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By UGA

September 13, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this

You gotta win ugly…We’re on our way to a national championship!

By PhoenixBound

September 13, 2008 7:19 PM | Link to this

A win’s a win

By Ward

September 13, 2008 7:20 PM | Link to this

I’ll start by saying that I will take the win, no matter how ugly. I am a little disappointed with the game plan and the penalties. We cannot continue to beat ourselves by giving up so many calls. Wow… If we don’t tune it up we may not get by ASU and Bama.

By yeah_right

September 13, 2008 7:23 PM | Link to this

SC sux ! You’ve been saying so yourselves all week ! Your +7 will look real good to the pollsters !

By bdawg

September 13, 2008 7:23 PM | Link to this

Georgia was lucky to get away with the win. Any team that commits 11 penalties ( one that prevented a Red Zone TD) and drops 3 key passes (one for a TD) can’t exactly claim to deserve the W. I know this match-up is always close but the GA team gave SC plenty of help this year. If we continue the execute this poorly with this year’s schedule then things do not look promising. I’m glad UGA got the win but there are many trends that are cause for concern.

By Raglan99

September 13, 2008 7:28 PM | Link to this

Dawgs don’t look like a Top 20 team, much less a Top 5.

The secondary has read too many press clippings and shows little interest in playing sound and fundamental coverage techniques, trying to rely solely on athleticism. I place the blame directly on poor coaching by Coach Martinez.

Also, the OL has now been exposed as inexperienced and not very physical. They were pushed around all afternoon.

Don’t see how Dawgs navigate this schedule, given what we saw today. Guess I’ll cancel those reservations for Miami.

By marshdawg

September 13, 2008 7:28 PM | Link to this

An ugly win, for sure. Now maybe UGA fans will quit fast-forwarding the season with all the NC talk, and go back to the Bulldawg style of play, which is one game at a time. Let’s quit trying to end it before it gets going good. We have a ways to go, but just maybe we can preserve.

By CoverCorner

September 13, 2008 7:30 PM | Link to this

DAWGS LINEBACKERS CAN’T COVER

The SEC coaches watching this game film will exploit this matchup…since Martinez doesn’t have a clue how to make adjustments

We didn’t look like a national champ today for sure

By Steven

September 13, 2008 7:30 PM | Link to this

I just hope the Dawgs can correct the many wrongs that were apparent today.

By Joe

September 13, 2008 7:30 PM | Link to this

We looked a lot like a Jim Donn*n coached team today. Dropped passes, bad gameplan, poorly conditioned, penalties, etc…

No way Scu should be within 3 TD’s of us.

That was a pathetic effort by the coaches. Really, really a pathetic effort by the coaches.

Kudos to Brian Mimbs; he is the player of the game, without question.

We may lose by 40 next weekend.

By Jason

September 13, 2008 7:31 PM | Link to this

The Dawgs are shooting themselves in the foot with way, way too many penalties. I’m glad we won but that crap has got to stop. I expected a game like this. How lucky are the Dawgs that that ball pooped out of SC’s hands for the fumble and we recover? We were lucky all day. I love the Dawgs but a #2 team should have dominated all day. But I give SC credit, they played us tough as always.

By ssidawg

September 13, 2008 7:31 PM | Link to this

Anytime we play SC and come away with a win it’s a good thing! This game is always ugly and I guarantee at the end of the season nobody will care about the score- only that we won!! GO DAWGS!!

By DC

September 13, 2008 7:32 PM | Link to this

What awful play calling and defensive scheme. No pressure on defense, awful calls on offense. Why the love affair with the long pass…it is low % and you have got to run. It is a win and to play for a Championship you need luck whci we had today. I am real dissapointed in the play calling

By honest_abe

September 13, 2008 7:34 PM | Link to this

one word. pressure. where the hell was it? been saying for the last two weeks that the ends just haven’t been getting the job done. i’m worried as south carolina’s offensive line has looked real poor in their first two games but they looked like all pro’s today. the best pressure comes from georgia’s tackles but lomax, dobbs, houston and wynn have looked avg at best… slick willy still gets the job done but his blitz packages suck.

offensively, too many dropped passes. it looked like milner came back disguised as chandler and durham just doesn’t impress me. why’d the dawgs play so much of samuel? i’d much rather have seen king. when is stafford going to start seeing the other side of the field?

not everything was bad. a few bright spots include the defensive tackles, ellerbe and curran, mimbs, and aj green. can someone please let richt know that green needs to be on the field the entire time!

a win’s a win but if georgia doesn’t start to get pressure from their front four this team ain’t winning not sec championship much less a national one.

By BurbankDawg

September 13, 2008 7:34 PM | Link to this

I like how the haters are saying we don’t deserve the #2 ranking. They’re just mad that Georgia would beat their team—pretty or otherwise.

That being said, Willie’s D looked horrid against the pass. How many times does it take one of our LBs to get smoked or penalized for Willie to make the adjustment???

Game balls go to Rennie and Knowshon, whom we didn’t feed that much for some reason…

AJ Green is coming along quite nicely. He could be our Calvin Johnson.

I’m most disappointed by our lack of pressure on their QBs. That MUST improve!!!

By BigDaveDawg

September 13, 2008 7:35 PM | Link to this

Look…we are either the #1 or #2 rival on South Carolina’s schedule this year….

South Carolina is UGA’s #7 or #8 rival..especially this year!

THE DAWGS WON…you need to win games like this to win Championships!

GO DAWGS!!!

By squarebush

September 13, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this

A win…I’ll take it. It was you average, run of the mill UGA/SC game. Ugly. Nerve wracking. Frustrating. You can’t deny that the penalties have got to be reduced. If this pace keeps up it could come back to bite the Dawgs in the butt.

