By 74 Dawg

November 12, 2006 02:25 PM | Link to this

the Georgia secondary just picked off anoyher Brandon Cox pass.

By brad

November 12, 2006 02:57 PM | Link to this

Disappointment in your team is one thing, Bill, but demanding the benching of players or firing of coaches is not “supporting” your team - it is damaging to the self confidence of those you claim to be supporting.

Besides, I have always thought that alumni who donate to the school and then expect to be part of the decision making process are just plain jerks. If you love the school, donate to it. If you expect the scool to do what you say just because you gave it money, then please take your money somewhere else. We don’t need it or you (not necessarily you, Bill King, but the overinflated ego owning alumni who think that their donations buy them more say than the paid employees of the program).

By RxDawg

November 12, 2006 03:04 PM | Link to this

WooHooo, How Bout Them Dawgs! That was quite enjoyable for me (this is the team I want to beat the most). I knew if we tackled, caught the freakin ball, and didn’t turn it over that we were a much different team. By the way, that little shotgun draw that everyone likes to gripe about so much earned us 6 points and some pretty good yardage a few times. Everyone likes to come up with excuses about why they think we loose games, but its almost all about the execution. We execute, we win!

By 89 Bulldog

November 12, 2006 03:24 PM | Link to this

ayatollah? Believe it or not, I’ve been called worse.

I don’t remember anyone saying you (or the other background noise) didn’t have a “right” to express displeasure and criticism. I will, however, question the loyalty of a “fan” who runs to his computer as time runs out on a truly ugly loss to declare that we have a “Terrible Team”. Or Bloggers that demand “accountability” instantly, not so that the team will be better, but because they themselves will feel better.

Do you really think that yesterday would have happened the way it did if Richt had capitulated to these “fans” demands that he fire Martinez, or any of his other coaches? Would the team have performed better if Richt had started revoking scholarships, as was suggested? I really don’t think a sense of panic and meltdown from the head coach would have served us well.

You’ve got the right to say what you want. But Richt has a 7 year contract, and we owe him the right to direct the program as he sees fit. (Especially in the middle of the season).

I’ll be in Athens in two weeks, and I’ll be pulling for our team. And even if we somehow lose, I’ll still be proud to be a bulldog. And, I’ll still support both our players and our coach.

By SamoanDawg

November 12, 2006 03:37 PM | Link to this

Great win Dawgs!!!!

I’ve been waiting for break out game, and couldn’t have come any better against a top 5 team at the right time.

That little shotgon draw worked, b/c our WRs caught passes vertically. We kept their secondary to play honest.

Now, lets go and beat those beezwine like a drum.

Sic’em!

By drbic

November 12, 2006 03:44 PM | Link to this

We are not Ayatollahs for being disappointed in fans that jump so quickly back and forth in their support of players and coaches. Where are the ones calling for Milner and Mohammad to sit the bench for the rest of the season? Without them and other maligned players, we would not have won. Do you really think that antagonistic blogs are helpful to improving a players performance? I also think all these negative blogs can be used against us in recruiting, swaying a player to another team. We must quit being so spoiled and rally behind our team win or lose. Constructive comments are good destructive blogs arenot! Go Dawgs, Great Win!

By bigdawg

November 12, 2006 04:08 PM | Link to this

speaking of recruiting…I hope some of Auburn’s recruits who are leaning between the 2 schools were as impressed as the rest of us! It was nice to see how fast that loud crowd was quieted after the first TD!

By BirdDawg

November 12, 2006 05:09 PM | Link to this

Bill,

As you’ve seen from the above posts, don’t expect guys like Hunk Er Down, Altamaha, RxDawg, ConyersDawg, Cuz, or any of the other blind loyalists to change their stripes.

Like I’ve said before, if it were up to those guys, Goof would still be the coach here, because who dare any to question the all and powerful Wizard of Oz… or the HC at Georgia?

These guys will never know what it’s like to have an original thought of their own. They will be lemmings their entire lives. They are yes men, and nothing more.

Let them stay in the dark where they belong.

And like I said before, yesterday was great, but I’m going to take Coach’s attitude. It was one game. Let Willie show that he can be consistant. Because Willie’s modus operendi has been inconsistancy as the DC.

One week, his D looks great. Like LSU in the Championship game, or Florida and Auburn this year.

And then, most often, the very next game, they look terrible. Auburn and West Virginia last year. Tennessee, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt this year.

That is not player execution, that is coaching. Van Gorder never had defenses that weren’t ready to play. Van Gorder never had difficulty making in game adjustments. Willie has problems with all of this.

Show me, Willie, show me and the rest of us fans, the ones who do spend thousands of dollars every year to help pay your salary, that you can learn from your mistakes and bring consistancy to this defense.

And if you can’t do so, then I’m sorry, it’s time to go.

We have the Bugs in two weeks. Last week is over.

And that’s all that matters, folks.

And you blind fools, keep on keepin’ on, God bless ya. Your ignorance is highly amusing.

And that’s all that matters folks.

By Bill King

November 12, 2006 05:27 PM | Link to this

Brad,

Not sure where you got the idea that I was expecting to participate in the decision-making process because I contribute to the school. I meant no such thing. I just said that fans (especially those fans who’ve stuck with the program through thick and thin and have continued to contribute and buy season tickets even when the team program was at a low point) have the right to express their opinion.

I don’t expect anyone from the UGAA to actually be reading this forum to get ideas on what they should be doing. If they are, perhaps they’re in the wrong business.

But fans always have and always will discuss what they think needs to be done, what pleases them, what displeases them. That’s part of the whole experience.

And I get really irritated when these sanctimonious love-it-or-leave-it types start declaring that expressing a negative opinion takes away your right to call yourself a fan.

As for what fans saying hurting the self-confidence of UGA players and coaches, again, if that’s the case then maybe they’re operating at the wrong level of the game. I don’t agree with fans at the stadium booing players, but everyone who follows the team, whether sportswriters, broadcasters or fans, has a right to comment on poor performances as much as good performances. This isn’t nonscholarship Ivy League ball. It’s a big moneymaker for UGA and fans pay a lot of money to support the program.

Griping comes with the territory.

By brad

November 12, 2006 06:10 PM | Link to this

“It’s a big moneymaker for UGA and fans pay a lot of money to support the program.”

Bill, this is the attitude that I dislike. Fans DONATE money to the program, they don’t buy stock in it. The last I heard, a donation is a gift with no expectation of any return from that gift.

I just don’t like reading post after post saying that so-and-so should be fired, or so-and-so should be benched or have his scholarship revoked. This is not constructive criticism, it is unconstructive griping that does not reflect well on one’s level of SUPPORT for a program.

It is all in how a description of one’s disappointment is worded in an article or post. One can ask “why can’t so-and-so hang onto the ball?” instead of ranting “so-and-so doesn’t deserve a scholarship because he obviously can’t play at a major college level.”

I remember the “Dump Dooley” campaign of 1979. Where would Bulldog history be if that campaign had borne fruit?

By goldendawg84

November 12, 2006 06:22 PM | Link to this

Bill,

Thanks you so much for saying what surprisingly needs to be said repeatedly to the segment of fans that congratulate themselves for their blind acceptance of any slop served to them and condemn others who dare question things after we lose to KY a couple of weeks after losing to Vandy.

You said it very, very well my friend.

Such a great day Saturday, that I’m even interested in (and agreeing with) Cafaro today!

By 89 Bulldog

November 12, 2006 06:25 PM | Link to this

BirdDawg,

The biggest arguement my Dad and I ever had over sports was when Dooley fired Goff. Dad contended that Goff was a good man, and deserved better. I contended that Goff was a good man, and UGA deserved better.

Richt is also a good man. The difference is that he has 3 Eastern Division Championships, 2 SEC titles, and 1 Sugar Bowl victory. His record supports giving him time to right his own ship.

Your observations of areas that may need change have been quite pointed, but have generally been fair. I also wonder, quite frankly, if Martinez is the right man for the job. But I also know I’m not qualified to make that decision. That’s Richt’s job.

I also believe that this is the first real adversity he’s had to go through as a head coach. The fact that he’s publicly supported his coaches is admirable, when a lesser man could easily shift some of the blame to a few subordinates. Hopefully, Richt will grow though this as much as his young players.

I believe, however, that after the season, Richt will probably make a few changes. I’m hoping that he does. But I still believe he’s earned the right to make that decision.

If he decides that no changes are in order, then the pressure will increase a lot next year if there is not significant improvement.

But I’m willing to give him this year. Doesn’t mean I like it, but he’s earned it. Yesterday was a good start on the road back. Let’s hope we build on it, and yes, show some consistency.

Go Dawgs!

By brad

November 12, 2006 06:46 PM | Link to this

BTW, Bill, my impression was not that you have said that you should be allowed ot participate in the UGAA decision making process, but that your column here is defending those who have said as much. The following is an excerpt from a post on one of Mark Bradley’s blogs:

“I donate my money to the University and 3 months of my life are dominated by UGA football because I go to almost every game and have for 15 years. So if my opinion isnt respected and at least heard then nobodys should be.”

This is not a posting by a reasonable person; this is a posting by a man so selfish as to believe that the world revolves around his desires.

Again I will say that people donate money to the university and its athletic programs; they do not buy stock in those programs. A donation is a gift with no expectation of any kind of return. Any thought otherwise is similar to those who “donate” to a political campaign with the expectation that said politician will bring government money their way after he is elected.

Again, I don’t mind people expressing disappointment with the performance of the team, but the visciousness of the attacks on players and coaches that we have seen on these blogs (not necessarily by you, Bill King) is not becoming to UGA fandom. As someone else has pointed out, these attacks could be counterproductive in driving away prospective recruits. Is this what all these “fans” want?

By GW

November 12, 2006 07:58 PM | Link to this

Well said Bill. True fans do have a right to complain. I think Georgia may have played “loose” or not tight and made some big plays against Auburn. I’m not crazy about Martinez either but bloggers calling for Muschamp as DC must have a big lump in their throats right now. Players, coaches and fans have to be ready for Tech.

By Ramblor

November 12, 2006 08:02 PM | Link to this

Bill, First, what is UGA’s normal pecking order in the SEC? Third in the east? Sixth overall? Do elaborate.

Second, you call fans that go on others teams’ boards childish and pathetic? Yet, you refer to GA Tech as the Trade School. Speaking of childish and pathetic. That’s real mature of you Bill. That is very pathetic for someone around sixty. Of course, no one has ever called you classy I’m sure.

By Ward

November 12, 2006 08:19 PM | Link to this

Nice to see that a lot of the fair-weather fans are back in the fold…And saying they never left! Hahaha. It is so funny how fickle some people are, and how they choose to express criticism. Nevertheless, I am very proud of our guys. A win over Tech combined with a bowl win and a 9-4 is at hand. That is about what I thought it would be to start the year, so all in all I will take it. I’m very excited to finally see the lights click for a lot of people out there yesterday. I love seeing Stafford scramble. I know he is no Shockley, but he moves well. A lot like a fullback in the open field. I still see that there are some things that we need to work on in the defence, as well as turnovers with the O. BUT, much improved. I am exited to see what happens next year with improved offensive line depth, and improved receivers. I really cannot wait to see Stafford running the show with better depth and talent around him. As far as the defence goes, I am still not sold on WM as the guy to lead the defence. I just don’t like the scheme or consistency that we display from week to week. I can’t wait to see some of these safeties that we redshirted. I think they will make a huge impact on the team next year. All that said, for the first time in the last month or so I am truly excited about the potential for next year. Go Dawgs.

By 2N4YEARS

November 12, 2006 08:44 PM | Link to this

You’re ALL wrong! j/k Who cares. The DAWGS won! GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Bill King

November 12, 2006 08:44 PM | Link to this

Brad,

I see what you’re saying about the post on Bradley’s blog, but that isn’t my point.

My point about the moneymaking side of UGA football isn’t that supporters should feel they “own” the program but simply that this isn’t pure amateur youth athletics we’re tlaking about here, and athletes in a top program in Division 1-A football aren’t immune from criticism. And their highly-paid coaches certainly aren’t either.

And my larger point, of course, is that making such criticisms doesn’t mean you’re not a fan.

I’m not defending or endorsing anyone else’s posts. I certainly don’t think Richt should be fired, and never did. I do think his staff would benefit from a shakeup, and one win over Auburn, no matter how wonderful, doesn’t change that fact. Actually, it reinforces it. If the talent is there, why hasn’t it shown up previously in games against lesser foes? In the college game, you have to hang that one on the coaching staff.

While we don’t agree, I do appreciate the thoughtful way in which you’ve expressed your views. A refreshing alternative to the moronic element on this blog.

