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DEL.ICIO.USNot great, but good enough
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
OK, it’s a given. Georgia has trouble defending spread offenses. Unless it’s a one-trick-pony spread offense dominated by a guy named Tebow.
Unfortunately, on Saturday Troy’s spread looked more like the passing equivalent of West Virginia against us than it did Florida, racking up the most offensive yards (488) against Georgia since that Sugar Bowl meeting with the Mountaineers.
But while the Bulldogs certainly didn’t have an easy time against the Trojans, the game wasn’t one that left fans fretting like some of our earlier shaky wins. It was a mixed bag of positives and negatives:
Georgia, for a change, didn’t come out flat for one of these games. The Dawgs started the game enthusiastic. They just weren’t focused, resulting in two early fumbles that dissipated some of that energy and meant the defense was on the field a lot of time early on and got a little tired of defending all those dink-and-dunk screen passes Troy was throwing.
On the positive side, the two fumbles resulted in only three points and Georgia had three sacks and two interceptions. On the negative side, the Bulldogs gave up several first down conversions in third-and-long situations and a couple of long touchdown passes.
On the positive side, Georgia moved the ball pretty well most of the time, Knowshon Moreno was terrific (if you’ve got to have your first fumble of the season, the way to make up for it is to come back with your team’s longest TD run in 10 years) and Matthew Stafford completed some sharp downfield passes. On the negative side, Stafford threw an interception in the end zone that wasted a Georgia drive, the Dawgs had a poor day converting on third down and they had to settle for too many field goals, especially considering defense isn’t Troy’s forte.
On the positive side, Troy return specialist and future NFL-er Leodis McKelvin didn’t play that big a part in the game. On the negative side, he didn’t need to. Georgia’s directional (aka shank) punts to avoid him and likewise our mixture of angled and pooch kickoffs resulted in Troy getting great field position even without him having long returns. On kickoffs, why we refuse to go for the end zone continues to baffle. As Kevin Butler put it after the game, if you’re scared of a long return, why not make them return it 105 yards?
Overall, as Coach Mark Richt said, the Dawgs played good enough to win. Which in a game like this is never a lock. The most positive aspect of the game for Georgia fans continued to be the play of Knowshon Moreno. Not only does he give Georgia a superb offensive weapon and an on-the-field spark plug, he’s a pure pleasure to watch.
OTHER THOUGHTS ON THE GAME: After his TD reception, Sean Bailey picked up an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for tossing the ball to a Troy player instead of an official. The Dawgs just need to come to the realization that after the end-zone celebration in Jacksonville, they’re marked men and anything short of Boy Scout behavior is going to draw a flag the rest of this season. … Wasn’t it just a year ago that some grandstand observers of the Dawgs were opining that the toss-sweep was an archaic play that had no place in today’s football? It looked Saturday like the toss-sweep to Moreno was Georgia’s most effective running play. … Missed tackles continued to plague the Dawg defense Saturday. … Georgia’s offensive line, which didn’t get any flags against Florida, drew some costly penalties against Troy. Hope they got it out of their system. … The Dawgs’ greatest success defensively came when they pressured the quarterback. Unfortunately, too much of the time he wasn’t pressured at all and some of our linebackers stood around waiting to see what he was going to do instead of attacking. … Stafford generally had good protection all day. In fact, sometimes it was too good, exacerbating his tendency to hold on to the ball too long before passing, forcing receivers to have to wait for the ball.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING, PART 1: The Trojans deserve credit for continuing to play hard in the fourth quarter, but their coaching staff looked really bush-league calling three time-outs in the last 30-odd seconds in order to score a meaningless touchdown against our scrubs. I liked what one fan yelled: “What, have you got money on it?” It also wasn’t cool that on the obvious last play of the game, when Stafford was taking a knee, Troy felt it necessary to knock him to the ground. You got the feeling this game meant more to them than they admitted beforehand when they maintained they were more concerned with winning the Sun Belt title.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING, PART 2: When Stafford, who earlier had ceded the QB spot to Joe Cox, trotted on the field with 5 seconds left in the game, a lot of fans wondered if Richt was P.O’d at the Troy tactics and was going to have Stafford launch one toward the end zone. Nope, he just took a knee. So what the heck was he doing out there, risking possible (if improbable) injury?
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By rdbdawg
November 4, 2007 6:32 PM | Link to this
as on fan next to me put it, probably just letting the winning QB be on the field for the victory…but other than that I have no clue.
By RxDawg
November 4, 2007 6:46 PM | Link to this
Maybe there was a close call in the center to QB exchange w/ Cox or something. Who knows? I was wondering how Bailey got the unsportsman. On the radio it didnt seem like he did much or they didnt really explain it. But yeh, we are marked men now.
By SonuvaDawg
November 4, 2007 6:58 PM | Link to this
I’ll take the “W” any day. Let’s put this one to bed and move on to AUBURN- there’s gonna be a WAR between the hedges next week!!
By GW
November 4, 2007 7:22 PM | Link to this
Please bring the heat on Cox. Run straight ahead and throw the ball downfield against Auburn. Their defense won’t let you get wide or allow dink and dunk passing.
By Lee
November 4, 2007 7:47 PM | Link to this
A few observations:
One of my pet peeves and one of the things I think Richt ought to work on is the stupid penalties such as Bailey tossing the ball to a defender and getting popped with a 15 yarder. One of these days, boneheaded penalties like that are going to cost Ga a game. I’ve already seen first downs called back because of it. It’s just a matter of time before a game winning TD will be nullified.
Stupid penalties, part 2. We’re already ceding the 30 yard line on kickoffs. Why give them another 15 yards because of a penalty?
I agree with Kevin Butler about the kick offs. I know we have people with the leg, why not use it?
Funny you should talk about “all those dink and dunk screen passes” Troy was throwing. He11, that’s all GA did for the 1st half of the season.
Why I’m not a coach…. I would have put Moreno in there one more time to break 200 yds. Of course, if he got hurt, it would have been the dumbest coaching move ever.
I can’t fault Troy for fighting for that last touchdown. They’re playing for respect at that point and a 10 point loss to the #10 team in the nation sounds a lot better than a 17 point loss.
By run
November 4, 2007 7:57 PM | Link to this
even if the other backs get health, stay with one back, Moreno
By Cal
November 4, 2007 8:03 PM | Link to this
Stafford came back in because as Munson put it on the radio Richt wanted a sure handed QB in there. I don’t know if there was almost a botch on the snap with Cox in there or if he just didn’t want to risk it but take it for what it’s worth.
By War Eagle
November 4, 2007 8:21 PM | Link to this
The polls must have forgot Auburn played Florida, they did not demote Ohio State,(Kent State), LSU, (Middle Tenn) or Bama(Houston) after their wins . Polls are criminal, don`t mean nothing, just a gauge on news media opinions.
By bigdave
November 4, 2007 8:29 PM | Link to this
1 good. after throwing lots of screens or passes to the RB in the flat, stafford made some great fakes to take shots down the field. he’d fake to the flat then hit, or nearly hit, a wide open WR. great play calling and execution.
1 bad. our play clock management is still just plain bad. why we wasted a time out on a punt from the 50 in the 2nd qtr is unacceptable. if we’re not set can’t we just take the penalty, move back a few yds, and then kick? i think we waste at least 1 time out every game and sometimes it hurts us, like it did against SC earlier this year. overall: a game to be expected. the real fun starts this weekend.