But even the champions have to play/win ugly ones…just ask Florida and LSU. Let’s hope that we can step it up a bit on the road next week and get another ‘W’ before two huge home games with Bama and UT.

By newyorkugafan

September 13, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this

What needs to be realized is the Dawgs kept SC scoreless for three out of four quarters. The 7 points SC scored is the least by any opponent in this season so far.

By TampaGator

September 13, 2008 7:37 PM | Link to this

I am glad you won ugly, and I hope you keep winning games you don’t deserve to win until Jax. Yum! Yum! I can taste it already!

By KB

September 13, 2008 7:38 PM | Link to this

Ugly win but I’ll take it! With games left against ASU, FLA, TENN, LSU, ALA, and AUB the Dawgs need to take it one game at a time. These are the games early in the season that we usually end up losing and then play our best football afterwards. One game at a time Dawg fans, we will get better as the season goes on!

By GATOR CHOMP

September 13, 2008 7:39 PM | Link to this

U Mutts lucked out

By Thedream

September 13, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this

My my, how most of you haters forget….Florida and LSU also had ugly wins (against bad teams) en route to championships the last couple of years. EVERY championship team has to get an ugly win.

Even Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush’s USC team had an ugly win during their 1st championship season….Remember that Fresno State game?

Bottom line, a W is a W.

By joe_h

September 13, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this

This team makes me want to puke. I’m so sick of watching UGA underperform with all-world talent. This team and this program won’t win a national title in a very long time. Martinez is clueless and needs to be sent packing. Bobo needs to stop p****** his wife and take an offensive coordinator clinic. Our defense and offense are laughable. I’ve about reached my limit with this team.

Stafford’s receivers must hate his guts. 6 dropped passes, two dropped TD passes. and 4 would-be first down passes also dropped. All the talk about a national title needs to stop. We aren’t even close. Florida, Southern Cal, OSU, Missouri, and Florida would have ripped this second rate football team. Hell, Vandy looked more impressive. If UGA doesn’t play a hell of a lot better next week, they can kiss my a**. As a graduate, it pains me to say that.

By Indisbelief

September 13, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this

ONE holding call on SC all day. I sure hope they were holding more than that based on our weak pass rush……….

By FLA DAWG

September 13, 2008 7:41 PM | Link to this

I predicted a win by 2 or 3 TDs. I was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG… Give So. Car. credit. They fought one of the best fights and almost won. Congratulations to the Gamecocks.

As for The Dawgs… plenty of talent but WAY TOO MANY Penalties. And what kind of play calling was going on today. Martinez; I couldn’t put it better than the tv commentator - why give SC the pass when that is the only weapon they have!? The middle was open all day and Spurrier took advantage of it.

Offense; Bobo, was there even an offensive game plan today ? Damn Boy - you better get it together real quick or the Sun Devils will kick out butts.

We won but didn’t look anything like a #2 Team.

By UGA 2003

September 13, 2008 7:43 PM | Link to this

I keep hearing if GA makes it through the schedule undefeated, if they make it through with 1 loss….Hell, we are going to be lucky to lose less than 4 (ASU, ALA, TENN, LSU). This season is going to get ugly real fast next week. Losing Sturdivant was huge…more so than I think most realized. That said, South Carolina was one of the best in the nation defensively, so some struggles were to be expected.

By artiejoe

September 13, 2008 7:45 PM | Link to this

national championship, think not! 2 or 3 loss Season coming up dog fans. Time to Stop drinking the kool aid.

By CyberDawg

September 13, 2008 7:46 PM | Link to this

The “W” is huge for staring the SEC game run, but as said above this was ugly and not worthy of a #2 ranking.

The lack of pressure without blitzing shows the big defensive weakness. The inability to protect well or create holes shows the weakness in the offensive line. Unless the dogs can win at the line of scrimmage they have no chance of winning the SEC much less the national title. …but then again a win is a win…go dawgs…keep getting better.

By Grant

September 13, 2008 7:46 PM | Link to this

A win is a win..what a bunch of whiners..this is the SEC and games like this happen all the time…yea, we could have played better but when you are on the road the score could be 2-0! Leave it alone, we needed a game like this after the first two cupcake games..

Bunch of band wagon whiners!

By old dog fan

September 13, 2008 7:47 PM | Link to this

Well we won buuuutt , this is too much for a old man. This was too close to going the other way. This team is so talented but as mentioned too many mistakes. Yes, Yes we should have scored more points but do give SC defense their due. WE have to get a pass rush. However is shakes our , we are 3 and o but must make major improvements.

By Hong Kong Dawg

September 13, 2008 7:48 PM | Link to this

I don’t see the chemistry or intensity for that matter yet. Dogs were lucky to have won this game and I agree that the game plan, execution along with penalities is concerning. Good news is it may have been a wake up call for everyone. I fully expect to see a much different team next week. They also know they were fortunate to win and they will be ready.

By Matthew

September 13, 2008 7:48 PM | Link to this

Yeah, well, Gator Chomp… at least we didn’t lose to Michigan. Keep running your mouth, keeping sniffing Tebow’s butt… until November 1st.

By Kevin

September 13, 2008 7:49 PM | Link to this

Look likr coach needs more pratice again we look like a high school team…No Pep n vigor we shall drop 6 spots in poll should be 8th in poll come monday…..sorry there went are NatL. championship shot….Poof it is gone!

By TXDawg42

September 13, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

This was not a pretty win but none the less a win. I hope this will shed some light on where we need to improve on for the meat of the schedule.