By GTME87

November 12, 2006 08:49 PM | Link to this

Good win for the Dogs - see you in 2 weeks.

By Chris McAndrew

November 12, 2006 08:50 PM | Link to this

Bill, my complaint has been with faceless cowards who have come onto the posts here and said Richt needs to be fired, he’s awful, and all he ever did was win with Donnan’s players. That to me is insane and stupid and better kept for people in first grade. Remember when Donnan said he’d waited his entire life to coach a team so talented then I think he ended the season at 8-4. The point is Donnan didn’t win with those players, and Richt did. With one bad season I think it’s insane for people to begin saying Richt needs to be fired as many so called “fans” have on these blogs. 3 SEC East championships, 2 SEC championships, 4 straight 10-win seasons and top 10 seasons. True “fans” wouldn’t call for his firing a year after an SEC win. Those are bandwagon fans.

By lostdawg

November 12, 2006 09:05 PM | Link to this

Maybe this blog is the problem….would all this ying-yang be happening if there was not a blog to keep it going

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 12, 2006 09:14 PM | Link to this

I saw something happene on one play that both the AU folks and the Dawg folks agreed on. One play started the whole thing. The 53 yd. pass to Bryant. every Dawg jumped up yelling and the AU fans were stunned. That play was the light coming on. Everything had finally come together and Georgia had a leader on the field at the most important position, QB. I wouldn’t know how to classify(sp?) myself. I felt that something had to be done on “D” when the other teams and their coaches knew what we were going to do. The vast majority of the Dawg Nation missed it when a coupl of weeks ago MR said some problems would be addressed.(not exact words but close) I felt from the git go that after Stafford got thrown into the SC game on a Sat. night in Columbia and played an outstanding game(3 int., I know) and we won , that MR should have stuck with him. Then MR said that he almost didn’t make the change back to Joe T. for the Vol game, again, I said and thought he should NOT HAVE MADE THE CHANGE. Then he made what in my opinion was one of the best decisions he’s ever made when he went with Stafford, stayed with him and we saw the result yesterday. I really don’t care what other people want to post, post what you want because I know that I’m going to say what I want to.

By Fan of Bill's

November 12, 2006 09:19 PM | Link to this

Bill, I have enjoyed your articles a lot over the last two seasons and think you’re a class act. I don’t always agree with you, but that’s to be expected of anyone. I’m behind you 100% in this discussion with Brad, whom I’m sure is okay, too. I don’t think anything you’ve said is out-of-line and I think he’s over-reading the statement from Bradley’s blog responder. Keep up the good work. I think Brad appreciates you as well. And no, I’m not Bill’s mom.

By AltamahaDawg

November 12, 2006 09:21 PM | Link to this

SPRINT DRAW

By Just Wondering

November 12, 2006 09:23 PM | Link to this

Anybody know if geechee, shock-em or spanky are still blogging ?

By tyyosh

November 12, 2006 09:30 PM | Link to this

Bill, When you describe Georgia’s coaching staff as “blissfully in denial” then it seems to me that you are clearly exceeding your level of expertise and jumping on the “negative” bandwagon. Furthermore, your “THE NATURE OF FANDOM” section sure sounds like a “straw man” argument fallacy (creating an inaccurate opinion and assigning it to an opponent). Go back and look at some of the posts and tell me that many people were not almost ludicrously overreacting. I stand with the people who will NOT say “MS has 12 INTS, he is terrible, bench him” or “fire Richt” or even “the coaching staff is blissfully in denial” and will respond back that those positions are unreasonable. That, too, is “the nature of fandom”.

By jim

November 12, 2006 09:35 PM | Link to this

Where are all those Auburn bloggers NOW? Just like the typical jerk-offs that go to other teams sites to talk trash and then disappear when they lose. Get ready to drop off this site in two weeks techno geeks!

By jrmdvm1

November 12, 2006 09:37 PM | Link to this

If CMR fails to show loyalty to his coaches and players, then we don’t keep talented backup players very easily, do we? As I have said before, even MR is still learning how to be a head coach. I bet even JoePa and the senior Bowden would say that they are still learning how to be a head coach. I still appreciate Tuberville’s post game comments after both of Auburn’s losses. He blamed himself. While our coaches haven’t been as public, I have to believe that they shouldered the blame in the losses. Otherwise, there would have been no way for the team to stay ( in MR’s words ) “united” with all the adversity.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 12, 2006 09:39 PM | Link to this

FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH. sOME OF THE nATION ARE UNDER THE ILLUSION THAT MR’s GOAL IS TO RUN THE BALL TO SET UP THE PASS. FYI, HE’S DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE. WE’RE BECOMING A SPREAD SET “O” USING 3 & 4 RECERIVERS. WHY WERE WE ABLE TO RUN SO WELL SAT? BECAUSED WE 1ST. PASSED THE BALL AND i’M NOT SAYING THIS AFTER THE FACT. JUMP OVER TO CARTER’S BLOG AND YOU’LL SEE THAT SAT. MORN AT 8:44 AM(OUT HERE TIME) I POSTED THE COMMENT THAT WE WOULD USE THE PASS TO SET UP THE RUN. I JUST KNOW SOMEONE IS BOUND TO CALL ME A NON-BELIEVER BECAUSE THAT’S NOT THE GA. WAY. IT IS NOW.

By antityyosh

November 12, 2006 09:45 PM | Link to this

Tyyosh, I guess it’s not okay to be critical of a coaching staff that leads a talented team to losing 4 of 5 to mostly lesser opponents, because the team turns around and plays like they’re capable and beats a heavily favored opponent? The criticism was justified and beating Auburn does not necessarily indicate that the coaching staff is without problems.

By AlwaysADawg!

November 12, 2006 10:08 PM | Link to this

Guess I’m a “sanctimonious Red & Blacker-than-thou zealot”, because I do not believe, and for all your name calling, will never believe that a true fan should ever get on a BLOG for the whole world to see and trash his own team. Sorry, don’t get it, don’t think I ever will.

I do remember the less than glory days before Coach Richt. And, yep, I’m somewhat offended by those who have, in what anyone who followed the team during the offseason knew was to be a rebuilding year, called for the heads of the coaches and players.

I mean, do people REALLY think the coaches and players hadn’t figured out things weren’t going all that smoothly? Don’t ya’ think just maybe they have been working hard on a solution?

And one last thing, for all those who think VanGorder is God’s gift to Defense, checked Georgia Southern’s record lately?

By longtimedawg

November 12, 2006 10:11 PM | Link to this

I think we put that old hobbed nailed boot up Auburn’s A$$!!!!!!!!!! GO DAWGS…and the heck with Tech.

By tyyosh

November 12, 2006 10:14 PM | Link to this

antityyosh,

I am flattered that my name gets used in a poster’s response name! Thanks! Criticism is one thing, but some (not all) of the responses were simply over the top. But let’s be specific since you are disagreeing with my post. Please respond whether you think Bill has the expertise to assess the coaching staff’s level of denial, or why Bill was NOT using the “straw man” fallacy, or whether you wanted Richt fired or MS benched.

(BTW, I am all for improving where necessary. I have been wishing for a while that coach Muschamp would “come home” and definitely that MR would hire an OC - someone as good as Al Borges. But I recognize what I don’t know and try not to issue criticism unless I actually know what I am talking about).

By AltamahaDawg

November 12, 2006 10:32 PM | Link to this

Bill, very disapointed that you decided to waste half of this space lecturing about how fans can unconditionally bi7ch and nobody has the right to call them on things they factually disagree with. I guess only certain opinions should be heard. I don’t nessesarily agree that just because somebody was POed last week, they cant be proud this week, but if somebody thinks so, they should be able to say it. Its all just OPINION right Bill? How is it OK to be so outspoken as to what a coaches should do, but not ok for somebody to have ideas about what they think fans should do? (for the record, I dont tell folks how to be a fan, anymore than I think I know what a coach aught to do) Plus the only people I have ever seen get the ol , “true fan” slap are the obvious rival posers and blatently over the top rediculous (call them what you will). No regulars in here has ever called any honest critisism of anyone a sign of not being a Good Dawg fan. I know personally, I have told quite a few folks how wrong I think thier facts or logic is, but its never been about being a fan.

IF ANYTHING, it’s the folks in here who constantly grumble and complain about everyone and and everything, who tend to be the MOST vocal that those of us trying to look at it rationally are just idiots. Pot, meet Kettle.

I guess the “fire somebody” in the middle of the freaking season folks are the backbone of the Bulldawg nation huh? And the pull somebodies scholarship guys are ther real deal?

I know what the intent of your lecture was Bill, I agree with it, although I think you are preaching to such a small minority of folks in here, it was hardly worth the half page.

But then you shoot off into a direction that really sounded like you were saying anyone who doesnt agree with yours and other blanket critisism on a factual basis are nothing more than “religious zealots” and “blind loyalist”. Just sounds like a double standard. I really cannot remember anyone ever saying that folks needed to line up blindly in here. Sounds a lot more like a pretence of an accusation, meant to defend perhaps some previously indefensable statements. (that straw man thing).

By DisgustedTiger

November 12, 2006 10:34 PM | Link to this

Here I am JR,puke. Congrats to the Bulldogs. You handed Auburn the worst loss I have ever witnessed. If you are honest with yourself and go back and watch the game, you will see you would have had a harder time beating a squad of tackling dummies. Auburn was absolutely pathetic. They haven’t played a decent game since the Mississippi State game. The only way they beat LSU were because of mistakes by Russell. Tuberville and Muschamp could not have done a worse job preparing this team and the effort was put forth on defense was beyond miserable. If you think Cox was anything close to healty you are fooling yourself. If you check the tape he has some kind of ice pack or padding on his leg. The guy could not throw the ball with any authoirty and Georgia made Auburn pay dearly for keeping him in the game. Irons is clearly still hurting as he didn’t make any cuts at all. I would have thought UGA was just the better team but when Lester was given the ball he slashed them at will and was the key to their two touchdowns.

Don’t get me wrong. Georgia deserves and earned this victory but you know as well as I do that a team that loses the way Georgia has lost this year doesn’t all of sudden become Ohio State South. Auburn was in the tank for this one and as a result let Georgia give them one of the all time beatdowns.

Finally, I lost a lot of respect for coach Richt in this game for some of the disrespectful antics he allowed as Georgia started the thumping in earnest in the second half. First he allowed a UGA cheerleader to go onto the field with a huge Goergia flag. Thats fine at the end of the game after a well won victory but to do so in the 2nd quarter is just bush. Also, the RedCoat band lining the field and jeering the tigers with well over 8 minutes left in the 2nd qtr. That was definitely over the line. I’ve been to a thousand games and never seen the band hit the field with more thn 3-4 minutes left in the half. Belive me Georgia didn’t need any extra help and it shows how far Goergia has fallen when they feel they need to resort to those tactics to get an edge. And if you don’t think thats a reflection on the coach then you’re wrong. I thought it was bush when Auburn jumped on LSU tiger eye back in 2001 and it made me lose respect for Tubberville as well. I still don’t like the guy and wish we would move on to someone who can get his team ready to play when he doesn’t have 4 1st round NFL players. Other than 2004 the guy has never won more than 9 games in a season. Pathetic.

Great victory Dawg fans, I’m gald you enjoyed our meltdown.

By monty

November 12, 2006 10:35 PM | Link to this

this was the 1st game where we were more “up” for the game than our opponents. We have the talent to play with any team out there reguardless of it being a “rebuilding year.” Coaches can’t make kids catch passes but they can make sure they get the most out of the talent they have, which the Ga. coaches haven’t. Compare South Carolina whipping Florida last year and should have whipped them this year,they out played them. Do they have Florida’s talent or even ours? No.But Spurrier as much as I don’t like him personally, he gets the most out of his players. Stafford finally looked like a highly recruited QB.

By HOUDAWG

November 12, 2006 10:35 PM | Link to this

One point from Houston …… for those that have been blasting & blasting Martinez’ defense all year, got one thing for ya. SHUT the !^@@% up now …… this defense has played it’s guts out this season and has kept us in 3 of the 4 games we lost. Until yesterday …. the avg of 4 - 5 turnovers a game wouldn’t have kept us close. So hats off to the defense and the entire team for a solid, sound job in kickin’ some AUBURN butt … !!

By AlwaysADawg!

November 12, 2006 10:38 PM | Link to this

Bill: And one other thing, I laughed out loud when I read your comment “We’re here to share our devotion to the Georgia Bulldogs”. If the trash talk you and others have posted is ‘devotion’, please don’t send any my way!

