hawks !!!! oh,,, ummm, my bad,,, it IS almost Hockey time,,,, zzzzzzzzzzzz,, spring training can’t be too far away,,,, oh no,,,,
By Brandon
October 6, 2007 6:39 PM | Link to this
Go Dawgs!!! 0-6 in SEC East Play!!!! With Vandy, Flordia, and Kentucky to go!!!!!
By Shane
October 6, 2007 6:40 PM | Link to this
I agree UGA95 we neeed some fire I’m not down on the staff but short passes and ruuning isn’t gonna get it done
By Jack Walsh
October 6, 2007 6:42 PM | Link to this
**I DO HAVE A SERIOUS REQUEST HERE ” Can ANYONE tell me one,, just ONE good thing that happened during this game today ?? Is that asking too much,, just ONE EXAMPLE OF A POSITIVE ASPECT OF THIS POOR EXCUSE OF A FOOTBALL GAME ? Please,, I need something here,, looking forward to any replies
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 6:43 PM | Link to this
Yes AD Damon Evans need to come up with better ideas instead of trying to raise money from fans to bid to sit in the booth with Larry or have lunch with CMR,being on the sidelines for the Red & Black game.The university has plenty of funds and dawg fans deserve better than this.This is pathetic!!!
By buldawg216
October 6, 2007 6:43 PM | Link to this
No dont fire Willie, hes one of the good Defensive coaches. Jancek needs to go. He is one of the worst LB coaches when it comes to teaching his players. We have talent everywhere but our guys do not learn anything from him. Also, Eason is past his prime as a WR coach. Its time someone with some fire and ability to get his players ready to play. Tennessee has just outcoached us the last two seasons lets face it.
By Jack
October 6, 2007 6:44 PM | Link to this
What a terrible job of coaching. Mike BO BO is worse than bad. Why does he wait till mid way through the 3rd quater to start using the short 10 & 15 yard passes. a commit on the 1st half. No team will ever win if you need 10 yards on 3rd down and you contine to either run a draw play or throw a 6 yard pass. Either way Geogia year after year load with talent and keep losing the big game. We need a great coach not just a great recruiter. Philp Fulmer out coached Georgia hands down.
By pat
October 6, 2007 6:45 PM | Link to this
Can not blame the defense totally the offense could not scare on Savannah State play selection is terrible tenn knew we would run the ball cause the dawgs offenses is so predictable
By uga1989
October 6, 2007 6:45 PM | Link to this
I really think we can catch them if they’ll let us play 12 more quarters.
By Hitman
October 6, 2007 6:46 PM | Link to this
Dawg biotches getting the crap kicked out of them — NICE. Should be 35-7 — that was a bullcrap call by the ref. Vols intercepted. Score should be worse than it is. So sorry UGA, all that value you place on your football team as a proxy since your degrees don’t mean anything, just a piece of paper. I’ll try to cheer up my UGA grad pizza delivery boy when he comes by.
To Hell With Georgia
By R. Lee
October 6, 2007 6:46 PM | Link to this
Absolutely embarrassing. Richt and co. have some serious explaining to do.
By Decatur Dawg
October 6, 2007 6:46 PM | Link to this
I knew this would be a tough game, but this shi*! Martinez sucks and sucks bad!!! There will definitely be more to come from me, but to see CMR on the sidelines while we are just getting smoked, and we have another 3 and out, and he just stands there like we are up by 30, makes me sick! I want fire and I want it now!
We were:
Outcoached Out played Out emotioned Out play called
We could muster nothing! This is all on the coaching staff! Our players are definitely the same caliber as anyone in the SEC, maybe coutry, and to have this lack of emotion and execution is ridiculous!!
Martinez Sucks!
WE suck!
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 6:49 PM | Link to this
Augustus I agree. Ole ball coach said that the chickens WOULD compete for the SEC champonship. CMR says he Hopes and Wishes we have a good season. I dont understand it, I guess untill something changes it will continue to be MORE OF THE SAME!!!!
By CommadoreDAWG
October 6, 2007 6:51 PM | Link to this
To my fellow DAWG fans… take the loss with grace. This will not last long, our team is very talented… but very young as well. We have a lot of SEC play left, and the DAWGS could support more than nay-sayers. “HOLD FAST” …
GO DAWGS!!!!
GO DORES!!!!
By Vol Fan
October 6, 2007 6:52 PM | Link to this
Georgia you are now and have always been a middle of the road SEC program. Please accept that georgia fans. IT IS WHAT IT IS.
By Steve Spurrier
October 6, 2007 6:52 PM | Link to this
Well ya know, I told yall that the dawgs really aren’t that big a deal. Man they sure do look like crap today.
Dawgs, how do you like being out of the SEC East race before the 1st week of October is over? The Dawgs are going to have to fight with Vandy to stay out of the cellar, where a mutt really belongs.
By Lou Holtz
October 6, 2007 6:54 PM | Link to this
What a way to finish the game Georgia, running your tailback when your down by 21 with a minute left—why dont you guys all wave the white flag.
By Tennessee Tom
October 6, 2007 6:55 PM | Link to this
Fire Matthew Stafferd!!
By J
October 6, 2007 6:56 PM | Link to this
That was the worst the Dawgs have ever looked. Martinez sucks! God help us, the coordinators can’t!
By Tennessee Tom
October 6, 2007 6:56 PM | Link to this
Fire Matthew Stafferd!!
By TexasDawg
October 6, 2007 6:56 PM | Link to this
I’m sick…the linebackers couldn’t tackle a thing….the defense was the worst that I’ve seen in years…I can’t believe how badly Ga played…looked liake a Div two school with a .500 record…worst called defense scheme I’ve seen…no adjustments whatsoever!
By REM
October 6, 2007 6:57 PM | Link to this
I have long felt our defense was soft and pourous, and today only confirms my opinion. Over the past three years, we have constantly been in games where we can’t make stops when we need to. WV in the Sugar Bowl, Vanderbilt and Kentucky last year (not to mention the near loss to Miss State ), and South Carolina this year. Those of us in Athens last week saw an Ole Miss team running all over us in a game where the score didn’t indicate how close the two teams were. We consistently have highly regarded recruiting classes, yet our defense seems lost on the field. We have way too many blown assignments, and even when we have players in place to make the play, horrible tackling allows our opponents to continue driving the ball down our throats.
I have lost confidence in Coach Martinez. We are now tackling the way we did under the Donnan era. Tennessee has flat out embarrassed us over the past two years, and more of the same is in store unless something dramatically changes. Coach Richt is very loyal, which is admirable to a point. But we are now facing the possibility of becoming a mid tier SEC team on a regular basis if we can’t find a defense that can keep us in big games. The offense stalled today, but the defense has to keep us in games and give us a chance to win. Far too often, that isn’t happening.
By mick
October 6, 2007 6:57 PM | Link to this
Two teams walked on the field. One team was prepared, one team wanted this game. Neither team was Georgia. I am almost ashamed to say I am a Bulldog.
By Apopkadawg
October 6, 2007 6:58 PM | Link to this
This loss was absolutely horrible. Who is giving our pregame speaches, Martha Stewart?!?!? Week in and week out the dogs come out flat as a pancake. Willie has got to go. How many examples have to be laid out before Richt wakes up and fires Willie!!! Last year: can’t stop Vandy, can’t stop UK, spot UF 14 points, spot VaTech 20+, almost can’t stop Colorado, and who can forget the second half meltdown to UT last year. NOW THIS!?! Richt, if you really want to be “CEO” of the Bulldogs, make the hard decision and FREE WILLIE. Good luck against UF, UK, AU, and Troy for that matter. Dawgs have a real chance of going 6-7 this year and if that what it takes to Free Willie, then so be it. Bobo, you are now officially under the microscope.
By Sonny Perdue
October 6, 2007 6:58 PM | Link to this
That’s it. I’m declaring war on Tenacee and closing the borders to keep this from happening again, this is two years in a row they whooped our beloved dawgs. They should have taken it a little easier on us and at least let us score some in the first halph. All you national guard boys get ready….
By My View
October 6, 2007 6:58 PM | Link to this
To all of you people saying “Fire WM”, watch out!!! I said that last year, and I got called a few names. I wonder if CMR is to close to the situation to see it, or just loyal to a fault?
By liferdawgfan
October 6, 2007 6:59 PM | Link to this
Worst GA game I ever seen!!!
0-6 in SEC East play!!!! What the??
Richt’s in church not in the players face like scarey Phat Phil is. How does it feel to get the pumpkin in our a* two years in a row!!!!!!
Wake up Adams lets start winning at any cost, University of Georgia is huge we have tasted SEC blood recently. Richt get out the F**g way of Ga nation!
We want to win baby! and you aint it.
By southgadawg
October 6, 2007 6:59 PM | Link to this
All said and done the Vols kicked our @**. I am still proud to be a dawg. If you really thought this was the year we would win it all you were crazy anyway. Focus now on Vandy! One game at the time.
By stendec
October 6, 2007 7:00 PM | Link to this
Deluded myself. Believed Dawgs were Top 20 team. Might not be strong enough to be in Top 30! Or even Top 40. Have seen unmotivated non-efforts in past but this one was heartbreaking. Send Stafford back to Texas. The SOB is not a major college QB! Dawg defense mailed this one in. Richt looked pretty on sidelines. Unmotivating piece of crap. Get ANGRY when team gets buried in points early! Execute play caller! Dawgs embarrassed themselves, state and all Southerners south of LaFayette. Shameful!
By Andy
October 6, 2007 7:01 PM | Link to this
I can’t believe we were so unprepared! The UT coaches totally and completely out coached, out prepared us. We were flat as can be. No energy. Also, UT started 2 freshmen corners, and we didn’t throw a ball their way until the 3rd qtr with Goodman - who by the way made a great play on a poorly thrown ball. Stafford is mediocre at best. Everyone is WOW’d by his arm strength, but he doesn’t put the ball where it needs to be. WE are the doormat of the SEC East. Funny how we even talk about winning a championship. We are so far from that, it’s scary.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 7:01 PM | Link to this
Commadore Dawg I hate to tell you but the fans are getting restless about being patient . Its time for some fruition!!! Talent??? Young??? so are oyher teams. No Excuses Today!!!
By Marc Richt
October 6, 2007 7:01 PM | Link to this
Fire MATTHEW STAFFERD!!
By metalman
October 6, 2007 7:01 PM | Link to this
Every year the same bi-polar UGA fans. When you win you set aside vacation for the first week of January; when you lose there is someone besides CMR that should be executed. Every loser on the field is one Richt’s losers - do the math, that make Richt a loser. Get ready for your annual Florida roasting puppies. Before you start spewing your FL hate know that I don’t care for FL - my school just beat them two years in a row; is there a UGA fan alive that remembers what that feels like? War Eagle, Georgia sucks
By NASCARfan
October 6, 2007 7:02 PM | Link to this
If I hear from Coach Richt one time today that the players were at fault instead of him blaming himself and his p**-poor defensive coordinator, then I’m done for awhile with this team.
I am sick and tired of the kids getting all the blame from the coaches.
It’s about f*** time Coach Richt and the media hold Willie Martinez, John Eason, Mike Bobo, and yes, Mark Richt, accountable for the kind of losses this team seems to sustain every year since Coach Brian Van Gorder left the team.
That’s right, I said it. Coach Van Gorder was the FIERY and EMOTIONAL heart of this team.
And Coach Richt replaced him with the gelatinous pile of MUSH that is Willie Martinez.
THIS TEAM HAS NO HEART SINCE COACH BRIAN VAN GORDER LEFT!!!
By DrugDawg
October 6, 2007 7:03 PM | Link to this
I’ll just stick with the “big picture”. I said last year we were headed for the 2nd tier of SEC East. I need to revise that now - we are headed for the bottom of the SEC East. If you can’t beat an SEC East opponent, that’s where you will wind up you know, most of the time.
At least the coaches and their families can continue to have their Monday nights together - LOL. The way things are working now for the Dawgs, they may as well have those family nights Tues thru Fri as well. I don’t know anymore whether we are trying to start another church, or have a major college football program.
I am ‘66 graduate of UGA, but I won’t be wasting my time keeping up with this mess anymore.
By The Voice of Reason
October 6, 2007 7:03 PM | Link to this
Coach Mark Richt is a good coach; however, UGA is paying $2M+ and should have a great coach. With superior athletes, you’ll win 75% of your games…with great coaching and superior athletes, you’ll win a national championship. Why do we settle for good when we should have the best…just look at our facilities and the money. Willie martinez should be coaching at Troy, not UGA. And, when your “so called Phenom” quarterback is average at best, and your team is down 28-0, why don’t you make a change. If I was a betting man, I would think our brain trust coaching staff intentionally lost this game just so Fulmer could keep his job.
By footballdude
October 6, 2007 7:03 PM | Link to this
GO DOGS!! Kick some Volunteer @ss! Oh wait…
By dawggone
October 6, 2007 7:03 PM | Link to this
Time to face it with Richt. Unless GOD decides it is important to intervene in a football game we will never go undefeated. Once again the Dawgs tease us, but are too young to go into TN or FL and win. Get prepared for a long second half of the year. It is incredibly interesting to see top ten recruiting classes at UGA year in and year out underperform. To lose to Fat Fulmer, one of the worst coaches in the SEC (i.e. see Sly C. and Ed E.)and to be out coached is pathetic. As with all games this is on the coaches. Good job with the three and out to start the game BOBO. Why do we all the fans want us to score at the end and we roll over and just let the game end. Why do we pay a coach $2M to play nice. Richt is a good man, but unfortunately you have to be a dick like Spurrier to win.
By Rocky T
October 6, 2007 7:04 PM | Link to this
Well, well, well….. Things are back to normal…kicking GA’s butt every year (3 out of last 4)…almost every year…Good ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee….for those who ran the smack!!!!
By Over-Rated
October 6, 2007 7:05 PM | Link to this
Since Steve Spurrier is not here to ask, can someone else remind me how long its been since UGA beat a SEC East opponent?
By Andy
October 6, 2007 7:05 PM | Link to this
How did you like the 1st play of the 3rd qtr for us? Draw play up the middle, down by 28 pts. Genius. Donnan got fired for not showing up with a prepared team. You never knew which UGA team would show up. Looks familiar now doesn’t it? And wow, Sturdivant had 4 penalties - all costly. And wow, our defense lined up offsides 4 times. It’s basic fundamentals folks. We can’t even line up for crying out load.
By Lowcountry Bulldawg
October 6, 2007 7:06 PM | Link to this
I am shocked that I am typing this, but FIRE MARK RICHT! FIRE THE ENTIRE STAFF! I am confident that this staff cannot take us to the National Championship. The offense is to 1980’s and simply will not cut it.
I do not want to talk about our SEC Titles like we talk about the NC from 1980! Mark Richt and Co. maybe good people, but right now he is a SOFT COACH! Today was completely unacceptable!
By TreyB
October 6, 2007 7:06 PM | Link to this
Just wait till next year, we’ll be at least a top five team and should challenge for the NC in two. I can’t wait to beat TN’s a$$ next year!
By Marc Richt
October 6, 2007 7:06 PM | Link to this
It’s not my fault guys. We win and lose as a TEAM.
Stand up for our players and stop putting our school down.
We have a good base here and winning will start soon.
I bet we beat Tech this year!
By Painful Reichtal Itch
October 6, 2007 7:07 PM | Link to this
Where are all the loud mouth name calling “Dawgs” from yesterday’s Barnhart blog.
I think a simple, “We were wrong, Tennessee is a superior football program” will do.
Go TENNESSEE!!!!
By TW
October 6, 2007 7:07 PM | Link to this
REM - well said. Cannot help but think that had VanGorder been on the sideline today, it MAY have been a 17-14 affair. Though Bobo nor Stafford gives any reason to impress at this point (look around the country at these other great young QBs who are tearing it up), I do understand that the OL is very young. But the defense is not. The defense is a new list of names with the same old crappy result.
Bring back VanGorder.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 7:07 PM | Link to this
Now I know i am dunk but did not the game just end and it is seven o clock, how can you have the blog topic, 151 entries and the game over thrreee minutes ago. Maybe like me I gave up at the half,kept watching cause I am a fan and play for pride, but thought we had no chance. Heck if you vols want to see me eat crow, I ate enoug on the other blog.
Coach Richt just said we were not good. Lets not just fire the coaching staff, lets move the stadium to Watkinsville. Wup de duc happnnd too uss.
By UGA Fan
October 6, 2007 7:08 PM | Link to this
Keep Moreno, Brown and Lumpkin. Make sure the rest of them aren’t here next year. Someone else should do the recruiting. CMR can’t. The only reason he won during his first years at Georgia was because of someone else’s recruiting.
By Mike
October 6, 2007 7:09 PM | Link to this
An absolute disgrace. Firing the entire coaching staff is insufficient. Disband the entire program for a few years and start over from scratch. A mess of this magnitude can’t be fixed, only abandoned.
By Smokey
October 6, 2007 7:09 PM | Link to this
What a whipping! Did UGA show up with their JV team? Tenn just made another big payment on the rent to own plan.
By JW
October 6, 2007 7:10 PM | Link to this
Alabama must suck
By A. J. Green
October 6, 2007 7:10 PM | Link to this
Nevermind, I will not be coming to UGA after all. I’ve seen enough of this coaching staff from afar. NO NEED TO WASTE MY TALENTS AT UGA. Hello evil genius, I’m the best reciever in the nation, do you have a spot for me?
By Eric C.
October 6, 2007 7:11 PM | Link to this
Chin up…we can look forward to another loss to Tennessee tomorrow.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 7:12 PM | Link to this
Pees o n itt . starttt overrr moday get readdy forr bandy . auuugburn whupppped em. ohh pleaase give mema a eaaaaaaayy winnn. no id am not dunnk it is my eviel twwwninns fauaullt. puttting lighterrwe flulid in mmhy bodka. the bausutaerd.
By gdawg
October 6, 2007 7:12 PM | Link to this
you are right southgadawg, this wasn’t going to be the year-but when will that year be? NEVER with CWM. Horrendous effort today.
The worst game in 30 years. This teak sucks out loud. Stafford is wildly over-rated. The offense and defensive schemes are laughably high-school. If we don’t beat Vandy (a real possibility!) we will go 2 years without a win in the SEC east.
It’s getting worse folks!
By em
October 6, 2007 7:12 PM | Link to this
Vol Fan, before you start talking sh@% and even though you beat us, Tennessee’s record is not that impressive either (and it wasn’t last year).
By Jeff
October 6, 2007 7:12 PM | Link to this
Dear Coach Martinez, It’s time to graciously leave. Your defense is so simple that it’s no problem for anyone with 1/2 of an offensive brain to figure it out. Hmmmm…Spurrier runs no huddle, you get crushed. Tenn. runs no huddle, you get crushed. Do you think that other teams may see a pattern. Your players cannot perform BASIC fundamentals. When 2 players in charge of outside containment(see TD today—DE & CB) are both inside on the play then someone is not holding them accountable to playing their position and their role. It’s happening over and over and over. Now, it’s time for some accountability and I believe it should start with you. I’ve NEVER called for the firing of a coach at UGA. I am now. Do UGA a favor and step away quietly.
Dear Coach Richt, See about note regarding Coach Martinez. Please see to it that this gets handled properly.
By Tman
October 6, 2007 7:12 PM | Link to this
If you watched the game objectively you can see it was not Richt Martinez or Bobo. Tennesse’s D=line and O-line ambushed the dogs early and often ad thats all she wrote. No time for Stafford to pass and Georgia’s defense was blocked well al night. Its hard to out coach the Tennessee’s players emotion and performance
By Thomas
October 6, 2007 7:12 PM | Link to this
This is the first time I have ever paticipated in a blog, and I am a huge supporter of Mark Richt. However, I think Coach richt is going to have to cut ties with Coach Martinez. Since he has taken over, we have been exposed repeatedly that we can not stop the run, going all the way back to the WVU sugar bowl, and carrying forward to last week and today. And either we play the worst zone defense in the league or Ainge is the next peyton manning, becuase that is two years in a row he carved us a part without breaking a sweat. Get Van Gordner Back!!!
We have lost six or seven in a row in the SEC East, it is crisis time!!!!
As for Stafford, I see glimpses, but I thought he would be much further along then he is now. He has incredible potential and has made some huge palys, but the lack of play making has hurt us just as much. He will be okay, though.
By lok
October 6, 2007 7:13 PM | Link to this
Embarrassing, and bobo is useless as an offensive coordinator and Willie martinez is a non-creative fool who was embarrassed by TN offense………
By bamadon
October 6, 2007 7:14 PM | Link to this
I HAVE TO EAT SOME CROW AFTER THIS GAME!!! GOOD JOB VOLS FOR THE WAY YOU PLAYED!! KEEP YOUR HEADS UP DAWG FANS. YOU HAVE A YOUNG TEAM AND HOPE THEY PLAY BETTER NEXT TIME!!
By REM
October 6, 2007 7:15 PM | Link to this
Van Gorder’s defenses were much better than Martinez’s (maybe having Pollack had something to do with that), and I wish we could have that intensity back. As I said, I’m ready for changes on our defense. However, Van Gorder was absolutely classless in the way he handled Ga. Southern’s program. While I respect the job he did at UGA, I don’t want him to coach any team I follow ever again. At some point, character has to count for something.
By Coach JIm Donnan
October 6, 2007 7:15 PM | Link to this
Folks, please don’t blame me for the lack of coaching skills and lack of play calling you witnessed today. This was clearly a lack of getting the team ready to play, lack of having a chance to win game plan, and besides, we don’t want Fulmer to lose his job. Coach Mark Richt has no clue to an offensive game plan other than FSU 1998, and Coach Willie Martinez has no clue. Why don’t we try someting different (down 0-28…Joe Cox?) and maybe try to win a game instead of trying to lose it. And, how many times do you run up the middle (34 times) before you realize it doesn’t work? Let’s hire a real coach and demand accountability. (I’m avaialble) JD
By uga fan
October 6, 2007 7:15 PM | Link to this
Is any body really suprised? why do we think we are going to win the championship every year. this is expected
By Herbie Pruitt
October 6, 2007 7:16 PM | Link to this
Mark Richt is tinkering with something that has worked early in his career. He has talked alot about how he must learn to become a great CEO instead of a Head Football Coach calling the offensive plays. Well, since he has stepped out of his realm of expertise he is finding out that he loses more games to BIG rivals. I don’t care about the latest and greatest strategy, I care(along with thousands of other Bulldog fans)about Georgia being a national contender! If the likes of Steve Spurrier and “The Big Pumkin” can find one quarterback after another that look to have “ICE IN THEIR VEINS”, why can’t GEORGIA? My dad once told me that if you find great quaterbacks coming out, time after time, from the same school, the head coach has got to be GREAT! Richt is losing his touch and the quarterback situation at Georgia shows everyone that!!! It’s about time he stops fooling around with what has brought him success and quit trying to “free his time up” because he is getting paid literally millions of dollars to make Georgia a NATIONAL POWER. LOSSES to Tennessee, South Carolina, LSU, and Florida are not acceptable… Hopefully Richt understands the VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS the BULLDOG NATION has in regards to the TEAM! If not, maybe he should think about moving on…. The loss Saturday to Tennessee was an embarasement for 2 YEARS IN A ROW!
By Gail
October 6, 2007 7:16 PM | Link to this
Way to go Tenn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By Bulldawg
October 6, 2007 7:17 PM | Link to this
Boy that was tough to watch in fact I had to turn off the tv in the 3rd quarter, should have done it sooner, What is wrong? I know we our young but so is everybody else in the sec east. I had hopes of stafford being another Eric Zier, well it doesn’t look like that will happen, But our defense has been terrible since Van Gorder left, we always get behind then try to come back or we let some team that is a patsy stay with us for 3 quarters, Man I am sick of this, I like Richt, and would rather have him than anyone in the sec because of his attitude, but we need some fire on this team, a David Pollock or something come on Dawgs lets Go Woof Woof. Ps At least we are not tech.
By Jeff
October 6, 2007 7:17 PM | Link to this
Dear Coach Richt,
Hopefully when you show Martinez the door, could you help the LB coach, Jancek find it, too. Our LBs have been aweful from the day that he arrived.
By BH
October 6, 2007 7:18 PM | Link to this
Georgia didn’t have a clue from the start. They were totally unprepared and and thats the result of poor coaching.
Richt has had his chance and failed. Get rid of him.
By Worst team in Richt Era...
October 6, 2007 7:19 PM | Link to this
This is by far the WORST team I have seen on the field in the seven years R$icht has been head coach. A coaches should get better NOT worse. PLEASE GO TO FLORIDA STATE.
