The Junkyard Blawg

By BirdDawg

September 24, 2006 05:51 PM | Link to this

Whew, okay y’all, big breath.

Bill, great blog. I hope you’re not backing away from your Lump should start, and if he doesn’t, Coach is a dum-dum stance you took last night.

Last night I just could not comment after that game. Let’s just say, to ease some frazzled nerves, I got good and drunk.

And then, this morning, instead of sleeping in and watching football, I went with the wife to church, because even though during football season I’m not what you’d call a perfect attendance guy at church, I felt I owed the Lord for yesterday.

But this is what I saw in Athens yesterday afternoon.

I saw yet another Willie Martinez defense that was ill prepared to play the first quarter. This is the third time in less than a year that this has happened because of Martinez. He didn’t have his defenses prepared against Florida or WVU, either. Yes, he is able to make the adjustments, and unlike those other games we did win.

But I have no faith in Martinez as our DC right now. None. We will lose to Florida and Auburn, and it won’t matter who is the QB.

Matt didn’t look bad throwing the ball. He had three passes which should have been caught, not matter how much mustard was on them. But he did look like a freshman, which guys, I have been saying he would look like from time to time this year. He had some happy feet, and held the ball too long.

I wonder if Mo Mass has been dropping passes to get Cox onto the field. I really do. His play is unexcusable, and to suddenly be “okay” when his boy is behind center is a slap in the face to Matt.

Joe Cox did look more poised in the pocket. But his check downs weren’t good. And guys, I’m telling you, that pass should have been picked off. That was my end, my side of the field. What a bad, just terrible throw. Cox is still making bad decisions out there, and was saved my Mo.

But he did provide the spark needed. He was gutty and showed a hell of a lot of heart. His arm is no Stafford, but it is a hell of a lot stronger than Joe T’s. Joe has a David Greene arm, and I think it’s appropriate he wears No. 14.

He did No. 14 proud yesterday.

If Coach doesn’t make Lump No. 1, and make Brown No. 3, then I will lose a ton of faith in him. If Lump isn’t the first guy out of the shoot next week, then Coach needs to have his heda examined. Lump is a man. Ware needs to be taught what they taught Tiki Barber a couple of years ago, because Ware seems to always lose the ball at the worst time. Brown… Brown should be running back kicks and be used as the 3rd down back. That’s it.

Next week Joe should start. He earned it. But Matt should play, because yesterday was not his fault.

And SoCal… you’re an idiot. So you wanna pick one thing I’ve said that is wrong, when I’ve been nothing but Nostradomus about the Dawgs since the Spring? You know, you didn’t even accurately quote me on that, by the way.

I’ll take my record of prediction this year, over yoursor anyone elses. The proof is in the pudding. I’ve been right a hell of a lot more than I’ve been wrong. YOu can’t say that, can you SoCal?

That’s what I thought.

Coach Martinez… you need to do better, and so do you, Coach Richt. The apologists on these boards, who howled at me when I disagreed with you starting Joe T, saying I shouldn’t double-guess you, well guess what these same guys are doing now? Hypocrites all.

The Dawgs have the players to win the SEC this year, but I do not believe that we have the DC to make it happen. Coach Richt should have gone after Will Muschamp two years ago with every red cent he could, because Coach Martinez has dropped the ball three times too many now.

Coach Martinez reminds me of Greg Knapp, and that’s not a good thing.

By WMFDawg

September 24, 2006 05:52 PM | Link to this

I couldn’t agree more with your assessment. Colorado was a much better prepared football team than we were yesterday. CMR said the right things all week long,…they still have talent, I’m scared of them, etc. Too bad he couldn’t convince his players. Hope this ship gets righted quickly before UT comes to town.

By RxDawg

September 24, 2006 05:56 PM | Link to this

I dont care what the experts say about Colorado, that team came to play. I watched the replay of the game on TV and colorado players gave it their all. I dont really think we looked flat per say, I just think we got outplayed at first. That QB Barnard Jackson was dismantling us by himself. He was running through fingertips of our defenders and making throws on the run that were picture perfect. Our players were playing hard and well but it was big mistakes (aka turnovers, drops) that just killed us. I also people screaming for Martinez’s head, but giving up 13 points each game is plenty acceptable for me. People seem to be down on the dawgs for this one, but I think we need to give some credit to UC. Although I must admit, my expectations for the season were rising each week……except this one. I still think we have a good chance to win each game we play, but I can see us sliping up one or two now. Oh well, I’ll still root for my Dawgs. Bring on Ole Miss!

By Steve

September 24, 2006 05:56 PM | Link to this

Good points. We have to remember that UGA is not going to win a national championship this year. Hopefully they learned a lot from yesterday. I think UGA will beat Tennessee but will lose to Florida and Auburn unfortunately. Tech should be another win but who knows with them. Go Dawgs!

By Michael Scharff

September 24, 2006 06:01 PM | Link to this

Bill, Nice job, as usual. But, I don’t agree with your take on everything this week, especially in regards to the quarterbacks. I don’t think that Stafford forgets how to lead and that Cox forgets how to force the ball downfield in the span of a week. Now, don’t get me wrong. Cox did a great job under pressure. I am happy for him and proud that he led us to victory. On the other hand, as you said, the Buffs apparently really studied film on us. Stafford often did not have open recievers to go to, and, more often than not, their defense was really putting the heat on him. Also, as you said, he does need to learn to put touch on the ball and not throw it so hard all the time. That being said, several of the drops he threw were very catchable balls. Hopefully, Stafford learned a lot form this game. Go Dawgs!

By Michael Scharff

September 24, 2006 06:02 PM | Link to this

Bill, Nice job, as usual. But, I don’t agree with your take on everything this week, especially in regards to the quarterbacks. I don’t think that Stafford forgets how to lead and that Cox forgets how to force the ball downfield in the span of a week. Now, don’t get me wrong. Cox did a great job under pressure. I am happy for him and proud that he led us to victory. On the other hand, as you said, the Buffs apparently really studied film on us. Stafford often did not have open recievers to go to, and, more often than not, their defense was really putting the heat on him. Also, as you said, he does need to learn to put touch on the ball and not throw it so hard all the time. That being said, several of the drops he threw were very catchable balls. Hopefully, Stafford learned a lot form this game. Go Dawgs!

By guy

September 24, 2006 06:19 PM | Link to this

As long as UGA can’t consistently run or catch the ball don’t expect them to beat Tennessee,Florida,or Auburn.UGA’s running game operates in slow motion.Why use the shotgun formation and then hand the ball off?

By pdawg

September 24, 2006 06:40 PM | Link to this

I think it is bad for us to assume that any of our players would jeopadise the chances of thier teammates to get their favorites into the game. That is serious, to me Stafford just doesnt pass the ball well, he should know when to use his arm strength and not when to. A six yard pass shouldnt have all the momentum in this world to reach the receiver. And it is not only Momass who caught his passes when Joe Cox came in, almost all the receivers caught their balls. The coaches should do better, i still insist that we need a new RECEIVERS COACH AND OFFENSIVE LINE COACH

By Hunter

September 24, 2006 07:04 PM | Link to this

Why use the shotgun formation to hand off the ball? It works pretty dang well for West Virginia, and it’d work for UGA if we could ever find a rhythm on offense. Unfortunately, we can’t get the motor humming on offense yet, so the shotgun draws and off tackle runs aren’t going to be effective. However, you still have to do it to sell the play action fakes, which is what Richt quarterbacks have always been famous for doing.

We’ve been spoiled with five straight years of competent QB play, we’re going to have some growing pain this year, but i think Cox is the man just because he’s going to know the system better than Stafford. I don’t think Stafford makes that pass to Milner, he tries to force it to someone on the out patterns. Just my opinion.

Saturday’s game was a lack of preparation on every coach’s shoulders, but it all starts with Richt. I don’t care how nice a person you try to be, if you sense a team isn’t taking their opponent seriously, then you find ways to make them take it seriously. Less playing time, gassers, discipline, I don’t know…you send the message that the next game is the most important one, not the one two weeks down the road.

I’m tired of these “learning a lesson” games. We don’t need to learn a lesson, we need to play like we’ve been there before, like we know that today’s Colorado could be an end to our season or another stepping stone towards immortality. The coaches have enough experience and years in their craft (and enough money) to properly prepare a team for ANY opponent, so we need to quit giving Richt a pass on games like this. He needs to get his butt in gear and make sure his teams quit playing to the level for their opponents…they need to come out playing at the level that we all know they can perform at, the way you would imagine five years of top-five recruiting classes should be playing at this point in the season.

By Hunter

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

Why use the shotgun formation to hand off the ball? It works pretty dang well for West Virginia, and it’d work for UGA if we could ever find a rhythm on offense. Unfortunately, we can’t get the motor humming on offense yet, so the shotgun draws and off tackle runs aren’t going to be effective. However, you still have to do it to sell the play action fakes, which is what Richt quarterbacks have always been famous for doing.

We’ve been spoiled with five straight years of competent QB play, we’re going to have some growing pain this year, but i think Cox is the man just because he’s going to know the system better than Stafford. I don’t think Stafford makes that pass to Milner, he tries to force it to someone on the out patterns. Just my opinion.

Saturday’s game was a lack of preparation on every coach’s shoulders, but it all starts with Richt. I don’t care how nice a person you try to be, if you sense a team isn’t taking their opponent seriously, then you find ways to make them take it seriously. Less playing time, gassers, discipline, I don’t know…you send the message that the next game is the most important one, not the one two weeks down the road.

I’m tired of these “learning a lesson” games. We don’t need to learn a lesson, we need to play like we’ve been there before, like we know that today’s Colorado could be an end to our season or another stepping stone towards immortality. The coaches have enough experience and years in their craft (and enough money) to properly prepare a team for ANY opponent, so we need to quit giving Richt a pass on games like this. He needs to get his butt in gear and make sure his teams quit playing to the level for their opponents…they need to come out playing at the level that we all know they can perform at, the way you would imagine five years of top-five recruiting classes should be playing at this point in the season.

By Forever_UGA

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

I said this in one of the other blogs, but I’ll say it again: DEATH TO THE SPRINT DRAW!!! IT IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST PLAY CALL IN UGA’S PLAYBOOK!!!!

By P-Dawg in Tulsa

September 24, 2006 07:46 PM | Link to this

Our defense held them to 13 points and got big turnovers when we needed them. Martinez is doing a good job overall. WVU was bad but the FL game we held them to 14. birddawg you got one bad game out of martinez. 13 and 14 points in 2 of the games you mention is not a bad defensive effort. Yes, if you find a DC who can shut every team out all year, hire him. I had concerns about stopping the run last year. It looks like WM addressed most of last years problems. You guys say he doesn’t adjust quickly enough, but he has had only one major blowup(WVU). That despite problems against the run last year. Guess what WVU, Auburn, Ark ran all over us. We look better this year on all fronts including the run.

Great job J Cox!!! I hope JT III is ready to go soon. QB situation is fine, they are young and need to be developed. If Cox can do what he did Sat. all the time, he deserves the job. Otherwise, decide starter in practive first and game situations second. Cox certainly put a notch on the game situation part of the decision for QB. I hope Stafford wasn’t started so early that it hurt his development. Only time will tell. I expect that we will see a dual QB situation in the next few games.