By tyyosh

November 12, 2006 10:41 PM | Link to this

DisgustedTiger,

No way a football coach has ANYTHING to do with what the cheerleaders do or don’t do! He would be nuts to spend a millisecond dealing with anything other than his team and game!

Also, I spent a year in the Redcoats and the band has NOTHING to do with jeering, etc. When you see those big guys walking in front of you, you do not want to do ANYTHING to cause an issue there! If anything, the visiting band goes on first and has to get down and situated in plenty of time to launch immediately. There is a LOT more equipment involved now also.

By AltamahaDawg

November 12, 2006 10:42 PM | Link to this

RXDawg, DAMN you. I wanted to rub the sprint draw play into the collective noses first. I have been defending it for 2 years now. Not only did we score our first TD (9) yards, but it sprung open for 20 to set up the last one. We ran it I think about 8 times, all but 2 had very nice gains. (which has been pretty much the case all year, more or less) BUT more importantly, the point, some don’t seems to grasp is, that play or threat thereof, was directly responsible for all of the QB draws working, and several play action fakes. BTW we have scored TDs in 4 games this year that I recall running that play. Is there some other play that we can say that about.

By DisgustedTiger

November 12, 2006 10:43 PM | Link to this

BTW…Tubberville is not being classy by accepting responsibility. He is the reason we lost, end of story. And if you want Muschamp you must not have seen much Auburn football this season because our defensive schemes are beyond awful. When Matt Stafford is just waiting for you to blitz so he can take off down the middle of the field wide open field you left open for him by blitzing your LBs off the edge, well you sir are not paying attention and just plain dumb. I’ll give Stafford and Richt credit though, they took advantage of our stupidity every time.

By I-DOG

November 12, 2006 10:45 PM | Link to this

Will Muschamp as Defensive Coordinator:

Some posters have been begging for Will Muschamp to come to UGA. It was just one game, but it was THE WORST prepared defense I have seen from a top 10 team playing at home in my 30+ years of watching college football.

Unable to put pressure on a banged up O-Line that had not had a bye week all year. A freshman QB, no go to receivers, a mediocre running game, a team averaging 4.5 turnovers a game against SEC Foes and a team committing penalty after penalty at crucial situations.

We looked like world beaters.

His game plan and execution were so poor that it makes any game that Willie Martinez coached look like the 85 Bears by comparison.

Richt could EASILY have hung 50-60 on them if it weren’t for three more turnovers and taking his foot off the gas all 4th quarter long.

Will Muschamp should be ashamed of himself and he may become a good coordinator some day, but he is not one today. Martinez just plain outcoached him on the Plains.

receivers were open all over the field, no pressure, no ability to stop the run, no halftime adjustments, allowed Stafford to run for 100 yards up the middle (I like Stafford, but the kid isn’t Vince Young!)

What is so special about Muschamp?

By HOUDAWG

November 12, 2006 10:46 PM | Link to this

To Disgusted Tiger ……..

You’re completely full of crap ….. enough said.

To think that Mark Richt controls every aspect of UGA support is beyond idiotic ….. !

By Cuz

November 12, 2006 10:47 PM | Link to this

From the newly appointed Ayatollah Cuz,

Bill 11/5/06 Whatever happaned to re-building.

Fire Martinez, Callaway and Eason

Cuz 11/5/06 Critisize all you want, let CMR decide.

Cuz 11/6/06 Admitted there are problems, admitted to being a second rate blogger and I can only point out problems but CMR would decide.

Bill 11/10/06 Which game matters most. To Cuz: You have a strange defintion of fairweather fan. You said I said a fan a) can never critiisize b) must ignore reality

Cuz 11/10/06 I said to Wareagle that I hoped it would be a traditional great game (ignore reality). Followed with stranger things have happaned than us winning these last two games(ignore reality).

I have said all along I do not attend practices, meetings, break down film, or even play a down. I have said you can critisize, please leave out the hate and venom. I have said I support my Dawgs and with CMR I think we can win every game, still do. If that makes me an ayatollah by someone that has gotten just a little to big for his britches cause he writes the fan blog, so be it.

Bill you can serve it, but you can’t take critisism. I am only responding because you are making me and others out to be someone that we are not. Other than that, I don’t care what you think about me, CMR, the other coaches and the team. You are not that important. Now go share a beer with Carter the ignorant slut. If I were you I would be ticked he stole your topic three days after you came up with it, even though I disagreed with it.

Bill, I really believe that you and I support the University of Georgia and the team, we just have different ways of expressing it. I never said you could not crititsize, but I think that CMR has the last word on who stays or goes. Thats all.

By Brad

November 12, 2006 10:52 PM | Link to this

Disgusted Tiger — I didn’t know Coach Mark Richt was the band director. Also, what does “bush” mean? You should really look to other outlets to vent your frustration because none of what you probably spent all day writing makes sense.

p.s. I really enjoyed the “meltdown,” as you put it.

By CHAIRMAN

November 12, 2006 10:54 PM | Link to this

hey disgusted…i don’t think MR had anything to do with the flag waving or the band coming on the field…I think your opinion of MR is misguided…remember he took a knee with 3 minutes left inside of the 15 yard line…thats a class move…i would have rammed it down your throat.

By DisgustedTiger

November 12, 2006 10:57 PM | Link to this

Tyyosh- I was 15 rows behind the RedCoats and they were as fired up as any fan in the stands and they were letting the tigers hear it while they were on righ in front of the Georgia throng, makeing mistake after mistake. I don’t think it had an effect I just think it was bush. And if you are dumb enough to think that the coach is not aware of whats going on on the sideline, you haven’t played much football.Isuspect one of the coaches told the cheerleaderes to cool it because the flag waving thing only happened once.

Regardless though, Georgia has far too great of a history to act like beating Auburn is a monumental achievement, even druing a down year.

By I-DOG

November 12, 2006 10:58 PM | Link to this

War Eagle:

That was a tough one and I’m not trying to rub it in… but Auburn quit in that game. I have never seen your team quit before… but they did on Saturday…very early in the game. The question is will heads roll?

Who is number 14 or 12 (can’t remember the number)? On the screen pass touchdown… he could have hit Lumpkin at the 2 and he pulled up? He actually chose not to hit him and pulled up? The game was still in doubt and the kid was taking an angle on Lumpkin and then he just slowed down and allowed him to score????

The entire Auburn defense quit in the 4th quarter. UGA quit once. 1995 homecoming against Vanderbilt. Vandy had a 5-9 170 pound running back. He had the heart of a champion and our guys were afraid to hit him. It became so rediculous that many of us in Sanford that day were actually cheering a little for him because he was the only one on the field actually trying. It was the low point of Georgia football in the modern era and we fired our coach after that one. He was a lifetime Bulldog, but a proud program can’t have a team that quits. What is in store for Tubberville?

Brighter days are ahead for Auburn, but that was one ugly performance.

By AltamahaDawg

November 12, 2006 11:00 PM | Link to this

One thing I HOPE we hear less of now is how we need to do what Auburn and Tennesse did, went out and hired , blah, blah, blah. Might not just be magical formulas afterall. Perhaps programs don’t have to do EXACTLY what other programs in totaly different situations did. I’m guessing Borgess taking AU from diappointing to simply underacheiving doesnt make him the dreamboat everyone wanted to sail this summer. Tn has one lose less than us and it aint done yet. Its players making plays, not musical chair staff.

By Cuz

November 12, 2006 11:04 PM | Link to this

You are right Chairman, I guess Richt is the new evil genuis. He controls the band and the cheerleaders in between calling plays. How does the man do it?

No I would not have rammed it down their throats, they were already beaten. It would just come back to haunt us one sad day. Although come to think of it, we never got them back for the game between the hoses. Dang it, should have rammed it down their throats for the fans who had to drive four hours soaked because they were in the stands, not on the field, celebrating. That was an all time high in low for an Auburn football staff. So the heck with you disgusted Tiger, we are still on the shortend of the stick.

By DisgustedTiger

November 12, 2006 11:07 PM | Link to this

Sorry, I didn’t stay around for the 4th qtr., but if Richt wanted to put 60 on the tigers I wouldn’t have blamed him. I’m not a glutton for punishment. To all of you who think that the coaching staff does not control those sidelines, well what can I say, your just deluded. Auburn stadium officials were EXTREMELY vocal about what was going on to the Georgia coaching staff and nothing happened, so you take from that what you will. Like I said before, Georgia doesn’t need to pull that type of stuff.

By I-DOG

November 12, 2006 11:07 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg:

I am glad the sprint draw worked well in that game. Well, actually everything offensively worked well. Only taking a knee with three minutes to play didn’t produce any big gains, but everything else did.

I love Richt, but the reason the sprint draw worked in this game pretty well was…

The passing game was sucessful FIRST. When Stafford line up in the shot gun, Auburn couldn’t just wait for us to turn it over, have a penalty, or drop the pass that hits the receiver in the hands…they had to worry about our passing game.

Also, we didn’t go to it TOO often. It was a bit of a surprise earlier in the game. We didn’t run it 3-4 plays in a row.

The sprint draw has its place. We just ran it too much (opponents scouted and prepared for it)earlier in the season. We stopped running it so much the last five or six weeks, so that it became a “change of pace”. that is the key. I think Richt and Bobo realize they were just running it too often and that ruins its effect.

It has its place in our offense. Viva Mark Richt!

By Cuz

November 12, 2006 11:10 PM | Link to this

Altamaha, how does it feel to be included in the ranks of the Dawg Taliban? I swear some people do not take time to read our posts and just fire at us with both barrels. Brogens in the spring brother, I am buying.

By TDP

November 12, 2006 11:10 PM | Link to this

Fan: An ardent devotee; an enthusiast.

Critic: one who censures or finds fault.

There’s no rule that says you can’t be both. It’s just that some folks just don’t seem to know where to draw the line and others have a VERY short memory.

Two SEC championships, three SEC East Titles, top ten in four straight years (those aren’t Goff stats, pal). Less than a full season of adversity and those that did nothing to create the success of the past four years have all the solutions to fix this one. Why not give MR some rope? I think HE has earned it.

The real fun will begin in the off-season when the “fans” who are calling for assistant coaches’ heads get disappointed if their invaluable advice is not heeded. Will a fan continue to berate the program and its coach for the whole offseason? Or will he let a successful (and coveted) coach do the job he’s paid to do and live with it?

Lastly, I would guess that most of us who have been critical of the negativity this season are most discouraged by two things: the small but vocal “fire Mark Richt/Richt’s an idiot” contingent and the complete imbeciles who boo their own team’s players and cheer when they come off the field after a drop or a fumble. A distant third are the all-powerful who let us know who MR “better fire” in the offseason.

Everyone questions calls and strategies and plays the “if” game when things don’t turn out the way they would like. That’s part of having passion for your sport and your team. It just seems that some folks let the passion and emotions of a bitter loss and a tough season push them over the edge.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 12, 2006 11:15 PM | Link to this

Disgusted Tiger, honest it wasn’t just Tubberville and Muschamp. Members of the Dawg Nation plus the other teams have missed what MR and MS have been working on all season. Stafford just had to mature enough to make it really work. I’m just amazed but if you go all the way back to the SC. game. WE were on our own 2 or 3 yd. line and on 3rd. dn. Stafford ran a QB draw for 15 or so yds. for a 1st dn. In the angst of last week’s lost to Ky., everyone was yelling about the kids TOs and didn’t notice that on 3rd dn., 3 time he ran the ball and they were all called. The difference Sat. was and it’s very simple, The light came on! After all the mistakes, ints, fumbles youname it his light came on and MR didn’t have to send in those plays. He was making his own decisions on the field with MRs blessings. So it wasn’t just your coaching staff. From here on out, every team we play will have to factor in his ability to run in their “D” scheme.

By AltamahaDawg

November 12, 2006 11:16 PM | Link to this

Actually , for anyone who was at that 1996 game, this was THE payback. We had just stomped FL, AU had just lost to Miss State. I rememebr a couple of Au fans being pretty funny about it tailgating earlier, hoping they didnt get embarrased. WRONG. In fact it was very similar in that we just got blindsided, but scored just before the half to get within 3 scores, so we were sitting there rationalizing, OK, we get it, score, stop them for once, score, stop, score (ha) and then AU just stretched it out further and further.

By I-DOG

November 12, 2006 11:16 PM | Link to this

Calloway:

I have been defending Calloway on these boards. I think his players have developed over the years. that was a dominating performance by the O-Line as much as any other segement of the team. No sacks, huge holes from a beat up thin core that hasn’t had a bye week yet to rest up. The guy can coach!

I have been critical of Eason and Martinez. Hats off to both coaches for a great game by their respective units. The WR’s got open, caught the ball when it came to them and made two very nice grabs that were tough catches that put the game out of reach!