By Mr. Jefferson
November 4, 2007 8:33 PM | Link to this
Thus saith The Lord: Pastor Richt will pay for humiliating Florida against Auburn. The good pastor seems to have forgotten his scripture: You always reap what you sow. Don’t be surprised if Auburn wins big. Coaching football seems merely to be a platform for Pastor Richt to spread the word. On behalf of the rest of the SEC: Praise the Lord!
By Dogforlife
November 4, 2007 8:36 PM | Link to this
They put Stafford in to have a sure-handed quarterback?!?!
There was five freakin’ seconds left. Assuming for the sake of argument that it was physically possible for a) Ga. to fumble b) Troy to recover c) the clock to stop despite Troy having no TOs left d) and Troy to get another play and score a touchdown all in five seconds, even with the PAT they would still be 3 points behind and no time left on the clock!
In other words, it was impossible for UGA to lose at that point. So there was no need for Stafford to be anywhere near the field.
By Mikey
November 4, 2007 8:45 PM | Link to this
We got the job done-period. Let’s move on and get ready for AU.
I say regardless of Brown’s status, give the plainsmen a healthy dose of Special K !
Go Dawgs !!! GATA !!!
By v-dawg
November 4, 2007 8:46 PM | Link to this
I was just watching Eagles game on TV and when Reggie Brown introduced himself he said he was from Carrolton H.S. and not UGA. All the other players stated the college that they played for except Brown. What gives?
By 2N4YEARS
November 4, 2007 9:04 PM | Link to this
Cox had to go to the restroom, so Stafford was his only option. j/k Heck, I don’t know what was going on. He was probably the nearest one to the sideline.
By Clete
November 4, 2007 9:04 PM | Link to this
Reggie was just giving The C-Town some props.
By v-dawg
November 4, 2007 9:22 PM | Link to this
There’s more to it than him giving his high school some love. If anybody knows what’s up, let’s in on it.
By Big Dawg
November 4, 2007 9:25 PM | Link to this
This weekends game against the Tigers is going to be a close hard fought game, but if our Dawgs play the way they are capable of playing then we will win. We are the better team overall but Auburn has really shown great improvement as the season has unfolded as well.
Go Dawgs
By donkus maximus
November 4, 2007 9:44 PM | Link to this
I have heard several NFL players use their high schools in introductions over the years, one even used his middle school last year, I think they are just trying to be different, I don’t think it was meant as a slight to UGA
By Mike
November 4, 2007 10:01 PM | Link to this
I heard that Reggie had a falling out with the program. He started doing that at the start of last season.
By Mike
November 4, 2007 10:03 PM | Link to this
Reggie Brown gives the name of his high school every time. I know there was a falling out but I dont know the specifics.
By Potato Dawg
November 4, 2007 10:05 PM | Link to this
This Georgia team is special. These next 3 years are going to be fun. And a word on Knowshawn Moreno, “He’s not Hershel Walker but he is Walter Patton!” With Stafford’s arm and Moreno’s legs were are going to score some points.
By jake
November 4, 2007 10:13 PM | Link to this
This is the third time that Reggie Brown has done that.It is obvious that for some reason he has not much love for UGA.Somebody please tell us why.
By Hines Ward
November 4, 2007 10:47 PM | Link to this
Hines Ward in the Superbowl a couple of years ago did the same thing! He saud his high school. What’s up?
By Cuz
November 4, 2007 10:51 PM | Link to this
Is Walter Patton, Georgeie Patton’s younger brother who broke all VMI records? Dawgs wanta know.
By Cuz
November 4, 2007 10:58 PM | Link to this
If we are so paranoid that every time a Bulldawg player gives props to his high school we flip out, then get some therapy and get the he double L off this blog so we can talk football.
By a REAL fan
November 5, 2007 12:24 AM | Link to this
Reggie is from Ga. Reggie went to Ga. Reggie remembers his roots. What the heck is wrong with Reggie stating he is from Carrollton every now and then-or for three weeks straight?
This is not a slight. Quit reading something into nothing………
Does it help this year’s team?
By Denver Dog
November 5, 2007 1:27 AM | Link to this
Too bad we couldn’t get Clarence Kay, Odell Thurman, and Bernard Williams to do that too!
Who cares, we all know where he went, it’s listed on his roster where he went, and it really doesn’t matter that much. I guess, if we would just give them a degree instead of making them earn it, they would feel different.
By innocent bystander
November 5, 2007 3:15 AM | Link to this
I don’t think it was the toss sweep that fans were complaining about last year Bill.But you have access to more fan complaints than I do. I think it was the sprint draw.History is against us. It’s hard to beat Auburn 2x in a row. They are out for revenge and Sanford doesn’t necessarily give us an edge in this series. But we can win. If our defense plays in position and wraps up I think our offense will break through enough to win. Auburn fans made a lot about Cox’ gimpy ankle last year. He wants vindication.
By Call it Like it is
November 5, 2007 7:22 AM | Link to this
Dawg fans.
WAKE UP!
YOU WILL NOT WIN THE EAST!
HA!
By DawgNLville
November 5, 2007 7:52 AM | Link to this
You guys watch too much Pro Football. Sunday afternoons are for watching replays of old UGA games and preparing for the next tailgate. Once a kid leaves Sanford Stadium they can do whatever the heck they want!
DnL
By G'ville Gator
November 5, 2007 8:05 AM | Link to this
I saw where UGA’s graduation rate was an impressive 52% for its entire athletic program. Keep up the great work Damon! I’m sure the football program’s rate is 45%.
CMR, if you combine the 45% plus let’s say that another 2% that go onto the NFL (of course, Paul Oliver does not help this statistic), then 53% of the team would be without a degree by the end of their Senior Year.
CMR, what do you tell the parents of that 53% group that did not graduate? Being the caring coach as you are, do you give them career coachng advice such as cleanup on Aisle 4 or would you like to biggie size your order or welcome to wal-mart.
Go GATORS!!!
By DawgNLville
November 5, 2007 8:22 AM | Link to this
G’ville Gator - C’mon. We only beat you once every 10 years. Are you really so lame as to pick on Graduation rates? Please. Put the butt whoopin’ to bed and concentrate on South Carolina. The Dawgs should be in your rear view mirror - waving the victory flag. If you want to complain to some - go talk to Urban Crier!
DnL
By D Ellis
November 5, 2007 8:29 AM | Link to this
Dear G-Ville Gator….how is it looking down there near the bottom of the East? What say that again…I can’t hear you from all the way down there….HUH????? Speak Louder…..oh him…..yeah he’s from New Jersey….you probably saw his liscence tag alot a couple of weeks ago but it went by so fast you couldn’t make it out….and Tony Joiner’s girlfriend called…..her car is impounded again…Any volunteers?
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 8:30 AM | Link to this
UGAY continues to make stupid mistakes, like the Sean Bailey move by tossing the ball to the Troy Defender and getting 15 yards. These penalties are going to cost you in the long run.
Troy is a solid program, but they are no Auburn or Florida and played you tough. To listed to Sanford Stadium on Saturday you would have thought you were playing for a national title.