By gdawg
October 6, 2007 7:20 PM | Link to this
The hardest part of this to take is the fact that Tennessee absolutelu sux this year. Yeah Rocky Top laugh it up. This just means you are stuck with the phat one until eternity.
By glasshalfempty
October 6, 2007 7:20 PM | Link to this
Guys……I predicted 5 losses this year and got disregarded. I am as much as a Dawg fan as anyone but we have to face reality this year. Middle of the road.
By Dandydawg
October 6, 2007 7:21 PM | Link to this
Yea to southgadawg! We are still part of the best nation in college football (Dawg Nation)! Y’all knew Georgia was fielding a young team this year and for some reason y’all had this notion that we were going to win a national championship - well, we are not!
Let pull this together and have a great rest of the season. Hey, I have an idea - refund all the money back to the whiners so that the real fans can get into Sanford Stadium and support the dawgs! f*$& the haters!
By dawggone
October 6, 2007 7:22 PM | Link to this
It is amazing how our top flight players can be so soft and take being punked by a bunch of hacks at TN. If you watched the game you saw Foster, who is mediocre at best, and Hardesty pumping their chests and talk junk throughout the game. We were punked and accepted it. How many times will our D suck into the middle and get burned to the outside? Why can’t we throw the long pass? Do we practice the long pass? Why aren’t we making adjustments for a freshman line? POOR COACHING! Nice guys, poor coaches. See you at the Liberty Bowl.
By Charlie
October 6, 2007 7:23 PM | Link to this
This team reminds me of the old cartoon “Casey at the Bat” with the girls team sitting in the dugout blowing bubbles, doing their nails, telling jokes, etc!! There is absolutely no fire on this team! They seem to say “not to worry” we can beat anybody by just showing up. Pathetic all the way around. Run the ball - nope that didn’t work. Soooo, rund the ball - oops that din’t work. Maybe if we run the ball. Nah! That didn’t work either. Mix up some of the dadgum plays, get fired up, act like you belong in Division 1 or pack it in!! The defense tackles like sissies!
By joe
October 6, 2007 7:23 PM | Link to this
Dawg fans…you need to stop running your mouths. Yes, you got whipped today, but it happens. You lost earlier to SC, but bounced back to beat Bama…and you’ll win again most likely starting next week. Yes you are out of the SEC east, but maybe that will take the pressure off and allow you to have a good game against the Gators. FL will most likely have two conf. losses by the end of the night, so you never know what will happen. Great game Vols! Keep it up and you just might make it to Atlanta in December…
By Clean house
October 6, 2007 7:23 PM | Link to this
Unprepared Gored Awful
Dumb Amazingly Weak Gaff-filled Slow
Way to go, Willie. Don’t let the door hitcha where the good Lord splitcha.
By Mookifur
October 6, 2007 7:23 PM | Link to this
I don’t know who showed up to play today, but it wasn’t the Georgia Bulldogs I know! I’ll support them until the day I die, but I dread Monday when this Georgia girl who is now living in the heart of Middle Tennessee has to face all those Vol fans.
I agree with a couple of other posts - Coach Russell’s defense is long gone and we need it back. (Rest in peace, Coach.), and I don’t know what Bobo was thinking today, but after two quarters of Dooley’s old 3-yards and a cloud of dust and getting nowhere, didn’t it occur to you to use Stafford’s arm for more than 4 or 5 yard screen passes? We recruited him for his passing. LET HIM PASS IT DOWN THE FIELD, PLEASE!
I’m not ruling us out for the remainder of the season, but it we don’t improve, I’m not sure my stomach will handle the Florida game. I’m queasy enough as it is after today’s game!
By Fill Fulmer
October 6, 2007 7:24 PM | Link to this
New 50 inch HD plasma TV - $2,700 Steaks, snacks and Jack Daniels for the party - $400 Beating the total crap out of Georgia on national TV - PRICELESS
By Dorsey Hill
October 6, 2007 7:25 PM | Link to this
We simply have some glaring weaknesses. The only guy we have that can play MLB didn’t make the trip. Our DE’s are too small. Trinton played like a true freshman. Stafford has very little discipline with the ball. Every deep ball is either up for grabs or overthrown.
You can’t show up flat AND out manned up front and expect results. The effort on both sides of the ball was so poor in the first half it is hard to tell whether they had a plan that wasn’t being executed or if there was no plan at all. My guess is that the main problem is effort and performance especially on both lines. We just got smacked in the mouth and I think that the players have to be held accountable for this one.
I don’t care if you don’t make any defensive calls or if you call the same play over and over, you still have to get off blocks, contain and tackle. We didn’t do any of that.
By vannydog
October 6, 2007 7:25 PM | Link to this
WORST COACHING JOB I’VE EVER SEEN!!!! FIRE MARTINEZ NOW!!!!!!!! He is awfull, how many times do we have to get embarassed before we realize we need a new defensive coordinator?? Good lord, I didn’t know that georgia sent a BAD high school team to play tennessee.
By VolFan
October 6, 2007 7:25 PM | Link to this
Go Vols! UGA is so overrated and this loss shows it. UT had the 110th ranked Defense and made Bobo’s offense look ridiculous. UGA has now given up 86 points to UT in the last 2 games. Man….UGA sucks.
By fan
October 6, 2007 7:27 PM | Link to this
Go Vols!!!
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 7:28 PM | Link to this
Maybe we should have hire Frank Beamer . VT is pounding Climpson!!!!
By atltrey
October 6, 2007 7:28 PM | Link to this
somebody need send bobo on a screen route out of georgia.who is bobo screwing to keep his job.did the mob make martinez call the f*** nichel all day.stafford is the most inaccerate passer in ga. history.its time to see what cox can do.giv richt an altimatum,(fire his staff)or he can get the hell on too!!!!!!!!!!we might want to change to an option offense with the type of receivers we have.MAYBE NEXT YEAR BULLDOG FANS
By Charlie
October 6, 2007 7:28 PM | Link to this
Oh, by the way. This wasn’t Stafford’s fault. The great Sturdivant needs to take a seat. Surely we have another lineman that can at least remember the snap count. Then again, maybe not. I don’t care if he is a freshman. He’s the starter and should play like one. No chance against Kentucky, Florida, Auburn or Georgia Tech.
By FM
October 6, 2007 7:29 PM | Link to this
If Georgia “owns” Alabama, as some claimed two weeks ago, then Georgia must be Tennessee and Florida’s b_tch-toy!!
By Theedge
October 6, 2007 7:30 PM | Link to this
I tell you it is bad karma! You should not allow criminals to play!
CHANDLER!
By Steve Spurrier
October 6, 2007 7:31 PM | Link to this
The Dawgs are now 0-6 in their last six games against SEC East opponents.
By BG in E
October 6, 2007 7:31 PM | Link to this
Totally ill-prepared. Poor coaching. Did not execute fundamentals: tackling, blocking, containment. Lost battle in the trenches. Runners had no place to go. Stafford not the problem. Embarrasing to say the least.
By Norm Chow Mix USC West
October 6, 2007 7:34 PM | Link to this
Anyone seen Dorsey Hill ??? He was blogging on here the other day and he owes my A$$ a KISS Because of UGAS Defense!!
By Nick
October 6, 2007 7:35 PM | Link to this
After seeing a season and a half now of Stafford, I don’t think he could connect on a long ball with no one defending it. How embarrassing. He’d probably thrive at Florida.
By By Coach Mark Richt
October 6, 2007 7:35 PM | Link to this
I can accept all this critisism and suggestions because our program is richt on track. We are teaching leadership (that’s why we lead the SEC in players suspended for one or more games), and we have the most innovative offensive and defensive coordinators in divison II-2A. Beginning tomorrow morning, I’m going to let all the recruiting service know that it’s ok to rank our committments where they really belong…at the bottom (so you won’t expect so much). And, I’m going to ask Damon Evans to give our underachieving, worthless coaching staff a raise, because the alumni really give generously. I’m a good person and a good coach.
Go ‘Noles…………….
By Gen Neyland
October 6, 2007 7:35 PM | Link to this
IT’S A WONDERFUL DAY…
By What a JOKE
October 6, 2007 7:37 PM | Link to this
Words cannot describe how bad this Georgia team and its coaches are. We are on the verge of becoming the bottom of the SEC East. We need major changes to stop this from happening.
By 77DAWG
October 6, 2007 7:37 PM | Link to this
mR dAWGFAN, I NEVER GO TO GA OR ANY COLLEGE, BUT I DO LEARN ENGLISH FROM MY REDNECK FIEND. I LOVE MY DAWGS AND YOU ARE REALLY GOOD KNOWING THAT I AM A MENTALLY CHALLENGED PERSON. STILL, MARTINEZ MUST GO SO uga CAN WIN SOME.
By Since1980....
October 6, 2007 7:37 PM | Link to this
Dog Fans…and yes Im one…we may have to face the reality that Mathew Stafford might be a bust!! I really hate to say that.
This game was beyond atrocious!!! Im a little worried about our coaching staff. We have to many great athletes to put up a performance like this. Im telling yall its the freaking coaching.
By never fair weather dawg
October 6, 2007 7:38 PM | Link to this
I love the Dawgs, always have and always will. My whole family lives and breathes Georgia football. I have never been so embarassed in my entire life as I am right now. Yeah the play calling was poor and the defense was, well, CWM wouldn’t know what to call on defense if it came up and round house kicked him in the neck meat but the real fault, in my dejected and hurt opinion is the lack of effort put forward by these young men today. To believe that UT is anything but a second tier team in the SEC is ridiculous. They aren’t better than the beloved Dawgs, we just didn’t put forth any effort. You can fire as many coaches as you want to but until these boys want it more than the next guy, and they clearly didn’t want anything today, we can expect to be heartbroken repeatedely to teams with far less raw talent. I think I am going to be sick. I hate Tennessee more than anything. Go Dawgs. Rest in peace.
By Chuck
October 6, 2007 7:38 PM | Link to this
yeah that’s right you dumbarse georgia fans…FIRE Martinez…it’s his fault your puppy dawg offense could only manage two 1st downs in the half. You will always be what you are: a middliing of the road SEC team…what have you won? A NC back in 1980…other than the three Hershel years; Georgia is average.
By Norm Chow Mix USC West
October 6, 2007 7:38 PM | Link to this
Oh Hi Dorsey NOW PUCKER UP BOY!!!!
By atltrey
October 6, 2007 7:39 PM | Link to this
The braves,hawks,falcons,gt football,uga football.Will someone please break my televisions and spare me.Mr.Richt would you (CALMLY)take your dumb a* staff and get the hell out of town
By cigardawg
October 6, 2007 7:40 PM | Link to this
Folks, UGA has a coaching problem. If you can’t see it, you’re not a student of the game, nor a true lover of our program.
Lack of motivation, lack of discipline, failure to execute and failure to adjust the game plan on the fly all fall squarely on the coaching staff’s failure to prepare our men and themselves for this crucial game.
We are settling into mediocrity for the long run if Damon Evans and Mark Richt don’t take a long look at what this program is producing (and failing to produce) on the field.
No more excuses, the goal is becoming a perennial SEC Champion and NC contender. With the talent UGA gets year-in and year-out, nothing less should be acceptable.
There is nothing good to take from today’s game and there is no excuse for this poor showing.
By joe
October 6, 2007 7:40 PM | Link to this
Gdawg,
If Tennessee “absolutely” sucks, what does that say about your pups after having the ball shoved down their throats ALL DAMN DAY…HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA….
By Geo Dawgonit!!
October 6, 2007 7:40 PM | Link to this
Eric C at 7:11, you are funny as hell!! Stomped by Tennessee 2 days in a row. Geeeeezzzz, I’m gonna watch the Falcons tomorrow just to see the embarrassing onslaught!!!
By tfannon
October 6, 2007 7:41 PM | Link to this
Thanks for coming, GA. You’re season is only going to get better after FL, AU and UK.
By brokebackvol
October 6, 2007 7:42 PM | Link to this
Sorry Dawgs - your team ran into a hungry Tennessee team with a chip on its shoulder looking for some respect and to regain some pride. You still have 6 games left, and I’ll be pullin’ for ya to beat those gators!
GEAUX TIGERS - BEAT FLORIDA!!
By BeachGaBulldog
October 6, 2007 7:42 PM | Link to this
I am, and always be a Dawg fan. Yeah, WM is a lousy coordinator. I had a feeling that we would digress with DVG leaving. The tackling was a joke. Sure, we are young, but when down like we were today, guys like the seniors need to step up. We were not prepared to play, and this is absolutely unbelievable. After what they did to us last year, if it was me, I would be busting with emotion, wanting to tear some heads off. Oh yeah, to all you ignorant hillbillies, c********, gayturds, etc., bashing my Dawgs, GO F* YOURSELF!
By AJ Green
October 6, 2007 7:43 PM | Link to this
SCREW UGA, u’m going to usc where they can pass me the ball and use my talents. Richt, hope you liked taking up the a**!
By Michael
October 6, 2007 7:44 PM | Link to this
Without David Greene Richt has not been very good. FIRE Mark Richt!
By CJ2
October 6, 2007 7:44 PM | Link to this
What an absolutely humiliating loss. That was gutless and pathetic.
If Mark Richt has male genitals he should make the entire entire defense and their sorry coach walk the entire way back to Athens.
To quote the popular rap song: “F.. Martinez, F.. Martinez, F.. Martinez.
By CJ2
October 6, 2007 7:44 PM | Link to this
What an absolutely humiliating loss. That was gutless and pathetic.
If Mark Richt has male genitals he should make the entire entire defense and their sorry coach walk the entire way back to Athens.
To quote the popular rap song: “F.. Martinez, F.. Martinez, F.. Martinez.
By UT OWNS UGA
October 6, 2007 7:45 PM | Link to this
3 of the last 4, and 2 for 2 in our last 2 visits to Sanford and Son stadium
By Herbie Pruitt
October 6, 2007 7:45 PM | Link to this
Willie Martinez definitely NEEDS TO STEP ASIDE!! THE PRIDE OF THE JUNKYARD DAWG DEFENSE HAS LEFT WITH HIS COACHING. There seems to be absolutely no enthusiasm or emotion to stuff an offense and show TOTAL SUPERIORITY (look at Auburn and how they dominated Florida for an example). Since WM took the defensive position, the defense looks like they are more equipped to play tittly winks than getting the offense off the porch. The old saying “if you can’t hang with the BIG DAWGS, get off the porch” doesn’t apply to WM’s defensive strategy and the 2007 Georgia Bulldog Defense…..
By GODAWGZ
October 6, 2007 7:46 PM | Link to this
Dammit Dawg fans show some love to your team. Yeah they sucked today, but tomorrow they will suck even more so be happy while we only suck this bad.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 7:48 PM | Link to this
General, congradulations. It could not have happened to a better person. I wish you would have sold those dairy goats so you could have seen it in person. I hear the Mid easterners will take them off your hands. Go in any C-store and look for the stocker with the red dot. You guys played lights on, we played lights out. Total domianation both sides and if your name is not Lindsay Lohan, it just aint fun.
By Fvck this Sh!t
October 6, 2007 7:49 PM | Link to this
CMR and his staff suck a$$. Get the Fvck out of Athens and take your stup1d a$$ zen bullsh1t attitude with you. You suck.
By The Voice of Reason
October 6, 2007 7:49 PM | Link to this
Where is the accountability when contracts are so long and one-sided? How can our current coach claim to teach (and lead by example) when our players don’t respond. Why do we continue to play Stafford whe it’s not working? Why do we keep Janceck and Martinez when it’s obvious they couldn’t hold a jub in divison 2A? Why don’t we hire a real coach instead of a stubborn, washed-up, last weeks tickets, FSU has been? I think John Zook could do a better job with our recruits.
By big_time_money
October 6, 2007 7:50 PM | Link to this
I Love it! UGAY Choked again! Mutt fans do the talk but can’t do the walk! OVERRATED! OVERRATED!
By GODAWGZ
October 6, 2007 7:51 PM | Link to this
Lets not bash the Dawgz too much just yet,,, we may just beat a team this year that we aren’t supposed to. We still play Troy ya know. GO DAWGZ!
By 6th Straight Loss in SEC East
October 6, 2007 7:51 PM | Link to this
I told you dawg fans that my Vols would put on the continuation of the A$$ Whoopin fom last year. HA HA HA
By william cranman
October 6, 2007 7:52 PM | Link to this
IS IT NOT OBVIOUS TO ANYONE ELSE THAT THE MAIN REASON BEHIND THIS LOSS WAS THAT OUR DEFENSIVE LINE IS HORRIFIC! THEY ARE SO IN OVER THERE HEAD ITS RIDICULOUS. WE COULD HAVE THE SMALLEST D-LINE IN ALL OF 1-A FOOTBALL. CAN’T STOP THE RUN AND CAN’T PRESSURE THE QUARTERBACK…..THIS IS THE SOLE REASON WE LOST.NOTHING ANYBODY ELSE SAYS MATTERS.THAT IS THE REASON!
By whiteandgold
October 6, 2007 7:53 PM | Link to this
Richt won’t fire any of them unless God tells him to. So pull yourselves up by the jock strap and stop whining.
By RichtneedsnutZ
October 6, 2007 7:53 PM | Link to this
Bad tackling, poor coaching, poor coaching, poor coaching, POOR COACHING!!!! Surely UT does not have 5 Td’s better talent than the dawgs?? Knowing fat PHIL has an off week to prepare, after UGA had over 300 yds rushing against ole MISS, did our coaches not know that UT would be ready for the run?? Why did we continue to pound the ball when it was not there?? Why can’t Stafford beat a team when they put 8 men in the box and play man to man and dare us to throw the ball?? I question our coaches, I question our game plan, I question our 2nd half adjustments, and more scarily (is that a word??) I question our QB?? PLease reply, I need answers!!
By UT OWNS UGA
October 6, 2007 7:53 PM | Link to this
Hey BeachGaBulldog, suck on it! And when you’re done sucking on it, suck on more. Sorry you’re such a sore LOSER
By Bulldog Bob
October 6, 2007 7:55 PM | Link to this
We were poorly prepared today as a football team which is humiliating as a contributor to this program. However, I love the program and will continue to support this football team! We are young in key positions and were exposed by a very good quarterback. It happens it is the SEC get use to it you cry baby fair weather fans!!!! GO Dawgs, Sic Em
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 7:57 PM | Link to this
We lost, life will never be the same. Dam bunch of whiny spoiled brats. If I was not a graduate, I would hoodoo the season. Get a grip, look at what is important in life. This is just fun, when we lose, yeah not so much fun. Just give me a break, concentrate on your family, your job and your faith. This is so minor. Deal with it dammmmittt.
By Clell Morris
October 6, 2007 7:58 PM | Link to this
To all of you wagoneers, get a grip. Yeah we lost bad but show some class. ONCE A DAWG, ALWAYS A DAWG……..HOW SWEET IT IS. None of you wagoneers need EVER speak again as us REAL UGA fans celebrate the next UGA win or championship. Pick another team. Screw all of you bashers….Yall ain’t DAWGS. Eat me.
By Windell Parker
October 6, 2007 7:59 PM | Link to this
I have never been so humiliated in my life as I was sitting in front of my TV with my close friend, who attended Auburn and a big AU fan and listen to all his sarcasm and giddy remarks about what was taking place right in front of us. I wanted to throw up. In fact, I didn’t watch the last part of the game, after TN intercepted MS pass. What is wrong with this team???? You get up to 12TH place in the polls and play like this against an unranked team. I blame all of this loss on CMR. As we were losing 28-0, he was walking up and down the sidelines like we were ahead. I HAVE NEVER BEEN empressed with him from the git-go. And what in the world was he doing with the play-maker sheet in front of his face during the entire game? I thought MB was now the offensive guy. Play-calling, the running game, the passing game and the total defense stunk up my living room. It’s disgusting. I’m serious - I may not watch ANY of the remaining games this season. Why should I devote my time watching such a display of poor performances? SICKENING, TERRIBLE. DISHEARTENING. POOR SHOW BULLDAWGS.
By Mabel Frudd
October 6, 2007 8:00 PM | Link to this
I had to take off the my husbands welder mask I just couldnt breathe. My face hurts and its really poned up from those 35 points. I can hardly see right now. Please dawgs win a game decisively for once .. Mabel
By stuart
October 6, 2007 8:00 PM | Link to this
reading this thread made me so happy
you are all so mentally wrecked right now and that makes me fell all warm and fuzzy
please continue…
UT game balls to Martinez, Bobo, Sturdivant, and pass droppers…i mean georgia receivers
The Vols ATE YOUR LUNCH and now you get to live with it for another year.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Ruf. Ruf. Ruf…little pups.
By catlady
October 6, 2007 8:01 PM | Link to this
We are not signed up to play South Florida, are we???!
During the football season, I think it would be a great benefit if NO ONE allows players or coaches to read or listen to ANYTHING about our team or other teams. Might keep our players from getting the big head if they think EVERY OTHER team is winning ‘em all.
By Jeff
October 6, 2007 8:01 PM | Link to this
Can’t see a game left on the schedule where the Bullfrogs will be favored. Perhaps Pastor Richt should stick to mission trips to Panama, and leave the football to real football coaches. Praise the Lord.
By riley
October 6, 2007 8:01 PM | Link to this
Martinez and Bobo BOTH need to go.
Bobo’s play calling is absolutely pathetic. You can tell Donnan is his hero. Even a HS coach knows you don’t run the damn ball when you’re 21 points behind. And you stop throwing the short side passes when they CLEARLY DON’T WORK. And when is Bobo going to teach Stafford better mechanics?
And Martinez? What an absolute joke. Our defense looked like a bunch of middle school boys out there flapping around without a clue.
Get ready dawgs for at least 3 more losses.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 8:01 PM | Link to this
God I hope I don’t act like such a donkey when I win, if I do, I sincerely apologize. And quit acting like jerks when we lose. It is not the end of the world, when that happens, I will let you know.
By Rocky T
October 6, 2007 8:01 PM | Link to this
How can you Dawg fans say this is the worst loss? We hung “half-a-hundred” on you last year, in our “sister-stadium”…Neyland South (aka Sanford Stadium….There’s always next year, which is a home game for us!!! GO VOLS!!!!
By JYD
October 6, 2007 8:01 PM | Link to this
First time in 32 years of watching that I have turned the tv off during a game (at halftime) and never once checked back. Stafford has to be the most overhyped GA. recruit ever. Cutcliffe carved up defense because defense wasn’t anywhere near ready to play. Most pathetic first half I have ever seen.
By Ilovethevols
October 6, 2007 8:01 PM | Link to this
YES YES YES This is the day I have been waiting for! I am so sick and tired of seeing all this Georgia fans toot around town with their stupid Ga Tags and stickers and banners. They think they are better than anyone else. Well I got news for you today… YOU HAVE BEEN SERVED…. VOLS ROCK… ONCE AGAIN YOU GOT A BEATING FROM US… READ IT AND WEEP…..
By Injunjoe
October 6, 2007 8:02 PM | Link to this
I don’t understand all this reluctance to place the blame where it belongs—Mark Richt is the head coach and that’s where the ball stops. He clearly has no idea what to do when his initial game plan doesn’t work and he can’t seem to get the best players on the field at any time. I know he appeals to a lot of the Christian right of the Bulldog Nation, but isn’t it time to get a football coach instead of an evangelist?
By griff
October 6, 2007 8:03 PM | Link to this
atta way dawg fans! way to support your team! richt is the best coach we have EVER had! how many times to i have to hear about erk or herschel? tennessee didnt play with peyton or reggie white for heavens sake! we have now beat them 3 out of the last 4 in knoxville, i will take a 75% winning percentage up there anytime!
i am a dawg fan, stop your whining and support your team! richt is now 23-4 on the road. 23-4! ask any coach in america if they would take that record, no doubt they would! you whiners are an embarrassment to true dawg fans everywhere! GO DAWGS! MOVE ON AND BEAT VANDY!
By jrmdvm1
October 6, 2007 8:05 PM | Link to this
I am at a loss as to where to begin. We were outplayed, but why? Just who is responsible for teaching these young men the fundamentals of football? Poor blocking, poor tackling, poor execution in general. It is a coach’s job to teach fundamentals and to provide a “scheme” to put them in place to succeed. Even good tacklers make poor tackles when they are out of position. Do our coaches think they are coaching at the next level where teaching fundamentals is not as necessary?
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 8:06 PM | Link to this
Cuz’s evil twin… sorry man but we are all pi$$ed. The only good thing today is the bees lost and Climpson is getting pounded as well.
By VANN D BUILT
October 6, 2007 8:06 PM | Link to this
MUTT NATION MELTDOWN…I LOVE IT!
By Jim
October 6, 2007 8:06 PM | Link to this
Feed him more money!
By VANN D BUILT
October 6, 2007 8:06 PM | Link to this
MUTT NATION MELTDOWN…I LOVE IT!
