The Junkyard Blawg

By AltamahaDawg

September 3, 2006 05:27 PM | Link to this

Bill I wished I had read this before I said the same thing in the other blog. Exciting, but consider what he really accomplished. I do beleive any one of those 4 could have come in freash and been impressive in the finals minutes against a completely spent sacrificial lamb. I think you are right, glimpses, but the head man knows how to manage the progresion. I dont know about that scenerio of one score down down late in the SC game though. That could be stuff of legends i suppose, but it could just as easily be a huge disaster. I think CMR has said he isnt a fan of letting a game ride on the play of one guy. Id rather see him bring him in earlier if at all, when it wasnt quite so critical and if he did well, fantastic. More like when he used to let Shockley be a factor in the game, but didnt ever let him be the reason we lost. I have a feeling if we dont get our act together and let that team i saw Thursday night be leading us EVER, its not going to be the QB that the real issue..

By Cuz

September 3, 2006 06:02 PM | Link to this

Bill, the future is here, but he will remain the backup until he takes the starting job. CMR will not annoint a player. If Stafford wants the job, which I know he does, he will have to earn it. For right now, I agree that Joe T. should remain the starter. We need our OL to suck it up and open some holes for our running game next week.

Living here on the border, the chickens have all gone to roost after the Thursday night game. Before that you would have thought it was daybreak all the time with their constant crowing. We have the “Border Bash” here in Augusta next Friday night. There will probably be anywhere from 10 to 20 thousand Dawg and Rooster fans here in downtown Augusta. We do it every year with the UGA and USC Cheerleaders, bands and Hairy Dawg. You ought to try it one year. Loads of fun.

By Michael Scharff

September 3, 2006 06:21 PM | Link to this

Bill, nice analysis as usual.
As good a person as CMR apparently is, I wish there was some way to teach all these young men some humility. It didn’t hurt us this time, but any time you have to take points off the board against a good opponent, you’re just asking for trouble. Henderson’s apparent score on the first punt return had everyone, including the Lincoln Financial Group announcers, all fired up. Watching the game on t.v, it almost felt like all the air went out of the stadium after the results of the review. Sure, it was the right call, but if Henderson tucks the ball away as I’m sure the coaching staff has taught him to do, that’s an early 7 that could really put a dent in the other team’s morale.

By Bill King

September 3, 2006 07:20 PM | Link to this

I’m willing to bet Mikey won’t make that mistake again.

By ConyersDawg

September 3, 2006 08:52 PM | Link to this

I’d put my money on Henderson never doing that again too!

Quick note: Any of you guys want to call me an idiot and think I’m crazy for my Tenn. being a good team prediction. I said a month ago. Tenn. would be a different team this year and will beat Florida.

Thomas Brown needs to run quicker and with more authority. Ware and Lump looked very solid!

Sencondary will need to communicate better next week with all the WR formation that they will face next week.

As I have said before on the QB’s, JoeT need to start and if he can manage that game and play a good bit it gives Stafford more time to continue to develop. I would like to see Staff in for about 2 to 3 series next week and no one else.

By ConyersDawg

September 3, 2006 09:04 PM | Link to this

Oh, I almost forgot, the WR’s need to get their mental part of the game ready quicker. We can’t have those drops and win next week.

SC will not play or resemble the team that was in Starksville. I expect a dog fight but will take a 17 point win.

Dawgs win 24 to 17!

By AltamahaDawg

September 3, 2006 09:29 PM | Link to this

Pretty good quotes from Bobo tonight about the QBs and game plan. Odd how when actual professional coach give a lil insight, it’s not always exactly like it looks to a fan in row45. Imagine that! Things are more complicated than they appear.

I really dont get this attitude or opinion that CMR is somehow confussed or mistaken or at the very least didnt know how he was going to handled these QBs. (although his comments were measured)I beleive he knew all along how it is going to go. I believe there was much more to it than just naming a starter. I think he wanted the competition, knowing his senior needed to lead for a while, but needed to be pressed. Knowing his star needed time but wanted him in the thick of a race till. Certainly no harm in a #2, #3 guy getting better either. Knowing his team needed to practice and prepare for multiple QB situation. I think that just makes them concentrate all the more on thier job, not the Jersey behind center. I think he knew all along what he was doing. I dont beleive for a second that any of this has caught him by surprise.

By thad

September 3, 2006 09:31 PM | Link to this

what happened to Thomas Brown? All we have heard is how ready he is for this season. He didn’t look like he came to play to me.

By ATLdawg

September 3, 2006 09:54 PM | Link to this

This line has to show dramatic improvement if we are to have a great season. Also take into consideration that we were in WK territory most of the game. Didn’t have far to go to score…hence the low offensive numbers. I would love to see Massaquoi step up and be a GREAT receiver instead of a real solid one. Although his play is predicated on QB success, the difference between us and the REALLY GREAT teams is the playmaking of the wideouts. Defense is VERY SOLID and will only get better!

By Winston

September 3, 2006 10:18 PM | Link to this

Cox looked good and comfortable running the offense? He had some nice zip on his passes? I have no idea how you can come to that conclusion based on the game this Saturday. The td drive Cox directed was almost exclusively the result of Danny Ware’s running. He only threw 3 passes. The first was a short dump over the middle and the third was an absolutley terrible decision…..and an even worse throw. A wounded duck with no zip and no chance of being caught. I don’t remember the second pass, but it would have to be one hell of a pass to lead me to conclude he looked comfortable and had some zip. He has shown in limited action in game situations a extremely disturbing tendency of forcing the issue and throwing interceptions. Oh, and Thad, I could not agree with you more about TB. VERY disappointing.

By BirdDawg

September 3, 2006 10:20 PM | Link to this

This is what happened to Thomas Brown, Thad.

When Joe T was in the game as the QB, WKU brought 8 and 9 men into the box because they rightfully did not respect his lack of talent (like Bill said, wounded ducks). So Brown didn’t have a single hole to run through. His excellent athelticsm helped him make a little hay, but even against a 1-AA team, you can’t run with 8 and 9 of their defenders in the box.

When Stafford came into the game, the defense had to respect his obviously superior talent, so they pulled their safeties into coverage, and that is why Danny Ware had all of that room to run, Thad.

Conyers and Altamaha would have you believe that Ware and Stafford did well because the defense was tired. But the running game was better with Stafford under center because WKU pulled their safeties back and even dropped a LB into coverage.

Watch the game again on Tuesday and pay attention and you’ll see what I’m talking about.

Bill, I’m surprised you left that out of your breakdown, because to me, that is the most important thing that we can key on. Because you better believe Darth Visor’s DC will be keying on it.

Like I said two months ago, when Joe T is in the game, be prepared to see our running game stuffed time and time and time and time and time again, because the defenses we will face will not respect him. They have no reason to. And with his ugly throws in Saturday, he’s given no DC in the SEC reason to respect him.

But even though we now have irrefutable proof of this, Conyers and Altamaha will continue to deny it and call me despicable names like Cafaro.

Bill, Stafford may or may not be ready for Columbia… but he, not Joe T, gives us the ability to win a game up there, and not just stay in the game. Yes, he could make a bug mistake and lose us the game, but if Joe T starts and plays the whole game, we will lose. And that is yet another fact.

By ConyersDawg

September 3, 2006 10:30 PM | Link to this

I love Th. Brown and I’m glad he is starting but there seems to be more and more people who are agreeing how bad he looked against such a bad defense. When the RB gets the ball I want him to hit the hole hard and if we get 4 yards fine. If you can break it or can get outside for a big one I’m happy. But run with authority!

By BirdDawg

September 3, 2006 10:38 PM | Link to this

Conyers, I’d like to see you run with 8 and 9 defenders in the box. Only the GOATs could do that on a regular basis… Walker, Sanders, et al.

Brown is a great back, but he isn’t a GOAT. Hampton and Hearst wouldn’t have been able to run with 8 and 9 in the box.

This is what happens when you play a QB whom the defense doesn’t (and shouldn’t) respect.

That is just common sense football.

By current uga student

September 3, 2006 10:44 PM | Link to this

if tb wants to be such a great back and takes it to another level as coaches have said, he better be able to go against 8 9 man fronts. case in point, Cedric Benson went against 9 10 man fronts and still got his yards every game when VY wasn’t quite as developed.

By Palmetto State Dawg

September 3, 2006 10:45 PM | Link to this

I live in Columbia, and I am here to tell you that we are in for a war on Saturday night. Spurrier has his team believing, and they have a lot of confidence, especially after winning on the road in the SEC. Their defense looked great, and very fast. Our offensive line had better bring their A-game or we won’t be able to move the ball. Our defense should dominate their offense….It should be a low scoring game. There is no excuse for our offensive line to play how they played on Sat. They should have plowed over WKU. Those guys need to get a nasty streak, and get physical. Maybe we just have some big guys that are soft. I sure hope Callaway gets them ready. Go Dawgs!

By Cuz

September 3, 2006 10:58 PM | Link to this

Feel the power of the Dawgs. CMR has the “force” to defeat Darth Visor. I don’t care how much the chickens crow, the final result will be a Dawg victory. Of course, if otherwise, I will eat my crow, feathers and all on this blog following the game. But right now, I think I will be eating chicken.

By Braineaux

September 3, 2006 11:14 PM | Link to this

I am afraid the score has blinded you all to the desperate state of our beloved bulldogs.  I feel we will return, at least temporarily, to the pre-Richt days of 7-5.  This team has no quarterback.  I think Joe T is and should be the guy… but not because of his skills, rather because of the lack of preparation and game experience in the guys behind him.  Joe T threw behind Raley on the TD pass, overthrew MoMass on the tunnel screen and TB on a flare out of the backfield, threw behind the receiver and was bailed out on a terrible pass interference call in the end zone, and almost threw a pick after throwing about 5 feet behind a receiver breaking open in the middle.  It was hardly impressive stuff.  I will say that his throws looked really good in the second half and he was victimized by drops, but it is very disturbing that our #1 takes a half to get on track against Western Kentucky.  I can't stress this enough...WK had the 100th ranked pass defense in 1-AA last year!!!! We should have been carving that apart.  People are excited about the win but the score has masked our poor performance.  At one point we had 180 yards of total offense and 41 points!!  I know we had short fields, but we didn't exactly march up and down when given a longer field to work with.  Winston, I could not agree with you more about Cox.  Nothing special and seems to turn the ball over way too much.  And I agree with Bill, Stafford will be great, but he ain’t the guy right now.   He missed a WIDE open MoMass on his second series and on the td drive his out route throw to Durham was and extraordinary effort by the receiver on a poorly thrown ball.  We will get nothing out of this position this year.
The catastrophe at qb wouldn’t be such a problem if we could really line up and run the ball, but we are and have been experiencing under performance from the running back position since Musa left.  With the talent we have at running back we should be running at will on whoever we run up against.  Thomas Brown going for 28 yards on 12 carries against Western Kentucky???? That has to be the most pathetic performance I have ever seen.  I feel a little more encouraged by Lump and D-Ware’s running but Danny has shown inconsistency and a tendency to fumble so I am not hopeful.  I do feel like Lumpkin could be the guy, and has shown at least in the games that he should be the one.  He was dominant against Tech and in the Sugar Bowl and was our best guy yesterday….just lacking in opportunities.  But this running back by committee is killing our ground game.  Pick a guy and make him a clear #1, no matter who it is, and the whole offense will be better off.  I don’t know if it’s scheme, the o-line, the rb’s, or the rotation, but we are not performing in the running game and it must change.

The O-line also did next to nothing to help the rb’s out. I f we can’t move the line against WK we are in serious trouble. We should have blown the line up the entire day and we failed. The line is also thin and we are and injury away from being in REAL trouble. And the receivers!!! Why can’t they catch???? Eason must take the fall. Someone has to, and as much as I would like to, we can’t kick all our receivers off the team. This has been a BIG problem since CMR got here and the only common denominator I can find is Eason.
On a positive note, I feel like the D-line and secondary are loaded from top to bottom, and our young linebackers (Dewberry, Ellerbe) are good. Our top 4 linebackers however, are the same as last year and just as slow. They will continue to be a major problem in the running game. I have all the confidence in CMR and know next year and the future will be better, but this year is bleak!! We have too many holes and problems. I hope I am wrong, but I know I am not. I f you can’t see it you are blind!!!

