UGA

By Mikey

October 19, 2007 3:22 PM | Link to this

I hope that the GA coaches saw the USF-Rutgers game last night.

Those are two well-coached disciplined teams. Others can learn from them.

Rutgers was confident and not afraid to use their horse( Ray Rice) over and over to set up play action. The fake punt and FG were gutsy and well executed.

Oh, by the way… there was some emotion as well.

By gdawginkalamazoo

October 19, 2007 3:30 PM | Link to this

Chip, I hope it is a hard fought physical game between KY and UF. The more each of them is worn down the better for us. As to who wins it might benefit us if UF wins since they already have two loses and KY does look pretty damn good the rest of the way. We control our own destiny whatever that means so we have to beat both to have any chance.

Regarding the middle of the pack stats. Young OL and young D guess we can’t complain too much, 5-2 in this wacky season, should be 6-1. Didn’t expect us to do spectacular things this year but I did expect more from the offense. Other than Moreno, it has been a little disappointing. Defense has to learn to tackle and stop the other team from moving at will down the field at crucial times. We have seen that too much this season.

By noyellowinthisblood

October 19, 2007 3:34 PM | Link to this

I think the Dawgs play speaks for itself. That O line just hasn’t come together and don’t tell me it’s because it’s too young. We are seven games in and it’s time to make it happen. I think this off week will help. As for the gaytors, I have no idea what to expect. I would like to see them lose.

By SECCoachnDallas

October 19, 2007 3:35 PM | Link to this

We are a mediocre team this year. Three freshmen starting on the offensive line, a sophomore starting at quarterback (without the protection a quarterback needs. New starters at defensive ends and three new starters at the linebacker positions. Add to this the loss of an All American corner back. Our future is bright but we will take some lumps this year.

By JE

October 19, 2007 3:39 PM | Link to this

Mikey - no offense, but yes, they (USF & Rutgers) are well coached, but they each had like 9 penalites, not to mention USF sensless late hit on the KO after they cut it to 3, that changed field position considerably. I’ll take my chances with CMR, his staff & 7 year track record to date over two teams that so far have had one good season in modern history. Cheers.

By RxDawg

October 19, 2007 3:40 PM | Link to this

You know…I’m normaly a pretty upbeat type of fan. There is always a chance right? Its still just 11 v 11 on the field. But I have nothing for the UF game. Can we just forfeit and save the injury risks? Honestly, I’ve seen nothing that makes me think our D is going to ever hold them to less then a FG on any drive. Sigh, I’ll still watch, I’ll still scream. Hope the team has more confidence then I.

By gdawginkalamazoo

October 19, 2007 3:44 PM | Link to this

noyellowinthisblood, …..and don’t tell me it’s because it’s too young. I won’t I meant young coming into the season. You’re right of course that by now it should have jelled somewhat.

By FLA Dawg

October 19, 2007 3:50 PM | Link to this

I believe that it is an average year but with our Bye record (9-1) we have an edge… Rest and preparation.

Depending on which team shows, we have a very good chance of winning. If our spirited and confident team shows up, we win. However, if our lethargic and lackadaisical one show … I’ll be going to work Monday having to take the grief from my Gator colleagues.

Go Dawgs!

By GADawg

October 19, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this

I agree, we are mediocre this year. So are many other programs. Mediocre in the SEC still means being ahead of many other teams and I remind myself that 8-4 was my prediction before the season began.

By 'floater3

October 19, 2007 3:51 PM | Link to this

I think Georgia this year is really rebuilding. I have been to all there games and we are playing a lot of young guys, so I think that is what you are seeing now. Come next year I think they will be a force, with Moreno in the back field and the line up front more experience , the running game will be hard to contain. The only thing the D-line is where the work needs to improve.

By noyellowinthisblood

October 19, 2007 3:55 PM | Link to this

Gdawg, that was no shot at you. I posted before I read yours.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 19, 2007 4:03 PM | Link to this

Yeah we are young. We were young during recruiting, young during offseason conditioning, young during the spring game, young when Oliver stopped attendin class, young during the summer offseason drills, young once the preason practice started, young once the season started, young when Lumpkin went down, young when Brown got hurt, young when we got whipped by USC,young when we had to travel to Knoxvegas,young when they killed us, young when we squeeked by Ole Miss and then Vandy,young when we jumped on Vandy’s V and now it looks as if 7 games into the season we are young going into a bye week and will continue to be young when we play Florida!

Are you tired of reading now about how YOUNG we are? I certainly am to!

By SunDawg

October 19, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

I’d like to see them go into the Florida game the same way they went into Auburn last year - fired up and ready to score some points - and maintain that attitude the remainder of the season. The week off should help. GO DAWGS

By under_dawg

October 19, 2007 4:06 PM | Link to this

Yes the o-line is young, but youth exists on several other sec teams as well. Florida has a lot of team youth although not on the o-line. The dogs have a bright future. I just hope for the rest of ‘07 they can find a way to win some of the close ones. We have a chance next week against FL….although a win is statistically and historically unlikely….we can win any given week.

By Mike

October 19, 2007 4:07 PM | Link to this

Chip,

I’m not sure what Dawg team is going to show up in J’ville, but I’d like to see some cosistency on offense. I know the OL is young, and I’m glad we’ve only got 1 RB for the game. Moreno gets better as the game goes on. I wish Bobo & co. would settle on 4 receivers that can get into a rhythm. Seems like too many guys are getting into the ball game. You never see NFL teams shuttling 8 different receivers in & out. Stafford’s gotta stop hitting the night life in Athens. I think all this “most talented” talk has gone to his head. Also, what’s up with his mobility? He seemed much more mobile last year - I thought he lost a bunch of weight over the summer.

I’d like to see the Gators win on Saturday. I think that’s the best scenario. If they are coming off 2 straight losses, watch out Dogs.