UGAY has their work cut out for them between now and the end of the season and if CMR continues to allow his team to create careless penalties, which we all hope he does, then UGA will continue to be a below average program. Go ahead and taunt, I am sure AU and KY will take the higher road.
Oh yeal, if you think AU and KY are going to play you soft and roll over and play dead, you have another thing coming. They have nothing to lose, I mean nothing, so they are going to bring the house.
You also have in idea how close your dumb #$# coach came to have another Miami vs. Florida Atlantic situation break out during the Florida game. If that had been Spurrier, he would have sent a Thug out there to start a fight and it would have been all over for UGA in 2007 and possibly 2008, but keep up the good work, because there is nothing more hilarious than a below average team attempting to act they are football Gods.
Every major sports journal from east to west is calling the CMR move the dumbest move of the century and just galvanizes the reason FSU let him go.
Some additional notes:
Spurrier still owns you (note his previous sting at UF and USC-2007)
UT stepped on your face this year.
UGAY has not won a national title since 1980, the one and only national title.
Bobby knew what he was doing when he let CMR leave Florida State.
CMR has Athens so snowed it is not even funny.
UGAY is the most arrogant, overrated, undertalented and under-coached program in the nation and the taunting on Saturday confirms why everyone from California to Georgia laughs when you mention a Bulldog fan.
You may have beat Florida this year, but the Gators have alot more class than UGAY and still own 15 of the last 18 meetings.
Win some national titles, show some class and you might get some respect, but until then your program is a joke and an embarassment to the state of Georgia.
By Gators will remember...
November 5, 2007 8:40 AM | Link to this
You call UF a one trick pony offense?How absurd and arrogant can one be?Take Moreno out of the mix and the dawgs couldn’t beat UF(or Troy). Oh, and we beat Troy 59-31 with that one-trick pony offense-how did you do?
By Buckle Up
November 5, 2007 8:47 AM | Link to this
Was it good enough…last week yes…this week not even close. I expected a bit of a lack luster performance after the UF game. Now the D must get nasty. This will be the best D UGA has faced and based on the poor numbers McFadden and others have put up on AU’s D Stafford and the receivers are going to have to make plays down the field to win. Let’s Hunker Down Dawgs and finally beat UF & AU int he same year!!
By GVille Gator
November 5, 2007 8:51 AM | Link to this
Hey D Ellis, you mentioned “liscense” in your comment….did you mean “license”? Show off that UGA B.S. “degree”…hey if I was an employer, I’d hire you (flippin burgers).
You said look way down there….all the way down there…not sure what you meant but you being a DAWG you know that all DAWGs love to lick way down there…you know, their Bottoms!
Now write “license” for me 20 times!!
By D Ellis
November 5, 2007 8:56 AM | Link to this
Mike Bobo-It’s ok to still be bitter…..we forgive you. You are either a sore bitter UF fan….or a sore bitter Tech fan. Either one you are sore and bitter. You post nonsense. But UGA fans everywhere forgive you ol bitter one.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT Loser
November 5, 2007 8:59 AM | Link to this
Mike Bobo 17 INT, Sounds like you have some unresolved childhood issues. Did a UGA bully beat you up and take your lunch money? I love how those who support REAL loser programs can only find comfort in trying to tear down those of kick their butts year after year. Do us a favor and take your medication and then go post on your own teams blog.
By 7-2
November 5, 2007 9:01 AM | Link to this
To :angry mike bobo 17int Whats wrong with you? who is your loser team? Are you mad UGA is winning too many games? are you made we have won two SEC champs in the past 5 years and are continually ranked in the top 10? your email is stupid..look at the history UGA 47 wins UF 37 wins thats the bottom line..
By D Ellis
November 5, 2007 9:08 AM | Link to this
Dear G-Ville Gator-You got me man….Man it must hurt to know that all you can post about is grammar. Man and the flippin burgers comment….oh my gosh I HAVE NEVER read that flippin burger comment on here…EVER….I mean did you patent that one??? PLease tell me how you came up with Flippin Burgers…you mean with your great education and wit and wisdom all you could come up with was “flippin burgers” Your posts echo wisdom and greatness…..
NOW GO WRITE UGA 42 UF 30 20 times for me. UF=LOSERS
By Eric Zeier
November 5, 2007 9:25 AM | Link to this
Mike Bobo — So what you’re saying is, Richt telling his players to celebrate is the dumbest move of the century, but Spurrier sending a thug out to intentionally start a fight would have been a brilliant move? I wish I took Gator Logic 101 in college — was Spurrier the teacher?
Gators will remember — Yes, you’re probably right, if you took away our first, second, AND third string running backs, we might have had a hard time beating UF. We would also have had trouble if you took away our whole offensive line. But at least if ONE of our players has a boo-boo on his shoulder, we don’t go into full cry-baby mode. Depth is a wonderful thing.
By AltamahaDawg
November 5, 2007 9:31 AM | Link to this
Bill, the UGA offensive line was penalized against UF. A false start down close to the goal. However, I think it was all a set up to give Moreno the extra yards to dance his way in.
By I-DOG
November 5, 2007 9:45 AM | Link to this
Call it like it is:
You may end up being right that UGA will not win the East. However, as a fan… it is great to have the title within reach if we can beat Auburn this weekend.
The team you follow is out of contention for any championship in 07 while UGA is vying for one. Unless you are a TN or LSU fan
By I-DOG
November 5, 2007 9:50 AM | Link to this
G-Ville Gator. flipping burgers. When you are a fan of the Florida Felons, how can you talk smack?
Did you see where Channing Crowder admitted that he did not know where England was on a map? He admitted it to the national media! He said that he knew that Italy looked like a boot. What is this guy 12? What an embarassment to the Florida program.
This is the same program that had a team captain commit a felony on Wed and was on the field playing for the Gators on Saturday night. He still has yet to miss a down for this transgression. How can you feel good about that?
By dd
November 5, 2007 9:53 AM | Link to this
Bobo, How sore of a loser can you be? Who is Florida to talk about class? CMR is a class act and he has shown it over and over in his tenure here. Just get over UGA beating the Gators, after all, it’s a rarity in th elast 17 years. Before that, not so much! An SEC title is what we are going for and you are sorry you don’t have a chance. BTW, lets leave out the “UGAY” comments until our players are caught smooching on the sidelines like yours against UT.
By I-DOG
November 5, 2007 10:02 AM | Link to this
Gators will rememember:
Even FL fans admit that the FL offense is predictable in 07 and is essentially a one trick pony. There was an internet joke rolling around that showed a twister game board changed to the FL offense. You spin the dial and land on either Tebow run left, Tebow run right, Tewbow up the middle, or reverse to Harvin to pick the play UF will run. It was created by a FL fan as a joke, but like all good jokes it had some truth behind it.
Mike Bobo 17. You had so much innacurate info that it is hard to even begin to address your post.
First, UGA is ranked in the top 10 IN NOVEMBER. Average programs don’t finish in the top 10 five out of the last six years (which UGA has a chance to do).
Everyone from CA back East and the national media is calling Richt’s move against FL stupid? I saw three sportscaster on ESPN this week discuss it calling it genius. They gushed like schoolgirls about how much ethical capital Richt has and how it fired up his team without meaning any disrespect to FL.