By ConyersDawg

September 3, 2006 11:18 PM | Link to this

Bird Dawg, Ware and Lumpkin had no problem with running Saturday, it was a div 1 aa team.

What’s your point anyway? Brown is a good running back as long as the box isn’t loaded or that no one else ran against that.

By BirdDawg

September 3, 2006 11:37 PM | Link to this

Ware and Lumpkin ran well when Stafford and even Cox was on the field.

When they ran with Joe T, they too didn’t run well.

Watch the game again on Tuesday. When Joe T is on the field, the running game wasn’t working because the defense put 8 and 9 men in the box because they didn’t respect his lack of ability.

It’s there for all to watch. It’s all there. It’s irrefutable proof of what I’ve been saying since the Spring Game.

And you can insult me, Conyers, and call me Cafaro and whatever name you want to call me. But what I’ve been saying is now there for all to see.

When Joe T is at QB, our running game and our offense as a whole will suffer. It was not fluid. It had no rythem. Heck, even the shakey Joe Cox looked better than Joe T. But keep on backing Joe T and calling me names if you must. You can ignore the proof that is there on tape if you want to.

But I’m vindicated. So call me all the names you want.

By Hulk Smash

September 3, 2006 11:56 PM | Link to this

Good game Dawgs! When’s the replay? Joe T had better get some rear-view mirrors installed in his helmet, because Stafford is right on his heels! I wonder who’ll have the better year: Stafford, Tebow, or Mustain (who’ll be starting for Ark. this Sat.)

Player of the game: Kelin Johnson. UGA continues to be Safety U!

I was about to file a missing persons report for one Mohamed Massaquoi…has anyone seen him since January?!?

Player who’s on the hot seat: Martrez “I miss Leonard Pope” Milner. He better get his act together, or better yet, get his hands together and make a catch!

One final note, I ain’t scare of Tennessee, because Cal was waaaay overrated!

HULK SMASH!

By Jason N.

September 4, 2006 12:08 AM | Link to this

I have never seen a guy redeem himself like Mikey Henderson did.

HBTD

I like that guy with the “Hey Georgia your next” sign during their game Thursday night. Hey Carolina, Your next baby!!!

By Me

September 4, 2006 12:44 AM | Link to this

Joe T likes men. Joe Cox likes cocks. Stafford is the man.

By SoCalDawg

September 4, 2006 01:38 AM | Link to this

Bird dawg, this is for you.

You said, “When Joe T is on the field, the running game wasn’t working because the defense put 8 and 9 men in the box”.

You also said, “When Stafford came into the game, the defense had to respect his obviously superior talent, so they pulled their safeties into coverage”

Just thought I’d check your facts about the different defences WKU threw at us when JT was on the field as opposed to the other guys. This is far from a thorough assessment, but I watched the highlights on georgiadogs.com to see if you were right about how the defense was different against JT as opposed to the other guys.

Again, a limited assesment (they only have highlights posted there).

On JT’s touchdown throw, WKU rushed 3 man and had 6 in the box. (just to clarify, he completed that pass with 8 men in coverage.)

On JT’s 17 yd completion to #85, 6 men in the box (not 8 or 9) 4 man rush with a safety blitz, 6 men drop in coverage.

On Cox comletion to Ware (a very wobbly pass), 7 men in the box.

With Stafford in game, Ware’s long TD run: 7 men in the box, CB pressing (not exactly respecting Stafford’s arm.)

On MS’s 19 yard scramble, 7 in the box, every single defensive player within 8 yards of the line of scrimmage.

On MS’s first completion, 8 men in the box.

On MS’s TD throw, 7 men in the box.

Bird-dog challenges us to look at the tape, which supposedly “vindicates” him and proves his limitless wisdom and football know-how.

But my (admittedly limited) look at the tape shows me this: 1. JT saw basically the same defensive alignments the other QB’s saw amd on several of his completions actually had more defenders in coverage than Stafford had on his completions.

1. WKU did NOT alter their defensive alignment in any substantial way because of Cox OR Stafford coming into the game and having such better arms.

2. The running backs did not see drastically different alignments either. Brown struggled against basically the same alignment that Ware ran all over.

3. Bird dawg writes convincing posts, but they aren’t backed up by the “tape” that supposedly “vindicates” him.

ALL THAT SAID: MS looked fast when he took off for 19 yards. JT’s TD pass would have been picked off by a SEC caliber linebacker who was dropping into coverage. And I really believe MS will be the starter by mid season.

But i genuinely hope we beat SC with JT playign the whole game. Just for the fun of giving bird-dawg crap about it.

By MadMerf

September 4, 2006 01:51 AM | Link to this

Whoever’s responsible for creating that WKU mascot probably thought he heard the word “pillpoppers” instead of “hilltoppers”, because you’d have to be on drugs to come up with such a thing! Did anyone notice Uga’s reaction when ‘gumby’ poked his ‘fin’ against the plexiglass door of his dawghouse?! I could almost hear Uga say “rut the ruck is ris sit?”

By Williedog

September 4, 2006 01:58 AM | Link to this

People if Joe T, Cox, or BB where good enuff to play in the (SEC) Matthew Stafford would have not played this year! They are ok at best!!!!!!!!

By MadMerf

September 4, 2006 03:14 AM | Link to this

Williedog, allow me to reword your last comment: We are the best, ok?!!

There is only one other team in the SEC that has as many top-notch signal callers as we do: LSU! The game in Columbia Sat. night will show the importance of having multiple backups that are SEC caiber. When Blake Mitchell gets knocked out of the game, and he will, SC will be forced to insert their own true freshman QB! What’s he gonna do against the 1st team All-American DE on one side and another who is just as good on the other? I’m confident S. Newton will get plenty of snaps throwing the rock this week, so we should be expecting it. Stevie Boy will pull all the stops, as he always does against us, but the trick plays take time to develop, a luxury he won’t have!

By Shooting a Bird

September 4, 2006 03:15 AM | Link to this

Birddog, would you do us all a favor and shut the f*ck up. We heard you the first 45 times you said the exact same thing you always do. Do you just copy and paste the same thing into every UGA thread (assuming you know how to do that), and did you copy and paste that from some other arm-chair head coach since ya’ll all sound like a broken record?

Richt is on pace to become the best coach in UGA history if he keeps at this pace. If that man says Joe T gives us the best chance of winning right now, I say we respect his record and respect Joe’s service to UGA by not second guessing and trashing the athlitic ability of our own players.

At the very least, change your name to BirdHurricane so you’ll fit in a little better with your namesake. Let us real UGA fans handle the classy stuff for you @sshole.

By David C.

September 4, 2006 03:54 AM | Link to this

Can somebody please tell me what the deal with Thomas Brown is!?!?!?! I mean, I just don’t see it out of the guy. He hasn’t had a 100 yard game since the USC game one year ago!!!! His performance yesterday was absolutely pathetic, espescially given how the coaches talked about his off-season performance. He is too small to really be a physical runner and he doesn’t have the speed or the moves to go finese. I truly believe Kregg gives us the best shot at having a dominant running game, but I just don’t have the confidence in our coaches to put him in there. I mean, am I missing something?? The guy is like a Tim Hudson…a tiny guy with alot of hype and potential that flat out can’t get it done. But hey, at least we aren’t paying Thomas Brown $6,000,000.

By spud

September 4, 2006 06:18 AM | Link to this

here are the issues as I see them, the o line is weak iknow we have 2 starters suspended so what we should be reloading not rebuilding i am tired of the excuses if callaway cant get the job done fire him our receivers cant catch the ball someone please explain this to me why did we throw to mm only 2 times it may be time to look for another receivers coach these are serious problems if we dont get corrected we will lose 4 or 5 games this year our d line look great linebackers and secondary swarming around the ball, we had blown coverage on a couple of plays this can be corrected the qb situation well I think since we are not going to redshirt ms play him some in everygame by the tenn game he should ready.

By mad dawg

September 4, 2006 07:43 AM | Link to this

the deal with thomas brown was that his qb is an abomination. Div I-AA teams like WK don’t even respect the legacy boy and put 8 in the box. And no this is not an argument that Stafford (although his talent and potential is undeniable) should be in the game. the argument is that after 6 years on the job, CMR should have had a better option that JT3 as a backup QB last year in the FL game and as sure as hell should have had a better option after six years than to have a scrub like JT3 as his starter. BTW, David C., Tim Hudson does absolutely suck but you need to remember that you are not paying him. Whoever the fools are that are above John S.’s head are the fools who are paying him. Who exactly is running the braves and restricting the GM’s pocketbook anyway.

By S.E. Dawg

September 4, 2006 08:40 AM | Link to this

Spud: The reason MM was not a factor is because (like the above article says) CMR used a “reduced vanilla playbook” so as not to show our true capabilities. It’s hard for an opposing team to prepare for what they have not seen although they probably have a good idea as to what is coming.

Just hope our offensive line learned some thing Saturday.

By Tom, Resident Georgia Fan

September 4, 2006 08:45 AM | Link to this

The fact that CNR did not redshirt Stafford says everything. Brilliant talent always rises to the top. Make Joe T. the back up. If we get in trouble with MS, then bring in the guy with experiences to steady the ship. MS can provide an early kayo and then Joe T. can do his thing.

By Jerry

September 4, 2006 09:11 AM | Link to this

Wonder if Blake Barnes will hang around

By weatherdawg

September 4, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this

I am continually amazed by some of the comments on this blog. I am not sure why some of you smart guys aren’t college head coaches. That was the first game of the season. Yes—we had some mistakes and problems, but the most improvement is always between the first and second game. Mark Richt is the head coach—not any of you. He is doing what he feels is best for us to win and his record “proves” he knows what he is doing. These players and coaches need our support, not criticism and second guessing. We will find a way to wind at South Carolina. Go Dawgs!!

By TxDawg

September 4, 2006 10:26 AM | Link to this

We can sit back and say all 4 QBs could have led the team on two TD drives in the fourth quarter, but let’s get real for a minute. We played against WKU. JT3 had at least 3 - 3 and outs in his possesions and not to mention we settled for field goals when we got inside the redzone at least twice with him at the helm. This was WKU and not an SEC opponent.

Both Cox and JT3’s seemed to flutter when they threw the deep ball. Plus Cox made a very bad decision throwing into double coverage on his int. Back in the summer I said Stafford would be starting by the 3rd game and I still think that will be the case. Start the Freshman he gives us the best shot at winning 9-10 games this year and give JT3 a clipboard. He is a good dawg, but we do not beat SC, Tenn, Aub, FL, or GT with him leading the offense.

BTW, Matrez should only be in the game for blocking he has hands of stone. Play the other TE’s….

By TxDawg

September 4, 2006 10:36 AM | Link to this

Birddawg,

Your comments on why Stafford was successful were dead on and probably the best post I have ever read from a football perspective on this topic.

Defenses will have to respect the kid’s talent which will open the running game.

By TxDawg

September 4, 2006 10:42 AM | Link to this

For all those on the JT3 bandwagon here is a wake up call for ya’ll, “it is about winning games and not loyalty”.

I am so tired of hearing that JT3 needs to be the started because he deserves it being a 5th year senior. Give me a break!!!! Remember Cory Phillips’ senior year, he gave way to a Freshman who did a pretty good job.

By buckdawg2006

September 4, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this

The question is can we slog through the SC game with 1 or 2 offensive touchdowns and still manage to win? Perhaps also get a big defensive or special teams play. Will that be enough in Columbia? If so, JT3 should be able to pull it off. But, additionally, he can not be expected to bring us back from a deficit of more than 7 points. Otherwise, this game may look a lot like the FL game last year. Not a blow out, but just not enough firepower to win it.

By BadgerDawg

September 4, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this

Weather, we will find a way to win, and the turning point will be when JT3 is benched after we fall behind 7-0 midway through the 2nd. He should go back to punt protection and Stafford should be the man. I don’t know who #2 is, maybe it’s still JT3, but Stafford has to emerge as the real #1 this week.

By Big'um Dawg

September 4, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

Two glaring problems 1) need a new wr coach under 40 yrs old What can this old man teach 2) need a new ol coach that can me lineman better from one year to the next. Our ol is weak. These guys are no better than their freshman year. We need a Hugh Nall type.