If our “D” can tackle next week. We might be okay. They’ve just got so many weapons. If the Defense keeps it close, we might have a good chance.

Chip - Would love to hear your thoughts on my comments re: Stafford’s mobility vs. last year.

By Buck in the NW

October 19, 2007 4:08 PM | Link to this

I think the Coaches have made the best comments as to what we need to beat the Reptiles. Matthew Stafford has to light a fire under himself. He plays as good or better then anybody when the pressure is on but plays to laid back and loose when there’s no pressure. Little help here. I don’t ever recall a QB, for any school, that made mistakes when there’s no pressure yet when it’s time to charge, with one exception, he’s led his team to a win. Beats me and I’m glad I’m not a Coach.

By noyellowinthisblood

October 19, 2007 4:11 PM | Link to this

Gdawg, that was no shot at you. I posted before I read yours.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 19, 2007 4:14 PM | Link to this

Did I set a record for the longest run on sentence or what!

By RxDawg

October 19, 2007 4:16 PM | Link to this

Epic post Lowcountry

By So Ga Dawg

October 19, 2007 4:18 PM | Link to this

I want to believe that we have some kind of a chance against Florida.But logically I’m down to looking for a miracle. And I don’t mean some small miracle like a burning bush. I think it’ll take a raising the dead kind of miracle.

By War Eagle

October 19, 2007 4:19 PM | Link to this

SECcoachnDallas, Auburn has the same type of young personal, probably more youthful than UGA and beat Florida in The Swamp….cop out?? The dawgs will beat the Gators, but will struggle against Kentucky. Florida beats Kentucky, Tenn beats Bama and I hope Auburn does not get run out of Baton Rouge. Stats are important, but as long as a team is top 2-3(SEC)in defense and middle course offense, no problem..Run, kick and tackle, plus coaching is football…UGA has tough 2008 schedule, Auburn opens at West Va.floater3, UGA has rebuilding last 2 years??

By gdawginkalamazoo

October 19, 2007 4:22 PM | Link to this

noyellow, I know. Just clarifying.

By AltamahaDawg

October 19, 2007 4:24 PM | Link to this

CHIP, I guess being first in the SEC in on side kickoff recoveries, is chopped liver?

Young coming in and YOUNG now. 7 whole games huh?

By Lane

October 19, 2007 4:25 PM | Link to this

Josh Kendall, made a couple of comments on his podcast, earlier:

A-Light practice this week was to allow the Freshman OL’s, to rest and heal up. The starting five OL’s have played a tremendous number of snaps-no depth.

B-Mentioned that Chester Adams, may move from tackle to guard-his natural position and start Vince Vance @ RT. Adams, has missed a number of blocks and has “jumped OS’s”, on a number of occasions.

Kendall @ macon.com

By JW in Austin

October 19, 2007 4:30 PM | Link to this

And Buck, remember in that SC that Stafford threw very catchable balls on the last couple of drives that should have win us the game. But I agree he needs to figure out how to stay that focused at all times.

By noyellowinthisblood

October 19, 2007 4:30 PM | Link to this

Lowcountry, That was quite a sentence. Are you pleased with the line’s devoplement under Searels so far and I realize they are were young to start the season but we’re seven games in.

By AltamahaDawg

October 19, 2007 4:32 PM | Link to this

under_dog, the fact that other teams are young does not mean we should have gone undefeated with ours, does it? Its still undesirable and nobody will ever be consistant with a young team. Who is young and consistant? Looks to me that the other young teams are eroatic , just Like UGA. Fl has 2 Sr. and 2 Jr (rs) on thier offensive line. What do you think our record would be with that right now?

By AltamahaDawg

October 19, 2007 4:40 PM | Link to this

War eagle, nothing is a cop out. its called reason. AU beating UF with 3 FR line only proves, that on that particular Sat Nite, that was possible. I beleive its possible that we COULD also do the same thing, but YOUNG is the reason we arent going to beat more expereinced teams every wekk. It certaily does not erase years of conventional wisdom, and somehow make everyone want to run out and get an all Frosh line from now on. You know as well as anyone, YOUNG is YOUNG and in the end will have Au and UGA about the same, talented, young team, that was inconsistant, but capable of upseting a few.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 19, 2007 4:41 PM | Link to this

Well No its funny you ask. Am I pleased? Well going into recruiting we knew we would have a young O-Line, and then during Sprign the young O-Line appeared to come together,but we had a couple guys who couldn’t get in here in the Spring, you know how young men are. This summer I felt this young line really worked hard to come together and hopefully not having that young tag stick with’em all season,but after that USC game I realized just how young they were. Young talent is hard to bring along and after that UT game those young men really hung there heads. They were down on there youngselves,almost to dang much. I felt those young men really bounced back with considerable effort for young men like they are ya know in those Ole Miss and Vandy games. So thus far I am impressed with the young O-Line improvement and opening holes you know for our other young man in Knowshon Moreno. He’s a helluva good young prospect.

By TheGatorDude

October 19, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this

I just fashioned some sweet acid washed jean shorts to go with my airbrushed gator tank top.

By AltamahaDawg

October 19, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this

that’s erAtic, dont get your heart rate up.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 19, 2007 4:44 PM | Link to this

Altahama,

What teams are you calling erotic? Thats kinda uncalled for I think!

By Wes

October 19, 2007 4:53 PM | Link to this

Noticed something when reading Chips first three paragraphs. Two weeks ago everyone was yelling to fire Willie Martinez because our defense was so terrible. (I never said to fire the guy, but was definitely on the bandwagon of something needed to change, primarily on defense.)

Interesting that our defense (the side of the ball with the most new players) is better, statistically, than our offense…don’t know what it means, just an observation.

As far as beating the Gators, and someone made this comment in a blog a few weeks ago, I’ll never say we can, or should, beat the Gators until we do. Will the bye help? Of course, but until the day that we have more points at the end of the game than they do, no predictions out of me. I just hope we show up fired up and ready to play.