By GODAWGZ
October 6, 2007 8:07 PM | Link to this
Have we really lost 6 in a row in the SEC east?? Yo, that is not good. Come on DAWGZ get it together.
By Dill
October 6, 2007 8:08 PM | Link to this
As much as I hate to say this, we must hold CMR accountable for this fiasco. He has held onto WM. He has refused to make a change. And he has not brought anything new or fresh to an offense that is simply anemic. Sure, they are young, but they also can’t catch a football, and we all know that this problem did not start tonight. Everything we are seeing as devoted DAWG fans is a coaching problem. Perhaps the answer to this is a real change. Perhaps Georgia needs a real coach that does more than smile on the sideline when his team is playing like a high school team. Where’s the concern, the desire, the fire? It is certainly not on that man’s face. As much as I do not like Spurrier, at least you know what he’s feeling during a game. CMR looks like it’s no big deal to be playing so bad. No wonder that his players don’t seem to care too much either.
Fire the whole bunch, and let’s start over.
By MidTnDawgFan
October 6, 2007 8:08 PM | Link to this
What’s the deal with UT’s fight song Rocky Top? Is this supposed to be a real place? Or is it some make believe fairy tale land where mystical magical appalachian people reproduce with their siblings?
By Dawg70
October 6, 2007 8:09 PM | Link to this
We are 4 and 2 with a very young team, not bad and would have taken it before season started. Should have won SC game, also not bad. Our QB will be fine when our D stops a few people when it counts most and gets off the field. I remember when linebackers were introduced to football in the late 50’s and early 60’s. They were to fill gaps at the line of scrimage or in the other teams backfield. Today when Tenn. scored their last TD from the 3 or 4 our LB’s made the tackle 2 yards deep in the end zone. This is not the job description. We tend to fight blockers well beyond the line of scrimage already giving up 4 to 5 yards before contact. Think back to West Virginia,LSU,Fla.,Miss. and now Tenn. Our MLB’s like Turman in the past use to drive me crazy standing flat footed,fighting blocks deep and even taking out our offside LB trying to get to the runner. Fix this and quit having them chase receivers from behind and we begin to develop as a D. Just thinking as and old player and coach. Playing soft is not a problem if LB’s tackle and DB’s cover. Our DB’s now make more tackles than any other positon. We will be ok, just seems like a small adjustment that could help with all the speed in todays game that doesn’t have to go both ways (Offense-Defense). Go Dawgs
By catlady
October 6, 2007 8:09 PM | Link to this
Yesterday’s topic on this blog:” Georgia team reaches fork in the road” Well, I would say we have chosen the road less traveled (by winning, upward bound teams, at any rate).
Things will get better. Just a question of when. Will most of us be too old to care?
By stuart
October 6, 2007 8:10 PM | Link to this
the meltdown comments followed by the “proud” georgia fan comments chastising the chicken littles
this is so fun to watch
please, keep em coming (grabs popcorn)
one serious question: if i were a georgia fan and i watched my receivers drop passes for years, and years, and years…i would literally go insane…do any of you feel insanity creeping when your receivers invariably drop pass after pass?
i imagine it must double you over in shameful pain because it is a trend of years and years and years
i love today.
By Rocky T
October 6, 2007 8:11 PM | Link to this
GO VANDY!!!!! GO VANDY!!!!! Goergia 0 for Tennessee!!!
By benny
October 6, 2007 8:11 PM | Link to this
if this is our best then we are kidding ourselves, richt is an average game day coach and our defense is useless. what the hell is keeping martinez around.
By RedAndBlack
October 6, 2007 8:11 PM | Link to this
TO ALL YOU BAND WAGONERS, PLEASE GET OFF AT THIS STOP. THE TRUE BULLDOG NATION DOES NOT NEED YOU. WE GOT BEAT BY A MUCH BETTER TEAM. WE LOOKED FLAT. TENNESSEE DESERVED THE WIN THE WAY THEY PLAYED. NO EXCUSES…WE WERE JUST OUTPLAYED, OUTRIGHT. YOU WANT TO FIRE MARTINEZ, THEN FIRE BOBO AND RICHT TOO. WE WERE FLAT ON BOTH SIDES. WE JUST NEED TO LEARN FROM THIS AND GET BETTER, FAST!
By wrightsville dawg
October 6, 2007 8:12 PM | Link to this
Totally unacceptible performance on both sides of the ball.Willie is out of his league and mark is out of his mind.Force change with your checkbook
By Kevin
October 6, 2007 8:12 PM | Link to this
WM has got to go. You can not win in the SEC with no pressure on the QB. You can not play pre-vent the whole game. TN did what every they wanted to do. The entire UGA team played at 1/2 speed with absolutely no effort.
Where’s Cox. If Stafford continues to throw of back foot, overthrow receivers (Bench Him). You can get away with that in High School, but not the SEC.
By Not 2 Happy Dawg Fan
October 6, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this
What was that???? There was absolutely no emotion what so ever out of either side of the ball. If you can’t get up for Tennessee then you might as well not even have a football program. Coach Richt, you are a nice guy, but I am not so sure you are cut out for the SEC. When you first came to Georgia, your teams were full of fire. Now it just seems like they want to go through the motions. “Finish the Drill”…….. remember that? This game was just plain ugly. For Dawg fan’s anyway. Coach Bobo, I understand that being able to run the ball shows how tough you are, but when you are down 28-0, don’t you think the offense needs a little “giddy-up” in their step? We don’t have all day to move the ball. Somebody needs to light a fire under this team….like now!!! Matt Stafford may be good, but he is by no means, David Greene. Until he can help this team win consistantly I will not be completely sold on him. The offense is so predictable right now, that I was guessing what they would do when they lined up. Sadly, I was correct about 90% of the time. I am and always will be a huge Dawg fan, but I want to see this team with the same fire that they had with D. Greene, Musa Smith, David Pollack, Greg Blue, D.J. Shockley, Thomas Davis and all the rest of the big guys. Surely this team has players with that kind of talent and hopefully, the same strong desire to win that it’s preceders had. One last thing, the defense HAS GOT TO DO BETTER against the run. That is an understatement of the most collosal kind. Lets hope the players read these blogs and it embarrasses and p** them off. That said, lets move on and concentrate on Vandy. They deserve some payback for last year.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this
Mabel…. you need to move out of the traler park that you are now in and find another one far from your hubby after the season. Then I suggest you and hubby get counseling from CMR in the off season!
By David
October 6, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this
**The Dawgs actually aren’t out of the SEC East Title at all. In fact by the end of tonight they maybe tied for second. I explained it all in my own blog.
http://fromthehedges.blogspot.com/2007/10/remaining-rational.html**
By atltrey
October 6, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this
Griff is really Mark Richt.You heard what we said GET THE HELL OUT OF TOWN!!!!!!
By dawger
October 6, 2007 8:13 PM | Link to this
What a total joke against a terrible UT defense. Mark Richt can’t beat this bad team that UF scored 59 points on? Are you serious. Hit the road Mark—-UGA needs to bring in a coach that can win these easy games.
By UGA 4life
October 6, 2007 8:14 PM | Link to this
CMR really has to reevaluate letting Bobo call the plays…he’s way too predictable…and the defense can’t tackle or cover…CMR needs to rehire VanGroder. Stafford is totally overrated!!!
By Theedge
October 6, 2007 8:14 PM | Link to this
Georgia just stepped on their face with a flip flop across their nose!
By hr
October 6, 2007 8:14 PM | Link to this
Forget the Coaches, forget the Game. Just think for a minute, how GA got into this situation of having to start Freshman, especially Lineman. Something is wrong when this happens. Who got us into this kind of thing? Think about that. True National Powers seldom have to do this and when they do play them, they are the real deal. Normally they are skill players. I’ve got other ideas about what has happened this yr., but think this over.
By Jerry G
October 6, 2007 8:15 PM | Link to this
Matthew Stafford IS below average! Check his numbers against USC — sub 50%. Check his number against UT — sub 50%. He can’t connect on a pass of any distance. He’s all hipe! Let’s see Joe Cox. Who cares how strong Stafford’s arm is when less than 50% of the time he’s connecting to the ground! Does anybody remember how well David Greene played as a sophomore? Stafford should be better than this. Also, our defense is painful to watch.
By Cedrick
October 6, 2007 8:16 PM | Link to this
My comments are very simple. Yes, Richt is a good head coach but he has yet to win the “BIG” games to keep Gerogia in a national championship contention. How long will the University of Georgia be content in just playing for a BCS game or playing for a “National Championship”?
By Rocky T
October 6, 2007 8:18 PM | Link to this
Fork in the road? How about “Stick a Fork in them” you are done, pups!! SEEYA!!!
By Steve Slayton
October 6, 2007 8:24 PM | Link to this
Man I wish I could have played against that defense you guys put on the field today, I would have had 200 yards and 4 TD’S in the first half. Good luck with that UF game.
By Larry's Mother
October 6, 2007 8:24 PM | Link to this
We are the laughing stock of the SEC.
By realistic
October 6, 2007 8:24 PM | Link to this
Yes the D is bad but the O is even worse!!
By Lee
October 6, 2007 8:25 PM | Link to this
LEE’s top ten comments on TN beating UGA
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 8:26 PM | Link to this
My beer is warm, my drink is cold. And we have lost again I’m told. But if I bow my head to weep, it will not help me go to sleep. When I wake upon the morn, once again we will be re-born. If we win or if we lose, it is not for me to be able to choose. And for all who say that we are done, Don’t worry you won’t be number one. Willie M does the best he can, and Coach CMR he is the man. But life is somtimes not fun and less fair. But we are Dawgs, why should we care. Just remember the words of our man Grizzard. Now there if ever was a Junkyard Dawg. I was born Bulldawg born and Bulldawg bred. Now that I have died, I am Bulldawg dead. Now rest you now, tell Erk hello, and this for you before I go. If this should ever come to pass, if we lose again and lose our a$$. It does not matter who was right or wrong. It does not matter who was weak or strong. All that matters is what I said, I was Bulldawg born now Bulldawg dead.
Live it love it, but don’t let it rule your life. Cuz’s evil twin.
By Jeb
October 6, 2007 8:26 PM | Link to this
Big Deal, we lost a game against the Vols. Ainge looked great and he is a senior. Our O line and D line are young. We can’t win 10 every year. Give the guys a break. With our recruiting we will win a Natl Champ. in the next few years so calm down. Support the team like the Vol fans supported theirs. They could have folded after 2 losses and a butt kicking from the Gaytors but they didn’t. What goes around comes around so support the team and be a true fan. It’s only a football game after all. This is coming from a guy with a Bulldog tatooed on his leg that says Go Dawgs. I was there in 1980 when we won the Natl Championship and im sure were close to doing it again. Patience, grasshopper, patinence. Now let me go enjoy a Gator butt whooping. God Bless all.
By FOOTBALLESEC
October 6, 2007 8:26 PM | Link to this
The game today was a total surprise. Tennessee’s defense is much better now than they were a couple of weeks ago. That made the difference in the game. Good luck with the rest of the season.
By wrightsville dawg
October 6, 2007 8:27 PM | Link to this
Please put heat on WILLIE.CMR dosen’t have the balls to.
By flack jacket
October 6, 2007 8:27 PM | Link to this
Please send this Willie Martinez guy, whoever he is, to Tech. He is bound to be better than Gailey.
-fJ
By TRUE
October 6, 2007 8:28 PM | Link to this
Bobo has no experience outside of Thomasville HS and uga. get someone with real experience!
By DawgHater
October 6, 2007 8:31 PM | Link to this
BWHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
U idiots thought you had a real team? ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!
Get ready for more losses: Kentucky, Vandy, UFL, etc.
By DEADDAWG
October 6, 2007 8:32 PM | Link to this
Joe Cox was good enough to warrant a little playing time early last year, why not this year? Stafford has no mechanics at all. He doesn’t even put up good numbers against lesser opponents.
By Damon
October 6, 2007 8:32 PM | Link to this
David UGA in the running for SEC East…not likely USC beat them, UT beat them, UF is going to beat them and so is UK. UGA might as well pack up the hopes of an SEC championship cause those chances are slim and none and slim just left Neyland Stadium.
By The_Future
October 6, 2007 8:33 PM | Link to this
WRs that cant catch RBs that cant stay healthy an O-line full of wet-nosed wimps a D-line full of undersized underachievers LBs that are too slow and cant tackle DBs that are too slow and cant cover
and a coaching staff that is too soft and in over their heads to get in anybody’s faces to get it together and make the proper adjustments
its the stuff that Chik-Fil-A bowl dreams are made of (if we’re lucky)
By name
October 6, 2007 8:36 PM | Link to this
and the dogs of the sec are on their way back to the bottom (where they belong) hopefully we won’t have to see them back in an overrated top 25 ranking for the rest of the season
*and i can’t wait to see the 80-0 stomping Florida will be giving them
By JAFO
October 6, 2007 8:38 PM | Link to this
Well, this morning I read the blog about the “Leg Lift”. Looks like Smokey did the “Two Leg Squat” and sh— on the dogs.
By Jeff Lawson
October 6, 2007 8:41 PM | Link to this
Word association time - JOE COX. Why not put him in after halftime?
By outsider
October 6, 2007 8:41 PM | Link to this
As an outsider, and an admirer of the Georgia program, I have to ask the following question: Why does CMR get such a pass from the Dawg Nation?
The cold hard reality is that this team is 0 and 6 against the SEC east in its last 6 SEC east games. That kind of in conference record wuld not be accempted at any top notch program in the country. In addition, I shuuter to think what would have happened to Jim Donnan if he had achieved the same futility.
So, why does the current coach get such a pass from you people? Just curious.
By Matt the Brave
October 6, 2007 8:42 PM | Link to this
To the people who say to fire Willie Martinez…
ARE YOU FREAKIN’ INSANE?!?
Give UGA one more year and we’ll be playing for a BCS game again. As they say at LSU, I gar-un-tee it!
By Ed
October 6, 2007 8:43 PM | Link to this
The Georgia team’s demeanor as they walked out of the tunnel was strange - arms interlocked, walking slowly. Not running out with energy and fire. Reminds me of a recent Florida game when Georgia came out that way and was down 21-0 before my first beer was consumed. Sometimes the Dawgs seem like they don’t care, usually in the most inappropriate games - Florida, Tenn., ‘06 Sugar Bowl, etc. What’s going on?
By RedAndBlack
October 6, 2007 8:44 PM | Link to this
This blog stinks of Bulldog fan wannabes. Real fans get behind their team and move on with them after a loss, not against them. Tennessee was stronger and faster today and they had lots of time to plan for this game. Hence, they won with a better game plan. When we lose, all of the sudden, you fairweather fans turn against the Bulldogs. What the hell is wrong with you people? I think most of you are so-called Bulldogs fans who never even went to The University of Georgia. If you think you guys can call better plays and better defensive schemes in a short period of time and try to execute it againsta a darn good team, then you shouldn’t be in this blog. You should be coaching a college or NFL team, right? You think? You people are pathetic!
By Mike T.
October 6, 2007 8:47 PM | Link to this
Richt is a nice guy, so was Donnan,so was Goff.Its time for a change.Eveybody seems to get up for us, we don’t seem to get up for any one.Intensity just doesn’t seem to be there.It was well evident that the Vols were ready to play,we were not.We had no offense, no defense and were out coached.
By Clell Morris
October 6, 2007 8:49 PM | Link to this
To all of you complainers, get another football team. If you had been there at Alabama like I was two weeks ago high fiving our boys in the end zone after the game, you wouldn’t be saying s*&% tonight. How many SEC Championships have we won recently? How many has UT won? Quit drinking so much before you post from now on. Makes us look like a bunch of freaking idiots. Other team’s bloggers are loving all of your stupid dumba$% stories. Stay home and be stupid instead of booing the DAWGS.
By Smokey
October 6, 2007 8:50 PM | Link to this
UGA back that axx up. Smokey loves you.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 8:50 PM | Link to this
We need a new strenght coach as well we are not as physical. Even Vandy pushed us around last year.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 8:50 PM | Link to this
No I do not think after tonight we have a chance at the SEC East. We had to win all SEC games after the SC loss. Since we did not, we now play to not play in Boise during Christmas. Maybe not New Years, but closer to New Years than Christmas.
And one more thing. Now that we do not have to win it all. I don’t care if we lose to Troy, concentrate on UF. Just start planning for UF. Lose the rest, but the game in JAX. That would make one he double L of a season. Lose the rest cept in JAX, and I will die a happy man.
Yeah I said winning was not important, just want to win one more in Jax before I die, thats all.
By Larry's Mother
October 6, 2007 8:50 PM | Link to this
Jeb, I don’t think we have to worry about winning a NC anytime soon. Tennessee has suddenly remembered how to beat us again, Florida has forgot how to lose to us, and South Carolina with Spurrier finally being around long enough, getting his type of players, are no longer nothing to laugh at.
By C*O*C*K*S Rule
October 6, 2007 8:51 PM | Link to this
Hey RedAndBlack, Waaaaaaah!
Man, you guys sucked today. Thanks for making us look bad. All of a sudden that big win over the “mighty” mutts looks like a win over a powderpuff. Next time, try to be competitive.
And good job scheduling Troy as the homecoming opponent. Couldn’t take a chance on Kentucky coming down and beating you two homecomings in a row, could you?
Man, you got beat by Vandy at your homecoming and then by Kentucky at THEIR homecoming.
By Larry
October 6, 2007 8:52 PM | Link to this
I was right!
By NASCARfan
October 6, 2007 8:52 PM | Link to this
Willie Martinez EFFING SUCKS!!!
Red and Black… get on the train I like to all REALITY and get with the program!
Willie Martinez needs to be fired YESTERDAY!!!
By eddie from acworth
October 6, 2007 8:52 PM | Link to this
Here is what I am sick of:
-Every year being overrated
-Every year watching the same teams in the mix, while UGA is always hoping someone else loses to offset our losses…instead of taking care of our own business….
-Every year saying “we are young, wait til next year”…..isn’t Fla young?
-Every year having a top 10 recruiting class which has led to very little
-Every year having some huge wins, then turn around and have a silly loss…..
-Every year being a mediocre team instead of an elite team….
-Every year having a soft, or bend-but-don’t-break defense……
-Every year watching UGA players who were decent while here turn into NFL stars……
The only thing that made me happy today is that the f* from N Avenue have nothing to crow about…..
By Bill W.
October 6, 2007 8:52 PM | Link to this
The Dawgs looked unprepared and young today. The D line showed me today what I have most feared this season. The O line is young and UT had an extra week to prepare. We will get better as the season goes along. Dawg fans don’t abandon CMR and these kids. They need our support. There is a lot of football left this season so lets move on to Vandy.
Go Dawgs!!!
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 8:56 PM | Link to this
REd and Black… two words.. STICK IT!!!!
By bluegrassdawg
October 6, 2007 9:00 PM | Link to this
Hey everyone, some guy named Clell was at the Bama game and now he knows it all!!!! Hey Clell, shut up.
The dawgs stunk it up today but they’re young and a little flaky…both of those will change, guaranteed…give em time…Just about every program in the US would love to have CMR, let him do his thing.
Clell, get back in your trailer.
By RedDawg
October 6, 2007 9:01 PM | Link to this
If it happened that you read my previous blogs, I hated Willie Martenize philosophy since 2005. georgia’s defense was spectacular under vangorden. only once, GA lost by more than a TD. Fire willie martenize, fire him, fire him. he is really very predictable, has no creativity what so ever. will it kill you if you fake a blitz once in a while. And by the way the best defensive play for Georgia today was when they have a corner blitz on Ainge. even Ole Miss shredded our defense. Our defense is not disciplined, we dont defend the run or the pass very well. we looked slow and susceptible. our defense is sick and we should cure it. Fire willi. go dawgs
By LMAO
October 6, 2007 9:02 PM | Link to this
Lmao. The Insects are over here cheering for TN? LMAO. Didn’t you pimple face boys’ fake football team lose today?
By C*O*C*K*S Rule
October 6, 2007 9:03 PM | Link to this
By the way, who hired the last 3 coaches? You were mediocre when Dooley was the head coach and now he’s left his mark on the team with 3 mediocre coaches in a row. Still think he walks on water? If you didn’t see it when he was coaching then it should be pretty evident now. He was weak then and he left you weak now.
You need to get over the National Championship of ‘81. You didn’t play Bama. You weren’t the best team in the SEC. But by virtue of scheduling you snuck into the National Championship game and won it.
I’ll bet you’ll beat Troy, though. Good Luck with the rest of the season.
By Michael W
October 6, 2007 9:05 PM | Link to this
The DAWGS were taken to the wood shed,send the puppies to Dolly Wood for a day and then send them home to mama!
By moondawg
October 6, 2007 9:06 PM | Link to this
www.hirestevespurrier.com
By ED
October 6, 2007 9:07 PM | Link to this
Please don’t beat your wives tonight all you dog posers.
By wow, UGAY SUCKS
October 6, 2007 9:09 PM | Link to this
HAS a team been more over-rated for the longest time? and YOU still talk about Florida!!!
By moondawg
October 6, 2007 9:10 PM | Link to this
any chance we could hire Spurrier????
By Barry
October 6, 2007 9:11 PM | Link to this
I’ve too have noticed the lack of execution in the big games. CMR’s teams have always been slow to adjust to game conditions. They have not been aggressive enough offensively either. Even when we were down 28 points they were throwing short passes and running up the middle. There was no sense of urgency to get back into the game. Mark Richt has not done the job in hiring coaches. We are doomed to mediocrity with Martinez. I’m ranting because I’m watching Florida whip LSU. It’s going to be a long, long season.
By Jmac
October 6, 2007 9:12 PM | Link to this
This is ridiculous! I’m sick of three years of mediocrity. Sure, we won the SEC two years ago, but that was just a mediocre team with a good QB. Georgia will NEVER be a top 10 team again with coordinators like Martinez and Bobo. As long as we’ve got mediocre cordinators, we’re going to be stuck with a mediocre team. We need PROVEN assistants that you could expect to move on to become head coaches in a few years. What other school above the high school level would be stupid enough to hire Martinez or Bobo as a head coach?! I never thought Martinez should have been hired in the first place. And then I thought he should have been fired on the spot at half time of the West Virginia debacle. The defense has been horrible ever since he took over. If Mark Richt doesn’t have the guts to fire these guys, then he’s got to go too. Richt is beginning to remind me of Ray Golf…great recruiter, terrible coach. What good is all this talent if we can’t beat an SEC east team!!! Watch for someone to put a “Fire Mark Richt” web site online this weekend.
By kipper
October 6, 2007 9:13 PM | Link to this
im from Athens, went to UGA and bleed RED AND BLACK, on and on….. BUT, this was a big ole spanking, we have not looked excited about playing in a LONG TIME.. that is a coaching issue.. so for everyone who is yelling ” GET OFF THE BANDWAGON, etc”… pointing out that something somewhere is wrong is not spiting on the UGA graves…. its the truth…
By Mabel Frudd
October 6, 2007 9:13 PM | Link to this
Ed…. its too late, my face is so poned up I wont be able to see for weeks!!!
By Tim R.
October 6, 2007 9:15 PM | Link to this
I’ve been a Georgia Dawg fan for a while. In my opinion this group of Dawgs lacks the hunger and tenacity that’s been displayed over the past 5 years( excluding last year.) Until we get back to the basics of making solid tackles, playing assignment football and most of coming prepared to play week in and week out, it’s going to be a long hard year. Do we still have a chance to win the SEC East? Absolutely!!! We have to play Georgia Dawgz Football and get focused.
By Tim R.
October 6, 2007 9:16 PM | Link to this
I’ve been a Georgia Dawg fan for a while. In my opinion this group of Dawgs lacks the hunger and tenacity that’s been displayed over the past 5 years( excluding last year.) Until we get back to the basics of making solid tackles, playing assignment football and most of all, coming prepared to play week in and week out, it’s going to be a long hard year. Do we still have a chance to win the SEC East? Absolutely!!! We have to play Georgia Dawgz Football and get focused.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 9:16 PM | Link to this
Outsider, to answer your question, Why does CMR get a pass losing the last 6 of SEC east. He gets the pass for these reasons.
He said he came to UGA because he wanted to go to a proram with a tradition, that he could stay and be a part of the tradition. Sorry posers, he aint going back to Tallahassee.
He said his job was not to win games, but to make better men. 95% of the young men who have met him, maybe more, say that he has made them want to be better men. If nothing else, this would be the reason he stays forever.
He has given us two SEC Championships. After today, this year is out. If he beats UF, who cares.
On the field, off the field, he is a man of faith. To you non-Christians, it means nothing. To me, it means everything.