You may have a different take as a blind UGA basher. We understand that the Richt era is a difficult time for you, with UGA beating FL and being in the top 10 and in the hunt for the SEC title.
Get your videos of the 1995 season out and relive the glory days of UGA mediocrity to make yourself feel better.
By boots
November 5, 2007 10:14 AM | Link to this
It seems that these blogs degress within 20 posts to Florida or Tech idiots writing about someone’s mother. You have some Tech geek writing as a Hokie, some Florida redneck writing as a Florida redneck and then a Gamecock writing about his team being a dynasty. There is no shortage of stupidity in this world. Let Carter Strickland write a blog and have it be targeted as the blog for these idiots. The rest of us can talk football on the other blogs.
By Mike
November 5, 2007 10:16 AM | Link to this
Listen up Gators will remember - We beat your Dumb a$$ .Thats how we did. You beat Troy worse than we did but, we beat YOU.
By Mekvertikleiben
November 5, 2007 10:37 AM | Link to this
Bill
I understand your frustration with our kick-off strategy. Richt said after the game he doesn’t want to second guess an assistant. Fair enough, but a Head Coach should recognize when a strategy is flawed and provide a logical recommendation for altering the game plan. Kevin Butler is absolutely correct… KICK THE FLIPPIN BALL IN THE ENDZONE - PLEASE!!!!!!
Here are some quick hitters for the AU game.
A.) The Tigers D completely shut down McFadden & Jones (combined rushing yards of 67), so this game rests in the hands of Stafford and our WRs.
B.) Pound Cox into submission and force turnovers.
C.) Stafford plays like a Heisman candidate, which means making the right calls at the LOS, delivering accurate balls and not throwing any INTs.
By GADAWG47
November 5, 2007 11:01 AM | Link to this
Well it was a win, but a very sloppy win. Our young D was exposed. Martinez did a poor job of adjusting to the SCREEN PASS. The SCREEN PASS was the only offensive weapon the Trojans had and they still racked up 350+ passing yards against our defense!
The score should have been 55 UGA and 27 Troy. Old Mike Bobo was at his greedy ways again. UGA had the ball 2cd and 4 on the Troy 13 yard line and what does he do…..call 2 pass plays. What was the result…field goal. Another bad play call: UGA had the ball in the redzone 1st and 10…Stafford throws an int. These 3 plays take 11 points off the score board and give Troy momentum.
This weekend our D has to step it up and pressure Cox like we pressured Tebow. We need to contain the screen pass and really step up the pass protection.
Gooo Dawgs…Sic em!!!!!
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 5, 2007 11:02 AM | Link to this
Dawgs looked bad on Saturday… I’ll still take the W though. Certainly CMR and his staff will be drilling the team and teaching them how to avoid the same mistakes next week or the week after that.
I just hope that Arkansas can take care of UT on Saturday!
GO DAWGS!
Oh yeah. Mike Bobo 17 INT, lay off the crack. Eevrything you said in your post was horse sh!t. Among other things, how can you even pretend that the Gators have more class than Richt?
By blake
November 5, 2007 11:20 AM | Link to this
The Dawgs’ offense is getting better every week. I must tip my cap to this young offensive line for the job they’ve done the past two weeks. The big test comes this week against a very solid Auburn group that will bring much intensity to Athens this weekend.\
I know for a face this MIkeBobo 17int charecter is nothing more than bitter Tech fan trying to stir up the pot. Do you dare to argue with me? Didn’t think so. Oh yeah, you forgot to put the y at the end of UGA a couple of times. Man you nerds are sooo creative and witty
By Bobo 17 INT is mouthbreathing toolbag
November 5, 2007 12:24 PM | Link to this
Where oh where to start on the bi-polar rant. I guess UGA should thank you for your continued obsession with the University of Georgia. If you really believe that hate filled rant, you need to be committed.
1) Generalizations are stupid, unless you’ve talked to everybody from “east to west” you have no idea what everybody thought of the episode in Jax which was instigated by the players
2) What Steve Spurrier “owns” is yet another 4 loss minimum season at South Carolina, his third in three years, a losing record verses Mark Richt, an embarressing stint as the Redskins coach, the title of Bill Stanfill’s personal play toy, and the distinction of being yet another coach for the University of Florida to NEVER have an undefeated, unblemished season.
2) UT beat UGA soundly, and lost to UF & Bama & Cal just as soundly.
3) So now we’re just making stuff up as we go? UGA has 2 CONSENSUS national titles, and 5 shared National Titles, but nice try.
4) Clearly FSU has been on the rise since Mark Richt left, what are they now, working on their 7th season in a row not with at least 4 losses? Compared to 15 years finishing in the top 4 with Mark Richt? Yeah, they took a huge step forward when Richt left. What an idiot.
5) We finally agree, a guy with 2 SEC Titles, four top ten finishes and an .800 winning percentage has UGA snowed. UGA is so very happily “snowed”.
6) UF lecturing UGA on class might be the strongest example of irony in the histroy of the world. Win some national titles? 5 won already, but thanks. 15 out of 18? or 1-0 and 47-37-4.
“The gators have more class than UGAY” That’s just priceless.
By Dawgbyte
November 5, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this
Two observations: “Mike Bobo” is 17, or younger. He is a one-trick pony, and I won’t go into what that trick is.
By LaughRiot
November 5, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this
The funniest thing this year is going to be UGA getting blown out back to back by AU and UK, UT losing another SEC game, thus losing the tie with UF… and the MIGHTY GATORS ending up in their second home: The Georgia Dome.
It will be hilarious.
By Hugh Nash
November 5, 2007 1:03 PM | Link to this
Coach Richt will continue to pay for the demonstration in Jacksonville. At some point down the road, a team that already has a poor track record for celebration penalties will get another one at the worst possible moment. Coaches are teachers. Consistency builds trust. A coach must send consistent messages to his players. The shame of it comes from two things: (1) Richt didn’t need to do it to beat Florida. (2) A program with Georgia’s tradition, should not need to resort to bush league tactics to win a game.
OK. For those who disagree, ask the coach. Richt knows he did a foolish thing. Had one punch been thrown, Richt knows his entire team could have been benched for the Troy game.
At Vanderbilt, pushing his celebrating team off of the Vandy logo was Richt’s greatest moment. Jacksonville was his worst.
By JustTheFacts
November 5, 2007 1:16 PM | Link to this
Just the cold, hard facts. Make of them what you will:
COACH W-L Pct CC NCUrban Meyer 65-13 .833 3 1 Mark Richt 68-19 .782 2 0 Philip Fulmer 142-44 .763 2 1 Steve Spurrier 163-53 .755 8 1 Les Miles 58-26 .690 0 0 Nick Saban 97-46 .678 2 1
Tommy Tuberville 103-52 .665 1 0CC = Conference Championships NC = National Championships
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 1:18 PM | Link to this
Eric Zeier
You are an idiot just like the rest of your UGA friends. You have no clue in terms of having class or being a true champion. Your name says it all…”all about nothing.”
Dognation
Call it day and focus on gymnastics, because it is the only sport besides tennis you can excel in.
By Hugh Nash
November 5, 2007 1:28 PM | Link to this
Coach Richt will continue to pay for the demonstration in Jacksonville. At some point down the road a team that already has a poor track record for celebration penalties will get another one at the worst possible moment. Every player on the team learned that celebration penalties are tolerated. In fact, any player now has license to fire the team up with a celebration penalty.