By Noyellowinthisblood

October 19, 2007 4:54 PM | Link to this

Low, fair enough. Nice interjection of young and you know. Good stuff.

By A-ville Ranger

October 19, 2007 4:55 PM | Link to this

Some people would ride Knowshon like a rented mule.If he carries the ball over 25 times (22 would be more like it) he’s being misused.With his style,running behind this line, he has to work twice as hard per run as most backs.The way to beat UF is to mix it up,hit a couple of deep balls,run Johnson 3 to 8 times,run the FBs 3 to 8 times and Moreno around 20 to 25 times.If Stafford can just hit the long pass (he never has) the whole dynamic changes,we’ll see defenses spread thinner, making everybodies job easier.

By Bill W.

October 19, 2007 5:02 PM | Link to this

We are an inconsistent team mainly because of youth and new faces at positions. New O coordinator, average D coordinator. Im still hoping for T. Brown to play vs. the Gators. Glad we have the bye week however if we come out flat in the first qtr like we have basically all season, it’s a done deal just like UT. If we manage to move the damn ball and get Tebow we just might have a prayer. As you can tell Im still frustrated that UT manhandled us like they did. No excuse for that to happen no matter how young we may be. Dogs in a squeaker.

Dawgs- 31 Gators- 30

By Gen Neyland

October 19, 2007 5:05 PM | Link to this

gtdc

I still owe you the mullet trim. I guess you’ll want to shape that rag up before next weekend…Get your face on CBS so I can see what I paid for…Will you be the guy in jean shorts..?

By Wes

October 19, 2007 5:06 PM | Link to this

A-ville,

Agree that we have to be careful with knowshon. Even before Brown and Lumpkin went down, shouldn’t we have been using Sutherland more? Didn’t he lead the team in touchdowns last year?

By Vince

October 19, 2007 5:07 PM | Link to this

Strategic recruiting of balanced classes each year - and having back up recruits in case we wiff on the top ones.

We got Geno Atkins late in the game a few years back - good thing. He’s turned out to be a 5 star guy though only 3 at the time, I believe. Just can’t afford not to get some very good guys for the trenches every year - already have some for 08 but need a couple more esp. on O.

By A-ville Ranger

October 19, 2007 5:08 PM | Link to this

Altamaha and others Saying other teams are young is misleading.Our O-line is younger than any of our opponents.It’s not an equal thing when one team has a young D-line and ours has a young O-line.The OL is the hardest unit to coach to cohesiveness.In fairness to coach Searels though, just being young and not physically strong enough, can’t be coached away.

By Frank

October 19, 2007 5:10 PM | Link to this

I don’t buy the young excuse. Hershel was his best his freshman year. South Florida’s quarterback is a sophomore. All kinds of young teams are winning.

We are simply not playing up to our potential, and we are not playing hard every down.

By RedDawg

October 19, 2007 5:16 PM | Link to this

Yeah I agree that well rested Florida will beat the almost disfigured cats. I really cant buy the term young on defense or offense. look at Florida, they re starting 10 brand new guys on D and they are pretty good. Georgia lost the 3 starting LBs after 2002 season (Boss baily, Tony Gilbert and cris cemens) and all are playing in the NFL, However, our D on 2003 was even better and our LBs were fantastic. its all about coaching. Wake up please! Martineze should go. go Dawgs

By jimmy

October 19, 2007 5:39 PM | Link to this

Stafford will be an improved QB when he gets the protection he needs. How many times can a QB throw off of his back foot and expect to throw an accurate pass? It’s almost to the point now where he naturally throws off his backfoot because of a lack of trust of his OLine. When he steps up into the pocket and/or slides along w/ the pocket, he’s understandable a much more accurate passer.

By Jeb

October 19, 2007 5:50 PM | Link to this

Wow, the only team more predictable than my beloved Dogs is the Gators. How hard can it be to come up with a Defense that has to stop 2 people. Stopping Teboe and Harvin should’nt be that hard. Tebow runs it up the middle out of the shotgun and Harvin does the reverse and catches passes. Georgia should be able to stop that with ease. Hopefully we’re done playing dumb dog and getting fooled by the trick plays. Maybe we won’t dig ourselves a hole before the game really gets rolling. Good luck Dawgs, give it your best and i’ll be happy.

By Chip Towers

October 19, 2007 6:10 PM | Link to this

Mike: I’m not sure there is anything wrong with Stafford’s mobility. He’s no bigger and, in fact, may be a little lighter than he was last year. I think they’ve just had less opportunities for him to showcase. They’re running some slightly differet stuff this year. Much less one back, which tends to mean a more spread defense. But it was about this time last year that Stafford started going on the run. Maybe Georgia has been saving him up for the Florida game! …

You’re right Altamaha, Georgia is the BEST onsides kicking team in the league, bar none!

By sobedawg

October 19, 2007 6:16 PM | Link to this

Dawgs upset the Crocs…21-17…sobedawg

By Upstate SC

October 19, 2007 6:49 PM | Link to this

I hope for a hard fought FL win this weekend.That way they are tired and not too p** off next weekend.

UGA must pressure Tebow next Saturday or else the Dawgs will be in for a long afternoon. If they come out fired up, i.e. Auburn 2006, then the Dawgs will roll. GO DAWGS!!!

By takedowndawg

October 19, 2007 6:57 PM | Link to this

It is obvious that we have passing offensive problems but what concerns me most is the lack of aggressive defensive play on special teams and our entire defensive unit. We give the appearance of a soft defense and are not willing to ever go after a punt or field goal. Until the second half Martinez does not believe that stunting puts pressure on a backfield. With this approach you get a Danny Ainge having a practice scrimage we us where he never gets touched. A punter can also take their time punting and place it right where they want the punt to go without worrying about it getting blocked. Martinez -GET AGGRESSIVE, AND STAY THAT WAY! We have the talent. Use it.