As for all of the GT fans and haters, just remember this is still a win and with this win UGA is still 3-0!

GO DAWGS!!!

By Tim

September 13, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

Stafford needs to settle for the 15 to 20 yard pass as opposed to going for the bomb all the time. Stretching the defense is good but so are first downs.

By Moreno4Heisman

September 13, 2008 7:51 PM | Link to this

Mike Bozo needs to clear up the playing calling. Too many players were suffled in the offense today. No need to rotate when those who produce are always taken out of rythem. God Tripp Chandler needs to take up bowling, cause the hell if he can catch a ball.

Hopefully Stafford is ok. Next week will again be a huge challenge, as Rudy Carpenter will destroy the weak secondary. Need a big week of prep for the Sundevils.

By honest_abe

September 13, 2008 7:52 PM | Link to this

a quick aside i do think south carolina was caught looking forward to uga when they lost to vandy.

By Kevin

September 13, 2008 7:54 PM | Link to this

Look nothin against us just feel pollters will drop us down to 8th in country by Monday n will need win over Arizona st by 24 get back to No3 spot…..if we play as we did today..Man u will hear for Mark Richt Job n stuff…

By Salty Dawg

September 13, 2008 7:56 PM | Link to this

A win is a win, but that game was painful to watch. The O line couldn’t block or protect Stafford, the D line couldn’t get pressure on Smelly, the secondary was horrible, the play calling was suspect the receivers dropped way too many passes, etc, etc, etc. I had a lot of hope coming into this season even with the tough schedule. But if these guys don’t shore up a lot of problems and in a hurry they won’t even be playing for the SEC title. Yes, this is a big rivalry. So what. That is no excuse for the way these guys played today. How is it that SC is at their best against us and we are at our worst against them? UGA had plenty of motivation going into this game and still played terribly. If they don’t figure some things out, the Dawgs are going to get smacked by ASU next week.

By Denver Dawg

September 13, 2008 7:57 PM | Link to this

This was disgusting to watch and embarassing. I had to take 800mg of ibuprophen at halftime.

Most importantly I had to except that we do not have a very good team. On the field play was horrendous.

I will p** off a lot of people when I say this, but let the excuses begin, my fellow Dawg fans (you’re great at it). Vandy put 24 on SC last week. The reality is South Carolina is not very good and after the way we played, it showed that neither are we.

Play like this and we will lose to Arizona State, Alabama, Tennessee, Vandy, LSU, Florida, Auburn and Tech finishing 4-8.

Go ahead Dawg fans do what you do best, let me hear all the great excuses…

By roberta

September 13, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this

Personally I think the team is way over rated but time will tell. Georgia football season always reminds me of a slowly spooling turbo booster. I takes a few games for the team to really get the ball rolling but by the end of the season they seem to be in full boost.

By Salty Dawg

September 13, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this

And by the way, no chance UGA holds on to #2 after today. OU is going to smoke Washington by 40+. They will gladly take our spot in the polls.

By dawgfan

September 13, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this

This gam was very frustrating to watch. Georgia’s sof offensive line better get tough or we are looking at 4 loses this year. There is no pressure from the DE. As good of linebackers as we have we have got to get in better schemes to protect them against mismatches. Stafford has to see the entire field, he missed a lot of open recievers because he was looking at one side. What the H* was Bobo calling on the next to the last series when Knowshon didnt touch the ball. Finally, number 11, i think its Brown on defense, he sucks he got beat all day and I would say roll help his way all the time.I think the Dawgs will play much better next week because Astate is not as physical as south carolina and we should be able to run the ball better. A.J Green should never leave the field and trip chandler should be on the bench.

By Y'all make me laugh

September 13, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this

I can’t tell the difference between the trolls and the band wagoners, but either way y’all are cracking me up.

“This team makes me want to puke.”

“If UGA doesn’t play a hell of a lot better next week, they can kiss my a**.”

Ha ha. Really? I imagine if the Dawgs win in Tempe you will be the one saying “I saw this ‘W’ coming.”

Unless, of course, you are a troll.

By Denver Dawg

September 13, 2008 8:00 PM | Link to this

* joe_h*:

EXTREMELY WELL PUT.

By Flyin' Dawg

September 13, 2008 8:01 PM | Link to this

I was wrong, and USC played their hearts out. We should have taken them to the woodshed, but what is it about playing this team. Our whole team looked like they weren’t focused. Last year I thought it would be a close game, and I thought we might even lose, but this year I thought USC stood no chance. Willie, where the hell was the Nickel? Are we missing some DB’s? They might as well tell our Defense they are going to throw to 84 on every play in the fourth quarter. And we still couldn’t stop them. If we don’t fix it Carpenter will eat our secondary alive.

By jeffreyb_30319

September 13, 2008 8:02 PM | Link to this

George Rodgers fumbled on the goal line in 1980 to save UGA. Omen?

By Virginia Dog

September 13, 2008 8:02 PM | Link to this

First of all, joe_h - there is no need for crude comments about coaches wives. Would you say that to Bobo’s face? No, cause he would take you out. But you can hide behind your keyboard. Secondly, I was frustrated by the 3 man rush. there is not a quarterback in 1-A football that won’t make completions if you give him enough time. Every time we brought the blitz the qb was hurried and made a mistake. Think about the the sugar bowl last year and how often we put Colt Brennan on his can. That’s the way to stop the pass. At least if you are going to only rush 3 put some more corners or safeties in the game that can cover vs. linebackers. I am glad we got out with a win and we will get better as the year goes on. We have a lot of youngsters who need some game time. I just hope that Martinez puts a better game plan together next week.