Martinez had a great gameplan and it was well executed. Four first half sacks? We didn’t blitz EVERY down like some crazy posters have been asking for and we didn’t play man coverge EVERY play. We were sneaky… did anyone else expect Paul Oliver to blitz in the 2nd quarter for that crucial sack. I was shocked when I saw him come off the edge!

Martinez prepared the team to perfection. I still don’t like the body of work on either of these two coaches, but I take my hat off to them when they do a great job!

Tra Battle the former walk on - had an incredible game. He has had an up and down career at UGA. Last years Auburn loss was a tough one when he was out of position…I believe he had a concussion and wasn’t able to function at a high level on that fateful play that game Auburn the 05 game (and it did hand it to them on a silver platter).

This year, he has missed some tackles, but you can’t question the guys heart after walking on and earning a two years starting position. Damn Good DAWG!

By Cuz

November 12, 2006 11:20 PM | Link to this

TDP, you said it better than I ever could. A tip of my hat.

By DisgustedTiger

November 12, 2006 11:23 PM | Link to this

One last thing, you can have Tubberville, Borges, Muschamp, the whold lot. Like your guy said, our guys quit and they quit a long time ago. I don’t know why but Auburn’s team has no fire, determination, guts, or whatever it takes to win. Other than the second half of the Florida game, I’ve seen nothing from them since the LSU game. Auburn doesn’t deserve to be ranked in the top 20. Its an insult to other teams like Wake and Rutgers, who know what it means to compete regardless of skill level.

If you doubt me, and you really think Stafford and company are that good, you’ll find out against GT.

Good Luck, because Will Muschamp isn’t coaching the Jacket D.

By Cuz

November 12, 2006 11:23 PM | Link to this

Bill King for Athletic Director, then he can fire anybody he wants and take away tickets of fans that don’t toe his line in the sand. And for God’s sake get the tailgaiting back right.

By I-DOG

November 12, 2006 11:24 PM | Link to this

Cuz,

I was a soaked UGA student during the game between the hoses. I did not go on the field, but I stood in the stands and cheered for a few minutes after the game. then the hoses came out and I thought I was cold before that water hit me!!! but it was all worth it.

Auburn had been handling Georgia pretty easily in Dooley’s last years… They claimed we were easy to shut down because they new what plays were going to be run every time. Their players would actually call out the names of our plays and they had some very good defenses in those years to make it even worse.

Not that night though… UGA played with heart and passion and upset the tigers. That one was about as good as Saturday, wouldn’t you say Cuz?

By goldendawg84

November 12, 2006 11:25 PM | Link to this

Hey Disgusted Tiger,

Thanks for the lecture. Before you called out CMR for being so classless, did you notice we took a freaking knee inside the 10 when we couldn’t even run the clock out. I personally thought we should’ve shoved it up your crybaby a* one more time. 44-15 would’ve been even sweeter.

No matter how “nice” we play, losers like you are gonna come over here and give us a tear-filled lecture. So much for not running up the score on your paper tigers.

Just go away!

By AltamahaDawg

November 12, 2006 11:25 PM | Link to this

I-Dog , total agreement. I pointed out a few weeks ago , we hardly see it anymore, and yet it was the constant drumbeat of how poor CMR playcalling was.

Just one point though. I absolutely agree that the passing game set it up for success. Buck will AMEN you on that too, but in all fairness, hasnt that really been desired all along? Surely the staff trying to run it earlier could not have anticipated all the drops and INT, (thus the passing game NOT setting it up) when they put it in the plan on friday nights. And then went away from it. I really dont understand the whole , “Don’t adjust” critisism from others in here, Looks to me the entire year has been making one adjustment after another.

By I-DOG

November 12, 2006 11:26 PM | Link to this

disgusted tiger:

Are you trying to say that our band is the reason that Auburn lost? That is the first time I have heard that. Are you sure your not a Tech fan?

By AlwaysADawg!

November 12, 2006 11:27 PM | Link to this

TDP: Well said.

By TDP

November 12, 2006 11:30 PM | Link to this

I think Disgusted Tiger is Bill King’s brother who went to Auburn. Fire Tuberville. Fire Borges. Fire Muschamp. Sounds awfully familiar.

By AltamahaDawg

November 12, 2006 11:32 PM | Link to this

Last thing Coach Tommy Tubbervile heard before taking the field saturday:

Clik Clak

By I-DOG

November 12, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

TDP

I agree with you that anyone who has said fire mark Richt is… well not making any sense.

However, I think it is fair for us to criticize the job our coaches did THIS YEAR. We lost to Vandy and KY… Yes Vandy and KY for the first time since 1973. Those aren’t Donnan or Goff stats because even their teams NEVER sunk so low. That is an unfortunate fact.

Vandy beat a ranked team away from Nashville for the first time in the history of their program. We will forever be the answer to that trivia question and That is NOT GEORGIA FOOTBALL.

This season was a disaster. The Auburn win was terrific and I believe Richt will go down as the most successful coach in UGA history.

This year, we were not a well coached team through the first 10 games. I am glad game #11 was a glorious victory and I look forward to Richt righting the ship.

By JTL

November 12, 2006 11:39 PM | Link to this

to all who have made a “contribution” to this blog:

“blah blah blah blah blah.”

just shut up and enjoy the victory.

By DisgustedTiger

November 12, 2006 11:40 PM | Link to this

I lied.

Buck, yes, MS and MR were on the same page regarding the blitz, but I gues that was my point. Yes MS has matured, but after it happened twice, it was clear that we needed to put a spy on Stafford so he couldn’t escpape the blitz for a big game and Muscahmp never made the adjustment. Muschamp never put on any stunts, delay blitzs or anything even remotely resembling a thoughtful or strategic defensive scheme…at ANY point in the game. MS was poised and looked as mature as any college QB I’ve ever seen, but we only touched him ONCE the whole game. No sacks, no pressure, it was like playing tackling dummies, I swear. It alot easier to make plays when you have all day to throw, and nothing in your arsenal is being taken away from you. I still can’t believe how bad it REALLY was. It was just a nightmare, I can only hope Tubberville takes the Miami job, please DEAR LORD.

By AltamahaDawg

November 12, 2006 11:42 PM | Link to this

Cuz, SSI is just like just like Aaron Bonding, where “its always springtime”.

And yes, proud of the company I keep in here. I am particularly amused at that one cat in here that is so obsessed with folks, that he calls us out by name, for every lame brain new rant he has. Has anyone even acknowledge him personally in the past 4/5 months? How pathetic do you have to be to constantly set up elaborate misrepresentations to defend your position against folks who don’t give a rats behind what you say?

By Cuz

November 12, 2006 11:45 PM | Link to this

I-Dog, you and my best friend got soaked sitting in the stands. I can understand hosing the UGA fans on the field possibly tearing it up. I wish we had our own water cannons when opposing teams start denuding our hedges. But it was the ultimate classless act to turn hoses on the stands that were bought and paid for by fans coming in a hostile field.

I have attended many losses at Sanford, cheering, jeering opposing fans do not bother me. Belive it or not, my brother and I have stood off three times our number of drunk dawgs going after opposing team fans even when we won. He is a Marine, I am just crazy with a sense of honor. But I have never seen such a show of unsportsmanlike behavior as between the hoses. Shameful does not even describe it. Good posting, keep it up.

By DisgustedTiger

November 12, 2006 11:46 PM | Link to this

No its clear Richt has the class, not you pieces of sh!t.

You jerks would go APE-Sh!t if an Auburn cheerleader went on YOUR field during the game with a big AU flag. If you don’t admit that you have no honor. So criticize me all you want. All I know is Tech is going to show way more guts than Auburn even hoped too and I will come back to remind you that yes Stafford and your whole f’ing team sucks!!

Like I told your classless fans at the game, at least act like you’ve beaten a good team before. Clearly losing to Vandy and Kentucky took its toll.

By tyyosh

November 12, 2006 11:48 PM | Link to this

DisgustedTiger,

OK you got me on the coaching sideline thing. I admit (I never played) - maybe they do pay attention. If you were there and you played, maybe you know more. But one thing I do know at least a little about is the character of CMR, and he is not the problem, if there even is a problem where sportsmanship is concerned.

But wow, Borges is great IMHO! Can’t believe you are ready to dump him! (Funny how this sounds like an AU version of the “fire somebody” issues we have been having on UGA blogs). Seems like Irons is not whole and that Cox couldn’t step into his throws after that first hit. Huge difference in offensive production if those two are not 100%, I believe.

By I-DOG

November 12, 2006 11:49 PM | Link to this

AltamahaDawg:

Agree. I am not one who thinks that Richt needs an offensive coordinator. If he wants to turn some or all of it over to Bobo, fine with me. He calls a good game and against Auburn he sure looked like a great play caller.

I get frustrated when we abandon the run too early and Richt does have a history of that. I think that is a valid point from several posters and it has cost us games.

This year alone, Vandy, KY could have been W’s with more running from the I formation, and TN might have been a whole different story if we don’t have JT3 passing slinging the rock from our own 15 yard line.

Carter Strickland posted something about our offenses under Richt not being ranked very high in any year. didn’t we average over 30 points a game last year? I don’t know if he is right about that?

My preference is a balanced offense. 25-30 throws 30-35 runs. However, when we are dominating by running the ball straight up the middle (make them prove they can stop it). There are times when we are doing this and having enormous success and then we just go completely away from it. that is the only thing that really gets me frustrated.

By Cuz

November 12, 2006 11:55 PM | Link to this

Altamaha, e-mail me at emrbg@aol.com I would still like to shake your hand, buy you a drink, talk for a few minutes and let you go on, next time I am in town. I have met other bloggers and it was a pleasure. Not asking to be your new best friend, just a drink between friends is all. Put in the name of the breakfast buffet in the village and I will know it is you. I eat there every time I go. Your dawg friend, Cuz.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 12:07 AM | Link to this

Disgusted Tiger, who wee-wee’ed in your corn flakes. Grab a hold of reality man, you are going to a better bowl than us, just take care of Bama. Calm down, your blood pressure is off the charts. Deep breaths. Deep breaths.

By JTL

November 13, 2006 12:19 AM | Link to this

for those who insist on bringing up the vandy and KY games over and over again:

loss to vandy = 2 points missed FG = 3

loss to KY = 4 points missed FG/PAT = 7 points

these numbers don’t necessarily provide a valid explanation for the outcome of these games, but you do the math.

KY and Vandy = water under the bridge. $hit happens, just ask auburn. looking forward to the 25th in athens.

go dawgs.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 12:25 AM | Link to this

This year has been a humbling experience. Most of us have gotten way to comfortable with a 10 win or more season. Well that does not always play out and I remember when 8-4 was considered dang respectable even almost heroic. Our expectations have been raised by one of the most classy, humble, soft spoken, selfless and devout individuals I have ever not met in person. Coach Richt stands out in a crowd. With his soft spoken, confident and calm in the storm ways, he has taken Georgia football to a level that has never been reached in my lifetime of 47 years. He truly understands what it is to be the head coach. Not to win games, but to make better men. You do that, you will win games. Even with the losses this year, he would not let the team or staff give up. A lesser man would throw in the towel and promise shake ups. He proved his humility by telling the press that Friday night was his Garden of Gestheme moment. My phrasing not his. He had serious doubts that the gameplan would fall far short of victory, yet with an undying faith in his team and coaches he damed the torpedoes and went full steam ahead.

You can call into question whatever you want of CMR, that is your right. But I think this man can be the greatest coach UGA has ever had. I don’t care about the National Championship. Just give me the SEC on a regular basis and your work is done. Thanks coach, my hat is off to you. You are one DAM GOOD DAWG!!

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 12:27 AM | Link to this

The 25th. The future is so bright, I gotta wear shades.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 12:34 AM | Link to this

I-Dog, man you nailed it. As I posted before the game SAt. morn, we would use the pass to set up the run. I’m getting a kick out of the people that don’t understand that Staffords ability to run has been a very welcome supprise to MR and not only has he used it this season but every DC we play against as long as he’s at Ga. will have to take it into consideration. AS MR said, “he’s got a little wiggle in’m. I-Dog, it wasn’t only AU that missed it but a bunch of other people were so busy concentrating on the fumbles and ints. that they missed the positive that those two were perfecting. Also, some one pointed out that Stafford just made a “dumb” play on the 1st fumble but on the 2nd one it was the AU player who made an outstanding play. I agree. Now let’s see what type of “D” Tenutu comes up with. It won’t be something Stafford hasn’t seen. Everybody has tried, with sucess, to confuse the freshman but those days are going ON DOWN THE ROAD!