By 1eyedJack

October 19, 2007 7:05 PM | Link to this

Talking about our young guys on the O-line. You can coach them up and they can gain cohesiveness and I beleive from what I have read and heard Coach Richt is satisified that is happening, but there is one thing you can’t do and that is force their bodies to makeup a year of growing and maturing. As Coach Richt mentioned on his TV show that will take an off-season of weight training and training table. As for the Florida game. With the extra week off to prepare wouldn’t it be great if the undermanned and underdog Dawgs would play a close game and pull a play from the playbook of yore such as the Appleby to Washington end around pass, or the Belue to Scott pass with time running out to win the game. Can Tripp Chandler throw the deep ball? Go Dawgs!!!

By FLA DAWG

October 19, 2007 7:54 PM | Link to this

Dawgs are a mediocre team. Geez Chip I don’t need any stats to know that. I’ve watched every damn game!

By Buck in the NW

October 19, 2007 8:09 PM | Link to this

JW, how right you are………A-ville Ranger, Stafford’s completed the long ball in the past and I can not understand what has changed him to the point that he’s having so much trouble. IMO, Coaching has to be a part of it. We haven’t used his running ability at all. Wait, he run the ball off tackle in the last game and I wondered where the Hades that came from. As far as holding anything back, if they have I would be irate because we have had no reason the entire season to hold back unless it’s like Bobo said and that is that maybe we were playing to conservative trying to avoid bad situations. As far as I’m concerned one play summarises the ‘07 season. When we had 4th and 2 on the Vandy 13 yd. line and went for the F.G. We had nothing to lose but boy what a confidence builder that would have been for the entire team but CMR reverted to form. As long as we have that type of playing not to lose and being conservative we’ll continue to be in the middle of the pack.

By BJohnDawg

October 19, 2007 8:23 PM | Link to this

These Dawgs are one win short of where I expected them. They should have beat SC and I expected the loss to Tenn( hell I picked TN to win the East)but not quite in the blowout fashion.That said I am tired of the “Their Young” line. My six month old daughter is young.These guys have been at it for 7 games.Texas plugs freshman in, Oklahoma plugs them in, even Florida and Ohio State plug them in…and they keep moving on. You do not here excuses from them.They just go out and play the game and grow up.

Now this “less then experienced” team may still surprise some folks. I have doubts that they will run the table, but they could go 4-1. Might bet Florida and Ky or lose to Auburn. Might snag a War Eagle and drop one in division. Let’s just hope the defense grows some nads and one of those wins is Tech. Still think if someone gets us it better be this year. I have a strong feeling this team is going to be a great one next season. What with all those “young players” having a year under their noggins.

For the moment BOBO needs to work on his play calling. Vary the calls, dont pass on first down. Then run on second down then play action on third down when it is 3rd and ten.Mix it up.Too damn predictable when the average fan can tell from the formation and the down and distance what is coming.If we can, you can be damn sure Urban and Tommy and Rich and maybe even Chan can see it and figure it out( and if they cannot their assistants can). And Martinez do what Rutgers did. They blitz from the the damn concession stand last night. Goethe never knew where they were coming from. But he knew they were not just locked in cover 2 or a fixed zone.Else he would have lit their a* up like Ainge did you and our boys two weeks ago. Predictable(on both sides of the ball) means defeat.

GO DAWGS!And to hell with GA Tech.

By AltamahaDawg

October 19, 2007 8:25 PM | Link to this

Lowcountry, have you seen them uniformed boys?

A-ville, My question of “what do you think the Dawgs record would be right now with the veteran line of Florida” might give you an idea where I stand on that. FWIW, I entirely agree with you. (less the part about you misquoting me)

Frank, I hardly think that comparing ONE player being young is quite the realistic issue, with this 2007 UGA team. Sure there are great young player. There are great senior players too. I think we would be better with a few more of those last kind in key positions.

RedDawg, UF replaced starter, not all young guys. Aand in fact they midseason are slighty worse than our defense. below us in every category and not even close in passing defence. Giving up more points than UGA, especially if you look at second half. The also have lost a couple of games, including to AU, who had 3 freshman on thier offensive line. Lets see, NC 2006, bunch of new guys, not so much. Might be something to that. Thier defense is, at best, as this article says, mediocre. Even arguing that youth and inexpereinced can’t be a reason some teams are championship caliber right now is getting pretty old.

By Urban Renewal

October 19, 2007 8:33 PM | Link to this

You dawgs is meatyokra, fo show

By AltamahaDawg

October 19, 2007 8:40 PM | Link to this

7 games NOW. Not then. Kinda unfair to be use a 7 game standard applied retroactively to games weeks ago isnt it fellows?

By Dead Dawg

October 19, 2007 8:56 PM | Link to this

Never have so many fretted over so little for so long. Face it, we are the practice squad of the SEC East. When your team acts like they won the Sugar Bowl because they kick a field goal over Vandy you have got to question the mind set of that team. That kind of play and attitude wont cut it with Florida, KY or Auburn. Hopefully these guys can salvage a respectable 7-4 season. Although I think either Troy or GT is going to bite us.

By shane

October 19, 2007 8:57 PM | Link to this

i hope uf wins a tough one in 4 overtimes.i don’t want to face those guys after they lose 3 straight in the sec!one bad omen,i dreamed about this game last night,i dreamed stafford tried the old”hide the ball” play again.alt,i saw one of those”E”teams.have you seen the socal cheerleaders?nuff said!

By asswipe

October 19, 2007 9:02 PM | Link to this

Dawgs “Arn’t Man Enough” to be gayturds. Simple as that!

By cuz's attorney

October 19, 2007 9:03 PM | Link to this

my client doesn’t even know that woman,moreover,he never touched her!

By I-DOG

October 19, 2007 9:26 PM | Link to this

Chip,

I would have to agree with you that Georgia has been average to date.