By old dog fan

September 13, 2008 8:02 PM | Link to this

Kevin, Not so fast young man. This team can still do it but I agree with Hong Gong Dog that there was not enough chemisty or intensity like there was the end of last year. This was a week where the coaching was not as good as the players tho… Got to go take my decompression pills now. We could get beat by anybody but not Spurior…..

By GATOR CHOMP

September 13, 2008 8:04 PM | Link to this

Matthew grow up COWARD and like I said u lozers lucked out today.U mutts dont stand a chance against the Mighty Gators.We’re going 2 blow that weak azz defense out “BOOK IT MAGGOT” TEBOW 4 HEISMAN!!!

By LifelongDawg

September 13, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this

Pathetic. In the second half the Dawgs looked absolutely unprepared for any halftime adjustments SC made. Dropped passes, penalties, lack of execution, the list goes on and on. UGA played horribly, but give the ‘Cocks credit. They played better than than the Dawgs did; UGA got lucky. They certainly didn’t look like a top 10 team, much less a top 5 team. The only positive out of this was that the Dawgs got the W. If this kind of play continues those will be hard to come by.

By TXDawg42

September 13, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this

I am amazed to see all of the so called UGA fans jump off the wagon when we have a tough game. We all know this is the SEC “THE BEST CONFERENCE IN THE COUNTRY”!

UGA will not win every game by 3 TDs!

GO DAWGS!

By CoastDog

September 13, 2008 8:06 PM | Link to this

What I saw was that “MouthCarolina” lost.

By THE Ohio State Buckeyes

September 13, 2008 8:08 PM | Link to this

FLADawg:

LOL. “I was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG”. You got that right dude.LOL. AHAHAHAHAHAHA. In my mind Georgia lost half of one game tonight to a team that is what, number 55 in the USA? Yeah Georgia is # 2. LOL. AHAHAHAHAHAHA. LOL. AHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Hopefully, for your ignorant azz’s sake they get it together before next week’s Pac 10 match up. Speaking of Pac 10, I guarantee you they lose one tonight in Pasadena (8pm).

Read my lips dumbazz. So Cal will lose.

Tell PBR, Mountain Dawg, Villy Rico Dawg, Crystal and Krusty Bugger dawg and every other dawg in the south to tune in.

FY!

By hunter08

September 13, 2008 8:09 PM | Link to this

Our O and D coordinators called a horrible game. That Samuel kid is not ready. He has no instinct or vision needed to be successful on this level. AJ is becoming our most dependable receiver. Why are we teasing him with the few touches he receives each game? This kid needs to be involved just as much as Moreno. Come on Dawgs! Chandler’s scholarship needs to be revoked. Martinez: we are getting roasted in that soft zone. we would give up fewer big plays blitzing than sitting back and getting picked apart. I turned the game off and played MLB 08 The Show for the rest of the game. A win is a win… I can only hope that we make the necessary adjustments and utilize our talent. Go Dawgs!

By 757DAWG

September 13, 2008 8:09 PM | Link to this

Once again Spurrier outcoaches CMR! The SCar defensive coord knows Mike BooBo like the back of his hand. Can you believe the next to last offensive series when SCar punted the ball and had us deep in our own territory. 3 plays and out! Run the ball and bleed the clock, Boobo! When I saw UGA’s ‘08 schedule and as the season got closer I wasn’t worried about Bama, LSU, Aub, Tenn, or the lizards; I know UGA will be fired up to play them, I was worried about SCar and Vandy! Get the ball to Massaquoi and Green! I give the offense a D; and the defense gets an A. Hey Coach Martinez, good job today, but you may want to read the scouting report next time. SCar has a great TIGHTEND by the name of COOK! #84! And yep he’s from Suwanee. We can only get better, but if we, the Dawg Nation, think UGA is going to go undefeated in the SEC, then we are dreaming. The SEC is just too tough. The only two areas of concern are 1) UGA has to do a better job of keeping its pass rushers fresh, 2) Rcvrs dropping passes. Keep working hard, Dawgs!

By Higgs boson

September 13, 2008 8:10 PM | Link to this

I don’t hate UGA. Far from it. However, Georgia will drop drop drop in the polls. The pollsters will see an unranked team giving them a very tough game. The #2 team in the nation shouldn’t have had any problems rolling over an unranked team. That’s how they’ll look at it.

A good scenario for Ga would be Ohio St and Washington playing strong games. Real strong games.

By Rudy's Back!!!!!!

September 13, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this

Dogs are a JOKE!!!!! They’ll get stomped next week. GO IRISH!!!!!!!

               Rudy

By Alpha G8R

September 13, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this

Congratulations Mutts. Good win, but hardly the convincing victory you all predicted.

Reading this blog is such great entertainment…the same ‘experts’ who were predicting a national championship this morning are now convinced the sky is falling. Hilarious.

See you in Jacksonville, chumps.

By Steve

September 13, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this

Hey people SC gives us a tough game every year. If we had beaten them last we may have won the NC. and you know the old coach had rather beat Ga. than any other team he hates us because Stanfielf keep him on his a— his whole playing career at Fl. i was disapointed in the score but an ugly win is better than a pretty loss.

By GoGaBulldawgs

September 13, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this

USC and UGA always has a close game. I am confident CMR will put the fear in them for the ASU game. Where was Uga VII?