By TBone

September 4, 2006 10:57 AM | Link to this

Honestly, I thought the defense looked really good. Our front four are going to work wonders for us this year in pressuring QBs and stopping the run, and our secondary will come along, thankfully, with a few easier games before we get into the bulk of our tough SEC opponents. I hope they can hang tough for the SC game, though.

The O-line looked like an early season offensive line…sluggish and tired, and at least it happened during the first game. The big guys sometimes need a little something to get excited about, because fatigue sets in quickly and it’s hard to hit your assignments and get to the gaps when you’re alredy leading by 21 points in the first quarter. The running backs, for what it’s worth, looked equally unenthusiastic. I think this would have been a different game had we opened up with a top mid-major opponent like Boise State or Fresno, but it was a I-AA opponent and that’s never a good start. Just remember Georgia Southern a few years back, that was unimpressive, too.

Some may be concerned with QBs and OLine, but I think the greater alarm should be with our TE. Martrez Millner needs to be replaced with a viable TE receiving option. Milner can always run block or pass block if needed, and I think he could possibly fill some holes for our shallow Oline this year if someone gets hurt. He has never shown the ability to catch the ball and he’s going to be more of a liability than an asset for us this year. Richt’s offensive scheme calls for a TE with hands, otherwise they’ll sit six or seven back in zone coverage and we’ll never be able to crack that nut, even with a talented QB or not. If the TE can come clean underneath and catch a few balls, it really loosens up the zone and helps our passing game immensely. If Milner doesn’t improve by the SC game, he needs to be benched or shifted down the line. If anyone here has ever coached football before, you’ll realize that the problems in game sometimes aren’t fully on the shoulders of the QB, sometimes it’s a bigger problem with other personell not finishing the drill and carrying out their responsibilities.

By ConyersDawg

September 4, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this

SoCalDawg said it all folks!

They gave the Phenom very easy plays to run. He still has a few games to go before he is ready. The schedule is great for him though. Get through the SC game and we have easy teams to get through and for Stafford to log good minutes. In those games they can insert 3 and 4 WR sets and see how he goes through his progressions and if he is making the right decisions.

JoeT needs to start at SC! This is going to be a tough game.

You guys talking the 8 and 9 in box crap need to get over it. Thomas looked bad yesterday. I expect him to bounce back.

By SOBEGAPE

September 4, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this

MadMerf…your Uga quote was HILARIOUS!!!

I really shouldn’t be posting here because I don’t have any in-depth analysis to offer, but I appreciate the analysis that the other Dawg fans offer here.

I will say this though…I was not impressed by Joe T. And was wondering why Joe C. was even in the game. But as others have said, I’m not the coach…so what do I know.

By playSTAFFORDandWARE

September 4, 2006 11:19 AM | Link to this

Thomas Brown is a practice-field All-Amercian. All we’ve been hearing all summer is how #20 was a breakout player and someone who could carry Georgia to big places. He clinches up during games. I’m sorry, but I don’t see it. I’ve always thought that he was the third-best back on the roster. I don’t care how you practice.

By BirdDawg

September 4, 2006 11:23 AM | Link to this

SoCal,

I don’t know what game you watched, but I just got finished watching my TIVO, and yes, they did put 8 and 9 men into the box when Joe T was the QB.

It happened. You can deny it, but it happened. So once again, the tape bears me out.

And another blogger pointed out something really true up there.

Joe T led us to at least 3 “3 and outs” against WKU.

Honestly, Conyers, So Cal, and the rest of the blind homers…

That gives you confidence?

By mike

September 4, 2006 11:45 AM | Link to this

JOE TERESHINKSI SUCKS! He should not even be playing at Georgia

By mike

September 4, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

KEGG LUMPKIN IS THE BEST RB ON THE ROSTER!

By ConyersDawg

September 4, 2006 11:58 AM | Link to this

Bird Dawg. Get over it. I enjoy your passion for the dawgs and falcons sometimes and then you drive me nuts with your ignorance.

The backup quarterback job might not be the only place on the depth chart where there could be movement.

Read this from the ABH: Third-string tailback Danny Ware is pushing for more playing time after rushing for a game-high 68 yards on six carries, including a 41-yard touchdown.

“He deserves more opportunity,” Richt said. “I don’t know if he’ll move up the depth chart. He may. He ran the ball the best.”

It doesn’t matter how many guys are in the box. You run hard and with authority. T. Brown did not have a good game. It was a Div 1 AA. You don’t average 2.5 ypc even against 8 and 9 in the box against weaker competition.

By auburn suxs

September 4, 2006 12:09 PM | Link to this

Well the future looks bright for the dawgs,,,,, before any Auburn fans come on this site to talk about how allbarn beat the mess out of washington st, did anyone see that allbarn was about to lose control of the game until they took the gamble on there on 30 yard line with a fake punt , tubberbubber is not a good coach and that gamble cost him in the florida game a couple of years ago. I guess allbarn fans like that play…

By SoCalDawg

September 4, 2006 12:13 PM | Link to this

BirdDawg, you ignorant slut.

Look, here’s what I’m saying: 1. Stafford is alot more talented and definitely the future of UGA football.

1. Our team as a whole is really good, though with some areas to work on.

2. JT is not as bad as you make him out to be and the supporting cast is good enough to win most of our games with him behind center.

I’m watching the game film, same as you. I’m admitting it isn’t the whole game. Just highlights. But on the dozen offensive plays I looked at one frame at a time, WKU did NOT have 8 men in the box. Not a single time. Now the highlight reel I’m looking at doesn’t have any of TBrown’s puny little runs on it. WKU may have had 8 in the box on those plays. But they didn’t on the others.

And MOST RELEVANT TO ME: most of JT’s completions happened when WKU dropped 6 to 8 men into coverage (including his TD pass). That at least says that he’s not as bad as you say he is throwing the ball.

And SECONDLY MOST RELEVANT: totally contrary to what you say (for God’s sake take a hard look at the tape before you make a total arse of yourself) WKU DID NOT, absolutely DID NOT, drastically alter the coverage when the golden child MS came into the game. They actually had 7 or 8 men in the box and had CB’s in press coverage (that means right up on the line). And their safeties were within 10 yards of the line.

Now, none of that means JT is better than Stafford or that Stafford won’t be our starter pretty soon.

But it does mean that you are too blinded by your Stafford-lust to see past your own nose and give JT an ounce of credit.

By BirdDawg

September 4, 2006 12:14 PM | Link to this

Conyers,

I am not saying Brown is a GOAT, but he is better than what happened Saturday. He and Lump had about two good runs with Joe T under center yesterday, and that’s it.

You put a QB under center that the opposing defense has to respect, and the running game will open up.

That’s not ignorance, Conyers… that’s football.

And here’s something I want to ask y’all homers:

Why are y’all so willing to jump over Brown, call him names and disrespect his ability (which he had tons more than your favorite QB)?

Sounds a little hypocritical to me. I mean, Brown has proven his talent and ability on this team, to the fans, and to his teammates. Joe T has not. You need talent to be able to prove talent, but that’s besides the point. While personally, I do believe that Lump is the best back we have, Brown is still a very good back.

It’s amazing. Y’all refuse to see what’s in front of your face when it comes to Joe T, and yet y’all want to disparage a Dawg with real and actual talent.

Count me shocked. Y’all can be harsh on a player.

Too bad you’re picking the wrong one. If this was a Terence “I’m the real racist” Moore column, y’all know what he’d say.

By AthensDawg

September 4, 2006 12:25 PM | Link to this

I dont care who plays week to week as long as we keep winning! I honestly think Stafford is better than JoeT. He definitely has the biggest arm of the QB’s. Im not so sure he should start just yet but he should definitely continue to get more and more playin time every game. He should be our starter by the Tenn game for sure. Btw this is a poll question HOW MANY OF YOU OUT THERE THINK WE WOULD HAVE WON A NAT’L CHAMPIONSHIP IF DJ WAS OUR QB FOR ALL 4 YEARS INSTEAD OF DG? I LIKE THEM BOTH IM JUST CURIOUS. As far as the RB’s go, I like TB alot but hes gotta prove himself more in game situations. Lumpkin probably is our best RB right now. Ware just needs to stay focused and quit hangin out downtown all the time and he can do big things like hese show flashes of before.

By Cuz

September 4, 2006 12:44 PM | Link to this

In the words of that great American Rodney King, “Can’t we all just get along”. Remember one thing guys, we are on the same side. We all want the Dawgs to win. Try disagreeing a little more agreeably. Lose the vitriol.

Now I trust CMR to play a good game and have a plan for the chickens. And the coop is quiet right now here at my UN listening post on the border. So let’s get it together and CHOKE DEM CHICKENS.

GO DAWGS

By TxDawg

September 4, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

Question for all you bloggers, if you have a freshman and senior QB competing for the starting job and the competion is really close, who would you start if you were CMR?

By BirdDawg

September 4, 2006 01:06 PM | Link to this

The freshman with nothing but upside over the legacy without the talent to lead a Mountain West team, let alone an SEC team.

By DawfForLife

September 4, 2006 01:11 PM | Link to this

WK didnt alter their defense a whole bunch when we put in MS Or Cox but,,the one thing I noticed was they didnt automatically come towards the line of scrimmage, they had a little stutter to their step. I think they weret thinking about MS’s arm more than Tereshinki’s.

By BadgerDawg

September 4, 2006 01:25 PM | Link to this

TxDawg, I’d play the frosh who has upside and will be back next year 10 times out of 10, especially when I don’t think it’s close anyway.

By ConyersDawg

September 4, 2006 01:26 PM | Link to this

TX Dawg - The Senior until I know the freshmen understands everything. If the team is not doing well then you then you might as well take the lumps with the freshmen.

Bird Dawg, let’s agree to disagree. I hope you are not talking about me not liking T. Brown’s talent and ability. T. Brown is the man and a great back. I just think he under performed Sat.

I don’t know if you played sports Bird Dawg and it’d ok if you didn’t but I some people practice better then they play. Some guys play better then they practice. Lump and Ware are gamers who might not be able to over take Brown because of his work ethic and intensity but Lump and Ware can bring it come game time.

By mad dawg

September 4, 2006 01:49 PM | Link to this

coyers, di you say that some people practice better then they play. Some guys play better then they practice. Lump and Ware are gamers who might not be able to over take Brown because of his work ethic and intensity but Lump and Ware can bring it come game time. aren’t you the same loser who keeps saying that Joe T. should play even though Stafford proved the other day that he is the gamer and Joe T. is not. I think Bird Dawg is right about how conveniently inconsistent your positions are

By happy chicken

September 4, 2006 01:53 PM | Link to this

What will tird dog say when we beat ya?

By mad dawg

September 4, 2006 01:58 PM | Link to this

turd dawg will say what he always says I TOLD YOU SO!!

By bulldog_greg24

September 4, 2006 02:17 PM | Link to this

I find the comments about the O-line interesting. Callaway is a good coach. To me the problem is in recruiting O-line. How come we keep recruiting these kids with injuries who never step on the field or ones who can not qualify. I lived near Perry last year and the Harden kid should not have graduated junior high. Someone in recruiting is not doing there homework on the O-line. We continue to sign great defensive linemen so Garner is not the problem. We have had 4 or 5 players stop playing because of shoulder injuries and you can’t tell me these problems did not exist before they got to Athens. I agree with the other poster that the O-line needs to get meaner. They missed Inman on Saturday to fire them up. The suspensions could cost us the game Sat night.

By Reasonable Dawg

September 4, 2006 02:50 PM | Link to this

Everybody is at least a little nervous about the SC game, but I feel more confident than nervous. After seeing both teams, it seems to me UGA has a lot more explosive capabilities in all phases of the game. SC has Rice on offense and Bennet the Def. Maybe even Carlos Thomas. No run game.

Our D-Line is Bigger and Faster Miss State. Miss State gave them all kinds of trouble up front.

P Oliver and R Brown was solid. So was Asher. Miller had one on him but he was right there, and the guy made a nice catch.Just think he is a true freshman and that was the 1st time he was tested deep in a game. The guy mad the catch and was taken down. I can live w/ that. Plus our starters dominated like you would want.

But back to the point. Our D will create some chances for easy points in this game. That will be the deciding factor.