We have not played well in any game since the opener.

Stafford in particular has not played well. The national average for completions is about 59%. I know that his line is young, but look at the protection he had against Vandy. That was still a mediocre game.

I like everything about Stafford except the way he has played after week 1. I don’t understand why it is happening. I’m not looking for a 90% completion rate, but he should be playing better than he is.

By A-ville Ranger

October 19, 2007 9:43 PM | Link to this

I watched Tripp Chandler interviewed on scout.com.He was relaxed till he was asked about the UF game,then his voice got tight and unsure.The biggest problem with UF is this cloud of doom that’s built up over the years.If Auburn,Tenn, even Miss St can beat them there’s no reason we can’t.If our coaches and players really believe they can win it’s a toss up.Thing is, who really believes they believe ?

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 19, 2007 9:45 PM | Link to this

Alt…Ya got me with the retro part. So now our guys are retroactively not young anymore. Maybe we can proactively make them older..

By Greg

October 19, 2007 10:09 PM | Link to this

I think Matthew would be playing a lot better if we stayed with one group of receivers-just signal the plays he’s a bright kid.As for fla -Ku looks like a blow-out -Kentucky come”s back down to earth.

By DrugDawg

October 19, 2007 10:09 PM | Link to this

It doesn’t matter what FLA does at KY, or what KY does to FLA, there’s no way the Dawgs are gonna beat FLA this year, and possibly this decade. FLA may just blow us out. I saw FLA not even work up a sweat in beating TN by 39, and TN beat us easily by 21, and could have been worse. There’s nothing exciting about GA football this year. We’re down to one running back, Stafford sucks, no O-line, defense stinks, plus not even any emotion by coaches or team. Something is not right in Athens.

By DawgBone

October 19, 2007 10:28 PM | Link to this

A-ville Ranger - you have the right game plan. One of the main reasons our running game has not been as good as expected is the deep pass threat has not been there…this year.

You are incorrect about Stafford never hitting the deep pass. I was at the Auburn game last year and saw several deep passes…that were caught! The stadium was emptying in the early 3rd quarter.

Having this week off while UF tangles with UK is huge. We will beat the Gators(that was me Wes)…..just like we upset Auburn last year (with a bye week before the game).

Go Dawgs….and Go Army!

DAWGBONE

By A-ville Ranger

October 19, 2007 10:53 PM | Link to this

DawgBone I could be wrong about Stafford not hitting deep pass last year.I honestly don’t recall enough of last year’s Auburn game to say for sure.I can say he hasn’t hit any this season.He was on target on a fly pattern to Henderson in the Bama game that Mikey dropped but most have been late or off target,sometimes both.I don’t believe I can effect how the team plays against UF by saying I think they can win.The team has to overcome that themselves,if they do I like their chances. I don’t see it coming from Athens yet,we’ll see.As much as I dislike Spurrier he had the balls to say they had to start beating UGA,then they made it happen.

By Mr.Jefferson

October 19, 2007 11:09 PM | Link to this

You cowards won’t dare schedule the finest team in the land: The Fighting Cavaliers of the University of Virginia. We’ve called Athens on several occasions; whenever Dooley hears it’s UVA on the line, apparently he rolls into the fetal position, and cries for his mama. He must remember the 31-0 whipping we put on the mutts back in ‘79. Why don’t you devote this column to a team that matters: The Fighting Cavaliers.

By shane

October 19, 2007 11:12 PM | Link to this

ranger,i remember the au game last year too,stafford hit a couple of deep balls early.i think he is not stepping up into the pocket and setting his feet,even when he has time.maybe he needs to learn to step up,deliver the ball,and take the hit.

By DawgBone

October 19, 2007 11:23 PM | Link to this

Mr. Jefferson…I graduated in 1979 and it was a painful year for football but we all remember what happened the following year.

Also…since you’re such a history buff you remember the last time we played Virginia…the 24th-ranked Bulldogs clobbered Virginia, 37-14, in the Oahu Bowl. 12/24/2000. Whahoowa that!

Go Dawgs!

DAWGBONE

By The Game

October 20, 2007 12:00 AM | Link to this

Though some fans iritate me, I’m not a UGA hater. Quality players wrong coaching scheme… With that said, UGA will not beat UF.

Auburn and LSU had the playmakers and knowledgable play calling to keep UF’s O in check and off the field.

UF 42 - UGA 13

By We have delusional fans...

October 20, 2007 12:41 AM | Link to this

GOOD G0D - Here we go again!! Anybody paying attention realizes that we suck this year. I want us to win as much as anyone, but we barely beat Vandy. Bet your a$$ on it - The Dawgs come out flat again (that’s a no-brainer) and Florida beats us worse than Tennessee. Get ready to turn the TV off AGAIN.

By Pago Pago

October 20, 2007 1:01 AM | Link to this

We’re scared to death of Coastal Carolina, even though we had to pay them plenty to come to Athens. And CMU next Sept.???

By MtnDawg

October 20, 2007 2:22 AM | Link to this

I love GA football and a win over fla would be like sugar in my veins .. a huge suprise, but dont think we’ll drink that nectar this year. Hopefully the team that wants to play and likes to play shows up soon. 8-4 may be optimistic.

Never thought I’d be saying thank God for tennis and gymnastics.

By coastal dawg

October 20, 2007 5:48 AM | Link to this

it’s always good when your opponents lose. losing is by and large demoralizing, and any help we can get is good. indeed, we want everyone to have two losses in the east — except SC and UT who we want to have 3!

By the ritz blitz

October 20, 2007 8:01 AM | Link to this

Bring back the black pants and a Goldberg motivation speech and we should have no problem beating the Gators. But I think I would prefer a Erk Russell head butting emotionally fired defense, a three yard and a cloud of dust offense and the bourbon smell in those old steel bleachers. Its seems so long ago…. Can anyone point me in the direction to the bar at the Gator Bowl Inn?