Time management was bad. Otherwise, I will keep Richt right where he is, and he can call the play that he feels gives us the best chance to win. It’s funny, when a play call works he is a genious/when the play call or personel doesn’t work “he needs his head examined”. Bottom line, he is one of the best play callers, game planners, motivators, talent developers, and recruiters in NCAA. He still makes mistakes, but somehow seems to get the W.

As for how the kids played, they didn’t seem mentally prepared for the game. Maybe thats Richts fault or mayber Col was playing lights out with more talent than we realized. Either way, I’ll take the W.

You guys rag on CMR an WM. I can’t agree. The only persistent question mark I have now and have had for a few years is O-line and receivers coaching. I have been willing to except Richts assessment that to O-line has had many issues caused by grades/injuries ect. I do wonder how long can it continue. As far as receivers go, I do not understand why we have had a persistent issue since CMR has been here. I’ll keep CMR and hope he gets help fixing the problem. I question Easons ability. Birddawg I sincerly doubt Mo Mass would do that intentionally. I think that type of SPECULATION is better left to yourself.

By Kansas Bulldawg

September 24, 2006 07:54 PM | Link to this

I agree with what most everyone has said. Having flown from KC just to see the game on Saturday, I was very shocked at how unprepared we looked. Halftime adjustments are great, but have a plan to start with. All of those drops hit the guys right in the hands. I don’t know about everyone else, but growing up I was taught if it hits your hands then you had better catch it. Also, on the running game. Did you know that CU has the 28th ranked rushing defense in the nation. Yes, we had problems on both sides of the ball, and yes, we had better get them fixed before it bites us in the *#&. CU said that the flats were wide open all game. If they are seeing it, you better be sure that UF is alsi watching it. To say that MM dropped those balls on purpose is just plain stupid. After those drops, he sat on the bench for a couple of series. I’m still not sure if JC needs to start next week, yes he looked good, but I think he will continue to press to make an impression on the coaching staff. Overall, an ugly win, but a win.

By God loves everyone, 'cept Gators

September 24, 2006 08:09 PM | Link to this

I love Mark Richt, I really do. Lotta’ good coaches have problems with the clock because they have to have someone else remind them.

It’s a physical, conference based primarily on the running game. There’s so much speed in the SEC particularly at the defensive skill positions it’s hard to always match up offensively.

Yes CO isn’t an SEC team but you really have to COMMIT to the running game even when it ain’t going well. You can’t just turn it on and off. If you have three RB’s and three QB’s do you really have ONE of either?

By BirdDawg

September 24, 2006 08:19 PM | Link to this

Guys, tongue in cheek.

Come on, spot the tongue in cheek.

I may some outrageous things sometimes, but only BuLLsh-t says stuff like that and means it.

Sheesh.

By animaldr

September 24, 2006 08:37 PM | Link to this

Good article. In defense of T. Brown. Ware was at his best when he was the 3rd back at the end of the game. Lump was at his best as the 3rd back in the final qtr. Move T. Brown to the number 3 back and see if he looks like the best. All 3 are very good- the O-line is the difference. If the opposing D-line is in the backfield there is not much a back can do. T. Brown needs to be used on the outside. 2 back sets need to be used more. T. Brown did look good on kick off returns.

Not kicking the FG- OK. But if it is 2 down teritory- then get in the I-formation and run it twice with the best back of the day!

After this scare I’m not sure Ole’ Miss has a chance. GO DAWGS!

By robdawg06

September 24, 2006 08:47 PM | Link to this

The revolving running backs situation needs to end. Its ok to play all 3 backs but one needs to start and get 20 to 25 carries and get untracked. I think that back is Kregg Lumpkin. Ware runs hard but has fumblitis. T.Brown is the weakest of the three and can’t run between the tackles. It would be dumb to start Stafford next week after Cox saved your butt. You don’t reward him by benching him the next week.

By Don

September 24, 2006 08:50 PM | Link to this

I just love all of the criticism of Richt’s play calling followed by the “you aren’t a true Dawg fan becaue you criticised the coach” crowd. The team was unprepared mentally and physically for this game and that is the fault of the coaching staff. The play calling was awful and predictable again. Time management and time out usage awful again. MR really seems to overthink things and even looks confused when the offense gets inside the redzone. Time to turn the play calling over to Bobo or some or hire a good coordinator. Defense made good adjustments after the first quarter but were flat footed and slow to start the game. If that doesn’t change Florida will let Tebow run the ball on every play of the game and kill us later in the season.

Anyways, gutsy win thanks to the LEADERSHIP of J. Cox. Nothing bad to say about Stafford. Five incomplete passes due to 4 dropped passes and one no-call obvious pass interference.

Ole Miss will regret playing the Dawgs after this wake-up call.

By Don

September 24, 2006 08:50 PM | Link to this

I just love all of the criticism of Richt’s play calling followed by the “you aren’t a true Dawg fan becaue you criticised the coach” crowd. The team was unprepared mentally and physically for this game and that is the fault of the coaching staff. The play calling was awful and predictable again. Time management and time out usage awful again. MR really seems to overthink things and even looks confused when the offense gets inside the redzone. Time to turn the play calling over to Bobo or some or hire a good coordinator. Defense made good adjustments after the first quarter but were flat footed and slow to start the game. If that doesn’t change Florida will let Tebow run the ball on every play of the game and kill us later in the season.

Anyways, gutsy win thanks to the LEADERSHIP of J. Cox. Nothing bad to say about Stafford. Five incomplete passes due to 4 dropped passes and one no-call obvious pass interference.

Ole Miss will regret playing the Dawgs after this wake-up call.

By covington dawg

September 24, 2006 08:52 PM | Link to this

I’m concerned that Richt plays too much to the whims of the crowd. Cox and Barnes should’ve transferred when they saw their coaches sniffing the jockstrap of the new guy. Oh you know the coaches love the new guy; why else would you leave him in so long? He’s our guy! When are we going to put recruiting in perspective?

By Lane4411

September 24, 2006 09:12 PM | Link to this

Commented on this previously, the lack of depth on the OL. Only 8 of the lineman are truly “SEC Ready”, the remainder are no where near. If there are significant injuries could prove to be a disaster. And indication of the overall quality was the safety in the end zone against Western Kentucky, holding by Watts. MR, moved Dale Dixon to the OL earlier this year, lasted for 2 days - a disaster. Blocking at times Saturday was almost nonexistent. My question is was it Colorado’s defensive scheme or was the OL, just being out manned. Also the starters played the vast majority of the minutes - which is a concern. This will not work against high quality competition.

Would a 2 tight ends, resolve the problem, should too a degree.

BuLLdawg, please do not respond with mindless stats, anyone with any degree of intellect realizes there are 15/16 lineman on scholarship- only 8 are “SEC Ready”.

Shockley, also had a cannon for and arm, but was great on the touch pass. Have never seen anyone improve as much as DJ, in one year. Had he had another year the dawgs, would be scoring in triple digits - better than Vince Young - over the long haul- much brighter-understands the game better. Remember Ryan Leaf!!!!

By Z Gd

September 24, 2006 09:26 PM | Link to this

Been saying it for years. Too bland on offense, no motion before the snap to read coverages, and very few formations.

We were 22nd in total offense the year we should have played for it all in 02. Since then under CMR we’ve been no better than 40th. We have got to get it together on offense.

By Bill King

September 24, 2006 09:38 PM | Link to this

No backing away. Lumpkin DEFINITELY should start!

By Swampdawg

September 24, 2006 09:43 PM | Link to this

Hey Guys,

* The Answers are Simple*

1. * Noooo Blocking* Blame the O Line, they looked bad! **They were standing around on a lot of plays
2. Dropped passes * Low Quality Receivers* * We must get a quality receiver*

3. * To get to the next level, we need quality receivers who can catch the bullets for Matt and we must teach the OL how to “run block”.*

4. * Our Defense is OK*

By Swampdawg

September 24, 2006 09:44 PM | Link to this

Hey Guys,

* The Answers are Simple*

1. * Noooo Blocking* Blame the O Line, they looked bad! **They were standing around on a lot of plays
2. Dropped passes * Low Quality Receivers* * We must get a quality receiver*

3. * To get to the next level, we need quality receivers who can catch the bullets for Matt and we must teach the OL how to “run block”.*

4. * Our Defense is OK*

By NYDAWG

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

With all this so-called talent on offense,i’m begging CMR to call Jim Donnan and find how he’d have the QB in the shotgun, pitch the ball back another five yards to the tailback and still make first downs.This team needs to learn how to move the football!Starting with CMR!

By Muhammad Massaquoi

September 24, 2006 10:02 PM | Link to this

Just to let everyone know on here that me, AJ, Kenny, Chris, Martrez and the rest of the receivers really appreciate most of you guys taking up for us. Our hands actually had blisters on them this morning. We were all begging Coach C. to please put Joe in. I don’t think none of us could have played another down with Matt. He just throws the ball way too hard, if he had hit me in the chest instead of the hands I would probably of had a heart attack. I guess I’ll have to settle on blisters and a jammed finger instead. And the way he makes me go up to get some passes… I shouldn’t have to do that or sometimes reach behind me just a little, that really wears a fella out. He really is a good QB, I just wish he could play down to our level sometimes. Oh well, gotta run. Me and the boys have to go ice down our hands, they really hurt! Go Dawgs! and thanks for your support.

By ncdawg

September 24, 2006 10:32 PM | Link to this

Cox deserves to start as well as Lumpkin. Both should be rewarded for there good play. MS will get plenty of snaps, but let Cox start. As for the Ga. coaches, i think they are all doing the best with what they got, except for Eason. He has consistantly taken good high school tallent at wr and not developed them into college tallent. Please MR, get us another recievers coach.

By Hulk Smash

September 24, 2006 10:38 PM | Link to this

at this point, Hulk don’t care which QB starts, as long as Lumpy-Lump is the no.1 Tailback.

Game balls to Lumpkin, Milner and Brannon

HULK SMASH!

By 94Dawg

September 24, 2006 10:40 PM | Link to this

Now just learn to spell your name. Did anyone else get teary at the idea of Joe Cox saying “if we cant score 2 touchdowns we dont deserve this big “G” on our helmets”? Joe was on record in Charlotte saying ” CMR told me to warm up and I just knew we would win!” Hunker down you Hairy Dawgs!!! You can crack on my post all you want but I don’t care!

By DawgBone

September 24, 2006 10:49 PM | Link to this

Good grief, after reading some of these posts you would have thought we lost the game! You can talk about coaching all you want but if you don’t execute the plays it’s going to be a long afternoon.

Don, you have to be kidding me, right? Turn the play calling over to Bobo. No! Coach Richt made the right call by putting in Cox before it was too late. Yes we have talent but our QB’s are green right now. They will get better with time and experience.

Hunter, tell me this…are you tired of winning? Coach Martinez made the adjustments during halftime to shut down CO in the second half. It wasn’t too many years ago (back in the 90’s) that just didn’t happen.

If you guys are going to complain about our coaches and team when they’re 4-0 I can’t wait to hear the belly achin’ if and whe we lose one.

How ‘Bout Them Dawgs! We won a game clutching victory from the jaws of defeat. The true sign of a champion is to bounce back from adversity and the Dawgs did that Saturday. Hats off to Coach Richt, Martinez, Joe Cox, Kregg Lumpkin and the rest of the Dawgs who prevailed.