By AltamahaDawg

September 4, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this

Tx dawg, please quote anyone who said JoeT should start that opener out of pure loyalty. Its the JoeT bashers who say that, not the reasonable folks who understand where we are right now. Who ever said that? You are sick of it? quote somebody. This has never been a serious debate about anyone favorite QB, its about the recognition about timing and coaching expertise to manage the situation. The arrogant few in here have tried thier best to turn it into a debate about JoeT but its more just the realities of the situation.

By Hunk Erdown

September 4, 2006 04:19 PM | Link to this

Went back and looked at the game again… SouthernCalDawg was right and once again Bird is full of crap. They NEVER ran any 8 man stuff on us except for goal line. They ran the exact same defense on all three of our qbs. Mostly a five man front with two linebackers back off the line. What it really is is a stack with a backer moving up to the line. they call it a 3-4 but it looks more like an old fashioned 5-2 to me. Occaisional blitzs with 7 men rushing.

The big difference I see in the success or failure in the running game is the plays. When we run straight dives our backs all run good. Its the sprint draws, counters, and slow developing stuff that we have trouble with. Almost all of Brown’s runs were those slow developing plays where the QB is in the shotgun and hands the ball off with the back stutter stepping his way to the line. Line em up and burst through the line and we will run all day. That mis-direction junk has never done well, in my opinion.

By Hunk Erdown

September 4, 2006 04:39 PM | Link to this

Here is a few numbers for you stat hounds and for my friend, WarEagle.

UGA vs. WKU

Final Score — 48-12

We held them to 193 total yards, while racking up a modest 295 on them, 136 on the ground. Hard to gain a lot of yards when you are forever on their side of the field. 48 points tells the story more than the yardage numbers.

Auburn vs. WKU

Final score — 37-14

Toppers had 342 yds gained on Auburn, while Auburn gained 409 yds, 209 rushing. The Hilltoppers feel like the UGA defense is much better than Auburn’s last year.

By spud

September 4, 2006 04:55 PM | Link to this

when stafford came in the entire offense had a spark did anyone else notice that? he is going to make mistakes however we need to play him every game then let him stsrt midseason sorry joe t talent over loyalty thats all that needs to be said about stafford how many of you nuckleheads agree?

By Bryan Carver

September 4, 2006 05:17 PM | Link to this

Bobo is quoted as saying they gave MS no checks to make - he had to run the play as is. They asked JT3 to make checks and reads. What does that tell you about the readiness of MS - if the coaching staff asked him to make no checks against a DII school? MS is undeniably more talented, but simply chucking the ball isn’t enough. You have to run an offense. “Read between the lines” if Joe T is the starter over a more talented MS (as named by the staff that actually sees the 2 practice each day), MS isn’t ready to lead an offense. Will he? Yes. By the end of the season? Yes. They wouldn’t take away his redshirt if they weren’t going to turn it over to him at some point. But face it, JoeT is more stable. He might not win it, but he won’t lose it. Stafford might win it, but he might lose it too. Until MS is ready, JoeT is a fine choice.

Take away Ware’s 40 yd td and he was 4 for 20. About the same as Brown and Lump. The O line was tired because they had 1 sub and missed 2 starters (Smith and Inman) plus another reserve (McKinnzey)! I wonder why they may have looked a little weak?

The defense was solid overall. They’ll gel just fine.

Time dawg fans, time. It’ll all work itself out.

By G8R H8R

September 4, 2006 05:36 PM | Link to this

Living amongst the Gator fans, I have to say that they are all hoping and pulling for Joe Tereshinski III to remain the starting QB for the Dawgs!

Kind of like Al Quaeda pulling for John Kerry to win the presidential election. Well not really but the point is the enemy is going to want your leader to be a guy that gives them the best chance to beat you.

I think JT III is a great kid and deserves a shot at being the starter. However, I also believe that Georgia needs to put the player that gives them the best opportunity to win on the field.

I cannot vouch for BirdDawg’s claims about 8 in the box. However, if I am a defensive coordinator for USC or any other UGA opponent, I am going to attack the running game and the line of scrimmage, and dare JT III or whoever the QB is to beat me with his arm.

Based on what I saw Saturday, Stafford would give us the best chance against an attacking defense. I believe that the kid is ready, probably a lot more ready than Mark Richt has led everyone to believe. Remember, David Greene had about the same amount of time to learn Richt’s system before becoming the starter as Stafford has had. The only advantage that Greene had over Stafford was that he did not have to share reps with as many QB candidates. Lets also remember that we lost the South Carolina game in Greene’s freshman year mainly because of a goalline mistake made by our senior QB Cory Phillips.

Take the reigns off of this Freshman. He does not need to know the entire offense to win the SC game. Greene did not have complete knowledge when he went into Knoxville as a Freshman and beat perhaps one of the best teams in the country in 2001.

If JT III is the man, then lets see the deep ball early and often against South Carolina to loosen up their D. Otherwise, we are going to see a lot of three and Ely Kelsos all day.

By BirdDawg

September 4, 2006 05:45 PM | Link to this

Conyers,

We can agree to disagree, and it’s okay. I am someone who lets his passion get the best of him, and this has been an issue with me for, well, about 46 years.

But call me Cafaro again, and I’ll hunt you down. Haha.

I did play ball, all three kinds (the fourth is for girls and wussy Europeans who when they are tackled writhe in agony on the ground and then miraculously get better once their opponent get penalized), and I know what you’re talking about.

But last year, Brown was a beast when we needed him to be, and he’s the strongest guy pound for pound this year. He will perform.

The problem is, he just needs a QB that opposing defenses actually respect.

Altamaha, wrong again.

By TxDawg

September 4, 2006 05:51 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg,

I wish these blogs were archived because you and I had this conversation back in the spring, but you don’t remember. You remind me of Bill Clinton, always on both sides of the fence then when you are called out, you try to put a spin on things or have selective memory.

This spring you said JT3 would lead us this season and Richt would redshirt Stafford. I would have been worried in you were a sports writer because at that time I think you were even ready to throw him a few heisman votes. Now it seems you are in agreement that at some point this season JT3 will give way to Stafford. You also said that there was no way that Stafford would know the offense well enough without redshirting.

During the same blog I told you that I saw Stafford’s state semifinal game against Jevan Snead’s team and I told you he would be starting by the third game. You responded by throwing out the normal insult.

Look I am not insulting JT3. He is a nice guy I am sure, but he is not a Div 1 QB and that will be very evident next week in Columbia. Stafford will have his first taste of SEC football next week.

By G8R H8R

September 4, 2006 06:13 PM | Link to this

Does anyone remember David Greene’s first game as starter for the Dawgs?

I believe he completed his first 14 or 15 passes. He was very efficient at running the offense. Showed lots of promise for the future. Greene recorded the most wins for a starting QB in college football history.

Does anyone remember D.J. Shockley’s first game as starter for the Dawgs?

I believe he had five touchdown passes against a fairly decent team. Shockley’s electrifying performance catapulted the team on its way to an SEC Championship season.

What do we remember from Joe Tereshinski’s first two starts?

Against Florida last year…we remember that he gave a gutsy performance in a losing effort and that we would have most likely won the game had the more talented D.J. Shockley played instead of Joe T.

This year’s opener against Div. I-AA will be remembered more for the perfomance of the true freshman Matthew Stafford than for the lackluster (meaning not great but not all that bad) performance of Joe T.

Maybe Joe T. will prove me wrong, but based on what he has shown so far, I just do not see it happening.

By BirdDawg

September 4, 2006 06:22 PM | Link to this

TxDawg…

You Sir, are a man of well repute.

Altamaha, the Slick Willy of this Blog.

And I guess that makes Hunk the Shrill Hil, huh?

You guys can say what you want about me, but the one thing I don’t do if waffle and ride the fence. And if I’m proven wrong, unlike guys like Hunk and Altamaha, I have no problem admiting to it.

By Scooter

September 4, 2006 07:32 PM | Link to this

The biggest disappointment over the weekend was Colorado. We try to reach out and schedule a game against what should be a good team and they get drilled this week by a 1-AA school… Won’t help us in the polls… Will someone at the athletic department please quit messing around with Oregon and Oregon state, and get Clemson on the dang schedule!!!

By kevin

September 4, 2006 07:47 PM | Link to this

It’s not if stafford will be the starter this year, just when. Should it be sat. night??? probably not, but Joe T can’t hold this kid off and CMR and Bobo know it. Stafford will be the starter by game 5- save this message and remember I told u so!

By Hunk Erdown

September 4, 2006 07:59 PM | Link to this

Bird—

Is Mark Richt a Nazi, moron, idiot, kool aid drinking, blind homer too. If not, how do you square that up? He’s the one I agree with. He’s the one that said JoeT was the best of the 4 QBs. He’s the man with the contract that says he calls the shots for the team. Tell us all what you think of Mark Richt and how you justify that he has any business coaching if he thinks that JoeT is good enough to QB a top 15 ranked team, when you have made it clear that ANYONE should be able to see that Joe just doesn’t have the talent to even QB a division 1-AA team. And while you’re at it explain to us what “8-9 defensive men in the box” means, because you’re not the only one with tivo, and it is plain that your definition has got to be different than anyone I have ever talked to.

Since you are a man of such honor that you will admit when you are wrong when I won’t, explain these things to us. Will you do that? Can you do that? Because it wasn’t long ago that you were saying that we would all see that JoeT can’t even complete a forward pass. You said it so many times that you gave varying lengths of the pass, (5 yards, 10 yards, 15 yards) that he cannot complete. Were you wrong about that or is it like the mysterious defensive men of WKU that are there but don’t show up on the TV screen? My opinions have, for the most part, only echoed what Mark Richt is/has been saying, so make it plain so that everyone knows where you are coming from. Not just some obscure statement like, “He has made a mistake in his lifetime.” If he thinks that JoeT is a good, dependable QB that deserves to be starting for the UGA Dawgs, what do you think of him? Show us your wisdom, because I don’t think you’re anything if not a hypocrite. The proof of being a hypocrite is that you won’t come on here and say the same things about Richt as you do about the bloogers who only agree with him. It would only be logical that if we are nazi, moron, idiot, kool aid drinking, blind homers… then Mark Richt must be the king of them because he is the one that has put JoeT in the position that he is in. Right?

By Cuz

September 4, 2006 08:36 PM | Link to this

Gentlemen, I am impressed. Except for being called slick Willie, the personal attacks have gone away.

I would choose Joe T to start the USC game not out of loyalty, but because Stafford still has some more to learn. Bryan Carver hit it on the head. I do think that Stafford will play in the chicken coop, whether we are behind or ahead. I think what he does in the coop determines if he becomes the starter this year or next. He is the future, I just don’t know how soon the future will be.

The O line has got to suck it up. I know you guys are short in depth, but feel the power of the Dawg and push those dam hens.

T. Brown, run straight and pound the first person you meet like when you took the opening kickoff.

Big D. I smell something cooking and it smells like CHICKEN!!! There will be more sacks than Senior 5% off Wednesday at Kroger.

Coach, you are the man. I respect your decisons and will trust your judgement.

Now lets CHOKE DEM CHICKENS!!

GO DAWGS!!

By physicsDawg

September 4, 2006 09:05 PM | Link to this

After watching the USC-Miss.St. game thursday, I’d say we’ll have NO problems with the Chickens this week. Their D was slightly better than average; but the offense, Steve Spurrier’s offense, had nothing. It’s UT i’m more worried about now. Yeah, Cal IS overrated, but still, you can see dominance, even with a lesser competition. USC doesn’t really worry me at all. We could have Preston Jones at QB, and the RB’s, special teams, and D would take it home for us. We only need about 14 points to win this one.

By AltamahaDawg

September 4, 2006 09:26 PM | Link to this

Not ganna happen bird, Not going to get into this idiotic debate with you. You seem to make me the target of your frustration in here because I saw thrugh your agenda early and called you out a few times. OK. keep taking your shots. Its fine. Sad, but fine. You want to rush home from the game and jump in here to pick a fight about a non issue. Go ahead. I was busy with friends and family a for a while. The season has started and it not speculation now, its truth and facts. I dare you to quote me in contradictory remarks BTW. DARE YOU.