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 20, 2007 8:15 AM | Link to this

Great posr Ritz! Damn if I didn’t smell the bourbon…..

By dawgtired

October 20, 2007 9:50 AM | Link to this

Being young after 7 games is an excuse for bad coaching and bad recruiting. I thought we took our lumps in 2003, 2006, and now 2007. That spells mediocrity. Lets face it, our head coach has no emotion and Georgia remains average. Our record against Florida and the rest of the league will never improve until the coaches tire of the situation and vow to change it.

By Chris

October 20, 2007 9:57 AM | Link to this

The beauty of CSS and digital cable is that I can watch the games and rewind so that I can analyze plays. I don’t think youth has as much to do with line play as toughness and I believe it takes time to ingrain that. Stafford has made some great throws; and he has made a lot of poor ones - missed open guys for big plays many times. Just my opinion, but being 19 and getting annointed pre-season as the “best ever” by your coach might tend to mess with your focus. We have way too much space in our defense. If you compare us against every other team we play, were getting our eyes beat out as far as getting numbers around the ball consistently. You can take every game film and our scheme looks exactly the same no matter who we play. I don’t claim to understand all of the nuances of what happens when the ball is snapped; but I do understand that when it’s us 4 or 5 against them 6 or 7 at the line of scrimmage on every play, the odds are not in our favor.

We have no excuses next weekend. Two weeks to prepare for our biggest nemesis and greatest rival by far.

I love the Dawgs and I hope Richt is in Athens for the rest of his coaching career, by the way.

BEAT THE FREAKIN’ GATORS DADGUMMIT!!!

By SCDawg

October 20, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

Stafford IS our problem. I’m tired of hearing about his “talent” and “strong arm.” Check the stats. He completes just over 50% of his passes. He’s ranked 7th or 8th in the SEC. He’s not mobile…and he’s cocky. Gee, sounds like he should be playing for Spurrier. We’d be better off.

By SCDawg

October 20, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this

Stafford IS our problem. I’m tired of hearing about his “talent” and “strong arm.” Check the stats. He completes just over 50% of his passes. He’s ranked 7th or 8th in the SEC. He’s not mobile…and he’s cocky. Gee, sounds like he should be playing for Spurrier. We’d be better off.

By Top Dawg

October 20, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this

The best thing for UGA’s chances next week against UF, other than UGA’s actual preparation for the game, is for the UF-UK game to be a very hard-fought, hard-hitting physical game that UF loses as time expires.

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this

“I don’t think youth has as much to do with line play as toughness and I believe it takes time to ingrain that.”

wwwwwwwwwwwhat?

Just picking on ya a bit. No biggie. But I do think that sums up the whole silly argument about “young”. Maybe coach should just not that term. Obviously its not an age description, its an experience factor. I think its also clear that we dont have a lot of leadership and stability from our upperclassmen either. A few I’m sure, but ive always heard coaches refer to a good ‘group” of senior leaders. I think we just dont have as many as we need to offset. Somebody said team (whoever) seems to “plug in younger players” and do well. Oh, if only we were pluging in. This year, we are more pluggin in experienced players in betweeen the newbies. And I’m sorry to be redundant, but anyone claiming 7 games makes for an experience team capable of beating any others with YEARS of experience (and that same 7 games) is just either not doing the math, or living in the bizarro world. Fine 7 games NOW makes them veterans (they had ONE game exp before SC, 5 before TN). Whats you point? I’ll say it again, if you are going to use the 7 game standard, at least let them play the game in which they have HAD 7 games expereince before critisizing them about it. Some of you guys are just not thinking it through before repeating somebody elses post. I guess now that they are willy old vet of 7 whole games, there is no escuse for not winning the remaining schedule, because of cource, its obviously our coaching staffs fault if they can’t beat every other team (rosters be damn). We have no escuse 7 games in , but nobody else is better at this point of the season too.

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this

If Stafford were the problem, then I wonder how is he being coached. I was very excited when Bobo was named “OC” and CMR decided to be true H.C. I’m in the minority on this because nobody else has said a word about it but I submit that when CMR went for the F.G. he sent a message to the team.We had nothing to lost and a lot to gain and we backed down. The Coach is asking the team to do something he won’t do. Can we beat the Reptiles? IMO we can but for that to happen the Coaches have to take a laxative, go into the “Party” expecting to win and coach that way and most of all let Stafford lead the team. I couldn’t agree more when people ask about MS missing the long ball the question is why? We have only one RB for the game( that’s a story in it’s self). We must have been holding something back(humor)but for sure if we go into the game as a F.G. team and not a TD team It’ll be a blood bath. We can win if the Coaches coach to win. Wonder if we ‘ll finally see Southerland play TE and see a two TE sets? why haven’t we run the “No Huddle”?

By yellowblood

October 20, 2007 11:15 AM | Link to this

This excusefest is sickening. All the ideas are “fine-tuning” or “lets just wait it out”. Radical change is needed such as: 1. If youth is the problem don’t recruit any freshmen this year. Just take juco’s 2. Put Stafford on the bench. Don’t repeat the Reggie Ball mistake 3. Change to a run-only, pass rarely game plan 4. Punt on 3rd down. I will further run my mouth by saying if Tech can’t beat UGA this year they need to drop out of 1-A. I’m sick of our coaching dimwits losing mental chessgames to mediocre teams such as UVA,Maryland, and Ga.

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 11:28 AM | Link to this

Top Dawg, my general inclination is that UF loosing is always a good thing. Logically, we need Ky to have another loss, really wouldnt want UF comming to J-ville with a 3 game streak to correct, meaning beating us would BE thier year at that point. Uf winning a hard fought game today is in our best interest, but I’d never be able to pull for them.

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

yelowblood, you are starting to sound like you really care about the health of UGA football. I think you are finally figuring out what we have all known for a while, you are really a closet UGA fan.