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 12:35 AM | Link to this

To sleep, perchance to dream.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 12:42 AM | Link to this

Buck, I disagree on the fumbles. One was a head to the ball that the Hulk could not have held. The second was a defensive player coming from behind, Stafford was watching the front for the touchdown, maybe neglected what was behind him but I don’ want him to look back just front. The defensive player slashed his hand on Staffords arm and the ball and jarred it loose. I cannot fault Matthew on a great defensive play. He has to be able to run with comfort, a two arm tuck will not fit his running style.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 12:47 AM | Link to this

Bill in our new spirit of peace and brotherhood, care to reply on my comments about you attacking me? Check past blogs, I did.

I still think we are on the same team, just a little different approach. Yeah I wear rose colored glasses, one of your topics, but I see the good, everyone else see’s the bad. I am the lighthouse. Come to me all you tired and weak and you shall be comforted.

By wrdawg

November 13, 2006 12:54 AM | Link to this

Bill, I think you have lost it. Last year I absolutely enjoyed reading your blog but this year it’s the pits. I realize that we have had problems this year, i.e. dropped passes, injuries, defensive let-downs, etc. but I agree with Cuz—we are not at the practices, we don’t see the players up close. Let the coaches coach. As much as I would love to see 10-plus wins every season, last time I checked no college program has done that. CMR has had an incredible run and I for one believe it will continue in the future. I believe we seen a glimpse into 2007 last Saturday.

Get over yourself. If you are that thin-skinned that you can’t take it from us, then who are you to be dishing it on the coaches and players. Grow up man—you sound like my 5 yr old on a soapbox. Getting mad at us and saying how dare we take our postions—how dare we insult you by calling your opinions into question and then you in turn call us ayatollahs, zealots, bullies, sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, mindless, blind loyalists, etc. When it comes to name-calling if this isn’t the pot calling the kettle black I don’t know what is.

By bulldog_greg24

November 13, 2006 12:54 AM | Link to this

I have been critical of Martinez and one game is not going to change my opinion. All you homers on here need to go pull for the Braves if you think the UGA defense has stayed the same or improved since Van Gorder departed. We have many of the same athletes that made plays when Van Gorder had the DC job. Martinez has led meltdowns against FL, AU, and WV last year. The debacles against UT, VU, and UK must be attributed to him. For whatever reason, the Defense came to play Saturday. The fact that they did not show up for the 2nd half in our 4 losses must point to Martinez. We have athletes on Defense and it is up to the DC to make adjustments at halftime. That did not happen in our losses this year. I have never criticized CMR and couldn’t agree more that he has taken UGA to another level. Martinez on the other hand being promoted over Garner was a mistake. I see no reason to talk smack to Disgusted Tiger until we prove we can stop Ball. For whatever reason, we have stunk against QBs that move around in the pocket this year. I have no use for Tech or their fans, but I am very leary about whether we can stop Johnson and Ball. Martinez has only stopped 2 SEC teams this year (USC & AU). I also agree with Buck that had we stayed with Stafford instead of bringing back Joe T we beat UK and maybe FL. It was very refreshing to see Joe Jr. pulling for Stafford Saturday too. No disrespect against Joe T, but I think most UGA fans expected 3 or 4 losses with him behind center. GO DAWGS and lets hope Reggie has one more bad game left in his system in 2 weeks.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 01:00 AM | Link to this

I-Dog, I understand your critisism of the Vandy and KY loss, my only response is no matter what the coaches did, the team did not gel, they played as individuals not a team. The Auburn game makes me believe that they are now the team, Nothing like failure when it really hurts to either destroy or rebuild. I think they rebuilt and they had to do it themselves, the coaches had very little to do with it. I belive that Stafford has been forged in the fire and now he is our offensive leader. I cannot wait to take on the Bugs. I feel a Dawg day afternoon coming on.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 01:01 AM | Link to this

Disgusted Tiger, you are 100% right. Watching the game with Dawg and War Eagle fans, I pointed out ,HEY! THEY DON’T HAVE A SPY ON STAFFORD. tHAT WAS AFTER HIS 1ST RUN. i THEN SAID SOMETHING ABOUT “THEY WEREN’T PREPARED FOR STAFFORD’S RUNNING”. AN EAGLE ASKED, CAN HE RUN? I JUSAID “WATCH”. WE ALL WERE LOOKING FOR A “SPY” TO LOCK ON AND NEVER WAS THAT ADJUSTMENT MAD AND THE DAWG AND THE EAGLE FANS WALKED OUT SHACKING THEIR HEADS. NOBODY HAD PAID A BIT OF ATTENTION TO WHAT THOSE TWO HAD BEEN WORKING ON

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 01:14 AM | Link to this

Coach WM had a good game against FLA too, FLA got 14 points off turnovers. Players that WM did not have: Odell Thurman, Pollack, Thomas Davis. All those guys made offences shudder. Van and WM have two different personalities. Sure Van fired them up, we were the most defensive penalized team in the conference. Yeah I would love to see a head to helmet cruncher on the sidelines. I did it before the run on the field in the mid eighties. It did not hurt that much and fired up the troops. Got ran over one time when they gave the signal to run on the field and I was not watching. Ouch. In my twenties, shook it off. Keep WM, hire him a yelling screamer assistant. Just my opinion.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 01:23 AM | Link to this

Notice fewer Bugs to swat, guess they are still reveling over the awesome victory over the Tar Heels.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 01:23 AM | Link to this

FINAL THOUGHT(CUZ, I SAID THE 2ND ONE WAS A GOOD PLAY BY THE au D-GUY)………tHE YR OF ‘06, IF WE BEAT TECH, I’LL REMEMBER THIS SEASON AS THE FINEST EVER FOR MY DAWGS. MY HEAD WILL BE HELD HIGHER THAN ANY YEAR WE’VE WON A CHAMPIONSHIP, BOWL GAME OR ANY OTHER HONOR. I’LL REMEMBER THE TEAM LEADERLES, LACK OF NUMBERS, COACHING PROBLEMS AND YES, LOSING TO VANDY AND KY. BUT THE ON 11/11/06, FROM THE ASHES A DAWG TEAM BEHIND A TRUE FRESHMAN QB CAME TOGETHER AS A TRUE DAWG FOOTBALL TEAM, REPRESENTED THE UNVERSITY IN A MAGNIFICENT FASHION AND CRUSHED THE #5 TEAM IN THE NATION. I’LL BE SO HAPPY TO BE A DAWG. HEART, SPIRIT, FEARLESS AND BOLD! MY DAWGS OF ‘06, A YEAR FOR ME TO REMEMBER.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 01:36 AM | Link to this

Buck, you almost made me cry. We never gave up.

We few we chose few, we band of brothers, for he who shed his blood today with me, shall be my brother. Willie Shakespear

I agree, from the ashes of defeat, like a Phoenix, we are reborn. This is one of the greatest games of all time. It was a TEAM effort. I think we take the Bugs to the house. Buck we have been called everything but blessed for sticking with the Dawgs. We know who was there in our Dark Ages. We shall persever. I am proud to be your friend. Now GO DAWGS!!!!

By dantana

November 13, 2006 03:41 AM | Link to this

geez you two. So you were the 2 “fans” at the game. Who were all those other people? Heretics?

By FlaDawg

November 13, 2006 06:11 AM | Link to this

Thanks Bill for the game and season insights and remarking on those who say anyone who criticizes the Dawgs is somehow a traitor. I’ve never blogged on any other site and I love the Dawgs. I’m a ‘79 alum living in Florida who has to take alot of crap everytime we lose to Florida. This season with loses to Vandy and Kentucky were just too much. I had to vent - and am glad I did. Maybe in some small way those of us who reminded the coaches and players that we do not sit silent while talent is wasted paid off last Saturday.

By da

November 13, 2006 07:17 AM | Link to this

I hope Richt thanks me along with God for my emailing him that gameplan.

By James Stephenson

November 13, 2006 07:21 AM | Link to this

I remember a Van Gorder Defense getting blasted by LSU in the SEC championship game.

But other than that, never saw it.

By dan

November 13, 2006 07:22 AM | Link to this

I wonder if anyone has kept count how many defenders Lump has stiff-armed to the ground.

By WAREAGLE 89

November 13, 2006 07:46 AM | Link to this

Congratulations to the bulldawg team and fans. They were clearly better prepared. A deserved win.

By Zdawg

November 13, 2006 07:56 AM | Link to this

it’s just amazing when the players actually execute, how brilliant they make the coaches look….all the missed field goals and picks, and drops, had people ready to fire ‘em all…..do we have the best coaches at every position, no, but we would be 9-2 like always at BARE minimum, if the guys actually ON the field, had made a few plays before this past Saturday..

By Lane4411

November 13, 2006 08:11 AM | Link to this

Let’s not forget the OL, these guys are of slightly above average talent, with no depth. The number of “snaps”, these guys are playng is brutal. Isn’t it interesting when the receivers catch the ball, the running game opens up.

Easy to criticize the coaches/players, however consideration must be given to the lack of experience/depth.

By Buzzmeister

November 13, 2006 08:30 AM | Link to this

Hats off to the Dawgs. Nice job. Well coached, well played, and you took it to them. Good job.

By SuwaneeDawg

November 13, 2006 08:31 AM | Link to this

DisgustedTiger - As a former Redcoat, I can tell you from experience that we regularly started to come down from the stands with at least 5 min. to go in the half, especially when we were the visiting team and going on first. Besides, it isn’t Richt’s responsibility to make sure the band is in position at the right time. Also - some of the smack talking was troublesome to me also however, I guess you missed Richt coming onto the field in the 4th quarter to drag one of our guys to the sideline and read him the riot act after almost getting a 15 yarder. I amy not have been on the field but our guys weren’t the only folks talking a good bit of trash.

By Dave In Tampa

November 13, 2006 08:39 AM | Link to this

I have to admit that I was shocked, sorry, that we blew away Auburn. Reading some of the Auburn fans blogs, they were not that surprised. I thought Auburn had an awesome team coming into the game. Did the Dawgs play over their heads? Yes, maybe we did, but that was a great win.

Now, we need to move on to the next game. Tech has been giving us fits for the past couple years. They ARE a much better team this year. We need to play just like we did against Auburn. I just hope that the players do not get complacent and go out for the Tech game and expect to win based on what they did against Auburn. If we do that the Nerds will take it to us.

Oh how awesome is it going to be when all is said and done at the end of the year because our “Reloading” year we win 9 games. I’ll take it! Go Dawgs! Don’t let the Nerds breath on the 25th.

By Dawgfan

November 13, 2006 08:40 AM | Link to this

It irritates you that Dawg fans criticize other Dawg fans so you repond by criticizing Dawg fans?

By Gen Neyland

November 13, 2006 08:41 AM | Link to this

In 2006, as every other year, the cream of the SEC rises to the top. The rest of us boil over occasionally and rattle the pot. The drama, however, never ends for the Bragging Rights Bowls play on.

My sincere congrats to Florida and Arkansas for what they’ve done and for where they’re going. I reference Arkansas here because for them to fail in their quest to play in the GA Dome, the earth will have to open and swallow the team bus before kick off against MS ST.

UGA PEOPLE :, There were enemy bloggers amongst you who had more faith in CMR than some of you ‘true blue’ red and black…We didn’t rah-rah the Bulldawgs, we looked at them objectivly. From the coaching staff on down, we know what you are capable of on any given Saturday. Your win over Auburn may have surprised the weak and feeble UGA fan out there, but not us. We are the ones that watch you from afar and take notice of the weaknesses and positives. You are our enemy and enemies must be studied.

Yes, I’m Orange and White and proud to be. I ridiculed Bill Battle and praised Phil Fulmer. I have that right and so do you. Just be honest. I’m looking forward to more wars in 2007 and finishing 2006 with 3 more wins. Good luck to all ( To he11 with Tech ) and if the creek don’t rise, we’ll meet again next year…GO VOLS

By DC

November 13, 2006 09:00 AM | Link to this

Tired of Coachspeak

This was truly our best 60 minutes of the year. All phases (except turnovers) clicked. But then I hear Mark Richt state the coaches did the same thing this week, that nothing had changed…or words to that effect. So, if nothing had changed then why did we lose to Colorado, Vandy, Kentucky, play Tennesee for one half, and give up our standard two touchdowns on the first two posessions of the Florida game?

Obviously, nothing was the same. The coaches coached differently, the players played differently, the players reacted to the coaches differently, Richt called a different, more aggressive game, nearly every thing was different because the result was different.