We Won!

DawgBone

By ArmChairDawg

September 24, 2006 10:52 PM | Link to this

Like Lamar C., the blogger on another AJC Dawg blog, I’m left scratching my head again this year at the apparent lack of effort to develop a desperately needed ground attack. The ineffectiveness of the current running game seems to stem not from a lack of player ability but from a lopsided focus on the QB position as well as a surprising lack of creativity or determination to improve it. Critics often said that during games “the Ole Ball Coach” used to give up on the run too soon. Is that what is happening here by another ex-QB head coach? The only difference is that it doesn’t look like even the attempt was made at anything more than token, plain vanilla running schemes. It seems to make sense to this bona fide armchair ball coach that a better running game would take a great deal of pressure off the arm of whoever we have playing QB.

By SunDawg

September 24, 2006 11:05 PM | Link to this

For those bloggers who are saying “wait til you play a real team like Tenn, Fla and Auburn,” trust me, we will. Georgia plays one game at a time and so far they’re 4 and 0. UAB had us at half time a few years back and the Dawgs came back to win. Didn’t wreck the season; just a close game that shouldn’t have been. These things happen.

If you’re a Dawg fan, act like it. Nuff said.

PS, the lizard fans were booing their #1 quarterback so they could see more of the freshman, Teblow. How’s that for class?

By ArmChairDawg

September 24, 2006 11:08 PM | Link to this

Forgot to add, a big Dawg Bone to B. Southerland. As a former fullback it’s great to see him catch AND score. Maybe he should be getting the ball more?

Power “I” formation forever !!

By Dr Dawg

September 24, 2006 11:09 PM | Link to this

Dawg Bloggers I am terribly disappointed in our fans and those of you insinuating that MM would intentionally dish a teammmate in a game. Give me a break!

Since his return I have watched Daniel Inman very closely and I’m terribly disappointed in him. He is lazy, does not block anyone on off-side plays and general gets out- quicked nearly everypass play. He cheap shots rather than focus on blocks and was absolutely shown up by both UAB and Colorado. We need Turner back to push him aside. How has this guy been voted a pre-season All SEC tackle?

Clock management continues to be atrocious and it has become 10 times more important with the Clock changes. Clock school for CMR.

CMR’s QB tactics this week are trying to protect Matt’s tender ego. Matt was pouting obviously when pulled and unlike Joe T and Blake Barnes did not get up and encourage the team when we were on the ropes. Joe Cox deserves the start. He earned it! Matt is still our real future, but he needs to get better educated for now and sit when he is not making reads or firing flat medium and long balls without touch. Do we remember David Greene and DJ Shockley. It’s about learning and experience.

LAY OFF MM

By JOHN

September 24, 2006 11:14 PM | Link to this

I bet Stafford never had as many dropped passes by his receivers in a whole season during highschool as he has in the first four games at UGA.

Our receivers are very pedistrian from a skill, hands, speed and effort level, eventhough they were fairly highly recruited. Its like they have been coached down as opposed to coached up.

When is the last time UGA put a quality receiver,besides TE, in the NFL…Hines? Verdict is still out on Reggie…

I believe Asher Allen could provide a spark on the offensive side. He was a hell of a playmaker in HS on both sides of the ball. We’ve already burned his redshirt and it looks like he is playing a backup/nickle role on defense…give him 5-10 plays on offense.

Lumpkin needs to be our 1st option at tailback and he needs the lions share of the carries…at least 20. Ware is a great run/pass threat and usually does well inside the redzone. Brown does not have the size to run between the tackles or the speed for the corner in the SEC…especially from the sprint draw, fairly decent at screens though. What is wrong with a toss sweep? With the speed of SEC Defenses, a direct handoff to the TB slows the play down.

Paul Oliver is making an early case for ALL SEC honors. That was a hell of a play punching that ball free…and he deserves a game ball…

Our linebackers were very nonexistent saturday and it seemed like the first guy to the ball hardly ever made the tackle. Where is Ellerbe and Dewberry…I know they are young, but they can make an impact. We need to rotate those guys in a bit.

Colorado negated our strength on defense, Johnson and Moses, by using their TE and screens to perfection.

I wish Tim Tebow would have been a freshmen last year so Blue could give him a proper welcome to the SEC.

It will be good to play another game that does not start at 12:30pm.

By JOHN

September 24, 2006 11:15 PM | Link to this

I bet Stafford never had as many dropped passes by his receivers in a whole season during highschool as he has in the first four games at UGA.

Our receivers are very pedistrian from a skill, hands, speed and effort level, eventhough they were fairly highly recruited. Its like they have been coached down as opposed to coached up.

When is the last time UGA put a quality receiver,besides TE, in the NFL…Hines? Verdict is still out on Reggie…

I believe Asher Allen could provide a spark on the offensive side. He was a hell of a playmaker in HS on both sides of the ball. We’ve already burned his redshirt and it looks like he is playing a backup/nickle role on defense…give him 5-10 plays on offense.

Lumpkin needs to be our 1st option at tailback and he needs the lions share of the carries…at least 20. Ware is a great run/pass threat and usually does well inside the redzone. Brown does not have the size to run between the tackles or the speed for the corner in the SEC…especially from the sprint draw, fairly decent at screens though. What is wrong with a toss sweep? With the speed of SEC Defenses, a direct handoff to the TB slows the play down.

Paul Oliver is making an early case for ALL SEC honors. That was a hell of a play punching that ball free…and he deserves a game ball…

Our linebackers were very nonexistent saturday and it seemed like the first guy to the ball hardly ever made the tackle. Where is Ellerbe and Dewberry…I know they are young, but they can make an impact. We need to rotate those guys in a bit.

Colorado negated our strength on defense, Johnson and Moses, by using their TE and screens to perfection.

I wish Tim Tebow would have been a freshmen last year so Blue could give him a proper welcome to the SEC.

It will be good to play another game that does not start at 12:30pm.

By BirdDawg

September 24, 2006 11:26 PM | Link to this

Bill, the guys bring up a good point.

How, in God’s name, does Dr. Eason still have a job?

I’m serious Bill. You talk to Idiot Strickland, and you tell him to ask Coach that question.

Eason has had great, great talent, and he does nothing with it. If anything, he makes it worse. Reggie Brown is turning into a premiere NFL reciever. At Georgia, he was more famous for the balls he dropped, more than the balls he caught. Not so in the NFL.

WHY DOES EASON STILL HAVE A JOB?!!!

By John

September 24, 2006 11:40 PM | Link to this

Did we win the game? I can’t tell from all the posts. People, when the season started, if I had told you that we would be 4-0, have two shutouts (one over Spurrier), have 114 points scored, and be ranked 10th in the country, would you have been happy?

Relax people, remember, this is the rebuilding year. Stop behaving like the fickle jerks we get blamed for being…I guess for good reason.

By John

September 24, 2006 11:41 PM | Link to this

Did we win the game? I can’t tell from all the posts. People, when the season started, if I had told you that we would be 4-0, have two shutouts (one over Spurrier), have 114 points scored, and be ranked 10th in the country, would you have been happy?

Relax people, remember, this is the rebuilding year. Stop behaving like the fickle jerks we get blamed for being…I guess for good reason.

By SoCalDawg

September 25, 2006 12:12 AM | Link to this

Hey Bird-Dawg, What do you say we bury the bone and play nice like? I think you’re a DGD fan and even though I disagree with alot of what you say, I admire you for sticking to it and saying it like you mean it.

As for the whole prediction thing, I can actually say that I have not been wrong about much - because I don’t make any predictions on here. I’ve actually made one ever: I said JT would start and Stafford would eventually take over. I think I was pretty good on that prediction. Beyond that, I’m content to just point out inconsistencies that I see in other posters.

This week, I disagree with you about 2 things. 1, At least half of MS’s dropped passes were poorly thrown balls. I watched it on TV and got to see ample replays that showed Matt overthrowing (goodman), throwing behind (durham), and throwing rockets when a touch pass was needed. IMHO, he earned alot of those dropped passes. There were ALOT of other things that contributed to him having a bad day, but he didn’t help himself any. 2. No way that MoMass intentionally drops balls to try to get Cox in the game. No way. especially when he already lost starting job once due to poor play. I would however, like to see MoMass have to sit out first quarter. Can’t let him become another Fred Gibson (who in my recollection was the king of drops, not Reggie Brown).

Again, Bird-dawg, even though I’m too prideful to not say where I disagree with you, I do appreciate what you add to the blog and hope we can drink a beer together when the dawgs play in the Rose Bowl for a national championship in a few years with Stafford passing to Israel Troup, and Knowshon toting the rock.

By physicsDawg

September 25, 2006 12:44 AM | Link to this

John, do last second heroics against an 0-3 team make You happy? Don’t get me wrong, last second heroics are nice. Joe C is correct, if they can’t score 2, they don’t deserve to wear G’s on their helmets. Those heroics will be very much needed against UT, UF, & AU. So, why should we use them up against an 0-3 team?! Fickle jerks are those that boo their team or coach, for any reason. Thanks to Gator fans for showing us what no class looks like. But, saying here that the game never should have been in doubt, and we had a host of things we should have done better, isn’t being a jerk. As long as we support them in the games. Most of the rest of my comments have been said before, but just in case there’s an exit poll:
I also agree with the “I” formation idea. Don’t we still have Des Williams back? That gives us 2 Outstanding fullbacks. We dont HAVE the tight ends to go the 2 tight end sets and improve our blocking. Milner’s all we got. (It’s hard to believe he’s a senior) That’s where the FBs should come into play. Lump needs 20 carries a game, period. On defense, it’s obvious we were predictable all year so far. Thanks to CU’s coach for pointing that out. At least we could rotate our focus, and our weak points around the field. You know, cover the run best one week. Not allow any short yardage passes the next week, etc. Even if we get burned on some deep balls now and then, I think our corners can handle man to man. If we are showing the same weakness every week, that’s a big problem. And thanks to them for pointing it out before the meat of our schedule.
Let’s take it to Ole Miss like they beat Wake Forest by 50. (Oh, if only it were so.)
GO DAWGS

By physicsDawg

September 25, 2006 12:45 AM | Link to this

John, do last second heroics against an 0-3 team make You happy? Don’t get me wrong, last second heroics are nice. Joe C is correct, if they can’t score 2, they don’t deserve to wear G’s on their helmets. Those heroics will be very much needed against UT, UF, & AU. So, why should we use them up against an 0-3 team?! Fickle jerks are those that boo their team or coach, for any reason. Thanks to Gator fans for showing us what no class looks like. But, saying here that the game never should have been in doubt, and we had a host of things we should have done better, isn’t being a jerk. As long as we support them in the games. Most of the rest of my comments have been said before, but just in case there’s an exit poll:
I also agree with the “I” formation idea. Don’t we still have Des Williams back? That gives us 2 Outstanding fullbacks. We dont HAVE the tight ends to go the 2 tight end sets and improve our blocking. Milner’s all we got. (It’s hard to believe he’s a senior) That’s where the FBs should come into play. Lump needs 20 carries a game, period. On defense, it’s obvious we were predictable all year so far. Thanks to CU’s coach for pointing that out. At least we could rotate our focus, and our weak points around the field. You know, cover the run best one week. Not allow any short yardage passes the next week, etc. Even if we get burned on some deep balls now and then, I think our corners can handle man to man. If we are showing the same weakness every week, that’s a big problem. And thanks to them for pointing it out before the meat of our schedule.
Let’s take it to Ole Miss like they beat Wake Forest by 50. (Oh, if only it were so.)
GO DAWGS

By SamoanDawg

September 25, 2006 01:19 AM | Link to this

That was an ugly win, but we’ll take it.