Its not that we disagree as much as we arent even talking about the same things. I am talking about realities and getting well , reality. You are talking about your world where you know more than anyone else about football. Thats great. You had all those 92,000 folks raising you up in high regard and I am so proud of you. As I said before, I appreciate the company I keep in here and in the real world.

By AltamahaDawg

September 4, 2006 09:27 PM | Link to this

kevin thank you, Nobody ever thought MS would ever start and we owe it all you you.

By AltamahaDawg

September 4, 2006 09:40 PM | Link to this

g8t h8t, Dg was in CMR first year here, the offence was very simplified conmpared to today as not only was QB new, the coaches were new. The offence that DG eventualy ran he sort of grew up into. Its been said that DG had the same time to learn it (as MS), true, it just wasnt near what it is now. How could it be, new coaches , new system, nobody knew how the defence was going to be, nobody knew what kind of running game or kicking game they were going to have. The coaches yesterday said, its easier to put up better numbers and look impressive in small doses with a simplified game plan. It just doesnt bode well for the big games. I think JoeT numbers were down because they were more concerned about “practising” than trying to beat to death a team who had no chance of making it close. And DJ?? Far more athletic and TONS more experience in his first true start.

This is just a totally different situation. This is a situation of deciding who gives us the best chance to win TODAY, while some other more talented fellows catch up. WHY ooh WHY is this so complicated to digest? Its been so freaking obvious since January.

By AltamahaDawg

September 4, 2006 09:51 PM | Link to this

txdawg liar. quote me.

By AltamahaDawg

September 4, 2006 10:14 PM | Link to this

Tx Dawg, I’ll say it again, you sir are a bold faced LIAR.

Nobody in here ever heard me predict a redshirt for MS. I have defended a RS as not a total waste if it came to that as some were saying. I guess since the coach was leaning that way just days ago, he didnt think so either. That the kid would still learn if so. The only thing I ever said was no way Stafford had full knowledge of the entire playbook YET. Both the coaches and MS himself have said thats exactly right. Is the kid a Liar? Are the coaches in fact LIARS????? I did say I thought JoeT would be the started early on. IS HE? IS HE?????Did JoeT start the year????? If anything I made fun of anyone tossing heisman votes and HW comparisons. You just totally made that up to be an ahole I suppose.

How about answer my question, Mr short term memory loss. what serious person ever said JoeT should start saturday out of pure loyalty. You are so tired of heasring that. Who EVER said that. If you dont remember, just make up somebody and quote them. I said what I thought would happen and so far ive seen nothing that contradicts what any rational person was saying back in January.

By SoCalDawg

September 4, 2006 10:15 PM | Link to this

Bird, the thing I don’t get is why you insist on absolutely thrashing JT. Nobody is on here trying to argue that JT is amazing, or even the level of QB that can lead us to a title.

But you refuse to give the guy any credit whatsoever.

And I just don’t agree with you on how bad he is. JT is an ADEQUATE QB for the time being. I actually think our team and our coaches are good enough to get a win in Columbia with JT under center. Because he’s adequate. I suspect we’ll see MS (i HOPE we see MS) in the game. And I think MS will be our starter by mid-season.

But I for one am willing to give JT a little bit of credit and hope that he pulls us through until MS “gets” enough of the offense to lead the troops.

And let’s do remember that you and I share the same goal - for the Dawgs to win. Maybe even the same hope of seeing MS as our starter before long.

But I’m pulling for JT to be as good as he can be so that the Dawgs can be as good as they can be. (which seems like what any good Dawg ought to do)

By AltamahaDawg

September 4, 2006 10:29 PM | Link to this

Socal, it goes back to when some folks thought that there was absolutely no way Stafford wasn’t going to start the year, and now that he didn’t its easier to call everyone an idiot, including the coach than to admit that maybe they dont really know the entire picture after all. But I am with you, why not just be in love with MS. (who isnt) rather than trash the other guy. I mean its as Buck says, just a small matter of timing. MS legend will be in part because of JoeT, not dispite him.

By SoCalDawg

September 4, 2006 11:37 PM | Link to this

Good word Altamaha.

Hey, on a different note, anybody think there was a pretty obvious clip on Henderson’s second punt return for a TD?

I heard the ESPN guys say something about it and now that i watch the replay, I think it looks pretty blatant.

We may have gotten a gift on that one.

Still, I’m excited to watch Mikey do his thing next week.

By AltamahaDawg

September 4, 2006 11:58 PM | Link to this

SoCal, I saw it from the stands, and it is obvious in the replay. Actually I though there was a close call on the first one too. Unless the guy is just falling and the odd camera angle just makes it look like that. But much less has been called, ask L. Pope.

Have you noticed how the stadium folks never put the replay on the jumbo if they know its not favorable. good job crew.

By auburn suxs

September 5, 2006 07:51 AM | Link to this

Hey - I though the coaches showed that they believe that Stafford will be the starter, because they let him throw the ball out of the endzone. If he would have had a little more time I say they would have completed the pass, or they should have had the first team offense in the game to protect him , but he sure does have a very fast release, I can see why they call him the Texas gun slinger..GO DAWGS

By JamesD

September 5, 2006 07:54 AM | Link to this

Bird Dawg, Your idiotic, self assuring chatter, will not influence the minds of others, especially MR’s. Therefore, say what you want to say once, and then shut your mouth. You are free to state your opinion but repeating yourself 200 times makes others annoyed, and presents you as a handicapped person.
1. Yes MS has the strongest arm. 2. Yes MS looked good. 3. No you did not prove anyone wrong. Your a idiot, the players are the one who prove opinions right or wrong, and they do it on the field. ( not on a blog, or by discussing what someone saw on Tivo).
Was MS better than JT3? In my opinion no, JT3 would have been 10 of 17 with 2 TD if our players could catch. In my opinion MS would have a better chance of losing the SC game. No one said JT3 would throw for 500 yards a game. Some just believe he has the best chance of not losing the game. Let our D and Special Teams win the games this year. MR will pick the best QB for next week’s game. I will bet you $5000.00 it will not be MS (barring 2 QB injuries). Prove that wrong and I will write you a check. MS could be our starting QB in a few weeks but no now, this decision comes from MR and that make it a fact not opinion. I hope MS take over JT3’s spot as #1 but he is not ready according to a 2 million dollar, two time Heisman producing coach. I will trust that man over a blogger with Tivo. Now I have stated my opinions. My opinions are allowed to be right or wrong, either way they do not require you to respond with a copy and paste for earlier today.

By Ol Ball Coach

September 5, 2006 08:15 AM | Link to this

it’s too bad the SAT isn’t about Dawgs football…you guys just might (might) score a little better.

By G8R H8R

September 5, 2006 08:25 AM | Link to this

Altamaha - Scaled down offense or not. David Greene was much more impressive in his debut than JT III. JT III has had four plus years in the system. I expected to see the thing run a little more efficiently against a I-AA team. I didn’t expect JT III to play like Shockley, but for a fifth year senior I did expect the offense to produce a little better than they did. JT III looked stiff and that worries me with a formidable opponent coming up this week.

However, I will hold my opinions on him until after this week. Maybe it was just first game jitters. Maybe our O-Line is really that bad. If that is the case then it really won’t matter who we play at QB or RB.

By BirdDawg

September 5, 2006 08:28 AM | Link to this

James,

Yawn.

I’ll I read was blah, blah, blah.

And once, just once, I’d like to see fans of my alma mater who know and fully understand the difference between your and you’re in these blogs.

Because the only one who looks like an idiot is the person who doesn’t, James.

That and the fact that your blindness leads you to believe that Joe T is in anyway better than Stafford.

For that, James, you’re an idiot.

PS: James, by the way, your is possesive; denoting that the person owns something, or something belongs to them. You’re is a contraction. Contraction meaning two words combined into one with the usual punctuation seperation. You’re is a contraction of the words you and are. So when I’m telling you that you’re an idiot, I am saying that you are an idiot. It is what you are, not what belongs to you.

Bad spelling, I’m okay with. I mean, this is a blog and people write with passion and frequently forget to check for spelling errors. But when you don’t know the difference between your and you’re and there, their, and they’re… well, that’s just embarrassing. And it just adds fuel to the Bug’s fire.

So don’t be ignorant James. You can remain stupid for all that I care. Just don’t be ignorant any longer.

By nobull

September 5, 2006 08:30 AM | Link to this

Is BuLL wearing a redshirt? (you know the one that “Swafford” was to wear)

Where is BuLL? Has he changed his name to tird?

By Bug

September 5, 2006 08:34 AM | Link to this

seperation, separation

dog grad!

By dawgfacedboy

September 5, 2006 08:50 AM | Link to this

Am I the only person who believes it won’t matter who takes the snaps if we don’t block for them? They looked ok on Saturday but that D of So. Carolina is TOUGH AND FAST and a lot more athletic than a 1 AA school! They are going to have to turn it up a notch or it won’t matter who is back their, Joe T, Stafford, Brown, Ware, etc……

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:05 AM | Link to this

g8t h8t, I believe that JoeT is not and will not be as good as Greenie/DJ was. Thats really never been the situation. I also saw DG have some pretty bad looking games later on too, for what that is worth. I am not sure you can just say ok his opener vs this guy or that guy. I remember at Mike Bobo’s start against So.Miss??Greenie prabably looked more relaxed and prabably was more relaxed in his opener than JoeT. I hear and appreciate what you are saying. I dont think anyone was blown away with the performance as a whole. Coach said there were at least 4 cases that JoeT made the right call and coulda/should/woulda been touchdowns where somebody else broke down.

By JamesD

September 5, 2006 09:15 AM | Link to this

I’m proud of you for not hitting Ctrl-V Bird Dawg.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

James D , thanks for not pointing out “I’ll I read was”. Maybe a lecture about the proper use of the term “all” is in order. Its fascinating and NOT at all petty.

By godawg

September 5, 2006 09:47 AM | Link to this

Ya’ll are amazing. All this analysis and conclusions based on ONE game against a AA opponent. Bill King aptly named the blog, “A tanalizing taste…”

QBs: We played three in a game where we were knocking off the rust and finding where our rough edges were against an admittedly weaker opponent. JT3, calm, able to read Ds and make checks, completes 7 (41%) for 90 yds and 1 td and takes a sack. Cox throws 3, completes 2 (66%) but the incompletion is an interception. MS comes in at the end of a game against an exhausted defense and empty stands and throws 5, completes three (60%), one for a td., his throws were lasers but not spot-on.

RBs: TB averages 2.6 yds on 10 carries early against a fresh D, Lumpkin averages 5+ yds per on 5 against a tiring D, Ware rips a 40 yarder against a tired D late for 11+ yds, take away the long one and he’s 5+ per.

Conclusions: I don’t think you can draw many but here are a few: Need better blocking. All the RB’s are pretty equal just need to rotate them in and out and see who’s having a good gameday. Need to catch better but we spread it around pretty good (12 catches between 9 guys). JT3 uses the whole playbook, throws wobbly ducks. MS limited plays but good execution. Cox is still a question mark, one bad throw doesn’t mean he’s terrible.

What to expect at SC: Remember CMR said last week he would NOT put an inexperienced QB in a situation where he could lose confidence so look for JT3 to start. The chickens looked terrible against MSU, the Dawgs handle them in Columbia.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 5, 2006 10:03 AM | Link to this

Wow, finallyh some decisions have been made and a lot of you guys are still going after each other. I believe that MR and Bobo KNOW EXACTLY what they are going to do with the QB (IMO, I think they are truly excited about one of the prospects). Didn’t see the game but it pretty much sounds like the coaches were playing everybody to get a idea of how they would react in a game.

Did anyone see the comments by SOS regarding our QB’s? Little blurb, but it sounds like SOS was truly suprised to see Stafford get in the game and not be RS’d for the year. Of course he called Tereshinski “what’s his name”.

Somebody above mentioned that we should rely on our special teams and defense to win games. Won’t happen in the SEC look at Bama last year for the perfect example of what not to do.

I still think we handle SC come Saturday night. Maybe not the blow out I was thinking about before unless the team was just taking it easy Sat. to avoid injuries etc. (I doubt that was the case).