I just hope Mark Richt doesn’t buy into his own coachspeak and think because they played one good game this year that changes are no longer necessary and that because of one game everything is ok and how it is supposed to be. Martinez still must go and Richt still needs to have an autonomous offensive coordinator.

DC

By DC

November 13, 2006 09:08 AM | Link to this

Tired of Coachspeak

This was truly our best 60 minutes of the year. All phases (except turnovers) clicked. But then I hear Mark Richt state the coaches did the same thing this week, that nothing had changed…or words to that effect. So, if nothing had changed then why did we lose to Colorado, Vandy, Kentucky, play Tennesee for one half, and give up our standard two touchdowns on the first two posessions of the Florida game?

Obviously, nothing was the same. The coaches coached differently, the players played differently, the players reacted to the coaches differently, Richt called a different, more aggressive game, nearly every thing was different because the result was different.

I just hope Mark Richt doesn’t buy into his own coachspeak and think because they played one good game this year that changes are no longer necessary and that because of one game everything is ok and how it is supposed to be. Martinez still must go and Richt still needs to have an autonomous offensive coordinator.

DC

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 09:24 AM | Link to this

DAN TANA, I juste popsted my opijnion about ‘06 because I see the glass as half full whike others won’t forget the losses to Vandy & Ky. I disagreed with coaching calls that IMO were wrong; however all yr., as I do every year, I’ve tried to study the whole picture as to what was going on. That comes back to my training as a Sports Caster covering different teams. IMO, a team needs a leader, has to have one to be sucessful(sp?) Ga. didn’t have that go to guy as a leader untill the PLAY. Over the years a big play has normally meant a TD to win something, this one didn’t.The “PLAY”? That 53 yd. completion to Bryant. A couple of people yelled here it is!! I was one of them and from that moment on, that team changed and became the high stepping with a swagger, Dawg team we all know and love. Now to prove it beyond any shadow of a doubt, we must beat the bugs and win our bowl game. I’m laying money we will. Am I right? I think so but only time will tell.

By dogwalk

November 13, 2006 09:25 AM | Link to this

Remember these are the same coaches who lost to Vandy and Kentucky. They haven’t forgotten how to lose overnight. LOL

By AU4Ever

November 13, 2006 09:35 AM | Link to this

Dawg Fans, Congrats on a total effort that leaves no doubt as to whom was the better team on Saturday… I dare say that if UGA had played all season with this intensity then you’d be ranked in the Top 5… You deserve to be proud of your team…

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 09:49 AM | Link to this

dogwalk, you’re right but a lot of people missed what MR said about coaching. He was asked about coaching mistake at his pree conference, think it was last week or just after the Ky. game. These aren;t his exact words but close. “yes we know that and some changes will be made”. I was amazed that the media didn’t really jump on that statement with a 1000 follow up questions but no one did. So, he didn’t change coaches, could at this time a year, but he must have added some input to the “D” game plan. I do believe he’ll make some kind of coaching changes and I wouldn’t be at all supprised to see him ADD A NEW COACH WITH NFL BACKGROUD.

By Paul Hamilton

November 13, 2006 09:52 AM | Link to this

It’s a free country Bill you can say whatever you like. I posted that ramblings such as “we were better off with Goff or Donnan as the coach” were insane and useless. I saw several of those comments on these blogs, and firing Mark Richt for a down season is also a big joke. I’m a Christian and a dawgs fan, I guess that makes me even worse. At least your willing to share the criticism beyond just the team and Mark Richt. If asking the fans to support the team instead of spouting off how everything UGA sucks is wrong, then mark me down as an Ayatollah. There is a fine line between venting your frustrations of the teams performance and showing hatred for the team, coach, and Georgia football.

By AltamahaDawg

November 13, 2006 09:53 AM | Link to this

I-dawg, we agree more often than not, but I disagree about the KY game. NO WAY are we running up the middle in that second half, evidenced by the first 4 times we tried and got stuffed. We passd a bit after than and it opened up a bit for Ware. I looked at that series by series and challanged anyone to show me where we needed to run Lump up the gut more, and nobody took me up up on that. Taking out the last desperation drive, and the first drive that was stuffed up the gut and punted. We only had 3 legitimate drives. One we scored, running about equal to passing, capped off by 3 straight carries. One was a fumble 3 plays into it, so we have no idea what we might have done in terms of play selection and the other one was stalled by penalties and a sack resulting in a missed FG attempt. Its my opionion that we would have had a bit more rushing attempts and yards in the second half, but the situations on the field took away the opportunities. I still dont see how its obvious that we should have done something different in terms of running “attitude” and would have won the game as a result. I think when you look at it play by play, thats not at all the case. Again for An all American place kicker or a couple of clutch receptions, I beleive we wouldnt even question the playcalling at this point.

I’m not saying that even he says in hindsight, he should have perhaps attempted to run more in this game or that, but I’d bet the farm, every OC in the country says that on occation, or should have passd more, or might have done this, or that, after the fact, specially when it doesnt turn out well. Plus thats just pure specualtion as to the outcome. But generally I think CMR gets a bad rub about his attitude about the run. If you look at his play selection throughout his UGA career, (and this year again), I’d say he was pretty balanced, and last few, his rushing yards on the year were right up there with everyone but the very top rush heavy teams.

With all the issues of drops, ints, and thin line, I think the fact we have ANY rushing attempts says his commmitment to it this year was prabable more than most coaches would be willing to do.

By Brian In NC

November 13, 2006 09:54 AM | Link to this

Bill your are dead wrong! You throw in the towel when times are tough my friend and slam your team and call for coaches to lose thier jobs for one bad season, and a season where there wasn’t a whole lot of expectations to start with. You and the otheres are wana be fans!! Got that! I don’t care if you spend alot of money to support the dawgs are not! Your a fan when it’s cool to be and a deserter when the times are tough. The measure of a man is the content of his character when times are tough not when times are all good! The so called GA fans have even blasted CMR for his faith and thats just dead wrong. I’m a Marine and served in combat for the rights we have, so you believe your way but you are dead wrong!

By Matt

November 13, 2006 09:56 AM | Link to this

Brandon Cox tried to call his girlfriend after the game, but the call was intercepted by Tra Battle

By Luke

November 13, 2006 10:01 AM | Link to this

It just feels good to win. This definitely doesn’t erase what has happened over the season, remember, we are still 2-4 over the last six. But man does this win feel good. I think the light bulb came on with this win. Kentucky was Georgia’s Pearl Harbor. Kentucky may have done something that the rest of the SEC will regret. I think they awoke the sleeping giant.

By jaxdawgsfan

November 13, 2006 10:04 AM | Link to this

Did everyone see that block Stafford made in the 4th quarter for his RB? That was sweet!

SuwaneeDawg, yeah, I saw Richt screaming at Southerland for getting that big run late in the 4th. I couldn’t understand it at the time, but, then I realized Richt didn’t even want to get to the 10. He wanted to stay around mid field and then punt it back to them.

One thing that scared me was the Stafford (well, most of the starters)was/were still in the game in the 4th quarter. I was saying a prayer on every down that no one would get hurt!!

Congrats Dawgs on this great win! Now, let’s take care of the Bugs!!

By godawg

November 13, 2006 10:07 AM | Link to this

Matt Stafford matures, the receivers started holding on to the ball, consistent play on both sides of the ball for four quarters, get some turnovers going our way, all things UGA has lacked until this game. Combine this with Auburn overlooking a team that lost to Vandy and Kentucky and playing flat, the outcome was not that surprising. Hopefully this team can carrying these success in this game forward the rest of the year and end the season on a positive note to carry into spring practice.

Disgusted Tiger, YOU are disgusting. If I was a Tiger fan I’d strip you of your hat, shirts, bumper stickers etc. To whine about the cheerleaders and the band is bad enough, (whom CMR or any coach doing his job, ignores during the game), but to leave early because you’re losing is pathetic. I have and will say that to Georgia fans as well. It’s one thing to leave if you’re killing your opponent, but to leave when your team is down just adds insult to injury. Why would they want to continue to try and come back after seeing their fans abandon them? Win or lose you should stay and support your team. And you have the nerve to call us classless…..

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 10:18 AM | Link to this

Matt, THAT WAS GREAT!!! Guys, I’m excited because IMO, we’re on the verge of seeing what I’ve wanted to see since MR arrived in Clark county. That is his “hit’um from all sides” let’s go “O”. MR has a very nice supprise in having a QB that can run and throw. “D” can’t focus on either one, plus, some running backs now and more on the way. We’ll still have a good “D”, must have, but we’ll also have, as the old saying goes, the best “D” is a good Offence. Or when in doubt, attack! I thing that’s our future and it’s exciting.

By honest_abe

November 13, 2006 10:18 AM | Link to this

great win! very proud of the dawgs for not giving up this season and going out saturday and playing a whale of a game. the resiliency shown by the team must be credited to CMR for being a leader that never wavers, a man who doesn’t believe in pointing fingers but instead believes strongly in team unity and never giving up. (on that screen pass to lump in the 2nd half for the score.. i saw two auburn defenders jogging over to attempt a tackle. that’s something i haven’t seen much of from UGA and that is to give up!)

i don’t care if i was wrong on any of my points(asst coaches, play calling, players etc)… all i want is to see uga succeed.

as for slick willy.. i thought he did a great job in changing up schemes. of course it ultimately always falls on the players excution. but like i-dog referred to earlier. that corner blitz was a thing of beauty. i really don’t remember the last time i saw a corner blitz under WM.

alt. i still hate the sprint draw. but i will give you this, i am one of those fans that happen to have knee jerk reaction when things don’t go well. maybe it wasn’t as much scheme or play calling as it was execution or lack thereof.

best point by bill was this.. sat’s win only validates some of the harshest critics points… with the biggest one being how in the world does a team with this much ability lose to the likes of kentucky and vandy in the same year. a team with this much talent should fidn a way to win both of those games. period.

now let’s go whoop up on those bees!

GO DAWGS!

By CanWeAllJustGetAlong

November 13, 2006 10:18 AM | Link to this

Look everyone, this series in my opinion is the best series in the SEC. There’s a ton of talent and both teams respect each other including the coaches. Both teams do well on the opposing team’s field. When these two teams battle each other, it’s usually very exciting. ALL YOU TRASH TALKERS NEED TO CALM DOWN and don’t spoil it for everyone else who enjoy the game.

By Bibble

November 13, 2006 10:19 AM | Link to this

College football is a strange game. Two recent whipping boys - Mark Richt (as a play caller) and Willie Martinez - schooled a trio of SEC golden boys - Tommy Tuberville, Al Borges, and lately, Will Muschamp.

I’d still like to see Richt get some help with play calling and I’m still skeptical of WM’s defensive schemes, but here’s some perspective:

Richt is a combined 20-10 against rivals Auburn, Tech, Florida, Clemson, South Carolina and Tennessee pending the outcome of this year’s Tech game. He’s 4-2 against Phil Fulmer, 2-1 against Stever Spurrier, and 3-3 against Tuberville, which includes a loss to Auburn’s best team in 50 years in ‘04 and two heartbreakers that could have just as easily gone his way in ‘02 and ‘05.

Against the same teams, Goff went 14-20-1, including an 0-6 record against Spurrier. Donnan went 9-16 against those same teams, having never played Clemson. He was 1-5 against both Spurrier and Fulmer.

In addition, Richt is 2-2 against LSU with both losses coming against LSU’s national championship team, and he’s a combined 6-0 against traditional heavyweights Alabama and Arkansas.

Richt’s tenure includes a 13-1 team and two SEC championships. All in all, pretty darn good.

By Bibble

November 13, 2006 10:24 AM | Link to this

Of course we beat Auburn in ‘02. I meant to say that UGA lost a heartbreaker to Auburn in ‘01.

By KeepMarkRicht

November 13, 2006 10:28 AM | Link to this

Hey Bibble, great point and should silence the naysayers. Did anyone see the Liberty Mutual interview of Coach Richt yesterday? What a class act. If you missed it, CLICK HERE

By Bibble

November 13, 2006 10:44 AM | Link to this

I don’t deny being a naysayer myself at times about certain things, like the defensive scheme and the habit of playing down to weak teams (which really bit us in the rear this year), but all in all, I’ll take Richt over 90% of the coaches in America any day.

I predicted a big win over Florida a few weeks back because I felt that all of the talent and coaching had to gell at some point and also because I think Florida is seriously overrated. I missed the gelling part by a few weeks (I still think Fla is overrated and will get pounded by Ark). Now if we can only figure out a way to beat the damn Gators…

By DAWGTN

November 13, 2006 10:45 AM | Link to this

Just in… Georgia intercepts another Brandon Cox pass

By SuwaneeDawg

November 13, 2006 11:18 AM | Link to this

Jaxdawgsfan - That wasn’t the play I was talking about. It was earlier in the 4th. AU had punted to us and one of our blockers was really going at it with one of their coverage guys. After the whistle, they were just about to get after it until Richt got ahold of him.