By BADDAWG

September 13, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

AMEN Grant! Old DAWG here…real old….First UGA game 1959. Avid Dawg and SEC fan. Some of you so called UGA fans(band wagon jumpers Who obviously know nothing about tough, hard fought SEC football games) need to take a deeep breath, relax, and read your blogs again…then think about what you are saying.
USC east ALWAYS plays us tough. They have a really good defence. REALLY good. We won a tough fought hard nosed SEC road game. We are 3-0. Yes we won…the same team that finished #2 in the nation last year that LOST to Carolina. Carolina WILL beat at least 1 good football team this year…..and it won’t be us. I wish to God that CMR would give you so called experts an opportunity to come to Athens and coach the offense and defense next week. It would take you about 10 minutes to realize that you were in WAY over your head, and didn t know what the h*ll you were talking about. Coach Bobo didnt drop those passes. CWM didnt blow the coverage by the safety on the TD pass. I am concerned about the pass rush(or lack thereof), however at this point we dont seem to have a real pass rush threat at DE. Hopefully they will figure out how to make up for that. In the mean time…congrats to the DAWHS for a close hard fought road win in the SEC!!!!!! GOOOOOO DAWGS and THWGT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Harvin

September 13, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

national championship? yeah that is funny. we hear the same garbage from you rednecks every year. go gators.

By 9-3

September 13, 2008 8:20 PM | Link to this

Sorry UGA fans, but I cannot see this team running the table —SC is not a very good football team and we barely escaped. I’m not feeling so confident about road games at ASU, LSU and Auburn —not to mention Jax with UF.

By harleydawg

September 13, 2008 8:23 PM | Link to this

burbank, dont compare any dog to former johnson of tech, he couldnt hold one of our jocks much less catch a ball in the sec, tk you

By Alpha G8R

September 13, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this

Congratulations Mutts. Good win, but hardly the blowout victory you all predicted.

This blog is such great entertainment…the same ‘experts’ who were predicting a national championship this morning are now convinced the sky is falling. Hilarious.

See you in Jacksonville, chumps.

By JesusH

September 13, 2008 8:25 PM | Link to this

OVER RATED No way this average SEC team gets to 11-0. Tell your steak eating dude to eat before the games. Otherwise he’s going to spitting out a lot more steak, or he’ll end up choking on it. *So will the dawgs! *

By LifelongDawg

September 13, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this

I don’t think the fans are jumping off any wagon; they are justifiably concerned about the Dawgs’ play. UGA got a pass on the criticism the first couple of games because they were playing a lot of reserves. That was not the case today. The Dawgs were outplayed and the coaches were outcoached. This was one ot the poorest performances that Georgia has displayed in a long time; I’m still one of the biggest UGA fans in the country, but the truth is the truth.

By Ga Fan

September 13, 2008 8:27 PM | Link to this

Poorly Prepared & one of CMR’s poorer games. Ck. the Penalties.

Martinez absolutely suxs. If SC had had ANY ground attack, it would not have been close. Pass Defense suxed also. Spurrier played 3 Quarterbacks had no faith in any of them. I didn’t understand the Linebackers on Wide receivers(Yes, I am not smart enough to figure that out, but the TV Guys did). CMR needs to take him to the Woodshed & think about a change.

Spurrier is totally washed up, except when he plays GA. It is over, quit fearing him. This should have been a Blow Out, except for the mistakes.

Now the receivers. Chandler is up to his old tricks. You can no longer count on Durham in a TD situation. Couldn’t believe T. King dropped one. Catch the ball & it is not close, in spite of anything else. You just can’t throw to some of these guys when it counts. They will continue to drop the ball. Bobo is going to realize this & so are the other teams, which is bad.

South Carolina is a very poor team. A very poor team.

Thank God we were not playing AZ St., LSU, FL, Auburn, or even GA Tech.

I think at this point we are probably about the #7 team in the Nation.

Hate to be so negative, but the game, was what it was. I am watching it again now & it looks worse than the 1st time.

OK, I admit I am an Idiot, but I saw what I saw.

By WYDOG

September 13, 2008 8:29 PM | Link to this

A win is a win but 3 things stand out in this game:

1st - the drops, how many times are the coaches going to allow Tripp C. to drop key passes and remain the starter?

2nd - Willie did not make an adjustment to stop the only dangerous weapon SC had. Why not double cover or put a corner on the TE?

3rd - Bobo’s play calling was terrible and very perdictable. Why can’t we throw the short to intermediate pass to keep a drive alive and move the ball down the field?

I was very disappointed with Bobo and Willie in their lack of creativity and ability to adjust to the game and make the correct adjustments to expose the Gamecocks. Let’s hope CMR chews some butt this week and a different team shows up to play in AZ.

By Texas Dawg

September 13, 2008 8:31 PM | Link to this

Yes my Dawgs won but I still feel sick! There is no way we make it to the NC game if we play the way we did today! Tight End…three drops for first downs in the first half!!! wHAT THE HECK WITH THE Pentalties!!!! No D Line PRESSURE ON THE qb what-so ever! Crap QB rips us in the second half? No way we played like the #2 team in the country…..Crap!

By DOGGIE

September 13, 2008 8:32 PM | Link to this

Will the haters please leave our board and go chat on your own (Techies sure don’t need to be running their mouth - loosers). Gaytors, you didn’t look so good last week either! I was surprised we did not pull away in the 2nd half, but USC played us tough all the way - they never gave up - GOOD GAME COCKS! On to the next one. GO DOGGIES!

By LifelongDawg

September 13, 2008 8:34 PM | Link to this

C’mon, guys,

SC didn’t cause Chandler to acquire hands of stone. They didn’t cause the ridiculous penalties. They didn’t make Kris Durham drop a pass in the end zone. And the ‘Cocks weren’t blocking for Stafford (or trying to). Like I said, SC played tough and well, but a little execution from UGA and the game wouldn’t have been as close as it was.