He is honest. When he screws up, he takes the blame. Unlike a visor wearing coach, he does not blame a loss on his players.
Unlike a visor wearing coach, he does not throw his clipboard on the sidelines, throw a fit, and wear out his players on the sidelines in front of national TV.
I could go on but I am getting tired. God bless Mark Richt and our team, we will live to win again.
By chbeyer
October 6, 2007 9:18 PM | Link to this
This game represented a COACHING FAILURE. The defense was non existant. Remember California shreaded this team (Tennessee). Tennessee moved the ball anytime they wanted to. The tackling (or lack of) was horrible. Poor preparation. Also, it is clear that Stafford can move the team when passing. Why not pass to set up the run. Martinez is a total loser as a coach and offensive coach boo boo isn’t much better. If the Dogs had lost by a touchdown or three points, it would have been different but to get stomped in this manner is a reflection of poor preparation and mostly a total failure on defense. Changes need to occur…NOW.
By Barry
October 6, 2007 9:18 PM | Link to this
I am getting tired of losing the big games. I hate Spurrier…we lost. I hate Tennesee and their “rocky slop” and we were fed a steady dose in losing today. I hate Florida and it looks like we will lose to them too. I am a Dawg fan, but I am losing heart. I’m afraid we’ll lose to the Gloria Vanderbilt Finishing School for Girls too! We got pushed all over the field today by a bad team. I blame the coaches.
By chbeyer
October 6, 2007 9:18 PM | Link to this
This game represented a COACHING FAILURE. The defense was non existant. Remember California shreaded this team (Tennessee). Tennessee moved the ball anytime they wanted to. The tackling (or lack of) was horrible. Poor preparation. Also, it is clear that Stafford can move the team when passing. Why not pass to set up the run. Martinez is a total loser as a coach and offensive coach boo boo isn’t much better. If the Dogs had lost by a touchdown or three points, it would have been different but to get stomped in this manner is a reflection of poor preparation and mostly a total failure on defense. Changes need to occur…NOW.
By Clell Morris
October 6, 2007 9:18 PM | Link to this
bluegrASSdawg, maybe I’m the one who needs to get a drink, but are we even on the same blog?? Yeah I was at the UA game..DAMN AWESOME as I high fived Sutherland, Brown, Bryant, and all the rest after that game. Were you a hater after that game? I’ll skip the trailer and sleep in a bedroom that’s probably bigger than your entire house (not including the outhouse of course). Rack that up to a UGA education. GO DAWGS
By chbeyer
October 6, 2007 9:18 PM | Link to this
This game represented a COACHING FAILURE. The defense was non existant. Remember California shreaded this team (Tennessee). Tennessee moved the ball anytime they wanted to. The tackling (or lack of) was horrible. Poor preparation. Also, it is clear that Stafford can move the team when passing. Why not pass to set up the run. Martinez is a total loser as a coach and offensive coach boo boo isn’t much better. If the Dogs had lost by a touchdown or three points, it would have been different but to get stomped in this manner is a reflection of poor preparation and mostly a total failure on defense. Changes need to occur…NOW.
By chbeyer
October 6, 2007 9:18 PM | Link to this
This game represented a COACHING FAILURE. The defense was non existant. Remember California shreaded this team (Tennessee). Tennessee moved the ball anytime they wanted to. The tackling (or lack of) was horrible. Poor preparation. Also, it is clear that Stafford can move the team when passing. Why not pass to set up the run. Martinez is a total loser as a coach and offensive coach boo boo isn’t much better. If the Dogs had lost by a touchdown or three points, it would have been different but to get stomped in this manner is a reflection of poor preparation and mostly a total failure on defense. Changes need to occur…NOW.
By Larry's Mother
October 6, 2007 9:20 PM | Link to this
Red and Black : So, you can’t be a fan of UGA if you didn’t go to school there? You overeducated idiot. That’s like saying I can’t buy a Chevy, because I work at Ford. Last I checked, it was a free country.
By Gen Neyland
October 6, 2007 9:20 PM | Link to this
Cuz’s Evil Twin
I apologize for the bashers from Rocky Top. You’d think this was the first win for UT over UGA in two years. Settle down fellow hillbilly’s…My first post should have read, It’s A Wonder-Fulmer Day…He lives to fight another…What a way to round out my Rookie Year on the Dawg Blawgs…Good Game Dawgs…GO LSU…
By Dick
October 6, 2007 9:21 PM | Link to this
And Coach Bobo is going to help UGA win by???? (resigning)
By Barry
October 6, 2007 9:22 PM | Link to this
The more I stew on this, the more I want Richt to tell us what he’s going to do to motivate the team a little more. I want to know why we don’t run a more complicated offense and defense. It is time for us to get a new defensive coordinator. If we don’t start seeing a more diversified offense with some throws down field, then Bobo needs to go. If these things don’t happen by next year, Richt needs to go too.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 9:23 PM | Link to this
Ditto kipper!!!
By kipper
October 6, 2007 9:27 PM | Link to this
crazy me, but isnt it a football coaches job to win games? ” not to win games but make better men”,… a BIG TIME WTF ?
By Snapshot
October 6, 2007 9:27 PM | Link to this
I see Mark Richt as the next coach at FSU.
By DecaturDog
October 6, 2007 9:27 PM | Link to this
I have the same feeling as Eddie from Canton…
I have the same feeling as the poster commenting about us coming out of the tunnerl with arms interlocked (how CUTE!)…WHERE IS THE FIRE??? WHERE IS THE PRIDE????
The game today was an embarrassment from top to bottom.
When (if ever) is Stafford going to have a WOW game? If he is “all that” why are we STILL tossing screens in the flats that go nowhere?
Why are we running the ball up the middle when we ARE DOWN 28 POINTS???? Why not throw three deep for GODS SAKE? What would be the worst that could happen? An interception? WE ARE DOWN BY 28…
VERY VERY DISCOURAGED.
Congrats to Tennessee and their fans…you whipped us up one side and down the other….Ms. Nikkie…I told you yesterday I would re-visit after the game…so here’s to you..enjoy your earned victory.
VERY VERY DISCOURAGED…AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN….
By kipper
October 6, 2007 9:27 PM | Link to this
crazy me, but isnt it a football coaches job to win games? ” not to win games but make better men”,… a BIG TIME WTF ?
By kipper
October 6, 2007 9:27 PM | Link to this
crazy me, but isnt it a football coaches job to win games? ” not to win games but make better men”,… a BIG TIME WTF ?
By wrightsville dawg
October 6, 2007 9:30 PM | Link to this
If you got to lose that way at least do it with kids that graduate.
By gdawg
October 6, 2007 9:30 PM | Link to this
RedAandBlack: You call out critical fans after that disater today? Get your head out of your a$$ son. Yes, We care about what happened today. We do not find it remotely acceptable.
We wait 9 months for another season then get destroyed by a medicore SEC team ruining our season and rendering our beloved team a punch-line. You answer is to start running that “get off the bandwagon crap”? You and the rest of the self-satisfied losers masquerading as fans deserve what you are getting (0-6 in the SEC west).
BTW, plenty of winning teams are forced to play underclassmen. The difference is that their underclassmen are actually coached.
The vocal majority are real fans! We support the team by pouring money into the program and traveling all over to support them (I’ve been doing it for 35 years). If you are seriously calling out the fans after that garbage today, you can go straight to he11 boy!
By P** Off Dawg
October 6, 2007 9:30 PM | Link to this
Martinez needs to be fired now. In fact he never should have been hired in the first place. Over the past three years, our defense has been mediocore at best. They can’t make plays and always seem to be out of position. I chalk that up to coaching. Case and point…every time we lined up today, Tennessee saw how we were lined up, looked to the sideline and called an audible. Not once did we call a defensive audible or even fake any kind of movement to try and cause confusion. We just sat in our formation and let them run over us. I know we’re young, but so if Florida… and what are they doing right now; beating the #1 team in the country. Last year we were not young and our defense still let Vandy, Kentucky and Tennessee run all over us. Again it comes back to coaching. Until Martinez is gone we will continue to be a second tear team in the SEC like Tennessee. If he’s not careful, Mark Richt will lose all the momentum the program has built over the past few years.
By moondawg
October 6, 2007 9:31 PM | Link to this
WE NEED STEVE SPURRIER!!!!!! Most of us may hate him but if you stop and think about it we don’t hate him we respect him and what he has done to all the teams he coached against. I think CMR is a great man and he has the players at heart, but you ca’t just be a mentor to these guys , you have to be both a mentor and a coach. He shows absolutely no emotion on the sideline, heck he even looked lost today.
By kipper
October 6, 2007 9:31 PM | Link to this
crazy me, but isnt it a football coaches job to win games? ” not to win games but make better men”,… a BIG TIME WTF ?
By DAWG FAN!!!
October 6, 2007 9:31 PM | Link to this
Even though we wun today i still thinks we the better team. if we had hershul we wouldnt loose a game. and why aint Staford or morano in the hisman running. he’s the best in the c**. look outs gorgia tech here we cum.
Go DAWGS
By kipper
October 6, 2007 9:31 PM | Link to this
crazy me, but isnt it a football coaches job to win games? ” not to win games but make better men”,… a BIG TIME WTF ?
By asswipe
October 6, 2007 9:33 PM | Link to this
You think this would have happened under Spurrier.
By Fred
October 6, 2007 9:33 PM | Link to this
It’s not just the D. The O is terrible too. Bobo should go along with Eason. Richt has to decide if he wants to earn his money he needs to make the tough decisions.
By Luke
October 6, 2007 9:35 PM | Link to this
Who remembers 2002 and 2005 on this blawg, when THE WORLD BARKED AS ONE. Woof. Amen
By English Teacher
October 6, 2007 9:35 PM | Link to this
For Chip …”me and my colleagues…” Are you kidding me? You must be a UGA graduate.
By Mike T.
October 6, 2007 9:36 PM | Link to this
By COCKS Rule
By the way, who hired the last 3 coaches? You were mediocre when Dooley was the head coach and now he’s left his mark on the team with 3 mediocre coaches in a row.
South Carolina has been sub mediocre their entire football history.The only thing ya’ll can hang up in your stadium is a sign saying George Rogers won the Heisman in 80.BTW that was the year he fumbled on national TV losing to Herchel and the Dawgs.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 9:39 PM | Link to this
General, I hope you got to see some of the game. I used the evil twin, cause I knew that I would be the lone Methodist in the wilderness . I do not understand why we even have a blog if when we lose, inevitible, everyone thinks it is the end of the world and life is not worth living. For all of you who feel this way, please do me a favor. Accept Jesus as your saviour, then find the tallest building in your town, maybe a two story outhouse. Then do a swandive so I don’t have to put up with your whining next time we lose.
By eddie from acworth
October 6, 2007 9:41 PM | Link to this
Sine the W Va debacle, our defense is simply not MAN ENOUGH…..and why the hell don’t we go for it on 4rth down when down by 21? Were we afraid UT might score again?? Guess what…we punted, and they did…… I think UT just scored again…..…last 4 qrtrs against UT is UT 66, UGA 21…that is INEXCUSABLE MARTINEZ!!!
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 9:41 PM | Link to this
Ditto again kipper!!!
By NCDawg
October 6, 2007 9:41 PM | Link to this
I called the outcome of this game at an alumni function in Charlotte 2 weeks ago.
I am getting tired of ending up in the floor in the fetal position over play calls that my WIFE can read from the kitchen that WON’T WORK.
Several things need to occur to even attempt to look like we are showing up to play football:
1)Richt needs to find a workaround for the no “No Huddle Rule” the SEC enacted just as he came to Georgia.
When he used that early on,the element of surprise worked.He has gotten away from trickery and wizardry.Pages need to be taken from Spurrier’s weekly evil genius play book(re;clock burning and score running) & Rodriguez’(Bowl Game against West Virginia) playbooks. What works on us MAY just work on our opponents.
2)Put something on chandler’s hands to make him actually catch a ball. I think w3hatever it is he has, he is giving it to Massaquoi.He seems to be having a littte trouble grasping the “funny shaped little pumpkin” as Andy Griffith used to call it.
3)Put Cox in at QB to give Stafford some time to breathe..The Defense is so useless, Stafford has no time to rest or think about what he is doing.
(4)Give Bobo & Martinez both their walking papers.and find some coordinators on both sides of the ball who can read and call real packages. I hate to be so harsh on this,but if it keeps up, I may have to become a Seventh Day Advenist,instead of a UGA Football junkie.
5)Let the guys who are hungriest start.Sit the starters down and let them earn their positions back.THEN you’ll see some UGA Football players get excited about playing again..
By will
October 6, 2007 9:42 PM | Link to this
For all of you CMR lovers, we have not won an SEC East game in almost 400 days. And today, when we should have been motivated and excited. We look like we would rather be in the stands drinking cold beer with some a-hole from Knoxville. Our defense is poorly coached and on offense, I didn’t know Bobo was going to resort to Jim Donnan’s playbook from 1998. Hell, we should have just hired him last year. I thought the loss to Spurrier hurt but this one really is bad. We’re going to get beat by Spurrier, Phat Phill, Oscar Meyer, Riverboat Gambler and probably a few more along the way. I am extremely embarrased tonight, oh by the way, Fla just scored again!!!
By eddie from acworth
October 6, 2007 9:43 PM | Link to this
oh and one other thing….IS THE DEFENSE GONNA FORCE A TURNOVER WHEN IT MATTERS THIS YEAR????
By TRUE
October 6, 2007 9:44 PM | Link to this
2 Things 1. Richt keeps his little nose in the air during games with that smirk on his face like everybody else “Just dosent get it”. Its called PRIDE and all the while the opposing coach is visual excited adn kicking his butt. 2. Bobo is a hick who has the experience of Thomasville HS and the t** of mama uga!!
By who cares?
October 6, 2007 9:44 PM | Link to this
dawgs in the dog house - best of the SIC?
By DC
October 6, 2007 9:46 PM | Link to this
In all my years as a Dawg— that first half was the worst exhibition by a Georgia team I have ever seen! Embarassing!
Poor game plan! Poor coaching! Poor effort? Totally dominated at the line of scrimmage on both sides. No leadership is apparent on this team??
Stafford is regressing — I don’t see the leadership here—I was seriously hoping to see Cox —
As for BoBo? I think it is time for Richt to take back the play calling—terrible! no imagination!
Receivers are weak and manhandled! Where is Bailey? Did he even catch a pass?
Very depressing—I am not optimistic about the remainder of the schedule unless this team starts to show some desire and comprtitiveness!
By BIGWIN
October 6, 2007 9:46 PM | Link to this
Can someone correct me if im wrong….did we throw one pass on first down today? I walked to the kitchen a couple of times but I don’t recall seeing one. Also, I remember two blitzes….
By James
October 6, 2007 9:47 PM | Link to this
After over 80 pts in the last 2 years have you not learn th words to ROCKY TOP
By James
October 6, 2007 9:48 PM | Link to this
After over 80 pts in the last 2 years have you not learn the words to ROCKY TOP
By David C
October 6, 2007 9:48 PM | Link to this
Well today sucked but all it is is just 1 game we can not let this ruin our season its important to fix the defense before we end up getting embarrassed by vanderbilt so i really hope georgia will try to work out some new plays for the defense and so it will play stronger but you guys can not lose hope we still have a chance its a small chance but we have 4 games left against the SEC anything can happen and plus i think we have a shot against florida this year because tennessees defense was better today than ive seen florida D in along time but its important to take it 1 week at a time and get ready for vanderbilt
By DecaturDog
October 6, 2007 9:48 PM | Link to this
Hey “evil”:
This was not just a “loss”…it was a shellacking (sp?)… WE WERE NEVER IN THE GAME…do you GET THAT? WE DON’T/CAN’T ADJUST….we play timidly…
WE ARE NOT A TOP TWENTY FIVE TEAM… Please don’t confuse this with whining….I AM SHOUTING…THE DOGS PLAYED LIKE A JV TEAM>>> ON NATIONAL TV AGAIN…no wonder folks think we are a joke….I am beginning to think we are…but if we could just establish that, I could adjust my expectations accordingly….
STAFFORD IS A PAPER BULLDOG…
By Larry's Mother
October 6, 2007 9:48 PM | Link to this
Mike Bobo needs to forget how to make babies and learn how to produce a game plan. Willie Martinez is in over his head. Richt needs to lose some religion ever once in awhile… I’m sure he will be forgiven.
By BIGWIN
October 6, 2007 9:49 PM | Link to this
why did we not change the tempo by going 2 minute offense or go 4 wide shotgun (since our O-line couldn’t block hot butter)?
By Buck in the NW
October 6, 2007 9:49 PM | Link to this
life will go on but when anybody starts calling a play an SOB then that person has got a life to go on. Lets send Matthew Stafford back to Texas because we’ve let him down and he’s got to much class to say so. All week CMR and MB say we’re going down field with the ball and then in the game we don’t. You mentioned other QBs, but we put our own QB is situations where he has 1 chance in 10 of making it and then he takes the hit. We must have gone into the game thingking we could run the ball on 8 & 9 man fronts and I say that because we ran the ball when Tenn. put their team on the line of scrimmage. Yes sir, , since you don’t thing he’s the one why don’t you foot the bill and call around the country Monday and see who would want him. He would thrive if he were playing for a school that used his talent. BTW, are any of you that want stafford a part of the same group that said I was nuts when I warned every one that the Spread Option attack would work in the SEC? CMR does make a ton of money and it’s up to him to handle this mess. Don’t start crying “YOUTH” because a lot of teams are playing young players. For his sake, I wish Matthew Stafford would transfer because his talent isn’t being used at Ga. and he doesn’t have to put up with this baloney from people who say “throwing off his back foot” and thing they know all about footbal when they’re just repeating what a TV broadcaster is saying but don’t listen when time after time those same TV guys are pointing out so many things he’s doing right. LSU at night and the Spread Option offense? Turn on your TV.
By MDAWG24
October 6, 2007 9:51 PM | Link to this
Unbelievable bull sh$t - this is by far the worse I have seen from both sides of the ball. I mean I like Stafford - he has talent, no doubt but holy crap! I am in Dallas, Tx working and had my magnets and such on the van all day,getting ready for the game, stopped at the gas station and a total stranger comes to me and says he has followed Highland Park H.S. and admits Stafford is top rated but will NEVER live up to his hype due to Bobo and Richt.Sadly, I am starting to believe the same. We bring in such great talent and our coaches screw them up and hold them back. Bobo? Please, can we PLEASE bring in an experienced OC? His play calling is worthless and is never ( I would love to eat these words) going to bring it all together. The defense looks like they are in a daze out there. Martinez is NOT THE COACH FOR OUR DEFENSE!! We MUST bring in someone that has the ability to change things when they are not working. Watch and see, they will come back in the next few weeks and everyone will forget this - I will not! I love our Dawgs win, lose or draw but this was embarrasing! Watching the Fl/LSU game now, what makes these athletes so much more dominating than ours? I am sorry to say it - it’s all about the coaching! We have the same caliber talent. It just shows ONCE they leave UGA and go pro. What do you think?
By bob
October 6, 2007 9:53 PM | Link to this
WELL BOYS AND GIRLS..I TOLD YOU SO…AFTER THE C** LOSS…MIDDLE OF THE PACK AT BEST…WHAT YOU SAW TODAY WAS A STATEMENT GAME FOR THE SEASON…AND GUESS WHAT THE STATEMENT IS…WE GOT ROMPED..BY ROCKY TOP!
WHY ARE YOUR SURPRISED..THIS TEAM IS DUN!!!!!
0-6 IN EASTERN DIVISION…AND THE C** COACH TOLD IT LIKE IT WAS…”WE DIDN’T BEAT ANYBODY”
DAWGS ITS TIME TO GROW UP..THIS AIN’T NO PUPPY LEAGUE.
THINK WE COULD PLAY GT FRESHMEN ON THANKSGIVING DAY?
By Michael G.
October 6, 2007 9:53 PM | Link to this
Red and Black is right. Every one calling for folks to be fired should have there computers taken away and never be allowed to post anything again. I have a little secret to tell all you posers. Football is just a game, and we will win some and unfortunately, we will lose some. Credit goes to Tenn. for using their bye week and coming out sharp and beating our guys. I personally look forward to our guys getting back out there next week and playing hard and getting back to their winning ways.
nascarfan…you might have a little more credibility if you would not call for coach’s to be fired after every single loss. That statement is getting old and thankfully, Damon Evans will pay you and others posing as fans absolutely no mind whatsoever.
By Samantha
October 6, 2007 9:53 PM | Link to this
I love the DAWGS….but that was just embarrassing! Both sides were absolutely awful!!
By will
October 6, 2007 9:54 PM | Link to this
Oh by the way, in the interview after the game. 6 for 14 on third down conversions in not respectable CMR, especially when 4 of those were when it really didn’t matter. Stop making excuses, you know you and your staff did a horrible job getting this team ready to play!!! I know it’s just one game, but there seems to be a re-accuring theme here. That the dogs play like s* when it matters most.
By Paul Hamilton
October 6, 2007 9:55 PM | Link to this
Wow, if the dawgs defense wasn’t suprised by the plays from Tenn. offense, then why were there so many breakdowns in coverage during the game. After the first Tenn. touchdown the defense looked lost for the rest of the game. Our linebackers and DT’s play against the run leaves a lot to be desired, and there was a ton of poor tackling going on from everyone.
The offense looked particularly lethargic, and I don’t blame the coaches, but the players. Getting whipped at home last year would be all the motivation I need to play all out in this game. Maybe Georgia needs to go back to recruiting football players instead of looking at how many recruiting stars a player has after his name. All the athletic ability in the world is useless if they don’t understand how to play the game.
By DecaturDog
October 6, 2007 9:56 PM | Link to this
David C>
Thanks for the brilliant insight…I feel better now…
By John
October 6, 2007 9:56 PM | Link to this
Auburn defensive coordinator is a Georgia boy…maybe he wants to come home. He know how to beat Florida, and Auburn defenses performs well in BIG games. NOT ONE of the elite teams in college football uses the bend-but don’t break defense, and blaming the players for poor scheming is a cop-out!!!The quarterback position needs to be open again this week.
By honest_abe
October 6, 2007 9:57 PM | Link to this
bad matchup = david cutcliffe vs willie martinez… (see 2nd half of last year and first half of this year) disappointing loss. no other way to describe it but lets put things in perspective. the dawgs got dominated in the trenches. its as simple as that. dawgs looked like they were running in mud and tenn looked like they had an extra week to prepare. the dawgs will bounce back. realistically the dawgs were looking at an 8 win season. that is still in our grasp.
By MDAWG24
October 6, 2007 9:57 PM | Link to this
Buck in the NW…. I agree with your thoughts. I hate to say it but geez we recruited him soo hard and this is how we coach the kid up. UGA is doing him an injustice…CMR please!!!!!!!!! do something about this mess you have created ( Bobo, Martinez) it’s going to be an interesting call- in show on Monday!
By Stew
October 6, 2007 9:57 PM | Link to this
You wonder why Joe Cox was not worried about playing time? Stafford stinks and he saw this,he knows his time will come. Sooner rather than later, I hope.
By Mike Bobo
October 6, 2007 9:58 PM | Link to this
I thing i will run the ball on 2nd and 10.
Always
By Doug
October 6, 2007 9:58 PM | Link to this
Let’s give Bobo some time. He is young and will learn.
Martinez: Richt is going to have to fire him or go down with him. I know Richt is a man of integrity, but integrity sometimes means letting someone go who cannot do the job. When Van Gorder was here, the defense saved UGA when the offense was not going. Martinez does not know how to coach up.
By eddie from acworth
October 6, 2007 10:01 PM | Link to this
ummm….how ‘bout a hurry-up offense Bobo?? How about an all out blitz, Martinez?? FREAKIN HORRIBLE!!
By Dawg Fan
October 6, 2007 10:01 PM | Link to this
Congrats on the win Gen Neyland. Thanks for being a classy winner and good luck the rest of the year. Please wish us luck too……we really need it!
By sd dawg
October 6, 2007 10:02 PM | Link to this
Awesome post Michael G. Let’s give the coaching staff a big fat raise if we manage st squeak by Vandy. Gee whiz…win some lose some. If you accept what happened today, you are a loser!
By BIG DAWG
October 6, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this
What an uninspired football team. They come out of the tunnel arm in arm as if they were a bunch of little girls going to a hopscotch tourney. RAY GOFF could recruit and motivate, he just couldn’t coach. Too bad. He showed more emotion and enthuisiam in one series of downs than Richt has shown since he’s been here.
By MDAWG24
October 6, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this
Will - agreed with your thoughts but damn it’s always one game, sadly this year it’s been two and will probably be four before someone does something about it. We looked terrible.