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 10:24 AM | Link to this

Birddawg Feb 23, “One of those two is going to be number 1, and the other is going to be number 2. And the number 2 guy will transfer, leaving Joe T the number 2 by default, holding Stafford’s place for a year. ” “Stafford will be one of the greats, but like Richt said in a previous article, redshirting someone gives them an incredible leg up for the next year. Gives them a year to learn and gain confidence. Stafford will redshirt this year, unless some horrible injury situations rear their head.”

At least you stick to your guns.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 10:28 AM | Link to this

later birddawg said. I believe that the depth chart will look like this come fall:

1) Cox

2) Joe T

3) Stafford (red shirt)

By crs

September 5, 2006 10:44 AM | Link to this

After seeing Joe T, he just does not have the arm to beat a Tennesse, Flordia, or Auburn and he really scares mme even against the SEC middle weights like South Carolina, Arkansas and Mississippi not to mention Georgia Tech. His ball just screams intercept me. Cox is better but makes too many questionable throws. I understand Stafford was playing poor competition and you can’t take too much away, but I will say this, the kid always looks composed, throws a nice catchable ball, and obviously he has an SEC arm. We need to just go ahead and play this kid to have a shot against the better SEC teams, as good as I think our defense is, against the three teams I mentioned I think we need to put up three touchdowns and I think Joe T is more likely to put up three interceptions. Just my two cents. Also, I like Thomas Brown but Lumpkin is grinder and he needs to be getting 25 carries a game.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 11:11 AM | Link to this

So i am a waffler huh, Clinton? Better than you guys who are more like Michael Moore (not the wr) who totally misrepresents comments and changes history.

/march 2, I said “I think the spring will prabbaly not produce a clear cut starter at QB, but will prabably eliminate one or two from real contention.”

My comments on March 7 regarding Carter’s thoery that JoT starts and we start working other in slowly: “I think thats been the odds on since the talk started. I dont think thats really going out on a limb to say thats a possibility. I’d say its more likely than somone runs away with it.”

June 7 I said: “and I never, ever, said there was no need to play a freshman, I am all for it. That means the coaches think he can win the ballgame.”

I also stated at least twice this past spring that I thought MS would NOT redshirt, do I need to post those??? I also said on multiple occations that I don’t debate JT abilities over MS, just that its a matter of timing. Guess what TX dawg, they are archived. You are a Liar. Show me where I said that MS would and had to redshirt and That JoeT woudl lead us all year. Show me.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 5, 2006 11:31 AM | Link to this

Hey guys, Can we stop with the “I said that”, “you said that”, “you thought” and all the other predictions that everybody made in the past. I thought this was sort of an opinion page and God knows everybody had an opinion about the QB situation.

Can we all just move forward with the season and stop attacking each other over something said earlier this year and last year, none of that is doing anybody any good.

I like coming on here and talking about the dawgs, running smack against the opponents and hearing what most of you guys have to say about the team and players. It is tough living so far away during football season. Even though I respect all of your humble and not so humble opinions, and like reading them, I really don’t give a damn what you said last year, last spring, this summer, and in some cases with yout last post.

I would really like here what you have to say about the game that you saw and what the talent level. Some insight etc. Sorry seem grouchy but damn people let’s talk about the future not somebody’s past predictions.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 11:49 AM | Link to this

zoo, luv to , I do think if somebody had incorrectly saddled you with comments that were totally reverse of what you think or said, and were repeatedly accusing you of waffling, you would defend yourself. My whole point was to say that “some folks” in here need to be careful in glass houses.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

September 5, 2006 11:58 AM | Link to this

did anyone notice a change that MR is already making? He made a comment about letting the receivers concentrate more on catching the ball and not worry so much if they can’t block quite as well as he would like? In my opinion that’s significant. Is his name Coleman Watson? The jr. TE who caught his 1st pass since he’s been at Ga. and it was for a TD, thrown by Stafford and 2 passes caught by Chis Durham, the true freshman WR. That’s the way to break up the dble. coverage on Mo Mass. Bet Stafford had to make a read on at least one of those as part of the simplified game plan. Knowing SC will put an army in the box, watch for quick drops and no nonsense passes for completions to break up the logjam on the “OL”. Whose talent, as shown Sat. fits the bill for that type of QB? BTW, when Stafford went in to play, were the stands almost empty? SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME AN ANSWER, IF YOU WERE THERE OR KNOW. i WOULDN’T BE SO QUICK TO PUT DOWN THE SC”D”. they had “10” new starters.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 5, 2006 11:58 AM | Link to this

Altadawg, I agree, defend yourself. But…

I think my point was WHY would anyone want to be on here doing that. With the QB situation everybody was guessing and still is guessing what will happen. Although the RS idea is out the window thank God).

As I said while I respect and enjoy the banter, we don’t need to be aruguing and calling each other out for our opinions.

By JamesD

September 5, 2006 12:12 PM | Link to this

gdawginkalamazoo

I agree.

Do you think Henderson is the real deal, or was he just returing punts aginst a weak team. Should Aj get more oppertunities to return balls if Henderson is healthy.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 12:16 PM | Link to this

No idea why, a need to feel superior I suppose. I have long admitted I had basically no opinion other than what the coaches did seems to be the reality.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 5, 2006 12:32 PM | Link to this

JamesD, only saw the highlights on Mikey but IMO I think it is difficult to go all the way on any team (WKY isn’t that bad of a team, even 1AA level). Twice is something else. Something for SC to look out for and I can’t remember the stats but didn’t the other guys have decent returns.

Might bode well since SC has a punter averaging 48 yrds a kick (?). I don’t know if anybody answered my question from Friday regarding the kick coverage from SC/MSU game. Did the punter out kick coverage or was there good hang time?

Maybe the special teams will be a big help this year. The lack of running game threw me off quie a bit. Even if they did “load up the box”, the great running games (Auburn,WV) seem to be able to still be productive even when the D knows what is coming. I was disappointed to see that. The dropped balls didn’t sound encourging either.

Hopefully that was all rust and excitement about starting the season FINALLY.

By Cuz

September 5, 2006 12:42 PM | Link to this

Now lets all hold hands and sing Kumbayah. No really, opinions are fine, lets just stop the personal attacks. We are all brothers of the Red and Black.

He who sheds his blood with me today shall be my brother, no matter how vile his disposition, this day shall gentle him.

Here is my opinion, shut it down, tell me I am wrong, that is fine. A lot of people are claiming that Stafford only did well because he played against a worn out defence. Okay my question. Where did we get the fresh Offensive linemen. According to my calculations, they should have been much more tired than the WKY defence. If so then all things being equal, the kid did a great job. I am not ready to start him at USC, I am perfectly satisfied with CMR and Bobo’s choice. But I do think he plays at the coop, whether we are behind or ahead. My opinion, slice and dice it.

All things are pretty quiet at my UN observation post at the GA-SC border. Have not heard much out of them since last Thursday. Ona a brighter note, I get to have dinner with the UGA cheerleaders Friday night. Okay, I go to the same restaurant. But I take my disabled daughter and they just fawn all over her. They are really great and make her feel very special. We did it last year and we would not miss it again for the world. godawg, I will send you some pictures.

GO DAWGS CHOKE DEM CHICKENS

By BirdDawg

September 5, 2006 12:47 PM | Link to this

Altamaha,

Son, you’re so blind, that you cannot even read. Or maybe it’s your reading comprehension that needs some work.

Everything that I have been saying, everything, has been preficed with SINCE THE SPRING GAME.

See, Altamaha, it was at the SPRING GAME where I got the proof I needed to make an informed opinion about the QB situation.

What you posted, I wrote 2 months before the game, when I still had faith in Joe T.

It was at the Spring Game, which I attended, where I saw his weass @$$ arm.

I then came back here and let everyone know about it, and I was ridiculed by the idiots like yourself and Hunk.

So, once again Altamaha, I’ll go over this for you.

SINCE THE SPRING GAME I have said that Joe T doesn’t have the talent to start a game at QB for the Bulldogs, or any SEC of Div-1A team.

SINCE THE SPRING GAME I have said that Stafford should start, because the future is now. That I’drather lose 4 games this year with Stafford than lose 4 games with Joe T.

Altamaha, your arguments are weak. You have no basis of fact to back them up, only your constant whine of, “I trust Coach! I trust Coach!” You are a blind fool who cannot see the forest for the trees. And when you tried to call me out this morning, you failed miserably.

I am constant as the northern star, Altamaha. I make informed opinions, and I look at how they play (watching the game right now on Turner South) to make my observations.

You turn a blind eye to the truth, because you don’t want to see it. You are a waffler. You are Slick Willie. Why don’t you ride the fence post some more, and stay there. What you say and your opinions carry the weight of a feather because of your blind homerism.

So go ahead, Altamaha… try again. As I have said many, many times in the last weeks, SINCE THE SPRING GAME, when I had the opportunity to judge all 4 QB’s on their play, I said that Joe T shouldn’t start a game for the Dawgs, but that he would, and that by halftime of the SC game, Matthew Stafford would be our starting QB.

What part of that don’t you understand, Altamaha? I can break it down to a five-year-old’s level for you if you want, Slick Willie!

By JamesD

September 5, 2006 01:31 PM | Link to this

BirdDawg I’m sorry, I agree, you’re god, we are all dumb, and blind compared to you. Now will you please stop posting the same posts (I told you so)over and over and over again. I still don’t know what you said that 10,000 other people didn’y say, butif it make you feel better you were the first to say blah blah blah. Ok is it over now? All hail to Bird Dawg.

gdawginkalamazoo From what I remember SC’s punter had good hang time.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 01:58 PM | Link to this

Actually EVERY one of those had you saying that based solely off of your accessment from the Fl game, hey its your words. But NOW its the spring game now huh. yea, nice try. Im the waffler. You bashed JoeT long before the spring game, Do I really need to go and grab a few more post? You’ve used the Fl game as proof positive as late as weeks ago. In fact that was your main argument, not the spring game.

“What you posted, I wrote 2 months before the game, when I still had faith in Joe T.” What????? Thats doesnt even make sence. Thats not even remotely true.

PLUS dip I said those thing more for the benifit of your pal Tx dawg not you.

Again, and I repeat I DARE YOU to quote me in any inconsistancies in any of my comments on QBS. PLEASE I am BEGGING YOU.

By tim

September 5, 2006 02:21 PM | Link to this

Seriously children, you are ruining this blog with your incessant childish ramblings. If I wanted to hear name calling and these other immature tactics you certain folks are using, I would go over to the Luckovich blog and listen to people call each other pinkos, commies, and right-wing lunatics.

Has anyone seen what CMR had to say at the press conference today? I am sure it was nothing substantial (a good coach always uses coachspeak, and CMR does it with the best of ‘em), but would like to know if he said anything of significance, in regards to this weekend’s game.

By godawg

September 5, 2006 02:28 PM | Link to this

Cuz, Yes our O-line was tired too but we had some fresh receivers running routes against tired defenders when Matt was in. Nine different players caught balls which is a good thing, I just wish they didn’t have so many drops. Stafford will be “the man” but look for them to work him in slowly. Man, he throws HARD, the receivers are going to have to learn to catch HIM or we’ll see many more drops and deflections which can become interceptions.

Conyers, you’re right, UT IS FOR REAL. Cal may not be as great as everyone made them out to be but TN looked well oiled and this is not the Ainge we know and love. What a difference a coach makes. Watch out for this game.

PS: Cuz, love to see some pictures. Email me at bichonherder@yahoo.com and I’ll send you my real email.

By JamesD

September 5, 2006 02:29 PM | Link to this

Gamecockgary where are you? How do you think the cocks did, and how do you think they will do aginst the dawgs. I personaly think SC looked really good on D. I just think the inexsperiance will show when they go up aginst UGA’s WR and RBs. SC O-line looked horrable at best. Mitchel acted like his leg got ripped off when he was injured (not a very tough guy). I guess shin injuries do hurt sometime, but damm. Look for a better game from our D than last week, our starters will play a larger portion of the game. UGA 28 SC 12.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 02:37 PM | Link to this

James that Oline didn’t even come close to touching a defender at times. Like I said, I didnt realize it was THOSE bulldogs with the all SEC def ends.

By JamesD

September 5, 2006 02:41 PM | Link to this

Yes I know I have misspelled words.