Coaches are teachers, and consistency is the bedrock for teaching. Integrity and consistency are essential for leaders to build trust. Richt’s action in Jacksonville failed on both counts. It’s a shame because Richt didn’t need to do it to beat Florida, and a program with Georgia’s tradition should not need to resort to bush league tactics to win a game.
OK. For those who disagree, ask the coach. Richt knows he did a foolish thing. He knows he must take full responsibility for any “misunderstanding” with his players. Had one single punch been thrown, Richt knows his entire team could have been benched for the Troy game for “bench” participation in a fight.
At Vanderbilt, pushing his celebrating team off of the Vandy logo was Richt’s greatest moment. Jacksonville was his worst. And yes, Bailey deserved the penalty Saturday. What ever happened to the days when Hershel Walker used to hand the ball to the referee? Let’s act like we’ve been there before.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 1:34 PM | Link to this
If UGAY thinks for one moment that they truely have a team contending for a national title in the next few years, they are totally out of their tree.
I might give you the shared title in 1942 (Berryman and Williamson), and even so that only gives one of the oldest football programs in the nation 1.5 national titles in 115 years. Nielsen ratings do not count.
Some misinformed UGAY fans have insinuated that my information is being misguided, well what else is new with Bulldog nation. Your only Concensus National Title was 1980 in most every poll, Nielsen Ratings do not count in college football.
For this program to even think that they can compete with programs like OU, Southern Cal, Florida, OSU, Miami just to name a few is a joke. This is the same program who struggles against Vandy and Troy, and loses to USC and gets their face stepped on by UT.
By the way Fulmer showed alot more class by not running up the score, which he could have done and I would done. I would have kicked your sorry redneck #$# to the curb and stepped on your throat and left you to die. By the way this is what you will be facing in the next 5-7 years with Saban and Spurrier, they will track you down like a Dog….get it?
Your program is based on senseless statistics and where you finish in terms of the top-ten of the BCS, AP or UPI, while other programs are obtaining national titles. Even Florida won their national title last year, but everyone around Athens cannot seem to quit talking about Buck Belue and Lindsey Scott.
Take all the statistics you want to make you feel better, but the bottom line is your program is inconsistent and not improving.
Spurrier said it best after beating you again this year: “it’s not like we beat some powerhouse.” LOL!!
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 5, 2007 1:34 PM | Link to this
Hugh:
Save the drama for your mama. No punches were thrown, the punishment for the teams crime was administered and accepted (no one was benched), and Richt admitted fault for his brilliant move and apologized to Commissioner Slive and the SEC and UF.
He didn’t specifically mention you in his letter, but if it will make you shut up about it, we can pretend he did. You can be part of the SEC or UF. No apology was necessary to the Bulldog Nation because the large majority of us loved it.
Get over it. UF lost. In fact, they had their a-$-$-e-s handed to them. Better luck next year. Tell Urban Meyer to stop running his QB like a Tailback and he might not be hurt for next year’s loss. Imagine that, no celebration and no hurt Tebow, what will the UF fans whine about after the loss?!
By Bill Whithers
November 5, 2007 1:39 PM | Link to this
Looking at JustTheFacts, I guess the UGA-UF rivalry will be back on big-time for the next decade:
COACH W-L Pct CC NC Urban Meyer 65-13 .833 3 1 Mark Richt 68-19 .782 2 0 Philip Fulmer 142-44 .763 2 1 Steve Spurrier 163-53 .755 8 1 Les Miles 58-26 .690 0 0 Nick Saban 97-46 .678 2 1 Tommy Tuberville 103-52 .665 1 0
CC = Conference Championships NC = National Championships
Guess maybe CMR isn’t so bad as some think he is after all.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 1:43 PM | Link to this
Villa Rica DAWG
You dodged a hugh bullet on the your candy ### celebration in Jax, and it could have caused some serious damage, but would we expect less from CMR and an OC who holds the record for most interceptions? No.
It will be interesting to see if any of these Bulldog Bloggers who are riding high now have the guts to come back and comment after a loss to AU, or KY or both.
Go Dogs!!!!
By BrokerDawg
November 5, 2007 1:54 PM | Link to this
I’ll apologize in advance for injecting any intelligence into these blog posts, but in fairness, you can’t compare Meyer, Richt, Miles and Saban’s percentages to Fulmer, Spurrier and Tuberville until the first group have coached another 50 games or so apiece.
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 5, 2007 1:56 PM | Link to this
Yeah Bobo, very interesting indeed. Can’t wait to watch the bloggers reactions…
FREAKING NERD! If you aren’t a tech fan, you sure would fit in great with them. You obviously aren’t satisfied with your own team, so you resort to antagonizing us with your 10 year old rants laced with false “stats” and warped analysis.
By Buck in the NW
November 5, 2007 2:00 PM | Link to this
CMR said after the Reptile game that Stafford audible 60-70% of the plays. I realize that Bill isn’t a Stafford fan, or so it appears that way because of the way he nit pics everything the man does, but if anyone thinks that Matthew Stafford isn’t the key to our winning the AU game, I do wonder what they are smoking…..Muschamp is no dummy and he knows how Ga. has used the screens to protect the “OL” and I believe he’ll force everything into down field passing hoping we can’t complete the throws. Smart gamble but here’s the kicker. Stafford can complete his downfield throws. Check out his TD to pic %. Ask the Reptiles or the Trojans and did that help keep the defences off guard or what. Moreno was able to turn his talent loose, did you see that blur?………A-ville Ranger, I agree, 500 yds is 500 yds no matter how you cut the cake.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 2:04 PM | Link to this
Villa Rica DAWG
Back to your single-wide, cousin Eddie is looking for you, something about the worm farm.
Why do you think you are so angry? Correct, because you know I am right and after you lose to either AU, KY or both it will be back to business as usual.
I bet you did not even say a word after the UT game.
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 5, 2007 2:18 PM | Link to this
Bobo:
Your mama needs you to come up from the basement and put your clothes away. It took her almost an hour to get that ink stain out from where your pocket protector leaked. Oh yeah, she also wants to know what that crusty stuff was on your GT shirt. GO JACK-ITS!
By RedAndCrap
November 5, 2007 2:27 PM | Link to this
What super-talented kid is going to get recruited by a former second-string quarterback or a guy named “Bobo”?
Seriously! You can’t expect the Athens puppies’ QB and WRs to perform like champions if they were recruited by a backup and a loser. “A” coaches recruit “A” players. “B” coaches recruit “C” players.
Hire an “A” who will recruit “A”s.
By D Ellis
November 5, 2007 2:43 PM | Link to this
Florida Sucks
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 2:49 PM | Link to this
I AM IN LOVE WITH COUSIN. I can’t help it…I know it is wrong….but this feeling just won’t go away…I know HE feels the same way. I wish we could move to Alabama where it is ok to marry your male cousin and we could live in peace love and happiness….go jackets.
By Myrtle In Toccoa
November 5, 2007 2:55 PM | Link to this
I told yall ignorent basturds to be ware of Troy and its evil sneaking unChristian ways. And did yall listen at me? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! And they nearly kicked our buts. If we play this pansyasssed against Auburn like we done with Troy Auburn gone but a but whuppin on us you mark Myrtles words and put that in your pipe and smoke it!