By AZDAWG5

September 13, 2008 8:35 PM | Link to this

Bobo and CWM were a complete joke today…Bobo was a joke as a player and now as a coach…some things never change. If these guys have to deviate from a predetermined game plan we are toast…Rudy the loud mouth Carpenter will make our secondary look like an average highschool Team next week…CMR needs to get a clue and take the clipboard from Bobo..CWM is simply lost..CJV would have never let this happen…The travel and heat next week will be harsh…100 at game time…we are in trouble folks because Rudy will throw it 40 times to a talented receiver core. If we loose I will be forced to move back to Atlanta…CMR if you are out there please respond to our cries for help!! We are now the most overated team in the country…15th on a good day..God I am bummed out!

By ClassicCityDawg

September 13, 2008 8:36 PM | Link to this

Yes, this was an ugly win, but remember that this was a win against a team we lost to last year. Yes, Vandy put up 24 against Carolina, but must of those points came as a result of mental errors by the Gamechickens. Today, Carolina played over there heads, and UGA may have been looking ahead to the showdown in the desert next week. The bottom line is the Carolina game is typically one of the sloppiest games we play every year, and you have to take a win whenever you can get it.

By TampaDawg

September 13, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this

Win at all Costs!! We WON THE GAME BABY GOOOOO DAWGS!!!!!! Stafford missed a few open receivers that would of been sure Touchdowns….and can we say BENCH TRIPP CHANDLER!?!?!?!! Bruce Figgins is just as good of a blocker and can actually CATCH the Ball!!! other than that the Defense played great was gased at the end of the game with the pass rush. Smelley had all day to carve up our Secondary….And Big round of applause for Rennie Curran.. He won that game for us another Gwinnett product. Lets take it to Arizona State!!!!! GOOOOO DAWGS!!!!

ps Did Stafford only have a cramp or was it more?

By JM

September 13, 2008 8:39 PM | Link to this

SC gave it away…..

By Buzzfan1936

September 13, 2008 8:41 PM | Link to this

Congrats on a tough win. If the Yellow Jackets can’t compete for a National Title, I’d just as soon see the other team from Georgia be there.

By Flightlessbird

September 13, 2008 8:43 PM | Link to this

Man, You guys are way overrated. You can’t even win the SEC East much less a MNC with your defense. To put it in perspective, we lost to Vandy last week and gave you all you handle today. LOL!

By TampaDawg

September 13, 2008 8:44 PM | Link to this

Wow just was reading some of yals posts!!! Yal got to be kidding me calling yourselves part of the Dawg Nation….Someone saying were gunna lose by 40pts next week another saying we didn’t look like a top 20 team? Have yal ever seen Georgia play? We have always had good games against the Gamecocks. Like CMR said its always a bloodbath…you guys are pathetic. Why don’t yal just on the Gaytor bandwagon!!!!!!

By Denver Dawg

September 13, 2008 8:44 PM | Link to this

LifelongDawg:

It’s the same thing every time. Any fan who is critical of the Dawgs, especially when it’s deserved, is called a “Fair-weather fan,” or said to be “Jumping off the Bandwagon” by the self-proclaimed “Loyal Fans.” Somehow they think a fan can’t be critical of their team. They are the real problem. They perpetuate losing and acceptance of mediocrity. I wish these fans would jump off the “bandwagon.”

By Brian

September 13, 2008 8:45 PM | Link to this

**THAT’S THE #2 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY?

I THINK NOT.**

By chazz

September 13, 2008 8:48 PM | Link to this

USC?UGA is always an ugly display. The Gamecocks may suck, but that doesn’t change the fact that they have a stout and physical “D.” Honestly, I hope that folks think UGA is over-rated. They did what they had to to win an ugly ball game. They certainly squeaked by in some ugly ones in 1980 (including USC). Bring on the next challenge, and stop worrying about being flashy enough for Heisman hopes and pollsters!

By BigP

September 13, 2008 8:48 PM | Link to this

Number 1? Number 2? Yeah right.

By Gamecock kev

September 13, 2008 8:50 PM | Link to this

Congrats to the dawgs this year - we had hopes of ruining your year again in 08, but it was not in the cards.

we go to overtime were it not for a fumble on the 2 yd. line. Great play by Curran there.

I would offer that the UGA o-line is not as exceptional as they will need to be in order to win the conference.

Good luck with the rest of that heinous schedule

Go Cocks!

By Liguria

September 13, 2008 8:51 PM | Link to this

CMR need to go and we need to see if we can get Stevie. You people are pathetic!

By guyana dawg

September 13, 2008 8:52 PM | Link to this

Thank you JESUS!

By lynninsavannah

September 13, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this

I dont see us winning any more games We looked terrible

By chazz

September 13, 2008 8:54 PM | Link to this

Dear AZDAWG5,

I know it is hard to grasp, but Coach is not actually these guys first names.

By Sam

September 13, 2008 8:54 PM | Link to this

i’m glad for the w but the play calling in the 2nd half was pretty poor. there were too many three and outs, for some reason they forgot about the all american in the back feild, and on defence thought it would be a good idea to rush three and back our db’s off. plus there were way too many penalties.

By Higgs boson

September 13, 2008 8:58 PM | Link to this

Looks like OK is going to pass GA.