I’m sure the Dawgs will learn a lot from this game. Can’t over looked any of our opponents, anybody can be beaten on any given day.

So, let’s strap it up and get back to basics!

Dawgs 33 Rebels 0

Sic’em!

By BuLLdawg

September 25, 2006 01:45 AM | Link to this

.

How about How Smart Coach Richt was to (1) recruit Joe Cox (2) Keep Joe Cox while you muse about him transferring instead (3) Figure out to put Joe Cox in (4) Figure out when to put Joe Cox in at 3 minutes 9 seconds to go before the 4th quarter so that he would have all the 4th Quarter to get the dawgs the win (5) Tech Joe Cox so well to have him comfortable in the game plan to have drives of 56, 58, 38 and 43 yards to Win The Game?

Matthew Stafford did not do that poorly. He just has not all season long done a thing yet. He will have his day. He just isn’t ready yet.

If you didn’t spend so much time hyping Matthew Stafford as our future, you would realize that UGA is Number 9 in the Coaches’ Poll and Number 9 in the AP Poll and Number 8 in BCS Billingsley and Number 12 in Jeff Sagarin BCS Poll.

It was an exciting win for Joe Cox.

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By Reality

September 25, 2006 03:20 AM | Link to this

Bill there is a reason that your defense looked slow, special teams had a bad day, Stafford could’nt cut it, etc…It’s called finally playing amajor college team(even thogh Colorado is 103 out of 119 1-A teams)….Wait until your season starts in two weeks….The Dawgs Suck !

By Blog Dawg

September 25, 2006 04:12 AM | Link to this

By no means a steller performance except for JCOX and Lumpkin. But, all teams have these types of games. Hard to get up for a team that I’m sure looked really bad on film. Not excuses, just reality. The key thing is just to survive these games with a win. I would love nothing more than for UGA to pummel every team they play but that’s not going to happen. In years past, we lost games like this, so see if from that perspective… Georgia is notorious for playing to the level of their competition. Playing that way is a double edge sword: It means sometimes you beat an 0-3 Colorado team 14-13 in the final minutes. It also means that when you play FLA, TENN or AUB you show up to play.

That being said, this is a rebuilding year. I think we coached as bad as we executed yesterday. Coaches have bad days too.

This season is still going to boil down to the 4 games against UT, FLA, AUB and GT that we have yet to play.

We need to start a petition to remove the sprint draw from the playbook. Just awful play that pains me to watch.

Lumpkin needs to start and be the workhorse back. Brown needs to play situationally and return kicks and Ware needs to be the run/pass back. Lumpkin has demonstrated that he will get you a hundred yards if you give him 15-20 carries. I never felt during this game that they really committed to establishing a running game.

4-0 is 4-0.

By spud

September 25, 2006 06:28 AM | Link to this

I think you start stafford sat night he is our future. you will see a huge difference in him this week he will play better that ball he threw to mo mass was to hard and behind him uncatchable the other drops should have been made, unless we get our running game going we are going to lose to tenn, fla and auburn the o-line sucks it appears to me lunpkin is the man brown can not run well in this offense he needs to catch screen passes and toss sweeps what happened to toss sweeps in this offense? m.r. needs to fire eason take a long look at martinez and look in the mirror at himself this was the worst play-calling since o1 at w.r. start a.j. and harris sat.

By Dbow

September 25, 2006 07:09 AM | Link to this

Lumpkin ran the ball the first series on Saturday. Watch the game!

By Stevex

September 25, 2006 07:13 AM | Link to this

right on BlobDawg. Kregg is clearly the back for georgia. He has always shown that. Thomas Brown had an impressive freshman year(for a freshman), but since then he has been ok at best. A bunch of hype. If CMR had used Kregg as the primary back, he would be a heisman candidate just like steve slaton and kenny irons. But instead, he is a bad case of waisted potential. I mean come on Mark use some freakin common sense. And while your at it, establish the run game when you have the in at QB. Dont wait to run until 3rd and long. You end up wasting three quarters doing that.

By Dbow

September 25, 2006 07:20 AM | Link to this

Lumpkin ran the ball the first series on Saturday. Watch the game!

By Captive in TN

September 25, 2006 07:36 AM | Link to this

The key to any game is the offensive and defensive linemen. On Saturday, our defensive line played adequately, at best, but the offensive linemen played as a bunch of 3rd-string high schoolers. They looked like the 2005 Tennessee group; overweight and out of shape. I know that you can’t motivate people, that has to happen from within, but lets put some of the blame on Neil Callaway. It’s time that Coach Richt starts searching for a qualified offensive line coach. See ya’ in Oxford, MS this weekend, and GO DAWGS!!!!!

By Rosezee

September 25, 2006 08:00 AM | Link to this

Richt waited much too long to make the switch when Stafford was ineffective (I was praying that Cox would come out to start the second half), and not going for the two field goals in a 13 point game was inexcusable. This performance is on him.

By Lilburn Dawg

September 25, 2006 08:28 AM | Link to this

BlogDog is right. Georgia is notorious for playing down a level or two when it plays teams that aren’t “supposedly” that good. The only criticism I have ever had abour CMR is this point. He certainly brings honesty, faith, morals, rightousness, etc. to the UGA team and can always appear calm, cool, and collected…..but sometimes I feel this also is a detriment. It seems to me that this is one of the reason that the team can appear so uninspired and unmotivated at times. I have come to expect this a time or two each season now. I think Georgia’s football stature has surely improved over the last several seasons, but I don’t know that we have what it takes to ever “go over the top”. I think we’ll always win most of our games and may even win the SEC a few times by sneaking in the back door but I don’t think we’ll ever win it by sheer power, skill, and coaching strategy. This year we have the quarterback confusion to deal with, receivers who drop balls, predictable play-calling on both offense and defense, questionable defensive coaching, and no real offensive weapons that other teams have to deal with. I don’t know when we’ll ever be able to beat Auburn and Florida in the same year….and in another couple of years, you can add South Carolina in there as well. My prediction is that at the end of every future season, we’ll have a good team, but we’ll end up not being ranked any higher than 10-15th.

GO DAWGS! I hope you win every game this season!! I would sure love to see you hand Auburn and Florida their lunch!!

By mart

September 25, 2006 08:29 AM | Link to this

Scary blog, my man. Combine this game with the Sugar Bowl and it makes one wonder just where Coach Richt is in the “great coach” hierarchy—-not as high as he seems to get credit for.

By Carlton Powell

September 25, 2006 08:51 AM | Link to this

After the game on Saturday a couple of thoughts. Let’s ALL stop talking about winning national championships, etc. anytime soon. Let’s just hope the CMR, et al see what all the rest of us see; that we have ABSOLUTELY NO offensive line play. Our offensive line play is pitiful, and has been so since 2002. Why is this?? We all need to be encouraging a move back to the football basics of blocking, tackling, catching the football. And, above all working towards grooming TWO capable quarterbacks. And even MORE critial is getting CMR some assistance with game management. Thoughts of last year’s Auburn game entered my mind with the burning of a timeout on a PAT. Pitiful. And, as previously noted, game management is what he’s paid $2M a year to do. No mystery here. As REALITY points out above, although CU may be in a bit of transition right now, they WERE the first legit D-1 team we’ve played. Their OL took our previously highly thought of defense to the woodshed in the first half. Let’s remember that without the blocked field goal on CU’s first possession, Joe C’s heroics don’t matter. The local Athens paper wrote that CU’s offense made our defense “look silly at times.” Couldn’t agree more. It is time for a real “reality check,” and hope we can get these many issues settled over the next couple of weeks. Right now, I do not I see us defeating either FLA or Auburn. Sadly, these are the programs we measure ourselves against, and others measure us against. On a positive note, while the game exposed all the many weaknesses, it was still a “W,” and that beat’s the heck out of an “L.”

By Iceman

September 25, 2006 08:55 AM | Link to this

Bad call not going for the field goal late in the fourth quarter, as opposed to converting for the first. Gutty call, but stupid. Field goal would have given you 3, and within another 3 of having the potential of going to OT. That was basic risky/stupid strategy.

Colorado came to play, hands down, and I suspect the Dawgs thought it was going to be another Western KY weekend. This is the crux of the problem with the Dawgs, over-confidence, which will kill you. The same held true in ‘81 vs. Penn State. Over-confidence after beating ND in ‘80 17-10 for the one national title. Dawgs lost to Penn State, thus losing the chance of back-to-back titles.

This is a matter of poor coaching, and Richt needs to take a chapter out of Vince Dooley’s book of how to always play up your opponent no matter who they area. I recall how Vince would play up Vandy and UGA would take it to them. He instilled a level of respect and uncertainty in his players, thus making them play harder.

Richt is just waiting for the call from Miami, and UGA is just a proving ground. I know for a fact that Bobby told Richt to get a head-coaching job for experience, then he can either have the FSU job, or any job of his choice after he gained the experience. He stands a much greater chance of gaining national titles at UM or FSU, which are both home to Quarterback U, and in the backyard of the largest pool of talent in the nation [Florida] as oppposed to Athens.

Show some humility and respect, then you might have chance to have more than 1 title; otherwise, hope for a small bowl bid year, after year.

Godspeed with UA, UF and TN, you guys need to have 911 on speeddial.

By Iceman

September 25, 2006 08:56 AM | Link to this

Bad call not going for the field goal late in the fourth quarter, as opposed to converting for the first. Gutty call, but stupid. Field goal would have given you 3, and within another 3 of having the potential of going to OT. That was basic risky/stupid strategy.

Colorado came to play, hands down, and I suspect the Dawgs thought it was going to be another Western KY weekend. This is the crux of the problem with the Dawgs, over-confidence, which will kill you. The same held true in ‘81 vs. Penn State. Over-confidence after beating ND in ‘80 17-10 for the one national title. Dawgs lost to Penn State, thus losing the chance of back-to-back titles.

This is a matter of poor coaching, and Richt needs to take a chapter out of Vince Dooley’s book of how to always play up your opponent no matter who they area. I recall how Vince would play up Vandy and UGA would take it to them. He instilled a level of respect and uncertainty in his players, thus making them play harder.

Richt is just waiting for the call from Miami, and UGA is just a proving ground. I know for a fact that Bobby told Richt to get a head-coaching job for experience, then he can either have the FSU job, or any job of his choice after he gained the experience. He stands a much greater chance of gaining national titles at UM or FSU, which are both home to Quarterback U, and in the backyard of the largest pool of talent in the nation [Florida] as oppposed to Athens.

Show some humility and respect, then you might have chance to have more than 1 title; otherwise, hope for a small bowl bid year, after year.

Godspeed with UA, UF and TN, you guys need to have 911 on speeddial.

By SuwaneeDawg

September 25, 2006 09:09 AM | Link to this

Personally, I hope everyone will now start to see that MR knows a thing or two about QBs and when he says someone isn’t ready to start, get off his back and trust him.