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 11:42 AM | Link to this

AltahamaDawg, how do you think we should attack the Reptiles? Alot of talk but not very much in the way of concrete ideas.

By yellowblood

October 20, 2007 12:03 PM | Link to this

Alt Dawg: Now that’s below the belt.

By Zeb McKluskey

October 20, 2007 12:07 PM | Link to this

Gentlemen, Huskdawg is gone forever. I’m lettin the ole south ga country boy loose on OUR blogs. With that said, like RXDawg, I have this sickening feeling in my stomach about this team overall. I can’t for the life of me get jacked up about any of these games until I see some FREAKIN FIRE FROM SOMEONE ON MY FREAKIN TEAM!!!! I don’t care if the dam towel boy runs across to the other sideline and pi$$es on the biggest lineman the other team has! Something has got to bring fire to the belly of the beast or we’re not gonna win another dam game!! I’m just sick of this sh!t. If I hear “wait til next year” one more freakin time I think I’m gonna just pee in my pants and sit in my pee pants all day. I’m wearin my pee pants right now. Gotta love Ricky Bobby.

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 12:37 PM | Link to this

damn it! now we are not sole leaders in the SEC on onsidekicks.

By Chris

October 20, 2007 12:59 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg, what I mean by that is it takes some time for a new coach to ingrain some toughness; and I believe it was said that toughness is one of coach’s strengths. And we can talk 3 freshmen, 3 freshmen all day long, but one of those is a redshirt and our upperclassmen haven’t exactly been kicking butt.

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 1:00 PM | Link to this

Buck, I’t kind like the weather, everyone complains, but nobody seems to do anything about it. Not sure concrete ideas from the gallery are really that useful. But personally, I am going with contain Tebow and score more points. More specifically, watch the Auburn tape. If you mean, specifically playcalling, I’m afraid I just can’t get over the utterly silly feeling of trying to act like I can say. I can’t even pretend. Its just too embarassing. I can say that the playcalling is obviously dictated by what we are capable of doing, and it seems to me there are things we do well, and things we do not, if that gives you some idea of my expectations of what we will see.

I do beleive It is possible, it can be done. I dont expect it, but I wouldn’t be shocked to win. We have seen UGA play at times capable of moving the ball, and we have seen Fl at times play poor enough to be beaten. Just depends on how much of each of those shows up. My thoughts are that our offense will be the reason we win or lose, but thats been the case all year.

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 1:01 PM | Link to this

Altahama, I didn;t mean that you were a lot of talk and no ideas. Came out wrong. My Bad, but how do you think we should go after them?

By SonuvaDawg

October 20, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

Mediocre, yes.

But considering the amount of youth playing on both sides of the ball, with the exception of one game (UT) they’re playing very well.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 20, 2007 1:23 PM | Link to this

Alt,

You know my 7 game theory was supposed to be funny right? Just checking. If any of the fellow bloggers read those previous posts and thought those were REALLY SERIOUS we have more problems than our football team! LOL!

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 1:28 PM | Link to this

IT’S EARLY BUT HAS ANYBODY NOTICED vANDY 17-SC 0?

By Bubba

October 20, 2007 1:31 PM | Link to this

12 posts by AltamahaDawg. But, who’s counting.

By RxDawg

October 20, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this

Bubba is

By Chris

October 20, 2007 3:27 PM | Link to this

Altamaha,

wwwwwwwwwwwhat?

Our offense will be what wins or loses the FL game?

By Backin Up - Backin Up

October 20, 2007 3:29 PM | Link to this

Just think what having Central Mighigan on our schedule will do for our stats while we continue to brag about our strong schedule.

OOPS - C.M. is getting waxed by Clemson today. So much for that Strength of Schedule claim……

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 3:35 PM | Link to this

Are we back in the hunt?….Vandy 17-10. DO YOU BELIEVE?

By colascdawg

October 20, 2007 3:35 PM | Link to this

Vandy 17 - S Carolina 6 Final

Bama 38 - Tennessee 17 4th Qtr

It doesn’t get much better on an off week…now maybe these S Carolina fans will quiet down a little bit, it was getting pretty unbearable.

Can’t wait for Jax.

By Lowcountry Bulldawg

October 20, 2007 3:39 PM | Link to this

How about those Vandy Commodores!

Roll Tide!

Go Gators!

Ok that last one was rough!

Are we gonna be able to slide into the SEC TITLE GAME?

What a crazy season! I love college football!

By dandydawg

October 20, 2007 3:41 PM | Link to this

This has nothing to do with this blog, but I have to say it!!!!!!!!

How ‘bout them ‘Dores! What does SOS have to say about this… yea B!t@h….you lost to Vandy!!!!!!!!! HA HA HA Ha HA HA HA

By RxDawg

October 20, 2007 3:48 PM | Link to this

Wow, take at look at the SEC east standings. Talk about a mess! As far as UF, they can loose tonight. I want them demoralized like one poster said before.

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 4:05 PM | Link to this

In the year of the Upset, this has to be in the top 5. Wonder if SOS will be talking about losing to Vandy this year? This should lite a fire under the Dawgs that I hope will continue to grow. If he’s given a game plan to win, Stafford will take us to a victory but if we go to J’ville playing not to lose, we’ll lose.

By MORE OF THE SAME

October 20, 2007 4:09 PM | Link to this

Gamechickens LOSE!!!!!!!!! The SEC is getting interesting again!!!

By Dark Corner Dawg

October 20, 2007 4:11 PM | Link to this

Steve Boy You now have lost to VANDY!!!!! How does it feel?!!!! And it was your Homecomming game!!!

By Stats vs on Field Play

October 20, 2007 4:16 PM | Link to this

SEC stats say Dogs are mediocre, on-field play says Dogs are terrible

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 4:17 PM | Link to this

Now we find out what the ‘Kats are made of.