By AZDAWG5

September 13, 2008 9:00 PM | Link to this

Denver Dawg is spot on folks…read his post…or has our Nation completely accepted the democratic mantra of mediocrity, hand outs and free rides…Next our guys will be required to say excuse me and sorry on the field! The bottom line is that we sucked today and Bozo and Willie Nillie are the prime reasons..CMR needs to make some tough decisions folks…I am far from fair weathered…to the contrary die hard…That is why I am so damn upset right now…we are in big trouble next week if we do not make big changes in the coaches box…if the coaching staff doesn’t wake up we will get drilled by Rudy’s air attack. Why is Bozo throwing the hail mary on 1st and 10 with 6 minutes on the clock…high percentage play…go get em Mikie!! Duesche Bag!

By Ga Fan

September 13, 2008 9:00 PM | Link to this

Being critical has nothing to do with being a Fan. It is called frustration. That does not mean that you are any less of a Fan. It just means you care & you have concerns about what you have seen all Season. We have played 3 sub-par teams & I can see there is a lot of work to do. That does not mean that I don’t care

By never a fair weather Dawg

September 13, 2008 9:04 PM | Link to this

First of all, we won and by December that is all anyone will remember. Flat doesn’t really begin to describe what we all witnessed on offense today by our Dawgs. The thing is that I think it will be okay in the end. Can someone name a team in the BS BCS era that hasn’t had at least one of these ugly wins who then went on to play in the MNC game? Hats off the SC East team; they left it all on the field. The coaches will make the necessary adjustments this week and have the team ready to play in Tempe. If you think I’m crazy, look back to last year’s gift of a win against the Dores and remember what transpired one week later. I am just glad we were able to see where we really are weakest while still getting the W. To all the naysayers; your jealousy is nothing but veiled flattery, so go pound sand.

By SADLY

September 13, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this

GA worked all off season in the hot temp., in the weight room, in the film rooms… and this is the best team we could put on the field today.

By LifelongDawg

September 13, 2008 9:05 PM | Link to this

Denver Dawg,

Obviously I agree with you. Of course I’m happy that UGA won. I take that back: I’m relieved that they won. It’s hard to be happy with all of the errors made by both the coaches and the players. I forgot to mention that on at least two occasions Stafford failed to see that a receiver was wide open. These tyes of mistakes are not a product of the other team’s play. They are a direct consequence of poor peparation and sloppy execution. Pointing out the Dawgs’ shortcomings is not the equivalent of giving up on them.

By Eric C.

September 13, 2008 9:06 PM | Link to this

Some of you Dawg fans are PATHETIC!!! I know this was an ugly win…but it’s a HE!! of a lot better than an ugly loss.

By dawgs

September 13, 2008 9:09 PM | Link to this

ok if you honestly think the dawgs are overrated you must not play in the SEC(super elite Confrence).

By Lee

September 13, 2008 9:11 PM | Link to this

I think we were beating ourselves today. SC’s D came to play today, but if Tripp and others would have held onto the ball then who knows how many more TD’s we would have amassed. Penalties were killer today and is something that the Dawgs will have to work on before we face ASU and others. Overall, a W is a W. I agree that SC will upset someone this season and my money is on TN, maybe Florida. Florida was not impressive against Miami and have adjustments to make as well. GO DAWGS!

By wallyworld13

September 13, 2008 9:12 PM | Link to this

Ease up guys. The dogs didn’t bring their A game, but got the win. We got hosed on a few of those phantom pass interference calls. I agree…I didn’t like a lot of the play calls on either side. We didn’t get enough pressure on the QB, but we got the job done. CMR just likes to play conservative and eek out the wins. It’s still a win. Let’s get ready for ASU. GO DAWGS!

By TXDawg

September 13, 2008 9:13 PM | Link to this

Here is my grade for the Bulldogs today;

Coaching = F What the hell was Coach Martinez thinking using a LB to cover their TE? They kept going to the well and we never adjusted or matched their athlete with someone who could keep up. Why so many penalties?

Receivers = C- If not for the Freshman from SC this would be an F, Durham and Chandler have to catch the ball.

Ofensive Line = D They pretty much got beat up today, if I was Coach SS, I would have them up at 5am doing bear crawls, they have to grow up and get mean.

QB = C Made a few good plays, but missed a blitz that could have been big play and took a sack, also missed some throws.

RB = B+ Did as good as could be expected without any blockers.

Discipline = F Too many penalities which is a lack of discipline.

Secondary = D- Pretty much got whipped today by a “green” QB. Asher played decent and Evans and Miller played better than I thought. Jones and Battle seemed a step too slow and out of position. They better get it together before next week.

DL = C+ Need to find a pass rush.

LB = B We are set here.

Kickers = C We made are FGs, but what is up with Kickoffs, we can’t keep giving teams a short field.

By Timon

September 13, 2008 9:13 PM | Link to this

A win is a win. It does not matter if we fall in the polls or not, because it is only September.It is the poll at the end of the season that counts.

By Eric C.

September 13, 2008 9:13 PM | Link to this

I am concerned about dropping to #3 or 4 after this game…that is a big difference from falling to #2. That would mean that if USC and OU run the table…UGA could still run the table and not get in and I wouldn’t have thought that possible until now. It’s still way too early to worry much about that however. I always thing back to the 2002 Buckeyes team that won about every game ugly and still finished the regular season #2…it’s a shame we have to worry about falling in the polls after a 3-0 start. Winning an SEC road game shouldn’t cost a team a spot in the polls!!

By The bystander

September 13, 2008 9:14 PM | Link to this

Top 25 Team: Yes Top 10 Team: Maybe Top 5 Team: Hell No! Get a grip on your over excited nat’l championship fantasy passions and play each game (one by one).