By wrightsville dawg
October 6, 2007 10:05 PM | Link to this
Somebody please turn Willie in to INS
By Gen Neyland
October 6, 2007 10:06 PM | Link to this
This blog resembles rush hour traffic on the downtown connector in ATL. I’m getting off on 10th Street, have a chili dog, rings, and a PC and listen to the Geeks whine for a while. That’ll round out a perfectly good day…GO VOLS
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 10:07 PM | Link to this
We may not win 8 games. I’m certainly not too optimistic about the rest of our season.I’m not excited about next year as well. I dont see any improvement, the food tastes really bad!
By Mike T.
October 6, 2007 10:08 PM | Link to this
Well here is halftime of LSU-FL and the those despised Gators are up 17-7.This is same team that nearly lost to OLE MISS and did lose to Auburn but they no doubt come to Baton Rouge ready to play.I sorry but I just think something is lacking in our game preparations.We just don’t appear to be as hungary as our opponents much of the time.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 10:10 PM | Link to this
I agree sd dawg…. Michael G you are a loser!!!
By nikkie
October 6, 2007 10:11 PM | Link to this
DecaturDog….I’m very happy that the Vols won,but I have to say I was surprised. I hoped we had improved,I wanted us to win,and I expected we would because I just felt like maybe the coaching staff and everyone that included the powers that be had heard the media reports and such about fan unrest and ect. However,I did not expect to win like this;I am proud of my Vols. Good luck during the remainder of your season,gracious Bulldog fans.
By NASCARfan
October 6, 2007 10:11 PM | Link to this
Dude, I’ve never called for Martinez to be fired before. This is my first time, and now I’m a convert. Willie Martinez and his defenses are far too inconsistant and unwilling to make adjustments. The defense lacks fire, it lacks passion, and it lacks HEART!!! He needs to be fired TOMORROW!!!
And by the way, I’ve called for Eason to be fired for a long, long time, not just after losses.
By puppydawg
October 6, 2007 10:12 PM | Link to this
congrats to vols. nice win. dawgs were outplayed and grossly outcoached. lines on both sides of the ball should have to wear skirts. stafford is either underachieving or just isn’t very good. pathetic effort by all.
By JDW
October 6, 2007 10:14 PM | Link to this
What a pathetic showing, unprepared, uninspired, and now unranked. I expect us to lose games in the SEC, the programs are good and you just can’t win them all in today’s environment. But I do expect us to be competitive and we weren’t tonight. This bunch needs to go home and take a hard look at the last year and a half and decide if they want to be mediocre or better than this.
By Disgraced 1
October 6, 2007 10:15 PM | Link to this
You can fix bad play calling. You can fix dropped passes. You can fix blown assignments. What alarmed me so much about today’s loss was the total lack of fire from this team & its coaching staff. I don’t know if they thought this game was in the bag or what, but they were TOTALLY outplayed & out-coached today. This isn’t the same SEC we followed 10 years ago. There are no more easy wins in conference play now. Richt needs to get that through his skull, the skulls of his coaching staff, and the skulls of his players. If he can’t, he needs to get his overpaid a* out of Athens, pure and simple.
By yellowblood
October 6, 2007 10:15 PM | Link to this
I know my team stinks too but HOW BOUT THEM HAIRY DAWGS !!!
By Gen Neyland
October 6, 2007 10:17 PM | Link to this
Before I go, this question for the ’ real ’ Dawg Fans…How come you say you look terrible in loss but shine in a win..? For once, can’t you give credit to the fact you got outplayed, outcoached, and whipped, matchup to matchup..? It really did happen…It happens to us all…Fact is UGA doesn’t suck, fact is UT was better today…End of story.
By 77DAWG
October 6, 2007 10:17 PM | Link to this
I agreed. We are young, we need to get behind our team during tuff time and all. Butt, this is not a Georgia football, we used to have JV teams looked better than this. I don’t know much of football, but I never saw a (Georgia) team this weak before. Without Martinez, UGA could win more. In short, MF Martinez must go.
By Michael G.
October 6, 2007 10:18 PM | Link to this
sd dawg…am I disappointed we lost…yeah. Am I calling for anyone’s head? Absolutely not! In the game of football there is another team out there trying to stop you from what you want to do. Tennessee did that to us today and deserved to win. But I’m not going to lose any sleep tonight reliving every single play. 3 things I know….my wife and son love me, I’m going to play golf tomorrow whether we win or lose a ball game and I (unlike you) don’t have my happiness attached to a bunch of 18-22 year old college kids playing a game. You really do need to get a life. I feel sorry for you.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 10:20 PM | Link to this
Buck, I saw a few, probably not enough, throws downfield that did not even come close or had two defenders on the ball. I know you like Matt, this just was not his day. They stopped the run off tackle, they stopped the slant route. They pretty much shut down everything we had in the playbook and if you have a better playbook, please call CMR and CMB to get them a chance to beat Vandy. You and every one else make it seem as if we just threw Matt at the Tennnessee defence and said get ur done. Well I can tell you, in the first place, you all are idiots, and Buck, I mean that in a kind way cause you are hurting on the loss, the rest are idiots. Yeah the gameplan was to run the ball down their throats. You don’t, sorry, I don’t change the plan in the first half no matter what is happening cause I figure I will get it sooner or later. We changed the plan at the half, we were not prepared and that was it. TB getting hurt did not help. We are not a catch up team. When we get that far down, we are burnt toast.
Our plan was to run the ball. Their plan was to stop the run. They were effective, we were not.
If that same UT offence showed up at the Cal game they would be undefeated. Just be happy that we saved Phat Phil his job. He loses the rest, he still comes back next year.
Now everyone man up and quit your whining and let’s get ready to play Vandy. If we had the internet in the late 70’s Vince would have never made it to the NC of 1980. Quit acting like you never lost before, you are ticking me off. I solved more problems in my three hours of work than CMR did today, and I actually made a difference in people’s lives. Grow the heck up.
If you want a NC, go find another team. If you want a SECC, aint going to happen this year.
By Overrated
October 6, 2007 10:21 PM | Link to this
Matthew Stafford, a right handed Preston Jones.
By 77DAWG
October 6, 2007 10:21 PM | Link to this
Rid of MF Martinez GA will win again.
By Disgraced 1
October 6, 2007 10:21 PM | Link to this
For all you people jumping on Bobo, was the play calling really THAT much better last year? Give the guy a damn break please. It’s not like Richt could’ve saved that game today with HIS play calling.
By Joppa
October 6, 2007 10:25 PM | Link to this
I am a Tennessee fan and have a huge respect for the Dawgs. After the Vols, I pull for the Dawgs. In 20 years I have never seen a Georgia team quit like they did today. And they quit in the first half. I was more shocked at how bad the Dogs played than what Tennessee did. Tennessee’s players went out and played for Phat Phil and their own pride today, but I saw no emotion out of the Dogs.
I think CMR owes DogNation an apology.
By Jack Kennedy
October 6, 2007 10:30 PM | Link to this
I’m tired of hearing how “Great” CMR is at UGA. The buck stops with him and I’m tired of losing. Hire PHAT PHIL……Beats what we have.
By By No Means a Football Expert
October 6, 2007 10:31 PM | Link to this
The game today was lost in the trenches. UGA lacks line depth and experience on both sides of the ball. It would seem that our program needs to look more into JUCO transfers and or transfers to lend depth to the program. Its amazing how much better a team is when running lanes are open, QB pressure is applied and pocket protection is strong.
Also a change in offensive philosophy is needed. Runs and passes are too predictable and too situational. I do not recall UGA creating mismatches, using gadgetry nor multiple formations. Our athletes are not given the ball in situations where they can make plays.
Perhaps it is time to platoon QBs, Stafford has not warranted a benching at this point. Nor, has Stafford warranted himself exclusive playing time. He has a big arm, with big potential but he will need to really become a student of the game this offseason to improve himself. Stafford must develop a better rapport with his receivers and vice-versa.
By TrippfromNahunta
October 6, 2007 10:31 PM | Link to this
This year the defense has given me flashbacks to the Goff years. We have not even been close to the quarterback in 4 games. You won’t get turnovers if you can’t pressure the QB. If these light DE’s can’t pressure the QB, then get their a** out and put someone in who can anchor against the run. We are average at best. 5-3 in the SEC this year would be great.
By DecaturDog
October 6, 2007 10:33 PM | Link to this
OK…just for tonite…all you folks who preach…oh it is just football…get over being upset…blah blah blah… just DON”T GET COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
I think that corporate NFL crap is more your speed…
College FOOTBALL is about PRIDE…and the way our university was represented by coaches and those coached by them did not do us proud. LOSING WHILE TRYING…that is nothing to be ashamed of…CMR’s calms demeanor is getting just a tad old…shades of Andruw Jones lack of passion….while I am not advocating CMR not be our coach, I am advocating that he display some chutzpah and actually seem disappointed/angry/frustrated/passionate (pick one)…he seems like a STEPFORD COACH…no emotion…always calm…does anyone here think Pete Carroll/Urban Meyer/Steve Spurrier/Nick Saban (again…pick one) would remain so even keeled during ANOTHER national embarrassment? WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY…not for losing…but for losing so totally, so thoroughly, so lethargically, so (fill in the blank)…The sun will rise tomorrow, I will still be a DAWG fan…but tonite….THIS FEELING REALLY IS NUMBING.
By Barry
October 6, 2007 10:36 PM | Link to this
Our intensity is is for crap! We come out in the first half when we should be keyed up and get blown off the ball. We lose the battle in the trenches. Our receivers can’t shake lose from defenders. We don’t wrap up when we tacke…we dont’ even wrap up when we hold. That is one or both of two things…we didn’t recruit well or we didn’t coach well.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 6, 2007 10:37 PM | Link to this
Michael G … Sure we cant win every game but its a pattern on how we are losing the games and winning as well. This is what has got fans, including myself, upset. We had no intensity or fire today. I just finished watching the Va. Tech -Clemson game. Clemson got behind 31 to 8 and almost came back and made it interesting. Their defense was still playing hard and Va tech was earing every yard. Clemson didnt quit even though the odds were against them. They slung the ball around and played to win.Clemson almost pulled it off and Va tech was glad to get out of their with a win. We need To get it going down in Athens or it looks that we may be backsliding to the middle of the pack with all this supposedly talent we have!
By Steve Spure
October 6, 2007 10:44 PM | Link to this
The dogs are a bunch of undersized stiffs, next year we will give your dogs a bigger one./Love, big c**
By kipper
October 6, 2007 10:46 PM | Link to this
amen decaturdawg!
By Large Orange
October 6, 2007 10:48 PM | Link to this
I think the Vols stuck a hob-nail boot up Georgia’s a$$! What a great game…UGA got exposed for the CHUMPS they are!!! VOLS ROCK!! UGA SUX!!
By Barry
October 6, 2007 10:50 PM | Link to this
Yes, there is definitely a pattern here during Richt’s tenure…we are trending downward in performance. The coaches are slow to change the gameplan. Shoot, the gameplan is slow. And I too was disappointed that we kept running the ball while so far behind. Our O-Line can’t pass protect and for some reason we don’t run the spread. Richt, what is going to be done about it?
By Michael G.
October 6, 2007 10:52 PM | Link to this
More of the same…I agree our teams needs to correct things it didn’t do well today. I’m more inclined to give credit to Tennessee for stopping us than blaming our own kids and coaches. I am not nor will not call for any coach to be fired becaused of a dissapointing loss. I agree that we need to execute better and I believe we will. There’s a lot of football left bo be played this season for fans to give up on the team. Go Dawgs!
By tony
October 6, 2007 10:54 PM | Link to this
UGA downfall(they replaced Legendary Vince Dooley who won 6 SEC Titles and 1 National Champion) Braves downfall(they let the 2 players go who were responsible for getting us a championship - David Justice and Tom Glavine) Hawks downfall(they trade Dominique who came so so close of knocking off Bird and the Celtics)I am 1 of Mark Richt biggest critics because he is very indecisive in every phase of the game. It’s time for redemption - rehire Vince Dooley and hire South Fla Head coach Jim Leavitt. PEACE!
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 10:54 PM | Link to this
I was born in the Eiesehower years. I knew Jack Kennedy, you sir are no Jack Kennedy or are a ghost. He is as dead as UGA on Rocky Top tonight.
Get rid of CMR, go away you Tech wannabe.
Yeah we bit tonight. Played the gameplan the first half, tried to adjust, but they already figured it out and could not come back in the second half. Face it, we were out coached. As one who has made much intrenet hay of Phat Phil, he won the coaching job tonight.
Now quit whining. Dam you people acted like you never lost a game. Man up. Take it and move on to the next one. I can tell the real dawg fans from the posers and you fans need to jump off my ship and find another. I got my degree at UGA, I get to stay on the bandwagon. The rest of you wimps get the F’ng off.
Before 1980, in my lifetime we never were undefeated. We thought 8-3 was a great year. Now that we have the internet, if we lose one game, fire everyone. You people make me want to barf. Grow a set of testicles and join me to support our team. Otherwise, just go away.
By A-ville Ranger
October 6, 2007 10:55 PM | Link to this
This was the worst effort in coach Richt’s tenure.I know they lost big last year but that was because of mistakes.Tennessee handed us our butts and took our lunch money today.Every shortcoming was exposed and some of them won’t be fixed soon.No championship caliber program would be starting Sturdivant or Boling.The truth is neither should start a game before at least 09.I know some top O-linemen are ready as freshmen but these guys are not physically mature enough for the job.Next, if Richt keeps Eason next year he’s putting friendship above responsibility.Eason can’t teach players to get seperation and that’s killing any advantage Stafford’s arm would give us.Last, the defense is not going after the ball at all.I could see in a close game playing for containment and the sure tackle.Down 21 with seven minutes to go though and NOBODY tried to strip the ball when the ball carrier was contained and a lb had god position to go after the ball.This team hasn’t played for interceptions,big hits or strips at all this whole season.Like I said it’s debatable in a close game, but to not even try for turnovers when the only hope of winning is to take the ball away is dereliction of duty by whoever made the call, or at least didn’t instruct the players to go for the ball.I have to admit it’s crossed my mind if Martinez was more worried about stats than giving the team it’s only shot at winning.
By sd dawg
October 6, 2007 10:56 PM | Link to this
Michael G-
Nice try but you missed the point - shocking I know. People are venting about the relative merit of our coaches not the performance of the 18-22 year old players. CMR is paid $2 mill per yr. Where does that money come from? not from “fans” like you that’s for sure. If you don’t give a crap if we win or lose than that’s great-just don’t call out the rest of us that are bothered that our playbook is as sophisticated as your average high school’s.
Glad you’re going to play golf tomorrow -awesome! Glad your family loves you. What that has to do with anything relating to this game is beyond me.
By gman
October 6, 2007 11:01 PM | Link to this
Speaking of embarrassment, how must USC fans feel after Stanford beat them in the last second? WOW
By Harry Balls
October 6, 2007 11:03 PM | Link to this
The reason the O & D lines have no experience is because of Mark Richt. Look at the guys that are committed in this years recruiting class. HOW MANY BIG O & D LINEMEN ARE IN THE CLASS. TheY are playing with what they recruited.
DON’T GIVE ME THIS CRAP ABOUT BEING YOUNG. Florida is younger than we are and they are winning in Baton Rouge. You have to get players in school with size and you have to get 3 or 4 BIG linemen every year. Since there are no O & D linemen committed in this years class Mark Richt will be in the same position again in about 5 years.
FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ. The TN quarterback would change to play at the line and the GA defense NEVER changed a damn thing the entire game. NOBODY shifted on D. FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ. FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ. FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ FIRE WILLIE MARTINEZ.
By Bn
October 6, 2007 11:06 PM | Link to this
I think we’re seeing the dawgs as they really are because of coaching.
We get a top 10 recruiting class every year and this is what we see from them.
This comes down to coaching.
Georgia has outstanding recruits, outstanding talent, outstanding facilities and yet we get mediocre performance. It’s the coaching. Look at Florida with a young defense, and Ohio State and LSU, and USC, hell look at South Carolina.
It’s the coaching staff… nothing else.
By Gen Neyland
October 6, 2007 11:10 PM | Link to this
Thanks A-Ville, I’ll take your congrats and lay claim that you are one of the true Dawg Fans…This one’s for you, Bud…
By FSU: Please Help Us!!
October 6, 2007 11:14 PM | Link to this
A plea to FSU President, AD, boosters and fans: You need Mark Richt. He’s a real winner. He’ll elevate your program to the National Championship level. And for only $2M a year, he’s a steal.
By jdawgs77
October 6, 2007 11:20 PM | Link to this
Ok where are all the Willie Martinez fans now?? He continues to run his silly soft defense. We continue to rush 4 consistently as usual!!! Very little blitzing so Ainge has all day to throw and the LBs will not come up and play the run but instead stay several yards off the ball!!!Leave town Martinez and bring in Will Muschamp now!
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 11:20 PM | Link to this
A-ranger, I get your drift. You can at least put a thought together, unlike some others. No doubt we were out coached and probably out manned. This being said, I would have kept with the run game in the first half because of UT’s awful record against the run. I am no defensive genius, heck I cannot make it to moron status. I know we were out coached there but I cannot tell you why. I can talk offence, not defence.
I think we should all agree to at the end of the season, have a fire everybody party. Chip I think Ted’s would be great for this gathering. We could all eat Buffalo burgers and call for everyone’s head. Until the end of the season. This dawg aint going to yell fire anywhere, least of not this crowded theater.
By Barry
October 6, 2007 11:20 PM | Link to this
As I watch LSU-Florida, I’m struck by the fire these players have. I see two teams who are competitive. We were not competitive today. It was an embarrassment. Our players didn’t look like they were ready to play.
By jdawgs77
October 6, 2007 11:20 PM | Link to this
Ok where are all the Willie Martinez fans now?? He continues to run his silly soft defense. We continue to rush 4 consistently as usual!!! Very little blitzing so Ainge has all day to throw and the LBs will not come up and play the run but instead stay several yards off the ball!!! Leave town Martinez and bring in Will Muschamp now!
By Nut Sack Sucking Vols Fan
October 6, 2007 11:21 PM | Link to this
We are still all hillbillys in the state of TN and we kicked us some Bulldog A*!!!!!
By 84dawg
October 6, 2007 11:25 PM | Link to this
Cuz: You aren’t the only one here with an honest-to-goodness UGA degree. Don’t be a sanctimonious gasbag!
By Michael G.
October 6, 2007 11:25 PM | Link to this
I wonder if fans of the USC Trojans are on their blogs calling for Pete Carroll and his assistants to be fired after they lost to a 39 point underdog?
sd dawg…you are missing the point and here is why. Football is a game. It is a competetive game that each and every one wants to win. There is no point in even playing the game if you do not play to win. I refuse to accuse UGA players or coaches of not wanting to win this game. I give credit to Tennesse for making the plays they needed to make to win the game. That being said, there are things our dawgs need to work on to get better. The difference between you and I is that I believe in our team to do things to get better each week and you do not. It’s okay if you want to give up on the dawgs, but do not degrade us dawg fans by showing poor sportsmanship and calling for heads to roll simply because we lost a game. It is that type of “fan” that give the rest of us a bad name.
By Fire My Sorry A*
October 6, 2007 11:27 PM | Link to this
Hi I am Willie Martinez and I think you should FIRE MY SORRY A*.
By Barry
October 6, 2007 11:28 PM | Link to this
Please Michael G…we are not talking about players here…we are really complaining about coaches. We complain about coaches because we want the best for our players. Our coaches are not putting our “kids” in the best position to be successful.
By brooksdawgs
October 6, 2007 11:31 PM | Link to this
No more talk about a young team. That is crap. If you want to see what a well coached young team can do tune into CBS. Florida is giving LSU fits with a freshman/soph defensive and offensive lines. Coaching, Coaching Coaching.
For everyone calling for CMR’s head you are a disgrace. He said he can watch over the whole program now and be the CEO. That’s fine your job now as CEO is fire WM and Eason. You better watch Bobo too. The playbook needs more than 5 or 6 plays that you run all night and day long.
You have a monster of a QB in Stafford. Folks it wasn’t Stafford’s fault today. When all the coaches let you do is throw screens and everyone and their brother knows that is what you are doing you are not going to be succesful. When he does throw it down the middle for long yardare someone falls down (Chandler) or drops it Massaqoi and Harris that would have been huge games.
Face it folks it comes down to two things Eason and WM. They have got to go. Bobo, you have a QB that is one of the best in the nation. Even if the receivers can’t catch it you have got to use his arm.
By GT7788
October 6, 2007 11:31 PM | Link to this
CommodoreDawg: I have a question for you. Did you actually attend UGA? If so, then I was not talking to you. I’m talking about all of the redneck fans that we Techies hate. If you didn’t attend, then shut up! I actually do attend Georgia Tech and I’m proud to be a nerd! At least we lost to a ranked team today. And at least when I graduate from Georgia Tech (ranked higher than UGA in public universities), it will mean more than the high school diploma you probably never received.
So Congrats Vols! You deserve it!
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this
FSU, I have one comment for you. EMRBG. And if you do not know what it means, Eat Me Raw By God.
Flavick, shut the flavick up.
Every program loses, we made awful mistakes today apparently in the defence, I don’t know, I don’t know defence. I would have kept with the gameplan on offence until we were down 21-0. I sure figured we could run on these guys, so did the coaches. Wrong on that also.
Get over it, get ready for next week. If you mire yourself in your losses, you will never shake loose and break ahead.
By FIRE MY SORRY A S S
October 6, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this
I am WILLIE MARTINEZ and I want my sorry A S S fired NOW.
By Raul
October 6, 2007 11:35 PM | Link to this
Hey Norm Chow Mix USC West - Who’s more overratred Georgia that got beat by a Tennessee or USC who got beat despite a 20+ point spread
By gdawgs77
October 6, 2007 11:36 PM | Link to this
Ok where are all the Willie Martinez fans now?? He continues to run his silly soft defense. We continue to rush 4 consistently as usual!!! Very little blitzing so Ainge has all day to throw and the LBs will not come up and play the run but instead stay several yards off the ball!!! Oh and by the way Willie what good does it do to put your cornerbacks up on the line if you aren’t going to jam the receivers but instead just immediately begin to back pedal as soon as the ball is snapped!! Leave town Martinez and bring in Will Muschamp now!
By Yo sorry Bozo
October 6, 2007 11:36 PM | Link to this
To Michael G. :
You sorry a$$ bozo, Don’t you even compare Mark Richt to Pete Carroll. Are you f*cking kidding me? He has done things at USC that Richt has NEVER done at Georgia and most coaches have never done in college football. You are an idiot.
By Barry
October 6, 2007 11:37 PM | Link to this
Michael G- USC wins most of their games. Please. And they don’t play in the SEC- the most competitive conference in the nation. That is a poor example. And the complaint against Martinez and other coaches is years in the making. It is not based on one game.
By sd dawg
October 6, 2007 11:41 PM | Link to this
MG- Thanks for the lecture. Better get off to bed or you won’t be at your best for your golf game tomorrow…but then I remind myself that just showing up tomorrow morning will be good enough for you.
nitey nite! btw, you give yourself a bad name without anyone’s help.
By RedDawg
October 6, 2007 11:44 PM | Link to this
I wonder when Georgia should act and fire willi martenize. I’m Sorry CMR but your DC stinks, he really stinks. and could you hire a linebacker coach who really knows what he’s doing. please bring Vangorden back. or let your DC take a few classes with Vangorden or Billini. The loss to Tennessee has little to do with it. he isnt the right person. bend but not break is as a dumb of strategy as there is, it is for underachievier, 2nd tire teams, I dont accept it for Georgia how about dont break and dont bend stratagy. wake up please. Go Dawgs
By Oh NO
October 6, 2007 11:44 PM | Link to this
did you just see the look on CUM in the FL LSU game?
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 11:48 PM | Link to this
84 dawg, bite me. You are a year behind me dirtbag. I haven’t even started to get on my wagon. I was at the Superdome for the Mythical National Championship, where were you Barbie. What did you do in school? I drove the team to the games from Stegeman, walked in with them and got to go on the sidelines. Urinate on you. I will be sanctimonious if I freaking want to and I don’t give a kricket krap what you think. Pretty much it is the alcohol talking, havent kicked into the drugs yet. But you are psssing me off and I do not know why. I would say cant we get along, but I have watched to many Scrubs re-runs and I am chanelling Doctor Cox. Get it Nancy.
By brooksdawgs
October 6, 2007 11:51 PM | Link to this
AMEN to those saying that this is not just one game for WM. It has been a consitent pattern of complaints in the UGA nation. He has had world class players on his defense that has allowed his soft defense to work against most team. However, his defenses inevitably get exposed every year in one or two games.