BTW DisgustedTiger - I believe you can see an opposing team’s cheerleader running across our endzone with a flag after almost every opposing score in Sanford Stadium. Feel free to unwad your drawers.

Oh, and by the way again Disgusted - I was one of the Redcoats that dropped the shakers at Jordan-Hare in 1990. Were you one of those that wrote a letter or had you decided to be an AU fan yet?

By andy

November 13, 2006 11:36 AM | Link to this

Congrats to the Bulldogs for finally winning and while I haven’t driven around metro ATL today I can imagine all the fair-weather UGA fans have put their UGA tags back on their cars at least until they lose again.

Sad.

By Scooter11

November 13, 2006 11:38 AM | Link to this

I saw TOSS SWEEPS!!!! That, with a sprint draw, is a good 1-2. Then throw in receivers who receive, and you get wins. Is it OK for Battle to jeopardize the team concept with his diving antics? Just looking for opinions. To me, the 15-yard penalty gave AU a short field after the kickoff (just like a turnover). OK, I’m nitpicking, but what if we hadn’t been up by 24?

By AUBRAD

November 13, 2006 11:43 AM | Link to this

Great game dawgs. We couldn’t pass,we couldn’t tackle and we couldn’t blitz. I don’t want Martinez but feel free to take Muschamp at any time…………………………..

By Auburn Faithful

November 13, 2006 11:45 AM | Link to this

Digusted Tiger:

Cheerleaders…Red Coats…Flag Waving! Man (and I use the term loosely) you are an idiot! We (Players, Coaches and Fans) got whipped on Saturday. You can’t blame that beating on anything other than being out-coached and out-played. I’ve been an AU fan my whole life. I’m an alumnus and a current season ticket holder who sat through the whole thing on Saturday. My seats are right next to the Red Coats and they were playing Glory to Georgia really LOUD! But when we beat them next year it will mean much more to me than to you Disgusted Tiger. By the way you aren’t invited back to Jordan-Hare…Sissy!

By Shock em

November 13, 2006 12:01 PM | Link to this

I think the 15 yard penalty along with a decent kick return is the only reason Awbarn had any points at all going in to the half.

I’m most excited about the receivers who received on Saturday.

BTW, Cox just threw another one, tee-hee-hee………..

By AltamahaDawg

November 13, 2006 12:11 PM | Link to this

Abe, I hate it too to be honest. I get a whole lot more excited to see us line it up in the “I”. (this next not really meant for you, just an open statement): All I have been trying to say is like it or not, that was the base set comming into the year and despite the lack of execution at times, it MUST have still been what they felt most comfortable in (practising for months) and gave us our best chance to succeed. I believe they only run plays that they honestly felt are going to give us the best chance to win. (4 TD and generally positive yards) They might not be right every time, but I beleive anyone thinking we do anything out of stubborness or lack of football knowledge, can’t really beleive that. The sprint draw, for a play that we really run very few times, and has been as successful as anything we have done this year, has become this lightning bolt for anyone who just wants to jump on the “playcalling”. IMO. Critisizing the season as not going well is one thing, obviously it hasnt been, and there are reasons and blame, but this play to me is a prime example of what I have been saying is faulty arm chair analysis.

By Brett

November 13, 2006 12:25 PM | Link to this

Even though we won big time on Saturday, I’m still p** about this season. Actually, I’m more mad now than I was before! I hate to think what our record and rankings would be had we played like that all season! I don’t know what happened after the UAB game, but ever since then, we have been practically nonexistent with only a few spurts of potential here and there. If we played like that all season, we would be 11-0, hands down!

By Jeff

November 13, 2006 12:29 PM | Link to this

By andy Congrats to the Bulldogs for finally winning and while I haven’t driven around metro ATL today I can imagine all the fair-weather UGA fans have put their UGA tags back on their cars at least until they lose again.

Sad.

Who is your team Andy? I can tell you I never took my UGA stuff off whether we are 10-0 or 0-10.

By gdawginkalamazoo

November 13, 2006 12:37 PM | Link to this

First off congrats Dawgs! WE STILL can get 9 wins in this year. I was unable to watch the game due to prior commitments but I can’t tell you how great it was to hear the final score. I didn’t know we could beat a top ten team much less beat down a top 5 team. I could not believe my eyes when I saw the highlights (proud tears of joy blcoking them maybe?) Tra excellent game dude! I have been waiting on those long completions all year, what a thing of beauty! Defense, finally a scheme that worked. We have a tremendous opportunity to finish the year on a high that will carry over to next year! I hope we can lay waste to Tech and our bowl opponent. Please take this victory cherish it, take the break, and come back ready to do business Tween the Hedges.

By DAWG75

November 13, 2006 12:41 PM | Link to this

Scooter, If we were actually doing well this year I would agree, but I think it was more of a good thing than bad. We got the penalty but it was UGA finally working together as a team, or was it Mark Richt pleading to God to have at least one good win this year. Thankfully Tech is at UGA and whatever extra help that is we need it. GO DAWGS

By gdawginkalamazoo

November 13, 2006 12:45 PM | Link to this

Bill, you could have left the FANDOM part out of this blog. I think Saturday was a great glimpse of what the team can be when firing on all cylinders. You should have kept your post ALL POSITIVE and saved the negativity for later. God knows we have had enough of the negative the past few weeks. Regardless of past transgressions by the coaches, coach staff, and players we should all be on here talking about HOW GREAT THEY PLAYED SATURDAY. And that should be all we are talking about. If we are going to rip em’ for effing up we should equally praise them for ripping somebody a new one , especially Auburn. WE FINALLY get the game out of the team that we wanted all year and what does half the postings relate to: bandwagoneers and negative crap between the naysayers. Here’s to nine wins and a new dawning for the TEAM.

By AltamahaDawg

November 13, 2006 01:05 PM | Link to this

Did anyone see the CSS replay last night. They sure didn’t do the Auburn image any favors. First the obvious, they showed the game. But several times they panned the crowds. On one hand they show these nice pleasant looking UGA young ladies being sweet, and then they show this AU fan actually hanging the one finger salute dropping the F bomb, before they could pan away. Then they have this AU gal on camera who gives us a stirrring , ‘goooo auburn” immidietely followed by “georgia Sucks!”. Nice!

By AltamahaDawg

November 13, 2006 01:12 PM | Link to this

Brett, and if we played like we did against Vandy all year, we would have been 2-8.

By AltamahaDawg

November 13, 2006 01:15 PM | Link to this

Scooter, I’ll take that celebration penalty any day. Poor kids gets riped for not showing fire and then they do and……well……. give me a dive in the endzone anyday.

By brad

November 13, 2006 01:16 PM | Link to this

To illustrate just what a contrary character I am, I usually only wear my Bulldog stuff on game day - but when we started taking all those losses, I kept wearing my Georgia hat every day (the shirts might get a little too worn out were I to wear them every day). It’s times like that that your team really needs support - not name calling.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 01:25 PM | Link to this

Scooter 11, Richt was asked about that play in his press conference. His ans: I saw a bunch of people down there, I didn’t kmow why a flag was thrown, then the refs. told me. Anytime a player has a lot of people around him it’s ok to getr to the end zone. If he were by himself I’d say it was showboating about talk to him about it. I don’t know what was in his head or heart and I’ve not asked.

By DunwoodyDog

November 13, 2006 01:59 PM | Link to this

I miss the 80’s when there were no emails , blogs, or chat rooms, and angry fans would just run there mouths at each other. Occasionally, some one might get up the gumption to send a letter, but for the most part, things played out over a much longer time frame. Ah, the good ole days.

By True Dawg

November 13, 2006 02:04 PM | Link to this

Dog’s we looked saturday like we looked the first 3 games. I know what happened saturday and why, you could see it on the sidelines. We have the Tigers talking about next year so we have shut them up until then. Maybe one day we can shut Auburn, Tenn,and the big mouth Gator’s up in one year. G0000 HOGS!!!!

By gdawginkalamazoo

November 13, 2006 02:11 PM | Link to this

AND I FORGOT TO mention the O-LINE. Brilliant play Saturday. PLEASE bring that to the Tech game and beyond.

By crs

November 13, 2006 02:16 PM | Link to this

Brett, I have no idea what your expectations were but honestly if you thought this group was an Sec championship, 10-2, type of team, you were dreaming or don’t know much about football. I have said from day one, this group would do well to get to 8-4. We stand 7-4 with a game left. How could you expect more with a freshmen quarterback or a limited senior in JT, three quarters of the secondary was new and young to start, when we lost Flowers it got worse. Flordia with a senior quarterback and all that talent, you knew they were the cream of the east, TN was a wild card and SC was a notch below us. In the west, Auburn and LSU, with proven qbs were ahead of us as well. Arkansas has been a huge surprise. Going in, this was a middle of the pack SEC team and thats where we are at. Sure I am not happy losing to Vandy and Kentucky but thats life with a young quarterback no matter how highly touted he is. And if your expecting things to be a lot better next year, I would hold on until we see what we have on the offensive and defensive lines. Great win over Auburn Saturday, enjoy it.

By pdawg

November 13, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this

Nice post Bill but i think it is rather too harsh. I am one of the fans who thinks CMR should shake up his coaching stuff and i am disappointed by the calls of some fans after the win that we are not loyal fans and we dont deserve to celibrate the win. I think as a journalist you should stay out of blogs like this, larshing out at fans no matter how wrong they are i think is not appropriate. FANS WILL ALWAYS BE FANS so do not let things get to you that fast okay. I like the post though only that it is not acceptable from an AJC journalist. From any other fan on this blog it would have been perfect.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 02:52 PM | Link to this

We didn’t beat Auburn by enough points, fire CMR for his play calling, fire Willie for letting them score at all, fire the band director for hurting an Auburn fans feelings for being two minutes too early on the sidelines for the half time show, fire UGA for being too fat to bite another Auburn wide reciever, fire the water guy for not having the gatoraid tub ready to dump on the coach after the game, fire Munson just for the heck of it.

There finnally off my chest, I feel so much better. Now I have joined the Dark Side.

By gbm

November 13, 2006 03:01 PM | Link to this

Well, mission accomplished on this one Bill.

By gbm

November 13, 2006 03:01 PM | Link to this

Well, mission accomplished on this one Bill.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 03:02 PM | Link to this

Pdawg, I always said it was okay to critisize I just wanted it to be with less hate and venom. I have pointed out what I saw as problems and admitted that I do not have answers and that I hope CMR and the staff will figure them out. I never said if you critisize you cannot celebrate a win. I have tried to put in more optimism in my comments in the last week due to all the negative comments. I just wanted to lighten it up and I felt we were a few turnovers from being a winning team. Turned out I was right. If I was wrong, I would have admitted it also. I think we take the momentum and take it to the Jackets in a tough fought game but a win by the Dawgs. I am a blind optimistic homer and I admit it, but I also understand the frustration of the Dawg fans that can’t get over losing to Vandy and Ky. With my illness and other illness in my family this year, I have come to realize that football, even my beloved Dawgs, is not as important as faith and family. Celebrate, we have a little less than two weeks to the rivalry. GO DAWGS!!!!!

By AltamahaDawg

November 13, 2006 03:18 PM | Link to this

pdawg, the real problem was , NOBODY ever said that. The only folks getting the “not true fan” treatment were indeed, Not UGA fans. Nobody has ever questioned the loyalty of somebody for questioning calls or staff member in an honest and thoughtful way. All that amounted to was a sidestep of indefencable comments made. I’m still wondering how anyone that chooses to critisize and claim to “know” solutions are well withing their rights, but those that just try to be realistic are deemed “blind”. Hmm. A fans perspective? More like a few fans perspective. As I said before, most people questioning the wisdom of the blanket, categoric, second guessing of professionals have been far , far less insulting that those who can’t pass on a chance to turn anything and everything into a forum of how this team is ruining their lives.

Bill was correct in that there are both extremes, but seem to me he was preaching to the minority. In fact I dont think I have ever heard anyone actually claim coaches were perfect or that nothing was wrong, but dozens and dozens of folks have been in here demanding blood because there expectations were not meet by a college football team they choose to follow. And damn anyone for not feeling the same personal anger.

By War Eagle

November 13, 2006 03:19 PM | Link to this

I believe DisguntlyTiger GAVE the points…I have found out the real reason for the lopsided Dawg win. In 2004, CMR put 45 points on the board against LSU, who had a very talented football team, guess who was DC, Will Muschamp??..Coach Richt has his number, Auburn had the wrong coach in the wrong place!!! HUMOR …congrats again on a big win for UGA..