GO DAWGS!!
By Myrtle In Toccoa
November 5, 2007 3:01 PM | Link to this
Muschamp aint a Christian. He have a you tube video out on him acussing like there aint no tomorow in the Arkansas game. And he traitruss to. He graduated from UGA and coach defenses in Auburn. He reminds me a heap of Buck Belue who aint a Christian neither. Buck Belue claims at he graduated from UGA and his lying butt aint. He graduated from Valdosters. Muschamp is even less of a Christian in a way though acussing like that on You Tube.
GO DAWGS!
By Dawgbyte
November 5, 2007 3:18 PM | Link to this
WhiteandGold = Mike Bobo 17 = Zero
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 3:43 PM | Link to this
Dawgbyte = Losing Program = ESPN confirming UGA Program as Overrated = 115 Year Old Football Program Going Down the Drain = UF owning 15 of the last 18 Victories.
Amen RedandCrap…Preach the Truth!! UGAY can recruit, but cannot coach.
Les Miles, Nick Saban, and Steve Spurrier can do both and that is what flies all over Athens along with a ton of horse sh#$! UGAY sucks, plain and simple…NO POWERHOSUE IN ATHENS, NEVER HAS BEEN NEVER WILL BE. PERIOD!!!
By Dill
November 5, 2007 3:45 PM | Link to this
To Mike BOBO 17 INT:
Who leads in the Ga FL series? You might want to look that up dumba** before you start running that mouth. We beat you solid and all you can do is show us just how little character you have. What a great role model you must be.
By Spike
November 5, 2007 3:55 PM | Link to this
Where is Gamecock Gary and the “C** of the Walk” and their big mouths after McFadden spanked them and the Ole Ball Coach on national TV? Well, boys???
By Jeff
November 5, 2007 4:02 PM | Link to this
Red and Crap: Maybe you should review the AJC section on UGA recruits for next yr or go to rivals.com. UGA currently has the 2nd best recruiting class going into ‘08. And we aren’t even finished yet!
Mike Bobo 17 INT: I think it’s laughable that you bring up the Spurrier “power” quote, maybe it would be appropriate if UGA wasn’t #10 in the nation & SC, well they just kind of fell off the list. Heard any UGA smacktalk from Spurrier lately that you can quote?
By Eric Zeier
November 5, 2007 4:14 PM | Link to this
Mike Bobo 17 INT: I quiver before the force of your logic. I’m starting to believe that you’re actually a UGA fan trying to make Florida fans look bad, like an agent provocateur. (If you really are a Florida fan, ask the guy in the next cubicle to explain what that means, and tell him to speak s-l-o-w-l-y.)
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 5, 2007 4:24 PM | Link to this
Bobo 17 is a freakin Tech loving DORK who is just trying to rattle our cages. Ignore the little basturd.
From the posts, he was likely some 12 year old super nerd who entered college at GT when most kids his age were back in middle school with their fingers between Sally Sue’s thighs. He is just p** because even the desperate and beastly looking girls at Tech don’t put out to children and the girls his own age don’t put out to nerds. He is completely sh!t outa luck.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 4:24 PM | Link to this
Dill (Pickle)
Your progam is done, just like your name. Check back next week when Auburn steps on your face just like UT. Only someone name Dill would be a UGAY fan. We will see if you have the guts to come back and comment.
Jeff
Here we go again with Scout.com and Rivals.com…all UGAY cares about is dropping names. Win some National Titles then come see me.
Spurrier has his title from UF where is CMR’s title? Oh that’s right, does not have one, nor will he have one until he returns to Miami.
Look, let’s face facts, UGAY is a great training site for coaches who want to move onto bigger and better programs. UGAY is like A or AA baseball.
Eric Zeier
Your name says it all (Cocky Overrated QB from UGAY, who has not produced a winning NFL QB since Tarkenton, who never could win the big one either). Sorry, need to clarify for those UGAY fans that “Big One” refers to the Super Bowl.
Sidenote: just wait for basketball season, which is a total joke at UGAY.
By RedAndCrap
November 5, 2007 4:29 PM | Link to this
Jeff, I can see you’re a real football sophisticate. Since you mentioned Rivals.com, here are their top five as of today:
Notre Dame
Georgia
Alabama
UCLA
Florida State
Wow! Awesome to belong to that group.
The reality is, when a big-time program has the cupboard fully stocked for a couple of years, they may cherry-pick two or three phenomenal players but still not rank very high on Rivals.com. (LSU and Ohio State aren’t even in the top 10.)
Having a top 5 recruiting class just means a lot of high school kids think they’ll be able to (or have been promised they’ll be able to) play in your program as true freshmen.
Also very impressive.
GO PUPPIES!
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 5, 2007 4:36 PM | Link to this
Yeah RedandCrap… We as DAWG fans should be upset that we are recruiting well. That is bad for us…
Dumbass Techies… You wouldn’t know football if it punched you on the tape that holds your glasses together.
By Jeff
November 5, 2007 4:38 PM | Link to this
Mike Bobo 17 INT: How many National Championships has Spurrier won lately? Hmm, since his rather dismal attempt at NFL coaching & his “triumphant” (LMAO) comeback to College FB, the number I get is zero. What do you get?
How many SEC Championships has he won lately? Well, what do you know, the number I get is still zero. I am starting to see a pattern here.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 4:42 PM | Link to this
RedAndCrap calls it like it is. UGAY only talks about recruits and some p**#$# statistics instead of national titles.
How come all the other schools winning national titles (i.e. USC, LSU, UF, OU, Michigan and even OSU) rarely have a top-5 recruiting class?
Oh that’s right….these schools actually have a solid coaching staff and a respectable program. UGAY is overrated and disrespected program, and if not for the AJC no one would even hear of this program.
115 years and nothing to show for it. Sad, really sad.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 5, 2007 4:45 PM | Link to this
Jeff
Spurrier owns you, plain and simple. Run the numbers. He can his and bet your team, or take your team and beat his team.
CMR will never dominate CMR, never.
Villa Rica DAWG
This is not about Tech or any other program. Defend you argument about your program or call it a day. That is all a UGAY fan has, is to attack another program instead of defending their own program. Pathetic.
By Dawgbyte
November 5, 2007 4:46 PM | Link to this
Fellow Dawgs: Do not wrestle with pigs. You will only get yourself dirty and the pigs like getting dirty and they love the body contact.
By Eric Zeier
November 5, 2007 4:47 PM | Link to this
Mike Bobo — It must totally suck to be routed by a team as pathetic as UGA, especially one missing its first- and second-string running backs. Imagine how difficult it must have been for a team of Florida’s talent to lose to such pansies. I feel for you, man. Let me by you a PBR, and start the healing process.
By Jeff
November 5, 2007 4:49 PM | Link to this
Red and Crap: Having a top 5 recruiting class means that these talented players WANT to play at these schools. All 5 of these schools have a storied & successful football program & these players want to be a part of the great tradition & add to that great tradition.
Some of these players may flop & some may be standouts (i.e. Moreno). It happens every season in the transition from HS football to college football as well as it happens from college football to the NFL. That’s the way it goes.
By RedAndCrap
November 5, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this
Villa Rica Puppy, While I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, I think you missed my point. I’ll try to state it in a more simple and direct terms: Rivals.com rankings are meaningless.