The main problems over the last couple of years for UGA is two things that have been consitent: Defense giving up big games to big time teams and some not so big teams. Two Receivers that consitently drop ball EASON Three we come into to many games like today we just seem to be dead. This falls on CMR and while I do not want to see him go at this point he has got to figure out something to keep this from happening. This is where a Vangoerder/ERK type coach is so helpful
By Harry Balls
October 6, 2007 11:54 PM | Link to this
Fire Willie Martinez and pay whatever it takes to either bring back Brian VanGorder or get Will Muschamp from Auburn. Those guys seem to be intense on the sidelines unlike Willie Martinez standing there with his finger stuck up his A S S
By hayden
October 6, 2007 11:54 PM | Link to this
Where is the emotion! BoBo needs to GoGo. i am sick and tired of this boring offense. why can’t we do what fla does and be exciting? instead its mundane little runs up the middle.richt, where are you? fla is gonna kick our a$$
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 6, 2007 11:55 PM | Link to this
what, fire Pete Carrol now, the coaches, the trainers, and that cute blonde baton twirler with the dimples, man is she hot.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 7, 2007 12:02 AM | Link to this
Yeah that UF team is sure having its way with LSU, to bad they lost. Wake up and smell the dirty socks female dog.
By Realistic Dawg
October 7, 2007 12:06 AM | Link to this
6-6 is very possible this year. Should beat Vandy (should)….should beat Troy (who demolished Ok St by the way), and the rest who knows? If we go 6-6, some changes have to be made somewhere…Willie…Bobo….somebody. Are we really this bad? And don’t play the “young” card because we are 6 weeks into the season now.
By Cuz's Evil twin
October 7, 2007 12:07 AM | Link to this
Lets do what Florida does, they does just lost. Pathetic, wait till the game is over, then it seems like you have an IQ above room tempature. Whupss, being sactimonious again.
By monty
October 7, 2007 12:14 AM | Link to this
Where was the team that came out and played with such passion in Tuscaloosa? THat team never showed up! It appears to me that me that the Dogs are a finesse undersized team and not that physical. It was apparent on our first offensive drive that they thought it was going to be a walk in the park. 2 long low percentage passes trying to go for the homerun right off the bat, just like they did against South Carolina. You should of heard the sports writer for the Knoxville newspaper talking about how bad this Tennessee team really is. And then they play like that against us is a sign to me that we didn’t coach our guys up this week and they did. They were much more physical than we were.Bobo’s play calling was uninspiring today.
By Bill
October 7, 2007 12:14 AM | Link to this
The worst game i’ve seen by a Georgia team in many years. If our current q’back is the best Richt has een we are in deep doo-doo. No oone came to play. coach or do anything. I* personally think this team wass afraid to play this team from K,Ville. Either that are they were sleep walking and made no effort to wake up and face reality. Ga. will wind up possibly 7 and 65. Time to reevaluate evey player and coach. It’s going to be a looooong year.
By Joe
October 7, 2007 12:19 AM | Link to this
What a nice drive back from Knoxville tonight. I have to admit that I was looking for the Vols to drop this one after watching the Dawgs vs Bama. But, oh boy….I did not expect to see GA lay on their back for that kind of rogering. I don’t think Erik Ainge even got dirty. hahahahahahahhahahahahahhaha
It won’t matter who goes to the SEC Championship. LSU is going to drill them.
By quaildawg
October 7, 2007 12:19 AM | Link to this
Now that all the “Yeah I tolds you so’s” are probably on their 16th Pabst by now I decided to check in. The expected “Fire Willie” chants are rampant but to me I saw nothing on either side of the ball to single out any Coach. We win together we lose together. Got to be the worst effort in the Richt era. I guess we were overdue for one of these. I had grwon to expect that every game we would have a chance going into the fourth quarter. Obviously to TN’s credit we didn’t in this one. Next up Vandy and then move on from there. BTW-OFFICIAL APB “MISSING PERSON” HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORM CHOW MIX USC WEST as of 11:30 PM EST!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SUGGESTION NORM…NEW NAME Norm CROW Mix USC West
By Elliot Garcia
October 7, 2007 12:20 AM | Link to this
I suppose you can blame it on Tennessee having a bye week before they played you….it sounds convenient….
By DogGoneIt
October 7, 2007 12:20 AM | Link to this
FIRE MARTINEZ NOW!!! HE SHOULD BE COACHING HIGH SCHOOL
By Jason
October 7, 2007 12:23 AM | Link to this
I’m ashamed to say this but I am not going to put up with this crap any longer. I guess we will just accept that we will always lose 2 games a year. Well I can’t stand it anymore to just win 10 games a year. Who cares about how good it looks in the record books.. A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP looks better any day and until we make changes I might as well pull for some SOUTH WEST DAKOTA CENTRAL STATE or Something.. This sickens me..
By RedDawg
October 7, 2007 12:23 AM | Link to this
I guess the coach will be more loyal to his dumb a s s assistant over he Georgia people. I cant wait to hear the list of excuses that CMR will mention to cover Martenize .
By chip jones
October 7, 2007 12:25 AM | Link to this
Sorry to say this, but you can’t throw the long ball when you have a quarterback who isn’t accurate. Stafford stunk it up really bad today, even on short passes across the line. He is becoming a big disappointment, or, at best, an inconsistent performer. I don’t think he’s going to carry this team anywhere. There are some serious position coaching problems, too. The WRs are awful. I don’t know about Willie, either. He just seems to duck sometimes when someone says “game!”
By chip jones
October 7, 2007 12:25 AM | Link to this
Sorry to say this, but you can’t throw the long ball when you have a quarterback who isn’t accurate. Stafford stunk it up really bad today, even on short passes across the line. He is becoming a big disappointment, or, at best, an inconsistent performer. I don’t think he’s going to carry this team anywhere. There are some serious position coaching problems, too. The WRs are awful. I don’t know about Willie, either. He just seems to duck sometimes when someone says “game!”
By Gen Neyland
October 7, 2007 12:26 AM | Link to this
Cuz’s Evil Twin
LMAO..!!!! You been in the hooch..? A-Ville, aka Bro Moses from Black Mt, NC…You got an atta boy from The Man, and I agree. You make good points…Sometimes…It’s gonna be a fun 365/52 at your expense. You took your shot. After dealing with your false accusations, lies and inuendo, no TKO for you…Heck Bro Moses, we’re going the distance…If you want, I’ll accept your apology. Just say the word, ” SORRY ” and it’s over…To the rest of you REAL DAWG FANS, Good Luck on out…LSU and UF had the look of playoff football on a Saturday Night…GO VOLS
By Michael G.
October 7, 2007 12:26 AM | Link to this
Barry…even with today’s loss, we have the 4 highest winning % in the country under Richt. We win most of our games with him.
sd dog…thanks for making my point for me. you again resort to name calling because you do not make any sense.
to everyone else on WM bend but not break bandwagon. There were many blitzes by the Georgia defense. But what happens when the offense picks up a blitz is that receivers will be open to make plays. Tennessee made the plays it needed to win the game. My Dawg team will learn from this loss today and be ready to win again next weekend.
We can still win the East with a little help. First we win out, Tennessee loss to Bama, and ARK.or Ken., USC lose to FLA and Ark. and we win the east. With the way the college football season is going, I wouldn’t bet against anything.
By Buck in the NW
October 7, 2007 12:26 AM | Link to this
cuz, I watched the game and Bobo was out to lunch if he thought we could run the ball and win. The only way to run the ball and win is to plan on using the pass to force them to have to drop back and defend the pass and then run the ball. Like I said, I really wish he would transfer because his talent isn’t being coached up nor being used. I don’t know why CMR recruited him and then left him hung out to dry. Receivers running the wrong routes, dropping the ball and his having to throw when the Vols knew the pass was coming so they would drop people after the ball was snapped? Yes sir, send the kid back to Texas.
By K-9 Teeth
October 7, 2007 12:30 AM | Link to this
You beat me to it Cuz. Pete Carroll is/was considered to be the best college coach around and in a span of his last 7 games he (his team actually) has managed to blow a sure trip to the national championship game by losing to 22 point underdog, cross town rival UCLA and tonight loses to 40 point underdog Stanford. I’m sure there are many in So. Cal tonight out on ledges. The defending nat’l champion coach has now beaten Ole Ms. by 6 and lost 2 straight. I went to the Gatorsports.com forum last week after the loss to Auburn and I swear they were already questioning his ability in “coaching his players up.”
I can surmise that the majority of the “fire his a$$” crowd have never suited up for a game in their life, probably not even in a Pop Warner league.
Fact is, every time that these guys step out on the field, the guys opposite the line of scrimmage are extremely close in skill, talent and preparation along with grit. This was not the case 6-7 years ago.
The fact of the matter is, the game of College Football is changing now the way College Basketball has changed over the last 10 years. Parity is creeping in. App. State proved it first, now Stanford toppling the men of troy. Much like in Basketball, soon enough there will be no shame in losing to the likes of Troy, UAB etc……
As far as the Dawgs, we’ll be ok if the guys don’t take up the hobby of reading this crackpot board and get a complex. CMR kinda got behind the 8 ball with his recruiting of the O-line a few years ago (he had help from injuries and personal problems) nevertheless it’s his job to make sure it is covered. We are seeing the problem now (ie that’s why we have to run such abbreviated routes) we’ll just have to work through and get better fast. The only thing this team needs to work on is beating Vandy next week and they can go from there.
By Michael G.
October 7, 2007 12:31 AM | Link to this
Jason…I hate to rain on your parade, but your new team just lost to GSU today. Sorry.
By 84dawg
October 7, 2007 12:33 AM | Link to this
Cuz: Wow, such insults! You are a real bada$$!! So you mopped the floors of the locker room when you were in school-or whatever. Get over yourself-nobody cares! One minute you are expousing religion and the next minute you’re insulting everyone who dares to disagree with you.
Look, we’ve all been subject to volumes of your BS on this blog. Finally, something moves some of the rest of us to voice our opinion and you can’t stand it. Be careful with your name calling, it’s Sunday and after all your preaching, you sound like a hypocritical Methodist as well as a sanctimonious gasbag.
BTW, it’s defense not defence you moron. Maybe you should have spent some time learning english instead of washing jocks while you were in school.
By Chip Towers
October 7, 2007 12:33 AM | Link to this
I agree that the defense looked really bad but the offense didn’t play real well either. I’m not sure we got into it enough in our coverage. Granted, they didn’t have much to work with as far as field position, especially in the first half, but two first downs in the first half?
By rhett
October 7, 2007 12:38 AM | Link to this
We got out coached!!!!! Such an ugly game to be at
By Todd A
October 7, 2007 12:42 AM | Link to this
Chip, don’t treat this staff with kid gloves. Give them tough love. I don’t care if Mark didn’t like the question about our program slipping, because anyone with half a brain can see it’s happening. It’s no coincidence our two year slide has coincided with the hiring of Cutcliffe back at UT, Meyer at UF, and now SOS at USC. Oh, and now we have Saban to deal with on our borders. Richt needs to come up with some answers, and address the problems, assuming he even knows what they are. Another 8-4 year next year, and it’s going to be his head on the chopping block.
By Spurrier Was Right!
October 7, 2007 12:43 AM | Link to this
Contender for a National Championship?? You must be crazy! When in the last twenty years has UGA been a serious contender for a NC? Supurrier was right, you’re nothing special!
By Kevin
October 7, 2007 12:44 AM | Link to this
Michael G, you must be on the same seditives that Richt is during games. You are simply uninformed, or stupid. We’ll be lucky to be 8-4 like last year. Donnan won at least 8 every year but his 1st. He probably wishes he would have announced statewide that he was a minister and not a football guy. I’m sick of this nice guy crap being a cover for Richt being an idiot. I wanted to throw up walking out of that orange hell hole. The problem is Richt said “it wasn’t that surprising” It’s sad when the fans care more than the guy paid $2.1 mill a year to care. They won’t get a cent from this p** off fan and alum.
By A-ville Ranger
October 7, 2007 12:48 AM | Link to this
jdawgs77 The zone had little to do with what happened today.There was a play where Howard had an angle on Ainge, an O-lineman gave him a little hip check and knocked him 5 yards.Some people confuse themselves with the term soft zone.You are allowed to hit hard,go for interceptions,and strip the ball in a zone scheme.The fact that this team is doing none of those things needs to be addressed but just saying SOFT ZONE is a lazy and inaccurate way to state it.
By quaildawg
October 7, 2007 12:50 AM | Link to this
It has been said that “the sign of a great leader is one’s ability to keep ones head while those around you are losing theirs”. To that end and by the tone of the above posts CMR won’t have to go far to find those who fit the latter description. I suspect that tommorow the sun will rise, that the quality of my life will not rest in the trials and tribulations of a group of 18-22 year olds, that my life was in no way jeopardized or in limbo between the hours of 3:30 and 6:30 pm today, that for this UGA loss there will be a UGA win that will offset it, and that regardless of the content of my post or any other person’s post on this level will have little or no bearing on anything and only provides me the opportunity to think that anyone really cares a tinkers dam of what I have to say.
By ButlerDawg
October 7, 2007 12:50 AM | Link to this
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By matthew
October 7, 2007 12:51 AM | Link to this
ugh.
at least tech lost.
but this game was a disaster. from what i could tell from seat 11, row 53, section N, was that there was no game plan. It seemed everything was ad hoc.
but all is not lost. this football season has been nuts with the losses lately. weirder things have happened…
But yep… they better focus on vandy. another loss to them, then the rest of the season is just scrimage.
By texas dawg
October 7, 2007 12:52 AM | Link to this
this texan is soooooooooooooo tired of the yearly beaten by the aeiou boys from the hills !!! no heart today shown to this texas born uga grad !!!!! iam very proud my years at uga 80-84 damm good years for us !!! but we r soooooooooo far form being a natl champ program !!! markey boy is not going to take us back to the promise land!!! to soft !!! fire richt
By Robert Emory
October 7, 2007 12:53 AM | Link to this
It is pretty amusing reading all the whining about Richt. Richt is an excellent coach with an excellent overall record. Many, many, many UT fans would trade Fulmer for Richt. Georgia fans would surely get the short end of that. And the same whining over Richt is probably going on to a lesser degree at USC and Michigan, and both of those could lose additional games. Georgia is a year or two away, and at least Richt doesn’t make the continual flimsy excuses that Fulmer makes…..the coulda, woulda, shoulda’s…..if only we had made this play or that play back in 02 or 03 etc.
By Doc Reem
October 7, 2007 12:56 AM | Link to this
I love UGA as much as anybody and I’m from Athens as well. But today made me wake up and realize that CMR is not as good of a Coach as we want to make him out to be. Don’t get me wrong he’s good but not great. He’s a good recruiter and an even better man but by no means are his Coaching skills as flawless as he thinks he looks on the sidelines. I also realized today that it is a fact that Coach Martinez and Coach Eason need the get the hell out of Dodge and needed to have been gone long ago. Us fans have become just like CMR and we’ve gotten to afraid to call anyone out. We’ve constantly said next year and maybe when they get more mature. We’ve settled for being pretty good instaed of striving to be The Best like Fla. LSU, and USC. We given up 3rd and 20+ on several occasions. We don’t tackle well and have’nt for a couple years now, we don’t catch the well and have’nt for several years now, and when was the last time we even had player to mentioned as a Heisman candidate. How can we can ourselves an elite program and we hav’nt had a Heisman hopefull since I cacn’t even remember. (can you?) We were humiliated today and it has little to do with youth and more to do with coaching and arrogance cause we think we’re so good!
By Gen Neyland
October 7, 2007 12:56 AM | Link to this
Chip
Don’t you think the reason for UGA’s performance on either side of the ball was due to Tennessee outplaying them all day long..? From what I saw, I didn’t see it any other way…Colquitt and UT Special Teams play were a shining star in the game…Lesson learnt from 2006…Cutcliffe out did Martinez. Chavis out did Bobo. And UT out did UGA top to bottom…From my seat, it was a spectacular win…
By Willie Martinez
October 7, 2007 12:56 AM | Link to this
Michael G. Thanks for kissing my backside …. you have a bad 3 years, and everyone gets “all crazy.”
I’ll see you tomorrow at brunch. We’ll discuss this new defense I’ve come up with. I’m going to call it Soft Prevent. Catchy, huh?
Toodles,
Your best friend,
Willie “D” Martinez
By Doc Reem
October 7, 2007 1:03 AM | Link to this
Wait a minute, I remember looking at a previous blog on this site earlier this week on Coach Martinez. The blog asked the question whether or not he should deserve a passing or failing grade on his performance as Def Cord. at UGA. A lot of you same guys gave Martinez A’s and B’s and I couldn’t belive my eyes. This guy is garbage and always has been and just because the guy’s defense’s rank somewhat high we give him a pass! Martinez defense is not designed to dominate another teams offense as it should be, it’s designed to mask and control damage. This is a new SEC were dealing with now. No more Ron Zooks (even though good win today), no more Lou Holtz and his anemic offenses, and add David Cutcliffe (Ten. Off Cord.) who has mastered Martinez already and us UGA fans are in trouble.
By HumbleDawg
October 7, 2007 1:03 AM | Link to this
Outplayed, outcoached, outhustled and outhit. That about sums it up. Our boys better remember how to play this game called football or it’s going to be a long season. I’m starting to think that Stafford is a bit over rated as he doesn’t seem to be able to even get close on the deep ball. Hope we can pull it together next week as this week was just plain awful on both sides of the ball.
By DEADDAWG
October 7, 2007 1:06 AM | Link to this
Robert Emory : Why are we ALWAYS a year or two away? A year or two away from what? Imploding, or just better than mediocre?
By Doc Reem
October 7, 2007 1:09 AM | Link to this
Martinez will you ever blitz? No, no really will you ever blitz? No really, will it ever be a good idea to blitz a good passing QB? Seriously Willie, what would need to have happen to make you feel like you need to call constant blitzs on an opposing to create pressure. Do you have something personal against blitzing?
By A-ville Ranger
October 7, 2007 1:19 AM | Link to this
Jason…..Man if you think we’ll win 10 this year you’ve counted a bunch of chickens that I can’t be sure of.If we lose to Florida,Auburn and Kentucky,that’s 7 wins before a bowl game.I don’t think we’ll lose all 3 but 2 is very possible. That would be 8 wins and put us where we were last season, needing a bowl win for 9.
By jim
October 7, 2007 1:20 AM | Link to this
Richt is way too soft and he just cant help it. Theres no kick butt additude with this staff,Its all about how nice we are and what a great enviroment it is. Take a lesson from Patton, you cant be the polite coach and win in this league. Man up to your coaches and make some changes and get these ego driven coaches out of here. Give me Spurrier any day and watch us win, his staff is about winning football games and not about helping the old ladies across the street. Im sick of the nice guy direction this team has had the last few years, where the national championship trophy? Clean house Coach Richt or go coach Prince Avenue Babtist,we arent what we use to be under Dooley, buts theres hope. Go Dogs and it aint DAWGS, HECK thats the problem these days its all changed from the way it use to be, Its the Georgia BULLDOGS NOT THE DAWGS ALL YOU PREPPY ASSES. GOD DO WE MISS ERK, IM SURE HE IS JUST AS ASHAMED AS I AM. WE ARE THE PRINCETON OF THE SEC.ALL 5 STAR RECRUITS WHO CANT PLAY THE GAME OF FOOTBALL CAUSE THEIR HEAD IS OFF THE CHARTS. QUIT BABYING THESE RECRUITS AND GIVE ME THE YOUNG MEN WHO WANT TO BE A BULLDOG FROM THE START. IF THEY EXPRESS ANY INTREST AT ALL IN ANOTHER TEAM, OR SAY THEY STILL WANT TO LOOK AROUND THEN DUMP THERE A* RIGHT THEN, SICK OF THE CUDDLING OF THESE GUYS AT MY EXPENSE AND THEY DONT PLAY TO THE 5 STAR RANKING, BUT LIKE THAT OF A 1 STAR. MAYBE WE SHOULD GIVE THE OPOSSING TEAM FLOWERS AT THE BEGGING OF EACH GAME.
By ButlerDawg
October 7, 2007 1:22 AM | Link to this
First of all, I knew we would lose this game. NEVER did I think that we would be humiliated on both sides of the line like this. I agree with most posters here regarding our D-coordinator. Willie M is a fine coach and very “in-your-face” kind of guy, but I’m beginning to grow tired of his plain-Jane defensive schemes. This reminds me of the Joe Kines “bend but don’t break” schemes from the 90’s that kept us in control against mediocre and bad teams, but got us absolutely shell-shocked against machines like Florida! Not to mention the fact that our recruiting on that side of the ball rivals the days of the Ray Goff era (need I say more). On the offensive side we look lost at times. Our O-line has inexperience I know, but it shouldn’t look that inept at this point in the season (NO EXCUSES). No blame should be put on Stafford. You can’t knock a guy for not doing his job when he doesn’t have the time to complete it in the first place. More Knowshon running, more Brown in the play action pass (where he excels). Bottom line…I’m tired of hearing how “Young” this team is. I say BS. This is nothing new and it’s been a festering sore for a few years now. This team is lacking “attitude” and quality head coaching under a great leader (Richt). I truly hope Richt wakes up and puts the right man for the job in all of the coaching positions. If not, then we should all come to a peace knowing that we will NEVER go undefeated in the SEC, will always have a couple of games every year where we have to bite our nails or fall flat completely against inferior competition, and possibly never challenge for a National Championship. Coach Richt, I hope that you read this and challenge yourself in the years to come. There is a HUGE respect for you in the Bulldog Nation and we know that you have the tools to get us on track. The future is your hands.
By Doc Reem
October 7, 2007 1:25 AM | Link to this
I’m with you Jumbo! Six straight SEC East losses. Six straight!
By Jumbo
October 7, 2007 1:28 AM | Link to this
Oh, and if anybody says I’m a fair weather fan, you can blow me.
Honestly, I am so sick of this 2 or 3 years away crap. Richt said at the beginning of the year that Stafford is the best QB he has ever coached. Then, why won’t he let this guy throw on 3rd and long inside our own 30? Every time we have that situation, he runs up the middle and sets up for a punt. Doesn’t want to take a chance on a mistake from the greatest QB he has ever coached. What a bunch of crap! In 2 or 3 years with this coaching staff, we will still be 7-4 or 8-3, losing to UT, UF, AUB, or SC.
By jimbo
October 7, 2007 1:36 AM | Link to this
Well, this was not the same Vols that were 2&2, they played inspired. UGA was the unfortunate recepient of a big orange hay maker and could not recover.Bad luck. CMR is a great coach. You can’t win them all but now UGA needs to win the rest.
By Richt is avrage
October 7, 2007 1:38 AM | Link to this
Ok in seven years CMR has been very good but not great. Lets face it CMR is not going to get us a National Championship. Sec championships are nice but we are better than that. We need a coach who is going to bring us a NC. With CMR and co. We mine as well settle for a Sec championship every couple of years and be happy with it.
By ButlerDawg
October 7, 2007 1:38 AM | Link to this
Let me add from my previous rant that in no way do I consider UT “inferior” competition. I truly hope Richt and staff learned a thing or two from those *#&tards up in Knoxville today! I hope that they also watched that game between UF and LSU…all of those players on both teams showed up to play (no panties were worn on either side of the ball)!
By Richt is average
October 7, 2007 1:38 AM | Link to this
Ok in seven years CMR has been very good but not great. Lets face it CMR is not going to get us a National Championship. Sec championships are nice but we are better than that. We need a coach who is going to bring us a NC. With CMR and co. We mine as well settle for a Sec championship every couple of years and be happy with it.
By Richt is average
October 7, 2007 1:38 AM | Link to this
Ok in seven years CMR has been very good but not great. Lets face it CMR is not going to get us a National Championship. Sec championships are nice but we are better than that. We need a coach who is going to bring us a NC. With CMR and co. We mine as well settle for a Sec championship every couple of years and be happy with it.
By Richt is average
October 7, 2007 1:38 AM | Link to this
Ok in seven years CMR has been very good but not great. Lets face it CMR is not going to get us a National Championship. Sec championships are nice but we are better than that. We need a coach who is going to bring us a NC. With CMR and co. We mine as well settle for a Sec championship every couple of years and be happy with it.
By Richt is average
October 7, 2007 1:38 AM | Link to this
Ok in seven years CMR has been very good but not great. Lets face it CMR is not going to get us a National Championship. Sec championships are nice but we are better than that. We need a coach who is going to bring us a NC. With CMR and co. We mine as well settle for a Sec championship every couple of years and be happy with it.
By donkus maximus
October 7, 2007 1:54 AM | Link to this
The Dawgs played like Andrew Jones today.
By I love Orange!