Stafford is definitely the future and will lead this team to GREAT things but he, even though he didn’t have an awful game, showed why MR didn’t think he was quite ready to take over.

A win is a win, but this one was terribly disappointing. Like many others, it reminded me a lot of the Sugar Bowl. It also seemed that Joe Cox was the only guy out there that came ready to play.

I say we just take this win, learn from it and move on.

BTW, Bill - as a former Redcoat, I absolutely agree with you - get rid of that Bon Jovi show.

By alldaydawg

September 25, 2006 09:10 AM | Link to this

Bill, my thoughts….. any win is a good win our OL is awful…plain awful

By SuwaneeDawg

September 25, 2006 09:10 AM | Link to this

Personally, I hope everyone will now start to see that MR knows a thing or two about QBs and when he says someone isn’t ready to start, get off his back and trust him.

Stafford is definitely the future and will lead this team to GREAT things but he, even though he didn’t have an awful game, showed why MR didn’t think he was quite ready to take over.

A win is a win, but this one was terribly disappointing. Like many others, it reminded me a lot of the Sugar Bowl. It also seemed that Joe Cox was the only guy out there that came ready to play.

I say we just take this win, learn from it and move on.

BTW, Bill - as a former Redcoat, I absolutely agree with you - get rid of that Bon Jovi show.

By Roswell Ed

September 25, 2006 09:29 AM | Link to this

Why do we have bands? Who likes that crap except the parents?

Solution: get rid of the band. I hear that frisbee dog is available.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 25, 2006 09:30 AM | Link to this

Thanks guys, I try to get in an extra 18 holes Saturday before the snow falls and…. I come into the clubhouse and see that we are down by 13 (256 yrds to 65?) and we are the ones getting blanked????? What the hell were you guys doing? Somebody forgot to tell the team that we were the ones that were supposed to do the blanking. Anyway I get to listen to the updates on ESPN radio and all I get is that the Dawgs (MY Dawgs) are getting neutered in Athens by the Buffs. Anyway, ALL the way home and finally the update that we SURVIVED the game against an 0-3 team. I hope that we gave them enough confidence to go out and win out the rest of the season.

ANYWAY, I am still proud to be a Bulldog and THANK YOU JOE COX! I say start Blake Barnes Saturday. If our #3 guy has that fire in him can’t imagine what being called #4 would do to a guy. (Just kidding).

Don’t forget guys this is the same coach that got the team up for LSU last year too! And put us in the top ten yada, yada … Have faith. When I first saw the stats and the score I was worried that he was busy finding a condo on South Beach and working up the transfer papers for MS.

The clock management has always been a problem and the changes this year won’t help much. Still the little things do matter (extra point TO).

Joe Cox should at minimum start Saturday. I think you have to reward that kind of play and leadership. Maybe rotate the two at worst case if Cox is having any kind of problems. If he plays lights out, get MS for clean up duty. Looks like he is still learning. No shame in that and no reason to hang your head it happens to the best. Anybody see Mustain v Bama, he looked lost half the time but they managed to pull out a win.

I didn’t catch any of the UF game, what happened there with Leak getting booed?

By Michael Cox

September 25, 2006 09:32 AM | Link to this

Look….here’s the lond and short of it!@ Run the freakin ball! Quit trying to make ALL THREE running backs happy. Put Lumpkin and Ware out there, line up in the I formation and give them a chance! Delayed handoffs in the backfield, when you’ve got a terrible run blocking OL makes no sense! Last I checked you can still run play-action from the I. We routinely tried to beat the three man rush with passes that had no chance of success! Staffford was trying to throw to two receivers against a 7 man secondary. The finess is killing me! Man up and get a run game going! You’ll be surprised at how it will open up the pass! Also one last comment. When it’s third and less than eight….forget the bombs that are for second and first downs! Give our defense a blow every now and then!

By Michael Cox

September 25, 2006 09:33 AM | Link to this

Look….here’s the lond and short of it!@ Run the freakin ball! Quit trying to make ALL THREE running backs happy. Put Lumpkin and Ware out there, line up in the I formation and give them a chance! Delayed handoffs in the backfield, when you’ve got a terrible run blocking OL makes no sense! Last I checked you can still run play-action from the I. We routinely tried to beat the three man rush with passes that had no chance of success! Staffford was trying to throw to two receivers against a 7 man secondary. The finess is killing me! Man up and get a run game going! You’ll be surprised at how it will open up the pass! Also one last comment. When it’s third and less than eight….forget the bombs that are for second and first downs! Give our defense a blow every now and then!

By Stretcheezy

September 25, 2006 09:41 AM | Link to this

THE DOGS JUST SHOWED UP SATURDAY THINKING THEY WERE GOING TO RUN ALL OVER CU. POINT BLANK!

AND IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS: MARK RICHT COMES FROM FLORIDA STATE WHEN, THE FSU THAT HAD ALL THOSE HIGH POWERED OFFENSES, BUT GETS HERE AND CANT PASS????

AND JUST DROP THAT SHOTGUN-DRAW/QUICK HAND OFF PLAY, EVERYBODY THAT WE’VE PLAYED THIS YEAR IS SNUFFING THAT PLAY OUT!

AND SOME OF THOSE KIDS ARE NOT IN SHAPE, I SAW WAY TOO MUCH HUFFIN AND PUFFIN OUT THERE. LUMPKIN AND COX NEED TO START. AND THOSE DUMB PENALTIES NEED TO STOP!

By Roswell Ed

September 25, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

Why do we have bands? Who likes that crap except the parents?

Solution: get rid of the band. I hear that frisbee dog is available.

By 2N4YEARS

September 25, 2006 09:43 AM | Link to this

As the Coach has said, “Coach BoBo & I will look at these two (Stafford & Cox) this week with the #1 offence and decide who will start, but both of them will probably play against Ole Miss”.

By Ed

September 25, 2006 09:50 AM | Link to this

I’m going off topic a bit, but it has seemed to me that, beginning around 2001, Larry Munson’s skills as a play-by-play guy went into decline. I attributed it to age, and who could blame a guy in his late 70s-early 80s for slipping a bit? However, this year, the vintage Munson is back. Listening to the UGA-Colorado game was like listening to the Munson of the early 1980’s. I felt he did a great job with the UAB game as well. My brother’s theory is that advancing age made it difficult for him to spot players or to tell what happened on a play (explaining for example the awkward silence after some big plays, like the Michael Johnson catch against AU in ‘02), but that technology and possibly better spotters have brought him back to his old form.

Whatever the reason, it’s great to still hear Munson call a game after all these years. It’s almost miraculous for a lifelong Dawg fan now living in Texas to hear Munson and Georgia football via a crystal clear internet feed. I have great memories of growing up in north-central Florida and straining to hear Munson call a Georgia game through the static of a radio picking up a weak signal from Orlando. My best memories are of Munson’s call of Rex Robinson’s game winning kick against Kentucky in ‘78, Herschel leading the Dawgs back against UT in ‘80, and Kevin Butler nailing a 60-yard field goal to cap off a big comeback against Clemson in ‘84.

By jim

September 25, 2006 10:00 AM | Link to this

If you watch UGA and WV run the sprint draw you will see UGA hands the ball to the back while he is standing beside the QB as WV goes behind the back and slips the ball to the back from behind. This freezes the linebackers to think pass. How many games and yards do you think Herchel would have if he played under our present coaching staff?

By rgb

September 25, 2006 10:05 AM | Link to this

I’m a Dawg Fan ( ALL my life} but for us to get to the next Level ( That would be knowing we are going to kick Fla & Auburn’s Butt, not HOPING) We need a Top rate D.C and a O.C on staff. Yes, CMR knows offense, but it’s like asking the CEO of Home Depot to stock the shelves. The Man has TOO MUCH ON HIS PLATE, Plus Other Teams have 20 years of Tape on RICHT’s thinking and play calling. We need a new Wrinkle ! Someone Needs to get that team jacked up before a game. We looked slow and uninspired until late in the game.

By DawgFan

September 25, 2006 10:09 AM | Link to this

I am a big UGA fan, and I have the upmost respect for MR. In my opinion, it’s time for a shake up of the coaching staff at seasons end. I know MR is loyal to his players and coaches, but he can be loyal to a fault at times. The first change that needs to be made is the wide receivers coach. These receivers are not performing up to there potential and I am wondering if coaching has a lot to do with that. Secondly, the offensive line is not physical enough at times. Maybe a change in philosophy on the O-line is needed. Thirdly, a DC that will not looked out-coached against inferior opponents. Most of the other coaches have their respective units playing at a high level. Also, MR may need to hire an offensive coordinator or promote Mike Bobo to take some of the pressure of play calling off. This is just my opinion of the glaring weaknesses that may keep UGA from winning a national championship, which is long overdue.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 25, 2006 10:09 AM | Link to this

PS, Also heard the post game interview with Joe Cox on ESPN radio. What a classy, confident kid.

By Ace

September 25, 2006 10:17 AM | Link to this

We lost this game every where except on the scoreboard. We truly need a great week of preparation and not be looking down the road to Tennessee. we have lots of talent but our defense did not measure up this past week and I hope Mark kicks them in gear this week. I think they believed the press clippings and almost had their lunch handed to them. Living in Florida and having my Georgia Dawgs play this bad makes for a tough week where I live and work. Get it together and play like the talented team you are. Play every down as if you are behind on the scoreboard and get it going! Maybe Hershel better come back to give our guys a pep talk before every game? We need something to fire our guys up?

By WAKEUPCALL

September 25, 2006 10:32 AM | Link to this

THIS IS WHY MY FAMILY LOVES MARK RICHT………… HE IS SO SMART……..

By frankfromthe 'v'

September 25, 2006 10:34 AM | Link to this

got yourself a powerhouse over there in athens…offense 2 points worse than wofford and overall team 8 points worse than montana state…jackets are licking their chops!!!!!!!ROLL ENGINEERS!!!

By uga_b

September 25, 2006 10:36 AM | Link to this

Bill, Tra Battle played pretty well too. He cleaned up a lot of our poor defensive play and probably saved us a few points.

By TennDawg

September 25, 2006 10:42 AM | Link to this

All posts refer to bad line, poor QB play (except Cox), poor play calling, bad coordinators and poor defensive play. Yes, fractions of all of these are true, but I walked away from that game saying how the hell was Colorado 0-3? Nice defense, steady and athletic offense with hauses on the o-line. While I was unimpressed overall with the Dawgs play Saturday, I was extremely impressed with Colorado and hope that they make a quick return to national prominence under their new coach.

Phew! Developed four or five ulcers Saturday!

GO DAWGS!!!

By michael

September 25, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

This is my first ever post, but I have been a huge georgia fan since Vince Dooley came to georgia. I am a huge MR fan and feel as long as he is at Georgia we will compete for championships every year. That said, I agree with earlier posts that the offense is to predictable and the sprint draw should be canned. Georgia had a great tradition of quality running backs under Dooley, but where are they now. We need to commit more to the run and recruit quality backs, hopefully caleb king. lastly can anyone remember any real quality receivers at Georgia maybe ever. Lindsey scott, maybe, hines ward after he got to the nfl. We missed out on Calvin Johnson but recruting 5 star receivers can help. GO DOGS

By Columbus, GA Dawg

September 25, 2006 11:06 AM | Link to this

Win, Lose or Draw, Always a Dawg! Somehow, the game on Saturday was really all three of these! Not sure how that could happen, but it did, I saw it!! Thanks to a team with LOTS of heart. At the end of this season and forever this game will show up in the ‘W’ column, because this team never gave up!!