By hop

September 13, 2008 9:15 PM | Link to this

man, such disdain for the dawgs, why are you all surprised, all georgia teams struggle in columbia.

the dawgs will be fine and the defense was tough when it had to be.

carolina only scored 7 points and they may have the best defense in the SEC.

CAROLINA WILL beat some good teams this year, and they will have a good record if they don’t get hit with injury bug as they did last year.

By TheItalianDawg

September 13, 2008 9:16 PM | Link to this

DC Marteniz was absolutely a disaster, his defensive schemes were pathatic. South carolina has one weapon their TE Cook and Marteniz was such a dummass couldnt figure out to stop him and where the hell is our TE Figgins, Schandler was a disaster. glad to get the W, but Bobo and Marteniz did really bad jobs

By DOGGIE

September 13, 2008 9:16 PM | Link to this

THE Ohio State Buckeyes - speaking of sucking, your boys are already down 14 - 3 a third of a way through the 2nd quarter. USC will hit 50 tonight!

By Wes

September 13, 2008 9:20 PM | Link to this

Yea, it was ugly, yea, it was sloppy, yea, it was full of mistakes, but the ‘cocks are saying the same thing in explaining a loss, instead of a W. So What! ? We win a tough one on the road, on to Arizona. Go Dawgs!!!

By eric

September 13, 2008 9:21 PM | Link to this

Yeah. Georgia’s the #1 team in the country like Obama’s gonna win the election..

Winners don’t escape with a win against a VERY substandard S.C. team. Make all of the excuses you want, this team is going to lose 3…

By Don

September 13, 2008 9:23 PM | Link to this

May God Bless Brad Lester for Auburn as he just left the game with what looks like a neck injury.

Bench Chandler. Can’t ever seem to catch a pass in any of the big games. Dropped three pass that hit both is hands. No excuse. Chris Durham dropped a sure touch down. Dropped a long pass last week. Plenty of guys on this team that can catch the ball. Get them on the field and put the the ones that can’t catch on the bench. Won’t win a National Championship playing guys that drop the ball. Bobo called an awful game. Can’t figure out why Moreno was never put back in to return punts after a wonderful punt return to start the game. Come to think of it, not a whole lot of what Georgia did today made since on Offense, Defense, punt and kick returns. How the heck to Vanderbilt look better against SC than Georgia? Moreno did not get enough touches. Stafford kept going deep and with a couple of exceptions was not very accurate on his deep passes. I guess the bottom line is that Georgia won the game and I am happy for that.

They better get more pressure on the Arizona State QB next week and cover the receivers better next week than they did against Carolina or things could get nasty for the Dawgs.

By Carlton Powell

September 13, 2008 9:25 PM | Link to this

pretty disgusting game this afternoon. I knew we’d all know what kind of team we’ve got by nightfall, and we do. Not very good. 1. We all probably knew losing Jeff Owens was big. Now we definitely know. Absolutley NO pass rush today. Hell, Smelly and Cook looked like John Unitas and John Mackey out there. Small LB’s trying to cover a 6’3-6’4” TE is foolish. I have carried CWM’s banner for the last three years hoping the learning curve would ramp up. I can no longer do so. He is lost. 2. Very little imagaination on offense. Still have not solved the OL problem that has really existed since 2002. Why?? Yes, losing Sturdivent hurt badly, but guys like Chapas who have been in the system for years and still refuse to pick up blitzing CB’s is inexcusable. Why do Stafford and Bobo always seem so hell bent on long passes down the field?? They should review Chris Smelly’s efforts and the way he moved Carolina down the field. Say what you will, when it comes to offense, the Ole Ball Coach is still the champ. He’s just badly undermanned right now. Don’t think he’ll ever have the real talent he needs at Carolina, or it would be just like the old times against the Gators. 3. We’re in deep trouble in the defensive backfield. Cannot imagine what an experienced QB like Rudy Carpenter will do to them next week. Next week could really be ugly. And, no, I don’t think these are issues that can be “fixed” in a week’s practice. I’m just hoping to not be embarrassed. I hope I am wrong, but all the chatter about any type of NC game, etc. should cease at once. We sound foolish. My guess is that this is a 4-5 loss team right now. Can they get better? Don’t know. I don’t think the schedule allows for a lot of on job training this year. On the other hand, many of the problems evident today are systemic, and not the type that can be corrected with a minor adjustment. What was the final count on penalties?? Twenty nine in the first three games?? Not gonna win many championships that way. How many more times do we have to see the DB’s get beat on coverage and have to grab a receiver to prevent a catch?? Then pop up with that goofy look of disbelief on their faces?? I think we should all relax, enjoy the season and games for what they are. There is no championship of any sorts in the cards as this point. And let me say I have been watching the ‘Dogs since 1959, and am truly a “glass half full guy,” but I think we all read way too much into the end of last season and assumed a carryover into this year. Let’s just hope for the best.

By Dawgfan

September 13, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this

Spurrier is a c**.

By Puppy Dogg

September 13, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this

We need to get Defensive Ends to actually put pressure on a quarterback! Our secondary is always going to get carved up when there is no pressure.

By Xenophon

September 13, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this

Many of you are making the mistake of dismissing the quality of the Carolina team. They have great athletes, as you might expect from a Spurrier team. Don’t forget that GA recruits heavily in SC. We are indeed fortunate at GA that Carolina doesn’t have a crackerjack quarterback. If they ever get a good one, Spurrier has the athletes to win it all. So back off, all you armchair quarterbacks. An ugly win is fine. Sure, I’d prefer to beat Spurrier by three touchdowns. But even one point does the trick. We’re 3 - 0 and the season has just begun. What more could you ask for? On to AZ!!!!!!!

By Zeb

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