By Dorsey Hill

October 20, 2007 4:23 PM | Link to this

Vandy shouldn’t be too excited about beating USC. USC has always sucked. Vandy had a much bigger win last year anyway.

By A-ville Ranger

October 20, 2007 4:26 PM | Link to this

So you tell me,look at the year’s scores and tell me who the best team in the east is.The only one with less than 2 losses is Kentucky and they just went down 7 to UF.We still don’t have control of our fate,Tenn and SC own the tie breaker by beating us.If we win out, I think we have better than a 50% shot at it though.I just read Carter Strickland’s article on Richard Samuel.He states as a matter of fact that he’ll play LB at UGA.If he knows that he’s heard something nobody else seems to know.Watching Richard run it’s hard for me to believe he won’t get a look at rb.One thing to consider is his age, at 16 he could grow too big for tb and playing fb would be a waste in his case.

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 4:30 PM | Link to this

I was told last night that we wouldn’t beat the Reptiles because our receivers weren’t of SEC caliber. Do we win neek wext week? Question: do we have a receiver as fast as the one I just saw break off a fly patteren and go for the post and a TD.?

By Dark Corner Dawg

October 20, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this

Damn , Clemson 70 CM 14 WOW I guess ole Tommy Boy thinks its gonna save his JOB!!!

By Buck in the NW

October 20, 2007 4:38 PM | Link to this

Some body got bent out of shape when I talk about playing not to lose. the last two series of downs make my point. Ky. is still in the game and weren’t afraid to go for it on 4th and 11. Good pass for them on 4th down would have been a TD. Still they ha\eld the Reptiles and forced a punt.

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this

I just wonder how many people in here will be in saying Spurrier was too nice, outcoached, no fire, needs to fire all his assistants? Anyone remember what elss?

Chris, my cell mates know what I mean.

Bubba, feel free to debate me on any of them.

Lowcountry, no I didnt intend that for you, but it has been a pretty rediculous thing to say this week. And most not joking. Including schultz.

Buck no I understood you, didn’t take it as i wasnt. And you are right, I wonder what snide remarks spirrier has for himself this time.

Any SC fan think celebrating beating Vandy might not have been so bad now?

By shane

October 20, 2007 4:55 PM | Link to this

thanks vandy,maybe the chickens won’t be clucking too loud now.uf is beating uk,and next weekend either ut or usc will have three losses.as of now our destiny is in our own hands.win out and we probably go to the big game in atlanta.who’d-a-thunk it!

By shane

October 20, 2007 4:59 PM | Link to this

cuz,is phat phil phinished?

By AltamahaDawg

October 20, 2007 5:15 PM | Link to this

Well it was inevitable. Brado just lobbied to get UF into the championship as the best 2 loss team in the nation. What is this hypnotic spell?

By go dogs

October 20, 2007 5:36 PM | Link to this

Finally! The Dogs are the cream of the SEC and will begin to work their way to the top. As everyone knows we are an extremely young team. We’ve played three F and RF offensive linemen. (One of our seniors has been more offensive to prove the point). We knew we would be getting better each and every week as we got experience and it’s beginning to show. Look how Vandy (that we manhandled) beat USC, generally regarded as the best.

Consider our young QB. If it wasn’t for dropped passes he would be the leader for the Heisman. I heard on this blog that 8 passes between the numbers were dropped against Vandy. If we hadn’t dropped passes against USC and Tenn we would be #1 right now and pulling away. We have the best backup QB in the SEC according to CMR and we don’t even need to use him! That is a testament to the play of our starter. The backup threw a perfect TD pass in mop-up against OM and we had to take him out so we wouldn’t look like we were running up the score. He won that game last year against CU and we don’t even need him! Besides our starter and the media might develop some insecurity if we take away snaps.

Our young defense is beginning to play over their heads. We had Vandy all the way after those excellent halftime adjustments. We could have stripped that ball away at any time last week, but just chose to wait to see what would happen. Coutu deserved that moment. The defense tried to get it for him against Ala but he just missed.

Now we have everything just where we want it. We will take care of business next week in Jax. no matter who wins today. The way we are playing with our youth is downright scary for the rest of the SEC.

And are the rest of you keeping up with recruiting? We are getting all the ones we want and will continue to reload in the coming years.

Go Dogs!

By yellowblood

October 20, 2007 7:45 PM | Link to this

GO DOGS: What planet are you on ?

By Woofer

October 21, 2007 12:07 PM | Link to this

Yes, the Dawg OL IS young. They are still going to be young next year. I get tired of hearing the BS that they are seven games into the season…O linemen don’t mature and gel in a single season. We are young and the only thing that is going to change that is time.

By ARdawg

October 22, 2007 12:30 PM | Link to this

Unfortunately, we are just a mediocre team this year and the stats and production proven this to be the case. We have multitudes of the best young unproven talent in the country. There have been more peaks and valleys with this team this year than any I can remember in my 40 plus years as a Dawg fan. The brightside to this equasion is we are capable of beating anybody on anyday. We can beat Florida, Kentucky and Auburn but I don’t see us doing it in succession this year. The best we can hope for realistically is 2 out of 3 and be happy with 1 out of 3. If it must be 1….let it be Florida.

GO DAWGS

By George

October 22, 2007 6:26 PM | Link to this

you know what is pathetic? That it takes having to look at stats for you IDIOTS to realize that the pups are an AVERAGE AT BEST team. I forgot though yall are a “year or two away” Gotta love the dawg nation.

By JHAVGA

October 23, 2007 11:24 AM | Link to this

Florida in a semi-romp. Dawgs are mediocrity personified. Nice to remember to the upset of Alabama when #1, and Michigan at Ann Arbor. This mediocre team does not have that luxury.

By tim

October 23, 2007 12:14 PM | Link to this

I’ll tell you another average team this year and that is FL. GA can beat FL this year. FL is better on offense but GA is better on defense. Should be a good game