Like others on this board, I would probably consider myself a fairly well informed DAWG, and have been for a long time. Over the years, it would seem that very few college football teams get to play at the very top (see Dooley), even fewer get to stay there (see Oklahoma). The young men being recruited for UGA football are incredible, we are fortunate to have them on our team.

I believe Coach Richt will continue to make the right moves to keep this team at the top. Look back a few years ago, at how our specialty teams performed. Changes were made and the improvement has been measurable and I can see where we will continue to get better there. The defense is one of the better in the land!! The tackles will continue to improve with the younger players coming on.

I believe C. R. is staying up at night, however, thinking about the offensive line play, and not just this year but the last several years. The last great offensive line at UGA was 2001. We have talented players, and we have experienced players. Chronic shoulder injuries are something that is hard to understand. I believe coaching at this position is costing the team, somewhat. If you think back a few years ago, Hugh Nall was promoted to offensive coordinator and he almost got Tubberville fired. He is back at offensive line coach and Auburn can run the ball on anyone, and will probably play for the championship this year.

Looking at the current O-line depth charts (2 deep).

Auburn has 4 seniors, 1 junior, 5 sophomores, 3 freshmen.

Georgia has 5 seniors, 2 juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman.

I see Coach Richt making the right moves and he does them on his time line, which is something I respect. It will be interesting to see how he brings the O-Line coaching up to par with the rest of this Great Team. If not, the O-line depth chart next year, could be keeping a lot of dawgs fans up at night as well. Columbus, GA Dawg!

By Joshua

September 25, 2006 11:11 AM | Link to this

I am glad to see other Dawgfans believing that Lumpkin should be the No.1 tailback. I have been saying this to my friends from the middle of last season. I thought CMR kept him out at the start of last season because he was returning from the injury, but I could not understand why towards the end of last season and so far this season he is behind TBrown on the depth chart. Matt will be alright, he is the future and is going thru what most freshman QB will go thru. Joe did well and deserveses to play next game. As CMR says it does not matter who starts, however I would like to see both play, but not rotated after each series but instead each quarter. As for coaching I hope our DC will get better as time goes on, after the Florida game I lost all confidence in him and this w/end, he did not do much to restore my confidence. The important thing is that we are still unbeaten, and it says something of our team to fight back after such a lousy performance.

By Adam

September 25, 2006 11:17 AM | Link to this

GO GATORS!!!!!

By Adam

September 25, 2006 11:18 AM | Link to this

GO GATORS!!!!!

By Willie Martinez

September 25, 2006 11:29 AM | Link to this

To the Bulldog nation, First, I would like to say that I am truly sorry for my lack of coaching. I know that alot of you can see things on the field that I cannot. Its just that things were so much easier at Grand Valley State. The game was slower and the offenses did not have the caliber of athletes like the SEC has. I don’t know if any of you saw me on FSN in an interview, but you could tell that I am not confident in my coaching abilities or able to prepare for the “Big Game”. I have let you down and the players down. I should have never let the media get to the players and allow them to think that they are that great. I do have an idea, if everyone in the bulldog nation pitches in a few bucks maybe you could buy out VanGorder’s contract down at Georgia Southern. I’m just having a hard time here…….and I don’t like that kind of pressure.

Truly, Willie Marinez Grand Valley State forever

By Vick Bartkowski

September 25, 2006 11:30 AM | Link to this

Georgia will lose to Auburn, Florida and Tech. Trusting in the Lord wont win you Football games. There are Christians on the other side of the ball who pray to the same god. The O-line looked heinous. Pulling Stafford after 4 or five drops was genious. Those catches would have given him 0 mor yards. Clearly Stafford’s fault. Colorado had one of the worst offenses coming in. Even 13 points is pathetic. They also lost to Georgia State in the opener. I sure am glad Alabama got more votes than Tech in the USA Today Poll. They looked great. Maybe the Silver Britches we carry ya’ll over the top against Ole Miss. Wake Forest looks better than UGA. Go Jackets. The only reason I am posting here is because UGA fans come to our site and post. I figured I could dish some out. Yes your women are better looking(I’m with an UGA gal) and we are nerds, but at least we didn’t almost lose to Colorado. I didn’t even call anyone a redneck.

By Bradley G

September 25, 2006 11:34 AM | Link to this

frank, tech will be licking their wounds after Virginia Tech gets through with them.

I still haven’t figured out if Saturday was a wakeup call or a reality check. Anyway you slice it, “frank” is right in that scoring 8 points less than Montana State against these guys is completely unacceptable.

Do you blame Richt for not convincing his players to play 60 minutes, or the team for not listening?

By honest_abe

September 25, 2006 11:58 AM | Link to this

a loss to colorado would have been embarrasing to say the least…

quick observations: matt didnt’ have his most accurate day passing the ball.. his inaccuracy can be attributed to the poor blocking, the dropped balls and no running game… i also think when everythings seems to be going wrong it’s only natural for a true freshmen to start pressing… and it was obvious matt started to really press towards the end. credit MR to finally pull the plug near the end of the 3rd quarter… it was embarrasing to see the dawgs come into the game unfocused and seemingly unmotivated… but they are kids and no matter how hard a coach tried to tell them not to take an opponent lightly…they still read things in the paper and watch espn…they talk to their friends and all anyone could talk about all week was how bad colorado was…it was natural for those kids to give a half a** effort…but i’m glad CMR kept his cool…the d finally started to play in the 2nd half…and joe cox had a helluva clutch 4 quarter…

glad to see much maligned Milner get a shot to prove his worth.

the comment about mo mass dropping balls to get his boy on the field just might be the dumbest thing i’ve heard or read…. “ya i’m going to jeapordize my spot/standing/reputation on this team so my boy can get on the field” birddawg you make alot of good points…but that one might be the dumbest thing you’ve ever wrote..

joe cox should start…anybody that saves us from losing to the buffs automatically gets the starting nod for the next week.

lump should start… that running back rotation is starting to get on everyone’s nerves… lump won’t break off 70-80 yard runs…but he’s been our most consistent back…he’ll get us our 4,5 yards… he’s a tough SOB and i just like he he always seems to be goign forward..which i can’t say for our other backs…

as bad as we looked this past saturday…i still think this team has the “potential” to be pretty good this year… once our qb situation gets settled, our receivers start catching the ball, we choose one rb…our d has been solid all year…we still have a team capable of winning the SEC…

By bill sutton

September 25, 2006 11:58 AM | Link to this

I don’t disagree with your comments about Stafford except for one thing. Lets not blame all the dropped passes on his velocity. Afterall this time last year he was throwing to high school players with probably close to the same velocity and they caught enough passes for his stats for his senior year to be better than many good high school quarter backs have in their career. Georgia has had problems with dropped passes for a couple of years now. remember the tennis ball serving machine they used last year? Why an offensive minded guy like Coach Richt isn’t recruiting better receivers is a question I’d like answered.

By Vick Bartkowski

September 25, 2006 11:58 AM | Link to this

meant to say 80 more yards

By Coach Eason

September 25, 2006 12:28 PM | Link to this

Dawg fans:

We have heard the cries of the DawgNation, and effective immediately we have implemented the following changes.

1. I have resigned.
2. Our offensive linemen will start running wind sprints at practice.
3. Stafford, Cox, and (when he returns) Joe T. III are all co-no. 1 QB’s. The starter will be determined by a best of 3 contest of “rock-paper-scissors.”
4. We will use only the I-formation with a fullback and tight end, and throw only on third down when needed. Coach Dooley said it used to work for him.
5. Lumpkin will play the entire game. Thomas Brown has been moved to linebacker. Danny Ware will play after he has carried the football around campus for an entire week without fumbling it.
6. We will remind players when they are on the extra point team.
7. We will remind Coach Spurrier that we now have a good barometer of just how much S. Carolina sucks.
8. We will tell our wide receivers they have to block downfield on running plays and to actually get open for the quarterback, unless they did not play with that QB in high school.
9. The band will work on a new routine, a medley of Metallica’s greatest hits and the soundtrack from “Grease.”
10. We will have a VCR installed in Coach Martinez’s office.
11. We will bring back an old favorite, George Haffner, to be OC.
12. Odell Thurman will give the team a motivational speech this week on the need for self-discipline and preparation.

Thank you again for your support. Please give that same support to your new receivers coach, Damon Evans. I have to go clean up after “Ralphie.”

By crs

September 25, 2006 12:34 PM | Link to this

UGA didn’t look good for sure Saturday but coming in I thought with the quarterback issues, depth on the oline and the inexpierence of the secondary we would do well to go 8-4. After a month of games, I have been pleasantly surprised with the secondary, somewhat disappointed with the oline and quarterbacks and overall disappointed with the running backs and recievers. D-line and linebackers are very good as I expected and our special teams are much better than last year. All of that said, I think this team can compete with anyone remaining on the schedule and with all of the bad Saturday they did somehow pull it out. I would hope Saturday would serve as a wake up call and I expect the dogs will endure a tough week of practice and will punish Miss Sat night raising expectations again. I still look at 8-4 as probable. Kregg Lumpkin needs to get 25 carries a game, he proves to me time and time again when we need an RB to step up it is always him. He is an SEC back and in my mind could be better than Musa and as good as Garrison or Rodney. And for heaven sake, lets get rid of John Eason, he is horrendous and Msquared has gotten worse just like every other reciever once JE gets his hands on them. In terms on quarterback, Cox saved out butt but we need to stick with Stafford.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 25, 2006 12:40 PM | Link to this

bill, another guy Ward on the other blog made the same point as you. Stafford was throwing to high school kids last year with pretty much the same zip and velocity and they were catching them for record numbers. D1 players should be able to adapt.

abe, I know we have had our differences but I do agree with you calling Birddawg out on that one (and I do agree with a lot that you say Birddawg). That is one crazy observation.

By dap

September 25, 2006 12:48 PM | Link to this

Why do we not know how to run but one running play?

By BUREAU DAWG

September 25, 2006 12:53 PM | Link to this

There are some REAL STUPID people out here!! First of all Martinez is a very good D coach, if you people watched the game you would have seen that our “GREAT” ends were not staying at home on the QB roll outs like they are tought in pee wee football, second you would notice how slow our LB’S are and you CANT coach speed, with that being said after CU forth drive of the game our ends started staying home and CU only gained 89 TOTAL yard after there forth drive of the game, again for you people that only watch the ball, start looking at the whole game and you might change your attitude about our very fine D cord!

By BUREAU DAWG

September 25, 2006 12:54 PM | Link to this

There are some REAL STUPID people out here!! First of all Martinez is a very good D coach, if you people watched the game you would have seen that our “GREAT” ends were not staying at home on the QB roll outs like they are tought in pee wee football, second you would notice how slow our LB’S are and you CANT coach speed, with that being said after CU forth drive of the game our ends started staying home and CU only gained 89 TOTAL yard after there forth drive of the game, again for you people that only watch the ball, start looking at the whole game and you might change your attitude about our very fine D cord!