Leaving the SEC schools out of it, do you really think the top high school prospects in the country—kids who can play anywhere—are choosing right now to play at Notre Dame, UCLA and Florida State? Really, do you?
That’s more like an all-star list of places NOT to go!
By Dawgbyte
November 5, 2007 4:56 PM | Link to this
Didn’t take the Gators long to get back on here talking trash, did it? Well, with their tiny lizzard brains they have short memories. Let me remind them: 42 - 30 42 - 30 42 - 30
By Jeff
November 5, 2007 4:59 PM | Link to this
Mike Bobo 17 INT: Spurrier (UF Spurrier to be exact) had our number in the past, I agree. But he has hardly “owned” us since his tenure began at SC. Yes, SC won the contest this yr by a mere 4 points against a UGA team that played one of the worst games in recent memory (aside from the TN dibacle). Spurrier is a has been. Have you watched the last few SC games? Number #6 to not even making the top #25 in 3 weeks. He is clearly not the coach he once was.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT continues to make up stuff
November 5, 2007 5:01 PM | Link to this
UGA won Consensus MNC’s in 1942 & 1980. Since the NCAA doesn’t recognize a National Champion, it’s just that, mythical. The best we have is polls. A consensus MNC in college football is where greater than 50% of the recognized polls, recognize you national champs. In 1942, more than half of the polls recognized UGA. I’m sorry if that’s not convenient for your argument, but it’s a fact. It’s also a FACT that UGA has won the SEC 12 times, more than any other SEC team save AL & TN. UGA is one of only 11 teams with 700 wins all time. UGA is in the top 10 in bowl wins, bowl appearances, and in all-americans. UGA has a winning record verses every major conference. UGA is one of four teams who has played in and won every major bowl game.
Overrated? UGA has finished higher in the final polls than in the pre-season publications roughly 65% of the time. UGA is anything but “overrated”. UGA has had 15 seasons with one loss or less.
Powerhouse, Never has been never will be? Clearly. UGA is has finished in the top 10 four of the six years Richt has been at UGA. UGA has had four different coaches win conference championships, and three who have won MNC’s. UGA is in the top 5 in NFL representation and as of a few years ago was #2 behind Miami. Clearly UGA isn’t a powerhouse. But again, thanks for your continued obsession with the University of Georgia.
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 5, 2007 5:09 PM | Link to this
Well said Dawgbyte.
By J Dawg
November 5, 2007 5:22 PM | Link to this
Red&crap, Why do the teams that consistently recruit well (the real USC, Florida, UGA, LSU, Ohio state) win more games than teams that don’t recruit as well (Ga Tech, Ole Miss, Vandy). Ranking recruiting classes is not an exact science, but to say it is completely meaningless just shows your ignorance. Great players make great coaches.
Many would consider Darren McFadden, Tim Tebow, or Dennis Dixon to be the best players in college football. Is it a coincidence that McFadden and Tebow were 5-star recruits and Dixon was a 4-star recruit.
Maybe you know more than the professionals or maybe you’re just dumb.
By RedAndCrap
November 5, 2007 5:40 PM | Link to this
J Dawg, You’ll get no argument from me about the players or schools you mentioned. Recognizing their talent in high school was not exactly rocket science.
But to suggest that Rivals.com has any sort of expertise just tells me that you don’t really understand what Rivals.com is.
Specifically, it’s an online media company that aggregates and distills content from just about every sports writer in the country (and we all know how brilliant sports writers are).
So no, my friend, there are no experts at Rivals.com, unless you are talking about the army of programmers trying to keep their database from exploding.
By Octavio
November 5, 2007 9:50 PM | Link to this
I’d say this is the pecking order of the SEC:
Top: Florida, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Tennessee
Middle: Arkansas, LSU, South Carolina, Kentucky
Bottom: Mississippi State, Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 6, 2007 8:22 AM | Link to this
Villa Rica DAWG and DAWGByte
Here are some real champions:
Notre Dame 14 Alabama 12 Okalhoma 9 Miami 5
Sorry, need to remind you these are the national titles by school, and notice that Miami has a much younger program and already has 5.
This is my point: “your pathetic program has been in existence for 115 years now and only 1, maybe 2 national titles? No one gives a damn about conference titles, only national titles.
UGAY will never get the respect of like Southern Cal, Florida, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Miami, FSU or Nebraska.
Even ESPN prefers to avoid giving UGAY any coverage. When is the last time College Gameday was in Athens?
Is UGAY in the hunt for another SEC title this year? NO
Is UGAY in the hunt for a national title this year? NO
Is UGAY in the hunt for a Heisman Winner this year? NO
Will UGAY ever have more than (only) 2 Heisman Winners? NO
Will UGAY ever win another national title, even if a playoff system is installed? NO
Do competing schools have a more talented coaching staff and program compared to UGAY? YES
Just a few statistics to gnaw on.
Go Dogs!!!
By Jeff
November 6, 2007 9:37 AM | Link to this
Mike Bobo 17 INT: Read the column titled “Everything Is Still Possible For The Dogs”. In this column it gives a realistic scenario that UGA could in fact make it to the SEC Championship game. If UGA plays with the intensity & emotion that they played with against Florida then they could certainly run the table & be in that position.
Every season will not be the same, all teams will have good ones & bad ones. So your rather bleak forecast on UGA’s future is quite frankly asinine & utterly stupid. UGA has accomplished more at this point in the season than many originally thought. Why can’t you give credit where credit is due?
I would bet you that in 1-2 years, Moreno (unless injured) will be a Heisman candidate. That kid has talent & the ability to lead, even as a freshman. He will only get better.
By UGATNDog
November 6, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this
For the love of mercy will somebody please fire willie,please.He’s sorry.I think it’s bad When individual players make your DC look good with picks and sacks with no blitz.The stats are nice but points you give up are where it’s at.I guess we will have to live with out scoreing the other team.If we can’t out score them then we loose.Fire Willie bring back Vangorder.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 6, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this
Jeff and Dognation
Let me hit you 4-wheeling rednecks with knowledge, because apparently there is some serious premise as to why UGAY fans are labled the most ignorant in in D-1 football:
USC (Southern Cal)
USC
Won 2 National Titles on in the last 5 years, and came within 19 second of winning a third consecutive title if not for Vince Young and the Mighty Big 12.
USC has 7 Heisman Winners.
USC had a 35 game winning streak heading into the BCS Title Game with Texas.
USC has played UGA 3 times and beat the Dogs everytime
I hear SEC folks grumble about USC having a weak schedule, so let’s recap:
a. USC beat the sh#$ out of AU (opener on the road) in 2003 23-0 and also beat AU in 2002 making it back to back beatdowns.
b. USC also beat the holy sh#$ out of Arkansas (on the road) in 2005 70-17, both members of the powerful SEC.
c. When USC plays out of confernce it is always a D-1 program (i.e Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, etc.)
UGAY
Won 1 National Title in 1980 and has not been close since.
UGA only has 2 Heisman winners and none since 1980.
UGA has never had a 35 game winning streak.
UGA cannot play the Pac-10 nor open on the road with a serious competitor.
UGAY opens with 2 of the weakest opponents in college football in 2008 including Georgia Southern and Central Michigan. What a f*******#$#$ joke and the reason no one takes UGA serious.