By godawg

September 5, 2006 02:51 PM | Link to this

Good grief! I know I just said TN was for real, but the AP moving them up 12 spots and ahead of the Dawgs at #11? What’s with that?

Hope they beat FL and we in turn whip them in Athens (they ought to be ranked 5 or 6 by then).

JamesD, Blake Mitchell is a little girl who will get herself hurt early first quarter, then Mother Hubbard Spurrier will get Smelley out of the cupboard.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 03:15 PM | Link to this

godawg, can I quote you again? Our defense will be a lot better than thiers. There’s the ballgame.

By Reality

September 5, 2006 03:25 PM | Link to this

I’m glad to see that you clowns are so impressed with Mikey Henderson running a punt return through a high school team and deciding that Stafford is awesome playing against the aforementioned team….Can’t wait to see TERRIBLESHITSKI take on the Gamecocks !

By godawg

September 5, 2006 03:28 PM | Link to this

Here’s another quote for you Alta: Our offense will be a lot better than theirs.

One td on a trick play and their 2nd leading rusher was their punter…AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE!?!?!??!! Pathetic…

By gamecockgary

September 5, 2006 03:31 PM | Link to this

please start joe terrible…then when you’re down 21-0 put in stafford and it will be BOOM…WELCOME TO THE SEC….GAMECOCKS ROLL…defense remains in tack and real offense is rolled out,,,another crafty ole ball coach move…looking good at 2-0 in sec east!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By godawg

September 5, 2006 03:40 PM | Link to this

Just watched the Gamecock press conference highlights. (these are available on gogamecocks.com, you have to join, but it’s free. The fan forums are pretty entertaining between all the peckers and clempsun taters in there. I post occasionally as “godawg” just to remain consistent)

The ‘ole ball coach said, “I don’t think we’re on par with Georgia…but you gotta believe if we play better than last week, we have a chance.”

By Wozzo the Wonder Dog

September 5, 2006 03:44 PM | Link to this

Tell us about your great South Carolina team. Tell us about your brilliant coach. Predict what’s going to happen Saturday night. What is Sidney Rice going to do? Don’t hold back — give us lots of details.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 5, 2006 03:49 PM | Link to this

gamecockgary,

Why would we be down 21-0?

You mean SOS has THREE trick plays in the book? Which player gets to stuff the ball up his shirt to fool our defense?

Nevermind, probably the best player on your team, the punter. Leading rusher through three quarters. LMAO.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 03:52 PM | Link to this

reality I thought we decided a few weeks back that is was uncool to live out your hatred for UGA vicariously thru another school. Thats like me pretending to be a big fan of ND.

By godawg

September 5, 2006 04:14 PM | Link to this

gamecock gary “…in tack…”????

The Gamecock D is going to be wearing saddles and bridles? Is it Western theme night or something?…OHHHH,I get it…ya’ll are gonna do it in honor of our Texas gunslinger as he shoots out the lights in Williams-Brice. How thoughtful of you…

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this

Ok, important matters here. The part of our game that worried me most was the spirit hankies. When were we supposed to wave those things? Bought my kids a couple of them and waited to do the deal, they never asked. Was it the video board before the start, with the past dawgs, was that it? That was the weakest part of our game if that was it.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 04:18 PM | Link to this

Yeehaw!!!

By Bill King

September 5, 2006 05:32 PM | Link to this

To answer the question, there were still a good many folks in the stands (more than I expected considering the type game it was) when Stafford came in to start the 4th quarter. And he drew a noticeable round of applause just running on the field.

By BirdDawg

September 5, 2006 05:35 PM | Link to this

I’ve finally figured it out.

There is a reason for the absolute blindness with Hunk and Altamaha.

They’re Joe, Sr. and Joe, Jr. It’s the only explanation, unless moonshine is playing a part.

Once again, Altamaha, since you seem to have problems with READING COMPREHENSION, I’ll ask you:

Find any quote from me stating anything different than what I’ve been saying since the SPRING GAME, after the SPRING GAME, okay? I’m I getting through? Are you understanding now?

Son, there’s stupid, and then there’s you, Altamaha.

By Ft Worth Dawg

September 5, 2006 06:54 PM | Link to this

“A Tantalizing Taste of the Future”

Tastes like chicken.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:07 PM | Link to this

yawn, convince anyone in here and I’ll be shocked.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:08 PM | Link to this

Not taking my DARE huh. Double dog?

By reality check

September 5, 2006 09:23 PM | Link to this

I think most people know the person posting all the negative crap about the dawgs who goes by reality is not me.

My take on the game this weekend is similar to godawg and Altamaha. Their defense looked good, but that was against MSU who had the worst offense in the league last year and they lost Norwood to the pros and Henig in the 2nd quarter. Georgia has the stronger defense and our special teams are better. It is too early to tell for sure about offense, but South Carolina’s problems on the offensive line seem serious. For that reason I think we are probably better on offense too.

Spurrier doesn’t have a modest bone in his body and I believe he is giving an honest assessment when he says South Carolina is not yet on par with Georgia. They have a chance, but it would be an upset against our defense.

Corey Boyd looks like he’s a player. I think their best bet would be to start him at running back and try to establish a running game. If they are able to do that it will neutralize the rush and give them time to get the ball to Rice and McKinley. If they don’t establish the run the dawgs will unload on the quarterback and I predict we will get some turnovers and win bigger than most people think.

By Cuz

September 5, 2006 09:26 PM | Link to this

Enough already, Birdawg you and Altamaha are ruining this blog. I put you two in the same class as Bulldawg, Pathetic. For crying out loud, nobody cares about your petty, and I don’t mean Richard, bickering. Go somewhere else. You two are the two worst fans I have ever heard, thank God not seen. Jump off a cliff, play in traffic, run around the house with sharp objects, just get off our blog!!!!

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:31 PM | Link to this

Sorry Cuz, I beleive you are correct it has gone a bit too far. I appologize. I have to say though, nobody has a gun to your head to read what my buddy and I have to say to each other. I don’t presume to tell you who and what to say in here. Easy option: We havent changed our names once so just skim past them. I’m pretty sure we have reached an impass anyway.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:35 PM | Link to this

RC, I am actually right about something??? Damn that makes me 1 for 10. And now I am Bulldawg to boot. Tough week.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:37 PM | Link to this

You see what he is doing there Bird , dont you, a common enemy to bring us together.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:39 PM | Link to this

Hunker get in here, its a group hug.

By Cuz

September 5, 2006 09:46 PM | Link to this

Altamaha, I accept your apology. Come to an FOC board meeting for the group hug.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:48 PM | Link to this

I can’t beleive that nobody pointed out to Gary that MsState is not in the east. Those c** fans are new to this whole idea of figuring division standing I guess.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:52 PM | Link to this

damn I cant even spell it right!

And was pulling for “UGA 2” the whole race.

I should have known knew I was in for a bad week when I kissed Michael Adams on the lips Saturday.

By War Eagle

September 5, 2006 09:53 PM | Link to this

SEC had 5 teams in the Top 12 polls this week. Auburn, Florida, LSU, Tenn. UGA. What is bad we all have to play each other. This shows how special 2004 Auburn team was going unbeaten in SEC. It will be very difficult for a SEC team to go unbeaten this year. Auburn plays LSU, Florida, and UGA at home which is some advantage except UGA, Dawgs play well in Jordan-Hare sd Auburn does at SAnford .

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 09:54 PM | Link to this

Now I know what that I’m Georgia hankie is really for. :(

By Hunk Erdown

September 5, 2006 09:59 PM | Link to this

{{{Bird, TxDawg, AltmahaDawg, All Dawgs}}}

By Cuz

September 5, 2006 10:02 PM | Link to this

What the Georgia hankie, you either drink more than me or you do not read before you hit post. Whatever you have a he11 of a sense of humor. My hat is off my little bald head.

By Hunk Erdown

September 5, 2006 10:06 PM | Link to this

Before everyone gives up on the running game I sure would like to see just one game where we hand off to the backs on straight dive plays instead of all the slow developing stuff. Seems like the runners do much better sprinting all out to the line instead of dancing around in the back field before they commit. I know its designed plays— sprint draws, counters, etc. but I don’t like them to be called so much. Anybody agree/disagree?

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 10:07 PM | Link to this

didn’t get snuckered into one of those “I’m Georgia ” spirit towels huh?

By Cuz

September 5, 2006 10:08 PM | Link to this

Dang lets roast some Smores. Or tap a keg. I vote for the keg.

By Cuz

September 5, 2006 10:12 PM | Link to this

Hey Alt, do you live in Darien or St. Simons? My family has a house on St. Simons.

By Hunk Erdown

September 5, 2006 10:13 PM | Link to this

I noticed in the game Saturday that when we faked a dive to Brown he would be 5 yards across the line before anyone touched him.

By Cuz

September 5, 2006 10:15 PM | Link to this

I have been tying a red bandanna in my right belt loop to wave at the games since 1980. I wear one every game day. Home at home, home at the game, away and away, away at home, my own tradition. Georgia hankies got a long way to go to catch up with me.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 10:29 PM | Link to this

Hunker, I watched the replay tonight, and the one positive was that we had positive yardage on almost every run play, even if not big ones. I know the hilltopers are just that but I seem to remember the running game producing quite a few no gains last year at times. I can’t help but beleive its going to improve. Plus a single featured back would have had a respectable day with over 100 and a couple or three touchdowns, a couple of long runs. Had 5yrd/carry avg.

Tell you what though…….given the same 8 yrd gain, damn if it isn’t more fun to watch a guy barrel, rather than dance. I guess the dancing sets up other stuff.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 10:35 PM | Link to this

Cuz I really dont need any of you lunatics knocking on my door thank you. But yes, you got the right zip codes. SSI is a great place to have a family house. Let me guess…….cocktail party in Jville forever right?

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 11:04 PM | Link to this

Hunker , how is this for a theory. We prabably restricted our rushing yards by being as vanilla as we could have been saturday. In effect the game was over on the funble recovery at the 25ish. I dont think anyone on earth thought were going to open anything up after 17-0. I have no doubt that Bird is exactly right that they were focusing on the run. SC will too. I would too. We have been in the paper for months saying we have a bit of uncertainly at QB, unproven WR, and experience at RB. Personally I dont think it would matter who we have in at QB, folks will try to take away the run first. Its no big secret. The great news, I think, is no way we went past page 3. I know coach said they to used all the reads, but there are reads on the basic stuff and then there are reads on the good stuff. I can’t remember seing the first interesting formation, can you? Our passing game and running game will be better IMO (irrespective of who) by simply being less predicatable. And again, how many gimme games can you remember us looking a lot worse in?

By Cuz

September 5, 2006 11:10 PM | Link to this

Tell you what Altamaha, I won’t knock on your door, but I will buy you a drink at whatever bar you want in the village, I like Brogens. And you finnally figured it out, I am the lunatic fringe.

By Hunk Erdown

September 5, 2006 11:18 PM | Link to this

Maybe you’re right, i hope so… But WKU didn’t stack up the box with 8-9 men like bird says, they may have keyed on the run but they hardly ever did more than a 5 man line with 2 linebackers at regular linebacker depth. Plus I remember being frustrated last year with the slow-to-the-line stuff. What could be more vanilla than just straight dive plays? Thats all I want to see.

By AltamahaDawg

September 5, 2006 11:46 PM | Link to this

No they didn’t. The didnt get the memo appearantly. Saw some 5-2, 4-3 alot. In fact the few times they did crowd the line (that I noticed) were actually some of our better runs. They defended better in the more traditional sets IMO.

By SoCalDawg

September 6, 2006 12:13 AM | Link to this

Thanks hunker and Alta for seeing it right. Not alot of 8 or 9 up. I still felt better (not good, but better) seeing JT complete balls with 8 men dropping in coverage (including his TD pass). Still excited for the day MS takes over though.

Speaking of SSI, just got back from a week vacation there (hell of a long flight from Cali). Got some scary strong drinks from this Russian bartender gal at the King and Prince. Next year, I’ll hit you guys up for some good bar recomendations.