By J Dawg

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

Birddawg had annointed Stafford the savior of georgia football and now that Stafford isn’t performing, Birddawg is stretching for excuses. “I wonder if Mo Mass has been dropping passes to get Cox onto the field. I really do.” That’s one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard. Birddawg then goes on to trash Cox for making one bad throw. “Joe Cox did look more poised in the pocket. But his check downs weren’t good. And guys, I’m telling you, that pass should have been picked off. That was my end, my side of the field. What a bad, just terrible throw. Cox is still making bad decisions out there, and was saved my Mo.”

Birddawg, please give Cox some credit because we all know if your hero (Stafford) was our only option on Saturday, the Dawgs would have lost.

By Big A

September 25, 2006 01:10 PM | Link to this

I just want to know why that offensive line can’t block? What is wrong with Inman? Always called for holding and then wants to start a fight. They could take this team a LONG way if they would fire off and make holes for Lump. He is the kind of back that could carry 25 times a game and set up that play action pass. TOO many athletes to be playing sub par. I love them and always will but where is the fight?

By Big A

September 25, 2006 01:11 PM | Link to this

I just want to know why that offensive line can’t block? What is wrong with Inman? Always called for holding and then wants to start a fight. They could take this team a LONG way if they would fire off and make holes for Lump. He is the kind of back that could carry 25 times a game and set up that play action pass. TOO many athletes to be playing sub par. I love them and always will but where is the fight?

By ricky

September 25, 2006 01:26 PM | Link to this

How come there was no flag for excessive celebration after the tying touchdown by UGA. Myabe because those were indeed the same refs who did the LSU - Auburn game. The world knows they are prone to home cooking.

By Reality

September 25, 2006 01:40 PM | Link to this

What time do Georgia and Morehouse kick off Saturday ?

By JERSEYDAWG

September 25, 2006 01:55 PM | Link to this

I might be wrong but sometimes a team, and its fans needs a win like this one to get us off our butts! The 4th quarter happened in part because the fans finally got into the game it in turn got the team into the game! I can’t remember the last time our bench was into a game as much as it was in the fourth quarter on Saturday. I think my old High School coach said it best he said “I can teach you how to play ,but I can’t make you want to play!!! I think we all got a lesson in how to play and how fans are to support your team! GO DAWGS!!!!

By crs

September 25, 2006 02:07 PM | Link to this

I agree dap, the shotgun handoff has gotten old, I hope against Miss we line up in the “I” and ride Lumpkin. If Pat Dye said this line wasn’t man enough I couldn’t disagree with him.

By War Eagle

September 25, 2006 02:11 PM | Link to this

BuLLdawg is posting under another name now?????

By Mr Breeze

September 25, 2006 02:16 PM | Link to this

Agreed — I was looking for a flag on that “dog-pile” myself.

Congrats on the come back win, but you all should be TOTALLY embarrassed!! You can’t imagine how pathetic that team looked on TV!!

Many of your shortcomings have now been exposed, Including your “Super Defense’s” inability to stop a running QB. He had his way with you all day. Better fix that before Thanksgiving!!

And Cox showed a lot of poise, but what did he have to lose? He comes in and loses the game, so what? Not his fault. He comes in and leads them to victory, he’s a hero. We’ll see how he looks when he starts a game and gets the cr@p beat out him for an entire game.

Man, that was embarrassing….!!!!

By Phillygator

September 25, 2006 02:31 PM | Link to this

Hello puppies,

remember me? It’s your favorite gator/ bulldog hater. Boy, Did you guys stink up the joint or what? Damn, that was pathetic. I would love to know how you guys are gonna stop Baker, Harvin, Caldwell,Leak, Tebow, and wynn. We are gonna plaster your azzes all over Alltel Stadium. Even more how the hell are you gonna score. I would be worried!! In fact I cannot wait. I will be there this year looking forward to it. In fact I gaurantee a complete blowout. You ranking is a joke!!!! mark it down 44-10.

By godawg

September 25, 2006 02:35 PM | Link to this

Nothing embarassing about a win. Yeah it was ugly but not embarassing. Lots of teams have a game they come out and play flat and uninspired, and not just ones with true freshman QBs (MOF seems like Tech has AT LEAST one every year).

We were fortunate to get the win against a Colorado team that is starting to get things figured out under a new head coach and system. Good job by them, they found some weaknesses and exposed them. Good teams take a game like this and use it as a learning experience to correct the mistakes and move forward as a team, NOT to point fingers. Too bad fans don’t all do likewise……

We are not going to get through this season unscathed. Look for some more close ones. At the end of the year you’ll look back over the record and all you’ll see here is a W….GO DAWGS!

By SunDawg

September 25, 2006 03:05 PM | Link to this

Zoodawg, the lizard fans booed several times when Urban Myth replaced Teblow with Leak, particularly in the 4th quarter. Sunday’s Miami Herald gets into it if you can pull it up on-screen.

Leak is a class act and deserves a hell of a lot better treatment than that.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 25, 2006 03:17 PM | Link to this

Thanks Sundawg, I will take a look there.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 25, 2006 03:39 PM | Link to this

Sundawg, Took a look at that article. Wow, what a bunch losers those fans are. Heisman canidate QB who has suffered with the program, done nothing absolutely wrong. Won all his games hands down, one the top rated QB’s in the country and gets treated like that. His brother got more respect from Phat Phil and UT. Thanks for nothing people. I have thought all along that Myers was going to dump him for Tebow. Wait till a tight game comes along.

By Cuz

September 25, 2006 03:40 PM | Link to this

Does anyone remember the Clemson game of 1980, per my recollection, we won by Scott Woerner’s defensive touchdown and two field goals by Rex Robinson. Probably should have lost that game the way the offense was playing but somehow we pulled it out. Now I am not saying we wil now win the rest of the games. Last I checked we have to play three current top ten teams before the end of the year. But I always feel with the players and the coaching staff that we have that we can go into any game and win. That includes you Florida fans.

Colorado was tired of the lack of respect they were getting by the pundits, the fans and we got caught by a hungry team with a bad attitude and something to prove.

For those of you younger bloggers, back in the prehistoric era of Football, when our coach was Coach Neanderthal Dooley, we would many times go into the half getting our rears kicked by a team we were supposed to beat. We would then come out in the second half and beat the team that was beating us. I always wanted to know what he said that inspired his team, but he had the gift that great coaches have, the gift of inspiration. Coach Richt has the same gift. Don’t count the Dawgs out because of Colorado playing a good game. They will be ready to play the next game and all the others.

GO DAWGS!!!

By Tville Dawg

September 25, 2006 03:46 PM | Link to this

I’m no expert in post-game analysis. I just believe that the Dawgs solid program provided the inner strength to find a way to win against Colorado Saturday. We got the W but in reality we got kicked around on our own field. Colorado is far better than 0-4 record they now own. They will make some noise in the future.

By jfergNCdawg

September 25, 2006 04:07 PM | Link to this

I do wonder if we can get Van Gorder on the phone during the games, you know, as a “call to the bullpen” kind of thing?
I love the dawgs. Bleed red and black in a sea of terrible NC ACC football. All Dawg fans do not overlook the fact that Colorado suspended their starting QB of the first 3 games (losses) and had a new QB with M.Vick speed. Not to mention he played “out of his mind good”. Sure, linebackers have to do a better job covering the tightends, not just following them. Yes, Lump is the man and should be our #1 and only runner. Yes, if it’s 3rd and 4, get in the “I” and get 2 or 3 and then do it again and get 2 or 3 more for the first.
I too get frustrated with the shotgun/draw play. I do, though, like the shotgun, 2 back scenario. We ran it a few times earlier this year but have stopped. WHY? Lastly, can we have a recruiting class full of 6’4” receivers with HANDS big enough and tough enough to catch Staffords’ fireballs? I love the cannon he brings, we just need MEN at receiver, not boys.

By BIGNCDAWG

September 25, 2006 04:21 PM | Link to this

Cuz, you are correct. I was at the game and it hurt me to see them play so badly, but I trust Richt’s coaching. We could not get a better coach. He is not the one who drops passes and fumbles.

By Tville Dawg

September 25, 2006 04:28 PM | Link to this

Phillygator has a short memory regarding those “humbling moments” that ALL, I Repeat, ALL teams experience. Yes, the Gators appear to have our number in recent experience, but how can you balance that with you recent poor record against the MSU bulldogs? You can predict all you like, but I like the DAWGS chances in the upcoming contests against the Gators. You guys are not the only ones that can recruit, and we certainly have the coaching. See you at the cocktail party!

By SunDawg

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

Phillygator, we take the games one at a time, just like the lizards.

You may be the person who can explain why the lizard nation would boo an exceptional quarterback like Chris Leak? Teblow may be the future, just like Stafford is for us, but booing when the coach rotates Leak into the game. Talk about classless!

By Scooter11

September 25, 2006 05:10 PM | Link to this

TOSS SWEEP!!!! Bring it back. My front-row upper-deck season tix were a liability Saturday. Tempted to jump. Vols at night. That’ll be ugly.

By Harkle

September 25, 2006 05:35 PM | Link to this

I completely agree with “sprint draw”. Get rid of that play!!! What happened to the “toss sweep”? With our running backs speed especially T.Brown’s, we should pick up at least 5 yards every time. We can’t win without more production out of these guys. Go Dawgs.

By bigdawg

September 25, 2006 05:49 PM | Link to this

I happened to enjoy the bon jovi show

By Fred Gibson

September 25, 2006 06:22 PM | Link to this

Hey there Dawg nation just wanted you to know I put a hex on all the receivers at UGA when I wasn’t getting enough playing time. Well off to a party with Quincy Carter and Odell Thurman, gotta role!

By Old Gator

September 25, 2006 06:38 PM | Link to this

Well I will throw in my two cents worth. First congratulations on the win, good teams find a way to win when they play badly.

On the booing of Leak, I didn’t take it as booing him, but booing the coach for putting him in. I didn’t understand why he would pull Tebow after he had moved the team into the red zone. I guess he had his reasons.

I look forward to playing you Dawgs this year, just hope we aren’t too banged up after playing Bama, LSU & Auburn. I (don’t) hope you guys have corrected the problems you experienced against WVA, because you may see the spread option run with better athletes.

By t-bone

September 25, 2006 07:00 PM | Link to this

Hey Fred Gibson…

You gotta “role”:…

Did you get casted as a stupid Gator Fan? Sorry, there are probably plenty of those already.

By JYD

September 25, 2006 08:18 PM | Link to this

Phillygator, everyone has a bad day. Kinda reminds you of the game you had against the Ol’ Ball Coach last year, doesn’t it?

By Fred Gibson

September 25, 2006 09:26 PM | Link to this

20% of the population understands the concept of IRONY- so T-Bone or Ribeye or frozen hungry man meal I’m not surprised you spotted it.

Later, don’t forget your veggies and mashed taters.

By dawgguy

September 25, 2006 11:03 PM | Link to this

I am a member of the Redcoat Band; the largest, loudest, and finest band in the SEC. I do not appreciate your comment about or show on Saturday. Maybe you are not a Bon Jovi fan, or maybe you were just in a foul mood based on how the game was going. I would understand the foul part. Our job is to support our football team particularly when they are down or on the road; I’d say we have done and did a fine job of that. Come to a Dawgwalk see if you think we are mediocre then.

By Dbow

September 26, 2006 07:02 AM | Link to this

Clemson won the National Championship in between ours and Penn States. Get a memory.