By Fire Richt Guy

November 13, 2006 03:24 PM | Link to this

Well, I have to say I feel a lot better about the future of UGA football today.

It could even be possible to turn this nightmare into a 9-4 season!

I will keep my fire MR comments to myself after such an amazing win by the Dawgs.

Richt, Martinez, Callaway, and Eason need to follow this up with a win against Tech though.

Changes still need to be made but even I can admit that catching the football, poor offensive line play, and horrific play by the safeties may have cost this team more losses this year than the coaches gameplans.

GO DAWGS!!! BEAT THE NERDS PLEASE!!!

By gdawginkalamazoo

November 13, 2006 04:23 PM | Link to this

Fire Richt Guy, You’re actually a Dawg fan? I thought you were a poser gator, techie, aubie adding fuel to the fire.

I think 9-4 when we do it will be great. I think CMR and staff have learned a lot this year and we knew it would be tough with the QB situation. Now I hope we take this and build on it.

Damn we destroyed Auburn, broke their dreams for a BCS bid, ruined their season, effed them up good for the year. I guess Tommy should have been working on a game plan instead of that playoff system he has been dreaming up! GO DAWGS!

By AltamahaDawg

November 13, 2006 04:48 PM | Link to this

or that stupid commercial he is in. clik clak

By GREG

November 13, 2006 04:55 PM | Link to this

MY SH$$ WAS THE DIFFERENCE!!!!!WE DOWNED THE BALL WITH 5 MINUTES TO GO ON THE 8 YARD LINE!!!!LOL!!!!!

By War Eagle

November 13, 2006 05:01 PM | Link to this

Why you knocking CTT? COACH RICHT WAS ON WHEATIES BOX PLUS SEVERAL OTHER OUTSIDE AGENDA`S??? I GUESS IT SHOWS????,

By Bill King

November 13, 2006 05:06 PM | Link to this

My job on this blog is to be a UGA fan. It isn’t written as an objective journalist.

By Big Dawg

November 13, 2006 05:15 PM | Link to this

To: Brett

I don’t know what happened after the UAB game, but ever since then, we have been practically nonexistent with only a few spurts of potential here and there?

The answers are many, but one of the things that happened in the UAB game was this team’s on field defensive leader getting hurt(MLB James Jackson). After he got hurt the spirited play of the defense all but disappeared. Next was all the injuries/suspensions of Offensive Linemen that contributed to the inconsistency of the offense, which led to turnovers and left the defense on the field way too much. Lack of intensity and concentration of receivers and the wearing of gloves (which by the way makes it harder to catch the ball). Poor play calling/time management at times and unwilling to make adjustments to what the other team was doing. These are only a few of the reasons for this team losing 4 games that they could and should have won.

By the way it was a Great Win and it shut up the Auburn Grad who works for me. It also has quited down the five GT Grads who work for me as well, so I am doubly pleased that our Dawgs won.

Go Dawgs

By Bibble

November 13, 2006 05:40 PM | Link to this

The image posted on the main page of Kregg Lumpkin giving an Auburn LB a stiff-arm facial is nice. It may be wishful thinking, but I’d love to see him get 20 carries a game next year. We have a 5-star RB that everyone else wanted, let’s use him. He seemed to get stronger and more effective as the game went on.

By Dorsey Hill

November 13, 2006 06:33 PM | Link to this

I agree that any fan or any college football observer serious or casual has the right to make any comment whatsoever regarding the players or coaches at UGA. However, simply because you have an opinion doesn’t make it correct nor does it make it worthy of someone else’s time. Usually the opinions of fans are completely worthless. A wise man once said: “As a coach, if you listen to the fans it won’t be long before you are sitting with them.” With this in my let me say that those who are critical of this caoching staff in any way are simply put, morons. Just look at the objective facts. Since Coach Richt has been at UGA he has coached 76 games. In only 2 of those were we down by more than 10 going into the fourth quarter. And those 2 teams were a combined 27- 1. (Auburn in ‘04 and LSU in ‘03.) Now if you have at a minimum a functioning brain stem you will see, via facts not opinions, that such a feat is awesome. I challenge anyone to find a similar accomplishment over the same period of time. To have a chance to win 74 of 76 is simply incredible. As to Martinez let me say this: towards the end of last year we had Golston and Anderson hurt quite a bit. Our entire defense revolves around dominant tackles and safeties and so we gave up some points and yards no doubt. This year we have 2 safeties that are not coming up and making plays in the running game. On Saturday I saw Lester get 4 yards after contact by Battle. That’s not coaching. That is a limitation of talent. If TD or Blue were back there Lester would have gone backward on contact. When we get solid play in the middle and teams have to go east/west we kill them. When they can go north-south we struggle. When Banks and Jones are back there next year bustin’ heads then we call talk about whether Martinez is doing the job. Given the limitations that we have in talent this year I think he has done just fairly well. Against the two teams that we must beat every year (UF and AU) we have played very good defense. And after putting up 37 against Auburn I’m guessing no one is dying to hire Muschamp like they were last week.

By SamoanDawg

November 13, 2006 08:16 PM | Link to this

WarEagle.. I guess we all ate our wheaties before the game. It looked like it energized the dawgs.

CMR put 45 points on the board against LSU, who had a very talented football team, guess who was DC, Will Muschamp??..Coach Richt has his number, Auburn had the wrong coach in the wrong place!!! That’s funny, maybe you’re right about that. Good luck in the Iron bowl. Oh yeah, it looks like Caleb King might be heading to Athens. AU is loaded w/Lester and Tate.

By SamoanDawg

November 13, 2006 08:24 PM | Link to this

I gave Tra Battle 44 bucks and a chicken leg to whack Reggie Ball in the head with it. Make him forget to count to 4.

By War Eagle

November 13, 2006 09:01 PM | Link to this

Samoan Dawg,Calcb King will be a Dawg possible next week.If UGA had lost he would committed this week. CTT told he he would probably be redshirted and E. Davis of Florida committing was the end of him at Auburn, he does have some academic issues, hopes he works them out.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 09:12 PM | Link to this

Duh Bill, I could tell you were not being objective. I don’t know what they are paying you, but it aint worth it to suc up to em.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 09:20 PM | Link to this

Bill, come back from the Dark Side.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 09:28 PM | Link to this

As Reptile lady relative said to me yesterday, YOU COULD SEE IT, EVERYONE SAID THAT gEORGIA NOW HAS A LEADER! We now have the glue that’ll hold the team together and is the leader. I’ve, as most of you know, backed Stafford from the git go and boy! did it hurt to watch him make those turnovers, fumble and git the cow chips knocked out of him. But when he laid that ball in there and it wasn’t dropped, the light came on. You’ve all read what his team mates said about him and not one said “for a freshman”. Tunuta(sp?) will give him fits and come with every “D” know to mankind, trying to cause a mistake. he probably will but I’m looking forward to the head game that’ll be played that day. A couple of things for sure I predicit. 1. Our “O” will see some of the Teck “D” thrown back at us because they’ll be aware that MS can run the ball. 2. On “O”, the bugs will try to pick on Tra Battle with Calvin. The Dawgs will win by 15. Stafford will score twice at least. There’s my pick and I’ll stay with it all the way.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 09:35 PM | Link to this

Oh and Bill, welcome back to being a Dawg fan, which coach do you want to fire now. I just want to know because of your fire Willie, Eason and Callaway on 11/5/06. I also want to know why you have not apologised to me for your direct attack on 11/10/06, when you said my idea of a fairweather fan was not facing reality or letting someone critisize when I agreed to both your statements on that day before you attacked me. I think you are a coward. When I am wrong I admit it. Guess they did not teach that to you at UGA. Thank God I matriculated after you. I don’t have the long range weather forcast for you for the Tech game so I can not help you out. You are more pathetic than Carter, he hates us yet you claim to love us. Get your love on the love train and get out of the station or go back, read my posts and admit that you are wrong. The truth will set you free.

By Cuz

November 13, 2006 09:41 PM | Link to this

Buck cmon, Dawgs by 17.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 10:12 PM | Link to this

Altamaha Dawg, I’ve got to take issue with your statement that the “sprint draw” or threat there of was the reson the QB draws worked. Got to disagree. We came out in 3 and 4 WR sets. “spread set”. Au defenders were spread from sideline to sideline. The middle was wide open because AU DIDN’T PUT A SPY ON STAFFORD! MR gave him the go ahead to audible to the QB draw when he saw the middle open like that. It wasn’t the set of the TB, it was the receivers spread across the field and no spy sitting there in the middle to follow the QB. The 4 and some time 5 receivers set is what MR is shooting for. he just doesn’t have enough receivers dto do it yet

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 13, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

Cuz, if I change my point spread, will that not HEX!! the Dawgs?

By Mikey

November 14, 2006 12:33 AM | Link to this

Auburn guy checking in: Just want to say congrats to Georgia for playing a great game!

This was another instance in this great rivalry when the visiting team comes in as a big underdog and whips the home team. Really weird series!

Oh yeah; forget that DisgustedTiger dude. I think he’s a Bama fan in drag. We Auburn folks are proud of Coach Tuberville and the fine staff he’s assembled here at Auburn. They’ve got a lot more years and a lot more wins ahead of them at Auburn.

One more thing: Go Dawgs, WRECK TECH!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 14, 2006 04:17 AM | Link to this

Mikey, on my way out thr door but wanted you to know from this Dawg that your post was appreciated. From my standpoint, I’ll always remember the game for a reason different from the usual. Not your ranking or the score or the fact of the visiting team winning, no, memories of the game will always the coming out party of Matthew Stafford. That’s not negative against your players, it’s just his talent to step to the front of the Dawg line. Again, thanks for the post with class.

By gdawginkalamazoo

November 14, 2006 08:08 AM | Link to this

Mikey, Yeah go figure in this series. Thanks for the nice post along with the other class post from Auburn fans on here. Very different outcome than I expected, the ball finally bounced (or flew) our way. Good luck giving the thumb to Bama.

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 14, 2006 09:23 AM | Link to this

kalamazoo, just got back, haven’t had a chance to talk at ya lately but hope everything “Rocking & Rolling” with you. You gota number for the 25th? I’m riding with 15 up, DAWGS! you decided yet?

By godawg

November 14, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

6:09. WOOF!

By Buck Cochran in the NW

November 14, 2006 12:04 PM | Link to this

godawg, what’s a 6:09.WOOF! ? a radio station? Anybody have a problem with Joe T playing the 1st play in his last game at Georgia? I don’t.

By GREG

November 14, 2006 12:09 PM | Link to this

WHO GIVES A SH$$ ABOUT ALL THESE AUBURN FANS ON HERE!!!!GREAT GAME GUYS AND ALL THAT CRAP..I LOVED THE TONE ALL YOU FU$$$ HAD LAST WEEK WITH THE “hey guys yall will play a good game,it’s still a rivalry game and were just having a national championship type year!!!!LOL!!!!!!!WE EXPOSED YOUR SORRY A$$$$ AND I’M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT!!!!!WE SUCK AND KILLED YALL AND DOWNED THE BALL WITH 5 MINUTES TO GO ON AUBURNS 8 YARD LINE!!!PLEASE DONT HAVE PITY ON A TEAM THAT WILL BE RIGHT BACK IN THE THICK OF EVERYTHING NEXT YEAR!!!WHERE’S YOUR FUTURE AT QB???????LOL!!!!!!WORRY ABOUT THE BAMA GAME AND GO ON THERE BLOG AND SYMPATHIZE WITH THEM!!!!!37-22 AGIANST UGA IS THE TRUTH YOU IDIOTS!!!

By I-DOG

November 14, 2006 02:03 PM | Link to this

Dorsey Hill:

Thats a good point about dominant D-Tackles and Safeties. I handn’t thought of that. The jury is still out on Martinez. Great play by his side of the ball against FL and Auburn, but just as many poor performances as well.

Altamaha Dawg:

I agree that running up the middle over and over against KY wouldn’t jave worked. I was actually thinking of other games. There are times we are successful running up the middle for 5-6 yards on almost every play and we do that for a series and then we COMPLETLEY go away from it.

I am not one who thinks Richt NEEDS someone else calling the plays, I just think his tendancy is to have an open offense (which is fine), but I’d like to see him take what the D gives.

Lets sign him to another extension and keep supporting! Go Dawgs GATA against GT and lets go into that Peach Bowl with our heads held high and then win the SEC again next year!

By matt in ashburn

November 15, 2006 02:10 PM | Link to this

Just beat UF. For the love of god, just beat UF.