By Hunk Erdown

September 6, 2006 07:04 AM | Link to this

Talk about theories, check this one out:

Imagine that You are Mark Richt with this year’s QB issue. You’re thinking about what is the best way to go with this thing. You’ve got a guy who is solid enough to possibly have a good year, but probably won’t burn up any new passing records. At the same time, he probably won’t sink the ship either. You’ve got a couple of highly ranked back-ups if needed, and then this phenom kid. The phenom makes it clear that he don’t want to be red shirted, even if he never actually starts a game all year. He just wants to play when he can, as much as he can. If you burn his red shirt, you still have him for at least 3 years, 4 if he doesn’t go pro early. Then all of a sudden you get a commitment from another phenom that says he wants to play for UGA, even though he knows he will probably have to red shirt his freshman year. That gives you SIX years before you have to worry about a starting QB. If you DO red shirt Stafford you still have the same 6years. So why red shirt Stafford? If you do, you are still only going to have him and Gray for those same amount of years, but now Gray’s chances of starting more than a year are low.

If you don’t even consider recruiting anyone else, CMR is set until the year 2012. But he will continue to recruit quality QBs and he is so good at his craft that those quality QBs will still come to him, knowing that they may only get to start for 2 years.

Continue to call me hard headed, but I am still not giving up on JoeT disproving a lot of people concerning his ability or so-called lack of ability. I think that Stafford will play a lot this year, he probably will be starting some games before the end of the year, but I think it will be more about getting him all the experience that he can in preparation for next year than “rescuing” JoeT. Here’s Joe’s dilema— if he does real well, Stafford will be brought in because we have a lead. If he doesn’t do well, Stafford will be brought in to provide a “spark”, so he knows that Stafford is coming in. All Joe can do is make sure its to come in taking over a nice lead. Saturday will tell a lot. Its a good thing for Joe that USC has been hyped up so much, because when he gets us a 3 touchdown lead, it will “have to” silence some of the naysayers, the ones with the slightest bit of honor, that is. Generally, the same ones saying he is no good are saying that he won’t be able to handle USC, and the game is going to be very close no matter who is the QB. I don’t care if Stafford starts all the rest of the games this year, it would suit me fine, but I would absolutely love to see Joe come out with an outstanding game Saturday. We’ll soon see won’t we?

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 6, 2006 08:43 AM | Link to this

Hunk Erdown,

Regarding that running game theory of yours I think that style fits Kregg the best as a power back. Use Brown for the outside work and Ware to mix it up both ways focusing on the screen passes etc.

As for your QB theory, why not. I didn’t think MS would redshirt anyway if he was/is the phenom he is supposed to be. And as you mentioned the QB’s will keep coming. If you play at least a two solid years you are good now days. Sometimes you probably don’t want to go more than that. Then at least the guys coming in like Gray know what they are getting into without doubts.

By AltamahaDawg

September 6, 2006 08:51 AM | Link to this

Hunk I guess Schultz will say that this next QB’s dad will dictate what CMR does with him.

I dont know if what you say is really a theory or reality. The irony is, if JoeT had struggled in that opener, we would have never seen Stafford. Bobo said , he would see some time IF we got up big, and we did. I’ve said it before, MS has and will develop as a result of his competition with JoeT and the others, not despite that.

By AltamahaDawg

September 6, 2006 09:13 AM | Link to this

Great article on MS in the ABH this morning. Also look who the starting WR are this week. It aint who they used to be. How about Oklahoma falling 5 spots after beating UAB. OUCH.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 6, 2006 09:30 AM | Link to this

Altadawg, I saw some OK fans on the CTA in Chicago coming back from a Cubs game on Sunday. They didn’t look too happy, especially when I mentioned that I thought their problems would be on offense not defense. Also, they didn’t seem impressed with their new QB. Evidently if the pollsters are correct, and they usually aren’t, that signals that UAB ain’t all that. I am more worried about Colorado now. How the heck does that happen with that coach?

By AltamahaDawg

September 6, 2006 09:39 AM | Link to this

I dont know. I just want to get a close look at Ralphie. Do you hace to try out to get the job of scooping up after that thing. Ready…set….Gooo……..ah 3.8! good job. Bag it up.

By Hunk Erdown

September 6, 2006 11:26 AM | Link to this

As far as the dropped passes go, do you think the problem is better or worse depending on who the QB is? It would seem like the softer touch throws from JoeT would be easier to catch, but Stafford’s lazers may make them concentrate more. I have to believe that JoeT would be easier, but dammit those guys are Div. 1-A players, they should be able to catch anything close. I think the coaches have got the right idea, bench their sorry butt if they can’t catch. If that don’t get them focused, then cut them from the team. Sounds harsh, but if the title of your position is “receiver” and you can’t “receive” what good are you? These guys have been doing this all their lives, it’s got to be a loss of concentration for some reason. If they have been receiving all their lives then get to this level and all of a sudden can’t catch, you have to question the receiving coach’s ability to do his job too. The thing is, I have a friend out there that said this problem was over with before the season started. He said they all were catching everything in the vicinity. Maybe it was just first game jitters. I sure hope so, because if this problem continues we are sunk.

By RFP

September 6, 2006 11:53 AM | Link to this

I watched the replay of the UGA-WKU game last night on CSS and I noticed two things no one has mentioned. 1) Stafford had a passed dropped by Goodman, could have been 4-5 with 15 more yards. 2) The best hit of the game was by Byrd. The only problem was the hit was on DE Howard. That hit knocked his helmet off and his earpiece went flying. Good thing for us that Howard was okay, he stayed in the game after the hit. It’s also good to see that Byrd can lay a lick, just hope the next time it’s against Sydney Rice.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 6, 2006 12:56 PM | Link to this

Hunk Erdown, I like the having to focus part better, that way they are focused even on the soft touch passes and focused on what they are supposed to be doing in the first place.

By gamecockgary

September 6, 2006 01:52 PM | Link to this

altamaha…wins against western division foes also count in overall standings…seriously i think our best chance is if you are indecisive on your qb…there will be a lot of pressure with national audience and if we can rattle one or both will give us a chance to play low key game as we did against mississippi state…looking back at games over the years that has happened quite often….when your guy stole the ball from our qb in end zone that year/well could be that type of game….should be interesting

By AltamahaDawg

September 6, 2006 03:03 PM | Link to this

really gary? You said 2-0 in the east not 2-0 in the sec.

By gamecockgary

September 6, 2006 03:34 PM | Link to this

gdawginkalzmazoo…better hit that kalhaven trail saturday of go sip some waterstreet coffee and watch the other western[mich] play….gonna be a long nite for your bulldogs…GAMECOCKS PREVAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Wozzo the Wonder Dog

September 6, 2006 04:50 PM | Link to this

* *Y’all will be missing your McNuggets come Sunday. **

By wild thing

September 6, 2006 05:41 PM | Link to this

i wish we were starting stafford and having joe coming off the bench….with the ‘gunslinger coach’ on the other sideline….we need a gunslinger to…conservatism is not going to get it done in a hostile columbia environment….ask jim donnan

By AltahamaDawg

September 6, 2006 05:59 PM | Link to this

wild thing, we all wish MS was starting, that would mean he is ready to do so.

Just curious, why would JoeT be coming off the bench?

By wild thing

September 6, 2006 06:01 PM | Link to this

a.d………meaning if he were not successful rather than other way around

By Cuz

September 6, 2006 06:46 PM | Link to this

Pollack stole the ball in the endzone lamecock? I was there. I believe it was ruled and interception and a touchdown. Another low key game? Are you coming up with excuses already? I smell something cooking, and it smells like chicken. The coop will be silent saturday night except for the Dawg fans. And after Moses and Charles get through with Blake, your freshman had better be ready to play. Spurrier will need a new visor after this game because the one Saturday night will be twisted beyond repair. Take it to the bank.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

September 6, 2006 06:57 PM | Link to this

If we play conservative ball Sat. night, we’ll get down and have to come from behind. If we come out of the shute like the LSU game IN ‘05, We’ll win. Spurriers’ “O” has been and will be well coached and you can “bank it” he’ll hold nothing back. Look out for fake punt because WM must forget that’s a good “O” play against his “D”. Both teams will try to “MANAGE THE GAME’! Defining MANAGE WILL BE THE KEY. Think about it as we watch Sat. night and check out how each Coach defines that word. There’s your winner.

By gamecockgary

September 6, 2006 07:14 PM | Link to this

is pollack carrying a clip board too or is that just greene?…if it comes down to coaching decision at end i think we know who has better track record…you will see our freshman after blake runs up the score…GO GAMECOCKS!!!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

September 6, 2006 08:36 PM | Link to this

I’M SCHOCKED!!! Did anyone notice that some WRs were demoted? It’s about time! We’re in the position of having more receivers now so MR can do something about those that don’t preform. When Stafford goes in, go ahead and out Watson in at TE and Chris Durham in at WR. They caught balls from him so lets do it again! Mo Mass got a little complacent so sit him down. They did and continue to do it. Somebody teach our WR coach how to coach. So far the results of his coaching haven’t been overwhelming.(under is more like it). While we’re doing that, YO! MR, have a talk with our “OL” coach and see if you can fire him up. For sure, sinece MR has been at Ga., we haven’t developed a history of NFL linemen. Yea, we’ve had a couple but either we don’t recruit them or something happens when they get to Ag Hill. (please don’t talk about the few exceptions) After 5 yrs. a little rocking of the boat never hurt any team. They demand excellance from the players so lets demand the same from the guys coaching them. Loyalty is good! but loyalty can also go to far. Like the words Stafford used to describe the difference between him and Bobo. “Coach Bobo is pretty intense, that’s not bad but I’m a little laid back and I don’t think that’s a character fault”. That’s not word for word but I thought the idea was kind of KOOL!

By auburn suxs

September 6, 2006 09:32 PM | Link to this

I think the receivers are blocking down field very well ,but I think Joe T was a little slow and not sure on some plays. Stafford on the other hand looked very cool, anyone who was watching that late in the game would know he is the real deal. I don’t think I have ever seen anyone in the SEC this year throw it like him. Now on to Coxs talk about the jitters did you see his hands when he was in the shotgun “shakin like a leaf”. I think the gunslinger might have come in a liitle over weight , but he didn’t look to sabby on the run and I don’t beleive he was runnig at full speed..Lets hope for a BIG WIN and make “CRYBABY COACH THROW A FIT …. GO DAWGS

By JDawg

September 6, 2006 10:09 PM | Link to this

The UGA spirit towels or hankies or whatever they are have to go. I think that was a dumb idea just to make money. As far as the UGA receivers go, I have always thought that D. Goodman has huge potential with his speed. I think that we are not getting the ball to the receivers at the right time or right place sometimes to let them make plays. So the play calling might have something to do with that. Go Dawgs!

By auburn suxs

September 6, 2006 10:38 PM | Link to this

it is Joe t his throwing suxs he really can’t get the ball to them at the right time , the only pass that looked good was the TD pass ,but there were four receiver and a line backer covering Relay,but he did make the catch on a sharp throw by Joe T. when a receiver has to wait on a ball they lose there step and then sometimes miss the ball or drop it.. I think our offense is going to be big when Stafford gets the start. I bet money he will be the number two guy in Columbia and Cox doen’t get to play unless it is mop up.Joe t will get the hook early in the second half….

By Anonymous

September 6, 2006 11:55 PM | Link to this

On a side note, thanks Mel Kiper for putting even more pressure on Stafford….geez. Your already telling people he will be the number 1 pick in the NFL Draft someday and to mark it down? Let the kid get comfortable first and get a couple of years under his belt first please.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

September 7, 2006 07:06 AM | Link to this

Matthew Stafford has been under pressure for a long time and what’s the player and coaches saying, ” he’s so laid back”! I don’t think Kiper has added any pressure at all. To me, it ‘s begining to show that the kid doesn’t worry a whole lot and stays Kool. Let’s see where this all takes him. Bet it’s upward & onward!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

September 7, 2006 07:48 AM | Link to this

One last thing. I invite everyone to jump over to dawgpost.com. They have a great article about our “O” line and the recruiting so far. It’s a great read and makes me wonder if MR doesn’t need to show some “tough love” to his asst. coaches. Read what Callaway has to say. Very timid and we continue to lose top flight “OL” players from our state. Yes, other teams have this problem but that doesn’t mean we have to also. I’m really starting to think that a little coaching staff shake up wouldn’t be all that bad.

By wild thing

September 7, 2006 03:16 PM | Link to this

right on mel kuiper