October 7, 2007 2:03 AM | Link to this
Rocy Top will always be home sweet home to me! Good ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee! Woo can’t say I saw this one coming but it sure is sweet! UT stuffed UGA in every aspect of the game. UGA was out of it before they even had a first down! UT’s back was against the wall and really needed this win! Now they are back in the race for the SEC and UGA is out!
By DeKater Dawg
October 7, 2007 2:03 AM | Link to this
Soft Defense has never won for any team in any era. Soft hitting, or grabbing or cuddling, whatever that was today mixed with soft schemes will never win.
Have Willie watch old Buddy Ryan tapes, Bo Pelini, any defense that pushes, presses, chases and mashes quarterbacks.
Insanity is the repetition (0-6; 28-0) of same stratgies and expecting a different result (i.e. a win that shows the nation that this defense is coming, like a storm they are coming)
If only our receivers had soft hands, now maybe that might get us somewhere?
And at what point does Mr. Stafford take over a game like Mr. Tebow seems to. Spread 5 and let him pick up the open receiver? Underneath and slide routes?
What a spectacle that was. Why not start over?
By DWG
October 7, 2007 2:08 AM | Link to this
UT. Great win. You beat our rears. Gatorade bath at the end though is something Vandy would do after beating us. Guess that’s where the two programs are. Fulmer is still a jerk, just watch his coaches show after a loss. He’s the boss hogg of Tennessee. We’ll be back and you’ll be ready to fire him again.
By mgdawg
October 7, 2007 2:09 AM | Link to this
Georgia is soft on both sides of the ball. The line and tight ends can’t block, and the front seven gets blown off the ball and misses easy tackles. Ellerbee and Johnson are the only players on the defensive side worth anything. And what does Tripp Chandler have pictures of Richt doing? Why isn’t he on the bench? He missed two blocks that led to sacks and fell down in the open field with a pass coming his way. He can’t catch and he can’t block and he’s a discipline problem. Sit him down. I’m not saying we should fire anyone _ except maybe the WR coach Eason, who has he made better in the past five years _ but we need to get tougher and smarter to avoid being embarrassed every other week. We should focus on getting experience and playing for next year, because this year is another average year at best. We better at least beat Tech.
By DWG
October 7, 2007 2:12 AM | Link to this
Richt is average
If you don’t want to support our program after a loss go be a stinkin gator or trojan and win a NC. Fans like you make me puke. Mark Richt is a great coach and we had a freakin bad game against an underated team. Deal with it or root for another program.
By Ain't Happening
October 7, 2007 2:44 AM | Link to this
The dawgs don’t pay top dollar to assistant coaches. The facilities in a lot of instances don’t match up to others in the conference.
Let’s face it UF doesn’t have a need for a indoor practice facility. But UGA does and doesn’t have one. There’re a lot of little things that make a difference to young recruits.
If UT had defeated UGA three straight times between the hedges would a victory today have made you feel any better about the conference race?
Georgia is not going to be a NC contender. Too many teams come in and get top recruits from the state and it “ain’t never gonna change”
The USC game should have shown us something, actually for a lot of us it did. Richt is still a young coach. And UGA won’t recruit from around the country. Sure there’s the occasional guy from here or there but a sustained presence? Nope.
I know, my brother in law coaches a bunch of big assed linemen in the midwest and even though nearly every UGA game is shown there UGA won’t recruit these guys. But geography isn’t the issue. UGA didn’t recruit linemen and everybody has talked about it for the last two years. CMR talked about it and folks the chickens have come home to roost.
Like it or not a lot of dirty tricks are used in recruiting. There is one SEC team that has someone dedicated to web sites like this. Somebody puts up a racist type post (even if the guy writes it himself) and if there’s a close call between UGA and this school they’ll show the parents the post.
Put all of the issues together and I don’t see us competing for a NC. CMR is a great guy, a nice guy. We know where they finish. It’s the ESPN world now and flash equals cash.
Rodney Gardner is a great recruiter but recruits on the defensive side of the ball have to believe in CWM.
The results show themselves on the field. You’ve seen that for two seasons now. How do you think it’s going? We’re not as good as the Gamecocks on D???
I don’t know what we stepped in but I know what it smells like.
By Todd A
October 7, 2007 2:46 AM | Link to this
I’m wondering if we’ll wear our red skirts or silver skirts to Jax? The way this team performed today, there is no way in hades they deserve to don the silver britches again until they man up.
By Gamecock Chrissy
October 7, 2007 2:54 AM | Link to this
I’m not one to kick a dog when it’s down.
By UGA SUCKS
October 7, 2007 3:23 AM | Link to this
OVERATED. Once again, what a shame to see all the bullsht bulldogs fans cry for another loss. Who really gives a sht about this team, please lose the rest of the season
By lee
October 7, 2007 3:23 AM | Link to this
LEE’s top ten comments on TN beating UGA
By Buck in the NW
October 7, 2007 5:19 AM | Link to this
A-ville Ranger, your last post was right on target and if anybody didn’t understand that?…Oh Well….Boy, was I wrong. Somebody really put the Caffeine to Les Miles! Talk about a “River Boat” gambler! In spite of his record, I’ll bet that some people will be calling for Meyer to take the 1st bus out some time today. Now if I could figure out how to listen to Pete Carrol’s press conference. Talk about playing head games, I have to say that Harbaugh got deep inside Carrol’s grey matter.
By Dawg Mom
October 7, 2007 5:22 AM | Link to this
No, I am not happy about this game either! We played poorly, coached poorly, executed poorly - BAD GAME!
But, guess what - The coaching staff knows that, the young men that work so hard getting an education, playing this sport, working hard everyday KNOW THAT.
Do you think they are all happy with their performance yesterday, NO.
But, Dawg Nation, get behind our coaches, young men and the entire program and stop ripping them apart.
It is funny to me, some of the comments about our players on a personal level. It goes to show that you do not know these young men to say the things that you are saying.
I know these young men and they are not at all what some of you are saying - lack of leadership, discipline problems, just average, etc.
These are young men that have talent or they would not be here - IF YOU THINK YOU CAN COACH AND PLAY BETTER WHY AREN’T YOU OUT THERE - same thing goes for the obnoxious man that sits behind us at the home games (he can coach better, catch balls better, call the right plays,etc than anyone on the team)
Yes, I want to win games, I want to win SEC Championships, as my son has been a part of previously, I want to win a National Championship. But look at the record - Coach Richt and staff have won alot of games and have been great on the road, refocus and let’s go get um!
Pull together Dawg Nation, vent, scream, kick things today, tomorrow let’s get back behind these guys 100%!
GO DAWGS!
By My View
October 7, 2007 5:34 AM | Link to this
To those of you saying wait till next year, I say “for what”!!! Usually young teams that are about to “break out” don’t play this poorly the season before. Unfortunately, next year probably won’t be any different unless some changes are made. Philosophy, scheme, coaches. Something must change, because I watch a bunch of college football, and young talent can take you to the top if they are prepared correctly, so no excuses. UT was just better than us in all phases.
By My View
October 7, 2007 5:41 AM | Link to this
Also, is it just me, or did UGA look like we were forced to play that game. The players did not look like they wanted to be there. That is so disappointing, especially since I spent my entire week awaiting this game. I guess I should get my priorities in order, because I think I was more excited for UGA to play the game than they were.
By curv
October 7, 2007 5:45 AM | Link to this
THE DAWGS HAVE A POLICY OF NOT BLITZIING IT SEEMS THEY NEED TO STOP PUTTING THEIR DB’S ON AN ISLAND AND GET RID OF THAT POLICY. (EVERY BODY KNOWS THEY WON’T BLITZ).. AND I DON’T KNOW WHOS COACHING STAFFORD, BUT IS HE REALLY IMPROVING , WHERE IS HIS COMPETITION, EVERYBODY HAS TWO QB’S THAT CAN PLAY, DO WE EVEN HAVE ONE? AND JUST BECAUSE THOMAS BROWN HAD 180 DOESNT MEAN HE IS OUR BEST RB HE IS NOT PUT MORENO IN … AND DON’T WE HAVE BETTER ATHLETES THAT WE CAN PUT AT KICKOFF RETURN AS OPPOSE TO TBROWN.. WHERE ARE ALL THE FIVE STARRRRRRSSSSSS…
By Kady
October 7, 2007 5:57 AM | Link to this
To DawgMom…
It’s not personal to say that there does not appear to be any leadership, anybody really pumped up…It’s Richt’s MO…to be calm…yes, he has a good record, but look at the SEC East - the must have wins.
We need some changes this week - get some spark like we had at the end of the ‘bama game, and when was the last time we say 4 fingers in the air and the words…”finish the drill”…My respect for sure to all the good folks and the outstanding student athletes….We all care not just about winning, but we didn’t even show up in Knoxville….
Go Dawgs…still great games left to win this year!
By My View
October 7, 2007 5:58 AM | Link to this
People who think we should just “shut up and support the Dogs” cannot be successful in life. I still love the Dawgs but I can and should be critical of a performance like this. If you accept mediocrity then you are doomed to live in mediocrity. Otherwise, why would any coach ever get fired, or any player ever get cut. If you don’t believe that then when UGA puts an outstanding season together again with this staff then I will eat crow. Until then “let me have my opinion”. And yes I still love and support UGA.
By Michael
October 7, 2007 6:42 AM | Link to this
Save water — shut down UGA football.
By Tim
October 7, 2007 6:44 AM | Link to this
Fire Martinez today. Fire the recievers coach. Where is out toughness? We get pushed around by everyone. We used to put fear in people, back in Van Gorder days. The D is unacceptable. The o-line is young but they should be better than yesterday. Get a D coordinater with a clue and get some toughness back in Athens. Go Dawgs!!!!!
By Christopher
October 7, 2007 6:57 AM | Link to this
Sad fact is … Georgia has been overrated from the very beginning of the season and that set unrealistic expectations. If it wasn’t the Tennessee game, it would have been another … they won last week against Alabama only by sheer luck … dropped passes (multiple times), missed field goals, blown plays.
My family has played for Georgia and I’ve never been anything but a Bulldog fan, but this has been coming all season.
By Dawg Fan
October 7, 2007 7:35 AM | Link to this
You can say anything you want here but the fact is we don’t have the players. No defensive lineman, no offensive lineman, and recievers that can’t catch or run a route to get open. Stafford is throwing jump balls off his back. We threw 2 down field passes at the start and then starting throwing to the sidelines for the rest of the game until the 3rd quarter. If UGA is going to demand we pay so much money to support this team then they need to demand that the players and coaches show up to play. I have tickets for Vanderbilt and really don’t know if it’s worth the gas money to ride up there. The program has slipped, like it or not we are playing for the basement in the east this week against Vanderbilt.
By BigGaDaddy
October 7, 2007 7:56 AM | Link to this
First of all, You cant too excited about any one game in college fb. A team is never as good as their best game or as bad as their worst. Tn is better than they plyed against Fl and Ga is better than they played yesterday. However the problems on defense is a consistent problem that shows up every week. We cant stop anyone. WM has got to go and the sooner the better. We will not win another SEC title until we get a championship caliber defense like we had from 01-05. That will not happen with WM here. I know that MR is a loyal guy but you have to know when it is time to move on.
By son_sir
October 7, 2007 7:56 AM | Link to this
Awww….so sad. Someone stuck a pin in your little balloon ? That’s O.K. It was just full of hot air anyway.
By Snapshot
October 7, 2007 7:58 AM | Link to this
The Vols put the mutt fans back in hiding.
By olddawg
October 7, 2007 8:11 AM | Link to this
well hats off to Tenn. as a Ga grad we was just out coached and out played. Nothing more and Nothing else. And off the record we might want to see if Brian might want to come back with a nice salary.
By HeeHee
October 7, 2007 8:13 AM | Link to this
You guys are so funny. Whine, whine, whine! Get a life! It’s a freaking game. At the end of the day, it means nothing. If you want to whine, whine about our soldiers getting blown up in Iraq being led by the buffoons in Washington. Now that is something that matters. Think about it! Leave Willie and Bobo alone and fire “W”!
By Jerry G
October 7, 2007 8:13 AM | Link to this
Anyone checked the SEC stats lately? Stafford is the 7th ranked passer in the SEC! Does that sound like the best QB CMR has ever coached? This guy is all hype. His stats don’t lie…he’s a middle-of-the-pack QB. Heck, SC’s Chris Smelley is rated higher. That stinks! Tebow, a really good QB, is rated #1. No more excuses about his youth. Smelley and Tebow don’t have as many snaps, yet they are posting better performances.
By HOWARD
October 7, 2007 8:18 AM | Link to this
WHAT SUCKS MORE THAN A BIG ORANGE? THE GEORGIA BULLDAWGS AND THEIR FANS.
By Ringleader
October 7, 2007 8:20 AM | Link to this
I think the Honeymoon may be over….
By dan
October 7, 2007 8:22 AM | Link to this
It’s as plain as the nose on your face. Tennessee was pumped and ready to play and the Dawgs weren’t. Just pathetic effort. You would think they would be motivated after the a*******whooping they took last year. If the coaching staff aren’t going to do their job and get in the players face to get some excitement going, a few players need to lead and do it.
By Buck in the NW
October 7, 2007 8:36 AM | Link to this
KADY, back up the blog, I didn’t even pay any attention to the bloggers name, but he posts as part of his comments that Matthew Stafford is an ….SOB….that may be what she was refering to. Everybody has their own opinion and can jump anyone they want to but isn’t that taking things a bit to far? I think that those types of posts are an insult to every Dawg fan. some support some don’t support Stafford(I’m a supporter) but for any Dawg player to have to put up with that is a disgrace to everyone. Some guy(I guess) posted something about Chandler is a thug and should be in jail for what he did when he got suspended. Have no idea what he was talking about and neither did he.
By Tom
October 7, 2007 8:37 AM | Link to this
I guess Steve Spurrier has it right; Georgia is no powerhouse!
By James Stroud
October 7, 2007 8:37 AM | Link to this
The season is over. I, as well as my father do not have that many more seasons left. I hope that I am not killed or murdered between now and the start of next season in order to have hope again in the Bulldawgs. Many people have died between the last SEC and National title. Many family members do not have much time left. Anything but a SEC and National Title is a waste of time and it shortens lifespans. Thank You.
By FlDawg
October 7, 2007 8:38 AM | Link to this
College foot bal is about emotion and desire. Just look at what has happened this year…Ap State/Michigan, Stanford/USC…the list goes on and on.
The talent has been spread out. Sure, some teams have more talent than others, but the gaps between the have and have nots has simply disappeared.
All that said, fundamentals and spirit can make all the difference in the world. Schemes, games plans, half-time adjustments have amrginal value if your team can’t block, tackle…or simply doesn’t care. Tiger Woods can win tournaments with a set of clubs from the pawn shop.
This UGA team is seriously flawed…physically and emotionally. Of all the comments on this blog today, the most sensible suggested recruiting and playing players who want to play; who may not be as ‘athletic’ but they master fundamentals and they want to perform.
Tennessee was extremely well prepared and prbably have as much ‘talent’ as UGA. If the talent is relatively equal, what made the difference. It was desire.
In these days and times I wouldn’t speculate as to what it takes to motivate teenagers, what makes them take pride in themselves, the team and the University. But, that’s what the coaching staff is supposed to know.
In business, even mediocre talent can produce amazing results if motivated and inspired. Same for college football teams.
UGA is neither inspired or motivated.
By Freedawg
October 7, 2007 8:40 AM | Link to this
The D got caught inside too many times today. How many TDs does the other team have to score before we make an adjustment??
We kept getting engaged on the inside and the Tenn RBs would just wait and bounce out for a big runs. Awful. WM sucks sucks sucks, his soft coverage schemes stink. He has to go NOW, and if Richt won’t let him go then he can go too.
The O is just as bad, when is wonder boy Stafford going to show the ability to place a deep ball. That TD pass was all Goodman fighting for what should have been an INT. Of course if we started throwing 15-20 yard routes (maybe a post or in route, when we saw the man coverage instead of going for the homerun 2 of the first 3 plays we might have gotten it going. WTF is going on here. We didn’t even think about dropping passes over the middle until the third quarter, while UT has 8 men in the box stopping the run.
Never been a tougher game to watch in 30+ years pulling for the dawgs. Tough to realize but we are not a good team and the program is slipping We are in the bottom half of the SEC and it needs to get turned around NOW. I still think Richt is a great coach but great head coaches some times have to fire lousy assistants. Time for WIllie to go and Mike to get a serious wake up call.
By Wilmington Island Dawg
October 7, 2007 8:41 AM | Link to this
Against USC every offensive move seemed to be anticipated (correctly). Against UT their offensive game plan seemed designed to take advantage of our over pursuit (and it did. Prehaps someone needs to sit down and scout our films and see if our tendancies are as predictable as I think they are.
Yesterday Satfford could not hit a deep ball, our linebackers couldn’t tackle, O-line couldn’t block and D-backs couldn’t cover. I’m a loyal fan but I don’t know where to start to fix things. They Dawgs havn’t quit( and I don’t think they will) but there appears to be a Leadership void among both the Players and Coaching staff. Its time for someone to step up. I realize that neither CMR nor Stafford are the rah-rah types but by default they must become the rallying point.
By FlDawg
October 7, 2007 8:42 AM | Link to this
College football is about emotion and desire. Just look at what has happened this year…Ap State/Michigan, Stanford/USC…the list goes on and on.
The talent has been spread out. Sure, some teams have more talent than others, but the gaps between the have and have nots has simply disappeared.
All that said, fundamentals and spirit can make all the difference in the world. Schemes, games plans, half-time adjustments have marginal value if your team can’t block, tackle…or simply doesn’t care. Tiger Woods can win tournaments with a set of clubs from the pawn shop.
This UGA team is seriously flawed…physically and emotionally. Of all the comments on this blog today, the most sensible suggested recruiting and playing players who want to play; who may not be as ‘athletic’ but they master fundamentals and they want to perform.
Tennessee was extremely well prepared and probably has as much ‘talent’ as UGA. If the talent is relatively equal, what made the difference. It was desire.
In these days and times I wouldn’t speculate as to what it takes to motivate teenagers, what makes them take pride in themselves, the team and the University. But, that’s what the coaching staff is supposed to know.
In business, even mediocre talent can produce amazing results if motivated and inspired. Same for college football teams.
UGA is neither inspired or motivated.
By Mike
October 7, 2007 8:46 AM | Link to this
I am a Georgia alumni and season ticket holder for over 25 years. I have supported UGA all my life. I have accepted wins graciously and tried to rationalize losses. I have been a huge fan of Coach Richt.
Yesterday, we were totally embarrased by a mediocre Tennessee team. There was no effort, no adjustment. We were out-coached. They knew and exploited every weakness we had. I don’t expect to win the SEC every year. I don’t expect to win the East every year. But I do expect to win the games we should and play hard against the great teams, leaving everything on the field - 100% effort from coaches and players. I expect Georgia to be numbered amongst those “great teams.”
Coach Richt has been at Georgia long enough to have established his own program with his own recruits. There is no excuse for our team to be as young as it is. There is no excuse to have so many freshmen in key positions. There is no excuse to have had to raid the junior colleges for everyone’s rejects to come and start for Georgia. The honeymoon is over, Coach, it’s what have you done for me time. I must say this is not it. The loss, well the score makes it tough to swallow. The lack of effort, the outcoaching across the board - inexcusable and unacceptable.
Last night, along with the rest of the planet, I watched Florida and LSU. Both great teams, great athletes and great coaches. They left everything on the field and played the sport the way it should be played. All I could think was how far Georgia had fallen from its SEC championship and how far we have to go. But how do you teach “effort.” How do you coach a player to try? Well, that Richt’s job, and he is being paid enough to figure it out.
If Tebow continues to improve, he has my vote for Heisman. Stafford couldn’t wear his cleats, although more highly recruited and touted. Granted, Stafford doesn’t play behind a real team like Florida, either.
I thought I would never say this, but this morning I woke up and was embarrased and ashamed to be a Bulldog.
By FL Dawg
October 7, 2007 8:48 AM | Link to this
College football is about emotion and desire. Just look at what has happened this year…Ap State/Michigan, Stanford/USC…the list goes on and on.
The talent has been spread out. Sure, some teams have more talent than others, but the gaps between the have and have nots has simply disappeared.
All that said, fundamentals and spirit can make all the difference in the world. Schemes, games plans, half-time adjustments have marginal value if your team can’t block, tackle…or simply doesn’t care. Tiger Woods can win tournaments with a set of clubs from the pawn shop.
This UGA team is seriously flawed…physically and emotionally. Of all the comments on this blog today, the most sensible suggested recruiting and playing players who want to play; who may not be as ‘athletic’ but they master fundamentals and they want to perform.
Tennessee was extremely well prepared and probably has as much ‘talent’ as UGA. If the talent is relatively equal, what made the difference. It was desire.
In these days and times I wouldn’t speculate as to what it takes to motivate teenagers, what makes them take pride in themselves, the team and the University. But, that’s what the coaching staff is supposed to know.
In business, even mediocre talent can produce amazing results if motivated and inspired. Same for college football teams.
UGA is neither inspired or motivated.
By Henry
October 7, 2007 8:59 AM | Link to this
Coach MR refuses to answer the question as to whether the program is slipping, but I can answer with a sure yes for him. I felt the program slipped immediately the former DC left for Jacksonville, and Willie was promoted to DC. Mark is allowing his friendship with Willie to blindsight him on the continually dismal performance of the D. or better described as the LD. ( Leaking Defense). All the blame is not for Willie as CMR is the Head Dog and at Georgia, we should never have to rely on so many freshmen in the trenches in this the 7th year of the Head Coach. The program will not achieve its potential until CMR or any other Coach at Georgia, realizes the vast amount of resources around us and find ways of getting them to Athens and develop them.
By Brian
October 7, 2007 9:06 AM | Link to this
I am not a UGA fan, but give Stafford a break. He is a true sophomore, and he simply does not have weapons on the outside (see WRs). The team is young, and they will get better. Don’t jump of that bridge quite yet.
By Kady
October 7, 2007 9:09 AM | Link to this
To FL DAWG…..totally agree…everyone of the coaches and kids I’m sure are fine people…some talent…but college ball is much more than that…we need leadership and good ole “you can kick a**” type of talk…BEST POST OF THE DAY
By Freedawg
October 7, 2007 9:09 AM | Link to this
FL Dawg, wait a minute and you can read your own post. You don’t have to post it three times.
Mike, I am right there with you, except the part about being ashamed to be a Dawg.
Do we need to get our asses kicked every 3 weeks to look like a team that is fired up like we did against Alabama.
I bet my mother in law three years ago that the gamecocks and Spurrier wouldn’t win the SEC in 3 years. If they did I told her I would kiss her a* on the Snellville city hall steps and give her a week to draw a crowd. I hope to God I don’t have to pay on that one. Hopefully UT and UF will beat those F__kers.
Also I my two year old son heard me and my buddies already “next yearing” and said “next year daddy?” Don’t get me wrong I am a Stafford supporter but I am ready for him to live up to the billing. Maybe Logan can give him some competition next year and get him to step up his game, instead of being crowded the great QB by coach before he has done anything to deserve that other than potential.
By dan
October 7, 2007 9:09 AM | Link to this
It’s not always about being 6 feet 4 inches and running a 4.4 forty. It’s about being a football player. It’s about being hardnosed and having football instincts. It’s about having heart and the discipline of giving 200 percent every second of every play. These 5 star recruits we get every year, sometimes just doesn’t translate to 5 star football players. On defense it starts at linebacker. Either you have the instincts or you don’t. I hate criticizing young student atheletes because I know they are doing their best but as a former linebacker and watching the linebackers carefully today, it wasn’t pretty. Maybe we just need to sign some football players.
By JB
October 7, 2007 9:13 AM | Link to this
Pathetic…..that’s all you can say. Props to Tennessee for coming in ready to play. With a week off and their backs to the wall they came out to battle.
Georgia’s players and coaches should have been foreced to walk with the crowd after the game and then walk home. They need to think about the poor, weakass effort they just put in. I was shocked, not by the way UT played but how they just smashed UGA in the mouth…..and UGA never hit back!!!!
Stafford is not the QB everyone thinks he is. He might have a strong arm and all but I question his decisions under pressure, he throws behind people and on a simple screen pass he THROWS a BULLET!
Defense could sack a bag of groceries! Or stop a High School Team.
Georgia is clearly taking steps backwards! All that talent and we slide downward….I just do not get it.
Maybe they are all reading the press and think they are all that. I just hope they can REALLY learn from this and it stays with them for a while. Last year they were embarassed and here we go again.
Georgia finishes at 7-5. Losses to Florida, Tech and Auburn are on the way. They win At Vandy, Troy and Kentucky and play in the Weedeater Bowl against Eastern Utah School for Wayward and Pregnant Mothers!