So, to those of you who claim Mike Bobo 17 INT has no idea what he is talking about, you maybe right, but I supsect it is UGAY nation that is in denial and fuels the fact that your program pales in comparison to a real “powerhouse”.
“It’s not like we beat some powerhouse.” - Steve Spurrer after beating UGAY in 2007.
By Jeff
November 6, 2007 12:56 PM | Link to this
You know I have done some thinking and I think Mike Bobo 17 INT is correct.
UGA will never be a powerhouse under CMR or any coach. We have solid recruiting but other programs are just better than we are.
I think we are kidding ourselves. We will never compare to USC, LSU, UA, OU or even OSU. We rarely get TV coverage and College Gameday never gives us the time of day.
I am throwing my support to Appalachain State, because they are winners and UGA is not.
Sorry folks. For Sale: UGA tickets, 50 yard line first row upper deck for $25 each or Best Offer. See Ebay.
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 6, 2007 1:17 PM | Link to this
Dildo 17:
At least get your quotes right.
“Well, it’s not like we beat some big-time program. They’ve lost five straight to SEC teams, including Vanderbilt and Kentucky.”
By the way, Spurrier just dropped 3 in a row and 4 of the last 5. Those last three, to UNRANKED VANDY (karma is a b!tch), UNRANKED TENNESSEE, and UNRANKED ARKANSAS.
Tech nerd…
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 6, 2007 1:23 PM | Link to this
Here is what you said yesterday on your posting at 8:30 am:
“UGAY has not won a national title since 1980, the one and only national title.”
We have won two d!ckhead (1942 & 1980). Not only that, but we finished 3 others seasons ranked #1 in at least one of the polls still recognized by the National College Football Hall of Fame. It is insignificant that you don’t accept that.
By Villa Rica DAWG
November 6, 2007 1:25 PM | Link to this
I mis-spoke. He dropped 4 of the last 8.
By TexGator
November 6, 2007 2:11 PM | Link to this
Glad to stop back by and see that the air of civility still reigns on the Junkyard Blog.
Here I was, hoping to perhaps find some thoughts about football, and in particular about the upcoming Georgia vs. Auburn game.
Silly me.
Mr. Bobo Int 17, or whoever you are, please give it up. I have no particular love for the Bulldogs, but some of your facts are not facts; they’re simply your unsubstantiated opinions. And please stop with the UGAY garbage. No matter which school you support, that continuing reference is childish.
And since there is some faint hint that you may be from a non-SEC school, please consider that until the last year or two, USC (California) had to schedule strong out-of-conference opponents just to achieve minimal strength of schedule. SEC teams get more than enough strength of schedule in-conference.
And while I agree with you that the present era is more important than the past, simply admit this: Georgia has five national championships. Period. Lose the nitpicky stuff. They have five.
I’d love to hear somebody’s thoughts on how Georgia will handle the quick slant routes that Auburn killed the Gators with.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 6, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this
TexGator
Do the math. UGA only has 1 Concensus National Title, 1980. 1942 was a split betwee the Nielsen Ratings.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 6, 2007 2:22 PM | Link to this
TexGator
Do the math. UGA only has 1 Concensus National Title, 1980. 1942 was a split betwee the Nielsen Ratings.
By TexGator
November 6, 2007 2:34 PM | Link to this
Dear Mr. BI. 17,
Never thought I would be defending Georgia, but here goes:
There is no math involved. Georgia has five national titles by virtue of the prevailing system in place at the time for determining and recognizing such things. “Consensus” is a weasel word. A title is a title. 1927, 1942, 1946, 1968, 1980. Please, let it go.
By I-DOG
November 6, 2007 2:40 PM | Link to this
Octavio:
Thanks for that “detailed analysis” on the pecking order in the SEC.
I completely agree with you… you were talking about lightest color uniforms to darkest weren’t you?
Jeff, now that is my kind of sarcasm!
Mike Bobo 17. Southern Cal has an excellent program and has done very well this century, probably the top program since 2000.
Did I just find common ground with Mike Bobo 17?
By D Ellis
November 6, 2007 2:54 PM | Link to this
Mike Bobo 17 INT-Just making small talk here but what team do you happen to pull for? I am just curious thats all. I can tell that you totally despise UGA…but I am game for a logical football conversation about each others fav. teams. Seems better than handing out insults all day. If you like TEch then good for you…if you like UF then good for you…if you are a BAMA fan then good for you….just curious who your team is thats all.
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 6, 2007 4:51 PM | Link to this
D Ellis
“I am for any team playing UGA.”
So War Eagle!!!
By 77DAWG
November 6, 2007 11:08 PM | Link to this
Mike Bobo 17 INT is a half-bred indian/white, nice guy but flunk out from UGA in 1975 (his first quarter at UGA). His real name is Dale Ellis but we call him “The 3-inch Wonder”.I was his classmate in SOC100, Dr. Max Miller. He didn’t talk much then, but a nice guy.
By D Ellis
November 7, 2007 7:34 AM | Link to this
Ouch that has to suck.
By FLA DAWG
November 7, 2007 8:11 AM | Link to this
Before the Ga - Fla Game the War Eagles figured they had a “W” against the Dawgs in the bag. Now they are more than a little worried - especially after LSU stuck it to S. Carolina and the War Eagles are out of the SEC playoff. But they will still get “up” for this game - they always do. Auburn may be the most improved team in the country this year. They are tough, physical and have a gameday coach that is perhaps second only to Spurrier in the SEC (at least). But the Dawgs have proven to everyone - most importantly to themselves that they can win a big game this year if they play 60 minutes of football.
UNCHAIN THE YARD DAWGS AND LET THE BIG DAWGS EAT!
By Mike Bobo 17 INT
November 7, 2007 10:09 AM | Link to this
It is going to have to suck to be in Athens on Saturday, watching Auburn step on your face just like Tennessee did in Knoxville this year.
To even consider that UGA’s defense can stop AU is a joke. UGA allowed UF too many points on them, and every team is not going to rollover like UF did.
Vangorder and Russell were the only decent 2 DC’s this program has ever had, and now everyone is singing Martinez’s praise….we will see when Tubby lights you up on Sat., and the AU defense puts Stafford and company flat on their a*.
It has to also suck to be a Bulldog fan, spending thousands of dollars in booster money, tickets and parking to watch a mediocre team that will never has another shot at a National Title.
Well, I suppose there is not much to do in Athens on a Saturday, so enjoy your day.
Oh yeal, Spurrier called and said he plans to whip your a* again next year, then the year after, the year after that….matter of fact he came back to College Coaching just to kick UGA’s a* again.
WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!! WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!WAR EAGLE!!!
By FLA DAWG
November 7, 2007 12:53 PM | Link to this
Last year The Dawgs opened up a Big Can of Whoopass on Auburn and we’re gonna do it again.
Auburn - the only fans who curse their own mascot - War Damn Eagle - I agree - War Damn Eagle.
UNCHAIN THE YARD DAWGS & LET THE BIG DAWGS EAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By D Ellis
November 7, 2007 3:34 PM | Link to this
Mike Bobo-I have to admit….you don’t even upset me anymore…now you just make me laugh…keep it coming it is pretty entertaining I have to say.