By Mike

September 26, 2006 07:47 AM | Link to this

Georgia looked pathetic against South Carolina and Colorado. When are you dog fans gonna relaize that your team is not that good. Four games into the season and still a quarterback controversy, still can’t pick a starting runningback. Not a sign of good coaching. What is going to happen when Georgia plays a real team. I can’t wait

By Mike

September 26, 2006 07:47 AM | Link to this

Georgia looked pathetic against South Carolina and Colorado. When are you dog fans gonna relaize that your team is not that good. Four games into the season and still a quarterback controversy, still can’t pick a starting runningback. Not a sign of good coaching. What is going to happen when Georgia plays a real team. I can’t wait

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 26, 2006 08:34 AM | Link to this

Mike, Don’t worry about us dude. Go about your own life and keep pulling for those Techies.

Old Gator, nice post. Yes you guys have a tough road before getting to us. Same as we will have when the rotation with the West comes back to our schedule. I still don’t understand the booing. You don’t like your coach? You can’t pull for Leak? You woud rather see Tebow. I would think all Leak hears is the booing. Classless. Make a dumb play, call a dumb play I coould understand but just for going into the game? Badddd.

By gdawginkalamazoo

September 26, 2006 09:04 AM | Link to this

Cuz, Regarding Dooley and those half time talks. I believe he had Barbara go in there and give the team an ear full.

By Bill Clinton

September 26, 2006 09:19 AM | Link to this

Hey, y’all. Lighten up. It’s just football. Even though the boys had a “non-traditional Monday practice” yesterday - ha ha ha - I bet CMR ran their butts off - boy, I bet some of those linemen were puking up gravy - they don’t let me eat gravy anymore - I miss it - Lumpkin is now starting, that’s good - could be worse, y’all could be Falcons fans - ha ha ha - well, I gotta meet up w/ Freddie, Odell & Quincy - I’m supplying the ho’s - I can do that now - y’all be good, and don’t have sex with that woman: Phillygator.

By Bill Clinton

September 26, 2006 09:19 AM | Link to this

Hey, y’all. Lighten up. It’s just football. Even though the boys had a “non-traditional Monday practice” yesterday - ha ha ha - I bet CMR ran their butts off - boy, I bet some of those linemen were puking up gravy - they don’t let me eat gravy anymore - I miss it - Lumpkin is now starting, that’s good - could be worse, y’all could be Falcons fans - ha ha ha - well, I gotta meet up w/ Freddie, Odell & Quincy - I’m supplying the ho’s - I can do that now - y’all be good, and don’t have sex with that woman: Phillygator.

By SunDawg

September 26, 2006 09:29 AM | Link to this

Here’s Chris Leak’s Dad’s take on the booing.

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200660926003&source=email

He wasn’t pleased. (I just copied the link; if it doesn’t work correctly, I humbly apologize.

By Jeff

September 26, 2006 11:00 AM | Link to this

The Colorado coach said it best, “the Georgia defense did not do anything we did not expect”, they also said “we studied them and knew the flats would be open”. Coach Martinez don’t be so predictable and disguise the defense better. Have a better game plan going into the game, I think the defensive plan of adjusting to what they do, is not going to cut it. Oh, and cover the Flats.

By crs

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

I will say it is a little scary that this team if it somehow gets by UT most likely would be 8-0 going to JAX and likely in the top 5 if not the top 3 in the country.

By crs

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

Sundawg - Are the Leaks, Have the Leaks ever been happy? You play football at FL and TN - you better win SEC and National titles.

By SunDawg

September 26, 2006 01:29 PM | Link to this

CRS, if my kid was leading a team the way Chris has led the lizards, and has amassed the record he has, I would be some kind of p** if the home crowd booed him in favor of an unproven talent.

I don’t claim to know the history of the Leak family; just thought this kind of treatment was a little shabby.

By Old Gator

September 26, 2006 01:46 PM | Link to this

To gdawginkalamazoo

I don’t think you understood what I meant about booing the coach and not Leak. I didn’t like the decision to put Leak in to score, but I like the coach very much. He, or whoever often make decisions I don’t understand or agree with, but if they can win who am I to criticize. We are enjoying seeing Tebow play up to our expectations, but Leak is the QB and should only yield to give Tebow game experience, and hopefully this won’t hurt his numbers very much. Leak has a lot of class and I don’t think adversity will diminish it. I just wish his dad would show as much class.

By Iceman

September 26, 2006 04:06 PM | Link to this

Roger that DawgFan. UGA will not arrive until you get past UF, AU or UT, and it is looking really bleak this year. MR is a great guy, but needs to be somewhat more conservative with his play calling.

Find a nice large fullback to clear a hole and run the #$#$ ball. Ball control baby, ball control. The run opens the pass, not vice versa, contrary to the modern West Coast offensive scheme.

By happy gator

September 26, 2006 08:53 PM | Link to this

ga won because CO fumbled…did you forget that?

No late fumble will save you in Jax!

By robdawg06

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

happy gator, I watched Fla. struggle early with Kentucky. Your Gators haven’t played a defense yet like the dawgs have. Colorado got 13 points. Our offense is our problem.

By Cuz

September 26, 2006 10:36 PM | Link to this

I think the D will make a great show Saturday night. Moses and Johnson will be in the backfield so much Schaefer will probably hand the ball off to them thinking they are his RB’s. We cover the flats and Brent could have a tough night.

I think with Lump as the starter, it means we go back to running some I variation. If we want to try and establish a feel for the running game, Saturday night is the night. Let’s get it figured out before the tootless wonders invade.

By Bill King

September 27, 2006 08:41 AM | Link to this

Hey Dawgguy

Settle down. I never said the Redcoats were mediocre. I think they do a great job at the Dawg Walk. I love the pre-game show and the post-game concert.

I just think that Bon Jovi show sucks. And to have to sit through it two weeks makes it even more painful.

Some rock bands’ music translates well to marching band arrangements. Bon Jovi isn’t one of them.

By Cuz

September 27, 2006 12:20 PM | Link to this

Bill, remember the band doing “I love the night life I like to Boogie” with the singer who made that awful disco song back in the eighties. That was a new high in low for a fine redcoat band.

And before all past and present Redcoats attack me, I always sit around for your post game concert and make a point of thanking band members for a job well done. Bon Jovi and disco, no.

By crs

September 27, 2006 12:30 PM | Link to this

UGA’s season is not one game neither is Flordia’s, I imagine both teams will look considerably different at the end of October.

By Bill King

September 27, 2006 01:08 PM | Link to this

I’ve had a brother and a nephew in the Redcoats, so I’ve always paid a lot of attention to the band.

I miss the “electric squad” of the ’70s when they had electric bass and guitar as well, before the SEC outlawed that.

By War Eagle

September 27, 2006 02:15 PM | Link to this

Talent level in the SEC: 1. LSU, 2. Florida, 3.UGA, 4.Auburn, 5. Tenn 90, 6. Bammer 85, 7.Ark., 8. SC 75, 9. Ole Miss 74, 10. Kentucky 70,11. Vandy 68, 12. Miss State 65. POSITION TALENT QB. Florida Leake, Tedow, LSU Russell, Flynn..tie RB- Auburn,UGA WR-LSU, Florida TE- AU-UGA OL-Auburn, LSU, DE UGA DT- Florida LB LSU CB- Auburn Safety LSU, Landary. SOURCE- Auburn board members, NOT scientific

By frankfromthe 'v'

September 27, 2006 06:23 PM | Link to this

i think as the week wears on more and more bulldog fans are realizing this is THE YEAR OF THE JACKET…a weak schedule has not prepared them to be blown out in future weeks as the colorado game showed the team is very mediocre….should be exciting games with kentucky and vandy…BEWARE OF REGGIE BALL IN WEEK 12….JACKETS RULE!!!

By SamoanDawg

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

Beware of Reggie Ball? that’s the funniest thing I ever heard all day. Thanks for the laugh brah… I needed it.

I hope you guys ranked in the top 15 by the time meet. Makes it more colorful.

Tell Anoa’i he’s going to get pancaked all day. Malo uso, kala malie lava!

By Fan of Chan

September 27, 2006 08:15 PM | Link to this

frank, who exactly has GT beaten this year? The answer is nobody. Tech will never beat UGA with Reggie Ball playing QB. UGA has three QB’s on their roster better than Ball. You guys have the best WR in the nation and can barely get him the ball more than 5 times a game because your QB is so bad. It should be fun watching Tech get beat down by Va Tech again this weekend. By the end of the year it will be the same as always, Tech at about 6-5 or 7-4 and UGA in the Top 10 competing for a spot in the BCS. And how sad is it that you are so exited about beating us. We OWN you guys. You are an average football program. Your win percentage over the last 25 yrs is barely above .500. What a joke.

By MadMerf

September 27, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

War Eagle, tomorrow night I’ll be pulling hard for you guys to top last season’s score against the lamecocks. I may even tape the game to get some of Spurrier’s reactions on my highlight reel!! You should have the spread (14) covered in the 1st qtr. and the visor/headset flying before halftime!!

Speaking of Carolina, one of my neighbors is a big c** fan. For years he’s flown his big white flag with the black ‘C’ and maroon chicken on it. The thing mysteriously disappeared the day after we dismantled them in Columbia (he probably burned it!). When I arrived home today I noticed he’s put a brand new flag up! It is a RED Carolina flag!! Not maroon, not dark red, but BRIGHT RED WITH A BLACK ‘C’. Made me sick to my stomach! ….oh, well…if you can’t beat ‘em…….

By Cuz

September 28, 2006 09:24 AM | Link to this

Bill, were you there in 1980 when James Brown got up and sang Dooley’s Junkyard Dawgs with the Redcoats. One of my favorite Bulldawg memories.

By toemeetsleather

September 28, 2006 10:53 AM | Link to this

georgia fans should be realistic and realize they are looking at a 7-5 team with obvious losses to tenn aub fla and gt and slip up against vandy ky or ole miss…will give you the miss state game…CHAN has the jackets on the right track and when we roll into athens we will be the team in the top 10 going for a BCS spot and the bullpuppies will only be trying to contain reggie and end the season with some respect…POULAN WEEDEATER HERE YOU COME…………..JACKETS RULE!!!!

By JamesD

September 28, 2006 12:30 PM | Link to this

toemeetsleather Speaking of being realistic, GT in the top 10 ha ha, Chan has GT on the right path, uh tell me that after this weekend.

GT’s girls are so ugly their students have to Jacket.

By War Eagle

September 28, 2006 02:04 PM | Link to this

Thanks MadMerf, it tough playing at Columbia. I though the Dawgs good a good job in containing Spurrier. If we play good, it should not be a problem…I predicted Dawgs would win by 30 last week, so I will try again 37-3 Dawgs.

By godawg

September 28, 2006 02:45 PM | Link to this

They’re already talk’in smack and dissing UGA VI over on VolTalk.com. Come defend the Dawg Nation against trash talk’in hillbillies. When you join (it’s free) use your current handles so we recognize each other…Before you start, I know, I know, gotta beat the rebels first. At least be ready for Sunday.

By godawg

September 28, 2006 03:13 PM | Link to this

Here’s the laugh for the day. This song, Colonel Reb is Crying from Chris Vernon’s blog is pretty funny. Listen for the Brent Schaffer lyric and check out some of the comments on Verno’s blog.