PUKE!!!!!! I love the Dawgs but this is just DEVASTATING TO THE PROGRAM!!!!!!!!!!
By VW
October 7, 2007 9:15 AM | Link to this
Guys, Being a vols fan I didnt come here to gloat, but there is one thing that no one is mentioning. Fulmer and co have been getting blasted by the fanbase for 3 weeks. Clearly his back was against the wall. And he excels at those times. The team came together after two weeks of prep work, and UGA came into an extremely hostile environment. I think it was bad timing for Ga. I fully expect UT to degrade back into mediocrity now. I think Ga was shellshocked due to the raucous environment. I also think Georgia has way more talent then UT, and should have a good season. It is interesting how this blog sounds just like Vols forums. Good luck the rest of the way
By woodie
October 7, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this
It looks like the only sure wins will be Troy & Georgia Tech and maybe Vanderbilt
By Get A Bucket
October 7, 2007 9:27 AM | Link to this
Georgia Bulldog Nation—
Let me start by saying Go Dawgs! I’m not a sports blogger, but I’m here today out of my complete disgust with today’s game. Don’t mind losing—but Georgia’s play against top 10 teams is starting to remind me of the futility of the Goff & Donnan years. Blown out by UT & UF every year, mixing in losses to programs UGA should beat, particularly random losses to Vandy & UK, and sqeakers against everyone else (Aub, GT, and the rest of the SEC schedule). I AM NOT READY TO ACCEPT MEDIOCRITY. Is the goal of the football program national prominence, SEC championships, and national championships? If so, some things have to change now. If not, let me know and I’ll spend my season ticket & bowl ticket money elsewhere and find something else to do on Saturdays—as this game was a complete waste of a good afternoon. My areas of concern—
Excuse Making—Please stop telling me about youth & inexperience—and how that makes it OK to put a mediocre product on the field week after week. I heard it Richt’s 1st year, I heard it last year, and I continue to hear it this year. You know where you never hear about youth & inexperience compromising the national stature of football programs-let’s see—UF, LSU, USC, Michigan, Ohio State, Texas, Oklahoma. Is this who the Dawgs want to be, or do we want to be forever on the outside looking in on this level of program? Even if youth is a valid concern, programs like those mentioned above don’t use youth as a crutch and excuse for not winning important games. Programs that recruit well and coach up the players they recruit have players ready to step in & play EVERY year. They have a chance to win every time they step on the field and don’t tend to get blown out in every game played against a top 10 team. UGA’s youth & inexperience are legitimate issues—but issues that can be resolved by effective recruiting of top talent and proper coaching in the spring & summer. Hats off to Coach Tony Ball—Knowshon Moreno is an example of what I’m talking about here. Moreno’s young and can play. I just wish Brown & Lumpkin had Ball for four years.
Proper Technique (Defense): Particularly tackling—no one on the front 7 knows how to tackle properly, or take a proper angle on the back side of the defense. Arm tackling doesn’t get it done in IA football. How many more missed tackles do I have to see to know that our players use poor tackling technique in games? If you want to really beat our D—run the ball—Counters, cutback runs & misdirection plays have been killing us on defense. as our players have no sense for staying in their assigned lanes and the backside overpursues EVERY play. Coaches Martinez, Garner, Fabris & Jancek need to step up now. This group needs to do a better job of coaching technique & scheme—b/c our players are being exposed on the field—and it has officially crossed the line into embarrassing today.
Coaching Scheme (Defense): Zone defense does not equal LBs, CB, and safeties standing around and waiting for the other team’s players to run into you & fall down. I’m not a coach, but that’s what I see when the Dawgs play D. The pile is ALWAYS moving toward our goal line. Wrap up, drive, and run through your tackles—we don’t do that and that’s how backs like Foster score 6 TDs in two games. Secondly, no team cam play zone with no pass rush. One doesn’t work without the other. UGA either need more studs on the line or add LBs & safeties into the pass rush. This is known as a BLITZ, and UGA should use one in the 1st half of a game sometime. Either commit more Dawgs to pressure to QB or man up in coverage—which means the Dawgs CBs have to start lining up within 10 yards of opposing receivers to disrupt the timing of their routes. UGA either has the worst LBs, CBs & safeties in the history of the program—the coaches scheme like they don’t have any faith in the talent they have to shut down other teams man up. Either that or the coaches can’t coach the players to do it right. Defensive coaching staff-again this is on your shoulders to fix.
Offensive Game Planning: Coach Bobo’s game planning for our two big SEC games this season simply stunk on the field. I don’t know if this is a function of the plan or the players’ execution—either way this is a coaching issue. Against SC, too much poorly time trickery and too many 3 and outs—against UT, just nothing. No adjustments in either game to what the scoreboard or the events on the field dictated. 1 first down in the first half. Nothing much in the 2nd half—too much continued reliance on the short screen and running up the middle. Coach Bobo & Coach Richt should apologize to the Georgia fans for that pathetic showing on offense.
Stafford’s Development: There seem to be 2 things going on with Stafford. Either he can’t read a defense well, or he is being coached to stare down and throw to his primary receiver every play. If the primary isn’t open, the entire play goes down the drain—regardless of the time he has to throw. If there is pressure, as the UT & SC games show, forget about it. Stafford plays scared and starts forcing throws and losing his technique and composure as soon as he gets smacked in the mouth a couple of times. Finally, on 3rd & long, someone needs to get in his ear and tell him to throw is past the sticks—not the 4 yard pass that he throws consistently when UGA needs a big game.
Building Team Chemistry—This team needs a heart infusion, and has needed it since Greene, Shockley & Pollack, and Van Gorder left. The coaching staff needs to realize that emotion & motivation is a primary component of college football, and begin to motivate our players to play well in big games. If the program doesn’t have the players to be the emotional leaders, then the coaches needs to step up and do this job. Stoicism and being even-keeled has its place, but college players respond to emotion and passion, too. And I’m not talking about yelling & screaming in a kid’s face—I’m talking about making the players believe in the team and be willing to do anything to help their teammates. Jim Harbaugh said it best after his team beat USC at home—players who believe in each other and the coaches as family will do what it takes to win. I don’t see that at UGA right now. I’ve been watching the Dawgs & their coaches sleep walk through the 1st half of games since the WV Sugar Bowl. No one can tell me with a straight face that UGA played 60 minutes with heart & passion consistently the last 2 years (i.e. Colorado, Vandy, Kentucky, SC, UT, or UF). Coach Richt & the entire staff—this is your responsibility to find those players who can do the job or do it yourselves.
If the team I saw in Knoxville shows up in Jacksonville, expect a horrible beating that will make Spurrier’s visit to Athens in 1995 feel like a win. We may also lose to UK, Troy, Auburn & Georgia Tech.
My last point—allowing these problems to continue is going to impact UGA’s recruiting. Today was a huge step back for the program—but it was just the exclamation point on the downward slide that has been happening the last two years. What top level player is going to commit to four years of playing in a program that doesn’t have the capacity to develop them as players or students (see UGA’s football grad rate, lowest in the SEC) and allows them to be exposed on national TV again and again as young, inexperienced, and unprepared? I think those reading this probably get my point.
That being said—Bulldog Nation, let’s get ready for Vandy—because we saw last year what happens when UGA doesn’t focus on Vandy…seriously—focus on Vandy, please. Our program is at the point where it has to spend time focusing on Vandy so we don’t go 0-7 against SEC opponents. Doesn’t that say it all?
By Michael
October 7, 2007 9:28 AM | Link to this
Without that phony pass interference call on the Stafford INT in the end zone, it would have been 42-7, no doubt.
It is sweet justice. UGA fans are the worst, they linger at the sports bar after their game to torment fans of other teams. On the positive side, lots of season ticket holders are giving away tickets if you want to go see a game for free! (just like every year UGA loses 2 games)
By Todd A
October 7, 2007 9:32 AM | Link to this
Do the Dawgs need wholesale changes on the staff(ala FSU) or some minor tweaking in the off-season? Me? I subscribe to the former. The offense has been predictable and lacking creativity all of CMR’s 7 seasons here. Bobo looks to be an extension of CMR.Stafford’s lack of development is criminal at this point. Here we have guy that is arguably the most talented qb we’ve ever signed, and he has noticeably regressed in year two. I say go outside the box and hire a true OC this time,with no meddling from CMR. Let Bobo coach qb’s again, and let him learn so more. He’s not ready for prime time in the new age SEC.
Tony Ball? A bad hire. You don’t need to be Knute Rockne to coach runningbacks. It is a recruiting position, and he is responsible for exactly one recruit in his 2 years here to date. Change needs to be made.
John Eason: I mean, should this even be a subject that is worthy of discussion after watching our wr’s perform the last 7 years? He needs to be retired, either way, eased into or forced into, it matters not.
Willie Martinez: CMR’s trusted friend and most difficult decision pending. If you can’t see the drop-off from BVG to CWM, well, just skip on down to the next post. I’m not talking to you. We play with no fire and no passion on defense, and Willie is just too timid for the position. There are some athletes on UGA’s defense, but how much of it is potential NFL talent is debatable. Demote Willie back to db coach. He is a good db coach, and he’s a good recruiter. He’s just out of his element.
Jancek may be the worst coach on the entire staff. His lber’s have played with poor fundamentals from day one. They sit around waiting for a lineman or runningback to play “patty-cake” with instead of attacking the LOS. He should replaced simply for exhibiting poor judgement. How on earth could anyone, after watching Brandon Miller’s disappearing act for 3 years, think he could handle MLB?
Ah, Rodney Garner. The man who brought us Kevin Ramsey back in ‘99. Rodney doesn’t think a dl can play unless he’s 6’ 5” or taller. His dl’s have always underachieved, with the exception of the ‘02 line that had Sully. Kade Weston should be on the ol, as should Kinate Tripp from the start of his UGA career. Where is the talent behind Owens. Oh yeah, love that motivational tool of Garner’s to rip his players in the media. That really works. Look, he was a running game coordinator at UT for a reason folks. He’s got too much responsiblity that he can’t handle. He’s never been confused with being a quality coach. Now he is not bringing in the talent, like he’s so handsomely paid to do. After doing this for 17 years, I might be burned out too. time to strip him of his recruiting Coordinator title. Hire a young, energetic guy like Smart (if he hasn’t burned his bridges) that is going to get out, and get after it on the recruiting trail.
CMR has some tough choices to make this off-season. His desire to continue coaching is about to be severely tested. And we have no evidence available that he is tough enough to make the hard decisions that are looming. It took a minor miracle for UAB to come calling for Neil Callaway. This, despite the fact, his ol had been one of the team’s biggest problem positions since CMR’s arrival. We’ll see. Another 8-4 next year, and it is on Richt, not the asst coaches.
By ugastudent27
October 7, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this
Can we really believe that this was a stunning loss? I’m a die-hard Georgia fan and have been all of my life, but honestly we aren’t that good. We’re sloppy, and we lack energy. And whose to think we should be any different. Over the past two seasons Georgia has shown flashes of greatness, but then again, we haven’t beaten an SEC east opponent in the last 56 weeks (0-6). I don’t think Jim Donnan nor Ray Goff can say that ever happened under there watch. If things don’t start getting better, somebody’s seat needs to get a little warmer.
By RL at Coopers Creek
October 7, 2007 9:36 AM | Link to this
Sickening game….I turned the channel to Wofford vs. The Citadel. From now on, the only big “G” I’ll pull for is Guilford College (ODAC, Division III). 4-1!
Go Quakers!!
By liferdawgfan
October 7, 2007 9:39 AM | Link to this
CMR’s doesn’t seem to care! Coach whats up? Is 2.2 million not enough?? How come my local high school football teams show up and executes every week and are 5-0??
That crap out on the field shows JUST HOW FAR OUR PROGRAM has fallen since the ol SEC champ days of 2005.
Last night was WORSE!! than anything else from the Donnan/Goff era except UF at home in 96. I really think Richt wants out of here and is prepared to get fired in 2008 so he can make millions without working.
OH god the horror of waking up a Bulldog fan this AM. The wheels are off our program. Was it the sugar bowl loss to WVA when the aliens came and took our good coach away? Please little green guys bring back our old coach and also drop off Van Gorder back to Athens as well!
By Todd A
October 7, 2007 9:48 AM | Link to this
Richt is going to have to adjust with the times. What worked for Diddy at FSU in the late 80’s to mid 90’s, ain’t going to work here. The SEC is stronger than it ever has been, opposed to a very weak ACC during that time period. For one, these UGA teams don’t have the talent those FSU teams had, so the mindset that a guy shouldn’t step on the field until he’s a redshirt junior is outdated. Playing someone because they a are a veteran, and they have paid their dues is moronic. Play the best players, period. And stop the mindless rotation of wr’s and rb’s. It’s ineffective and frustrating. Identify guys who can make plays in practice, then put them in a position to make plays in games.
By ACC Head Guy
October 7, 2007 9:48 AM | Link to this
So Georgia just called and wanted to join the ACC - sorry, guys, we do have some minimum standards!
By Big Daddy
October 7, 2007 9:54 AM | Link to this
That is the best bulldawg game I have had to sit through. It is due time that OWNERSHIP trades back to the better team, TENNESSEE! Just like the old days before Mr Richt, TENNESSEE owned Ga., looks like they do once again. I could not be HAPPIER!! It is about time that TENNESSEE started playing up to their potential. GO VOLS!!
By Johnny Knoxville
October 7, 2007 9:55 AM | Link to this
HOB NAIL BOOT? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! We’ll see you losers next year.
By DP
October 7, 2007 9:55 AM | Link to this
Georgia consistently comes out flat at the beginning of every game. That’s ok if you are playing an inferior team. But if you are playing Tenn, Fla, Auburn, etc and you come out flat in the first quarter you will be so far behind you cannot recover. I know Richt likes to keep the team calm etc but I think there is something to getting your team fired up before a game. Our guys comes out flat EVERY game and it shows! Something needs to be done to fix that.
By Steve Spurrier
October 7, 2007 9:59 AM | Link to this
May I remind all my Dawg friends that yall are 0-6 in your last 6 SEC East Divisional games. We beat ya, Vandy and Kentucky’s beatcha, the mighty Gators beatcha and UT has run over ya twice. Looks like the same ole Georgia from the 90s to me.
By GS Dawg
October 7, 2007 10:10 AM | Link to this
How many years in a row have we been rebuilding? I’m sick of this “young team” stuff. Fire Richt NOW!
By 1980mama
October 7, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this
As much money as UGA puts into football, I expect the best! We no longer have the best so we need to put the money out there to get the best. Damon Evans needs to earn his pay and ensure that our donations do not end up supporting mediocre coaches.
By dawgbone
October 7, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this
Everybody—including the team and coaches—take a deep breath and get to work! The Vols turned themselves around, why not us? Let’s get ready for Vandy and then use the off-week to get ourselves ready for the same kind of push as last year. It wasn’t pretty and it damn sure wasn’t fun, but it is only one game. Go Dawgs.
By Coach Mark Richt
October 7, 2007 10:19 AM | Link to this
UGA fans..Good news! The surgery to remove the “Hob-Nail” boot from Stafford’s a$$ was successful. He will be back in time for our next a$$ whooping. One question though..”Did I look better on TV with or without the sunglasses on”?
By roadkill
October 7, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this
I have been worried about Georgia’s defensive coaching since the West Virginia debacle. We need to hire national talent, not assistants! Good coaches play to strengths and not blame weaknesses.
By fshrmnglf
October 7, 2007 10:28 AM | Link to this
Some questions and comments from a fan of 48 years. How can a team show such a lack of fire and enthusiasm in a game as important as this? Why have we not had a leader on the defense since David Pollack graduated? Why do we recruit so many wide receivers and so few linebackers? Why did Thomas Brown continue playing in the fourth quarter of the Ole Miss game with a separated shoulder? What is wrong with removing a player that commits three costly penalties? (Sturdivant) How can a defensive lineman be offsides? Does our secondary not practice pursuit angles? (the throwback pass from the fake reverse) Everyone was expecting this to be a rebuilding year, but I don’t think we were expecting to get worse as the season progresses. The blocking has been terrible in every game with the exception of Ole Miss. Our defense has had lapses and letdowns in every game. Since WM has been DC the only thing that has been consistent about the defense is its inconsistency. It appears to be time for some serious soul-searching on our coaching staff, particularly on defense. I am sure the Dawgs have had worse performances, but in my forty eight years of following them I can’t remember it.
By fshrmnglf
October 7, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this
Some questions and comments from a fan of 48 years. How can a team show such a lack of fire and enthusiasm in a game as important as this? Why have we not had a leader on the defense since David Pollack graduated? Why do we recruit so many wide receivers and so few linebackers? Why did Thomas Brown continue playing in the fourth quarter of the Ole Miss game with a separated shoulder? What is wrong with removing a player that commits three costly penalties? (Sturdivant) How can a defensive lineman be offsides? Does our secondary not practice pursuit angles? (the throwback pass from the fake reverse) Everyone was expecting this to be a rebuilding year, but I don’t think we were expecting to get worse as the season progresses. The blocking has been terrible in every game with the exception of Ole Miss. Our defense has had lapses and letdowns in every game. Since WM has been DC the only thing that has been consistent about the defense is its inconsistency. It appears to be time for some serious soul-searching on our coaching staff, particularly on defense. I am sure the Dawgs have had worse performances, but in my forty eight years of following them I can’t remember it.
By tony
October 7, 2007 10:31 AM | Link to this
UGA need to consider hiring Jim Leavitt NOW!! THIS IS Y (1)he built a powerhouse from scratch (2)he’s a fiery defensive coach who knows how to get young athletes to buy into his program (3)he will keep the State of Ga top recruits in state and more importantly he put the right athletes on the field. Get this guy before it’s too late!
By War Eagle
October 7, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this
Just got home from Auburn, which seems to be improving each game, but tough schedule ahead. Auburn fans were shock at the UGA score. Auburn was hoping UGA would run the table until second game in November. Vandy was in the oven at half 28-0, not much offense. Dawgs should have no problem next week. Tough loss, but dawgs will improve.
By Bulldawg in FL
October 7, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this
We need WILL MUSCHAMP as our DC. Bring back some passion and intensity to our defense.
By yellowblood
October 7, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this
The four phases of the UGA season are now complete. It’s done this way every season. PHASE 1: The 30 days before the season begins. We’re #1 this year ! PHASE 2: The no loss or one loss in the conference period. We still look good ! PHASE 3: After the second conference loss, the wait until next year movement. This is where UGA is now and the next year crowd will move in tomorrow. PHASE 4: Its all about recruitin’ and we’ve just signed the best group in the nation.
By GaDawgs7
October 7, 2007 10:44 AM | Link to this
This is the first negative post I’ve made since the Donnan era. With that said, we were horrible in every aspect of the game…we were not prepared! That falls on the coaches…our offensive game plan was predictable and conservative, even when we feel behind by three touchdowns. I don’t blame Stafford because he had no protection and no time to throw. On the three or four times he did, he made good throws. Our defense (i.e. Martinez) learned nothing from last year. Ainge picked us apart last year as we never pressured him, and we did it again. He had all day to throw on most of his passes. We made Tennessee look like champions and we played like a second tier team. I do blame most of it on game plan, preparation and the coaches, but even so, the players played with little motivation or determination. Missed tackles and missed assignments occurred much too often. A day later, now having a chance to put it all in perspective, I think we need to remember just how young we are, and that, in all reality, aren’t a championship team YET, especially in the SEC East. I just want us to continue to get better, go to a good bowl, and be ready for next year. Of course, since Florida lost last night, if a couple of things fell our way and we beat Florida, who knows…right now, though, lets focus on a little payback at Vandy.
By will
October 7, 2007 10:45 AM | Link to this
6 straight losses to sec east opponents. go dawgs.
By Ronnie
October 7, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this
Ga has no imagination in play calling. I hope the coaches watched UF-LSU last night. Lots of good plays that keep the defense off balance. Same plays over and over. No imagination.The freshman and red shirt freshman from UF looked terrific. What happen to ours. UF will bury UGA this year. It is sad. How long can we fans continue to support this team.
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 7, 2007 11:11 AM | Link to this
I got an idea… CMR needs to take the team back to the swimming pool monday and just maybe he can teach them how to win a NC in underwater basket weaving!!!!Yes dawg fans the future is looking bright already!!!
By Richard
October 7, 2007 11:12 AM | Link to this
The Bulldogs are the door mat of the SEC East. This makes 6 in a row that the Bulldogs have lost to SEC East teams. Two UGA head coaches ago Steve Spurrier asked what is happening to all the blue-chip athletics that go to Georgia. It’s still happening, and no one knows the answer to Spurrier’s question.
By Bill in Lakeland
October 7, 2007 11:13 AM | Link to this
Really a very embarrasing game for the dawg nation. The offence in the first half looked as if the only play they knew was tailback up the middle and Tn knew it every time. Defense just stunk throughout the game and Tn receivers were wide open on blown covers by Ga. All in all, Georgia went into the game over confident and lack of aggressiveness. They did not appear to have practiced against the Tn films at all.
By Jack Dawg
October 7, 2007 11:17 AM | Link to this
This was one of the worst Georgia performances I have ever seen, Been following the Dawg’s for 30 years. I have never seen our team so over matched on both sides of the ball. We do not have a single player who seems to be a leader, save possibly Moreno. To say the defense is bad is an understatement….they are absolutely horrible. I was at the Mississippi game and the defensive problems were evident, but like perhaps most people I was hoping they were “looking ahead” to the Tennessee game and how important it was to our season. This defense is the worst I honestly can ever remember. Stafford looks like a stiff also, but if you can’t stop anybody ever, then it really doesn’t make much difference. I know it’s been said before (by me.. and many others) but we need serious, serious, help on defense.
By 7th Straight Loss in SEC East
October 7, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this
Vany will be ready for the the dawgs Coach Bobby will play your reeling dawgs tough and we will win .Bet on IT!!!!
By FRED R
October 7, 2007 11:19 AM | Link to this
Matthew Stafford - No. 1 out of high school … the best athelete Richt has ever coached … why is he consistently so unproductive? What’s wrong?
By FRED R
October 7, 2007 11:19 AM | Link to this
Matthew Stafford - No. 1 out of high school … the best athelete Richt has ever coached … why is he consistently so unproductive? What’s wrong?
By shane
October 7, 2007 11:22 AM | Link to this
terrible game,worst play i have seen in 40 some odd years of being a dog fan.the d line was beaten,the o line beaten,poor coverage,the only people i saw even putting forth effort were brown,moreno,and goodman.the best i can say for stafford,he didn’t throw the ball away.the blocking was terrible,moreno and brown often had to make at least one defender miss in the BACKFIELD!!!!no pressure from the d line and they could not stop the run,not to mention the pass.poor game plan,poor defensive scheme,poor execution,poor adjustments.overall poor performance by coaches and players.
By DawginLex
October 7, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this
Reading this blog makes me ashamed to be a DAWG fan. Some of you need to get a life and gets some class. UT wanted it more today. They played well. They were playing for the livelihood of their coach. They had been told time and time again how bad they were and they were mad and took it out on us.
UGA is young on both lines of scrimmage. Freshmen and sophomores usually cost you in the SEC wars. They did today. We will get better.
We will beat Vandy and I guarantee we will give Florida all they want. We can beat Auburn, KY and Tech. If we go 9-3 or 10-2, do you fire the coaching staff ? Or, do you thank them for teaching these KIDS how to play and look forward to 2008 which we all believed was going to be a better year than 2007 ?
Give Tenn credit for playing well.
By GAMECOCK REVENGE
October 7, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this
My, my, how the wheel has turned. Gamecocks top - 10 Mutts - out of top 50
By fred
October 7, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this
Matthew Stafford . . No. 1 recruit . . best athelete Richt has ever coached . . why is he so consistently unproductive? Even with all the dropped balls he is looks very average. What’s wrong?
By AJM
October 7, 2007 11:30 AM | Link to this
To Damon Evans and Coach Mark, Save your jobs and incoming recruits. Give Cox more playing time than at end of season Fire (replace)BOBO,MARTINEZ,and the linebacker coach and maybe the strength coach. Note:I really question their loyality to the BullDawg Nation and as for BoBo he is just a part of Dawg history ,leave him there!
By MORE OF THE SAME
October 7, 2007 11:33 AM | Link to this
Chip…. Im afraid you will see more games like yesterdays. Clearly you can point back to the points given up in the Auburn game two years ago,WVU Sugar Bowl game,Tenn. game last year and now this years game. Also the Va Tech game inwhich we were able to come back and win.Ole Miss could have easily had us 14 - 0 before we knew it if it had’nt been for the fumble.I do see a trend here as the rest of dawg nation see’s it ,as well as the national sports media see’s it.<